Game Blog: Spurs vs Heat 3-16-2010

[TIMMYD!]

Start Time: 7:30 Eastern

Let's see if I can go 2-0!

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:lobt::lobt::lobt::lobt:

Go Spurs Go!

[DesignatedT]

Spurs 97
Heat 90

[z0sa]

AH dude, I didn't even know there was a game today!!

fuck yeah.

[DesignatedT]

AH dude, I didn't even know there was a game today!!

fuck yeah.

:lol

[nkdlunch]

holy shit, that's in 1 hour??

[Muser]

Hopefully a repeat of New years eve. It's tomorrow i'm more concerned with.

[TDMVPDPOY]

fck this how long to go

[Xylus]

Game's on soon, where the fuck did everyone go?

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

god dang it...this class is so boring...

[Spurs Brazil]

Los Spurs vs El Heat

[urunobili]

anyone having issues with League Pass?? WTF the broadcast hasnt started on 755 (DirecTV) and on 653 (Heat) or 677 (Spurs) it says it has been blocked... WTF?

[urunobili]

my bad it is on NBATV sorry...

[Spurs Brazil]

Where's the game??? that's taking a while

[TDomination]

Ugh, i hate wearing whites on the road

[Chieflion]

Holy shit. It's on.

[Libri]

"Los Spurs" again

[TDomination]

Wow there are a lot of empty seats

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

they get cheap and not make los spurs road jerseys?

[Xylus]

Wow there are a lot of empty seats

Every time I watch a Heat game, there are so many empty seats in the arena. Bizarre, considering they have one of the most exciting players in the league on their team.

[Libri]

Wade misses layup

[Spurs Brazil]

good job TD

[FeZZy]

:lmao wade

[FeZZy]

ghill baby

[FeZZy]

haha flop

[Libri]

dunk by Dice

[TDomination]

beautiful play between duncan and dice

[Chieflion]

Wade is shitting the bed early on.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

talk about slow start...

[FeZZy]

why doesnt rj attack just attack

[DPG21920]

Wow, ugly, flat shot by Timmy. This is a slow offensive start. Defense is pretty good though.

[Creation88]

who's the fuckhead that keeps whistling.

[FeZZy]

ahhh shit he just did a ginobili..on ginobili!

[Libri]

Dice jumper

[DPG21920]

Great close out by RJ on that Richardson 3, then draws an aggressive foul. Well done.

[FeZZy]

at least we have the refs on our side

[Libri]

Bad pass by Tim.

[FeZZy]

good foul

[FeZZy]

Bad pass by Tim.
nah dice is just too slow :lmao

[DesignatedT]

tim almost got that pass through

[Chieflion]

How about this? The centerpiece comes in, loses Wade on the pick and roll, allowing Jermaine O'Neal to get open under the basket and get fouled by RJ.

[Libri]

pretty good shot by RJ

[FeZZy]

where they talking about tim on the number one pick?

[TDomination]

outlet to tony parker?? cmon bill land lol

[FeZZy]

why are we shooting so many jumpers in transition

[Spurs Brazil]

RJ with 6pts

[Libri]

outlet to tony parker?? cmon bill land lol

He always gets the players mixed up. :lol

[FeZZy]

:lmao EL HEAT: Caliente en CASA!

[tothrowed]

never thought id say this but spurs are better with out tony by tony we loved u as a spur
man did yall see that dude about to slap dice

[FeZZy]

dblair right away

[DPG21920]

Damn Hill, that was nice.

[DPG21920]

:lmao Wade trying to posterize Bon Bon like other cats. Not happening.

[Spurs Brazil]

Good move Hill

[Refocus]

Matt almost in the top 10 two games in a row. :P

[Libri]

Malik in

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

malik !!!!! :D

[FeZZy]

:lmao Wade trying to posterize Bon Bon like other cats. Not happening.
not over the RED ROCKET

[DPG21920]

Bonner is pissed. He is going to drain his first shot. Book it.

[TJastal]

refs wasting no time ringing Bonner up for bullshit calls

[Chieflion]

Did they just call that on Bonner? Fuck you!

