Game Blog: Spurs @ Hornets - Mar 1

[45 bank shot]

as soon as bonner is in, all the moment disappears

[EricB]

Hornets came back from 25 down vs. Dallas last night, seems to be a trend for them..

Down 20 vs the Spurs on MLK day too IIRC.

[TIMMYD!]

Bonner sucking it up 3 of 10 when those shots could be going to Hairston or Mahinmi.

[EricB]

as soon as bonner is in, all the moment disappears

:lol

Typical comment.

[EricB]

Bonner sucking it up 3 of 10 when those shots could be going to Hairston or Mahinmi.


Dear god.

[angelbelow]

lol these guys

[Chomag]

ummm bonner?

[Chieflion]

Bonner, pay attention!

[Libri]

:bang

[Biggems]

damn here we go again........the hornets might take the lead

[TIMMYD!]

Bonner just froze on that pass by Manu, he could have tried to get it.

:lol

Too many jump shots!!!!!

:bang

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

ahahahaha bonner ahahahahaha hes such a joke

[Spurs Brazil]

12-0 run

PATHETIC

[HarlemHeat37]

Stop shooting jump shots!!!..

[8FOR!3]

This announcer's laugh is starting to fucking kill me. SHUT THE FUCK UP.

[Spursox]

Bogans returning second half?

[angelbelow]

damn collison is a baller

[redzero]

Ginobili being thuggish.

[Spurologist]

ATTACK THE FUCKING PAINT.

:pctoss

[HarlemHeat37]

You know the Hornets have everything going when Mo Peterson and Okafor are making shots..

[TJastal]

Bonner sucking it up 3 of 10 when those shots could be going to Hairston or Mahinmi.

Yup Pop is banking on Bonner and Bogans as being more valuable to a spurs' potential playoff run.

Finley is gone, but its same ol' stubborn ass Pop that won't take chances on younger players w/ higher potentials

[taps]

pop absolutely grinding td to the nub the way he always does

[Chieflion]

Can we put someone that actually generates some offense out there?

[spursbird]

Where is Malik and Ian?!WTF

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

i want to see collison take over ...do it kid!!

[Spurs Brazil]

Fucking soft play now

GO to the basket

[TIMMYD!]

Too many jump shots.

[HarlemHeat37]

Stop shooting jump shots!!!..

[Libri]

great block by Hill

[DesignatedT]

to many fucking jumpshots!!!!!! take the ball to the rim!!!!!!!

[angelbelow]

Good D Hill

[ElNono]

Georgie stops the bleeding

[The Truth #6]

Dear god.

Bonner is a good shooter but he's been playing soft with flopping and whining and in general looking like a sad sack out there. I don't think giving Ian a shot is that outlandish.

[taps]

when it's too many jumpers pop needs to snap out of it and put in the fresh legs.

also bonner is useless when everybody else is playing like him just shooting static jumpshots

[angelbelow]

That was a good drive by RJ a play ago..

[DesignatedT]

nice move td

[dbestpro]

This is where Pop has mismanaged this game. The guys who got the lead are now getting tired. Minutes for Malik and Ian would have kept the guys fresh.

[Spurologist]

Thank you TD +11

[Spursox]

Hopefully Bogans comes back.. We need some stops!

[dbestpro]

Sky hook, Timmy!

[angelbelow]

Nice Blair is coming in, he should infuse some energy

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

wow look at that hook!

[HarlemHeat37]

Hill's defense is horrible right now..he keeps losing his man..

[alchemist]

crofl Hill.

[Spurs Brazil]

Terrible rotation, terrible

[angelbelow]

Hill... dang it

[8FOR!3]

Attack Okafor. Two more fouls and it's all but game over...

[Chieflion]

What happened to the good defensive rotations in the 1st half?

[redzero]

Don't you hate when your team gets a defensive stop that leads to a 3-pointer?

[Libri]

Bogans back in

[8FOR!3]

Our hero has come back to save us!

