Game Blog: Spurs vs Suns - April 3

[DPG21920]

Tiago out of the rotation :lmao

[Juggity]

Please, Pop...put Splitter back in, at least for the rest of the 3rd. We need to keep this lead above 20 to be safe.

Yeah, I would definitely take pretty much anyone on the roster other than Blair right now

[DesignatedT]

stop shooting that tony

[Spurologist]

We're fine....Blair will play better

[timtonymanu]

Oh God he couldnt resist the Bonner/Blair lineup.

[ace3g]

ahhhh Bonner/Blair??

[Bill_Brasky]

Bonner/Blair......god fucking damn it.

[alchemist]

ah shit

[MannyIsGod]

We should shoot more 3s.

[TE]

Pop is a fucking retard. Take Blair out.

[c whata11]

why pop?? why!?!?

[MannyIsGod]

bonner/blair.



What.
The.
Fuck.

[thispego]

uuggghhh, you people are sad. game blogs are fucking hilarious :lmao

[DPG21920]

Spurs have 0 offense right now. No ball movement, not attacking the rim, just settling for one on one jump shots and not surprisingly bricking.

This team, along with Pop trying to be a mad scientist, is a one step forward, two step backwards team at the moment.

[TampaDude]

We should shoot more 3s.

Yeah, as long as it's not Parker shooting them. :lol

[WeNeedLength]

If they blow this game....

http://i1005.photobucket.com/albums/af179/johnnyesp444/random%20gifs/nuke.gif

[SplitterHook]

carter on the court.

time for us to go 20-5 again haha

[timtonymanu]

Need a score right now.

[Spurs Brazil]

I hope the 1st half rotations are the one Pop will use in the playoffs. I like Blair but Tiago is a much better option now

[TE]

Pop is trying to make this a game. Look at that pathetic frontline. SMFH

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

That hit the fuckin rim!

[TampaDude]

Bullshit...the ball hit the rim!!!

[baseline bum]

Well shit, this looks familiar.

[Juggity]

Bonner :lol :(

[Crookshanks]

Good god - this is getting ugly. Come on Spurs - can somebody please score?!!!!!

[crc21209]

That wasnt a shot clock violation....

[Pauleta14]

Tony stop with those 3!!!!

this is not training...

[Capt Bringdown]

Ha ha, the jokes on us. Just when it seemed Pop FINALLY makes a smart move with Splitter, he doubles down on Blair.
Fuck you, Pop.

[TampaDude]

Steve Javie is probably the fairest ref in the NBA.

[DPG21920]

They will be fine and win the game, but that is not the point. At this point in the season, it isn't ok to only play 1 half of ball. It isn't ok to yank the rotations around.

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Finally Bonner

[CFH]

Bonner stops the bleeding

[TampaDude]

Red Rocket!!!

[DPG21920]

Spurs won't lose the game, but that is not the point.

[Libri]

Hill with an airball.

[toki9]

Is Neal hurt?

[Crookshanks]

Does anyone else feel like this 19-point lead is nothing? It feels like about a 4-point lead. Spurs are ICE COLD right now.

[CFH]

WTF Blair

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Pop is so fuckin hardheaded, its unbelievable.

[alchemist]

blair is the weakest link (not bonner)

[timtonymanu]

Now Hill is starting to suck

[DPG21920]

There is absolutely no excuse for Blair in the game with Tiago playing so well and the team playing so well in the first half.

1-19. That is what the Spurs are shooting.

[TIMMYD!]

Horrible quarter.

[WeNeedLength]

1 for the last 19, can we just fucking make some god damn shots. Fuck you pop... blair is shit... Bonner too...

[toki9]

That was Blair coming out to double when he didn't needed to, leaving someone else open.

[LakerHater]

offense really strugglin!

[timtonymanu]

Instead of just doing the right thing, Pop has always has to show his ego and bring in this shit lineup.

[MannyIsGod]

This quarter is on Pop. Instead of going to what worked he fucked with the rotation. There was going to be plenty of garbage time in the fourth for this shit but he jumped the gun and fucked up this game.

[thispego]

Spurs won't lose the game, but that is not the point.

whats the point, short stuff?

