Game Blog: Spurs @ Nuggets - March. 23

[spurspokesman]

DASmn Blairrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[TIMMYD!]

Blair monster putback!! :wow

[tdunk21]

ooooooo mama db dunk

[Nathan89]

:wow

[ShoogarBear]

lol Blair

[timtonymanu]

damn DeJuan

[Spurologist]

Oh shit blair!!!

[Fermixalot]

Oh. Lord.

[Brazil]

OMGGGG blair huge !!!!!!!!!!!

[ohmwrecker]

It would suck to lose this game because of free throws.

[Cessation]

omg the beast ready for takeoff!!

[Stump]

Sportscenter Top 10?

[timtonymanu]

That's top 5

[Reck]

Watching Bonner try to play the paint is fucking hilarious.

BLAIR with the stuff

[TampaDude]

NEEEEEAL with it!!!!!

[spurspokesman]

Nealllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllll

[ShoogarBear]

lol Neal

[Spurs Brazil]

Neal 3333333333333333333

[BoricuaCJA]

The beast with the monster one hander dunk!!!

[Spurologist]

Neeeeeaaaaalllllllllllllll 33333333333333333

[TIMMYD!]

GIF of that slam!

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Blair! Neal!

[DesignatedT]

out of control.

[Reck]

Bonner raped!

[Cessation]

lol classic bonner d

[DPG21920]

My word. Since when did the Nuggets have Lebron, Durant and Kevin Martin on their team? So many FT's for everyone.

[Libri]

That dunk by Blair is gif worthy.

[c whata11]

who yelled for neal to 'take him'?

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

GRIZZLAAAAAAAH rockin tha rim!

[spurspokesman]

it would suck to lose this game because of free throws.
+10000000000

[ohmwrecker]

Weird stat on Neal.

[DesignatedT]

wow blair. just watch the ball coming off the rim.

[DPG21920]

FT's, offensive rebound, 3.

[Spurs Brazil]

another call

FUCK THE REFS

[CFH]

Bad decision by Blair

[c whata11]

this is ridiculous. everythings a foul.

[TampaDude]

Pop looks pissed!!! :lol

[spurspokesman]

The refs are killing us. This is horrible

[DPG21920]

:lmao No foul for Blair then JR gets it.

[timtonymanu]

This home cooking is fuckin ridiculous.

[Spursnlego]

fouls fouls fouls...:bang

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Neal averaging 13ppg this month - wow!

[Rummpd]

Refs blow another call.

[Spurologist]

Blair looks like Schortsanitis on the court with that wrist band on

[phxspurfan]

To their credit Nugs are putting the ball on the floor and forcing the refs to make the call. You hardly ever see the Spurs do that, they just shoot shoot shoot

[spurspokesman]

Blair

[Fireball]

too many fouls ... everything else looks very good, now do not fuck it up

[Chieflion]

I didn't watch this game to see Nuggets' players shoot free throws every possession.

[DesignatedT]

nice putback. good quarter

[tdunk21]

good grizzly

[Spurs Brazil]

Very good 1st quarter

Too bad Nuggets got 10000000000000 FTs

[CFH]

Pretty good quarter, Spurs up 10 despite all the fouls

[spurspokesman]

:toastBlair gets Dunk of the night

[Mugen]

great 1st quarter. hopefully they sustain it.

[TampaDude]

Despite no Timmy, some sloppiness, and the Nuggz living at the FT line, we're up 10 after 1. I'll take it.

[InRareForm]

no shot blockers, good strategy by denver to drive in

[spyder]

I remember last game there the refs sucked ass

[Manu20]

Damn Hubie don't make it so obvious that you like Denver.......

[spurspokesman]

Pretty good quarter, Spurs up 10 despite all the fouls
This is ridiculous. Refs keeping them in it.

[DPG21920]

Good first quarter. Tiago/Dice played well, although Denver did miss some pretty easy shots (sup Kenyon).

I am disappointed in RJ. Not that he is playing bad, but this is a game where he should thrive and he again is just out there doing nothing bad or good. He is a ghost.

[Spursnlego]

What's the foul difference please?

[Fireball]

To their credit Nugs are putting the ball on the floor and forcing the refs to make the call. You hardly ever see the Spurs do that, they just shoot shoot shoot

If the shots falling this is not a problem, but Spurs have to realize when its not working and then especially RJ has to attack the basket ... foul calls will follow

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

1st quarter was very solid without Tim. Keep it up Spurs!

[spurspokesman]

Despite no Timmy, some sloppiness, and the Nuggz living at the FT line, we're up 10 after 1. I'll take it.
:bang We should be up 20

[LakerHater]

:toastBlair gets Dunk of the night
That was awesome!

