Way too close at the end

[T Park]

IMO the Spurs better come out in game 4 with a DEFENSIVE INTENSITY that they brought in that 4th quarter.

The 4th quarter was HORRIBLE!!


The Spurs need to bring better defensive intensity than they brough tonight to close this out.


Better defense, and more agressive to the hole basketball.

Im afraid though, Phoenix figured out how to play D in that 4th quarter.

[atlfan25]

they need to cut that shit out, the fuckin around after they get a big ass lead.

[2centsworth]

The Spurs need to bring better defensive intensity than they brough tonight to close this out.

On the money right there. They relaxed like only the spurs can when they're up big.

[Boo]

True That!

[ducks]

yeah spurs should beat the best offensive in the nba during the regualr season by 20
they only won 62 games out of 82
dude chill

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

They weren't exactly setting the world on fire on offense either. Too many jumpers.

[ducks]

pop was the one that took tp out
spurs scored 2 points in first half in 5 minutes when tp went out and they did the same thing in the second half
blame pop for putting beno back in there

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

If you've got Fox Sports SW they've got the whole press conference on there.

[2centsworth]

They weren't exactly setting the world on fire on offense either. Too many jumpers.

Timmy was turnover prone tonight. Kept Phoenix in the game.

[ALVAREZ6]

T-Park, it's pretty hard going through 48 minutes of basketball without trailing the suns....a team that goes on scoring runs so easily.

[T Park]

yeah spurs should beat the best offensive in the nba during the regualr season by 20

Yes, tonight, THEY SHOULD HAVE!!!!!!!!!!

No excuses for that HORRIBLE HORRIBLE 4th quarter.

Popovich has his work cut out for him if they are gonna close out monday.

The offense was a joke in the 4th and really needs to be adjusted to the defense.

The Suns have figured out how to defend, can the Spurs figure out how to attack it????


im not gonna chil duckfuck, Massenburg and Udrih shoudlve been in at the end with running out the clock.

A totally horrible 4th quarter.

More of an effort to conserve energy for the 4th as well.

[HB22inSA]

It's good that it wasn't a blow out.

That means they won't come out overconfident on Monday.

It's 3-0.

It's over.

[Boo]

and timmy was 15-15 from the line, so calm down people. (not all towards you 2centsworth)

[T Park]

it's pretty hard going through 48 minutes of basketball without trailing the suns

Bullshit.

Total total absolute bullshit.

The had the Suns on there HEELS and backpedaling in that 2nd quarter and the beginning of the 4th and FAILED to put thier feet on their neck.

They better come back out better in game 4 to win this.

[bigbendbruisebrother]

They had gone 8 quarters without a drought. The Spurs were due a shooting slump, and Phoenix was due a scoring burst.

Spurs won game one by 7
Spurs won game two by 3
Spurs won game three by 10

Quit your fucking whining.

By my count, we're up 3-0.

[ducks]

spurs have owned the 4 this series expect for tonight
spurs had a 38 point quarter though in the first

[Spurminator]

Jesus, dude, we were outscored by 7 points in the fourth. We've seen a lot worse in the Playoffs than we saw in this fourth quarter. I think it just looked worse than it was because the Spurs haven't had a bad game in 2 weeks.

[T Park]

I guess Me and Aggie should just put our heads in the sand and ignore that pathetic 4th.


Fuckin homers.....

[ducks]

scoring drought? they scored 22 POINTS IN THE 4 geez people

[T Park]

Jesus, dude, we were outscored by 7 points in the fourth. We've seen a lot worse in the Playoffs than we saw in this fourth quarter. I think it just looked worse than it was because the Spurs haven't had a bad game in 2 weeks.

The Suns at one point had it to I think 5 or 6.

AFTER BEING UP BY 20 THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE!!!!


But, we won, so oh well.

[ALVAREZ6]

Bullshit.

Total total absolute bullshit.

The had the Suns on there HEELS and backpedaling in that 2nd quarter and the beginning of the 4th and FAILED to put thier feet on their neck.

They better come back out better in game 4 to win this.
Calm the fuck down dude, we just won.

The Suns are the best team in the league, they have all young players, they like to run, and they play their starters the whole game.

