Game Blog: 1/13 - Spurs vs. Thunder

[Malice]

we cant hit free throws? wtf man...

[SenorSpur]

I've been critical of Pop in the past, but damn - this might be hands down the worst coached game by him I've ever seen. What an idiot.

His stubborness and coaching ego are getting in the way.

[Ice009]

fuck, McDyess at the line..I'd be satisfied with 1 out of 2..

Well you know McDyess better than me. I thought he would make both. it looked like he had more confidence tonight.

[VBM]

if we're down 2 with the final shot...Pop's going for the win...no way we make it through a 2nd OT...

[PublicOption]

manu 2 pts WTF

[loveforthegame]

7 missed fts. Damn. :td

[Admidave50]

We need a stop but Durant has been on fire!

[HarlemHeat37]

Durant is so ugly, fuck that dude..

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

we cant hit free throws? wtf man...

Haven't been a Spurs fan long? :lmao

[austN Spur]

Defense!!

[phxspurfan]

Manu's .188 FG% is killing my fantasy squad.

[mexicanjunior]

4th quarter defense is atrocious, can't stop anyone...Pop is signing the Spurs death sentence by not playing Duncan at all.

[DPG21920]

There is the stop.

[anonoftheinternets]

damn .. finally RJ....good block ...

[Libri]

Great defense.

[Refocus]

Clutch block.

[Brazil]

its now

[Mal]

Spurs don`t have GTG.....

[Malice]

damn dude...Spurs dont deserve to win this game, how about that?

[td4mvp21]

Please, please, please, draw up a good play Pop.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Why no Mason?

Got to get him a breather so he can come in at center. If only I had someone tall on my team with Tim out... [/Popobitch]

[Admidave50]

Finally, Pop decides to coach and starts earning his paycheck??

[tomtom]

Please take Manu out...

[TJastal]

well lets see if Pop can redeem something out of this mess, great defense by RJ

[EmptyMan]

Pretty sure DB would have ended this game with 50 30 had he not been fouled out.

[Creation88]

manu shoots horribly from the field. always has. this year especially bad.

[loveforthegame]

I don't even know who I want shooting the ball here.

[Chieflion]

OKC water boy looks like Barea.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

pop, if you decided to call a TO make it a good one

[SenorSpur]

These guys have played well, in spite of adversity, officials, fatigue and poor coaching. I hope they can pull this one out.

[EricB]

Why no Mason?

terrible on D and bricking shots left and right on O.

[Brazil]

4th quarter defense is atrocious, can't stop anyone...Pop is signing the Spurs death sentence by not playing Ian Theo Hairston Haislip....

fify

[OldSilentHill]

There are gone send us to the FT line again and again...

[Ice009]

Do we really need a timeout here considering our set plays. I wonder what Pop will run here?

[TIMMYD!]

I'm blaming this one on Manu.

[TPnumber1]

why mason isnt on the floor ? :depressed

[angelbelow]

Lets execute the right way this time..

[EricB]

Please take Manu out...

You never take manu out.

he can be 1-30, he will always be clutch enough to make that 2nd shot when it counts though.

[anonoftheinternets]

What????????????????????????

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Wow... I'm going to have a heart attack at 23....

[Chieflion]

Damn it. Failed play. Good job Pop.

[DPG21920]

Why pick up your dribble?

[SenorSpur]

OKC has really developed into a good defensive team.

Kudos to them and their staff.

[austN Spur]

omg omg omg omgosh

[Creation88]

are we terrible out of TOs now and halfs? sheesh

[Admidave50]

no help, why the fuck RMJ isn't subbing GHILL for this possession???

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

lol...

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Dear Pop,

I love you, and generally love your work, but you really should watch the game tape on your decision-making tonight then smash a bottle of 1954 Chateau Le Crap over your skull in a showing of continuity.

Love,

Ruff

PS You got this guy named MAHINMI who likes to run the floor and block shots and had 15/9 the other night sitting on your bench all night. WHY????????????

[HarlemHeat37]

Go to Duncan here please..

...oh, wait..

