Spurs vs Rockets 5:30 pm

[Russ]

H-Town play-by-play guy -- "Neal has a chance to make this team."

Yes, a three year contract will do that. :lol

[Death In June]

Splitter looks like a mongoloid.

[Chomag]

Ban shot selection by neal there.

[ElNono]

Better quarter defensively... 22 points given up... this is the kinda numbers we need...

[IknowU]

George Hill is looking good imo.

The shots just aint falling.

[silverblk mystix]

G Hill appears to me to just be pressing too much...he is thrown off that all his summer work isn't paying off so he keeps pressing...

i think it will come...but it is frustrating to watch him right now...

[Russ]

Splitter looks like a mongoloid.

KJxCZDn3SnQ

[NASpurs]

RJ has been money tonight. Looks good.

[ace3g]

RJ corner 3!!

[Death In June]

I can't get mad at Bonner for sucking anymore. Too much wasted energy.

[Texas_Ranger]

LOL... Parker looked at Bonner and said fuck you bitch and passed to RJ.

[rayray2k8]

Jefferson thinking.. Don't be Matt Bonner

[Texas_Ranger]

Hahhahahahahahha :lol :lmao

[benefactor]

RJ shot looks a lot less flat. You can tell he's worked on it.

[ace3g]

Bonner with the and 1 op

[NASpurs]

Bonner giveth, Bonner taketh away. Just watch.

[Xevious]

Bonner and 1 :lol

[024]

nice one by blair.

[benefactor]

Bonner: "I know they are giving me shit on ST again. I've gotta make something happen."

[Texas_Ranger]

That was Bonner's first career and1

[Rito3d30]

Bonner powers it up
WTF!!!!!!!!!!!

[ace3g]

Blair with and 1 chance

[silverblk mystix]

powerful move by blair!

[Libri]

Jefferson thinking.. Don't be Matt Bonner

What ever it takes to play good. :lol

[NASpurs]

Good move by RJ despite the result.

[DPG21920]

RJ has looked very solid tonight. His attitude is very serious and aggressive. When shots are falling, he looks excellent and into the game. I hope this aggression and focus is there even when his shot is not.

It would be huge if guys like RJ/Neal/... could be legit 3 PT threats.

[ace3g]

Neal nice step back shot

[ElNono]

If Neal can create his own shot like that, he will be a huge plus...

[NASpurs]

Ill-advised shot by Neal but it was good so whatever.

[DPG21920]

Good move by RJ despite the result.

Exactly. Just play like that. It is a mindset. If he plays like that, but still has flaws, fine. But just be aggressive and focused night in and night out.

[ElNono]

I like the fact that Neal doesn't worry about shooting... he just does his thing when the offense breaks down... that's good news.

[benefactor]

RJ has looked very solid tonight. His attitude is very serious and aggressive. When shots are falling, he looks excellent and into the game. I hope this aggression and focus is there even when his shot is not.

It would be huge if guys like RJ/Neal/... could be legit 3 PT threats.
That's going to be the true test. He's going to have his nights when his scoring is not there...and when that happens his whole game seems to suffer. If he can hustle and make plays regardless of how well he is scoring, he can really help this team.

[DPG21920]

You can see some of the obvious flaws, but overall in the 2nd half, you can see glimpses of what the team can do when they play well.

[NASpurs]

Exactly. Just play like that. It is a mindset. If he plays like that, but still has flaws, fine. But just be aggressive and focused night in and night out.

He's practically worthless when he defers to other players. I agree with your assessment.

[ElNono]

The defensive breakdowns are just so disappointing...

[Chomag]

wtf that was bonners side. Protect the basket!

[rayray2k8]

Budinger is shitting on Bonner...

Why the fuck can't our white boy play like their white boy?

[benefactor]

Bonner...missed rotation.


New evidence has revealed the sky is indeed blue.

[DPG21920]

I like the fact that Neal doesn't worry about shooting... he just does his thing when the offense breaks down... that's good news.

That is what I want Anderson to do. He is so passive for a guy that was the "do it all" guy in college.

[ace3g]

Bonner 3

[Nathan89]

clutch

[024]

Bonner giveth, Bonner taketh away.