[Chieflion]

Apparently, that injury didn't stop Bogans from getting more playing time.

[ffadicted]

fuck, bogans is back :(

[DesignatedT]

wow manu

[dbestpro]

Smallllll ballllllllllllll!

[alchemist]

crofl Hill again.

[Spurologist]

Hopefully Bogans comes back.. We need some stops!

your wish is granted. :rolleyes

[Libri]

I hate those TOs.

[angelbelow]

Bogans is fine. I wonder what happened

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

shit bogans is bac

[ElNono]

Turnobili sighting...

[DesignatedT]

there we go bogans. good pass hill

[The Truth #6]

Bogans is back!

[Chieflion]

Bogans scored. Here comes the savior!

[SuperManu!!!]

Boggans plays better when injured :p

[8FOR!3]

Fuck em up Bogans fuck em up.

[DesignatedT]

Rj!!!! Dunk

[DPG21920]

Nice by RJ and Manu.

[Chieflion]

RJ dunk!

[Libri]

ooooh, RJ dunk

[DesignatedT]

damnit blair.....

[DPG21920]

Of course West gets the and 1 but not RJ.

[L.I.T]

Thank you RJeff!

Nice save by Hill.

[Crookshanks]

20-6 run by the Hornets. Come on Spurs - how can you lose a 20-point lead?

[angelbelow]

ANother nice sequence inititated by blair

[dbestpro]

Small ball D at its finest. Pop continues to have brain freeze.

[Chieflion]

No. Where was the help in that isolation play with Blair guarding West?

[redzero]

It's about time that West calls and AND-1! correctly.

[DPG21920]

20 point lead erased by a garbage team.

[L.I.T]

Oh and...it would be nice to give Ian some minutes right around now...to give TD some rest and Blair some time to sit. Just a thought.

[DesignatedT]

HAHA! Bonner!!!! Nice

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

i can't believe this is still a game

[superjames1992]

Buzzer-beater Bonner!

[ElNono]

LOL Bonner FTW

[ffadicted]

Bonner lmao

[SuperManu!!!]

Lol bonner again

[Spurologist]

Bonnnnnnnnerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr at the buzzer

[TIMMYD!]

Bonner with two buzzer beaters in the game!

[L.I.T]

Ah Bonner the Buzzer Beater.

[DPG21920]

Doesn't it suck when your team gets a stop just to have Bonner rain one in at the buzzer?

[Crookshanks]

Refs are helping these guys out now. And yes - the Spurs are going to get gassed after scoring 113 points against the Suns yesterday.

[Chieflion]

Bonner again. Beat that suckers!

[alchemist]

the Subway King shitting on you haters.

[dbestpro]

Clang to clutch.

[angelbelow]

bonner!!!!!!

[DesignatedT]

20 point lead erased by a garbage team.

they erased a 25 pt lead @ dallas last night.

[timtonymanu]

Bonner hit another buzzer beater!

[Brazil]

Matt buzzer bonner

[Libri]

Bonner :wow

[8FOR!3]

That's Matt Bonner's second Big Shot Bonner of the game crofl.

[Duncan2177]

Boner with the junk shot :downspin:

[taps]

bonner's PT is guaranteed until the postseason now

[superjames1992]

Bonner is proving the doubters wrong tonight in respect to the criticisms that he doesn't come up in the clutch!

[Allanon]

Bonner FTW!

[Spurs Brazil]

Spurs up 7 after the 3rd

[urunobili]

up 7... not that good...

[45 bank shot]

pathetic quarter, we need a bonner buzzer beater again to finish it?

[Spurologist]

From now on, Bonner only shots when there's less than 5 seconds on the clock

[ohmwrecker]

Bonner, you big lug, you make it hard for me to hate you sometimes.

[DPG21920]

Doesn't it suck when your team gets a stop just to have Bonner rain one in at the buzzer?

Nice.

[tp2021]

Great line by Sean Luck The Fakers! Put that in your sandwich!

