12/07 - Spurs at Jazz Game blog

[Spurs Brazil]

Manu is having a tough season but he'll win the game for us now

[Supergirl]

Where's the D on that jumper? I'm not watching so it sounds like he just came down and fired an open jumper, anyone?

Someone said RJ was all over him

[ElNono]

Go spurs go

[slick'81]

foul on bonner

[ducks]

What do we do now? Williams is good.

score

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

uhoh

[Rummpd]

Bs

[siraulo23]

damn, miss booozer!!

[Spursmania]

Fucking stupid call.

[Supergirl]

damn it
SPurs needed this one

[balli]

Fitting that the call was on Bonner. Bonner has no business playing as well as he did tonight.

[Quiet Strength]

lol that was a bullshit call

[HarlemHeat37]

Tony WIIIIIIDE open and chokes..come on..

[ajballer4]

WTF refs

[slick'81]

fck boozer missed one

[Dro210]

Bonner is working his ass off tho.... I love it

[IronMexican]

keep me updated

[ffadicted]

Shit!

[Spursmania]

Boozer missed! We still have a shot!

[Spurs Brazil]

Shit TP

WIDE open

[slick'81]

and 2

[Ice009]

Never give TP a clutch shot.

FUCK YOU DUCKS and fuck Parker.

You fucking faggot DUcks. Jinxed Tony by saying Manu sucks in the clutch.

FUCKING ASSHOLE DUCKS.

[Rummpd]

He missed both!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[AnthonyM]

Okur isn't over Tim's back there?

[siraulo23]

yesss, miss both!!!!

[Admidave50]

We can still win this shit!! Do we have timeout??

BELIEVE!!

[ffadicted]

the ball don't lie! THE BALL DONT LIE!!!1

[Supergirl]

LOL BOozer misses both

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

omg spurs have a chance to win it boozer choked two FTs??

[austN Spur]

This shot has to go to Tim. who do you wanna see shoot it?

[benefactor]

Good lord can we get any luckier.

[Spurs1234]

parker is shooting like its 2003 again

[Spursmania]

We just got a Christmas gift from Boozer! Their first 2 FT misses of the night. We get one more shot at this.

[Mal]

DO NOT give Parker the ball

[45 bank shot]

clutch miss by boozer

[urunobili]

Boozzer choked... Fight

[siraulo23]

Believe!!!

[loveforthegame]

I can't believe Boozer missed both. Wow.

[Admidave50]

Boozer Choking hard! Give the Ball to Timmaaaaaaaaaay!!!

[ElNono]

Manu or TD win this...

[Quiet Strength]

no more timeouts

[Spursmania]

Fuck-I can't watch...

[Chieflion]

This shot has to go to Tim. who do you wanna see shoot it?
I want to see Bonner shoot it. It is his time tonight.

[slick'81]

now can we wait and take the final shot please

[SenorSpur]

WHo takes the shot? Bonner or Duncan?

[ashbeeigh]

gaaaahhhhh.

[ducks]

:09.3 SA - 20 sec timeout
:09.3 SA - T. Duncan defensive rebound
:10.6 UTA - C. Boozer misses the second free throw
:10.6 UTA - C. Boozer misses the first free throw
:10.6 SA - Loose ball foul on M. Bonner
:10.6 UTA - Team rebound
:10.6 SA - T. Parker misses a 21-foot jumper from the right corner
:22.1 SA - M. Ginobili enters game for G. Hill
:22.1 SA - Full timeout (Timeout #5)

[superjames1992]

Nice!

[Ice009]

Where are you Ducks??????

[45 bank shot]

c'mon believe

[Johnny RIngo]

Boozer choking worse than out players.

[slick'81]

did we just run a play for matt fckn bonner>!> fck almost went in

[balli]

whew.

[Rummpd]

Tough loss!

[siraulo23]

damnnnn, ughhh, believe11!!

[Juanobili]

God hates the Spurs *sigh*

[Libri]

Damn!! So close!!!!!!

[HarlemHeat37]

WE WENT TO BONNER?!..

WHAT THE FUCK?!?!..

this team is just an embarrassment at this point..

[picc84]

WTF. seriously? :lmao

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

lol bonner running hook shot aaaaahahahah

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Clear out one side, then side pnr Duncan and parker for fucksake! It works.

What the fuck was that? :pctoss

[Spurs Brazil]

WORST play all time

FUCK YOU BONNER, FUCK YOU

[Chomag]

I'm handing this to bonner. He is playin gwith heart!

[urunobili]

Matt Bonner? really?

