Game Blog: 2010 Playoffs Round 2 - Spurs vs. Suns, Game 3

[Spurs Brazil]

Bonner 33333333333333333333

[NewJerSpur]

LOLOL, Bonner looking like Channing FRYE!!!

[timtonymanu]

Bonner career high 3's in the playoffs.

[CFH]

OMG Bonner with another 3, make it rain!!!

[L.I.T]

Great defense.

[TheManFromAcme]

Frye......cold as ice

[Mr.Robinson]

Let's see if we can maintain that energy after the timeout.

Bonner better keep it up.

[TDomination]

cmon hill, that was weak

[DPG21920]

Holy hell Bonner is wet.

[Spurologist]

Hill must be the worst player in the nba on the fast break

[TheManFromAcme]

That's some pretty damn good D by the Spurs so far...

[LakerHater]

They always get good looks!
DAMMIT!

[ALVAREZ6]

Jesus how did Hill not hit anything on that drive...

[Cant_Be_Faded]

duncan looking very energetic despite missing a layup
looks spry

[phxspurfan]

Lol @ TD not being able to jump 12 inches

[L.I.T]

Selective running...that's a good sign.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

lol that was funny

[TDomination]

cmon timmy!

[ShoogarBear]

Tim seems to shoot better at the line when he makes his first attempt.

Yeah, he shoots at least 50% then.

[CFH]

Come on Timmy, hit your fts.

[tp2021]

Way to give away 2 points Tim

[NewJerSpur]

Damn.

[InRareForm]

duncant ft''s :(

[Barfunk]

god dammit duncan

[TDomination]

:( timmy

[Mr.Robinson]

i wish he did that in game 2

I wish Tim could shoot at least 60% ft.

[Capt Bringdown]

God bless you bonner. Why can't you do that more regularly?

[01Snake]

So tired of Duncan and his piss poor FT's

[Cant_Be_Faded]

wow the suns are good

[TheManFromAcme]

Wow

[DPG21920]

Bonner:

http://www.google.com/url?source=imgres&ct=tbn&q=http://www.theprimroseestate.com/blog/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/jizz-in-my-pants.gif&ei=RcjkS6r9BoO88gaHutHNCA&sa=X&oi=image_landing_page_redirect&ct=legacy&usg=AFQjCNE86IwIlGBW98tqgHQ8NQReLsTDuQ

[ffadicted]

I really don't understand why the suns aren't applying the hack-a-tim

[CFH]

Fuckin' Richardson can't miss...

[TDomination]

ugh!!!!!

[phxspurfan]

JRich is unconsciously hot

[ALVAREZ6]

Yeah, he shoots at least 50% then.

Haha, and now I take it back, he's back to the usual Duncan.

And god fucking damn it, can the Spurs please guard the 3 point line one of these games?

[WildcardManu]

guard the motherfucking 3

[4>0rings]

bs

[NewJerSpur]

????

[ShoogarBear]

Not a travel.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

Bull fucking shit call

[Capt Bringdown]

Nice 5 point swing. Duncan missed 2 FT's, Richardson with the 3.

[Spurs Brazil]

fuck Richardson

[TheManFromAcme]

wow great D gy Gino

[DPG21920]

Richardson with another huge 3. So clutch. B.S. Call on Manu, and he says gimme that back.

[Spurologist]

Manu what fucking hustle!!!!

[WildcardManu]

Manu is a hustler

[tp2021]

Way to grab that board Blair

[ALVAREZ6]

fuck that give us those points back fucking dumb as refs, why do they suck so bad at knowing what a travel is....they're fucking morons, it's like they've never played the game before.

Manu, keep attacking the rim, it will fall.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

We could really use some second chance points from Blair.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Bogans..... :(

[phxspurfan]

Bogans in...up by 9

[Shastafarian]

lol Bogans got bailed out

[blkroadrunners]

That Nash 3 would have been deadly.

[4>0rings]

You know DAMN well he was going to shoot a 3, way to let him shoot it.

[TheManFromAcme]

Pretty good quarter S.A.

[InRareForm]

does jrich miss?

[noles1983]

wtf bogans, what kind of defense was that

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

lol you see how much space bogans gave nash on that last three?

