Game Blog :: Spurs vs. Mavs :: Game 5

[Spurs Brazil]

Mason sit = Spurs run

It's sad but Mason Jr is the Spurs worst player in the playoffs

[HarlemHeat37]

I don't blame Mason..him and Finley are both streaky players, and they both play better when they start..

you would think Pop would rather start the younger guy that will be a Spur for longer..

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Spurs you panzies. Wake the fuck up!

You bring great shame to the Western Conference.

[TDfan2007]

Tony with a shoulda-been and1. Big 3 by Ime, maybe this'll be one of his good games.

[BUMP]

playing in SA makes me a little nervous but i think we got this

[silverblackfan]

Nice to see Ime get one to go in. If he could get on a roll, it would be nice to have his defense on the court.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

guess pop isn't going with gooden at all today... FUCK BONNER & POP

Well, now you know that Gooden will be Pop's scapegoat this summer. And that he won't be back this fall.

Fuck Pop.

[Chomag]

IT looks liek Hill might be glued to the bench again for no reason whatsoever.

[ploto]

Well, now you know that Gooden will be Pop's scapegoat this summer. And that he won't be back this fall.

Beat me to it- we have watched any chance of Gooden coming back slip away...

[BUMP]

i kinda like your new PA announcer

[Avitus1]

cf45I1ZI__w

[jdev82]

tony parker sucks

[Spurs Brazil]

Hill in!!!

[silverblackfan]

Hill!!!

[Knoxxx]

37-29, let's not throw in the towel yet here...

[Avitus1]

i kinda like your new pa announcer

+1

[peskypesky]

Gooden hasn't produced the last 2 games, its obvious the fall he took has hindered him, just a long season of injuries and bad luck for the Spurs :depressed

injuries and bad coaching

[Death In June]

Bonner defending? Just count the fucking basket and move on.

[Spurs Brazil]

TP layup!!!

[TDomination]

did they call a foul? or out of bounds

[ploto]

Completely unacceptable, we missed half the d@mn game!!

Oh, like the first quarter of the Spurs and Mavs is more exciting than another OT for the Bulls and the Celtics.

[Death In June]

Dirk is such a pussy.

[TDomination]

u have to be kidding me...are we over the limit already?

[Spurs Brazil]

Refs sucks today

[silverblackfan]

Jeez the refs are sure sucking the Mavs dick on this one.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Good lord that was a horrible foul call. WTF ref?

[Knoxxx]

Are you kidding me, nice steal STOLEN by the refs. Then another BS call.

[Horse]

Jesus the whisltles c'mon let em play.

[BUMP]

i dont think we'd be able to handle these rabid fans in a game 7. srsly

[TDfan2007]

Spurs can't breathe on Dallas.

[TDomination]

if we can't stop them, we have no chance

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Nice hedge on JJ, Bonehead. :pctoss

[BUMP]

whoa

[bonesinaz]

Who are the officials?

[BUMP]

Jet!!

[HarlemHeat37]

Hill looks lost as fuck..

[GOSPURS733]

come on hill wtf

[tp2021]

Hill just lost his man on 2 straight possessions.

[Spurs Brazil]

Mavs 5-0 run, up 14

[lurker]

Wow, the Mavs really might be eliminating Spurs in San Antonio again. This is ugly.

[Death In June]

Ugh. What the fuck is this. Sit fucking bonner now.

[Knoxxx]

Barea wide open, then Terry jumper, our D sux! Plus they are hitting anything they throw up.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

LOL, this is brutal. With all the whistles can they find a few to T up Pop and get him out of the game? I am tired of seeing Matt Bonner punked on defense. :td

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Pop is clueless. He has no answers. Hence his inability to make any drastic changes or adjustments.

[Horse]

Funny how we're the fucking home team.

[Ice009]

This team has NO HEART WITH OUT MANU.

FUCK IT. There I said it. THis fucking team has no heart with out MANU.

What kind of gutless effort is this. PATHETIC defense and offense.

[silverblackfan]

Mavs are rolling and getting every shot they want. Nice to see Hill get some burn as pg finally. We need to get some disruption and some stops!

[VaSpursFan]

pop's body language conveys that he's just has no clue what to do...wow

[bless1187]

pop is becoming increasingly annoying with his stubborness to make changes.

[GOSPURS733]

looks like pop might have known what he was doing buy not playing hill giving jj and terry 2 open jumpers

[Avitus1]

What the shit!

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

The three wasn't Hill's fault. Bonner gave a halfhearted hedge and Hill got buried on the screen.

