Game Blog: Spurs vs Timberwolves- Jan 2nd - 7:00 PM CST

[bklynspursfan]

Fucking ford use the g*d dam backboard like they teach you!!!

[TDfan2007]

Wow...

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Frustrating as hell at TJ Ford. Nice fake there, but he just missed a wide open lay in.

[Ice009]

Why is Bonner doing a fucking turning hook shot.

GET THE FUCKER OFF THE TEAM.

[ElNono]

missing layups

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

i can't tell if Pop is actually waving the white flag or not

[DMC]

I have no idea why Ford goes out to the arc, he's never going to shoot that, defenders should just ignore him.

[Fireball]

missed two easy shots ... lead could have been cut to 8

[loveforthegame]

I'm surprised he's bringing Duncan back.

[Brazil]

Matt Bonner with a team high in rebounding with 6 !!

[Libri]

i can't tell if Pop is actually waving the white flag or not

He's not.

[bklynspursfan]

Foul...

[BanditHiro]

every time we get close some bs shot always goes in for the wolves.

[DesignatedT]

There on fire. We're missing easy ones. Recipe for disastor.

tbh RJ has been pretty good tonight offensively and defensively. One of the few bright spots.

[Refocus]

Hmm.. that reminds me of something. What the fuck happened to TPs tear drop?

[TDfan2007]

Well...this T'Wolves team is legit. They've executed flawlessly. Shot making is one thing, but these guys are running the offense to perfection.

[Bill_Brasky]

every time we get close some bs shot always goes in for the wolves.


This. Tiago got a piece of Rubio's layup and it STILL dropped. Ridnour with the retarded looking floater.

On the other end TJ misses the easiest layup ever and Tiago got fouled and it wasn't called.

[dbestpro]

So we know Anderson is a shooter. It just would be nice if he would make a few more of those shots.

[Ice009]

Man, can Manu do anything about his broken bones. wtf is he drinking at home, straight bourbon? always breaking bones ;).

[DMC]

TWolves great at home, bet they shit the bed once they hit the road.

[noles1983]

Lol getting shit on by the scrubby twolves. Fuck this season already:hang

[timtonymanu]

Hurry back, Neal.

Time to change my username to timtonygary just for the sake of having a big 3 until Manu comes back.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

TWolves great at home, bet they shit the bed once they hit the road.

Sounds like another team we know.

[DMC]

Manu takes 10x the risks each game as anyone else on the team. He loses sometimes.

[Ice009]

Hmm.. that reminds me of something. What the fuck happened to TPs tear drop?

perfect name. he needs to refocus. maybe the eva thing has fucked him up like Tiger Woods.

[Fireball]

TWolves great at home, bet they shit the bed once they hit the road.

hopefully the Spurs do not lay in the same bed this season ...

[TDfan2007]

How the fuck does Tim not get that call?

[loveforthegame]

So what's different with this game? Pop gave up in Houston but he's going for it tonight?

[Ice009]

Well...this T'Wolves team is legit. They've executed flawlessly. Shot making is one thing, but these guys are running the offense to perfection.

LOL Fireball and I have been saying that all game. They got better players and now a very good coach. They've improved a lot.

[ElNono]

Matt Bonner with a team high in rebounding with 6 !!

There wasn't that much to rebound, tbh

[DMC]

hopefully the Spurs do not lay in the same bed this season ...
TWolves miss the playoffs for that reason, like no wins on the road. Spurs just go to about .500

[weebo]

Lol bullshit after bullshit shot finding the bucket.
P.s. ferry shouldn't be commentating on the game. He's boring as fuck.

[timtonymanu]

LOL Fireball and I have been saying that all game. They got better players and now a very good coach. They've improved a lot.

I agree.

Still pisses me off that they're hitting like 90% of their shots today.

[TDfan2007]

There's TP's floater!

[DMC]

No reason to save Tim since Manu is out. Might as well give him some burn.

[ElNono]

They're on a back to back though... you'll think they would have some tired legs

[BanditHiro]

why the hell is love getting those shit ass off the ball fouls

[DMC]

Ferry sounds like Norm McDonald.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Why is Pop still playing Duncan? This game is most likely over and we need Tim to get rest.

[Libri]

So what's different with this game? Pop gave up in Houston but he's going for it tonight?

Probably doesn't want to make it obvious.

[DMC]

So what, tired legs... They aren't getting magically better by resting.

[urunobili]

lol all our blown opportunities to make this game more competitive :pctoss

[noles1983]

Parker you are garbage

[TDfan2007]

Terrible post entry by Tony.

[ElNono]

Rubio might be good, but he's still a rook... Tony should be running circles around him

[urunobili]

can someone throw a hard pass to Love's face?

[TDfan2007]

Great defense there by Minny.

