SL Game Blog: Spurs vs. Blazers @ 9 CST

[D-ROB 50]

and 1 blair

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

And 1!

[Libri]

Blair!!!

That was nice.

[vanishing_dude]

go spurs go!!

[Spurs Brazil]

Blair 13pts 7rebs

[4RINGS]

gist fucking blows

Amen, we will never see him at the next level.:bang

[Thompson]

Jeter raises one eyebrow: "Do you smell... Pooh?"

[FireDavidStern]

This guy is an idiot if he would abandon network broadcasting money for a d-league coaching job.

[scottspurs]

Young Bob Marley in the game for the Blazers.

[vanishing_dude]

put jack in!!! let him fire 3s!!!

[ElNono]

We suck... Tank 2009-2010!!!!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Where is Ian?

[hsxvvd]

lol... tough choice

Eugene or Pooh? Poor guy.

[Spursmania]

So, when's the next game:bang

[Spurs Brazil]

Gist can't shot

[hater]

poor gist. this is sad

[DMX7]

Gist sucks. I can't believe how bad he looks.

[4RINGS]

Brick city

[Libri]

Gist 2

[vanishing_dude]

gist firing so many 3s!!!!!!!!!!!!thats it..stop shooting 3s

[Spursmania]

These announcers and Nate McMillan:sleep

[celldweller]

DeJuan Blair = Moses Malone

[Libri]

good block by Blair

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

A lot of Blazers fans in the crowd....

Blair with the block!

[scottspurs]

Jeff Pendergraph looks like a good prospect

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

I love have Blair eventhough he was blocked he still never quits...

[Libri]

These announcers and Nate McMillan:sleep
:lol

[Spurs Brazil]

Blair and one!!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Blair and 1!!!!!!!!!!!1

[hater]

blair is beast

[siraulo23]

Blair Beast!

[slick'81]

get off of blair fools

[4RINGS]

BLAIR and 1!! Double double machine.

[scottspurs]

A man's And 1

[Libri]

Give it to Blair and get the hell out of the way!

[Spurs Brazil]

Blair 15pts 10rebs

[D-ROB 50]

nice flop squeeks

[scottspurs]

Neitzel LOL

[Spursmania]

Blair is a beast.

[Gino20]

Blair 15pts 10rebs

:toast

A double-double is always good (especially when you consider SL is more of a guard oriented league).

[Spursfan092120]

McClinton :depressed

[slick'81]

Gist

[hater]

GIST finally nice move

[Libri]

Gist

[Chieflion]

Gist looks more natural under the rim.

[4RINGS]

www.gistsucksass.com (http://www.gistsucksass.com)

[jimo2305]

hows everyone enjoying my stream? :)

[hater]

Rasta sandwich

[Spursmania]

www.gistsucksass.com (http://www.gistsucksass.com)

:lol

[Ace9]

Well we got our asses whooped. Nice game for Blair but everyone else was subpar. I've found the solution, if George has a good game, we win. But I'm somewhat excited to see McClinton at least achieved a 3 pointer. :lol

[4RINGS]

hows everyone enjoying my stream? :)


Like it..:toast

[Spursmania]

The announcer says "Dejuan Blair, you're my dude.":lol

[Go For Tree]

"Dejuan blair, your my dude!" ?????? do i smell a bromance?

[scottspurs]

I love these announcers.

[Libri]

over

[hater]

that is kamla right? that dude is a piece of shit

[Chieflion]

LOL at that steal by idiot bench warmer.

[siraulo23]

3-1 Spurs

[scottspurs]

Marcus Williams in the house.

[Spursmania]

Announcers saying Spurs got a steal at signing Dejuan for the 4 years at the price they signed him for.

[Ace9]

Asses kicked, something like a 20 point loss. Blair had 4 blocks, 11 Rebounds, and 16 points? Niiiice. Everyone else - work.

[Sec24Row7]

LOL at that steal by idiot bench warmer.