[ffadicted]

Triple B, Buzzer Beater Bonner, comes to the rescue :smokin

[dbestpro]

Refs are helping these guys out now. And yes - the Spurs are going to get gassed after scoring 113 points against the Suns yesterday.

Maybe, just maybe Pop could have given a few minutes to some guys who might not be so tired.

[tp2021]

from now on, bonner only shots when there's less than 5 seconds on the clock

wrong

[Johnny RIngo]

Bonner is proving the doubters wrong tonight in respect to the criticisms that he doesn't come up in the clutch!

That explains why he sucked in the playoffs last year, right?

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

thing will get interesting if collison could take over like he did yesterday

[ElNono]

Tony was playing well... Why he didn't get more run?

[Libri]

Bonner +6

[redzero]

Don't complain about playing a second night of a back-to-back when the Hornets actually got less rest than the Spurs.

[superjames1992]

Manu!!!

[dbestpro]

You really gotta question Pops rotations tonight. Up 20 would have been a good time to give some guys a little rest. Instead they had to rest while playing and now its a tight game.

[Libri]

That 3 by Manu was nothing but net.

[Chieflion]

Small ball again.

[ducks]

Bonner hit another buzzer beater!

no first one all his life

[DPG21920]

Doesn't it suck when your players run into each other and fall down allowing for Manu to drain a 3?

[DesignatedT]

manu block!

[Spurologist]

:lmao

Hornets playing Mo and Curley leaving Manu WIDE open for the

3333333333333333333333333333

[Crookshanks]

oh god - not small ball again!

[ffadicted]

Spurs lose a 20 point lead, solution? MIDGET BALL LMAO

I need to drink more if I'm gonna make it through this game

[angelbelow]

LOL more good fortune

[ElNono]

Go Manu Go

[alchemist]

superstar block! tremendous passing!

[Libri]

Look at that Manu block.

[DesignatedT]

we are too small pop. at least put bonner back in lmao

[Chieflion]

Manu says West, take it out of here.

[angelbelow]

Crazy block good reaction by manu

[DesignatedT]

ginobili turning into a turnover machine in the 2nd half

[tp2021]

Manu's our real bulldog.

[ElNono]

Gotta take advantage right now and put them away

[ElNono]

Get Tim in there!

[DesignatedT]

good shot rj

[ElNono]

Bogans is a joke

[tp2021]

Bogans didn't even put a hand up...

[Spurologist]

RJ J from the top of the key over West.

PURE

[DesignatedT]

rj being aggressive!! me like.

[ElNono]

Come on Richard!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

hahahaha bogans defense ahaha

[angelbelow]

Nice b2b plays for RJ

[Libri]

That's what I like to see from RJ, taking it hard to the basket and earning some free throws.

[Spurologist]

RJ is starting to make every one his bitch now. What's his ST nickname again?

[angelbelow]

hahahaha bogans defense ahaha

Well to be fair collison is pretty damn quick

[TIMMYD!]

RJ is looking wayyyyyyyy more comfortable at the line ...

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

hill playing some crazy minutes

[timtonymanu]

RJ is starting to make every one his bitch now. What's his ST nickname again?

Change it from Dick to Rich's Bitches. Sounds kinda gay though.

[Spurs Brazil]

BS call

[HarlemHeat37]

LOL one of the worst calls ever..

[TIMMYD!]

6 players in double figures.

[ElNono]

Terrible call... paying the rookie price

[DPG21920]

RJ being active going after boards.

[angelbelow]

Damn Blair gets a lot of ticky tac fouls. Not cool

[DesignatedT]

fucking thornton is legit

[austN Spur]

go spurs go

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

holy shit marcus is ridiculous

[ElNono]

Bogans doesn't even want to shoot it now

[dbestpro]

Bogans had an open 3 but can't shoot it.

[Spurologist]

Change it from Dick to Rich's Bitches. Sounds kinda gay though.

