Before half of you guys go on suicide watch...

[8FOR!3]

It's an 82 game schedule, nights like this are going to happen. Don't start looking for who to place the blame on. Bonner, Udoka, Parker, etc. We were just worn out, should've maybe seen it coming a little last night noticing how tired both teams were in the Golden State game which was constant running. Considering they had to travel from Oakland to Los Angeles at 1-2 in the morning and still play at a professional level the next night I wouldn't be too worried.

Did you see Parker's eyes? :lol They were redder than the cancer warm up suits they were all wearing. Only David Stern could manage to give us a young athletic team on a back to back both late night games. It's a testament to how bad the Clippers are that we even competed, our defense was slow, no one was in the game mentally because they were so tired, and our legs weren't under us so shots didn't fall. I have no idea how that wasn't a 15-20 point game with bench players playing for LA.

So it sucks that we lost, but we were put in a position to fail and to get where you need to go, sometimes you're going to have to fail.

Prediction: we go out there on Friday and tell Minnesota like it is. Doubt they compete with us like they did in the last game.

[timtonymanu]

Still #1 in the league. A loss like this last year would have dropped us 2 seedings.

It just sucks that it had to be the Clippers. But hey, we lost to the Nets last year which was worse IMO.

[Arc]

back to back games are dumb. the schedule needs to be shortened and those games need to be removed. it's not even fun to watch that kind of shit.

[DesignatedT]

Team looked really tired tonight. Pretty much sums it up.

[8FOR!3]

back to back games are dumb. the schedule needs to be shortened and those games need to be removed. it's not even fun to watch that kind of shit.

Agreed.

[BanditHiro]

i think people are just worried about pop being a little bitch and forcing bonner into so many minutes. it really killed us this game, and also the fact we couldn't make a shot to save our life.

[SpursDynasty85]

I like your optimism. But I think most of us would've been fine with the loss if tiago played more. And Bonner played less. Its not the loss I'm frustrated about, its Popovich not allowing Tiago to just get his minutes on back-to-backs against Lottery teams. Does not make sense.

[MANUUU]

even manu was tired. which you dont see very much.

[tim_duncan_fan]

Tim looks like trash this season. (Comparing him to himself)

15-3 or 79-3 I'm scared shitless right now.

Honestly, I don't think we want to see anyone in the playoffs if we can no longer rely on TD.

PS: I am not a believer in Splitter and if Bonner mysteriously comes up missing...you all know why.

[Spursmania]

i like your optimism. But i think most of us would've been fine with the loss if tiago played more. And bonner played less. Its not the loss i'm frustrated about, its popovich not allowing tiago to just get his minutes on back-to-backs against lottery teams. Does not make sense.

+10000

[Yorae]

Their due. But we played bad. Really bad.

[DesignatedT]

Tim looks like trash this season. (Comparing him to himself)

15-3 or 79-3 I'm scared shitless right now.

Honestly, I don't think we want to see anyone in the playoffs if we can no longer rely on TD.

PS: I am not a believer in Splitter and if Bonner mysteriously comes up missing...you all know why.

lol dude he is 34 years old, the days of riding him are over. Everyone already knows this and he himself knows this. Every win is a collective effort now and tonight all our guys didn't have it and were clearly fatigued.

Duncan will always perform better in the playoffs than in the regular season... that's his M.O but the days of everyone jumping on his back till the finish line are long gone.

[TD 21]

Ah, shut up. I hate this attitude. Had the Clippers played a heck of a game, I'd have been fine with it. But they tried everything in their power to give it away, yet this team just decided like it was okay to lose. Could have went up 4 on the Lakers in the loss column.

Instead, thanks mostly to poor coaching (Duncan and Ginobili had no business playing down the stretch...Parker, Hill, Neal, Jefferson and either Blair or Splitter should have closed this one out) and play down the stretch that was so sloppy, it could have passed for a high-school game, they lost a very winnable game.

Obviously, no team, no matter how good, is going to beat every bottom feeder in an 82 game season, but it was the way this one played out that was frustrating. I'd have preferred they get blown out and Duncan and Ginobili barely play.

[DesignatedT]

We definitely let one get away. Clippers didn't play a good enough game to deserve the win IMO, but there isn't much you can do when your missing wide open shots that you have been hitting all year (mainly due to fatigue). The guys were just tired tonight, not really anything you can do about that.

