Game Blog: Wizards @ Spurs - Dec. 26

[Bukefal]

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Sunday: Washington Wizards (7-20) at San Antonio Spurs (25-4)



Game Preview:

Time: 07:00 PM ET/01:00 AM CET
Location: AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX
TV: League Pass, FSSW-SA, Comcast SportsNet, WOAI, WJFK



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http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o282/dembeatz/spurs_win.jpg

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[Bukefal]

http://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/San+Antonio+Spurs+v+Chicago+Bulls+eD6ocKf97G-l.jpg


Gregg Popovich on the Spurs record:


"I'd rather think that we're lucky to have the record. If we want to take advantage of that good record, we better get our acts together at the defensive end. Otherwise we've squandered what the basketball gods have given to us so far."





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[Drewlius]

Zards 106
Spurs 113

O ye, of little faith

[janetcn12]

Spus 121 Wizards 99 Go Spurs Go...Hope GH play tonight

[shelshor]

http://www.nba.com/news/referee.html
Referee Assignments
Sun. Dec. 26
Washington @ San Antonio: Dan Crawford; Matt Boland; Haywoode Workman

[ducks]

crawford PUCK
atleast is against wizzards not lakers or mavs

[Mel_13]

crawford PUCK
atleast is against wizzards not lakers or mavs

DAN Crawford

[Slydragon]

What channel? I want to record it but my twc dvr says tennis is going on at that time on channel.

[Spurs Brazil]

Pop said Hill will play limited minutes

[xellos88330]

I expect a blowout. I don't even expect the wizards to get up for this game with all their missing personel.

[DesignatedT]

Spurs 116
Wizards 93

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Pop said Hill will play limited minutes
At least he's back. :toast

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Spurs 117
Wizards 89

[CFH]

Nice that Hill will be back. This should be a blowout but you never know.

[HarlemHeat37]

This might not be as easy of a game as a lot of people think it should be..

McGee being out hurts them a little, but Blatche being out actually benefits them IMO..they will be giving more minutes to Rashard Lewis, and it means Josh Howard will be playing some small-ball PF, which means Pop will do the same..

Wizards have been playing tough basketball for the last 2 weeks or so..their D has improved a little, Nick Young could give the Spurs some trouble..Spurs should still win, but with the way the Spurs have been playing lately, it wouldn't surprise me if it's still in reach in the 4th..

[janetcn12]

Glad that George is back. #GoSpursGo

[Osnofa]

Today we will witness the 1st double double from Splitter.

[Ryvin1]

at the game behind the press row and just heard John Wall will play, but not start.

[DPG21920]

Kirk has been playing lights out as well.

[Ryvin1]

Not sure if this has already been mentioned in the thread as I can't browse the forum well from my phone, but Yi was also dressed out and shooting around and last I heard he wasn't supposed to play. Seeing George Hill shoot around was a nice surprise to me.

[stealthjbravo]

Spurs 134
Zards 76

[Spurs Brazil]

Good news about JA


JMcDonald_SAEN
Pop says James Anderson (foot) is "four or five days away" from being able to return to practice court. Still mid-to-late January for games.

[Dex]

Good news about JA

Indeed. As long as they can stick with that January timetable, I'll be satisfied.

[Libri]

Spurs win! :D

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

getting hill back obviously help, but everyone really need to step up their man on man defense..
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[Spurs Brazil]

Spurs call on ILP

[bongraider]

need a stream, please!

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

lets go spurs!!
back on track !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bongraider]

atdhe is back!

[janetcn12]

Hope we have an awesome game tonight Spurs. Go Spurs Go.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

atdhe is back!
I always watch the games on Atdhe. :toast

[Bukefal]

http://imgur.com/KUMga.jpg

[dbestpro]

I wish Pop would give Blair the same treatment he gave Parker when he started.

[CFH]

Rj

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Jefferson

[Chieflion]

Think Pop read my thread.

[Pauleta14]

need a stream, please!

Can someonePMme too please?

thks

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Damn scrub

[dbestpro]

Blair should never touch the ball except to rebound.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Blair doing work in the paint!

[dbestpro]

Lol Lewis out playing Blair for a rebound.

[CFH]

Parker!

[Libri]

good job Blair

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

This little Wizard lead should vanish very shortly......

[Pauleta14]

I wish Pop would give Blair the same treatment he gave Parker when he started.


