Game Blog: Blazers @ Spurs - Dec. 12

[Bukefal]

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Sunday: Portland Trailblazers (12-11) at San Antonio Spurs (19-3)



Game Preview: http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=168043
Free Tickets Thread: http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=167923&page=3

Time: 03:30 PM ET/21:30 PM CET
Location: AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX
TV: League Pass, CSN-POR, FSSW-SA, WOAI, KXTG




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[Bukefal]

Early game again :clap :clap Another gift for European Spurs fans :)

Go Spurs Go!!! :flag:

[Penya]

Early game again :clap :clap Another gift for European Spurs fans :)


Definitely great to get some sleep:lol.

Go Spurs!

[Texas_Ranger]

Cool. Early game and the game's also on our Sports channel, so at least I'll be watching a clean picture. Finally.

Portland right now looks pretty good. 4 wins in a row just like we. I expect a close game. Spurs by 5.

[pookenstein]

Last early game was against the Hornets. Let's hope they play the way they did in the second half. That was amazing.

[DrSteffo]

Early game again :clap :clap Another gift for European Spurs fans :)

Go Spurs Go!!! :flag:
Yesssss :downspin:

[100%duncan]

Go Spurs Go!

[shelshor]

http://www.nba.com/news/referee.html
Referee Assignments
Sun. Dec. 12
Portland @ San Antonio: Bill Spooner; John Goble; James Williams

[jiggy_55]

Early game again :clap :clap Another gift for European Spurs fans :)

Go Spurs Go!!! :flag:

European only? :nope The Middle East as well!

[Bukefal]

European only? :nope The Middle East as well!

Middle East too!:clap :toast

[DesignatedT]

I expect a real close game today..

[Spursmania]

:hungry:

Bring it on Spurs!:flag::flag:

[TDMVPDPOY]

wheres tlong the dong dong dong

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Let's go Spurs! 30 something minutes til tip off!

[eric365]

Early game a Sunday. TD and the rest of the team will be floppy in the 1st quarter.
Portland with a 10+ early lead and Spurs eventually win the game by 10

[Fundamental]

I hate these early Sunday games... Lets go Spurs, I hope Manu had time for his nap today

[Spursmania]

I hate these early Sunday games... Lets go Spurs, I hope Manu had time for his nap today

And his customary Big Lunch:king

[Fireball]

I think it will be important that Dejuan Blair can compete with Camby or Aldridge.

And the Lakers have big problems with the Nets right now ... Nuggets and Hornets already lost ... could be a good Sunday.

[TJastal]

Early game a Sunday. TD and the rest of the team will be floppy in the 1st quarter.
Portland with a 10+ early lead and Spurs eventually win the game by 10

I defenitely see a 1st quarter defecit as well. This team is a creature of habit and highly susceptible to subtle changes such as the starting game time. Spurs will come out lethargic and cold shooting and Matthews is going to be on fire.

Unfortunately I don't see it turning around until the 4th quarter and it will be too late unless the young guys (Hill & Blair) can once again both carry the team on their shoulders.

[Darkwaters]

Hell yea. I love a late night game (as opposed to a stupid early in the morning game).

Go Spurs Go!

[TJastal]

Hell yea. I love a late night game (as opposed to a stupid early in the morning game).

Go Spurs Go!

lol had to think that one through

[barbacoataco]

I don't see Portland being able to score enough points to keep up with the Spurs. The Blazers depth off the bench is terrible and Roy can't do it all alone every night. Anything could happen especially if the Spurs are cold at the 3pt line, but I expect a Spurs win by 10+.

[Darkwaters]

lol had to think that one through

Haha, yea. I usually watch the games at like 3:30 AM if I'm watching them live. Not too fun. Thats why I usually just watch a replay the next afternoon...around the time most of you guys are getting to work the next morning.

[Darkwaters]

Roy has been playing somewhat limited minutes recently and has been asking for the leash to come off. I wonder how it plays tonight.

[duncan228]

Spurs call on LP. It's been nice to get it so much this season.

[ChuckD]

Put RJ on Roy to nullify his post ups, and cross with Manu on Matthews, who's only 6'5".

[pookenstein]

Let's get it on! Go Spurs!

[Spurs Brazil]

Spurs call on LP. It's been nice to get it so much this season.

Yep, that's great

[Tp9gospursgo]

Lets go Spurs!