[Brazil]

There wasn't that much to rebound, tbh

this is why it is so strange. when there is a lot of rebound to take Bonner has 0 and when there is no rebound he has 6 great bonner logic

[TDfan2007]

Tony being selfish.

[urunobili]

pathetic game.

[Brazil]

In the other news Dallas has 15 pts lead against OKC.

OKC is not good as advertised IMO.

[TE]

This game blew.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Spurs have so far looked shit on the road. We need Neal and Manu back

[Bill_Brasky]

They edged us in rebounds, we had a ton more assists and they turned the ball over a ton more. We would have won this game if they didn't have the most bullshit shooting % I've seen in a long time.

[Fireball]

Timmy should shoot the jumper ... he sucks going to the basket

[Ice009]

Rubio might be good, but he's still a rook... Tony should be running circles around him

He's looked a lot better than Tony did after 5 NBA games. He's running the team with poise and controlling the tempo on offense.

[Sense]

lol shooting team getting ripped a new asshole by another shooting team..

This season won't end well, at all.. I've been optimistic about the Spurs over the last couple of years, but this season worries me more than any other has...

[Bill_Brasky]

He's looked a lot better than Tony did after 5 NBA games. He's running the team with poise and controlling the tempo on offense.

Tony was 18 when he entered the league, Rubio has been playing pro ball for a while.

I get the feeling that the things that have been said about Rubio in this thread were said a lot by opposing fans last year in regards to Gary Neal.

[DPG21920]

In the other news Dallas has 15 pts lead against OKC.

OKC is not good as advertised IMO.

They are 5-0, all teams have off nights.

[DesignatedT]

lol shooting team getting ripped a new asshole by another shooting team..

This season won't end well, at all.. I've been optimistic about the Spurs over the last couple of years, but this season worries me more than any other has...

Lol wait until Manu goes down to make this bold statement. Nice.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

At least OKC is down by 13. We don't want them to stay undefeated.

[urunobili]

wow just wow. zero effort on the rebounds form Green. he looks gassed after playing the entire 4th Q...

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Pathetic game overall. Without Manu, we weren't nearly as good. Still, Blair and Green looked sloppy and so many shots just didn't fall. T-Wolves were hitting everything and it was a poor effort by Spurs. Gotta beat Warriors on Wednesday.

[loveforthegame]

JA needs to find his shot again. More than ever now.

[urunobili]

lol not even wide open at garbage time JA. bring Neal back ASAP plz

[Ice009]

Timmy should shoot the jumper ... he sucks going to the basket

Can someone please tell me what kind of Post moves Tim used to have? I thought he had a pretty big arsenal?

I never got to watch any of the games in his prime. I only got access to games in 2004 (10-15 a season) and consistently in 2008 (full season from there). What kind of post moves did Tim used to use back in the day? I really thought he had a pretty good repertoire. Are the knees limiting him that much?

[Rito3d30]

Anderson just can't hit a fucking shot

[Libri]

Ja, fg 1-6

[Brazil]

They are 5-0, all teams have off nights.

Miami lost tonight against atlanta so I agree... but I just feel that Westbrook didn't learn anything from last season..

BTW Ian is again playing solid 8 pts 6 rebounds in 11 mn so far

[Fireball]

Can someone please tell me what kind of Post moves Tim used to have? I thought he had a pretty big arsenal?

I never got to watch any of the games in his prime. I only got access to games in 2004 (10-15 a season) and consistently in 2008 (full season from there). What kind of post moves did Tim used to use back in the day? I really thought he had a pretty good repertoire. Are the knees limiting him that much?

He was no Hakeem, but his footwork, strength and speed gave him many options on the low block ... with his hurting knees and the need to trim down weight thats just not there anymore

[Josepatches_]

Rubio has 6 pts and 3 assist.

He can play good some games but he's nothing so great.Of course I watched him since he was 15 because I'm from Spain. I'm not talking about 4 games in the NBA.

Tony must destroy him every night but there is a problem with Tony. I don't know why but....No rest in the summer....he was playing during the lockout...He's not Tony and that's our biggest problem.

I could expect the worst TD but I couldn't expect Tony doing the same

[Sense]

Lol wait until Manu goes down to make this bold statement. Nice.

I'm sorry I didn't realize we were winning before he went down.

[Bill_Brasky]

Can someone please tell me what kind of Post moves Tim used to have? I thought he had a pretty big arsenal?

I never got to watch any of the games in his prime. I only got access to games in 2004 (10-15 a season) and consistently in 2008 (full season from there). What kind of post moves did Tim used to use back in the day? I really thought he had a pretty good repertoire. Are the knees limiting him that much?

Just look him up on youtube, you'll see that he used to get around, over, and through people with ease.

[angelbelow]

The timeberwolves are the suns of 2005.. extremely annoying to play in the regular season. They run, they gun and theyre young with TONs of athletes.

