Spurs vs. Pistons Finals Game 3 -- Game Blog

[GINNNNNNNNNNNNOBILI]

Spurs are helping by playing like garbage

[NZHayden]

holy shit i broke the 200 post mark. cool

[Tek_XX]

Put Rasho in, he can't do worse than Nazr right now.

[hump]

Refs own the game right now

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

You know, it sure would be nice to see Manu get the ball once in a while. Just a thought, I mean he is averaging 27 a game...

[Go Pistons Go!]

Awesome couple of shots by Rip! Hell's yea!

[myhc]

Manu still looks tentative out there.

Tim needs to stop with the fadeaways and 19 foot jump shots.

[ducks]

You know, it sure would be nice to see Manu get the ball once in a while. Just a thought, I mean he is averaging 27 a game...

this is tp's quarter and then in the fourth it is manu
just like 95% OF THE GAMES THE SPURS PLAY RELAX

[NZHayden]

manu has stepped it mean these playoffs, mvp? highly likely

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

You make it easy on the refs when you ask typical offensive role players like Bowen and Nazr to handle the rock while you send Manu to the weakside.

We are struggling to score but for some reason Pop thinks Manu doesn't need to have the ball in his hands. Looks like we're headed for game 5 at least.

[dn0]

Tim is shooting almost from 3 point line

[milkyway21]

Damnit Tim, quit shooting jumpers.yeah.

Timmy is actually the only one aside from Bowen who's playing decent basketball right now.

even Nazr can't make his FTs

how i wish Pops try Horry back in.

[Tek_XX]

The guys just don't seem as fresh tonight, i guess a day off isn't a good rest anymore.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

this is tp's quarter and then in the fourth it is manu

Well you better tell your boy to get his shit together because we're -4 in the quarter the Pistons have momentum.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Tim is shooting almost from 3 point line

Look, the book on Tim is if you play him physical he will back off and shoot jumpers. Detroit read the book between games 2 and 3.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Fuck, time to sub Pop, no one on the court looks like they want to be.

Fucking pathetic.

[ducks]

MANU LOOKS HURT
not sure if it is wise to play him and save him for game 4-?

[50 cent]

Manu's playing like shit.

Come on Ben, Tony isn't a fucking Mack truck.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Rip is acting like a little cunt against Bowen again.

The whole Spurs team looks like shit. Embarrassing.

[Slo spurs fan]

And they say Manu is a flopper

[ducks]

SA - T. Parker drives to the hoop for a layup

[Tek_XX]

i'f this game is close i'm going to hack a ben, how bout ya'll

[WalterBenitez]

Ben FLOPS! :lol

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

:lol Ben Wallace just took 3 steps on the baseline without dribbling. Thanks for the call Bennett.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Come on Spurs, quit shooting jumpers and drive.



There you go Manu. Thank you.

[WalterBenitez]

TP+Manu = Go Spurs Go

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

And there you go, Tony drives, two points.

Fuck Ben Wallace and his five blocks, attack.

[50 cent]

:lmao

Hubie and Al beg for a fould call for Prince.

[ducks]

M. Ginobili drives to the hoop for a layup

[atlfan25]

some good shit these last 2 drives by tony and manu

[myhc]

Tony is keeping us in this game.

[ducks]

T. Parker drives to the hoop for a layup

[Marklar MM]

Hamilton...can you buy a layup with 7 million a year.

[Tek_XX]

This game has finally started.

[GINNNNNNNNNNNNOBILI]

In my opinion, Tim going out will help the spurs, Manu needs more touches, he has to get into the game or else its really hard for the spurs to win.

[ballhog]

Good gameplan....if the outside shots ain't coming...go to the hole

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Man if I am the Spurs I force Tayshaun to shoot come crunch time. The guy has the shooting touch of Will Perdue.

[ducks]

spurs are 6-11 from downtown
not like they are sucking from downtown

[conversekid]

why isn't manu driving and kicking.. or finishing if they don't collapse? why does the game plan change? it's what got us the 2 wins.