[Quiet Strength]

Thats the play the spurs come out of the timeout with to possibly win the game? :bang

[austN Spur]

shit. close full court shot now

[Ice009]

What the fuck

get the ball to manu

fucking should have given it to manu. What idiots.

[Admidave50]

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck, these losses huuurt!

[SCdac]

LMFAO

Living and dying by a low fucking percentage Matt Bonner lob?

wow.

I'm speechless.

[ffadicted]

well that's a wrap I guess

[ducks]

:01.5 SA - Personal foul on T. Duncan
:01.5 UTA - M. Okur defensive rebound
:01.9 SA - M. Bonner misses a 13-foot running jumper along the right baseline
:09.3 SA - 20 sec timeout
:09.3 SA - T. Duncan defensive rebound
:10.6 UTA - C. Boozer misses the second free throw
:10.6 UTA - C. Boozer misses the first free throw
:10.6 SA - Loose ball foul on M. Bonner

[Supergirl]

damn it Jazz gave us two chances to make the winning shot and Parker and Bonner couldn't get it done for us...

[td4mvp21]

Honest to God, did he really have to take the last shot??? I know he's been on fire but seriously, that's not his game at all

[SenorSpur]

Couldn't they have gotten a better look than a running one-hander by Bonner?

[superjames1992]

What the hell was that?

I know Bonner is on, but come on, Pop. Try a play for crying out loud. Matt isn't Manu or Tony.

[slick'81]

3 in a row fck

[mando6599]

We suck!

[siraulo23]

tough loss

[loveforthegame]

Good grief.

[Chieflion]

Well, guys, you go with the hot hand.

[Dro210]

love that they gave the shot to bonner.... spurs obviosly don't see this as a "must win" in december like some people did

[Ice009]

This TEAM

[Mal]

I knew it

[balli]

Good game, SA. :toast

[Chieflion]

Fuck the turnovers! Fuck these bunch of chokers.

[Admidave50]

Bonner carried us right all night but wtf with the last action for him at the end...

[Libri]

That last play was ridiculous!

[DesignatedT]

bonner for the win? LMAO

[Ice009]

This team is so fucking frustrating.

Lol my hands are shaking as i am so mad.

[redzero]

What a role reversal between these two teams.

[ElNono]

Moral December Victory... It was close... Everybody played hard...

[mando6599]

where in the world is this team going?

[Juanobili]

that's it.... I'm selling my Laker ticket...

[ducks]

duncan,manu had key turnovers after game was tied at 96
this loss is not on tp for his miss
booner missed the game winner also

[superjames1992]

WE WENT TO BONNER?!..

WHAT THE FUCK?!?!..

this team is just an embarrassment at this point..
I didn't have a problem with going to Bonner, but we basically gave him an iso. You don't get a power forward and iso play. That should be reserved for Manu and Tony.

[Spurs Brazil]

Take your 27pts and fuck you Bonner

Trying to be a fucking hero, why didn't you run the fucking play. FUCK YOU BONNER

[Ice009]

How can they be so dumb?????????

[AnthonyM]

Well, guys, you go with the hot hand.

If the hot hand is Bonner, you run HIS play, which is a drive and kick for a 3, not a running hook shot that's hard for any player to make..

[Tito_Trinidad]

Rude awekening: Spurs not making the playoffs this season. Bye bye Duncan era!!

[Chomag]

Well, guys, you go with the hot hand.

I know, as I was saying I do give credit to bonner. However with the clutch players on our team Bonner is the last player to go to there.

[Spursmania]

:makemyday

[hoopdreams11]

I think manu might be hurting again

[TIMMYD!]

at least we have three games against easy teams now

[Johnny RIngo]

WE WENT TO BONNER?!..

WHAT THE FUCK?!?!..

this team is just an embarrassment at this point..

Pop overthinking himself again. Bonner looks hot all game so he decides to give a role player(with a tendency to choke) the last shot. Fucking stupid.

[slick'81]

no offense i missed most of the game but setting up a matt bonner driving floater wouldnt of been my guess lol

[Libri]

Well, guys, you go with the hot hand.

Yes but what kind of play was that.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Both TP's and Bonner's shots went in, then came out... but that doesn't mean shit. Our wings suck, and our D wasn't there.

Part of me wishes we'd just throw in the towel and start rebuilding now, because this team doesn't feel any better than last year's. The NBA has passed us by. :depressed

[Crookshanks]

That's 3 losses in a row again. The Spurs just really suck right now. I don't think it's working that Pop has given Tony pretty much free reign - he's sucking big time right now. And what about Manu? This is just an embarrassing team right now. I can't believe I paid $100 to watch this crap. :bang

[Spursmania]

I can't be pissed at Bonner. His play kept us in this damn game tonight. This sucks!