[crc21209]

What does Pop expect to get offensively out of Anderson, Bonner, and Blair?

[Capt Bringdown]

Gortat scores easily over Blair.

[SplitterHook]

Stern called pop and said:

hey Pop this is on ABC... Make the game interesting, please. that second unit you had killed the suns, change that NOW.

[Bill_Brasky]

Why can't these guys just blow a fucking team out? They always have to let the other team back in it. ALWAYS. It's like they forgot how to play like they were when they got the fucking huge lead.

And put Splitter in......holy shit Pop.

[toki9]

Why go away from something that was working so well in the first half?

[Crookshanks]

31-point lead down to 17 - Pop needs to wake up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !

[Capt Bringdown]

blair is the weakest link (not bonner)

You're probably right.

[quentin_compson]

Hm, looks like the Spurs remember they're supposed to suck in afternoon games.

[crc21209]

Hill is fucking BALLIN' right now! :tu

[WeNeedLength]

Blair looks so fucking bad on defense, Jesus...

[Juggity]

Thank you George Hill

[DPG21920]

Tiago in the game over Blair, and Warrick doesn't score that.

[Spurs Brazil]

It looks like Blair confidence went to 0 after the 0 minutes in the 1st half. He's horrible and forcing stupid shots

[TampaDude]

Hill and 1!!!!!

[LakerHater]

Spurs better not fuck this up!!

[timtonymanu]

Pop is trying hard to make the Suns come back. The Spurs are trying to avoid it.

[boutons_deux]

Spurs gonna be very creative in finding a way to lose, 7th straight L coming up.

[MannyIsGod]

At least Hill showing some life. Fuck man. Playing Blair was a serious serious mistake. Neal was getting attention in the first so I'm thinking thats why Anderson is in which is actually worriesome.

Have we had a report if Neal is hurt??

[Spurologist]

Hill = Beast today

[DesignatedT]

lmao someone eating mdonalds right before they play

[mingus]

Splitter, get over yourself.

[CFH]

Spurs got the lead back up to 20, thank you Hill. Damn, that was a terrible quarter.

[DontStopBelieving]

Bonner/Blair....

....

[TE]

whats the point, short stuff?

Bonner/Blair sucks. Other games won't be won if this lineup is used.

[maddnezz]

Take out Blair NOW POP!

[timtonymanu]

Hill needs 3 more points for a career high.

[Spurologist]

We were still up fucking 20 points.....it's alright to have Blair out there. He needs to get some confidence back in his game

[Fireball]

splitter, get over yourself.

stfu

[TampaDude]

Spurs gonna be very creative in finding a way to lose, 7th straight L coming up.

Naaah...20 point lead going into the 4th...even the Spurs can't fuck this one up, folks.

[DPG21920]

Well, if that wasn't enough for Pop to realize Tiago needs to be in over either Blair or Bonner, nothing will be.

[Juggity]

We are so lucky that didn't get out of hand. I cannot imagine a worse scenario than losing this game after being up by 31 points.

[Fireball]

We were still up fucking 20 points.....it's alright to have Blair out there. He needs to get some confidence back in his game

Yeah, Pop thought Tiago played good the last games ... give Blair and Bonner more confidence ...

[toki9]

Spurs go scoreless from 8:23 mark to 2:42. Blair checked in at 7:51 for Duncan.

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

lmao someone eating mdonalds right before they play

What happened? I heard them mention someone was eating a burger, but I didn't see.

[DPG21920]

Blair doesn't need to be in the rotation and what about Tiago's confidence? He is the one that has to have confidence and it doesn't exactly inspire confidence when you play well and still don't get minutes.

[Fireball]

Well, if that wasn't enough for Pop to realize Tiago needs to be in over either Blair or Bonner, nothing will be.

All attendees of the game could hold up signs saying Splitter>Blair and Pop would not even notice it

[TampaDude]

The third quarter wasn't that bad, despite the extreme sloppiness by the Spurs...they only lost 4 points off their halftime lead.

[TE]

Spurs go scoreless from 8:23 mark to 2:42. Blair checked in at 7:51 for Duncan.

