Preseason Game 3 (10/12/10): Spurs at Clippers

[TinTin]

:lmao

[CFH]

Neal made me eat crow!!! :lol

[DPG21920]

Great play call.

Everyone has to take back their Neal comments :lol

[Obstructed_View]

Damn, now he's going to be starting.

[Technique]

Oh shit

[siraulo23]

neal ftw!!

[Texas_Ranger]

Manu for coach!!

[Nathan89]

coach manu. fine job

[Cessation]

omg!!!!!!!!!!! gary neal is god!!! now!!!

[ogait]

Fire Pop

[ceperez]

ok... Neal earns his paycheck!

[sa_kid20]

Manu for Player/Coach!!!

[timvp]

Neal finally does something.

[ShoogarBear]

lolwut

[Chieflion]

Manu Ginobili, greatest coach of all time.

[dbestpro]

Okay, so Neal is clutch.

[Cessation]

cut neal!!!

[Spurs Brazil]

Finaly Neal 3333333

Great play by coach Manu

[tim_duncan_fan]

Someone was saying Neal sucks....

[Dex]

Coach Ginobili! Watch out Pop! :lmao

[Obstructed_View]

Hey they just said my name on the Clippers broadcast!

[Johnny RIngo]

'bout time Neal hit a shot

[galvatron3000]

not surprised Neal hit that, another Mature player done the stretch

[Libri]

Chooooooooo!!! Chooooooooooo!!!

[Borosai]

Choo choo!

[Rito3d30]

Neal had SMFU

[noob cake]

Griffin ftw

[siraulo23]

one last stop cmon

[yavozerb]

stfu all neal haters

[Chachachango]

that looked bad though

[DPG21920]

All aboard the Neal bandwagon.

[8FOR!3]

Great play call.

Everyone has to take back their Neal comments :lol

LOL right as I said I don't want Neal to take the shot.

Yep.

We HAVE to play a solid 1 and a half second.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

lol that is the same play for finley that sent us to OT in that hornet game

[Halberto]

hope he can do that in the regular season

[timtonymanu]

these guys play like crap. then they make clutch baskets. but yea now pop is in love with neal too.

[Ditty]

raise the fucken banner!!!!!!!!!

[Technique]

sick win

[Spurs Brazil]

Spurs win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!

Manu coach of the year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!

[siraulo23]

spurs win

[DPG21920]

Spurs win one of the weirdest games I have ever seen.

[Cessation]

great game!1

[Chachachango]

La cucaracha la cucaracha ye no pudio caminar;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

[CFH]

Choo choo FTW

[Dex]

That's about as awesome as a preseason win gets.

[Obstructed_View]

stfu all neal haters

lol yeah that makes up for it.

[The Franchise]

That was an unexpectedly entertaining game.

[dbestpro]

Coach Manu. That is some funny stuff.

[DesignatedT]

wow my feed cut out right before the fucking NEAL shot. totally fucked up

[8FOR!3]

these guys play like crap. then they make clutch baskets. but yea now pop is in love with neal too.

I'm in love with Neal too, thanks to him, I will sleep much better tonight. :lol

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

what a GAMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[DaDakota]

Pop letting Manu coach there is an awesome deal.....you guys are lucky to have such a great coach...that is so so smart.

DD

[ace3g]

Manu is clutch ....even as a coach

[timtonymanu]

Unfortunately, those clutch shots by Neal and Simmons will overshadow how terrible they both are..

+1. And they both had to be 3 pointers.

[Manufan909]

Coach Ginobili! Watch out Pop! :lmao

Fuck Vaughn, I want Ginobili in the coaching staff!!!

[MaNu4Tres]

Unfortunately, those clutch shots by Neal and Simmons will overshadow how terrible they both are..

Remember, even Jefferson made some clutch shots during the season last year..

:toast

[Libri]

Manu will be Pop's successor.

[Drewlius]

Manu's timeout/play-call was awesome. Man that was great to watch.

[DesignatedT]

lol we lost

good call.

[yavozerb]

lol yeah that makes up for it.

dude, hes a shooter...same with simmons. Thats what they do well. not suprissing to me at all

[TinTin]

Unfortunately, those clutch shots by Neal and Simmons will overshadow how terrible they both are..

Remember, even Jefferson made some clutch shots during the season last year..

It was great to see blair and cj come out though

[ogait]

Manu in Spanish "I got the best shooter in the field Garry Neal and draw a play for him"

[Hooks]

As do I. Even Bobby Simmons. One of those two. Not Gary Neal though. Just my thoughts.

