Game Blog: Wolves @ Spurs - Jan. 9

[TDfan2007]

Guys are dropping like flies out there.

[janetcn12]

C'mon TP...

[CFH]

Manu to the line for 3 free throws

[dbestpro]

Bonner playing physical. Go figure.

[frodo]

gonna be a W but not an easy one as was expected

[TDfan2007]

Hope Love is okay.

[Spurs Brazil]

DAMN, Love also hurt

[Fireball]

Bonner took out Love

[frodo]

spurs often tend to struggle against teams that with tough bigs, spurs are a soft team now said in all honesty

[CFH]

Timmy!

[Tp9gospursgo]

Timmayyyyyy

[timtonymanu]

Ridnour gets on my nerves for some reason.

[DPG21920]

Great cut by Brewer and really good find by Luke. Minny is playing very well. Sucks that Love got hurt. Hope it is not serious.

Timmy showing some signs of life verses his nemesis Darko.

[frodo]

love will be back just in time, trigga is tough like a nut

[Cessation]

Hill just passed, is he ok? Wast that really george?

[NASpurs]

After looking like a statue in the first half, Tim seems to have a pep in his step.

[Brazil]

Hill is incapable to guard PGs all sort of PGs

[DPG21920]

Tolliver sh*tting on ST.

[CFH]

Tie game, GOTDAMMIT

[Spurs Brazil]

Ridnour killing us

[timtonymanu]

Fuck! Tied again all because of dumb IQ.

[frodo]

tim possibly getting a triple double tonite imho

[loveforthegame]

Ridnour going for a triple-double. Nice.

[timtonymanu]

The ball always seems to go their way.

[TDfan2007]

Somebody or something woke Timmy up.

[Capt Bringdown]

We used to have this pretty promising player, I think his name was George Hill. Anyone seen him lately?

[frodo]

Get blair back on court please, the only way to prevent love getting 20+ rebounds tonight tbh

[CFH]

Bonner :lol

[NASpurs]

I think Bonner traveled :lmao

[Spurs Brazil]

WAKE UP Hill. WAKE UP

[Tp9gospursgo]

Bonnerrrrr lol

[Cessation]

lol bonner clowning the wolves

[duncan228]

There you go Timmy! Holy shit show off that 2 inch vert :lol

:lol

[Supreme_Being]

I can't believe what I just saw.

[AidanNelson2009]

Another close game, aghh

[DPG21920]

Outside shot at a trip dub for Tim tonight?

[frodo]

game MF'N tied

[CFH]

Hill still struggling...

[timtonymanu]

Goddamnit Hill. Seriously. You couldnt be more wide open.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Hill is way off tonight, but keep taking that shot.

[NASpurs]

Hill has reverted back to the George Hill that started off the season.

[timtonymanu]

If fuckin Hill could just make his shots, this game would be over.

[Ice009]

Tolliver and Bonner going at each other. LOL.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Outside shot at a trip dub for Tim tonight?

Ya never know :lol

[frodo]

triggas betta rebound hard in the 4th tbh

[TDfan2007]

George just having on of those nights. Too bad too, because the T'Wolves are obviously planning on having him beat them.

[janetcn12]

Oh dear...we don't want another close game... Kill it now..

[dbestpro]

The ball always seems to go their way.

This is usually a case of lack of effort or energy. The problem is our young energy guys look like old men tonight.

[Spurologist]

Hill putting on the finishing touches to his brick house

[Ice009]

Tolliver will NOT BACK DOWN. And why would a scrub from one of the worst teams back down when you got an intimidating presence like Matt Bonner and DeJuan Blair on the court.

Get a clue Pop.

[CFH]

Rj

[TDfan2007]

RJ playing well.

[AidanNelson2009]

We always have poor 3Q's, outscored 22-16 so far.

[dbestpro]

Bonner and Blair hurt. Will Pop play Splitter now?

[janetcn12]

Crazy game..and with some players not performing...this gonna be tough

[NASpurs]

Bonner fell down and it took him like ten seconds to fall down. It was an awkward fall, which surprises no one.

[EVAY]

Bonner is our best playing big tonight. Hate on him all you want, but the guy has delivered as much or more than any of the other bigs.

