So, we're playing the Lakers on Tuesday....

[lefty]

Really looking forward to that one.


I'm hoping Pop will control his emotions and that Parker will stop messing around.

We have been inconsistent, and because of all the new faces, it's hard to evaluate our team (and it's only January :lol), so even if we beat the Lakers, I'm not sure if it's gonna mean anything

[Muser]

60 point quarter, book it.

[polandprzem]

Hey LA team dismanled the Mavs
lakers are on another planet right now. Not get excited just put another L to the spurs record

[21_Blessings]

I expect a close game. The Lakers aren't playing particularly well right now.

[lefty]

I expect a close game. The Lakers aren't playing particularly well right now.

Which is why they will be motivated to come out strong against us


Kobe will kill us

[Josepatches_]

Yes,like he was against The Cavs,the Clippers or the Blazers :lol:lol

The game against the Mavs was the only good game of the Fakers the last month.And now without Pau they are even worse.Without Pau they aren't better than us.That's the truth.

[duhoh]

well we've been the only team that has consistently been trouble to the Lakers historically so I wouldn't be surprised if Kobe finally gets it together

[SPURSGOAT]

Ugh! I am not really looking forward to this one; not after how we collapsed against the Mavs in the 4th.... c'mon, 42-23 in the 4th!? pathetic...

[ffadicted]

Fret not my friends, spurs will have a chip on their shoulder. Idk if they'll win, but we'll see 110% effort

[daslicer]

Some of you guys are too damn pessimistic along with just being dumbasses. Dallas historically the last few year has been a team that has the spurs number so I don't take that loss to hard because some teams in this league you just don't match up well with for whatever reason. I actually believe the spurs have a good chance of winning tuesdays game espescially if Gasol doesn't play without him the Lakers are a mediocre team and even with him the last few weeks they have been fairly average. Win or lose I think this game will be close its not going to be a blowout.

[tlongII]

If you can't beat the Lakers in San Antonio then I know you suck.

[DesignatedT]

this is a huge game for us.

lakers did beat the mavs by like 30 last time they played them though

[lil_penny]

well we've been the only team that has consistently been trouble to the Lakers historically so I wouldn't be surprised if Kobe finally gets it together

:lmao are you a celtic fan?

anyways good luck san antonio:toast

[Bukefal]

Spurs will be extra motivated, plus the lakers arent too good recently, so I guess we can win this one. Looking forward to it!

[lefty]

One thing for sure.


Blair will further pussify Gasol

[Muser]

Gasol will get Blair in foul trouble.

[sonic21]

over/under on Kobe FGA

35

[Sisk]

over/under on kobe fga

35

32

[HarlemHeat37]

This one is going to get ugly..

[iggypop123]

pau wont play sunday. i wouldnt be so quick to say its a lakers win. if they dont have health the spurs have a legit shot

[spurs1990]

Portland beat them last night without Oden, Priyzbella, Aldridge, Blake, Batum, Fernandez.

So if our Spurs lose to them....

[HarlemHeat37]

Portland beat them because it was in Portland..the Lakers haven't won there in forever..

[TD 21]

Pop will likely try to have his cake-and-eat-it-too and that along with his obsession with playing small ball will likely cost the team. If Pop plays the so-called big four extended minutes and plays McDyess and Ratliff over their averages, I like the Spurs chances. That being said, I suspect he'll be looking ahead to the daunting four-games-in-five-days and do exactly the opposite of what I said.

To me, this game is big for the Spurs psyche and as such Pop should coach this game similar to how he would a playoff game, which means pulling out all the stops. If the big three + McDyess are sapped by game's end, then give them the next game off. I care more about beating quality opposition than I do about scraping out a win against a middle-of-the-road team and the Spurs should to.

[mavsfan1000]

Which means another loss for the spurs.

[hater]

Spurs are winning this one w/Gasol or w/out.

you can quote me on that.

[spursfan1000]

I hope we win on Tuesday just to see that we can beat a good team, I am starting to get worried about the Spurs, we have a nice record but the majority of the wins are against bad teams,not really teams we will see in the playoffs when it matters. Some Spurs fans are still saying the same thing "it's only November" "it's only January". Spurs need to pick it up and become a championship calebar team.

