Game Blog: Spurs @ Sixers - Feb. 11

[timtonymanu]

Hill, quit playing like a douche.

[dbestpro]

This is a game we deserve to lose. We should not think we can play this way and still win.

[100%duncan]

wow, ISO basketball

[Fireball]

clear foul

[blkroadrunners]

Take it to the hoop

[duncan228]

How long has it been 67-67?

Two weeks.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

fuck now no one on the spurs want to shoot

[Brutalis]

Game over folks!

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

lol 3 attempted turnovers

[CFH]

There you go Timmy

[MannyIsGod]

Can't score to save anyone's life today.

[100%duncan]

wow that was so sloppy thank God tim

[lefty]

Congrat Sixers :tu

[Capt Bringdown]

I've never seen anything like this...

[Crookshanks]

Spurs have played just awful - but I still don't want them to lose this game.

[CFH]

Can't execute at all on the offensive end...

[100%duncan]

great hustle dice, damn our offense is just sloppy, we had an open look 3 there

[quentin_compson]

This is one ugly game. :lol
Neither team deserves a win at this point.

[benefactor]

Is this the Toros or the Spurs?

[MannyIsGod]

God these Philly announcers make my ears bleed.

[Brutalis]

3m to play down 2.. imo if the 6ers score here I think we lose. Not enough offense.

[lefty]

The fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck was that

[timtonymanu]

Wow McDyess and Duncan are playing their asses off. Our guards don't seem to give a shit.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

you can tell timmy really want to smile as he heads to bench...then he sees Pop

[Sec24Row7]

Congrat Sixers :tu

:tu

[ohmwrecker]

Game over folks!

lol What?!

Middle of the 4th. Spurs buckle down and eke out the win.

[LakerHater]

Not lookin good!

[Spurs Brazil]

Manu missing all his passes, TP playing his worst game of the season, RJ and Hill pathetic and we still have a chance. Unbelievable

[Brutalis]

lol What?!

Middle of the 4th. Spurs buckle down and eke out the win.

Me no think so.

[Capt Bringdown]

Game over, pathetic doesn't even begin to describe the Spurs tonight.

[100%duncan]

Playing Like this means Spurs deserve to lose this game but I really cant let it happen Cmon SPURS!!!!!!!!!

[Fireball]

Bonner in ...

[Warlord23]

Sixers are in position to win this one without scoring another FG IMO. Just need to pack the paint and make their FTs down the stretch

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

this is sooooooooooo sooooooooooooooo frustrating

[100%duncan]

great play

[CFH]

Manu to Tim

[CFH]

And now the Spurs can't rebound...

[ducks]

should go to duncan down the stretch

[blkroadrunners]

Bad 3 by Manu

[100%duncan]

Die by the fucking three

[Capt Bringdown]

Terrible shot, Manu.

[CFH]

Dammit Manu

[benefactor]

I know Manu is clutch, but you have to get a better shot than that.

[dbestpro]

Maybe not the best choice the way Manu has been shooting.

[100%duncan]

why manu why? TD can take their bigs but you chose to shoot a damn three?

[Crookshanks]

I was right - neither team is going to score 80 points tonight. What an ugly, pathetic game!!

[Spurs Brazil]

WTF Manu WTF

[Warlord23]

Yes Manu, on a night when you couldn't make a bucket if you were alone in the arena, you should absolutely attempt a hurried three when your team is down by 2.

[Mal]

What an ugly game to watch

[ducks]

manu trying to be hero and make three idiot

[maddnezz]

manu stop chuckin up shit and go to the hole bro, dang!

[toki9]

Maybe not the best choice the way Manu has been shooting.

0 for 5 on 3's tonight.

[Fireball]

I don't cae how ugly it is unless we win ... but we need a stop NOW

[100%duncan]

stupid game

[dbestpro]

Games like this are why the Spurs are not getting the respect that a team with their record would normally get.

[lefty]

Pop is really pissed

[ducks]

games like this are why the spurs are not getting the respect that a team with their record would normally get.

how many games has spurs played like this ?????????????????????????????????????????????????

[Capt Bringdown]

Good timeout.

[Crookshanks]

Can't listen to these announcers another minute. They've made a bad game even worse!

[4>0rings]

RJ :lmao

[toki9]

Geez...wouldn't it be funny if Manu hits a 3 for the win at the end?

[100%duncan]

wow, that was their play

[dbestpro]

Even Pop had a brain fart and he knew it.

