Game Blog: 12/23 - Spurs vs. Blazers

[007nites]

2 seconds

[blkroadrunners]

Game. Over.

[Ice009]

Fucking grab a rebound.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Ugh.

[ducks]

nice d forgot to rebound idiots

[Chieflion]

Manu, fuck you. Butter fingers.

[shingo_318]

tp set rj up but tp will get the blame for rj missing it
annoying fly just buzz around
:hang
sorry for my poor english...

[alchemist]

said it before....

Manu = butterfingers

:lmao

[itzsoweezee]

fuck small ball. fucking idiot popovich

[Crookshanks]

It sucks to be a Spurs fan right now. The only consolation is that this same depleted team beat the Mavs last night - talk about giving them some confidence!

[portpower_11]

Miller took the rebound? I can not believe it

[ElNono]

LOL Now you put Dice,Pop?

[angelbelow]

Defensive rebounding has been a problem tonight.

[Chomag]

fuck those that say it's pnly december and everything is fine. This team need to improve!

[Libri]

The Spurs just needed a couple of stops and shots but it seems to much to ask nowadays.

[Mal]

hahahhahhahahhahahaha

[Chieflion]

This team SUCKS.

[HarlemHeat37]

one of the worst regular season losses of the Duncan era..embarrassing..fuck this team..

[Chomag]

Are we after a championship or just coasting it this year.

[ducks]

This is a depleted team on the second night of a B2B - it never should've been this close. And to let Bayless get over 30 points - geez Tony - could you play some defense?

bayless did not score all them on tp
he burned every one tonight

spurs got outrebound by portland by alot

[lil_penny]

Good game guys

[Refocus]

Ugh.

[jdev82]

when jerreyd bayless comes to milwaukee, im going to rob him and stab him outside the bradley center.

[Chieflion]

Parker and Ginobili need to GTFO this team or wake the hell up.

[Ice009]

EMBARRASSING.

This team should be ashamed of themselves. Pop should be ashamed of himself.

Time for trades. This is a mediocre overpriced team.

[Spurs Brazil]

What was the most pathetic thing of the night?

Pop and the fucking small balll
Manu Ginobili
George Hill

[boutons_deux]

good home cookin, Spurs lose FT pts 16 - 23

[Supergirl]

the difference was hustle. Spurs came out expecting a depleted team to roll over, and the Blazers didnt do that. Neither did the Jazz when they were depleted last year against the Spurs. I said it earlier: DEPLETED TEAMS ARE DANGEROUS. Yet the Spurs keep thinking they get to take the night off and then expect to be able to make it up in the final 2 min of the game.

The Spurs beat themselves tonight. Move on, learn from it.

[Ice009]

Manu, fuck you. Butter fingers.

This is the first time I'm going to say this, but Manu needs a good fucking punch in the face.

Maybe that will wake him up. He's played like total shit.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Fuck this shitty team.

Go find another one then.

Inexcusable loss, but these things happen. If it all played out like it looks "on paper" then there'd be no point playing the games.

I'm hoping this is the low point.

[ElNono]

The game was lost a lot earlier... Time for Pop to actually start coaching... Open up the doghouse, do something...

[Chomag]

Good game guys

Great game, as short handed as your team is now they are playing hard and with heart out there. they deserved this win,

[wijayas]

Parker and Ginobili need to GTFO this team or wake the hell up.

Both suck asses big time.
No D TP. No O Manu.

[alchemist]

I'm not on the whole fire Pop bandwagon, but he truly fucked up when he subbed when the Spurs got with a point. :bang :lol

[nuclearfm]

Didn't Pop say if we don't win I should be fired?

[Manudona]

The good news is that this must be rock bottom, how can you go lower than losing with a decimated team where the most important players are not playing, they could barely put enough players to begin with, nah, you can't sink further, so from now on it will be better.

[alchemist]

epic ST meltdown about to happen :lmao

[Supergirl]

bayless did not score all them on tp
he burned every one tonight

spurs got outrebound by portland by alot

they didn't actually. but they got beat on the offensive boards. Blazers only outrebounded them 36-33, but were 11-6 on offensive boards. That's all about hustle, pure and simple.

[benefactor]

What an inexcusable loss. No Roy, no Pryzbilla, no Oden, back to back and owned badly by Jerryd Fucking Bayless.

Pathetic.

[hommeaetage]

I hope all of the idiots saying "it's only December" realize how pathetic their argument are.