[Ice009]

I knew it anotrher fucked up SET PLAY. Why did TP pick up the ball?

[DPG21920]

Damn it. Failed play. Good job Pop.

That is on TP, not pop. TP picked up his dribble.

[Libri]

If there is a miss, foul quick.

[Mal]

Damn, my adblocker is full.. So many asses, tits and other stuff to ban...

[Creation88]

manu save?

[anonoftheinternets]

rjjjjjJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ & AMNUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[EmptyMan]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAA

Praise the basketball gods!!!!!!

[DPG21920]

Manu you crazy son of a BITCH. RJ with a crazy clutch shot.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Holy shit MANU

[Chieflion]

Richard Jefferson, you the man!

[TPnumber1]

omfg manu save :wow

[td4mvp21]

Omg

[blkroadrunners]

There's your 4th leading scorer right there.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Jefferson!!!!!!

Amazing hustle by Manu!!!

[EricB]

Dick Jefferson with a big fuck you to his haters there.

[VBM]

RJ? Cmon...D up fellas...

[ace3g]

clutch jefferson after play got screwed up

[ffadicted]

MANU HUSSLE and Jeffy capitalizes..... ALRIGHT ITS ALL ON D NOW BABY

[Brazil]

Rjjjjj

[SenorSpur]

RJ earned it on that one.

Great save by Manu after a really crappy pass.

[TIMMYD!]

Wow, RJ just bailed us out. Now we just have to worry about Durant.

[angelbelow]

Rj!!!!

[bigdog]

RJ with a HUGE shot. just play some defense now, please. PLEASE

[DPG21920]

Get the stop and get the f out of here

[HarlemHeat37]

D-E-F-E-N-S-E..please..

[Johnny RIngo]

Durant's going to shoot the game winner. Dude is in the zone tonight. Can't imagine him missing.

[EmptyMan]

Someone make a gif of that Manu save!?!?!?!??!?!

[Purch]

Rj Can be that man.

[Libri]

RJ!! :downspin:

Now for a stop.

[Ice009]

wow rj BAILED EVERYONE'S ASS OUT. GREAT PLAT RJ. GOOD SAVE MANU.

[DMX7]

This game is crazy.

[Admidave50]

Finally RJ, Nice basket

[austN Spur]

these refs sucked the whole 4th quarter why stop making bad calls now :)

[Malice]

haha the LOVE HATE for RJ is off the charts tonight! lol

[Quiet Strength]

Can manu pass to himself?

[Creation88]

get a fucking stop and end this

[EmptyMan]

Someone make a gif of that Manu save!?!?!?!??!?!

in slow mo

[NZ Spurs]

Dick Jefferson with a big fuck you to his haters there.

Word.

[Mal]

$15m !

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Super man-u

[EricB]

No hate on the team tonight.

Laid it ALL out.

Awesome effort tonight by the boys in black.

[DPG21920]

Manu is a f*cking bad ass :lol

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

lol at least manu can still pass

[Libri]

Someone make a gif of that Manu save!?!?!?!??!?!

He was flying like superman.

[007nites]

For some reason I'm getting the same feeling in Durant as I get for Dirk

[tlongII]

Shoulda been a TO on Manu. Refs bailed the Spurs out.

[SenorSpur]

I don't like this scenario = and possible home cookin'

[angelbelow]

lets play some D

[HarlemHeat37]

Don't let Durant catch it..

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Most of you owe an apology to Manu. His two beautifully pnr passes to Blair got us the lead which got us to OT. And then he hit 2 clutch FTs. Now that save.

He has done more than you think to get us to this point.

[Brazil]

now we need a good D

[OldSilentHill]

Please take Manu out...

He was, and still playing and giving a pass :lol

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

i can't watch this heart attack

[Brazil]

Wow, RJ just bailed us out. Now we just have to worry about Durant.

and westbrook and green

[HarlemHeat37]

Fuck, I don't have a good feeling here..Durant is scary here..

[Creation88]

double durant

[timtonymanu]

No hate on the team tonight.

Laid it ALL out.