[iilluzioN]

omg this game is pissing me off, im going to play Xbox... later everyone

its been a good year

[HarlemHeat37]

What the fuck is Pop supposed to do? you guys can't just blame him for everything..

he's playing Hill, but he's lost..what do you want Pop to do? our players aren't good..

[Budkin]

Come on Spurs... at least have some pride!

[BUMP]

:lmao at u guys still blaming Pop

[TDfan2007]

if we can't stop them, we have no chance

Dallas can't be stopped when they're hitting their jumpers.

A team full of streaky shooters + hot streak = Spurs are fucked.

[Mal]

methinks thats IT

[Das Texan]

this is just getting to be absolutely hilarious. Between not making a fucking shot, being lost on defense and getting assfucked by the refs, things are not looking good.

fuck this shit.

[poop]

good thing Bonner is still in there! hes keeping us in this game!!!

[Knoxxx]

Hill just lost his man on 2 straight possessions.

Maybe why we have not seen much of Hill.

Let's face it, the roster may be the problem rather than Pop's management of it. Gooden most of us like, but correct to say he has fallen off lately, injured or not.

:depressed

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Spurs are mentally soft this series. No guts on defense or offense. They're resigned to believing that "the Mavs have too many weapons, and we have none" woe is me bullshit. This an elimination game.

[Quiet Strength]

Why the hell is bonner getting minutes?? Damn get him out and keep him on the bench!!

[TDomination]

We did a good job against Dirk and Terry in most of the games prior to this, but we really couldn't take advantage.

And now they're going off this game. It could get ugly

[Bender]

who was hill talking to on the sidelines

[BUMP]

What the fuck is Pop supposed to do? you guys can't just blame him for everything..

he's playing Hill, but he's lost..what do you want Pop to do? our players aren't good..

seriously u guys were begging to play Hill....well he's playing now, and he's just as bad as everyone else. there isnt anything else pop can do

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

What the fuck is Pop supposed to do? you guys can't just blame him for everything..

he's playing Hill, but he's lost..what do you want Pop to do? our players aren't good..

I will blame him for every second that giant piece of shit waste of space Matt Bonner is on the court.

[TDomination]

wow, so no gooden huh

[Spurs Brazil]

Td!

[Death In June]

There's a lot of blame to go around. Pop, for not keeping hill in any sort of rhythm, destroying mason, providing shit rotations, overplaying finely, and using bonner over gooden. And our players, outside of tony, tim, and bruce, for showing that they are among some of the worst players in the league.

[Knoxxx]

Put in Oberto and Vaughn!

[BUMP]

its good to see u guys realize the players just aernt good, ive been saying that the whole time

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Maybe why we have not seen much of Hill.

Let's face it, the roster may be the problem rather than Pop's management of it. Gooden most of us like, but correct to say he has fallen off lately, injured or not.

:depressed

Ugh people, Hill was buried on a screen and Bonner gave about a half second hedge on Barea. That ain't his fault.

[TDomination]

at least that sequence looked exciting

[GOSPURS733]

Damn wtf first hill then duncan!!fuck you!!

[BUMP]

do something Dirk cmon we'll need u to step up against Denver

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Foul call :lmao

[Horse]

Oh my fukcing god missing 2 layups was'nt enough dirk throws the ball in the air and they call a foul on Ime.

[VaSpursFan]

damn...timmy missing a tip dunk. he has no lift at all.

[Death In June]

Bad call, but who cares at this point.

[Borosai]

Hill had to finish that. Duncan had to jump more than 2 inches.

[Budkin]

We're not going out like this at home... we'll come back and win this shit. I believe at least that.

[TampaDude]

This is not the Spurs' night...or year...

[BUMP]

:lol Finley

[Knoxxx]

Duncan's lack of athleticism is obvious. I wonder if we could get anything by trading him?

[TDomination]

wtf is finley doing.

[GOSPURS733]

Fuck you finley wtf are you doing?!?

[Death In June]

Oh finely, this is just getting comical.

[TampaDude]

WTF, Finley???

[Pauleta14]

Honestly, if you were Tony,what would you do?
Keep passing the ball?
Or try to do it by yourself?

Honestly...

[Spurs Brazil]

fuck finley

[Ice009]

What the fuck is Finley doing?

[BUMP]

Fuck dirk!!! Cmon!

[Borosai]

One dunk down. One to go.

[adidas11]

George Hill with the dunk!

[VaSpursFan]

g. hill with the flush!!!