[SpursDynasty85]

Ah, shut up. I hate this attitude. Had the Clippers played a heck of a game, I'd have been fine with it. But they tried everything in their power to give it away, yet this team just decided like it was okay to lose. Could have went up 4 on the Lakers in the loss column.

Instead, thanks mostly to poor coaching (Duncan and Ginobili had no business playing down the stretch...Parker, Hill, Neal, Jefferson and either Blair or Splitter should have closed this one out) and play down the stretch that was so sloppy, it could have passed for a high-school game, they lost a very winnable game.

Obviously, no team, no matter how good, is going to beat every bottom feeder in an 82 game season, but it was the way this one played out that was frustrating. I'd have preferred they get blown out and Duncan and Ginobili barely play.

:tu

[tim_duncan_fan]

lol dude he is 34 years old, the days of riding him are over. Everyone already knows this and he himself knows this. Every win is a collective effort now and tonight all our guys didn't have it and were clearly fatigued.

Duncan will always perform better in the playoffs than in the regular season... that's his M.O but the days of everyone jumping on his back till the finish line are long gone.

I'm aware, just in a state of denial...I'm coming out of it and I'm scared. lol


Seriously though, this "by committee" thing means everyone has to show up even more when things get rough. Neal is up for it but that's asking alot of people like Bonner, and RJ has already shown that he can crack like an egg at any time. Hill too.

Regardless of whether he's able to do it or not, we're gonna need Tim to be big for us once the pre-season is over.

[crc21209]

You could cleary see everyone had dead legs tonight...sucks :td

[HarlemHeat37]

I agree that the Spurs played poorly and these flat games happen, but I'm with TD here..

The Spurs should have still won this game..the Clippers gave them many opportunities..also, the Spurs cut the deficit to 5, despite the severe struggles..

The Spurs had many opportunities to either extend the lead and kill them in the 1st half, or just making it a 1 possession game and gain the momentum during the 4th quarter..

[ALVAREZ6]

who loses to the clippers? No one, except the Spurs and maybe 2 other teams all year.

[GSH]

This game would have given us some separation from the Lakers. And in case you missed it, the Mavs beat the crap out of their scrub opponents tonight. These games are all important, and the Spurs didn't act like it.

[DesignatedT]

if we had a days rest before tonights game we win by double digits, that's how much I think fatigue had to play in this game.

[kaji157]

Yeah, i will do give the Spurs the benefit of b2b night.
But i REALLY don´t understand why Pop NEVER EVER punish Bonner for sucking with less PT.
I know he is a effing pssy but cmon. If you are going to stick with a guy that sucks, at least make it a rookie.

[crc21209]

The #1 thing I don't get is why leave Bonner in there if he's bricking shot after shot and playing piss poor D? It just doesnt make sense at all. I'd rather have Dice or Splitter in there...

[Arc]

pop is in love with bonner because he tries hard and spaces the floor. but the guy has no D, no athleticism, and on nights like this.. no use whatsoever. this wasn't just a bad shooting night, but also a bad coaching night. even if pop wanted the win really badly, he should've played the scrubs more. it was clear that most of the guys that played 30mins the night before were gassed.

[ElNono]

Nobody is committing suicide, but theres always lessons in every game. Not just when yu lose but also when you win. Things like being tired on a back to back, or having a bad shooting night you can't really control, so there's nothing to do there. But hopefully there's something to learn about the poor defense we displayed for part of the game, and the production of some player combinations when the shooting slump happens (which will happen again).

[ItsOnlyDecember]

It's an 82 game schedule, nights like this are going to happen. Don't start looking for who to place the blame on. Bonner, Udoka, Parker, etc. We were just worn out, should've maybe seen it coming a little last night noticing how tired both teams were in the Golden State game which was constant running. Considering they had to travel from Oakland to Los Angeles at 1-2 in the morning and still play at a professional level the next night I wouldn't be too worried.

Did you see Parker's eyes? :lol They were redder than the cancer warm up suits they were all wearing. Only David Stern could manage to give us a young athletic team on a back to back both late night games. It's a testament to how bad the Clippers are that we even competed, our defense was slow, no one was in the game mentally because they were so tired, and our legs weren't under us so shots didn't fall. I have no idea how that wasn't a 15-20 point game with bench players playing for LA.