The Spurs didn't have an amazing 4th quarter, but they had a great game in general, and they won. Even though the Suns were cutting down on the lead, you (or at least I) could tell that we still had it under control.

[spurster]

Spoken like people who didn't understand what the Spurs were doing. The Spurs were defending Amare 1-1 and keeping defenders on the three point shooters. Amare was awesome on offense but could only do 2 points at a time. Did you think the Suns weren't going to get a run at some point?

[Spurminator]

No, by all means keep bitching about a subpar quarter after we've gone up 3-0 against a 60 win team.

It would be a boring night without you.

;)

[T Park]

By all means, stick your heads in the sand and ignore real problems.

Hey we won, that means we automatically get game 4.

Ignore ignore ignore.

[MI21]

You actually think the Suns figured out how to play defense in one quarter?

Wow.

[T Park]

Spoken like people who didn't understand what the Spurs were doing. The Spurs were defending Amare 1-1 and keeping defenders on the three point shooters. Amare was awesome on offense but could only do 2 points at a time. Did you think the Suns weren't going to get a run at some point?


The Spurs in the second quarter forced Amare out, and forced Nash to turn the ball over.

They should rinse and repeat that second quarter over and over and over.


No reason why the Spurs cant blow this team out, and no reason they cant play that 2nd quarter D for 48 minutes.

NO REASON AT ALL!!!!!

[ducks]

yeah tpark I wish the spurs played the d like they did in quarter number 2 but that is almost impossible to do
suns were due to get hot at one point tonight
they still shot bad for them

[bigbendbruisebrother]

Ignore ignore ignore.

Good idea, bitch.

This message is hidden because T Park is on your ignore list.

[ducks]

The Spurs in the second quarter forced Amare out, and forced Nash to turn the ball over.

They should rinse and repeat that second quarter over and over and over.


No reason why the Spurs cant blow this team out, and no reason they cant play that 2nd quarter D for 48 minutes.

NO REASON AT ALL!!!!!


there is a reason it can not be done
the suns are too good of a team to do that to for 48 minutes
suns could shot 20% and still score over 40 points in 48 minutes

[T Park]

You actually think the Suns figured out how to play defense in one quarter?




Did you watch the 4th quarter?? They shut down Ginobili and Parker's lanes to the basket, and forced jumpshots the whole damn time.

Unless D Antoni is a totall bubbling retard, then hell do the same defensive scheme for game 4.

But, hey, were OK, we won the game, they will just roll over the next game.

[ducks]

pop can watch the 4 and see what happend
spurs lost forcus some
it was not the suns d that caused the huge 22 point drought in the 4

[2centsworth]

and timmy was 15-15 from the line, so calm down people. (not all towards you 2centsworth)
Timmy was real good, so I'm not picking on him. Just telling you why Phoenix kept it close at the end.

[T Park]

there is a reason it can not be done
the suns are too good of a team to do that to for 48 minutes
suns could shot 20% and still score over 40 points in 48 minutes

if you are agressive on D,

trap Nash, and push amare OUT, then yeah, YOU CAN do that for 48 mins.

But when you let Nash run free, and let Stoudamire get too easy of position, and keep jacking up jump shots with 2 seconds on the shot clock, then your gonna look like you do in the 4th but hey, thats OK to look like that in the 4th.

[ducks]

it is when you have the game in hand

[T Park]

it was not the suns d that caused the huge 22 point drought in the 4

Right right.


The Suns had nothing to do with Ginobili and Parker to shoot open jumpshots that whole 4th quarter.

Right right.

[ducks]

did you actually think the game was going to be lost by the spurs?

[ALVAREZ6]

trap Nash, and push amare OUT, then yeah, YOU CAN do that for 48 mins.

Yeah, try that for 48 minutes, and by trapping Nash, Amare will not be pushed out, and if he is, you sitll have either Q, Joe Johnson, or Jim Jackson wide open, draining 3's all night long.

[2centsworth]

No, by all means keep bitching about a subpar quarter after we've gone up 3-0 against a 60 win team.

It would be a boring night without you.

;)
Pop bitches at all mistakes. Nobody cares about Phoenix, it's all about the spurs and their journey towards perfection.

