Game Blog: Spurs @ Hornets - Jan. 22

[Spurologist]

Obi One Ginobili!

El Contusione!

[Fireball]

5 points? Spurs in control!!

Yeah, right :lol

[Hooks]

Neal's playing great defense against Thornton and Cp3...

[Fundamental]

nice little run...a spec of light at the end of a "horrible half" tunnel

[ohmwrecker]

Manu is looking to make the right play instead of forcing it.

[GinobiliForTres]

5 points? Spurs in control!!

:lol:lol:lol

17-7 run for Spurs

[carina_gino20]

And just like that, we've almost tied our 1st Q score. :lol

[senorglory]

Neal before Zod!

If only one of the Spurs announcers would take that up, every Neal 3 = a rolling "NEAL BEFORE ZOD!"

You're on to something.

[DPG21920]

Tim, :wow :lol

[senorglory]

NEAL with it!

Also very good.

[Spurologist]

rrrrrrrjjjjjjjjjjjj 333333333333333333333

[KenziE]

why take out manu?

[CFH]

Rj 3!

[timtonymanu]

Rj 33333333333

[DesignatedT]

im going to murder these commentators

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

lol at the hornets bench

[Warlord23]

Duncan doesn't have it offensively tonight

[Spurologist]

DAMN tp is gonna need those ankles taped

[dbestpro]

Duncan needs to take a cue from Manu and stop chucking shots and try to contribute in other ways.

[Brazil]

wow TP on his ass

[CFH]

At least the game has picked up

[Banzai]

Can a Spurs fan tell me though? Better 3 point shooting this season than last?

[Pauleta14]

Now I'm waiting for Tony's answer... :lol

[Capt Bringdown]

Paul's move was set up by a push off that threw Tony off balance.

[Spurs Brazil]

TD forcing some shots

Hornets in the game because they have a lot of off rebs

[Manudona]

This will be a great 4th quarter victory for the Spurs

[Osnofa]

Tony, show them who's da Finals MVP x)

[KenziE]

why take manu out? now TP is ballhoging agen fuck !

[timtonymanu]

Can a Spurs fan tell me though? Better 3 point shooting this season than last?

Yes. No Bogans or Mason. Neal in. Bonner and RJ improved. Manu shooting more 3's.

[BanditHiro]

fucking hornets how could they turn it around mid season like that

[Fireball]

Can a Spurs fan tell me though? Better 3 point shooting this season than last?

Of course, Spurs are 2nd best team in 3 point shooting I think ... because of better production by Jefferson and Bonner ... plus the new guy Neal !!!

[Brazil]

Can a Spurs fan tell me though? Better 3 point shooting this season than last?

by far, RMJ was our main 3 pts threat last year

[GinobiliForTres]

Paul's move was set up by a push off that threw Tony off balance.

with no call. don't forget that

[carina_gino20]

Can a Spurs fan tell me though? Better 3 point shooting this season than last?

39.3% >35.8%. Yes

[Fireball]

David West always looks as he wants to cry ...

[Jayem]

Paul's move was set up by a push off that threw Tony off balance.replayed showed tony was the one pushing paul.

tony got his ankles broke :lol

[dbestpro]

Spurs look really tired. Maybe its time to unleash Blair's three point shot.

[ShoogarBear]

Can a Spurs fan tell me though? Better 3 point shooting this season than last?

That's a major part of it:
RJ and Bonner both shooting .100 better than last year percentages
Neal >> Mason and Bogans

Also pushing the pace and much better overall ball movement.

[Spurologist]

If thornton had Bellineli's minutes, we be down by at least 10

[timtonymanu]

Terrible

[DPG21920]

You cannot leave Thornton open and you certainly don't go to Bellineli who is 0-6 and leave Thornton open in the corner.

Low IQ

[timtonymanu]

Of course he fuckin hits that.

[duncan228]

Ugly. Really ugly. But as long as they stay close they can grind out the win.

[CFH]

Terrible close out to the quarter by giving up B2B 3's

[DesignatedT]

down 3. whatev.

[Fundamental]

some ugly basketball on both ends

[timtonymanu]

I fuckin hate Belinelli.

I'm still counting on the 2nd half Spurs to show up before I melt down.

