Game Blog: Spurs @ Blazers - March 25

[Bukefal]

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Friday: San Antonio Spurs (57-14) at Portland Trailblazers (41-30)



Game Preview:http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=175331

Time: 10:00 PM ET/03:00 AM CET
Location:Rose Garden, Portland, OR
TV: League Pass, KGW, FSSW-SA, WOAI, KXTG



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[Bukefal]

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Nate McMillan on the Spurs:


“They’re healthy. They’ve won championships with that group of guys for a number of years, and because of the health of the players, they’ve been able to win a lot more games.


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Brandon Roy adding to what his coach said on the Spurs:


“They’ve got a Hall of Fame coach.”




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[Dex]

Ugh, already having bad visions of Aldridge going bananas.

[loveforthegame]

I can't wait to see the Bonner-Aldridge match up. Going to be good.

[ace3g]

off topic but Derek Anderson is on ESPN First Take right now, discussing Kentucky / Ohio State game, he has to wear a shirt with both teams logos, lost a bet.

[Mugen]

wouldnt be surprised to see Pop bench Splitter in favor of a small lineup to match Portland....

[Giuseppe]

Bomb diggity, I'm lookin' forward to the Blazers buildin' a shoe store in that Spur ass tonite.

Get 'er done, dude, get 'er done!!!!

[tlongII]

CZnAaL_B684

[Giuseppe]

C'mon, t, bring it home ta Pappy. Make your Cubby happy & sated this innin'.

What say, old horse, can I count on ya's here?

[tlongII]

I make no promises to the Lakers or their fans.

[Mel_13]

Fearless prediction for tonight:

If Spurs win, tlong will be a ghost.

If Blazers win, tlong will start at least 5 threads about the game.

[tdunk21]

Bomb diggity, I'm lookin' forward to the Blazers buildin' a shoe store in that Spur ass tonite.

Get 'er done, dude, get 'er done!!!!

:lol.....good one

[DesignatedT]

My guess is we lose big tonight.

[tdunk21]

tough to beat portland at home.....

[Libri]

Aldridge will score 50.

[Dex]

Fearless prediction for tonight:

If Spurs win, tlong will be a ghost.

If Blazers win, tlong will start at least 5 threads about the game.

Be careful way out there on that limb, Mel.

[DesignatedT]

Fearless prediction for tonight:

If Spurs win, tlong will be a ghost.

If Blazers win, tlong will start at least 5 threads about the game.

:lol

[LakerHater]

Really not looking foward to this game! :depressed

[Mugen]

man up, SpurFan.

we're only going to lose by 2.

[PDXSpursFan]

Key matchup:

http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/media/act_lamarcus_aldridge.jpg vs. http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/media/act_matt_bonner.jpg

:bang :bang :bang :bang

[spurs10]

Tonight's the night for the Spurs to show everyone what they're made of. Win or lose, play balls to the wall!

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

I can see a Spurs win here.

[Budkin]

I foresee a long night of panicking and Laker fan trolling.

[DPG21920]

Spurs got this. TP has 30+ points and Blair has a double double.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Aldridge had 40 and 11 last time (against Tim)...this could get ugly

[Juan]

crofl fail sig not 1 of them girls has ass

here you go.

http://www.californiacoastfunding.com/lightninglane.com/images/hairy%20ass.bmp

[DeadlyDynasty]

here you go.

http://www.californiacoastfunding.com/lightninglane.com/images/hairy%20ass.bmp

Robin Williams has fallen on hard times

[duncan228]

Interesting pre-game site: Terry Porter interviewing a former coach, Gregg Popovich, for Blazers TV.

[HarlemHeat37]

I really hope the Spurs learned from the last match up..double Aldridge, don't overplay Andre Miller on the p&r..they had absolutely no strategy against Aldridge in the last matchup, all his shots were open and putbacks/layups..

It's going to be a tough match up either way, Portland is obviously a good team, no Duncan, and the refs are probably going to be shitty(they usually are when it's @ Portland)..

Hopefully Splitter plays well against Aldridge, although I expect him to pick up some shitty calls early on in the game..

[duncan228]

In last 10 meetings vs. Portland, Spurs averaging 88.9 ppg. Haven't topped 100 since a 100-79 win on Dec. 2, 2007.


Worth noting: Blazers haven't topped 100 points vs. Spurs in past six meetings, either.

[duncan228]

Pop: "We've had a real tough time against their length. Our pace is going to have to be such that we get a few easy buckets."

And if not? "We better play better defense than we’ve been playing," Pop says.