[DPG21920]

Out of all the missed travel calls in the NBA, they call that? Bogans almost f'd up big time.

[CFH]

Wow, good thing Nash missed that 3. Spurs should be ahead by double digits but 9 isn't so bad. Now keep it up for the rest of the game.

[ShoogarBear]

Should be up by about 14, but beggars can't be choosers.

[jimo2305]

What the fuck kinda defense was that bogans!?!?! Seriously!!

Fuckin gave him 12 feet to shoot the 3!!

[ploto]

How do fans feel about the refs now? Not a single defensive foul called on the Spurs in an entire quarter.

[jestersmash]

Even the phoenix homers agree that Ginobili didn't travel.

Guy was like "yeah you know i'm actually fine with that, his patented euro two step"

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

fcuking richardson hitting bullshit threes

[dbestpro]

Okay, Nash missed the wide open three, but my question is what kind of D was Bogan playing?

[TheProfessor]

Bogans is determined to be a dumbass at the end of quarters. Why does Pop put him in?

[Shastafarian]

We could really use some second chance points from Blair.

That was really weird how he stopped after the ball got knocked away. He either got held or was sure it was off the Suns.

[NewJerSpur]

Bogans played too far off Nash on that shot, better to give him the drive than the 3 which is better than a layup for the Suns at this point. So far the Spurs look rejuvenated at home, but the 2nd unit will have to hold up and keep swarming on defense....especially to J-Rich.

[Spurs Brazil]

Spurs up 28-19 after one

[jimo2305]

Hahah i thought i wast he only one that noticed that shit lmao.. I know im not the craziest spurs fan out there afterall :lol

[TheManFromAcme]

I've got some potentially damn good seats should S.A. move on to the WCF's. So yeah, I am in here to see you guys through....:toast

[ALVAREZ6]

They have to keep it up, Phoenix's offense will accelerate, never fails. Spurs shot very well that quarter, they gotta keep the defense up. No more fucking open 3s.

[Bulwark]

Got lucky on that Nash miss... Bogans was at least 4 ft. back from him

[TheProfessor]

How do fans feel about the refs now? Not a single defensive foul called on the Spurs in an entire quarter.
Who was complaining? I saw one thread. Fuck off.

[DPG21920]

How do fans feel about the refs now? Not a single defensive foul called on the Spurs in an entire quarter.

lol Bosh

[VivaPopovich]

so far so good

and since the suns are so soft we can give bonner 15 minutes tonight

[Libri]

Not a travel.

Stupid ass Jon Barry says it was. :td

Why did they put that ass Jon Barry??

[Shastafarian]

How do fans feel about the refs now? Not a single defensive foul called on the Spurs in an entire quarter.

They suck. They always suck. They have always sucked and will always suck. Good enough for you?

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

amare is gonna come up in the start of the 2nd Q, buckle up

[Capt Bringdown]

Richardson with another huge 3. So clutch. B.S. Call on Manu, and he says gimme that back.

Phoenix makes more timely 3's than any other team I've seen in the PO.

[4>0rings]

How do fans feel about the refs now? Not a single defensive foul called on the Spurs in an entire quarter. I wish it was even, now the Suns will get the calls in the 2nd half where momentum matters most, just watch.

[ffadicted]

Two missed FTs by timmy after not getting an easy lay in, JRich 3, Ginobili (non)Travel.... 7 point swing, still up by a solid amount though, good quarter overall

[NewJerSpur]

How do fans feel about the refs now? Not a single defensive foul called on the Spurs in an entire quarter.

They botched that travelling call on Manu. :p:

[DPG21920]

Well good first quarter again. The same problems still seem to persist though. At least the rebounding has been cleaned up a bit. That alone will keep the Spurs in better shape than last game.

Lets see if it continues.

[Spurologist]

Love the energy...gotta keep that up...defense much better partly because the suns are actually missing shots.

J-Rich is hot but I'm ok with that as long as Nash/Amare are in check.

We need to get RJ/Hill going

[4>0rings]

Stupid ass Jon Barry says it was. :td

Why did they put that ass Jon Barry??No he didn't. He disagreed with the refs call.

[TheManFromAcme]

Here we go....2nd quarter.....

[Libri]

No he didn't. He disagreed with the refs call.

Really? I thought he said it was the Euro step.