[Tp9gospursgo]

Whats that tat on timmys wrist?

[Tp9gospursgo]

Tony!

[bongraider]

anyone got a stream?

[Caeman]

Anyone from the Seattle area? Anyone know why the game is blacked out for this area? The game is not being locally broadcasted, but the SW broadcast is also blacked out. What gives?

[BanditHiro]

what the hell this guys knees were suppose to be gone

[loveforthegame]

That was a quick time out.

[Spurs Brazil]

Pop not happy

[itzsoweezee]

spurs looking really lethargic right now

[Spurs Brazil]

D was too soft in those 90 seconds

[pookenstein]

Does Tim have a new tattoo? On his wrist? What does it say?

[pawe]

Streams?

[duncan228]

Whats that tat on timmys wrist?

Tattoo he got this summer.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Does Tim have a new tattoo? On his wrist? What does it say?

I was wondering the same thing....

[CFH]

Tp!

[CFH]

Timmy block!

[CFH]

Manuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[duncan228]

Haven't gotten confirmation on what the tattoo is, but it looks like an ambigram of 'Amy'.

[Tp9gospursgo]

There we go Spurs. Nice defense

[CFH]

Manu tresssssssssssssssssssss!

[Tp9gospursgo]

Manu tres!!

[CFH]

Parker on the steal and layup

[pookenstein]

Manuuuuuuu for three

[TMTTRIO]

It loks like Manu being in the tabloids has affected his game :(

[DesignatedT]

there we go

[ChuckD]

Put RJ on Roy to nullify his post ups, and cross with Manu on Matthews, who's only 6'5".

:toast

Roy can't post him.

[BanditHiro]

wow the blazers are so good at stripping the ball

[bongraider]

woke up at 330 am here in the phils to watch this game and theres no fucking decent stream. damn what luck

[CFH]

Manu tresssssssssssssssss!

[Tp9gospursgo]

Another 3 from Manu!

[DesignatedT]

lol blair. calm down son

[DPG21920]

Blair did a nice job on Aldridge, lets hope Bonner does the same...

[CFH]

Parker!

[DPG21920]

Blair did a nice job on Aldridge, lets hope Bonner does the same...

oooooooooooffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff course not.

[CFH]

Nice block by Georgie!

[Tp9gospursgo]

Ejole Hill! Nice Block!

[ace3g]

nice block by Hill

[pookenstein]

wow. nice block george.

[Spurs Brazil]

Defense much better after the timeout

Manu and Tony playing well so far

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Spurs call on LP. It's been nice to get it so much this season.

Actually both calls are on LP. But you're right. They've been super generous with Spurs-broadcasts this season.

[DPG21920]

It would be nice to see Tim have a good offensive game. He needs it and we need to see it.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

oooooooooooffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff course not.

Ever notice how players seem to swish very difficult, low-percentage shots when Bonner is guarding them?

[CFH]

Aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirball

[DPG21920]

Good defense by Joel on Tim. Tim has got to find a way to get the ball in the hole.

[CFH]

Neal!

[ducks]

It would be nice to see Tim have a good offensive game. He needs it and we need to see it.

I would take the w and 6 players in double digits

[Tp9gospursgo]

Dayum Neal

[pawe]

Blazers are like trees out there

[DPG21920]

Ever notice how players seem to swish very difficult, low-percentage shots when Bonner is guarding them?

Yeah, I have explained that. When you watch sports you can just tell these things even when they are hard to quantify.

Bonner plays ok defense but guys are so confident against him they hit shots they might normally miss.

[CFH]

Timmy!

[Refocus]

Nice George.

[DPG21920]

I would take the w and 6 players in double digits

Sure, it would be nice to have Tim be one of them. It would be nice confirmation that things are ok to see Tim have a good offensive game against a long front line.

[DPG21920]

Great job by Hill.

[pookenstein]

nice move george.

[CFH]

Nice recovery by Hill

[ducks]

I would rather have duncan have block and rebounds then necesssary points

[ace3g]

Hill is having a great game!!!

[jimo2305]

i wish we had rudy fernandez

[Tp9gospursgo]

That was a little scary

[CFH]

That was sloppy :lol Good quarter by the Spurs

[DrSteffo]

Batum LOL

[Spurs Brazil]

Hill is playing GREAT

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Hill is in the zone. Such a bad ass when he's playing like this.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

hill with great effort on both ends :tu

[DPG21920]

I would rather have duncan have block and rebounds then necesssary points

Cool. That is you. I would like to see Tim have a nice offensive game to alleviate some of my concerns.

