Game Blog: Spurs @ Cavs - March. 2

[Bukefal]

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Wednesday: San Antonio Spurs (49-11) at Cleveland Cavaliers (11-48)



Game Preview:

Time: 07:00 PM ET/01:00 AM CET
Location:Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
TV: League Pass, FSO, FSSW-SA, WOAI, WTAM



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[Bukefal]

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Manu Ginobili on teammate Tony Parker :


"He is our leader on the court. He's the one that makes the decisions and calls the plays. He handles the pressure and creates for us, so he's a pretty big part of who we are."



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[blkroadrunners]

If the Spurs lose this game especially w/ Jamison and Varejao out...

[shelshor]

http://www.nba.com/news/referee.html
Referee Assignments
Wed. March 2, 2011
San Antonio @ Cleveland: Ed Malloy;Tony Brothers; Haywoode Workman

[Agloco]

If the Spurs lose this game especially w/ Jamison and Varejao out...

That's the problem though.......

Some random scrub always, and I mean always has big game against us when a star/starter is out for the other team.

Look for someone who has recently been called up from the D-League to go for 28 points against us tonight.

We win, but we sweat it out.

[lefty]

Trap game !!!

[clambake]

i think you'd have a better chance WITH jamison in the game.

[Muser]

If the Spurs somehow lose this then it's gonna be chaos on here.

[ace3g]

PDcavsinsider Mary Schmitt Boyer
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Alonzo Gee will start at SF in place of Christian Eyenga for #Cavs tonight vs. Spurs, along with JJ at PF and Samardo Samuels and C. Really.

[Bartleby]

If the Spurs somehow lose this then it's gonna be chaos on here.

If the Spurs lose this then they have bigger problems than Parker's absence.

[Muser]

Gee is gonna be the guy to go off, it's too obvious.

[Budkin]

We're not losing this shit... easy win.

[Dex]

Gee is gonna be the guy to go off, it's too obvious.

The meltdown would be epic. :wow

[TampaDude]

Blowout win for the Spurs tonight. Book it.

[TD21-FTW]

George Hill: 24 points, 5 rebs, 7 assits, 4 steals

Book it.

[Spurs Brazil]

Cavs is a terrible team. Perfect game for Hill and RJ play well to build some confidence for the games against Miami and LA

[Fireball]

The Lakers lost twice to the Grizzlies, now we lost to them badly ... but I refuse to believe that there is even a 1% chance that this Cavs team can beat the Spurs. Timmy could sit this one out ... its still a W

[Juggity]

Big win baby

[spurs10]

I bet everybody on the team is anxious to put last night behind them. Should be a good warm up for this weekend.

[Mr Fundamental]

If I was Pop, I will start this game with Hill-Neal-Anderson-Blair and Tiago.

We need a shock.

[iminol]

http://secfb.neswblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Admiral-Ackbar.jpg

[Budkin]

I bet everybody on the team is anxious to put last night behind them. Should be a good warm up for this weekend.

Agreed. They know that with TP out and the Mavs creeping up they simply cannot afford to drop easy wins.

[bigdog]

They know they have to come out and beat the living Hell out of the Cavs, even though they are playing mostly scrubs. I expect a big win, and good games from RJ, GHill, and I can see Anderson hitting a few shots.

[blkroadrunners]

That's the problem though.......

Some random scrub always, and I mean always has big game against us when a star/starter is out for the other team.

Look for someone who has recently been called up from the D-League to go for 28 points against us tonight.

We win, but we sweat it out.


It seems like that's been the case for the past couple years now.

I'm fine w/ Hickson or Sessions having a 20 point game since those are the team's go-to guys, but God-forbid someone like Alonzo Gee or Manny Harris have a career night.

[Em-City]

is Diddy playing?

[Tp9gospursgo]

Hopefully Hill steps his game up tonight. He played like shit all of last game.

[tdunk21]

is Diddy playing?

nope

[tdunk21]

http://www.projectspurs.com/2011-articles/march/former-spur-gee-says-the-spurs-will-be-upset.html


"They're going to be pretty upset,'' Gee said of the Spurs. "They're going to be fired up to come in and play hard and try to get a win so they're going to be ready to play tonight."