[Spurologist]

:lmao

Gentry: "we can't leave Bonner open"

You've been leaving him open the entire series and just because it's biting you in the ass you have to mention it

[jimo2305]

matt bonner's performance so far is proof that he logs on to spurstalk lol

[ALVAREZ6]

I like Alvin Gentry. While I don't necessarily think he's the best coach, he's a good dude and knows his shit.

[TheProfessor]

Really? I thought he said it was the Euro step.
But said he had no problem with it.

[ShoogarBear]

How do fans feel about the refs now? Not a single defensive foul called on the Spurs in an entire quarter.

If we still had Rasho, there'd be negative fouls called and the Spurs would be up by 45.

[dbestpro]

Blair needs to play his ass off.

[Capt Bringdown]

Well good first quarter again. The same problems still seem to persist though.

Yep, the same advantages persist for the Suns. F'n Richardson has to be their PO MVP so far, damn.

[Shastafarian]

Dammit I hate fucking small ball.

[Bulwark]

There goes Bonner hesitating again

[HarlemHeat37]

I liked that they finally started helping on Nash vs. Duncan..RJ stayed down low for the help and it forced the Suns to swing it, the rotations ended up being good..hopefully it keeps up..

I don't like that the offense is hot, yet the lead is small..

Ginobili really needs to get his offense off the dribble going..he's having trouble in this regard..

Duncan needs some touches down low, he needs to get in a rhythm..

Keep rotating on Frye..

[NewJerSpur]

Manu missed Blair there.

[tp2021]

Good job, Bonner! Get Frye in foul trouble :lol

[Barfunk]

please gino attack

[ShoogarBear]

I like Alvin Gentry. While I don't necessarily think he's the best coach, he's a good dude and knows his shit.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WeYn9j4zx58/SmsX0CQdITI/AAAAAAAABL8/ryB9IGLozEE/s400/Mike+D'Antoni+coach.jpg

[jason1301]

frye with two fouls....

[4>0rings]

See Gino, that's an ill advised 3 pointer.

[Libri]

But said he had no problem with it.

My bad. I still dislike Jon Barry though. :lol

[DPG21920]

Manu has to keep attacking. He got called for a travel and missed a runner, but he has to stick with it.

[TheProfessor]

LOL, FRYE posting up Bonner. Wow.

[CFH]

Beast!!!

[Spurologist]

BLAIR is eating!

[jason1301]

blaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir

[NewJerSpur]

Got him there though.

[TheManFromAcme]

Blair...

[Refocus]

Beast!!!

[bonesinaz]

If we still had Rasho, there'd be negative fouls called and the Spurs would be up by 45.

:lol:lol

[blkroadrunners]

Nice block Blair

[LakerHater]

No foul??

[Barfunk]

lol no foul

[ShoogarBear]

How was that not a foul?

[Cant_Be_Faded]

We pissin away easy layups

[Spurs Brazil]

Beast!!!

[NewJerSpur]

Blair realizing he should be beasting against this Suns lineup.

[Spurologist]

mmmanuuuuuuuu 333333333333

[Warlord23]

We suck on transition

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Blair!!!

Ginobili 33333333333333333

[TheManFromAcme]

Gino

[jimo2305]

that's 2 missed calls.. we're up 2.. phx fans better not be bitching about fuckin "we're not getting called for fouls"

[CFH]

Manu tresssssssssss!!!

[Bulwark]

Manu

[NewJerSpur]

Manuuuuuuuuuu!!!

[TheProfessor]

Hey ploto, how about that no-call on Parker's drive? That good enough for ya?

[DPG21920]

See thats a good 3 from Manu. In rhythm and set.

[Pistons < Spurs]

Keep it up!!!

[ALVAREZ6]

matt bonner's performance so far is proof that he logs on to spurstalk lol

:lol

Though I'd argue the opposite, I don't think he'd be able to take the criticism. It would be in the back of his mind everytime he gathers to shoot.

[Spurs Brazil]

Manu tres!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Grant Hill J :(

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Are there any Suns starters that are not perpetually on fire?

[DPG21920]

Damn, Hill. Mid range is Melo like right now.

[CFH]

TO, dammit...

[Mr.Robinson]

fcuking richardson hitting bullshit threes

Since when did Grant Hill start being automatic?