[rayray2k8]

Guess Parker is done for the night.. Let's see if Neal can continue to play well and if Hill can do something to help the Spurs get this W.

[NASpurs]

Defensively, I like when Temple and Hill play together on the perimeter. Those two have such long arms.

[rayray2k8]

nvm. Temple is in for Neal

[DPG21920]

Spurs rebounding pretty damn good like expected. TBH, that is the most exciting thing to me. This team is going to be an elite rebounding team. I place a lot of importance on that stat and that bodes well.

[ElNono]

I think most starters for both teams are done for the night

[Russ]

Bonner...missed rotation.


New evidence has revealed the sky is indeed blue.

However, Matt Bonner is the greatest athlete in the history of the state of New Hampshire.

(You gotta admire like this guy's spunk.) :)

[rayray2k8]

Bonner hitting 40 percent from 3 pt land... But why does it feel like he's missing a lot more?

[rayray2k8]

Blair!!! Love this motherfucker!

[024]

i'm surprised blair didn't come up with a few arms during that scramble.

[bbarry]

hahaha blair just took that ball away from the little kids.

and now the nice steal and pass for the easy 2

[ace3g]

nice hustle by Blair, getting the loose ball and then the put back

[Refocus]

God i hope RJ plays like this in the season.

and ohmahgawd dblair.

[Libri]

cool unselfish play by Blair

[Texas_Ranger]

Wow.. we are small

[ace3g]

Blair with the midrange J

[Russ]

Nah nah nah nah

Nah nah nah nah

Hey Hey . . . :)

[ace3g]

Mr. Anderson

[024]

spurs looking A LOT better.

[rayray2k8]

Anderson finally scores

[DPG21920]

I don't want to even think about how great it would be to have Blair hitting that shot consistently.

[Xevious]

Have most of Simmons' minutes been at PF this preseason?

[rayray2k8]

Everyone on the Rockets has scored. Everyone on the spurs but Bobby Simmons has scored.

[NASpurs]

The mystery that is Alonzo Gee continues. Plays less minutes than Penney, Gist and Cousin but is still on the roster.

[024]

lol simmons.

[noob cake]

Farken retarded, Hill and Pat fighting for rebound.

How does Spurs do it? Get fucken Blair for free. I guess it evens our our Budinger steal.

[ace3g]

wow Simmons casually jogging back, cut him and use that roster spot for looking for another piece

[Libri]

If Blair gets the ball near the basket, watch out, he will score.

[noob cake]

If Blair gets the ball near the basket, watch out, he will score.

Our fucken noobs can't guard Blair. Need Hayes

[Nathan89]

Hill needs to turn things around. It's as if hill and rj are on a seesaw, one goes up the other goes down.

[ace3g]

stat of the night, Jefferson 3/4 from 3

[Nathan89]

Who were the idiots saying hill is better than tony?? Trade tony.. trade tony..:lol

[rayray2k8]

I think it will be Gee that gets cut.. Didn't even see the floor.. Not a good sign.

[silverblk mystix]

Blair just needs a bunch of minutes....he will begin to dominate...

cut bonners minutes...increase blairs...give tiago the rest of bonners minutes

[DesignatedT]

Who were the idiots saying hill is better than tony?? Trade tony.. trade tony..:lol

there was a lot of them.

[Tmac&Luther]

Houston is really going to surprise people this season......they have talented players everywhere.

We were basically playing backups tonight and backups much of the 2nd half.


Pat Patterson and Jordan Hill look very promising.....as well as their guards.

[ElNono]

Defense was better in the second half... that said, the last quarter was of dubious value seeing that starters on either team didn't really play much at all.

At any rate, the season is upon us. We'll see what we look like next Wednesday.

[DaDakota]

Well, good game folks.....not much to learn as both of us rested so many of our regulars....it looks about even in team strength this year....gonna be fun for all of us.

Good luck....but not too much luck...lol.

DD

[DesignatedT]

I like Houston's squad this year. I think they are a playoff team with our without Yao and IMO might even be better off without him this year.

Good luck to you guys this season.