The fake handshake steal rocked! Glad he didn't put the shot up... he would have gotten shipped out! lol

[4RINGS]

www.timetohitthePANICbutton.com (http://www.timetohitthePANICbutton.com)

[slick'81]

blair continues to shine...very nice

[Spursmania]

Guys, we STOLE Blair. That guy is a MAN. Him and Timmy will be beasting.

[Chieflion]

Ok, I guess that is the end.

[jimo2305]

thanks for coming to the channel guys ... come back tomorrow!!! ;)

[Libri]

What happened to Ian?

[Spursmania]

Wonder if Blair is going to own Thabeet tomorrow like he has all of college?:lol

[siraulo23]

6 points for hill, 1-3 FG, 6 fouls, 4 rebs, 3 assists, 4 turnovers

[xellos88330]

Bottom line this game was Hill was too passive again. It was like he was deferring all the time like last season.

[scottspurs]

Someone feed the pooh

[Thompson]

What happened to Ian?

I don't know, he only got 16 minutes. Maybe the coaches saw the refs whistling him for running down the court too aggressively and just said 'the hell with it.'

[Milo]

What happened to Ian?
Sprained his ankle?

[Libri]

Wonder if Blair is going to own Thabeet tomorrow like he has all of college?:lol

I foresee another body slam. :toast

[coyotes_geek]

Pretty piss poor effort all the way around. Looked like they just decided they deserved a night off.

[timvp]

Just a bad game by everyone on the Spurs. They've started slow in most games and bounced back. This time they started slow and then got beat down.

The only good news is that the Spurs probably won't give the stars the game off tomorrow. Hill and company will get a chance for redemption.

[Marcus Bryant]

There was a game tonight?

[Marcus Bryant]

Announcers saying Spurs got a steal at signing Dejuan for the 4 years at the price they signed him for.

Well, yeah.

[Spursmania]

These guys are going to get an ass chewing. Not much D.
Hill complacent. Mahini got called for tons of fouls. McClinton-well, I won't even go there. Gist is probably not what the spurs expected. Beck can shoot.Taylor had a few good showings. Hope it's a better game tomorrow.

[saxman]

1 rebound for Mahinmi...not good!:nope

[DMX7]

There was a game tonight?

no.

[ChumpDumper]

The Denver/D-League game is a lot better. Those D-Leaguers are playing their asses off these last two games without their best scorers.

[DMX7]

The fake handshake steal rocked! Glad he didn't put the shot up... he would have gotten shipped out! lol

That's a little too bush league for me. Very funny though.

[timvp]

Hopefully we see a much more inspired performance tomorrow. It'll be interesting to see who plays. This might have been Blair's last game in summer league.

[DMX7]

Hopefully we see a much more inspired performance tomorrow. It'll be interesting to see who plays. This might have been Blair's last game in summer league.

He's got nothing left to prove in these games. Probably would be a good idea to shut him down. We need to see something good out of Gist and Ian.

[scottspurs]

I have a feeling we won't see Hill, Blair, and Ian tomorrow.

[Spursmania]

I have a feeling we won't see Hill, Blair, and Ian tomorrow.

I bet we see Hill and Ian maybe not Blair.

[DMX7]

I bet we see Hill and Ian maybe not Blair.

me too.

[ChumpDumper]

Only three shots each from Ian and George? :td

I want to see Blair play against the really bug frontline players Memphis has to see if he can get his shot off around them.

If he is shut down, give Dawson some burn.

[fleggy2k2]

66% team ft percent

that's more like spurs basketball

[Marcus Bryant]

Blair has to play against his bitch Thabeet.

[BuzzerBeater]

Reps made, contract signed, 3 games proven, this one was a throw-away and McClinton's to take however that did not happen..

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Blair has to play against his bitch Thabeet.

:lol

[Rebounds]

Funny how this game had a different feel to it, the boy's not in sync and self-satisfied, their execution and drive was passive, not intense and building on the type of purposeful execution that they showed in latter halves of their previous games.

[Spursmania]

Blair has to play against his bitch Thabeet.

:lmao

[ffadicted]

A agree with the notion of letting Blair play against Thabeet, just to see what happens lol

[loveforthegame]

I don't see how anyone thinks Gist or McClinton deserves a roster spot over Finley at this point.

