Game Blog: Spurs @ Grizzlies - March 27

[spurspokesman]

Tony allen with not as much talent as rj but twicw the heart

[TIMMYD!]

Unless TP can keep it up, this game's over.

[DPG21920]

:wow TP is pissed

[TDomination]

parker keeping us in it

[Ice009]

TP taking the bait like a little bitch.

[slick'81]

nice tp

[FaM0us Skins]

parker is stepping up

[Mal]

Fuck Manu out too...

[ffadicted]

Jesus fuck Manu injured... wtf is a left quad contusion AAAHHHH

[Ditty]

I've noticed Blair does the same thing.

yeah especially with his long wingspan

[WeNeedLength]

Blair-Bonner lineup again. Game over...

[spurspokesman]

Fuck Manu out too...

Thats not a bad thing tonight

[slick'81]

u gotta go for 40 tp do it lol

[DPG21920]

TP is a one man wrecking crew right now. Great to see him really into it. He is playing aggressive.

[CFH]

Can someone fuckin' rebound?!

[alchemist]

giving teams 3 chances to score = death.

[TIMMYD!]

Offensive rebounds are killing us and keeping us from getting near the lead.

[Capt Bringdown]

Spurs just can't get over the hump tonight.

[BillMc]

When Tony signed his new contract he said the Spurs were building around him.

Ok, TP here's your chance to be the Man! Take us home!

[timtonymanu]

I wanna kill cats every time these guys miss the boards.

[Spurs Brazil]

Bonner and Blair is very sad to watch

[Ice009]

How the fuck do you let Conley grab that board. Soft cocks on the boards.

[DPG21920]

Every team that see's Bonner just attacks him.

[++SaiNt TiAg0++]

bonner needs a grizzlies jersey

[DPG21920]

:lmao Blair. There had to be some kind of violation.

[slick'81]

better finish that dejuan

[CFH]

Damn that was ugly but I'll take it

[WeNeedLength]

wtf blair:lmao

[Capt Bringdown]

Grizzlies have pretty much lead throughout, right? Can't remember if we ever had the lead.

[Mal]

I hate Z-Bo

[DPG21920]

Almost Hill. TP should have about 5 more ast than he does.

[WeNeedLength]

Hill banged up now. HOLY FUCKING SHIT

[slick'81]

damn almost a 4 point play

[TIMMYD!]

I hate these fucking Grizzlies. All they do is hurt us.

[FaM0us Skins]

wth the commentators said double dribble on that dejuan blair fastbreak

[alchemist]

Spurs want no parts of this Grizz team, they are bruisers and will make the Spurs say mercy.

[DPG21920]

Win or lose, that Blair play made my day :lol

[DesignatedT]

ehh fuck.

[Fireball]

Hill ... close to a 4 point play

[Manu20]

this game blows.....everyone is getting hurt :(

[timtonymanu]

God I have no respect for this Grizzlies team. Laker sidekicks and always hurting our players. Fuck all of them.

[Mugen]

this is fucking so sad that its almost laughable. almost.

[Creation88]

team is easy to figure out: giving up 50%+ shooting, outrebounded, huge points off TOs going the other way. 3 strikes.

[Ice009]

Man is Hill alright?

[++SaiNt TiAg0++]

yea they hurt us because we are never the aggressors anymore !!!! pops a straight up pussy

[MannyIsGod]

Win or lose, that Blair play made my day :lol

Pretty sure he doubled twice on that play. :lmao

EDIT - Just saw the replay he sure did double twice.

:lmao x 2049820498

[boutons_deux]

Just swapping baskets. Spurs need some stops

[slick'81]

lol what was that shit

[++SaiNt TiAg0++]

bonner the defensive centerpiece

[4>0rings]

Sean Elliott on Blairs layup, "Was there a violation there,... probably" :lmao

[Ice009]

Every team that see's Bonner just attacks him.

I think I might have been kind when I was saying that a few games ago. Every team really is doing it.

They are attacking Bonner like a wild animal on freshly killed carcass. Every NBA player wants a piece. Really ripping flesh off bone. Wow Bonner is bad.

