Game Blog: Playoffs 2010 - Second Round: Spurs @ Suns, Game 1

[NewJerSpur]

Need more of that from RJ.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Nice Rj to shut up the crowd.

[Ice009]

Bonner is a fucking soft cock on the boards. He has the weakest hands in the NBA. soft cock rebounder.

[superjames1992]

Need ... Manu...

Since Manu has went to the bench, the Suns have absolutely lit the Spurs up.

[Capt Bringdown]

Ballgame

[TDomination]

wow, manu goes out then bam!

[ALVAREZ6]

i've come to the conclusion that the spurs are retarded

[Creation88]

George Hill might be the worst two-faced home-away player on the Spurs.

[angelbelow]

Good drive by Rj

[DontStopBelieving]

Back to a damn 10 point game. Tim and Tony can't finish. RJ and Hill can't hit open shots.. Ain't looking good.

[Spurs Brazil]

RJ and one

[Spurologist]

RJ stops the bleeding

[peskypesky]

Pop, get RJ out and put Hairston in.

[phxspurfan]

When he's on, JRich is really good....

[Brazil]

bonner = suns run

lol at pop not calling a time out

[GSH]

The travel call when Tim got pushed, then the charge on Tim... that's what got the Suns rolling.

[ohmwrecker]

We need to get RJ going.

[alchemist]

bullshit calls ruining the momentum.

[Ice009]

How does Matt Bonner have the rebound in his hands and lose it time and time again???????????????????????????????

[NewJerSpur]

Bull.

[Tp9gospursgo]

I didn't see that foul..

[noles1983]

Bullshit foul calls..fuck you refs

[Horse]

And this is all created by a piece of fucking shit referee with a bs call trying to screw us. I wanna turn the fucking tv off. Let the players decide the game. Whataya know another fucking bs offensive foul.

[slick'81]

well there went that momentum

[ALVAREZ6]

richard jefferson was the worst investment ever, he blows cock hard

[HarlemHeat37]

Spurs really need another player to step up off the bench..sadly, there's nobody to go to..

[AnthonyM]

the amount of offensive fouls being called tonight is ridiculous

[TDomination]

stupid

[slick'81]

and blair gets a facial from amare

[DPG21920]

This might be the best I have seen the suns play. They absolutely will not miss when it matters. They are taking charges and giving effort. Fantastic team.

[blkroadrunners]

Pop going into tank mode.

[Death In June]

Bonner dribbled off his foot, christ.

[mexicanjunior]

Stoudamire is waking up now...this could get ugly fast...Hill's confidence looks shaken...Bonner is still useless.

[noles1983]

I like how after every bucket the suns act like they won the championship...fucking amateurs

[NewJerSpur]

Frye travelled, BADLY.

[phxspurfan]

Hill deferring to Bonner to bail out the offense = loss

[GSH]

Travel much?

[alchemist]

the lineup change fucked the Spurs up but he had to rest them at some point.

[Beaverfuzz]

Love the lack of traveling calls on Phoenix. That will be corrected in game 2.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

We are getting exposed. Yikes.

[ALVAREZ6]

I would have figured a faster paced game would have been fine with a player like George Hill, I certainly didn't think it would hurt his performance, quite the opposite

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

wow the fuck was that

[HarlemHeat37]

Manu has made some horrible decisions in this game..

[phxspurfan]

Nice play by Bonner

[VBM]

After all that...we break even in this quarter...fuck

[DontStopBelieving]

Manu misses a layup and a wide open 3.. 10 point game.

[slick'81]

back where they started suns by 10 going into the 4th

[NewJerSpur]

At least Blair looks good on Amare....he's keeping him out of the paint.

[timtonymanu]

So we went on that awesome run only for the Suns to match their 1st half lead.

Fucking bullshit Spurs.

Hill you fuckin suck.

[MannyIsGod]

Ok, now I'm frustrated. Having that quarter erased in a matter of minutes is just frustrating.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

absolutely shit.

Did not make up any ground that quarter. What a complete and utter waste of energy.

[Admidave50]

Catastrophic 3rd qtr ending...

[Texas_Ranger]

Next time stick with the lineup Pop!!

[Ice009]

Spurs made a comeback and Hill and Bonner fuck it all up.

[Tp9gospursgo]

The second Bonner came in. It ruined everything.

[01Snake]

The shit charging call on TD fucking turned the game around for the Suns.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

the lead/tie was good when it lasted...

[ffadicted]

can't see us making a run like we did the 3rd quarter

[Spurs Brazil]

Suns up 10 after the 3rd

Bonner and Hill KILLED our D

[phxspurfan]

Manu has made some horrible decisions in this game..