[duncan228]

So who guards LaMarcus Aldridge, Pop? "Tiago Splitter, the Brazilian Flash. He’s going to hold him to six or eight points, I think."

[duncan228]

Ex Spur Frank Brickowski in the Rose Garden tonight. No sign of his one-time running buddy, Charlie Sheen

[bigdog]

:lol @ Pop. I agree the Spurs will have to play and uptempo game, and maybe even gamble a bit on defense, because on on one against Aldridge isn't going to work. He will torch whoever is guarding him.

[duncan228]

Blazers call.

[Creation88]

Spurs catch a big break: Greg Oden can't go tonight. phew.

[DesignatedT]

Spurs catch a big break: Greg Oden can't go tonight. phew.

good. he's been on a tear lately.

[Reck]

An L easily.

[LakerHater]

Wel, lets see what the Spurs got.

[CFH]

3 turnovers already

[Thomas82]

Looking ugly already!!

[Thomas82]

Splitter with his 2nd rebound already

[Thomas82]

Rj 3333333333333333333!!

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Jefferson 3!!!

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Nice put in by Tiago!

[Thomas82]

So far, so good with Splitter.......

[InRareForm]

Parker playing great

[DesignatedT]

If Aldridge is already abusing Splitter then he is going to have a field deal with Bonner as well.

[bigdog]

Boxing out would be nice.

[Rummpd]

Spurs have more rebounds early than Portland 5 to 3 with Splitter with 3 - but watch Pop yank Tiago within seconds.

[Budkin]

If Aldridge is already abusing Splitter then he is going to have a field deal with Bonner as well.

Well most of his points came on very difficult turn arounds where he was being defended about as well as possible.

[Spursnlego]

Defense hasn't shown up yet...

[Budkin]

Tp 33333

[CFH]

Parker is beasting early on

[Budkin]

Stupid fucking foul Manu

[Budkin]

Splitter block!

[Spurs Brazil]

Tony with another good start

[Budkin]

Wow Tony!!!

[Thomas82]

They had to give up the 3 didn't they!!??!!

[DesignatedT]

Parker likes to abuse his french teammates.

[Cessation]

tp abusing batum

[spurspokesman]

Im really impressed with splitters D. BOSS STATUS. Parker beasting

[spurspokesman]

Parker likes to abuse his french teammates.

This

[Budkin]

They had to give up the 3 didn't they!!??!!

Tiago was between Batum and Aldridge but someone could have cut off the pass to LA if he'd gone to Batum.

[Thomas82]

tp abusing batum

I hope he can keep it up...

[InRareForm]

That corner 3 and Parker. wooo

[Cessation]

classic bonner d

[Budkin]

Oh wait... Bonner gives them the and 1... ugh.

[CFH]

Oh wait... Bonner gives them the and 1... ugh.

At least he missed the and 1

[Budkin]

Splitter baby!

[Thomas82]

crofl bonner 1st play gives up and 1

If I were Pop I would give him the quick hook!!

[Rummpd]

Splitter is good where is Manu-forever now!~

[Refocus]

Holy shit Tiago. :O

[Cessation]

Golden God!!

[spurspokesman]

Splitter Dunk

[Budkin]

Damn thought TP was down.

[Thomas82]

Good job Splitter!!

[spurspokesman]

Rj awol

[Budkin]

Hill with the J

[spurspokesman]

Hillll

[Budkin]

Tiago beasting!!!

[Thomas82]

Splitter!!!

[HarlemHeat37]

Splitter's D is outstanding, it has been all season long..I still don't know why the fuck he hasn't been playing all season..he knows the rotations better than McDyess, Jefferson, Hill and Bonner, despite the lack of continuity with the team..

[spurspokesman]

SAplitter is balling

[Thomas82]

Damn!!!! The Blair/Bonner combo is at it again!!

[CFH]

Blair/Bonner time

[Spurs Brazil]

Tiago playing well

[DesignatedT]

great job guys. Just wait until Tony checks out, the whole game will change.

[Budkin]

Spurs doing well so far.

[Mugen]

Fuck you Pop for not playing Tiago all year. And fuck all the Pop Apologists who said Blair/Bonner were better.

[Capt Bringdown]

Splitter making a statement: "FU, POP!"

[Budkin]

Shit Bonner Blair here goes our lead.

[Budkin]

Hill!!!!!

[Chachachango]

daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn

[spurspokesman]

Enough with the Butterfinger BB"S

[Cessation]

omg, george hill!

