Game Blog: Spurs @ Suns - Nov. 3

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Game Preview: http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=165124

Time: 10:00 PM ET
TV: League Pass, FSSW-SA, FSA, ILP


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[Cry Havoc]

Let's do this. Blowing the Suns out would be a huge ego boost for this team. Stick Neal on Nash and let him use some of his youthful energy to contain Stevie boy.

[Spurs Brazil]

With Hill out I hope Neal gets his minutes and Manu play some PG

[Darkwaters]

Go Spurs Go!

No broadcast out here in Asscrackistan, but I'll be cheering none the less.

[Libri]

Perimeter defense will be key. I'm hoping this will be the game where Tim and Blair get back on track.
:flag::ihit

[ace3g]

spurs San Antonio Spurs
Spurs guard George Hill will not play tonight at Phoenix. http://bit.ly/cUxKhj

JMcDonald_SAEN Jeff McDonald
George Hill (neck) won't play tonight in Phoenix. And other notes from shootaround. Find them here: http://bit.ly/a1xBMl #spurs

[spurs10]

Go Spurs Go!

No broadcast out here in Asscrackistan, but I'll be cheering none the less.
Cheer on brother. Wonder if anyone can send you a stream?:lobt::lobt::lobt::lobt:

[vy65]

I'd love to defile the blonde holding that poster ...

[ohmwrecker]

Kill!

[DeadlyDynasty]

SAS favored by 1...O/U at 208

[Cry Havoc]

I'd love to defile the blonde holding that poster ...

I dunno, her elbow look pretty pointy to me.

[Darkwaters]

Cheer on brother. Wonder if anyone can send you a stream?:lobt::lobt::lobt::lobt:

Nah, I won't have access from a gov't NiPR computer anyways.

So, for all you people still living in November 3rd, this is a shout out from those of us living in the 4th. Time to go to bed. Peace I'm out.

:flag:

[spectator]

is neal really 6-4 or is he 6-2 1/2?

[DesignatedT]

Neal with another huge opportunity to show us what he's got with George Hill not playing tonight.

[AlleyOopNazi]

looking for manu to be manu. I hope dudley gets thrown out, what a piece...

[TJastal]

Neal with another huge opportunity to show us what he's got with George Hill not playing tonight.

Hide the drunk ho's

[Dex]

Another late game. :downspin: At least I'll be working late tonight, so I won't be tempted to waste my evening away while waiting for the Spurs game to come on.

[crc21209]

Ahhh yeah revenge night! :ihit

[Xylus]

Let's hope we see more of this tonight:

4G5mv713WA0

vNGMEqW4psE

[slick'81]

will be a good road test early for SA fck the suns!!!

[DesignatedT]

Let's hope we see more of this tonight:

4G5mv713WA0

vNGMEqW4psE

Are you really going to make us post videos from 03', 05', 07' & 08'?

[CFH]

Hopefully we get to see more Splitter tonight. :flag:

[Xylus]

Are you really going to make us post videos from 03', 05', 07' & 08'?

Gimme a break, buddy. How often do I get to talk shit to Spurs fans? Not very often.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Go Suns

[TIMMYD!]

What Libri said about the perimeter defense, that will be the key to stopping them.

[TimmehC]

<--- scored free tickets. :flag:

[AlleyOopNazi]

in the words of T.O.
"Get your popcorn ready..."

[Chomag]

Dammit! Another freaking late game!!! Spurs> Sleep

[ivanfromwestwood]

Gimme a break, buddy. How often do I get to talk shit to Spurs fans? Not very often.
good point. you are excused. best of luck to you and your suns:toast

[TDomination]

Dammit! Another freaking late game!!! Spurs> Sleep

always!

[DPG21920]

Tim needs to pound these fools. I hope he gets it going early.

[01Snake]

In town for work and hitting the game tonight. Hopefully the Spurs kick some Suns ass! Love leaving the arena and hearing Suns fans whine.