[DPG21920]

malik !!!!! :D

Where?

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

Bonner is pissed. He is going to drain his first shot. Book it.

:depressed

[FeZZy]

reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed ROCKET

[DPG21920]

RJ is absolutely freaking out on the glass lately. Makes you pissed about earlier in the season.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

Where?

:depressed

[Spurs Brazil]

RJ, good board and attacking

[TJastal]

Jefferson is rebounding like a power forward lately

[DPG21920]

:depressed

He made his next one, cheer up.

[TJastal]

Bonner is pissed. He is going to drain his first shot. Book it.

good call DPG :tu

[Old School 44]

Yeah, did Bogans just have to tie his shoes or something? Back in for Malik.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

blair nice D !

[FeZZy]

hooooooooooooooooooooooh grown man move BLOCKED

[Refocus]

Great defensive leads to BOGANS 3! nice

[Spurs Brazil]

Blair MONSTER block!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bogans 33333333333333333333333333

[Libri]

fantastic block by Blair and then a jumper by Bogans

[tothrowed]

This team is gellin rite now dejuan on da blockkkk damnnnnnnnn

[Chieflion]

Up by 13. Good defense leads to good offense.

[DPG21920]

Hell yeah RJ. Great effort.

[the crimson blur]

Richard Jefferson is playing fucking fantastic.

Doing all the stuff not on the boxscore too. That hockey assist was great.

[Libri]

RJ active on defense.

[FeZZy]

ha..ha..hasheem thabeet :lmao

[lurker23]

Jefferson is rebounding like a power forward lately

Shhh, don't tell Pop.

[ElNono]

LOL Chalmers...

[Refocus]

One of the best endings to a quarter.. good all around imo.

[Spurs Brazil]

Great 1st quarter

Spurs up 29-14

[FeZZy]

nice first quarter

[DPG21920]

good call DPG :tu

Can't win them all.

[Libri]

I'm very happy by the defense. Hope they keep it up. :downspin:

[FeZZy]

hopefully we can keep it up

[spursfaninla]

who would imagine that manu and duncan would combine for 1-8 in the first and the spurs would be up 15?

[Xylus]

The Heat are shooting a scorching 24% from the field so far.

[Muser]

Holy shit I thought it started at half 7 (Half 12 here), is RJ beasting then? :D

[erikuff]

indeed great first quarter. forcing wade to do everything, i am liking this.
And nice move by hill on that last shot.

[DPG21920]

Damn, RJ and Manu are both currently playing at a level that could make the Spurs contenders if everything had meshed well.

[the crimson blur]

Whats gotten into the Spurs lol

If this is the "gelling" we have all been waiting for, then better late then never I guess. :D

[CFH]

15 point lead already??? :wow I hope they can hold onto it and make it look like the first matchup. :toast

[Blackjack]

Holy shitballs . . .

RJ looks like a confident, aggressive, dare I say, star player.:wow

That's the best I've seen him as a Spur.

[FeZZy]

lets go baby..chris webber trying to act like he know shit

[Libri]

Bogans contributing!

[Spurs Brazil]

Bogans 3333333333333333333

[DPG21920]

Holy shitballs . . .

RJ looks like a confident, aggressive, dare I say, star player.:wow

That's the best I've seen him as a Spur.

I agree. With how Manu looks lately along with RJ, it just stings seeing what could have been...

[DesignatedT]

bogans son!!!!!!!!!!




hes a f'n bulldogggggg!!!

[angelbelow]

Nice to see the big lead, hopefully we keep it up.

[spurs_2108]

Did yall see Wade kick the warm ups/towels at the end of the quarter? haha.

[FeZZy]

come on bliar get position boy and then hill 3

[angelbelow]

Hill is really killing em out there. hes on a nice roll

[FeZZy]

ah blair..rookie

[Spurs Brazil]

OMG Bogans!!!!!!!

[Chieflion]

Blair is terrible these days.

[Refocus]

Bogans is going jesus mode.

[FeZZy]

damn bogans came to play

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

lol bogans is not supposed to make layups whats going on

[DPG21920]

Bogans playing very well and the defense is active. Blair is struggling.

