Game Blog: 1/5/12 - Spurs vs. Mavericks

[timtonymanu]

To quote benefactor: No fancy graphics. Just find a way to win.

:toast

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

What channel? I can't find it.

[foodie2]

Kens5

[DPG21920]

I don't agree with yanking Anderson, but we'll see if it works out. I hope he's not out of the rotation because even though he is struggling, he is one of only a few guys with enough offensive potential to really get it going.

[Fireball]

Neal sucked badly defensively, but against the Mavs guards it might be less of a problem

[Robz4000]

The fact the Mavs don't have a Monta Ellis or Stephen Curry will be a plus. They do have Dirk, but it's better that they only have one guy who can seem to make everything go into the basket.

[loveforthegame]

Not sure what to expect from this game. I really just hope for a more energetic start than they had against the Warriors.

[lefty]

Derek Harper's voice is annoying

[NASpurs]

KENS5 just ran a graphic that says the Spurs opp fg % is 5th highest in the first half and 3rd lowest in the second half.

[ElNono]

Go Spurs Go :flag:

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

BEAT THE MAVS! Let's GO

[xtremesteven33]

Gary Neal will remain in the starting lineup from here on out.

[NASpurs]

:lol Neal with a three in front of Kidd's face

[Tp9gospursgo]

Neal with it!!

[ace3g]

neal with it off the bat

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Gary Neal 3333333333333333

[loveforthegame]

Neal with the 3. Sure has a smooth looking jumper.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Dick!

[Tp9gospursgo]

Rj

[NASpurs]

Neal another threeeeeeeeeeeeee

[ace3g]

Neal with it again!!!

[blkroadrunners]

Neal with it!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Gary Neal baby!!!!

[NASpurs]

TP with a jumper, timeout Mavs

[Libri]

Neal wants to keep the starting position.

[Tp9gospursgo]

lol @ Mavs

[loveforthegame]

Hope Jefferson can continue his hot shooting.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Keep it up Spurs!

[loveforthegame]

Neal is just sick. Sick I tell you.

[urunobili]

Damn Dick and Neal flawless

[DPG21920]

Neal just nealin'

[loveforthegame]

Great start. Need to keep it up though. Don't give them any hope.

[DPG21920]

That was nice lift and form from that TP jumper. Got his legs into it.

[Fireball]

wow ... fast start ... James Anderson should take notes from Gary Neal !!!

[Tp9gospursgo]

Hopefully we keep up the pace.

[DarkGinobili]

Neal

:flag:

[Spurologist]

that boy Neal is an assassin

[DMC]

I like how RJ fought for that loose ball, instead of just giving it up to Hayward.

[timtonymanu]

Neal hasn't lost a step at all.

[NASpurs]

wow ... fast start ... James Anderson should take notes from Gary Neal !!!

True, I think Anderson's struggles so far are mental. Neal just lets it fly and doesn't give a shit.

[MI21]

Nice start offensively, Tim played some D. Badddd pick and roll D by Dejuan showing on Kidd and leaving Dirk open on a 15fter.. wtf

[Nathan89]

Purest shooter I've ever seen on the Spurs= Gary Neal. I said it the first game of last year. The dude is a stud.

[lefty]

KENS5 just ran a graphic that says the Spurs opp fg % is 5th highest in the first half and 3rd lowest in the second half.

Which confirms that Pop must be yelling like a madman at halftime

[ace3g]

timmy with an explosive dunk

[Fireball]

I like how RJ fought for that loose ball, instead of just giving it up to Hayward.

Compared to Haywood anybody is a fountain of activity ...

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

What a play!

[Tp9gospursgo]

What a pass

[DPG21920]

Nice cut by Tim, great finish and excellent pass by Blair.

[ElNono]

Haywood is horrible... no kidding

[angelbelow]

Tuning in now and Duncan with the dunk!

[MI21]

Beautiful play Tim, Dejuan and Tony.

[DPG21920]

Nice aggressive board by RJ.

[urunobili]

oh my agrressiveness for that rebound from Dick impecable...

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

:lol Mavs

[Tp9gospursgo]

I was not expecting this.

[angelbelow]

Duncan and Blair keeping it alive. Good stuff.