If this doesn't indicate anything to Pop, then he literally needs to be fired. Fucking stupid.

[TE]

Blair is still IN????? fuck

[CFH]

Blair still in the game

[MannyIsGod]

Neal is in so I guess he's fine since he just hit that 3.

[TampaDude]

NEAL with it!!!!!

[DPG21920]

RJ gets pwnd by Childress.

[Fireball]

Blair doesn't need to be in the rotation and what about Tiago's confidence? He is the one that has to have confidence and it doesn't exactly inspire confidence when you play well and still don't get minutes.

if you referred to my comment ... I was completely sarcastic

[Spurologist]

Nnnnneeeeeaaaallllllll 33333333333333333

[Mugen]

lmao @ pop still going with Bonner/Blair. Even in a win he still shows hes the dumbest fucking coach in the league right now.

[Juggity]

Neal wit it

[DPG21920]

Does any other contender go nearly as dry as the Spurs do so quickly?

[Capt Bringdown]

I don't trust Pop to make the right decision regarding Splitter/Blair. Simply put, he's fucking up, big-style.

[SplitterHook]

now people, seriously

Pop is messing up with splitter's and blair's confidence. he's killing two of our bigs with his stupid rotations.

I'm willing to bet that in the playoffs both will struggle to contribute...

Fuck you blablavitch

[toki9]

Blair's not as bad as he's shown in this game. I think getting pulled from the starting lineup has seriously affected him. He's been pretty poor ever since he's been pulled.

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Are you kidding me Blair? WTF

[ace3g]

jeez what kind of pass was that Blair

[TampaDude]

Blair fucks up, but then redeems himself.

[Venti Quattro]

Now that the Spurs are on their way to a win, I expect ezau to head over to the NBA forum and make a thread chastising LA with "hey maggots you still can't catch us"

[Spurminator]

I think you guys are over-thinking the rotation strategy. Pop is probably trying to play Blair out of his funk right now... and a game where your lead is 20-30 points is the right time to do that.

[Spurologist]

BLAIR!!!!! What a move!

[Juggity]

Hill is finally getting to be in the form that he was last year when Parker was out! This is good news

[WeNeedLength]

Thank god Blair is showing he actually has talent!

[ace3g]

Rj 3

[Dex]

Streak over. :elephant

[DesignatedT]

there it is

[TampaDude]

BOOOOM!!!!! Spurs with their foot on the gas once again!!!!!

[Spurologist]

Blair with a nice :flipoff to Spurstalk

[maddnezz]

Blair fell on Vince's leg ouch! That's alotta ass there buddy lol!

[timtonymanu]

3 more points, Hill. Just 3 more points.

[CFH]

Blair is playing better now

[thispego]

Does any other contender go nearly as dry as the Spurs do so quickly?

yes, you'd have to watch other teams' games to understand that :rolleyes

[toki9]

Blair is playing better now

Yeah, he's settled down a bit.

[thispego]

LOL @ all you idiots scoffing blair. Armchair coaches, lol

[Spurologist]

LOL @ all you idiots scoffing blair. Armchair coaches, lol

:tu

I'll admit was more confident in Blair especially because of the sizable lead

[Osnofa]

FINALLY BLAIR! 2 good plays :]

[crc21209]

This was the perfect game for the Spurs to get a blow-out win. After playing two tough games back to back on Thursday and Friday night and then to play early Sunday afternoon this is just what The Big 3 needed, a nice blowout so they can rest on the bench....

[timtonymanu]

Actually wait Hill needs 2 more points.

[Libri]

Blair with a nice :flipoff to Spurstalk

:lmao

[DPG21920]

Ya, Pego mad cause he's ghey :lol

[Juggity]

Armchair coaches, lol

That is the entire reason why spurstalk exists

[Fireball]

chances are good that Splitter plays some more minutes ... Blair cannot go the rest of the quarter

[Dex]

Now we just need the Lakers to be human for one frickin' day...

[Crookshanks]

Blair with a nice :flipoff to Spurstalk

We are such fickle fans here on SpursTalk. It wasn't too long ago that everyone was praising Blair all over the place and calling him the Beast. Now, you'd think he was a D-League washout. Just can't please some fans! :lol

[itzsoweezee]

LOL @ all you idiots scoffing blair. Armchair coaches, lol

Yup. These fools will take a one trick 3 pt shooting pony over defense and rebounding. It's amazing.

