Spurs vs Heat Oct. 11th - Game Blog

[Spurs Brazil]

Why is Jones even playing?

Because Pop likes to give a guy a lot of minutes before cut him

[Ryvin1]

damn 11 turnovers so far

[biziofromdowntown]

Jerrells, Williams n haislip on the way 4 the cut

[Spurs Brazil]

Jerrells J, Heat up 6

[siraulo23]

anyone with audio link?

[Milo]

anyone with audio link?

Yep, http://www.iheartradio.com/

[HarlemHeat37]

Hairston 0-2 and a turnover..not a good start at all..sucks that we can't watch..

[Spurs Brazil]

anyone with audio link?

woai.com

[weebo]

DB kicking ass...sounds nice

[EricB]

Jerrells, Williams n haislip on the way 4 the cut

Jones will be cut before Haislip.

[Spurs Brazil]

Ian with another block, 3 in the game

[Chomag]

Hairston blocks a shot! He sure does alot of that for his size.

[Interrohater]

Good for Yawn

[Chieflion]

Ian with another block, 3 in the game
Still, the 2nd unit would be pretty much useless without Hill and Blair. This game plus the rest pretty much proved that.

[angelbelow]

Yeah, but he must improve his FT% in order to be a real weapon

Not really, putting teams/players in foul trouble is a great weapon for the entire Spurs team. Especially for guys like Parker, Manu who love to drive, Duncan who's a force down in the post and now guys like Hill, RJ, Mason, Dice.

[loveforthegame]

Jerrells isn't helping his case either.

Him or Jones will be cut first.

[Spurs Brazil]

Jerrells playing bad

[Chieflion]

Jerrells isn't helping his case either.

Him or Jones will be cut first.
Both will be cut. They are just training camp fodder.

[Spurs Brazil]

Jerrells isn't helping his case either.

Him or Jones will be cut first.

I think Jones, we have only 2PGs, so I think Jerrells will be cut only in the end

[timtonymanu]

Jerrells, Williams n haislip on the way 4 the cut

doesnt haislip have a guaranteed contract?

[HarlemHeat37]

Jerrells was expected to be cut..it would have taken a huge effort for him to make it..

Hairston bouncing back with a block and getting to the line..has to keep it up..we need him and Ian to play well..

[HarlemHeat37]

Jerrells was expected to be cut..it would have taken a huge effort for him to make it..

Hairston bouncing back with a block and getting to the line..has to keep it up..we need him and Ian to play well..

[Interrohater]

Even if Jones and Jerrells were pretty decent, we've got a full roster. It's a good forum for them to try out for the rest of the NBA. Or DLeague too

[loveforthegame]

Both will be cut. They are just training camp fodder.

I agree both will be cut. But Pop might elect to keep one of them around for another game or two depending on who he wants to rest.

[Spurs Brazil]

doesnt haislip have a guaranteed contract?

Yes

[Chomag]

Hairston with an outside jumper!

[angelbelow]

Nice start for Hairston.

[Interrohater]

Man, Hairston is an enigma to me. He doesn't look like he should be any good at all, but he continues to improve.

[Spurs Brazil]

Blair is back

[bigdog]

well, at least we know Bogans is a good free throw shooter.

[Interrohater]

Haha, I just lol'd because I thought of that pic of Ray Charles that someone posted during the last game that said "I can't see shit!"

[Mr. Body]

Blair back in, this deficit might shrink a bit.

[Spurs Brazil]

Malik again

[Chomag]

Boguns not doing so hot. I still don't see why Spurs staff are so high on him.

[Interrohater]

I think it's funny that the Referees are holding out. After the stupidity with Tim Donaghy, the NBA probably needed to clean house anyway.

[bigdog]

Boguns not doing so hot. I still don't see why Spurs staff are so high on him.

He's a pretty good defender and a decent shooter. He shouldn't really be handling the ball, though. He is also a good free throw shooter.

[ChumpDumper]

Wow, you guys think Jones and Jerrells will be cut?

Bold.

[Chieflion]

Wow, you guys think Jones and Jerrells will be cut?

Bold.
I think the last guy to be cut will be Tim Duncan.

[HarlemHeat37]

Wow, you guys think Jones and Jerrells will be cut?

Bold.

:lol

[benefactor]

Tolliver in!

[Interrohater]

Wow, you guys think Jones and Jerrells will be cut?

Bold.

We can afford to be bold, these are the internets.

[siraulo23]

mahinmi with another block

[angelbelow]

Tolliver sighting!

[HarlemHeat37]

Hairston misses 2 free throws..that will solidify his spot as a Spur..

[Interrohater]

good rebound Dejuan, it looked real strong

[Chieflion]

Hairston misses 2 free throws..that will solidify his spot as a Spur..
That fucking sucks.

[ChumpDumper]

mahinmi with another blockHe did that a lot in the D-League -- get three early fouls then produce the rest of the game.

[ChumpDumper]

good rebound Dejuan, it looked real strongWhat do you mean, "looked"?

[angelbelow]

Damn I hope those shots that Bogans are taking are wide open ones and that hes not forcing them.

[Interrohater]

Tolliver, the summer league God

[benefactor]

What do you mean, "looked"?
:lol

[Milo]

What do you mean, "looked"?

Teasing :lol

[siraulo23]

wow blair is beasting

[sa_kid20]

Blair!