So it sucks that we lost, but we were put in a position to fail and to get where you need to go, sometimes you're going to have to fail.

Prediction: we go out there on Friday and tell Minnesota like it is. Doubt they compete with us like they did in the last game.


Amen, Brother :toast

[TampaDude]

if we had a days rest before tonights game we win by double digits, that's how much i think fatigue had to play in this game.

^ truth

[TD 21]

We definitely let one get away. Clippers didn't play a good enough game to deserve the win IMO, but there isn't much you can do when your missing wide open shots that you have been hitting all year (mainly due to fatigue). The guys were just tired tonight, not really anything you can do about that.

That's bullshit, man. You know how many games Jordan used to pull out of his ass? Especially in 95-96. I realize no one on this team is Jordan, but the disparity between the Spurs and Clippers is close enough to the Bulls and scrub teams back in the day. As much as I dislike him, Bryant's done the same many a time over the years, particularly last year. Because those guys have the mentality that every game is important. They knew they'd be the #1 seed and odds on favorites to win the championship whether they lost the odd game they shouldn't have here and there, but they didn't care. It was about trying to win every game they possibly could.

This team get's content way too easily. "Ah, we got the best record in the league, the Lakers have lost 4 straight, we can afford to lose this one". Instead of "fuck that, we're not losing this winnable game to this shit team, let's gut this one out because if we lose, we're only 1 up on the Mavs". They need to bank every winnable game they can early. Nothing should be conceded or shrugged off.


This game would have given us some separation from the Lakers. And in case you missed it, the Mavs beat the crap out of their scrub opponents tonight. These games are all important, and the Spurs didn't act like it.

:tu

[DesignatedT]

That's bullshit, man. You know how many games Jordan used to pull out of his ass? Especially in 95-96. I realize no one on this team is Jordan, but the disparity between the Spurs and Clippers is close enough to the Bulls and scrub teams back in the day. As much as I dislike him, Bryant's done the same many a time over the years, particularly last year. Because those guys have the mentality that every game is important. They knew they'd be the #1 seed and odds on favorites to win the championship whether they lost the odd game they shouldn't have here and there, but they didn't care. It was about trying to win every game they possibly could.

This team get's content way too easily. "Ah, we got the best record in the league, the Lakers have lost 4 straight, we can afford to lose this one". Instead of "fuck that, we're not losing this winnable game to this shit team, let's gut this one out because if we lose, we're only 1 up on the Mavs". They need to bank every winnable game they can early. Nothing should be conceded or shrugged off.



:tu

You're questioning the heart of our team and I couldn't disagree with you more.

[DPG21920]

This looked like the team of last year that came out flat and lacked passion, ability and players.

Tonight, we saw the downside of the team and it was pretty low. The Lakers lose games as well, but not in this fashion. To me, you can still see the clear gap.

[TD 21]

I'm not questioning their heart, I'm questioning their mentality. They've had it for years. It stems from the coach.

[jjktkk]

. even if pop wanted the win really badly, he should've played the scrubs more. it was clear that most of the guys that played 30mins the night before were gassed.

Could you explain how playing the "scrubs" more equates to a win.

[Arc]

Could you explain how playing the "scrubs" more equates to a win.

it doesn't. but it gives manu, timmy, etc. more rest and less of a chance to get injured.

[jjktkk]

I'm not questioning their heart, I'm questioning their mentality. They've had it for years. It stems from the coach.

A loss on a btb happens. If you watched the game, you would of noticed the tired legs, and besdies Neal, the whole team was bricking shots. These things happen. Why are you questioning their mentality? Their 15-3 now. Thats a good indication to me that their mentality is just fine. What exactly did you want Pop to do about the team's tired legs, and inability to hit open shots? Order the trainer to hand out some 5 hour energy shots? Maybe you should just start another fire pop thread, just to make you feel better.

[Yorae]

Cut em some slack. Just don't lose 4 straight like some team. Then I'll be mad!:madrun

[jjktkk]

That's bullshit, man. You know how many games Jordan used to pull out of his ass? Especially in 95-96. I realize no one on this team is Jordan, but the disparity between the Spurs and Clippers is close enough to the Bulls and scrub teams back in the day. As much as I dislike him, Bryant's done the same many a time over the years, particularly last year. Because those guys have the mentality that every game is important. They knew they'd be the #1 seed and odds on favorites to win the championship whether they lost the odd game they shouldn't have here and there, but they didn't care. It was about trying to win every game they possibly could.

