Game Blog :: Spurs vs. Nets :: March 29

[Refocus]

Didn't see a game thread yet. Tip-off at 6:30

Hopefully its an early blowout. :flag:

Preview Thread. (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=149684)

[phyzik]

Spurs by 13, Hill will lead the Spurs in points.

[Muser]

Tim needs to man up and take the load.

[Xylus]

Don't take the Nets lightly. They want that 10th win badly.

[alchemist]

Hill drops a triple double, Bonner with the game winning block

[YoMamaIsCallin]

This needs to be Timmy's game.

[bdictjames]

I'm not even sure Timmy is playing or not.

Here's to a win. :cheers

[xellos88330]

Go Spurs go! Hopefully we get to see the new guys get alot of burn and still crush the Nets!

[Chomag]

Only way to lose this one is if the Spurs don't take the Nets seriously.

[HarlemHeat37]

Ian better play tonight, the Nets are his kids..

[tothrowed]

ian and malik will play in the end of the first or the begining og the 2nd and i still say cjax>temple

[AnthonyM]

Don't take the Nets lightly. They want that 10th win badly.

I'm not sure if you're serious or sarcastic but if you're serious I have to agree. I don't think the game will be a walk in the park with Ginobili out now.

Harris and Lopez are both playing well right now since Harris is finally fully healthy from injuries earlier in the season. And the Nets don't want to be tied with the record as worst team in NBA history like you said.

Spurs are on the second night of a back-to-back without their two best guards.

Nets could be dangerous since they have nothing to lose.

This has all the signs of a Spurs letdown though.

I hope the Spurs prove me wrong.

[8FOR!3]

I'm not sure if you're serious or sarcastic but if you're serious I have to agree. I don't think the game will be a walk in the park with Ginobili out now.

Harris and Lopez are both playing well right now since Harris is finally fully healthy from injuries earlier in the season. And the Nets don't want to be tied with the record as worst team in NBA history like you said.

Spurs are on the second night of a back-to-back without their two best guards.

Nets could be dangerous since they have nothing to lose.

This has all the signs of a Spurs letdown though.

I hope the Spurs prove me wrong.

Don't worry, we own the Nets these days. Our small forward sucks and he's one of the best players to ever play on the Nets.

[Chieflion]

Hit me up in the chat room, buds.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

from Jeff McDonald on Manu Ginobili: Talked to him before the game. Initially, he wasn't concerned about the back in Boston, but it stiffened up on the plane ride to Jersey. Then he woke up this morning unable to dress himself. But, he said he felt better as the day went along, and seemed to be walking around fine. He said he does not expect to miss Wednesday's game vs the Rockets

[Spurs Brazil]

TD bank!

[Spurs Brazil]

Nice start for TD

[TIMMYD!]

Just the type of game for Tim to break out of his funk.

6 points 3 rbds

[Spurs Brazil]

RJ and one!

[Bartleby]

Something's wrong with Duncan . . .








He's making his shots.

[DPG21920]

Great cut and pass by Hill and RJ.

[DPG21920]

Nets scoring a bit too easily.

[Bartleby]

Hoping for career highs from Ian tonight.

[TIMMYD!]

Devin Harris is feasting...

[DesignatedT]

hit that bogans.

duncan lookin good so far.

[FeZZy]

i wanna see gee

[dbestpro]

I can't help but feel that Pop is going to try and use this game to get TD going. Thus, the mystical back injury of Manu.

[DPG21920]

Spurs looking lethargic. Need to pick up the energy. RJ is just scoring at will.

[angelbelow]

too easy..

[Spurs Brazil]

RJ and one again!

[DesignatedT]

there u go rj

[Warlord23]

Getting owned on the boards

[DPG21920]

It is sad watching Dice get manhandled on the boards by Yi.

[angelbelow]

mason in early.

[DPG21920]

Yi > Spurs.

[dbestpro]

Bonner has got to get ready to shoot the three, Yi is leaving him wide open.

[Spurs Brazil]

nice cut Hill

[angelbelow]

Nice cut by hill

[angelbelow]

Yi > Spurs.

not his shot

[TIMMYD!]

