Spurs vs. Nuggets Game One -- Game Blog

[Dre_7]

Offensive freakin rebounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nacho estrada]

Manu bricked a free...one of two. SA 82 Den 83.

[Tek_XX]

oh jesus the spurs are flailing

[kskonn]

need to get Nazr back in there, take care of the boards

[ca®lo]

nuggets with the lead.. damnit spurs get back in the game!

manu with a drive.. misses.. on the ft line.

misses first... makes ft number 2.

boykins with the ball.. jumper misses!

parker now.. to horry to manu..

drives and gots wacked by martin! jump ball

[Gerryatrics]

More offensive rebounds by the Nuggets, 'Melo starting to get into the game. Spurs still cold. Pop still stubborn with subs. More offensive rebounds and more Anthony. Missed freethrows. Spurs getting sloppy.

:pctoss

[Tek_XX]

Is pop being outcouched?

[kskonn]

why won't these guys pass the ball, they are trying to do everything one on one

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Tim is definately not himself!! damn!@

[Dre_7]

Dang that was alota contact!
Blow the wistle please???

[kskonn]

duncan is not getting any type of calls from the ref

[Solid D]

Manu at top for 3, no good.

Boykins in lane short on shot, Melo slips in for reb and layup good. :(

Melo pushed Bowen right out of there with both hands.

Manu drives and is fouled, 2 FTs coming. misses 1st, makes 2nd stops 7-0 run.

Boykins wide open, no good. Bowen reb.

Manu splits defenders tied up strong and falling down by Kmart. Kmart wins jump ball.

Miller drives and misses, Duncan reb.

TP to Tim rt. block, short hook in and out. Ball off Nuggets o/b Spurs ball!!!

Tim inside move, fouled no call, short no good, Nazr reb. fouled in lane like crazy, finally! 2 FTs coming for Nazr. Trailing 82-83
3:14

[ca®lo]

duncan misses own shot.. dang he should be making these!

duncan shoots again.. misses... nazr with the rebound! gets fouled!

nazr's a MONSTER!

nazr on the line... misses first.. typical spurs. sheesh.

83 82 nuggets leading.. nazr with his 2nd shot... makes it!

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

What the fuck are these refs looking at? If Camby were on Duncan anymore than he is, they'll be having a kid nine months.

[Gerryatrics]

Does Pop like it when his lineups get chewed up or something? I've seen peewee games that were sharper then this, but Pop refuses to make a change. But Pop does have two rings and I don't, so I guess I should "STFU".

[Solid D]

Nazr misses 1st FT, Makes 2nd. Tied 83-83.

Miller and Boykins in Backcourt.

Melo tries to post, out to Camby, jumper no, Tim reb.

Manu rt baseline j, no good.

[Dre_7]

Somebody please make a shot!!!!!!!!

[ca®lo]

boykins left wide open.. parker late on the rotation.. camby makes shot. misses..

nazr with the ball.. to manu.. misses!

rebound martin!

miller for the lead.. misses also! carmelo with the foul!

game time 83 - 83 2:17 left ..

close this one out SPURS!

[kskonn]

why does pop refuse to put barry in the game

[Cant_Be_Faded]

omg nothing at all has been in rhythm for the spurs this second half (didnt watch the first)

its like noone is on the same page offensively, and nazr keeps being in the wrong place on defense

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Eight points in the fourth. But Pop's an *offensive genius*[/tpark]

[Solid D]

Miller left wing jumper, no again, Melo over the back foul. Spurs ball.

83-83 2:16 Timeout

Spurs are forcing Nuggets to shoot from the outside and they are missing.

[Dre_7]

Eight points in the fourth. But Pop's an *offensive genius*[/tpark]

Dude, it has nothing to do with Pop. SA cant get a shot to fall. When Duncan is missing shots that he usually makes, its not on Pop. Lets hit some shots!

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

why does pop refuse to put barry in the game

Defense wins, or something.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Duncan hasn't shot every time this quarter. Everything is one on one, I think I've seen us run one motion set, and maybe two pick and rolls this whole quarter.

Our offensive sets should be run through Barry and Manu in the fourth, things would go much better.

[kolko]

8 minutes without a FG.