So Bryant does the same as Jordan huh? So how do you explain the Lakers 4 game losing streak. Where is Bryant's "mentality that every game is important"? IMO, your way overreacting to one loss in a long season.

[mingus]

on a b2b, against the clips, this is the type of game where we should have seen both Blair and Splitter play like 35 minutes each. you know they would have given it their all the whole game because they're young and they both have something to prove. we did not get that from McDyess, and Duncan was just a step slow and didn't play with any sense of urgency. i would rather give the minutes to Blair, who could def. use a boost in confidence and Splitter, who needs to start seeing the floor for obvious reasons.

[jjktkk]

Nobody is committing suicide, but theres always lessons in every game. Not just when yu lose but also when you win. Things like being tired on a back to back, or having a bad shooting night you can't really control, so there's nothing to do there. But hopefully there's something to learn about the poor defense we displayed for part of the game, and the production of some player combinations when the shooting slump happens (which will happen again).

+1. All of the factors you pointed out, played a part in tonights loss IMO.

[ElNono]

I thought Pop did gave a shit about this game, otherwise he wouldn't have played his tired vets for 30 mins. That said, I though he made poor decisions as far as some of the lineups out there and how they matched up.

[jjktkk]

on a b2b, against the clips, this is the type of game where we should have seen both Blair and Splitter play like 35 minutes each. you know they would have given it their all the whole game because they're young and they both have something to prove. we did not get that from McDyess, and Duncan was just a step slow and didn't play with any sense of urgency. i would rather give the minutes to Blair, who could def. use a boost in confidence and Splitter, who needs to start seeing the floor for obvious reasons.

The Spurs wanted to win this game(i think), which is why Blair and Splitter did not get heavy minutes.

[PublicOption]

what pisses me off is that every team(there are 4 or 5 of them) that has started 9-0 on the road has won the NBA title.

we went 8-1

[UnWantedTheory]

You're questioning the heart of our team and I couldn't disagree with you more.

[UnWantedTheory]

So Bryant does the same as Jordan huh? So how do you explain the Lakers 4 game losing streak. Where is Bryant's "mentality that every game is important"? IMO, your way overreacting to one loss in a long season.

[UnWantedTheory]

what pisses me off is that every team(there are 4 or 5 of them) that has started 9-0 on the road has won the NBA title.

we went 8-1
http://www.locomidoylobailado.cl/media/users/1/98688/images/public/22338/Homer-Simpson-Oh-No.jpg?v=1287026650973

[TD 21]

A loss on a btb happens. If you watched the game, you would of noticed the tired legs, and besdies Neal, the whole team was bricking shots. These things happen. Why are you questioning their mentality? Their 15-3 now. Thats a good indication to me that their mentality is just fine. What exactly did you want Pop to do about the team's tired legs, and inability to hit open shots? Order the trainer to hand out some 5 hour energy shots? Maybe you should just start another fire pop thread, just to make you feel better.

I'm not arguing that. What I'm saying is, despite that, this was a very winnable game. Everything else, I've already addressed in this very thread. Re-read it about five more times and you might be able to comprehend about half of it.


So Bryant does the same as Jordan huh? So how do you explain the Lakers 4 game losing streak. Where is Bryant's "mentality that every game is important"? IMO, your way overreacting to one loss in a long season.

I said he has in the past, particularly last year, I didn't say anything about this year. I can't stand Bryant as much as anyone, but he definitely has that mentality. He's never content.

[DesignatedT]

I said he has in the past, particularly last year, I didn't say anything about this year. I can't stand Bryant as much as anyone, but he definitely has that mentality. He's never content.

Neither is Manu... the whole issue is pretty irrelevant tbh

[angelbelow]

I thought Pop did gave a shit about this game, otherwise he wouldn't have played his tired vets for 30 mins. That said, I though he made poor decisions as far as some of the lineups out there and how they matched up.

This is the confusing part to me. Pop made no effort to make defensive adjustments, yet he leaves Manu in there working his tail off to make something happen..

[TD 21]

Neither is Manu... the whole issue is pretty irrelevant tbh

Don't be surprised if this team is in 2nd place in the West by Sunday and if they are, it'll all be thanks to this mentality.