I'm Rich James Bitch. :lol

[45 bank shot]

gotta love RJ's agressiveness

[taps]

bogans doesn't look as bad tonite defensively as he usually does mainly because he's guarding the useless peja

[ffadicted]

Pretty much everyone who's played has scored in double figures (blair a basket short) except fucking bogans with 2 points lmao

[TJastal]

bogans doesn't look as bad tonite defensively as he usually does mainly because he's guarding the useless peja

What game u watchin? One I'm seeing Bogans is getting torched by Collison

[alchemist]

Never given Tony much credit for his defense but he holds his own against taller players.

[DesignatedT]

damn thornton

[iminol]

again in bogans face :)

[Chieflion]

Marcus Thornton is feeling it!

[Spurs Brazil]

Yes TD!!!

[Libri]

Tim dunk :downspin:

[Spurologist]

Beautiful spin move by TD on west for the SLAM

[cnyc3]

beautiful spin Timmy

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

collison is fun to watch

[45 bank shot]

vintage Timmy baseline spin

[ElNono]

LOL West

[angelbelow]

Nice spin by TD

[DejuanBlair45]

what a move by TD,well done

[45 bank shot]

collison is fun to watch

do you think he is cp3 2.0?

[alchemist]

What game u watchin? One I'm seeing Bogans is getting torched by Collison
:wow holy fuck 10 points in 40 minutes, Bogans getting lit up.

[8FOR!3]

Most delusional fans ever. "MARCUS THORNTON IS TRYING TO BRING THIS TEAM BACK AND RIGHT NOW THEY ARE WITHIN TWELVE!" Stop yelling at me.

*Announcers, not fans lol.

[Spurs Brazil]

Hill 3333333333333333333333333333

[Libri]

Hill 3-pointer

[Rummpd]

George hill is da man!!!!!!!!!!!!

[angelbelow]

Nice 3

[Chieflion]

Marcus Thornton = best scorer of this decade

[ohmwrecker]

I never thought I would say this, but I kind of miss the "dirty" Spurs when everybody hated us.

[angelbelow]

lucky shot by okafar

[Crookshanks]

Thank you George Hill! And he played good defense - Thornton is just in a groove right now.

[Rummpd]

Put this in the win column back to ten games over 0.500 still nothing to right home about but nice back to back wins!

[Spurs Brazil]

Great D

[ducks]

Pretty much everyone who's played has scored in double figures (blair a basket short) except fucking bogans with 2 points lmao

kind of like bruce bowen alot
very few games he would go off
usually against lakers

[Crookshanks]

Great defense Spurs!!!!!

[8FOR!3]

YOU CAN'T BLOCK THAT! Nope, nope. No ya can't.

Worst commentating ever. Bruce Bowen's better at it than these guys.

[Spurs Brazil]

Thorton is damn good

[timtonymanu]

thank god thornton is legit.

otherwise it'd be a game where another scrub is lighting us up.

[Shastafarian]

kind of like bruce bowen alot
very few games he would go off
usually against lakers

Yeah he's exactly like Bowen. Oh, except he sucks on defense. A lot.

[ohmwrecker]

collison is fun to watch
It was pretty funny when he was listening in on Pop coaching George.

[ffadicted]

kind of like bruce bowen alot
very few games he would go off
usually against lakers

Except Bowen would actually bring other things to the table lol

[Crookshanks]

These announcers are funny...

That last great defensive stand this is what they said: that's the difference between being a championship team, not that I think they'll win another championship, but that's how you become a championship team. Huh??

[dc_spursfan]

The announcers for the Hornets are annoying. To them everything well for the Spurs has been luck and Thornton is great.

The defense need to step up for the Spurs for the last couple of minutes

[45 bank shot]

Except Bowen would actually bring other things to the table lol
y'all talking about mr. b?

[Libri]

Tim working the paint

*clap* *clap*

[Supergirl]

anyone know why Dice isn't playing? I thought he was OK.