I'd love for Hairston to play around 25 minutes but I'm not too sure it will happen even against the Nets.

[Brazil]

we need a good game of Mason to win this shit

[dbestpro]

I'd love for Hairston to play around 25 minutes but I'm not too sure it will happen even against the Nets.

Hairston is not that good.

[TIMMYD!]

Can anyone tell me the name of the Spurs fan with the long beard?

[DesignatedT]

yes mason! he should be able to play well against new jersey.

[timtonymanu]

the announcer hasnt seen enough of the spurs.

mason aint a top 3 pt shooter this year.

[TIMMYD!]

Hairston is not that good.

He is quite overrated here but during the time he is on the court, he does produce.

[FeZZy]

mason! finally

[DesignatedT]

nice move by temple... couldnt finish

[Spurs Brazil]

good start for Mason Jr

[dbestpro]

Pop is going to try and experiment a little too much for my taste.

[timtonymanu]

uhh rebound please.

[angelbelow]

damn it yi might have figured out bonner is guarding him... im with the group that believes bonner is a good defender because he gives the effort, makes rotations but his name just give offensive players confidence. And when you have a confident offensive player good defense just isnt enough.

[DPG21920]

Nice take by Yi on Bonner. He has some nice tools. LOL rebounding.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

lopez and harris doing whatever they want

[DesignatedT]

lopez abusing blair..... fucking blair get in there and rebound... thats all your in there for... him always worrying about offense and looking for his shot really pisses me off sometimes...

[TIMMYD!]

Temple
333333333333333333333

[Brazil]

if Lee begins to convert his 3 pts we are in trouble, when hot he can put 30 pts

[Spurs Brazil]

Temple 33333333333333333333

[FeZZy]

damn there is no one here today

[angelbelow]

temple!

[TIMMYD!]

Our defense looks too lazy...

[DesignatedT]

temple has experience playing PG... figure thats why hes getting some pt...

[FeZZy]

RED ROCKET! and one

[Spurs Brazil]

Bonner and one!!!

[DesignatedT]

bonner and 1!

[blkroadrunners]

Nice Bonner and 1

[FeZZy]

malik with the rip

[blkroadrunners]

Good 1st qtr.

[TDomination]

bonner with the and 1, miss ft but hairston gets the rebound, and blair with the dunk from mason, good end to the 1st

[angelbelow]

LOL bonner! hes made some obvious improvements to ball handling and driving in the lane.

[Spurs Brazil]

Blair dunk!!!!!!!

Spurs up 6 after one

[FeZZy]

Blair!

[angelbelow]

love it when blair finishes with authority.

[DesignatedT]

spurs with

mason
temple
hairston
blair
bonner

pretty much 3 rookies in there... :lol

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

grizzz is reliving the soph rook game lol

[timtonymanu]

Nasty dunk by Blair!!

[45 bank shot]

Heavy D

[tothrowed]

i know its the nets but how many times do i have to tell yall when duncan goes out spurs do good cuz they dont worry about getting him da ball on every play

[DPG21920]

Not too bad. Gave up way too many points and boards. They just need more energy.

[TIMMYD!]

No matter how awkward Bonner's drives look, they are extremely effective.

I love it.

[CFH]

Spurs should put Hairston, Temple, and Hill all out there at the same time. 1, 2, 3 combo. :lol

[anonoftheinternets]

man .. i hope bench (mason) uses this game to build some momentum

[dbestpro]

We really shut down the ball inside against Boston. Not so much tonight.

[anonoftheinternets]

Spurs should put Hairston, Temple, and Hill all out there at the same time. 1, 2, 3 combo. :lol

you have seen the future of the nba .... 3 small guards whio can play interchangeably ... and a mobile big.. aka nelli ball ...

[dbestpro]

Bogans done for the night.

[Refocus]

Mason's shot is looking better.

[dbestpro]

Blair seems to think 1-2 seconds slow.