[Solid D]

TP, Manu, Bowen, Tim and Nazr.
Boykins, Miller, Melo, Kmart, Camby

Bowen misses 1st FT out of Timeout. Swishes 2nd FT 84-83.

[kskonn]

Defense wins, or something.


Yea, someone tell pop that so does making some shots!!!

[Tek_XX]

Tony Sucking Hard

[ca®lo]

1 good thing about those two O.T. wins.. is that i think that gave the spurs confidence to win close games.

WITHOUT T.D.

u guys now have duncan guys whip the nuggets out!!!

84 - 83 spurs lead with the bowen ft.

boykins with a jumper... makes it! damn! nuggets by 1. 85 84... tipped by nazr. spurs miss again!!!!!

14 consecutive missed shots! damnit!!!!

come on spurs! lets go!

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

We've missed 14 straight. Fucking unbelievable.

Give it to Manu and let him go to the fucking rack.

[Dre_7]

Make A Shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wide Freakin Open And They Cant Hit Anything!!!!!!!

Are We Chocking!!!

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Jesus!! Tony Isn"t Making Shit !!!

[Cant_Be_Faded]

NINE MINUTES wihtout a field goal!!!!!! jesus

[ca®lo]

1:18 to go.

camby makes first ft.

nuggets by two.

spurs timeout.

FUCK!

[Solid D]

Boykins off screen over Nazr high rainbow swish.

84-85

TP short baseline loft shot no good tipped out to Bowen. TP again short floater rt. side, no good. Tim tips to Bowen o/b out of sync a bit.

Camby fouled by Nazr on shot. Camby hits 1st FT, misses 2nd FT, reb. Tim

Timeout Spurs 84-86 1:18

[boutons]

spurs chokin in 4th qtr, can't make short, open shots, missed 3 FT's in crunch time.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

We've missed 14 straight. Fucking unbelievable.

Give it to Manu and let him go to the fucking rack.


that is the only way we have a chance, tony and tim are cold as hell

[Dre_7]

Gosh Duncan cant act!!!!

Tony cant buy a bucket right now!

[Tek_XX]

hOW MANY 4 FT JUMPERS DOES IT TAKE TILL TONY MAKES ONE

[dn0]

unfuckingbeliebable,

[Gerryatrics]

The momentum is now on Denver's side. Pop needs to do something, blame the players all you want, but he's the head coach and he needs to make the changes neccesary to get the win. Right now he's handing this game to the Nuggets.

[Tek_XX]

Let Me Guess Pop A Three Pointer For Horry

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

This game is just proving once again the ball should be in Manu's hands in crunch time, not Tony's.

Our offense looked much smoother when we were running it through Barry and letting Tony play off guard.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Refs blow another call. Nice travel no call.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Fuck! Manu!!!!!!! Not A Turnover!!

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

NINE points in the fourth, but defense wins championships. :lol

[Dre_7]

Duncan Sucks Tonight!

[Cant_Be_Faded]

i dont understand how they can be playing this fucking horrible

[Dre_7]

IF he makes these freethrows, its over!!

We wont suck this bad in game 2!

[MaNuMaNiAc]

NAH MAN!! Tim isn't making shit today

[boutons]

we're fucked, spurs choke so badly, -4 with 26 seconds

[Tek_XX]

oh JESUS POPS LOOKING LIKE A FOOL

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

No field goals in 10 minutes in the fourth. 0/16 FGs. But you know what? Pop's a fucking offensive genius.

I mean Duncan's 7-21 for the game, we should obviously keep running everything through him.[/pop]

[Amuseddaysleeper]

we are NOT going to win the championship, if this series goes 6 or more, there is no way we are going all the way this year im sorry

[Dre_7]

16 straight misses!!

Duncan 2 missed jump hooks, Parker 2 missed 3 footers.
WOW! Unbelievable!!

Enjoy it Denver, this wont happen again!

[Solid D]

All starters on floor, Bowen inbounds to Tim to Gino to Nazr in traffic can't catch lost ball.

Camby jumper good.

Tim misses short turnaround shot, easy shot short. REb. Denver but Manu rips ball away to Tim misses short again.!!!

Fouled by TP. Miller first FT good, misses 2nd but loose ball to Miller. Miller fouled.