Awesome effort tonight by the boys in black.

i agree with you. but some people arent satisfied.

[Brazil]

fuck

[DPG21920]

Manu reacted so quickly to correct his mistake. You cannot teach those instincts.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Dick Jefferson with a big fuck you to his haters there.

Now you're using my shtick? :lol

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Please HOLD THEM PLEASE!!!

[DMX7]

He was, and still playing and giving a pass :lol

Gillian Anderson in the sig? That's old school but hot.

[austN Spur]

:flag::flag::flag::flag:

[TJastal]

poor Manu looks like he's going to break a blood vessel in his forehead

[urunobili]

No hate on the team tonight.

Laid it ALL out.

Awesome effort tonight by the boys in black.

damn win or lose im VERY proud myself too

[SenorSpur]

Dear Pop,

I love you, and generally love your work, but you really should watch the game tape on your decision-making tonight then smash a bottle of 1954 Chateau Le Crap over your skull in a showing of continuity.

Love,

Ruff

PS You got this guy named MAHINMI who likes to run the floor and block shots and had 15/9 the other night sitting on your bench all night. WHY????????????


So Ruff, so tuff.

Keep giving him hell, dude.

:tu :tu

[ffadicted]

Well if they win we're gonna look silly :(

[EmptyMan]

the basketball gods respect the heart manu just showed

they will not punish such an effort

[loveforthegame]

It's exciting but the heartburn is killing me.

[anonoftheinternets]

Cmonnnnnn jus one stop and rebound .... And we got this ...

[Mal]

He was, and still playing and giving a pass :lol

Manu is the guy that can be 0/10 and you cant bench him

[DPG21920]

Yes.

[Creation88]

Fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkk yes

[EmptyMan]

the basketball gods respect the heart manu just showed

they will not punish such an effort


seee

[td4mvp21]

Thank god!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[blkroadrunners]

Spurs win!!

[anonoftheinternets]

Yeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssss

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Spurs win!!!!!!!!!!

[VBM]

Yes!!!!

[TPnumber1]

Yeees we won !!!!

[007nites]

Yesssss!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Thank god!!! :d

[cnyc3]

Spurs Win!!!

[ffadicted]

OOOH MAMA!!!

Great effort spurs, hanging in tough when shit aint going your way!

[Creation88]

*deep breath*

[austN Spur]

oh shit he was wide open. damm oh shit we won

[TIMMYD!]

Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Chieflion]

We win! Westbrook missed. Spurs win!

[SenorSpur]

My testicles just fell to the floor. Picking them up now.

God! What drama.

[itzsoweezee]

the basketball gods respect the heart manu just showed

they will not punish such an effort



:toast

[td4mvp21]

FUCK THE THUNDER AND SHITTY REFS :smokin

[EricB]

Wow.

What a win.


Thats one of the best wins I've seen this team have in 5 years.

Wow.

[024]

oh fuck that was close.

[Brazil]

yessssssssss?

[Malice]

Can some put a replay of this game up!!!! I'll be in debt forever!

[anonoftheinternets]

Goddamn win of the year ....

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

Ommmmmfffffffffffgggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg

[pawe]

Shit that was close! Good win Spurs!

[boutons_deux]

A huge character win for the Spurs.

blow huge lead, get behind, fight back, W I N !

[phxspurfan]

What a win :flag:

[Libri]

SPURS WIN!

Spurs fight it out and showed toughness.

[siraulo23]

heart effort and some luck got us the win

good job

[ceperez]

Spurs get a W.

Must be the worst coached game by Pop.

[Brazil]

I love Manu

[gm5k]

wow what an INSANE game LOL! shot time :toast

[mexpurs21]

I'll say that dive by Manu will be the best hustle/clutch play of the year.

[Spursfanfromafar]

This is a win that the Spurs will savor.. Pop made the Spurs play a short hand game and the guys on the floor delivered despite fatigue, match up problems and loads of inexperience. A great, great, great win in the end for me. A season-changing game..this..I bet.