"It was going to be tough regardless of whether they won or lost. We've just got to be ready to play and just come and give 100 percent." (cleveland.com)

[CFH]

Manu with the first basket

[Tp9gospursgo]

We need to put this team away early. Could be a trap game if we let this get close.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Nice Manu.

[DarkGinobili]

Go Spurs:flag:

[Warlord23]

Hill and RJ have come out playing lazy

[ElNono]

If we could grab a board, that would be awesome... :pctoss

[Spurs Brazil]

Rebounds a problem again

[Juggity]

George Hill already seemingly doing better this game

[Warlord23]

Getting outhustled by JJ Hickson and some dude named Samardo Samuels

[Spurs Brazil]

Hill playing better, RJ pathetic

[polandprzem]

we will lose again


cleveland - jeeeez

[tdunk21]

nice hill.....keep it up

[Spurs Brazil]

TD can't get a call against a rookie :(

[Libri]

good second effort by Hill

[CFH]

Hill playing well so far

[blkroadrunners]

Nice steal and dunk by Manu

[Warlord23]

Much better from Hill

[ElNono]

Energy is pathetic

[Juggity]

How come their Tony Parker couldn't be the injured one? :depressed

[kjhip1]

I'll give the Cavs one quarter to stay in the game...but of course we'll see...Spurs look slow right now...

[Spurs Brazil]

Hill attacking is good. RJ helping on the boards in the last couple of plays

[Libri]

come on TD, no more turnovers

[tdunk21]

timmy dunk

[Libri]

TD dunk!

[Ice009]

So the Spurs have the best record in the NBA?

They look like a 10th place team the way they have come out.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

fucking retarded cavs commentators

[bigdog]

Hill is being pretty aggressive but he needs to finish at the basket. I remember him being pretty decent at it before, but nowadays he's been pretty weak around the rim.

[Spurs Brazil]

Keep going to TD. He can kill all those Cavs bigs

[slick'81]

shit games on

[Crookshanks]

fucking retarded cavs commentators

Yeah - this game might be more interesting if I could listen to Bill and Sean.

[kjhip1]

G HILL also had a path to the basket and decided to shoot...the lane was wide open off the pick he got...not to mention the Cavs called up s guy who has 8 points already...

[Warlord23]

Shitty game. The Cavs have 1, maybe 2 shooters on the floor (Parker and Sessions) and we let their forwards waltz into the lane, get easy looks and offensive boards

[will_spurs]

I actually like the hustle on the boards. RJ got a couple of nice ones. Don't see why we should be rushing the offense so much, though - unless players are so down on their playmaking abilities that they want to run everything like a fast break.

[Fireball]

just wait for the first three pointer ("he's deep in the Q") ... or dunk from the Cavs (he throws the hammer down") ... bad announcers all the way

[slick'81]

allright quinn and anderson getting some early burn

[Warlord23]

Quinn in :(

[ElNono]

:sleep

[will_spurs]

Did Bonner just grab an offensive board?!?

[Ice009]

Hill is a road warrior. He is so focused on the road ;).

[Warlord23]

Playing out of control on the perimeter, get it into the post

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

oh gee.

[timtonymanu]

wtf Gee going off. Expected it tbh

[Spurologist]

Gee says Fuck you san antonio

[Libri]

Quinn in :(

Pop quiting already? :p:

[will_spurs]

Alonzo Gee on a mission...

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

W.t.f

[01Snake]

Fucking pitiful

[ElNono]

And 1, FML

[Crookshanks]

Gee's best game so far has been 12 points - and yet he already has 9 points in this quarter! :depressed :wow :lol

[timtonymanu]

Fuck. Saw that coming. Interior D is so ass.

[TD21-FTW]

Fucking great.

[Ice009]

Quinn = win.

[Spurologist]

I love Chris Quinn

















FUCK NO

[ElNono]

Spurs handing out career games to scrubs... nothing new there

[bigdog]

Timmy with his 2nd foul.