[angelbelow]

Damn, Blair... good fucking pick.

[Spurs Brazil]

Blair with 19pts

[Interrohater]

What do you mean, "looked"?

I like to imagine everything as I hear it. It looked really strong, but for some reason, the floor gets torn up everytime Blair lands. Also, the rim looks like a bubbles wand in his hand when he dunks it.

[siraulo23]

but what happened to his rebounding numbers

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Blair :D

[benefactor]

Tolliver, the summer league God
I actually liked his game. If he can learn to hit that jumper with some consistency he can be a nice energy big for someone.

[loveforthegame]

Is there anything Blair can't do?

[Interrohater]

Is there anything Blair can't do?

pass health care reform.

[Milo]

Is there anything Blair can't do?

Shoot threes like Bonner?

[crc21209]

Blair is straight up beastin' it again! :tu

[Mr. Body]

pass health care reform.

Have they given him the chance? His butt would clear out the House chambers, making the vote easier.

[siraulo23]

and 1 blair!

[Spurs Brazil]

Blair is fucking good

[benefactor]

Blair and 1!

[crc21209]

This is officially Blair vs. the Miami Heat :lol

[Mr. Body]

Is there anything Blair can't do?

Keep ESPN from sucking Kobe's cock?

[sa_kid20]

Blair And 1!

[DBMethos]

Blair

[Interrohater]

damn, Blair with the and 1 again! I wonder if there's a record for most and 1's in the regular season

[ulosturedge]

Wow Blair.. wish I could be seeing this -.-

[crc21209]

Another And-1! Woooo!

[siraulo23]

and 1 for jerrels

[Spurs Brazil]

Jerrells and one!!

[sa_kid20]

Alright down to 2

[Chieflion]

damn, Blair with the and 1 again! I wonder if there's a record for most and 1's in the regular season
You can check 82games.com for that. I suppose.

[NoOptionB]

Apparently, Shaq is in attendance down in Miami.




































Blair just choke slammed him after that last and 1.

[siraulo23]

another block for mahinmi

[Spurs Brazil]

Another block by Mahinmi

[Interrohater]

Have they given him the chance? His butt would clear out the House chambers, making the vote easier.

good point. I can just hear the interview now: "I just did what they brought me in here for, and that's to fix healthcare."

[Chieflion]

Mahinmi is finding his groove. Dwight has a competitor now.

[quentin_compson]

Geeze, Blair seems about to put together another impressing stat line. :flag:

[crc21209]

Spurs cut it to one!

[mexpurs21]

Spurs +16 when DeJuan Blair is on court

He's keeping the game close, and 4 assists :blah

King Blair will kick ass in the regular season...

[crc21209]

Blaiiirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr takes the lead!

[siraulo23]

blair!

[Spurs Brazil]

Blair J!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

24pts, Spurs up 1

[Interrohater]

dude.... dis dude bad.

[ace3g]

steal and finish for Blair

[mexpurs21]

:wow
DeJuan's team WITH THE LEAD

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

I have a big man crush on him :D

[DBMethos]

Blair is the fucking truth.

[bigdog]

Blair! Blair!

[Interrohater]

Gtfo!

[crc21209]

Blair with the steal and the basket! :lol :lol

[sa_kid20]

Blair with the steal!!!!!!!

[NoOptionB]

Public Option? Tort Reform? The American people need not worry about any of these. I will personally treat every tax-paying American citizen myself. That's just me being me.

[NRHector]

Blair really is making all the GMs look stupid for not picking him up in the draft, they sure are regreating it now:flag:

[siraulo23]

Lmao!

[Spurs Brazil]

Blair steal and layup!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!

OMG

[timtonymanu]

I love Blair!!!!!

[Milo]

omg Blair! :downspin: :hat

[ulosturedge]

Damn them for not having this game broadcasted!!

[bbarry]

ahahaha blair!!

[ohmwrecker]

Have they given him the chance? His butt would clear out the House chambers, making the vote easier.

Maybe he could break a few senators' arms while he's at it.

[Interrohater]

Why the F am I tearing up?! I'm getting all emotional....

[timvp]

lol blair

[anakha]

I see the Church of Blair is starting to take root. :lol

[daslicer]

We're going to have a church of Blair pretty soon.

[ElNono]

Is Blair Measting again?

[Spurs Brazil]

Blair 26pts 4rebs 4 asts (10-12FG, 6-10FTs)

[Chieflion]

Guess we will be screaming " We want Blair! We want Blair!" when he is not playing in the regular season.

[mexpurs21]

I call a TIME-OUT FROM THIS THREAD...

Can we consider him to be a top 5 rookie this season??

[DBMethos]

Blair is continuing his journey of making other NBA teams aware of their epic fail....

[silverblackfan]

Blair tearing it up! You can almost hear the GMs around the NBA throwing their phones against the wall after talking to the team doctor.
:)

[loveforthegame]

Blair is unreal. Immediate impact. I know he'll hit some walls as a rookie but he's an immediate impact player.

[angelbelow]

Hairston is having a nice all around game.

[phyzik]

Blair is the truth and is going to make other teams pay..... even in his rookie year.

Can you imagine a year under his belt in the Spurs system? :greedy:hungry::drool:

[Interrohater]

22 minutes is stupid efficient. this dude is gonna get so much ass.

