Game Blog: Spurs vs Blazers: 1/13/12

[loveforthegame]

Leonard you're a bad bad man.

[Libri]

Maybe they were just shocked.

Could be. hehe

[urunobili]

Kawhiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Leonard 3333333333333333

[easy7]

Green off by a foot

[GSH]

Nice 3 by Leonard. Don't leave him off your list of bright spots for the evening. He's done some nice work.

[ace3g]

Parker that pass goes to Leonard, not green...

[ElNono]

almost fuck up that fast break... wew

[Spurs Brazil]

Leonard with a great start of the 4th

[Fireball]

another ugly fastbreak by Tony ...

but that Three by Kawhi came unexpected

[urunobili]

Fuck you Neal for not giving Kawhi a chance for a second three :pctoss. the dude was wide open :pctoss

[ace3g]

nice D by kawhi on Wallace

[GSH]

Nice work by Leonard on Wallace... again.

[Sense]

Just tuned in, these Portland commentators are not biased at all... I like em.

[ace3g]

there goes the lead...

[ElNono]

Tony!

[HarlemHeat37]

TP is one of the best one-man fastbreak guards that I've ever seen, and one of the worst teamwork fastbreak guards that I've ever seem, tbh..

[jermaine]

Matts not gettin any burn. Is that a good sign.

[easy7]

Wow TP!!!

[MannyIsGod]

Excellent steal!

[ElNono]

no fouls Blair

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Blair needs to quit with the dumbass fouls, we're gonna be in the penalty quick if he's not careful.

[loveforthegame]

The thing I like about Leonard is that he adjusts during the game.

[jermaine]

I take that back

[Osnofa]

BONNER, what a defender!

[easy7]

Bonner just got rhinoed...

[MannyIsGod]

WOW what a pass and what a finish.

[ace3g]

looks like Bonner needs more Ryno shots;


Kawhi and1!!!

[024]

leonard!!!!!

[ElNono]

BTW, I'm loving this lineup!!! :lol

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

Hell hyes

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

I'm loving the offense. Just build the lead a little more and the game is in the bag

[Osnofa]

GAME OVER, I hope.

[urunobili]

Ginger!

[Fireball]

wow wow wow

[Libri]

Leonard demonstrating strength.

[easy7]

nice pass dejuan, better finish Leonard

[Spurs Brazil]

Leonard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Yeah baby, looked like an ugly lineup but it's working!

[timvp]

It's amazing how that Kawhi's three-pointer woke up the entire arena. It was dead before that shot.

[Brazil]

who said they didn't like that line up ?

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

that was a terrific pass from blair oh my

[ffadicted]

holy fucking beast

[GSH]

What a strong move by Kawhi!!!!

BTW - started with Green's tap-out rebound to Blair. The young guys are ballin tonight.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

TP is one of the best one-man fastbreak guards that I've ever seen, and one of the worst teamwork fastbreak guards that I've ever seem, tbh..

Strange, isn't it. Good call.

[loveforthegame]

Leonard is a beast. He can be so quiet and then he just explodes. Even when he's quiet he's still getting things done.

[ElNono]

Leonard thrilled with that and1:

http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/04/07/11/1077851/3/628x471.jpg

[timtonymanu]

It's amazing how that Kawhi's three-pointer woke up the entire arena. It was dead before that shot.

That was Manu-esque.

[Spurs Brazil]

When TJ and Manu are back TP will be dead. Playing a lot of minutes again

We have to sign a backup PG

[Fireball]

good second quarter ... no impact by Leonard yet

fixed

[timvp]

Come on, close this Ish smith out.

[Morg1411]

Leonard is a badass. Nuff' said. All of the young players looking good tonight.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

14-2 run for the Spurs

[Fireball]

When TJ and Manu are back TP will be dead. Playing a lot of minutes again

We have to sign a backup PG

I think TP should continue to play these minutes ...

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

If we'd had Leonard from 2008 on, we might have 2-3 more trophies.

[easy7]

Coyote getting abused by Mark Henry...Spurs 20th turn over

[ElNono]

Leonard doin work

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Neal isn't a PG's arsehole.