[Dex]

Is it game time yet? :wakeup

[GinobiliForTres]

3 more hours. lol

[Leonard Curse]

SPLITTER! SPLITTER! SPLITTER! SPLITTER!!!:hungry:

[angelbelow]

Sucks about Hill, but excited to see extended minutes for Anderson and Neal. (Hopefully Splitter too.)

[xellos88330]

revenge!!!!!!!

[GinobiliForTres]

How many of you all honestly think we can beat the Suns tonight? I want some answers, with good points.

I know we can, i just want some insight from everyone else.

[justinandimcool]

Simple. We keep Nash and Dragic out of the paint, we will probably win.

[angelbelow]

How many of you all honestly think we can beat the Suns tonight? I want some answers, with good points.

I know we can, i just want some insight from everyone else.

I think the suns are too streaky. Nash is a year older + no Amare. If we play hard and contest 3s and jump shots then only luck can beat us.

I think this might be a good game for Blair and Timmy since there is no real resistance down low.

[GinobiliForTres]

I think Lopez will crush Blair, Timmy has Warrick beat, and we have no perimeter D except for Splitter and i don't think he really counts does he?

[BanditHiro]

taigo pick and roll defense is going to be really helpful in this game if he plays serious minutes.

[Dex]

Dex's Keys to the Game:

1) Post play - With Stoudemire gone, the Suns are officially thin up front. Lopez and Warrick will do their best in the post, but the buffet should be open for Duncan, Blair, and Splitter. They have to take advantage.

2) Perimeter defense - Spurs need to keep their rotations crisp and check the Suns shooters if they don't want to get burned from the arc. Suns will utilize a heavy dose of drive & dish offense, as well as the pick & roll.

3) Head of the Snake - Not only is Nash the engine that makes the Suns go, but he also loves to burn the Spurs with his jumper. With Hill on the mend, Neal/Temple will have their hands full when Parker is out or on the switch.

4) Turnovers - Spurs have been very turnover prone over the first three games, which I attribute to growing pains of new players and a new offense. They can afford these miscues with teams like the Clippers, but they saw against New Orleans what happens if you cough up the ball against quality competition.

If the Spurs can play efficiently and get good production from their bigs, I think they win this game. If the Spurs continue to turn the ball over and play sloppy, then I foresee a long night in the desert.

[JustinJDW]

ROTATION! ROTATION! ROTATION!

Perimeter rotation is key. If we can check the 3-point shooters and not let them go apeshit on us, we will win. The Suns have never beat us by pounding the ball inside, especially with Amare gone.

Rotate on the perimeter, and stop Nash as best as you can. If Nash struggles, that entire Suns team can only do so well. Stick Nash, and rotate on the perimeter and we should win. I know its obvious but its true.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Tim Duncan and the Spurs are gonna roll in that town of Phoenix, Az, in dat No Limit Tank and show those fuckfaces How G's Ride, gonbe handin out ice cream like we straight retarded.

BET!


Spurs 109
PHX 100

[GinobiliForTres]

How can we rotate on the perimeter? None of our guys are perimeter defenders, i don't think.

[duncan228]

Pop says he doesn't think Hill (neck) will be out long. "Maybe just tonight," Pop says. Temple and Ginobili in line for mins at PG.




Pop acknowledges DeJuan Blair's slow start, but isn't worried on his shooting. Defense, turnovers appear bigger concerns

[emanueldavidginobili]

neal should be very comfortable with this up tempo game

[Leonard Curse]

honestly think we can beat the suns i would have doubted this game if amare were still there!

[Fundamental]

:lobt2:Sean Elliott for Governor!:lobt2:

[Cant_Be_Faded]

This will tell us much, much more about Blair, Anderson, Tiago, and Neal.

Gonna be great.

[Pauleta14]

I can't wait to see Neal Anderson and Spliter in action!!!

We have 3 exiting rookie this year!!!