[siraulo23]

except for the first min or so

great d by the spurs

[pawe]

Good quarter! We are undefeated when we score 100+ points.

[Spurs Brazil]

The D is great so far, especially after that early timeout

[angelbelow]

Duncan's been playing full 1st quarters for a few games now. I wonder what the mentality is.. maybe get him and the team going and try to blow them out early?

[ducks]

did not expect spurs to be ahead after one
after three not one

[Cessation]

damn hill is turning it up this year, after a slow start, on d and o, amazing!

[DrSteffo]

I love this team

[pookenstein]

Sean: I'm just glad no one got killed on that last play.
:lol:lol:lol

Nice start. Hopefully they stay focused.:flag:

[DesignatedT]

love george hills play

[CFH]

Hill 3!

[itzsoweezee]

duncan played that entire first quarter.

[DPG21920]

Aldridge is going to murder Bonner.

[BanditHiro]

wow aldridge making a lot of crazy shit

[DPG21920]

Not only does Bonner not rebound, he makes sure our other guys won't either :lol

[angelbelow]

The Blazers don't look like the team on a mission from last year. From the games Ive seen Andre Miller ball hogs quite a bit, ofcousre we had distractions with Rudy, no quality back up PG, Roys knee injury, 1st pick Babbit hasnt seen the court and ofcousre Oden being out again must have a toll on this team.

[CFH]

Manu AND 1!

[Tp9gospursgo]

and 1!!

[angelbelow]

Not only does Bonner not rebound, he makes sure our other guys won't either :lol

One of his strengths.

[BanditHiro]

The Blazers don't look like the team on a mission from last year. From the games Ive seen Andre Miller ball hogs quite a bit, ofcousre we had distractions with Rudy, no quality back up PG, Roys knee injury, 1st pick Babbit hasnt seen the court and ofcousre Oden being out again must have a toll on this team.

there offense runs to many isos

[pookenstein]

Manu and1

[Spurs Brazil]

Great play Manu, but we need to do a better job against the zone

[angelbelow]

Just saw the Manu and 1, my feed is super behind.

[Nathan89]

Man time to trash spurs players. Blair is 0-3fg man he sucks. Can he only do well against small teams like the warriors and hawks.

Since everyone is trashing Bonner.

[ducks]

Man time to trash spurs players. Blair is 0-3fg man he sucks. Can he only do well against small teams like the warriors and hawks.

yeah duncan sure is one fire today to

[angelbelow]

there offense runs to many isos

Yea, they should ideally run isos through Aldridge or Roy but Roy hasn't been has efficient. Aldridge is playing well but they aren't going to him nearly enough with Miller looking for his own post up/isos.

[CFH]

Bonner 3!

[ducks]

oh by the way spurs are ahead

[DPG21920]

Bonner with a beautiful splash.

[DPG21920]

Manu, take that to the rim!

[DPG21920]

Great pass from TP to Dice. Almost in.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Dice's shot has been off lately.

[BanditHiro]

wow how does that ball not go in

[DPG21920]

George with a nice step back move and pump fake. He is getting so much better at drawing contact.

Learning from Manu :tu

[DPG21920]

Dice's shot has been off lately.

I was noticing that as well. He was wet at the beginning of the year, but they are not falling right now.

I still trust his shot though.

[angelbelow]

George with a nice step back move and pump fake. He is getting so much better at drawing contact.

Learning from Manu :tu

At the start of last season, Coach Bud was quoted saying that Hill just understands how to draw contact, were finally seeing it :p:

[DPG21920]

RJ on Roy defensively :tu

[angelbelow]

I was noticing that as well. He was wet at the beginning of the year, but they are not falling right now.

I still trust his shot though.

Is his sporadic playing time a possibility? Not that I'd campaign for him to get more minutes, I think we should give him the Horry treatment and send him on vacation, BUT it would be a reason why hes been off.

[BanditHiro]

embarassing Andre Miller is like 100 years old

[Cessation]

bonner getting abused on d
what else is new?

[Spurs Brazil]

Put Manu and TD back

[DPG21920]

Yeah, that could definitely be it. Combined with the fact he was shooting at a ridiculously high rate as well and that was bound to normalize.