Not the same need for the team and not the same potential...

[CFH]

Manu tressssssssssssssssss!

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

For treeeessssssss

[DPG21920]

Tim should not be going 0-3 against this scrub front line. That is scary.

[CFH]

Blair!

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Blair yet again!

[janetcn12]

As usual slow starts for the Spurs...Go Spurs, Go TP

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Tim should not be going 0-3 against this scrub front line. That is scary.
Tim is looking pretty sloppy tonight so far.......:(

[CFH]

Manu tresssssssssssssssssssss again!

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Forrrr trreeeeeesssssssssssss

[DPG21920]

What is this, 7 games and counting where the Spurs have looked lackluster? This is also against many teams that are severely depleted.

[CFH]

Come on Tim...

[Libri]

good idea but bad pass by Tim

[janetcn12]

Yes, finally leading..Go Spurs Go

[Spurs Brazil]

Not very good on D

Nice to see Manu hitting from the outside

Blair was doing well but I think he forced that last one

[siraulo23]

defense.

[spurspokesman]

Shoot for the jugular early. The longer we let em hang the more confidence they'll get.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Wizard scrubs showing up tonight....

[CFH]

Manu tresssssssssssssss for the third time!

[DPG21920]

Tim, how about doing some work? Instead of getting bodied all over the floor by a scrub, how about you dominate.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

"Why not? Manu Ginobli!"

:toast

[DPG21920]

Hilton F*cking Armstrong is guarding Duncan. Hilton F*cking Armstrong.

[CFH]

Parker for 3!

[Libri]

Tony 3!

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

For treeeesssssssss (for the 4th time)

[spurspokesman]

Manu

[CFH]

Hill in

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

George Hill coming in!!!

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

George Hill doin' work!

[CFH]

Hill on the fastbreak, nice job by Manu to poke the ball away

[spurspokesman]

Heeeeellll oweepoooeey

[Cessation]

george is awsome, spurs definetly missed him

[janetcn12]

Way to go TP...

[Chieflion]

Hill still looks a little slow. Hopefully, he gets his legs under him sooner than later.

[Spurs Brazil]

Nice to see Hill back

[DPG21920]

Kirk has been balling since the Arenas trade. No one on the Spurs seems to be able to stop him either. He is making really good decisions and passing well.

I wonder if they will continue to start him when Wall is healthy or start Wall/Young.

[janetcn12]

Welcome back GH..Go Hill

[Spurs Brazil]

TD needs the ball on the post

[Pauleta14]

I like the fact that Tony decided to try a few 3pts each games,

In a fEw years, he might become reliable.... lol

[spurspokesman]

Kirk has been balling since the Arenas trade. No one on the Spurs seems to be able to stop him either. He is making really good decisions and passing well.

I wonder if they will continue to start him when Wall is healthy or start Wall/Young.

Either works for me DPG as long as we win:lol

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Tim Duncan was looking ugly......

[CFH]

Bonner :lol

[Pauleta14]

The last few games have really shown how important Hill has become to the team....

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

http://themikedowney.com/images/redrocket.jpg

[CFH]

Hill 3!

[spurspokesman]

Damn howard

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Forrrr treeeeesssssss

[angelbelow]

Matt's finally showing that inbetween game from last year. I hope he slams it down hard again like that game against the Raptors last year.

[Libri]

smooth shot by Hill

[Cessation]

lol "got ouipui all over it" bill land

[Sisk]

Welcome back george bell IMHO

[DPG21920]

I am officially worried about Tim. He has been literally babied like no other this year with regards to minutes and he still has quite a few games where he really struggles to do anything offensively against front lines that won't sniff the playoffs.

I don't know what else can be done, but when it comes to Tim, everything worries me. Tonight is just another example.

[Spurs Brazil]

Hill 333333333333333333333333333

[Osnofa]

HILL is baaack

[CFH]

Damn, Dice should've had that one

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

damn it, dice dunk that shit

[Spurs Brazil]

Not very good D in the 1st quarter.

It looks like no Tiago again

[janetcn12]

Awesome Hill.

[DPG21920]

Really good to see Hill back.

[Fireball]

I am officially worried about Tim. He has been literally babied like no other this year with regards to minutes and he still has quite a few games where he really struggles to do anything offensively against front lines that won't sniff the playoffs.