[ace3g]

Jerrells with a jumper

[kbrury]

ordering my Blair jersey, then going to set up the shrine

[Spurs Brazil]

Jerrells J

Spurs up 3

[Interrohater]

ordering my Blair jersey, then going to set up the shrine

:lol

[Chieflion]

To be a party pooper, he is doing this against 3rd stringers who might not even make the NBA. That is how lousy this Heat team is.

[Spurs Brazil]

Damn Williams travel

[phyzik]

To be a party popper, he is doing this against 3rd stringers who might not even make the NBA. That is how lousy this Heat team is.

American Lies!

[NoOptionB]

Blair just bitch slapped Pat Riley. OMG.

[quentin_compson]

Let's not get carried away. After all, Blair missed two of twelve shots. :wow

[Chieflion]

American Lies!
This may be true if I was really American.

[Interrohater]

http://www.humancloning.org/donate.php

Please click here to donate to human cloning foundations. Maybe we can get the science advanced enough to get a couple more Blair's

[Spurs Brazil]

Jerrells 2/2, Spurs up 3, 1:30 to go

[bbarry]

for the 1000000 th time........ BLAIR!!

[ace3g]

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/getty/96/fullj.8061ca1ab4de4a610a472c559f30edf4/8061ca1ab4de4a610a472c559f30edf4-getty-91026035ib005_spurs_heat.jpg
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http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/getty/a2/fullj.dee3deadc38239bf6b8729b2bed6f6f2/dee3deadc38239bf6b8729b2bed6f6f2-getty-91026035ib002_spurs_heat.jpg
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[siraulo23]

omg what can i say, blair!

[Spurs Brazil]

Cook 3 tie the game

Blayr layup!!!!!!!!!1 15pts in the 4th

[crc21209]

Blair with 28 points, 15 in the quarter! WOW.

[ohmwrecker]

What were you guys saying about Blair's lack of offensive skills?

[NoOptionB]

I'm getting my ACLs removed tomorrow guise.

[DBMethos]

I fully support ACL removal surgery if any of our other players want to try it.

[Spurs Brazil]

Spurs up 2

9.5 to go, Heat ball

[celldweller]

Why the F am I tearing up?! I'm getting all emotional....

:lol you too?

[ElNono]

Here's Tolliver's trey to seal the game for Miami...

[mexpurs21]

Ian with more fouls than rebounds and shots made :rollin

[ulosturedge]

apparently ACLs are overrated.

[Chieflion]

Here's Tolliver's trey to seal the game for Miami...
You just jinxed it.

[kbrury]

To be a party pooper, he is doing this against 3rd stringers who might not even make the NBA. That is how lousy this Heat team is.

Well in the 4th quarter but in the 3rd quarter Beasley, Haslem, and Anthony played as the bigmen.

[Interrohater]

I'm getting my ACLs removed tomorrow guise.

LOL!:lmao

[quentin_compson]

Aren't ACLs overrated after all?

[NoOptionB]

And on the 8th day, Blair made ACLs obsolete.

[ohmwrecker]

Any word on why Haislip isn't playing?

[Mr. Body]

I'm getting my ACLs removed tomorrow guise.

:lol

:toast

[Chieflion]

Well in the 4th quarter but in the 3rd quarter Beasley, Haslem, and Anthony played as the bigmen.
Joel Anthony sucks. We know Beasley cannot defend anyone. The only saving grace is Haslem.

[Spurs Brazil]

Spurs win!!!

[phyzik]

Blair won this game for us.

[siraulo23]

Spurs win!!!

[crc21209]

Hellllllll yeah the Spurs win behind Blair the BEAST!

[Ryvin1]

Ian should have his ACLs removed as obviously they just hold you back.

[Interrohater]

Blair won this game for us.

absolutely no doubt about it

[Spurs Brazil]

Any word on why Haislip isn't playing?

I think Pop wanted to give Jones some minutes before cut him

[bbarry]

Blairs win. BLAIRS WIN

[The Truth #6]

Anybody need the link for the game?

[kbrury]

Joel Anthony sucks. We know Beasley cannot defend anyone. The only saving grace is Haslem.

But these are the type of players he will be going against during the season since he willl be coming off the bench.

[Spursmania]

:danceclub Just got home. I know it's pre-season, but I don't give a shit, I'm proud of the Spurs! Go Blair!:lol

[Chieflion]

The San Antonio Blairs win the game over the Miami Heat.

[Spursmania]

Anybody need the link for the game?

I'd love it...

[Interrohater]

That was an exciting preseason game. I don't think I've ever said that before

[siraulo23]

Anybody need the link for the game?

:lol

[ulosturedge]

I really don't want to get overly excited.

But I can't help it. :downspin:

[Chieflion]

But these are the type of players he will be going against during the season since he willl be coming off the bench.
No shit. He better start sometime soon.

[ohmwrecker]

If Mahinmi can average 3 blocks a game, we should keep him.

[SKINNYPIMP210]

Anybody need the link for the game?

Most definatly!

[Spurs Brazil]

Mahinmi did a good job on D with 3 blks

I hope Pop give him 2 or 3 more games with good minutes. It looks like he's improving a little game by game

[quentin_compson]

According to the ESPN-boxscore, Mahinmi had the second best +/- performance on the Spurs with +11. :toast
Not that this alone means anything, still ...