[HarlemHeat37]

Yessss..

now THIS is an impressive win..despite all the bad coaching, fatigue, struggles from key players, no interior D, extreme small ball lineups, and most importantly..no Duncan..

RJ with the clutch block, followed by the clutch shot..

[Ice009]

we finally got a Spurs type clutch win!

[timaios]

It's 5am in France and i screammmmmmmmmmmmmmed in my appartment !!!! :lol

[Budkin]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesss!!!! What a huge win!!!!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great, gutsy win through pathetic coaching and home cookin refs.

GREAT WIN SPURS! :)

[anonoftheinternets]

finally the spurs win a close one .. this is a great confidence builder....

[angelbelow]

For some reason I'm getting the same feeling in Durant as I get for Dirk

well hes not dirk nor has he proved to be nearly as clutch. I dont understand your feeling.

[timtonymanu]

FUCK YEAH!!!


Take that, all you drama queen Spurs fans. Now you guys can shut up.

[Brazil]

maybe this is the game the team needed

[Mal]

It's 5am in France and i screammmmmmmmmmmmmmed in my appartment !!!! :lol


5 am also in Poland

[TPnumber1]

GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY 5 a.M in france im crazy :lol

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

This team is rapidly improving. We have hope yet. ;)

[TJastal]

All this drama when the spurs could have coasted to a win with Duncan seeing 20 minutes and the entire team taking it easy on a B2B.

Well, if there is a 1 positive to take we needed RJ to step up in a crunch time situation and help out and he did.

Just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

i will put this game up on my youtube channel by tomorrow

[mystargtr34]

BEST win of the season. Not the most important... but the best. Heart, courage and determination.

Proud of the boys.

[loveforthegame]

I'm going to go pop some Pepcid and lay down for a minute.

Good job Spurs. :tu

[Refocus]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS FUCK This was a good game for both teams. Really enjoyed watching even if i spent half of it angry! :) GOOD WIN!

[Danny.Zhu]

Yes.

[Brazil]

This is a win that the Spurs will savor.. Pop made the Spurs play a short hand game and the guys on the floor delivered despite fatigue, match up problems and loads of inexperience. A great, great, great win in the end for me. A season-changing game..this..I bet.

[pawe]

We needed this win, this gives the team a major boost in confidence knowing they can handle business without TD.
And what about the Blair beasting tonight huh?

[Admidave50]

Fuckin' good win! Sweet to beat Lakers then OKC on back to back!

Our team laid everything a the end. Manu had a sick jump to save the ball!

The defense was clearly much better when Pop decided to play with 2 bigs in the 4th!!

[DMX7]

GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY 5 a.M in france im crazy :lol

But it was worth it, lol. :)

[murpjf88]

Biggest win of the season.

[Malice]

i will put this game up on my youtube channel by tomorrow

you the man!! this was exactly what i was looking for

[boutons_deux]

I'd love a wallpaper of Manu the Missile flying perfectly parallel to the court.

[slick'81]

ginobili,blair and parker yall rock gospursgo!!

[mexicanjunior]

Wow...great win considering the handicap Pop put this team in. They looked gassed after regulation, showed alot of heart to stay in and pull this one out. I'll take any win at this point, pretty or ugly...

[bigdog]

Great win. They looked damn tired out there, though. Still, good to see them win on a back to back.

[Brazil]

5 am also in Poland

2 am in Brazil I need to sleep I work tomorrow at 8 am

[EmptyMan]

i will put this game up on my youtube channel by tomorrow

GIF Manu save in slow-motion prettttttty please :toast

:lol

[mexpurs21]

We desperately need a gif on that dive :lol

[Ice009]

FUCK YEAH!!!


Take that, all you drama queen Spurs fans. Now you guys can shut up.

Don't bring this after the game man.

[SenorSpur]

GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY 5 a.M in france im crazy :lol

Don't wake up anyone!

[BlackBellamy]

That was truly one of the more thrilling games that I have ever seen from a Spurs squad. Big propers to everyone in a Spurs uni that saw playing time tonight. In particular Dejuan Blair... you's one bad motherfucker!

[OldSilentHill]

Gillian Anderson in the sig? That's old school but hot.

