Game Blog: Thunder @ Spurs - Jan. 1

[FilSpursFan]

Tp!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

the thunder letting the spurs go in the paint easily but they can't finish :bang

:bang

[CFH]

Spurs up by 13 at the half

[Capt Bringdown]

We really don't have much of a midrange game, and it shows when we can't seem to get anything going. Makes me think of how well Mike Mitchell would have fit in on this team.

[smrattler]

Our guys just have to work on getting taller.


Work on their posture, yes.

[BanditHiro]

what a fucking terrible 2nd quarter

[GSH]

Yeah, but for all the people who have been saying the Spurs have to play better defense...

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

in the mean time, go deer!!

[Spurologist]

Neal didn't look too happy going into the lockerroom....hmmmmmm

[Crookshanks]

Season low for OKC - and the only reason the score is as high as it is - they scored 13 points at the freethrow line.

[BanditHiro]

Neal didn't look too happy going into the lockerroom....hmmmmmm

if ime played over me i would be throwing furniture around too

[Spurs Brazil]

Defense is very good in the 1st half

Tony and TD playing well, Manu needs to play better

Bonner playing nice D so far

[Trill Clinton]

Can we trade for Ibaka?....

Splitter for Ibaka straight up?

[Spurs Brazil]

Defense is very good in the 1st half

Tony and TD playing well, Manu needs to play better

Bonner playing nice D so far

[Fireball]

Neal didn't look too happy going into the lockerroom....hmmmmmm

he wants minutes ... he says that in interviews - of course he is pissed

[BanditHiro]

Season low for OKC - and the only reason the score is as high as it is - they scored 13 points at the freethrow line.

and because of that bitch ass monkey from the congos ibaka...never seen the spurs look so inept on offense

[Fireball]

Splitter for Ibaka straight up?

As much as I love Splitter I would do that

[smrattler]

Why is it so hard for the Spurs to find a big that will, if you give him the ball near the basket, automatically leap for a dunk? By instinct. Just roll to the basket, catch, leap and dunk.

Every team we play seems to have one.

[justinandimcool]

The last seven halves the Spurs defense has held to 42, 38, 44, 38, 46, 47, and now 36.

Most consistent D we've seen all year this week.

[GinobiliForTres]

Defense is very good in the 1st half

Tony and TD playing well, Manu needs to play better

Bonner playing nice D so far

damn right manu needs to play better. 2-9, bullshit. ibaka has 11 points and 9 rebounds and this says 2 blocks but i'm sure that's wrong.

[GSH]

Damn - Caron Butler hurt his knee and probably won't be back. Mavs suffering right now.

[Fireball]

Spurs play great defense, but the game also shows that back-to-back games hurt young teams as well (more mentally than physically). Looking at OKCs FG% one can only estimate that the did not have much sleep ...

[Fireball]

Damn - Caron Butler hurt his knee and probably won't be back. Mavs suffering right now.

Ouch

[GinobiliForTres]

Damn - Caron Butler hurt his knee and probably won't be back. Mavs suffering right now.

first dirk.
then marion.
now butler?

holy shit.

[angelbelow]

Damn - Caron Butler hurt his knee and probably won't be back. Mavs suffering right now.

Wow that sucks to hear..

[Fireball]

damn right manu needs to play better. 2-9, bullshit. ibaka has 11 points and 9 rebounds and this says 2 blocks but i'm sure that's wrong.

Even Matt Bonner has two blocks :lol

[angelbelow]

Splitter for Ibaka straight up?

Nah.. Ibaka's was hand picked by Presti.. he won't be interested.

[smrattler]

Damn - Caron Butler hurt his knee and probably won't be back. Mavs suffering right now.


Saw that, did not look good.

They are working too hard to keep pace with us.

[Muser]

Sucks for Dallas.

[Fireball]

first dirk.
then marion.
now butler?

holy shit.

What happened to Marion?

