Game Blog: 12/11 - Spurs vs. Bobcats

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

EPIC FAIL quarter.

[slick'81]

duncan for 2

[#2!]

how could you be so critical. shame on you.

when are you going to see the light? this team is never going to win another championship. ever.

Pop should be fired. You'll figure that out one day.

[DesignatedT]

Go to fucking duncan on the block please

[slick'81]

duncan again

[Chieflion]

Timmy, you rule.

[Admidave50]

Come on Timmay, we need your leadership

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

This is better. More effort, smarter play.

[Spurs Brazil]

Great job Dice

[Chieflion]

Timmy fuckin rules.

[dbestpro]

TP for Manu does not look like a good substitution.

[Johnny RIngo]

Duncan carrying this garbage team once again.

[Libri]

ooh, Bogans

[Chieflion]

Bogans with a driving layup. McDyess is doing great.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Tim and Dice making a statement - we are not losing this game.

[Admidave50]

TD is everywhere! nice

[HarlemHeat37]

ANOTHER careless turnover..come on Timmy, what the fuck?..

[Ice009]

Tim bringing order back both offensively and defensively.

Just don't get him to throw and outlet pass tonight ;).

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

omfg please stop w/ the TOs do i need to pray..

[Spurs Brazil]

TD and Dice owning the 4th quarter

[murpjf88]

when are you going to see the light? this team is never going to win another championship. ever.

Pop should be fired. You'll figure that out one day.

GTFO with that weak shit. TROLL!!!!! We don't need people like you in this forum. Go route for the Lakers!

[urunobili]

Dice eating the offensive rebounds... the Beast in the doghouse

[Libri]

Props to Tim. He is stepping up.

[angelbelow]

turnover turnover turnovers

[45 bank shot]

now a turnover from Timmy ....

[DesignatedT]

of course, duncan brings us back.

[mando6599]

24 TO's? That's college team-esque.

[dbestpro]

This continues to be a between the ears problem for the Spurs and all of these turn overs. It remains Pops responsibilty to fix this. Instead he will try to be glib and design plays for Finley at PF.

[Libri]

Hiiiiiiiiiilllll!

[HarlemHeat37]

this has been one of the worst officiated games I've ever seen, and the Spurs are getting the worst of it..

[Chieflion]

Is the ref an idiot? Dice rebounded it clean.

[Ice009]

What the fuck was that?

[Spurs Brazil]

When Tim Duncan is on the court this team look good

[Admidave50]

Come on, finish this shit

[Chieflion]

George Hill, put this game away. Hit the freebies.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

fcuk the refs but we are gonna fight thru it...along w/ the TOs....

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

This continues to be a between the ears problem for the Spurs and all of these turn overs. It remains Pops responsibilty to fix this. Instead he will try to be glib and design plays for Finley at PF.

Sorry? It's Pop's fault that they are throwing bad passes and not executing properly? It's the player's fault, not Pop's. How the fuck can it be Pop's fault? :rolleyes

[bbarry]

:lmao: you people are so bipolar

[duncan228]

When Tim Duncan is on the court this team look good

The Captain steadies the ship. :)

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

nice pass TD

[murpjf88]

sorry? It's pop's fault that they are throwing bad passes and not executing properly? It's the player's fault, not pop's. How the fuck can it be pop's fault? :rolleyes
+1

[Spurs Brazil]

This #21 is fucking good

[Chieflion]

I love the Tim Duncan at the 3 point line with Parker cutting baseline. Works almost every time.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

So they go from the worst quarter I've seen in a long time to executing like this? Someone must have sprinkled magic dust on them at 3 Q time. :lol

[#2!]

GTFO with that weak shit. TROLL!!!!! We don't need people like you in this forum. Go route for the Lakers!

i'm glad this could be fun for once lol :smokin

[Ice009]

Spurs are butterfingers on rebounds.

[dbestpro]

Pop needs to bring in Manu and shut the door.