[Creation88]

Manu's out the rest of the game? ugh, game over.

[Capt Bringdown]

Houston - Miami all tied after 3.
Lakers on top of the league in terms of playing well right now.

[ManuBalboa]

lol at grizz announcers still crying over dub dribs

[slick'81]

dont start oj

[Ice009]

Cue the back breaking 3. LOL.

[alchemist]

bc the spurs dont have a history of beating physical teams in the playoffs on the way to rings?
that isn't the point, the point is getting bruised up in the 1st round with no rest to take on a Thunder squad in the 2nd would be terrible.

[quentin_compson]

Bonner passing up threes. He's already in playoff mode ...

[boutons_deux]

George performing on the road

[timtonymanu]

Fuck get some stops.

[WeNeedLength]

4 point game going into the 4th. If Spurs win this game I just may shit my pants

[++SaiNt TiAg0++]

god please hurt bonner, and god dammit pop/mike bud you better play freaking splitter in the 4th dammit

[BillMc]

Despite losses of Tim, Pop and Manu we're still in this thing on the road...

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Nice tip in

[Fireball]

Spurs still in the game ...

[DesignatedT]

surprised were still in it. we need to get neal some open looks, he can get us right back on top

[Spurs Brazil]

Down 4. Let's play some D and win this shit

[Capt Bringdown]

We're gonna need something from Neal

[TampaDude]

Wow...first 3-game losing streak all season coming right up...couldn't have come at a better time... :bang

[MannyIsGod]

Spurs actually made up some ground that quarter (1 point) so thats actually a good sign. I hope we see a lot of Splitter in the fourth because Bonner hasn't done shit this game.

[Mugen]

cant believe we are still in the game. fuck the grizzlies.

[LakerHater]

Bonner passing up threes. He's already in playoff mode ...
NO shit.... hes gun shy now, WTF!!!???

[spurspokesman]

I hate these fucking Grizzlies. All they do is hurt us.
And beat us.

[timtonymanu]

Run some plays for Neal. The 4th is usually where he goes off. Go to TP, Hill, and RJ as well.

[MannyIsGod]

Wow...first 3-game losing streak all year coming right up...couldn't have come at a better time... :bang

The games over?

[itzsoweezee]

Richard Jefferson is easily the dumbest player on the roster. It's infuriating just watching the guy play.

[spurspokesman]

NO shit.... hes gun shy now, WTF!!!???
You guys beat me too it

[Fireball]

Bonner passing up threes. He's already in playoff mode ...

there was no open three in the last possessions ... he never takes contested shots

[TampaDude]

The games over?

We're going to lose by 10. Book it. Book it NOW.

[Splits]

If we can keep this close the first 6 minutes of the 4th, this is going to be a gut check playoff-type road game which we will win. Book it.

[Ice009]

bc the spurs dont have a history of beating physical teams in the playoffs on the way to rings?

2005 Sonics were extremely physical with Danny Fortson and Jerome James taking shots at our players.

Denver Nuggets tried to take shots at Manu. I guess people are forgetting what the Spurs can do in the playoffs.

If we're healthy we'll be a lot better than this.

[spurspokesman]

Run some plays for Neal. The 4th is usually where he goes off. Go to TP, Hill, and RJ as well.
this

[jay_shs]

Damn, if we win tonight it'll remind me of that time against the Warriors @ GSW in 05 when we won in double overtime on the second night of a back to back (the first being a double overtime game @ LAC when we won by one point) where we won by two points on a Tony runner with Tim and Manu both out of the lineup.

[TD21-FTW]

What's with Manu? I didn't watch the game from the begining.

[Fireball]

And beat us.

first they hurt us ... then they beat us

[++SaiNt TiAg0++]

Bonner passing up threes. He's already in playoff mode ...

no one else can get away with this, and i mean no one!! pop loves him some white people, filthy russian haha

[quentin_compson]

Well, they're still in this game, despite a lot of shit going on.

[slick'81]

unleash georgie

[LakerHater]

Good shot Hill!

[Pauleta14]

As tough it is to watch the spurs strugles, what they are doing without TIM DUNCAN (1 of the best defensive PER in the league) is quite impressive actualy...