[Crookshanks]

Damn - Caron Butler hurt his knee and probably won't be back. Mavs suffering right now.

As Sean said - time to play hard and pile up the wins while other teams are suffering. You never know when an injury could hit your team. Sucks for the Mavs and Celtics - but it's good for the Spurs!

[Spurs Brazil]

Butler also out for Dallas with a knee injury

[itzsoweezee]

and because of that bitch ass monkey from the congos ibaka

wow

[Spurs Brazil]

What happened to Marion?

Tigh injury

[BanditHiro]

As Sean said - time to play hard and pile up the wins while other teams are suffering. You never know when an injury could hit your team. Sucks for the Mavs and Celtics - but it's good for the Spurs!

that james anderson injury has made at least the fans suffer having to see ime back

[Fireball]

wow


dito ... very inappropriate - Ibaka earned some respect tonight

[GSH]

damn right manu needs to play better. 2-9, bullshit.

People think I'm bullshitting, but I'm not. Ginobili's not just on a shooting slump, his mechanics are screwed up. He's still getting some shots to drop, but that's in spite of the stroke, not because of it.

He can practice shooting all he wants, but when the mechanics aren't there it's not going to change anything.

[Crookshanks]

and because of that bitch ass monkey from the congos ibaka

wow

Yeah - I thought that was a little over the top - no need for that kind of talk.

[janetcn12]

The seasion is still long..so our players should be careful too or else we end up with many injuriies.

[Capt Bringdown]

Damn - Caron Butler hurt his knee and probably won't be back. Mavs suffering right now.

On our end, I'd hoped that with the emergence of Neal, and the eventual return of Anderson, we'd see some curtailing/conservation of Manu's minutes.

And then after a stellar 21 point outing, Neal gets 4 seconds. Pop's doghouse or infamous micromanagement strikes again?

[Trill Clinton]

Nah.. Ibaka's was hand picked by Presti.. he won't be interested.

we can throw in Udoka and the rights to De Colo as well. He'd be a fool to resist.

[Sofaking]

Yeah Manu's form and reaction time looks all fucked up on his release.

[Muser]

and because of that bitch ass monkey from the congos ibaka...never seen the spurs look so inept on offense

:wakeup

[smrattler]

that james anderson injury has made at least the fans suffer having to see ime back

I know I've been suffering since the signing announcement.

[Fireball]

We call JJ Barea a midget ... but he still looks twice as large as Earl Boykins

[GSH]

Yeah - I thought that was a little over the top - no need for that kind of talk.

When a guy plays that good, tip your hat. The name calling just looks weak.

[Spurologist]

he wants minutes ... he says that in interviews - of course he is pissed

the bigger question is if he's really in the doghouse....we'll see how the second half goes

[Em-City]

and because of that bitch ass monkey from the congos ibaka...never seen the spurs look so inept on offense

Racist much?

[Muser]

Damn I remember that Ajax game, gettin' old..

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

boykins and barea making each other look good :rollin

[Sofaking]

and because of that bitch ass monkey from the congos ibaka...never seen the spurs look so inept on offense
stay classy...smh

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Just tuned in to see it's halftime. Looking like Spurs are doing great!

:flag:

[Fireball]

the bigger question is if he's really in the doghouse....we'll see how the second half goes

we all know Pop is a quirky guy ... and its Saturday

[Crookshanks]

When a guy plays that good, tip your hat. The name calling just looks weak.

I agree. Ibaka is playing hard and playing good. I might not like it - but you have to respect the player.

[BanditHiro]

Yeah - I thought that was a little over the top - no need for that kind of talk.

i'm sorry

[objective]

if I had to guess, Neal got into the doghouse at the end of the first quarter when he didn't contest the buzzer beater. He wasn't in to start the 2nd, and then the leash was short and he was yanked.

[Fireball]

I agree. Ibaka is playing hard and playing good. I might not like it - but you have to respect the player.

especially if there is no negative off-the court behaviour as well ...