[iggypop123]

let's get ready to get our ass whooped

from the LA Times:

for the small portion of practice that was open to the media. Although Gasol wasn't made available to reporters to talk about his strained left hamstring that's sidelined him for the last three games, Coach Phil Jackson hopes Gasol will return for Wednesday's game against the Mavericks. "He's doing everything without any pain," Jackson said of Gasol.

[Spursmania]

from the LA Times:

I bet Gasol plays on Tuesday.

[tlongII]

I bet Gasol plays on Tuesday.

I doubt it. The Lakers don't really need this game.

[ilovethespurs]

Go Spurs! Blow the Fakers out of the water!!!!:flag::flag::flag:

[timtonymanu]

I expect this game to be either super close like last year or the Lakers just own us from the get-go. Even w/o Gasol, Lakers are likely to win.

[Mr.Robinson]

let's get ready to get our ass whooped

Why do you continue to bash the Spurs? Suck a dick.

[easy7]

I just hope that they keep it close, but will be happy with a 1 point win.

[rascal]

Without Gasol playing this game won't determine much. Thats if they win. If they lose without gasol playing it signals the spurs are a long way from getting close to the Lakers.

The spurs have don't done well against LA since the Gasol trade.

[mytespurs]

I hope the Spurs win. However, I'm not expecting a Spurs victory for the simple reason they can't seem to play well against the upper echelon in the league. What is their record 2-6? That ain't going to cut if the Spurs are going to the playoffs this year. It's troubling but it's still early. Spurs have about 4-5 months to get their act together.

[TIMMYD!]

Not looking forward to out huge collapse...

[Cant_Be_Faded]

God help us all. It's not going to be pretty.
And with the new rule changes I expect a shitload of posters to be banned from thread starting for a month.
That is actually a good thing.

[Baseline]

Bryant: 37 shots...32 points...against Portland. And this guy is some people's MVP?

How his teammates haven't strangled him yet is beyond me.

Without Gasol, the Lakers are around a 45-47 win team -- just like they were before the trade. Contrary to what the edia says, Bryant has not learned how to play team ball. That's the biggest myth in sports today.

So the Spurs better take this one.

[Refocus]

I'm more worried about facing OKC than the Lakers tbh.

[The_Game]

Bryant: 37 shots...32 points...against Portland. And this guy is some people's MVP?

How his teammates haven't strangled him yet is beyond me.

Without Gasol, the Lakers are around a 45-47 win team -- just like they were before the trade. Contrary to what the edia says, Bryant has not learned how to play team ball. That's the biggest myth in sports today.

So the Spurs better take this one.

didn't realise you can;t have off nights...

Kobe played bad but it happens...most of those shots were in the 4th when nobody else would shot the ball or do anything with it.

rumour has it...gasol could be back.

[rascal]

Without Gasol healthy the lakers are vulnerable and the spurs can even get a win against them now.

[spurs_philippines]

spurs by 8...
:flag::flag::flag::flag::flag::flag::flag::flag:

[bus driver]

Spurs are winning this one w/Gasol or w/out.

you can quote me on that.

i like the way ur thinking.....:flag:


Why do you continue to bash the Spurs? Suck a dick.

+1

[TheManFromAcme]

pau wont play sunday. i wouldnt be so quick to say its a lakers win. if they dont have health the spurs have a legit shot

This.

Lakers have shown some kinks in the armor. I expect S.A. to come out strong for this showing. I am actually looking forward to seeing Pops line-up for this game. I'll be at this game:toast

Hoping for a battle. Good luck to both teams and hope for no injuries to any of our players.

[rascal]

well we've been the only team that has consistently been trouble to the Lakers historically so I wouldn't be surprised if Kobe finally gets it together


The spurs have not been any problem to the Lakers since the Gasol trade.