[Chieflion]

14 point lead. We will see how we handle this lead.

[Admidave50]

It's the TP and Ghill show now

[Libri]

Damn, that was a nice layup by Hill.

[Spurs Brazil]

Nice 4th quarter by TP

And Dice is playing great

[Xevious]

Looking good again.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Crash going exactly where we want him to - into the baseline help.

Hill has had a good Q along with Tim and Dice.

[45 bank shot]

good 4th q so far. but we can't afford to choke in the 3rd when playing elites

[slick'81]

refs are calling this like a playoff game nd were the road team wtfis this bullshit

[timtonymanu]

Where's Mason?

[Ice009]

Sorry? It's Pop's fault that they are throwing bad passes and not executing properly? It's the player's fault, not Pop's. How the fuck can it be Pop's fault? :rolleyes

Pop is finally playing some good lineups now and I'm not complaining about that. I said all the turnovers earlier in the season were in part because of his crazy substitutions all the time.

Not anymore. It is very clear it is on the players right now. I agree 100% Ruff. The players are playing with their heads up their asses and just making poor decisions. Simple as that. GOTTA BE FOCUSED THE FULL 48.

[HarlemHeat37]

Every game we're seeing the great flashes of what the Spurs could be, and then we see the horrible flashes where the Spurs play very poorly..I just want to see some consistency from this team, the talent is there to be a great team..

[Spurs Brazil]

Where's Mason?

I'm very happy he's on the bench

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

lol wts timmy doing there

[dbestpro]

Sorry? It's Pop's fault that they are throwing bad passes and not executing properly? It's the player's fault, not Pop's. How the fuck can it be Pop's fault? :rolleyes

Pop is called the coach. Perhaps he should coach.

[Spurs Brazil]

TD is 'just' + 24

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

another TO!!

[Chieflion]

Another turnover.

[Ice009]

Another fucking turnover.

[slick'81]

walk

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

the bobcats team would be so so much better with okafor in there

[Spurs Brazil]

The Spurs had a 40TO in a game in 89

DAMN

[slick'81]

spurs on the verge of putting this game to bed

[dbestpro]

Pop yelling at Hill to push ball and results a throw away.

[Chieflion]

Connection failed.

[slick'81]

and then turn it over lmao

[Ice009]

Another turnover.

[Chieflion]

Jefferson jumper.

[pawe]

That's gonna do it. Gotta keep racking up wins against scrub teams.

[Ice009]

Spurs gotta get RJ in transition. He is awesome on the break. I have seen enough of that now. Everytime he has the ball on the break more often than not he is dominant.

[slick'81]

this game is all but over

[slick'81]

i love this heb commercial

[HarlemHeat37]

I wouldn't have guessed that the team against the Spurs would have 19 turnovers and I'd rather have that..

[NickiRasgo]

So I think Pop will try as Manu/RJ will be the 1st option while Timmy and TP are the 2nd and 3rd option.

[Ice009]

Pop yelling at Hill to push ball and results a throw away.

lol I knew as soon as Pop made that call you were going to chalk that TO to him ;).

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Pop is called the coach. Perhaps he should coach.

Brilliant reply. :rolleyes

You still haven't explained how careless passes, poor ballhandling (particularly by TP), and poor execution, are Pop's fault, because THEY ARE NOT. Quit now before you dig a deeper hole for yourself.

[pawe]

I'd rather this team gel in the second half of the season than peak early and run out of gas come playoff time. But damn, they should keep an eye on their TOs.

[Chieflion]

Brilliant reply. :rolleyes

You still haven't explained how careless passes, poor ballhandling (particularly by TP), and poor execution, are Pop's fault, because THEY ARE NOT. Quit now before you dig a deeper hole for yourself.
According to him, the box score says Pop - 26 turnovers.

[slick'81]

yes parker help out my fantasy team with a triple from the corner

[Libri]

Parker hits a 3.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

lol another TO

[Ice009]

LOL no way can you put any of these turnovers on POP.