[DPG21920]

This is the type of game where Temple would step up last season. Since his injury, he has lost that swagger. He needs to get it back. Just hop up outta bed son.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Damnit I have to listen to the Suns announcers all game :(

[Cant_Be_Faded]

NBA League Pass is offering this one in HD (imagine that, fucking league pass)

Hopefully the HD broadcast is the Spurs broadcast.................

[dbestpro]

Blair needs to have a double digit rebound game. This should be the game that he goes back to doing what he does best.

[Manufan909]

Is LP still free?

[CFH]

Is LP still free?

Nope

[JustinJDW]

Showtime.

Can't wait to see Splitter, Neal and Anderson in action.

[dbestpro]

I can't wait to see Neal Anderson and Spliter in action!!!

We have 3 exiting rookie this year!!!

"Exiting" as in leaving the building?

[Refocus]

Hopefully Dejuan can turn it around. :(

[duncan228]

Yup, Suns call. But I'm happy with LP Broadband tonight. They activated me on the first try. Last year it took five emails, three faxes, and tons of aggravation for them to activate the free Broadband that comes with the TV LP.

[IknowU]

Is LP still free?

It is for me. I just logged in and still gives me access. :flag:

[NASpurs]

Choo choooo

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/945/garytrain1.jpg

[CFH]

Choo choooo

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/945/garytrain1.jpg

:lol

[IknowU]

THe game should be starting any minute right?

[Death In June]

Anyone have a link to the game?

[DesignatedT]

about to tip.

[dbestpro]

If Blair is on Lopez does that put Duncan on Hedo?

[Cant_Be_Faded]

My High Definition LP feed keeps crapping out

WTF

god dammit league pass is such a piece of shit

[CFH]

Blair still struggling...

[TIMMYD!]

Beast missing something he makes 80% of the time...

[DPG21920]

Mine is fine. It's not your league pass.

Would have been nice if that one fell for Blair...

[Tp9gospursgo]

Nice Tp.

[dbestpro]

Hedo blocking out blair. :(

[TIMMYD!]

Too easy for Tony against Nash.

[CFH]

TP with the reverse layup

[timtonymanu]

My feed looks fine but the sound is major lagging.

[Nathan89]

Put neal in the game we need a deadly three pt shooter

[TIMMYD!]

I think we should get some more plays for Tim early on in games, I've noticed he rarely gets it at the start of the game.

[DesignatedT]

really starting to dislike blair in the SL.

[dbestpro]

Blair seems to be mucking up the chemistry.

[BanditHiro]

fuck we lost...

[TIMMYD!]

Timmy with a left hand hook.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Good sign from Timmy with that hook shot.

[Death In June]

Says they're showing it on FSN, but they're showing hockey instead. Who the fuck watches hockey in Texas..goddamnit.

[timtonymanu]

fuck we lost...

there you go again saying that bullshit. you overreact way too early.

[TIMMYD!]

fuck we lost...

A little early to declare a loss, I'd wait till at least midway through the fourth.

[NASpurs]

The starters always start out slow and the bench picks up the game

[DesignatedT]

blair cant do anything 1 on 1 clearly and he seems to be in the wrong place at the wrong time clogging our offense with duncan next to him.

[DPG21920]

RJ off to a bad start. Pretty much the entire team is. They need to go into Duncan and get their spacing right.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Man, Tony is quick

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

So far everyone but Timmy looks like garbage.

RJ needs to continue to be aggressive

[CFH]

Nice fastbreak with RJ on the layup

[DPG21920]

Great fast break. Nice run out by RJ and Manu and Tim.

[Refocus]

Says they're showing it on FSN, but they're showing hockey instead. Who the fuck watches hockey in Texas..goddamnit.

Its showing on their second channel FSSW+ 677 if you got directtv.

[TinTin]

Ugh this audio is so out of sync

[Cant_Be_Faded]

ROFL

Ginobili loves to get away with a foul then actually foul

[Tp9gospursgo]

Wow 1 on 4.