[ALVAREZ6]

Right right.


The Suns had nothing to do with Ginobili and Parker to shoot open jumpshots that whole 4th quarter.

Right right.
I must not remember the game too well, I mean, I don't think Manu and Tony were shooting jumpshots the whole 4th quarter.

[2centsworth]

Right right.


The Suns had nothing to do with Ginobili and Parker to shoot open jumpshots that whole 4th quarter.

Right right.
I was with you at first, but Phoenix hasn't figured out anything on D. Spurs were just careless with the ball.

[T Park]

I must not remember the game too well, I mean, I don't think Manu and Tony were shooting jumpshots the whole 4th quarter.

no you didnt.

Parker and Ginobili missed open jump shots in that quarter.

Them Horry and Duncan fumbling the ball away let them back in.

The Suns D forced those shots.

So once again, keep thinking the Suns have figured out that the Zone pack the lane continues to frusterate and baffle this goddamn team.

[T Park]

BTW Tim Duncan just said,

"They got set defensively and played well defensively"

So Duncan doesnt see they got set either???

[Brodels]

I'm with you TPark. They didn't play their best in the fourth quarter. I was more concerned about the lack of offense, though.

But they did win. And in the playoffs, a win is a win. Every one gets you closer to the ultimate goal, and the Spurs managed to get the job done tonight.

If the offense sputters against the Pistons in the finals, the Spurs might be in trouble though. There will be many more droughts against a good defensive team in the next round, and the Spurs have shown that their offense can disappear when the pressure intensifies.

Good win tonight. But they'll have a better chance of winning against a good defensive team in the finals if they execute better in the fourth.

[TMSKILZ]

TPark is a Loser!

[Solid D]

The Suns went to a zone and a sagging D in the 4th and conceded the mid-range shots. The Spurs missed a lot of their jumpers and Timmy didn't go right away with his move on the block, so they bogged down some. They doubled Tim hard and Marion and Hunter defended him pretty well.

The Suns should zone more in game 4.

[ALVAREZ6]

T park, you said that Manu and Tony were taking a bunch of shots all 4th quarter...but they didn't really.

It was just a bunch of stupid turnovers, and duncan shots, crap like that.

[ducks]

I am confused how bad could the o had been in the 4 they scored 22 points
and they scored 18 in the second
the o in the second was MUCH WORSE
spurs have been good in 4 against suns
first game they failed to score only 4 times down the court
they got cocky tonight in 4 and shot jumpshots and missed some
but it was because they had the big lead

[T Park]

The Suns went to a zone and a sagging D in the 4th and conceded the mid-range shots. The Spurs missed a lot of their jumpers and Timmy didn't go right away with his move on the block, so they bogged down some. They doubled Tim hard and Marion and Hunter defended him pretty well.

The Suns should zone more in game 4.

Your a fuckin hater, your a fuckin idiot Solid, STFU WE JUST WON!!!! (homers)



Your right, If D Antoni is a smart coach, wich I think he is, hell Zone probobly 100% of the time monday and this will be a closer than normal game.

Shouldve killed their spirt and their heart and kept attacking.

If you beat this team by 25 20 tonight, game 4 aint even close to being a worry.

[spurster]

Push Amare out? I doubt that anybody can do that with any level of consistency.

[ducks]

The Suns went to a zone and a sagging D in the 4th and conceded the mid-range shots. The Spurs missed a lot of their jumpers and Timmy didn't go right away with his move on the block, so they bogged down some. They doubled Tim hard and Marion and Hunter defended him pretty well.

The Suns should zone more in game 4.


suns should and pop will watch the film in 4 and see what they can do
sounds to me like a game for big dog :smokin and maybe bowen and barry

[ALVAREZ6]

If you beat this team by 25 20 tonight, game 4 aint even close to being a worry.
Even after tonight, game 4 still isn't even close to being a worry.

Spurs are up 3-0, WTF is their to worry about.

After seeing how they are playin this series, do you think PHX is really gonna win the next 4 games???

[2centsworth]

Your a fuckin hater, your a fuckin idiot Solid, STFU WE JUST WON!!!! (homers)



Your right, If D Antoni is a smart coach, wich I think he is, hell Zone probobly 100% of the time monday and this will be a closer than normal game.