She´ll always be an angel :blah

WE WONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ice009]

2 am in Brazil I need to sleep I work tomorrow at 8 am

Well I respect you guys staying up that late. True Spurs fans.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

and the Mavs lost :D

[austN Spur]

coolman i need to check your youtube out. its cool that you do that

[Budkin]

These last two games feel like they could become some kind of turning point to our disappointing season... the guys are really playing with some heart and fire now!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

So Ruff, so tuff.

Keep giving him hell, dude.

:tu :tu

Thanks. :lol

[urunobili]

2 am in Brazil I need to sleep I work tomorrow at 8 am

same situation here but im too pumped up i need to relax a lil :lol

[ace3g]

great win, always good to win a B2B but after that Lakers game, is great the players came out with energy and got the W in OT


still would have liked to seen a Mahinmi / Blair frontcourt tonight

[Fpoonsie]

I can't believe how shitty Manu's played this game.

Mmmmm...crow.

I should've never doubted Manu. Even if his shot's not fallin, his heart can never be denied.

[SenorSpur]

...and I thought last nights win over the Fakers couldn't be topped.

Whew! Lot of heart. A lot of guts. The boys should be roundly commended.

Great job by everyone - expect Pop

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

oh nice and the mavs is about to lose to the lakers

[Refocus]

And Mavs are losing to the lakers. Today, is a good day. :toast

[Russ]

Eight man rotation with no Duncan still gets it done.

[team-work]

Hats off to our beloved Spurs. Showed the toughness on the road. Hard-fought victory.

[BanditHiro]

Wow...great win considering the handicap Pop put this team in. They looked gassed after regulation, showed alot of heart to stay in and pull this one out. I'll take any win at this point, pretty or ugly...

god you suck please change your avatar.

[Budkin]

and the Mavs lost :D

Wow and Kobe only scored 10 pts.

[urunobili]

night is complete... the Mavs lose :lol

[Admidave50]

yeah it's crazy late in Europe! Gooooood night America!!

[shingo_318]

all my appreciation to DB and RJ!!!!!

[Malice]

Leave it to Manu to help win a game without making a Fucking shot....that right there is why he wasnt on the bench.

[the crimson blur]

Amazing amazing win. DeJuan Blair...holy fuck. hooooly fuck

Best win of the season. Easily. So much heart out there.

[MB20]

What a game!!!! And I couldn't even watch it. I'm so excited by reading the game thread only...lol

TP and Blair :worthy:

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Well done urunobili - what is your record now?


MESSAGE TO ALL CLIFFJUMPERS

Warning - tonight is the 2nd of a btb on the road without Tim against a young, athletic team that gives us fits and is our new Bucks. The odds say we have about a 20% chance to win this.

No cliffjumping!

Also, like my reverse jinx? We make a good team! ;) :lol

[DPG21920]

41 Minutes for TP. He is going to be worn out.

30 frustrating and physically pounding for Manu. He is going to be worn out mentally and physically.


Great win but I hope these guys can get/stay healthy.

[TJastal]

We needed this win, this gives the team a major boost in confidence knowing they can handle business without TD.
And what about the Blair beasting tonight huh?

And when TP & Manu are hampered by injuries by the end of the year thanks to games like these, we'll get to see how well TD can handle business by himself.

[Johnny RIngo]

Spurs had their share of problems tonight(TOs, blowing a 20 pt lead) but it's a win on the road against a .500 team...without Duncan. Great win when you take all that into account.

[VBM]

And the Mavs lose...yay

[carina_gino20]

I couldn't remember whether it was in 04-05 or 06-07, when, if I remember correctly, we had back-to-back double overtime games and won them both on game winners. I didn't get to watch this game, but could tell how crazy it was based on the gameblog. :lol This could be a tide-turning game for the Spurs. A loss, especially given Pop's decision-making, would have been acceptable, but those tired players pulled out something there that we didn't know they have.

Now if anyone can put a gif or a vid of that Manu save pronto, I'll be really grateful. :toast

[siraulo23]

it feels so amazing~

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

What a great win... Blair was simply a BEAST, too bad he didn't get that 30th point...

