Game Blog: Spurs @ Pistons - Feb 21

[Thompson]

Special thanks to Rip for overtime and a possible win.

My gosh, what a freakin' dumbass.

[Mal]

pls cover the spread for me

[45 bank shot]

wow. You lucky spurs :lol

oh fuck the mavs

[superjames1992]

Wow, and another T FT coming up. Dumb move by the Pistons.

[DesignatedT]

please give the ball to duncan in OT.

[Chomag]

Spurs using lame tactics to win this one. From flopping to hack-a-ben. Damn spurs are a bad team....

[Pistons < Spurs]

a T on Rip?


get him out of the game

[Mal]

handicup before OT

[pjjrfan]

Bad coaching by the Piston's coach he should have taken out Wallace with the first hack a wallace, wow

[timvp]

WTF was that. Give it to Manu.

[badfish22]

oh fuck the mavs

good one

wtf did Duncan just try to do...

[diego]

The good news about OT is that Keith Bogans has 5 fouls..the bad news is that Mason would be coming in..

whats it gonna take for hairston to get some burn??!

[gm5k]

wtf was that duncan? horrible shot

[Brazil]

Your dumb. Were going to need every win to get into the playoffs.

for doing what? a first round exit ?

[Spurologist]

:wtf

Why isnt manu touching the ball

[Whisky Dog]

Damn we suck hard core. Still an exciting game, that foul was bullsheet but Manu capitalized

[Pistons < Spurs]

wtf? foul on Ben?

[will_spurs]

Tim blocks... isn't that an illegal move this year?

[timvp]

Shoot that Hill.

[gm5k]

:wtf

Why isnt manu touching the ball

because that just makes too much sense.

[pjjrfan]

now no one wants to shoot damn

[AnthonyM]

Alright Manu, drive to the hole, your shot is not falling...

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Stop fading, Spurs big men. Go up strong and take the contact. Ugh.

[will_spurs]

Unleash the beast!

[Pistons < Spurs]

STUCKEY for ANOTHER 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao

[Libri]

dagger

[gm5k]

LOL! Stuckey for 3 holy fuck

[Hank the Tank]

lmfao at stuckey hitting 3s.

[DPG21920]

:lol Stuckey. So scrubish right there.

[Spurs Brazil]

I can't believe

[Chomag]

KArma is a bitch....

[AnthonyM]

Fuckin' Stuckey

[timvp]

OMG

FVCKINSTUCKEY

what the hell

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

:lmao @ Stuckey's 3s.

[sribb43]

This was more about the Pistons' coach choking and Rip Hamilton being an idiot..

this

[pjjrfan]

they need a stop

[will_spurs]

LOL @ Stuckley 3333333333333

[Chomag]

Fuck you BOGANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sribb43]

Bogans :lmao

[Death In June]

FUCK BOGANS. What a waste of a roster spot.

[Mal]

sooo lame

[gm5k]

gosh what did we do to piss off the basketball Gods?

paying for Bruce Bowen's sins? :lol

[pjjrfan]

no defense sad

[timvp]

Bogans you are a fgarataeoiafhsed

[diego]

hes gone at least, jesus

[z0sa]

Yep, Bogans is definitely no Bowen.

[dbestpro]

Bogans blows.

[Spurologist]

another great play by Bogans......fuck me

[DPG21920]

Rip starting falling and sticking out his leg before Bogans got there.

[Libri]

Bogans lol

[Pistons < Spurs]

close this bullshit out right now guys!

[Fpoonsie]

Bogans. You piece of shit.

[Spurs Brazil]

Fuck Bogans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mal]

Bogans fouled out, we are screwed

[will_spurs]

At least he fouled out.

[Refocus]

Finally faggot Bogans is out with his shitty D and non-existent offense.

[AnthonyM]

Mason - 20 minutes, 2 points, 2 rebounds on 1-for-5 shooting...

Yessssss

[DPG21920]

Spurs start out +1, now down 5.

[Hank the Tank]

KArma is a bitch....

did you start rooting against your own team when they did the hack-a-ben?

[Amarelooms]

lol at the Spurs if they lose this :elephant

[z0sa]

Good thing we have that Tim Duncan dude.

[pjjrfan]

where's blair

[TJastal]

Bogans you are a fgarataeoiafhsed

lol Timvp.. i still remember when Bogans signed you were like 'Bogans as a 5th wing won't hurt the spurs'
:lol

[Spurologist]

Mason - 20 minutes, 2 points, 2 rebounds on 1-for-5 shooting...

Yessssss

Bogans fouled out

[Pistons < Spurs]

Rodney owns you!