[ElNono]

I thought Bogans was our defensive stopper... He barely played today... Theo didn't play at all when they were scoring inside like there was no tomorrow...
We need to stick to playing D with players that play D

[Ice009]

Good game guys

How good does that win feel? It should feel fantastic. Good game.

Boy I tell you as a fan of the Spurs it was the most disgusting, gutless, pansy ass effort I have ever seen.

The Spurs '96-'97 team played tougher and with more heart than these fucking players on the court tonight.

[Chomag]

epic ST meltdown about to happen :lmao

I guess some realy don't care if we Spurs are after a championship this year.

[024]

good thing ginobili's contract is expiring. might be able to deal by the deadline.

[ElNono]

I thought Bogans was our defensive stopper... He barely played today... Theo didn't play at all when they were scoring inside like there was no tomorrow...
We need to stick to playing D with players that play D

[the crimson blur]

The Spurs beat themselves tonight.

Same story every game.

We have a team of vets that act like theyve never played basketball.

[siraulo23]

we cut the lead down to 1 early in the 4th against phx

pop sub...

we cut the lead down to 1 early in the 4th against por

pop sub...

[pjjrfan]

another team effort. These guys just didn't come to play, and that's hard to understand. go down the line, timmy played well in the first half but the blazers adjusted and took him out of the game and in the meantime the Spurs couldn't make a stop to save their lives. Our defense is horrible and from the get go the Blazers were kililng the spurs on the glass. they just totally outclassed our guys. It's just one game but it shows where these guys heads are at and it's not in winning games.

[007nites]

Blazers are missing Brandon Roy, Greg Oden, Rudy Fernandez, Travis Outlaw, and Joel Pryzbilla.

[Chieflion]

I thought Bogans was our defensive stopper... He barely played today... Theo didn't play at all when they were scoring inside like there was no tomorrow...
We need to stick to playing D with players that play D
You see him defend Bayless? Bogans can't keep up with his explosive first step.

[Manudona]

Blazers are missing Brandon Roy, Greg Oden, Rudy Fernandez, Travis Outlaw, and Joel Pryzbilla.

The Spurs were missing Bonner and Finley...

[Spurs Brazil]

G.Hill = Defensive Stopper :lol

[jdev82]

Bayless gets calls like a fucking superstar..somebody needs to fix his face..

DIBS :hungry:

[Chomag]

Even the Homers can't say that spurs are playing OK unless they are still in complete denial.

[Josepatches_]

Parker is nash on defense.

Sadly but right now even Nash is better.

This year against TP all the players have the better game of his career.

[alchemist]

I hope all of the idiots saying "it's only December" realize how pathetic their argument are.
Spurs were on top of the West in December, look how things quickly turned for the worst.

id4AfDvLu50

[Chomag]

The Spurs were missing Bonner and Finley...

I do hope that was sarcastic.

[lil_penny]

How good does that win feel? It should feel fantastic. Good game.

Boy I tell you as a fan of the Spurs it was the most disgusting, gutless, pansy ass effort I have ever seen.

The Spurs '96-'97 team played tougher and with more heart than these fucking players on the court tonight.

Yea its a very big win.. very tough back to back.. I didn't expect to win either. Dallas and san antonio are always hard places to win. The team stepped up and showed heart tonight.

[Ice009]

G.Hill = Defensive Stopper :lol

Well this sucks. I would give up Hill and Mason Jr. in any package for Vince Carter if that trade was still there.

Don't need either of them and you could have just resigned Bruce Bowen for defense.

Can someone please tell me why Bruce was not resigned?

[ElNono]

You see him defend Bayless? Bogans can't keep up with his explosive first step.

Nobody can.. that's why you put a shot blocker in the paint... Unfortunately ours watched the entire game from the bench...

[hsxvvd]

Disgusted.

It's still fucking December, but that was an absolute disgrace.

[blkroadrunners]

I (somewhat) give credit to Nate McMillan. For the past 5 years or so, he's one of the better coaches who has the Xs and Os to take down Tim Duncan and crew, or at least compete against them. Still though tonight, the Spurs should have won by at least 15.

[Chomag]

Disgusted.

It's still fucking December, but that was an absolute disgrace.

Doesnt mean there doesn't need to be improvment on this team.

with most of Portlands key players out I wouldn't even call them a over .500 team.

[alchemist]

I guess some realy don't care if we Spurs are after a championship this year.
gtfoh with that bullshit, just because I'm not on the whole lets trade anyone not named Duncan or fire Pop doesn't mean I don't care about the Spurs.

[timaios]

Sadly but right now even Nash is better.