[dn0]

drive to the whole fuck the wallaces

[GINNNNNNNNNNNNOBILI]

Man if I am the Spurs I force Tayshaun to shoot come crunch time. The guy has the shooting touch of Will Perdue.

I dont know, Prince has been pretty clutch in years past.

[dn0]

whole? whore? h-ole

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Holy crap, Bennett actually calls one for the Spurs!

[ballhog]

Finally call foul on moving screen.

[50 cent]

HOLY SHIT! Bennett calls a foul on DETROIT!!!

[milkyway21]

In my opinion, Tim going out will help the spurs, Manu needs more touches, he has to get into the game or else its really hard for the spurs to win.:huh

i hope you're not saying it's Tim who sucks tonight, that's why we are down a few points?

pls. don't otherwise i will call you.... an idiot.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!! Nazr!!!


Rasheed gets the T, never saw that coming :lol

[ballhog]

Ha Ha Rasheed.

[GINNNNNNNNNNNNOBILI]

heres the annual T by rasheed.

[conversekid]

hey they called wallace for the moving screen he's been doing all night.

NAZR!!!!

WALLACE FOR T!!! HA HA HA!!!!

[50 cent]

And now a T on Wallace. What did Rasheed do to have to get a T from Bennett. Must have been talking about Bennett's wife.

:lmao

[ducks]

4:26 DET - Technical foul on R. Wallace :pctoss

[conversekid]

finally the spurs getting some calls!

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Nazr is bringing some great help D when our little guys get caught on the switch.

Spurs realized it's still legal to go into the paint, about time.

[WalterBenitez]

There're a couple of surgeons in Detroit's uniforms?

:flipoff

[conversekid]

that was good d by manu.. props to billups for hitting the shot

[50 cent]

Give Parker his due. He's matching Billups.

[conversekid]

bad d by bowen.. he was all turned around... this is how kobe killed him last year... all the screens...

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Pop damn it Tony, you've got teammates. Fuck.

[conversekid]

cut that crap out parker!!!! move the ball!!!!!!! why oh why do we go away from what worked in game one and two!

[conversekid]

where was the foul on that?

[dn0]

Where's Tim Duncan?

[50 cent]

How is that a fucking foul on Tony or Bowen. Fucking trash.

[conversekid]

11 points and 9 boards is a monster night? maybe the blocks?

[conversekid]

Barry!!!!!

[50 cent]

Brent!!!!!

[WalterBenitez]

man, how could in this world a refs consider that Tony could match Ben physically speaking and make a call???

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Shocker, ball movement, and we get a three.

It's okay to pass Tony, I swear.

[atlfan25]

barry with the 3

[myhc]

Brent coming up BIG

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

The foul was on Bowen, and was a good call. He had both elbows planted in Ben's back.

[milkyway21]

Barry's dream: open looks from Timmy

3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

that's it Brent.

[50 cent]

11 points and 9 boards is a monster night? maybe the blocks?
That's a monster night for the most overrated player in the league.

[exstatic]

Note to Hubie: keeping a Piston dick in your mouth at all times will lead to suffocation. You still hold last year's sweep against SA?

[50 cent]

Tony!

[WalterBenitez]

Tony is hot tonite

[conversekid]

move the ball tony!!!!!! even though he made it... that's not the offense we want..

[KC SpUr]

i think l brown is ready to call it a season

[conversekid]

freaking box!

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

See, all the this hate on Brent, he was just waiting for when we really needed it :lol


Nice throwdown by McDike, no call by Bennett.

[milkyway21]

Tony's game ball is tonight????


:angel

[conversekid]

no ball movement.. i'm dying here...

[KC SpUr]

bs call

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Damn, Horry missed wide.

Lindsay Hunter lights up Tony on the break.

What the fuck was that Tony? Turn your back? Take the charge Frenchie.

[50 cent]

Quit the fucking hating on Tony AHF. He's getting loose balls and actually looking like he wants to be out there unlike several other players. Pop-damn, I swear you're like a broken record.