[CFH]

Neal 3!

[timtonymanu]

Neal 3333

[DPG21920]

That was one hell of a defensive rebound by Manu that last play.

[Drachen]

Tolliver will NOT BACK DOWN. And why would a scrub from one of the worst teams back down when you got an intimidating presence like Matt Bonner and DeJuan Blair on the court.

Get a clue Pop.

Seriously, why the hate for bonner? He is playing really well tonight I think. Additionally, he is playing well on the season. Yes I am including his "D".

[Cessation]

Choo Choo!!

[NASpurs]

Only thing George has done correctly tonight. Pass the ball to Neal instead of taking the corner three.

[TDfan2007]

Lol Milicic and his subzero basketball IQ. He should be so much better than he is.

[Ice009]

Bonner should start taking opposing players out on dates because he loves letting them penetrate the lane.

[loveforthegame]

Thank you Neal.

[Fireball]

We always have poor 3Q's, outscored 22-16 so far.

that was last season ... Spurs are averaging about 27 points in the third

[Cherry]

choo choo

[timtonymanu]

if the Twolves did what Hill just did, the refs would have counted the basket.

[Spurologist]

ALL ABOARD

Nnnnnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaalllllllllll 333333333333333333333333

[CFH]

T on Darko :lol

[Ice009]

FUCK YES Gary Neal. Great stuff Neal.

[NASpurs]

lol the retarded Christian Bale with a tech

[Capt Bringdown]

Neal might have to have a good night for us to pull out the win. GHill is in waste-of-space mode.
Only 2 shots for Neal, he needs more.

[Cessation]

meltdown!!

[TDfan2007]

Great drive by Hill. His drives are really smooth. I love those scoop layups he uses.

[dbestpro]

They should at least let Splitter play Paul Bunyan.

[janetcn12]

Neal, our saver.

[DPG21920]

Darko is a nut job.

[Cessation]

lol Christian Bale

[CFH]

That was so damn sloppy...

[Fireball]

T on the Darko(o) Knight ...

[timtonymanu]

Wow. I mean I like alley oop plays but save that shit for later.

[BlairForceDejuan]

Wow, I did not know Andrei Arlovski was on the TWolves

[Cant_Be_Faded]

I wanna know what DPG thinks about this game so far

[Cherry]

nooooooo

[DPG21920]

Manu bucket?

[DPG21920]

Manu is grabbing rebounds like a beast right now :lol I love it.

[DPG21920]

I wanna know what DPG thinks about this game so far

In what way?

[Ice009]

Seriously, why the hate for bonner? He is playing really well tonight I think. Additionally, he is playing well on the season. Yes I am including his "D".

Why the hate for Bonner? The only thing I am interested in is building a Championship team and Bonner is the first big off the bench and usually replaces the defensively challenged Blair.

Bonner is playing good tonight, but what does that mean in the long run? Pretty much nothing.

[Spurs Brazil]

Good job finish the 3rd; let's start strong and finish them

[dbestpro]

Manu got pissed on the non call off the foul shot.

[Crookshanks]

Is it because it's so cold up there in Minnesota that they get all those Serbian guys? They had Rasho, now Milicic and Petrovic. Lots of tall, really white guys! :lol

[frodo]

blair = stronger version of landry

[Fireball]

Why the hate for Bonner? The only thing I am interested in is building a Championship team and Bonner is the first big off the bench and usually replaces the defensively challenged Blair.

Bonner is playing good tonight, but what does that mean in the long run? Pretty much nothing.

Charles Barkley actually said one funny thing when he called Bonner the "Limo guy" ... because other teams send him a limousine to make sure he gets to the game and plays no defense.

[CFH]

Dice dunk!

[Tp9gospursgo]

Dice!!

[AidanNelson2009]

Antonio with the dunk

[CFH]

Dice J

[NASpurs]

Dice is rolling now.

[timtonymanu]

Dice can throw shit down for a guy his age.

[CFH]

Well that sucks...

[Cessation]

Lol toliver has worse hops than duncan

[Spurologist]

Dice is money

[timtonymanu]

every time I see a lazy pass, i feel like breaking something.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Bonner has to hit that. he was so open

[AidanNelson2009]

back to a 4 pt game.