I don't know what else can be done, but when it comes to Tim, everything worries me. Tonight is just another example.

Im not worried especially because its against the Wizards ... we need him the next two games, not tonight

[Spurs Brazil]

Wake up Dice

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

http://themikedowney.com/images/redrocket.jpg

[CFH]

Bonner J

[spurspokesman]

Dice cant hit the broad side of a barn

[DPG21920]

Some good rebounding by Dice right there. Bonner is finally hitting some of those shots where he steps in from the three point line. Good defense by the Wiz to run him off the line, but he is making them pay.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

shit defense :bang:bang:bang

[spurspokesman]

Matty ICE

[Texas_Ranger]

we suck. :(

[DPG21920]

Ime. Great.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Meh, this game is still too close. Spurs need to extend the lead and start blowing away the Wizards.

[Texas_Ranger]

oh.. Ime... Now I can kill myself.

[spurspokesman]

Turn overs

[CFH]

Bonner 3!

[Spurs Brazil]

Howard always kills us

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

freak, i hope those booooo are for udoka

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Well Matt is doing better tonight!

[Libri]

So far, Bonner has come to play.

[siraulo23]

god the defense sucks

[BlairForceDejuan]

wow, Bonner just got a 50/50 off rebound

[DPG21920]

After being really excited to start the year, this last stretch of 7 games, despite their great record, has tempered my expectations.

Spurs have a lot of work. A lot. Lets hope the team can SPAM like a mofo this year.

[CFH]

Dice off the glass

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Dice!!!

[spurspokesman]

Ime. Great.

We wont win anything without him. He brings a lot to the table. What? I cant tell you.:lmao

[Spurs Brazil]

Dice with a TD shot

[Pauleta14]

Great plamaking by TP!!!!!

Just oneyear ago, being the lone big3 on the court, he would have tried to score first, this year he is passing...

[BlairForceDejuan]

my god Udoka

[Texas_Ranger]

Lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CFH]

Oh Ime...

[Fireball]

We wont win anything without him. He brings a lot to the table. What? I cant tell you.:lmao

he should be a waiter, not a basketball player

[Chieflion]

ROFL Udoka.

[CFH]

Bonner fighting for rebounds?!?! NOWAI!

[ShoogarBear]

I just had to login to say lol Udoka.

[ohmwrecker]

Dice cant hit the broad side of a barn

Nice jumper off the glass. Tough shot.

[DPG21920]

Great plamaking by TP!!!!!

Just oneyear ago, being the lone big3 on the court, he would have tried to score first, this year he is passing...

TP has quietly had a very solid year. He is making very good decisions and has adjusted to his role. His defense has been solid as well.

He hasn't been quite as good as I thought (I predicted top 10 MVP voting), but he has been very solid.

[spurspokesman]

Vintage Udoka

[CFH]

Tony!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

ime being a POS that he always is, bonner hitting shoots that he wont hit against quality teams, nothing to see here really :wakeup

[jag]

Ime's about to go off

[MGWJ]

Anyone else get a ridiculously terrible feed from Fox Sports Southwest (Time Warner Cable)?

[Spurs Brazil]

Yes Tony!

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Fuck you Udoka

[blkroadrunners]

Good timeout.

[Osnofa]

Udokapalm

btw isn't Neal starting to miss some 3s he usually wouldn't?

[Fireball]

Dice's playing time tonight tells me Pop wants him in rhythm for the next two games ... we will only see Splitter tonight in the fourth if its a blowout

[siraulo23]

has udoka made a shot as a spur this year yet?

[Spurs Brazil]

Anything wrong with Neal knee? He's playing with a brace

[CFH]

Timmy!

[blkroadrunners]

Nice move by Tim

[DPG21920]

Punish them, Tim. Punish them.

[DPG21920]

That rebound just earned Ime a guaranteed contract. Great intangibles :cry

[CFH]

Udoka with an offensive rebound?!?! Whaaaaaat

[blkroadrunners]

has udoka made a shot as a spur this year yet?

Yes, but not a 3ptr

[CFH]

Neal!

[BlairForceDejuan]

ime with the strip

[Osnofa]

Heinrich always does the same play...

[Spurs Brazil]

Ime with 3 or 4 good plays. WOW

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Tony looking for a double double any minute now.....

[DPG21920]

TP is ballin this game.