[CFH]

Shit quarter, Spurs can play better than this...

[Warlord23]

Sessions giving it to Quinn without lube

[c whata11]

that veteran experience to end the quarter

[Fireball]

boring ...

[ElNono]

Fuck. Saw that coming. Interior D is so ass.

It's because the perimeter is a turnstile...

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

bonner+quinn on court at the same time is just disastrous

[Spurs Brazil]

C.Quinn is a fucking joke. His D is terrible.

Spurs with another terrible game. D-League Cavs with 27pts in the quarter and scrub Gee with 9pts already

PATHETIC

[TD21-FTW]

Gee.

Another career high against us.

[8FOR!3]

Ramon Sessions is fast. That's a mismatch off the bench, Chris Quinn can't guard him. Normally that would be Hill's job.

Of course Quinn can't play defense, his job on the team is to protect the ball and not turn it over/shoot 3's in limited minutes. It's not like he's got a real role to play on this team lol. Don't expect much out of him.

[ElNono]

As seen against the Lakeshow, the worst you can do is give scrub teams like this one hope... We need to pick it up

[ElNono]

I thought Hill could play 60 minutes per game?

Fucking play him Pop

[Fireball]

C.Quinn is a fucking joke. His D is terrible.

Spurs with another terrible game. D-League Cavs with 27pts in the quarter and scrub Gee with 9pts already

PATHETIC

25 Pts ... still pretty pathetic

[iminol]

kurwa mać, znowu gramy jak pizdy bez energii

[Warlord23]

Timmy played the whole quarter, picked up 2 fouls and we're trailing the fucking Cavs. Surprising how the "depth" in this squad looks good only when everyone is healthy.

[Juggity]

Losing this game would be a disaster. I think the spurs have the sense to pull it out in the end

[Spurs Brazil]

Ramon Sessions is fast. That's a mismatch off the bench, Chris Quinn can't guard him. Normally that would be Hill's job.

The problem is Quinn can't guard anyone. He was a 3rd PG guard in the Nets 11 win team last season and somehow the Spurs liked him

[Spursnlego]

First quarter Just like Memphis...
Need to put it away now.

[bigdog]

Neal for 3. We need him to shoot well.

[Fireball]

Surprising how the "depth" in this squad looks good only when everyone is healthy.

That sentence does not make any sense ...

[Spurologist]

4 pt play...things looking good

[Mr Fundamental]

Please no surprise tonight.. We have to beat them..

[timtonymanu]

Goddamn the D is terrible.

[NealwithIt]

Finally I can post. Nealwithit bitches.

[Crookshanks]

Not sure why that was a foul on Manu.

[8FOR!3]

Who the fuck is Manny Harris?

LOL Luke Harangody.

[Ice009]

QUINN = WIN!

Only thing to say.

What was Pop thinking about Bonner. Playoffs are nearing and he is getting worse and worse. By the time the playoffs come he will be useless.

I would love to know if the Spurs even entertained the idea of trading him.

[InRareForm]

can someone message me a working link for game?

[timtonymanu]

Fuckers cant miss just like the Memphis game

[Crookshanks]

The 2nd quarter has just begun, and I've already turned the sound down. These announcers are annoying and terrible.

[Spurologist]

No mistake Quinn is on fire tonight

[KidCongo]

The only thing stopping TD tonight will be fatigue I'm afraid.

[blkroadrunners]

Who the fuck is Manny Harris?

LOL Luke Harangody.

Luke's shot looks like Bonners.

[Spurs Brazil]

Please no more Quinn, PLEASE

[Warlord23]

RJ with another game where he has neither taken nor made a shot so far

[TD21-FTW]

Chis Queen

[8FOR!3]

lol do you guys want George Hill to play 48 minutes?

[timtonymanu]

We're challenging a bunch of 12th men. We should be blowing these guys out right now.

[Spurs Brazil]

We look terrible

[Juggity]

Chris Quinn with a grand total of zero points, one turnover and two personal fouls. Clearly a great contributor

[bigdog]

Whatever happened to those curls we used to run for Finley for midrange jumpers? They should run those for Anderson/Neal.