[FeZZy]

i bet blair leads all rookies in to's

[TDomination]

dang mason, all of a sudden feeling it

[FeZZy]

money mason on it tonight

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

dang mason, all of a sudden feeling it

jinx

[DesignatedT]

mason feelin it... hope he finds his long lost stroke tonight

[TDomination]

wow, there's going to be a lot of T.O's

[FeZZy]

come on thc

[dbestpro]

Humphries has the slowest release I've seen.

[Spurs Brazil]

too many TOs

[TIMMYD!]

3 turnovers in less than 2 minutes.

[raspsa]

3 Spurs buckets nullified by errors

[Warlord23]

This quarter looks like a D-league game

[FeZZy]

spurs ball

[Spurs Brazil]

Bogans done for the night.

what happened?

[FeZZy]

theres not d out there

[dbestpro]

Man, there are a whole bunch of scrubs on the floor.

[FeZZy]

this is going to be an awful game

[Bartleby]

Pop should automatically bench Mason anytime he drives to the basket.

[45 bank shot]

even temple runs the point better than mason

[DesignatedT]

is bogans really done for the night? tweeked ankle or what?

[45 bank shot]

:lmao
Pop should automatically bench Mason anytime he drives to the basket.

actually he made a tough one earlier

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

mason is such a terrible finisher

[dbestpro]

what happened?

Didn't catch the exact injury. He looked like he pulled something.

[CFH]

This is a snooze fest so far.

[DesignatedT]

Didn't catch the exact injury. He looked like he pulled something.

i think he just rolled his ankle a little bit.

[FeZZy]

GEE please?

[raspsa]

I wouldn't mind giving Ian some PT..

[FeZZy]

haha 2003 finals back when manu was a rook missing 3's

[blkroadrunners]

Good take by Malik, just couldn't fall in.

[FeZZy]

come on malik that's two easy layups

[anonoftheinternets]

D league is on tonight ...

[dbestpro]

Malik just can't finish at the nba level. He just is not going to be the player everyone wants him to be.

[FeZZy]

the finals score will be 29 to 28 a rec game...

[TIMMYD!]

I thought Brittney Griner was playing against Duke?

[dbestpro]

Malik passed up on an open 3 to pass to a covered Bonner.

[Boss]

Spurs summer league team vs nets

[DPG21920]

4-3 Nets this quarter?

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

why does it seems like malik is gonna fumble the ball when he handles it....:(

[FeZZy]

josh boone has to have the gayest hair ever he looks like that chick from baylor birttney something although they could be the same person :lmao

[FeZZy]

I thought Brittney Griner was playing against Duke?
beat me to it

[dbestpro]

Timmy's game is between the ears and he seems to be thinking a little slow these days.

[Spurs Brazil]

Hill 33333333333333333

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

bwahahah Yi lmao

[Refocus]

I thought Brittney Griner was playing against Duke?
lmfao

[Warlord23]

This game could set the sport of basketball back by a decade or two

[FeZZy]

this game is awful

[TDomination]

bogans back in

[Spurs Brazil]

RJ and one!!!!!!!!

[FeZZy]

RJ with the dunk and one!

[DPG21920]

RJ is just dominating.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Rj is doing great out there tonight.

[TDomination]

yay jefferson playing well without manu

[dbestpro]

RJ is the man tonight.

[DesignatedT]

nice job by rj

[angelbelow]

nice start, hopefully we finish strong too

[FeZZy]

airball by lopez :s

[45 bank shot]

RJ is balling

[dbestpro]

That is why G Hill is a better SG than a PG.

[FeZZy]

"I don't know if they had a football team at IUPUI" haha

[Refocus]

Good thing were playing the Nets.. otherwise i would be pissed about those two turnovers..

[Spurs Brazil]

Dice and his terrible hands

[FeZZy]

timeout!

[TDomination]

c'mon spurs, stop being careless

[blkroadrunners]

lol chris quinn

[raspsa]

Spurs a little complacent and sloppy.. put this team away already..

[DesignatedT]

dice lookin lazy out there. put in blair or bonner if he isnt going to fuckin try

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

spurs with just 9 point and nets with 8 points in the 2nd Q with 3:44 to go.

[FeZZy]

I wear i wear i wear no pants!,
i wear i wear i wear no pants!,
i wear i wear i wear no pants!,

[raspsa]

Spurs better find a PG pronto.