[conversekid]

parker turns away and runs from hunter... gimme a break!

[ballhog]

Manu time.

[myhc]

Tim is invisible out there.

[Tek_XX]

Tony why are you turning your body, your asking the official to call a foul.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Tony's playing a good game. It would be better if he didn't feel the need to go one on five so often. *shrugs*

[WalterBenitez]

Wtf!

[conversekid]

come on spursie!

[50 cent]

It's a good damn thing we put Beno in so he could turn the ball over a few times. I swear, Tony Sucks [/AHF]

[mrcoon29]

2 steals in a row. Make that 3. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/cliddle/Emotes/sheesh.gif

[WalterBenitez]

Could anyone send an email to barry to wake him up???

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

To expound...

I have no problem with Tony taking a shot later in the shot clock, provided someone else on the team has actually gotten to touch the ball on the possession.

[myhc]

WOW. Meltdown!!!!!!!!!

[dn0]

spurs collapse , turnover fest

[hump]

way to go ginobili

[ballhog]

Barry sucks

[conversekid]

ugh... manu let all the mvp talk get into his head and is playing like wnba

[pooh]

I haven't seen three bad passes like that since Neil O'Donnell in the Super Bowl awhile back...geez

[atlfan25]

damn

[50 cent]

Horry doesn't want this game, Manu doesn' either, Beno trying to give them the game. Parker's the only one playing worth a shit.

[mrcoon29]

Horry is a god!!

[ALVAREZ6]

Wow.....just fucking give us the loss, I can't wait til we lose, this game can't possibly get any uglier.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Somebody Wake Manu The Fuck Up!!

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Yeah, ball movement is a bad thing. Assists on 23 of our 29 buckets in game 2 sucked. Tony going Steve Francis with a red hot Brent Barry is a good thing for this team.[/50]

[dn0]

I can't believe we are still in this game

[conversekid]

we were down by 5 against phoenix after 3 and came back... we were down by 6? after 3 too and came back... keep the faith. If the spurs remember how they won the games in SA - ball movement, attacking the basket, attacking and kicking out - we can win, even with bad calls. If not... 2-1.

[milkyway21]

See, all the this hate on Brent, he was just waiting for when we really needed it :lol


Nice throwdown by McDike, no call by Bennett....Tim has shown his confidence in Brent, the long wait is finally over.

[50 cent]

Manu and Tim need to go to the locker room and find their Popdamn balls. Parker isn't going to win us this game. It's fucking amazing we aren't down more.

[myhc]

It's not the refs costing us the game. Tim and Manu have been playing like shit and the Pistons are taking it to us. No excuses if we lose.

[Tek_XX]

Total meltdown, and only down by 5, i guess under the circumstances i'll take it.

[GINNNNNNNNNNNNOBILI]

Beno is terrible at handling the press. He better figure it out or else spurs need to get another backup point.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

ginobili is god, there was already a thread on the MVP for the series for one thing.

For another, it's pretty stupid to be talking about MVP for the series when we're getting beat.

[hump]

How in the hell could we be so bad? One more positive toward the rigged thing

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Yeah Beno was sucking against the press. It'd probably help if his teammates actually went to help him out though.

[Marklar MM]

Just think if Detroit could make the layups.

[50 cent]

Yeah, ball movement is a bad thing. Assists on 23 of our 29 buckets in game 2 sucked. Tony going Steve Francis with a red hot Brent Barry is a good thing for this team.[/50]
Do you really think Brent is going to win this game for the Spurs? [/Hedo]

[atlfan25]

I can't wait til we lose,
u sure u are a spurs fan?

[dn0]

can someone remember number 21 that he is Tim Duncan.

[Tek_XX]

interesting that we came back when tim was on the bench

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Well the dude has hit every three he's taken tonight, I guess that's a reason to go away from him.


.give the ball to TD in the 4th everytime....run the offense through him.

Tim doesn't want to do anything but shoot jumpers right now, forget that.