Shouldve killed their spirt and their heart and kept attacking.

If you beat this team by 25 20 tonight, game 4 aint even close to being a worry.
Zone will play right into Tony's and Manu's hands. they will carve them up with penetration. Brent, Bruce, and Horry should have lots of open looks.

[T Park]

WTF is their to worry about

The SUns playing that same defense, and beating the Spurs in game 4 and getting momentum going home.

No nothing to worry bout there.... :rolleyes

[2centsworth]

Even after tonight, game 4 still isn't even close to being a worry.

Spurs are up 3-0, WTF is their to worry about.

After seeing how they are playin this series, do you think PHX is really gonna win the next 4 games???
I'm a HUGE yankees fan, and no disrepect to the spurs, but if the Yankees can lose 4 str8 any team can.

[Solid D]

Zone will play right into Tony's and Manu's hands. they will carve them up with penetration. Brent, Bruce, and Horry should have lots of open looks.

Tony went immediately to trying to penetrate the zone but he missed a few inside and when he kicked it out, the Spurs missed their shots.

[T Park]

Zone will play right into Tony's and Manu's hands. they will carve them up with penetration

Yeah, that 4th quarter they went to the hole every freakin time.

Come on....

[Brodels]

Zone will play right into Tony's and Manu's hands. they will carve them up with penetration. Brent, Bruce, and Horry should have lots of open looks.

I'm not sure why you think that - the Spurs, especially Tony, have struggled when teams have thrown zones at them all year.

I'm not particularly worried, but if you think that the Spurs are magically going to turn one of their greatest weaknesses into a strength, I think you need to go back and watch some more game tape.

The Spurs will win the series soon, but they will continue to struggle against zones.

[T Park]

I'm a HUGE yankees fan, and no disrepect to the spurs, but if the Yankees can lose 4 str8 any team can.

Thats exactly right.

It only takes 1 loss, 1 loss to get the SUns momentum, get Joe Johnson better legs, get everyone going.


They need to come out monday and stomp the fuck on their throughts.

BLOW THEM OUT EARLY AND BLOW THEM OUT OFTEN!!!!!!

KILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[2centsworth]

Yeah, that 4th quarter they went to the hole every freakin time.

Come on....
You're going to argue the point until you're blue in the face, so I'll agree to disagree.

[Spurminator]

I don't need a subpar 4th quarter against Phoenix to tell me the Spurs will need to be consistent in their offense against a team like Detroit or Miami. That's a given. But I'm certainly not worried about how that quarter affects the rest of this series.

I'm glad the Spurs were tested with some different looks defensively. I HOPE this makes Phoenix come out with a lot of defensive intensity in Game 4. We need the warmup for the Finals.

[T Park]

You're going to argue the point until you're blue in the face, so I'll agree to disagree

you can be blind to the fact till your blue in the face then.


unbelieveable....

[ALVAREZ6]

The SUns playing that same defense, and beating the Spurs in game 4 and getting momentum going home.

No nothing to worry bout there.... :rolleyes
Nope, nothing.

The Spurs have consistently won 3 straight games over PHX...we match up well against them.

Why are you bringing all this negativity bullfuck to the forums when we just won? If I checked in his thread without knowing the final score i would have thought that we lost.

Get over it already and stop being a drama queen. You KNOW that we are gonna win this series, 1 way or the other. So STFU .

[T Park]

I don't need a subpar 4th quarter to tell me the Spurs will need to be consistent in their offense against a team like Detroit or Miami. That's a given. But I'm certainly not worried about how that quarter affects the rest of this series.

I'm glad the Spurs were tested with some different looks defensively. I HOPE this makes Phoenix come out with a lot of defensive intensity in Game 4. We need the warmup for the Finals.


No, Id rather have an easy blowout monday, I want to see a close out game, i want to see that western conference champion trophy HOISTED!!!!!

I WANT TO BUY SOME SPURS GEAR TUESDAY MORNING!!!!

oy....

[boutons]

Amare got going in the 4th, 14 pts or something. Spurs admit they can't stop him, no big deal. He got under his avg against us tonight.