These guys need to be punished for it. Make them watch a repaly of this game for 24 hours straight.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Manu loves his big defensive board slaps! :lol

[slick'81]

spurs over/under for to's start at 20 from now on

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

they are playing the Charles bites me video lol

[itzsoweezee]

maybe pop should go back to being an authoritarian on the offensive end. at least in third quarters, which are consistently bad.

[pawe]

Charlie bit me. lol

[timtonymanu]

I know the Spurs pretty much won this game, but the to's are worrying me. when we challenge a legit team, these to's will kill us.

[slick'81]

malik hairston sighting

[ducks]

I know the Spurs pretty much won this game, but the to's are worrying me. when we challenge a legit team, these to's will kill us.

it is early dec
new players

let them adjust
if it were june then panick

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

heavy D makes the FT!!

[Spurs Brazil]

TP did a very good job in the 4th

[Chieflion]

There is something wrong with Bogans' hands. The ball always seem to slip away from his hands.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Wanna talk fantasy, my 6-cat beast is dominant:

C
Howard
Bogut
Perkins
F
A Randolph
Diaw
Kenyon Martin
Jason Thompson
Melo
G
Rondo
Parker
Rose
Stuckey
Jack

I punted 3s, TOs and FT% and kill in the other 6 cats. :D

[HarlemHeat37]

I know the Spurs pretty much won this game, but the to's are worrying me. when we challenge a legit team, these to's will kill us.

see: Boston, Denver, Utah..

[slick'81]

Wanna talk fantasy, my 6-cat beast is dominant:

C
Howard
Bogut
Perkins
F
A Randolph
Diaw
Kenyon Martin
Jason Thompson
Melo
G
Rondo
Parker
Rose
Stuckey
Jack

I punted 3s, TOs and FT% and kill in the other 6 cats. :D

very nice lol

[Chieflion]

Mason 3!

[Xevious]

I agree with Sean... thank goodness that's over.

[Chieflion]

Spurs managed to score 104 points despite 28 turnovers.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

hated the 3rd quarter and loved the 4th quarter :)

[peskypesky]

cool. we got the win. we dominated the 4th. and RJ had a good night.

[siraulo23]

phew, what a game

[raspsa]

Strange game. Was the defense really that good?

[Ice009]

it is early dec
new players

let them adjust
if it were june then panick

Ahh NO Ducks. I'm not even going to bother pointing out the fail in that post.

[pawe]

The big 3 could have had more rest if only they were able to take care of the lead in the 3rd. At least no one got hurt. Good win San Antonio!

[45 bank shot]

props to the team. but we can't do this shit again against the elites

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

pathetic assist to turnover ratio 1:1 / 28:28 lol

[Budkin]

Yes, it was the Bobcats... but I liked the way we played and it looks like the guys are starting to gel. A long way to go, but GO SPURS GO!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

That was one strange game. In the end, good win though. Love the focus the team showed in the first 6mins of the 4th. :tu


very nice lol

Thanks. This year I used a spreadsheet and projections and worked it until it was optimised. It is 33-20-1.

In fact, I have 6 teams this year and they are currently coming 2nd/2nd (hth, 12 team), 4th/7th (roto, 12 team, my first year playing roto - team coming 4th is on the rise, team coming 7th lost picks 4-7 with injury over last month), 1st/9th (Dynasty Leagues, 20-team).

[Ice009]

Yes, it was the Bobcats... but I liked the way we played and it looks like the guys are starting to gel. A long way to go, but GO SPURS GO!

Notice there was not much Bonner out there, Not much Mason Jr. and No Finley. We are definitely getting some chemistry going out there.

So can someone tell me why those guys couldn't have been offered in a trade to Goldenstate?

