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[duncan228]

Who are we playing the night before Denver? T-Pups?

Grizzlies.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Who are we playing the night before Denver? T-Pups?

Grizz.

[Shastafarian]

Who are we playing the night before Denver? T-Pups?

Memphis

[TJastal]

This is the thing though. Even if Mason Jr. is hitting shots can we afford to play him?

We lost the game on the defensive end badly.

Mason Jr. was shocking on the defensive end. He hit some decent shots on offense, but is that enough for all his mistakes and fuckups on defense?

lol Mason's defense get blamed for everything these days. Funny stuff.

[timtonymanu]

You ought to get a better avatar of Tragic - he looks like he just farted in that photo... :lmao

He was excellent tonight, BTW.

:lmao

[TJastal]

That's why I have this avatar, it looks like a nervous 12 year old.

Like em young huh?

[ElNono]

Thanks. We need to try to pry that game open early...

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

That's why I have this avatar, it looks like a nervous 12 year old.

Ah, the old "shitty photo so chumps undersestimate me" trick. I get it. I use that when I play ball - Kareem glasses, headband, huge ankle braces... and at the end of the game everyone is always amazed that I outplayed them. :lmao

[Ice009]

If we make the same mistakes as today, sure. If we play halfway as well as we played against LA, we could pull out a win.

Did Tony play when we beat Denver in Denver just before the All Star break?

I would like to have Hill back for that Denver game.

[EricB]

If suns fan wants to hang their hat on that go right ahead. Btw props for continuing the douchness that is Phoenix cheering the opposing teams players looking like they're hurt.

[shingo_318]

Did Tony play when we beat Denver in Denver just before the All Star break?

I would like to have Hill back for that Denver game.
no

[Ice009]

lol Mason's defense get blamed for everything these days. Funny stuff.

Where did we lose the game tonight? The defense was putrid.

Mason Jr. was shocking on defense. A rookie is his second start ever was superior to Mason Jr. on the defensive end.

Spurs were winning all these games lately by playing better defense. Mason Jr. also wasn't get much court time during a lot of those wins. Tonight was one of the worst defensive games we've play in over a month.

[DesignatedT]

Did Tony play when we beat Denver in Denver just before the All Star break?

I would like to have Hill back for that Denver game.

he missed that game.

[ElNono]

lol Mason's defense get blamed for everything these days. Funny stuff.

Feel free to pack his bags this summer and walk away with him. He's definitely not coming back. Can't wait until Hill comes back and he gets the last seat on the bench...

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

If suns fan wants to hang their hat on that go right ahead. Btw props for continuing the douchness that is Phoenix cheering the opposing teams players looking like they're hurt.

I agree, although I'm sad to say I think it is the world that has gone that way, not just Suns fans. I've heard cheering when opposition players get hurt in OUR arena this year, sad to say... :depressed

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Where did we lose the game tonight? The defense was putrid.

Mason Jr. was shocking on defense. A rookie is his second start ever was superior to Mason Jr. on the defensive end.

Spurs were winning all these games lately by playing better defense. Mason Jr. also wasn't get much court time during a lot of those wins. Tonight was one of the worst defensive games we've play in over a month.

TIREDNESS. That precipitates poor defence, and missed putbacks, poor passes, etc.

The Memphis game will tell us a lot.

[TJastal]

Where did we lose the game tonight? The defense was putrid.

Mason Jr. was shocking on defense. A rookie is his second start ever was superior to Mason Jr. on the defensive end.

Spurs were winning all these games lately by playing better defense. Mason Jr. also wasn't get much court time during a lot of those wins. Tonight was one of the worst defensive games we've play in over a month.

And the guys he was guarding all night scored what, 5 pts? JRich, Stoudemire, Nash, and Frye were the guys who torched us the most, none of which was Roger's assignment

[marini martini]

Where's that coming from?

Nash is a fantastic player and leader, and an honourable man. I don't think he deserves that kind of disdain. :nope


Thanks. That Denver game will be very tough - b2b on the road at Mile High. Ouch.


I rarely use it.

Sure, anything goes, I just don't see why people hate on Nash so much. Fuck Nash haters IMHO. He's a warrior balla, a great leader, and a gentleman.

I'm not one-eyed like most fans - I can appreciate great players even if they aren't Spurs.


You ought to get a better avatar of Tragic - he looks like he just farted in that photo... :lmao

He was excellent tonight, BTW.


Ah, the old "shitty photo so chumps undersestimate me" trick. I get it. I use that when I play ball - Kareem glasses, headband, huge ankle braces... and at the end of the game everyone is always amazed that I outplayed them. :lmao

Ruff??? I used to heart you!!! No more, you turn coat!!! Go visit Phenix next time you crawl out from "down under"!!!:downspin:

[DesignatedT]

Feel free to pack his bags this summer and walk away with him. He's definitely not coming back. Can't wait until Hill comes back and he gets the last seat on the bench...

yep. he should be done once hill comes back. kinda stumped on bogans tonight.

