Game Blog: Hawks @ Spurs - Dec. 10

[Bukefal]

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Friday: Atlanta Hawks (15-8) at San Antonio Spurs (18-3)



Game Preview: http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=167892

Time: 08:30 PM ET/02:30 AM CET
Location: AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX
TV: League Pass, SPSO, FSSW-SA, WOAI, WQXI




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[Fireball]

what else can I say ... Go Spurs Go

[janetcn12]

Go Spurs Go. Steamroll them.

[Dex]

All aboard the pain train!

Hawks have been playing well with their big lineup. Will be interesting to see what Pop does to counter. Actually, he'll probably just go small like always, but we can always pretend.

[Libri]

Go Spurs Go!!

[Cry Havoc]

For some reason, I think Tiago is going to have a really good game tonight.

I also look for Neal to be hot, and since the Hawks have no one to shut down Manu, we can hopefully count on 24+ points from him.

[wildbill2u]

For those who don't have league pass or live in SA for the telecast, NBA on Yahoo Sports http://sports.yahoo.com/nba;_ylt=AoOfoR8LJvjcaCxyxBL_t3w5nYcB has a game channel you can bring up on the internet which has a running comment on what is happening and box scores that update with each new stat. It ain't great, but it is a way to keep track of the game.

[DesignatedT]

Spurs 105
Hawks 96

[LeCrab]

Richard Jefferson can't guard smith :depressed

[janetcn12]

Am bit wary of the Hawk.

[duncan228]

Pop says DeJuan Blair's improvement at the foul line this season has been amazing. But not as amazing as the prospect of extra-terrestrials.




Never doubted Worm's existence. Just sanity. RT @ArtGarcia_NBA Does he? Pop traded Rodman so not sure he believes in it.




Pop on UFOs/aliens: "It's obvious they exist. Anybody with half a brain realizes theres more life out there in the world."

[NASpurs]

With a win tonight, that would make the Spurs 16 games above .500. Spurs didn't reach 16 games above .500 last year 'til March 28th. Crazy.

[janetcn12]

Spurs - 110
Hawk - 89

Go Spurs Go

[Refocus]

I've been nervous about getting this new job all day. Hopefully a Spurs win can help me out here. :toast

[DPG21920]

Good luck on your new job, Refocus.

[janetcn12]

I've been nervous about getting this new job all day. Hopefully a Spurs win can help me out here. :toast


Nervourness means that you will strive for excellent in your job. Lol...good luck

[Tp9gospursgo]

Let's go Spurs! I'm finally home and wanna see the Spurs win!!

[duncan228]

Spurs call again! Sweet.

[janetcn12]

Spurs, you must win or else I will have hard time preparing my christmas party speech.

[Fireball]

I am eager to see if Dejuan continues to improve, even against this lineup of large Hawks players

[Spurs Brazil]

Spurs call again! Sweet.

:tu

[SpursDynasty85]

Hope Josh Smith and Marvin Williams don't kill us this game.

[carina_gino20]

Spurs feed! :spin

[SpursDynasty85]

We didn't take care of the Clippers.. :(

[DPG21920]

Tough match up for Blair. Horford is a very nice player.

[SpursDynasty85]

Good steal by Blair!

[BanditHiro]

oh shit dejuan blair is getting better at that steal move

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Let's go boys! :flag:

Hawks are hot, should be a good test.

[LeCrab]

Blair has great hands.. another steal for blair

[CFH]

Blair!

[DPG21920]

Manu way off on that one. Not a good possession. Spurs didn't move the ball at all.

Spurs also have to rebound on the defensive end. That is two straight possessions with an offensive rebound Horford over Blair.

[DPG21920]

Nice block by Beast.

[Refocus]

Nice db.

[CFH]

Blair and Jefferson double teamed on that block :lol

[BanditHiro]

fucking shit how could manu miss that one

[timtonymanu]

sloppy

[CFH]

Timmy bank

[LeCrab]

Manu looks fatigued ...... blair with another great start

[DesignatedT]

come on manu.

[CFH]

Timmy J

[CFH]

Shame Blair couldn't convert on that pass by Manu

[BanditHiro]

fucking athletic gimmicky teams

[DesignatedT]

thats alright, keep at it blair. love the aggression

[Fireball]

Manu's play stinks

[BanditHiro]

holy clank fest

[Juanobili]

Manuuuu wtfff

[janetcn12]

Blair..what a start

[DesignatedT]

manu looks terrible, wake the fuck up

[timtonymanu]

gotta rebound guys

[DesignatedT]

put in hill

[SpursDynasty85]

put in splitter!!!

[carina_gino20]

ok. they have got to wake up! :lol

[DPG21920]

Spurs have to rebound. This will be a long night if they don't. They also have to refrain from fouling.

