Preseason Game 5 (10/16/10): Spurs vs Caja Laboral

[DPG21920]

Blair having some trouble guarding the stretch big.

[nbaman99]

Caj 22 14 8 44
sa 28 33 9 70

[silverblk mystix]

although timmy missed that last shot...

I sure would like to see more of a turn around left handed shot...

[Libri]

Tim!

[Spurs Brazil]

TD and one!!

[silverblk mystix]

thanks timmy

[nbaman99]

Caj 22 14 11 47
sa 28 33 11 72

[Cessation]

LOL bonner giving up the fast break

[Spurs Brazil]

CSKA won against Cavs, 90-87

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

that logan guy looks just like eric maynor

[silverblk mystix]

timmy looking spry

[Spurs Brazil]

nice move TD

[DPG21920]

Anderson has to pull that. He dribbles himself into trouble.

[silverblk mystix]

beautiful parker pass...

timmy just missed

[Ice009]

GREAT pass from TP, although Tim didn't get the easy bucket, great pass.

[Spurs Brazil]

TD doesn't want to dunk :lol

[nbaman99]

CAJ 22 14 18 54
SA 28 33 17 78
TD 10 points

[DesignatedT]

tony looks great. as expected.

[Spurs Brazil]

TD 10pts 8rebs in 12 minutes

[Libri]

Temple showing some hang time.

[ace3g]

nice drive by Neal

[nbaman99]

Caj 22 14 30 66
sa 28 33 23 84

[Spurs Brazil]

Spurs up 84-66 after the 3rd

[Ice009]

Gary Neal looks like he has a lot of shots in his arsenal. He's just gotta get comfortable and start making them.

[ElNono]

Bonner is back to normal...
I liked what I saw from Neal this game, at least offensively...

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

second unit guards are giving up the balls for no apparent reason

[DesignatedT]

bonner ballin'

[Nathan89]

Bonner cant miss two in a row

[DesignatedT]

there you go anderson. nice move.

[Nathan89]

Anderson nice

[Ice009]

JA drives in and takes a bump but still finishes the shot.

[Spurs Brazil]

Nice shot Neal.

Good game for him

[Ice009]

Neal NICE SHOT. I'm seeing a lot of different shots from Gary. He seems to be able to shoot in a variety of ways.

[DesignatedT]

bonner would be MVP of the spanish league.

[ace3g]

Bonner again

[Nathan89]

:wowBonner

[nbaman99]

Caj 22 14 30 4 70
sa 28 33 23 9 93

[Nathan89]

Bonner is earning extra playing time.:rollin

[ElNono]

By the way Manu was directing traffic, it looked like a setup play...

[ElNono]

At this point, I just would like to see Splitter playing the next preseason game, and then just get the season started...

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

so gee cousin gist and jerrells are gonna get cut...

[silverblk mystix]

Has anyone noticed that the spurs are NOT tapping hands after every free throw?

I hope they are starting a new trend as I hate to watch every team tap hands after every free throw--make or miss?

[ace3g]

Neal for 3!!!, 12 pts

[Spurs Brazil]

Neal 333333333333333333

[Nathan89]

Neal might be a nice addition

[Ice009]

Nice 3 NEAL.

[Libri]

Neal playing with a lot of confidence.

[DesignatedT]

mcdyess still has the sweet j.

[ace3g]

good to see Neal have 2 double figure scoring games in a row

[ace3g]

k good, couldn't tell if Anderson hurt himself on that previous play, he slid off screen

[nbaman99]

Caj 22 14 30 6 72
sa 28 33 23 14 98

[ace3g]

Neal doesn't mind going up for rebounds either

[DesignatedT]

neal can score. no doubt about it. hes a good addition.

[Nathan89]

Sing along guys

[nbaman99]

so gee cousin gist and jerrells are gonna get cut...

Dont see Jerrells getting cut. other 3 yes

[DesignatedT]

ive got friends in lowwwww placessss

[Spurs Brazil]

Neal with a very nice game today

CJ and Temple I'm still not sure. Temple played better today but his D and playmaking were bad

It looks like Simmons is a lock over Gee

[rick1991]

James Anderson = future Joe Johnson

[timtonymanu]

neal can score. no doubt about it. hes a good addition.

i really hope he can prove me wrong. i just see another anthony tolliver experience.

[DesignatedT]

Gee in.

[ace3g]

Gee in the game

[DPG21920]

James Anderson = future Joe Johnson

:lol Let's hope you are right.

[DesignatedT]

i really hope he can prove me wrong. i just see another anthony tolliver experience.

Doubt hes gunna get many minutes or anything but he's a better roger mason IMO.

[DesignatedT]

Gee with the nice floater but cant hit the 3.

