12/26/09 - Spurs at Bucks - Game Blog

[Spursmania]

Manu for 2!!

[Spursmania]

Dice and 1!!

[ffadicted]

LOL McDyess

Everything going our way tonight

[Spurs Brazil]

Dice and one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[duncan228]

lol 228 is enjoying this season :drunk

Duncan has been a joy to watch. :)

[Libri]

Dice! :ihit

[Spursmania]

Fouls like that will kill Blair.

[Ice009]

COME ON DEJUAN. no more fouls.

[Spurs Brazil]

Poor Blair, refs don't give him ANY respect

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Hill for 333333333333333333

[NickiRasgo]

Nice ball movement, Hill for 3. :D

[duncan228]

Hope Duncan is done for the night.

[Spursmania]

Nice assist by Manu to Hill for a 3!

[ffadicted]

Oh mah gawd spurs shitting on the Bucks I'm enjoying this game lol

Hoping we play like this night-in-night-out after all star break!

[Spursmania]

Hope Duncan is done for the night.

:worthy:

[Spurs Brazil]

Spurs up 89-64 after the 3rd

Nice.

[Chieflion]

Finally it is good to see the Spurs don't fuck up a lead in the 3rd quarter.

[boutons_deux]

Spurs sweep the Bucks? nah, can't be.

[Ice009]

Well I like the play. Dejuan has got to learn not to give away those types of fouls though. I like him starting which is kinda what I wanted to see before, that being him playing alongside Tim.

[ffadicted]

Spurs sweep the Bucks? nah, can't be.

The curse is broken. Now let's work on the Thunder

[mystargtr34]

If only Mahinmi was active

Hill
Hairston
RJ/Mase
Haislip
Mahinmi

What i would give to see that lineup in a quarter..

[SCdac]

I don't think the Spurs have gone small a single time this game... it's been looking really good IMO.

Spurs - 35 boards
Bucks - 24 boards

Blair - 4/6 FG
McDyess - 7/7 FG

[Ice009]

Man Theo can BLOCK SHOTS.

[ducks]

dice is having a nice game

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

How many points do the Spurs bench have?

[Libri]

Kurt thought he was still on the Spurs team. :lol

[Ice009]

Mason Jr. is finishing a lot better this season.

Great job Rog if you worked on that in the off season. It has made a difference.

[Spurs Brazil]

Small ball

[NickiRasgo]

Theo Ratliff. :lol

[ginobili fan]

:lmao:lmao kurt thomas to Manu ginobili nice pass

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Theo with the J :lol

[Chieflion]

Put in the scrubs. We want to see them.

[Ice009]

Theo with the J :lol

lol Theo is a shooter man ;).

[ginobili fan]

i wanna see haislip please

[Ice009]

Theo still has some HOPS.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

I want Grizzly to get his double double

[Spurs Brazil]

Fuck small ball

[Spurs Brazil]

Bucks on a run since the small ball

Good job Pop :tu

[ginobili fan]

put blair in

[Ice009]

Bench is pissing it away a little.

Again Theo is struggling on offense because he has had no court time.

[murpjf88]

good timeout!!

[ginobili fan]

why the small ball ?

[murpjf88]

Bench is pissing it away a little.

Again Theo is struggling on offense because he has had no court time.

Theo has never been great offensively

[Spurs Brazil]

why the small ball ?

That's what I want to know WHY??????????????????

The other team is playing big and Pop go small. Unbelievable

[tomtom]

Why Duncan back in?

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

TP and Duncan back in the game :(

[SCdac]

Richard Jefferson getting posted up deep in the paint by Warrick...... throw Blair back out there.

[NickiRasgo]

Nice pass by Timmy.

[Spurs Brazil]

Refs hate Blair

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

5 on Blair?

[Spurs Brazil]

Why Duncan back in?

Small ball fucked our lead

[siraulo23]

small ball :td

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Terrible posession :(

[mystargtr34]

Pop's initial stupidity forces him to eventually put Duncan back out there.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Mason for 33333333333

[ginobili fan]

mason !!!

[ginobili fan]

is it a punishement for TP ?

[Spurs Brazil]

Small ball again

Bucks got 3 straight off rebs

[anonoftheinternets]

ok good game. Bring on the next. So hungry for a win against a contender. Hope they win the next few to pad the rankings though.

[ginobili fan]

what is the next game against a +.500 team ?

