Spurs vs. Pacers March 23rd -- Game Blog

[ALVAREZ6]

I can't explain it, other thats what happens. Just like I can't explain why we lost to some of the teams we lost to this year with Duncan. Any team can have a solid game or an off game. Unfortunately for us Indy had the solid game and we had the off game. I am planning on that being switched at least once before TD comes back.
Oh, so you're basically saying " It's just a coincidence" ...my ass.

Don't give me that crap, the Spurs NEED Duncan in the play-offs, and Spurs wouldn't get into the 2nd round without him.

[kskonn]

Holy shit. we just needed to go deeper into our bench to get some guys to step up.

[kskonn]

alright never mind. Marks just ruined it for me

[bonesinaz]

Spurs are w/in 9 with 1:54 left.

[benjirh]

It's funny..the Spurs trying to claw back and no fan on here cares...too funny

amen. welcome to the site pooh. Only the negative, never the positive.

[ALVAREZ6]

If anything signals their don't-give-a-shit attitude, it's being -14 RBs.

Now, let's hear it from the "No worry. We're 50-18" crowd.

I bet the Hawks come in smelling blood, beat us, then of course Rockets and Sonics will beat us easily. 6 straight losses.

Then back on the road @Nuggets, a certain L.

Lakers then come in and shit on us, 8 L

Clippers already damn near beat us @SBC with everybody healthy, 9 L.

Then back on the raod for 3 L's. No way the Spurs get 60 W's.
***CLAP CLAP CLAP***

Thank you.

Someone else other than few people in here can admit it...

[johnny00]

It's called being REAL, not being BLIND. You seriously think we are going to win like this? We aren't jumping off the effin' wagon. Just being TRUTHFUL. FANS can admit faults in their team. Homers just make excuses.
Win like what? What excuses?
Thank god I'm a homer, you've probably never played a team sport in your life. You just don't give up because things aren't going the way you thought they might.

...and you are jumping off if your giving up.

[kskonn]

If anything signals their don't-give-a-shit attitude, it's being -14 RBs.

Now, let's hear it from the "No worry. We're 50-18" crowd.

I bet the Hawks come in smelling blood, beat us, then of course Rockets and Sonics will beat us easily. 6 straight losses.

Then back on the road @Nuggets, a certain L.

Lakers then come in and shit on us, 8 L

Clippers already damn near beat us @SBC with everybody healthy, 9 L.

Then back on the raod for 3 L's. No way the Spurs get 60 W's.


Man you pump me up Boutons.

[benjirh]

Oh, so you're basically saying " It's just a coincidence" ...my ass.

Don't give me that crap, the Spurs NEED Duncan in the play-offs, and Spurs wouldn't get into the 2nd round without him.

First of all I never said it was a coincidence. I just said they can win one game. Second I don't disagree with you. We need Duncan and we won't advance without him.

[Ginofan]

How can you be positive about this game even if they did win by some fluke with 1:11 to go. This game was excuted HORRIBLY. The only brightside to is is that we are one game closer to getting Tim back.

[johnny00]

Why don't you STFU, and tell me to have faith after the Spurs don't win the championship.


Typical Alvarez.

Loser

[kskonn]

damnit Barry take it to the Whole and dunk that shit. You are a former slam dunk winner, let us see why.

[benjirh]

You said flags you blind fuck.

And what does seeing faults in my team have anything to do with FAITH?

Why don't you STFU, and tell me to have faith after the Spurs don't win the championship.

Thats what faith is. After you don't win the championship you have faith that they will win the next one.

[ALVAREZ6]

First of all I never said it was a coincidence. I just said they can win one game. Second I don't disagree with you. We need Duncan and we won't advance without him.
Go read your other post about the reasons for our losses...you didn't come right out and say it, but basically, you were meaning it was a coincidence...

... a coincidence that the Spurs always play the hungry, crappy teams without Duncan.

...a coincidence that the other crappy teams ALWAYS have blow-out games vs. the Spurs.

[SequSpur]

I have said for 2 years now that this team can't win with Rasho in the middle.

Now they have, Horry, Massnburg, Marks and Mohammed in the middle?

The shit just keeps getting worse the more money available.

Pop has fucked up 2 championship teams and most of you are still wearing knee pads for him.