[will_spurs]

Only Neal, Bonner and Parker can shoot.

[Fireball]

RJ with another game where he has neither taken nor made a shot so far

perhaps he tries to go 1 for 0 ...

[Crookshanks]

I think the Spurs are so upset about last night that they're trying too hard tonight. Many of the shots look rushed and forced.

[WeNeedLength]

Wanted to watch this game to see their reaction to the letdown in Memphis. Obviously I'm currently disappointed as another and-1 just happened. Fuckin' fuck.

[c whata11]

more of that vet experience giving up and 1s.

[timtonymanu]

FML Hollins

[baseline bum]

Wow, this is a disgrace. The NBA Forum will be hilarious if the Spurs blow this game against this completely worthless no-hope Cavs team.

[Warlord23]

See .. I'd rather have Neal run the offense than Quinn. Neal has the ability to put the defense under pressure. Quinn gives us nothing

[TD 21]

They're playing a team with one legit NBA big man, who's only 6-8 and only two other legit NBA players in the lineup and down almost double digits? After last night's embarrassment? No excuse not to blow this team out and bludgeon them on the glass.

Pop needs to bench Quinn and run the key players into the ground. They can't afford to lose this one, with the Heat and Lakers to follow.

[CFH]

Hill AND 1

[tdunk21]

lead cut down to 3..

[Mr Fundamental]

Hill!!

[tdunk21]

hill aggressive tonite....

[Spurologist]

Cavs announcer sounds like Rush Limbaugh and color guy is annoying as fuck = my ears are bleeding

[timtonymanu]

Hill's already better than last night. Good to see he showed some pride today.

[WeNeedLength]

That Cavs stellar ball movement getting us again.:rolleyes

[Warlord23]

Defensive rotations are a step too slow. This type of defense will be shredded by the Thunder or the Mavs if we get a shot against them in the playoffs.

[will_spurs]

Hill's already better than last night. Good to see he showed some pride today.

True, on the other hand I still can't see how Hill is such a better defender than Parker, no matter how hard I look.

[Fireball]

Hill's already better than last night. Good to see he showed some pride today.

Idiot Cavs are not pressuring like Memphis did ... so no surprise here

[Libri]

nice shot by Dice

[Ice009]

Defensive specialist Matt Bonner. Great foul.

[c whata11]

am i the only one waiting for splitter time?

[Ditty]

Spurs finally looked interested and not bored out there tbh imo

[bigdog]

Better quarter so far. I'd like to see RJ get some looks. Let him slash a little, post him up on the high block.

[Spurs Brazil]

Manu playing PG and Hill at SG make things a lot easier

[Fireball]

am i the only one waiting for splitter time?

No ... looks like DNP since we do not blow it wide open yet

[Crookshanks]

Spurs will win this game. This Cavs team isn't capable of playing good basketball for 48 minutes. They'll start making mistakes, and the Spurs will capitalize on them and win easily.

[CFH]

Already in the penalty with 5:48 left, yuck...

[tdunk21]

manu 3

[CFH]

Manu tresssssssssssssss

[Juggity]

Ginobili!

[Spurologist]

mmmmmmmaaaaaaannnnnuuuuuuu 33333333333333333

[Fireball]

Spurs will win this game. This Cavs team isn't capable of playing good basketball for 48 minutes. They'll start making mistakes, and the Spurs will capitalize on them and win easily.

yup ... just need some 3 pointers to drop ...

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

manuuu

[Spurologist]

Tony Parker is playing well for us tonight

[Warlord23]

Classic example of bad rotation there ... 2 people collapsing on the shooter, but the Cavs mercifully threw it away. That was a dunk against any other team

[tdunk21]

damn manu....that was cool

[Crookshanks]

Cleveland already has 13 Freethrows?! And Spurs only have 3 - that's nuts.

[FaM0us Skins]

Good rebound Hill

[timtonymanu]

Blair better work on that jumper all summer if he plans to do shit like that.