And yeah, Blair seems to be the steal we all hoped he would be. :flag:

[NRHector]

Blair for President or Prime Minister:toast

[Interrohater]

Dejuan interview!

[Spurs Brazil]

Blair on the radio

[kbrury]

No shit. He better start sometime soon.

I don't think he should he's most effective coming off the bench.

[NoOptionB]

Blair better make front page of espn.com/nba tomorrow

[Spurs Brazil]

He's mad because he only had 4rebs :lol

[Milo]

Only 4 rebounds, I'm mad at myself :rollin

[Chieflion]

I don't think he should he's most effective coming off the bench.
This is what the drug called "overexcitement" does. Sorry for the exeggeration.

[itzsoweezee]

According to the ESPN-boxscore, Mahinmi had the second best +/- performance on the Spurs with +11. :toast
Not that this alone means anything, still ...

And yeah, Blair seems to be the steal we all hoped he would be. :flag:


you should note, however, that a lot of his minutes came alongside blair. so there is some plus/minus piggybacking going on there. still, mahinmi's other stats look legit, regardless.

[Spursmania]

All the GM's who gave up on Blair, can kiss his and Pop's ass.:lol

[Interrohater]

"I did that a couple times (at Pitt), it was a good steal, it fell where it was, i like doing things like that" (the midcourt steal)

"I'm kinda mad at myself, 4 rebounds, Miami was making a lot of shots."

On Teammates having fun playing with him: "yea, they're having fun with me, just letting 'em know that I can play, just learning game by game, just having fun, letting them know that I can do more than rebound."

[NASpurs]

I can already tell this board is going to have a meltdown of epic proportion when Bonner gets more minutes over Blair during the course of the regular season.

[kbrury]

This is what the drug called "overexcitement" does. Sorry for the exeggeration.

You could join the Church of Blair to help with that lol.

[anjlbitz]

I'm getting my ACLs removed tomorrow guise.

Great idea for a t-shirt hehehe

[Milo]

According to the ESPN-boxscore, Mahinmi had the second best +/- performance on the Spurs with +11. :toast
Not that this alone means anything, still ...
Blair +20 according to nba.com :toast

[Mr. Body]

Can I point out Hairston had 5 assists, 4 rebounds?

[Interrohater]

Great idea for a t-shirt hehehe

hmmmm...

[itzsoweezee]

I can already tell this board is going to have a meltdown of epic proportion when Bonner gets more minutes over Blair during the course of the regular season.

as it should if that actually happens.

[celldweller]

Dejuan Blair = Charles Barkley?

[kbrury]

Can I point out Hairston had 5 assists, 4 rebounds?

Yes you can jk

Can I point out Bogans was 0-6 and had 2 TO but he did have a +8, I just wish I could have watched the game too see what was going on.

[Interrohater]

Yes you can jk

Can I point out Bogans was 0-6 and had 2 TO but he did have a +8, I just wish I could have watched the game too see what was going on.

yea, stats just don't cut it to see how someone is actually performing. Bowen would have been cut years ago if that's all we saw

[itzsoweezee]

Yes you can jk

Can I point out Bogans was 0-6 and had 2 TO but he did have a +8, I just wish I could have watched the game too see what was going on.

here's what was going on: blair's awesome play was inflating others' plus/minus stats.

[NASpurs]

as it should if that actually happens.

At least for the first half of the season, you know it's going to happen.

It's going to be fun. :stirpot:

[duncan228]

Final: Spurs 95, Heat 93 - preseason (http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/courtside/2009/10/spurs-vs-heat-p.html)
By Joe Alexander

DeJuan Blair scored 28 points - including 15 in the fourth quarter - as the Spurs' young players rallied for a 95-93 preseason victory over the Miami Heat on Sunday night in Miami.

The Spurs outscored the Heat 33-20 in the fourth quarter.

Blair was 11 of 13 from the field. He also had four assists and four rebounds.

George Hill had 12 points off the bench. Michael Finley led the Spurs' starters with 10 points.

Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili had the night off.

* * * * *

Heat lead 86-78 with 5:01 left in the game. DeJuan Blair leads the Spurs with 19 points.

End of the third quarter: Heat 73, Spurs 62. DeJuan Blair scores eight points in the quarter.

It's tied 55-55 in the third quarter. DeJuan Blair and George Hill lead the Spurs with 12 points each.

The Heat lead the Spurs 45-41 at halftime. Michael Finley leads the Spurs with 10 points and George Hill has eight.

8:02 left in the seconc quarter - the Spurs lead 31-30

End of the first quarter: Heat 20, Spurs 16. Ian Mahinmi, Antonio McDyess and George Hill have four points each for the Spurs.

It's tied 7-7 at the first timeout. Four points from Ian Mahinmi and a 3-pointer from Roger Mason Jr.

Spurs starters: Tony Parker, Roger Mason Jr., Michael Finley, Matt Bonner and Ian Mahinmi. Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili are not playing tonight.

[Interrohater]

I guarantee you Dejuan will be on PTI tomorrow. Also E-N tonight.

[Interrohater]

Final: Spurs 95, Heat 93 - preseason (http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/courtside/2009/10/spurs-vs-heat-p.html)
By Joe Alexander

DeJuan Blair scored 28 points - including 15 in the fourth quarter - as the Spurs' young players rallied for a 95-93 preseason victory over the Miami Heat on Sunday night in Miami.

The Spurs outscored the Heat 33-20 in the fourth quarter.