[Brazil]

Lamarcus back and Neal at PG going to be long 8 mn

[loveforthegame]

Please let Leonard be a life long Spur.

[Spurs Brazil]

Hey Pop, time to bring Tiago or TD back

[Fermixalot]

Man-ball relationship

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

leonard creating now? oh shit

[024]

good assist jefferson, goddamn it

[ElNono]

The Mirage!

[MannyIsGod]

Danny Green is having a hell of a night

[ace3g]

hopefully Thomas can get some minutes at the end of this game

[easy7]

Marcus Bocked by Green

[Fireball]

Danny Green is blocking a lot of shots

[ElNono]

wow... magical shot by Leonard

[ace3g]

Leonard scored that because of his patience on the ground and in the air

[easy7]

Again!!!

[Fermixalot]

Leonard, Green and Splitter are carrying us!!!

[ElNono]

that was a foul on Aldrige, tbh

[timtonymanu]

Holy shit Leonard went from having 0 offense to a lot of it.

[Spurs Brazil]

Green and Leonard playing GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!

[timvp]

Kawhi "Fourth Quarter" Leonard. :smokin

[Fireball]

Leonard has hang time ...

[angelbelow]

hahahah the blazers announcers are SO annoyed. sweet to listen to.

[Osnofa]

leonard <3

[Brazil]

Green and Leonard the spurs future is bright guys !!!!

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Think we'll see Splitter again tonight?

Let's seal the deal

[ElNono]

Green playing great... it's a shame he can't play like that on the road

[GSH]

If we'd had Leonard from 2008 on, we might have 2-3 more trophies.

Heh... a 16 year old Kawhi may have been an improvement on some of the stumps we had around here.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

Holy shit Leonard went from having 0 offense to a lot of it.

took the words right out of my mouth. :wow

[ffadicted]

i love this fucking kid

[Fireball]

Holy shit Leonard went from having 0 offense to a lot of it.

he went away from the corner three and now plays to his strength ... RJ should learn from that

[Sense]

hahahah the blazers announcers are SO annoyed. sweet to listen to.

haha yea, but at the same time I like that they're not blaming the refs.. for anything.

[urunobili]

Oh my... now if Pop add Splitter to the starting luneup we may be on to something... Manu off the bench with Blair :drool:

[loveforthegame]

Sweet quarter for the Spurs. Lots to like in this one.

[ElNono]

Tony, Manu and Tim who?

[angelbelow]

Kawhi "Fourth Quarter" Leonard. :smokin

Maybe you should call out more players with a brand new thread (game grades included) and provide excellent analysis because it looks like Blairs D. reb has been good this game.

[GSH]

Green playing great... it's a shame he can't play like that on the road

He will.

I really like Green, but it's him and Kawhi together that is really kicking ass.

[Fireball]

Green playing great... it's a shame he can't play like that on the road

thats why bench players are bench players ...

[easy7]

Spurs by 14

[lefty]

http://www.uplolit.com/media/201112/92a1a3ff052f22d2ca6a83257af6c3af.jpg

[ElNono]

goddamn danny

[angelbelow]

haha yea, but at the same time I like that they're not blaming the refs.. for anything.

Thats actually a great point. Not making stupid and phantom excuses for thier blazers.

[GSH]

Okay, that's two really bad plays by Green back to back.

[024]

please put a real pg in the game

[loveforthegame]

Please don't fall apart now.

[ElNono]

close this shit

[Sense]

Green is fucking this lead up..

[ElNono]

danny trying to do too much now

[urunobili]

Neal :rolleyes

[Fireball]

bring Tiago back please

[Texas_Ranger]

wtf is green doing??

[GSH]

Blazers have just been tough in the paint. Give them some credit for all the strips. Quick hands tonight.

[Capt Bringdown]

Splitter's minutes managed like a 35-year old again.

[Splits]

I love to Neal with it, but not as a backup PG. This situation has to be addressed immediately.

[ElNono]

:wow Leonard

[MannyIsGod]

I just flat out love Leonard.

[easy7]

TP with a steal again!! Leonard!!

[Fermixalot]

Tony getting hot!

[loveforthegame]

Parker picking it up again.