[benefactor]

Pop drawing up a play to make sure no one does anything stupid. :lol

[ducks]

pop had to call time out so manu would not take a bad three point shot
smart pop

[Spurs Brazil]

RJ with another brain fart with that time out

FUCK

[TDomination]

Can't even call a timeout at the right time

[MannyIsGod]

Spurs have no business winning this game but hopefully they can get a couple of buckets here and get the win. At least their D has been good but god damn the offense tonight has been horrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrible.

[Death In June]

Games like this are why the Spurs are not getting the respect that a team with their record would normally get.Right, no other contender has played a .500 team close...

[Fireball]

please go to Timmy

[Warlord23]

Let's at least get an FGA off before the clock hits 0:24. Although with the way Manu has been throwing the ball away we may not get an FGA off.

[Crookshanks]

When was the last time the Spurs scored this few points in a game? Lately, this has been their score at the end of the 3rd quarter. Bad, bad, bad game...

[MannyIsGod]

Games like this are why the Spurs are not getting the respect that a team with their record would normally get.

Such a stupid post. Every team has games like this. EVERY team.

That being said I could give two shits about respect. I've got no doubt the Spurs are the best in the league at this time.

[blkroadrunners]

:lmao

[100%duncan]

Wtf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dbestpro]

Right, no other contender has played a .500 team close...

It's not the score but the play.

[benefactor]

Wow, Duncan got mugged.

[JohnnySixString]

Right, no other contender has played a .500 team close...

Probably not as often as the Spurs seem to, lol.

[Death In June]

Fuckin' RJ. Douche.

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

sorry spurs, u dont deserve to win tonight

[TDomination]

Horrible!

[ducks]

:46.0 SA - Tim Duncan enters game for Gary Neal
:26.7 SA - Manu Ginobili misses a 21-foot jumper from the top of the key
NOT CLUTCH

[MannyIsGod]

What
The
FUck

[100%duncan]

stupid shit. Manu is clutch but that shot?

[MannyIsGod]

:46.0 SA - Tim Duncan enters game for Gary Neal
:26.7 SA - Manu Ginobili misses a 21-foot jumper from the top of the key
NOT CLUTCH

God STFU. You're a terrible fan.

[ShoogarBear]

What a shitfest.

Have the Spurs run a single decent play all night?

[Obstructed_View]

Yay, Violet!

[timtonymanu]

RJ, you fuck. The guys that were hurting us all game did it right on cue.

[Spurs Brazil]

Stupid idiot RJ. IDIOT

[Fireball]

what was so difficult to give Tim the ball in the post ... retarded play

[Death In June]

:46.0 SA - Tim Duncan enters game for Gary Neal
:26.7 SA - Manu Ginobili misses a 21-foot jumper from the top of the key
NOT CLUTCHYou can't stop acting like Manu shit in your cereal for more than two consecutive post, can you?

[100%duncan]

game over guys

[timtonymanu]

Goddamn when will this losing streak in Philly end?

[Warlord23]

4 point game. I don't think we can score 4 points if they gave us an extra 5 minutes to do it

[ducks]

now they should ran a play for neal to hit the three NOT MANU

[MannyIsGod]

Just a turd of a game.

[timtonymanu]

Duncan played 31 minutes. What a waste for him. I'm talking to you Hill, Tony, RJ, and Manu.

[benefactor]

Wasted double/double by Dice.

[Duncan2177]

Ugly ass game.

[Brutalis]

No way we win this now. Oh well.

[Budkin]

Wow what an absolutely awful pathetic game.

[Crookshanks]

Oh well - on to the next game. This one was beyond forgetable!

[blkroadrunners]

Game. Set. Match.

[ShoogarBear]

I'm glad everyone was resting up for the big Wiz game tomorrow night.

[Spurs Brazil]

We had 4 players playing their worst game of the season in the same night. Parker, Manu, RJ and Hill

[dbestpro]

Such a stupid post. Every team has games like this. EVERY team.

That being said I could give two shits about respect. I've got no doubt the Spurs are the best in the league at this time.

If you don't care then why do you bother to reply?

[100%duncan]

wow, Can't believe this shit

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

good loss. good loss.
way to go spurs you rock

[benefactor]

And that's that. Thank God.

[Fireball]

I would rather take the loss than going into overtime ...

[CFH]

Well tomorrow night can't be any worse, right?