Yeah he needs to be great for us to be closer than down 10

[duncan228]

What a bi-polar quarter.

[SpurOutofTownFan]

wht a horrible way to kill the quarter

[Spursox]

Pop never called a timeout during that run....

[superjames1992]

bonner = suns run

lol at pop not calling a time out

Had a lot more to do with Manu and Tony going out than a role player coming in.

And here we are with the lead at 10 again. I guess at least we know that the Spurs can come back from this deficit as they did in the third quarter.

[peskypesky]

the lineup change fucked the Spurs up but he had to rest them at some point.

i would never change a line-up that is kicking ass.

[Dex]

That run was like a roundhouse to the chin. Spurs are staggering right now.

[TJastal]

In another year or so and 10 lbs or so more and Richardson's athleticism is on the decline he'll be as useless as Finley is now.

Fat fuck.

[ohmwrecker]

Well, that was just awful. RJ has got to get the ball in that line-up.

[anonoftheinternets]

The shit charging call on TD fucking turned the game around for the Suns.

+1 hill was clearly moving

[Libri]

What a bi-polar quarter.

I need some medication.

[BillMc]

We're still in this thing...

[mexicanjunior]

As predicted...big 3 three expend their energy getting back in in the game...Hill and Bonner give it back in a matter of minutes...

[mikeb2016]

the shit charging call on td fucking turned the game around for the suns.

+1

[CFH]

Think this one might be over, wasted all that energy for the lead to just go all the way back up to 10, frustrating...

[Spurologist]

Quarter came down to shots.....Suns made 'em and we didn't

[Ice009]

Spurs role players gotta play with confidence and heart. Come on guys.

[MannyIsGod]

Manu has made some horrible decisions in this game..

Its give and take with Manu. Always has been, always will be.

[bdictjames]

They got lucky.

[NewJerSpur]

Bench is going to have to step up and stop playing tentative on offense, epsecially when the Suns start scrambling.

[phxspurfan]

Adjustments for game2?

[GSH]

Manu taking that last 3 was stupid. We got that offensive board, and he could have brought it out for the last shot. We're lucky the Suns didn't score on that last possession.

[timvp]

If the Spurs don't make a run here, this will be such a wasted game.

[benefactor]

Hill has gone into the fetal position. He has to find a way to break through because this team needs him to have a chance.

[DPG21920]

This one is on Tim.

[Warlord23]

We officially have the worst bench in the playoffs. Problem is Pop still trots out these Bonner / Blair lineups that get owned hard by teams which want to take it to the rim.

[SpurOutofTownFan]

im still trying to figure out what bonner tried to do with that dribble - pop needs to make up his mind with bonner - if he gets the ball on the 3 line, clear or not he has to make that shot on O - thats the only thing they are asking from him

[roycrikside]

Nash was just too fucking good tonight. He made every god damn shot and no matter what we throw at him defensively he's always making the perfect decision and getting it to the right guy. Just picking our defense apart.

We're trying to hang in, but you have to shoot like 70% to be in this game it seems like. Our guys are just playing a regular offensive game and when Nash has it going this good, it's not enough. Either he has to have a miserable 4th or we have to make damn near every shot.

[bbarry]

Will Pop tank the 4th and take out the big 5? Your prediction?

[td4mvp21]

Where is Duncan?

[MannyIsGod]

Lets hope the Spurs have the last big run in this game. The team that does will win.

[NewJerSpur]

Next time stick with the lineup Pop!!

He has to rest the core for the stretch.

[Capt Bringdown]

It looks like the Suns simply have too many weapons.

31 pt 1st quarter, 26 2nd, 28 3rd.

What can we do to slow them down?

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

What turned the game around was Pop standing there with his fucking arms crosssed while Phoenix ripped off a 14-2 run to end the quarter :td

[Tp9gospursgo]

Where is Hills aggressiveness I saw against the Mavs???

[ploto]

The Suns are willing to play Nash on George Hill so that leaves someone else like Grant Hill to guard Parker. The quarter shifted when Manu went out and they could put his guy on Parker.

[DontStopBelieving]

Hill needs to get his head out of his ass. Manu needs to quit the BS bad decisions. Tony needs to finish better. Tim needs to be Tim. RJ needs to continue to drive to the bucket. He did it once, and got an and 1. Go figure..

[Pauleta14]

all this good start for nothing....

Let's hope for a another run!

[DPG21920]

I don't think people realize how great phoenixs offense is.