The one thing I notice is that he seems to be hesitating just slightly. He is thinking about it instead of doing it. In the beginning he was just letting them fly instantly.

[pookenstein]

RJ on Roy defensively :tu

Yeah, looks good against Roy.

[DPG21920]

Lead has gone from 12 to 7. Spurs need to regain their focus and get back to moving the ball on offense.

[BanditHiro]

stop having shitty offensive possessions

[DPG21920]

What kind of call is that?

[CFH]

Rebound dammit

[LeCrab]

ROFL @ DICE & BONNER PLAYING TOGETHER :depressed :lol

DICE IS HORRIBLE WHY IS HE JUST STANDING AROUND.. PLAY SPLITTER

[CFH]

Hill 3!

[DPG21920]

Good pass from Tim and Hill with another corner 3.

[DesignatedT]

fuckin george hill son

[crc21209]

Alot of phantom calls out there being whistled on the Spurs...

[CFH]

Ball don't lie

[crc21209]

Hill 33333333333333333

[CFH]

Hill 3! He's on fiyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

[Tp9gospursgo]

Another 3!!

[Refocus]

George MF Hill!

[DPG21920]

Damn Hill is beasting. Is it me or does Tim look lost on offense right now? He seems to be out of position a lot this game.

[crc21209]

Camby with a trash bucket.....

[LeCrab]

get dice out of the game right now

[loveforthegame]

Hill is on a fire.

[Capt Bringdown]

It's George Hill's universe, we just live in it.

[DrSteffo]

Hill!!!

[crc21209]

Gotta love Manu with the effort there, even if he didnt get the ball.

[pookenstein]

George unstoppable

[Spurs Brazil]

Hill on fire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

[CFH]

Nice job by Manu to stop that fastbreak

[Tp9gospursgo]

Nice hustle Manu

[DPG21920]

Manu, that is a winning play my friend.

[LeCrab]

we would be winning if dice would do something he is horrible you can tell he is taking it easy so why not play splitter

[Death In June]

Is there any reason pop sits duncan when he is playing well and overplays him when he's terrible?

[LeCrab]

dice :bang:bang:bang:bang

[Nathan89]

WTF doesn't Pop know that we almost always win when Blair plays more than 20min.:rolleyes

[DPG21920]

Dice with a great steal and pass.

[CFH]

Dice steal, Manu going to the line

[Chomag]

Should just send Splitter to D-league so he can at least play.

[crc21209]

Rj 333333333333333333

[CFH]

Rj 3!

[DPG21920]

Great pass by Tim right there. Great pass. RJ with another great 3 ball.

[jimo2305]

lol wow.. RJ was camped out there the entire play

[duncan228]

Love Jefferson in the corner.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Rj with the corner 3!

[crc21209]

Horrible way to end the half....

[HarlemHeat37]

Spurs miss so many chip shots..it's as if they have a better chance of making a 3-pointer than an easy layup..

[CFH]

Goddammit Matthews!

[DPG21920]

Wow, how does TP miss that? Unreal. Leads to a Blazer 3. Get your head in it, Tony.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Sean: his feet got tangled in marcus cambys jock..... lol

[CFH]

Dice jumper

[crc21209]

That's what you get for fucking with Manu Matthews...:lol

[DPG21920]

TP went to the Timmy school of chip shots :lol

[DesignatedT]

good half. george looks awesome. defense looks great.

[LeCrab]

wtf is wrong with pop playing bonner and dice together that is horrible they both can not defend and they let there match up go right by up

[Cessation]

hill with 17 pts and 3-3 from three, just wow

[pookenstein]

good half. certainly better than expected. aldrgige and roy nonfactors.

[DPG21920]

Good half overall. George with a huge boost of energy and the Spurs are getting good 3PT looks off of ball movement and they are falling. Spurs held them to 40 points on 42% FG and have done a decent job on the glass.

[200 miles]

So is this it for Tiago? For the rest of the season, does he fall in with the likes of Quinn and (maybe) Udoka?

[LeCrab]

so you are just going to ignore the fact that dice has been horrible..... play splitter

[ohmwrecker]

wtf is wrong with pop playing bonner and dice together that is horrible they both can not defend and they let there match up go right by up

Are you going to be alright? Maybe you should go lie down and stop posting for a while.

[Chomag]

So is this it for Tiago? For the rest of the season, does he fall in with the likes of Quinn and (maybe) Udoka?

looks like he got Bonnered.