[will_spurs]

Hack-a-Tim isn't a good strategy...

[blkroadrunners]

Argh, Stuckey... :pctoss

[Spurs Brazil]

Mason + RJ + Bogans = SHIT

[Spurologist]

Stuckey with another dagger J......sigh

[TDfan2007]

Stuckey going apeshit on us...

[pjjrfan]

Carlesimo called that good defense, Mason let him shoot the ball, what kind of defense is that shit

[diego]

shit is easier to clean up

[DPG21920]

At least Will Bynum did not score 20+ on us.

[timvp]

Get a score here.

[Chomag]

did you start rooting against your own team when they did the hack-a-ben?

Nah, but I so hate lame tactics. Beat skill with skill. If you lose lose with pride.

[DesignatedT]

lol of course. stuckey hitting the toughest shots hes hit all season

[gm5k]

Mason + RJ + Bogans = SHIT

:toast

[Amarelooms]

Spurs deserve to lose this any way....butch hack a Ben shit....cheating never wins. Win here is fools gold :elephant

[Spurs Brazil]

Our perimeter players are the worst in the NBA on D

[Mal]

lol Timvp.. i still remember when Bogans signed you were like 'Bogans as a 5th wing won't hurt the spurs'
:lol

as 5th, not first or second

[Mal]

GSM Pistons

[Pistons < Spurs]

wow ... Duncan was wide open cutting to the basket and they couldn't get him the ball....

[MannyIsGod]

Fucking rebounds

[timvp]

lol Timvp.. i still remember when Bogans signed you were like 'Bogans as a 5th wing won't hurt the spurs'
:lol

He wouldn't hurt as the fifth wing. But he does hurt as a starter.

[TDfan2007]

I just died a little inside...

[mexicanjunior]

I don't see how anyone is still rooting for the Spurs to win this game...the less lottery balls Detroit has over us, the better...

[Death In June]

We went away from Duncan, and Manu.

[Refocus]

This team is SO FUCKING BAD.

[DesignatedT]

hill wide open brick

[Spurs Brazil]

Ball game

[Budkin]

Wow this team is just SO FUCKING BAD.

[will_spurs]

I don't see how anyone is still rooting for the Spurs to win this game...the less lottery balls Detroit has over us, the better...

We'll get there in the end.

[AnthonyM]

Bogans fouled out

I know, I was just so excited at Mason's stat line when he was coming in...

[superjames1992]

I just noticed that Bonner hasn't logged a minute tonight. If we had the master of the +/- statistic, perhaps the Spurs could have won this one.

And why can't the Spurs stop allowing these damn offensive rebounds?!?!

[z0sa]

Pop starts a small ball lineup.

Pistons get +11 offensive rebounds, and 17 overall (and counting).

[pjjrfan]

put blair in maybe he can get a defensive rebound when it counts

[Spurologist]

Wish it would have ended in regulation.....was a lot less pissed off then

[will_spurs]

I just noticed that Bonner hasn't logged a minute tonight.

Probably because he's being packaged in an upcoming trade. Oh wait a minute...

[Death In June]

31 to 48 rebounds. I guess going small wasn't the answer this time.

[Mal]

throw towel

[Spurologist]

I know, I was just so excited at Mason's stat line when he was coming in...

I'm sure you were really excited.....:lol

[carina_gino20]

What did DeJuan do to get into Pop's doghouse?

[timvp]

The basketball gods are mean.

[Libri]

Pop starts a small ball lineup.

Pistons get +11 offensive rebounds, and 17 overall (and counting).

Damn.

[pjjrfan]

how come Manu never took another shot did he even touch the ball. i"m so pissed I can't remember.

[45 bank shot]

Spurs deserve to lose this any way....butch hack a Ben shit....cheating never wins. Win here is fools gold :elephant

fuck the mavs lol

[DPG21920]

Next 7 games, lol.

[Death In June]

Did I hear that right, there are no teams below .500 left?

[DesignatedT]

so bonner goes from starting 2 in a row to not playing a minute lol.

[Spurs Brazil]

A LOT of things will need to go right for us play in the playoffs

Maybe stupid T.Legler was right, he said that in november :(

[AnthonyM]

Mason has been done since the playoffs last year...

[Chomag]

What did DeJuan do to get into Pop's doghouse?

To young. He is getting the Ghill treatment from Pop. Soon he will be getting DNPs

About when was it in last season where Ghill started getting DNP's?

[pjjrfan]

Well at least RJ wasn't out there to stink it up worse.

[MannyIsGod]

Who is worse: Nigel Knight or Keith Bogans?