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Hats off to our beloved Spurs. Showed the toughness on the road. Hard-fought victory.

Please don't call them "our beloved" - you make us sound as ghey as Mavs fans... :lol

[jdev82]

did anyone here listen to the oklahoma announcers tonight? they were rediculous. the worst homers in the league by far. they didnt show the RJ dunk once.

[SenorSpur]

Thanks. :lol

I'm feeling ya. Let's double-team his ass.

Can't believe Pop would compromise team success, with his stubborness and commitment to decisions that have obvious negative results.

Commitment to small-ball
Overplaying key players
Failure to take advantage of favorable matchup opportunitites
Refusal to play Ian, Haislip, Hairston (even during middle portions of the game)

[Ice009]

Alright what a game by Blair too.

Now I am wondering if Blair and TD together is stopping some of Blair's production? What do you think? Maybe put Blair on the bench again? But not to start Antonio. Blair and McDyess would fit well together I think with McDyess playing outside of the paint.

Ideally if Mahinimi could start games and help TD with his length for a few minutes would be great. Will he ever get that chance. You could always just try starting Ian for the first 5 minutes of the game and also 5 minutes in the third quarter. Will he get anymore chances?

Harlemheat's idea of getting Haywood would be great to start with TD then you can come with Blair and McDyess off the bench. I think a bigman should be the first priority by far for a trade.

[SpursPreacher]

Anybody who says the spurs dont have heart have never watched them play.The spurs heart and determination won this one tonight,a mark of a champion.

[VBM]

And the Suns lost to Indiana...beautiful...

[SenorSpur]

did anyone here listen to the oklahoma announcers tonight? they were rediculous. the worst homers in the league by far. they didnt show the RJ dunk once.

About the only good things they said were "they were glad Blair was out of the game". They gave him mad props for his 20-20 game. And they gave props to the Argentinian fo his hustle on the Spurs last possession.

Other than that, there were beyond horrible.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I couldn't remember whether it was in 04-05 or 06-07, when, if I remember correctly, we had back-to-back double overtime games and won them both on game winners. I didn't get to watch this game, but could tell how crazy it was based on the gameblog. :lol This could be a tide-turning game for the Spurs. A loss, especially given Pop's decision-making, would have been acceptable, but those tired players pulled out something there that we didn't know they have.

Now if anyone can put a gif or a vid of that Manu save pronto, I'll be really grateful. :toast

I think we've been continuously improving for over a month now, so it's not a matter of a tide turning so much as the improvement has led us to be able to steady in the 4th yesterday and win this one through sheer effort today. :tu

[team-work]

Time to get some rest. Nothing else could be asked of these hard-working guys.

[Ice009]

Well done urunobili - what is your record now?



Also, like my reverse jinx? We make a good team! ;) :lol

Well if it got us the win then great. I only want the win really.

[gameFACE]

Manu redeeming himself!! I take back all I said at the screen tonight. That dive to save the ball that went to Hill and then to RJ for the winner is an instant Spurs classic moment.

[OldSilentHill]

Mmmmm...crow.

I should've never doubted Manu. Even if his shot's not fallin, his heart can never be denied.

Agree. I wonder how many players in our team would do that. Probably, no one :nope

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

did anyone here listen to the oklahoma announcers tonight? they were rediculous. the worst homers in the league by far. they didnt show the RJ dunk once.

Yup, they were pathetic. Simply pathetic. Fuck 'em. :ihit And we did! :D

[timtonymanu]

Yup, they were pathetic. Simply pathetic. Fuck 'em. :ihit And we did! :D

so true. i either muted the game or turned it off (the feed was horrible).

[KenziE]

i dont know about this win IM not too pumpd about it ...


IM FUCKING KIDDING !!!! WAY TO GO SPURS DRIVE FOR 5 IS ON THE ROLL BABY YEAHHHHHHHH FUCK YEAHHHHHHHH

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Alright what a game by Blair too.