Against one of the best in the league since the ASG

[CFH]

Back within 2 once again, don't give up 5 right back

[Juggity]

On behalf of spurstalk, a personal appeal: win this one for ejected Pop, injured Duncan, injured Manu, and personal vindication. We need it now.

[CFH]

WTF Blair

[LakerHater]

dammit!

[CFH]

Tie game

[DesignatedT]

what the fuck was that blair. seriously

[++SaiNt TiAg0++]

i think matt bonner will be the most hated spur to ever play for san antonio by the time his contracts up. wow matt hit one hes starting for the rest of the year now hahaha

[DPG21920]

Spurs just have to scrap and fight.

[Capt Bringdown]

Grizzlies haven't lost at home when leading after 3.

[Spurs Brazil]

Blair is DUMB Low iq

[timtonymanu]

so fucking dumb Blair.

[MannyIsGod]

Someone let me know when Bonner/Blair frontcourt is out of the game. @($*)(@$*

[DPG21920]

Man board by Blair.

[TD21-FTW]

Nice pass!

[TIMMYD!]

Bonner doing something. 3333333333

[slick'81]

fck u bonner lmao

[CFH]

Blair with the pass to Bonner for 3!

[DPG21920]

Hell of a pass by Blair. Hell of a pass. Nice job Bonner.

[Juggity]

Bon Bon heating up!!

[alchemist]

bonner hater mass suicide in 3.......2.......1......

[++SaiNt TiAg0++]

bonner you coward you stepped up wooohooooo!!!!

[Zelophehad]

Is Budenholzer gonna keep Splitter benched for the fourth too?

[Ditty]

good comeback guys :) (trying not to mention bonner's name)

hell of a pass Blair!

[DesignatedT]

there we go Bonner. Big shots.

[Thomas82]

Bonner 333333333333333!!!

[spurastic]

Way to go Bonner

[timtonymanu]

Matty!!!!

[spurspokesman]

finallllllllllllllllllllly

[TIMMYD!]

Splitter should be coming in around this time, unless Budenholzer has orders from Pop.

[ffadicted]

Holy hot damn that pass

BAWWNNERRR

[Chieflion]

Bonner gives the Spurs the lead.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

http://articpridesiberians.com/assets/redrocket.jpg

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Fuck yeah

[quentin_compson]

RJ is getting ignored by Hill offensively. At least Bonner hit a three.

[itzsoweezee]

Can't get more wide open than that. Great pass by Blair.

[Mal]

portland`s deja vu

[Pauleta14]

Yes! Yes yesyeysyeyeyyysysyyeyey yes!!!!

[Spurs Brazil]

Bonner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[BillMc]

bonner hater mass suicide in 3.......2.......1......
:rollin:toast

[ffadicted]

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=96113&d=1238210091

Dat Pass

[MannyIsGod]

This is the kind of game that can really build a role players confidence. I hope they can step up and pull it out.

Pretty proud of Tony and Hill right now.

[spurspokesman]

first they hurt us ... then they beat us

But we will win the war

[timtonymanu]

That was a beautiful play! Just keep pounding that rock, Spurs.

[Splits]

This board was in melt down mode through the first 36 minutes, suddenly we're up 3 and they're like, "finally you faggot ass red piece of shit kassam rocket terrorist"

[LakerHater]

Bout time Matty!!!!

[Mugen]

thank the fucking lord, he hit a 3.

[MannyIsGod]

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=96113&d=1238210091

Dat Pass

:lmao

[DPG21920]

Bonner shitting on SpursTalk.

[jay_shs]

Bonner and Blair doing well = no Tiago

[spurspokesman]

This is the kind of game that can really build a role players confidence. I hope they can step up and pull it out.

Pretty proud of Tony and Hill right now.

Me also

[Juggity]

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=96113&d=1238210091

Dat Pass

:lol

[DPG21920]

Juiceman is wet.

[TIMMYD!]

Dumb steal attempt.

[spurspokesman]

Bonner shitting on SpursTalk.

For a spell

[CFH]

Make a 3 give up a 3...