[gm5k]

so bonner goes from starting 2 in a row to not playing a minute lol.

:lol you know cuz it's important for players to settle into solid rotations and know their minutes. Pop wouldn't want to confuse anyone out there.

[DesignatedT]

lmao at mason bitching about pt and cant do shit when hes out there... absolutely does nothing out there. what a pos. why did we not trade this bum

[Libri]

Spurs actually shot well from the free throw line.

[VBM]

So I haven't bought Rox - Spurs tix yet. Maybe I should save my money...

[DPG21920]

I wish Tim would just go crazy on this team and coach.

[Spurs Brazil]

Mason has been done since the playoffs last year...

That was a big mistake by the FO. They should have trade this piece of shit after his pathetic playoffs

[Mal]

Who is worse: Nigel Knight or Keith Bogans?

Don`t know Knight, but guess Bogans is worse

[tdunk21]

Spurs deserve to lose this any way....butch hack a Ben shit....cheating never wins. Win here is fools gold :elephant

this is a spurs forum ass hole....get the fuck outta here....

[timvp]

John Mason > Roger Mason

[Chomag]

I wish Tim would just go crazy on this team and coach.

this.

[carina_gino20]

This is just sad. :lol

[DPG21920]

Also, how much more of a sign can you get if you are RJ? Ass glued to the bench.

[DesignatedT]

So I haven't bought Rox - Spurs tix yet. Maybe I should save my money...

haha me and 3 others are going to be there. :(

[mexicanjunior]

I wish Tim would just go crazy on this team and coach.

I wish he would demand a trade...he deserves better.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Laughably bad.

I feel sorry for Tim at this point.

[tp2021]

bad pass from Hill, bad shot from Manu, bad putback attempt by Dice, bad rebound attempt by Tim. Ugh

[Hank the Tank]

John Mason > Roger Mason

:lol

I'd add a few more of these >>>.

[Chomag]

Who is worse: Nigel Knight or Keith Bogans?

Bogans... not even close. However thats saying how bad he is :depressed

[Manudona]

Come on Dice!

[DesignatedT]

damn this announcer is annoying

[superjames1992]

LOL, Tim Duncan with the trey!

[carina_gino20]

oh man nobody can make a shot and then tim makes a three. how sad is that.

[pjjrfan]

the whole game we couldn't get a stop when it counted, another great effort by Manu and he got no help.

[DPG21920]

Lucky Stuckey.

[Budkin]

Seriously... go back to the offseason and try to imagine ANYONE predicting we would be such a terrible team... it's just insane.

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

tim duncan 3, sheeeittt

[Dex]

:lmao Tim showing the shooters what they are supposed to do.

[AnthonyM]

Lol Duncan shitting on the team...

He should turn to Mason and just say ""How hard is that idiot?"

[tp2021]

Start Tim at shooting guard.

[Refocus]

Maybe Tim should just shoot all the 3s for us.

[will_spurs]

bad [...], bad [...], bad [...], bad [...]. Ugh

Fixed.

[Spurs Brazil]

I feel sorry for Tim at this point.

Yep, playing with Bogans, RJ and Mason, he deserves much better

[DPG21920]

Duncan just earned himself double duty by hitting that 3.

[Muser]

Fuck everyone on this team not named Manu/Tim/Antonio/George/Dejuan.

Fucking 2 AM here and I get to watch this piss poor performance

[Brazil]

hack a ben ... loosing is one thing but loosing with no style is worst

[Thompson]

On second thought, I remember how the Mavs fans booed Finley (for getting punched in the crotch) whenever he touched the ball in the '06 series. I'll always root against the Mavs, even if they do somehow lose Cuban and Terry.

[Budkin]

Tim is going to end up retiring after this season... embarrassing.

[DPG21920]

There is no point in getting mad every game guys. This was a gamble and the Spurs tried to do what they could to get another title. It is not working out, but we know that now. So it is really pointless to get so frustrated when you know it is not working.

[baseline bum]

Wow. The Spurs had a laughably easy road trip (1 tough game in Denver) and went .500 on it. This team would be in the fucking lottery if it wasn't for KMart pulling his own Jefferson act in Houston.

[Libri]

Laughably bad.

I feel sorry for Tim at this point.

Tim must feel very lonely. :depressed

[carina_gino20]

Lol Duncan shitting on the team...

He should turn to Mason and just say ""How hard is that idiot?"

This. And then he should sit down and talk to Pop...

[murpjf88]

The better team won.

[tdunk21]

absolutely stupid effort.....

[Muser]

Pop out coached by http://thebasketballoracle.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/john-kuester.jpg


I'd say it's even, Keuster fucked up by leaving Ben in there for so long.