[Crookshanks]

i'm sorry

Thanks for being man enough to admit you were wrong and apologizing. Now let's get on with the 2nd half!! :toast

[Spurologist]

and because of that bitch ass monkey from the congos ibaka...never seen the spurs look so inept on offense

I find that highly offensive especially being from an African country. Make a point or GTFO

[BanditHiro]

if I had to guess, Neal got into the doghouse at the end of the first quarter when he didn't contest the buzzer beater. He wasn't in to start the 2nd, and then the leash was short and he was yanked.

that would be beyond riddikulus if that was true.

i think the real reason is the match up problem durant creates.

[Crookshanks]

I find that highly offensive especially being from an African country. Make a point or GTFO

He apologized - don't get your shorts in a wad.

[CFH]

Timmy!

[GSH]

Timmy off the glass!!!! I've been looking for that. He's looked more confident with that shot tonight. It will make a huge difference.

[Crookshanks]

The bank is open!

[Spurologist]

He apologized - don't get your shorts in a wad.

saw it after I posted.

:tu

[Spurs Brazil]

When Krstic is in go to TD everytime

[Capt Bringdown]

Vintage Duncan banker. I'd love to see that more often.

[CFH]

Timmy with the tip

[smrattler]

Hey, for all of our complaining... we still hit for 49 halftime points and how about our D?

The Lakers supposedly haven't found themselves yet, Dallas didn't have Dork... no excuses here, right?

We held one of the top scoring teams to 36 halftime, where's the love??

[Spurologist]

Durant heating up...not good

[CFH]

Tony! Nice find from Blair

[GSH]

Great feed by Blair to Tony!!!

[Crookshanks]

Durant is heating up - gotta play better defense on him

[CFH]

Rj and 1!

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Jefferson and 1!

[Spurologist]

manu to tp to RJ = AND1!

[janetcn12]

Yes, TP Great

[FilSpursFan]

nice Richard :tu

[CFH]

Timmy J

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Timmah!

[Spurologist]

TD for the 18 footer! SWISH....

tp with 7 assists now

[CFH]

Blair! That was a messy fastbreak :lol

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Blair for the tip in! :toast

[smrattler]

Manu with the pick (not on his nose either)!

Nice fast break!

[Muser]

Manu :tu

[Spurs Brazil]

Yes RJ!!!!!

[Libri]

good floater by Blair

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

loving those "just standing and reaching" steals from manu

[Fireball]

only six Spurs players have scored yet ... I want some Bonner and Neal threes

[Capt Bringdown]

Get a big cushion and give the starters some pine time.

[Spurs Brazil]

Great to see TD J going in

[Libri]

impressive drive and dunk by Durant

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Damn, close one by Blair there.

[Muser]

Dejuan you need to dunk that shit.

[CFH]

Parker to Hill

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

George Hill doin' work

[smrattler]

Neal back in!

[Spurologist]

Neal in

[smrattler]

TP, Hill and Neal...

Who's playing SF???

[duncan228]

Great to see TD J going in

:tu It is.

[CFH]

Blair!

[Libri]

Neal is out of the dog house. hehe

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Blair! :flag:

[GSH]

Blair and that floater are getting pretty familiar.

[CFH]

Neal takes the charge :D

[BoricuaCJA]

NIce charge taking by Neal.

[GSH]

GREAT defense by Neal. Way to suck out that charge.

[Capt Bringdown]

Good Deal Neal

[smrattler]

Timmah!!!

[CFH]

Timmy J

[TIMMYD!]

Tim's on fire!!!!!!!

[Libri]

good looking shot by TD

[GSH]

Damnnnn. Hill gambles on defense and misses, but instead of giving up easy points Blair rotates and gets a steal. It's beauuutiful.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

timmmmmeh :)

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Is anyone hearing the Thunder announcers? "Spurs are not the reason the Thunder are missing shots and giving up turnovers" right after Blair steals the ball off of Durant.