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Blair!!

[spurspokesman]

Blair/Bonner time
:bang

[Spurs Brazil]

nice play Hill!!!!!!!!!!!

[Chachachango]

Boooooooooooooooomer

[Capt Bringdown]

You need to be extremely stubborn and have blinders on to see how f'n perfectly Splitter could have been brought along this year. Fuck you, Pop.

[Budkin]

Goddamit out of bounds Bonner

[CFH]

Gotta secure the rebounds

[ffadicted]

Sexy play by hill (feel like my stream is late lol)

[Chachachango]

wtf Hill

[Budkin]

Blair ain't doing shit... I hate this lineup.

[HarlemHeat37]

Horrible last few sequences for the Spurs, it might end up erasing the great first 10 minutes of the quarter..

[Budkin]

Fuck.

[Thomas82]

Awwww Hell that Blair/Bonner combo is in true form!!

[Budkin]

Shitty fucking end to a great quarter.

[Velo]

Blair/Bonner!!! Anti-Non Jinx!

[Thomas82]

Horrible last few sequences for the Spurs, it might end up erasing the great first 10 minutes of the quarter..

I hope not....everything changed when Splitter left the game.

[MannyIsGod]

Why does Pop run Bonner and Blair together? Its just so fucking bad. SO BAD.

[CFH]

Spurs didn't end that quarter well but at least they have a 4 point lead

[ElNono]

Hill running the point is a complete failure... give Manu the ball and move the fuck out of the way

[Capt Bringdown]

Hill, Blair & Bonner = toxic lineup

[DesignatedT]

crofl hill just shitted on you fag

7-2 run once Tony went to the bench. So no, not really.

[Spurs Brazil]

Great 1st quarter by Tiago and Tony

Bonner is done. Playing D worst than ever and passing up shots. SIT THIS HIM. HE SUCKS

[Thomas82]

Damn!! an 11 point lead cut down to 4........

[Creation88]

fucking retards get in the game and give up 7 straight. fuck bonner. poor man's novak.

[Spurs Brazil]

Great 1st quarter by Tiago and Tony

Bonner is done. Playing D worst than ever and passing up shots. SIT THIS HIM. HE SUCKS

[spurspokesman]

[QUOTE=HarlemHeat37;5080655]Horrible last few sequences for the Spurs, it might end up erasing the great first 10 minutes of the quarter..[/QU:toast

[Pauleta14]

I hate the body language of Bonner or Blair with the refs!!!

once again, can't sustain the lead...

it's going a copy from the nuggets game :bang:bang:bang:bang:bang:bang:bang:bang

[Budkin]

Damn!! an 11 point lead cut down to 4........

7-0 run thanks to Blair and Bonner.

[urunobili]

Hill on closing training... can't believe Manu gave him the ball the last three possessions...

[bigdog]

It would be cool to see Novak in the 2nd.

[Capt Bringdown]

Spurs hit 63%, hold Portland to 45%, yet only lead by 4.

[Budkin]

Damn this lineup still.

[DesignatedT]

Blair is just as fucking bad out there. We need Timmy.

[spurspokesman]

I despise the blair bonner lineups

[Budkin]

Fuck we're screwed.

[TIMMYD!]

Crofl @ Bonner letting Gerald Wallace hit two 3s.

[Pauleta14]

and Blair should stop smiling like a moron when he just make a foul or a dumb play!!!!

that's pissing me off!!!!

[eightG4]

Fuck you Pop for not playing Tiago all year. And fuck all the Pop Apologists who said Blair/Bonner were better.

You dont know, maybe pop wants more thiago to practice and be sure He ll not be injured lately. Maybe its the reason now thiago is playing better.

[Budkin]

Enough with the goddamn jumpers!

[TIMMYD!]

Here we go with the fucking 3 point chucking.

[Creation88]

out side jumper parade.

[fotan2]

is bonner the undercover trailblazer or what?

[Capt Bringdown]

If Neal doesn't hit his first shot, it tends to be a long night for him...

[HarlemHeat37]

:lol Gerald Wallace raining 3s, so lucky..

Spurs have nobody that can score inside right now..

[Budkin]

Wow Bonner hit one.

[Creation88]

fuck matt bonner. gives up everything he makes.

[Spurs Brazil]

Fuck Bonner

[Rummpd]

Blair is regressing before our eyes.

[Budkin]

Wallace just owning us.

[TE]

Chazley... if you reading this you fail at life.

[Budkin]

Fuck

[ElNono]

I'm calling it... career night for Wallace

[TIMMYD!]