[pjjrfan]

Manu's play got us back from 10 in the first and got us the tie at regulation, then nothing. Hill played well, as did Blair, and Tim did his thing but damn they doin't have that D mindset when it counts.

[Brazil]

Lol Duncan shitting on the team...

He should turn to Mason and just say ""How hard is that idiot?"

:lol

[alchemist]

so much shitty karma for the Spurs this season. Guy who doesn't shoot 3's makes 2 uncontested and 1 tough one in the clutch.... :depressed

[TJastal]

I'm wondering why Popabitch didn't at least stick to his word that he was going to ride out the Bonner/Bogans lineup

Seriously, Pop changes his starting lineup every other day, how is anyone supposed to get any rhthym?

[Josepatches_]

Maybe Tim should just shoot all the 3s for us.

Not all the 3s but he could take more 3s.If it's a brick it's the same Mason or Bogans do

[pjjrfan]

Fuck everyone on this team not named Manu/Tim/Antonio/George/Dejuan.

Fucking 2 AM here and I get to watch this piss poor performance
Amen brother!!!!

[Chomag]

There is no point in getting mad every game guys. This was a gamble and the Spurs tried to do what they could to get another title. It is not working out, but we know that now. So it is really pointless to get so frustrated when you know it is not working.

From the high hopes in the offseason It's just pretty amazing how bad they are. We are talking about from contender all the way down to lotto.

[exstatic]

Team USA 3
Canucks 2

2nd period late

[mexicanjunior]

So it is really pointless to get so frustrated when you know it is not working.

The frustration comes more from not planning ahead for next year now...

[DPG21920]

I know, but there were a bunch of unforeseen hiccups, mainly TP screwing the team over.

[AnthonyM]

On a lighter note, John Kuester's name has been misspelled at least a dozen times in this thread...

[ginobili fan]

Seriously... go back to the offseason and try to imagine ANYONE predicting we would be such a terrible team... it's just insane.

Yeah I remember when I was so excited with all the Jefferson, Dice, Blair, even Haislip and Hairston lol
Now I think about it:lmao:lmao

[ginobili fan]

I don't care Believe.

[Muser]

There is no point in getting mad every game guys. This was a gamble and the Spurs tried to do what they could to get another title. It is not working out, but we know that now. So it is really pointless to get so frustrated when you know it is not working.


I agree it's not working, but as a fan I can get frustrated over our senile coach playing Keith fucking Bogans at the starting 3, not playing/developing youngsters in Ian/Malik and playing soft as charmin Jefferson at the 4 spot.

[Pistons < Spurs]

I didn't really care if we won this or not leading up to the game. Honestly, losing does more for the franchise as we get more ping pong balls.

But after the whole hack a Ben thing I'm happy as hell the Spurs lost. You can claim tactics and strategy and even point to the fact that it did slow things up and allow the Spurs have a chance to at least get it to OT. But it's still a cheap ass lame fucking excuse for coaching IMO. It's just some real weak shit. Some may approve of it. That's fine. Applaud it all you want, we'll just agree to disagree.

Rip is a flat out idiot who spent too much time playing with Sheed. Nearly cost us the game. And coach Q also screwed up. I can see leaving him in there after the first hack-a-Ben ... maybe even after the second time. But after a while you have to realize they're going to keep doing it and it's hurting your team to leave Ben out there.

Hill really impressed me tonight. Manu too. Looked like his old self towards the end there. I was really glad to see Dice have a good game in the Palace. Hopefully Pop will go ahead and start both him and Manu the rest of the way.

Good win. ugly at times though.

[Muser]

Bogans 39 minutes

Hairston 0 minutes

Why the fuck call him back up?

[smrattler]

We are a .500 team that has played a lot of home games.

When the road games even out by the end of the season, we won't be too much better than a 41 win team.

[timvp]

Hairston literally couldn't play worse than Bogans.

Literally.

Li

Tra

Lee

[urunobili]

Manu and Dice need to be starting.

:bang

[TJastal]

I didn't really care if we won this or not leading up to the game. Honestly, losing does more for the franchise as we get more ping pong balls.

But after the whole hack a Ben thing I'm happy as hell the Spurs lost. You can claim tactics and strategy and even point to the fact that it did slow things up and allow the Spurs have a chance to at least get it to OT. But it's still a cheap ass lame fucking excuse for coaching IMO. It's just some real weak shit. Some may approve of it. That's fine. Applaud it all you want, we'll just agree to disagree.