Now I am wondering if Blair and TD together is stopping some of Blair's production? What do you think? Maybe put Blair on the bench again? But not to start Antonio. Blair and McDyess would fit well together I think with McDyess playing outside of the paint.

Ideally if Mahinimi could start games and help TD with his length for a few minutes would be great. Will he ever get that chance. You could always just try starting Ian for the first 5 minutes of the game and also 5 minutes in the third quarter. Will he get anymore chances?

Harlemheat's idea of getting Haywood would be great to start with TD then you can come with Blair and McDyess off the bench. I think a bigman should be the first priority by far for a trade.

That's what I would've done tonight - start him with Blair and see how he does. Or if you want to go small, make him the first sub. But these concepts are antithetical to Pop's ethos. :rolleyes

[Russ]

did anyone here listen to the oklahoma announcers tonight? they were rediculous. the worst homers in the league by far.

You must have missed Sean's call. :lol:lol:lol

(But we love him.)

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I'm feeling ya. Let's double-team his ass.

Can't believe Pop would compromise team success, with his stubborness and commitment to decisions that have obvious negative results.

Commitment to small-ball
Overplaying key players
Failure to take advantage of favorable matchup opportunitites
Refusal to play Ian, Haislip, Hairston (even during middle portions of the game)

You wanna send the question to his mailbag, or should I? If you want to do it, sign it from both of us! :lol

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Later guys, and thanks for a (mostly) awesome game thread. :tu :)

[SenorSpur]

That's what I would've done tonight - start him with Blair and see how he does. Or if you want to go small, make him the first sub. But these concepts are antithetical to Pop's ethos. :rolleyes

Would've loved to have seen how Blair and Ian play together. Pop could've tried this early in the game. Gauge the results and either moved away from it or come back to it based on results.

It's troubling that he sits his best player, but is too stubborn to try a few lineup changes that could've given his team an advantage.

[Fernando TD21]

What a game!!!! And I couldn't even watch it. I'm so excited by reading the game thread only...lol

TP and Blair :worthy:
Same here. I'll definitely look for the game later and watch it.

[ElNono]

Many things I didn't agree with in this game, but we won it by getting two consecutive stops, and the way TD has been playing, it's just amazing we pulled it off, so I'm not gonna complain.
Great game by Tony and Blair. Those guys carried us. Clutch shot by RJ too.

First time I feel this season that we win a close game the Spurs way... let's keep it up

[pawe]

I would've clocked those announcers in the mouth if I was there with all the jinxing they're doing to the Spurs on the final minutes.

[austN Spur]

You must have missed Sean's call. :lol:lol:lol

(But we love him.)

@ the end sean was like I cant even talk these refs are making me sick worse calls ive ever seen

[duncan228]

Jefferson lifts Spurs over Thunder 109-108 in OT (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2010011325&prov=ap)
By Jeff Latzke

Rookie DeJuan Blair set new career highs with 28 points and 21 rebounds while filling in for Tim Duncan, and Richard Jefferson hit the game-winning jumper in overtime to lift the San Antonio Spurs to a 109-108 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night.

Jefferson ended up with the ball after the Spurs’ play went awry, with Manu Ginobili diving out of bounds to save an errant pass that bounced off of Antonio McDyess. George Hill then passed it to Jefferson, who beat the shot clock with a 13-foot jumper in the lane with 9.1 seconds left.

Russell Westbrook missed a potential game-winning 19-footer for Oklahoma City at the final buzzer.

Kevin Durant scored 35 points and Westbrook had 25 points and 13 assists for the Thunder. Jeff Green added 16 points and 10 rebounds.

Tony Parker had 28 points, Hill scored 16 and Jefferson and McDyess each finished with 13 points.

Duncan rested on the second game of a back-to-back set as San Antonio started a four-game trip, and he ended up watching a thriller from the bench.

The Thunder, who trailed by 19 in the first half, rallied back from an eight-point deficit in the final 4 minutes of the fourth quarter to force overtime. Thabo Sefolosha finished off an 8-0 run with a two-handed slam with 57.6 seconds left, and Westbrook was able to answer Parker’s jumper.