[ffadicted]

lol Malik with 4 seconds of playing time wtf

[FeZZy]

blair again..damn

[angelbelow]

Bogans has been scoring the ball well too =p

[Libri]

OMG Bogans!!!!!!!

Confidence is contagious.

[DPG21920]

lol Malik with 4 seconds of playing time wtf

Hard to blame Pop when Bogans is scoring so well and the team is playing excellent defense.

[Spurs Brazil]

Blair playing bad again. He needs to move the ball, he's killing the offensive flow

[Capt Bringdown]

More weak play from Blair - it's becoming a habit.

[Muser]

Blair reminding us he's still a rookie.

[CFH]

Bogans is ballin' :lol

[FeZZy]

spurs vs heat in miami reminds me off...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE8g4Pp4oB0

:lmao

[angelbelow]

Blair is terrible these days.

maybe he really hit that rookie wall

[Muser]

Textbook Manu

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

blair blair blair

[DPG21920]

Bull shit foul. Unreal.

[austN Spur]

Love this can O whoop ass

go spurs go:toast:toast

[Spurs Brazil]

Let's start with the BS calls...

[Muser]

Bonner of all people in foul trouble.

[MaNu4Tres]

Manu is playing better ball than any SG in the league not named Kobe.

[FeZZy]

stupid calls bring out jackson lol

[TJastal]

lol poor Matt Bonner always gets shit on by the officials

[austN Spur]

what a strong take by Manu.

[Libri]

Manu with his patented fake. Even thou opposing players now about the fake, they still fall for it.

[Chieflion]

Calling Bonner on bullshit most of the time.

[DPG21920]

Great drive by Manu.

[Muser]

Los Spurs looks fucking shit.

[FeZZy]

11 best nba free throw shooter!

[Muser]

4 point play!!

[Spurs Brazil]

Hill 33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333 and one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Refocus]

HOLY SHIT that was awesome.

[FeZZy]

4 point play!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[urunobili]

CROFL Smoko Chalmers

[DPG21920]

Great steal and ball movement. Bogans playing very well and Hill makes them pay. Finally the Spurs are capitalizing on those momentum plays.

They were messing those up earlier this year.

[Libri]

Hill with a 3 and 1. We must not overlook that Bogans started that play with a steal.

[DesignatedT]

YES!!!!

give us the ring!!!! its over!!!!

[Chieflion]

4 point play for Hill coming up!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

george hill is the fucking shit

[the crimson blur]

George Hill is amazing.

[CFH]

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaamn, Hill with the 4 point play. I'm loving it so far.

[Muser]

Nice to see Bogans bringing the pain.

[FeZZy]

BOSS but i feel bad chlamers he went to my HS

[DPG21920]

http://www.stewiesays.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/03/sexy-stewie-griffin-animation.gif

[DesignatedT]

bogans playing ball!!!!! where the haters at

[Blackjack]

This is the best, most cohesive I've seen them play on the road all year; the camaraderie is fantastic.

George is on his way, people . . .

[TD 21]

Manu is playing better ball than any SG in the league not named Kobe.

Wade is playing better than any SG in the league recently. With Ginobili back to 07-08 form, I'd say it's safe to say he's either the 3rd or 4th best SG in the league. Bryant and Wade (or Wade and Bryant) are the two best SG's in the league, followed by Roy and Ginobili (or Ginobili and Roy), with Johnson rounding out the top five.

Pop is waiting too long to pull either Hill or Ginobili. If the Spurs go can maintain this lead or close to it and blowout the Heat early and rest both in the fourth, great, but if the Heat close the lead and make this a game, then what? These two's minutes are already getting up there and how long can the Spurs afford to go without either should they hit a rough patch? Either Mason or Hairston should be in by now.

[DPG21920]

Hill with a 3 and 1. We must not overlook that Bogans started that play with a steal.

He made the pass to Hill as well for that shot.

[ceperez]

Time to man up now....

who among you guys wanted to pick Chalmers instead of Hill????

Hill's game is improving by leaps and bounds!