[timtonymanu]

Doubt hes gunna get many minutes or anything but he's a better roger mason IMO.

definitely. any of these prospects are and i'm dead serious when i say that.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

anderson has terrible court vision

[Spurs Brazil]

Anderson to the line

[ace3g]

another nice attack by Anderson, going to the line

[Nathan89]

Lakers vs Nuggets Nbatv Right now

[nbaman99]

Caj 22 14 30 11 77
sa 28 33 23 18 102

[DesignatedT]

definitely. any of these prospects are and i'm dead serious when i say that.

I'm pretty sure the Spurs are going to go with Temple,Neal,Simmons out of the bubble bunch and the rest will be waived.

[DPG21920]

Anderson just seems content to get rid of the ball. He needs to do things with a purpose. In these moments, he needs to be the guy he was in college and take over.

[timtonymanu]

I'm pretty sure the Spurs are going to go with Temple,Neal,Simmons out of the bubble bunch and the rest will be waived.

yep. i hate to see gee get waived. but it looks like pop isnt impressed.

[Ice009]

i really hope he can prove me wrong. i just see another anthony tolliver experience.

I don't know he looks better than Tolliver to me. Didn't Tolliver have a bad preseason where he missed every shot?

[DesignatedT]

Anderson just seems content to get rid of the ball. He needs to do things with a purpose. In these moments, he needs to be the guy he was in college and take over.

That comes with new territory. From what he has shown it seems he can be an immediate contributor IMO. Definitely hope he sticks as the primary backup 3. He will make mistakes but will just get better.

[timtonymanu]

I don't know he looks better than Tolliver to me. Didn't Tolliver have a bad preseason where he missed every shot?

i thought i remember him missing preseason cause of his mom's death.

[Libri]

Bad play by Jerrells.

[Ice009]

That was bad from CJ. He should have passed to James on that one.

[MaNu4Tres]

neal can score. no doubt about it. hes a good addition.

He's playing a lot better than he had been.

Props to him. Quite frankly I'm a bit surprised at his ability to put the ball on the floor, and his defense is acceptable. The kid has a chance to really help this year if his outside shot can be consistent.



Another note : Anderson doesn't look to have has his legs under him just yet. Hopefully that will come in time as the season progresses.

[ace3g]

dang Gee, you have to finish that

[Libri]

That would have been nasty.

[Refocus]

ahhh james you're killing me. :(

[DPG21920]

Everyone on Caja has that floater. It is ridiculous.

[nbaman99]

CAJ 22 14 30 16 82
SA 28 33 23 24 108

end

[Spurs Brazil]

Spurs win 108-85

[ElNono]

Fun game to watch. Glad TD is fine.

[DesignatedT]

All i know is Caja fucking blows.

[Ice009]

Anderson just seems content to get rid of the ball. He needs to do things with a purpose. In these moments, he needs to be the guy he was in college and take over.

I agree 100% on that.

[Spurs Brazil]

TP 22pts 4rebs 2asts
TD 10pts 11rebs
Blair 4pts 12 rebs
Bonner 15pts 7rebs
Anderson 8pts (2-7FG)
Neal 12pts 3rebs 2stls
Dice 6pts 7rebs 6asts

[Spurs Brazil]

JMcDonald_SAEN

Gee doesn't get in until late again tonight. Got to think the writing's on the wall for him.

[Ice009]

He's playing a lot better than he had been.

Props to him. Quite frankly I'm a bit surprised at his ability to put the ball on the floor, and his defense is acceptable. The kid has a chance to really help this year if his outside shot can be consistent.



Another note : Anderson doesn't look to have has his legs under him just yet. Hopefully that will come in time as the season progresses.

From what I saw tonight Gary Neal has a lot of shots. He looks comfortable shooting a spot up three, he can hit a shot on the run, he can come off of a screen and shoot, he can take a dribble and shoot, he can take an off balance shot and make it. He looks better than I thought going by the comments from previous games.

That's all good, but he's gotta make the shots though like you said. I am impressed that he seems equally comfortable taking all kinds of shots. Maybe Manu gave him some confidence after drawing up that play against the Clippers for him and calling him the best shooter on the team.

Anderson does look a bit gassed out there, I agree on that.

[Leonard Curse]

Has anyone noticed that the spurs are NOT tapping hands after every free throw?

I hope they are starting a new trend as I hate to watch every team tap hands after every free throw--make or miss?


me and my brother were talking about that and we saw hill hold his hands behind his back i think they have a bet going on cause he forced himself to keep his hands behind his back **against the clips

[Nathan89]

Not tapping hands should improve the Ft%

[TD 21]

Anderson just seems content to get rid of the ball. He needs to do things with a purpose. In these moments, he needs to be the guy he was in college and take over.

The difference between Anderson and Neal is Neal is a more confident player. He doesn't think he belongs or play as though he's not trying to step on anyone's toes, he knows he belongs (whether he does or not remains to be seen) and he plays with the proper amount of aggressiveness and assertiveness.

It's going to take some time for the Spurs to embed that into Anderson's mind, but once they do and he get's his legs under him, it's clear he's going to be a solid contributor.


He's playing a lot better than he had been.