[ducks]

I believe dallas is the next good team spurs face

[Spurs Brazil]

Knicks tomorrow, 5 PM, CT

[FlAVaK]

what is the next game against a +.500 team ?
vs Miami Dec 31st

[anonoftheinternets]

what is the next game against a +.500 team ?


Dallas jan 8th. I dont consider miami good.

[murpjf88]

miami can be tough, but not a contender.

[Ice009]

Theo has never been great offensively

Man, no need to tell me that. I have watched an NBA game before. I'll have to rephrase that since you obviously think I thought Theo is some kind of scorer ;).Theo has no clue on offense because he hasn't played with these guys much. Obviously he is not a scorer, but he doesn't seem to know where to be or where to pass the ball because he hasn't gotten to court time.

[outmap]

what is the next game against a +.500 team ?

Next games is against NY...

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

i am so ready to see the spurs @ MSG tomorrow :D

[NickiRasgo]

Haislip. :lol

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Haislip messed up a pretty pass by Blair

[anonoftheinternets]

man feb is brutal .. we better win all the games against the cream puffs.

[Spurs Brazil]

Good block Malik

Haislip sucks :lol

[Ice009]

What a pass from Blair.

[murpjf88]

Thats why haislip hasn't been given a chance. lol

[ginobili fan]

Dallas jan 8th. I dont consider miami good.

this is going to be a good test

[urunobili]

that's Pop fault.. Marcus trying to impress him with a lay up and misses.. if he dunks he gets benched :(

[ginobili fan]

haislip sucks

[Spurs Brazil]

Malik J

Looks who is on the court: Elson!

[Chomag]

Hairston is to good of a player to be getting so few minutes. Yeah, I said it...

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

F Haislip

[Chieflion]

Haislip sucks and these little minutes prove it.

[urunobili]

Hill with the "to your feet" pass :rolleyes

[NickiRasgo]

Nice play by Haislip.

[ginobili fan]

haislip is good.

[urunobili]

Good D and block by Haislip

[murpjf88]

too bad we can't play the bucks 20 times a season.

[Spurs Brazil]

Haislip 3333333333333333 and a block

[Ice009]

Wow Haislip with a three that looked good and also a block.

Haislip's shot form looked decent. It kinda looked better than his form on the Youtube clips. Maybe he has worked on his shot?

[Chieflion]

Just when I posted it, he made sure I was wrong.

[Libri]

Hairston is to good of a player to be getting so few minutes. Yeah, I said it...

He produced immediately with a block and a jumper.

[jdev82]

back from the game. how do i post pics?
i left at the start of the 4th quarter

[Spurs Brazil]

Spurs win!!!!

[Chomag]

too bad we can't play the bucks 20 times a season.

Yep, Bucks are about at clipper Level.

[ginobili fan]

Poor kurt thomas...

[urunobili]

Haislip sucks :lol


Haislip 3333333333333333 and a block

:rolleyes

[Spurs Brazil]

back from the game. how do i post pics?
i left at the start of the 4th quarter

Were you the guy behind the Spurs bench with the home TD jersey?

[Ice009]

back from the game. how do i post pics?
i left at the start of the 4th quarter

Why did you leave? lol

[siraulo23]

Good win spurs, good road win

Much needed. Let's get that game against new york too

Go Spurs Go

[urunobili]

Haislip >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mahimni

[Chieflion]

Haislip >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mahimni
That is not a lot to ask for, by the way.

[anonoftheinternets]

good game .. man timmy is awesome this year. Keep shooting the jump shots timmy.

[urunobili]

That is not a lot to ask for, by the way.

I wish Pop would have given him a longer run... he is supposed to be Matty's injury replacement... :rolleyes

[duncan228]

how do i post pics?

Slomo's 'How To' embed images.

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2601627&postcount=3

[murpjf88]

I'm suprised ian hasn't gotten any minutes during scrap time. I would think he has a higher upside than haislip.

[Budkin]

Man we really needed this win... huge win for us on the road despite it being the Bucks.

[Chieflion]

I wish Pop would have given him a longer run... he is supposed to be Matty's injury replacement... :rolleyes
That is what we thought, but it is obvious that is not going to happen. Theo Ratliff looks like the way better choice now.

[Spursmania]

i am so ready to see the spurs @ MSG tomorrow :D

Awesome!:toast

[benefactor]

Good all around game. Beating the Bucks is like beating a playoff team for us, so it's a good win.