Game may be over.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

That's it kids, game over

[ca®lo]

nuggets by 4. duncan misses 2 consecutive attempts!

16 straight misses.

DAMNIT! 28.5 secs to go.

nuggets shooting ft.. misses second martin with the offensive!

nuggets set play again.

DAMNIT!

spurs are toast.

91 - 84 nuggets lead.

fuck

[Solid D]

Miller 2 FTs

84-91. Nuggets have outworked Spurs and gotten to all loose balls. Spurs can't hit anything.

[Dre_7]

we are NOT going to win the championship

We are not gonna play this horrible again!

[Cant_Be_Faded]

we dont deserve to win this game if we choke so bad that parker misses two 5 footers in a row, then duncan misses TWO right hooks in a row (TWO!!!) then the entire team doesnt make a single basket in like half an hour

[kskonn]

pop has not done anything to try to get us out of this drought in the 4th, this loss should be mostly on his shoulder

[ca®lo]

spurs r gonna be needing a miracle to pull this one off.

[Tek_XX]

wHO THOUGHT IT WOULD HAPPEN IN THE FIRST PLACE SASPURS21

[boutons]

Spurs have 9 pt 4th qtr. WTF???

Spurs are in deep shit now, they just given up HCA.

[Solid D]

Nuggets fouled Tim no call. Reb. Miller, Horry fouls him hard o/b.

Tim has cut chin, going to locker room.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

The only one who didn't suck tonight was Nazr! The rest choked in the fourth big time!! Tony couldn't make shit today, Manu had a good first half and then disappeared!! and Tim sucked big time during the fourth. I'm seriously disppointed

[Dre_7]

Game over.

Whos that NBDL player wearing number 21 on the spurs?
We need Duncan back if we wanna win this series!

[Tek_XX]

if pop loses this series he should be fired

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Sorry. Duncan is 7/21. Tony is 6-18. Yet Pop keeps running plays through them when you've got a fucking World Champion/Olympic gold medalist/icewater in the veins/mother fucking All-Star standing over on the weakside spectating brick after brick.

We don't deserve to win as long as Pop is going to run our offense like he does, and everyone who disagrees can kiss my ass.

9 points, 0-18 FGs for 10+ minutes of the fourth.

Unpoppingbelievable.

[Jdspur20]

this is like game 1 in 2003 vs. the suns all over again.

[boutons]

Nasr had a great game, what fuckin waste.
damn, we're fucked, we're fucked, we're fucked, we're fucked

[Dre_7]

Spurs in 6!

[Uncle Donnie]

Pop can't make them hit three footers.

Ginobili needs to be greedier in the fourth.

[myhc]

I thought this was going to go 6 games. I just didn't imagine it would be Denver advancing. :pctoss

[ca®lo]

duncan out of the game.

NUGGETS GONNA WIN THIS 1.

FUCK.

now im freaking worried.

[Solid D]

2 FTs good by Miller, 93-84.

Beno to Horry at top for 3, yes. 87-93. Game over.

[Tek_XX]

Let's Be Honest Folks This Is Classic Spurs Playoff Basketball, Didn't We Lose 3 Out Of 4 Homecourts In 2003

[Gerryatrics]

Missed freethrow results in an offensive rebound for the Nuggets... of course. I've said it before and I'll say it again, Pop may be the slowest coach in the NBA when it comes to adjusting, and tonight it cost the Spurs this game. Why would you keep forcing into players that are ice cold, instead of putting your offensive catalyst in Brent Barry out there? Or try to find the hot hand? All the Spurs would have needed was to hit a few of those jumpers they missed and they could have gotten the W. But Pop seemed fine with keeping his lineup out there while they got eaten alive, and refused to make any kind of change. Pathetic.

[boutons]

"like game 1 in 2003"

no, the 03 Spurs were good on the road, the 03 Suns weren't nearly as good as the 05 Spurs. Damn, we're fucked.

what a choke job by the Spurs. Shot great all game, FGs and FTs, and then tensed up and couldn't hit short, open, easy shots in the 4th, couldn't hit their FTs in crunch time.

[kskonn]

Pop can't make them hit three footers.