Rip is a flat out idiot who spent too much time playing with Sheed. Nearly cost us the game. And coach Q also screwed up. I can see leaving him in there after the first hack-a-Ben ... maybe even after the second time. But after a while you have to realize they're going to keep doing it and it's hurting your team to leave Ben out there.

Hill really impressed me tonight. Manu too. Looked like his old self towards the end there. I was really glad to see Dice have a good game in the Palace. Hopefully Pop will go ahead and start both him and Manu the rest of the way.

Good win. ugly at times though.

:lol

[alchemist]

I'm wondering why Popabitch didn't at least stick to his word that he was going to ride out the Bonner/Bogans lineup

Seriously, Pop changes his starting lineup every other day, how is anyone supposed to get any rhthym?
Is your dumbass complaining that he went with Dice? :wow

[TJastal]

Is your dumbass complaining that he went with Dice? :wow

Pop didn't go with Dice, dumbass.

[Spurminator]

The fucking Pistons.

[timvp]

Four rings, fog hats.

[alchemist]

Pop didn't go with Dice, dumbass.
No TP no consistency/rhythm so it didn't matter if he didn't go with Bogans/Bonner.

[ElNono]

Trotting Bogans in OT is the reason why Manu shouldn't have even bothered at the end of regulation... I want to see more of Dice on a consistent basis.

[ffadicted]

Hairston literally couldn't play worse than Bogans.

Literally.

Li

Tra

Lee

Or mason for that matter

[jacobdrj]

I don't see what Coach Q did wrong. I liked what he did this game.
Duncan keeps proving time and time again how awesome he is.

[mytespurs]

Okay, I think it's time to jump in the panic pool:

Another loss to a .500 team??!! Spurs of old used to win these type of games. Are they tanking the season or Pop's message just isn't getting through. It's as if they are just playing out the season??

To quote Mora: "Playoffs???" Playoffs??!!!"

Right now it's not looking good for the Spurs......they're just sliding down the WC pole.

[Blackjack]

I hope people got to hear Coach Brown after the game with B. Scho ... hee-larious. :lmao

[DPG21920]

I hope people got to hear Coach Brown after the game with B. Scho ... hee-larious. :lmao

que?

[Pistons < Spurs]

I don't see what Coach Q did wrong. I liked what he did this game.


He should have pulled Ben IMO. Rookie mistake. It's fine to prove to your guys you have faith in them and all that stuff, but not at the cost of a winnable game.

[Chomag]

LOL @ POP's "They just made shots"

[angelbelow]

I didnt watch the game, did the small lineup negatively impact our play today?

[Blackjack]

que?

Schoening asked him about smallball and the decision to start RJ, which brought forth some stellar and well-thought rationale . . .

Everything they do comes from a defensive mindset and how they best match up against the opponent. Naturally, RJ's mobility lead to him being a better matchup against the fleet feet of Jerebko, thus they elected to start him.

Surprisingly, though, they actually liked what they saw when they went big. They were very pleased to see the work 'Dyess put in, and actually thought they had more success with the big lineup (go figure).

So, in short, smallball's rationale might be flawed (just not enough for it to change anything :lol).

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Okay, I think it's time to jump in the panic pool:

Another loss to a .500 team??!! Spurs of old used to win these type of games. Are they tanking the season or Pop's message just isn't getting through. It's as if they are just playing out the season??

To quote Mora: "Playoffs???" Playoffs??!!!"

Right now it's not looking good for the Spurs......they're just sliding down the WC pole.

Piston are far from a 500 team.:lol

[duncan228]

Updated.

Hamilton’s 27 leads Pistons to OT win over Spurs (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2010022108&prov=ap)

The Detroit Pistons found themselves in a unique situation Sunday—trailing before the start of overtime.

Thanks to a technical foul called on Richard Hamilton after regulation ended, Detroit trailed San Antonio 94-93 when the ball was tossed up to start the extra period.

It didn’t matter, though, as Detroit dominated the extra session and in a 109-101 victory.

“This game could have very easily slipped away, but we stayed focused,” Detroit coach John Kuester said. “We could have very easily hung our heads when some things didn’t go the way we wanted, but we kept our poise.”

The Pistons appeared to have the game won when they led by 11 points with five minutes left, but San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich instructed his team to intentionally foul Ben Wallace on five straight possessions.

Wallace missed six of the 10 free throws before being taken out of the game — flinging his headband in disgust—and the Spurs were able to narrow the gap.

Popovich was testy after the game when asked if it had been an easy decision to start fouling Wallace, a 44 percent shooter from the line.

“Not really,” he snapped after asking the question to be repeated.

Kuester said he stayed with Wallace as long as he could.