[Darkwaters]

Holy shit, at this pace we're going to put Malcolm Thomas in for garbage minutes and he'll still have a like 5 blocks. All the young guns are hot tonight.

[024]

leoinard defense very good

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

Leonard my god

[timvp]

Tony "The Closer" Parker.



/commeltdown

[024]

parker putting the daggers into portland's heart

[ElNono]

timvp... I formally request a Leonard emoticon like the Pop one

Leonard: "Give me that shit"

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

oh mama

[Fireball]

TP ... the Closer

[Osnofa]

4th quarter Parker!

btw Leonard was so smart in that steal...

[Brazil]

Tppppppp !!!!!!!!

[Sense]

Tony had to come in to fix Green's fuck ups.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Very good second half, all spurred by Kawhi hitting a 3.

This is a gutsy team.

[spurspokesman]

Kawhi steal

[ffadicted]

Leonard :worthy::worthy:

[Spurs Brazil]

Props to Tony. Looked dead tired the whole game but looks he was just saving energy for the 4th quarter

Leonard is great

[urunobili]

TP Clutch again!

[timvp]

How many plays has Leonard made in the fourth quarter? I've lost count.

[bklynspursfan]

Tiago, Leonard, Green.... Awesome job tonight.... TP sealing the deal. Loving it

[ElNono]

Come on Tony... 4 turnovers? are you kidding me?

[ElNono]

:lol

[Fireball]

it really feels great to beat Portland ... especially because missing Manu hurts the Spurs more than them missing Camby ...

[loveforthegame]

I was kidding when I said watch Splitter not get any minutes in the 4th.

[Darkwaters]

This is definitely a 4th quarter to remember

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Pop and RC knew what they were doing when they traded for Leonard. Time they get some props for their good decisions, not just shit for their poor ones. :ihit

[Brazil]

I dont want to jinx it but it would be a huge win IMHO a real test against a great team

[GSH]

Tony had to come in to fix Green's fuck ups.

OMG... guy plays a brilliant game, and makes a couple of bad plays and he's a goat? Damn.

[ElNono]

Tiago Leonard :lol

Our best player

[Libri]

Green +27 :wow

[timtonymanu]

Thank God.

Parker has been playing all-star ball since the OKC loss

[ace3g]

it's Thomas time!!

[Splits]

How many plays has Leonard made in the fourth quarter? I've lost count.

Doesn't show up in the box score, he does the little things defensively. Though 2 steals, 9 pts and some well earned rebounds stick out in my mind.

[lefty]

TP plagiarizing Manu

[loveforthegame]

Green with 3 blocks.

[Capt Bringdown]

Leonard knows Spursball

[spurspokesman]

http://www.uplolit.com/media/201112/92a1a3ff052f22d2ca6a83257af6c3af.jpg
Hey lefty pats by 7 tommorow. {random)

[ace3g]

please leave Leonard in with him

[Brazil]

TP not missing a FT in the fourth recently.. good stuff

[easy7]

Parker....you mofo

[ElNono]

That's it Tony... drive that shit, no hero jumper

/officialcomcomment

[Darkwaters]

Malcolm Thomas time?

[angelbelow]

OMG... guy plays a brilliant game, and makes a couple of bad plays and he's a goat? Damn.

Haha.. don't go after all of them GSH, enjoy the game! :toast

[GSH]

Like that. Green did a great job hawking the passing lane, but also got himself in position for a rebound among the trees. Then picks up the offensive board on the other end. Don't be so damn quick to turn on a guy. He kicked ass tonight.

[timvp]

I'm amazed the offense has been so good. I thought it'd go in the toilet after Ginobili got hurt.

[ElNono]

Green was great... Neal as backup PG was the failure

[DPG21920]

People hating on Green right now are silly.

[ElNono]

there's vato joseph

[ace3g]

Aztec time!!!

[Brazil]

is tp back ?

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Kawhi, Tony, Tiago and Green all came up big at various times tonight. Great stuff!

[Spurs Brazil]

Great win. Best of the season

Leonard, Tiago and Green were great.

Tony with a fantastic 4th quarter to close this game.

[DPG21920]

Tiago is the man tbh imvho. Too bad Pop doesn't agree.