Might be rolling with Bonner instead for the rest of the season. Maybe he will have a good second year. :depressed

[howbouthemspurs]

I think george hill is goin to tear it up in the second

[Spurs Brazil]

Good 1st half

Need to attack the zone better in the 2nd

[LeCrab]

im leaving dice should sit and let splitter play

[ducks]

I think george hill is goin to tear it up in the second

I would be suprised if he scores ten the second half

portland will adjust and make someone else beat them

[ohmwrecker]

I just started watching the game (missed most of the 1st half). Did something happen to Splitter or are there just a bunch of whiny pussies on the game blog today?

[DPG21920]

i just started watching the game (missed most of the 1st half). Did something happen to splitter or are there just a bunch of whiny pussies on the game blog today?

dnp-cd

[200 miles]

looks like he got Bonnered.

Might be rolling with Bonner instead for the rest of the season. Maybe he will have a good second year. :depressed

So 3 years of waiting for this? Just to see him sparsely play through every-now-and-then games? The worst part of it all is that there will very well be no season next year. So second year = real-time third year.

Damn you Pop. :depressed

[ChuckD]

Oh, the drama. Yes, let's criticize Pop for what's fucking working.

Question: How many times do you want to see Tiago dunked on on one end and rejected on the other? His game is pure Charmin, and Pop is trying to spare him the humiliation against some of the bigger more physical front lines.

[FkLA]

Spurs are just toying with teams tbh.

Last two games anytime the opponent gets close, they just up the intensity and raise the lead back up. This team is awesome to watch <3

[ChuckD]

Spurs are just toying with teams tbh.

Last two games anytime the opponent would get close, theyd just up the intensity and raise the lead back up. This team is awesome to watch <3

But..but...but...TIAGO'S NOT PLAYING AS MUCH AS WANT HIM TO!!!

[ohmwrecker]

dnp-cd

Ah, whiny pussies . . .

[DPG21920]

Oh, the drama. Yes, let's criticize Pop for what's fucking working.

Question: How many times do you want to see Tiago dunked on on one end and rejected on the other? His game is pure Charmin, and Pop is trying to spare him the humiliation against some of the bigger more physical front lines.

Are you being serious?

[LeCrab]

@wrecker dice playing with bonner is horrible they both get beat and leave there man wide open it's like watching bogans,bonner, mason all over again....
if anything splitter should play with bonner and dice with blair

[200 miles]

Question: How many times do you want to see Tiago dunked on on one end and rejected on the other? His game is pure Charmin, and Pop is trying to spare him the humiliation against some of the bigger more physical front lines.

Are you actually serious?

I know I'm not the only one here who believes that Tiago will greatly improve once he consistently plays a good chunk of minutes. I just hope Pop gives him a chance by giving him a lot of PT for a few games.

[ChuckD]

Look on the bright side, Splitter fans. If Pop keeps managing this game the same way through the 3rd, McMillan will probably pull the plug, and Charminago might get some blowout time.

[FkLA]

Dice is a solid defender tbh...

[DPG21920]

Look on the bright side, Splitter fans. If Pop keeps managing this game the same way through the 3rd, McMillan will probably pull the plug, and Charminago might get some blowout time.

Terrible.

[angelbelow]

@wrecker dice playing with bonner is horrible they both get beat and leave there man wide open it's like watching bogans,bonner, mason all over again....
if anything splitter should play with bonner and dice with blair


Are you actually serious?

Hes one of the worse posters on all of spurstalk - Including the NBA section. I wouldnt waste my time with him.

[Nathan89]

Oh, the drama. Yes, let's criticize Pop for what's fucking working.

Question: How many times do you want to see Tiago dunked on on one end and rejected on the other? His game is pure Charmin, and Pop is trying to spare him the humiliation against some of the bigger more physical front lines.

He is clearly serious.

[LeCrab]

rofl @ dice is solid... his man got by him on every play and manu or jefferson or hill had to come help diice leaving there man open for 3.. dice & bonner together = :depressed

[ChuckD]

Are you being serious?


Are you actually serious?

You haven't watched his utilization? Pop sits him against big aggressive front lines. I can almost tell you what games he won't see rotation minutes.

[DPG21920]

You haven't watched his utilization? Pop sits him against big aggressive front lines. I can almost tell you what games he won't see rotation minutes.

You said he gets dunked on all the time. Not true. He has been a very good defender.