[crc21209]

Ugly ugly win, but a W none the less. Neal showing some nuts there draining the game-winning trey. :tu

[Cessation]

Choo choo!!

[DesignatedT]

Pop letting Manu coach there is an awesome deal.....you guys are lucky to have such a great coach...that is so so smart.

DD

Unfortunately, only about 50% of the board agrees.

[DPG21920]

dude, hes a shooter...same with simmons. Thats what they do well. not suprissing to me at all

I keep hoping you will post something different. Guess not.

[Nathan89]

Pop letting Manu coach there is an awesome deal.....you guys are lucky to have such a great coach...that is so so smart.

DD

I thought that was a smart decision as well. I thought before the shot that manu coaching took a lot of pressure of the guys. I also think the display of leadership by manu will benefit the team in the future.

[ElNono]

Fire Pop! :lol
Get that kid Ginobili the suit!!

[8FOR!3]

Yeah yeah yeahhh, I'm happily eating my crow right now. :lol

[elemento]

hahahahah

Coach Manu FTW

[AlleyOopNazi]

nice play manu! a little redemption for Neal in the process, great comeback with the Clippers talent. Beast mode ON for Blair!

[Cessation]

Neal was clutch in europe too.

[Spurs Brazil]

It's going to be tough to pick guys 12 and 13

Temple looks horrible, CJ looks better than him in all 3 games but Temple was decent last season. What to do?

Simmons and Neal made clutch shots but I didn't like their overall play. I want to see more Gee.

Gist and Cousins have no chance

[Nathan89]

Manu will be Pop's successor.

That would be great.

[Chachachango]

I think Manu just hit a new status down in Argentina.

[yavozerb]

I keep hoping you will post something different. Guess not.

wow, must have struck a nerve with that one...Do your thing and tell me how bad RJ and Bonner did

[ElNono]

Simmons couldn't fool me with that last shot... he's still borderline to get cut...

but man... CJ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Temple

[ace3g]

still would have been nice to see Gee play

[Giuseppe]

Your rapist done good.

[ElNono]

I also will be the first to admit that Bonner had a good second half (especially compared to the first half)

[DPG21920]

wow, must have struck a nerve with that one...Do your thing and tell me how bad RJ and Bonner did

Wow, I must have struck a nevre. Go ahead and shut up all the haters.

[easy7]

That was a hell of a game for a pre-season game!!! :toast

[8FOR!3]

Neal hasn't been bothering me as much as Simmons. You see Gary Neal miss shots, you see Bobby Simmons do everything wrong. Neal's defense hasn't been horrid imo.

[yavozerb]

Wow, I must have struck a nevre. Go ahead and shut up all the haters.

seriously, are you like 6 yrs old now..

[Spurs Brazil]

Unfortunately, those clutch shots by Neal and Simmons will overshadow how terrible they both are..

Remember, even Jefferson made some clutch shots during the season last year..

Agree 100%

Off course Neal is a great shooter but I don't know if he can do that against NBA bigger and quicker players

I want to see Gee play

[DesignatedT]

CJ was very impressive tonight. Great showing.

[ElNono]

Huge props to Blair too... if he can sustain this level through the season, he's going to be something else

[xellos88330]

Only caught the last 30 seconds of the game. What a finish! Choo choo muthafuckas!!!

[cd98]

Our scrubs beat their starters!

[DPG21920]

But that is the funny thing about game blogs. You see the dramatic up and downs, especially with people who don't realize there are big swings in basketball games :lol. You can't blame people for their Neal comments.

In preseason I just look for certain overall themes and areas that need to be addressed coming off of last season.

Spurs really need Gee to pan out at this point imo.

[yavozerb]

Spurs win!!!
Rangers win!!

:flag:

[Spurs Brazil]

I also will be the first to admit that Bonner had a good second half (especially compared to the first half)

Agree

[ElNono]

Time to make the 'who would you cut?' thread... don't forget to stop by and vote

[DesignatedT]

Defense looked a lot better in the 2nd half.

[Obstructed_View]

dude, hes a shooter...same with simmons. Thats what they do well. not suprissing to me at all

Dude, he's a shooter who's shot 6-17 so far in three games. :lol

[DPG21920]

seriously, are you like 6 yrs old now..

Now, 6 year olds follow people around and :cry all the time like yourself. They also say "na na na na na, look I proved you wrong". Again, like you do to all the "haters".

You totally new Simmons and Neal would sink huge shots. Totally.

[Spurs Brazil]

CJ was very good today. Did a fine job on D, played the pick and roll well and made shots.