[Mugen]

the Blair/Bonner play against the Phoenix fucking Suns totally makes me think its going to work out great against other teams!

[thispego]

Ya, Pego mad cause he's ghey :lol

DPG hs really tried to assert his basketball prowess this season, howeva, too short to play, too dumb to analyze. You good at faking tho :tu

[Capt Bringdown]

Blair's defense still sucks & he's got 3 TO's already.

[TE]

chances are good that Splitter plays some more minutes ... Blair cannot go the rest of the quarter

He's still in with no signs of Splitter coming back in :lmao

[Juggity]

Dejuan...I am disappoint

[alchemist]

blair is fucking awful

[DPG21920]

I can see Pop changing the rotations in the 2nd half. No Splitter, Blair in.

No, I'm actually a real coach. I know the rotations. Pego wishes he could say something this cool :lol

[Chieflion]

Blair's efense.

[Fireball]

He's still in with no signs of Splitter coming back in :lmao

I suck at predictions

[Spurminator]

Remember how we all used to hate how Malik Rose pump-faked too much? Blair is like Bizarro-Malik in that way. If he would learn to pump fake at HALF the frequency of Malik, he'd be awesome.

[crc21209]

Splitter back in....

[Capt Bringdown]

Yay, Blair's 1 for 6 and 3 TO's...yeah, that such a great FU to Spurstalk.

[crc21209]

Splitter with the block! :tu

[TampaDude]

Nice block by Splitter.

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Great block by Splitter, oh well on the foul

[TE]

I like that hustle back block by Splitter. Lopez is one big dude though.

[CFH]

Splitter makes a difference as soon as he enters

[Juanobili]

I like the effort from Tiago

[thispego]

That is the entire reason why spurstalk exists

pretty sad that you and others think that. But hey, if you like making fools of yourselves, more power to you. You just bring comedy to posters like me

[TE]

Yay, Blair's 1 for 6 and 3 TO's...yeah, that such a great FU to Spurstalk.

:lmao

[crc21209]

I wonder if Blair could've made that same block Splitter made on Lopez...:lol

[TampaDude]

Nice hustle there!!!

[Spurs Brazil]

almost Tiago

[crc21209]

Neal with it!

[MannyIsGod]

Surprise - Tiago comes in and all of a sudden the defense is 10x better.

[alchemist]

Yay, Blair's 1 for 6 and 3 TO's...yeah, that such a great FU to Spurstalk.
he's the best rebounder though, oh and nobody misses more point blank shots at the rim since Udoka :lmao

[TampaDude]

BOOOOM goes the RED DYNAMITE!!!!!

[crc21209]

Bonner is a fucking great 3-point shooter when no one is within 5 feet of him or running at him...:lol

[NickiRasgo]

Bonner! Double-double too! lol

[Spurologist]

Yay, Blair's 1 for 6 and 3 TO's...yeah, that such a great FU to Spurstalk.

Capt, get over yourself

[thispego]

No, I'm actually a real coach. I know the rotations. Pego wishes he could say something this cool :lol

lol still hanging on to something he said in the 2nd quarter. It was obvious to everyone with how pop has coached all season. This makes you feel smart? :lmao

[Fireball]

Bonner only made these 3 three pointers because the Spurs already led by 20+

[Mugen]

Bonner is so clutch! Wooo!!!!

[toki9]

We are such fickle fans here on SpursTalk. It wasn't too long ago that everyone was praising Blair all over the place and calling him the Beast. Now, you'd think he was a D-League washout. Just can't please some fans! :lol

Blair's played poorly ever since he was pulled from the starting lineup. Not everyone's like Manu in that they can handle coming off of the bench with maturity.

[DesignatedT]

Bonner is a fucking great 3-point shooter when no one is within 5 feet of him or running at him...:lol

Hes the best 3 pt shooter in the NBA....