Blair just isn't going to work against the Blazers frontline.

[Chachachango]

fucking blair has neal open and decides to shoot it in traffic.

[Thomas82]

Here we go again.........

[Budkin]

Manu Tres

[Budkin]

Damn now they can't miss.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Pop loves Bonner too much.

[Thomas82]

We get a 3 and they answer right back!!

[Rummpd]

&^%$ Pop put Splitter back in for Csakes!

[TE]

damn you blair.

[eightG4]

Blazers fuckin lucky on board !!!!!

[Thomas82]

Get Splitter and Dice back in ASAP!!!

[ElNono]

now they're hot...

[01Snake]

Bonner lost that lead singlehandedly

[roycrikside]

They completely wasted the last two minutes of the first quarter for no reason. Manu checked back in and never touched the ball the rest of the period. Forget taking a shot, he NEVER TOUCHED THE BALL. With no Tony and no Tim out there, that's inexcusable. What are Pop/Hill thinking?

[Spurs Brazil]

Blair/Bonner do it again. Our lead is gone

[spurspokesman]

We've seen this movie before. Live by three die by 3

[TE]

With splitter out there, we look a million times better.

[roycrikside]

Bonner, Blair, RJ, Neal.... ain't nobody guarding the three. It's an epidemic. Especially the corners you gotta guard these guys, that's their game.

[spurspokesman]

Spurs hit 63%, hold Portland to 45%, yet only lead by 4.
:bang

[ElNono]

Blair is asinine right now

[TE]

Jesus Christ what will it take to see that this frontline ain't working??????????????????????????????????????????? ?????

[DesignatedT]

Blair is playing the worst out there. Doing absolutely nothing.

[spurspokesman]

With splitter out there, we look a million times better.

Can only imagine where he'd be if pop threw him in the fire early with 7-10 mins a game

[eightG4]

Blazers are 34% 3pts shooting team fuck 44% right now !!!

[TE]

Fuck you matt bonner. Rebound the fucking ball.

[TIMMYD!]

Blair missing the easy shot again.

[Pauleta14]

I don't care aout the +/- stat, Bonner's offensive play doesn't make it for his defensive lapses...

just impossible...

[Budkin]

Why are those assholes still in there??

[Thomas82]

Another missed layup by Blair!!

[CFH]

Blair always misses the gimmies

[HarlemHeat37]

I hope Blair's poor play isn't attributed to a mental block from being benched..

Why the fuck is the Blair/Bonner frontcourt still on the floor?..

[Budkin]

Why the jumper Hill?

[Thomas82]

Bonner lost that lead singlehandedly

Yes he did!!

[Thomas82]

At least TP is back in...............

[DesignatedT]

good job tony

[Spursnlego]

Dodging bullets left and right...

[Spurs Brazil]

Good job Tony/Manu

[DesignatedT]

Fuck you matt bonner. Rebound the fucking ball.

Bonner 3 boards
Blair 0 boards.

Selective eyesight?

[spurspokesman]

Parker is still blazing quick. BOSS

[Thomas82]

Dodging bullets left and right...

And it shouldn't even be that way!!

[TE]

Why the jumper Hill?

He should take it to the hole. Kid looks like a pussy out there.

[Pauleta14]

The difference is really HUGE when Tony is in the game... wow

[4>0rings]

Why is this red headed fuck still on my TV screen.

[Budkin]

Splitter back in.

[roycrikside]

Anybody else think if these two guys keep playing the way they're playing that Tiago will take Blair's spot in the rotation?

I think Tiago is playing damn well when he's getting the opportunity. Yeah he's awkward on offense, but so is Blair. At least Tiago is tall and has an idea defensively. Plus he's toughened up a little. He's definitely been getting defensive boards this month that he wouldn't have gotten in the first half of the year.

[Mel_13]

Blair is asinine right now

With TD out, Blair is clearly the weakest link. Splitter making a case to take all of Blair's minutes once TD is back.

[DesignatedT]

Why is this red headed fuck still on my TV screen.

Turn it off then.

[Capt Bringdown]

Novak in the doghouse? I guess Pop didn't appreciate him showing up his boy Bonner. If you're gonna go with the shooters, at least put one on the floor than can actually shoot!

[Pauleta14]

anyone with a spurs commentator link please?

I getting tired of those blazers homers...

thks for the PM

[Budkin]

RJ got fouled

[Thomas82]

c'mon Jefferson!!

[TE]

That was not a charge. B Roy wasn't even in position.