Sheesh they suck.

[Crookshanks]

Timmy is on fire tonight!

[janetcn12]

Neal...good play

[BoricuaCJA]

TP, Hill and Neal...

Who's playing SF???
Hill since he's guarding Durant.

[GSH]

Timmy is on fire tonight!

The team needed a game out of Timmy. It feels like all is right with the world again.

[Fireball]

Blair and that floater are getting pretty familiar.

But that shot should be more difficult than a normal jumper ... still Dejuan seems to be more comfortable with that one

[Crookshanks]

Is anyone hearing the Thunder announcers? "Spurs are not the reason the Thunder are missing shots and giving up turnovers" right after Blair steals the ball off of Durant.


Sheesh they suck.

So happy to be hearing Sean and Bill tonight :king

[Spurs Brazil]

TD J is money today

Blair playing very well, great energy

[BoricuaCJA]

So happy to be hearing Sean and Bill tonight :king
I know how you feel.

[Fireball]

So happy to be hearing Sean and Bill tonight :king

The long road trips are still in front of us ... this will mean much bad announcing

[smrattler]

Timmah with the glass...

[CFH]

Timmy bank

[TIMMYD!]

Tim is taking a shit on the Thunder this quarter.

[Spurologist]

TD is on faaaaaiiiiiiiyyyyyaaaaaaaaaa

[Spurs Brazil]

I'm surprised and happy to see Blair rotate well on D today. Nice job

[janetcn12]

It good to see TD play so well.

[BoricuaCJA]

Duncan you have to take that shot. Dont give it to Udoka.

[smrattler]

Spurs breaking this game open...

[Crookshanks]

I just love Timmy's bank shot - it's a thing of beauty.

[GSH]

When I see Tim start making those shots off the glass, I feel even better about the rest of the season and the playoffs. When defenders have to start respecting that again, it's going to open up the paint even more.

[CFH]

Splitter in, let's hope he does better than earlier

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

splitter redeem yourself please

[CFH]

Neal 3!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

neal :shocked

[TIMMYD!]

Neal 333333333333333333333333333

[Spurologist]

nnnnnneeeeeeeaaaaaaallllllllll 33333333333333333333

[CFH]

Hill jumper

[Libri]

jumpers everywhere, woohoo

[CFH]

Hill doing work!

[ulosturedge]

Great quarter and great game for Timmy so far!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

george nice drive woah

[Spurologist]

IUPUI!!!! oooooiiiiiiiiiiipoooooooiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

[Libri]

Hill with a big time move to the basket.

[TIMMYD!]

GH3 back to back shots. Like Elliott said, "he's a FREAKING stud".

[GSH]

Spurs with some very nice help defense tonight. Guys rotating and covering for each other. This is so nice to see.

[Crookshanks]

What an awesome end to the quarter!!!

[TIMMYD!]

Thunder down 24 no way they can make a comeback, they haven't even scored 24 in a quarter yet.

[Capt Bringdown]

Man, Hill has been killer the last 2 games.
Gotta get another A+ from our man.

[BanditHiro]

our defense is coming back :D

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Spurs whipping! Extend the lead!

[Spurs Brazil]

Great quarter, especially TD

[Crookshanks]

Mavs making a comeback - only down 2 now

[Manu20]

the d is on lock-down mode
http://www.cksinfo.com/clipart/construction/tools/locks/lock.png

[spurs1990]

Still it's important to get the good players some rest to prepare for NY and Boston next week.

[Fireball]

Thunder down 24 no way they can make a comeback, they haven't even scored 24 in a quarter yet.

agreed ... that game is over ... Timmy had his applause from the crowd already

[GinobiliForTres]

Spurs whipping! Extend the lead!

OKC only has 53 points at the start of the 4th. incredible.

[TIMMYD!]