Great game

[HarlemHeat37]

This franchise is actually SO fortunate to have had Blair fall so far, it's amazing to think about..he's one of the main reasons this team still has a slight chance to do some damage this season, he keeps getting better..

[ducks]

Defense looked a lot better in the 2nd half.

no zone

[DPG21920]

Dude, he's a shooter who's shot 6-17 so far in three games. :lol

Bro, you have to have unwavering faith and be the ultimate judge of talent in order to know these things. We just don't have it.

[Ditty]

Spurs win!!!
Rangers win!!

:flag:

:toast

[yavozerb]

Dude, he's a shooter who's shot 6-17 so far in three games. :lol

Wow, really...you do realize its preseason and I gurantee you I can find a better NBA veteran shooter who is much worse..

[Obstructed_View]

CJ was very good today. Did a fine job on D, played the pick and roll well and made shots.

Great game

Those were the things he was starting to do at the end of summer league. If he's not being a chucker, he's a really really good player. Looks like maybe somebody's managed to get through to him how good he can be.

[tim_duncan_fan]

Sweet win. It was pre-season Clippers but this team seemed to show a TON of potential out there. Kinda excited.


And Temple was my little pet bubble-guy but I want to see more Curtis Jerrels. If CJ can consistently come in and contribute plays and not turn the ball over, I could see him being our backup. I imagine he will get ample playing time next game. Temple needs to step up before he loses his spot.

[Obstructed_View]

Wow, really...you do realize its preseason and I gurantee you I can find a better NBA veteran shooter who is much worse..

Well that's a ringing endorsement of the guy if I ever saw one. You know a guy has arrived when someone brings up the "I could find someone shooting worse" defense. :lol

[DPG21920]

CJ has also hit the 3 pointer consistently and played solid d. He might not run an offense the smoothest, but his effort and 3 point shooting have been solid.

[Ditty]

its going to be intersting who gets cut so many of the scrubs show flashes and at times look real bad...

[Cessation]

Neal running train on the clips now, lol.

[DesignatedT]

Temple looks pretty fucking bad. I know what he did last year but he looks nothing like that so far. I really don't understand what's going on with Gee.

[ElNono]

Defense looked a lot better in the 2nd half.

Perimeter D. The wide open 3 were far between for the Clips in the second half. I thought CJ and Hill were closing out pretty well.

[DPG21920]

What I find odd (or maybe we just take this too serious) is that no reporter has asked why Gee has not played. He is essentially the only guy to not get minutes. Even if you are not in tune with the team, and simply looked at the box, that would stand out.

[yavozerb]

Well that's a ringing endorsement of the guy if I ever saw one. You know a guy has arrived when someone brings up the "I could find someone shooting worse" defense. :lol

Its a ringing endorsement when you try and dog a guy for shooting 6 for 17 in 3 preseason games in his 1st year in the NBA..forgot to add :lol

[ElNono]

CJ has also hit the 3 pointer consistently and played solid d. He might not run an offense the smoothest, but his effort and 3 point shooting have been solid.

I actually thought he run the offense great with TD and Bonner out there. Made the right decisions and played the pick and roll great with DeJuan at the end.
TBH, I even think he ran the offense better than Hill tonight.

[duncan228]

Manu. :lol

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/getty/64/fullj.73a087178fc31dd099e3e85abfda7586/73a087178fc31dd099e3e85abfda7586-getty-basket-mex-us-nba-spurs-clippers.jpg

[DPG21920]

I just meant overall, not in tonight's game in particular.

[ElNono]

That was the first dunk... I still remember that :lol

[DPG21920]

Yeah, if healthy, you will see a lot of people pulling a Manu when Blake comes down the lane.

[Chachachango]

WTf did i just see.




That commercial is horrible.

[ElNono]

BTW, I thought Blake was spent for most of the last quarter... He really needs to get back in game shape.

[toki9]

What I find odd (or maybe we just take this too serious) is that no reporter has asked why Gee has not played. He is essentially the only guy to not get minutes. Even if you are not in tune with the team, and simply looked at the box, that would stand out.

I've been wondering the same thing...it seems a little odd that he's so glued to the bench...

[Obstructed_View]

Its a ringing endorsement when you try and dog a guy for shooting 6 for 17 in 3 preseason games in his 1st year in the NBA..forgot to add :lol

Well, "he's a shooter". Dude. Sorry for judging him on, I don't know, his shooting percentage? :lol

[Obstructed_View]

BTW, I thought Blake was spent for most of the last quarter... He really needs to get back in game shape.