[Kori Ellis]

Good all around game. Beating the Bucks is like beating a playoff team for us, so it's a good win.

They are a playoff team :) They are 7th in the East.

[silverblackfan]

Nice consistent game on offense and defense. I couldn't ask for more. Tony was aggressive, and hitting his shots. Tim was the MAN and money from the outside. Everyone seemed calm and working well together.
Hope this carries over to tomorrow. Early game to watch tomorrow! W00t!

[team-work]

It's nice always nice to go back home after work & checked online that the Spurs won a game. I think this's all about a fan.

Yes, we are so used to winning that the negative atmosphere when the Spurs loses a game is very intense. After all, we have a decent record in a competitive league. The team is making every effort to improve, e.g. more solid outings on the road now. This might be the most important thing than the record itself.

[galvatron3000]

Hold all praise til they play an above .500 team. They continue to win games like this but who cares.

[benefactor]

They are a playoff team :) They are 7th in the East.
That's not really a playoff team. The last couple of playoff spots in the East are like NBA purgatory.

[benefactor]

Hold all praise til they play an above .500 team. They continue to win games like this but who cares.
Wins get us further above .500...no matter who they are against. It's also the Bucks. Have you watched us against the Bucks the past few seasons?

[duncan228]

Updated.

Duncan scores 26 points in Spurs’ win over Bucks (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2009122615&prov=ap)

The San Antonio Spurs’ reserves carried them to an easy win over the Milwaukee Bucks.

Tim Duncan scored 26 points and San Antonio’s bench scored 51 points in a 112-97 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.

“We moved the ball real well and gave guys an opportunity to make shots,” Duncan said. “Hopefully, that will be contagious and continue to happen.”

While Duncan led the team in scoring, Antonio McDyess(notes) scored 14 points and Manu Ginobili scored 13 points to pace the reserves, who made 22-of-29 shots.

“That’s ridiculous,” San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said of the bench’s shooting percentage. “That’s not going to happen very often. It happened tonight and obviously it helped us keep the lead.”

The Spurs went up-tempo to open a 20-point lead in the second quarter and Milwaukee never got within single digits in the second half.

“We just had a different mindset,” said Ginobili, who made five of six shots. “We played very aggressively, moved the ball very well. When you do it’s easier to make shots. That was a big difference. We played faster, better. It was more fun.”

The Bucks shot 43 percent for the game while allowing the Spurs to shoot 59.7 percent.

“They caught us on a good night,” Popovich said. “This is one of our better nights of the season. No exaggeration. We played for 48 minutes.”

Tony Parker had 16 points and eight assists for San Antonio, which has won four of five.

“Everybody was making shots and everybody was sharing the ball,” Spurs point guard Tony Parker said. “So, when you play like that, it’s pretty easy basketball.”

Hakim Warrick scored a season-high 23 points for Milwaukee, which has dropped 13 of 17.

“We definitely can’t let teams shoot 59 percent against us,” Warrick said. “Most of that was because of our defense and you’ve got to give them credit, too.”

Rookie Brandon Jennings, the Bucks’ leading scorer at 19.7 per game, was held to 10 points. Jennings struggled to get Milwaukee’s fast break going, running into countless picks set by Duncan in the first half.

“We got some pretty good looks but we just weren’t making them,” Jennings said. “And a team like that, they’re going to come right back at you.”

Milwaukee’s Michael Redd only scored six points, missing seven of nine shots. He has missed 16 games due to injuries this season, but the Bucks are 3-9 when he plays and 9-7 when he doesn’t.

“Hopefully, we won’t have games like this the rest of the season,” Redd said.

San Antonio rookie DeJuan Blair, making his third consecutive start, had eight points and 12 rebounds in 25 minutes.

“He’s understanding the floor a lot more,” Duncan said of Blair, a second-round draft pick. “It just comes with time.”

Andrew Bogut took a pass from Jennings and scored on a layup to bring Milwaukee within 62-51 with 7:47 left in the third quarter. San Antonio, though, got six points from Duncan in a 12-2 run to take a 74-53 lead on his 16-foot jumper with 4:24 left in the period.

The Spurs led 89-64 heading to the fourth and Milwaukee got no closer than 15 points.