[ChuckD]

Hes one of the worse posters on all of spurstalk - Including the NBA section. I wouldnt waste my time with him.

Coming from a used tampon like you, that's a complement. I'd worry if you said I was quality, with the shit you sling.

[ohmwrecker]

@wrecker dice playing with bonner is horrible they both get beat and leave there man wide open it's like watching bogans,bonner, mason all over again....
if anything splitter should play with bonner and dice with blair

Like I said, I missed most of the 1st half, but a 10pt lead and holding your opponent to 40pts looks pretty good to me. Dyess' numbers look solid. I don't get it.

[DPG21920]

Dice has been fine overall. I think people just hate Dice/Bonner combo.

[CFH]

Parker! Nice pass from Manu

[BanditHiro]

fucking camby i am sick of that asshole he always tries to injure our players

[Chomag]

Ah, whiny pussies . . .

Whinning about people whinning, Got to allways love that.

[DesignatedT]

lol tony always used to get that call... never anymore. clearly a foul

[pookenstein]

Fuck, Tony's hurt

[DPG21920]

Blair has done a much better job on LA defensively than Bonner. Pop should give him more minutes.

[Capt Bringdown]

Tiago's not getting any clock when the Spurs are rolling. I don't see much chance of him getting much floortime when we plateau out, or have an inevitable down/low spell.
Pop can't be bothered, better luck next year kid.

[ChuckD]

You said he gets dunked on all the time. Not true. He has been a very good defender.

He's Charmin on both ends. He needs to step up his aggression, dunk on offense, and block some fucking shots instead of going for charges.

[DPG21920]

Nice aggressive move by Blair off of the pass by RJ. Way to not panic.

[Spurs Brazil]

we can't get a call

[DPG21920]

He's Charmin on both ends. He needs to step up his aggression, dunk on offense, and block some fucking shots instead of going for charges.

He is absolutely not soft. He is tough as nails. Is he aggressive? No. But he is not soft.

[BanditHiro]

we can't get a call

and when we do they try to take it away

[DPG21920]

Tim is doing work on the glass today. Really good job.

[ohmwrecker]

Whinning about people whinning, Got to allways love that.

I was asking for clarification, numbnuts.

[angelbelow]

He's Charmin on both ends. He needs to step up his aggression, dunk on offense, and block some fucking shots instead of going for charges.

Given the circumstance Tiago has dunked. Charge = possession back to the Spurs. Block = A good chance the other team gets it back. You obviously care more about stats the smart, quality defense. I wasn't actually sure if you were a waste of time before, now I know.

[LeCrab]

rofl@chuckd angelbelow was talking about lecrab not you

[DPG21920]

Sean is going to need a change of pants if Blair gets any more free throws :lol

[BanditHiro]

damn what the heck was that tony

[Chomag]

I was asking for clarification, numbnuts.

Numbnuts? How old are you? Last time I heard that word used was in high school.

[CFH]

Dammit

[angelbelow]

Blair has done a much better job on LA defensively than Bonner. Pop should give him more minutes.

Pop hates those early fouls. Usually benches them all of the 2nd unless its Duncan, manu or Parker.

[LeCrab]

God parker takes so many bad shot sin the lane it's not even funny... he needs to pass if his hand is hurting

[angelbelow]

rofl@chuckd angelbelow was talking about lecrab not you

No i was talking about chucky.

[Spurs Brazil]

damn, Blazers get all the 50/50 balls

[ohmwrecker]

Numbnuts? How old are you? Last time I heard that word used was in high school.

It's a classic!

[ChuckD]

He is absolutely not soft. He is tough as nails. Is he aggressive? No. But he is not soft.

To me, passive is soft. It's also the reason he;'s nailed to the bench. Pop would rather have mistakes of aggression than flipping up some little trash in the lane on O, or backing up to a guard penetrating the lane. Attack the fucking shot. Attack the fucking rim.

[BanditHiro]

we are screwing the pooch

[ohmwrecker]

No i was talking about chucky.

Who?

[BanditHiro]

man aldridge is killing us

[CFH]

Timmy!

[crc21209]

Aldridge is just a younger version of KG, more of a jump shooter than post banger....

[crc21209]

TD off the glass, nice. :tu

[Chomag]

ya slow start for spurs in the second half so far. They will probably turn in back on here in a minute or two hopefully.

[CFH]

Timmy J