Spurs don't look fresh right now, especially on the offensive end. They aren't moving the ball. It's funny because it's so simple. They know if they bring energy and move the ball they will get great looks, but sometimes even when you know what to do, you just don't execute.

Hopefully they focus and start doing things the right way tonight.

[janetcn12]

Manu, manu what going on...pls

[Spurs Brazil]

Manu with a terrible start

We need to do a better job on the boards

[NASpurs]

Manu looks horrible. Bad passes, forcing shots, bad foul, bad defense...

Hopefully he'll take a shit on Spurstalk tonight.

[LeCrab]

Manu is tired he needs to take a game off....

[DPG21920]

Spurs have to deal with Crawford coming off the bench as well. He is a tough cover once he gets going.

[Stringer_Bell]

The guys look like they tried to come out with lots of energy, but it's not focused. Hopefully after this break they wake up and zero in so they can keep the Hawks shooting jumpers AND score some points.

[Fireball]

TOs and Offensive Rebounds killing us ... we're down 1

[CFH]

Rj j

[TIMMYD!]

Timmy block on Collins!

[CFH]

Parker jumper

[janetcn12]

Hopefully, Manu will overcome his crappiness

[CFH]

Duncan to Parker for the layup

[TIMMYD!]

Looks like Timmy is going to have a good game but everybody else looks average.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Tony!!

[CFH]

Another layup by Parker, he's ballin' tonight

[SpursDynasty85]

Trade Tony Parker threads looks so funny in hindsight.. :)

[DesignatedT]

tony lookin good.

[TIMMYD!]

Rj 33333333333

[CFH]

Rj 3!

[SpursDynasty85]

RJ, beautiful 3ball

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

For a guy who can't jump, Timmy's positional shot blocking is awesome.

[DesignatedT]

rj 3

[Refocus]

Nice play rj 3!

[peskypesky]

RJ's 3-shooting is ridonculous! :)

[Stringer_Bell]

I'm lovin that corner 3, glad we can rely on RJ this season.

[Spurs Brazil]

RJ from 3333333333333333333333

[janetcn12]

Lets hope TP stay focused

[peskypesky]

I'm lovin that corner 3, glad we can rely on RJ this season.

reminds me of the Roach, hanging out in the corner, knocking them down.

[duncan228]

For a guy who can't jump, Timmy's positional shot blocking is awesome.

His timing is just so precise.

[carina_gino20]

it seems like they're playing in slow mo. :lol

but Timmy and TP have been pretty good. Hopefully Hill can bring the energy and focus that Manu doesn't have so far in this game.

[Spurs Brazil]

Tony very agressive, nice to see

[Fireball]

Looks like Timmy is going to have a good game but everybody else looks average.

I like Tonys and RJs averageness :hat

[Pauleta14]

Bibby can't defend Tony, but I'm surprised by the problem Tony seems to have to stay in front of him...

[TIMMYD!]

For a guy who can't jump, Timmy's positional shot blocking is awesome.

2 blocks a game this year, playing less minutes.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Remember way back in 2003 when TP was lightning quick and could get to the rack but had no left and and rarely even finished with his right? 7 years on, he's become one of the best finishers of his era on both sides of the basket. A joy to watch. :D

[peskypesky]

great D

[TIMMYD!]

Timmy turnaround bank!

[CFH]

Timmy!

[peskypesky]

gorgeous reverse bank shot by timmy!

[CFH]

Miscommunication there

[peskypesky]

love the smothering D

[NASpurs]

lol Manu

[TIMMYD!]

OMG! It's the Red Rocket!

[SpursDynasty85]

Manu's looking frozen right now

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

lol miscommunication

[siraulo23]

looks like splitter wont play tonight

[TIMMYD!]

Gh 333333333333333

[Spurs Brazil]

WTF Manu

[CFH]

Hill 3!

[peskypesky]

Hill answers!!!

[Refocus]

dayumn son gh3! niceee

[Fireball]

Manu thinks Aliens are watching him

[SpursDynasty85]

Good effort by Bonner...

[TIMMYD!]

Bonner is in and everybody is already feasting on him.

[DesignatedT]

yes george

[CFH]

Nice offensive board by Dice

[peskypesky]

dice!

[SpursDynasty85]

Manu EEEUUURRROOOO

[peskypesky]

Manu corkscrews!

[CFH]

Manuuuuuuuuuu, hopefully that'll get him going

[siraulo23]

shit manu

[timtonymanu]

Manu always knows how to close. Like DPG says, it's always a guarantee.

[LeCrab]

This neal and hill back court works did you see the pass from neal :wow

[peskypesky]

i like the way we're looking. good teamwork. energy. good interior D.

[janetcn12]

Manu..too much mind on the UFO

[Spurs Brazil]

Nice move by Manu to finish the 1st

TD and TP with a strong start

[Fireball]

i like the way we're looking. Good teamwork. Energy. Good interior d.