[Cant_Be_Faded]

what a bad bad loss

that 4th quarter surge began but petered out quickly.

we can be in for backtoback losses now.

[FkLA]

:pctoss:pctoss:pctoss

[LakerHater]

Let the "Lol Spurs" Threads begin!

[duncan228]

Ugh. Just ugh.

[TDomination]

It was the white uniforms

[Mal]

3 games in 4 nights, and that`s the effect

[Crookshanks]

Duncan played 31 minutes. What a waste for him. I'm talking to you Hill, Tony, RJ, and Manu.

It's rare that so many guys have an off game on the same night - but I guess tonight was that game. At least we can take solace in the fact that everyone played just awful - and we still only lost by a few points.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Props to philly. They put us on lockdown, especially ginobili and parker. This was a straight up butt whoopin.

[Spurs Brazil]

I don't remember Tony and Manu playing so bad in the same game. Ever

[dbestpro]

I don't care what anybody says that was an ugly game and an ugly loss.

[Mugen]

spurs def deserved this loss.

lol 71 against the Sixers.

[awktalk]

25 pts in the 2nd half. 33% shooting for the GAME.

[Capt Bringdown]

Such a stupid post. Every team has games like this. EVERY team.

BS.
I'd like to see some evidence that any other contenders have had games like this. 25 points in the half. 2 points in 9 minutes.
Name one other instance of another contender playing like this.

[td4mvp21]

I.don't.understand.

This loss is so confusing.

[timtonymanu]

LMAO wasting Duncan and Dice's performances.

The 4 guys better have their heads out of their asses tomorrow. Sixers didn't even deserve this game. Neither did the Spurs. It was a battle of shitty performances and the loser would be the team that would out shit the other.

[Mugen]

pretty much identical to the clippers game, ill take it if it happens every 2 1/2 half months. props to the sixers.

[spyder]

WTF!!!! Y is it that Spurs can't win in Philly..that team is a bunch of scrubs..shit

[100%duncan]

If some one posts a game grade and some one in the team gets a B its probably gonna be duncan and that grade will be the highest, fuck this

[Crookshanks]

Props to philly. They put us on lockdown, especially ginobili and parker. This was a straight up butt whoopin.

No it wasn't. Philly didn't do anything spectacular - the Spurs just couldn't buy a basket tonight. The win went to the team that sucked a little less - that's all.

[quentin_compson]

Well-deserved loss. Spurs did everything to lose this game, but Philly just wouldn't take it.

[maddnezz]

When you go 2 the hole your gonna get a foul. either a defensive or offensive foul. Better percentage than chucking up 1 for 10000 fellas,wow!

[LakerHater]

Let the "Lol Spurs" Threads begin!

Already 3 of them in the NBA section!

[Spurologist]

Didn't expect this to be the first loss of the rodeo trip.

You win some you lose some

[Fireball]

BS.
I'd like to see some evidence that any other contenders have had games like this. 25 points in the half. 2 points in 9 minutes.
Name one other instance of another contender playing like this.

wtf ... the Lakers got blown out by the Bucks at home. case closed

[100%duncan]

I would rather take the loss than going into overtime ...

stupid fan, and maybe you're not a fan. taking a sure loss than having a 50-50 chance on winning a game that you should fucking win? :nope:ihit

[FkLA]

where the fuck was parker this gamee??

blair shouldve been in there in crunch time too, there were several fumbled passes by dice and plays were booner allowed brand to get some offensive boards...that wouldve likely been different if blair had been in there.

[CFH]

Didn't expect this to be the first loss of the rodeo trip.

You win some you lose some

Second loss actually

[ShoogarBear]

Props to philly. They put us on lockdown, especially ginobili and parker. This was a straight up butt whoopin.

Spurs couldn't make two consecutive clean passes all night. Doug Collins now thinks he's some kind of genius until their next ass-whipping.

It would have been a perfect soft card game, but given the record, Pop wouldn't have been taken seriously.

[Spurologist]

This just means the spurs will catch fire when I watch them live tomorrow....can't fucking wait

[Budkin]

This game was simply an abomination... wow. You know they're going to be pissed tomorrow.

[JohnnySixString]

After playing like shit most of the games vs toronto and the pistons, and then sucking ass the entire time tonight, they earned this loss.

[ElNono]

Good to know that me being there or not didn't make a difference... :lol

[timaios]

The 76ers played like shit and yet the Spurs have found a way to lose !