Pretty cool hearing what Sean and Bill have to say in between quarters.

[Manu'sMagicalLeftHand]

Hopefully the Spurs start the 4th quarter strong, put this game away so the starters can rest

[peskypesky]

nice to see Timmy can still feast when the other team lacks good big men.

[SpurAddict561]

George Hill - 6th Man Award?

I'm for it!

And I love that Pop used this game to get Timmy back in rhythm, always nice to see the fundamentals.

[Libri]

Tiago still sucking

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

"Tiago gets robbed!"

[peskypesky]

have the Spurs EVER been this fun to watch?

[janetcn12]

Yes, what a superd 3rd. Largest lead so far

[CFH]

Splitter takes the charge

[CFH]

WTF Harden

[GSH]

Still it's important to get the good players some rest to prepare for NY and Boston next week.

I think it's important to send a message to a good young team that they don't have a prayer. You don't want them leaving this game thinking they almost pulled one out after being in a hole.

[Libri]

There is no stopping Hill.

[TIMMYD!]

Neal's off today...

[Crookshanks]

Sean is cracking me up!!

[Gospursel]

when hill plays well, we may be unbeatable

[CFH]

Damn, Ibaka blocking everything :lol

[spurs1990]

I know he's on the other team, but Ibaka is fun to watch.

[Spurologist]

Hill has an uncanny ability to draw fouls on the perimeter

[GSH]

Ibaka is a freaking beast tonight. They've only given him credit for 4 blocks? I think the scorer is on the take.

[Spurs Brazil]

Go strong agaisnt Ibaka

[Crookshanks]

Ibaka is only 21 - it'd be great to have him as a Spur in the future.

[Spurologist]

:lol

Elliott and Land still talking about Ibaka off broadcast

[spurs1990]

Anyone listening to the feed where Bill and Sean off-air comments can be heard? It's feels like eavesdropping.

[Manu20]

Imagine Ibaka with the spurs......:drool:

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

Hill has an uncanny ability to draw fouls on the perimeter
it is the ooey pooey that does it

[pawe]

Ibaka is only 21 - it'd be great to have him as a Spur in the future.

wont happen as long as those lakers are around.

[bongraider]

proof of the thunder being overrated

[BanditHiro]

goddamn Serge Ibaka plays like Rebound King Hanamichi Sakuragi from Slam Dunk!

[Fireball]

WTF Harden

Harden really played like 6th man of the year in December (as weird as that sounds) ... Manu defended him well in the 1st half, therefore he was a non-factor today

[Capt Bringdown]

Yeah, I'd do a Splitter for Ibaka trade. I'd like a hamburger and a beer for 5 cents as well.

[Crookshanks]

great to see the love for the military

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

OKC only has 53 points at the start of the 4th. incredible.
I know, especially for a fast-paced team like OKC.

[CFH]

Splitter!

[TIMMYD!]

Splitter with good footwork to get the bucket!

[Spurologist]

Ime's D has been superb

[pawe]

Beautiful move by Splitter! I bet Howard cant do any of that shit.

[Crookshanks]

wont happen as long as those lakers are around.

maybe Ibaka will be one of those who goes for character over money

[CFH]

Bonner penetrating :lol

[Capt Bringdown]

WTF, Bonner looks like Connie Hawkins out there!

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Points in paint:

OKC: 22

Spurs: 50

Wow.

[Crookshanks]

Hopefully we won't see Timmy or Tony the rest of the night. And it'd be nice to get Manu some rest also. Let the reserves bring this one home.

[BanditHiro]

please Ginobili come back to life again

[pawe]

maybe Ibaka will be one of those who goes for character over money

Well he is worth the money anyway. Remember, the Spurs paid a lot of money for Bonner. :lol

[Spurs Brazil]

Sit Manu and bring Udoka back. This game is over

[ulosturedge]

Our defense is getting good. This years team is turning out to be really impressive.