Wake up.

[Ginofan]

Win like what? What excuses?
Thank god I'm a homer, you've probably never played a team sport in your life. You just don't give up because things aren't going the way you thought they might.

...and you are jumping off if your giving up.

I have played basketball for 7 years. And i'm not giving up. I said we would win when Tim gets back and maybe against ATL.

We are SUPPOSED to be a better team than this crap that is being excuted on the floor right now. What good can you see out of these past three games? PLEASE TELL ME BECAUSE I DONT SEE IT. What is going to cause me to have an idea that we can win without Tim when every time we've played without him we play like crap?

[ALVAREZ6]

wake up indeed.

[benjirh]

Go read your other post about the reasons for our losses...you didn't come right out and say it, but basically, you were meaning it was a coincidence...

... a coincidence that the Spurs always play the hungry, crappy teams without Duncan.

...a coincidence that the other crappy teams ALWAYS have blow-out games vs. the Spurs.

I don't need to read it, I know what I said. I said that no team has ever gone 82-0 and no team has ever gone 0-82. In the NBA on any given night, any team has a chance to win. With Manu and Parker we have a chance.

[pooh]

Spurs just trying to make it close on the stats, but that's it. Scoreboard tonight. It was over in the third. Go Pacers Go! Thanks to the Spurs for showing up when we needed to kick someone's butt.

[Ginofan]

Yeah way to kick us when we are down Pooh, you're so great.

[picnroll]

Go Pacers Go? Where?

[johnny00]

How can you be positive about this game even if they did win by some fluke with 1:11 to go.
Hate to play the "what if" scenerio but.... If the Spurs didsome how manage to win this game with 1:11 to go you mean to tell me there would have been NOTHING positive about the game?

Gimme a break.

[benjirh]

I have played basketball for 7 years. And i'm not giving up. I said we would win when Tim gets back and maybe against ATL.

We are SUPPOSED to be a better team than this crap that is being excuted on the floor right now. What good can you see out of these past three games? PLEASE TELL ME BECAUSE I DONT SEE IT. What is going to cause me to have an idea that we can win without Tim when every time we've played without him we play like crap?

I don't see any good. But how shitty is it to be a fan that is positive we won't win with this team. If that is the case then just stop watching. You know whats going to happen. Why are you even watching the games?

[T Park]

Pop has fucked up 2 championship teams and most of you are still wearing knee pads for him

Still waiting on your answer short shit of who to get to replace him.

[pooh]

Yeah way to kick us when we are down Pooh, you're so great.

Just as I would've heard it had the Spurs won tonight...works both ways, just accept it, you'll sleep better. Go Pacers Go!

[exstatic]

Good effort. I wasn't embarrased like the NY game. SA should beat the Hawks, lose to Houston and Seattle, and then Timmy could come off IR, if he's ready..

Positives: Effort, five TOs, Barry not doing an impression of a WNBA player.

[Dre_7]

Thanks to the Spurs for showing up when we needed to kick someone's butt.

You know the Pacers dont stand a chance against a healthy SA in a 7 game series. But, Indy wont make the finals, so We'll never know.

[T Park]

YAY WERE ABOVE 500!!!!

Shut the fuck up pussy.

[Ginofan]

Hate to play the "what if" scenerio but.... If the Spurs didsome how manage to win this game with 1:11 to go you mean to tell me there would have been NOTHING positive about the game?

Gimme a break.

Honestly. The only thing would be one less loss in the win column. I wouldn't have been happy with this performance, at all. Sorry it's not just "oh well we still won" for me.

[boutons]

Brent played 34 min, and turned in very respecatble numbers.

Manu and Tony and Rasho no showed, plus bad defense and horrible RBs, poor shooting, etc, etc, killed us.

'Apart from that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"

[team-work]

just avoided a blowout by 20 points with a late 4th quarter charge. still too difficult to make a win on the road without Tim. next 3 game are at home, look forward to better execution, better defense; at least some improvement from the Knicks game (no lots of turnovers, no long scoring drought)

[pooh]

YAY WERE ABOVE 500!!!!

Shut the fuck up pussy.


Uh...no, Indy won against the Spurs, this is the blog so I can gloat! Go Pacers!