[NASpurs]

Bullshit shot after bullshit shot. Looks familiar.

[Crookshanks]

now that was stupid

[CFH]

Hill tough shot

[Drachen]

Why the hate for Bonner? The only thing I am interested in is building a Championship team and Bonner is the first big off the bench and usually replaces the defensively challenged Blair.

Bonner is playing good tonight, but what does that mean in the long run? Pretty much nothing.

He has been playing good all season. I would like to see more tiago, but at the expense of blair, not bonner. I was ready to get rid of Bonner last year, but damn, he is proving me wrong this year (not an RJ level turn around, but a turn around nonetheless)

[Capt Bringdown]

You can't stop Tolliver, you can only seek to contain him...

[CFH]

Bonner hustling this game, beasttttttttttttttttt

[timtonymanu]

TWolves hitting so many bullshit shots now.

[CFH]

Flynn hitting shots now, 2 point game, ugh...

[Cessation]

You can't stop Tolliver, you can only seek to contain him...


lol

[Ice009]

LOL Matt Bonner failed to hustle for that rebound and they hit a three, the pass to Bonner is stolen and two players before that he got a shot drilled in his face. That's 7 points in less than a minute Bonner helped the other team get.

[AidanNelson2009]

Typical that the Spurs keep this a close game. up by 2 points, c'mon.

[Crookshanks]

this Timberwolves team just won't quit. I guess that bodes well for them in the years to come.

[Creation88]

get Parker back in there, he was the only one attacking the paint.

[Cessation]

wolves with the scrub overload, we're doomed!!

[Spurs Brazil]

DAMN, we can't put those guys alway.

[biziofromdowntown]

wow, spurs suck

[EVAY]

He has been playing good all season. I would like to see more tiago, but at the expense of blair, not bonner. I was ready to get rid of Bonner last year, but damn, he is proving me wrong this year (not an RJ level turn around, but a turn around nonetheless)

This.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Not a good time to start missing open looks...

[Brazil]

you're passing too many open shots, everytime it's a disaster

[Fireball]

Weird game ... now is the time for the T-Pups to melt down ...

[NASpurs]

Well they don't have Beasley nor Love. It's only natural they're still in the game.

nvm Love coming back in

[Cessation]

Seriously, pop has given up on splitter, its riding pine the rest of the year, unless someone gets injured.

[CFH]

Every game with the Wolves has to be close, not looking forward to Tuesday...

[scottspurs]

Time to bring Tim, Manu, and Tp back in and finish this off with a W

[Fireball]

Well they don't have Beasley nor Love. It's only natural they're still in the game.

nvm Love coming back in

yes, Spurs only give nasty beatings to teams which are in full force :hat

[CFH]

Neal for 3333333333333333333!

[DPG21920]

Damn, Gary. Bad shot, but awesome.

[TIMMYD!]

Neal with it!

33333333333333

[Crookshanks]

Right now the Wolves are playing pretty loose - and they're hitting shots. But I doubt they'll keep it up. They're a young team and they're known to have mental lapses.

[NASpurs]

Neal with the "nooooooooo............yesss!" shot

[Tp9gospursgo]

Neal is money with those shots.

[timtonymanu]

At least Neal's jumper is on today

[Cessation]

wow Choo Choo, dont care

[duncan228]

Thank God for Neal.

[itzsoweezee]

He has been playing good all season. I would like to see more tiago, but at the expense of blair, not bonner. I was ready to get rid of Bonner last year, but damn, he is proving me wrong this year (not an RJ level turn around, but a turn around nonetheless)

he's the worst defender on the team. he offers nothing except three point shooting, and even then he'll miss when the pressure's on.

and the stats prove that bonner's no better this year than he was last year.

[Spurologist]

http://www.laprogressive.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/bill-walton.png

It's Unbelievable....Flynn is playing like World B. Free. He shoots left, he shoots right. The spurs can't contain. He is the greatest player in western civilization. Unbelievable

[AidanNelson2009]

Neal 33333333333333333333333333

[biziofromdowntown]

neal with a no brainer shot!