[Libri]

maybe Ibaka will be one of those who goes for character over money

Doubt it.

[Fireball]

great to see the love for the military

I only have love for the Admiral

[Capt Bringdown]

Neal needs to take it easy, looks like he's forcing shots, and we know how that ends: dog house.

[Capt Bringdown]

great to see the love for the military
Oh yeah, we don't see that enough do we? :lol

[CFH]

Bonner 3!

[Spurologist]

Booooooonnnnnnneeeeeeerrrrrrrr 3333333333333333333

[CFH]

The Bonner Bros :lol

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

crofl the bonner bro :rollin

[CFH]

Manu to Quinn

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

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

[Killakobe81]

Spurs refuse to lose a very impressive start ...kudos. Neal has been a steal and AGod-send. Props to the spours front-office....again.

[Crookshanks]

Oh yeah, we don't see that enough do we? :lol

I don't think we do. As Sean said - they're the real heroes.

[Andy25]

Bonner Bros!

[CFH]

Splitter putback :D

[DesignatedT]

lol this Thunder team quit at tipoff. Horrible effort on their part.

[Crookshanks]

oh man - this is a Texas beat down!

[pawe]

I love seeing this scenario. The starters sitting and the 2nd unit getting valuable learning minutes.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

lol open gym basketball :rollin

[Crookshanks]

Now that the Thunder aren't getting to the line - their real effort is showing. They're only shooting 32%!

[TIMMYD!]

lol open gym basketball :rollin

That description was pretty spot on. :lol

[Libri]

Neal with 7 rebounds. :wow

[Spurs Brazil]

Great win, defense was fantastic

Nice to see TD J going in. TP agression and Blair energy were key

[Spurologist]

Bucks up only 1 now against Dallas

[Fireball]

Neal with 7 rebounds. :wow

and some were even contested

[janetcn12]

Another big win for the Spurs.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

lol open gym basketball :rollin
:lmao

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Bucks up only 1 now against Dallas
Damn they were up by 12 last time I checked. Bucks are losing it I guess.

[Chase_the_Bass]

In garbage time like this I feel like the ball should go through Splitter at least every other play. I don't want to see Dejuan practicing his jumper, I want to see Splitter in the post.

[Crookshanks]

We're definitely going to hand the Thunder their worst loss of the season. Their previous low score was 82.

[pawe]

Imagine if Splitter and Anderson finally gets acclimated to the team properly. 70 wins might be a possibility.

[Capt Bringdown]

Great win, defense was fantastic

Nice to see TD J going in. TP agression and Blair energy were key

Ditto Hill.

[CFH]

Nice pass by Tiago

[Chase_the_Bass]

Splitter can really pass

[Capt Bringdown]

Pop, listen to Sean. Splitter is the serviceable 7-footer we need in the playoffs.

[Crookshanks]

LOL at the fans singing happy birthday to Splitter.

[CFH]

Blair throwdown!

[duncan228]

And Blair with the exclamation point.

[Libri]

Great dunk by Blair and props to Ime for the pass. :downspin:

[GSH]

It's time for Spurs fans to realize that the team is playing legitimate defense now. The last 3 games (before tonight) they have given up 80, 82, and 93. And the Mavs only got over 90 because of garbage time. We're not blowing a lot of rotations like we did earlier in the season, and we still have guys getting a lot more steals than we used to.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

:clap happy new year!!!!!!!!

[angelbelow]

Splitter always look better and better as the game progresses, this game is no different. I fully agree with Sean in that were going to need Splitters size and more importantly talent for the a deep playoff run.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Thunder just got served a blowout. Great win for the Spurs!

[Doctor J]

Glad to hear that Manu is feeling much better today. Go Manu Go.

But he doesn't look OK to me at all.

I am really concerned about his energy, not his sickness whatsoever.

He seems to be flat out these days.

[pawe]

Great way to start the new year!

[Spurologist]

Spurs with a solid W

:clap:clap