[Fireball]

Splitter should be coming in around this time, unless Budenholzer has orders from Pop.

if Z-Bo comes back, Splitter has to as well ... but CIA Pop may have other plans

[Thomas82]

Can we see Splitter in the 4th qtr. for a change??

[WeNeedLength]

Bonner going for a steal is the saddest shit I've ever seen

[Capt Bringdown]

Hill looks like an entirely new player. Weird.

[DPG21920]

Blair, that is some trash right there.

[DPG21920]

AWwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww helllllllll naw

[DesignatedT]

wow blair lol

[DPG21920]

Blair is such a bad ass rebounder.

[DPG21920]

Spurs really active on defense. Just swarming.

[DesignatedT]

strong take gary

[TIMMYD!]

They better not fuck this up.

[++SaiNt TiAg0++]

ohhhhh shittttt

[Thomas82]

Hopefully they don't stay with this lineup too long!!

[slick'81]

damn u mayo

[DPG21920]

Juiceman is squeezing in the 3's.

[ManuBalboa]

Gary Neal Good LAWWWWWWWWWWD

[ffadicted]

dayum sexy drive by neal

[WeNeedLength]

This piece of chucking bullshit Mayo is burning us...

[spurspokesman]

Gary

[DesignatedT]

there you go dejuan. good touch son

[TIMMYD!]

Just when I was saying not to fuck up...

[DPG21920]

LMAO at that no call.

[DesignatedT]

tough shot by mayo

[CFH]

Hill AND 1!

[slick'81]

take over george

[ffadicted]

yesssssssssssssssssss

[DPG21920]

Hill has taken over.

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Blair!

[++SaiNt TiAg0++]

And 1 bitch

[LakerHater]

body contact & no call for RJ?!?!?

[itzsoweezee]

Blair is a bad man you fucking haters.

[spurspokesman]

Lets gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[timtonymanu]

Role players stepping up. This is what we need.

[Thomas82]

Get Splitter back in the game NOW!!

[DesignatedT]

rj fouled?

[BillMc]

What's Hill's season high?

[Ice009]

STOP FUCKING GIVING UP 3s

[DesignatedT]

nice ghill.

[DPG21920]

Look at the aggression. When you are aggressive (Im talking to you TP RJ Hill), great things happen more often than not.

[Spurs Brazil]

Hill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[Fireball]

Hill ... unbelievable !!!

[timtonymanu]

POS scrub Mayo. Only plays well against the Spurs.

Fuck yeah Hill!!!

[DPG21920]

:lol Hill is ballin'

[TampaDude]

Hill is ballin'!!!

[Thompson]

What's the score/how much time is left?

[slick'81]

:lol Hill is ballin'


fuck yeah

[alchemist]

:lol Hill is ballin'
:wow :toast

[++SaiNt TiAg0++]

fuck does matt bonner ever sit the hell down???!?!?!?!

[jay_shs]

ooey pooey'd

[WeNeedLength]

:lol Hill is ballin'

It's a beautiful sight to see. Let's pray to god he isn't subbed lol

[DesignatedT]

no tim no manu to tony no problem

[Ice009]

Hill is showing all of us something here. Hill is showing us something.

[Zelophehad]

Is Budenholzer gonna keep Splitter benched for the fourth too?

[Pauleta14]

George, we've been waiting soooo long...

[DesignatedT]

hill plays so much better with manu & parker not on the floor

that hasn't always been the case

[Juggity]

Announcers: "they just RUB you OFF..."

[BillMc]

Bonner and Hill always improve as their confidence goes up. This is a good sign.

[spurspokesman]

Rise of the F### ups. Blair Bonner and Hill. RJ wins it for us. EPIC

[TampaDude]

What's the score/how much time is left?

Spurs up 94-89, 5:39 left, official timeout.

[Spurs Brazil]

We need to hit that after the time out

[Zelophehad]

Memphis just needs to throw it into in the post to whoever Bonner is guarding.

[MannyIsGod]

Hill needed a game like this pretty badly. I hope he can build off of it. So glad he's not just settling for jumpers this game.