[Tek_XX]

come on spurs

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

You can go to that thread, it's essentially between Manu and Tim anyway. Don't be such an ass.

Redudant polls don't make any sense.

[conversekid]

give the ball to manu!!!!!!! the 4th quarter is his!!!!!

[milkyway21]

we got beaten in the off rbds(3rd Q)..

and steals.....

[mrcoon29]

ARGHH!!! This sucks. Come on Spurs..suck it up and play defense.

[atlfan25]

bodies flyin everywhere

[conversekid]

Flashbacks of 99 game 3 against the knicks

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Ugh, Tim with another turnover.

Tony with the ugly three.

Someone MOVE.

[pooh]

the steal-fest has begun

[WalterBenitez]

go spurs go, come boysssssss

[mrcoon29]

Ball movement is pretty stagnant..Thank God for 4 down.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Forget Knicks, this is vintage games 3, 4, 5, 6 against LA last year.

No ball movement, poor decisions by your guards, Tim gets roughed up and starts playing soft, yuck.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

If you have to consult a Spurs web site for gambling advice you're probably better off keeping your money anyway.

[GINNNNNNNNNNNNOBILI]

Manu is the #1 go to guy, Duncan is 1A

[conversekid]

we're supposed to be closing the gap during the 4th.. not allowing them to extend it... i think manu let the mvp talk tgo to his head

[WalterBenitez]

Brent woke up!

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Barry scores again.

[mrcoon29]

Can we put a body on CB?? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/cliddle/Emotes/argh.gif

[ballhog]

Billups killing us.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Chauncey is making Tony his bitch.

[Marklar MM]

Oooohhhhh

[GINNNNNNNNNNNNOBILI]

another turnover that should be credited to a big not handling the pass

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

If I were a coach (and I'm not), I'd put Bowen on Chauncey, let Tony chase around Rip for a while.

[mrcoon29]

Manu needs to sit down & think about the game. Maybe this last foul on him will help.

[Marklar MM]

Billups with a beautiful finish

[dn0]

mohammed can't catch a fucking ball

[50 cent]

Nazr fucking sucks tonight. Along with Tim, Manu, Horry, Beno, and everybody.

[Tek_XX]

wow nazr sucks ass

[conversekid]

The game is lost.. it's over... Spurs played like pusses tonight... COMPLETELY went away from their game plan... Is Days of our Lives on?

[myhc]

We're done.

[ballhog]

Good defensive player on you now CB. What can you do?

[GINNNNNNNNNNNNOBILI]

why do people think the NBA wants the spurs to win?? I dont understand that at all.

[myhc]

A 9 point lead for a team like Detroit may as well be 18.

[boutons]

Nazr has bad hands, and can't finish under the basket, amazing. cost us 2 possessions, that's why he doesn't play 4th qtrs.

[mrcoon29]

First one to 80 wins. Unless they can take their heads out of their butts this is a wrap, I believe.

[milkyway21]

there another Manu TOs again. this is not a Manu night, folks:cry

Billups & TP with 4 fouls @

[50 cent]

I still think we can win, but not if we play like we have for the last 2.5 quarters - complete trash.

[atlfan25]

this shit is not over yet

[Nikos]

About 2 of Manu's turnovers were absolutely the result of Nazr not being able to catch the pass. HUGE non-conversions.

[hump]

Just sucks, why don't the Spurs want it more

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I don't think you can single out any player. Outside of Tony and Barry the whole team has done the typical Spurs thing - no killer instinct, just a "ho hum, up 2-0, who cares" stinker.

[Tek_XX]

If pop stays with Nazr, i will lose a lot of respect for him.

[ballhog]

Nazr has some of the most piss-poor hands on the planet.

[Go Pistons Go!]

Whew! Chauncey is on FIRE!! Go PISTONS!!!

[myhc]

We got oursleves a whole new series now.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Call me crazy but right now I'd like to see Rasho get some run.