[easy7]

Lets see what Thomas has..

[Fireball]

I'm amazed the offense has been so good. I thought it'd go in the toilet after Ginobili got hurt.

home court fueling the young guys ... now we have to start winning some road games

[ace3g]

well he went for the blk, got up there

[jermaine]

Timmy looking boring as Hell.

[DPG21920]

Malcom will do something sick, book it.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Anderson the old man of the current group out there :lol

[GSH]

Haha.. don't go after all of them GSH, enjoy the game! :toast

Heh... Angel keeping me from snapping. :smchode:

You're right.

[lefty]

Hey lefty pats by 7 tommorow. {random)
Well I hope too

[ElNono]

I'm already liking thomas... 2 boards in a min

[angelbelow]

Tiago is the man tbh imvho. Too bad Pop doesn't agree.

Hopefully he at least considered it when the lead was back down to 9 after Felton's 3.

[Rummpd]

Tiago of course played too well to stay in the game.

[ace3g]

almost had another blk as well

[easy7]

Anderson, finally

[024]

joseph needs to run back up point from now on. none of that neal or green bullshit.

[DPG21920]

TP has had so many little stretches in the 4th where he scores in bunches.

[Brazil]

r u kidding ? 20 pts against Portland... fuck me

[ElNono]

We win!

[GSH]

Tiago is the man tbh imvho. Too bad Pop doesn't agree.

Yeah, his play is really what turned the momentum. He was a one man wrecking crew for a while. Totally awesome showing from Tiago.

[ffadicted]

great fucking game

[timvp]

It was weird seeing a Spurs player actually jump a couple times in attempt to block a shot.

Good to see, Malcolm :tu

[urunobili]

Solid win! g'nite y'all

[easy7]

Spurs win!!!!!!!!!!!! Young guys looked good out there..

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

A very satisfying win against one of the best and deepest teams in the West. :tu

[Fermixalot]

Tiago of course played too well to stay in the game.

Wouldn't be fair to the team tbh

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Amazing to see this 8-0 home record so far. Just shows how getting home-court advantage in the playoffs this year is going to be so important.

[ace3g]

It was weird seeing a Spurs player actually jump a couple times in attempt to block a shot.

Good to see, Malcolm :tu

thought the same thing, that was in his scouting report from I believe Kawhi that he strives as a help defender, coming in for blks on the weak side

[timvp]

These Spurs probably won't win a championship but they are damn fun to watch.

[TDMVPDPOY]

the stretch where splitter had a few plays in a roll for him, momentum killerz

[loveforthegame]

Spurs had to make it interesting for awhile but it sure was worth it for that 4th quarter showing.

Not much of sample but I liked the activity from Thomas. Wonder if Pop will give him a chance other than garbage minutes.

[Trainwreck2100]

LOL mark Henry beat up the coyote

[blkroadrunners]

Great win.

[GSH]

When he's responsible for running the offense, Neal can't be Neal. He's just not up to PG duties, and it kills his shooting. Something gotta give there.

[Brazil]

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRtt_MBsrWUSUzWxLM7LNw52qYbqmanW yoqaklnAd94_gySCo5plm_icw

[lil_penny]

good game spurs fans, san antonio came out in the 4th and put it to us. it was any teams game for the taking for the first 3 but the spurs just seemed to of wanted it more. you guys have a pretty deep bench also.:toast

[mexicanjunior]

Very entertaining game, Spurs are showing a lot of heart without Manu and TJ. I thought they would fold in a hurry but they are miraculously proving me wrong. Great to see the young guys stepping up so much...Green, Leonard and Splitter are really earning their playing time.

[easy7]

Neil had the same problem last year, he is no pg. Tiago interview

[siraulo23]

- Green played great
- Kawhi is a beast
- Tiago wasnt soft for once, showing strong post moves,

Quality win

[lil_penny]

also glad this was a early game so i didnt waste most of my friday night:lol

[Pauleta14]

These Spurs probably won't win a championship but they are damn fun to watch.


Did you expect Dallas to win last year?