[Ginofan]

I don't see any good. But how shitty is it to be a fan that is positive we won't win with this team. If that is the case then just stop watching. You know whats going to happen. Why are you even watching the games?

It just feels that way man. You know there's hope at the beginnig of the game that something has snapped inside them and they just might be agressive enough and hungry enough to win it. But then you realize 2 minutes into the game that nothing has changed. I watch just desperately hoping for a change.

[johnny00]

I don't see any good. But how shitty is it to be a fan that is positive we won't win with this team. If that is the case then just stop watching. You know whats going to happen. Why are you even watching the games?

TRUTH BABY! :fro

[T Park]

Manu

your gonna rag on Manu who has a hurt hammy?? Give me a break.

[T Park]

You can gloat all you want lottery boy,

but its baseless and BS gloating so just STFU already.

[Manu20]

Positives: 6 TOs and Barry with a team high 17 points (2-3 from 3 point land) and 4 assists.

Negatives: Defense (49% and 43% from 3 pointers) Only 14 assists for the spurs as a team on shot 38%.

[picnroll]

Not sure which is more annoying, pooh or somebody telling somebody else how to be a fan.

[T Park]

props to Brent Barry for bringing it.

Im hopefull this team can beat Atlanta friday, but goddamn, I dont know if they can or not.

[johnny00]

Honestly. The only thing would be one less loss in the win column. I wouldn't have been happy with this performance, at all. Sorry it's not just "oh well we still won" for me.
Thank you "Spur of the moment fan"

You can leave your Spurs memoribllia at the door when Timmy retires or Gino is traded.

[picnroll]

Pops have zero offensive post prescence without Duncan. Tough to win when you can't even fake a post offense.

[Sandman52]

You'd think the Pacers w/o J O'N would be a fair match-up. :depressed

[T Park]

im honestly feelin pretty shitty right now.


I just dont think this team has it.


Dare I say, that Timvp and Whottt were right, in that the worst part of the Mohammed trade, was messing up chemistry??

Thats what it looks like.

Damn, tough pill to swallow and honestly, Mohammed hasn't played yet like he did pre groin injury in New York.

[boutons]

Even with Tim playing, Spurs struggle badly when the other team hustles and plays some defense. Rick is a good coach, Pacers play some D, stayed in front of their man, Foster hustled his butt on the boards, Spurs couldn't do shit.

[pooh]

You can gloat all you want lottery boy,

but its baseless and BS gloating so just STFU already.


Once again....no.

[whottt]

Gloat away Pooh...your team beat our ass into the dirt...and the Spurs mgmt is it's own worst enemy this season...they should write a book on how to completely and utterly fuck up a no brainer championship team.

Might be nice to have a bigman who can move faster than a turtle and who actually tries to initiate contact...and who actually knows our defense...

but hey...Nazr is bigger.......

......and the Knicks are 9-4 beating the Celtics for the first time in like 2 years...with defense...

[johnny00]

props to Brent Barry for bringing it.

Im hopefull this team can beat Atlanta friday, but goddamn, I dont know if they can or not.
I'm with you T
...at least you'll be rooting and supporting them.

[spursfan05]

duncan is truely the mvp

[T Park]

beating the Celtics

wow there is an accomplishment.

[MeAndBobThrowChairs]

i dont know whats wrong with them. i think they're just tired and emotionally beaten. we should be winning, because when tim and manu were hurt last week we won a couple games, and played good in the ones we lost. we also played detroit good on sunday, so using tim missing is no excuse. we area good team with alot of depth and we will get it back and i still think we'll finish strong. this team needs their confidence back and maybe a win at home agaisnt atlanta will give it to them. they just cant win on the road without im and thats the worst part about him being out.

[pooh]

Gloat away Pooh...your team beat our ass into the dirt...and the Spurs mgmt is it's own worst enemy this season...they should write a book on how to completely and utterly fuck up a no brainer championship team.

Might be nice to have a bigman who can move faster than a turtle and who actually tries to initiate contact...and who actually knows our defense...

but hey...Nazr is bigger.......

......and the Knicks are 9-4 beating the Celtics for the first time in like 2 years...with defense...