[TDomination]

jefferson with the nice reverse, 15 pts

[FeZZy]

RJ is BOSSING!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

RJ you bitch :tu

[FeZZy]

courtney lee got screwed so bad haha

[FeZZy]

Hill!

[dbestpro]

RJ got triple teamed without the ball and left Hill to waltz to the basket.

[Spurs Brazil]

WTF Bogans, play some D

[Warlord23]

Bogans getting owned by Courtney Lee today

[FeZZy]

I think that george hill will get 2nd in MIP only behind westbrook

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

lol its a good day when bogans is getting foul called on drive.

..nvm

[Spurs Brazil]

Bogans with a terrible game

[FeZZy]

fuck harris (2006 playoffs)

[dbestpro]

Looks like Bogans would have been better kept out of the game with an injury.

[Spurs Brazil]

Another TO

[Bartleby]

Spurs doing everything they can to keep the Nets in the game.

[raspsa]

Hill steps on the line again like last game. How could Duncan miss that point-blank?

[dbestpro]

Bogans need to stay at home on his man. He keeps roaming to no where.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

spurs has like no ball movement what so ever

[anonoftheinternets]

man bogans pisses me off, the one thing harris does is drive and dish to lee for the corner and yet everytime bogans is suprised by it and is late to cover for the shot. its infuriating when hes supposed to be our "defensive stopper"

[anonoftheinternets]

also duncan missign that gimme .. hes not even playing seriously

[45 bank shot]

pathetic end of quarter

[Spurs Brazil]

Spurs up 3 at the half

AWFUL 2nd quarter

[024]

is this team only slightly better than the nets without parker and ginobili?

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

spurs had just 13 points in the 2nd Q..

[CFH]

Bleh, everyone keeps missing chipshots and free throws too. Crappy end to the half and only up by 3, looks like the Nets are gonna be with the Spurs throughout the whole game.

[FeZZy]

love my spurs but i almost can't watch this game

[WeNeedLength]

I turned it on when it was 42-31 and the next 10 possessions.. WTF. Bogans is dumb as rocks.

[TD 21]

Duncan needs to step up. He looked spry and determined early, scored a quick six and hasn't scored since. McDyess needs to do something.

I have no idea why Mason didn't play significantly more minutes. That's the best he's played in a while, the Spurs need scoring/fresh legs and the Nets don't have a major scoring threat on the wing.

Jefferson is playing fantastic, Hill somewhat out of control. Mason and Blair need to play more in the second half.

[TIMMYD!]

I hope Pop lashes out on them in the locker room.

[dbestpro]

Bogans has played his worst game of the season and has all by himself kept the worst team in NBA history in the game against the Spurs.

[raspsa]

Could it be clearer what Manu brings to the team? The team playing listless ball, no one seems to be able to energize the players. Duncan's personality is what it is and usually he leads with his play and usually its enough to inspire the other guys.. but in games like this where he's really struggling, one could only wish he could show some passion but he's just not that kind of player.

[Johnny RIngo]

is this team only slightly better than the nets without parker and ginobili?

I don't think so. It's just that we have no real playmaker when both of them are out. Doesn't help that Spurs are always playing 4 on 5 when Bogans is on the court.

[FeZZy]

go spurs go

[Manu-of-steel]

Our lead evaporated quickly. We can't make some defensive stops

[TD 21]

Bogans should be used sparingly in this game. The Nets don't have a significant scoring threat on the wing and the Spurs clearly are in need of offense in this game. Mason should play a lot more than Bogans in the second half.

[DesignatedT]

what happened to mason.. he was feeling it... put him back in the game

[Blackjack]

Pop's gotta be ecstatic with all the wide-open, short corner threes they're giving up . . .

[Johnny RIngo]

Bogans has played his worst game of the season and has all by himself kept the worst team in NBA history in the game against the Spurs.

This is typical for Keith. He usually has one good game followed by a stretch of bad ones. Unfortunately, Pop refuses to agknowledge this fact and continues to give him 20 mins a night.

