11/17 - SPURS vs MAVERICKS - Game Blog

[Cant_Be_Faded]

btw timvp according to espn.com last season we were fourth in defensive rebounds

[ElNono]

Nice block

[Spurs Brazil]

Yes TD!

[41times]

game plan for spurs. keep it close until the 4th qtr and slow the game down

[Ice009]

Soft fucking rebounding.

[HarlemHeat37]

Ross again..seriously?..

[Spurs Brazil]

Fuck

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Finley WTF?

[Chomag]

Umm Finely..wth was that?

[Ice009]

Damn Duncan brought us 4 rings he stays till he's in the dirt. Everyone else is not protected.

What is wrong with people. Tim looks pretty fucking good. I WILL SAY IT AGAIN HE IS JUST OUT OF FORM. HE WILL GET A LOT BETTER WHEN HE IS IN FORM.

[cnyc3]

dammit Finley

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Here we go RJ :)

[mFFL03]

please stop Ross from shooting

[spurspokesman]

Yes TD!
Richardson. Still messing up names lol

[Spurs Brazil]

Rj 33333333333333333333

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Nice job Hill

[dbestpro]

Perhaps Dice would like to join the game?

[Spurs Brazil]

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

[ace3g]

nice step back by Hill over Dirk

[Johnny RIngo]

Hope that shot gets Hill going.

[hoopdreams11]

G Hill with the stepback

[timvp]

Spurs and Mavs setting basketball back a couple decades. I'm not sure how the Spurs are winning but I won't complain.

[quentin_compson]

We just had two good possessions in a row. :wow

[cnyc3]

gooden on skates

[Cant_Be_Faded]

one of the few times I wish Duncan were of slightly different temperment

Even though Hill made that shot, I would have bitched his young ass out for not finding McDyess on that possession. Instead he wraps his arm around him and just tells him straight up. I'd love to see Duncan rip into one of the young guys.

[bbarry]

this game is fucking ugly, but somehow we got a 3 pt lead. :rofl

[Riverwalkman]

Maybe bad defensive rebound is due to the fast break attempting. And last year we gave up too much early offense opportunity.

[HarlemHeat37]

NBA.com's play-by-play doesn't match the actual footage LOL..

[spurspokesman]

Hill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oowweepoooweee

[duncan228]

Just hang around, keep it close, and give yourself a chance to win it. The usual road game theory. Hope they can pull it out.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

George thx for not being passive :thumb up:

[angelbelow]

showing some life..

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

D looking much better, offense still putrid.

I'd hoped that Jefferson would be most useful in exactly a situation like this (no Manu/TP, so no slashers), but he's been ineffective.

As for Finley backing down Kidd, it went in, but really? He'll make about 20% of those. :rolleyes

[superjames1992]

What is wrong with people. Tim looks pretty fucking good. I WILL SAY IT AGAIN HE IS JUST OUT OF FORM. HE WILL GET A LOT BETTER WHEN HE IS IN FORM.
This is game #9. How long will it take for him to get into form?

[ElNono]

Nice defensive sequence there. That said, I'm wondering why they're not going to Dirk.
I bet you Carslile calls an iso play for him after the TO.

[timvp]

btw timvp according to espn.com last season we were fourth in defensive rebounds

Look at defensive rebounding percentage. Defensive rebounds doesn't take into account pace or the amount of missed shots.

[HarlemHeat37]

Duncan's defense has been great in the 2nd half so far..hopefully it continues..

[duncan228]

This is game #9. How long will it take for him to get into form?

At least the month he's behind from the changes in his summer work routine.

[angelbelow]

Is it the snaggly eye?

From his commentary to his voice.

[dbestpro]

Dice looks like a spectator. I thought he was a good rebounder. He has no energy. Somebody get him a v-8.

[HarlemHeat37]

D looking much better, offense still putrid.

I'd hoped that Jefferson would be most useful in exactly a situation like this (no Manu/TP, so no slashers), but he's been ineffective.

As for Finley backing down Kidd, it went in, but really? He'll make about 20% of those. :rolleyes

20% is really generous Ruff..

[Riverwalkman]

Nice run by Spurs. George Hill was showing some penetration.

[Libri]

That turn around by Tim was perfect.

[timvp]

Does Duncan have a different type of knee brace on? This looks more mesh and less plastic.

[angelbelow]

LOL at dduncan giving dirk a high five

[murpjf88]

another phantom foul for dirk.

[bbarry]

lol @ duncan clapping hands with dirk after the made FT

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

WTF duncan just high five that pussy on the line

[mFFL03]

keep feeding Bonner

[Ice009]

How many travels for Bonner. FFS.