McDyess missed a 3-point attempt from the left wing at the end of regulation, after Ginobili was double-teamed.

Durant put the Thunder up 108-106 on a 20-foot jumper from the right side with 1:28 left in overtime, and McDyess made one of two free throws to make it a one-point game. Jefferson then blocked Sefolosha’s shot to give the Spurs a chance to go ahead.

The ball bounced off of McDyess and then just shy of the end line before Ginobili laid out to save it to Hill. The extra effort turned a breakout performance from Blair into a victory.

Blair had 10 points, six rebounds, two steals and a block as the Spurs opened a 10-point lead in the first 5 1/2 minutes, and the widebodied 6-foot-7 center was also busy setting screens to clear the way for a hot start by Parker. The All-Star point guard had 16 points on 7-for-9 shooting in the first quarter as the Spurs went up 35-18.

The lead reached 19 early in the second quarter before the Thunder stormed back with an 18-4 run, powered by eight points by Westbrook.

But Blair and Parker took over again, scoring 12 of San Antonio’s points during a 20-8 push that restored the lead to 63-46 on Jefferson’s right-handed jam over Nenad Krstic with 28.4 seconds left in the second quarter.

By halftime, Blair had matched his career best with 18 points, and his 11 rebounds were one shy of his career high.

James Harden, an All-American like Blair last year, made a 3-pointer with 0.3 seconds left before halftime to get Oklahoma City within 12, and the Thunder kept coming with a 12-2 run as San Antonio missed its first 10 shots of the third quarter.

Durant finally gave Oklahoma City its first lead with two free throws that made it 75-74 with 2:34 left in the third quarter before the Spurs went back ahead on back-to-back 3-pointers by Jefferson and Hill to start the fourth.

Blair rattled the rim with a right-handed jam and a two-handed throwdown off a Ginobili bounce pass as the Spurs extended their lead to 90-83 with a string of six straight points midway through the fourth quarter. Parker followed a Blair layup with one free throw to make it 97-89 with 4:03 to play in regulation.

NOTES: The Spurs also won their only two other games without Duncan this season, beating Toronto on Nov. 9 and Dallas on Nov. 11. Parker also missed both of those games. … The Thunder had their lowest-scoring first quarter since a Nov. 22 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, getting outscored 35-18. … The Thunder fell to 16-2 when scoring at least 100 points.

[pawe]

Im still not satisfied with RJ's play even with the clutch shot at the end.
The reason why the Spurs got him is to provide offense in times when one of the big 3 is down..so far, he hasn't met that expectation.

[iminol]

Uff. SAS +1 OT back-2-back win on the road without Timmy. Warning: Spurs are getting The Spurs.

Save by Ginobili kind of epic classic NBA highlight film.

[Ice009]

That's what I would've done tonight - start him with Blair and see how he does. Or if you want to go small, make him the first sub. But these concepts are antithetical to Pop's ethos. :rolleyes

That's what I think. You could even start Ian with TD for the first 5 minutes of the first quarter only. You don't have to play Ian anymore than that for the game if you don't want to.

I don't get Pop at all.

ideally for me I would start Ian for the first 5 minutes of the 1st and 3rd quarter with TD to try and get some shotblocking and athleticism out there and see what happens.

[EricB]

Im still not satisfied with RJ's play even with the clutch shot at the end.
The reason why the Spurs got him is to provide offense in times when one of the big 3 is down..so far, he hasn't met that expectation.

Clutch shot, clutch block, solid defense on Green in the 4th and OT.

Yeah he's horrible.

[EricB]

That's what I think. You could even start Ian with TD for the first 5 minutes of the first quarter only. You don't have to play Ian anymore than that for the game if you don't want to.

I don't get Pop at all.

ideally for me I would start Ian for the first 5 minutes of the 1st and 3rd quarter with TD to try and get some shotblocking and athleticism out there and see what happens.

Kevin Durant pulls him out on the perimiter and drives to the basket fouling him out in 3 minutes due to him making his usual dumb fouls and not being quick enough to guard long small forwards.