Milwaukee missed 15 of its first 17 shots as San Antonio jumped to a 14-4 lead on Blair’s layup with 5:09 left in the first quarter.

Parker hit a 4-foot jumper to give San Antonio a 37-26 lead with 6:11 left in the second quarter, never allowing the Bucks within single digits again.

Duncan scored 16 points in the first half as the Spurs led 56-41 at halftime.

NOTES: Michael Finley missed his eighth straight game with a sprained ankle. … The Spurs have won two consecutive road games and are 4-6 on the road and 12-5 at home.

[spurspokesman]

Hold all praise til they play an above .500 team. They continue to win games like this but who cares.
Exactly. Its not being negative. Its just about us being 2-9 when it matters

[Sean Cagney]

Spurs sweep the Bucks? nah, can't be.

They just did it in 08, not that long ago man!!!!!! People forget that there. I looked it up tonight they did it in 03 and 05 too! TITLE YEARS!!!!!!! THEY GOT SWEPT THOUGH :( So it is not a a given to a title sweeping them like I hoped it would be lol.

[alchemist]

Hold all praise til they play an above .500 team. They continue to win games like this but who cares.
These are the same guys who had the Lakers & Cavs on the ropes last week and beat the Blazers. A win is a win folks, appreciate the wins ignore the critics and move on.

[Zero_Twilight]

Did anybody pay attention to the Buck's commentators?

They were very respectable toward the Spurs as well as having practical insight about the game of basketball. It was a nice change of pace after hearing some of the terrible road commentators.

[outmap]

Did anybody pay attention to the Buck's commentators?

They were very respectable toward the Spurs as well as having practical insight about the game of basketball. It was a nice change of pace after hearing some of the terrible road commentators.

Yeah, the Buck's commentators we're good. If only most teams commentators are like them.

[silverblackfan]

Did anybody pay attention to the Buck's commentators?

They were very respectable toward the Spurs as well as having practical insight about the game of basketball. It was a nice change of pace after hearing some of the terrible road commentators.

They were very respectful throughout the game with pretty darn good analysis of the plays being run. Lots of love for Tim and Tony. Reminded me of playing the Clippers or GS, which also praise the good teams they play.

[galvatron3000]

Wins get us further above .500...no matter who they are against. It's also the Bucks. Have you watched us against the Bucks the past few seasons?

Listen we blast everybody under.500 and I know the Bukcs have beaten the Spurs with their mid range shooting. My point is simple and not complicated, we have a long way to go before we start celebrating because we feast (as the media calls it) in non playoffs or sub .500 teams. Good they won but what does it tell you, nothing.They are playing a team with no defense and limited offense. When we start performing like this against better teams then wake me up. For now it's just a good win and an early round exit for us if we keep this delusional thinking.


Let's see the performance under better competition or let's see the team really gel as the season goes on. I'm keeping an eye out for that not sub 500 wins.

[galvatron3000]

Exactly. Its not being negative. Its just about us being 2-9 when it matters

That's all. I want to jump up and down too but not before we start playing Spurs ball against ELITE teams. Call it what you want but this is my opinion based on facts, you don't have to like it. It's not about bashing the Spurs but keeping things in perspective. I've always done this and I won't stop now just because some are angry that I'm not over excited about a win we should easily gain. Dallas is winning without Dirk and that's far better than us winning against sub 500 teams. I hate Dallas but respect and am taking notice to what they are doing in proper perspective.

[jdev82]

They were very respectful throughout the game with pretty darn good analysis of the plays being run. Lots of love for Tim and Tony. Reminded me of playing the Clippers or GS, which also praise the good teams they play.

johnny mac and jim paschke are two of the best in the league. johnny mac is the smartest color guy around

[benefactor]

Listen we blast everybody under.500 and I know the Bukcs have beaten the Spurs with their mid range shooting. My point is simple and not complicated, we have a long way to go before we start celebrating because we feast (as the media calls it) in non playoffs or sub .500 teams. Good they won but what does it tell you, nothing.They are playing a team with no defense and limited offense. When we start performing like this against better teams then wake me up. For now it's just a good win and an early round exit for us if we keep this delusional thinking.


Let's see the performance under better competition or let's see the team really gel as the season goes on. I'm keeping an eye out for that not sub 500 wins.

Wins get us further above .500...no matter who they are against.

[galvatron3000]

Hold all praise til they play an above .500 team. They continue to win games like this but who cares.

I reiterate