[ShoogarBear]

Hill and J-Rich are keeping the Suns in the game right now.

[RedRaider]

WTF is up with George Hill dominating us..

[TDomination]

hahaha bonner lol

[Spurologist]

:lmao

Bonner

[jason1301]

F@CK Hill and JR r so hooot

[4>0rings]

Dudley shoved Bonner.

[dbestpro]

Manu needs to focus. He is making simple mistakes.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

Lol....

[Barfunk]

14 point spurs lead=about a 5 point lead

[WildcardManu]

I like the hustling at home :P

[TheManFromAcme]

Man no second chance boards for Phx. S.A. doing a great job...

[TheProfessor]

Blair bringing great energy. Exactly what we needed off the bench.

[ALVAREZ6]

Manu needs to focus. He is making simple mistakes.

I think he's playing pretty well....

[DPG21920]

Beast mode.

[CFH]

Pretty move by Blair

[jason1301]

here comes the beast

[VivaPopovich]

jesus, dejuan blair is so fucking big

reminds me of larry johnson

[WildcardManu]

blair putting the moves on amare

[Barfunk]

alright d blair

[4>0rings]

Damn Gentry is a great coach.

[TheManFromAcme]

blair

[LakerHater]

So the Suns are quiting?

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Blair just schooled Amare

[fiona_yin]

i like today's energy and passion

[CFH]

Hill J!!!

[blkroadrunners]

Nice 16 pts

[phxspurfan]

Were not in Phoenix anymore

[Refocus]

BEASTTT Yeah!!!

[Spurologist]

Hill with a fastbreak play!!!!!!!!!!!


:wow :wow :wow

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Dejuan just doing what he is supposed to do against the weak front line of PHX

[TheManFromAcme]

wow....SA running away with it.

[DPG21920]

The rebounding is what is the difference from game 2 to 3. This lead would have been like this with this type of rebounding in game 2.

[Barfunk]

home cookin biatches

[Spurs Brazil]

Blair nice move

Hill J

Time out Suns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jason1301]

+16 and we have a time out...

GO SPURS GO

[NewJerSpur]

Djuan is making a HUGE imprint on this game, which is exactly what we've needed with this 2nd unit. Sweet move on Amare.

[jimo2305]

lol fkn blair! being an impact!! how many times have i heard the announcers say "blair" over the past 1 minute :lol

[Pistons < Spurs]

bench points:

Spurs:14
Suns:0

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

the beast bullying amare there

[ALVAREZ6]

cotttt damn do we really need all 5 players to collapse on every Phoenix drive??? When it's Dravic????? Gettin lucky that they've missed some threes but we can't leave them open all night or it'll be the same story as the other games, giving up our leads.

[Warlord23]

Good to see Blair outmuscling them like he should be doing all series long

[ShoogarBear]

Wow, it's a different world when the Spurs' bench is playing well and the Suns' bench is sucking.

[Capt Bringdown]

That was a studly basket by Blair. Looked like Elvin f'n Hayes out there, AWESOME.

[noles1983]

welcome to the party spurs, better late than never

[DPG21920]

Hill still looks awkward in transition. Shot went in, but it was not smooth. He needs to be more crisp and decisive.

[jason1301]

Blair going on Amare on Offense is a pretty smart move considering that Amare is not the best Defender out there.

[CFH]

Love the energy right now, our guys are playing hard, just need to hold the lead and we all know how a big lead can go down in 2 minutes with this team.

[TDomination]

I'm sorry but I HATE when hill pulls up for a J in transition

[blkroadrunners]

bench points:

Spurs:14
Suns:0

Glad Bonner and Blair are stepping up.

[NewJerSpur]

The rebounding is what is the difference from game 2 to 3. This lead would have been like this with this type of rebounding in game 2.

It's maddening to think what could have been had the Spurs been able to box out Dudley in the 2nd quarter of Game 2.....it's almost like they forgot he was on the floor just because he normally hovers around the perimeter.

[TheManFromAcme]

Blair kid is impressive. That Texas size A$$ is moving everyone around:lol

[ALVAREZ6]

Wow, it's a different world when the Spurs' bench is playing well and the Suns' bench is sucking.