To the person asking about Neal: Neal is a role player and he is going to struggle from time to time. Obviously, his PT is tied into his 3PT shooting, but he can score in other ways (as evidenced in the Suns game). For role players I just look at them doing the right things, making very little mistakes and playing hard and finding ways to contribute.

[CFH]

Parker is ballin'

[BlairForceDejuan]

blue-collared

tough

hard-nosed


Sean, just say he is white :lol

[CFH]

Hinrich is beasting

[DPG21920]

No one can stop Kirk. Perfect from the field.

[blkroadrunners]

lol Hilton

[Spurs Brazil]

TP playing amazing

[jag]

Remember when Ime was Spurstalk's next Bruce Bowen?

[DPG21920]

Kirk and TP best players on the court tonight.

[DPG21920]

If Tim takes one more shitty shot against a shitty front line, I might lose my mind. This is alarming.

[Pauleta14]

TP has quietly had a very solid year. He is making very good decisions and has adjusted to his role. His defense has been solid as well.

He hasn't been quite as good as I thought (I predicted top 10 MVP voting), but he has been very solid.


Had Manu not been so hot to start the season, had TPbeen in ANY other team, he would have taken a much biger load in the scoring...

Anyway, the way our team is built, we don't need an MVP, we already have the best Big 3 ...

[CFH]

Udoka hit a shot!

[blkroadrunners]

Finally Udoka!

[Texas_Ranger]

Tim tries too much.

[angelbelow]

Did I miss something? Why do we have such a lineup out there right now?

[jag]

Ime shittin on people

[DPG21920]

:lol

Kirk against our full squad: Perfect shooting as a little guy.

Tim against a depleted Wizards front line as a 7 footer: 28%

[spurspokesman]

Imes first bucket of the season lol

[CFH]

Shot clock violation...

[janetcn12]

Love u TP. Great game tonight

[CFH]

Only up 6 at the half, ugh...

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

lol Wall just MANU-ed manu

[timtonymanu]

that lead shouldnt have been cut. Need to stay focused, Spurs.

[Spurs Brazil]

Bad finish of the 2nd.

This one should be over

[Osnofa]

just give to ball to udoka and he'll win the game for us :hat

[Pauleta14]

The lead should have been somuch bigger!!!!

I don't want a close game... I neeed to sleep early tonight!!!!! lol

[spurspokesman]

just give to ball to udoka and he'll win the game for us :hat
this

[janetcn12]

6 points lead..hope it will bigger in the 2nd half. Go Spurs Go

[Pauleta14]

:lol

Kirk against our full squad: Perfect shooting as a little guy.

Tim against a depleted Wizards front line as a 7 footer: 28%



What the hell were the Bulls thinking last summer!!!??? :lol

It was such a bad gamble from them, they would have the perfect squad with Heinrich as Rose's backup...

[Fireball]

you can tell the Spurs are not willing to put in any more energy in this game than necessary

[Spurs Brazil]

Spurs with 0FTA

[ElNono]

Half assed it to end the half... Hope it doesn't bite us in the ass later on

[ohmwrecker]

Just got back from seeing True Grit. Looks like I didn't miss much. Disappointed with the score to say the least.

[Capt Bringdown]

Cheryl Miller interviews Nancy Lieberman. Perhaps the most cringe-worthy TV ever.

[jag]

pBD0093jEvI

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Spurs for the blowout in the 2nd half........

[Fireball]

17 Ast on 21 FG ...

[angelbelow]

I didn't completely get what they were going for with that kind of line up to end the half. Wizards cut the lead by half too.

[ElNono]

Wow Wiz beating us up on the boards... And they basically have no bigs... Sad really

[jag]

If there's one front line in the NBA that Splitter should get reps against, it's this one. For the love of God give that man some PT.

[Cessation]

Kirk has been balling since the Arenas trade. No one on the Spurs seems to be able to stop him either. He is making really good decisions and passing well.

I wonder if they will continue to start him when Wall is healthy or start Wall/Young.


Cheryl Miller interviews Nancy Lieberman. Perhaps the most cringe-worthy TV ever.

You're right, I couldn't watch it.

[Fireball]

If there's one front line in the NBA that Splitter should get reps against, it's this one. For the love of God give that man some PT.

there will be no experiments against the Lakers and Mavs, therefore Dice needs to get in rhythm in this game

[CFH]

Manu J

[CFH]

Gotdammit Tim

[Spurologist]

Horrible fuckin TD pass leads to Lewis 3.