[Pauleta14]

TP's touch on the teardrop is exceptional. Whenever he gets within 10ft of the rim he just flips it up there and rarely sees anything but net. Remember in his first two seasons how he couldn't finish at the rim? Now he can layup with either hand and tear-drop from 10ft in. Amazing. Here's to you, TP. :toast


WHAT ???? :lol:lol

His ability to finish at the rim (and speed) are the only reasons he was playing!!
He wasn't a "real" PG, wasn't a great defensor, had no JS... :lol

wow he reeally improved!

[Brazil]

considering the circonstances its a pretty solid quarter for our guys

[Fireball]

What's the foul difference please?

only two more fouls on the Spurs, but 7 more free throws for the Nugs ... every foul led to FTs

[spurspokesman]

Pop takes a shot at the refs. BOSS

[Spurs Brazil]

Bonner 3333333333333333333333333

[spurspokesman]

Bonner

[TampaDude]

Red Rocket!!!!!

[phxspurfan]

Bonner being Bonner...gg

[Spurologist]

BOooooonnnnnerrrrrrrr 333333333333333

[spurspokesman]

Neal

[Mugen]

good sign for Bonner

[ShoogarBear]

Neal drive = good
Bonner drive = bad

[Spurs Brazil]

Good job Hill

[phxspurfan]

Hill bailed out...

[timtonymanu]

Almost looked like a travel on Hill

[spurspokesman]

Hill needs to rise up

[Spurs Brazil]

Bonner D!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DesignatedT]

good d bonner

[spurspokesman]

bonner block lol

[phxspurfan]

Bonner with the block!!!!

[Mugen]

who the fuck blocked that felton shot!?!?!?

[timtonymanu]

Bonner block LMAO

[Texas_Ranger]

what a block!!!!!!!!

[TampaDude]

Bonner actually playing some D...nice...

[Spurologist]

Bonner = ALL NBA FIRST TEAM

[TIMMYD!]

Bonner with a block! :lol

[DPG21920]

Nice block by Bonner.

[DesignatedT]

wow jr. sick

[Fireball]

impressed by the defense against this Nugget team

[Fermixalot]

Bonner with the.....block? WTF

[phxspurfan]

JR Smith is like Neal on steroids

[tdunk21]

blair beasting tonite

[spurspokesman]

Blair nice

[Borosai]

Bonner's squatting. Get your ponchos.

[DPG21920]

Spurs need to double JR. Make him a passer (although he is a capable one).

[gospursgojas]

good footwork dj

[Truckules]

Bonner with 2 steals and a block in this quarter so far.

[Spurs Brazil]

fuck

[Mugen]

turnovers a problem again.

[DesignatedT]

fuck gary. get your head in the game. weak ass pass

[TampaDude]

Build a lead...blow the lead...build a lead...blow the lead... :bang

[gospursgojas]

pussy pass by Neal

[Spurologist]

pop timeout needed.....too careless right now

[phxspurfan]

Lawson looks just like he looked at Carolina...impressive now that he's doing the same stuff (coast to coast steal/layups) against the pros

[DPG21920]

Seriously, double JR. Make these other clowns beat you.

[spurspokesman]

Denver killing us at the line

[Spurs Brazil]

Neal 33333333333333333333333333333333333

[tdunk21]

neal 33333

[spurspokesman]

Neallllllllllllllllllll

[DesignatedT]

alright gary. way to make up for it haha

[gospursgojas]

Neal always makes up for it

[Spurologist]

NNNeeeeeaaaaaaalllllllll 333333333333333333

[spurspokesman]

Felton travel

[TIMMYD!]

Sloppy play is letting the Nuggets back in it.

[Spurs Brazil]

Manuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[Fireball]

turnovers a problem again.

3 TOs ... not a problem

[DPG21920]

Don't worry about rebounding, Matt.

[Mugen]

what a horrible fucking call

[DesignatedT]

wtf. he just fell

[TampaDude]

OMFG...these refs are paid off...guess they gotta keep the Nuggz in the game.

[CFH]

Another late whistle :lol

[gospursgojas]

3rd late call of the game

[spurspokesman]

Refs suck. Really they suck

[c whata11]

another bullshit call

[DPG21920]

:lmao at the foul call about 3 minutes later.

[Reck]

LMAO another delayed call?

Fuck this faggot refs

[DesignatedT]

alright put tony back in

[Death In June]

Not gonna be able to stay up long enough to watch the end of this game at the current foul rate.

[gospursgojas]

Tiago looked gassed but I wanna see him back in there

[LakerHater]

I think Bonner did get his face..