+1

[janetcn12]

Manu, Hope u play better during the 2nd...Go spurs Go

[peskypesky]

Crawford is a sharpshooter

[TIMMYD!]

TO's and rebounding definitely a problem early on.

Another problem: Jamal Crawford.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

2 blocks a game this year, playing less minutes.

...and he's doing it without ever leaving his feet. Incredible timing and positioning. :tu

[timtonymanu]

wth mcdyess.

[Refocus]

Hate those long inbound passes.

[Spurs Brazil]

TOs KILLING us

FUCK

[Tp9gospursgo]

C'mon guys. Stop being careless.

[CFH]

Bad start to the 2nd...

[siraulo23]

TOs and rebounding

[TIMMYD!]

Can't hold on to the damn ball, it's fucking hilarious. 8 turnover's already with 5 of them coming on steals.

[timtonymanu]

Stone hands McDyess

[LeCrab]

:bang@ dice, dice has low bb iq he makes mistakes like that all the time

[Fireball]

Dice feet were set, but you cannot call that a defensive position

[DesignatedT]

wow guys. wake the fuck up. put tony back in.

[CFH]

Wow, can't even hold onto the ball

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Why isn't Marvin Williams a lot better than he is? :lol

[Frankie23]

Stop turning the ball over!!

[BanditHiro]

sweet jesus everything is falling apart

[SpursDynasty85]

F-in Bonner, such a liability on D.

[timtonymanu]

2nd unit is BS today

[NASpurs]

:lmao oh goodness, what a horrific second quarter

[TIMMYD!]

:lol:lol:lol

We even miss getting the rebound after a missed FT. Result: easy layup for the Hawks.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

can't rebound and turnobili = :td

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Very careless with the ball. Time to change the lineup, Pop.

[timtonymanu]

Duncan Tony and RJ seem to be the only ones awake.

[Capt Bringdown]

Not impressed with Dice this year.

[BanditHiro]

fucking hate teams like the hawks...they are not build to win championships but they annoy the fuck out of other teams with their kamikaze athleticism

[Spurs Brazil]

That's TERRIBLE start of the quarter.

Bonner against Smith won't work

[GrandeDavid]

Ridiculous turns. Absolutely sloppy and stupid, especially Manu and Dice.

[janetcn12]

Don't worry, we will overcome our opponents.

[LeCrab]

Bonner can not play with dice on d they both make to many mistakes.....

[DesignatedT]

manu looks terrible so far... that means hes due for a big 2nd half.

[Pauleta14]

Let's hope it's a classic Manu game, keeping the magic for the end...

[NASpurs]

Whatever Manu has seems to be contagious. Him and our second unit whatever it is, have it.

[SpursDynasty85]

Hawks are too athletic for Bonner. They can gaurd the 3, and Bonner can't defend Horford or Smith... PUT IN SPLITTER!

[carina_gino20]

Pop is probably wondering whether he has to get ejected again.

[Fireball]

Not impressed with Dice this year.

not impressed with Dice this game ... DNPs also hurt veterans it seems

[CFH]

Bonner 3!

[NASpurs]

Bonner for threeeeeeeee

Make the bleeding stop

[SpursDynasty85]

okay... nice ball bonner.. good two man game with neal..

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I hate that lineup. It's much more balanced with Splitter in there to play pnr with Manu. Then you have two main go to offensive options (Manu-Splitter, or George creating), and certainly better D.

[NickiRasgo]

Manu 3!

[CFH]

Manu AND 1!

[DPG21920]

Not impressed with Dice this year.

What? Dice was one of the most consistent players earlier this year. He was playing great.

[NASpurs]

Manu and 1!

Pop probably tore them a new asshole during the time out.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Not impressed with Dice this year.

People were saying the same thing this time last year. He really gets going after the ASB.

[SpursDynasty85]

Again.. Manu Eeeuurrroo is almost like Jabaar's sky hook.

[timtonymanu]

There we go. Just need to wake up guys.

[timtonymanu]

Dice has been impressive so far this year. He just hasnt played lately and it shows.

[TIMMYD!]

Fuck. Not good at all for us Crawford is on fire.

[DPG21920]

Why are they doubling Smith? He is not that great of a shooter, but he does pass it very well. It is a stupid strategy.

[BanditHiro]

of course at least he is not a scrub though

[Spurs Brazil]

Manuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu and one!

[timtonymanu]

Bullshit shot Smith

[NASpurs]

:lol Bonner on Josh Smith. 'nuff said

[NickiRasgo]

F*ck Bonner!

[DPG21920]

Spurs have to deal with Crawford coming off the bench as well. He is a tough cover once he gets going.

Say it ain't so?

[SpursDynasty85]

Splitter anyone?

[DesignatedT]

that was a travel by smith.......