[ducks]

just think 104 points and 28 turnovers

[ducks]

spurs beat bobcats by 19 which denver just lost to

[Johnny RIngo]

Notice there was not much Bonner out there, Not much Mason Jr. and No Finley. We are definitely getting some chemistry going out there.

So can someone tell me why those guys couldn't have been offered in a trade to Goldenstate?

I was about to post the same thing. All three are one-dimensional players that are mostly irrelevant to the success of the team. I'd be thrilled to see at least two of them go before the post-season.

[Sotongball21]

YAY no finley!

[HarlemHeat37]

I was about to post the same thing. All three are one-dimensional players that are mostly irrelevant to the success of the team. I'd be thrilled to see at least two of them go before the post-season.

it's a good position to be in..they're around 10 mil$ in expirings together IIRC, so acquiring another big man could be possible..

obviously there's still the chance that Finley is used in a significant role when he returns though..I'll be hoping every moment that he doesn't, but it is Pop, so you never know..

[duncan228]

Updated.

Spurs extend Charlotte’s road woes in 104-85 win (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2009121124&prov=ap)
By Paul J. Weber

The Charlotte Bobcats still can’t find a way to win on the road, and the San Antonio Spurs are still solid at home.

Now the road beckons for the Spurs—and they’re not much better out there than Charlotte.

Manu Ginobili scored 22 points and San Antonio beat the Bobcats 104-85 on Friday night to give the Spurs the momentum of consecutive wins before starting a three-game West Coast swing on Sunday that will be their longest road trip yet.

“We only have ourselves to deal with,” on the road Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. “There is no family or friends around, so we’re stuck with each other.”

Stephen Jackson had 23 points for the Bobcats, who fell to 1-9 on the road and won’t get any breaks in Dallas on Saturday night against the Mavericks—a team the Bobcats have never beaten.

The Spurs, meanwhile, have gotten 10 of their 11 wins this season at home but are just 1-5 on the road. Then there’s this: the Spurs have already played 14 home games, and will only play 12 after Feb. 1 for the stretch run.

San Antonio will play the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday before going to Phoenix and Golden State.

“If we come back here and build on that, we’ll feel good about ourselves,” said Tim Duncan, who scored 17 points. “Those are some very winnable games for us.”

This was nearly a winnable game for Charlotte, too. The Bobcats nearly rallied from a 22-point deficit in the third quarter, making road win No. 2 look possible for a moment.

The Spurs led 65-43 two minutes into the second half when Charlotte began to push. Gerald Wallace scored 12 of his 18 points in the third, the league’s best defense held San Antonio to five field goals in the quarter and the Bobcats went on a 28-7 run.

But trailing 72-71 to start the fourth was as close as Charlotte would get. The Bobcats crumbled again quickly, letting San Antonio shoot 71 percent in the fourth while being outscored 32-14.

“We didn’t get to the free-throw line and we took some bad shots,” Charlotte coach Larry Brown said. “We had a great comeback and we did some great things. We also did some unfortunate things.”

It was not the prettiest game: the Spurs and Bobcats combined for 49 personal fouls and 47 turnovers, including a season-high 28 for San Antonio.

But the Spurs nonetheless continued their dominance over Charlotte, improving to 10-1 in the all-time series. Dallas is the only team in the NBA that Charlotte has never beaten.

Boris Diaw scored 10 and was Charlotte’s only other player in double figures.

Ginobili scored 20 points in the first half, including four 3-pointers, then made just one shot the rest of the game. He finished 7 of 12 from the floor.

Notes: Charlotte F Derrick Brown crumbled to the floor getting walloped by the giant arm of Spurs C Theo Ratliff beneath the basket in the third. Brown pump faked and caught Ratliff in mid-air, and Ratliff was issued a flagrant foul. Brown stayed in the game … Spurs coach Gregg Popovich needs three wins for 700 career victories.

[Ice009]

I was about to post the same thing. All three are one-dimensional players that are mostly irrelevant to the success of the team. I'd be thrilled to see at least two of them go before the post-season.