[TIMMYD!]

WTF was that call?

[phxspurfan]

classic NBA foul tbh...guy goes down holding <insert body part here> and wallows for awhile...get the call

[HarlemHeat37]

:lol These refs are terrible..that should have been a travel anyways..

[timtonymanu]

Faggot ass refs

[Brazil]

I rarely complain about refs but this is getting ridiculous

[TampaDude]

That should be traveling or out of bounds on Smith, not a fucking foul on Manu. What utter fucking horseshit.

[Spursnlego]

The calls tonight have been on satellite or something...

[Hooks]

What a load of bullshit

[Reck]

Maybe its the altitude fucking with these refs head.

What a travesty.

[DesignatedT]

terrible call

[DPG21920]

He prob did foul him, but the fact he waited so long to call it is retarded.

[TampaDude]

Folks, we better hold a double-digit lead...the refs WILL fuck us hard if it's close at the end.

[ducks]

manu a stupid foul

[Fireball]

these much calls suck, but on the other hand this keeps the crowd in check ... better as if Denver would make multiple shots

[Fireball]

Folks, we better hold a double-digit lead...the refs WILL fuck us hard if it's close at the end.

like last time in Denver? oh wait ...

[CFH]

Bonner keeping the possession alive

[timtonymanu]

Jefferson being a ghost again.

[DesignatedT]

fuck rj. get it going. good board bonner

[c whata11]

how does rj not get it? even hubie callin him out.

[DPG21920]

RJ looks to go into the paint and pass. Good players look to score. He is so bad the entire season outside of the first month.

[spurspokesman]

Hubie calling out RJ. Epic

[Mugen]

too much 3pt chucking right now...spurs have to stop settling and start attacking especially with these quick whistles

[Texas_Ranger]

RJ is done!

[Death In June]

RJ being a fag (and not in the cool dick sucking way).

[phxspurfan]

RJ has zero motivation per usual...

[timtonymanu]

Even Hubie Brown knows. RJ get your head out of your ass.

[Harry Callahan]

So many bail outs in favor of Denver. Rewarding out of control play.

[DPG21920]

He is not responding to anything. Every single damn game Pop or TP or Tim or Manu literally berates him in front of everyone and he doesn't respond.

[spurspokesman]

MY GOD neNE TRAVELED

[Hooks]

Get that shit outta here!

[tdunk21]

neal 3333333333333333

[gospursgojas]

Neal with it bitches.

[DesignatedT]

hahaha neal. yes sir

[spurspokesman]

Neallllllllll

[phxspurfan]

Neal looking like Ray Allen out there

[Reck]

Neal with the fags.

[TIMMYD!]

Neal you crazy mofo 333333333333333

[Refocus]

NEAL with it!

[TampaDude]

Nice possession there!!!!! Neal with it!!!!!

[timtonymanu]

Neal! He's gonna be huge in the playoffs.

[tdunk21]

neal 333333333333

[gospursgojas]

3pt fest...Neal with it

[Hooks]

Neaaaalllll

[Mugen]

gary motherf'n neal

[spurspokesman]

Neal is insaneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Spurologist]

Nneeeeeaaalllllllll 3333333333333333

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

we're approaching the halfway point of the first half lol

[Fermixalot]

Neal with it motherfuckers!!!

[TIMMYD!]

Another Neal 3333333333333333

15 points

[TampaDude]

NEEEEEAL with it, bitches!!!!!

[Juggity]

Neal!

[DesignatedT]

wow neal

[Cessation]

omg neal is so wet

[NRHector]

N3al!!!!!!!!!

[ShoogarBear]

I actually want JR to keep jacking them up. Odds are he shoot them out of it in the second half.

[LakerHater]

Gary Neal!!!

[Reck]

Jefferson should take the rest of the season off.

[Borosai]

The bench has shown up tonight.

[Spurologist]

RJ has zero confidence

[Mugen]

gotdamn the nuggets must have been horrible on D when melo was there if this is their improved D....

[phxspurfan]

http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/Galeries/basquet/temporada07-08/02/partits/eurolliga/fcb-lottomatica/QM3D6060.jpg

The Force is strong with this one...

[timtonymanu]

Neal's obviously more willing to be a 4th option than RJ.

[Creation88]

#NealWithIt

[Libri]

RJ has zero motivation per usual...

Pop needs to rip into him again like the last game.

[spurspokesman]

Neal looking like Ray Allen out there
This

[Bulwark]

Jefferson should've got it to the hot hand - neal

[DesignatedT]

Thing bout RJ this year compared to last is they are still respecting his shot out there because he can hit it unlike last year where they just leave him be and use his defender for help defense.