After watching a few of their games this season, I foresee them running some teams out of the gym, especially when Rubio establishes himself more into their rotation.

[angelbelow]

The timeberwolves are the suns of 2005.. extremely annoying to play in the regular season. They run, they gun and theyre young with TONs of athletes.

After watching a few of their games this season, I foresee them running some teams out of the gym, especially when Rubio establishes himself more into their rotation.

[Ice009]

Miami lost tonight against atlanta so I agree... but I just feel that Westbrook didn't learn anything from last season..

BTW Ian is again playing solid 8 pts 6 rebounds in 11 mn so far

Westbrook is a horrid PG. As much as I get on Tony for poor PG play, Russell Westbrook takes that up two notches ;).

Apart from Westbrook, I like OKC, like what Sam Presti has done. KD is very good, James Harden is awesome, nice team that Presti has built in OKC. I went for them after the Spurs were knocked out last season for obvious reasons (connection to the Spurs with Presti), but man, Westbrook really had me pulling out my hair. Such a horrible decision maker at PG. I'd never allow him to shoot the ball 30 times like he did in the playoffs last season if I was his coach.

It's all up to Westbrook IMO. If he gets it together PG wise, they will be good.

[Brazil]

Westbrook is a horrid PG. As much as I get on Tony for poor PG play, Russell Westbrook takes that up two notches ;).

Apart from Westbrook, I like OKC, like what Sam Presti has done. KD is very good, James Harden is awesome, nice team that Presti has built in OKC. I went for them after the Spurs were knocked out last season for obvious reasons (connection to the Spurs with Presti), but man, Westbrook really had me pulling out my hair. Such a horrible decision maker at PG. I'd never allow him to shoot the ball 30 times like he did in the playoffs last season if I was his coach.

It's all up to Westbrook IMO. If he gets it together PG wise, they will be good.

I agree with all you are saying, he is still somehow a SG. As of now he took 16 shots against Dallas the same than for Durant that doesn't make any sense.

I have no issue with a scoring PG like TP because he is living with high FG% shots mainly lay ups, tear drops inside... West is taking bad JS he is sometimes worst than kobe. Worst part they lost in PO because of that and he keeps doing the same shit.

[Josepatches_]

Can someone please tell me what kind of Post moves Tim used to have? I thought he had a pretty big arsenal?

I never got to watch any of the games in his prime. I only got access to games in 2004 (10-15 a season) and consistently in 2008 (full season from there). What kind of post moves did Tim used to use back in the day? I really thought he had a pretty good repertoire. Are the knees limiting him that much?

To be honest I still believe he could score better in the post.Actually there are a few big men in the league who can score one on one in the low post. Without double team he could be effective but..... Pop wants to made him a jumpshooter

Now he's out of the paint every play

[ElNono]

The timeberwolves are the suns of 2005.. extremely annoying to play in the regular season. They run, they gun and theyre young with TONs of athletes.

After watching a few of their games this season, I foresee them running some teams out of the gym, especially when Rubio establishes himself more into their rotation.

Except for the TON of athletes part, you just described the Spurs...

[angelbelow]

except for the ton of athletes part, you just described the spurs...

t_t

[Giuseppe]

I hope they spill your plums all over Minneapolis.

You're darn tootin'!

[therealtruth]

I liked the effect of Tim and Tiago on defense. Tiago has to develop some sort of offensive game to punish teams for putting shorter players on him. I liked D. Green's defense on Rubio. The teams's problem was they couldn't score late in the game. I think that's where they really miss Manu. Parker didn't step up enough with Manu out. Hopefully Neal can step up also.

[jjktkk]

With Neal returning soon, I expect the Spurs to able to hold the fort till Manu reutrns.

[therealtruth]

Adelman will really improve the Wolves. I see them being as good as the Rockets the past two seasons.

[Ditty]

As crazy as this sounds, I was checking out the Mavs vs Thunder game in the first quarter, and noticed on the bottom headlines that Ronny Turiaf broke his hand. For a second I thought to myself I can't remember the last time, one of our superstars had a broken hand, or serious hand injury. I guess I freaking jinxed it.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Nobody said it's gonna be easy, but there's still hope to maintain an above .500 record without Manu. For now, Spurs need to take one game at a time. Warriors shouldn't be too much of a challenge.

[The ADMIRAL 50]

Hey there spurstalkers, if you're interested please check out my thoughts on the Minnesota game on Spurs of the Moment (link in my signature). I focus on the contest itself, not Manu's injury, though I hope to have an article up on that tomorrow. The article takes a look at DeJuan's rough night, the Spurs' road woes, and the lights out play of the Wolves at our D's expense. If you like what you read, or not so much, please leave me a comment and let me know your thoughts. I'm trying to work on my writing so maybe one day I could do it as an actual job, and if it could be about NBA basketball and my Spurs, well, that would be the shit.

Cheers :toast