[Goran Dragic]

If suns fan wants to hang their hat on that go right ahead. Btw props for continuing the douchness that is Phoenix cheering the opposing teams players looking like they're hurt.


Sons that was classless of them I'm ashamed of it......if Barbosa ever gets injured in San Antonio you guys would be really cool if you threw stuff at him (I'm being completely serious).

[TJastal]

Feel free to pack his bags this summer and walk away with him. He's definitely not coming back. Can't wait until Hill comes back and he gets the last seat on the bench...

lol your going to be in for a big surprise when Mason continues to get minutes in that 2nd unit with Parker and producing

[TJastal]

yep. he should be done once hill comes back. kinda stumped on bogans tonight.

Suns don't have anyone that uses a post up game, they are all about P&R and 3pt shooting... is it really that hard to understand?

[Ice009]

And the guys he was guarding all night scored what, 5 pts? JRich, Stoudemire, Nash, and Frye were the guys who torched us the most, none of which was Roger's assignment

So Mason Jr. is now the best defender on the team is he? Where is this evidence he had only 5 points scored on him the whole game?

Most players had a bad game on defense, but Mason Jr. is usually the ring leader in that area.

[DesignatedT]

Suns don't have anyone that uses a post up game, they are all about P&R and 3pt shooting... is it really that hard to understand?

damn bro. way to be an asshole. I was just wondering if he was hurt or pop didn't like the matchup or what the deal was.

big tough guy behind the computer screen i see.

[Chieflion]

No answer for the pick and roll. Steve Nash dictated the entire game.

[ElNono]

lol your going to be in for a big surprise when Mason continues to get minutes in that 2nd unit with Parker and producing

Sure. Like he was before Tony got injured, right? :lmao

[spursrocks]

parker sucks

[spursrocks]

oh how we miss hill's defense and 3point shots. parker? he just got blown by nash

[ElNono]

And the guys he was guarding all night scored what, 5 pts? JRich, Stoudemire, Nash, and Frye were the guys who torched us the most, none of which was Roger's assignment

Did you watch the game?

[ElNono]

parker sucks

No, he doesn't. He needs to get back in game shape though.

[spursrocks]

trade parker for andrew bynum, parker will get his wish to play in hollywood then spurs will get a young big athletic center to play next to tim

[Xylus]

A lot of sore losers in this thread, sadly.

Spurs looked a little tired tonight, a couple steps slower than the Suns (especially in the 4th quarter). Game would have been a lot closer if the Spurs hadn't been on a back-to-back.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Ruff??? I used to heart you!!! No more, you turn coat!!! Go visit Phenix next time you crawl out from "down under"!!!:downspin:

Come on, marini, give me a second chance... I need your heart! :lol

This is the key to that whole sequence:


I'm not one-eyed like most fans - I can appreciate great players even if they aren't Spurs.

;)

[duncan228]

Updated.

Stoudemire scores 29, Suns dominate Spurs 112-101 (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2010040721)
By Bob Baum

The scene was highly unusual in the rugged history of the San Antonio Spurs against the Phoenix Suns.

Steve Nash watched from the bench while the Suns fought off a rally, then pulled away for a 112-101 victory Wednesday night that snapped the Spurs’ four-game winning streak and kept the Suns tied for second in the Western Conference with four games to play.

Nash, healthy and having a terrific game, watched the entire fourth quarter while backup Goran Dragic ran the show.

“If we lose I probably would have gotten fired on the spot,” Phoenix coach Alvin Gentry said. “I’ve got a two-time MVP sitting over there that had a great game.”

Amare Stoudemire scored 29 for the Suns, who led by as many as 17 after San Antonio had cut the lead to five early in the final quarter.

Jason Richardson, scoreless against Milwaukee on Sunday, had 20 and Nash had 16 points and 12 assists in Phoenix’s 11th victory in 12 games. Richardson also sat out the fourth quarter as Gentry leaned on the bench, because the reserves were playing so well.

“I don’t think anybody was more happy than Steve the way Goran played,” Gentry said. “I just think that’s what makes us a really good team, just the chemistry and the way everyone pulls for each other.”

Indeed, that’s just the way Nash felt.

“Alvin’s been ballsy that way lately and it’s been great,” Nash said. “One, it’s important to give those guys confidence and, two, it gives us some rest.”

Roger Mason led six Spurs in double figures with 18 points. Richard Jefferson added 17.

Manu Ginobili, who had averaged 22.5 points since the All-Star break, scored 10 on 5-of-14 shooting, 0 of 5 on 3-pointers. Tim Duncan had 14 points and seven rebounds for the Spurs, who fell into a three-way tie for the West’s final three playoff spots.

“In the first half, we really missed a great opportunity by missing our free throws,” San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. “But in the second half, our execution defensively wasn’t good. I thought they sliced and diced us and did a real good job executing their offense.”

Phoenix, which hadn’t played since Sunday, took the lead for good with an 11-2 run to close the first half and was up 61-52 at the break.

The Spurs fell to 7-9 when playing the second of consecutive nights.

“We knew they had played last night,” Richardson said. “We knew we had to come in and just run them and tire them out.”