Our big 3 have to step up.

[ohmwrecker]

Ugh

[GinobiliForTres]

Of course he fuckin hits that.

only new orleans would give their team a standing O after "coming back from down 5"

[Spurs Brazil]

crap end of the quarter, a lot of bad shots especially TD and Tony

[Werdsniper2]

Only down by 3 at the half.

Don't want to hear any "It's over"(s). Please...

[BanditHiro]

fucking hornets

[KenziE]

fucking TP messed up the small run we had !

[Ice009]

I can't believe we give up open threes so much this season. Pisses me off.

[DPG21920]

Big 3 faltering this game offensively. Tough to play well when that happens. It's on them in the 2nd. They need to get better shots.

[Osnofa]

Bah 2nd quarter ending but it's just 3 points.

C'mon Spurs!

[TampaDude]

Spurs got this. No worries.

[Warlord23]

Fugly game so far. Let's hope the Spurs can put together a decent offensive stretch sometime in the 2nd half

[timtonymanu]

You cannot leave Thornton open and you certainly don't go to Bellineli who is 0-6 and leave Thornton open in the corner.

Low IQ

That pissed me off too. RJ should have known better.

[Fireball]

If thornton had Bellineli's minutes, we be down by at least 10

thought so too ... I think Neal vs. Thornton is one of the keys in this game

[Spurologist]

maybe that last shot to end the half will get manu going.....we need some offensive fire from someone

[carina_gino20]

Those 2 missed rotations are the perfect set-up for Pop's halftime speech.

[dbestpro]

All in all i am pretty satisfied. This is a game that last year we would have been down by 20 points. Just keep it close and save some energy for the fourth quarter.

[BanditHiro]

can't believe they didn't trade thorton

[Werdsniper2]

Manu Ginobili: 2-7 with 3 TO's
Tim Duncan: 2-8

[timtonymanu]

Neal, Hill, and RJ gave us something.

Manu, Tony, and Tim were ass. We still got a game if the 2nd half Spurs come out.

[Capt Bringdown]

Almost 12 and half minutes for Neal and only 3 shots? That's gotta be a record. The way this game is going he needs more strokes.

[Werdsniper2]

Wow just look at these little stats so far:

Jefferson the leading scorer with...7.

Splitter has played almost 8 minutes.

What team are we watching?

[Banzai]

Spurs will be fine..how many games did they play from behind and won the majority this season? quite a few I think.

[Spurs Brazil]

Hornets are up because they have 9off rebs

We need to do a better job

[DMC]

This game will hinge on who has the legs to run in the 4th. I think the Hornets bench will be tasked to keep up with the Spurs bench, and that could be the difference. Remember, Hill did not play last night.

[dbestpro]

I know there is a lot of buzz about the fans and announcers for the Hornets getting excited, but what that is about is they are excited because they are keeping in it with the best team in the NBA.

[senorglory]

I fuckin hate Belinelli.

When, how, why such a strong feeling regarding Belinelli?

[DMC]

Also, if the Spurs lose because they cannot hit a shot, I can live with that. They cannot lose because they cannot stop the Hornets.

[Capt Bringdown]

Bullets only trailing the Celtics by 2 in the 4th. Go Bullets!

[dbestpro]

Soooo, with the way Blair has been playing lately how do you think he has performed?

[Fireball]

Spurs will be fine..how many games did they play from behind and won the majority this season? quite a few I think.

at least 12 games ... by the way, the Kermit head movement in your signature totally fits with the music they play on International League pass during the game breaks

[Werdsniper2]

We give up 50 million wide open threes playing lax defense and 70 billion offensive rebounds because the Spurs are getting their asses kicked physically by the small bigs of the Hornets.

FUCK!

Are those exact numbers? Amazing.

[TDMVPDPOY]

hill and neal gettin it done for us

duncan was doing fine till he was throwing up weak ass shots

[Banzai]

at least 12 games ... by the way, the Kermit head movement in your signature totally fits with the music they play on International League pass during the game breaks

:lol :hat

[Manudona]

When, how, why such a strong feeling regarding Belinelli?

Furthermore, Belinelli was our best player. He only made one mistake aggravated by the fact it was a triple.