I'm sure the Spurs will play Mon night as if they really don't want to back to PHX until next season.

[Spurminator]

It will be.

This is the first time in these Playoffs that you can rest easy in the days leading up to the next game. I, for one, will enjoy the break from stress.

[T Park]

Nope, nothing.

The Spurs have consistently won 3 straight games over PHX...we match up well against them.

Why are you bringing all this negativity bullfuck to the forums when we just won? If I checked in his thread without knowing the final score i would have thought that we lost.

Get over it already and stop being a drama queen. You KNOW that we are gonna win this series, 1 way or the other. So STFU

Negativity = truth????


Whatever.

Hide your head, go ahead.

[T Park]

It will be.

This is the first time in these Playoffs that you can rest easy in the days leading up to the next game. I, for one, will enjoy the break from stress.

until that buzzer sounds in the 4th quarter, and the Spurs are comfortably ahead??

The Stress will be there.

4 quarters Spurs.

BRING IT FOR FOUR QUARTERS MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ALVAREZ6]

T Park brings more drama than Karl Malone.

He kept up his BS about "oh no, Im so fucking worried, were gonna lose this series" for 3 pages of a thread...incredible.

[T Park]

He kept up his BS about "oh no, Im so fucking worried, were gonna lose this series" for 3 pages of a thread...incredible.


Ive brought no BS, Ive brought legitimate concerns.

If you cant handle the truth, take your bottle go in the corner and rock yourself to sleep with your little Ginobili Doll.


Im looking at the game objectively, and I saw a piss poor effort in the 4th to give a dead team life, and a dead team momentum going into game 4.

[Timoha]

the Spurs let the game slip a bit in the fourth. However, they always looked like they were the ones in control and that they weren't going to make the game get away or fall apart.

[ALVAREZ6]

If you cant handle the truth

Hey T park, want me to handle the TRUTH? OK.

hmm...here's a TRUE fact for ya...Spurs lead the series, 3 games to none. How's that sound?

Looks like ur the one that can't handle the truth, otherwise you wouldn't be doin this crap.

[2centsworth]

Ive brought no BS, Ive brought legitimate concerns.

If you cant handle the truth, take your bottle go in the corner and rock yourself to sleep with your little Ginobili Doll.


Im looking at the game objectively, and I saw a piss poor effort in the 4th to give a dead team life, and a dead team momentum going into game 4.
it's good to worry, and from what I've heard so are the spurs. What makes Phoenix so scarey is they are very consistent. If they want to go an slug it out on D with the spurs, good luck to them. Their best hope is to run and gun and maybe outscore SA.

[T Park]

hmm...here's a TRUE fact for ya...Spurs lead the series, 3 games to none. How's that sound?

Looks like ur the one that can't handle the truth, otherwise you wouldn't be doin this crap.

Good for them.

But they way they finished game 3 is cause for concern.

Just because you want to be a blind ass homer, doesnt make my points wrong, or me being a "drama queen"

[ALVAREZ6]

w/e T park, I'm gonna go be happy!

We're going to the finals!

Have fun staying here, endlessy arguing after a spurs win.

[T Park]

w/e T park, I'm gonna go be happy!

We're going to the finals!

Have fun staying here, endlessy arguing after a spurs win.


We havent won shit yet.

But go ahead and be Dumbfuck and happy.

Dont be pissed off if the Spurs start looking like shit monday.

[ducks]

spurs can not possible lose 4 straight games

[T Park]

spurs can not possible lose 4 straight games




"The Red Sox are done, no way they can beat the Yankees 4 straight times!!!!"

[ducks]

basketball and baseball are two diffent thinks

nash was pressing tonight
he is their engine
he tried to hard
he was trying to do way to much

I said spurs in 6 at the beginning of the series
but duncan wants this over
so over it will be

[T Park]

basketball and baseball are two diffent thinks

Uh yeah they are.

But its the same concept of counting your eggs before they are hatched.

The Yankees did it last year, I hope the Spurs dont do it this year....

[Solid D]

Nash with 3 Assists and 6 Turnovers (0.5 A/TO ratio). Spread the floor and let Nash do his thing isn't enough against the Spurs.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

The Spurs have always had problems in the fourth, and it won't ever change as long as Pop is coach and running a structured offense like he does.