They should be killing themselves to bank every possible win now, in order to create as much separation as possible between them and the Lakers and to keep the Mavs at bay.

[DesignatedT]

Don't be surprised if this team is in 2nd place in the West by Sunday and if they are, it'll all be thanks to this mentality.

They should be killing themselves to bank every possible win now, in order to create as much separation as possible between them and the Lakers and to keep the Mavs at bay.

You can't be serious.... Our mentality HAS changed and that is the reason we are 15-3. Seasons past we would be sitting with 9 or 10 wins right now. We just didn't have it tonight and it had absolutely nothing to do with mentality. Exactly why the players approached Pop and told him exactly this before the season started.

[jjktkk]

Don't be surprised if this team is in 2nd place in the West by Sunday and if they are, it'll all be thanks to this mentality.

They should be killing themselves to bank every possible win now, in order to create as much separation as possible between them and the Lakers and to keep the Mavs at bay.

So General Patton, what happens if the Spurs ever lose 2 in a row? Off with their heads?

[Crickets]

Back to reality ...

[Crickets]

Mavs best team in the NBA and will be on top by weeks end

[jjktkk]

This is the confusing part to me. Pop made no effort to make defensive adjustments,

I don't know what kind of defensive adjustments Pop could of made. It seemed that all of the Spurs were a step slow. Maybe play Splitter more minutes? One thing that would of helped the defense, was the offense. Alot easier to set up your defense when you make a shot.


yet he leaves Manu in there working his tail off to make something happen..[/QUOTE]

Why wouldn't keep your best player out there to try and turn around the game? More times than not, if Manu isn't on, the Spurs will struggle to win a game.

[jjktkk]

This is the confusing part to me. Pop made no effort to make defensive adjustments, yet he leaves Manu in there working his tail off to make something happen..


Mavs best team in the NBA and will be on top by weeks end

So the Spurs are gonna lose out on the NBA champions of December award? Darn. :depressed

[angelbelow]

I don't know what kind of defensive adjustments Pop could of made. It seemed that all of the Spurs were a step slow. Maybe play Splitter more minutes? One thing that would of helped the defense, was the offense. Alot easier to set up your defense when you make a shot.


yet he leaves Manu in there working his tail off to make something happen..

Why wouldn't keep your best player out there to try and turn around the game? More times than not, if Manu isn't on, the Spurs will struggle to win a game.[/QUOTE]

I thought Bonner game was off. On offense he was hesitant, on defense he was lacking. i didn't see a good reason to keep bonner in the game. Duncan was getting owned 2v1. At that point, maybe Blair or Splitter could help? Worth a shot IMO.

I didn't see enough energy out of our guys and you're right, they just didn't have it tonight. So I would have preferred that pop rest guys like Manu and Duncan and play the 2nd string.. And who knows, they might even win it for us.

[angelbelow]

So the Spurs are gonna lose out on the NBA champions of December award? Darn. :depressed

Don't be so overly sensitive. This is a discussion board, if not for the discussion of our favorite team on game night than what us? My position on tonights game is that we should have rested our stars in the 4th because it was obvious we were tired. Its not a matter of winning or losing, just strategy for the long season.

I can see TD21's perspective as well. This was a winnable game in the 2nd and 3rd but once we got to the 4th, it was grim, not necessarily the score, but you can tell that the clippers had momentum. The clippers scored when they had to and they just looked focused and energetic. Therefore I didnt want to push the envelop too hard cause we know Manu is gonna go balls outs.

[jjktkk]

Why wouldn't keep your best player out there to try and turn around the game? More times than not, if Manu isn't on, the Spurs will struggle to win a game.

I thought Bonner game was off. On offense he was hesitant, on defense he was lacking. i didn't see a good reason to keep bonner in the game. Duncan was getting owned 2v1. At that point, maybe Blair or Splitter could help? Worth a shot IMO.

I didn't see enough energy out of our guys and you're right, they just didn't have it tonight. So I would have preferred that pop rest guys like Manu and Duncan and play the 2nd string.. And who knows, they might even win it for us.[/QUOTE]

I had wanted mutiquote your last post, but I screwed it up. I understand your arguement in resting Manu, but I also understand Pop keeping manu in the game, to try and spark a turnaround.