[Rummpd]

RJ just hustled like hell to save a loose ball - give him credit for that much.

[spurspokesman]

What did we pay RJ for

[Mugen]

RJ needs to get to the cup for layups/fts...makes those 3s a little easier when youve established a rhythm.

[DPG21920]

RJ becoming a huge liability with his poor shooting. If he isn't shooting at a ridic high %, he literally does nothing.

Spurs won't win a title with RJ shitting the bed like last year.

[gospursgojas]

Neal's obviously more willing to be a 4th option than RJ.

+a billion

[gospursgojas]

haha that dude just knocked his ol lady in the head

[DPG21920]

Thing bout RJ this year compared to last is they are still respecting his shot out there because he can hit it unlike last year where they just leave him be and use his defender for help defense.

He gets left wide open all the time :lol

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Good first quarter. Tiago/Dice played well, although Denver did miss some pretty easy shots (sup Kenyon).

I am disappointed in RJ. Not that he is playing bad, but this is a game where he should thrive and he again is just out there doing nothing bad or good. He is a ghost.

One thing he is doing though is making good decisions within the system. Sure, I'd like to see him contribute a lot more, but at least he's not a detraction like he was last season.

[Fireball]

now get Splitter and Dice back in ... too much points this quarter for the Nuggets

[spurspokesman]

RJ becoming a huge liability with his poor shooting. If he isn't shooting at a ridic high %, he literally does nothing.

Spurs won't win a title with RJ shitting the bed like last year.

This

[LakerHater]

Neal 4-4 from the arc!

[DPG21920]

One thing he is doing though is making good decisions within the system. Sure, I'd like to see him contribute a lot more, but at least he's not a detraction like he was last season.

For the past two months, he has been. But not hurting the team is absolutely not good enough. He is doing nothing positive.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Nice observation, phxspursfan - Neal does look like Allen down to the point that even their shooting styles are similar.

:toast

[phxspurfan]

I guess we know who's going to get all the Duncan minutes:



http://www.nba.com/media/spurs/matt_bonner_150_080117.jpg

[GabeIsGone]

Why is pop taking so long to sub!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TIMMYD!]

Too bad nobody knows how to stay on a fucking player. Nuggets also raining 3s.

6 point game.

[tdunk21]

wow horrible call

[Mugen]

get Dice/Tiago back in there please pop.

[CFH]

Spurs playing stupid now

[timtonymanu]

Guard the 3 goddamnit

[Spurs Brazil]

Defense is awful now. Late on every rotation. Bring Dice and Tiago back

[spurspokesman]

Sloppy sloppy sloppy(Steve Urkel voice)

[Reck]

5 Point game? Really?

[timtonymanu]

Terrible. Terrible. Terrible.

[GabeIsGone]

Oh the leads almost gone, now he subs:rollin:rollin

[ShoogarBear]

Spurs need to stop thinking they're going to win a shootout with these guys.

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

lmao really ?

[Spurologist]

:pctoss

[phxspurfan]

Nice observation, phxspursfan - Neal does look like Allen down to the point that even their shooting styles are similar.

:toast

Yeah he reminds me of Allen b/c they've both got that super quick (high confidence) release. They're always feelin' it

[Mugen]

turnovers.

[HarlemHeat37]

:lol Why is Splitter dribbling from the 3-point line?..why are none of the Spurs guards coming to get the ball from him?..

[Spurs Brazil]

Stupid play Tiago

[DesignatedT]

He gets left wide open all the time :lol

less and less as the season has progressed.

[TampaDude]

Wow...what happened to the Spurs??? They are fucking up. Nuggz will have a 10-point lead by halftime, book it.

[timtonymanu]

We have some of the softest bigs in the area of finishing at the rim.

[Texas_Ranger]

what are the Spurs doing?

[Bill_Brasky]

OMFG.....Nuggets beating them in transition and getting to the line so fucking much. Let's tighten that shit up and get some points guys.....

[TIMMYD!]

We're playing like dumbasses out there.

3 point game. 9-0 run for the Nugs.

[DPG21920]

TP & Manu, where are you? RJ is not going to do shit, you guys have to be the men.

[timtonymanu]

Wake me up when you wanna play guys.

[Truckules]

:pctoss
this

[Spurs Brazil]

Big shot RJ

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

thanks jeff

[phxspurfan]

woo, nice

[gospursgojas]

this game should already be in overtime

[spurspokesman]

Oh my god. Freaking horrible refs

[CFH]

RJ can't hit a wide open shot but can sure make it with a defender right in his face

[Reck]

Guard the 3 point fucking lane?