I wouldn't say they fucked it all up, but tonight they looked like a deer caught in the headlights. The Spurs owned the Pacers early on in the game, by driving constantly to the hoop. Then it seemed as if they "gave up". If it wasn't for Horry, that game would've been over before halftime.

But tonight, I shall gloat...cause I have a right to. Then it will be back to reality tomorrow and staring at the 7th or 8th spot in the playoff race. We'll probably get hammered to death on Friday night in Detroit. But tonight it was sweet victory.

[whottt]

wow there is an accomplishment.

Wake me up when you are right about something...I figure you are about 1 more loss away from wanting to deliberately tank the season.

You know...like you wanted to do last year.

[T Park]

cause I have a right to.

Show me were you do.


How was it sweet, cause you beat the SPurs??


You cant tell the difference between a basketball and a net you 4 eyed fuck.

[T Park]

Always gotta divert eh Whottt???


Cant bring an intelligent take, gotta divert,

Coyote > Robinson

Palmeiro > Babe Ruth.


Still waiting for some more gems Mrs Barry

[pooh]

Show me were you do.


How was it sweet, cause you beat the SPurs??


You cant tell the difference between a basketball and a net you 4 eyed fuck.


1. Cause I can.
2. It's always sweet when my beloved Pacers beat the Spurs
3. But I know a win from a loss and tonight was a Pacers win and Spurs loss.

NEXT!

[Dre_7]

Sweet victory? Doubt they beat us w/ Timmy.

As far as the "Malik trade screwed team chemistry" goes. I dont think so. I think the team's moral is just dirt right now. It seems like they play like they think they dont have a chance w/out the 2 time MVP. They just dont believe they can win w/out him. (and niether do I for that matter). I dunno if that is why they play like crap this year w/out Timmy, but its just my opinion.

[ALVAREZ6]

1. Cause I can.
2. It's always sweet when my beloved Pacers beat the Spurs
3. But I know a win from a loss and tonight was a Pacers win and Spurs loss.

NEXT!
Holy Crap, I didn't know you were a Pacers fan... :makemyday :makemyday :makemyday

[T Park]

How can you argue with such idiocy.

Guess thats his highlight for the season eh lottery pick???

fuck off.

[whottt]

Always gotta divert eh Whottt???


Cant bring an intelligent take, gotta divert,

Coyote > Robinson

Palmeiro > Babe Ruth.


Still waiting for some more gems Mrs Barry

LMAO...what's funny is I never said Parmeiro > Ruth or Coyote > Robinson...but you did want to tank the season....

As for laughing at the Knicks beating the Celtics...what the fuck are you laughing at? You think we could beat the Celtics right now? Come to think of it...they just beat our ass on Monday...how about that being an accomplishment? Or isn't beating us an accomplishment anymore(don;t answer that)...

And they don't have Tim Duncan either.

And they also don't have Kurt Thomas...and they also have about 400 million in contracts sitting in the IR.

[T Park]

As far as the "Malik trade screwed team chemistry" goes. I dont think so

From the way the team is playing??

Id say your being blind to how they are.


The trade obviously shook up these pansys, and now, they cant beat the fuckin Pacers.

If they loose to the Hawks, Im selling my seats for the rest of the year.

What a joke tonight's game was.

[whottt]

How about the fact that the trade screwed up our defense...Because I gurantee you if Malik was here our defense would not be this bad even with Duncan out.

These mofos we got out there are slow as Molasses.

[pooh]

How can you argue with such idiocy.

Guess thats his highlight for the season eh lottery pick???

fuck off.


No you can't...Indy has had every right to just fold up tent this year but they haven't. As for your last statement Tbone...err T-Park. No, never.

Go Pacers!

[T Park]

what's funny is I never said Coyote > Robinson

LOL, you lying fuck.

Whatever, stay in the dark mrs Barry.


Yeah, when they said Duncan might be gone for the year?? Yeah, go ahead and fuckin tank, get the lottery pick and come back next year.


Cause reality is this,

This team stinks without Duncan, and if Duncan is gone for the rest of a season, fuck it, get the #1 pick.

If that makes me less of a fan?? I couldn't give a shit.


But fuck you for saying you never said COyote > Robinson,

cause about 99% of this forum knows you fuckin did.

[T Park]

Tbone

Thats the best you got??