[rolbaza]

The game is lost.. it's over... Spurs played like pusses tonight... COMPLETELY went away from their game plan... Is Days of our Lives on?
They should have been able to run away and hide ...they can't. I fell a few stops coming up and 5:00 min left lead cut to 3

[hump]

Turnovers have been the big factor - careless ball handling

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Damnit Tim, you had Barry wide open.

[myhc]

We look like we've given up.

[50 cent]

Wow, Tim looks like a fucking deer in headlights. Way to step up man.

[209Goodfella]

Spurs look like its the first game of the season. CONFUSION!!! Pistons are happy to get all the gifts. :throwupsp

[pooh]

Pistons are going to break 90 tonight

[50 cent]

Hubie....that's foul is OK....cause Parker would have had a layup. Fuck you douchebag.

[Vashner]

Argh!!

[myhc]

Tim forgot how to play tonight.

[Tek_XX]

wow nazr and barry, makes you wonder if pop wants to win.

[ducks]

spurs are 7-14 from downtown lets see if they can hit a few

[ballhog]

Hunter fouling all over the place out there.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Calm the fuck down gino boy. Look, Manu is 2-3, Duncan is 6-5. You stand to win more anyway by riding it on Manu due to the odds.

If you can't see that you shouldn't be gambling anyway.

[50 cent]

Pistons are going to break 90 tonight
You think. Offseason Forum.

[Tek_XX]

you live by the tony die by the tony.

[50 cent]

We're done.

[pooh]

Missed both FT's...

[ballhog]

Pistons can't miss.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

There is no excuse for Tony Parker sucking dick on free throws like he does.


wow nazr and barry, makes you wonder if pop wants to win.

Barry is the second best Spur on the court tonight.


Fuck, Duncan with another weak shot. Pathetic. Game over.

[GINNNNNNNNNNNNOBILI]

How Bout A Fucking Rebound

[JustSpurs]

Home cooking in Detroit....bad calls...big deal. We're just playing really sloppy.

[ballhog]

Nazr sucks.

[50 cent]

We're really done. When did Tim Duncan switch teams?

FUCK ME! Nazr has horrible hands.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

You think. Offseason Forum.

:lmao

[myhc]

2 Straight offensive boards. We've given up. Pop, throw in the towel.

[hump]

Bad ref calls, but we look like we don't want the game

[pooh]

23-6 run by Detroit...owned.

[conversekid]

pistons on a 23-6 run...

Spurs showed no heart... they believed all the hype and I'm disappointed in them

[Tek_XX]

Nazr has a new nickname BUTTAFINGA

[boutons]

Spurs have 4 pts in first 6 minutes of 4th.

[T Park]

bullshit.


Sit Duncan, sit mohammed.


Just play Horry and Glenn Robinson.



Just fuckin gave up.


Absolutely fuckin pathetic.


The rebounding is atrocious, the fuckin offense, aka Duncan jackin off with one hand and dribbling the ball is a joke.


Sit Duncan down, he didnt want to play tonight, so sit his pussy ass down.

[GINNNNNNNNNNNNOBILI]

this is spurs vs. nuggets GM 1 all over again

[ballhog]

Get Duncan out of there.

[hump]

If we only lost by a small margin, that would be different. The rate we are going it'll be 20+

[Tek_XX]

pOPovich outcoached, his team got fucked up by backcourt pressure, that's fucking sad.

[T Park]

23-6 run by Detroit...owned.

lol

the perrenial playoff chokin loser is gonna tell us weve been owned.

Okiedokie.

[Tek_XX]

this is spurs vs. nuggets GM 1 all over again


More like Seattle game 4

[T Park]

pOPovich outcoached, his team got fucked up by backcourt pressure, that's fucking sad.

of course, pop was makin the stupid passes, how could we be so stupid.

[JustSpurs]

This sucks, I was really looking forward to that free cup of coffee from Shamrock in the morning.

[dn0]

this is the result of playing like a bunch pussies starting from duncan. This is detroit's night.