This team is special !!!

:bang:bang:bang

[outmap]

I don't mind this loss with Hill, Tony, RJ, and Manu playing like Koalas; And props to the 76ers Defense.
Moving on.

[siraulo23]

when you get this kind of bad shooting night, the LAs, Bostons get to the foul line when they need to

the spurs ballhandlers were harrassed all night long, and the jumpers were clanking

thats when you have to get the FT line

[Mugen]

when you get this kind of bad shooting night, the LAs, Bostons get to the foul line when they need to

the spurs ballhandlers were harrassed all night long, and the jumpers were clanking

thats when you have to get the FT line

meh refs weren't callin shit the whole night. tough to get to the strike when theyre lettin em play.

[Spurologist]

Second loss actually

I forgot about Portland :(

[MannyIsGod]

BS.
I'd like to see some evidence that any other contenders have had games like this. 25 points in the half. 2 points in 9 minutes.
Name one other instance of another contender playing like this.

Um, how long have you been a Spurs fan? Every year they've won the title they had games like this.

God damn some of you just can't help but make extremely stupid comments.

[spyder]

:bang:bang:bang:bang:bang:bang:bang:bang

[Spurologist]

BS.
I'd like to see some evidence that any other contenders have had games like this. 25 points in the half. 2 points in 9 minutes.
Name one other instance of another contender playing like this.

:rollin

Stop embarrassing yourself

[SpursPreacher]

Just one of those nights.Toss the tape move on.

[ShoogarBear]

Um, how long have you been a Spurs fan? Every year they've won the title they had games like this.

God damn some of you just can't help but make extremely stupid comments.

Um, how long have you been a Spurs fan? Every year they've won the title people have made posts like that. :smokin

[MannyIsGod]

:lol

Doesn't make them any less stupid!

[timtonymanu]

Um, how long have you been a Spurs fan? Every year they've won the title they had games like this.

God damn some of you just can't help but make extremely stupid comments.

Haha seriously. Look at the defending champion Lakers. They've had many shitty losses this year. The only bad losses the Spurs really had was the Hornets and Magic game.

[Capt Bringdown]

wtf ... the Lakers got blown out by the Bucks at home. case closed

Hardly. The Lakers didn't shoot 33% for the game and had a 4th quarter meltdown. That kind of thing happens.

This loss by the Spurs was much worse.
Case open.

[MannyIsGod]

Oh this was a shitty loss. But they happen.

[timaios]

The Spurs have scored 25 points in the 2nd half... 25 !!!

25 !!!

[SpursPreacher]

and here come the chicken littles with the sky is falling again.I will sip my soda while waiting for the fire pop,and trade manu or parker or bonner threads now.

[Capt Bringdown]

Um, how long have you been a Spurs fan? Every year they've won the title they had games like this.

God damn some of you just can't help but make extremely stupid comments.

Right, I disagree with you so I must be a "worse" Spurs fan than you.
Some of you just can't help but to make childish personal attacks.

[Mugen]

i need cutewizard to come in here and make sense of all this....

[ShoogarBear]

The Spurs have scored 25 points in the 2nd half... 25 !!!

25 !!!

That's actually pretty good for not running an offense.

[Warlord23]

Right, I disagree with you so I must be a "worse" Spurs fan than you.
Some of you just can't help but to make childish personal attacks.

Give it up man. Normally elite teams lose about 5 games a season because 3 or so key players stink up the joint. In our case, 5 or 6 key players had a horrible game. In a way, it's better that it happened on the same night. I fully expect Pop to chew them out and for the Spurs to win out the rest of the RRT.

[PublicOption]

do you sense the league is setting us up.

today was the lakers and knicks day and they didn't want 45-8 to ruin that game.

[duncan228]

and here come the chicken littles with the sky is falling again.I will sip my soda while waiting for the fire pop,and trade manu or parker or bonner threads now.

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x282/duncan228/gifs/chickenlittlegif.gif

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x282/duncan228/gifs/panic2.gif

[Capt Bringdown]

Give it up man. Normally elite teams lose about 5 games a season because 3 or so key players stink up the joint. In our case, 5 or 6 key players had a horrible game. In a way, it's better that it happened on the same night. I fully expect Pop to chew them out and for the Spurs to win out the rest of the RRT.

Again, what other contender has a 25 point half? Is the sky falling? Did I say the season was over? Fire Pop? Kill Man?
No.
Make of it you will.