[Juggity]

pretty sad that you and others think that. But hey, if you like making fools of yourselves, more power to you. You just bring comedy to posters like me

Why is that bad? Half the posts here are people offering their ideas on what should be changed with regard to coaching and honestly what's wrong with that?

[alchemist]

Bonner only made these 3 three pointers because the Spurs already led by 20+
he's played decent with Splitter, not so much with Blair

[DesignatedT]

What's Bonners career high for rebounds? He has 11 tonight :lol

[c whata11]

is this bonners first ever career double-double?

[timtonymanu]

What's Bonners career high for rebounds? He has 11 tonight :lol

No shit. Is that his first double double?

[Mugen]

What's Bonners career high for rebounds? He has 11 tonight :lol

i think he tripled it then.

[Fireball]

he's played decent with Splitter, not so much with Blair

I love Bonners all around game today ... 11 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl ... great stuff ...I just do not think these made 3s are an indication that he will make them when the game is close

[Crookshanks]

Blair's played poorly ever since he was pulled from the starting lineup. Not everyone's like Manu in that they can handle coming off of the bench with maturity.

That may be true - but it still doesn't mean that Blair is all of a sudden a really crappy player. He's going thru a rough patch right now, and it may be because he's coming off the bench. Maybe he plays better with Duncan beside him. I'm just saying that some fans on here are never happy.

[Capt Bringdown]

Blair makes me pine for Elson

[Spurologist]

:lmao Dudley

DAMN what a miss...watch your face

[DesignatedT]

good d splitter

[DPG21920]

What's Bonners career high for rebounds? He has 11 tonight :lol

I think it is 18 or 19.

[Spursfanfromafar]

What's Bonners career high for rebounds? He has 11 tonight :lol

Career High is 17 against Gol_en State in 2007

[Chieflion]

Matt Bonner has a career high of 17 rebounds. He also had 25 points that game.

[WeNeedLength]

No shit. Is that his first double double?

He's actually had a whopping 7 in his 490 games played :lmao

[crc21209]

Hes the best 3 pt shooter in the NBA....

I mean as of late. Every time it seemed someone got a hand in his face or ran at him the last 5-6 games he would miss it. The 3's he's made today have been WIDE open....

[crc21209]

:lol That was a LATE call on Neal....

[toki9]

Wow, what is the deal with this line up?

[alchemist]

Wow, what is the deal with this line up?
it's garbage time

[WeNeedLength]

Wow, what is the deal with this line up?

Uhh it's called garbage time?

[crc21209]

Somebody go on George's twitter now and say "Hey now that you guys are winning again I love the Spurs!" :lol

[Fireball]

with these guys on the floor Tiago will never get the ball on offense

[Spurologist]

:tu

Carter playing like a superstar in garbage time

[Borosai]

They're not really trying to blow this lead. Right?

[ace3g]

jeez Novak almost made another terrible inbound pass

[crc21209]

Damn Vince Carter sucks so bad now....

[Crookshanks]

Lead down to 15

[DesignatedT]

lol at neal running the point. terrible

[crc21209]

Our C-team sucks ass....

[Reck]

Spurs bench is fucking terrible.

[LakerHater]

12-0 run ..this line up sucks!

[crc21209]

:lmao Childress!

[Juggity]

We've looked pretty bad this second half

[Crookshanks]

Man these sloppy passes are annoying

[TampaDude]

LOL Childress missed the dunk... :lol

[TE]

lol clunked dunk

[DesignatedT]

where are the guys that were calling pop an idiot for running quinn at the point for limited minutes over Neal? lmao

Manu4Tres I believe..

[timtonymanu]

LMAO Childress. That was J-Rich esque.

[DPG21920]

Spurs bench is fucking terrible.

No. It's not.

[SplitterHook]

wow who's the PG on the court? I can't see on my shitty stream.....

this dude can't handle a bball. amazing.

[TampaDude]

Don't worry...even this scrubby scrub lineup won't blow this game.

[ace3g]

Childress doing his best Jason Richardson impersonation

[toki9]

Our C-team sucks ass....

Pop's got Novak, Blair, Splitter, Neal, and Anderson out there. They probably have to wear name tags in order to play together. Putting this lineup with 4 minutes left against the Suns is kind of tempting fate.