[silverblk mystix]

Blair just needs a bunch of minutes....he will begin to dominate...

cut bonners minutes...increase blairs...give tiago the rest of bonners minutes

[NASpurs]

I think it will be Gee that gets cut.. Didn't even see the floor.. Not a good sign.

If the amount of minutes were a sign of a player getting cut, he would have been cut a long time ago.

I'm guessing they know he can ball in this league from what he showed last year with the Wizards and want to see what Simmons has left in his tank. Or maybe I'm wrong, he's probably injured or in Pop's dog house although if either of these scenarios were true, he would have been cut already.

I just don't understand what's going on.

[rayray2k8]

Who were the idiots saying hill is better than tony?? Trade tony.. trade tony..:lol

:huh
Not sure who since I can't think of anyone.
If you're referring to spurs fans wanting something in return because of rumors circulating during the summer that Parker would split after this season, then yeah there were a few.

Look up Amare Stoudemire.

[rayray2k8]

If the amount of minutes were a sign of a player getting cut, he would have been cut a long time ago.

I'm guessing they know he can ball in this league from what he showed last year with the Wizards and want to see what Simmons has left in his tank. Or maybe I'm wrong, he's probably injured or in Pop's dog house although if either of these scenarios were true, he would have been cut already.

I just don't understand what's going on.

True, but we should know by this weekend, assuming that the roster will at 13 by the time the season starts.

[Big P]

Always nice to go into regular season with a W!

[nbaman99]

I know most of u hate Bonner, but don't you think we need the guy? He has a good 3 and can hit free through. Also plays around the basket. With Neal and Bonner in our team don't you guys think its helping us? just asking ur thoughts.

[Josh810]

I know most of u hate Bonner, but don't you think we need the guy? He has a good 3 and can hit free through. Also plays around the basket. With Neal and Bonner in our team don't you guys think its helping us? just asking ur thoughts.
No, never. No offense to your question..

And btw Bonner can hit FT's but probably gets to the line once a month

[rayray2k8]

I know most of u hate Bonner, but don't you think we need the guy? He has a good 3 and can hit free through. Also plays around the basket. With Neal and Bonner in our team don't you guys think its helping us? just asking ur thoughts.

yeah on the nights when the spurs play the craptors and nets on back to backs. :lol

[Manufan909]

I don't want to even think about how great it would be to have Blair hitting that shot consistently.

Think about it, you know you want to. I know I've been thinking about it.:toast

[ace3g]

George_Hill3 George Hill
Upset wit my shoot so headin to gym to tune it up.. Preseason over. Gotta be apart of this special team we have #GoSpursGo

[duncan228]

We had a rough start, starting with me, with turnovers. The second quarter we played better and made a run at the end, and the second half we played better defense and made some shots.

DeJuan was great. He did what he does best: rebound, hustle plays, staying in the play. He played great tonight.

[duncan228]

The game was just coming to me. I was taking my time and letting the game come to me. Not thinking, just playing. I tend to think too much. I just got to keep rolling.

[duncan228]

Notes on a scorecard: 'The Beast' lives up to his name (http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/tim_griffin/2010/10/notes-on-a-scorecard-the-beast.html)
By Tim Griffin

http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/tim_griffin/2010/10/notes-on-a-scorecard-the-beast.html

[#2!]

Houston is really going to surprise people this season......they have talented players everywhere.

We were basically playing backups tonight and backups much of the 2nd half.


Pat Patterson and Jordan Hill look very promising.....as well as their guards.

Well damn you ruined the surprise :jack

[duncan228]

http://www.nba.com/spurs/photos/101021_25.jpg

[ace3g]

http://www.nba.com/spurs/photos/101021_25.jpg

Bruce: "You guys still haven't found my replacement...."

[duncan228]

San Antonio Spurs 111, Houston Rockets 103: The preseason is over (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/)
by Jesse Blanchard
48 Minutes of Hell

AT&T Center–A little lighter on the roster, and a little lighter on their feet, the San Antonio Spurs ended the preseason with a 111-103 victory over the Houston Rockets literally running full speed ahead into the regular season.

The run and gun Spurs nearly doubled up the Rockets in fast break points, outscoring them 19-7 on transition buckets in the second half (30-18 overall).