[Fireball]

bullshit call on Dice

[loveforthegame]

Neal to save the day.

[CFH]

Goddamn turnovers

[Texas_Ranger]

Manu wtf

[Spurs Brazil]

late call

[timtonymanu]

Manu, dumb pass.

[Tp9gospursgo]

That looked like a travel to me

[TIMMYD!]

Neal with it again!

[NickiRasgo]

Neal with it.

[BoricuaCJA]

Neal with the 3! man I did not like that shot selection but he made it. I do love his confidence.

[CFH]

Neal for 3 again!

[NASpurs]

Neal with it bitches. Take that wit uuuuuuuuuu

[biziofromdowntown]

here comes Neal!!!Goddamn!!!

[BlairForceDejuan]

I'm about to add Tolliver to my All NBA Spurs Killer Team.

[Cessation]

omg NEAL WITH IT!!!!

[timtonymanu]

Neal saving our asses

[Ice009]

He has been playing good all season. I would like to see more tiago, but at the expense of blair, not bonner. I was ready to get rid of Bonner last year, but damn, he is proving me wrong this year (not an RJ level turn around, but a turn around nonetheless)

I have no problem with Bonner as the 4th big behind Tim, Antonio and Splitter. We need defense and I am just so frustrated that Splitter is not getting a chance to see what he can do with TD.

If Splitter doesn't do well when given a real chance then you could move Bonner up to the 3rd big.

Blair got to start games with Tim last season so I don't know why Splitter can't get a chance to play with Tim. I'm just incredibly frustrated right now because DEFENSE is always my main concern.

[BoricuaCJA]

neal with another 3

[Brazil]

it pissed me off to see Neal with only 4 FGAs and fuck Manu and his lazy passes

[AidanNelson2009]

Neal with it.

33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

live by 3 die by 3

[Creation88]

gotta get some stops. getting out hustled on 50/50 balls.

[BlairForceDejuan]

Spurs team nothing but chucking 3's

chuck a 3

chuck a 3

chuck a 3

[Spurologist]

nnnnnneeeeeeeeaaaaallllll 333333333333333333333

[TIMMYD!]

Neal gets fouled and is going to the line for 3!

[biziofromdowntown]

Gary Neal is god

[CFH]

Neal to the line for 3 free throws, boy is ballin'

[NRHector]

seriously why is Booner in the game?

[Cessation]

Neal taking over the fourth1!

[NickiRasgo]

Neal again!

[Tp9gospursgo]

man neal is on fire

[NASpurs]

Neal is just conducting. Nothing to see here.

[Spurs Brazil]

Tony afraid to take a charge? Pathetic

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

spurs' defense can't stop anyone from penetrating

[DPG21920]

Neal is stroking it. Nice to see. Spurs needed him.

[NRHector]

thanks Pop

[janetcn12]

Awesome Neal.

[Cherry]

chooo chooo

[Tp9gospursgo]

Neal should be in the 3 point competition.

[DPG21920]

Neal with a terrible pass on the break. There you see his limitations.

[CFH]

Not a good pass by Neal, at least the Wolves didn't score off it

[Crookshanks]

That's the 3rd time they've fouled a 3-point shot. That doesn't happen very often - that's a weakness of a young team.

[Creation88]

Dice has been huge in the 4th.

[CFH]

Manu J, nice job by Dice to tip the rebound to Manu

[Rummpd]

I hate the Wolves lets beat this team - got to give Love props though he is damm good.

[biziofromdowntown]

LOL at this Offensive board for Manu!

[Spurs Brazil]

Dice is very good

[biziofromdowntown]

Love is really good

[dbestpro]

Dice has been huge in the 4th.

Which begs the question what to do with Blair?

[BlairForceDejuan]

Neal takes a lot of stupid 3's. He makes a lot of them though.

[Spurs Brazil]

Neal and Dice with a great job off the bench

[Crookshanks]

chooo chooo

You should be banned for a week every time you use that stupid nickname. Can we please put it to rest forever?

[NASpurs]

Neal takes a lot of stupid 3's. He makes a lot of them though.

It's cool as long he doesn't do the RMJ hip slap.

[Fireball]

Neal with a terrible pass on the break. There you see his limitations.