Blair was 11 of 13 from the field. He also had four assists and four rebounds.

George Hill had 12 points off the bench. Michael Finley led the Spurs' starters with 10 points.

Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili had the night off.

* * * * *

Lakers lead 86-78 with 5:01 left in the game. DeJuan Blair leads the Spurs with 19 points.

End of the third quarter: Heat 73, Spurs 62. DeJuan Blair scores eight points in the quarter.

It's tied 55-55 in the third quarter. DeJuan Blair and George Hill lead the Spurs with 12 points each.

The Heat lead the Spurs 45-41 at halftime. Michael Finley leads the Spurs with 10 points and George Hill has eight.

8:02 left in the seconc quarter - the Spurs lead 31-30

End of the first quarter: Heat 20, Spurs 16. Ian Mahinmi, Antonio McDyess and George Hill have four points each for the Spurs.

It's tied 7-7 at the first timeout. Four points from Ian Mahinmi and a 3-pointer from Roger Mason Jr.

Spurs starters: Tony Parker, Roger Mason Jr., Michael Finley, Matt Bonner and Ian Mahinmi. Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili are not playing tonight.

Holy crap, Dejuan Blair even scored in the Lakers game!

[kbrury]

Holy crap, Dejuan Blair even scored in the Lakers game!

He is everywhere, he is our saviour, he will block a fg in the Colts-Titans game.

[ace3g]

Final: Spurs 95, Heat 93 - preseason (http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/courtside/2009/10/spurs-vs-heat-p.html)
By Joe Alexander

DeJuan Blair scored 28 points - including 15 in the fourth quarter - as the Spurs' young players rallied for a 95-93 preseason victory over the Miami Heat on Sunday night in Miami.

The Spurs outscored the Heat 33-20 in the fourth quarter.

Blair was 11 of 13 from the field. He also had four assists and four rebounds.

George Hill had 12 points off the bench. Michael Finley led the Spurs' starters with 10 points.

Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili had the night off.

* * * * *

Lakers lead 86-78 with 5:01 left in the game. DeJuan Blair leads the Spurs with 19 points.

End of the third quarter: Heat 73, Spurs 62. DeJuan Blair scores eight points in the quarter.

It's tied 55-55 in the third quarter. DeJuan Blair and George Hill lead the Spurs with 12 points each.

The Heat lead the Spurs 45-41 at halftime. Michael Finley leads the Spurs with 10 points and George Hill has eight.

8:02 left in the seconc quarter - the Spurs lead 31-30

End of the first quarter: Heat 20, Spurs 16. Ian Mahinmi, Antonio McDyess and George Hill have four points each for the Spurs.

It's tied 7-7 at the first timeout. Four points from Ian Mahinmi and a 3-pointer from Roger Mason Jr.

Spurs starters: Tony Parker, Roger Mason Jr., Michael Finley, Matt Bonner and Ian Mahinmi. Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili are not playing tonight.

[NRHector]

Final: Spurs 95, Heat 93 - preseason (http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/courtside/2009/10/spurs-vs-heat-p.html)
By Joe Alexander

DeJuan Blair scored 28 points - including 15 in the fourth quarter - as the Spurs' young players rallied for a 95-93 preseason victory over the Miami Heat on Sunday night in Miami.

The Spurs outscored the Heat 33-20 in the fourth quarter.

Blair was 11 of 13 from the field. He also had four assists and four rebounds.

George Hill had 12 points off the bench. Michael Finley led the Spurs' starters with 10 points.

Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili had the night off.

* * * * *

Lakers lead 86-78 with 5:01 left in the game. DeJuan Blair leads the Spurs with 19 points.

End of the third quarter: Heat 73, Spurs 62. DeJuan Blair scores eight points in the quarter.

It's tied 55-55 in the third quarter. DeJuan Blair and George Hill lead the Spurs with 12 points each.

The Heat lead the Spurs 45-41 at halftime. Michael Finley leads the Spurs with 10 points and George Hill has eight.

8:02 left in the seconc quarter - the Spurs lead 31-30

End of the first quarter: Heat 20, Spurs 16. Ian Mahinmi, Antonio McDyess and George Hill have four points each for the Spurs.

It's tied 7-7 at the first timeout. Four points from Ian Mahinmi and a 3-pointer from Roger Mason Jr.

Spurs starters: Tony Parker, Roger Mason Jr., Michael Finley, Matt Bonner and Ian Mahinmi. Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili are not playing tonight.is that a typo in the 2nd paragraph?

[NoOptionB]

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[duncan228]

Updated.

Wade only watches, as Spurs beat Heat (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2009101114&prov=ap)
By Tim Reynolds

Rookie DeJuan Blair scored 28 points on 11 of 13 shooting, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Miami Heat 95-93 in a preseason game Sunday night.

Blair scored 15 of his points in the final quarter, including a nifty basket inside with 1:02 left as the Spurs erased an 11-point deficit over the final 12 minutes.

George Hill added 12 points and Michael Finley scored 10 for San Antonio (1-1 preseason), which played without Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili.

Daequan Cook scored 20 points, Mario Chalmers added 17 and Michael Beasley finished with 16 for Miami (0-3). The Heat were without several regulars, including reigning NBA scoring champion Dwyane Wade.

Cook tried to win it with a 3-pointer at buzzer, but his shot bounced off the rim.