Glad he looks recovered from his injury. I hope he has a long healthy career.

[SenorSpur]

Unfortunately, those clutch shots by Neal and Simmons will overshadow how terrible they both are..

Boy there were both pretty bad.

Even though Neal hit a clutch shot to win the game, I still don't know if he's worth burning a roster spot for - especially now that Pop has announced they're only going to carry no more than 14.

[DPG21920]

But HH is correct. The Spurs so desperately need 3 PT shooters, and they have such little options, that one of, if not both of Neal & Simmons almost has to be kept.

[Obstructed_View]

Boy there were both pretty bad.

Even though Neal hit a clutch shot to win the game, I still don't know if he's worth burning a roster spot for - especially now that Pop has announced they're only going to carry no more than 14.

Aren't they paying him whether he's here or not? That means he's taking someone's roster spot no matter what.

[ElNono]

Boy there were both pretty bad.

Even though Neal hit a clutch shot to win the game, I still don't know if he's worth burning a roster spot for - especially now that Pop has announced they're only going to carry no more than 14.

Maybe he'll be buried at the end of the bench as a glue guy. Everyone was genuinely happy to see him hit that shot. TBH, Temple hasn't shown to be that much superior to him so far.

[SenorSpur]

Maybe he'll be buried at the end of the bench as a glue guy. Everyone was genuinely happy to see him hit that shot. TBH, Temple hasn't shown to be that much superior to him so far.

Neal will be the Roger Mason of this season - complete with similar defensive deficiencies.

As for Temple, I don't understand what's going on with him either. I believe he could seriously be on the bubble. CJ clearly outplayed him at the backup PG spot tonight.

I wish we could've seen more of Gist. I did like him stepping in to take the charge.

[SenorSpur]

But HH is correct. The Spurs so desperately need 3 PT shooters, and they have such little options, that one of, if not both of Neal & Simmons almost has to be kept.

Simmons probably isn't as good a shooter as Neal, but boy does he have size. Pop is probably drooling at the thought of him playing the small-ball 4 spot.

[elemento]

i thought CJ was a lock to be waived, but he has been playing really well.

Unfortunately that can't be said about Temple.

[duncan228]

Preseason: San Antonio Spurs 100, Los Angeles Clippers 99 (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/)
by Andrew A. McNeill
48 Minutes of Hell

To be honest, there’s not a whole lot to say about a preseason game in a foreign country. This game lacked energy in the beginning, at least from San Antonio’s end, but actually became pretty entertaining as we got into the second half. But since there weren’t a whole lot of takeaways from this one, we’ll go over it bullet style.

Keep reading → (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/2010/10/12/san-antonio-spurs-los-angeles-clippes-preseason-mexico-city/#more-10104)

[ShoogarBear]

by Andrew A. McNeill
48 Minutes of Hell

To be honest,

lol

[#2!]

Unfortunately, those clutch shots by Neal and Simmons will overshadow how terrible they both are..

Remember, even Jefferson made some clutch shots during the season last year..

Yes, we wouldn't want to give anyone credit for something they did.

No matter how much RJ sucked last year (and he did to the point that I don't think most posters remember any clutch shots from him) if he hadn't hit those shots then the Spurs 50 wins season streak would have ended.

Wouldn't that have been great if the spurs dropped their streak so there would be no one who could say anything good about Richard Jefferson? He's such an asshole for helping our favorite team in any small way.

[Obstructed_View]

Yes, we wouldn't want to give anyone credit for something they did.

The danger is giving them too much credit for making one basket. See your posts for an example.

[duncan228]

View from the other side.

San Antonio 100 - Clippers 99 - Pre-Season from Mexico City (http://www.clipsnation.com/2010/10/13/1748468/san-antonio-100-clippers-99-pre-season-from-mexico-city)
by Steve Perrin
Clips Nation

http://www.clipsnation.com/2010/10/13/1748468/san-antonio-100-clippers-99-pre-season-from-mexico-city

[#2!]

The danger is giving them too much credit for making one basket. See your posts for an example.

Kind of like giving Gee credit for having long arms? I may err on the side of being overly impressed by intelligent play (even when the player doesn't have the tools to accomplish what he's attempting every time), but I'd rather do that then make blind guesses on players being better for the team based on their ability to jump.

And the only player I've really defended has been Bobby Simmons. I think he's the Spurs best available option for the back up SF. I haven't really said anything about the way Gary Neal plays, and I've expressed both optimism, and frustration with Richard Jefferson.