[Fireball]

Bullets only trailing the Celtics by 2 in the 4th. Go Bullets!

Wizards are pretty good at home, but awful on the road. They have a chance

[DesignatedT]

need more neal

[Spurologist]

Those 2 missed rotations are the perfect set-up for Pop's halftime speech.

CIA POP mode?

[DesignatedT]

A Washington win would be nice.

[Spurologist]

:wow

tp = zero assists. CP = 1 assist. We have more assists than NO though

[Capt Bringdown]

Feels like a L tonight. Hope I'm wrong, but the boys looked gassed. Hornets just seem to have the upper hand.

[Fireball]

Washington's losing.

yeah, might be ... the Cs are a little more clutch in close games

[timtonymanu]

Turnobili in effect

[Capt Bringdown]

Launch yourself along the baseline with no one to pass to...what is Manu thinking?

[CFH]

B2B turnovers to start the quarter, yuck...

[Spurs Brazil]

Sit Tony and Manu and put Neal and Hill

[DPG21920]

Tim can't get one to go down tonight.

[Werdsniper2]

Who do the bullets even have anymore? Some thuggin fighter idiots for big men? Some raw overrated rookie who can't shoot or play defense? Some thug who lost his NBA Finals starting job because he smoked too much weed?

The Wizards wouldn't be so bad if they would just take out some of the trash.

Blatche is a decent player, but looks lazy and has a questionable attitude.

They also need to toss Al Thornton and Josh Howard. Dead end role-players from the gangster era.

Young is turning into a good SG, Hinrich is an excellent 6th man.

They have some nice pieces, with players like McGee (low IQ but high ceiling), they just need to put them together. Draft a couple solid players.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

c'mon refs call it both ways

[timtonymanu]

No one ran out to follow him?

[DPG21920]

How they hell are the Hornets 3PT shooters getting so wide open?

[GinobiliForTres]

Tim can't get one to go down tonight.

yet they leave belinelli open and we hear fucking "BOTTOMS" again. ugh.

[Warlord23]

At this point I'd rather see Neal and Hill take contested threes than put the ball in Manu's hands

[Werdsniper2]

Manu's 3 point shots are truly atrocious.

[timtonymanu]

Where are the 2nd half Spurs? They seem to have stayed back in San Antonio.

[CFH]

Spurs not looking much better

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

hornets getting whatever they want now...

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Blair doesn't belong in this game, neither does Splitter.

Ginobili needs to wake up as does the Spurs D.

[Capt Bringdown]

The Hornets have been in control as the announcers have said.

[DPG21920]

That looked like a massive carry by Paul. Sick pass though. Paul is by far the best on that little screen back over the top pass. They are always exactly on time and in the right spot.

[Spurologist]

manu and TD are way OFF. :pctoss

[NASpurs]

Maybe Pop the genius should do something that worked last game that the Hornets couldn't stop. You know, put Jefferson on West and open the floor up a bit on the offensive side. Just a suggestion.

[Spurs Brazil]

Manu with one of the worst games of the season.

This is the 4th game against the Hornets and Blair still leave West open

[Ice009]

Manu needs to learn to shoot.

Right now he is Roger Mason Jr. level shooting. He is THAT bad.

[Fireball]

Duncan was fired up last night against Amare, but tonight he does not seem to care to battle Okafor

[DPG21920]

Mavs down 1 with a minute left. NJ with the ball.

[DPG21920]

Harris at the line with 51 seconds left and puts the Nets up 2.

[timtonymanu]

The best offensive team vs one of the worst and the latter is finding their offense while the former is turning over the ball constantly.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

wizards up 3 against boston with 0:57 left. go wiZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Warlord23]

Duncan needs to sit. He looks horrible

[DPG21920]

Nets stuffed Dirk and couldn't come up with the rebound. Tyson at the line down two with 30 seconds left.

[DesignatedT]

lol what happened to blair fighting for every rebound? He isn't showing 10% of the hustle he was showing last night. Noone is.

[DesignatedT]

put in neal already. manu isn't winning this game

[Brazil]

watch pop giving up quickly

[Capt Bringdown]

Goddamn this is frustrating. Spurs aren't losing, we're getting soundly beat.