[angelbelow]

I thought Bonner game was off. On offense he was hesitant, on defense he was lacking. i didn't see a good reason to keep bonner in the game. Duncan was getting owned 2v1. At that point, maybe Blair or Splitter could help? Worth a shot IMO.

I didn't see enough energy out of our guys and you're right, they just didn't have it tonight. So I would have preferred that pop rest guys like Manu and Duncan and play the 2nd string.. And who knows, they might even win it for us.


I had wanted mutiquote your last post, but I screwed it up. I understand your arguement in resting Manu, but I also understand Pop keeping manu in the game, to try and spark a turnaround.

Yea, I think if he wanted to keep Manu in, he should have switched out Bonner. We needed to rebound the ball better and you mentioned that our offense makes it easily to set up our defense, I feel the vice versa is true too. If we could get some quality stops and rebound, that would help out our offense too. Pretty demoralizing every time Duncan went to help and we give up an offensive rebound.

[DrSteffo]

The Spurs wanted to win this game(i think), which is why Blair and Splitter did not get heavy minutes.

And it was obvious from early on that Bonner was red hot and should play heavy minutes right?

[UnWantedTheory]

It's an 82 game schedule, nights like this are going to happen. Don't start looking for who to place the blame on. Bonner, Udoka, Parker, etc. We were just worn out, should've maybe seen it coming a little last night noticing how tired both teams were in the Golden State game which was constant running. Considering they had to travel from Oakland to Los Angeles at 1-2 in the morning and still play at a professional level the next night I wouldn't be too worried.

Did you see Parker's eyes? :lol They were redder than the cancer warm up suits they were all wearing. Only David Stern could manage to give us a young athletic team on a back to back both late night games. It's a testament to how bad the Clippers are that we even competed, our defense was slow, no one was in the game mentally because they were so tired, and our legs weren't under us so shots didn't fall. I have no idea how that wasn't a 15-20 point game with bench players playing for LA.

So it sucks that we lost, but we were put in a position to fail and to get where you need to go, sometimes you're going to have to fail.

Prediction: we go out there on Friday and tell Minnesota like it is. Doubt they compete with us like they did in the last game.
We could go 82-0, sweep the playoffs, bring home the chip, & assholes will still bitch how poor we played. It is what it is. Let the cliff jumpers jump to ease both of our pain.

[UnWantedTheory]

15-3. Best record in the NBA. Damn re-tards....fucking Hangover moments.:lol

[TJastal]

A loss on a btb happens. If you watched the game, you would of noticed the tired legs, and besdies Neal, the whole team was bricking shots. These things happen. Why are you questioning their mentality? Their 15-3 now. Thats a good indication to me that their mentality is just fine. What exactly did you want Pop to do about the team's tired legs, and inability to hit open shots? Order the trainer to hand out some 5 hour energy shots? Maybe you should just start another fire pop thread, just to make you feel better.
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/2504/hatersgonnahate0.gif

[ElNono]

15-3. Best record in the NBA.

Looks like it's not enough to win the December championship:


So the Spurs are gonna lose out on the NBA champions of December award? Darn. :depressed

More seriously, that's just how tough the League, and the West specifically is. And the reason you don't want to be giving games away. Dallas actually gave one up early against Memphis without ZBo that I'm sure would like to have back.

I think a good goal would be to try to be in the top 3, as Manu said, and have a decent cushion there before you go full out regulating minutes. The current record might be pretty impressive looking at it historically, but look at the standings and we're only one game up compared to the next team in line, and there's a total of 6 teams with only 5 loses or less. Can't take a breather now.

[TD 21]

You can't be serious.... Our mentality HAS changed and that is the reason we are 15-3. Seasons past we would be sitting with 9 or 10 wins right now. We just didn't have it tonight and it had absolutely nothing to do with mentality. Exactly why the players approached Pop and told him exactly this before the season started.

Well, it hasn't changed enough. They need to value every game and not become content so easily. They have an opportunity right now to really put the Lakers in their rear view mirror and keep them there permanently, barring multiple significant injuries striking this team simultaneously.

Like I said, it's not that they lost, it's how. The Clippers didn't just ask, they practically begged the Spurs to win that game and the Spurs basically said "nah, we're good, we already got the best record in the league and we're starting to get national recognition, so you go ahead and take this one".


So General Patton, what happens if the Spurs ever lose 2 in a row? Off with their heads?