[SpursDynasty85]

Thanks Matt! haha

[CFH]

Manu jumper

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Crawford unconcsious.

[NickiRasgo]

Manu again!

[Spurs Brazil]

Bonner on Smith not work

DAMN POP

[DPG21920]

Good, let Smith shoot. Don't double him any more.

[NickiRasgo]

lol Bonner

[SpursDynasty85]

that was a chipshot for bonner...

[DPG21920]

He made that one, but you live with it.

[mazerrackham]

anyone wanna pm me a link?

[Capt Bringdown]

Not a good lineup Pop, jeez.

[TIMMYD!]

Ugh. When Josh Smith hits a 3 against you, you know you're playing like retards.

[timtonymanu]

Of course Smith hits that

[CFH]

Nice layup by Hill

[DPG21920]

That was impressive by Hill. Took it right to a great shot blocker in Smith.

[NickiRasgo]

Gh3!

[BanditHiro]

have the hawks subbed?

[NickiRasgo]

Nice D that time by Bonner!

[timtonymanu]

Dice had an open lane there.

[Refocus]

lol Bonner is jumping for boards.

[NASpurs]

Manu and 1!

[SpursDynasty85]

Wow... manu doing his impression of Kobe..

[Tp9gospursgo]

And 1!!

[siraulo23]

vintage manu

[NickiRasgo]

Manu and 1!

[DesignatedT]

good job on the glass bonner

[CFH]

Manu AND 1! Man, he's got it going on now after the bad start

[DPG21920]

:lol Dice had a clear path for a dunk

[SpursDynasty85]

If Duncan comes in before splitter, looks like Splitter won't be playing tonight.

[wijayas]

Just saying the obvious here: SPurs are still trailing despite shooting 64%! What gives? TO, TO, TO

[Fireball]

Manu is warming up ... thank god

[timtonymanu]

Hawks have 16 points in 5 minutes. Don't like it.

[DesignatedT]

I like Blair vs this team.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Manu is working his way into this - his floater is money today.

[SpursDynasty85]

Defensive intensity should start picking up in the 3rd

[LeCrab]

I don't see the point of playing dice if he is going to do horrible.... let him sit splitter needs playing time

[timtonymanu]

manu looks terrible so far... that means hes due for a big 2nd half.

Good call although he's taking off earlier.

[Spurs Brazil]

Manu playing better after the bad start

Dice looks horrible. I'd rather see Tiago there in the 2nd half

[janetcn12]

There u are Manu..spice up

[NASpurs]

WTF I swear the Lakers had 20+ points in the first quarter and I look at the halftime score for them against the Bulls and it's Bulls 36-32.

[SpursDynasty85]

Dice looks horrible. I'd rather see Tiago there in the 2nd half

This.

[Fireball]

Splitter anyone?

no Splitter tonight ... Pop only plays him against below average teams :depressed

[SpursDynasty85]

no Splitter tonight ... Pop only plays him against below average teams :depressed

Too bad... this would be good experience.. :(

[SpursDynasty85]

Boooollshit

[CFH]

Nice job by Blair fighting for the board

[Whisky Dog]

On that Blacks Ops commercial, is it fitting that Kobe is a fucking noob tuber? What a pussy

[timtonymanu]

So Splitter is our scrub time player.

[CFH]

TP jumper

[SpursDynasty85]

In his Face!!! hahahaha

[NASpurs]

Tough shot by TP. Hung in there for a while.

[SpursDynasty85]

... uhh..

[BanditHiro]

fuck that was terrible parker

[SpursDynasty85]

Parker going in aggressively. <---:)

[janetcn12]

TP, wtf

[CFH]

Blair tip in off the missed rebound

[SpursDynasty85]

Blair's looking like his beastly self finally.

[TIMMYD!]

Man, fuck Crawford!

[NASpurs]

This game shouldn't even be this close. Hawks are shooting horribly while the Spurs are above 50%. Stupid mistakes after stupid mistake are keeping the Hawks in the game.

[timtonymanu]

Good to see Blair aggressive even though he's facing a mismatch.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Strange game. No rhythm to it at all.

[CFH]

Hill 3!

[SpursDynasty85]

:toast
Hill 3!
<---

[DesignatedT]

george has been wreckin it.

[janetcn12]

it happens

[Spurs Brazil]

Blair playing well again

Let's finish the half strong

[HarlemHeat37]

:lol Did anybody else just get Elliott's analysis during the commercial?..

[SpursDynasty85]

George Hill is a 2....

[DPG21920]

:lol Did anybody else just get Elliott's analysis during the commercial?..

Yeah, that happens a lot on LP.

[Fireball]

Hated these easy points by Josh Smith. Gets rewarded for not coming back on D. Tony should have played this fastbreak better, but still ...

[CFH]

Wow...