[timvp]

Dirk gets every got damn call.

[Spurs Brazil]

Damn

[ElNono]

Well, I was asking about the parade... Here we go

[Cant_Be_Faded]

god damnit it pisses me off when mavs fans say spurs like parker and ginobili always depend on the foul when 99.9% of my memories of dirk being bad ass are from the fucking free throw line.

[HarlemHeat37]

I really hate the way Dirk plays basketball..

[ace3g]

Spurs need to keep Jefferson as the point forward, he is the initiator of the offense, it worked against the Mavs last time, was kind of hoping they would use it against the Thunder, but Parker came back.

Its a win win, Jefferson can get early touches and decide to drive, shoot, or pass; and the other players get good looks as well

[duncan228]

Does Duncan have a different type of knee brace on? This looks more mesh and less plastic.

Something's different. He had the sleeve over it last game so it was hard to tell. I'm hoping someone asks him about it so we know.

[ElNono]

Nice RJ

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Does Duncan have a different type of knee brace on? This looks more mesh and less plastic.
i was thinking that last game

i haven't seen that bulky ass plastic one in a couple gmaes

[Libri]

good strong move by Jefferson and a nice pick by Tim

[mFFL03]

thanks for gooden guys!!

[Spurs Brazil]

Hill and one!

[ElNono]

And 1 bitches

[cnyc3]

there we go RJ, keep being aggresive

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Jason Terry is officially the first player in Hill's career that he absolutely positively totally totally fucking OWNS.
As i type this Hill foolishly picks up his 4th foul.

[td4mvp21]

Hill that was your 4th fucking foul, why would you do that????

[timvp]

Hill you can't foul there.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Gooden is Tim-kryptonite!? Who knew? Maybe it was Gooden who caused Timmy's tendonosis... :lol

[Spurs Brazil]

damn Hill, STUPID foul

[Cant_Be_Faded]

"anthony mason, jr."

[cnyc3]

fack that's 4 on Hill

[HarlemHeat37]

Finley running around without direction on D..

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

"Anthony Mason Jnr". Who the fuck is that idiot? He's gotten about 10 names wrong this game.

[Riverwalkman]

I don't like those calls...

[ElNono]

Was that Mason with the stupid foul on Gooden?

[mFFL03]

thanks for gooden guys!!!

[Johnny RIngo]

Finley, Mason, and Bonner all playing together...ugh

[Spurs Brazil]

Thank you Finley

[timvp]

WTF Mason.

[alchemist]

Rmj = jv :lol :bang

[HarlemHeat37]

Finley and Mason combining for epic fail status on that sequence..

[dbestpro]

Okay. I'll say it. Maybe we should have kept Gooden. At least he has some energy.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

i am smelling a scoring drought coming fcuk

[alidanis]

We need some good guards..finley and mason are so lame

[mVp]

Fuck you Mason, FUCK YOU!

[ElNono]

Come on Pop!!!

[Spurs Brazil]

fuck you mason

[Libri]

Wtf?

[Ice009]

Mason Jr and Finley are fucking useless losers out there for us.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

This reffing is atrocious too. Way to make a game into an eyesore.

[gaKNOW!blee]

Mason is the dumbest motherfucker ive ever seen

[41times]

that was an unbelievable play by gooden.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Mason... :(

[Cant_Be_Faded]

dude the mavs are still the last team in the league that still gets these stupid ticky tack flop calls

and they get them every fucking game at home

sickening
they even got this shit as san antonio

the mavs win by this shit

[timvp]

Mason is garbage right now. Pop might have to put Hill back in even with four fouls.

[SenorSpur]

How can a guy go from good to shit over an offseason?

[Spurs Brazil]

I HATE Mason Jr

PATHETIC player

[spurspokesman]

I really hate the way Dirk plays basketball..
I really hate thevway this guy commentates. Anthony mason jr. You mean roger mason

[Riverwalkman]

haha, Hill torched Terry...

[superjames1992]

WTF Mason Jr.? Two fouls in about 10 seconds? Geez!

[45 bank shot]

whenever mason is in, the lead is gone

[dbestpro]

Now, for all of you that said we don't need a third point guard, what do you think now?

[alchemist]

game is on the line so Pop takes out the hot hands :toast :lol

[SpursFanATL]

Funny how when Mason comes back in, the game just instantly and completely turns around.

[dolacheck]

Congrats refs for keeping the mavs in the game. The BS calls that Dirk gets is disgusting and why the Donaghy Scandal makes ppl think. This sickins me to watch this crap sometimes

[Crookshanks]

Why didn't Gooden play like this last year? He pretty much sucked as a Spur.