“I have a lot of confidence in Ben,” he said. “Most of the time, we’ll keep him on the floor in that situation. The way he’s playing this year, we’re going to win or lose with him.”

Wallace’s misses let Manu Ginobili take over, and he scored 11 points in the final 2:20 of the fourth quarter, including a layup with 27.5 seconds left that forced overtime.

Ginobili then hit the free throw after Hamilton was called for the technical and thought the Spurs were back in control.

“With two minutes left, we didn’t think we had a chance, and then we got it to overtime,” he said. “We got the free throw, and then we won the tip, and then everything started going wrong.”

Detroit went on an 8-2 run once the extra period started, and cruised to the win. Hamilton finished with 27 points and Rodney Stuckey scored 20.

“We almost gave the game away making stupid mistakes, but we stayed aggressive,” Stuckey said. “This is a big win for us. We’re fighting for our lives right now, and we need to keep coming back with wins.”

Tim Duncan had 29 points and 10 rebounds for the Spurs, while Ginobili scored 21.

“We battled our guts out, but we shot poorly and the Pistons made big shots,” Popovich said. “You play games and sometimes things like that happen.”

San Antonio played without Tony Parker, who sat out with a left hip injury. Parker missed the Spurs’ last game before the All-Star break with the same problem, but had played in two games before aggravating the injury Thursday against Philadelphia.

The game also ended San Antonio’s annual Rodeo Road Trip. The Spurs, who last played at home on Jan. 31, went 4-4 on the 19-day, 7,762-mile trip.

Antonio McDyess received a loud ovation from the Palace crowd when he was introduced before the San Antonio starters prior to the game. McDyess played the last five seasons for Detroit before signing with San Antonio in the offseason.

“I didn’t expect a standing ovation. That was a very nice moment for me,” McDyess said. “I was hoping no one was looking at my face, because I was getting quite emotional. I played some great basketball here, and my heart still belongs to these fans.”

NOTES: There were several unusually hard collisions in the game. Ginobili ran into a screen by Wallace and George Hill accidentally elbowed Jonas Jerebko in the side of the face. … Duncan hit his first regular-season 3-pointer since March 28, 2007 in the last moments of overtime.

[BlackSwordsMan]

how can I block spurs games from showing up on my tv? what a joke

[Johnny RIngo]

I didn't really care if we won this or not leading up to the game. Honestly, losing does more for the franchise as we get more ping pong balls.

But after the whole hack a Ben thing I'm happy as hell the Spurs lost. You can claim tactics and strategy and even point to the fact that it did slow things up and allow the Spurs have a chance to at least get it to OT. But it's still a cheap ass lame fucking excuse for coaching IMO. It's just some real weak shit. Some may approve of it. That's fine. Applaud it all you want, we'll just agree to disagree.

Rip is a flat out idiot who spent too much time playing with Sheed. Nearly cost us the game. And coach Q also screwed up. I can see leaving him in there after the first hack-a-Ben ... maybe even after the second time. But after a while you have to realize they're going to keep doing it and it's hurting your team to leave Ben out there.

Hill really impressed me tonight. Manu too. Looked like his old self towards the end there. I was really glad to see Dice have a good game in the Palace. Hopefully Pop will go ahead and start both him and Manu the rest of the way.

Good win. ugly at times though.

Everything Pop and the FO have done post-2007 has been fucking weak.

[AnthonyM]

He should have pulled Ben IMO. Rookie mistake. It's fine to prove to your guys you have faith in them and all that stuff, but not at the cost of a winnable game.

Yeah, and it's one thing to show that you have faith in a younger guy. But a veteran like Ben Wallace does not care. He's been in the league for so long I think he'll understand if he gets pulled and it won't hurt his psyche. Had it been Jonas Jerebko that was a bad free throw shooter getting hacked, then the situation is different.

[alchemist]

how can I block spurs games from showing up on my tv? what a joke
(on TWC) controller code:

76255225578537

:toast

[VBM]

haha me and 3 others are going to be there. :(

Start a four rings chant when we're down 20...I'll be drunk enough to join you...sigh.

[Sean Cagney]

Tim needs to retire. He doesn't have it anymore

Are you serious? I hope to GOD you are not pointing out the guy who had the best game for us? I can't tell if some are serious on these boards half the time from all the trolls and bad fans as well.

[Sean Cagney]

Spurs deserve to lose this any way....butch hack a Ben shit....cheating never wins. Win here is fools gold :elephant

Someone ban this little jerkoff and his stupid pink elephant. Everytime I see it I just want someone near you to smack you. Good lord your annoying :lol.