[Spurologist]

Great hustle by TD to save the ball

[Spurs Brazil]

Hill 33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333 33

[Crookshanks]

Emeka Okefor - one of the best, with 13 points... ha ha - these announcers are killing me.

[Libri]

Hill, 23 pts

[Rummpd]

George hill is a stud!

[ffadicted]

Dagger

[Supergirl]

the offense def runs better with RJ and Manu coming off the bench together.

[Spurologist]

Hairston sighting

[angelbelow]

did they just say "can the rookies pull another victory out of their ass?"

[Libri]

Malik in

[timtonymanu]

of course hairston comes in during scrub time.

[Crookshanks]

now That WAS funny - the Spurs have made a mountain out of a George Hill..... :lol

[taps]

pop's an enigma

[Chieflion]

Thornton just won't quit.

[angelbelow]

Hairston sighting

:hat

[Spurologist]

did they just say "can the rookies pull another victory out of their ass?"

:lol something along those lines

[Crookshanks]

now Thornton is just padding his stats.

[Rummpd]

At least Pop is getting Malik in some - scrub time or not he needs minutes

[Supergirl]

why isn't Dice playing? Is he OK?

[ohmwrecker]

Thorton has 30 pts?! Really?!

[Spurs Brazil]

Very good win!

[Spurologist]

Announcers hating on Ian: "I've seen him warmup a lot the past 3 seasons"

[Rummpd]

Nice win.

[DPG21920]

Yawn Hornets.

[Crookshanks]

League Pass broadband is again several seconds behind - somebody posted about Hill's 3-pointer waaay before I actually saw it.

[ohmwrecker]

why isn't Dice playing? Is he OK?

He's good. Just precautionary.

[timtonymanu]

Spurs own the Hornets. Let's sweep them on Friday.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Another win against a mediocre team... meh. Better than losing I suppose.

[siraulo23]

good win spurs@!

[DesignatedT]

good win.

[taps]

Announcers hating on Ian: "I've seen him warmup a lot the past 3 seasons"

Pop doing nothing to change that perception

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Thorton has 30 pts?! Really?!

You haven't seen Thornton much, have you? Kid can SCORE.

Oh, and our defence is mostly shite.

[EricB]

Solid win.

After it was cut to 5 or 7 and they put it back out to 14 it was pretty smooth the rest of the way.

The guy's energy looked good on the second night of a back to back.

The next three days off should do wonders for em.

[Dex]

At least this puts the Hornets and a division rival one game further out of the playoff chase.

Almost time to start counting steps.

[EricB]

Another win against a mediocre team... meh. Better than losing I suppose.


WTF

Last I checked yeah winning is better than losing :lol

Your freaking losing it.

[EricB]

You haven't seen Thornton much, have you? Kid can SCORE.

Oh, and our defence is mostly shite.


So the kid can score, but our defense is terrible.

Which is it?


The defense on him was fine, he couldn't miss.

Rewatch the game.

[Crookshanks]

now Memphis needs to beat Portland and give us a little breathing room

[8FOR!3]

Announcing was the best thing about the whole game. They had me mad, cracking up, but mostly cracking up. "Maybe the rookies will pull another game out of their ass?" Did he really just say that? I think he did. Confirmation. Yes.

[200 miles]

WTF

Last I checked yeah winning is better than losing :lol

Your freaking losing it.


Last I checked you're still whining like a schoolgirl.

you freaking pussy

[ohmwrecker]

So the kid can score, but our defense is terrible.

Which is it?


The defense on him was fine, he couldn't miss.

Rewatch the game.

This is going to be an unmatched battle of wits for the history books.

[TD 21]

It's nitpicking, but I thought Pop played Duncan a few more minutes than was necessary, when he put him back in with just over 9 minutes remaining in the 4th. He ended up playing 34:37.

Overall, this was a solid win. What's encouraging about the past two games is that finally all of the top players seem to be playing well in the same game.