While I'm becoming optimistic, this shows how sad it was to drop those two first games. There's no doubt in my mind the Spurs are the better team, we really let them have those first two. This is a completely different team tonight.

[Fermixalot]

Bring one home for my birthday Spurs. Let's get back in this damn series!!!!

GO SPURS GO!!!

[DAF86]

cotttt damn do we really need all 5 players to collapse on every Phoenix drive??? When it's Dravic????? Gettin lucky that they've missed some threes but we can't leave them open all night or it'll be the same story as the other games, giving up our leads.

+ 1, stay with the shooters.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Hill is already a better jump shooter than parker :stirpot:

[Barfunk]

I am confident that Manu could average at least 20-25 a game if he would attack a little more often

[jason1301]

While I'm becoming optimistic, this shows how sad it was to drop those two first games. There's no doubt in my mind the Spurs are the better team, we really let them have those first two. This is a completely different team tonight.

its hard to keep on winning on the road its the playoffs :(

[Barfunk]

Great d

[CFH]

Great defense!!!

[TheManFromAcme]

Excellent doubling on Amare....

[NewJerSpur]

Barbosa out of control. :tu

[Refocus]

wowow defense

[TDomination]

haha wow great D!!!

i thought that hill shot was going to go in

[Pistons < Spurs]

great job defensively

[Spurologist]

Blair/Bonner

[Spurs Brazil]

GrEat D

[dbestpro]

We need to keep up the heat. At some point their will be a relaxed effort. Pop will need to be quick on the time out.

[TheManFromAcme]

nash back in....

[ALVAREZ6]

I don't know what happened to Barbosa, he really is out of control. He used to be a solid player IMO. Former 6th man of the year right?

[NewJerSpur]

Sweet move Tony.

[Rebounds]

The complete silence of the TNT announcers after the Spurs run before the commercial break bears mute testimony to the excellence of the complete game the SA Spurs have played so far.

[CFH]

Damn that was a pretty move by TP

[DPG21920]

Steve Nashty back in. Hopefully Gentry plays him a ton of minutes.

[4>0rings]

Pop riding with the hot hand, I like it.

[DPG21920]

Wow with that call.

[Barfunk]

stupid fucking call

[TDomination]

awww parker, careful man

[blkroadrunners]

That had to hurt.

[TheManFromAcme]

What's with Tony's cough.....

[L.I.T]

Gawdamn. That was a great drive by TP.

[DPG21920]

Have to finish that TP.

[CFH]

Damn, Parker hit the ground hard too, yeesh...

[DPG21920]

Dirty play.

[Refocus]

That could have been bad..

[Spurologist]

That's why I hate the Bonner/Blair combo...we give up too much penetration and size for rebouding is a problem.

Let's see how long pop keeps this lineup

[LakerHater]

He shoulda dunked it on his ass!

[TheProfessor]

Parker VERY fortunate there.

[tp2021]

Tony has to finish that shit, regardless of the contact. He was right at the cup.

[jimo2305]

parker almost ended up like andrew bogut on that fall.. bogut fell the same way

[TDomination]

and of course a missed ft

[CFH]

More missed fts, ugggggggggggh...

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Free throws kill me.

[Barfunk]

Worse free throw shooting team of all time?

[ALVAREZ6]

Jesus Parker.

Why do we have to blow at FTs?

[NewJerSpur]

The Spurs need to start underhanding their FT's.

[Pistons < Spurs]

5 of 11 from the free throw line so far ... completely unacceptable.

[Spurs Brazil]

DAMN FTs

[TheManFromAcme]

Dejuan "Teddy Pendergrass" Blair...

[4>0rings]

Parker is fearless.

[WildcardManu]

nice, keep attacking

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Suns about to go on a run

I can feel it

We really aren't up by that many points yet we're controlling every aspect of the game

[Spurologist]

Make fts tp!

[CFH]

Parker going back to the line, hit them this time Tony.

[TDomination]

more missed ft's coming up....sorry i'm being pessimistic but its getting tiring

[TheProfessor]

Parker backing up his words. Great to see this aggression.

[LakerHater]

Tony attackin HARD!!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

please make your FTs

[TheManFromAcme]

TP with aggressive drives...slicing through the Suns

[dbestpro]

Blair needs to stop smiling. He needs to play with more anger.