Props to him. Quite frankly I'm a bit surprised at his ability to put the ball on the floor, and his defense is acceptable. The kid has a chance to really help this year if his outside shot can be consistent.



Another note : Anderson doesn't look to have has his legs under him just yet. Hopefully that will come in time as the season progresses.

I like his confidence.

That being said, he still needs to shoot a high percentage from three to justify playing time. But he can be a useful end of the bench type player on this team. Even if he's not a surefire NBA player on his own, on this team, with all the pieces they have and given what they need out of him, he can be.

As an aside, seeing Gee at varying points in the 4th quarter during stoppages beside Simmons and Anderson drove home how small he really is. Simmons and Anderson look to be a legit 6-7 and 6-6 respectively. Gee can't be more than 6-4.

Unfortunately for him, with his lack of a handle, SF's probably going to have to be his primary position if he's to be an NBA player, particularly on this team.

People need to put their bias aside and face facts: it would be foolish to cut Simmons at the expense of Gee. I wanted the Spurs to avoid Simmons types as much as anyone, but given the situation they've put themselves in, it's clear he's a better option than Gee. Yes, he's older, slower and not nearly as athletic, but he's also bigger, stronger, a better shooter and he's an experienced player, meaning he knows how to play.

Gee is still intriguing enough that it's worthwhile to have him on the Toros again, should no better option arise for him.

[Leonard Curse]

yeah i was a lil sad to not see anderson take those guys and chew em up but he looks out of shape and i think once hes in basketball shape hell do all his crazy moves haha

[ace3g]

JMcDonald_SAEN Jeff McDonald
Tim Duncan, who is fine, on his eye-poke vs Caja Laboral: (shrugging) "I only need one eye anyway."

[duncan228]

It was definitely good to be back on the floor after three days off. I didn’t go to Cleveland, so I just wanted to make sure to get in a rhythm. I was dying the first quarter, but the second quarter felt better.

[analyzed]

Nothing from what we already know. Yup Neal and anderson are our best new guys. Simmons and Temple should get a spot but are unlikely to get PT. The rest .. Gee, Gist , Jerrels. Cousins. I'm sorry just go home, and play for the Toros. At least Cousins has a shot of being called anytime one of are bigs gets an injury. That about it. Now can we now start the season.

[duncan228]

Notes on a scorecard: Why T.P. might be worth all that money (http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/tim_griffin/2010/10/notes-on-a-scorecard-why-tp-mi.html)
By Tim Griffin

http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/tim_griffin/2010/10/notes-on-a-scorecard-why-tp-mi.html

[spurs10]

Notes on a scorecard: Why T.P. might be worth all that money (http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/tim_griffin/2010/10/notes-on-a-scorecard-why-tp-mi.html)
By Tim Griffin

http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/tim_griffin/2010/10/notes-on-a-scorecard-why-tp-mi.html
Great read..thanks!:flag:

[Spurs Brazil]

McDonald already in midseason form


Parker said he enjoyed the battle with Caja Laboral's Marcelinho Huertas, an NBA-caliber point guard who had starred for Spain's silver-medal team at the world championships.

:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao

[Obstructed_View]

Sort of worries me that a rookie with a pretty clear chance to get significant time isn't in good enough shape to keep from getting winded this far into camp.

[Cane]

Sort of worries me that a rookie with a pretty clear chance to get significant time isn't in good enough shape to keep from getting winded this far into camp.

Unfortunately Tiago's probably going to be like that as well since he hasn't been playing in any of these games. Oh well as long as they're healthy :toast As rookies they probably won't be seeing more than 20-30 mins a game anyway.

[BackHome]

I have to say that Tony played a great game if he brings it like this every game we are going to be a great team. I also think that Bonner and Anderson played a good game even though you can tell Anderson still doesn't have his legs but you know Pop he goes slow with injuries.

I also agree the team is picked the only thing left is to decide who gets put on the Toros..Gist, Cousin, Jerrells or Gee?

Oh and have Cousins and Gist move in with our strength coach they both need to add fifteen pounds of muscle to have a chance in the NBA. Also don't try to make Gist a SF leave him at his natural position PF and see what he can do in the Toros.

[duncan228]

Preseason: San Antonio Spurs 108, Caja Laboral 85 (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/)
by Andrew A. McNeill
48 Minutes of Hell

AT&T CENTER — It was close at first. And then the San Antonio Spurs made it look easy. It wasn’t, but that’s how they made it look. The Spurs outrebounded Caja Laboral by 18 rebounds on the night in the Spurs’ 108-85 win at the AT&T Center. 18 of San Antonio’s 58 rebounds were of the offensive variety, and Caja Laboral had no way stopping the Spurs inside.

Tony Parker got layup after layup at the hoop, and if he didn’t make one he got fouled instead. Parker led the Spurs with 22 points and added four rebounds, two assists and three steals for good measure. Parker also shot 4-4 from the free throw line.

Keep reading → (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/2010/10/16/preseason-san-antonio-spurs-caja-laboral/#more-10210)