[Amuseddaysleeper]

:toast gg lil_penny


Best thing about tonight's win:

Only 6 minutes for Bonner

[Darkwaters]

When he's responsible for running the offense, Neal can't be Neal. He's just not up to PG duties, and it kills his shooting. Something gotta give there.

Agreed. Neal is a marginal PG at best - but as a SG that can make some nifty extra passes hes great. When he dominates the ball like that though he loses what makes him special.

[DPG21920]

Why did Tiago only play 19? I'm thrilled with the win, but why does Pop treat him like Duncan?

[easy7]

Where is Tlong II..

[timtonymanu]

good game spurs fans, san antonio came out in the 4th and put it to us. it was any teams game for the taking for the first 3 but the spurs just seemed to of wanted it more. you guys have a pretty deep bench also.:toast

Blazers look great too. The defense has really improved. I'm sure Portland will play better when the game is at RG. :toast

[Splits]

Agreed. Neal is a marginal PG at best - but as a SG that can make some nifty extra passes hes great. When he dominates the ball like that though he loses what makes him special.

Either Joseph needs to get a sniff or they've got to find a vet-minimum ala Quinn. Neal running 2nd unit point is a fail and must be addressed immediately.

[angelbelow]

- Green played great
- Kawhi is a beast
- Tiago wasnt soft for once, showing strong post moves,

Quality win

Hes shown the potential for that kind of play time and time again. Dating back all the way to game 1 of the season. He just reverts back to his no-confident, soft, inconsistent play a little too much. With that said, him playing with more confidence is an upward trend so lets hope it continues.

[Darkwaters]

Plus:
Danny Green seems to be getting on track again
Tiago Splitter looked awesome
Bonner was ONLY on the court for 6 minutes
Tony had another good scoring night (eventually)
Kawhi continues to show new wrinkles to his beast mode
Malcolm Thomas can jump high
Duncan only played 21 mins

Minus:
Neal is to PG as RMJ is to PG, it just doesn't work
James Anderson failed to capitalize on another opportunity
Bonner was on the court for 6 minutes
Despite strong play, Tiago still didn't close

[Manu20]

These Spurs probably won't win a championship but they are damn fun to watch.

Was about to post that....Its a blast watching Green,Splitter, and Leonard get better right in front of our eyes!

[Darkwaters]

Danny Green has played so well as an unwanted, off the scrap heap signing, kind of player. It gives me hope for Malcolm Thomas.

[Darkwaters]

Jamal Crawford and Reymond Felton combined for 8-28. Thanks guys!

[angelbelow]

Danny Green has played so well as an unwanted, off the scrap heap signing, kind of player. It gives me hope for Malcolm Thomas.

Hopefully you're right.

But Danny Green actually has a rich history with the Spurs. Hes been with us for about a year but beyond that he was with Danny Ferry on the Cavs. So the spurs have pretty good insight on him from Ferry, and if I'm not mistaken, Ferry was the one that recommended we pick him up after he came back to the Spurs. Thomas hasn't gone through that kind of extensive scouting so whether he ends up contributing is more of a question mark.

[lil_penny]

Blazers look great too. The defense has really improved. I'm sure Portland will play better when the game is at RG. :toast

Yea ive got mixed emotions about the team right now. they show the potential, but fuck its frustrating to watch these last few games. I know we can play with the best of them at the RG but we need to show we can win on the road. going into san antonio tonight and getting a W against a team who hasn't had a home loss would of been great, but its never that easy i guess:lol

[angelbelow]

Yea ive got mixed emotions about the team right now. they show the potential, but fuck its frustrating to watch these last few games. I know we can play with the best of them at the RG but we need to show we can win on the road. going into san antonio tonight and getting a W against a team who hasn't had a home loss would of been great, but its never that easy i guess:lol

Btw, whats up with Greg Oden? Haven't heard from him in a while.

[GSH]

Hopefully you're right.

But Danny Green actually has a rich history with the Spurs. Hes been with us for about a year but beyond that he was with Danny Ferry on the Cavs. So the spurs have pretty good insight on him from Ferry, and if I'm not mistaken, Ferry was the one that recommended we pick him up after he came back to the Spurs. Thomas hasn't gone through that kind of extensive scouting so whether he ends up contributing is more of a question mark.