[loveforthegame]

Duncan looks much better tonight.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Nice D Blair

[coco1983]

Love what I'm seeing so far, keep up the aggressiveness!

[ace3g]

loving the energy by the team right now

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Grizzly!!!

[MI21]

Really liking the fact they aren't fouling on D

[blkroadrunners]

Spurs coming out with full of energy

[DPG21920]

Blair being very active. Quick hands and good rebounding.

[angelbelow]

Blair with the offensive rebound and another nice pass.

[Libri]

great plays by Blair

[Tp9gospursgo]

RJ is hustling out there!

[NASpurs]

Neaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal for three

[urunobili]

I like RJ's agressiveness at the beginning of this game. this is no the same ball player fromt he last two seasons TBH

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Jefferson playing with energy!

[DPG21920]

Neal barely moving the damn net son.

[blkroadrunners]

Wheelin' and Nealin'

[ace3g]

Neal: 3-3 from 3!!!

[ElNono]

lol pushing that shit... hot shooting!

[Amuseddaysleeper]

LOVING the Spurs energy so far!

[urunobili]

OH my Neal...

[lefty]

Wooooioiiiiioouooiuuetyhesfr

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

:lol this is awesome

Everyone playing great so far

[loveforthegame]

Was not expecting this kind of start. Awesome effort from everyone.

Neal is one bad ass mofo.

[DPG21920]

This is about as great of a start as you could hope for. Not just the shooting, but the energy level to start from all people on a b2b is worlds better than what we've seen so far.

[angelbelow]

Our entire starting lineup is playing so well. :::)))

[Fermixalot]

The Spurs are pushing the Mavs collective shit in!!!

[timtonymanu]

The starting 5 finally showing some energy. All 5 look great so far.

[Spurologist]

Neal with it

[Fireball]

did not expect this at all ... Timmy dunking on a b2b ... Neal just ballin

[elemento]

Neal with it :lol

[DMC]

Neal never woke up from surgery, still unconscious.

[NASpurs]

Here comes the turtle

[Libri]

I think the Spurs have a candidate for the All-Star 3-point contest.

[DPG21920]

Please not Tim's hand as well.

[urunobili]

Green first wingman off the bench :wow

[DPG21920]

Green the first wing off the bench.

[NASpurs]

Danny Green in the game

[ace3g]

alright Green, keep it up

[Tp9gospursgo]

Lets see how Danny Green does now.

[DPG21920]

Ian!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Danny Green in

[urunobili]

Dick with the hands in the right place!

[Mr. Body]

The Spurs are pushing the Mavs collective shit in!!!

:wtf

[urunobili]

Green missed Jet on two possensions :rolleyes

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Jefferson 33333333333333333333

[L.I.T]

Like Pop being flexible.

[urunobili]

Dick with the 3!

[angelbelow]

Ian!

Wouldn't mind seeing a nice game from him, as long as the Spurs still win.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

:lol Ian

[Tp9gospursgo]

Dick playing great on Both ends.

[lefty]

Here comes the Mavs run .....

[DPG21920]

Danny has done a poor job the first couple of possessions on JET. He's moving considerably slower to start. He's not staying in front at all.

[ElNono]

Matty back to 3rd big :td

[loveforthegame]

Better save some of this shooting for the 2nd half too. Damn.

[ElNono]

hope its just this game

[lefty]

Matty back to 3rd big :td

Mavs on a 15-0 run

[DPG21920]

Why the hell isn't Tiago the first big off the bench?

[angelbelow]

Blair goes out, he was one of the main energy guys.. playing good defense, getting steals, setting up teammates, and with Bonner coming in, lets see if our momentum takes a hit.

[Libri]

Ex-Spur savior is in.

[Fireball]

Green on Terry not working yet

[NASpurs]

Bonner for three

[ElNono]

Matty shutting me up

[blkroadrunners]

Matt Bonner even feeling it!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Bon Bon 33333333333

[Spurologist]

phantom foul

should be an offensive foul on Terry

[NASpurs]

RJ was open in the corner :(

[loveforthegame]

This is unreal. What did they eat today?

[NASpurs]

and 1 for TP!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

TP and 1

[jag]

I see you Tony!

[urunobili]

finally TP looking like himself...

[Libri]

Tony made Kid look like a traffic cone.