[will_spurs]

Crazy number of offensive boards looks good.

[CFH]

No to that Blair jumper, glad Hill was there to get the offensive board and get the layup

[timtonymanu]

WTF's up with all the AND-1's?

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

can the spurs stop going behind the screen and actually stand in front of the guy?

[bigdog]

Blair better work on that jumper all summer if he plans to do shit like that.

He did "work" on it all summer.....

[Spurs Brazil]

This bunch of Cavs scrubs getting a lot of calls

[8FOR!3]

The guard rotation should be...

PG Hill
SG Ginobili/Neal/Anderson
(Starting 5 with Hill/Manu, but also other guys you can put with Hill in the game.)

PG Ginobili
SG Neal/Anderson
(Backup unit.)

PG Quinn
SG Anderson
(Trash minute lineup.)

The problem is giving Ginobili rest, but if we avoid putting him and Hill in the game at once (except to start) we should be good.

[Crookshanks]

This bunch of Cavs scrubs getting a lot of calls

Yeah - it's what's keeping them in the game.

[will_spurs]

Refs look suspect tonight.

[Warlord23]

It's a disgrace that we're letting this D-league caliber Cavs team shoot 50%. And they're getting a lot of stuff in the paint. We can't even execute the most basic defensive scheme of packing the paint and daring them to shoot.

[DesignatedT]

George looks a lot better tonight. Not sure what the deal was last game.

[Cessation]

looks like pop got in hills face, hes beasting

[CFH]

Blair AND 1

[Cessation]

awsome play blair!

[timtonymanu]

I can deal with Hill being a shitty PG. It's obviously not his game. As long as he can drive into the lane like he is right now, it will do so much for us.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Rj...0 points....

[DesignatedT]

nice play dejuan

[bigdog]

Hill getting to the line. This is the George Hill we need to see.

[Spurologist]

Hill clearly on a mission

[TDfan2007]

Need more aggression from Timmy on the boards. I've given up hope on the other big.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

George looks a lot better tonight. Not sure what the deal was last game.

he looked lost with the basketball last night

[will_spurs]

Duncan getting less respect than an international rookie.

[timtonymanu]

Great aggression Hill. RJ is at the point where he rather coasts than show up so Hill needs to do the damage.

[Fireball]

George looks a lot better tonight. Not sure what the deal was last game.

Cavs are not pressuring the ball like Memphis did ... thats all

[TDfan2007]

Cavs should be NOWHERE near 50 points at halftime. Pisspoor defense by our guys. Hopefully the intensity picks up.

[tdunk21]

good shot neal

[FaM0us Skins]

Neal with the open shot

[Cessation]

neal with it

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

nice flop.

[timtonymanu]

god this commentator is just like the Raptors guy.Yelling at every little play.

[will_spurs]

Is it "Bullshit Calls Night" or what??

[c whata11]

those hill ball handling skills

[timtonymanu]

Spurs played terrible at closing both quarters.

[ElNono]

dodged a bullet at the end there

[Juggity]

Hill almost making up for last night's performance

[Crookshanks]

Sloppy last few seconds there - but at least the Spurs have the lead.

[Spurs Brazil]

Nice to see Hill playing better

We must play with more energy on D in the 2nd half

[Spurologist]

Spurs played terrible at closing both quarters.

and that's usually the spurs calling card...

after the poor start, +5. I'll take it

[Spursnlego]

Much better, defense needs some work though.

[CFH]

Only a 5 point lead, hopefully the Spurs pull away in the 3rd, don't want a close game near the end

[Fireball]

where is this great swarming defense which the Spurs used to turn games against the Hornets or OKC? I mean they can do it, but the energy is just missing ...

[TD 21]

They've got to go to Duncan almost every time down. They've got no answer for him.

They also need to get Jefferson involved. 1 field goal and 0 free throws is pathetic. It's not like it's a one off, to where you could overlook it. It's a recurring theme and it continues to happen, despite the fact that Parker is injured. You'd think he'd be more involved.