[CFH]

Duncan still struggling...

[timtonymanu]

Wow no one can hit shit.

[Libri]

not a good possession

[DPG21920]

Tyson makes one. Mavs down one w/ 30 seconds left. Nets ball.

[Fireball]

Pop will pull the plug soon

[Capt Bringdown]

4 points in the quarter!

[Spurologist]

:lmao

NO announcers giving a history of pop quitting. It's about to come true again tonight

[L.I.T]

watch pop giving up quickly

So far, it ain't Pop giving up.

[DPG21920]

Spurs playing CROFL.

[timtonymanu]

Ugly ugly offense. Spurs didn't want this win.

[Libri]

:(

[Capt Bringdown]

This is embarrassing.

[boutons_deux]

Spurs got nothin

[timtonymanu]

Spurs deserve a CROFL tonight.

[Brazil]

watch pop giving up quickly

[dbestpro]

Boston lost.

[mando6599]

here comes the white flag from pop, he's gonna pull his starters

[Texas_Ranger]

This sucks

[Amuseddaysleeper]

damnit

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

wiz win!

[DPG21920]

Harris throws up a brick with 20 seconds left and the Mavs rebound. They call a timeout. Down 1 with the ball.

[CFH]

Looking like garbage right now

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Neal should play more.

[DesignatedT]

starters just got run out of the building. lets the subs get a shot

[Brazil]

where is the beast ? sleeping ?

[timtonymanu]

wiz win!

At least we're not alone.

[DPG21920]

This is pretty damn bad. One of the worst games all year. Spurs have to find a way to get something going. Moving the ball and getting good possessions would be a start.

[DesignatedT]

Wizards over Boston.... nice

[Spurs Brazil]

Sit all the five starters. They're always a step behind. Tony is ballhoging and killing the O, TD and Manu with bad shots

[urunobili]

I think my hate level for the hornets is reaching Mavs/Lakers kind of levels...

[GrandeDavid]

Pop is tanking this game stubbornly leaving the starters out there in the third quarter so long. Thanks, Pop.

[TDMVPDPOY]

neal and hill was gettin the job done, yet no sign of them ...fck pop and his shitty rotations always taking out the player havin a hot hand

[timtonymanu]

Just play Neal and Hill. Manu and Tony fell asleep before they got here.

[Capt Bringdown]

Meanwhile, Boston lost. So are we, this game is over.

Credit the Hornets. They got something special going on defense the last 2 games.

[Ice009]

Alright. Richard Jefferson has played really good this season, but I WILL CALL HIM OUT NOW.

He has played like absolute TRASH the last week or so. His shooting has gone down the shitter. Not many consistent shooters on the Spurs right now and that is troubling.

[MannyIsGod]

They look listless as hell. No legs. I swear this team will almost always suck on the 2nd night of B2Bs.

[Libri]

zero assists for Tony

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

gimme some small ball...

[DPG21920]

West shooting 70% is the story here. That is inexcusable and disgusting.

[Fireball]

Capt Bringdown ... your name means business

[DPG21920]

Good to see RJ come up big when the big 3 are struggling...

[Spurologist]

They look listless as hell. No legs. I swear this team will almost always suck on the 2nd night of B2Bs.

it's like a self fulfilling prophecy. I don't fucking get it.

[MannyIsGod]

zero assists for Tony

Hard to get assists when you kick it out to Duncan off PNR and just get bricks all night.

[timtonymanu]

Shit we might reach Atlanta's pace.

Show some goddamn pride, Spurs.

[L.I.T]

Can you have a dagger in the 3rd? Ouch. Poor poor defense now.

[TDfan2007]

This is the best defense I've seen by a team all year.

[longhorn]

God damn RJ is fucking worthless.

[Spurs Brazil]

RJ again with a weak J, ATTACK shit

[timtonymanu]

Fuckin Hill. Just embarrassing us more.

[janetcn12]

Well, big three must be tired after yesterday game. Go Spurs Go

[The Truth #6]

Sons, we can't keep passing to Duncan. Need ball movement.

[Capt Bringdown]

It's OK if Pop pulls the plug on this, it's over.
It might as well be 40pts, we're not coming back.