[Fireball]

TP with fast redemption

[angelbelow]

Danny has done a poor job the first couple of possessions on JET. He's moving considerably slower to start. He's not staying in front at all.

Even when he was guarding Monta Ellis, he couldn't consistently stay in front of him. Towards the end of the game when Ellis was really gased he got got that really nice block.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Kawai

[NASpurs]

Danny Green likes blocking those shots from behind

[DPG21920]

Danny seems to be letting JET go by then trying to block from behind. Doesn't seem to be working too well.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Green getting torched

[Fermixalot]

Is it just me, or is Green looking slow against Terry? His length is keeping him in it though

[Spurologist]

I'm surprised Odom doesn't already have 50 points with Bonner on him

[jag]

Not sure what other option we have for Terry other than Green. Neal wouldn't do any better.

[DAF86]

Green can't stay between his man and the basket. lol at people comparing him to Bowen.

[Spurologist]

someone get Green a GPS....he's lost Terry already

[spurspokesman]

Duncan looks much better tonight.
Thank god

[ElNono]

We never had an answer for Donatello, tbh... let Green get used to him

[Fireball]

RJ is the man of the quarter so far ... 7 Pts, 3 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl

[DMC]

People underrate JT for some reason.

[urunobili]

Anderson officially in the dog house...

[lefty]

Bonner!


A rebound !!!!

[spurspokesman]

Bonner is butter soft

[urunobili]

lol CROdom circus shot

[Fireball]

why is Timmy still on the floor?

[DPG21920]

Length of Ian/Odom hurting the Spurs.

[spurspokesman]

Offense is stagnant

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

I have said it three straight games now, but anyone else find Kawhi's passing ability subpar?

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Come on TP

[urunobili]

Mahimni rocking the basket! ups...

[lefty]

TP missed 2 assists

[angelbelow]

Danny Green continues to crash the offensive boards, good stuff.

[blkroadrunners]

Players gotta read the P&Rs better

[loveforthegame]

Crashing back down to earth in an ugly way.

[lefty]

Lol

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Lol Bonner :(

[jag]

lol Bonner

[urunobili]

Bronner to the basket!

[Fermixalot]

Bonner Skyhook!!!

[lefty]

Kidd has diarrhea

[xtremesteven33]

Horrible lineup Pop has out there

[DPG21920]

Good job by Kawhi battling Odom and allowing us to keep possession.

[ElNono]

good D danny

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Awesome

[blkroadrunners]

Great 1st qtr

[urunobili]

Green caught CROdom!

[Libri]

Good defensive play by Green to end the first.

[timtonymanu]

Lol bipolar Spur fan hating on Green again.

[Fireball]

Green got better in the end ...

[NASpurs]

Kidd has diarrhea

:lol is that what really happened when he left the game?

[Spurologist]

Kidd headed to the locker room....bad mexican?

[lefty]

We staaaaaacked

[Spurologist]

Lol

:lmao :lmao

Greatest. Avatar. Ever.

[loveforthegame]

Ian, Odom, and Terry really hurt the Spurs.

[Robz4000]

Got sloppy offensively at the end, but other than that pretty solid. Just work on the shot selection.

[Libri]

Kidd headed to the locker room....bad mexican?

bad burrito

[DMC]

Good job by the team in that quarter. You aren't going to normally keep Dallas from scoring, but we did as well as we've done in a long time against them.

Funny that Parker, on that long pass by Green, saw Bonner breaking on the wing and ignored it. lol

[Nathan89]

Kidd has diarrhea

Very next post


Awesome

:lmao

[NASpurs]

Splitter on Dirk

[jag]

Tiago out of timeout...

[loveforthegame]

We going to see Splitter tonight?

[DPG21920]

TP still not being efficient, but he looks a little better and is playing well overall. Tim looks better than expected. I'm not surprised RJ is playing well. He seems to like playing Dallas. His best playoff series for the Spurs came against Dallas.

[jag]

lol Vince Carter's corpse

[lefty]

:lmao :lmao

Greatest. Avatar. Ever.