Depends how.

See, you guys are trying to pretend I'm doing the cliche fan thing where I overreact to every loss. Only, I don't do that. Case in point, the Mavs game.

[Leonard Curse]

agree with you but i still dont like pop benching tiago WHEN EVERY ONE ELSE IS TIRED!!!!

[jjktkk]

And it was obvious from early on that Bonner was red hot and should play heavy minutes right?

Maybe in your world. I noticed Bonner had a horrible game.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Spurs lost. It's as simple as that. Just a bad game with poor shooting. Spurs need to start focusing on the next game ahead on Friday.

[JR3]

I'm going to go ahead and say that Parker was feeling under the weather last night and Pop didn't see the need to let the media in on it. Tired AND sick. Game is over... I'm not mad. Spurs are the best in the league, Lakers lost tonight too...

[jjktkk]

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/2504/hatersgonnahate0.gif

Is this a home video of you trying out deodorant for the 1st time Tjastal? Hint, your suppose to spray goes under your arms.

[TJastal]

if we had a days rest before tonights game we win by double digits, that's how much I think fatigue had to play in this game.

You blame fatigue. Well hell, I thought Splitter was supposed to be the savior on back to backs to avoid Duncan getting fatigued? That's what your fellow popsucker buddy yazoverb told us anyway. Apparently Splitter doesn't even have back to backs to look forward to playing anymore. :lol

And I think you're avoiding the fact that the team is distracted and/or discombobulated over Parker's situation, no ifs and or buts, it's showing right now in the player's body language. Parker just sits with a blank stare and Duncan won't even look at him.

And if that wasn't enough you get Greg Popovich playing Matt Bonner 30 minutes a game. Against the most athletic power forward in the game, and perhaps ever. HOF coaching move, right there. :lol

[biskvito]

It's as if people want to pretend mistakes aren't happening. I think the good start gave Pop the rope and he's starting to hang himself now.

[jjktkk]

It's as if people want to pretend mistakes aren't happening. I think the good start gave Pop the rope and he's starting to hang himself now.

Please post the next time you see a perfect game, with no mistakes.

[rascal]

This looked like the team of last year that came out flat and lacked passion, ability and players.

Tonight, we saw the downside of the team and it was pretty low. The Lakers lose games as well, but not in this fashion. To me, you can still see the clear gap.

Its just the law of averages during the course of a long season. The early fast start of the season (win %) by the Spurs has them with an inflated record far better than the team really is. They were not going to continue to win at that pace. As the season wears on the record will better reflect the strenght of the team which it is not right now.

[TJastal]

It's as if people want to pretend mistakes aren't happening. I think the good start gave Pop the rope and he's starting to hang himself now.

Sig worthy line, right there.

[migol]

My only concerns are why do the Spurs play mediocre against the worst teams. They are playing the Timberwolves right now. I'm not watching the game on t.v so I'm keeping up on ESPN. It's over 6 minutes into the game and the Spurs have 0 rebounds while the TWolves have 11 rebounds. Now that is a "what the fuck" worthy regardless how early it is into the season or the game. They just finished losing against the worst team and now playing against the 2nd worst team. They are a bit suspect when they play against teams that have solid big men.... regardless who the team is, or what the situation is. Whether a road game, home game, just finished a winning streak, or losing streak.... it doesn't matter, this is indicative of some problem.

[8FOR!3]

It's as if people want to pretend mistakes aren't happening. I think the good start gave Pop the rope and he's starting to hang himself now.

nAN9ORwsiVA

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[tim_duncan_fan]

This 15-3 record is a lie. We suck.

I'm sitting here watching us and we undeniably suck. If Ginobili doesn't play lights out we'll lose.

[8FOR!3]

This 15-3 record is a lie. We suck.

I'm sitting here watching us and we undeniably suck. If Ginobili doesn't play lights out we'll lose.

PUT...the gun...DOWN...It's not worth it...

[tim_duncan_fan]

PUT...the gun...DOWN...It's not worth it...

No gun here. I'm just saying we got killed tonight.

Well...we didn't get killed because we won, but Jason Vorhees stabbed us 30 times before we were lucky enough to somehow survive and chop his head off.

We won but we looked awful doing it.

We need to change our philosophy about the three-pointer, especially early in the shot clock and when we're having a bad night from out there.

And we need to learn to rebound.