[Werdsniper2]

Wow this game IS starting to look over. Complete 3rd quarter domination by the Hornets.

[DPG21920]

:lol Cue the "burn the tape" comments.

Every time the Spurs play terrible (which is quite often despite the record recently), someone just says "burn the tape".

[DesignatedT]

lol splitter is a joke. put owens and quinn in. this shit is over

[CFH]

Lord, this is pathetic

[ShoogarBear]

Splitter :lmao

[Texas_Ranger]

Can't watch this anymore. Good night.

[L.I.T]

Ah well. Okafor just demonstrated why Splitter needs to rework his offense a bit.

[boutons_deux]

Spurs may not get 60

[timtonymanu]

If we run into a team like this in the playoffs with their kind of defense, how will we respond? I hope not like this.

[Brazil]

lol

[dbestpro]

This is good for Tiago to learn he has to change that crap of a shot.

[Libri]

Tiago lol

ridiculous

[MannyIsGod]

I'm trying really hard not to hate Splitter. Its not working.

[EricB]

:lmao @ New Orleans

[TDfan2007]

Okafor playing like a man tonight. This is an EPIC blowout.

[DPG21920]

Mavs hit a game winner.

[timtonymanu]

Splitter makes Bonner look tough.

[Spurs Brazil]

Tiago is so soft

[DesignatedT]

Lol not one fucking player is taking it to the rim, fuck this

[urunobili]

lol last one was a fucking goal tend

[Osnofa]

c'mon Splitter... blocked 2 times in a row by Okafor :(

[EricB]

I'm trying really hard not to hate Splitter. Its not working.


Pop's fault, clearly.

[timtonymanu]

Okay we're scoring under 60 at this pace.

[BanditHiro]

well no suprise we all knew they were going to drop this one but god damn how embarrasing

[DesignatedT]

Splitter plays like a fucking mouse. Im outta here fuck this

[Capt Bringdown]

Worse loss of the season doesn't even begin to describe this game.

4 points - 4 points in the quarter!

[mando6599]

This loss is on Pop, I say. He always seems to lose these types of games.

[timtonymanu]

I'm trying really hard not to hate Splitter. Its not working.

I don't blame Pop anymore. It's obvious this guy blows.

[DPG21920]

I'm trying really hard not to hate Splitter. Its not working.

Hating a guy who gets the sh*t treatment and barely plays. Makes sense.

I know it is one loss. I know the record is incredible. But this team's downside when they play bad is massive.

[Libri]

Finally a shot. :wow

[MannyIsGod]

21 straight? Really? I mean show some fucking pride at this point.

[BanditHiro]

the hornets have become the badboy pistons on defense lol this season is so fucking random right now

[longhorn]

jesus fucking christ this game is absolutely painful to watch. fucking pathetic showing on both sides of the court

[LakerHater]

When crap like that is falling for Paul, you know its your night!

[Spurs Brazil]

Props to the Hornets, they're playing fantastic D

[timtonymanu]

Haha they're just embarassing us now. And no one still guards the 3. Bunch of fuckin dumbasses.

[DPG21920]

Splitter plays like a fucking mouse. Im outta here fuck this

B.Wagon.

[TDfan2007]

Lol Hornets can't miss. Ariza is 4/4 from3

[L.I.T]

This loss is on Pop, I say. He always seems to lose these types of games.

Uh uh. The players are turning in a pretty damn lousy performance; idiotic decisions left and right, poor rotations and piss-poor shooting.

[janetcn12]

Goodness, Spurs what's going on

[Amuseddaysleeper]

White flag time

[timtonymanu]

No pride Spurs. No fuckin pride. Show some damn balls.

[NASpurs]

Pop's fault, clearly.

Are you fucking kidding me? :lol

[Spurologist]

NO showing why they are the best defensive team in the league. :tu Okafor playing really well

[MannyIsGod]

Hating a guy who gets the sh*t treatment and barely plays. Makes sense.

I know it is one loss. I know the record is incredible. But this team's downside when they play bad is massive.

If Bonner got the same treatment by fans that Splitter gets he'd be voted into the all star game.

Yeah - the Spurs are capable of looking bad on any given night. Pretty much like every other team in the NBA.