[mfanatic]

loll this is seriously beginning to be pretty fun, 9-9 is pathetic, i just wonder how long these guys on spurstalk will wait until they say we need a trade

[siraulo23]

Still cant believe this...

[Bambililos]

You know you're in trouble when Bonner is your best player...
So frustrating, the game was winable

[gm5k]

God, I try to stay as optimistic as possible when the Spurs go through bad stretches...but this season is just feeling cursed :lol

:drunk

[austN Spur]

shouldve never moved to austin.. its worse now that we are struggling so badly

[mando6599]

Really, a desperation type game? Heard no heart from this team as a TEAM, just individuals like Bonner. Why do we waste such efforts as Bonner's tonight and Blair's against the Celts? Such a waste.

[Creation88]

are you fucking kidding me? i don't give a shit if matt bonner has 100+ points in a game you don't go to him with the game on the line especially with that magic johnson shot.

[Chomag]

However if it takes bonner scoring 27 points for us to compete against a team liek Utah.... IT's going to be a very long season.

[Spurs Brazil]

Bonner carried us right all night but wtf with the last action for him at the end...

The play wasn't for him

He tried to be the hero

[DPG21920]

duncan,manu had key turnovers after game was tied at 96
this loss is not on tp for his miss
booner missed the game winner also

Like when TP got stripped by Rondo against the Celtics? Or how about TP's high turnovers throughout the game and missed jumper?

[Chieflion]

Well, for some of you, it is only December. Stupid and beaten like a dead horse.

[ElNono]

duncan,manu had key turnovers after game was tied at 96
this loss is not on tp for his miss
booner missed the game winner also

We saw the game, we know what happened. Shut up now.

[The Red Hood]

Take your 27pts and fuck you Bonner

Trying to be a fucking hero, why didn't you run the fucking play. FUCK YOU BONNER
Wasn't that the play they ran?

[SenorSpur]

And we all thought the start to last season was disastrous.

[Josepatches_]

Duncan has to take these shots.

C'mon 2 shots to win and none of them by TD.

[Johnny RIngo]

duncan,manu had key turnovers after game was tied at 96
this loss is not on tp for his miss
booner missed the game winner also

Deron Williams can actually get his teammates involved. Parker can't(5 TOs). TP isn't even a top 5 PG in the league.

[Spursmania]

The play wasn't for him

He tried to be the hero

Yeah, I don't think the play was for him either. I need to see the replays.

[mexicanjunior]

I can't believe I paid $100 to watch this crap. :bang

I'm so glad I delayed that league pass purchase, that's money that will definitely be put to better use.

[Chomag]

I think manu might be hurting again

I noticed him grabing his leg and limping a bit in the game. I was hoping it was just me seeing things.

[Spursmania]

I would have preferred he shoot a 3 rather than that hook shot. But hell, we lost.

[siraulo23]

if that shot went in, i bet only some would question bonner's shot

[Spursmania]

I noticed him grabing his leg and limping a bit in the game. I was hoping it was just me seeing things.


Really?:(

[Johnny RIngo]

Not Bonner's fault. It's Pop's fault for going to a streaky role player to win the game.

[icem]

another loss to a team above .500

[Ice009]

Like when TP got stripped by Rondo against the Celtics? Or how about TP's high turnovers throughout the game and missed jumper?

Manu would have been a better option on that wide open Jumper.

a few seconds before than Ducks said Manu sucks in the clutch. Manu is one of the most clutch players on the planet.

Ducks hero choked in crunch time as usual.

It's all on Ducks for calling Manu out and his BOY FUCKING CHOKING.

Go to another team Ducks.

I don't want to put Manu against Tony, but everyone in the FUCKING WORLD KNOWS MANU IS MORE CLUTCH THAT TONY WILL EVER BE.

GET THAT THROUGH YOUR FUCKING THICK DUCK FUCKING SKULL you fuckwit Ducks.

[Spursmania]

Duncan has to take these shots.

C'mon 2 shots to win and none of them by TD.

I would have liked Duncan to have taken the shot too...:depressed

[ducks]

Deron Williams can actually get his teammates involved. Parker can't(5 TOs). TP isn't even a top 5 PG in the league.

does williams have a nice point guard friendly system yes
spurs is more motion not as many asist
does williams have 53% new roster


his pass to blair was on the money
tp gets the blame though on the turnover

[ElNono]

The 3rd quarter killed us... 37 points... I still don't understand Pop's rotations. He didn't stick with the same rotations as the first half for whatever reason...
Anyways, this game was a step back defensively...