[SpursPreacher]

great play by hill btw,looks like hill wants out he pointed to the bench maybe for a blow.

[DPG21920]

Hill has struggled for so long, you forget how good he can be when he is on. That is the problem with role players, they are not usually even keel. They are up and down. Some nights they look like d-league players and others they look like all-stars.

Tonight, Hill has been an all-star.

[duncan228]

What's Hill's season high?

22 before tonight

[Fireball]

Hill has to understand that he can do that against any opponent if he can play this well against a tough team like the Grizzlies

[LakerHater]

Oh man, if Spurs can hold this lead...!!

[jay_shs]

George should start at SG for the playoffs. Manu should come off the bench.

[DesignatedT]

We need to pull this game out bad.

[timtonymanu]

Hill needed a game like this pretty badly. I hope he can build off of it. So glad he's not just settling for jumpers this game.

+1. An aggressive George Hill will make a big difference.

[Fireball]

hill plays so much better with manu & parker not on the floor

Hill always showed up when the stars were injured ... this year Spurs were healthy and somehow the deep bench must have made George thinking that he does not need to step up

[DPG21920]

Dice with some great defense right there.

[CFH]

Dice block!

[Thomas82]

Put Splitter in!!!!

[TIMMYD!]

Fuck you Randolph. Fuck you.

[WeNeedLength]

Refs fucking up against Mcdice.....shitty

[Thomas82]

Get Bonner out of there!!

[Creation88]

how the FUCK do you miss that push off on the jump ball? these fuckheads are a joke.

[DesignatedT]

Dice is battling down there and credit to him but fuckin a there is only so much he can do against z-bo.

[ffadicted]

what the fuuuuuuuuck!!!!!!!!! Two misscalls this is bullshit

[Spurs Brazil]

Dice got killed there and no foul

shit

[BillMc]

Win or lose, hats off to Memphis. I'd rather play New Orleans in the first round...

[MannyIsGod]

Dice hurt now. Great.

Man fucking glad this is the last time we play Memphis. Fuck these guys.

[Spursnlego]

Grizzlies fouls few and far between...

[quentin_compson]

Is it me or is Zach Randolph getting every single rebound against the Spurs in every goddamn game?

[spyder]

Man these refs have been horrible the past few games shit:bang

[Fireball]

Dice got killed there and no foul

shit

Grizzlies are all 00-agents ... they have the license to kill

[Ice009]

Fucking Randolph I'll fuck u up u grabbing piece of shit.

Fucking grabber. Grab and push. Only way he can get most his rebounds.

[Ditty]

Bud has an earpiece with pop telling hime not to put splitter in

[Capt Bringdown]

Maybe a 7-footer who can rebound and play D could be a good thing in the 4th?

[timtonymanu]

Dice hurt now. Great.

Man fucking glad this is the last time we play Memphis. Fuck these guys.

Hopefully we don't get them in the 1st round

[Thompson]

McDyess is hurt? How bad?

[Fireball]

Maybe a 7-footer who can rebound and play D could be a good thing in the 4th?

long term plans for Splitter ... don't push the rookie into game deciding situations too early

[Rummpd]

Bud is Poplite sigh

[DPG21920]

Time to put Tiago in.

[spurspokesman]

bonner getting raped

[justinandimcool]

I've had the game on mute, are they completely shutting down Manu?

[Creation88]

at this rate we're gonna get prison raped tomorrow by the Blazers.

[Juggity]

If we played Memphis in the first round, we would have maybe two players left at the end who weren't in a wheelchair or hooked up to an iron lung

[MannyIsGod]

Man, Tiago gets glued to the bench come the fourth.

[Rummpd]

Instead it is Blair - sigh

[wunderkindepiphany]

Concerning the question from one of the posters, "what is a contusion"? Its a badass bruise, they vary in severity and take a while or relatively little time to recover from. Knowing Manu, he will be back soon.

[Spurs Brazil]

refs killing us now

[slick'81]

oh no not again

[Fireball]

If we played Memphis in the first round, we would have maybe two players left at the end who weren't in a wheelchair or hooked up to an iron lung

my thoughts exactly :lmao