More than defending players with blind optimism I've been critical of long-time posters who have become cynical of any new players above the age of 25, and arrogant towards fans with a "sunny disposition." I get that people who just want to scream "go spurs go! we're the best!" probably don't have as much basketball knowledge as posters like yourself, but I don't see the point in treating them like trolls who need their peppy spirits crushed on a site built for San Antonio Spurs fans.

I'm critical of style, and offer counter opinions when I'm skeptical of someone's viewpoint, but I think some of the "veteran" ST posters have gone too far in their pursuit of "raising the bar." There is no reason to make every post/thread created an attempt to convince people that any negative opinions of the team should be more important than positive ones.

[Obstructed_View]

Kind of like giving Gee credit for having long arms? I may err on the side of being overly impressed by intelligent play (even when the player doesn't have the tools to accomplish what he's attempting every time), but I'd rather do that then make blind guesses on players being better for the team based on their ability to jump.

And the only player I've really defended has been Bobby Simmons. I think he's the Spurs best available option for the back up SF. I haven't really said anything about the way Gary Neal plays, and I've expressed both optimism, and frustration with Richard Jefferson.

More than defending players with blind optimism I've been critical of long-time posters who have become cynical of any new players above the age of 25, and arrogant towards fans with a "sunny disposition." I get that people who just want to scream "go spurs go! we're the best!" probably don't have as much basketball knowledge as posters like yourself, but I don't see the point in treating them like trolls who need their peppy spirits crushed on a site built for San Antonio Spurs fans.

I'm critical of style, and offer counter opinions when I'm skeptical of someone's viewpoint, but I think some of the "veteran" ST posters have gone too far in their pursuit of "raising the bar." There is no reason to make every post/thread created an attempt to convince people that any negative opinions of the team should be more important than positive ones.

Does Gee have long arms? Well, regardless ... Yes, giving Simmons or Neal credit for hitting one basket is akin to giving a guy credit for having long arms when he hasn't done shit. Harlem's right. They're both going to get too much credit for their play just because they hit a shot at the end of the game, and your defense of them just proves it further. I don't need to see your fucking resume to know that, I simply judged your post on its content.

[#2!]

As did I his. And like I said, I'm only giving credit based on what I've seen of Simmons, but if that's too much for you guys then so be it. I'll live.

[#2!]

I don't need to see your fucking resume to know that, I simply judged your post on its content.


As did I his. And like I said, I'm only giving credit based on what I've seen of Simmons, but if that's too much for you guys then so be it. I'll live.

Even though this conversation is dead, I can't help correcting myself on one point. I did not judge benefactor's comment based solely on his one post. The post bothered me so I probably could have, but I definitely reacted more strongly due to the way I view some of his posting lately.


But, I'd also like to say that you did not judge me on the content of a single post either.

The danger is giving them too much credit for making one basket. See your posts for an example.

Unless that was a typo.

[Obstructed_View]

But, I'd also like to say that you did not judge me on the content of a single post either.


Unless that was a typo.

If your only retort is to split hairs then we have nothing else to talk about. The content of that single post completely encapsulated your sudden crush on players because they hit a single basket with a blind eye turned to everything else they may have done wrong in the game.

I mistakenly assumed you'd said something similar earlier in the conversation, but that was someone else who thinks Gary Neal is a great shooter because he had one good shooting day in summer league and that hitting a single shot against the Clippers confirms that reality.

[#2!]

If your only retort is to split hairs then we have nothing else to talk about. The content of that single post completely encapsulated your sudden crush on players because they hit a single basket with a blind eye turned to everything else they may have done wrong in the game.

I mistakenly assumed you'd said something similar earlier in the conversation, but that was someone else who thinks Gary Neal is a great shooter because he had one good shooting day in summer league and that hitting a single shot against the Clippers confirms that reality.

:lolI'm not over here jerking off to preseason games, man. And "splitting hairs" or not I was right, and even called myself out for the mistake first.

I really don't feel I've acted as though I'm in love with any of the players you, or benefactor dislike. Again, I just feel its unfair to not give players credit for the things they do well if their flaws are going to be broadcast so thoroughly. If a player has 8 bad qualities, and 2 good ones then comments shouldn't strip them of their 2 good ones just to make sure everyone knows the bad ones. Both good and bad attributes can be accounted for, no matter the ratio.

If others are not giving credit where credit is due, no matter how small the amount, then other posters have the right to provide a positive counterbalance, just like some provide a negative one for the posters who believe anyone in a Spurs uniform is a world beater. Honestly, I really do try to acknowledge good and bad points of each players game.