[alidanis]

lets get AI

[quentin_compson]

Mason Jr. and Finley are a disgrace so far. Hill is not much better.

Still, we're in this game.

[ElNono]

It's not Mason's fault he's out there... Just play Hill at point for whatever is left. I mean, he's just a kid!

[Ice009]

MAN.

This is really on Hill though for that STUPID, STUPID foul that go Mason Jr. on the court.

[vednam]

Where is Jacque Vaughn when you need him?

[ulosturedge]

Give Mason's fucking minutes to Malik I say again...

[DesignatedT]

wow mason. this is just a pathetic job. he gets his chance to show SOMETHING and brings this shit. fucking cut his ass

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

As I said, Gooden is Tim-kryptonite. Maybe Timmy did something to piss him off last year, and now he has his wife in the locker room with a voodoo doll...

[spurspokesman]

How can a guy go from good to shit over an offseason?
Buy trying to turn him in to something he never was

[Biggems]

we get a 5 pt lead and then the whistles come out in force......i guess the refs had to keep Dallas in the game...

oh, and nice flop by Barrea

[cnyc3]

AD anyone? :lol

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

one more rebound then timmy is gonna be leading us in points, rebounds and assists

[bbarry]

Ugh... Mason. As soon as Hill went out with his 4th PF, all hell broke loose. HOPEFULLY he is able to play most of the 4th quarter, and foul-free, if we want to win this game.

[DesignatedT]

no shit, i would love to see jacque vaghn out there running point compared to that RMJ shit... fucking pathetic

[Chieflion]

A big fuck you to Mason and Finley!

[DesignatedT]

duncan is the only one playing a solid game offensively and defensively

[Cant_Be_Faded]

That RMJ foul was mostly JJB continuing the everlasting mavericks tradition of being elite drawers of bull shit offensive fouls.

[MateoNeygro]

I really hate thevway this guy commentates. Anthony mason jr. You mean roger mason

Lol yah, they've called RMJ-Anthony Mason. They've called Jefferson-Richardson, and the pregame that Cox chics said TONY DUNCAN. Worst commentating ever...

[dbestpro]

Give Mason's fucking minutes to Malik I say again...

Mason is only on the court because Pop has no other PG. Hairston does not play PG.

[Johnny RIngo]

Okay. I'll say it. Maybe we should have kept Gooden. At least he has some energy.

This Spurs team makes even the most mediocre big men look like Karl Malone.

[ElNono]

I'm gonna say it right now. I wish we had AD just to bring the ball up...

[SenorSpur]

I know Pop has little choice right now, but surely he can see what many of us saw last year - MASON ISN'T A BACKUP PG. He's already struggling as a shooter. He's just a fucking disaster on both ends.

[ffadicted]

Jesus christ, what happened to "Christmas Day Dagger" Mason?

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

C'mon guys, we KNOW Mason is no PG from last year. He's only out there playing PG because TP and Manu are out and Hill is on 4. Yes, he's playing terribly, but he shouldn't be out there playing PG at all.

[alchemist]

Buy trying to turn him in to something he never was
you have to excuse Pop for not using Chris Paul off the bench...oh wait.

[Crookshanks]

Since I'm in Dallas, I have to either listen to the Dallas announcers or these idiot ESPN guys. Makes the game even uglier.

And Dirk is getting some really ticky tack fouls. These refs are pretty bad.

[rayray2k8]

Lol yah, they've called RMJ-Anthony Mason. They've called Jefferson-Richardson, and the pregame that Cox chics said TONY DUNCAN. Worst commentating ever...

I already changed it to FSSW

[Biggems]

good job of tim of not touching that shot by bonner

[Libri]

Jesus christ, what happened to "Christmas Day Dagger" Mason?

The Grinch stole it?

[vy65]

Did anyone just see Carlise eat shit running?

[Cant_Be_Faded]

RMJ money on the free point.


GO SPURS

MAKE THE STAND HERE

[dbestpro]

Dice has concrete shoes.

[JustinJDW]

I am so happy Jefferson decided to show up, and that we are still in the game. We can get this.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

What was that Dice??? Gooden just made you look like a tree. :depressed

[SenorSpur]

Anybody sorry the Spurs didn't keep Gooden, after all?

[Manu'sMagicalLeftHand]

I wish sometime during my lifetime I come across Marc Cuban without bodyguards around and kick his faggot whiney ass.

[mFFL03]

thanks for gooden!!!

[Cant_Be_Faded]

This game's turning point thus far is when Hill picked up that bull shit fourth foul. What an idiot move. It's making us super easy to defend. Barea is making RMJ initiate the offense from almost mid-court.