[Marklar MM]

I am just glad the series will have some excitement to it. But don't worry. Detroit will most likely let SA back into the game.

[50 cent]

Fuck this shit. Just play Horry, Glenn, Beno, Rasho, and Nazr the rest of the game. The Spurs don't want this shit.

[ballhog]

Stevie Wonder is loaded

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

23-6 run by Detroit...owned.

Go Clock a Fan Forum.

I know you're a troll Pooh, but damn dude with a shitty ass team like Indy you shouldn't be talking.

[pooh]

lol

the perrenial playoff chokin loser is gonna tell us weve been owned.

Okiedokie.

Your a Cards fan TPark you know all about choking...especially in Oct.

[hump]

Stevie Wonder even all excited

[milkyway21]

that's it folks Spurs loss

15 pt behind?

5 pistons in double figures. & Spurs are in foul trouble.

Pops must get ready for games 4 & 5....

[atlfan25]

pOPovich outcoached, his team got fucked up by backcourt pressure, that's fucking sad.
ur right, pop was the one throwin the ball away

[MaNuMaNiAc]

There is no excuse for Tony Parker sucking dick on free throws like he does.



Barry is the second best Spur on the court tonight.


Fuck, Duncan with another weak shot. Pathetic. Game over.Are you nuts??? Parker is the only one doing something tonight!

[ballhog]

If they put Wallace in...do you play hack-a-ben?

[50 cent]

Holy fucking shit, Tony made 2 FTs.

[GINNNNNNNNNNNNOBILI]

Bs Call

[ducks]

tp has 20 spurs usually win lets see if they can do it
tp has 20

[50 cent]

Damn, if we only had the world's best player, we could have won this game.

[dn0]

WTF manu , prince had nowhere to go why foul.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Tony has Horry wide open for three, looks him off, throws up a brick. Fuck.

[dn0]

fucking shoot the ball tony

[50 cent]

Somebody needs to tell Tim and Manu to wake the fuck up and catch a plane to Detroit for Game #4.

[Tek_XX]

Horry's made some fucked up plays tonight, not exactly using his brain.

[pooh]

and two more games of Mason's...."Deeetroit Basketball". the spurs have got to play better than this, otherwise it will come back to san antonio 3-2 in favor of detroit.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

OMG Delaney with two insurance calls in a row. Horry had both feet down, says he didn't.

THen a touch call on Bowen. Nice of you to check your whistle Delaney :lol

[ballhog]

Spurs always have at least one stinker game in each series.

[50 cent]

The Spurs suck ass. What were we thinking. Spurs in 6 if we are lucky.

[gilmor]

If I were to see Pooh.. I will fucking shave off his fucking ass mullet

[hump]

Has anyone else seen the lethargy here? How many time outs has Pop called? Stern must have set the tempo for this game

[ballhog]

Start hacking Big Ben.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Spurs just don't have it tonight. Sad.

[50 cent]

Fuck MANU. If you could hit a POPDAMN shot!

[ducks]

pistons got 3 tries that time down the court :rolleyes

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Start hacking Big Ben.

Agreed.

Nice hold there Rasheed.

[50 cent]

Wow, Duncan looks like Dirk Nowitzki.

[pooh]

If I were to see Pooh.. I will fucking shave off his fucking ass mullet

What mullet?

[hump]

Again, comment on Pop not calling timeouts? Have they sold themselves to losing?

[TMSKILZ]

We lost this series! It's the end of the world!

[dn0]

Wow, Duncan looks like Dirk Nowitzki.
perfectly said.

[Marklar MM]

Spurs always have at least one stinker game in each series.


So does Detroit.

[hump]

I am again asking if anyone else noticed Popnot callling timeouts as he should?

[mavsfan1000]

Wow, Duncan looks like Dirk Nowitzki.
Is he on fire?

[Tek_XX]

Spurs didn't have it tonight, once they got down they stopped playing, sad to say including Duncan. I think it's fair to say that Manu can't consistantly play like he did those first two games.