[ducks]

We saw the game, we know what happened. Shut up now.

then why post here

[hoopdreams11]

Bright side I like RJ's effort blocking Okur and getting some key rebounds

[mystargtr34]

Good game, SA. :toast

Good game.

[Ice009]

LOL if I was in the same room with Ducks right now I'd fucking smash his head into a pulp.

Fucker has got me so fucking mad.

[timtonymanu]

Just like I expected, the Spurs lost the 3 games against playoff teams. How many crap teams do the Spurs challenge? It's all they can win.

[Crookshanks]

I'm going to bed - this is soooooo depressing. I had such high hopes at the beginning of the season, but now it just feels all wrong and I never am certain that the Spurs can win on any given night. What happened to our Big 3? Parker is a turnover machine and Manu is MIA. Duncan isn't drawing double teams and the refs don't respect our players. And Bruce is gone, so the defense is sorely lacking. The other players are good in fits and starts, but there's no consistency. And I don't even know what to say about Pop...

[silverblackfan]

Ugh. Lose give up +20 in 3rd quarter and lose a squeaker at the end with Bonner driving to the hoop.
Let the meltdown begin...

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Well, for some of you, it is only December. Stupid and beaten like a dead horse.

Will you STFU already? We know what you think, but you haven't offered one constructive suggestion, so what's the point in being a passive aggressive little bitch about it?

[itzsoweezee]

his pass to blair was on the money
tp gets the blame though on the turnover

lol, you mean the pick and roll where tony threw it at blair's shoes? yeah, right on the money.

[hoopdreams11]

I noticed him grabing his leg and limping a bit in the game. I was hoping it was just me seeing things.

I think he got kneed hopefully its just a bruise

[ElNono]

Yeah, I don't think the play was for him either. I need to see the replays.

It wasn't. RJ was supposed to inbound to Manu in the corner but he hesitated.
I bet Manu was supposed to drive and dish...

[ducks]

yep this is all tp fault
he gave up 37 points in the third quarter by himself
and he missed one shot under two minutes
even though duncan and manu had turnovers under two minutes
It is clearly tp's fault
the o is bad they only scored 101 points on the road in Utah a scrappy place to play

[itzsoweezee]

11 turnovers in the second half. jesus christ

[Admidave50]

The play wasn't for him

He tried to be the hero

Fuck him hard then...!:bang

[Spurs Brazil]

Of course Pop didn't ran that play to Bonner.

[Marco]

Ducks can be so annoying it's ridiculous.

[ducks]

LOL if I was in the same room with Ducks right now I'd fucking smash his head into a pulp.

Fucker has got me so fucking mad.

yep it is ducks fault spurs lost:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol

[hoopdreams11]

We need a shotblocker we have one on the bench if he doesn't still have it we need to trade for one

[itzsoweezee]

if you're listening on the radio, sounds like they didn't have much a play planned other than throw it to duncan and have him shoot it. awesome play!

horrible coaching.

[siraulo23]

oh well, move on

[JohnnySixString]

It's times like this I'm glad I resolved to not get so pissed off when they lose. It's not fun anymore when you want to destroy things because the millionaires on tv aren't playing as well as you'd hope. Smoke a bowl or something, lol. :p:

[Ice009]

yep this is all tp fault
he gave up 37 points in the third quarter by himself
and he missed one shot under two minutes
even though duncan and manu had turnovers under two minutes
It is clearly tp's fault
the o is bad they only scored 101 points on the road in Utah a scrappy place to play

You always blame other players, BUT NEVER EVER blame Parker.

You are a joke. A fucking joke. Anyone that listens to anything you say is a retard.

Funny that you never mentioned any of those fuckload of turnovers from TP in the 4th quarter.

It's never on Parker is it?????

[SenorSpur]

Part of me wishes we'd just throw in the towel and start rebuilding now, because this team doesn't feel any better than last year's. The NBA has passed us by. :depressed

I'm with you. Part of me wishes that too. We've watched for two years as injury and age have exposed cracks in the foundation and robbed them of a chance to compete for a title. The offseason reloading effort was valiant, but it doesn't appear to be working, with the roster they have now. This team still looks old, slow, predictable and now turnover-prone.

I don't think this is a situation where the Spurs can "reload". It may be time to simply rebuild. At this point, it makes more since to lose with young than lose with old.

[alchemist]

Just like I expected, the Spurs lost the 3 games against playoff teams. How many crap teams do the Spurs challenge? It's all they can win.
You expected that they'd be in all the games and just completely shut themselves down? GTFOH! :lol

The Spurs have major issues and they still had chances to win all 3 games.