YeeeEeEEesh!!!!

[Crookshanks]

Drew Gooden is playing like an all-star. Why does this always happen - a guy is crap for us - we trade him and then he plays like an all-star against us.

[Spurs Brazil]

shit fouls

[mabrignani]

thinkin he is all big shit playing against spurs. thats the only reason he is playing with intensity is bc we let him go

[murpjf88]

RJ can't dcrive for shit

[ElNono]

Infurating that RJ gets mugged and they call ticky tacky shit on Dirk

[dbestpro]

I'm gonna keep calling Dice out until he starts to contribute.

[Spurs Brazil]

FUCK Mason

[TIMMYD!]

RMJ fucking it up yet again. Play Hairston!

[ElNono]

Fucking get Mason out of there!!

[murpjf88]

to rj AGAIN!

[Ice009]

WOW Mason Jr.

[Crookshanks]

turnovers are killing us

[Cant_Be_Faded]

offensive rebound tim thomas


spurs!!!!

[mFFL03]

tim thomas! the dirk kisser!!!!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Wow :(

[Crookshanks]

GEEZ - another turnover - this is craptastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Chieflion]

Drew Gooden looks more mobile than all our trees in the team.

[ElNono]

Bogans bringing up the ball? Where's our PG?

:pctoss

[Cant_Be_Faded]

offensive rebound mavs, that ball landed between FOUR FUCKING SPURS yet they get the rebound back

[dbestpro]

I swear Dice is on the take. No way he can be that sloppy.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Thank god that didn't count :(

[Spurs Brazil]

Since Mason is in we got fucked.

[45 bank shot]

i freakin hate mason

[murpjf88]

Sloppiest bunch of fucks i have ever seen

[HarlemHeat37]

Dallas gets a disturbing amount of calls against us..

[dirk4mvp]

Spur fan whining about calls. Nothing new here. I guess you enjoyed your free offensive interference.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

It's so painful watching our team this year that I regularly want to throw up. Ugh. Something has to change.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Dallas has twelve (12) offensive rebounds to spurs seven (7)

[Biggems]

get rid of that lineup we had to close the 3rd......they played like something i leave in my bathroom bowl every morning.

[Thompson]

I wondered what on earth Cuban would need 3 new Jaguars for.

[Chomag]

I don't care if we don't have a pg right now!!! For christs sake Tim would be better at PG right now then RMJ!!! Get him the fuck out of the game Pop!!!!

[SenorSpur]

Mason and Finley are fucking turnovers waiting to happen.

Nobody seems in control of the team out there. Everyone looks lost. No one is making conifident cuts, drives or taking shots in rhythm - except Duncan.

[41times]

tim tim with a shot at the buzzer?

[rayray2k8]

Yep, we need another PG.

[Johnny RIngo]

Drew Gooden is playing like an all-star. Why does this always happen - a guy is crap for us - we trade him and then he plays like an all-star against us.

Pretty normal for us considering how awful our defense has been this year. Hell, we made Boozer look like Hakeem a few weeks ago.

[dbestpro]

Bogans bringing up the ball? Where's our PG?

:pctoss

Think we might need that third PG now?

[timvp]

This will take a hell of a fourth quarter effort to get the win. Dirk will get a parade to the free throw line the way the refs are calling this game.

[Crookshanks]

The rotten scheduling combined with injuries = what we're seeing tonight. :depressed

[Budkin]

Still a whole quarter to go... we can pull this off.

[SenorSpur]

Maybe Pop should dust off Ratliff for a few mins.

[benefactor]

I don't how much more of this I can watch.

[45 bank shot]

we really need another pg

[quentin_compson]

I hate it when a smurf like Barea scores on a jumpshot.

Mason Jr. is way way off right now.

[Dingle Barry]

Mason and McDyess have been complete shit this season.

[alchemist]

It's so painful watching our team this year that I regularly want to throw up. Ugh. Something has to change.
If the Spurs can get a Chris Paul or Chauncey on the low I'm down for a trade or 2 :toast

[Spurs Brazil]

Yep, we need another PG.

Waive Haislip and sign a PG

Too bad we can't waive Mason :depressed

[HarlemHeat37]

Hill
Hairston
Jefferson
Bonner/McDyess/Blair
Duncan

just give us this lineup for a few minutes..

[ElNono]

Dallas gets a disturbing amount of calls against us..

The refs have sucked, but for both teams. Dallas is just playing terrible and we're managing to play even worse.