Blair’s steal and layup with 3 minutes left helped the Spurs take control, and further illustrated why he’s looked like the steal of the NBA draft so far in preseason. The 37th overall pick last June had 16 points and 19 rebounds in San Antonio’s only other preseason game so far, not including the Spurs’ win in an exhibition last week over Greek club Olympiakos.

Both sides were far from being full strength, with at least two probable starters unavailable for each team.

For the Heat, Wade (left ribs), Jermaine O’Neal (left foot) and Quentin Richardson (left ankle) were among those sitting out. The Spurs opted to leave Duncan and Ginobili at home to rest.

Wade went through a pregame workout on the Heat practice court, then received treatment. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said the team doesn’t believe the muscle strain will be a long-term concern for Wade.

“He’s feeling better,” Spoelstra said. “He was actually able to do quite a few exercises in the weight room (Saturday) and that’s going to be part of the proactive approach that we take with him to try to gain more flexibility in this area and try to build up some strength.”

Miami was also without backup point guard Chris Quinn (right foot). The Heat — who insist that they’re committed to Chalmers being the starter again—held internal discussions Saturday about adding depth at that position, and Spoelstra said more talks will take place Monday.

Chalmers scored 11 of his points in the third quarter, when Miami stretched its lead to 73-62 entering the final 12 minutes.

NOTES: Both teams are off until Wednesday, when the Spurs will host the Los Angeles Clippers and the Heat face Oklahoma City at Tulsa, Okla. … Haslem’s contract with Converse expired Oct. 1, but is continuing to wear the company’s shoes. He said he may take a one-year deal with Converse “so I can be a free agent in everything next summer.” … Among the new amenities in Miami’s arena are upgraded HD screens on the scoreboard. … Parts of the arena’s highest level were curtained off, which the Heat will do at some home games this season. Depending on the night, capacity will be listed between 16,500 and 19,600.

[duncan228]

Holy crap, Dejuan Blair even scored in the Lakers game!

:lol There was some Lakers conversation in the game chat, it must have stuck with him.

Edit: It's been corrected.

[Samr]

Haislip - DND

Did Not Dress?

Anyone reason a guess on this? (Beyond or in addition to the obvious: getting cut?)

[kbrury]

Haislip - DND

Did Not Dress?

Anyone reason a guess on this? (Beyond or in addition to the obvious: getting cut?)

Someone said it was because they wanted to get Jones some PT before he gets cut.

[Avitus1]

D. Blair is going to be a beast!

[picnroll]

Didn't hear the game. How was Blair scoring? Mid-range? Post up?

[jdev82]

with the 37th in the 2009 nba draft, the san antonio spurs select: wilt rose barkley.

hes not really gonna be that consistent tho. energy guy at best. bit uncontrollable.

[ace3g]

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[mazerrackham]

Anyone who saw the game, I'd like to hear how Hill did on defense, it seemed like Chalmers was gettin around pretty easily :-/ On the other hand, seems like hill was aggressive and good on offense.

[duncan228]

Appreciate the pics posting ace3g.

[biziofromdowntown]

Whooooah, Goddamn Blair!!!

The Blairs Beast Project.

[Libri]

Blair is just showing the whole repertoire..ridiculous..

Nice to see that Hairston racked up 5 assists..his passing is one of his main flaws..he had a very good all-around stat line for the amount of minutes..

Ian's numbers look good as well IMO..he's gotten better every game so far..the shot blocking potential should be enough to keep him on the roster..Ratliff is the only other non-Duncan player on this team that can provide that, and he's a risk with the age/injuries..no way Ian doesn't make the 15 IMO, unless that little amount of $ is actually such an issue..

I didn't catch the game but it's awesome to hear that Blair was in full beast mode and that Ian's play was better.

[angelbelow]

Oh my goodness..

[sonic21]

blair with only 4 rbs... overrated!!

[caribbean_spur]

I was at the game, even the Heat fans were praising Blair! The kid can play! And really Georgie Boy has improved!

[kbrury]

Anyone who saw the game, I'd like to hear how Hill did on defense, it seemed like Chalmers was gettin around pretty easily :-/ On the other hand, seems like hill was aggressive and good on offense.

I looked at the play by play and during the time Hill and Chalmers were on the court only 4(I think) of Mario's 17 points happened with George in the game. That being said the backup Lucas scored 10 points on 4-6 and he might have been matched up with Cook who scored 20. Hill had a good game though it seemed from what I could hear on the radio, he worked especially well with Blair.

[Bruno]

Nice to see Blair continuing playing great.

Haislip not playing was a little odd but Pop has a hard time giving minutes to all the bigmen. Giving minutes to Jones was maybe a reward for his attitude before Spurs cut him.

Bogans is now shooting 1/11 in the first 3 preseason games. Hairston seems to have a quite strong preseason. It the trend continue, will Pop give Hairston a shot at the start of the season or will he stick with the proven guy?

[duncan228]

Updated, with Pop quotes.

Wade only watches, as Spurs beat Heat (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2009101114&prov=ap)
By Tim Reynolds

San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich quickly pointed out that DeJuan Blair only had one defensive rebound Sunday night.

“Not good enough,” Popovich said, barely keeping a straight face.

So far, Blair is showing the Spurs—and probably the rest of the NBA—that he’s certainly good enough.