[TIMMYD!]

Just gotta be aggressive if we want to win, their interior defense is way too weak even with Lopez in there.

[CFH]

TP doing work

[Libri]

I've noticed that Blair is getting some isolation plays. This tells me that the Spurs have been working on integrating Blair into the offense.

[DPG21920]

That was an excellent rotation and defense by RJ. Very nice.

TP starting to heat up. Spurs can attack this team. Tim doing a great job of rebounding. Good stuff.

[TIMMYD!]

Manu 333333333333333

[CFH]

Manu tres!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Timmy with a left hand hook.


Good sign from Timmy with that hook shot.

Got the timing wrong, and I missed Timmy going to the left hand... dammit! :pctoss :lol

[TIMMYD!]

TO's are still a problem. 3 already.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

motherfucking time warner

bad enough i gotta watch suns broadcast it has to be in standard def

[dbestpro]

Blair cannot guard Hedo.

[TinTin]

Dude my audio is like 5 plays behind

[td4mvp21]

Blair should not be starting, IMO.

[DPG21920]

If you are making Hedo look good, there is a problem.

[DesignatedT]

hmm Blair on Turkey. I expect a Simmons sighting

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Dude fuckin RJ.....if he keeps this up he will have even ME believing..

[CFH]

Like RJ being agressive

[Tp9gospursgo]

I love RJs aggressiveness

[DPG21920]

Nice aggressive play by RJ. He was able to do that because he was in the right spot to bail Manu out. Sink these FT's, RJ.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Timmy - the only player ever to be All-NBA and All-Defensive for 13 seasons. Awesome. :D

[nkdlunch]

RJ is playing great!

[timtonymanu]

Dude my audio is like 5 plays behind

same here. lol.

and man Blair's gotta take these games seriously. Maybe it's just the way he handles things, but I hate how he's laughing after he makes a mistake.

[duncan228]

Got the timing wrong, and I missed Timmy going to the left hand... dammit! :pctoss :lol

:lol Hope you see it often this season.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Rj will miss one of course :(

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Yeah, RJ is looking good, glad to say. He seems a lot more comfortable this season.

[DesignatedT]

RJ is playing great!

His shot was off early but he's remaining aggressive instead of losing confidence and becoming passive as he would do last season. its a good sign.

[dbestpro]

Spacing is really a problem when Blair and Timmy or on the floor at the same time. It seems to mess up even the perimeter players.

[TinTin]

same here. lol.

and man Blair's gotta take these games seriously. Maybe it's just the way he handles things, but I hate how he's laughing after he makes a mistake.


I just realized first quarter was already over

[Libri]

Good move by Pop to bring in Dice. The Spurs need some hight to contest Hedo's shot.

[TIMMYD!]

Rj will miss one of course :(

:lol Yeah, probably.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

:lol Hope you see it often this season.

Hey sweetie, hope you're well. Knew you'd get my comment! :lol

[Death In June]

Link...anyone...pm....thanks.

[TinTin]

What was Pop saying to Hedo?

[Tp9gospursgo]

Rj hits both :O

[NASpurs]

How many times has Duncan been picked off like that in the post? He's been reacting slow early on.

[TIMMYD!]

Antonio's J is off this year.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Link...anyone...pm....thanks.

Buy league pass. You won't regret it.

[BanditHiro]

Antonio's J is off this year.


it is actually better this year than last

[TIMMYD!]

How many times has Duncan been picked off like that in the post? He's been reacting slow early on.

By my count around 6.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Nice MANU! I saw that coming a mile away!

[CFH]

Stop turning the ball over

[dbestpro]

Tim with hands of stone.

[Dex]

Turnovers turnovers turnovers. Just fueling the Phoenix machine.

[Libri]

Great defensive play by Manu.

[NASpurs]

six turnovers from the starters early on again. They really need to stop turning it over early in the games.