[san antonio spurs]

Lol at people panicking when in fact we know a 10pts lead on the suns can disappear in 1min just as their 10pts lead can disappear in 1min. I'm just disappointed by Hill's play tonight. No confidence whatsoever.

[benefactor]

Hill -23

[Johnny RIngo]

i've come to the conclusion that the spurs are retarded

Agreed. This Suns team isn't all that different(or impressive) from the previous incarnations. Only difference is the Spurs have taken a step back in regards to their roster depth by replacing their clutch vets with useless role players like Bonner/Mason/Bogans and low IQ players like Jefferson.

[ajballer4]

Didnt gain any ground in the 3rd...

[NewJerSpur]

I'd go back to trapping Nash hard to take him back out of the rhythm of the pnr....it got the Spurs going in the 3rd defensively.

[bdictjames]

Tim has played well in the 3rd, Hill has to step up on both sides.

[sammy]

How convenient! The refs call of these momentum killer calls against the Spurs! Please, Pop take Bonner out! He just plain sucks!

[Horse]

We need to be easy on Georgie only a 2nd year player and giving us much more than we expected.

[ace3g]

started the 3rd down 10, got the lead up 3 and then ended the quarter down 10 again. I agree though that charge on Duncan was a bad call, he even took another dribble to slide around Hill and they still called it.

Our transition D was horrible in the 3rd, it was ok in the 1st half.

[Mal]

Killed by jump shots? Really Pop, jump shots

[Spurminator]

No way can Nash keep this up all series. If he does, congrats to him and I'll be rooting for him to win his first Title.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Suns bench in now

[Blackjack]

I never thought I'd miss Ric Renner and the local coverage; remember when it used to be an enjoyable experience to see the Spurs on TNT? :depressed

Pick and angle, and stick with it (and stop putting Doug Colins on Suns or Laker games).

[bbarry]

Bonner fucked up everything. We had 22 pts midway through the 3rd, then we he came in, we SCORED 4 FUCKING POINTS TO CLOSE OUT THE QUARTER.

[samikeyp]

Suns are playing well in the first game at home, not much of a surprise.

[blkroadrunners]

Small Ball!!

[ploto]

Hill has gone into the fetal position. He has to find a way to break through because this team needs him to have a chance.

Yes. He looks rattled. He would not even take a good look at a 3 over Nash.

[DontStopBelieving]

As predicted...big 3 three expend their energy getting back in in the game...Hill and Bonner give it back in a matter of minutes...

Just like you predicted the Spurs demise in the 1st round. You are on a roll:wow

[01Snake]

Wow. Nice lineup

[NewJerSpur]

BS foul call.

[CFH]

Bogans and RMJ, really Pop???

[Tp9gospursgo]

Another BS call...

[ffadicted]

Goddamn, it's 2am here, i have to wake up at 6:30am for work, I'm contemplating going to bed, but can't quit on the spurs :(

[Texas_Ranger]

Did Pop gave up?? :lol

[MannyIsGod]

Oh god. Keith Bogans? Really?

[Amuseddaysleeper]

What the fuck kind of a lineup is this to start the 4th? Just wave the white flag, terrible

[Dex]

Bogans-Mason-Blair?

Game over.

[Spurs Brazil]

Bonner benched for Bogans

[alchemist]

game is over fellas

[sammy]

BS! Bogans didn't foul! Give me a fucking break!

[ShoogarBear]

WTF?? Bogans AND Mason???

JUST SHOOT ME NOW.

[Spurminator]

Bogans-Mason-Hill-Blair

Welp, see y'all for game 2...

[Libri]

Blair got burned

[NewJerSpur]

Blair played good defense but got overaggressive.

[DontStopBelieving]

Spurs down by 10. So what does Pop do?

Puts in Bogans, and Mason.. I think we are done for today :(

[Mal]

Mahinmi coming in 3...2.....

[phxspurfan]

sigh...guess you cant box out in phoenix

[Avitus1]

Grreaatt..

[timtonymanu]

goddamnit stop saying lou. i keep thinking something happened in the spurs favor.

[Fpoonsie]

Oh my god...

[CFH]

WTF is with these bs calls, let em play...

[noles1983]

what a shit lineup this is, game over

[Admidave50]

Thank u Pop for Bogans and RMJ... the game is over

[Truckules]

Nash+Richardson+Amare=67 points
Rest of the Suns=20 points

[Texas_Ranger]

Fuck you Pop, fuck you!!!!!!

[DPG21920]

Blame Tim, not pop. Tim put them in this spot.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

See yall manana folks.

Bogans = over.

[RedRaider]

We're done.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Please put Tony back in.