Ginobili needs to be greedier in the fourth.


but he can have the offense run through guys who are not missing three footers, the best offesive section of the game was when Barry ran the offense, we were getting easy buckets.

[Dre_7]

Sorry. Duncan is 7/21. Tony is 6-18. Yet Pop keeps running plays through them when you've got a fucking World Champion/Olympic gold medalist/icewater in the veins/mother fucking All-Star standing over on the weakside spectating brick after brick.

We don't deserve to win as long as Pop is going to run our offense like he does, and everyone who disagrees can kiss my ass.

9 points, 0-18 FGs for 10+ minutes of the fourth.

Unpoppingbelievable.

Dude, if Duncan has the ball under the basket, regardless of his numbers, he has to shoot!

Cant pass up a high percentage shot just cuz youve missed a few! I know you hate Pop with a passion, but this loss is on Tim!!!

If your the best player, you gotta step up!!

We will still win this series!

[E20]

Holy Fuck :wow

[chaco]

Fuck. Spurs In 6 !!

[johnny00]

Timmy looked like his legs were made out of peanut butter in the fourth

[Tek_XX]

tHIS ISN'T ABOUT MISSING 3 FT JUMPERS, THIS IS ABOUT A SYSTEM THAT COULDN'T HIS SHIT FOR HALF AN HOUR, IT ALL FALLS ON POP, HE'S GOT TO FIND A SYSTEM THAT WORKS

[Aud21946]

I was worried when the spurs got this match- up! The Nuggets looked like they wanted it more.

[boutons]

"Lose 3 Out Of 4 Homecourts In 2003"

No. The 03 Spurs were best road team in the NBA, the 05 Spurs are a mediocre 5th.

12 pts in the 4th qtr!! that's ain't championship ball, that's choke ball.

they're goes HCA.

[Leetonidas]

Look at you guys. We lose 1 game and you fall apart. Does anyone remember 2003? The Stephon Marbury 3 pointer at the buzzer that won it for the Suns? Yeah, think of it.

Tim DID NOT look good AT ALL today. Nazr and Manu played great, but Beno killed us at the end of the 2nd.

We can still take this, we just need to BELIEVE!!!.

[ALVAREZ6]

i really feel sick...this was the ugliest game ever......

[Amuseddaysleeper]

man even if we win this series miraculously, as i said in previous threads, our offense is way way way way too crappy to take us all the way. i know defense wins championships, but that 4th qtr said it all

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Is it so fucking hard for you to see Duncan is not Duncan? He's HURT. He's playing mother fucking hurt. When a guy's hobbling, you don't ride his ass into the ground when you have other people capable of winning you the game.

But Pop is so fucking clueless on offense that's what we get.


Let's Be Honest Folks This Is Classic Spurs Playoff Basketball

Yep, it sure is. It looks just like those three spankings LA gave us in the past five years.

Collapse on Duncan, watch Pop force it into him continously, game over.

[CHAMPS AGAIN]

we are NOT going to win the championship, if this series goes 6 or more, there is no way we are going all the way this year im sorry

What a LOSER,yes we lost but its one game,we can still win in Denver

[Uncle Donnie]

I'm not a big Pop fan and I agree he coached like ass in the fourth. But still how many f'n easy shots do we miss. If Duncan plays even halfway decent, we win this game, regardless of how Pop coached.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

believe is dead

[Tek_XX]

you can BELIEVE all you want with this offense but it will be a short playoffs.

[Dre_7]

This is a wake up call!!!!!

Dont worry, we got this!

[Jdspur20]

when you give up 15 ofinsive reb. and shoot 3 for 17 in the 4th you desirve to loose.

[boutons]

Spurs played a great game, so did the Nuggets, but the Spurs totally choked in the 4th quarter. There's that fucking inconsistency again. 3 great qtrs, then shit.

[exstatic]

The most invisible 19 minutes in the history of Spurs playoff basketball. Hurry back, Devin.

Brent Barry 19 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 4 0 0 2 0 0

Brent Barry is a fucking coward who has no business on this team.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

What a LOSER,yes we lost but its one game,we can still win in Denver

yes we can still win in denver, but look at how big of an advantage we had over them in virtually every category most of the game and look at how wonderfully we gave them this game along with a ton of confidence. things are looking pretty bad right now, and denver is 19-1 at home since karl took over, plus we r a fairly crappy road team this year.