[CP48107]

Both TP's and Bonner's shots went in, then came out... but that doesn't mean shit. Our wings suck, and our D wasn't there.

Part of me wishes we'd just throw in the towel and start rebuilding now, because this team doesn't feel any better than last year's. The NBA has passed us by. :depressed

I agree, man. My Spurs is the team in the past. It has been extremely hard for me as a sport fan this past few days. First the Spurs lost to Boston & Denver, then Cowboys lost to Giant, and then now a tough loss to Jazz.

It breaks my heart to see how the Spurs are playing right now. Anyhow, go Spurs :flag:!

[ElNono]

I love TP, BTW. He carried for stretches today. But if you can't see his defense regressed this season, then you're not watching. That said, he's not the reason we lost.

[ducks]

You always blame other players, BUT NEVER EVER blame Parker.

You are a joke. A fucking joke. Anyone that listens to anything you say is a retard.

Funny that you never mentioned any of those fuckload of turnovers from TP in the 4th quarter.

It's never on Parker is it?????

you are saying tp is not clutch
after game was tied tp only missed the 21 foot shot
did not turn it over

same games it is tp fault
but not tonight

rj and manu played worse then he did

[Ice009]

I'm with you. Part of me wishes that too. We've watched for two years as injury and age have exposed cracks in the foundation and robbed them of a chance to compete for a title. The offseason reloading effort was valiant, but it doesn't appear to be working, with the roster they have now. This team still looks old, slow, predictable and now turnover-prone.

I don't think this is a situation where the Spurs can "reload". It may be time to simply rebuild. At this point, it makes more since to lose with young than lose with old.

The Spurs have no clue what they are doing.

Every smart Spurs fan here has said this this season. We should have traded for SJax. Spurs are on their high horse and said this team needs time while we are all here saying the Spurs are missing something.

[DPG21920]

yep this is all tp fault
he gave up 37 points in the third quarter by himself
and he missed one shot under two minutes
even though duncan and manu had turnovers under two minutes
It is clearly tp's fault
the o is bad they only scored 101 points on the road in Utah a scrappy place to play

Was it TP's fault against Boston when Rondo stripped him with 20 seconds left?

[Ice009]

you are saying tp is not clutch
after game was tied tp only missed the 21 foot shot
did not turn it over

I never said he isn't clutch. I said he IS NOT MORE clutch than Manu.

When you compare those two in crunch time it is not even close.

For you to say Manu is not clutch is like I said retard level IQ.

Anyone that has watched the Spurs for years and says Manu is not clutch is a retard.

[Yogurt210]

We are getting better!!Bad loss, but hey...alot better than the previous two. We are almost good shape. Pop just needs to get consistent rotatiosn down. It's like watching a diff. team every game..

but hey Blair made his way in..and is doing well.
He should start with Duncan, no lie.
Bring manu back to Starting as well.

Bonner is looking more confident than ever.
He made the jazz shit their pants single-handedly

Now just find a consistent Rotation soon Pop, Please!

[Yogurt210]

We are getting better!!Bad loss, but hey...alot better than the previous two. We are almost good shape. Pop just needs to get consistent rotatiosn down. It's like watching a diff. team every game..

but hey Blair made his way in..and is doing well.
He should start with Duncan, no lie.
Bring manu back to Starting as well.

Bonner is looking more confident than ever.
He made the jazz shit their pants single-handedly

Now just find a consistent Rotation soon Pop, Please!


Mason should have been in for the game winner..also....we all know he is money.

[balli]

There were some times where TP just couldn't have done any better. Defensively anyways. He was getting skull-fucked, but what do you expect? He was giving up a few inches and more than a few pounds. And was going against the sickest crossover in The League.

Not exactly an easy assignment for TP tonight. Especially once Deron got pissed.

[ducks]

I never said he isn't clutch. I said he IS NOT MORE clutch than Manu.

When you compare those two in crunch time it is not even close.

For you to say Manu is not clutch is like I said retard level IQ.

Anyone that has watched the Spurs for years and says Manu is not clutch is a retard.

2005 manu was clutch
it is 2009 now

[Ice009]

I love TP, BTW. He carried for stretches today. But if you can't see his defense regressed this season, then you're not watching. That said, he's not the reason we lost.

TP's defense regressed last season. He was getting lit up by anyone from JJ Barea to someone's second string PG. The only thing was last season TP was scoring so much it made it hard to notice.

He also made that dumb comment where he is a top 5 defender at PG ahead of Rondo.

TP's regression on defense also coincided with Bruce Bowen getting benched last season.

[Chomag]

Good game, SA. :toast

Thanks, we almost came back on you but Yall held it together. Mad Props for your team.