This year against TP all the players have the better game of his career.

Well there is just a little problem, 90% of this game Bayless was defended by Bogans and Hill.
Most of the time Parker was on Miller 2/13 and Blake 3/6.

[Spurs Brazil]

Jeff McDonald: If the Spurs lose tonight, they suck.
http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblog...s-trail-3.html

I want to know if he'll be a man and ask something about that to Pop. He said that, now be a man and ask him something about small ball shit in the press-conference

[austN Spur]

The Spurs '96-'97 team played tougher and with more heart than these fucking players on the court tonight.

especially dominique

[TIMMYD!]

We need some help for Tim. (okay with trading Manu to get him)

[Spurs Brazil]

Well there is just a little problem, 90% of this game Bayless was defended by Bogans and Hill.
Most of the time Parker was on Miller 2/13 and Blake 3/6.

That's true

Bayless OWNED the defense stopper G.Hill, Pop favourite, BIG TIME

[mystargtr34]

G.Hill = Defensive Stopper :lol

To be fair to myself, ive been saying hes an over rated defender since his rookie season...

People think freakish long arms = good defensive player...

He doesnt move his feet well at all...

[austN Spur]

I want to know if he'll be a man and ask something about that to Pop. He said that, now be a man and ask him something about small ball shit in the press-conferenceife

the SA news reporters would never anger the spurs. just to get blackballed and be working sa life section

[blkroadrunners]

To be fair to myself, ive been saying hes an over rated defender since his rookie season...

People think freakish long arms = good defensive player...

He doesnt move his feet well at all...


He's more of a player on defense who plays the passing lanes well, but obviously he needs more work on man-to-man D, especially against the quicker PGs in the league.

[austN Spur]

I'm going to watch district 9 and try to forget about this shit go spurs go and stuff

[Cant_Be_Faded]

The game has changed. The Spurs formula just does not work any more. Way too many athletes, way too much length, we are an obsolete model for success.

If this spurs team, with its current age, went against the NBA at any point more than 3 years ago, we'd be a given to make it deep in the playoffs. But all the ridiculous, lanky, explosive athletes that have been drafted by the dozens for most of the past decade have all grown up and are in the start of their prime. Adding one or two players ain't gonna fix this machine.

[blkroadrunners]

I'm going to watch district 9 and try to forget about this shit go spurs go and stuff

Sh*t I need to rent that.

[Chomag]

Spurs have all the right tools for the job, but could it be that they just dont have the right parts?

[alchemist]

-1st half defense = Blazers getting their Ron Jeremy on fucking the shit out of the Spurs

-2nd half defense = a lot better, but the Blazers couldn't miss a jumper for shit (contested or not). Jesus couldn't stop these guys.

[Chomag]

The game has changed. The Spurs formula just does not work any more. Way too many athletes, way too much length, we are an obsolete model for success.

If this spurs team, with its current age, went against the NBA at any point more than 3 years ago, we'd be a given to make it deep in the playoffs. But all the ridiculous, lanky, explosive athletes that have been drafted by the dozens for most of the past decade have all grown up and are in the start of their prime. Adding one or two players ain't gonna fix this machine.

I agree, Spurs just have to grow up from those years with everyone else. Teams built themselves to beat the Spurs after those year. Spurs need to adjust to that.

[murpjf88]

Spurs have all the right tools for the job, but could it be that they just dont have the right parts?

What? Tools and parts?
I'm afraid the spurs are missing some tools as well.

[ducks]

jr smith 10-17 from downtown tonight

[Ice009]

To be fair to myself, ive been saying hes an over rated defender since his rookie season...

People think freakish long arms = good defensive player...

He doesnt move his feet well at all...

His feet are planted in cement they are so slow. I said the same thing weeks ago. He's only recovering with his long arms.

[Ice009]

jr smith 10-17 from downtown tonight

Holy shit.

Also, wtf does that have to do with anything Spurs related?

[Chomag]

jr smith 10-17 from downtown tonight

:wow

[ducks]

spurs almost had him

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Holy shit.

Also, wtf does that have to do with anything Spurs related?

Alot. If that JR for Barry trade goes down he's in his third year as a spur.

[Ice009]

Sh*t I need to rent that.

Pretty good movie I thought. I just watched it a few days ago.

[Ice009]

Alot. If that JR for Barry trade goes down he's in his third year as a spur.

I know that, but lol that is some stupid shit bringing up a failed trade from 3 years ago. Seriously.