[dn0]

you can't be 9 minutes without scoring a field goal, dissapointing doesn't begin to express what I feel after that choking on 4th quarter display in playoffs.

[Solid D]

This game played right into the hands of the way the Nuggets like to play. They pushed and scrapped and won this game. The refs let them play and Tim's shot was off. Sure, he was pushed in the ribs on just about every shot, but that's the breaks.

Remember the Spurs lost the 1st game vs. PHX at home in the '03 Championship run so they've been here before.

[ca®lo]

i never thought duncan and the spurs would choke so bad.

[kskonn]

believe is dead

cool, then there is no need for you to post anymore

[Leetonidas]

you can BELIEVE all you want with this offense but it will be a short playoffs.

I will always Believe. I will NEVER lose faith in my team. I'm not a fair-weather fan, nor a homer, nor a bandwagoner, I stick with my team 'til the end.

If we can go up 2-0 in a series and lose, I think Denver can too. They'll get overconfident, just watch.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

This game played right into the hands of the way the Nuggets like to play. They pushed and scrapped and won this game. The refs let them play and Tim's shot was off. Sure, he was pushed in the ribs on just about every shot, but that's the breaks.

Remember the Spurs lost the 1st game vs. PHX at home in the '03 Championship run so they've been here before.

i see what you are sayin solid D, but this denver is way different than that suns team and this spurs 05 team, dare i say is worse than our 03 team

[leemajors]

i don't mind dumping it into duncan all the time but when he holds the ball forever before dribbling once and no one cuts it creates pitifully stagnant crap

[Tek_XX]

it all depends on Duncan, if he can't do it we will go down with him

[ALVAREZ6]

i never thought duncan and the spurs would choke so bad.
they choked worse than the fucking eagles....

[Quasar]

What other response can one give other than... Pop sucks!!

This is the offense that usually causes the spurs to lose EVERY close game.

Displayed in all its glory.

Pop is really stubborn... We should've won this one.

Why didn't Manu shoot more? Why wasn't barry in there? He was brought in for those moments. 2-0 doesn't mean he sucked!!!!

[Gerryatrics]

You can't use the "This game doesn't matter" excuse anymore. This is the playoffs, every game counts. Pop got out coached and handed this game to the Nuggets. The Spurs fell apart and he did absolutely nothing to try to put them back together and get back into this game. The Spurs just handed Home Court Advantage and the momentum to the Nuggets.

[TMSKILZ]

wasted the great effort given by Nazr, we won't get many games like that from him.

this stings, but it's not the end of the world. 4th Qtr meltdown includes poor REB, allowing DEN to get so many OFF REB's & shooting drought.

This is a game we should have closed out, but stupid TO's (last min of 2nd Qtr) allowed DEN to tie & stay close throughout the game until they made their move @ the end.

TD & TP need to step it up than what they showed today.

[boutons]

Has anybody noticed how few 3G's the Karl Nuggets take? Only 3-6 tonight, Carmelo used to take more than that by himself. Spurs 3-14. Teams let the Spurs shoot 3's and the spurs can't make em, so why keep taking them?

[johnny00]

tHIS ISN'T ABOUT MISSING 3 FT JUMPERS, THIS IS ABOUT A SYSTEM THAT COULDN'T HIS SHIT FOR HALF AN HOUR, IT ALL FALLS ON POP, HE'S GOT TO FIND A SYSTEM THAT WORKS
The system doesn't go 0 for 17
sometimes it is about missing three foot jumpers.
And as one other poster stated not riding Tim when he is still obviously hurt

[Manu20]

Duncan 18 points on 22 field goal attempts. 17 Turnovers for the Spurs!!

[Tek_XX]

haha you could see pop looking nervous on the sidelines, serves his arse right

RETOOL POP OR WE'LL KICK YOUR CIA ARSE

[E20]

I'm just gonna relax and wait untill we complete our 5 game sweep.

[Que Gee]

The most invisible 19 minutes in the history of Spurs playoff basketball. Hurry back, Devin.