Other than that, if they could take care of the ball and keep them off the line, this will quickly turn into a double digit lead and potentially a blowout. The Cavs only have three legit NBA players in this game and not one is even a surefire starter. No excuse to be playing a game with them, especially after the debacle that was last night and with two contenders looming.

[Ice009]

Rj...0 points....

Bonner and RJ will get worse as the playoffs get near.

I've very disappointed that the Spurs didn't look at getting a decent back up big man and a back up small forward.

They should know by now that Bonner disappears when it gets close to playoff time.

RJ I thought would be better and stay strong, but it looks like he's going wayward too.

[Warlord23]

All things considered, we'd have been up double digits if not for that 5-minute spell when Chris Quinn was on the floor

[bigdog]

Its games like this where RJ should be going hard to the basket to get some confidence, but it seems like when he gets the ball it automatically goes down to Duncan.

[45 bank shot]

Can somebody PM me the link?

[bigdog]

I really don't see why Splitter isn't getting any time on the court. I would throw him in there and see if he can defend a little, grab a few boards. Bonner isn't hitting his shots, throw Novak in there.

[tdunk21]

Can somebody PM me the link?

sent

[Mr Fundamental]

Hope to see Tiago in 2nd half

[Fireball]

hope to see tiago in 2nd half

+1

[CFH]

Hill 333333333333

[Spurologist]

Hhiiiiiillllllllll 3333333333333333333

[ThePop]

can i have a link as well? thanks

[Warlord23]

First good defensive rotation all game long

[CFH]

There's the aggressive RJ

[timtonymanu]

Gee still going off.

[Juggity]

Cavs have goaltending issues

[Josepatches_]

Bonner and RJ will get worse as the playoffs get near.

I've very disappointed that the Spurs didn't look at getting a decent back up big man and a back up small forward.



We have a very decent back up big man in Splitter.

Overall he was as dominant as Scola or Marc Gasol in Spain.But he is playing 10 minutes per week.I'm pretty sure he's the best big man of the roster outside Duncan

And I have to read how some gurus here say he's garbage or he's worse than Bonner.Of course they have to be kids that never him playing more than those 10 minutes.

[tdunk21]

would be nice if RJ can put up atleast half of his career average which is 16ppg

[Crookshanks]

Spurs didn't end the 1st half very well - but I like how they've started the 2nd half so far!

[tdunk21]

no problem RJ...keep driving to the hole

[bigdog]

Charge, but at least RJ is being aggressive.

[Warlord23]

Jefferson getting cornholed by Gee

[Fireball]

there live some ugly people in CLE ...

[CFH]

Blair AND 1

[tdunk21]

DB and 1

[bigdog]

Nice move by Blair.

[Ice009]

Spurs are not playing hard enough IMO.

[Spurologist]

spurs now in control.....BLAIR AND1!

[Libri]

There you go DeJuan.

[timtonymanu]

that up and under by Blair is flawless.

[Spurs Brazil]

Yes DB!!

[Fireball]

finally some kind of lead ...

[BanditHiro]

Spurs are not playing hard enough IMO.

the fuck you talking about...the NRG has significantly picked up since the first half

[will_spurs]

Cavs meltdown at the moment.

[Crookshanks]

Spurs being much more aggressive - and they're being rewarded.

[bigdog]

Lol Dan Gilbert.

[Spurologist]

Dan Gilbert now giving commentary with the Cavs announcers....seems like a complete douche

[tdunk21]

damn DB

[Warlord23]

Sucks to be Dan Gilbert. Going all the way from talking about LeBron to Ramon Sessions

[BanditHiro]

blair ball time

[timtonymanu]

Blair taking over

[CFH]

Nice hustle by RJ to get that rebound

[Libri]

Blair with some great plays.

[DPG21920]

Spurs need to really open this game up. Put the foot on the throat.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

yaaaa blair go get it.

P.S. get some arms too while you are at it :)

[Spurologist]

Sucks to be Dan Gilbert. Going all the way from talking about LeBron to Ramon Sessions

:lmao

He's talking about Sessions like he's Isiah Thomas