Heh... think how ironic this could be. If Thomas somehow turns out to be a keeper, this could be the best season for personnel moves the Spurs have had in years. Leonard, Green, T.J. Ford. Throw a successful D-League call up into that, and they will have run the table.

And we were all talking about the ship going down, and all that icy water.

[lil_penny]

Btw, whats up with Greg Oden? Haven't heard from him in a while.

Hes pretty much modeling suits for mens warehouse right now. He was said to come back in Jan. but had another "setback" so chances are we wont see him in a blazer uniform ever again.

[angelbelow]

Hes pretty much modeling suits for mens warehouse right now. He was said to come back in Jan. but had another "setback" so chances are we wont see him in a blazer uniform ever again.

Damn.. another setback. That's pretty rough.

[timtonymanu]

Hes pretty much modeling suits for mens warehouse right now. He was said to come back in Jan. but had another "setback" so chances are we wont see him in a blazer uniform ever again.

Thats got to be frustrating. Was he actually signed to a contract?

[lil_penny]

yea i think around a 9 mill 1 year. but after this last incident they restructured it to what has been told around 1 mil

[angelbelow]

Heh... think how ironic this could be. If Thomas somehow turns out to be a keeper, this could be the best season for personnel moves the Spurs have had in years. Leonard, Green, T.J. Ford. Throw a successful D-League call up into that, and they will have run the table.

And we were all talking about the ship going down, and all that icy water.

Haha, when Ginobili went down I personally didn't mind tanking at the time. But I told myself I was going to let what I saw on the court decide and so far I can't help but to cheer for them and be happy when they win.

Too bad Ford is as injury prone as ever but Leonard, Green, Splitter are all playing great basketball right now.

If Neal returns to "Neal with it" and JA starts hitting his shots with some regularity this season could be even funner.

[8FOR!3]

Thats got to be frustrating. Was he actually signed to a contract?

He probably tweaked his knee trying to sign it. =(

[GSH]

Why did Tiago only play 19? I'm thrilled with the win, but why does Pop treat him like Duncan?


At the risk of bringing down a poop-storm, he looked like he might have been a little gassed when he came out. I know he can handle more than 19 minutes, but I'm not sure he can handle a really long stretch. I'm not saying he can't, I'm just not sure. Last year he looked gassed after some short stretches, but that was about the missed conditioning in camp I think.

I dunno... do you disagree? Did you think he looked like he needed a break, or was that just me?

After he came out, there was no need to put him back in because the other guys just kicked ass. If that hadn't happened, I'm (almost) sure Pop would have put him back in. I think it was earlier in the game that he should have been in more.

[angelbelow]

yea i think around a 9 mill 1 year. but after this last incident they restructured it to what has been told around 1 mil

Thats good news, because I remember hearing about him signing for 8.8 million but haven't seen him play at all this season. 1 million is more workable but you're probably right, the chances of him playing again are slim.

[Bruno]

Great win. It's way more fun to see some young players instead of some old role players.

I hope for the Blazers that Camby won't be out too long.

[callo1]

Wow, what a game, after that horrid start, it was impressive that the Spurs came back the way they did.

I think we can officially say Kawhai has arrived. The way Leonard scored and shut down Gerald Wallace was stunning. Without a doubt, Kawhai and Tiago both should have earned an "A" tonight.

Other than one time when Tiago let Lamarcus get deep position on him (7 minute mark of the 3rd), Tiago played excellent defense and really frustrated Aldridge. I really like the fact that Tiago didn't give him any rest on the other end, and made him play defense with some very quick and nifty moves on the block. Tiago was banging.

After a terrible offensive start by Tony, he showed up in the 4th with some good stuff. The thing TP did the best tonight was keep playing defense when his offense was no where to be found. So many times you see players start out bad like TP did tonight and they let it affect their entire game. Tony kept working all night on the defensive end it paid off in the end.

Danny Green once again made some huge plays, hitting a few threes in the first half that kept the Blazers from pulling too far away, and his defense again was solid.