BTW we suck, but the Mavs are out in round 2 at best (Have fun with no ring ever for that team).

[Obstructed_View]

Hey, guys. I missed the game, but I noticed four guys got over 35 minutes tonight. Did Ginobili and Duncan turn to dust at some point, or did they physically survive?

[ElNono]

Hey, guys. I missed the game, but I noticed four guys got over 35 minutes tonight. Did Ginobili and Duncan turn to dust at some point, or did they physically survive?

We got severely outrebounded and the Pistons played small ball almost all game... that should tell you everything you need to know...

[Blackjack]

Rodney Stuckey is now 10-50 on three-point shots this year (and 4-4 against the Spurs :lol).

[Obstructed_View]

We got severely outrebounded and the Pistons played small ball almost all game... that should tell you everything you need to know...

Since the three leading minutes guys for the Spurs (not including the one who shouldn't even be in the NBA) put up basically all the numbers, I was wondering if they died of heart attacks or something, because from what I was told it's a ridiculous idea to expect pro basketball players to play more than about 30 minutes a game.

[Obstructed_View]

We got severely outrebounded and the Pistons played small ball almost all game... that should tell you everything you need to know...

How exactly do you figure that? Everyone in the game on both sides basically rebounded according to their height. The Pistons might have a couple of frontline guys that are shorter than average, but they're still frontline guys. Smallball implies people playing out of position.

[NRHector]

Updated.

Hamilton’s 27 leads Pistons to OT win over Spurs (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2010022108&prov=ap)

The Detroit Pistons found themselves in a unique situation Sunday—trailing before the start of overtime.

Thanks to a technical foul called on Richard Hamilton after regulation ended, Detroit trailed San Antonio 94-93 when the ball was tossed up to start the extra period.

It didn’t matter, though, as Detroit dominated the extra session and in a 109-101 victory.

“This game could have very easily slipped away, but we stayed focused,” Detroit coach John Kuester said. “We could have very easily hung our heads when some things didn’t go the way we wanted, but we kept our poise.”

The Pistons appeared to have the game won when they led by 11 points with five minutes left, but San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich instructed his team to intentionally foul Ben Wallace on five straight possessions.

Wallace missed six of the 10 free throws before being taken out of the game — flinging his headband in disgust—and the Spurs were able to narrow the gap.

Popovich was testy after the game when asked if it had been an easy decision to start fouling Wallace, a 44 percent shooter from the line.

“Not really,” he snapped after asking the question to be repeated.

Kuester said he stayed with Wallace as long as he could.

“I have a lot of confidence in Ben,” he said. “Most of the time, we’ll keep him on the floor in that situation. The way he’s playing this year, we’re going to win or lose with him.”

Wallace’s misses let Manu Ginobili take over, and he scored 11 points in the final 2:20 of the fourth quarter, including a layup with 27.5 seconds left that forced overtime.

Ginobili then hit the free throw after Hamilton was called for the technical and thought the Spurs were back in control.

“With two minutes left, we didn’t think we had a chance, and then we got it to overtime,” he said. “We got the free throw, and then we won the tip, and then everything started going wrong.”

Detroit went on an 8-2 run once the extra period started, and cruised to the win. Hamilton finished with 27 points and Rodney Stuckey scored 20.

“We almost gave the game away making stupid mistakes, but we stayed aggressive,” Stuckey said. “This is a big win for us. We’re fighting for our lives right now, and we need to keep coming back with wins.”

Tim Duncan had 29 points and 10 rebounds for the Spurs, while Ginobili scored 21.

“We battled our guts out, but we shot poorly and the Pistons made big shots,” Popovich said. “You play games and sometimes things like that happen.”

San Antonio played without Tony Parker, who sat out with a left hip injury. Parker missed the Spurs’ last game before the All-Star break with the same problem, but had played in two games before aggravating the injury Thursday against Philadelphia.

The game also ended San Antonio’s annual Rodeo Road Trip. The Spurs, who last played at home on Jan. 31, went 4-4 on the 19-day, 7,762-mile trip.

Antonio McDyess received a loud ovation from the Palace crowd when he was introduced before the San Antonio starters prior to the game. McDyess played the last five seasons for Detroit before signing with San Antonio in the offseason.

“I didn’t expect a standing ovation. That was a very nice moment for me,” McDyess said. “I was hoping no one was looking at my face, because I was getting quite emotional. I played some great basketball here, and my heart still belongs to these fans.”