[TJastal]

lol @ foul on Blair... refs aren't going to allow SA back into this game. Might as well chalk this one up as a loss

[oh crap]

what the fuck?

[Shastafarian]

My computer crashed because of this lineup.

[mexicanjunior]

Hill with another bad decision...Amare killing Blair in the paint...bench is killing any chance thus team has right now...

[Beaverfuzz]

Bring on game 2. Gotta make some 3's regardless.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Blame Tim, not pop. Tim put them in this spot.

Tim disgusted me tonight. This performance with 3 days rest against the suns in the playoffs is a disgrace to his legacy.

And even if he is hurt thats no excuse for his free throw percentage.

Disgusting. Very sad to watch.

[ShoogarBear]

Can't even hit free throws.

[DontStopBelieving]

3 seconds call. Maybe this will change the momentum.. As soon as I typed this Manu missed the FT.. NEVERMIND.

[RedRaider]

RMJ is sooooo bad.

[Mal]

Mason !

[timvp]

lol @ RMJ trade request

[NewJerSpur]

Damn Mase, need those.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Bogans and Mason. Well Pop's done. So am I. 1 AM on the east coast. Fuck this.

[VBM]

Getting close to white flag territory...can't rest Timmy too much longer

[Tp9gospursgo]

Of course Mason misses a wide open 3

[Amuseddaysleeper]

The Spurs need to put in TP or TD right now or this game will be over.

[Spurs Brazil]

Why Mason still play???????????????????????????

WHY POP??????????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????????????

[Horse]

What the fuck is with the missed Ft's It's like contagious.

[DJ Mbenga]

who are the hot women behind gentry?

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

mason bogans blair :lmao

[MannyIsGod]

This lineup. WTF.

[Quiet Strength]

lol wow pop and his dumb ass fucking lineups

[Spurologist]

pop has mailed it in...FUCK THIS LINEUP

RMJ BOGANS BLAIR MANU HILL

[ohmwrecker]

Our bench is playing like shit.

[td4mvp21]

Not sure why this veteran team needs bad halfs in order to wake them up. We could be tied right now had we not come out so relaxed in the first half.

[timtonymanu]

Must win Game 2 now if we want to have some momentum this series.

Unfortunately the Spurs dont look as hungry as they did against Dallas. Suns in 6.

[sammy]

I wish Mason would've fouled Dumdum hard!

[Blackjack]

smallball with Mason and Bogans ...

Should I be laughing or crying?

[blkroadrunners]

Bogans 333

[NewJerSpur]

There you go Bogues.

[Beaverfuzz]

Bogans for three. haha

[Mr.Robinson]

This one is on Tim.

Hill and Duncan played like mierda. Parker needs to play 40 mins a game in this series.

[DontStopBelieving]

Mason shoots his useless 3 pointer. Again a miss.. GTFO mason

[Death In June]

Pop gave up already? Wow.

[Libri]

This lineup is shit!

[CFH]

Well at least Bogans hit a much needed 3.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Good shot Bogans.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

I don't understand why Pop did not bench Manu to start the 3rd if he was starting Parker.

It was a sure thing that the Suns would surge when our starters got tired and thats what happened. Except we had no bench to bring us back.

He put all his eggs in one basket and if Duncan had played normally it may have worked.

[sammy]

Bogans for 3!

[NewJerSpur]

FINALLY, a travelling call on the Suns.

[mexicanjunior]

Just like you predicted the Spurs demise in the 1st round. You are on a roll:wow

I'd love to be proven wrong again...

[TJastal]

thank you refs... got the obvious traveling on fat fuck Richardson

[oh crap]

bogans

[ffadicted]

Bogans being useful is always a plus

[CFH]

Bogans again :lol

[AnthonyM]

lawl bogans

[blkroadrunners]

Bogans to the rescue!

[Mal]

Bogans ftw

[Beaverfuzz]

defense and nut up.

[Libri]

WTF Bogans

[Spurs Brazil]

Bogans!

[RedRaider]

Woah Bogans.

[DontStopBelieving]

Bogans keeping us in the game. LOL

[Warlord23]

Bizzaro world ... Bogans with 5 points

[NewJerSpur]

Need those loose balls.

[Crookshanks]

Spurs are gonna have to find a way to slow down the game AND contain Nash. He's killing us big time. Spurs had it going there about halfway thru the 3rd, and then they lost their composure again and allowed Phoenix to run and gun there way to a 10-point lead.

I think this is a game where the Spurs are gonna learn what to do for the rest of the series. It'll be a miracle if they win this one. But if they can take away some good lessons, they'll be in good shape for game 2. They can beat this Suns team, they just have to play smarter.