[TDMVPDPOY]

fail

[spurspokesman]

It's so painful watching our team this year that I regularly want to throw up. Ugh. Something has to change.
I second that

[RobSM64]

malik is in

[hoopdreams11]

Hairston coming in

[dbestpro]

I know why we are playing for shit. So what's the Mav's excuse?

[Biggems]

in Malik, I trust

[timvp]

:lol @ Pop throwing Hairston into the fire.

[Chieflion]

Waive Haislip and sign a PG

Too bad we can't waive Mason :depressed
Even Iverson can bring the ball up safely without a turnover. Sorry, I just had to say it.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

One reason I always actively scoff the shit out of mavs fans that bitch about Wade's free throw championship against them is that their entire history of clutch wins under the Dirk Era is dependent on free throw contests.

[SenorSpur]

Hell, he's out playing our reserve bigs.

[RobSM64]

wtf mason?

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

RMJ tried to dunk? WHAAAATTTTTT?

[Biggems]

I know why we are playing for shit. So what's the Mav's excuse?

they are missing Mr. Ed, the Matrix, and the $70 million man

[timvp]

Holy sh~t. I didn't know Mason could do that.

[ffadicted]

This depresses me lolol

[hoopdreams11]

RMJ got mad

[ulosturedge]

Well Manu would be the alternate ball handler, but he is going to be sitting by TP behind the bench...

[angelbelow]

wow mason almost had the slam haha

[Interrohater]

:lmao I'm gonna need a gif of that Blair block on Dirk from the underneath the basket view! I saw a replay and when Dirk gets blocked, he tries to flop while in the air and it looks hilarious

[ace3g]

Hairston is in the game

[Cant_Be_Faded]

offensive rebound humphries

[Spurs Brazil]

Dice looks bad today

[dbestpro]

Dice once again part of a negative result.

[Chomag]

Fuck! Spurs might as well just run down to the other side of the court and not even try to rebound. Wait....thats kind of what they are doing lol

[Libri]

Get the damn rebound!!!

[ElNono]

Four Spurs vs Humphries... Dallas ball. :depressed

[SenorSpur]

Just like every other time he's gone to the hole - RMJ couldn't finish the dunk either.

I do give him credit for trying to go "top shelf"

[Chomag]

Good D by Hairston!!!!

[timvp]

Tim Thomas looks to be in the best shape I've seen him in a few years.

[Riverwalkman]

I miss Jacque Vaughn.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Thomas so fragile he hurts himself on dunk attempt

[SenorSpur]

Oh no! Guess who just made an appearance?

[Chomag]

Bonner just got destroyed

[angelbelow]

lets see what hairston can do with his limited mintues

[ElNono]

Look for the Spurs to sign up a PG tomorrow

[Cant_Be_Faded]

offensive rebound humphries


spurs!!!!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Another offensive rebound :(

[timvp]

McDyess needs to grab a board.

[td4mvp21]

I am getting so motherfucking sick of watching Bonner continuously getting outrebounded when he has good position.

[Chomag]

LOL another offencive rebound,,

[Bartleby]

If only the Spurs had somebody who was really good at rebounding . . .

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Why isn't Hill in?

[Cant_Be_Faded]

pathetic

i hope Pop splits some skulls in this timeout huddle

[Spurs Brazil]

Mason is a joke

[bbarry]

how the Fuck does dirk get into the lane so easily. it's fucking annoying. he's slow as shit.

[mFFL03]

Barea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[ElNono]

BTW, why is not Bogans instead of Mason out there, now that Hill is playing?

[timvp]

Mason. Cannot. Guard. Barea.

[45 bank shot]

can't we even grab a defensive board against fucking Humphries

[angelbelow]

Yikes, we need to grab some boards.

[dbestpro]

Big men are being exposed by Mavs. Time to give Ian a chance Pop. Unless you are afraid that he might prove you wrong.

[Crookshanks]

They either get the offensive rebound or a foul gets called against the Spurs - this sucks big time

[kbrury]

Look for the Spurs to sign up a PG tomorrow

Ive always thought Parker and Hill wouldn't be enough depth I don't even consider Mason in the conversation Bonner could bring the ball up better.

[duncan228]

timvp - It looks like it's sleeved again. Hard to tell if it's the same brace or not.

Before the last game when he sleeved it he messed with it a lot. I'm thinking the sleeve might help keep it steady.

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x282/duncan228/2009-2010/11-18-093.jpg

[ulosturedge]

Is there anyone in the NBA Mason can guard?

[Ice009]

Now Hairston gets out there.

Pop is up for the new Razzie coaching award of the year.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

fcuk at least hairston is given a chance

[SenorSpur]

Now that Bonner has cooled off, his deficiencies are magnified.

Finley is so spare

Mason is even worse that those two