Brent Barry 19 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 4 0 0 2 0 0

Brent Barry is a fucking coward who has no business on this team.

the only time the offesne ran any good when he was running the offense you idiot...4 assists...he got two shots...Why don't you put this on your boy Pop who insists on letting parker and ginobili force up fucking ridiculous shots...The guy played 18 minutes this game and was left in the corner numerous times because no one wants to move the ball...have you ever even dribbled a basketball? Seriously, you post some of the most idiotic things I have ever seen.

[kskonn]

the only time the offesne ran any good when he was running the offense you idiot...4 assists...he got two shots...Why don't you put this on your boy Pop who insists on letting parker and ginobili force up fucking ridiculous shots...The guy played 18 minutes this game and was left in the corner numerous times because no one wants to move the ball...have you ever even dribbled a basketball? Seriously, you post some of the most idiotic things I have ever seen.

agreed

[dn0]

bruce bowen and brent fucking barry combined a impressive total of 52 minutes and 1pt.
at least bruce defended..

[ALVAREZ6]

I'm just gonna relax and wait untill we complete our 5 game sweep.
I'm just gonna relax and continue to watch the spurs get it rammed up their asses...

[kskonn]

Barry was the only guy who made the offensive run smoothly, once he came out we went dead. The spurs did not move the ball and bruce and Barry did not get any shots, you are ignorant for saying they suck.

[Tobias]

The worst part is that tomorrow, EVERY sports show will be on Denver's jock again

[E20]

ALVIE I'm begining to sense that you're a bandwagoner.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

The system doesn't go 0 for 17
sometimes it is about missing three foot jumpers.
And as one other poster stated not riding Tim when he is still obviously hurt

The system has turned in single digit fourth quarters extensively in the fourth quarters of playoff games extensively the past five years, when will you wake the hell up?

[johnny00]

I'm just gonna relax and continue to watch the spurs get it rammed up their asses...
Jeez Alvarez just when I think there's hope for you you roll out another ascinine statement.

what a loser.

[Tek_XX]

Lets be honest pop lovers, the man got assrammed by Karl. tonight we got to see who had the better basketball mind and not even duncan could save popovich

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Why do people bag on Barry? The only time our offense had any flow in the second half was when Barry was running point and Tony was playing off guard.

Barry had four assists in that time, but hey - he didn't score 20 so it's obviously on him.

[Tobias]

Because it was Popovich that missed consecutive three footers?

[Leetonidas]

The team did not lose because of an individual. Pop, PJ, Tim, Tony, Manu, hell even Tony Massenburg, they're all Spurs, and the Spurs lost.

[Tek_XX]

pop looks like he's been crying, and he's blaming it on missing shots

[Tobias]

well, i hardly doubt we'd still lose had we made some shots...

[kskonn]

you will see earlier that I said this loss should be mostly on pop. His decision to not go back to the things that worked earlier in the game caused the spurs to have this game come down to the wire. When your offense is dead for 10 and 1/2 minutes and you don't make some changes then you are responsible.

[ALVAREZ6]

ALVIE I'm begining to sense that you're a bandwagoner.
No guys, ok I'm gonna say this ONCE: I KNOW that the Spurs will win this series...I am just reacting this way because I am really pissed that we lost game 1 when we could have easily taken the win on a normal night with our bench...that's all...I'm just furious because of how we couldn't hit a shot the whole quarter.

I just wanted to win both of the 1st home games before headin over to Denver...but the Spurs had to choke like the Eagles...hell...all my teams choke.

[E20]

Well, I got told!
:lol

[Tek_XX]

Alvarez are you sure we'll win this series becuase after tonights game i'm not so sure

[gregpschneid]

All I've got to say is injuries might end the spurs season this year. It's so hard to play well when you miss two of your key players and duncan is way below 100%. The spurs weren't able to get any consistency before these playoffs!!! Denver is also a very very goood team, they are very capable of winning the championship.

[ALVAREZ6]

Alvarez are you sure we'll win this series becuase after tonights game i'm not so sure
as long as Duncan shows up next game, then YES we will.

[johnny00]

The system has turned in single digit fourth quarters extensively in the fourth quarters of playoff games extensively the past five years, when will you wake the hell up?

