this is spurs ball

[ducks]

spurs GOT THE STOPS IN THE 4
oh what a block by manu

[slick'81]

manu goes '05 on okc tonight

[j.dizzle]

LOL sons you know whats funny..Teams are happy to beat the Thunder now even at home..Who would've thought these young bastards would get pretty good so quickly..All they need is a legit center

[nkdlunch]

spurs ball? Manu carrying the entire team?

that's not spurs ball. it's Manu.

[ducks]

manu had one hell of a block
but he did not stop the thunder over 4 minutes late without a point

[ducks]

spurs ball? Manu carrying the entire team?

that's not spurs ball. it's Manu.

if that is the cause where the hell was that manu all season

[nkdlunch]

if that is the cause where the hell was that manu all season

what does that have to do with anything? Manu carried the team to this win. :bang

[smeagol]

if that is the cause where the hell was that manu all season

Oh brother . . . :rolleyes

[Shastafarian]

It's clockwork at this point. It's not even LIKE clockwork. You can set your watch by this.

[8FOR!3]

spurs ball? Manu carrying the entire team?

that's not spurs ball. it's Manu.

We played like the Spurs play tonight. Defense was there in the 4th, Durant was shut down at the end, the whole team was.

[ducks]

RJ STOPPED DURANT tonight
he did not score for a quarter and half

[ducks]

what does that have to do with anything? Manu carried the team to this win. :bang

RJ GUARDED DURANT HE STOPPED HIM for a 1 and half quarters without a point

manu blocked the dunk


one guy did not earn the win tonight
IT was a team effort

[HarlemHeat37]

You guys are really exaggerating..

Durant was settling for bad Js and looked tired from last night's game and the Spurs missed A LOT of rotations throughout the game..we were lucky that they missed a bunch of open 3-pointers..

[ducks]

but the spurs are the old team

[MaNuMaNiAc]

ducks apparently saw another game tonight if he thinks RJ's defense on Durant is what held Durant back. Did you even watch the fucking game? This isn't Spurs basketball, our D was fucking atrocious.

[carina_gino20]

At first I thought a miracle has happened. Then I read the rest of the thread. :lol

[ducks]

they got the rebound
yes thunder played last night but they are a young team
yes I watched the 3 and 4 quarter not he first half

[ducks]

oh durant had 25 or more points scored on games that were played back to back

[michaelwcho]

LOL sons you know whats funny..Teams are happy to beat the Thunder now even at home..Who would've thought these young bastards would get pretty good so quickly..All they need is a legit center

Of course you're right, but aren't 4 of their starters top-5 picks? You better be a decent team if you have the 2nd pick of the draft, the 3rd, the 4th, and the 5th...

[MaNuMaNiAc]

oh durant had 25 or more points scored on games that were played back to back

Durant was scoring 25 in EVERY fucking game. He was bound to have an off shooting night. It wasn't great D that held him back tonight. Try again

[ducks]

yeah I guess manu block was no d

[Budkin]

Awesome fucking game... fills me with hope... hopefully not false hope.

[dbestpro]

This is the first time that small ball actually worked over the course of the game because Manu would not be denied. Of course Pop will see this as vidication which makes the win bitter sweet.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

yeah I guess manu block was no d

Christ, even your sorry ass has to admit this was one game where Manu was playing on a different level than anyone else except maybe Duncan.

[ohmwrecker]

spurs ball? Manu carrying the entire team?

that's not spurs ball. it's Manu.

Come on! Manu was the difference maker, but there was a solid effort all around tonight. Solid team D, good energy & communication. Lots of guys made big plays. Probably the best game of the year. Hopefully, something to build on.

Some of you people are just tragically stupid.

[ducks]

manu played the best he played all year
he was sick of lossing and had 2 days of rest
he plays much better on 2 days rest

[Stringer_Bell]

I believe this win is MUCH better than the Denver win...OKC has been playing like a younger and smarter Spurs team, and for our guys to push it to them in the last few minutes of the game was awesome to see. But we've seen these flashes of brilliance before, only to be disappointed.

But at this point, I'll take what I can get of that old "quality Spurs win" feeling. :)

[carina_gino20]

I really don't think it's a quality spurs win. Maybe in terms of the "there's no way we're losing" yes. But the defense was laughable.

[Xevious]

Our small ball was masked by the fact that the Thunder essentially plays small. Plus we caught them on a back-to-back.

It's a win against a quality opponent, and Manu had a great game, but let's not get too excited.

[tim_duncan_fan]

Our small ball was masked by the fact that the Thunder essentially plays small. Plus we caught them on a back-to-back.

It's a win against a quality opponent, and Manu had a great game, but let's not get too excited.

Yeah guys this win means nothing. We're a losing team on the road and we still play games with one big man. We didn't play great defense tonight either--the Thunder missed open shots.

Speaking practically, the best thing for us to do is miss the playoffs and get a lotto pick because we aren't winning anything more than one series should we even make the post-season.

[ducks]

so why play duncan? he might get hurt
we could be like the colts and not play the best players

[santymrc]

Christ, even your sorry ass has to admit this was one game where Manu was playing on a different level than anyone else except maybe Duncan.

1. I dont like "ducks" but he's being sarcastic. Better read again.
2. Spurs D was great tonite. I dont get why you say it wasn't couse it clearly was.
3. This was Spurs basketball all the way, I, for once, agree with Ducks.

[tim_duncan_fan]

so why play duncan? he might get hurt
we could be like the colts and not play the best players

QFT.

You've seen our starting lineups lately. We certainly aren't trying to win every game. I don't know what the hell is going on with Pop but if he's throwing games like it sometimes appears, then we need to sit Tim down and quit wasting the last of his effective years. Let him play next year with a more confident Hill, no Jefferson and something that at least looks like it could play power forward or center.

[all_heart]

Manu was the difference tonight that's for sure. The D was just OK, Durant didn't get many touches in the 4th. It's obvious that the Spurs are desperate for any W's with the comments made by TD and Manu. I guess we all just have to hope they can carry this momentum forward.

Also it's nice to see Bonner play only a few minutes, Pop finally figured out he can't play D, but too bad he hasn't figured out Finley is toast. I bet Mason is pissed that Fin got all his minutes tonight..

[silverblackfan]

Manu was the difference and when we have that guy we can beat anyone. I thought the team D was good and the energy was high. RJ played well on Durant and got at least 6 boards, which is a hell of an effort for him.
Don't forget that Finley & Dice missed a lot of wide open shots. The Spurs got a lot of good looks, just were nervous around that long armed team. Once Manu set the tone, the whole team had that confident look that I missed all year.
One of the most satisfying games of the year.

[in2deep]

:lol at spursfans arguing on this thread

neither our D was laughable, neither it was great. It was ok, just as it's been the last few games.

Durant did miss some open J's. But it's stupid to say Manu was not the difference in this game. He carried the team and all the players acknowledged that.

[nkdlunch]

Come on! Manu was the difference maker, but there was a solid effort all around tonight. Solid team D, good energy & communication. Lots of guys made big plays. Probably the best game of the year. Hopefully, something to build on.

Some of you people are just tragically stupid.

tragically stupid? what other guy not named Manu made a big play for the spurs in the last 6 minutes???

D was so-so, energy and communicaton was ok, but Manu carried the team. Don't fool yourself. This was not Spurs ball. We cannot keep this up. manu cannot carry the team every single night.

[rascal]

These wins are costing the spurs a top draft pick.