Tonight in the fourth when we couldn't hit jack against the Phoenix zone would have been a great time to see Big Dog.

[T Park]

have been a great time to see Big Dog

had he been there.

[Solid D]

Besides 3 straight wins, does anyone notice a trend in this (?):

SAS 121 PHX 114
SAS 111 PHX 108
SAS 102 PHX 92

(Hint: Plot on x/y axis and graph it.)

[T Park]

The score keeps going down????

down 10 then down 9 for the Spurs

down 6 then down 16 for the Suns.


Is that it??

[BadlyDrawnBoy]

"The Red Sox are done, no way they can beat the Yankees 4 straight times!!!!"

Man... Yakeee equal a MLB team.

Not an NBA team.

Jesus, if you'r stop, pull that pie out your mouth, and focus, you'd know that.

[Spurminator]

It was never desperate enough that we needed to bring a Robinson or Brown off the bench. Against Detroit or Miami, maybe, but patience worked in the Spurs' favor this time.

[T Park]

Jesus, if you'r stop, pull that pie out your mouth, and focus, you'd know that

wtf are you talking about.


I know they are not an NBA team.

But they were in the same position NUMBNUTS

up 3-0 in a conference championship series, and everyone counted out the Red Sox.


Im not saying the Spurs will lose monday.

Just that saying this is gauranteed over, who will we play in the Finals, blah blah blah is wayyy too premature.

[T Park]

It was never desperate enough that we needed to bring a Robinson or Brown off the bench

if we get desperate to the point of needin Devin Brown we are done.

Glenn Robinson wouldve had a tough time playing seeing as they said he wasnt there.

[Spurminator]

I'm speaking hypothetically.

[Solid D]

The score keeps going down????

down 10 then down 9 for the Spurs

down 6 then down 16 for the Suns.


Is that it??

Yes, T Park - the overall ppg is going down each game. The Spurs are imposing their will and dictating tempo.

[GSH]

The Spurs have always had problems in the fourth, and it won't ever change as long as Pop is coach and running a structured offense like he does.


They also have the best winning percentage of any team in any professional sport during those same years. (I'm not conceding that they have "always" had problems in the fourth - just letting it go for now.) Get it? The best winning percentage of ANY team in ANY professional sport. And you're going to sit at your keyboard and slam the way he runs the team? Great idea.

You're right... the Spurs structured offense sucks. The team will never have any success playing this way. They should fire Pop and bring in someone more qualified. Maybe they should have the candidates walk on water as part of the interview process?

[timvp]

The Spurs have always had problems in the fourth, and it won't ever change as long as Pop is coach and running a structured offense like he does.

Tonight in the fourth when we couldn't hit jack against the Phoenix zone would have been a great time to see Big Dog.

Considering what the Spurs have been doing in the fourth quarter this series, this might be a top ten worst post ever.

[Solid D]

The Spurs did have a few more empty trips (ET) in the 4th than they did the first 2 games. I guess after averaging 5 or 6 4th qtr. ETs in the first 2 games, tonight indicates a death spiral. :lol

[T Park]

Considering what the Spurs have been doing in the fourth quarter this series, this might be a top ten worst post ever.

I agree with that.


But, the 4th tonight was a little annoying.

[SPARKY]

Uh the Spurs have managed to outscore the league's top offense in an open court game three times in this series. That horrible structured offense that Pop runs has managed to execute damn near flawlessly in the 4th quarters of two road games but no, Pop is horrible and needs to go.

Fuck, how many years does D'Antoni have left on his deal?

[BadlyDrawnBoy]

Considering what the Spurs have been doing in the fourth quarter this series, this might be a top ten worst post ever.

Owned?

:angel

[Dre_7]

Good news is, Spurs may not have had that good a 4th compared to games 1 and 2, but they still won!!!

Time to concentrate on game 4!

[Solid D]

When you hold the Suns to 8 fast break points tonight (14 for the Spurs) and hold them to the lowest scoring half the Suns had all season (39), you have to be happy with that.

Fast break points average per game for 1st 3 games:
Suns 9.3
Spurs 10.0