[Danny.Zhu]

What's wrong with Duncan...

[TIMMYD!]

it is actually better this year than last

Seriously? It doesn't feel that way.

[DesignatedT]

great play manu

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Gary Neal with the D

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Great charge taken by Manu.

[Refocus]

lol whats with these passes

[TIMMYD!]

Tim rebounding well, just has to keep his hands on the damn ball.

[NASpurs]

Jesus another turnover

[TIMMYD!]

Who put butter on the ball?

[Tp9gospursgo]

lol frye

[DPG21920]

The fact the Suns are shooting 30% and the Spurs are tied if very, very frustrating.

[AussieFanKurt]

Soft call?

[timtonymanu]

God these guys are horrible at passes.

[dbestpro]

Ball looks like one of those plastic balls.

[td4mvp21]

Our passing and transition D is a mess right now. Thankfully Phoenix is fucking up.

[CFH]

So many turnovers...

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Bad passing... Stop with the turnovers please

[AussieFanKurt]

Good D Hill

[howbouthemspurs]

great game so far! .. but Blair needs to do something!

[NASpurs]

The Spurs seem to play sloppy in the first half and turn it up in the second half from watching these games.

[Death In June]

Buy league pass. You won't regret it.My free preview was awful quality. Didn't do itself any favors.

[AussieFanKurt]

Free league pass still yeow

[PBEEZY]

is there grease on the ball or something??

[nkdlunch]

Good D Hill

what? u mean Gary Neal. Hill is out.

[BanditHiro]

both teams are letting the other team stay in the game...the suns can't make a shot worth a .... and the spurs keep turning it over.

[Dex]

7 TOs in the first quarter.

If the Spurs are trying to lose this game, they should probably keep it up.

[TIMMYD!]

Damn, I'd like a piece of that cheerleader.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

I don't understand why everyone has so many problems with league pass. I have bought it for 4 years and have never had any problems

[Ice009]

Man what is Tim doing. He is playing like a stone handed turnover machine.

[AussieFanKurt]

what? u mean Gary Neal. Hill is out.

Grant Hill

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Splitter

[DPG21920]

Wow, TP. Tough look.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Nice bank shot Tony.

[NASpurs]

Bank is open for Tony!

[Dex]

Tiny Tim!

[CFH]

TP with the tough shot

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

"Tee-Ah-Joe" Wow

[Tp9gospursgo]

Nice job Splitter.

[JustinJDW]

Too many fucking turnovers. Parker is playing well though.

BUT SPLITTER IS IN!

[stxspurs]

lets go tiago

[BanditHiro]

so annoying the suns are not making anything and the spurs can't capitalize because of of turnovers

[AussieFanKurt]

Watta shot TP!

[NASpurs]

Another turnover lol

[TIMMYD!]

Another TO...

[timtonymanu]

Come on bigs! Look at where you're passing.

[stxspurs]

splitter is all over that dude

[Tp9gospursgo]

Great D by splitter, I didnt see that one.

[Ice009]

TiaJOE splitter ;).

[DPG21920]

Frustrating with these TO's. Spurs are usually a great team with regards to TO's.

Tough call against Splitter. Really good defense.

[AussieFanKurt]

Who are the commentators on league pass?

[jestersmash]

I liked splitter's defense. Didn't fall for any of those awful ball fakes.

[CFH]

Don't agree with that call

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Stlifer!!!!

[TIMMYD!]

"Spur Killer" is in...

[BanditHiro]

fuck spur killer

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

That looked like good defense to me, maybe the hand on the hip

[Dex]

Realistically, this team should hope to only turn the ball over 10 times a game.

10 times in a quarter is just stupid.

[howbouthemspurs]

fuckin turnover!!

[AussieFanKurt]

Hope commentators are right. Splitter solid career is acceptable

[Libri]

slow rotation, Dudley open

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

fuck spur killer


Dudley or Dragic?

[NASpurs]

Temple!