[Chomag]

I hope the Spurs win. However, I'm not expecting a Spurs victory for the simple reason they can't seem to play well against the upper echelon in the league. What is their record 2-6? That ain't going to cut if the Spurs are going to the playoffs this year. It's troubling but it's still early. Spurs have about 4-5 months to get their act together.

It's more like 2-11 or something along those lines. As far as games against +500 win teams.

[ElNono]

The spurs have not been any problem to the Lakers since the Gasol trade.

Are you going to be cheerleading for Kobe and the Lakers tomorrow, like you usually do?

[MB20]

It´s always nice to watch Manu and Kobe going at each other.

[Chomag]

didn't realise you can;t have off nights...

Kobe played bad but it happens...most of those shots were in the 4th when nobody else would shot the ball or do anything with it.

rumour has it...gasol could be back.

Actually I find a player such as Kobe even more dangerous having being in a slump. He is one of the top Players in he NBA, the odds are against him having another bad game. Although I hope not, I have a feeling he is going to come out strong and get his game back on track against the Spurs.

Also Players always seem to use the Spurs as their heating up game, and play out of their minds. Even scrub players get in on that...

[rascal]

Are you going to be cheerleading for Kobe and the Lakers tomorrow, like you usually do?

I will be pulling for the Lakers because with a win especially if Gasol is out, will just be fools gold. The spurs need to add another quality big if they really want to contend this year and a loss will serve better for having that happen.


A win and the fan base will get excited about the roster as it stands then the spurs will be less likely to pull the trigger to add another frontline player.

[Libri]

Last time there were a lot of Laker fans at the AT&T Center.

[lefty]

Last time there were a lot of Laker fans at the AT&T Center.
95% of them being bandwagonners from San Antonio

[Libri]

95% of them being bandwagonners from San Antonio

It was a sad spectacle.

[IronMexican]

I expect a close game. The Lakers aren't playing particularly well right now.

I was expecting this before yesterday. Lakers looked good(Minus Kobe, but he always plays well vs SA)

[Walton Buys Off Me]

Not trying to be negative here but there is no reason to think we'll beat the Lakers.

That fourth quarter against Dallas was sobering and we didn't excatly respond against the 3-33 Nets last night.

[hater]

shit, unfortunately Kobe is due for a monster game after a series of garbage performances.

I am not so sure Spurs will win this one now. I say it will be very close game and Kobe will drop 40+

Spurs will HOPEFULLY win

[TheManFromAcme]

95% of them being bandwagonners from San Antonio

Right-o. :toast

As much as I hate to type this, most of them, not all of them, wear Kobe gear. It's a pattern I've noticed with the bandwaggoners here in S.A.

You can just tell real McCoy Laker fan from the fakes. You just can.

[TheManFromAcme]

shit, unfortunately Kobe is due for a monster game after a series of garbage performances.

I am not so sure Spurs will win this one now. I say it will be very close game and Kobe will drop 40+

Spurs will HOPEFULLY win

I think it's going to be closer than both you and I think.

[rascal]

Will this game really mean anything if the spurs don't add another quality frontline player?

I remember last year all the excitement when the spurs beat the Lakers on a last second shot by Mason. That game didn't mean a thing because the spurs did not address the frontline issues by the time playoff time rolled around.

[alchemist]

Will this game really mean anything if the spurs don't add another quality frontline player?

I remember last year all the excitement when the spurs beat the Lakers on a last second shot by Mason. That game didn't mean a thing because the spurs did not address the frontline issues by the time playoff time rolled around.
people downplayed that game because the Lakers had just played Houston the night before.

[alamo50]

Kill 'em!

[Xylus]

Portland beat them last night without Oden, Priyzbella, Aldridge, Blake, Batum, Fernandez.

So if our Spurs lose to them....

The Blazers are beating everyone without those guys. You can't really make that comparison.

[Xylus]

Go Spurs.

[HarlemHeat37]

I would be shocked if Kobe the Rapist doesn't get at least 30+ tomorrow night..he's due for a breakout game and he always kills us anyways..

I really hope Gasol plays though..I don't want to see us losing to the Lakers without Gasol, it would be even more disheartening..