[Death In June]

Pop, you piece of shit, what are you doing?

[alchemist]

hill playing matador defense.

[VBM]

Ginobili never makes that step-back 3 anymore...

[DontStopBelieving]

Blair block. Wated by GHILL being a pussy.

[Johnny RIngo]

mason bogans blair :lmao

Looks like Pop is waving the white flag. It's too late for me over here so I'm done for the night. Hopefully Hill/Jefferson show up for game 2.

[noles1983]

second chance points for suns + TD suckage = game over

[blkroadrunners]

WTF Hill

[mexicanjunior]

Maybe we should have kept Dragic after all...he is making the Spurs look silly right now.

[AnthonyM]

Blair, defense is played with your feet

[ffadicted]

Parker, Manu, Jefferson, Dunca, Dice for the last 8 minutes, go go go go gog o go gog

[Mal]

Suns are killing this lineup

[Tp9gospursgo]

Put Tony back in while the bigs are out.

[phxspurfan]

Bad jumpshooter Manu is back

[Warlord23]

Hill is getting killed by everyone

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

yup hill's "defense" is pretty much shit

[timvp]

What a waste.

[superjames1992]

Looks like the Centerpiece came to play, at least. :lol

[ohmwrecker]

That was just a ridiculous shot.

[Mr.Robinson]

Mason shoots his useless 3 pointer. Again a miss.. GTFO mason

Blair with the block and every Spurs player just looks at the ball.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

They just have too much for us.

Going to be nearly impossible to win, especially with Duncan being a no factor.

[Ditty]

i just dont fucking get it pop

[Spurminator]

Time for Parker and Duncan again. This lead is not insurmountable.

That said, I give it 100:1 odds we actually go for it at this point. And that pisses me off.

[stealthjbravo]

fucking pussies

[Spurs Brazil]

Hill is losing this game by himself today. Blair blocked the shot and Hill took 1000000000000 minutes to go after the ball and then killed by Barbosa.

Terrible game by Hill

[NewJerSpur]

Blair playing pretty good defense overall, just need to recover the loose balls. Nice to see Bogans playing aggressively.

[oh crap]

still lots of ball to play

[DontStopBelieving]

Pop wants to give this game away? Nash wasn't even playing..

[Mr.Robinson]

yup hill's "defense" is pretty much shit

He got badly abused today.

[Horse]

Well their not only playing well, with the refs fucking us, but their lucky tonight also getting all the bounces, I think we figured we'd lose this one so Spurs in 6 is still Spurs in 6.

[alchemist]

Spurs lost this game on Manu's missed layup, after that miss Nash went back and hit a 3 and it's been down hill ever since.

[ShoogarBear]

What a waste.


Well, at least we can't say that Pop is experimenting. We've seen this lineup lots of times.

[DesignatedT]

okay well that was fun... can we put parker and duncan back in the game now?

[sammy]

Take Hill out and bring back Parker! He's playing like crap and seems to have no energy! They are just going around him and scoring? WTF!

[Libri]

Pop, you piece of shit, what are you doing?

Being Pop.

[DPG21920]

Well this game should open some peoples eyes. Lots of glaring problems and not a lot of solutions. Tim and Manu have to play better.

[VBM]

Anytime i see a commercial for a tv show while the spurs are losing...it makes me vow never to watch said show....fuck a hawthorne

[naico]

Lol @ the camera's reviewing the Bogans shot while refs are absolutely shit on the other side.

[ffadicted]

Well guys, I'm gonna go with my rule.... within 5 at 5 and there's a chance. Otherwise, bedtime for me lol

[Mr.Robinson]

okay well that was fun... can we put parker and duncan back in the game now?

Wtf is POP thinking. Parker should have started the fourth quarter.

[benefactor]

Bogans...Mason...small ball.....

"Yes it is terrible, this idea."

[ohmwrecker]

I have a bad feeling that Pop is going to tank soon.

[TJastal]

Hill is not mentally with it tonight.

[G-Nob]

Ian = Pop's victory cigar
Mason = Pop's white flag

[Blackjack]

I really have no idea how they're managing to stay in this thing. I mean, I do, technically. but there just playing a really poor overall game . . .

[DPG21920]

No time to rest either this series.

[itzsoweezee]

Well this game should open some peoples eyes. Lots of glaring problems and not a lot of solutions. Tim and Manu have to play better.

kindly shut the fuck up. this spurs team is still better than this weak ass phoenix team, regardless of the outcome of this game.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Bogans and Mason in the fourth? F*ck you, Pop