[Warlord23]

Again, what other contender has a 25 point half? Is the sky falling? Did I say the season was over? Fire Pop? Kill Man?
No.
Make of it you will.

No other contender has 40+ wins either, or the best road record, or the best record against .500 teams. Like I said, other contenders normally drop several games because a few of their players suck ass. We just happened to drop one in shit-tastic fashion where almost everyone sucked ass.

Having a 25 point half may be a unique achievement for the Spurs, but it has no other implications on the big picture. All this means is that our lousiest game is lousier than the other team's lousiest game. It doesn't matter if the Spurs play a 25-point half once in 50 games.

[Capt Bringdown]

Having a 25 point half may be a unique achievement for the Spurs, but it has no other implications on the big picture.

I disagree. And so does Pop I gather, from his comments lately about our state of play. IMO This is not just standard coach talk, as we really haven't been playing well lately.
The big picture isn't necessarily limited to our record, and things don't necessarily have to fit some preconceived pattern.

[Warlord23]

Pop's concern about our play is a whole different matter. As I mentioned in another thread, I'm concerned about Manu's long-range shooting, Hill's road performance and our turnovers. But all of those were true even before this horrible game. This one game has done little to affect that big picture.

I maintain that such stinkers can happen to anybody, including the best teams in the league. Since you keep asking for examples of other contenders stinking it up in similar fashion, here are a couple.

Last year, the eventual champion LA Lakers scored a mere 23 points in the 2nd half in a 26-point home loss to the Nuggets.
LAL-DEN box score (http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200911130DEN.html)

The 2005 Spurs championship team scored 28 in a half vs Houston and only 67 for the whole game.
SA-HOU box score (http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200501150HOU.html)

Your other concerns about the Spurs are valid, but let us not make too much of this one game.

[Capt Bringdown]

Your other concerns about the Spurs are valid, but let us not make too much of this one game.

LOL, not going to, but I put it to you that I'm not the one making too much of this game. I just asked a question and was showered with insults. Thanks for your sensible respectful reply however.

Yep, it comes with the sports forum territory, but I'm always amazed how some folks regard any contrary opinion as some kind of personal affront. That's the nature of the internet I suppose.

[Warlord23]

LOL, not going to, but I put it to you that I'm not the one making too much of this game. I just asked a question and was showered with insults. Thanks for your sensible respectful reply however.

Yep, it comes with the sports forum territory, but I'm always amazed how some folks regard any contrary opinion as some kind of personal affront. That's the nature of the internet I suppose.

It's all good, buddy. Like you said, it's the internet, you'll find everything from guitardude to SolidD on the same site!

[duncan228]

Some post-game quotes.


Holiday scores 27 to lead 76ers past Spurs 77-71 (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2011021120)

The 76ers' chances of winning when they score less than 80 points are usually pretty slim. Even slimmer when it happens against the best team in the league.

But Philadelphia played perhaps its best defensive game of the season and wound up with a confidence-building victory as Jrue Holiday scored 27 points to lead the Sixers to a 77-71 victory over the league-leading San Antonio Spurs on Friday night.

Spencer Hawes added 13 points and Elton Brand tied his season high with 17 rebounds for the Sixers, who defeated the Spurs for the fourth consecutive season in Philadelphia. The Sixers hadn't won a game when scoring less than 80 points since a 78-76 win at Detroit Dec. 9, 2003. And the Spurs were 12-0 when holding opponents below 90 points this season.

"Defense won us this game," Brand said. "We got hands in their faces and made them take difficult shots. Great win for us. It was due to defense. The Spurs are known for winning games like this. We stuck with it defensively and got it done."

Despite shooting poorly all night, the Sixers were able to fend off the Spurs and remain in the seventh spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race. The Sixers have won eight of their last 11 overall.

"What an incredible display by our guys defensively," Sixers coach Doug Collins said. "I've never been more proud of them. That was a grind-it-out type of game."

Tim Duncan had 16 points and 13 rebounds, while Antonio McDyess added 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Spurs, who had their four-game winning streak snapped. Gary Neal scored 11 points and DeJuan Blair had 14 rebounds for San Antonio, which was trying to become the sixth team in NBA history to begin 45-8 or better and the first since the 1996-97 champion Chicago Bulls.

The Spurs shot just 33 percent from the field (27 for 81), including 3 for 17 from 3-point range.

"I think it set offensive basketball back a decade or so," San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said.