[Libri]

Hill Duuuunkkkkkk!!!!!!!!!!

[TampaDude]

'bout fucking time!!!

[GOSPURS733]

Hill throwin it downnnnnnnn!!thats what im talking about!!!

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Nice turnover Finley. I'm sure Pop will give you a contract extension for that one :lol

[Chomag]

Hill showing some life and energy!

[Juanobili]

Uh oh, Hill dunked. He's out.

[Spurs Brazil]

Finley is a fucking joke

Hill DUNK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SpursFan0728]

Lol finley sucks so badly

[KuntryDude]

rest assure....Bonner back in a few.....

[Avitus1]

Thank God Hill!

As for Finley... he's ready for retirement.

[TampaDude]

If Hill had missed that, I would've turned off the TV...seriously...

[Knoxxx]

Hill with the nice dunk and getting up and down the floor well, let the kid play, might as well!

[StoneBuddha]

Need a spark... hopefully that is it. :flag:

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Hill did that with style. He'll be back on the bench now.

[Chomag]

TD, TP, and Hill looking like they still want to play. The others are standing around or just turning the ball over liek they allready have their summer vacation plans.

[Ice009]

What a finish from Hill.

FUCKING PLAY HILL the kid will give it all he's got.

Fuck Bonner and Fuck Mason. Fuck those pussies. they are NOT laying it all out there on the line.

[TDomination]

alright, hill keeping things exciting. lets go defense.

[Horse]

When has Duncan ever been a great athlete?

[Spurs Brazil]

Finally Finley made a play

[Laker-fan-in-SanAnto]

Spurs making a little run.

[Avitus1]

Can we get a fucking rebound?

[Chomag]

REBOUND!!!! Fuck!

[Spurs Brazil]

Damn off rebs

[alchemist]

Spurs are getting fucked by the officials badly.

[TampaDude]

The Spurs are getting absolutely killed on the boards.

[HarlemHeat37]

small ball killing our rebounding..Finley really has no reason to be out there right now..

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Another weak foul call. Asshole.

[TDomination]

where the f*** is the foul?

[Knoxxx]

Finley attacks the basket, why not do that more often Fin!?!??!?!?!

[BUMP]

i wanna see Dirk with atleast 25 tonight

[Spurs Brazil]

Play a big guy there Pop

[Libri]

10 pt lead

[meestahmeestah]

I'm not sure how much I like the small-ball lineup.

pro: gets Hill on the floor.

con: makes TD have to play even more defense than normal when a Mav steams by the ghost of Michael Finley.

[TDomination]

too much passing in that possession

[Juanobili]

Hill!!!!!!

[Chomag]

Hill baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

[Spurs Brazil]

Hill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Horse]

These fucking refs give me a break. And maybe with Gooden in we could grab a fucking rebound.

[Death In June]

Be prepared to be fucked by the officials.

[VaSpursFan]

pop is a dickhead for not playing hill more...young fella playing with confidence

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Dallas with three orebounds in a row. I'm shocked, with small ball in full effect with Finley at PF.

LMAO, shit call on George Hill down low.

[BUMP]

i wish we'd play a little quicker and sharper but overall pretty good

[SpursFan0728]

bad call

[Spurs Brazil]

Sit Finley or Ime and put Gooden

[Chomag]

Hill got blocked on the last drive of his but thumbs up to him for having the balls to drive!

[Knoxxx]

The long rebound are not just small ball, sometimes that is luck too.

Finley passes on the open 3, WTF??!?!

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Gooden should be in there right now. Fuck Finley as a PF.

[TDomination]

i really hope we win today so that we can see hill play a little more.

[HarlemHeat37]

Hill just needs to keep playing like this..even if we lose, at least go out on a high note into the off-season..

[Borosai]

Happy hour.

[TampaDude]

Memo to Pop: You waited too long to play Hill. Maybe next season.

[poop]

good thing Hill has been benched last 6 weeks and the MIGHTY BONNER has been playing tons of minutes. otherwise we might have won some games

[Avitus1]

Stern must be drooling at the possibility of the Spurs early exit.

[HarlemHeat37]

Hill also needs to dunk more..he gets blocked too much for a guy with his athleticism..

[papashango]

Hill got blocked on the last drive of his but thumbs up to him for having the balls to drive!

Maybe its the homer in me but i'm not sure if that wasn't a goaltend.

[Knoxxx]

We don't seem to be able to get inside of 8 here...