[Libri]

CROFL Smoko Chalmers

Reminds me of draft day and the outrage about the Spurs picking Hill.

[DPG21920]

Why can't we be healthyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[Muser]

Wade took about 5 steps before the ariball...

[FeZZy]

let's go boyyyyyy

[DesignatedT]

hill another jumper! yes sir

[Libri]

Hiiiiiilll

[Muser]

Holy shit Hill is fucking amazing.

[FeZZy]

GEORGE HILL is on FIRE! dammmmn

[Muser]

Does Wade just rape shit teams? Every tim I see him play a decent team he sucks ass.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

i am in for a 60 points blowout

[Muser]

I'd like to see some Hairston though, Bogans is balling but please put Malik in.

[TJastal]

bogans playing ball!!!!! where the haters at

I'm here. Props to Bogans for hitting shots. If he can keep this up for the rest of the year I'll defenitely have to eat crow and give Popovich some major props for sticking with him.

[Libri]

ah crap

[DPG21920]

Crazy calls for Wade. Spurs can't have a drop in energy to end this half.

[Muser]

Wow, Wade getting a nice phantom call.

[Spurs Brazil]

shit

we need to finish strong

[Chieflion]

Bogans: Where's the foul, man?

[TJastal]

Time to man up now....

who among you guys wanted to pick Chalmers instead of Hill????

Hill's game is improving by leaps and bounds!

I wanted a pure point guard, like Chalmers. Sorry to say.

[DPG21920]

Way to atone, RJ.

[Libri]

Yes, Jefferson with a corner 3.

[Muser]

Rj 3

[angelbelow]

wow RJ is looking good

[DPG21920]

Damn Manu. That boy is good, good. So nice, you say it twice.

[Muser]

It's nice to see Jefferson playing well, but I want him to do it against a contender, tomorrow is a big test.

[TD 21]

Pop's overplaying Ginobili and Hill and if the Heat go on a run, the Spurs are going to be in a tough spot. They can't have these two worn out, but they also can't have them out for too long when the lead is already shrinking. One of Mason or Hairston should have been in the rotation for this game.

As for Hill, it looks like I underrated his upside. He's fast becoming a star caliber player and may have the makings of a second best player on a team.

[FeZZy]

^just enjoy the game

[angelbelow]

RJ looks like he has his confidence

[deadpool]

Heat going on a little run...O_o

[alchemist]

Pop's overplaying Ginobili and Hill and if the Heat go on a run, the Spurs are going to be in a tough spot. They can't have these two worn out, but they also can't have them out for too long when the lead is already shrinking. One of Mason or Hairston should have been in the rotation for this game.

As for Hill, it looks like I underrated his upside. He's fast becoming a star caliber player and may have the makings of a second best player on a team.
it's the NBA, teams will go on runs.

[FeZZy]

where is timmy at!

[TJastal]

Need a little Roger Mason boost Pop...

[FeZZy]

puerto rico vs argentina

[TD 21]

it's the NBA, teams will go on runs.

If this lead is cut to single digits by mid-third and Ginobili's played all but five-six minutes and Hill two-three minutes and they're wearing down, what do the Spurs do? Run them into the ground further to attempt to stem the tide or sit them and have a lineup devoid of ball handling, scoring and play making on the court for a stretch? Pop should have come with a preemptive strike by playing either Mason or Hairston for 5-6 minutes.

[deadpool]

good call stripes!

[FeZZy]

stroke

[FeZZy]

GINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNObili!

[DPG21920]

One hell of a half :tu

[Spurs Brazil]

Spurs up 55-37 at the half

We need more from our bigs in the 2nd half

[Muser]

Why are people freaking out? Yeah the Heat went on a run, but we held the to 37 points....

[Xylus]

Heat made a run, but the Spurs did a good job of suppressing it. Still up 18.

[Muser]

Only concern is Duncan is M.I.A

[Chieflion]

Duncan is still scoreless.

[DesignatedT]

perfect half and no mason to be found. perfect :tu

[Libri]

This is Spurs basketball.