[BanditHiro]

here we go fuck the suns are going to start making their shots and we are still going to be turning it over.

[AussieFanKurt]

Go-Go gets a cheer as entering

[Tp9gospursgo]

Nice Splitter!!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

don't like having neither Tp nor Manu in the game

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Nice Temple

[TIMMYD!]

Splitter takes a charge from Warrick.

[stxspurs]

atta boy teeeago

[timtonymanu]

Nice TiaJoe!

[Cant_Be_Faded]

STIFLER took the charge

woohoo


check out this lineup :lmao

[CFH]

Temple with the layup! Splitter taking the charge :D

[AussieFanKurt]

Young lineup

[NASpurs]

Splitter with the hook

[stxspurs]

nice lil hook

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Splitter :D

[Tp9gospursgo]

Jump Hook by Splitter!

[AussieFanKurt]

Nice temple

[DPG21920]

Way to stay with it, Tiago.

Nash is playing way below the level he used to be. Spurs have to take advantage.

[Dex]

Splitter with the buzzer beater!

[CFH]

Awesome, love how Splitter got his blocked shot back and put it back in the hole! :D

[nkdlunch]

Splitter already accomplished more than Mahinmi

[NASpurs]

8 turnovers in the first quarter and the lead? I'll take it.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Temple
Neal
Anderson
Splitter
Dice


What a lineup!!!!!

roflrofl

Pop adjusting to the opposition instead of making them adjust to us yet again

[Libri]

We get our fist look at Tiago's little hook shot. From what I've seen, it's very effective.

[howbouthemspurs]

good job tiago!! Get that O!

[AussieFanKurt]

Ahh second effort well done Split!

[jestersmash]

I like splitter's soft touch around the rim. Hallmark of a future 50% FG shooter.

[DesignatedT]

thata way to stay with it tiago.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Splitter already accomplished more than Mahinmi

:lol :lol

so true!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

[Dex]

I'm sorry, but I just gotta spit it out one more time.

10 1st quarter turnovers.

That is, as Tim Duncan might put it, retarded.

[TIMMYD!]

Spurs up 23-22 at the end of the first.

Good

Solid Shooting, Rebounding, and Defense

Bad

Too many dumb TOs (8), which might have cost us around 6 or 8 points.

[DesignatedT]

way to many turnovers. I really like the energy Neal brings, he isn't the greatest defender but he hustles his ass off. Hopefully he can get some of those 3 balls to drop.

[L.I.T]

Temple
Neal
Anderson
Splitter
Dice


What a lineup!!!!!

roflrofl

Pop adjusting to the opposition instead of making them adjust to us yet again

It's a sight better than a Hill/Mason/Bogans/RJeff/Bonner line-up. Which is what we would have seen last year with him 'adjusting'. At least this time around we have two legit bigs in there.

[CFH]

I'm sorry, but I just gotta spit it out one more time.

10 1st quarter turnovers.

That is, as Tim Duncan might put it, retarded.

Agreed, gotta cut down on em. Spurs should be ahead in this game with the way the Suns are playing.

[Nathan89]

Man that baby hook reminded me of bonner's sky hook.:(

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Tiago's second effort there is exactly what people hated about Rasho except Tiago just happened to make the shot.


Let's see the consistency before we blow our loads.

[Tp9gospursgo]

splitter already accomplished more than mahinmi

+1

[siraulo23]

wtf tiago's rotation on d is a beauty already

[NASpurs]

Neal with the jumper!

[CFH]

Choo Choo with the J

[DPG21920]

Neal can score. He moves and fires like a guy that has done it as the main man.

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Damn Neal has a quick release, Nice!

[TIMMYD!]

That's all Neal has to do, curl around wait for the pass and shoot the J.

Edit: Another TO :depressed

[Death In June]

Bad TO.

[NASpurs]

Fucking TOs are killin us

[DPG21920]

What the...

Are you kidding me....