Thks :lol

[NASpurs]

:lmao Bonner

[ElNono]

the offense is all fucked up

[angelbelow]

Scary moment lol

[urunobili]

RJ picked Mahimni's pocket after Ian went up higher than Tiago... :(

[024]

good start though

[Libri]

Ford vs Terry, battle of the headbands

[ace3g]

Monroe_SA Mike Monroe
lower back injury for Jason Kidd; doubtful to return

[DMC]

Did someone say earlier that Neal is the purest shooter ever on the Spurs? Do they not remember Person or Ellis?

[NASpurs]

TJ for threeeeeeeeeee

[lefty]

Fooooooooooord

[ElNono]

Tj!!

[Tp9gospursgo]

Tj!!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

TJ Ford 3333333333333

[jag]

Did someone say earlier that Neal is the purest shooter ever on the Spurs? Do they not remember Person or Ellis?

Person was already past his prime. Ellis, however, was a beast when he was on.

[Libri]

Ford with a looooooooooong 3.

[The ADMIRAL 50]

Did Duncan just play the entire first quarter?

[lefty]

Monroe_SA Mike Monroe
lower back injury for Jason Kidd; doubtful to return

Did Manu put a brick in Kidd's burrito?


What a prankster

[Spursnlego]

Someone please make a GIF of that TJ Ford reaction!

[loveforthegame]

Ford scoring is icing on the cake.

[4>0rings]

Heat check

[NASpurs]

Great defense by Kawhi on Odom

[DPG21920]

Kawhi doing the best he can on Odom. Tough match up man.

[urunobili]

Great D by Kawhi on CROdom

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Where is the offense supposed to come from? This is probably the worst 5 we've put out there this season.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

WTF was that Tiago

[DPG21920]

Offense looking baaaaaaaaaaaaad with this unit.

[lefty]

Lol lineup

[jag]

Bonner can't do anything right. Holy shit

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Wow this line-up sucks

[timtonymanu]

Wow Tiago has no post moves.

[angelbelow]

Person was already past his prime. Ellis, however, was a beast when he was on.


We also had Steve Kerr too. Odd comment whoever made it.

[loveforthegame]

Need someone to step up and score. Jefferson is the only known option out there.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Neal time

[Fireball]

Spurs should run more ...

[lefty]

:lmao

[urunobili]

Oh wow what a wild possesion!

[Tp9gospursgo]

Bonner!!

[timtonymanu]

Good game so far, but too much living and dying by the 3 point shot for me.

[DPG21920]

:lol What the hell, TJ is balling. Like he's playing against And-1 players or something.

[jag]

Now put his ginger ass back on the bench and consider yourself lucky.

[DMC]

TJ ballin'

[loveforthegame]

Bonner with a timely 3.

Neal doing his best Ginobli impersonation.

[MannyIsGod]

Bonner and RJ producing? You know its the first month of the season.

[Fireball]

there you go ...

[The ADMIRAL 50]

TJ Ford highlight for realzzz

[timtonymanu]

Lol Bonner's best game so far.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

3 bailing the spurs out again, no way this line-up would be productive in anyway

[Spurologist]

No Manu? I guess we'll just have to Neal with it.

[timtonymanu]

Ford has been an underrated pick-up so far. Hopefully he keeps this level of play up.

[xtremesteven33]

Ford is our next Stephen Jackson. Once he gets our system down, he will play fearless and with swagger.

[Robz4000]

Although they are livin and dyin by the 3 tonight, they're playin solid D.

[MI21]

Ford has been an underrated pick-up so far. Hopefully he keeps this level of play up.

He has been downright amazing compared to the expectations I had. I was just happy the Spurs signed someone who can get the ball up the court with such ease that teams won't even bother pressing, but he is really playing legit backup ball.

Colour me impressed.

[Fireball]

Good game so far, but too much living and dying by the 3 point shot for me.

take away half the threes and there still would be a lead ... so other things work as well

[4>0rings]

TJ snorted an 8 ball before he started the game.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

Splitter not helpin Neal up lmao

[jag]

No dice for French Jesus

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Splitter really has no offense

[Libri]

Dirk sees Bonner and decides to pass??

[easy7]

French Allah!!

[NASpurs]

TOSBs in full effect

[Splits]

Beaubois with the swat on that rebound over Splitter. Soft ass shit.

[loveforthegame]

Neal missing some easy ones. Should stick to nailing 3s.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Good thing the Mavs suck, we can't score