When will you Agg???
I dare you to show me how many teams win when they miss 17 consecutive shots???????
Fuck dude you don't have to go too far down the boxscore before that stat grabs you by the fuckin throat

[dcole50]

tough loss but i'm not worried. we're the better team and we'll win back homecourt in denver. i expect this team to come out fired up for game two and win by 10+

i plan to avoid espn so i don't have to hear about how we're finished, blah blah blah.

[ALVAREZ6]

Man, I only got 1 positive thing out of this shitty ass game...and that's winning vbookie with Manu leading the team in scoring.

[Tobias]

Denver is ... very capable of winning the championship.
Unless you're talking about the NBDL championship.

If that were the case, then all hail Champ contender Philadelphia 76ers.

[johnny00]

No guys, ok I'm gonna say this ONCE: I KNOW that the Spurs will win this series...I am just reacting this way because I am really pissed that we lost game 1 when we could have easily taken the win on a normal night with our bench...that's all...I'm just furious because of how we couldn't hit a shot the whole quarter.

I just wanted to win both of the 1st home games before headin over to Denver...but the Spurs had to choke like the Eagles...hell...all my teams choke.
Shit dude if you would word that way in the first place you wouldn't come off sounding so bad.... we're all dissapointed man but I feel this series is still ours for the taking

[CHAMPS AGAIN]

SPURS will come back and win the series

[Amuseddaysleeper]

When will you Agg???
I dare you to show me how many teams win when they miss 17 consecutive shots???????
Fuck dude you don't have to go too far down the boxscore before that stat grabs you by the fuckin throat

johnny i see what you're sayin but man, how many times have we seen the spurs in this offensive drought time and time again, i know this might have been the worst of all the droughts, but its happening way too many times that the spurs can't put it in the hole.

[ALVAREZ6]

Shit dude if you would word that way in the first place you wouldn't come off sounding so bad.... we're all dissapointed man but I feel this series is still ours for the taking
in the first place, I was ready to chuck my computer out the window...I didn't feel like it... :pctoss

Oh well...the Spurs got :owned and that ugly game makes we wanna :vomit :vomit :vomit

[dcole50]

every one does realize this is a best of seven, right? just checking. we've lost game ones before. remember 2003? things worked out alright that year with game one losses.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

every one does realize this is a best of seven, right? just checking. we've lost game ones before. remember 2003? things worked out alright that year with game one losses.

yes but this years SA team and this years 1st rd opponent are way different teams. PHX won by a total fluke while DEN kicked our asses

[TDfan2007]

HOW THE FUCK DO YOU MISS 2 straight 3 footers!!!!!!!! :cuss :cuss :cuss :cuss.

I just don't get it! Tim had a terrible offensive game today! And Tony wasn't very special either!!! FUCK THIS SHIT!!!!

[Tek_XX]

The chemistry and confidence from that years team and this years is worlds different. Can this team come back not sure but we'll see.

[ALVAREZ6]

HOW THE FUCK DO YOU MISS 2 straight 3 footers!!!!!!!! :cuss :cuss :cuss :cuss.

Especially if you are fucking 7 feet tall...

[gregpschneid]

Tony really didn't seem very focused for this game, Duncan played scared and with no confidence.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

we need to win gm 2 by 20 to send a message, if game 2 is won or lost within a 6 point margin then i'm REALLY worried

[ALVAREZ6]

we need to win gm 2 by 20 to send a message, if game 2 is won or lost within a 6 point margin then i'm REALLY worried
omg...if the Spurs dare to even let Denver CLOSE to winning game 2, then I will be pissed. They better be prepared to kick some fucking Denver ass...but I have no idea how, considering no one can shoot, or play defense...

[Solid D]

I mentioned in one of the matchup threads last week that the Nuggets have upped their trips to the FT line significantly since Karl took over. The last 29 games or so, they were up over 30 FT attempts per game.

The disparity at the line was a killer for the Spurs tonight. The Nuggets went to the line 30 times, hitting 22 of them. The Spurs only went to the line 19 times, at home, no less. They made 16 of them. The more aggressive team gets the benefit of the calls more often than not.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

omg...if the Spurs dare to even let Denver CLOSE to winning game 2, then I will be pissed. They better be prepared to kick some fucking Denver ass...but I have no idea how, considering no one can shoot, or play defense...

thats their biggest flaw, i mean even when we missed 17 straight, we were in the game but once again, too many games with offensive lapses, and like previous years where we ddint go all the way, it was our offense not our defense that cost us a trip to the finals

[gregpschneid]

Unless you're talking about the NBDL championship.