:bang

[timtonymanu]

wake up Tim

[jag]

there will be no experiments against the Lakers and Mavs, therefore Dice needs to get in rhythm in this game

We're talking about a veteran here. The good thing about vets is they don't need tune-up games against scrubs to be able to come in and contribute.

[CFH]

Blair!

[CFH]

Another TO...

[CFH]

Manu tresssssssssssssssssss!

[Spurologist]

mmmmmmmmaaaannnnnuuuuuuuu 33333333333333333

[Spurs Brazil]

DAMN TOs

[janetcn12]

Yes, Manu...we gonna have feast GoSpursGo

[Bukefal]

Nice three and wow TP. 13 points, 11 assists, good job :clap

[Spurologist]

Nice three and wow TP. 13 points, 11 assists, good job :clap

tp gonna get 20/20 tonight :smokin

[Pauleta14]

RJ and Timmy HAVE to step up offensively!!!

We should be up 20 against the worst team in the east without 2 of its major players!!!!!!!!

[Spurs Brazil]

Blair playing well today

[CFH]

Terrible defense, that was far too easy

[Fireball]

We're talking about a veteran here. The good thing about vets is they don't need tune-up games against scrubs to be able to come in and contribute.

well, I think Dice looks extremely sloppy when he does not play regular minutes ... by the way, I would love to see more Splitter, but it will not happen

[Spurologist]

Td 2-9

[ShoogarBear]

Good lord. At this rate, on Tuesday the Lakers are gonna do to the Spurs what Miami did to the Lakers.

[loveforthegame]

Duncan's on fire tonight.

[Spurs Brazil]

TD looks horrible today

[CFH]

RJ 3! Thank you!

[Spurologist]

Rrrrrrrrrrrjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj 333333333333333333333

[Spurologist]

Td double block!

[loveforthegame]

Amazing Jefferson only has 3 shot attempts.

[CFH]

Bonner jumper

[Spurologist]

BBBBBBBBoooooooonnnnnnnneeeeeeerrrrrrr 33333333333333333

[jag]

well, I think Dice looks extremely sloppy when he does not play regular minutes ... by the way, I would love to see more Splitter, but it will not happen

lol i never expected to see him. Thanks for confirming it for me, though. Now I'll stop wondering about it.

[CFH]

Dammit...

[ShoogarBear]

Even the Wiz announcers saying that was a block.

[CFH]

Parker AND 1!

[blkroadrunners]

Tony and1

[timtonymanu]

finally a FT

[Fireball]

that was not a charge

[jag]

Tony havin a game.

[Spurs Brazil]

Tony and one!!

[CFH]

Make your free throws

[Fireball]

Bonner really tries hard on the PnR defense

[HarlemHeat37]

This might not be as easy of a game as a lot of people think it should be..

McGee being out hurts them a little, but Blatche being out actually benefits them IMO..they will be giving more minutes to Rashard Lewis, and it means Josh Howard will be playing some small-ball PF, which means Pop will do the same..

Wizards have been playing tough basketball for the last 2 weeks or so..their D has improved a little, Nick Young could give the Spurs some trouble..Spurs should still win, but with the way the Spurs have been playing lately, it wouldn't surprise me if it's still in reach in the 4th..

The game is going as expected, very predictable, just like the Orlando game..

This team has looked very sluggish lately, making bad decisions, taking terrible shots, and they can't make up for it, since the D is average..

Duncan's shot selection has been atrocious in this game..instead of backing his man down, he's settling for fadeaways and shots from too far out..it's as if he has lost his patience and confidence in the post, so he rushes things, which leads to bad shots..

[BlairForceDejuan]

welcome back HilL!

[CFH]

Hill 3!

[Spurologist]

Even the Wiz announcers saying that was a block.

:tu

Phil Chenier here in DC calls the game pretty fairly.....the opposite end of the spectrum = tommy heinsohn

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

the spurs simply can't guard any teams' pick and roll...

[Osnofa]

HILL. We missed that.

[loveforthegame]

I'm glad Howard is no longer with Dallas.

[Spurs Brazil]

Hill is money on those triples

[Fireball]

:tu

Phil Chenier here in DC calls the game pretty fairly.....the opposite end of the spectrum = tommy heinsohn

Heinsohn is just awful ... every call against the C's is a bad call