[benefactor]

Pop's gotta be ecstatic with all the wide-open, short corner threes they're giving up . . .
Didn't he once say that if a player leaves an opponent open in the corner they would come out of the game?

[dbestpro]

This game reminds me of one those early season games where Pop is doing everything he can to lose the game so he can do some kinda mojo mindscrew job on the players.

[TampaDude]

The Spurs will win this game by 12-14 points...book it.

[FeZZy]

only 6 pages by half time

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

only 6 pages by half time

there are just 5 made shoots in a quarter on the spurs part..

[austN Spur]

had to study that 2nd quarter and the nets got back in the game. whaaaat?

[FeZZy]

we need a buzzer beater by matt bonner or something

[TD 21]

Hopefully that second quarter was the inevitable mid teens scoring quarter for the Spurs and there's not another one upcoming.

[FeZZy]

there are just 5 made shoots in a quarter on the spurs part..
yeah that's worse..:lol

[Manu-of-steel]

We made 7 out of 14 free throws. Bogans, 1 of 4. No rebs, no assists. We don't need him in this game.

[poop]

Need more centerpiece

[FeZZy]

3rd quarter ownage by spurs

[pjjrfan]

Bogans has played his worst game of the season and has all by himself kept the worst team in NBA history in the game against the Spurs.

Maybe, but Hill had two turnovers when we were up by 11, the bounce off Tim's leg, then right after that an overthrown pass to a wide open Tim, from that point, it's been all downhill.

[AnthonyM]

But this was supposed to be an early blowout?

[FeZZy]

the czar likes little giants :lmao

[FeZZy]

duncan FT's make LET'S GO

[FeZZy]

hairston starting?

[FeZZy]

THCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCc

[Refocus]

Mason is injured.. oh snap better abandon ship right now.

[TDomination]

mason out for the game with a sprained finger, or something like that

[dbestpro]

RJ was not getting that call earlier this year.

[Spurs Brazil]

damn FTs

[anonoftheinternets]

this game ... we need it ...

[blkroadrunners]

Wow we're flat.

[FeZZy]

long 3 by hill...bad shot

[blkroadrunners]

Bonner banker

[dbestpro]

Bonner has got to start looking for his 3.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

lol bonner taking Yi to school

[FeZZy]

matt bonner with some old school moves

[blkroadrunners]

RJ, pass it to Hill. He was wide open.

[dbestpro]

RJ has a beef.

[Spurs Brazil]

TO after TO after TO

[FeZZy]

GOOD LORD how many 3 second calls is that

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

blair still dun understand what a 3 second call is???? WTF?

[Libri]

lol bonner taking Yi to school

That's the ultimate insult.

[TampaDude]

BS call on RJ...

[FeZZy]

blair J

[Libri]

Damn Hill

[dbestpro]

This guys need to wake up.

[Spurs Brazil]

damn Hill, WAKE UP

[FeZZy]

finally HILL

[blkroadrunners]

Fuck Bonner, lay it up.

[anonoftheinternets]

lol wide open layup missed followed by wide open 3 missed.... this game ..

[tp2021]

Wow they look like they want to give this game away with this weak shit I'm watching

[Libri]

Bonner was right under the basket. He should have gone back up.

[Spurs Brazil]

Bonner slow motion, another TO

[FeZZy]

these dudes are broke they need some ginoade

[dbestpro]

Its like the Spurs are 2 seconds slow on the brain power tonight.

[anonoftheinternets]

lol bonner, all he needed was a tip in ..

[CFH]

So are the Spurs gonna build on the lead at all or just keep it in the 3-5 point range???

[dbestpro]

Hairston will not be on the team next year if he keeps shooting like Tolliver did with us.

[45 bank shot]

c'mon spurs, are you trying to give the NEts win no. 10 of the year?

[FeZZy]

fuckuity fuck fuck

[DesignatedT]

wow this team better step it up. fast.

[austN Spur]

its the nets they'll blow it in the ninth. or at least i hope so.

[CFH]

Don't know if this was mentioned but Roger Mason Jr has a sprained right fifth MP joint. He will not return to tonight's game.