If that were the case, then all hail Champ contender Philadelphia 76ers.

Since the all star break the nuggets are something like 25 and 4. Face it they are a very good team and playing with great confidence. I really think we miss that 3rd big buy with Rasho.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I dare you to show me how many teams win when they miss 17 consecutive shots???????

I dare you to show a more inept team offensively in the playoffs the last five years, maybe you'll see my point then.


HOW THE FUCK DO YOU MISS 2 straight 3 footers!!!!!!!! .

I just don't get it! Tim had a terrible offensive game today

Tim has looked like shit since he came back last week, why is this a surprise? It's even more surprising that our coach, who gets to see him struggle every day in practice, feels he needs to put the whole thing on TIm's shoulders on offense.

Pop's postgame: "it's obvious Tim is not on top of his game, and is not completely healthy."

Then quit running everything through him on offense, FUCK!

[SequSpur]

I told you all that Spurs Management was holding out on the public about how fucked up this team is.

Duncan should be out for the year. Devin is done for life. Rasho is hurt and just fucking sucks anyway.

Why in the fuck do you put hurt guys on the active roster, when clearly, Marks and Wilks were better options than fuckheads like Beno.

[vincerodriguez23]

The Spurs lost Game 1 to the Nuggets, but this will be motivation for them to take the series and shut their crowd up too. I still believe they can take the series, but if they continue to play like they did at the end, we'll be out of the playoffs early and be the laughingstock of the league.

[Solid D]

I told you all that Spurs Management was holding out on the public about how fucked up this team is.

Duncan should be out for the year. Devin is done for life. Rasho is hurt and just fucking sucks anyway.

Why in the fuck do you put hurt guys on the active roster, when clearly, Marks and Wilks were better options than fuckheads like Beno.

http://services.windowsmedia.com/dvdcover/cov150/drt000/t003/t00374dmnwf.jpg

Go read one of the newspapers in your stacks and stacks of them in your hallway...and don't forget to check the seal on your coffee. You never can be too sure, Sequ.

[SequSpur]

Solid D.

You are right on. And btw... I haven't wasted a dime on playoff tickets either.

[vsnba]

We can not win if Tim is 100% healthy. I don't think Manu and Parker carry us without Tim 100%. Still series is open only time will tell.

[Summers]

Slight change of topic: What happened to Tim's chin? I didn't see anything on Fox. Errant elbow, I presume?

[Nikos]

Solid D.

You are right on. And btw... I haven't wasted a dime on playoff tickets either.

Smart man. It will be a quick elimination. :depressed

I hope it isn't though.

[Solid D]

Slight change of topic: What happened to Tim's chin? I didn't see anything on Fox. Errant elbow, I presume?

I don't know. It looked like he was fouled on his last shot. The locker room shot of him in the interview didn't look like he was injured too much.

Check out the shot chart from tonight's game. Notice how many shots the Spurs missed in the paint.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/shotchart?gameId=250424024

[TDMVPDPOY]

Its only one game, and they think they got this series in the bag, damn there is still a long way to go, the spurs will bounce back and take this series

[SuBZer0]

What a day...first Spurs lose, then three people in this forum on the SAME day spell "asinine" wrong, then some smart aleck writes "should of" instead of "should have"...

[Dario]

Haha you guys are pathetic.

As for the most pathetic of you all: sequ you are talking about duncan, who put your team in second place and would put it in first if it wasnt for his injury and pops bad coaching, you are talking about devin who showed he can play very good if it wasnt for same things as in duncans case, you are talking about rasho, who is way more important for your team than 90% spurs fans will admit (which is pathetic also) and finally beno, who plays 5 mins a game lately or nothing at all and you people are blaiming him for loosing. Imo the best thing for him and the spurs is a trade like aka brezec, both team and player wins.
You guys are pathetic

[mattyc]

At lot of us said we'd drop a game in this series.

Hopefully this was it.

[E20]

Good times...........