[Chomag]

Line up of TP, Hill, Bowen, TD, and Gooden!!!! Why Pop!!! Why is thsi so hard to understand!?!?!

[Libri]

:tu
Hill just needs to keep playing like this..even if we lose, at least go out on a high note into the off-season..

[TDomination]

seriously, why is gooden not playing?

[Ice009]

pop is a dickhead for not playing hill more...young fella playing with confidence

Hill is playing hard and giving it his all.

Mason Jr fucking vanished. He didn't leave it out there and neither is Bonner. Play the guys that want to play and won't shrivel up.

PLAY the guys that are showing heart.

[Chomag]

Maybe its the homer in me but i'm not sure if that wasn't a goaltend.

Could have been it was pretty close.

[alchemist]

good thing Hill has been benched last 6 weeks and the MIGHTY BONNER has been playing tons of minutes. otherwise we might have won some games
had the Spurs been able to keep a lead they'd be up 3-1 in this series.

[poop]

if we get too close, expect Dirk to be handed freethrows. just like in '06.

[papashango]

The long rebound are not just small ball, sometimes that is luck too.

Finley passes on the open 3, WTF??!?!

Finley's looking to drive more for some reason. I like that but he's gotta take that 3 when its open.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

The defense is improving but we have to stop fouling so damn much

[Avitus1]

The defense seems like it might actually wake up.

[Chomag]

Hill is playing hard and giving it his all.

Mason Jr fucking vanished. He didn't leave it out there and neither is Bonner. Play the guys that want to play and won't shrivel up.

PLAY the guys that are showing heart.

Yes, yes! Hopefully Pop will understand that this game is no longer about his crappy rotations. IT's all about desire. Keep those players playing with that on the floor.

[Ice009]

Memo to Pop: You waited too long to play Hill. Maybe next season.

Same as 2004 when Manu was on the bench and I was screaming at Pop to start Manu against the Lakers. He finally did it the second half of game 6.

Pop waits way to fucking late.

Hill has been very similar.

[TDomination]

we need to cut into this lead before halftime

[Death In June]

No gooden the entire half. Good one, pop.

[Avitus1]

http://www.nba.com/media/M26.jpg

Have you seen this man?

[papashango]

The defense is improving but we have to stop fouling so damn much

Not if its on Dampier. That's getting them back in the game.

[Mal]

FT`s are the diffrence

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

seriously, why is gooden not playing?

We covered this already. Every season the Spurs get punked in the playoffs, there is a locker room cancer scapegoat. They're not really one, but that's the Excuse for News/Popobitch spin.

It's clear it will be Gooden. The spin will be he was a ballhog and looking for his next contract or some shit. Meanwhile, we'll have that giant vagina of a PF in Bonner back next year :td

[ballhog]

Finally a foul on Dampier.

[TDomination]

finally a foul on dallas

[KuntryDude]

Get the f out!!!! they actually called a foul on Dampier???!!!!

[papashango]

How in the hell is this even close with only 2 free throw attempts? Spurs got this bitch.

[Chomag]

We can't brab a board, but Pop continues to go with small Ball. I just don't understand.

[Horse]

Finally a fucking call for us. Amazing just this series dampier has become an unbelievable offensive rebounder, Fuck the refs.

[Spurs Brazil]

Ime J!!!!!!!!!

[BUMP]

Dirk!!

[TDomination]

ime showed up today

[Avitus1]

Good job, Ime!

[Juanobili]

Udoka!!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Udoka playing hard...

[ballhog]

Udokaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[Knoxxx]

Down to 7 and the ball, we are in this!

[Mal]

Udoka and Hill willing to help

[BUMP]

Udoka is killing us what the hell?

[Spurs Brazil]

Ime!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[Chomag]

Go SPURS!!! We can get back in this!!!!

[Juanobili]

ahhhh damn it

[HarlemHeat37]

Finley with a weak fucking foul..come on..

[Death In June]

Finely, you stupid motherfucker.

[BigBinBigD]

Can you whiney asses go 2 minutes without blaming the refs?

[SpursFan0728]

Why can't finley foul hard?

[Spurs Brazil]

Fuck finley

[KuntryDude]

(clearing throat)....Gooden?

[Ice009]

Finley you fucking asshole.

Pop get bonner and finley out of the fucking game for good.

[Rummpd]

Its ok Spurs are back in this game - get it under 5 going into half and all ok.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

:lol Nice touch foul on Dampier, Finley.

THis isn't one hand touch football you douche, FOUL HIM.

[TDomination]

hill for 3!!!!!