NOTES: There were several unusually hard collisions in the game. Ginobili ran into a screen by Wallace and George Hill accidentally elbowed Jonas Jerebko in the side of the face. … Duncan hit his first regular-season 3-pointer since March 28, 2007 in the last moments of overtime.there's one problem he left his heart in Detroit

[spurs10]

Hey, guys. I missed the game, but I noticed four guys got over 35 minutes tonight. Did Ginobili and Duncan turn to dust at some point, or did they physically survive?
Manu and Tim held up well. Manu almost single handedly won the game for us. I thought their second chances points did us in. At least we played hard...just not good enough.

[ElNono]

How exactly do you figure that? Everyone in the game on both sides basically rebounded according to their height. The Pistons might have a couple of frontline guys that are shorter than average, but they're still frontline guys. Smallball implies people playing out of position.

I don't recall Jerebko(sp?) playing much, but I could be wrong...

[SouthTexasRancher]

Keith Bogans and Richard Jefferson have got to be the biggest f'ing jokes in the NBA. Holt needs to make Pop send Dickless to a Psychiatrist because something is in RJ's head (or would that be nothing but air is in his head???). I can't remember seeing anyone fall so far so fast. He is literally a zombie on the court.

And Bogans....damn, Bowen could outplay this bum blindfolded and one leg in ball and chains and one hand tied behind his back.

And Pop....he really seems lost. I realize the NBA game has passed him by but, he is either totally lost or he's tanking the season on purpose. :ihit

[SouthTexasRancher]

BTW, does anyone know if Pop is still trying out the afternoon workouts none of the players liked? We are dead for the last few minutes of these games. Tonight we were spent going into overtime. We're not defending anyone and our shots are just clanking. A sure sign of being out of shape or overworked. And I know we're not overworked.

[ElNono]

BTW, does anyone know if Pop is still trying out the afternoon workouts none of the players liked? We are dead for the last few minutes of these games. Tonight we were spent going into overtime. We're not defending anyone and our shots are just clanking. A sure sign of being out of shape or overworked. And I know we're not overworked.

We're just old. And the young guns that could play some minutes for the experienced guys are watching the game from the bench...

[KuntryDude]

Can someone please explain to me why Bogans....reprase: why POP chose to play Bogans for 39.29 minutes last night? 27 secs LONGER than former MVP T. Duncan did?

[Booharv]

This season stopped being painful once I started viewing Pop's approach as satire.

:tu

[Ice009]

So does anyone want to talk about the momentum swing threes by Manu I talked about 2 games ago against Indiana??????

In this game, in the overtime I think it was a 1 point Pistons lead with 2:58 or so left, not sure of the exact time, but again Manu launched a 3 that missed and the Pistons came down and Stuckey drilled a 3 to make it a 4 point game.

As I said in that Indiana game Manu's momentum swing 3 point misses this season seem to be a killer for us because most of the time the other team comes down and scores after the miss. He takes them in critical points of the game that really put us 2 steps back each time he misses that shot.

[NRHector]

So does anyone want to talk about the momentum swing threes by Manu I talked about 2 games ago against Indiana??????

In this game, in the overtime I think it was a 1 point Pistons lead with 2:58 or so left, not sure of the exact time, but again Manu launched a 3 that missed and the Pistons came down and Stuckey drilled a 3 to make it a 4 point game.

As I said in that Indiana game Manu's momentum swing 3 point misses this season seem to be a killer for us because most of the time the other team comes down and scores after the miss. He takes them in critical points of the game that really put us 2 steps back each time he misses that shot.don't even go there, Manu is busting his balls trying to get something going when nothing else is working

[Ice009]

don't even go there, Manu is busting his balls trying to get something going when nothing else is working

Manu is probably my top two or three favorite Spurs players ever. Don't think I am a hater.

I do want to go there though. I wanted to go there after the Indiana game, but I think it was Obstructed_View that didn't want to talk about it because we won the game.

Tell me one game this season that Manu has hit that shot. Most of the time it is a huge momentum swing for the other team. Spurs should have went for a 2 or Manu should have looked to drive down one rather than jacking up another of those threes that missed and the Pistons coming back down to hit one to make it a 4 point game.

[SouthTexasRancher]

We're just old. And the young guns that could play some minutes for the experienced guys are watching the game from the bench...


Yep...OL' Pop just has a hard time allowing young guns some game experience no matter how bad his dinosaur vets are playing. Bogans playing over 39 minutes? WTF?!?! Now is the time Malik & Ian should be getting tested for more than 2 mins. every 5th game in garbage time.

[Slippy]

Surprisingly, though, they actually liked what they saw when they went big. They were very pleased to see the work 'Dyess put in, and actually thought they had more success with the big lineup (go figure).

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Well that's a promising quote. We can only hope they stick to that kind of thinking.