[DMX7]

Funny how this game had a different feel to it, the boy's not in sync and self-satisfied, their execution and drive was passive, not intense and building on the type of purposeful execution that they showed in latter halves of their previous games.

True, but portland also played pretty well.

[duncan228]

Spurs.com has the recap up.

http://www.nba.com/spurs/gameday/090718.html

[porksword]

Is Blair pimping out Thabeet at the Bunny Ranch inbetween SL games?

[duncan228]

Highlights.

http://www.nba.com/video/games/spurs/2009/07/18/nba_por_sas_1520900049_recap.nba/

[Macca76]

Blair has to play against his bitch Thabeet.

:lol and true. If he owns him, it would surely boost his confidence, even if it doesn't seem to be a problem for now.

[LakeShow]

Summer League Shootaround: Bayless, Cunningham will play tonight (http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindblazersbeat/2009/07/summer_league_shootaround_bayl.html)
by Joe Freeman, The Oregonian

The news from the Trail Blazers' morning shootaround was encouraging regarding the team's two injured starters.

Point guard Jerryd Bayless and forward Dante Cunningham went through all portions of the shootaround and are expected to resume their starting roles tonight when the Blazers play the San Antonio Spurs in a summer league matchup at Cox Pavilion.

Bayless encountered right calf spasms in the closing seconds of Friday night's loss to the Denver Nuggets after he finished an alley-oop dunk. But he showed no ill-effects today -- in fact, Bayless put in overtime this morning at the Thomas and Mack Center, where the team worked out, as he stayed with assistant coach Kaleb Canales for some extra shooting long after the team had left for their hotel.

Cunningham, meanwhile, returned to action today after missing last night's game because of a left groin injury. The 6-foot-8 rookie, who injured his groin in the opener Monday, did not report any lingering discomfort to Blazers trainers and will start at power forward tonight.

Jeter earns first start

Pooh Jeter, the University of Portland graduate who is trying to land a roster spot with the Blazers, will start for the first time this week tonight against the Spurs.

Coach Joe Prunty said he's inserting Jeter into the start shooting guard position to provide the Blazers just that -- shooting. Through the first three summer league games, shooting has been a glaring problem for Blazers' shooting guards.

Coach Joe Prunty said he's inserting Jeter into the start shooting guard position to provide the Blazers just that -- shooting. Through the first three summer league games, shooting has been a glaring problem for Blazers' shooting guards.

In the opener against the Toronto Raptors, Thomas Gardner started and missed all eight of his field goals, including all six of his three-point attempts. In the Blazers' second game against the Houston Rockets, David Moss replaced Gardner in the starting lineup and made just 1 of 9 field goals.

Moss improved last night against the Nuggets -- draining 5 of 9 shots to finish with 10 points -- but Jeter has proven more capable and more reliable through three games.

Jeter is averaging 13.3 points per game and is shooting 52 percent from the field (14 for 27). He's also registered 11 assists and three steals. Prunty has become increasingly more comfortable with Jeter as the week has progressed and Jeter's playing time has increased each game, from 15 to 21 to 31 minutes.

Prunty was clear that Bayless would continue to play point the majority of the time tonight, even though Jeter is a natural point guard. But Prunty needed a spark at shooting guard, so Jeter gets the nod.

That's what I'm talking about! Pooh's looking good. :toast

[Man Mountain]

timmvp are you writing gamethoughts?

[timvp]

timmvp are you writing gamethoughts?

:sleep Look for it tomorrow afternoon.

[bishopospurs]

Summer League= No Defense= Ugly Basketball

[anjlbitz]

We lost today but I had too much fun today that I already forgot how horribly the Spurs played. For the first time, the Spurs fans were outnumbered by Blazers fans.

Also spoke to Pop again today and a bunch of the Spurs players.

Sorry, I'm too tired to make my usual update but for tomorrow's game I'll probably do much better.

[Pucho!!!]

Pooh's looking good. :toast


haha that statement makes me chuckle :lol

[ace3g]

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[ace3g]

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[ace3g]

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