Sean said the end of the game that Neal's legs looked tired, and they were, but the reason I think they were is due to Neal trying to run the point. Neal is a shooter, Pop needs to trust Joseph and let him come in and run the show a bit, or Neal will continue to struggle.

Anderson looked pretty bad again. That high, stiff, upright dribble is really ugly. Call me crazy, but I still think he has the ability to make it in the NBA, but he isn't doing himself any favors with his poor play so far. After all the good reports coming out of the short training camp on him, Anderson looks really bad, and is clearly the odd man out right now.

I'm so excited about Kawhai's game, he is doing what I expected him to do, but doing it sooner than I expected. His game looks smooth, he doesn't waste energy on the court, he just looks fluid, and most importantly, he looks confident. Man this kid is impressive!!

Get a healthy Manu and TJ back, keep getting the young guns minutes, and you never know...this team may suprise many of the media experts.:flag::flag:

[DPG21920]

At the risk of bringing down a poop-storm, he looked like he might have been a little gassed when he came out. I know he can handle more than 19 minutes, but I'm not sure he can handle a really long stretch. I'm not saying he can't, I'm just not sure. Last year he looked gassed after some short stretches, but that was about the missed conditioning in camp I think.

I dunno... do you disagree? Did you think he looked like he needed a break, or was that just me?

After he came out, there was no need to put him back in because the other guys just kicked ass. If that hadn't happened, I'm (almost) sure Pop would have put him back in. I think it was earlier in the game that he should have been in more.

It's a fair point, but this is about more than this game. This game just stood out because of how well he produced in limited minutes.

[ace3g]

I want to see more of this:
http://l.yimg.com/j/assets/p/sp/ap/a0/fullj.4b7d14ba7399b24a8c3da6825e996f16/ap-201201132239815888126.jpg

and

http://l.yimg.com/j/assets/p/sp/ap/bc/fullj.cc4e99065f407cf43546936add0e70bd/ap-201201132218803348045.jpg

[timvp]

http://l.yimg.com/j/assets/p/sp/ap/a0/fullj.4b7d14ba7399b24a8c3da6825e996f16/ap-201201132239815888126.jpg
Shhhh, Pop is sleeping. Let's put our best lineup on the floor.

[ElNono]

http://l.yimg.com/j/assets/p/sp/ap/a0/fullj.4b7d14ba7399b24a8c3da6825e996f16/ap-201201132239815888126.jpg
Tony: We're gonna give it to Tiago and GTFO the way
Tim: Somebody call a plumber... never mind


http://l.yimg.com/j/assets/p/sp/ap/bc/fullj.cc4e99065f407cf43546936add0e70bd/ap-201201132218803348045.jpg
Tiago: I haven't felt this good since winning my Euroleague MVP
Tim: Fuck yeah, about damn time you stopped playing like a midget

[Dex]

:lol

[timtonymanu]

http://l.yimg.com/j/assets/p/sp/ap/a0/fullj.4b7d14ba7399b24a8c3da6825e996f16/ap-201201132239815888126.jpg
Shhhh, Pop is sleeping. Let's put our best lineup on the floor.


:lol

[timtonymanu]

http://l.yimg.com/j/assets/p/sp/ap/a0/fullj.4b7d14ba7399b24a8c3da6825e996f16/ap-201201132239815888126.jpg
Tony: RJ, just so you know, when Manu comes back you're gonna be the odd man out.
RJ: Whatever Tony. Spurs fans are hating on you more than me right now.

[usckk]

http://www.nba.com/spurs/video/2012/01/13/120113leonardmov-1965301

Kawhi finally laughed!!! It's' the postgame from last night.

[ace3g]

for those that missed last night:

AaKLCiTLEsg
ems2lCvmmHw
0ClJKkyhfko

[Mel_13]

for those that missed last night:



:lol

thanks

[Budkin]

LOL those are excellent.

[LakerHater]

for those that missed last night:

AaKLCiTLEsg
ems2lCvmmHw
0ClJKkyhfko

& afterward:

http://px9.funformobile.com/d/169/61/1fjdcjav7c/blairinterv.gif

[Spurs Brazil]

for those that missed last night:

AaKLCiTLEsg
ems2lCvmmHw
0ClJKkyhfko

:rollin