[DPG21920]

Tiago did a great job on Paul on the perimeter.

[Capt Bringdown]

Just incredible D, I'm speechless.

[DesignatedT]

wow. just wow

[Osnofa]

just get the fuck out of New Orleans before we turn into Atlanta v2

[Crookshanks]

This is the most embarrassed I've been watching the Spurs. This is one ugly performance - it's like they don't care at all.

[Werdsniper2]

Well, just an embarrassing game all around for anyone not named Hill or Neal.

[TDfan2007]

The Spurs have 8 points this quarter. This...is pathetic.

[Spurs Brazil]

I don't remember a game that we missed some many rotations and leave guys open in the corner. It happened 7 or 8 times already

[timtonymanu]

We were down by 3 at halftime. Now down by 24. Lol.

[janetcn12]

C'mon Spurs...

[MannyIsGod]

Lol Hornets can't miss. Ariza is 4/4 from3

Not easy to make them when there is no one within 15 feet of you.

[BanditHiro]

they wanted revenge too for the thrashing we gave them earlier in the season

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

not one of the spurs gave a fuck tonight.

[Ice009]

Championship teams don't get dominated like this.

Completely dominated.

I'm not sure if it's totally the Hornets though. Their defense has been incredible, but any of you stat peeps tell me how many points the Spurs are averaging per quarter their last 5 quarters of play?

[Werdsniper2]

Current rotation:
Quinn Neal Hill Jefferson Splitter HAHAHA

[MannyIsGod]

Tiago did a great job on Paul on the perimeter.

:lol

[carina_gino20]

Wow. This is just embarrassing.

[L.I.T]

Are they even running plays out there?

[DPG21920]

If Bonner got the same treatment by fans that Splitter gets he'd be voted into the all star game.

Yeah - the Spurs are capable of looking bad on any given night. Pretty much like every other team in the NBA.

1) Bonner plays every game. He is not yanked in and out and getting DNP's on the reg.

2) Every team, especially contenders, don't look THIS bad when things go wrong. The past 3 years, the Spurs have had numerous games where they look like a ridiculously bad team.

The other contenders, still look like contenders for the most part. Even when they lose. Sure, every once and a while they will have a head scratcher, but not as often as the Spurs do.

[DesignatedT]

fuckin back 2 backs. let manu sit a game or 2. the guy is clearly fatigued. hes done right now

[MannyIsGod]

Championship teams don't get dominated like this.

Completely dominated.

I'm not sure if it's totally the Hornets though. Their defense has been incredible, but any of you stat peeps tell me how many points the Spurs are averaging per quarter their last 5 quarters of play?

Such a stupid post. Every Spurs team to win a championship had games like this.

[Em-City]

west is a beast

[DPG21920]

:lol

Did he not. He stayed with him and that allowed for a turnover.

[Werdsniper2]

Tony Parker -29!!!

[Crookshanks]

I expected the Spurs to come out with more energy after that lackluster 1st half - instead I think someone neutered all of them during half time! The Silver Dancers could score more points tonight!

[janetcn12]

What a pathetic game...

[Banzai]

Wtf?

[BanditHiro]

Championship teams don't get dominated like this.

Completely dominated.

I'm not sure if it's totally the Hornets though. Their defense has been incredible, but any of you stat peeps tell me how many points the Spurs are averaging per quarter their last 5 quarters of play?

the offense has been down as of late...it was really a struggle to put points on the knicks when they decided to try to play a little defense

[MannyIsGod]

1) Bonner plays every game. He is not yanked in and out and getting DNP's on the reg.

2) Every team, especially contenders, don't look THIS bad when things go wrong. The past 3 years, the Spurs have had numerous games where they look like a ridiculously bad team.

The other contenders, still look like contenders for the most part. Even when they lose. Sure, every once and a while they will have a head scratcher, but not as often as the Spurs do.

This is just wrong. Every team has games like this and every championship team has games like this.

Bonner plays every game because he's better than Splitter, btw.

[carina_gino20]

30-8. :lol

[MannyIsGod]

Did he not. He stayed with him and that allowed for a turnover.

:lmao

[Mugen]

good game for the Hornets.

lol when we lose, we really fucking lose.