Oh, and Dwill is a beast. :toast

[Johnny RIngo]

You always blame other players, BUT NEVER EVER blame Parker.

You are a joke. A fucking joke. Anyone that listens to anything you say is a retard.

Funny that you never mentioned any of those fuckload of turnovers from TP in the 4th quarter.

It's never on Parker is it?????

I like how he ignores the fact that TP gets lit up by every opposing PG this year. It's not just him though. There was a large contingent of Spurs fans that thought Parker was better than CP last year(lol).

[austN Spur]

Will you STFU already? We know what you think, but you haven't offered one constructive suggestion, so what's the point in being a passive aggressive little bitch about it?

i agree, the passives are okay but sometimes you need to vent. its like making love to a women everynight, sometimes they just want to be F***ed

[Ice009]

We are getting better!!Bad loss, but hey...alot better than the previous two. We are almost good shape. Pop just needs to get consistent rotatiosn down. It's like watching a diff. team every game..

but hey Blair made his way in..and is doing well.
He should start with Duncan, no lie.
Bring manu back to Starting as well.

Bonner is looking more confident than ever.
He made the jazz shit their pants single-handedly

Now just find a consistent Rotation soon Pop, Please!

How are we in good shape?

Take away Matt Bonners game and this is a blowout. Do you expect this from Bonner every game like Blair did against Boston.

Both those games were only close because someone went off that doesn't normally do that. Those two might only do that 5% of the time. Is that good is it? The main guys sucked ass.

RJ and Manu, Mason Jr, Hill.

[ducks]

williams was ice cold in first half

[Ice009]

I'm with you. Part of me wishes that too. We've watched for two years as injury and age have exposed cracks in the foundation and robbed them of a chance to compete for a title. The offseason reloading effort was valiant, but it doesn't appear to be working, with the roster they have now. This team still looks old, slow, predictable and now turnover-prone.

I don't think this is a situation where the Spurs can "reload". It may be time to simply rebuild. At this point, it makes more since to lose with young than lose with old.

But how can you throw in the towel with TD?

If you're going to throw in the towel you better trade Tim to somewhere he can win a Championship.

[alchemist]

The Spurs have no clue what they are doing.

Every smart Spurs fan here has said this this season. We should have traded for SJax. Spurs are on their high horse and said this team needs time while we are all here saying the Spurs are missing something.
:lol still with the SJax BS? The team has played like ass (excluding Timmy). No amount of SJax would've fixed that.

[austN Spur]

There were some times where TP just couldn't have done any better. Defensively anyways. He was getting skull-fucked, but what do you expect? He was giving up a few inches and more than a few pounds. And was going against the sickest crossover in The League.

Not exactly an easy assignment for TP tonight. Especially once Deron got pissed.

Skullfucked? call down kid. were u still sucking your mommas titty when the spurs were closing yall in the WCF.just 2 years back. damm

[ducks]

Ice009
sj is not the answer but he would be better then manu

[Marco]

Inability to make stops when needed is costing a lot in tight games.
Without D this team goes nowhere.

[ducks]

giving up 18 in 4 quarter is not bad

37 is unaceptable though

[Johnny RIngo]

How are we in good shape?

Take away Matt Bonners game and this is a blowout. Do you expect this from Bonner every game like Blair did against Boston.

Both those games were only close because someone went off that doesn't normally do that. Those two might only do that 5% of the time. Is that good is it? The main guys sucked ass.

RJ and Manu, Mason Jr, Hill.

I love how the Spurs FO overvalued these two to the point where Carter wasn't worth trading for.

[Ice009]

So what do you think Ruff now that you've had a little time?

I always look forward to your opinion.

[Ice009]

Ice009
sj is not the answer but he would be better then manu

He'd be better than anyone not named Tim or Tony.

Edit : And for 7 Million this season that would be an absolute steal.

[Johnny RIngo]

Skullfucked? call down kid. were u still sucking your mommas titty when the spurs were closing yall in the WCF.just 2 years back. damm

The good 'ol days. When Manu didn't suck and the Spurs actually played defense against physical teams. The FO fucked up big-time by standing pat during that summer(fucking stupid when you see a championship team like the Lakers upgrading for a better defender in Artest just a few weeks after winning the 'ship)

[balli]

Skullfucked? call down kid. were u still sucking your mommas titty when the spurs were closing yall in the WCF.just 2 years back. damm
What sort of a weirdo are you?

[Ice009]

The good 'ol days. When Manu didn't suck and the Spurs actually played defense against physical teams. The FO fucked up big-time by standing pat during that summer(fucking stupid when you see a championship team like the Lakers upgrading for a better defender in Artest just a few weeks after winning the 'ship)


YEP. I wanted Scola over that Summer and a reload.