Tony Parker, in his second game back from a 16-game absence with a broken right ring finger, had 10 points on 5-of-10 shooting with five assists.

Richardson, bothered recently by a sore back, scored 13 in the third quarter. He dunked after a slick pass from Nash to put Suns up 88-74 with 1:44 to play in the third period. But the Spurs scored the last six of the quarter, capped by Matt Bonner’s 9-foot hook shot from the baseline at the buzzer that made it 88-80 entering the fourth.

After Channing Frye’s jumper for the Suns, Mason sank a 3-pointer and Parker a 22-footer from the baseline to slice the lead to 90-85 with 10:27 to play, and Gentry called a timeout.

The Suns ran away with it after that.

Phoenix is tied with Denver and Dallas at 51-27. The Spurs are even with Portland and Oklahoma City at 48-30.

“The only way to change your position is to lose, really,” Nash said. “We want to try to win every game going in here and most importantly try to play well.”

At one point in the first half, the Spurs were 4 of 13 from the foul line. They were 7 of 18 at the break, then 10 of 10 in the second half.

“There were too many things that we could have taken care of that were simple,” Duncan said. “Just turning the ball over, missed free throws. We had a bunch of missed assignments defensively. That’s a lot of things that we can clean up. It’s a disappointing game for us, but such is life. We’ve got another one in two days.”

NOTES: Duncan left the game with 2:31 left in the first half after taking an elbow to the forehead from Ginobili but was back moments later. … Suns C Robin Lopez says there is no timetable for his return from a back injury. He says the bulging disk is to be re-evaluated by doctors next week. … Asked before the game how Parker has looked, coach Gregg Popovich said, “He’s still cute. “

[J_Paco]

It's the second of a b2b on the road in thin air. I'm not getting my hopes up. Then again the Spurs have a knack for beating denver when people least expect it.

Denver is going to be playing in a back-to-back situation as well, Friday and Saturday.

[Ice009]

A lot of sore losers in this thread, sadly.

Spurs looked a little tired tonight, a couple steps slower than the Suns (especially in the 4th quarter). Game would have been a lot closer if the Spurs hadn't been on a back-to-back.

Spurs got dominated by the Suns. I don't think I really bagged the Suns hardly at all in this thread.

The Spurs didn't show up tonight so it is hard to gauge how much better the Suns were.

[EricB]

trade parker for andrew bynum, parker will get his wish to play in hollywood then spurs will get a young big athletic center to play next to tim


Do the world a favor and stick a magnet near your hard drive

[TJastal]

Sure. Like he was before Tony got injured, right? :lmao

Can't really blame Roger there, Pop was going through his "centerpiece" phase

[Xylus]

oh well, this game was our expected loss. good that Pop is resting the Spurs and letting the Suns pretend it means anything. Aren't we still 3-1 against the Suns this year? or is it 2-2? whatevs.

No, the Suns are 2-1 against the Spurs this year. Suns have the tiebreaker.

[My Fault]

If suns fan wants to hang their hat on that go right ahead. Btw props for continuing the douchness that is Phoenix cheering the opposing teams players looking like they're hurt.
Having lived in AZ for 3 years I could say that AZ sports fans live a sad life and blame the Spurs for the Suns short comings. Since they know the Suns wont do anything notable in the POs they just root against the Spurs. Then theres the Cardinals...

[TampaDude]

Not worried about this loss. Shorthanded Spurs on a B2B going against the Suns, in Phoenix, on 3 days rest. Spurs-Suns in the playoffs are a whole different story, as history has clearly shown. Not worried one bit.

[PDXSpursFan]

18 TO's
17-28 FT's
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[TampaDude]

18 TO's
17-28 FT's
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Yup...that's spelled F-A-T-I-G-U-E.

No B2Bs in the playoffs. :hat

[hunterxaz]

Not worried about this loss. Shorthanded Spurs on a B2B going against the Suns, in Phoenix, on 3 days rest. Spurs-Suns in the playoffs are a whole different story, as history has clearly shown. Not worried one bit.

It's clear that you guys aren't the same team you once were... I think the glory days are over. 1 and done for ya'll. Sorry.

[TampaDude]

It's clear that you guys aren't the same team you once were... I think the glory days are over. 1 and done for ya'll. Sorry.

Unless, of course, we play the Suns... :lmao

[hunterxaz]

Unless, of course, we play the Suns... :lmao

Suns spanked you 2-1 this season and would destroy you in the playoffs. Reign of terror is over. ;) Regular season matters, especially when you guys are at the bottom of the barrel and were close to missing the playoffs altogether.

[timtonymanu]

Suns spanked you 2-1 this season and would destroy you in the playoffs. Reign of terror is over. ;) Regular season matters, especially when you guys are at the bottom of the barrel and were close to missing the playoffs altogether.

Suns always whooped our ass in the regular season. But we whooped your ass in the playoffs every time. nice try troll.

[alchemist]

:cry
butthurt

[ohmwrecker]

I would feel sorry for Suns fans if they all weren't such numbnuts.