That the Rockets shot over 50% in the first half brings cause for concern, but overall San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich was pleased with the pace.

“We would certainly like to keep up the pace a bit, get a little bit longer outlets and attack a little more after makes,” Popovich said. “We will continue that, I think it helped us.”

Keep reading → (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/)

[Indazone]

Here are some pics from the game :)

http://www.mysanantonio.com/slideshows/spurs/Spurs_111_Houston_Rockets_103.html?c=n#NaN

[ace3g]

seriously the Spurs only made it as #10 on ESPNs Top 10 for the Timmy outlet pass, to Neal behind the back pass, Blair dunk play; no respect

[ace3g]

Caption time:
http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/ap/a2/fullj.e9043c7de647675590531575afe7241b/86851dd2d6ff40f9b0054624028f2557.jpg

[rayray2k8]

Maybe they saw this??
http://media.mysanantonio.com/images/DSC_0184.jpg

Somewhat had the same reaction as Yao. :lol

Caption time:
http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/ap/a2/fullj.e9043c7de647675590531575afe7241b/86851dd2d6ff40f9b0054624028f2557.jpg

[Obstructed_View]

I know most of u hate Bonner, but don't you think we need the guy? He has a good 3 and can hit free through. Also plays around the basket. With Neal and Bonner in our team don't you guys think its helping us? just asking ur thoughts.

I wouldn't hate Bonner if he were used properly.

My definition of "used properly" is he enters the game at either forward position when matchups dictate having a bigger body in there and he defends, grabs rebounds and shoots threes for a few minutes. If he isn't hitting his shots AND doing at least one of the other two things, then he's put back on the bench. This happens a maximum of twice a game. Rinse and repeat. Either Bonner gets 4 minutes of game time and goes 0-2 or he gets 15 minutes and goes 4-6. If he has one of those rare nights where everything's working, then you let him play 25 minutes, but he never starts and never gets put into the game for any reason other than to shoot the ball.

[Thompson]

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/ap/a2/fullj.e9043c7de647675590531575afe7241b/86851dd2d6ff40f9b0054624028f2557.jpg

Adleman: "Yao, watch out for that sunflower seed!"
[krrkkk]
Yao: "AHHHHHH!"

[The Truth #6]

I wouldn't hate Bonner if he were used properly.

My definition of "used properly" is he enters the game at either forward position when matchups dictate having a bigger body in there and he defends, grabs rebounds and shoots threes for a few minutes. If he isn't hitting his shots AND doing at least one of the other two things, then he's put back on the bench. This happens a maximum of twice a game. Rinse and repeat. Either Bonner gets 4 minutes of game time and goes 0-2 or he gets 15 minutes and goes 4-6. If he has one of those rare nights where everything's working, then you let him play 25 minutes, but he never starts and never gets put into the game for any reason other than to shoot the ball.

That sounds like a good approach. Obviously, an expensive one considering his contract, but it wasn't my money.

[analyzed]

I don't mind Bonner getting minutes in the regular season when one of the three players are out (TD, Splitter, and Blair). He is a guy Pop doesn't need to coach on how to play the system. But that's just it, he is decent for the regular season but not good enough to play minutes in the Playoffs.

[timtonymanu]

Caption time:
http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/ap/a2/fullj.e9043c7de647675590531575afe7241b/86851dd2d6ff40f9b0054624028f2557.jpg

Yao is auditioning for a role in the next "The Ring' movie.

[duncan228]

Popovich pleased with Anderson's aggressiveness (http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/spurs/popovich_pleased_with_andersons_aggressiveness_105 581063.html?showFullArticle=y)
By Mike Monroe

Gregg Popovich liked the offensive aggressiveness Anderson displayed in the last couple of preseason games, especially in the fourth quarter of Thursday's preseason finale against the Houston Rockets at the AT&T Center.

“I thought James Anderson was more aggressive, looking for some shots,” he said. “It's a good sign that they're playing and taking what's available out there, not just going through the motions.”

http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/spurs/popovich_pleased_with_andersons_aggressiveness_105 581063.html?showFullArticle=y