Again the fans were right and Spurs FO fucked it up.

[austN Spur]

good news is sacramento is up next. if we lose to them imma have to kill myself and i dont wanna do that

[Ice009]

What sort of a weirdo are you?

No beef Balli. Forget it man.

I have no problem with Utah. Spurs players lost the game and go outplayed. Utah won a great game.

Don't worry about the other Spurs fans if anyone has a go at you.

[EmptyMan]

I like how Dirk turns into Bird when playing the Spurs and Boozer turns into Malone nailing those high arching fadeaways.

[SpurNation]

wow. :depressed

[SCdac]

This team needs a serious identity check if Matt Bonner, on his fucking contract year, is becoming one of the biggest factors (if not the biggest) in a Spurs win or loss. This is a guy who played in only 9 games of PO basketball averaging 2 minutes per game in our last championship run. We need to get real and reduce his role, if we're expecting him make solid, quick, and reliable moves off the dribble in games that matter.

Richard Jefferson
Antonio McDyess
DeJuan Blair

They combine for roughly $20 million this season and $21 million next season. If I'm not mistaken, that's bout a quarter of our payroll now, and almost half of our current contracts for next season (something like seven expirers, so who know how things playout)...

Point being, we should seriously be thinking about integrating all of those guys above into pressure situations against our western conference competition... sooner than later... At some point, we're going to have nothing to lose.

McDyess and Duncan and Blair (and even Ratliff) aren't going to learn to play well on court together overnight... The games where Matt Bonner shines and excels (he really plays well at times no doubt), it almost feels like there's a catch, like it's not helping our team in the long run at all.

[Sisk]

yep this is all tp fault
he gave up 37 points in the third quarter by himself
and he missed one shot under two minutes
even though duncan and manu had turnovers under two minutes
It is clearly tp's fault
the o is bad they only scored 101 points on the road in Utah a scrappy place to play

you're annoying.. take tony's dick out of your hand for a second
it was a bad pass to DB, no question

and bonner can't be taking the last shot
and RJ can't take 6 shot in a game.. that's terrible

[duncan228]

Updated.

Williams’ late jumper helps Jazz top Spurs 104-101 (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2009120726&prov=ap)
By Doug Alden

After missing his first six shots, Deron Williams had more than half the game to regain his confidence.

It didn’t take that long.

Williams recovered from his early shooting slump with 15 of his 17 points in the second half, including a go-ahead jumper with 22 seconds left, and the Utah Jazz held on for a 104-101 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night.

Williams made eight of his last 10 shots and also had 11 assists while leading the Jazz to their third straight win over the Spurs.

For the first time since 1997-98, Utah will claim the season series against San Antonio.

“It feels good. This is a team that’s pretty much dominated us since I’ve been here and probably a little bit before that,” Williams said.

It was a great way for the Jazz to start one of the most difficult weeks of the season. The Jazz visit the Lakers on Wednesday, are back at home against Orlando on Thursday, and then host the Lakers on Saturday.

Carlos Boozer had 27 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and Ronnie Brewer had 17 points and 10 rebounds for Utah, which outscored the Spurs 37-19 in the third quarter and held on down the stretch.

Both teams blew big leads and had chances to win it at the end before Utah finally clinched it on Mehmet Okur’s two foul shots with 1.5 seconds to go.

“I’m really excited for our players. I don’t get that excited very often,” Utah coach Jerry Sloan said. “I was excited for them tonight because I think they really needed that to try to move forward with the way we’ve been trying to play.”

Matt Bonner scored a career-high 28 for the Spurs, but he missed on a drive to the basket with 1.9 seconds left and San Antonio down by a point.

Tim Duncan had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and Tony Parker scored 22 for the Spurs, who have lost three in a row.

San Antonio had led by 15 in the first half, fell behind by 12 in the third quarter and then rallied again for a chance to win it.

“I thought for most of the game we played pretty well, but in the third quarter we didn’t come out with the same energy and they jumped on us,” said Parker. “In the fourth quarter, it was a battle.”

Duncan scored four straight points in the final minute to put the Spurs ahead 101-99 with 28 seconds to go.

But Williams led the Jazz right down the floor after Duncan made two free throws, and instead of trying to run off time he pulled up for a jumper at the top of the key to give the Jazz the lead.

Williams opened the game with six straight misses, then scored on a dunk late in the second quarter and went 5 for 5 in the third.

“I missed a couple of shots early so in the second half I just came out and played,” he said.