[DesignatedT]

There we go. Tiago and Dice back in

[Budkin]

See Hill that's how you go to the hole.

[HarlemHeat37]

Don't close out on Wallace, keep letting him shoot jump shots, he won't continue to make them..if he does, live with it..

[eightG4]

Bullshit calls !!!!!

[Pauleta14]

shame on you RJ

[TE]

Blazers are 34% 3pts shooting team fuck 44% right now !!!

It's only gonna get worse if that front line is in there. It's so fragile it's pathetic.

[DesignatedT]

I hate this commentators. Always have. Last time they were talking about how Duncan has been consistently traveling over the last 13 years

[Chachachango]

spluuuuuuuuuter

[Budkin]

Tiago!

[TE]

Splitter right where he needs to be.

[Thomas82]

Splitter!!!

[Creation88]

9-2 second chance pts to Portland

[DesignatedT]

There you go Tiago. Nice follow

[TE]

Dammit Jefferson

[Chachachango]

tiago looking smooth so far

[TIMMYD!]

Is anybody else sick of seeing RJ stand in the corner shooting 3s?

[TE]

Fuck you Jefferson.

[Budkin]

Tiago steal.... RJ blown layup

[spurspokesman]

Splitter

[Budkin]

There you go George!

[Rummpd]

I hate this commentators. Always have. Last time they were talking about how Duncan has been consistently traveling over the last 13 years


Go to www.nba.com sign up for free audio pass and listen to the Spurs announcers - much better!

[TE]

There you go George Hill.

[HarlemHeat37]

Splitter playing the passing lane beautifully..

Casper blows the layup, obviously..he really needs to step up at some point..

[dbestpro]

RJ just ain't wired right.

[L.I.T]

I'm increasingly impressed with Tiago Splitter. He seems a lot more mobile than I anticipated.

[DesignatedT]

Tiago playing D out there.

[Mel_13]

Is anybody else sick of seeing RJ stand in the corner shooting 3s?

He doesn't blow layups from the corner.

[Capt Bringdown]

Splitter shitting all over the haters. Now we see who really knows something about basketball.

[roycrikside]

Anybody notice how reluctant Aldridge is to go at Splitter? If it was Bonner or Blair on him, he'd want the ball all the time.

[Spurs Brazil]

Tiago playing fantastic D

RJ sucks big time. He better wake up

[Budkin]

Pop is pissed.

[Budkin]

Giving up way too many 3s

[TE]

Another three. It's not the defense, it's just the Blazers.

[hater]

Dick jefferson is attrocious. goddam put a Dleaguer in his place. Ship that motherfucker out of here

[Splits]

I don't know what Pop is pissed about. Those were all good rotations and Tony had his hand 6 inches from Batum's face. Can't stop that.

[Rummpd]

Can someone please cover Wallace and Batum? Pop must be livid and Spurs on their end must go inside more, force these stupid refs to make some calls.

[Pauleta14]

I admire TP for staying cool with RJ with all the energy he spends on creating open looks...

FU RJ!!!!!

[HarlemHeat37]

Portland has been taking tough shots all game, they have made a lot of them, nothing you can do about that..the only time they've been getting easy shots is against the Bonner-Blair frontcourt..

Otherwise, I can live with contested 3s, 3s by Gerald Wallace and Rudy Fernandez, and Aldridge taking difficult fadeaways..

[TE]

Giving up way too many 3s

That was a well guarded three. The Blazers just make threes.

[hater]

Pop should be pissed his stupid ass is throwing the game.
Sit Bonner, Blair and Dick

play the other motherfuckers 40 minutes. at least give yourself a chance

[dbestpro]

Blair needs to stop thinking about scoring and pass every rebound back out.

Bonner needs to stop trying to provide help defense because his rotation is so slow he leaves two players open.

[DesignatedT]

Keep letting Wallace shoot. RJ needs to wake the fuck up already. Tiago is playing great tonight.

[Mugen]

RJ is fuckin garbage.

[spurspokesman]

Is anybody else sick of seeing RJ stand in the corner shooting 3s?

You gave him to much credit timmy. He looks pure useless. When he scores or does something positive i almost have a heart attack

[Capt Bringdown]

Hill - Blair - Bonner - RJ = softies

[Creation88]

what the FUCK george hill?

[spurspokesman]

RJ is fuckin garbage.

Close to it

[Budkin]

Splitter more D!

[Pauleta14]

Thiago with another "Fuck U Pop" game...

[Chachachango]

lol i forgot about greg oden