But we like what he can do, don't we?

And Dice shows why he is the 2nd best big man of the Spurs.

[Spurologist]

It hasn't exactly been a spurs fast break clinic today

[spurs1990]

Which begs the question what to do with Blair?

Blair may not be producing but he's 10 times the contributor of the great one Splitter.

[NRHector]

still too close :bang

[EVAY]

Bonner left the game with 11 points and 9 rebounds in about 24 minutes...more than any other big, some of whom had more minutes.

[DPG21920]

But we like what he can do, don't we?

And Dice shows why he is the 2nd best big man of the Spurs.

Of course, did I say otherwise?

[CFH]

Wow, late whistle...

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Neal takes a lot of stupid 3's. He makes a lot of them though.

:lol, he takes more 3's on this team that make me go "wtf are you thinking!?!?" but since he hits them more often than not you're just kinda amazed.

[Gospursel]

that duncan guy isn't bad.

[BoricuaCJA]

Neal takes a lot of stupid 3's. He makes a lot of them though.
Yeah but he is very very confident that it will go in. I want Hill to have his confidence.

[CFH]

But the right call

[itzsoweezee]

Bonner left the game with 11 points and 9 rebounds in about 24 minutes...more than any other big, some of whom had more minutes.

and that's his season high in rebounds. . .

[Spurs Brazil]

another late call.

[timtonymanu]

I hate Brewer's mean mugging look.

[Fireball]

Of course, did I say otherwise?

Nope, my second comment wasn't referring to you

[tdunk21]

could a younger tim and a younger dice make a good defensive big?

[Rummpd]

could a younger tim and a younger dice make a good defensive big?


Yes
and yes

[DPG21920]

Nope, my second comment wasn't referring to you

I was responding to your first comment on Neal.

[DPG21920]

Why is TP not in? Hill isn't shooting well. Is it Pop trying to rest him because he is sick?

[Brazil]

Why Hill sucking ass is on the floor and TP on the bench ?

[Gospursel]

duncan's defense had been very good during this second half

[NASpurs]

Spurs are 27-0 when the opponents shoot 49% or less. WTF!

[BlairForceDejuan]

Yeah but he is very very confident that it will go in. I want Hill to have his confidence.

Agreed. Having a rookie who is completely fearless is amazing.

[Rummpd]

This game is too damm close

[timtonymanu]

Wow Sota. Go away already.

[Rummpd]

Agreed. Having a rookie who is completely fearless is amazing.


he is not a rookie but Neal is?

[Gospursel]

wolves always bring us down to the wire

[biziofromdowntown]

we let them score too much, i do't like our D so far this season

[Crookshanks]

wolves always bring us down to the wire

They do that with a lot of teams - they just can't seem to find a way to win. And let's hope they don't discover it tonight! :lol

[dbestpro]

Duncan really having trouble with big bigs.

[AidanNelson2009]

This game could go either way.

[janetcn12]

With 2.45 letf, Spurs is leading by 6. Looks like Spurs gonna win. Go Spurs Go

[AidanNelson2009]

no RJ

[CFH]

Manu hits the 3 but Timmy gets called for the charge, FFFFFFFFFFFFFF

[Rummpd]

Shit offense foul and now down to a 3 point lead.

[NASpurs]

Where's Tony Parker?

[timtonymanu]

Theres that bitch Ridnour again.

[CFH]

Ridnour hits a 3, 3 point game...

[Crookshanks]

well crap!!

[Rummpd]

Spurs trying to lose this game how many times they had a 6 to 8 point lead and gave it up?

[Gospursel]

score and win right now

[dbestpro]

Brewer's D really bothering Manu.

[Spurs Brazil]

3rd late call on us in this quarter

[AidanNelson2009]

c'mon manu. 3 pt game, damn !!!!!!!!!!!!

[CFH]

Get a score here

[Tp9gospursgo]

Wheres tony been?

[CFH]

Christ, stop with the 3's

[timtonymanu]

Start McDyess now!!!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

damn

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Parker hurt
dogghouse?
Or Hill is just that good

w
t
f

[Cessation]

Great effort by dice.

[AidanNelson2009]

c'mon RJ