Just shut up before we get into making fun of your picture book there Jim Davis.

[Dre_7]

The trade obviously shook up these pansys, and now, they cant beat the fuckin Pacers.

Lossing Duncan shook them up more then the trade.

I dont think having Malik woulda made as HUGE a difference as everyone is saying he would have.

[MeAndBobThrowChairs]

we lost, most of it might of been us beating ourselves. but we still lost,and stop taking it out on pacers fans. we're gonna make a turnaround and i knew it wouldn't be tonight. we just need to get home and we will be fine. just stop fuckin crying about it and fighting with this pacer. its one loss...forget about it. we're gonna be fine.i joined this board so i could talk spurs with some other fans. because they're my favorite sports franchise and team in the world, i thought i would find fun people to talk to. but whoever called pacer "a four eyed fuck." you're nothing but a crying fair weather fan right now. chill out, spurs will come together...and we will win it in the end.


who cares about a number two seed. pistons were number two last year.

go spurs go

[pooh]

Thats the best you got??


Just shut up before we get into making fun of your picture book there Jim Davis.


Sticks and stones T-Park. You'd be ranting all over me if the Spurs won, so shut up and take your lumps.

[MeAndBobThrowChairs]

nevermind i hadnt seen some of the things pooh fagot bear said. get the hell out. i was at the spurs game this season when yall had JO and we deystroyed yall fagots. go let ron artest practice tackling fans with you as a fuckin dummy and go clebrate your thug teams victory over an injured team. tims not the only one injured and you think you just had a convincing win. you beat us banged up as we could possibly be...we probably we're the equivalent of the hawks tonight cause of injuries. no accomplishment and your team is still a bunch of thugs.

[T Park]

You'd be ranting all over me if the Spurs won

Really??

Funny cause, I havent seen your pussy ass in this forum all fuckin year.

Whats the matter, cant come in here when the Spurs are good and the Pacers suck??!?!?


Wimp.

[pooh]

it was a W no matter how you slice it. :)

[whottt]

But fuck you for saying you never said COyote > Robinson,

cause about 99% of this forum knows you fuckin did.

I didn't say it...exstatic did...and anyone that thinks I said it is wrong.

And that was like the halfway point of the season when Duncan sprained his ankle...

And guess what? Our team didn't suck without him...we went 5-3...But there Malik Rose filled in for him much better than freaking Nazr Mohammed can...no matter how good a dunker he is.

[pooh]

Really??

Funny cause, I havent seen your pussy ass in this forum all fuckin year.

Whats the matter, cant come in here when the Spurs are good and the Pacers suck??!?!?


Wimp.


Yes really and you know it.

I've been here, just haven't been around the past month or so cause I have been busying doing book related things.

[T Park]

halfway point of the season when Duncan sprained his ankle...



It was the middle of March, and he hurt his knee.


Get it fuckin right shortbus.

[MeAndBobThrowChairs]

ya we're 50 and 18 yall are 34 and 33. at least you finally have a winning record. i guess im glad you won so you know how it feels to finally be over .500. hey whats your adress ill send you the program and teams yearbook from 99 and 03 championship teams, maybe ill throw in a t-shirt. when was the last time the pacers won a championship. oh wait i forgot they were obvliviated by kobe and shaq in 2000. boy was that a great pacer team. i feel sorry larry bird had to coach a team like that.

[T Park]

I have been busying doing book related things.

Those cardboard pop ups are hard to make I bet.

[Ginofan]

Thank you "Spur of the moment fan"

You can leave your Spurs memoribllia at the door when Timmy retires or Gino is traded.

:rolleyes

Look i'm still for the Spurs, but just because I can be REAL about these games doesn't mean i'm jumping ship. You're not gonna win all 82, and I get that. Believe it or not I'm not just going to be sitting there in my seat at the SBC on Sunday. I'm just not going to EXPECT to win like I have for the past 67 games.

[whottt]

It was the middle of March, and he hurt his knee.


Get it fuckin right shortbus.

LMAO doesn't change the fact that you wanted to tank and we did well without Duncan, the 5-3 is probably off too but unfortunately for you and I the ultimate point doesn't change....Tankboy.