[ducks]

oh and he was 1-6 from the free throw line
spurs material

[Budkin]

Utterly embarrassing. Nothing else to say.:depressed

[duncan228]

Updated.

Banged-up Portland beats Spurs behind Bayless (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2009122324&prov=ap)
By Paul J. Weber

Brandon Roy sat out with a bothersome shoulder. Joel Przybilla, one night after following Greg Oden to the mounting list of injured Trail Blazers, was back in Portland.

Nonetheless, the depleted Trail Blazers kept on winning.

Jerryd Bayless scored a career-high 31 points in his first start for Roy, and the hobbled Trail Blazers, using two new starters, beat the San Antonio Spurs 98-94 on Wednesday night for their third straight win—all on the road.

“Even with Brandon and with all these injuries—and we need Brandon back— I think we can still win games,” Bayless said.

So far, Bayless and the Trail Blazers are right.

Since Oden was lost for the season Dec. 5 in a win over Houston, Portland is 7-4. And they’re now 2-0 with no center at all, after Przybilla ruptured a patella tendon in his right leg in a victory at Dallas on Tuesday night.

“You talk about resiliency with a group,” Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan said. “There’s no words. I’m so happy for this group.”

Less happy are the Spurs, who continue to wilt against stiff competition. Tim Duncan had 24 points and 11 rebounds but San Antonio still fell to 2-10 against teams with winning records.

Duncan’s layup with 27.4 seconds left cut it to 96-94, and Bayless missed a long jumper the next time down to give the Spurs a flicker of hope. But San Antonio couldn’t corral the rebound, and Andre Miller made two free throws to seal the victory.

“That last one hurt,” Spurs guard Roger Mason said of missing the last rebound.

LaMarcus Aldridge added 22 points for Portland.

McMillan said Roy is day to day. Portland’s leading scorer was also hurt against the Mavericks, and McMillan said Roy’s shoulder was “still pretty sore” before the game.

Roy, who is averaging 22.2 points, sat out for the first time this season. But his backup made up for his missing production, and then some.

Making his first career start, Bayless finished 10 of 24 from the field. None of his shots were bigger than his 3-pointer with 2:04 left that gave the Trail Blazers a nine-point lead they would need to hold off a late Spurs run.

Bayless entered the game averaging 7.5 points. But the second-year guard had his second big night in five games having scored 29 in a win over Phoenix last week.

“I’ve always had confidence, but I didn’t know I was going to that,” Bayless said of his spectacular first start.

Juwan Howard had 12 points and 12 rebounds in his first start of the season, replacing Przybilla.

Rudy Fernandez is out with back pain, adding to a list of ailing Portland players that includes Travis Outlaw (foot), Nicolas Batum (shoulder) and Patrick Mills (foot).

Given the injury woes, the league granted Portland a hardship exemption last week that allowed the Trail Blazers to sign a 16th player. McMillan said the team likely would explore getting another exemption.

Richard Jefferson scored 18 points, and Tony Parker and Mason had 16 apiece for the Spurs.

NOTES: Portland used just eight players, and got all but 13 points from its starters. … Spurs F Matt Bonner has begun practicing with his left, non-shooting hand while his broken right one continues to heal. San Antonio’s leading 3-point shooter injured the hand last week against Indiana and is expected to miss about a month.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

I know that, but lol that is some stupid shit bringing up a failed trade from 3 years ago. Seriously.

bringing up jr smith is a ducks trademark

[Spursox]

I think this is a rebuilding stage and not a run for the title. I feel sorry for Timmy and Holt....

[spurspokesman]

What an inexcusable loss. No Roy, no Pryzbilla, no Oden, back to back and owned badly by Jerryd Fucking Bayless.

Pathetic.
Couldn't have said it better myself. Our record is fools gold. My interpretation of it is where 2-9 when it counts. Changes our coming.

[tomtom]

Wow just got back home I am stunned. How the hell did this happen?

[Chomag]

Wow just got back home I am stunned. How the hell did this happen?

You have got some good fiery players there thats what happned lol.

[Sean Cagney]

Wow just got back home I am stunned. How the hell did this happen?

I have no damn clue at all, I was wasted tonight and saw the score and nearly died laughing and crying at the same time :( HOW THE HELL DID THIS HAPPEN? WELL WE suck so it will happen on any night agianst SA, at home or on the road :lol:bang:depressed

[mexicanjunior]

I'm so happy I resisted the urge to buy the SA Express News $22 ticket deal tonight...it would have been the worst purchase ever.

[Ikstomi]

Bad dream. :( :( :(