The Spurs missed a chance to retake the lead when Parker was off on a 3-point attempt, but the Jazz blew a chance to put it away when Boozer missed a pair of foul shots. Boozer had made his first seven attempts from the line before the two misses with 10.6 seconds to go.

Bonner, who had never scored more than 25, drove for an awkward runner that missed, and Okur pulled in the rebound.

“When it left my hand it felt good,” said Bonner, who finished 10 for 14 from the field and made four 3-pointers. “It looked like it was down and then popped out.”

Okur finished with 14 points and nine rebounds for the Jazz.

Utah, which was coming off a loss to the lowly Timberwolves on Saturday, took off in the third quarter after another sloppy first half.

Coach Jerry Sloan woke up his team when he got a technical with 9:03 left, when the ball bounced out of bounds at the Jazz bench and the Spurs kept possession.

Sloan bellowed enough to earn himself a whistle, and Parker made the free throw to put the Spurs up 62-54. But the Jazz responded with a 25-6 run.

“I thought we got up and challenged them just a little bit more,” Sloan said.

NOTES: San Antonio G Michael Finley (sprained ankle) did not make the trip and missed his first game of the season. … Utah hasn’t won the series against San Antonio since 1997-98, which was also the last season the Jazz beat the Spurs in three straight games. … The Jazz will try for a sweep when they visit San Antonio next month. … Utah had 29 assists to San Antonio’s 19.

[austN Spur]

No beef Balli. Forget it man.

I have no problem with Utah. Spurs players lost the game and go outplayed. Utah won a great game.

Don't worry about the other Spurs fans if anyone has a go at you.
i dont mind someone calling me a weirdo. my 5 brothers probably think the same thing

[senorglory]

Every smart Spurs fan here has said this this season. We should have traded for SJax.

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[Jason R]

Manu would have been a better option on that wide open Jumper.

a few seconds before than Ducks said Manu sucks in the clutch. Manu is one of the most clutch players on the planet.

Ducks hero choked in crunch time as usual.

It's all on Ducks for calling Manu out and his BOY FUCKING CHOKING.

Go to another team Ducks.

I don't want to put Manu against Tony, but everyone in the FUCKING WORLD KNOWS MANU IS MORE CLUTCH THAT TONY WILL EVER BE.

GET THAT THROUGH YOUR FUCKING THICK DUCK FUCKING SKULL you fuckwit Ducks.

I'm not so sure Manu is much anymore. I'm not really sure you can trust him to score at this point. Five points in the game?

[SenorSpur]

But how can you throw in the towel with TD?

If you're going to throw in the towel you better trade Tim to somewhere he can win a Championship.

Nobody said anything about throwing in the towel with TD. However, there will come a time when Pop will run out of possible combinations with the regulars. Perhaps he needs to experiment and surround TD with some of the younger guys on the roster.

[Ice009]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/GammaRayStorm/spittake.gif

Well there wasn't many of us.

If you were one of the people that said no to Sjax, please pat yourself on the back and then go pat RJ on his ass ;).

[stealthjbravo]

I'm not so sure Manu is much anymore. I'm not really sure you can trust him to score at this point. Five points in the game?

I agree. He is almost as worthless as RJ

[murpjf88]

nobody is as worthless as rj

[Bukefal]

Damn. But, Bonner seems to have a great night :)

[Solid D]

Ed Rush's over-the-back call on Bonner on that offensive rebound attempt was very unfortunate. Bonner got to the ball first. Rush called it from behind the play from the sideline and when Boozer flailed, tweet. Anything can happen in the NBA in the last minute but that was a tough call at a key moment in the game.

I've got to hand it to D-Will, though. He dominated Parker and then he knocked down the big shot with Hill guarding him FTW.

I've also got to give it up to Wes Matthews, son of former Spur and Laker Wes Matthews, Sr.. He really defended Ginobili well. Wes overplayed Gino's left side and he was very physical.

[SenorSpur]

A drive and kick-out to Bonner, would've been a better option that what we saw.

[urunobili]

Before tip off...


god Eddie Rush always kills us :bang

After the game ended...


Ed Rush's over-the-back call on Bonner on that offensive rebound attempt was very unfortunate. Bonner got to the ball first. Rush called it from behind the play from the sideline and when Boozer flailed, tweet. Anything can happen in the NBA in the last minute but that was a tough call at a key moment in the game.

:wakeup

[Spursmania]

Ed Rush is a bastard. Plain and simple.

[murpjf88]

oh yeah, Ed Rush is the reason we lost.

[Solid D]

oh yeah, Ed Rush is the reason we lost.

I don't think anyone is saying that...except maybe you.