[CFH]

Spurs could've ended that quarter better but I'll definitely take the 18 point lead. Let's just hope they don't have a 3rd quarter slump.

[deadpool]

helluva half...

[FeZZy]

half time lets go spurs everyone doing great except for timmy haha

[Spurs Brazil]

Only concern is Duncan is M.I.A

TD and the rest of the bigs. Manu, Hill, Bogans and RJ did a great job

[DPG21920]

The ended the quarter with 2 very good defensive plays out of the last 3 possessions.

[Spurs Brazil]

perfect half and no mason to be found. perfect :tu

:toast

[Blackjack]

Personally, I thought Hairston was dominant in his 4 seconds. :smokin

[alchemist]

If this lead is cut to single digits by mid-third and Ginobili's played all but five-six minutes and Hill two-three minutes and they're wearing down, what do the Spurs do? Run them into the ground further to attempt to stem the tide or sit them and have a lineup devoid of ball handling, scoring and play making on the court for a stretch? Pop should have come with a preemptive strike by playing either Mason or Hairston for 5-6 minutes.
Hill is young, minutes should not be a concern for him. Manu has had very easy games recently (minutes wise) he'll take those 34 minutes he'll get today.

[CFH]

When did Hairston come in??? I didn't even notice. :lol

[Chieflion]

Ernie: Let us show all of Tim Duncan's baskets in the 1st half. *Crickets* Ok, that's all.

[TDMVPDPOY]

Hills efficiency this game is good...keep it up

[Blackjack]

Only concern is Duncan is M.I.A

Ya know Timmy . . .

Out in Miami, all sorts of things to do ... can you blame him if temptation got the best of him (in the form of World of Warcraft)?

[HarlemHeat37]

Hopefully they don't have a meltdown in the 2nd half, this lead needs to stay in double-digits..they're gonna need all their energy tomorrow, especially Duncan, he's gonna have to have a big game tomorrow..

[Brazil]

Happy to see the guys having fun tonight ! RJ Manu Hill are playing extremly well, I hope we will maintain the lead and save Manu and Tim's minutes.

[TD 21]

Spurs could've ended that quarter better but I'll definitely take the 18 point lead. Let's just hope they don't have a 3rd quarter slump.

That's what I'm saying. Pop should have planned ahead just in case this happened. Would five minutes of Mason or Hairston have killed the Spurs? I doubt it, but what it would have done is saved Ginobili's and Hill's legs a bit more and not just for the second half of this game, but for tomorrow's game where the Spurs will need every bit of energy they can muster in order to beat the Magic.

[Blackjack]

http://www.stewiesays.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/03/sexy-stewie-griffin-animation.gif

Glad to see all the losing in Minnesota hasn't dampened Stewie's spirits too much.:tu

[TD 21]

Hill is young, minutes should not be a concern for him. Manu has had very easy games recently (minutes wise) he'll take those 34 minutes he'll get today.

Look, you have to plan ahead. Yes, Hill is young, but 21:28 in a half is a lot for anybody. There's no need to play that much when it's not necessary. Tomorrow it might be and that should be taken into account. As for Ginobili, same thing applies. He may be needed for 36 minutes tomorrow if the Spurs are to have a realistic shot at winning, so why play him 17:36 in this half? Remember what I said if this lead quickly evaporates in the third or even if the Spurs win, but don't have much energy for tomorrow's game.

I don't want to come across as complaining and not enjoying all of the positives going on, but I see this as a potential problem on the horizon.

[FeZZy]

^why do you write so much hhaa

[DAF86]

Why is Manu playing so much beign up by 18 pts?

[OldSilentHill]

This is Spurs basketball.

Not so far, Duncan...

This is odd Spurs basketball, mixed with good oldfashioned Spurs Baskettball (team overall, Manu) and good "new" fashioned Spurs basketball (Hill and RJ).

It´s like a really big burrito with all sort of species, you are enjoying it, but you still want to see if you can finish it to feel the victory.

[DPG21920]

Glad to see all the losing in Minnesota hasn't dampened Stewie's spirits too much.:tu

I see what you did there. You.....you're good.