The Spurs had been 4-1 on their season-high nine-game road trip dubbed the "Rodeo Road Trip," when the rodeo takes place at the AT&T Center. The trip takes 17 days and will take the Spurs on 8,187 total miles in the air.

"Down the stretch, we made a couple of turnovers and missed some shots," Popovich said.

After Duncan's layup got the Spurs within 73-71 with 2:06 remaining, neither team was able to convert on its next possession with Manu Ginobili missing a wide-open 3-pointer from the top of the key.

San Antonio had another chance to tie it, but Ginobili took an off-balance jumper from 20 feet which was contested by Andre Iguodala.

"Andre was great on the defensive end," Brand said. "He was so active, all over the place."

Holiday knocked down a pair of free throws with 19.9 seconds left to give the Sixers a 75-71 advantage. Holiday earlier hit a long 3-pointer to give the Sixers a 71-67 lead with 4:43 left.

"Holiday was the difference-maker in the game," Spurs forward Richard Jefferson said. "When he was open, he was able to knock down shots."

But Duncan responded on San Antonio's next possession with a runner in the lane to close the gap to 71-69.

Tony Parker shot just 3 for 10, while Ginobili was 2 for 10, and 0 for 5 from beyond the arc.

NOTES: The Spurs closed the first half with a 12-6 spurt to tie the game at 46. ... Popovich has the most tenure among NBA coaches with the resignation of Utah's Jerry Sloan on Thursday. Popovich, in his 15th season, has 780 career wins. ... Spurs F Tiago Splitter was inactive with a strained left hamstring. ... Philadelphia begins a three-game road trip Saturday at Minnesota before heading to Memphis and Houston. ... The Sixers donned red jerseys to support heart awareness.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2011021120

[ElNono]

It's been so long since I've seen Matty closing a game... and today he reminded me why the fuck I never want to see him out there... the two offensive rebounds he gave up to Elton Brand in the last few minutes almost make me punch something...

(And before the Bonner fanbois come around, I'm not putting this loss on him)

[duncan228]

Couple more quotes, hit the link for the whole piece.


Spurs still rocky in Philly (http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2011/02/11/spurs-still-rocky-in-philly/)
Jeff McDonald

...“(Holiday) was the one guy, when he was open, that was able to knock down a shot,” Richard Jefferson said. “I think he hit more jumpers than our entire team.”


..."Both teams kept motoring and kept after it,” said Popovich, whose team dropped to 4-2 on its rodeo trip. “But neither team could hit a damn shot.”


..."The thing about our team this year, somebody is normally going to hit at least long enough to get someone else going,” said Jefferson, who was 1-for-8 with three points. “That didn’t happen tonight.”


..."(Holiday) started from the get-go with curls and stuff like that,” Parker said. “Sometimes, in the NBA somebody gets hot and it doesn’t matter what you do.”


..."We can’t do any worse than we did tonight,” Parker said.

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2011/02/11/spurs-still-rocky-in-philly/

[cutewizard]

i need cutewizard to come in here and make sense of all this....


hello man, wats up??

lol

oh we lost....

just one of those games yes?

its nice to lose once in a while, lets move on

lol

[cutewizard]

3 games in 4 nights, and that`s the effect


correct man....

not a bad loss either.....

we are leading the league after all

[cutewizard]

guys, just watched the 2003 all star game replay

mj started 0-7 in that game.....

not the perfect analogy but, gee whiz, scorers have off nights alright?

and that's what happened today, lets move on

Go Spurs go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

[duncan228]

Highlights

http://www.nba.com/video/games/sixers/2011/02/11/0021000789_sas_phi_recap.nba/?ls=iref:nbahpt2

[Budkin]

Highlights

http://www.nba.com/video/games/sixers/2011/02/11/0021000789_sas_phi_recap.nba/?ls=iref:nbahpt2

Lowlights.

[duncan228]

Notes on a scorecard: Not much affection for Spurs in the city of brotherly love (http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2011/02/11/notes-on-a-scorecard-not-much-affection-for-spurs-in-the-city-of-brotherly-love/)
Tim Griffin

There are bad offensive games.

And then, there are games like the Spurs played Friday night in Philadelphia.

The Spurs were absolutely miserable offensively in a 77-71 loss that set season lows for fewest points, shooting percentage and 3-point percentage. San Antonio’s shot 33.3 shooting percentage from the field and 17.1 percent from behind the arc. Their scoring total was the lowest since scoring 67 points on April 23, 2009, against Dallas in a Game 3 playoff loss. And it was the worst scoring effort in the regular season since a 90-64 loss to Utah and Jerry Sloan on April 4, 2008.