[Thompson]

Ok James, miss these two free throws and let the Suns make a 3, and we're good.

[quentin_compson]

The Suns have a knack for blowing dunks against the Spurs. :lol

[Spurologist]

LMAO Childress. That was J-Rich esque.

:lol not quite to seal the victory though

[maddnezz]

Just win dudes just win.......

[Muser]

thank god we dominated so much in the first half. Such a shitty second half.

Oh well at least we get back on track with a W. Now let's hope the Nuggz take care of L.A.

[alchemist]

PRUdh1CC6HE

[toki9]

Man these sloppy passes are annoying

Novak is strictly a catch and shoot player. He should not be allowed to touch the ball except to shoot.

[SplitterHook]

where are the guys that were calling pop an idiot for running quinn at the point for limited minutes over Neal? lmao

Manu4Tres I believe..

Neal is the one playing PG? damn, he's HORRIBLE. Beyond terrible handling the ball and playmaking. can't fucking run a PnR...

[Crookshanks]

Pop's got Novak, Blair, Splitter, Neal, and Anderson out there. They probably have to wear name tags in order to play together. Putting this lineup with 4 minutes left against the Suns is kind of tempting fate.

:lmao

[TampaDude]

This shit is over...no worries...

[DesignatedT]

Bonner again, with the highest +/- on the team. :lol

[Mugen]

remember when Pop made Novak an inbounds passer? Did anybody ever ask him about that?? :lmao

[TE]

Bonner again, with the highest +/- on the team. :lol

That Chazley fellow is gonna come in here and start up a storm for all those anti-Bonner posters.

[Fireball]

just bad lineups in the second half ... everything was in control ... poor Tiago set one screen after the next only to see his teammates lose the ball or miss the basket

[crc21209]

VC taking over now! :lol

[Spurologist]

:lmao WTF

2 spurs players run away from Carter at the 3pt line.....clown music should've been on that

[Spurologist]

Streak ended

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

At last, a victory!

[toki9]

That 2nd half sucked.

[crc21209]

FINALLY, a win! :flag:

[Crookshanks]

Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Spurs finally win one!!

[Capt Bringdown]

remember when Pop made Novak an inbounds passer? Did anybody ever ask him about that?? :lmao

Funny, ain't it? Might have pissed away HCA with that decision.

[TampaDude]

Man, it feels good to win again!

GO SPURS GO!!!!!

[timtonymanu]

A win. What is that?

[DPG21920]

Hopefully the Nuggets rough LA up.

[maddnezz]

JA playing agressive, I luv it son keep pushing. The key 2 this win was Tiago being the first big off the bench without Blair in the lineup good job team!

[ace3g]

oh no, ABC interviewing Bonner????

[Juggity]

Bleeding officially stopped. Let this horrible losing streak be relegated to the pages of history

[Crookshanks]

Hopefully the Nuggets rough LA up.

I hope so... and I hope the Nuggets come away with the win!

[crc21209]

Bonner gets a post-game interview? :lol

[timtonymanu]

Why no Hill? Why Bonner?

[Capt Bringdown]

The key 2 this win was Tiago being the first big off the bench without Blair in the lineup good job team!

This

[Dex]

lol Matt Bonner with the postgame

[toki9]

Splits has to play 10+ minutes...Blair has to get his head on straight and accept the bench...Bonner and Blair should not play together...Novak should not touch the ball except to shoot...

[DesignatedT]

I think that's Bonners first every interview after a game :lol

[Mugen]

Positives:
-Hill's play
-Pop giving JA some minutes
-We won a game.

Negatives
-Pop is still coaching like a dumbass
-Bonner/Blair still being used
-this team is a 100% dependent on the 3pt shot

[toki9]

Having Splits on the floor early just sets a defensive tone for the game...it has to carry over...

[LakerHater]

http://i51.tinypic.com/2cf86r5.jpg

[TampaDude]

Hey...we just eliminated the Suns from playoff contention, too.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! :lmao

[Borosai]

They interviewed Bonner just to piss off some people around here.

[c whata11]

Why no Hill? Why Bonner?
he never got those 2 points

[DesignatedT]

Lets go Denver. Show up.