The rookie scored 28 points on 11 of 13 shooting, 15 of those points coming in the final 7 minutes, and the Spurs erased an 11-point deficit entering the fourth quarter to beat the Miami Heat 95-93 in a preseason game.

“He’s a real mobile, agile player, even though he’s got the girth that he has,” Popovich said of the 6-foot-7, 265-pound Blair, who’s noticably slimmer than he was playing college ball at Pittsburgh. “It’s a heck of a gift.”

George Hill added 12 points and Michael Finley scored 10 for San Antonio (1-1 preseason), which played without Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili.

Daequan Cook scored 20 points, Mario Chalmers added 17 and Michael Beasley finished with 16 for Miami (0-3). The Heat were without several regulars, including reigning NBA scoring champion Dwyane Wade.

Cook tried to win it with a 3-pointer at buzzer, but his shot bounced off the rim.

Blair’s steal and layup with 3 minutes left helped the Spurs take control, and further illustrated why he’s looked like the steal of the NBA draft so far in preseason. The 37th overall pick last June had 16 points and 19 rebounds in San Antonio’s only other preseason game so far, not including the Spurs’ win in an exhibition last week over Greek club Olympiakos.

“It’s just hard work and my teammates trusting in me and just trying to adjust to the system,” Blair said. “I’m not showing it, but it’s problems for me. Adjusting to the system is kind of hard, but I’m getting it.”

As Blair got dressed after the game, guard Keith Bogans was at the next locker, having a sandwich and some Doritos. Blair lamented that neither of those are among his culinary choices these days, as he tries to slim further down.

It’s paying off.

“He’s a character guy. He’s a quality guy,” Popovich said. “He’s a hard worker and obviously, he has a passion for the game.”

Both sides were far from being full strength, with at least two probable starters unavailable for each team.

For the Heat, Wade (left ribs), Jermaine O’Neal (left foot) and Quentin Richardson (left ankle) were among those sitting out. The Spurs opted to leave Duncan and Ginobili at home to rest.

Wade went through a pregame workout on the Heat practice court, then received treatment. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said the team doesn’t believe the muscle strain will be a long-term concern for Wade.

“He’s feeling better,” Spoelstra said. “He was actually able to do quite a few exercises in the weight room (Saturday) and that’s going to be part of the proactive approach that we take with him to try to gain more flexibility in this area and try to build up some strength.”

Miami was also without backup point guard Chris Quinn (right foot). The Heat — who insist that they’re committed to Chalmers being the starter again—held internal discussions Saturday about adding depth at that position, and Spoelstra said more talks will take place Monday.

Chalmers scored 11 of his points in the third quarter, when Miami stretched its lead to 73-62 entering the final 12 minutes.

NOTES: Both teams are off until Wednesday, when the Spurs will host the Los Angeles Clippers and the Heat face Oklahoma City at Tulsa, Okla. … Haslem’s contract with Converse expired Oct. 1, but is continuing to wear the company’s shoes. He said he may take a one-year deal with Converse “so I can be a free agent in everything next summer.” … Among the new amenities in Miami’s arena are upgraded HD screens on the scoreboard. … Parts of the arena’s highest level were curtained off, which the Heat will do at some home games this season. Depending on the night, capacity will be listed between 16,500 and 19,600.

[Libri]

Since Blair has been breaking opponents arms to get rebounds, maybe there should be a new category for Blair: (br) broken arms per game.

:flag:

[SenorSpur]

Blair is just showing the whole repertoire..ridiculous..

Nice to see that Hairston racked up 5 assists..his passing is one of his main flaws..he had a very good all-around stat line for the amount of minutes..

Ian's numbers look good as well IMO..he's gotten better every game so far..the shot blocking potential should be enough to keep him on the roster..Ratliff is the only other non-Duncan player on this team that can provide that, and he's a risk with the age/injuries..no way Ian doesn't make the 15 IMO, unless that little amount of $ is actually such an issue..

Thanks for the assurances, HH.

I'm starting to feel better for his chances, too.

[ace3g]

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091012/capt.18cb435f81094d35a4b2e4ca2bdefcf2.spurs_heat_b asketball_fljb106.jpg

[The Truth #6]

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Why wouldn't they televise this game? I counted at least 800 people there.

[BlackBellamy]

Could someone post the boxscore? For some reason NBA.com and ESPN aren't showing it for me.

[peskypesky]

Could someone post the boxscore? For some reason NBA.com and ESPN aren't showing it for me.

http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=291011014

[Vic Petro]

Yowza :wow

[duncan228]

Fantasy Basketball Breaking News

DeJuan Blair: Blair looks great against scrubs

DeJuan Blair had 28 points, four boards, four assists and two steals on 11-of-13 shooting against the Heat on Sunday.

Both teams were resting most of their starters, but Blair has had an impressive preseason nonetheless. If Tim Duncan goes down in your league, pick up Blair immediately. And yes, he can also be drafted in the last round or so of your draft.

[Blackjack]

Some thoughts, by way of the dial...


Sounded like Hill played well and outplayed Chalmers, for the most part, when matched up. And I was glad to hear Malik and DeJuan's passing ability was on display; they do have some intelligence playing the game to go along with their man-ness.

Ian got better as the game went along but Anthony seemed to be more of a presence early on. It was nice that Ian was able to adjust to how the game was being called and avoid his fourth foul until the middle of the fourth, IIRC, after picking up three quick ones in the first half, though.