I'm excited to see the spread though, I haven't seen one yet..

[Chomag]

I would be shocked if Kobe the Rapist doesn't get at least 30+ tomorrow night..he's due for a breakout game and he always kills us anyways..

I really hope Gasol plays though..I don't want to see us losing to the Lakers without Gasol, it would be even more disheartening..

I'm excited to see the spread though, I haven't seen one yet..

I totaly agree.

Man, I don't want to even think about the feeling losing to Lakers without Gasol.

[024]

this is a lose-lose situation for the spurs. if they win, it means nothing since the lakers don't have gasol. if they lose, it will be even worse since the lakers don't have gasol. i do not look forward to the meltdowns that will take place if the spurs lose.

[ElNono]

I will be pulling for the Lakers because with a win especially if Gasol is out, will just be fools gold.

Like this is a surprise. You still wishing Manu gets injured again? :rolleyes

[Obstructed_View]

this is a lose-lose situation for the spurs. if they win, it means nothing since the lakers don't have gasol. if they lose, it will be even worse since the lakers don't have gasol. i do not look forward to the meltdowns that will take place if the spurs lose.

If they win, it means nothing as a statement game. But it's still a win. I want a win, thanks.

[HarlemHeat37]

I agree + it's always fun to beat the Lakers..

I don't really care what the melt-downers think..

[Spursmania]

:corn:

Well, I'm hoping for the best and prepared for the worse. We're going to have to figure out how to play them with Gasol, so I hope he plays.

[lefty]

Not trying to be negative here but there is no reason to think we'll beat the Lakers.

That fourth quarter against Dallas was sobering and we didn't excatly respond against the 3-33 Nets last night.
Game will be on The Score.


Or I guess you have Dish 500 :D

[ezau]

I hope Gasol plays tomorrow. I want to see how well we are going to measure up against a complete Lakers team

[Amuseddaysleeper]

I totaly agree.

Man, I don't want to even think about the feeling losing to Lakers without Gasol.

Especially at home

[iggypop123]

is this shit on tnt?

[Chieflion]

is this shit on tnt?
It is on nbatv. TNT only hosts games on Thursdays in the regular season.

[lil_penny]

This is going to be a good game I'm thinking.

[rascal]

Like this is a surprise. You still wishing Manu gets injured again? :rolleyes

No I wish Manu stays healthy and gets traded for a quality frontline player.

[lefty]

Is Gasol playing tonight?

[TheManFromAcme]

Lefty,

Love your stick man animation. Where did you get that? That's great! :)

[lefty]

Lefty,

Love your stick man animation. Where did you get that? That's great! :)
Thanks.

I "stole" from another forum member (algerian soccer forum :D)

[TheManFromAcme]

Thanks.

I "stole" from another forum member (algerian soccer forum :D)

Cool. :toast

Imagine the possibilities if you can somehow tweek it and put a B-ball/Spurstalk theme to it. It would be hilarious. :lol

[urunobili]

Thanks.

I "stole" from another forum member (algerian soccer forum :D)

lol Algeria 0-3

[TheManFromAcme]

Don't want anymore injuries to both of our teams. Still want to see the final WCF between the Lakers and Spurs to close out this decade. What a way to end the decade.

Good luck to both our teams.

[lefty]

Cool. :toast

Imagine the possibilities if you can somehow tweek it and put a B-ball/Spurstalk theme to it. It would be hilarious. :lol

I'll ask around


lol Algeria 0-3
Fuck you :lol

We missed a lot of players, including our number 1 goalie

[sonic21]

We missed a lot of players, including our number 1 goalie

that's not an excuse

malawi...0-3... 99th in fifa ranking

[urunobili]

that's not an excuse

malawi...0-3... 99th in fifa ranking

lol Drogba's Ivory Coast 0-0 too :lol

[lefty]

that's not an excuse

malawi...0-3... 99th in fifa ranking

Hey we almost beat Argentina in 2007 at Nou Camp


lol Drogba's Ivory Coast 0-0 too :lol
If sucks more for them, because it's now a 3 team group (because Togo left), so each point is really crucial