Yep. As I have kind of been saying, we don't need any of those players. Why couldn't they have been offered in a trade to Goldenstate though?

Anyway I would definitely like to see if we can trade any of them for a big man. The Bulls could be a team that we can look at. Maybe the Bulls need the veteran experience of Finley?

[EricB]

Another big?!?? What minutes would this big get?

More spurstalk know it all genius....

[HarlemHeat37]

We still clearly need a mobile big..whether we get one is a different question, but we clearly still need one..

[benefactor]

Just got done watching it...how the hell do we hold the Bobcats to 85 points while committing 28 turnovers? lmao.

This team is getting closer. I loved how they shook off the bad 3rd quarter to refocus and lock them down for the win...and a blowout win at that. I was expecting the game to stay much closer.

We are seeing flashes of what this team can be. Let's keep sanding down them rough edges....

[ElNono]

Good game. Larry Brown always puts interesting challenges out there. This Bobcats team will win a bunch of games if they listen to their coach. He started to soft double Manu in the second half after getting burned in the first. He threw a full court press for stretches that really got us confused out there. Obviously, with all the new guys, it's hard to figure out where we're going to get our shot out when a play breaks.

This Spurs team is starting to resemble the 2003 team, that was also incredibly talented, and use to blow 20 point leads incredibly, only to end up winning the games with solid defense at the end.
Just imagine what this would have been if we only turned it over half the time!

[Ice009]

Another big?!?? What minutes would this big get?

More spurstalk know it all genius....

What an awful poster. I don't want to say anymore so I will leave it at that.

[Death In June]

Another big?!?? What minutes would this big get?

More spurstalk know it all genius....Outside of half eaten hotdogs, the only thing to come out of your mouth are stupid snarky comments. Learn to just shut the fuck up already.

[Chomag]

Happy Spurs got the win. Though I do hope it's not fools gold.

[angelbelow]

Solid win but we still have A LOT of work to do.

[Rob123]

Another big?!?? What minutes would this big get?

More spurstalk know it all genius....

Lol at this post.



That is all.

[duncan228]

Duncan's post game interview.

http://www.nba.com/spurs/multimedia/091211_duncan.html

[The Truth #6]

This game was so bad there were moments I considered cheering for the Bobcats. I give Pop respect for trying to right this lost ship, but I'm not sure if there's any easy way to make sense of this team right now.

What confused me most about Pop tonight was his insistence in the second half to keep running at the Bobcats. Perhaps he thought we could get easy points, but his insistence to push the pace came at about the same time I thought that the Spurs should quit trying to run at all right now. Just slow it down. I don't think I've ever seen a worse fast breaking team in my life. It's like a turnover every other time. College teams can throw better outlet passes than this. This team has no idea how to run a fast break . It's stunning how bad we are at it. Even Tim didn't know what he was doing tonight. Parker got assists but was absolutely awful in directing the team. I see no sense of purpose from him half the time. There was what seemed like a 5 minute stretch in the second half where Mason didn't touch the ball once, and he was open on the three point line with no one within ten feet of him. Instead everyone else kept barreling down the lane getting stripped or making some god awful pass.

I think the team is in shock with the realization that they aren't that good right now.

It was great to see Dice awake from his slumber - this at least convinces me he can turn it up a notch still, and I have faith he will be a contributor in the postseason.

Anyway - not sure why Blair didn't play. I sense some stupid mind games from Pop trying to crush his confidence.

This was a win but felt like a blowout loss.

[urunobili]

I'm 3-0 when opening the game blog threads :smokin

[Bukefal]

Manu was did good and nice to see Parker having so much assists again. But his scoring was pretty low. Anyway, it was a win, that's what counts.

[bdictjames]

I never thought I can see the day when Parker's averaging 10 assists

[Gutter92]

I never thought I can see the day when Parker's averaging 10 assists

And you still havent. He's at 6 right now.