I liked that they came out with Williams and Hill in the backcourt to start the second half. They really need to do more of that to really get a gauge on how effective that pairing could be; that's if they're still as high on him as I've been lead to believe. Sounded like the offense ran pretty well during their time on the court, in that the ball seemed to be getting to the right spots, unfortunately, their seemed to be a good amount of miscues with some of the bigs that could have lead to some easy buckets. -- Marcus does seem to have a knack for setting up Ian, but Mahinmi happened to be one of the culprits for miscues against the Heat. --

Apparently Bogans doesn't only look like Billups physically, he shoots free-throws like him as well. I had no idea he was shooting over 90% last year; go figure..

And too bad that Blair fella' is devoid of any skill; at least that's what I've read quite a few times on this here board.

Seriously, though, the kid's just so refreshing to watch, listen to, and hear from after the game. He busts his ass before, during, and in his off-day's between games; he's a willing student and an absolutely driven ball player; and contrary to most players that thrive in a blue-collar/dirty-work-type role, players that usually do it because their livelihood or NBA career depends on it, he brings a level of talent and skill that truly makes him a special player.

I think you're going to find that Blair, while he does need offensive and defensive development, is a lot closer than most have lead on; a little polish and refinement could go a long way.

My favorite thing about Blair is his 'want-to' and because of that trait, given good health, I know he'll become a solid offensive player; one that won't be thought of as devoid of skill.

Nice to get a result like this with the young fella's leading the way.:tu

[wildbill2u]

How'd Blair get all those points and only 4 rebounds. Is he gonna be a shooter for us as well?

[Blackjack]

He did comment that he was disappointed in the 4 rebounds after the game; commenting that the Heat happened to be making too many shots.:lol

[duncan228]

He did comment that he was disappointed in the 4 rebounds after the game; commenting that the Heat happened to be making too many shots.:lol

Pop was funny too.


San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich quickly pointed out that DeJuan Blair only had one defensive rebound Sunday night.

“Not good enough,” Popovich said, barely keeping a straight face.

So far, Blair is showing the Spurs—and probably the rest of the NBA—that he’s certainly good enough.

The rookie scored 28 points on 11 of 13 shooting, 15 of those points coming in the final 7 minutes, and the Spurs erased an 11-point deficit entering the fourth quarter to beat the Miami Heat 95-93 in a preseason game.

“He’s a real mobile, agile player, even though he’s got the girth that he has,” Popovich said of the 6-foot-7, 265-pound Blair, who’s noticably slimmer than he was playing college ball at Pittsburgh. “It’s a heck of a gift.”

[lurker23]

Blair is just showing the whole repertoire..ridiculous..

Nice to see that Hairston racked up 5 assists..his passing is one of his main flaws..he had a very good all-around stat line for the amount of minutes..

Ian's numbers look good as well IMO..he's gotten better every game so far..the shot blocking potential should be enough to keep him on the roster..Ratliff is the only other non-Duncan player on this team that can provide that, and he's a risk with the age/injuries..no way Ian doesn't make the 15 IMO, unless that little amount of $ is actually such an issue..

Ian's money for this season is guaranteed, so they wouldn't save any money by cutting him from the roster. It's next year's option that they have to decide on by October 31.

[Chomag]

Wait... He is now 6-foot-7?

I though he was 6-foot-6 and even heard 6-foot-5

Seriously! What is he really!?! lol

[lurker23]

Wait... He is now 6-foot-7?

I though he was 6-foot-6 and even heard 6-foot-5

Seriously! What is he really!?! lol


Height w/o shoes: 6'5.25"
Height w/ shoes: 6'6.5"
Wingspan: 7'2"
Standing reach: 8'10.5"

http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-pre-draft-measurements/

He'll be listed at 6'7" in the NBA.

[Spursmania]

The stands sure looked empty in those pics of the game. What's up with Miami fans?

[ace3g]

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Face by Dice, lol

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[ThePop]

The stands sure looked empty in those pics of the game. What's up with Miami fans?

Pre-season, bad team, no wade tonight

[ginobilized]

Another Blairing victory!

[Libri]

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/getty/ca/fullj.53bf37d4a19ce69ddb1db13ce86acb09/53bf37d4a19ce69ddb1db13ce86acb09-getty-91026035ib012_spurs_heat.jpg

Blair showing some hops against Tolliver.

[EricB]

Sounds like Mahinmi is playing well, which is awesome.

[NASpurs]

"I had a great time playing in the Miami game. I am still learning, humble and hungry!!! I am looking forward to a great season, GO SPURS GO!"

http://twitter.com/dejuan45

[peskypesky]

Grizzly blair!!!!

[Libri]

As Blair got dressed after the game, guard Keith Bogans was at the next locker, having a sandwich and some Doritos. Blair lamented that neither of those are among his culinary choices these days, as he tries to slim further down.Since Blair is on a diet, he better be careful with Tex-Mex food. :hungry:

[Mel_13]

Blair post game interview:

http://www.nba.com/spurs/media/blair_postgame_091011.mp3

[Interrohater]

"I had a great time playing in the Miami game. I am still learning, humble and hungry!!! I am looking forward to a great season, GO SPURS GO!"

http://twitter.com/dejuan45

That makes my heart swell with love. He said "GO SPURS GO!", just like us fans do.../tear