[tp2021]

Finley is absolutely useless. And, never has a team that has accomplished so little gotten as much ref-love as the Mavs.

[TampaDude]

IUPUI, bitches!!!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

George HILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[ballhog]

At least Dampier keeping Spurs alive w/ his foul shooting.

[Mal]

Hill !

[Avitus1]

Hillyes!

[Horse]

G. Hill man fuck Pop.

[TDomination]

amen sean

[Knoxxx]

Udoka! I like his intensity when he does not hesitate on O.

[jiggy_55]

Hilll!

[Juanobili]

Fuck Pop!!!! Why didnt you play Hill!?!

[Spurs Brazil]

Hill 33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333 3333333333

[Chomag]

Hill for 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pop wtf!!! where was this Kid earlyer!

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

George Hill motherfuckers

(you too, Pop)

[VaSpursFan]

g.hill is a fucking warrior

[Avitus1]

Shit yes this aint over yet!

[lurker]

Just like that, a 4 point game.

[KuntryDude]

Pop should be feeling really shitty right about now....

[Chomag]

Down by only 4 at the half!!!! Woot!

[Creation88]

Iupeeonyou

[TDomination]

great end to the half, thats what we need.

we need to keep it up and start the 3rd with the same energy. So that means, Hill needs to start.

[Crookshanks]

so tell me again why George Hill has not been playing...

[Rummpd]

Spurs are back in this damm thing!

[Mal]

Down by 4 is the best what happend in this half

[Spurs Brazil]

Mavs up 52-48 at the half

[SpursFan0728]

go HILL!!

[alchemist]

great finish, they have to show up with a monster 3rd quarter!!!!

[Danny.Zhu]

We need Gooden...

[HarlemHeat37]

great ending to the half..keep it going..Hill giving some energy..

[TDfan2007]

I heart G. Hill. Tim needs to keep being aggressive. The shots will fall.

[Ice009]

Why the fuck didn't pop call timeout.

George hill. I guess all of us fans are wrong huh?

Fuck all those people that think pop knows what he is doing.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

http://www.nba.com/media/M26.jpg

Have you seen this man?

:lol I saw him walking to the locker room...don't think he's going to come in the second half :depressed

[Rummpd]

Start the same 5!

[ballhog]

If Finley isn't shooting, why the hell is he out there!!!!!

[TampaDude]

Nice run there by the Spurs to cut the lead to 4 at the half...but will they suck in the 3rd quarter as usual??? I hope not...I don't want the Spurs' season to end yet...GO SPURS GO!!!!! :flag:

[Spurs Brazil]

Mason Jr is Hedo part 2 and Finley sucks. Those 2 guys can't play a minute in the 2nd half.

Play Hill all 24 minutes

[baseline bum]

Great great finish to the half!

[Horse]

Will Hill be our steve kerr jaren jackson stephen jackson speedy claxton?

[papashango]

Who's to say George Hill isn't playing well because of not getting any minutes the first couple of games. You guys are saying screw Pop but Pop could be the reason he's playing this well. He's afraid to do anything bad because he knows he'll have a seat on the bench and never get back in the game lol.

[Laker-fan-in-SanAnto]

Mavs are prairie dogging it!!!!!

[dtk]

I guess you guys can pull udoka back out from under the bus :D

[Borosai]

Hill has a nice, arching shot.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

The third quarters have been killing the Spurs big time, hopefully now that they're back home they can come out of halftime strong :tu

[Pauleta14]

ok I was wrong...
Tony keep passing the ball, you're doing great!

[Juanobili]

Who's to say George Hill isn't playing well because of not getting any minutes the first couple of games. You guys are saying screw Pop but Pop could be the reason he's playing this well. He's afraid to do anything bad because he knows he'll have a seat on the bench and never get back in the game lol.

he's afraid to play bad? So there have been times when he didn't care he played bad?

[KuntryDude]

We can breathe a little now guys....Oh wait, Bonner back after the half. Wishful thinking huh?

[AnthonyM]

why hasnt gooden played?

[Chomag]

Finely useless
Bonner useless

For the second half keep those guys off the Court and rotate the rest. Doubt this will happen though =(

But one can always hope.

[Danny.Zhu]

George Hill!

[silverblackfan]

Hill is performing. I love Pop, but he is looking like an idiot for not playing Hill earlier. Nice to see offense from Udoka and some stops.
Come on Spurs! Rip these guys in the 3rd quarter!

[TampaDude]

It's a ballgame now...GO SPURS GO!!!!! :flag: