Game Blog: Spurs @ Grizzlies - March 6

[timtonymanu]

Let's continue the winning streak. Hopefully McDyess is good enough to play.

Preview here: http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=148215


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Predict the final score.

[silverblk mystix]

no more excuses...home or away...playoff opponent or sub .500 opponent....just start racking up W's and continue building team cohesion...

and regardless of what we fantasize about (Mahinmi,Hairston,...less bogans,bonner,etc)...

Pop is going to go with what he always has...better or worse...so I am just going to continue to support whoever is out there to get the job done...

get a W

[raspsa]

Why not let him play only in the 2nd half?
The other guys just have to keep the game within reach in the first 2 Q then TD can enter the game. If he;s hot, he makes an immeduate contribution; if not, he has time to gey on track. Regatdless, his defense and rebounding should always be there.

[duncan228]

Starters: Hill, Parker, Blair, Bogans, Duncan.

[duncan228]

Hearing McDyess may start.

[Spurs Brazil]

Spurs starters: Tony Parker, George Hill, Keith Bogans, Tim Duncan and Antonio McDyess.

[boutons_deux]

I guess AMD's knee was only sore next day, good news.

[Mel_13]

Why not let him play only in the 2nd half?
The other guys just have to keep the game within reach in the first 2 Q then TD can enter the game. If he;s hot, he makes an immeduate contribution; if not, he has time to gey on track. Regatdless, his defense and rebounding should always be there.

concept tried and failed:

http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201001030TOR.html

[TIMMYD!]

Spurs 98

Grizzlies 93

[raspsa]

The half-time score was 48 - 34 Spurs behind. Yeah, SPurs got in too big a hole and TD couldn't do much.

[angelbelow]

I hope we get another hard fought win tonight.

[DPG21920]

nevermind.

[Spurs Brazil]

Good D

[angelbelow]

good effort by bogans to start the game

[angelbelow]

lol knocking timmay on the complaining

[Spurs Brazil]

good block by Bogans

[TDomination]

Great swipe by Hill

[Spurs Brazil]

Wtf td

[Chieflion]

Duncan blowing the easy layup.

[timtonymanu]

tim how do you miss that?

[FeZZy]

lets go spurs

[Spurs Brazil]

Good start by Bogans

[TDomination]

Duncan with the dunk!

[Spurs Brazil]

Good job TP to TD

[FeZZy]

td

[Chieflion]

Duncan says: Fuck that, I am dunking this shit.

[TDomination]

Fantastic D by Bogans!

[FeZZy]

airball

[Spurs Brazil]

Great to see TP attacking

[Refocus]

Wow, did Bogans start reading Spurstalk or something? His D actually looks really good right now.

[DPG21920]

Gay can shoot over Bogan's, but Bogans is hanging tough and being physical without fouling. Good job.

[Muser]

Bogans bringing the pain, nice to see.

[spursfan1000]

Damn I love the energy of the Spurs to start the game, I hope POP takes out duncan and bogans to put in Blair and Manu/Jefferson

[quentin_compson]

Nice start by Tony, and Bogans looks like he could be contributing tonight. :toast

[FeZZy]

we got this booger is really steping up

[Muser]

Is it safe to say Tony is coming back to 08/09 form? *knock on wood*

[Chieflion]

Just Rudy Gay being the idiot he is. You force him to shoot and live with the results.

[FeZZy]

im watching the memphis and spurs diffrent broadcast ha

[Brazil]

good to see TP like that

[FeZZy]

time out yes!

[Muser]

Wow, Gay has a really low BB I.Q

[raspsa]

Bogans crowding Gay w/o fouling.. great job

[tothrowed]

Bogans has stepped up his game

[Chieflion]

Yeah, what a stupid pass.

[TIMMYD!]

None of the links I've tried are working, can I get a little assistance?

Thanks.

[timtonymanu]

thanks for that TO.

[raspsa]

Gasol too much size vs Blair..

[Muser]

Z-Bo for 3...

[DPG21920]

Of course that shot goes in.

[Spurs Brazil]

TD sit, Grizz 7-0 run

[Ice009]

Just like that Spurs letting the Grizz take over.

STEP IT THE FUCK UP.

[angelbelow]

damn randoply

[Muser]

Great pass by Manu.

[timtonymanu]

Pop subbed the guys too early.

[Muser]

Beast!

[tothrowed]

blairrrrrrrrrrrrr damn lmao gasol couldnt find da ball

[Chieflion]

Pop micromanaging the minutes again.

[quentin_compson]

Well, at least Blair's second one was over the rim.

[Muser]

Bonner and Blair? We're gonna get eaten alive.

[angelbelow]

bonner sighting!

[Chieflion]

Can't watch the game again.

[Muser]

Beast with the TP floater!

[angelbelow]

nice play blair, hes learned the floater move from the guards

[timtonymanu]

ok so we got shitty George Hill today.

[Ice009]

Was that a 3 from OJ?

It looked like a foot on the line to me.

[Ice009]

ok so we got shitty George Hill today.

George Hill is an average defender too often for my liking lately.

FUCK IT GEORGE DON"T MAKE ME GET ON YOU LIKE I DID MASON JR last season.

Pick up your defense.

[quentin_compson]

Grizz haven't scored 100 points for seven games? Well, they might tonight ...

[Libri]

Bonner 3

[Refocus]

Matty!

[Muser]

Bonner!

[ffadicted]

Booooony

[angelbelow]

Bonner!

[ffadicted]

Goddamn it scoring at will in the paint

[Spurs Brazil]

RJ and his soft and pathetic D

[angelbelow]

Rudy is looking good today. damn it

[Ice009]

Spurs really getting outworked and outplayed.

[timtonymanu]

man after that timeout the spurs have looked like shit.

[ffadicted]

AND1 mothafucka

[superjames1992]

Why did Pop just take Manu out?

[Muser]

Beast

[Chieflion]

Mason sighting. He's not dead. That is good news.

[angelbelow]

Arthur is back huh, still wondering if hes gonna make anything out of his career.

[ffadicted]

RJ looking like an all star out there

[quentin_compson]

Jesus, Matty, you gotta take the open threes.

[angelbelow]

Nice play by blair but his FT is still so bad =p

[Ice009]

What the FUCK ARE you doing RJ.

FUCK I HATE RICHARD UGLY ASS JUMPER. DISGUSTS ME TO LOOK AT IT.

[Chieflion]

Rudy Gay is a big dumbass. The Grizzlies win despite him.

[Muser]

Bonner putting it on the floor

[Spurs Brazil]

Bonner being agressive

[Refocus]

LOL. Is the red rocket really driving more than RJ?

[superjames1992]

Since when did Bonner become a slasher? The last few games, he has been slashing and dishing like a guard, LOL.

[timtonymanu]

So is RJ gonna go back to his passive ways again?

[ffadicted]

28 first quarter points, goddamn it San Antonio Warriors

[Spurs Brazil]

Jefferson SUCKS, his defense is fucking TERRIBLE, slow one on one late on rotations

[Ice009]

I love that pass from TP.

TP is looking for his teammates especially Blair. Nice play from TP and Blair with a great finish.

[timtonymanu]

shitty 1st qtr after it started out well.

[ElNono]

It's a layup drill for the Grizz... :td

[quentin_compson]

Funny how Blair is laying it up like a PG under the basket. Smart though. :toast

[Ice009]

Jefferson SUCKS, his defense is fucking TERRIBLE, slow one on one late on rotations

Would it help RJ if he lost some bulk/weight? He just looks a bit bulky and slow all season.

[angelbelow]

i hate when its bonner and blair out there. blair is working hard for every board but i just dont think thats enough. the other 3 players have to step up and give more effort on the boards

[tothrowed]

reply to this if u think dejuan blair is a fuccin beast

[murpjf88]

Jefferson SUCKS, his defense is fucking TERRIBLE, slow one on one late on rotations

Are you just figuring that out now?

[roycrikside]

I don't know why Pop took Manu out and I don't like these new substitution patterns where Tony plays 6 mins, comes out for two, and goes right back in again. All that does is he he keeps up his usual keep-away act with Ginobili and Manu goes practically shotless in the 1st and 3rd quarters.

[Brazil]

I love that pass from TP.

TP is looking for his teammates especially Blair. Nice play from TP and Blair with a great finish.

We have all noticed the manu / beast connection but lately TP and Blair are playing well together also

[superjames1992]

i hate when its bonner and blair out there. blair is working hard for every board but i just dont think thats enough. the other 3 players have to step up and give more effort on the boards
Statistically, Bonner rebounds decent for a 4th big. There is no problem.

[tothrowed]

i dont like this lineup on the floor

[Libri]

Jefferson with a j

[Libri]

RJ with another jumper and a foul.

[ffadicted]

AND1 Mothafucka lmao

[TIMMYD!]

None of the links I've tried are working, can I get a little assistance?

Thanks.

[angelbelow]

RJ with back to back buckets

[Spurs Brazil]

Bonner 33333333333333333333333333

[quentin_compson]

Yeah, Matt, that's the spirit!

[Libri]

the Red Sandwich Man

[Libri]

now Mason with a 3

[Spurs Brazil]

Mason Jr 33333333333

[ffadicted]

TRIIIIPS nice taken the lead bitches

[Brazil]

jeff is waking up !!!

[ElNono]

Amazing how Tim goes in and the paint is closed

[ffadicted]

Broskis, ff may know a few ways to watch the game, contact if needed lmao he also may be drunk so bear with him

[murpjf88]

nice try duncan.

[Spurs Brazil]

Jefferson 3333333333333333

[Spurs Brazil]

Spurs on a 19-4 run

[Muser]

Jefferson got his jumper going, now mix it up.

[angelbelow]

Nice RJ

[boutons_deux]

Who are these guys in black?

[ffadicted]

UHH TSS UHH TSS UHH TSS UHH TSS Jeffy Trips :danceclub

[Chieflion]

RJ 3! Spurs 39-32. Grizzlies call timeout. Stupid stream stops and goes.

[tothrowed]

i take that back

[Brazil]

nice run ! I'm liking TP tonite

[Sisk]

dick is on fire

[quentin_compson]

Well, the threes are falling right now.

[Brazil]

RJ 3! Spurs 39-32. Grizzlies call timeout. Stupid stream stops and goes.

generally it goes during the timeouts...

[Spurs Brazil]

2nd on TD

[superjames1992]

Where is Manu?

[anakha]

Parker is leading the team in rebounds? In what universe?

[Muser]

lol duncan

[Brazil]

wtf Tim ?

[murpjf88]

try passing it donkey

[Libri]

Tim thought he was Manu. lol

[Refocus]

Timmay!

[DPG21920]

Great pass by RMJ. Great d by Tim.

[Spurs Brazil]

TD and one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ffadicted]

aw yaaaah timmy d

[Muser]

Duncan beasting on D.

[angelbelow]

hahaha duncan appleasing the announcers

[quentin_compson]

Timmy being pissed and failing on the one-man fastbreak. :lol

[Chieflion]

generally it goes during the timeouts...

I am watching the ads more than he game if you ask me.

[DPG21920]

Hell yeah, Bon Bon. Very smart defense. Knew he was going to spin that direction.

[Muser]

Mayo is a beast.

[DPG21920]

Right now, Bonner is easily the 2nd best defensive big on the team.

[Ice009]

nice run ! I'm liking TP tonite

I'm loving TP tonight. George Hill on the other hand has SUCKED.

[Brazil]

I am watching the ads more than he game if you ask me.

welcome to my world :lol

[murpjf88]

Right now, Bonner is easily the 2nd best defensive big on the team.

That speaks volumes

[ElNono]

Pop probably resting Gino as long as we have a good lead...
Let's see if we see some Hairston today

[timtonymanu]

Right now, Bonner is easily the 2nd best defensive big on the team.

as long as Pop keeps him as bench player then yes he is.

[quentin_compson]

Bonner looking good. Hell, it would be great if Matt and Roger found their stroke again.

By the way, Ellen Page is really cute in that commercial.

[Brazil]

jeff is aggressive this Qter !

[ffadicted]

Good job Jeffy

[timtonymanu]

By the way, Ellen Page is really cute in that commercial.

I agree. She looks better than she did in Juno.

[DPG21920]

Bonner again forcing Zach into a travel.

[Muser]

lol randolph

[Libri]

Randolph can't get pass Bonner. lol

[Chieflion]

:lmao Bonner > Zach Randolph

[ElNono]

They're finally calling travel on ZBo

[quentin_compson]

Bonner getting calls. Wow! :wow

[Seventyniner]

Awful ballfake/shot by Bonner.

[Brazil]

Am I seeing correctly ? Matt is doing great against Zach !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DPG21920]

So far, Bonner has defended West and Randolph well. Another tough shot Bonner forced him into.

[Spurs Brazil]

Bonner is playing great D

[DPG21920]

RJ bouncing back nicely so far after a lack luster game yesterday.

[Libri]

very nice pass from Tim to RJ

[DPG21920]

Mayo is wet son.

[DPG21920]

Bonner is freaking out on both ends. Huge asset off the bench if this continues.

[Libri]

The Red Sandwich Man!

[Spurs Brazil]

Bonner 333333333333333333

[Muser]

Bonner is fucking beasting!

[Chieflion]

Bonner for 3!

[Muser]

:lmao all these 3's

[Spurs Brazil]

Hill 3333333333333333333333333333

[Chieflion]

Hill 3! Bonner drive and kick assist. :lol

[quentin_compson]

So far, Bonner has defended West and Randolph well. Another tough shot Bonner forced him into.

Bonner is playing great on both ends of the court (or is it floor?).

[ElNono]

So far, Bonner has defended West and Randolph well. Another tough shot Bonner forced him into.

This is probably his 2nd best game of the season. Obviously, I need a bigger sample to sing the praises about him turning a corner

[Muser]

Bonner shitting all over the Griz, this is too much :lmao

[DPG21920]

This is probably his 2nd best game of the season. Obviously, I need a bigger sample to sing the praises about him turning a corner

I agree, I was just making observation. But definitely good signs so far.

[4>0rings]

Bonners +/- is going to be astronomical tonight lol.

[Libri]

Bonners +/- is going to be astronomical tonight lol.

Bonner +18

[Brazil]

props to Matt so far best spurs so far

[ElNono]

Funny how RJ made 4 baskets and his defense got immediately better

[superjames1992]

Bonners +/- is going to be astronomical tonight lol.
Matt Bonner is tied with RJ at +18, second only to Duncan's +21.

[bbarry]

everything going the spurs way right now.. making every shot. we gotta this up or grizzlies will pull it back to within 8 pts before halftime.

[ElNono]

Bonners +/- is going to be astronomical tonight lol.

What's more impressive is that he made it happen :lol

[ElNono]

Tim goes out = our defense is shit

[Muser]

Griz commentator just shit himself :lol

[ElNono]

That was a foul on Dice

[Libri]

Damn those offensive rebounds!

[Spurs Brazil]

Fuck, get a damn reb

[Ice009]

Spurs playing STUPID, STUPID, STUPID here.

[Chieflion]

Goddamn guys, rebound!

[superjames1992]

Damn it, McDyess and Blair can't allow 3-4 offensive rebounds on one possession!

[ElNono]

Manu is really playing bad tonight

[Chieflion]

Dice, if you still hurt, sit your ass down.

[superjames1992]

LOL, Tony.

[Ice009]

Darn it tp fucking awful plazy.

[Chieflion]

Parker just shat bricks there.

[timtonymanu]

Dice is super rusty. Manu is missing shots. Tony can't hold the ball.

[Spurs Brazil]

DAMN TP, 3rd time he does that

TOs and Reb killing our lead

When TD sit we sucks tonight

[Chieflion]

Pop can't stand it anymore. Puts Bonner in the game again.

[ElNono]

Dammit Beast

[Spurs Brazil]

Mistake after mistake...

[Brazil]

what a stretch of dumb plays !

[Ice009]

This is a pathetic fucking display. DISGRACEFUL.

[ElNono]

Tp!

[Spurs Brazil]

TP and one!!

[Muser]

Good job Tony, we needed that.

[4>0rings]

French off the glass? Shouldn't it be English???

[timtonymanu]

free throws suck tonight.

[ElNono]

Manu hustle

[Muser]

RJ Dunk!

[Refocus]

WOW! Nice end.

[Spurs Brazil]

Great D, RJ dunk

Spurs up 10 at the half

[Chieflion]

Good defense leads to an RJ throwdown. Spurs lead 58-48 at halftime.

[Libri]

Great Defense there at the end!

:chestbump

[024]

now that's spurs basketball. good defense, resulting in some offense.

[justinandimcool]

Pop with some great defense there at the end :lol

[Refocus]

Hopefully TP isn't injured. :|

[Ice009]

Having said all that we finished a half with momentum.

Thanks Manu for that awesome hustle play to grab that lose ball. Good defense and hustle from TP too.

[siraulo23]

TP holding his hand on that last play?

Hopefully nothing serious

Good half though

[TDomination]

that got me pumped!!

[ElNono]

Defense still sucks when TD is out

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Is it just me or has Bonner been playing some decent D tonight?

[Chieflion]

Bonner deserves defensive player of the year honors for this performance.

[DPG21920]

Some big players MIA, but still winning by a nice margin on a back-to-back on the road against a young, athletic team. Can't complain.

[pgardn]

Parker is 65% and still getting some things done. We were moving the ball around as well as I have seen this year during a 2nd period stretch. And then acutally hitting some shots.

Bonner is moving his frkkn feet... am I hallucinating?

[raspsa]

I hope the guys have enough gas left in the tank.

[DAF86]

Rudy Gay misses layup
3:12 51-39 Rudy Gay misses tip shot
3:12 51-39 Rudy Gay offensive rebound
3:10 51-41 Marc Gasol makes tip shot
3:10 51-41 Marc Gasol offensive rebound



1:08 54-45 Marcus Williams misses layup
1:05 54-45 Marcus Williams offensive rebound
1:04 54-45 Zach Randolph misses layup
1:04 54-45 Marc Gasol misses layup
1:04 54-45 Marc Gasol offensive rebound
1:04 54-45 Zach Randolph offensive rebound


Both with TD out, we sure could use a 7 footer when Duncan is resting.

[ohmwrecker]

Missed the first half. Looks like we are getting murdered on the boards. 58pts @ the half is pretty impressive, but 48 for Grizz is not so great.

[Brazil]

what is worrisome is to see TP leading the team on the rebounds in 13 minutes....

[alchemist]

Hopefully Tony's alright, Dice needs more touches to get him going again. Pretty decent game overall considering it's a back-2-back.

[Sisk]

By the way, Ellen Page is really cute in that commercial.

:toast

Agreed!

[anakha]

The rebounding has been pretty much shit tough.

Bonner leading the bigs in rebounds? Parker leading the whole team?

Bigs need to step it up.

[ohmwrecker]

Both with TD out, we sure could use a 7 footer when Duncan is resting.

Maybe we shiuld give this Mahinmi kid a look?

[Pauleta14]

lol at Tony the best rebounder on the team with 5 rbds....

Blair with only 1 ???!!!! Timmy 2 ??? WTF???

[raspsa]

Manu is struggling but he's stil hustling. Manu diving to the floor made that last RJ dunk possible. Hopefully he get going in the 2nd half.

[Chieflion]

Tough to complain about rebounding. Spurs have been forcing quite a lot of turnovers.

[ohmwrecker]

Tough to complain about rebounding. Spurs have been forcing quite a lot of turnovers.

Grizz are +11. It's not that tough.

[silverblk mystix]

let's get 24 more minutes of effort from everyone and it will be a good complete game...duh...

good first half...

[Chieflion]

Grizz are +11. It's not that tough.

And we have 7 less turnovers than the Grizzlies. It all evens out.

[Fabbs]

Rebounding sucks yet Blair only 7 minutes?
Go PopApologists!

[Libri]

Manu starting the second half.