[Harry Callahan]

Time to man up now....

who among you guys wanted to pick Chalmers instead of Hill????

Hill's game is improving by leaps and bounds!

Ditto

[TD 21]

^why do you write so much hhaa

I don't know, it's habitual. The funny thing is, I consciously try to make my comments as brief and to the point as possible, yet they're still often long.

[alchemist]

Look, you have to plan ahead. Yes, Hill is young, but 21:28 in a half is a lot for anybody. There's no need to play that much when it's not necessary. Tomorrow it might be and that should be taken into account. As for Ginobili, same thing applies. He may be needed for 36 minutes tomorrow if the Spurs are to have a realistic shot at winning, so why play him 17:36 in this half? Remember what I said if this lead quickly evaporates in the third or even if the Spurs win, but don't have much energy for tomorrow's game.

I don't want to come across as complaining and not enjoying all of the positives going on, but I see this as a potential problem on the horizon.
The last thing I'm worried about is Pop not watching the minutes. If they play a lot tonight he'll give them rest tomorrow.

[FeZZy]

timaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

[TD 21]

The last thing I'm worried about is Pop not watching the minutes. If they play a lot tonight he'll give them rest tomorrow.

Yeah and lose. I'm interested in seeing the team put in the best possible position to win both games.

[DPG21920]

I have said it so many times before, rebounding might be the most important stat. Just heard the Spurs are 27-9 when out rebounding their opponent. Obviously, that is not "it", but definitely correlates strongly with winning.

[deadpool]

damn good play by richardson...

[Libri]

Not so far, Duncan...

This is odd Spurs basketball, mixed with good oldfashioned Spurs Baskettball (team overall, Manu) and good "new" fashioned Spurs basketball (Hill and RJ).

It´s like a really big burrito with all sort of species, you are enjoying it, but you still want to see if you can finish it to feel the victory.

Would definitely like see Tim get some buckets and rest.

[FeZZy]

I don't know, it's habitual. The funny thing is, I consciously try to make my comments as brief and to the point as possible, yet they're still often long.

it's all go brotha you have some valid points :lol

[angelbelow]

There we go duncan

[deadpool]

3 to in a row!!

[TD 21]

I have said it so many times before, rebounding might be the most important stat. Just heard the Spurs are 27-9 when out rebounding their opponent. Obviously, that is not "it", but definitely correlates strongly with winning.

It's actually not surprising at all and is logical. Think about it, these guys are all good players to varying to degrees, so if you give one team more chances to score than the other, obviously you're increasing the chances of that team winning.

[alchemist]

Yeah and lose. I'm interested in seeing the team put in the best possible position to win both games.
you act like they're guaranteed wins if they play exact minutes.

[Libri]

Tim jumper

[DPG21920]

who do the Spurs play tomorrow?

Orlando.

[deadpool]

way to go Duncan!

[Spurs Brazil]

Yes TD!!!

[angelbelow]

I have said it so many times before, rebounding might be the most important stat. Just heard the Spurs are 27-9 when out rebounding their opponent. Obviously, that is not "it", but definitely correlates strongly with winning.

Agreed, It usually means more pocessions for us and less for them.

[deadpool]

who do the Spurs play tomorrow?
Magic..

[FeZZy]

good start by duncan in the second half

[TDfan2007]

I'm liking that one dribble pullup from Tim. He just needs to be more assertive with his shots/moves. He's overthinking everything.

[CFH]

Glad to see Duncan finally hitting some shots. He's the only who has scored for the Spurs so far though, other guys need to hit their shots too.

[Brazil]

fortunately Miami didn't take advantage of these early TOs

[OldSilentHill]

Would definitely like see Tim get some buckets and rest.

There-you-have!! :toast

We don´t have excuses to complain now :lol

[TD 21]

you act like they're guaranteed wins if they play exact minutes.

No, what I said was the players should be put in the best possible position to win each game. The first half rotation was more reactive to what was happening in the moment and less about what could happen in the second half or for tomorrow's game.

[alchemist]

Wade was upset about that one :lmao

[DPG21920]

It really helps when your guys 1-3 can rebound well.