[MeAndBobThrowChairs]

i agree manu. i still think we'll be alright, i just am gonna eb ready for anything. come playoffs i think everything will be ok. injuries never hurt timmy that much. cant win them all, and im not gonna expect um anymore either. but i think we'll win 9 or more of our remaining 14. go spurs go

[pooh]

as long as the Spurs don't have to go on the road.

[whottt]

as long as the Spurs don't have to go on the road.


Now you're getting mean Pooh...that's not funny.

[pooh]

Now you're getting mean Pooh...that's not funny.

For you Whottt, I humbly apologize. I'm sorry.

[SLOVENIAN 8]

PACERS COACH RICK CARLISLE


“On paper this looked like a really, really tough situation, especially with Fred Jones out. But I thought we had a really good game plan defensively and a good idea of what it would take to beat them. We had a lot of guys step up. AJ again orchestrated our team with great efficiency. It’s a really good team, even without Duncan. "
(On Ginobili and Parker) Fortunately for us they were missing shots they normally make. I can’t say enough about the fortitude our guys showed tonight."

(On Reggie Miller’s 25,000th point) "There is not much to say…another in a string of great accomplishments in a hall of fame career."

(On Friday’s game) "We’ll rest and recharge tomorrow and deal with Friday when it comes. It’s going to be tough. They’re the world champs and they’re a great team. We know we’ll have to play a near perfect game.”


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PACERS FORWARD AUSTIN CROSHERE


“This was a big win. We needed it to get back on track for the upcoming road trip. We were able to come out aggressive early and confuse their defense often. "
(On Reggie Miller hitting the 25,000 shot mark) "It’s unbelievable. I don’t think the rest of the team combined has that many points."

(On playing the Spurs without Tim Duncan) "We’re used to all these injuries and to expect the unexpected. It seems that they aren’t as prepared to play without him.”


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PACERS GUARD REGGIE MILLER


“It was a nice accomplishment. It took a lot of hard work but I couldn’t have done it without the help of my teammates. More importantly, this win keeps us in the playoff hunt. We have three big upcoming games on the road against playoff-level opponents. It’s going to be a tough trip and we’re going to have to play our best basketball.”
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PACERS GUARD ANTHONY JOHNSON


“We showed a great amount of defensive effort tonight. This effort allowed us to get a big win tonight. There is a lot of pride in our locker room now. We do not want to take chances of missing the playoffs. This team was built with Donnie Walsh and Larry Bird with a lot of pride and with the effort towards making a total team on both ends of the floor."
(On starting) "I am trying to do what I can to help lead this team into the playoffs and as deep as we can go. We just have to keep it turned up.”


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PACERS CENTER JEFF FOSTER


“This is a big win; but they all have to be big from here on out. We had to step this up and keep it turned up. We take them a game at a time. "
(On Tim Duncan) "Yes, he was out; but keep in mind we had three players out also. You play the game to win and play with what you have. We will play with a lot of intensity the rest of the season.”


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SPURS COACH GREGG POPOVICH


“(It was) a very disappointing game. Physically and mentally, we did not compete. We were soft as a group. I’m disappointed in our approach. We did not play to win and played without any fire. Our competitiveness was just not there. We have some guys that need to realize that they need to step up their games because we are not that damn good without Tim Duncan. On the other hand, the Pacers have done a good job with many of their guys out of playing hard and being competitive."
(On Reggie Miller’s retirement) "Thank God…Reggie is somebody that every player in this league could learn from, especially on how the game should be played and how you should prepare. (He is) one of the all-time greats. On the selfish side, I hope he retires and stays there.”


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SPURS GUARD MANU GINOBILI


(On the difference in the game) "(It was a) desire to win. Their desire was much greater than ours. It’s not that we didn’t want to win the game, but we didn’t do the necessary things in order to win. It seems like we are feeling sorry for ourselves without Tim (Duncan) and that we don’t expect to win these games, and it shouldn’t be like that. We need to fix it. Even without Tim, we should be able to execute better and play harder and we are not doing that.”
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SPURS CENTER RASHO NESTEROVIC


“We did not play our best basketball. With our without Tim (Duncan) we should be competing and playing hard. The last three games we did not play like that. Right now our focus should not be on home court advantage, it should be on how we are playing and right now I have a bad feeling.”