Keep reading... (http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2011/02/11/notes-on-a-scorecard-not-much-affection-for-spurs-in-the-city-of-brotherly-love/)

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2011/02/11/notes-on-a-scorecard-not-much-affection-for-spurs-in-the-city-of-brotherly-love/

[awktalk]

This just means the spurs will catch fire when I watch them live tomorrow....can't fucking wait

118 row M for me!

[Ice009]

Just watched the game and the Spurs look like trash. We haven't really looked good all road trip as far as complete games go. Apart from the Lakers game Spurs are only playing about 1 good quarter of basketball which is NOT good enough.

What is Manu shooting from 3 point range in the last 6 weeks? 12%?

FUCKING horrible Manu.

RJ can you ever drive the ball or are you just going to stand around and shoot, even when you are 1-6?

[Ice009]

It's been so long since I've seen Matty closing a game... and today he reminded me why the fuck I never want to see him out there... the two offensive rebounds he gave up to Elton Brand in the last few minutes almost make me punch something...

(And before the Bonner fanbois come around, I'm not putting this loss on him)

lol that was pathetic. The Spurs were getting rebounds all game and then when we needed them we gave them right up thanks to Bonner.

Pop is a fucking fool playing Bonner. He wasn't doing shit all game and the Sixers were too quick and too active to let him get any shots up, so in other words he was useless, but Pop has him out there anyway.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

33.3 percent shooting is pathetic. Spurs need to step it up against the lowly Wizards tonight.

[duncan228]

Philadelphia 76ers 77, San Antonio Spurs 71: Will somebody make a shot? (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/)
by Scott Sereday
48 Minutes of Hell

WELLS FARGO CENTER — In a game that Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich said “set offensive basketball back a decade or so,” the Spurs fell to the 76ers 77-71 in Philadelphia. The Spurs half court defense looked excellent, but in the end, the offense was simply too anemic to pull this one out.

Almost everyone struggled to find the bottom of the net on this night. Incredibly, each Spurs starter finished with more field goals attempted than points scored. Tim Duncan went 7-18, Richard Jefferson 1-8, DeJuan Blair 3-11, Tony Parker 3-10, Manu Ginobili 2-10 and off the bench, George Hill went 0-6. As a team, the Spurs made only 3 of 17 from down town and (I estimate) 6 of 34 on 2-point J’s. The offensive ineptitude appeared endless.

Perhaps the best offensive performance was from old reliable himself, Antonio McDyess, who finished with 11 points on 5 of 7 shooting and 11 rebounds in 20 minutes. I know Philly has a solid defensive team, but come on… can’t anybody create with efficiency?

Keep reading → (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/spurs-76ers-will-somebody-make-a-shot#more-12866)

[duncan228]

Some nice words from both sides. Hit the link for the whole piece.


Sixers' goal is to become like the Spurs (http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20110212/SPORTS03/102120351/Sixers-goal-is-to-become-like-the-Spurs)
By Martin Frank • For the Courier-Post

..."It's amazing in terms of consistency," Collins said. "They're 24-1 this year against teams under .500. You would think a team that's been around for a while, won championships, been 10 or so years together, would take a night off somewhere.

"I don't see any weakness. I think it's great because they're a team we'd like to model ourselves after -- high character, talented players who love to play. You never hear anything coming out of San Antonio. They just love to play."


...The Spurs crushed the Sixers the first time they met, on Nov. 13 in San Antonio. The final score was 116-93, but it wasn't even that close as the Spurs outscored the Sixers 35-12 in the third quarter and led by as many as 32. The Sixers fell to 2-8 with that loss.

"At that point, they had no clue, didn't understand the system, didn't know what Doug wanted and Doug was trying to figure them out," Popovich said. "You can see the persistence of both coaches and players has paid off. They not only understand the system, but they believe in it. They're playing with confidence and trust and enthusiasm."

http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20110212/SPORTS03/102120351/Sixers-goal-is-to-become-like-the-Spurs

[timaios]

"It's amazing in terms of consistency," Collins said. "They're 24-1 this year against teams under .500. You would think a team that's been around for a while, won championships, been 10 or so years together, would take a night off somewhere.


Done !

Thank you Doug !