Game Blog: Spurs vs. Heat 01/17/12

[InTheCrust]

:lol Danny Green is a worldwide trend.

[WeNeedLength]

that offensive foul on splitter was BS

:lol a bit late?

[timtonymanu]

Pretty impressed with the guys except for RJ.

This is the most lively I've seen them on the road this year.

[Spurologist]

who cares


green is nba jam mode

booomshakalaka!

[timvp]

Duncan's energy was been great, despite the iffy stats. Parker has been damn good. Blair was close to flawless. And I love how Pop used Neal in the second quarter when the team looked tired and started to struggle to create.

No matter what happens, that was a great half of basketball for the Spurs. Very entertaining.


P.S.

Joseph deserves a mention. TJ Ford was good but CJ looks like he could be a better fit because he doesn't dominate the ball as much. He's obviously still in his infancy but he looks like a helluva fit with that second unit.

[DesignatedT]

greeeen

[Juggity]

So now we have at least two reliable options for taking the insane buzzer beaters...Neal and Green. Not to mention Manu when he gets healthy.

[lefty]

Greg Anthony has become a better analyst since he left ESPN

[Mal]

I love how Kawhi is playing D. Keeping him away from the rim, force to pass and taking jumpers. All with 1 foul, 10 pts, 4 boards. I dont miss Hill at all.

[MannyIsGod]

How miserable must it be to be a Heat fan? That play where Corey Joseph got an offensive rebound was all I ever need to see of that team to know that I would HATE to root for them. The Spurs may not go as far as the heat this year but they'll definitely win more hearts.

[Trainwreck2100]

Hopefully Neal fixed his 3 in the locker room, i like him driving it cause they weren't falling though

[GSH]

Pretty impressed with the guys except for RJ.

This is the most lively I've seen them on the road this year.


Tony's quickness really ignited everything, IMO. Everyone played well, but Parker was just tearing them up. That was the Parker we remember.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

If you had to pick out one bright spot for RJ it would be his 5 assists....

[TDfan2007]

Tim, Tony, Blair, Neal, and Leonard all playing great ball.

[urunobili]

If you had to pick out one bright spot for RJ it would be his 5 assists....

Not flashy but speaks that he's sticking tot he system...

BTW no reference to Buzzer Green by the NBATV crew? WTF?

[TDfan2007]

If you had to pick out one bright spot for RJ it would be his 5 assists....

Definitely. RJ is finding ways to get involved. In previous years he would've been in the corner curled up in the fetal position.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Tim, Tony, Blair, Neal, and Leonard all playing great ball.

You forgot Richard Jefferson....... :depressed

[timvp]

Tbh, Bonner was pretty damn good after sucking huge eggs on his first handful of defensive possessions.

[cheney212]

RJ at least has some assists even tho he cant shoot tonight

[TDfan2007]

Tim...grab the fucking ball.

[lefty]

Fuck

[GSH]

Did someone grease the doorknob on the Spurs locker room door?

[lefty]

Ttesojgdrtdj

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Bosh.... :(

[DPG21920]

Bosh really keeping MIA within striking distance. Need to pay a little more attention to him.

[DPG21920]

Bosh really keeping MIA within striking distance. Need to pay a little more attention to him.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Damn......

[lefty]

Fuuuuuuuuuuick

[loveforthegame]

Ugly start.

[timtonymanu]

LeBron and Bosh showing up now.

Spurs need to continue to use that depth they have.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Come on Spurs!

[lefty]

Game over

[DPG21920]

Uh, oh. Lebron waking up.

[Juggity]

well, shit.

[TDfan2007]

Lebron and Bosh on absolute fire

[BoricuaCJA]

Terrible defense to start the 2nd half. We need to step up!

[TDfan2007]

Spurs are playing with much less energy to start the 3rd.

[Reck]

Gotta love them refs.

How do you cut a 16 point lead to under 10 in less then 3 minutes? Fucking refs are a joke in this league.

[timvp]

Runs are to be expected. Gotta bounce back.

[phxspurfan]

Spurs played lights out 1st half and only had a small lead. Heat starting to play like they care. This is gonna be a close one.

[TDfan2007]

Lebron has discovered that he's way stronger than Leonard. Not good for us...

[Spurs Brazil]

Heat run as expected. We need to answer now

[DPG21920]

It's always hard to tell if the Spurs energy dropped or if MIA's picked up :lol

[GB20]

let's go spurs!!

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Fuck, it's a game now :(

[loveforthegame]

I guess we're saving Thomas for hack-a-Howard tomorrow night.

[Reck]

Game over

Love your enthusiasm.

[urunobili]

Fucking tired of hearing Tony Duncan and Tim Parker from this fuckup announcers

[timtonymanu]

Ugh RJ

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Great shot RJ!

[phxspurfan]

That said, both teams playing to potential has LeBron dropping 100 and Heat winning in a landslide. With the way things are now I like our chances.

[ElNono]

RJ just a waste of space

[Texas_Ranger]

RJ can't make shit anymore

[lefty]

I blame TP








:D

[angelbelow]

No Wade tonight right? Damn this game started earlier than I expected.

[Johnny RIngo]

Jefferson fucking sucks in away games

[timtonymanu]

Miami adjusting now. Spurs have to counter it.

[lefty]

Love your enthusiasm.

For them

[loveforthegame]

RJ giving nothing. Throw green or Neal out there. Maybe even Anderson.

[Reck]

The freethrow line was clearly not made for the Spurs.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Neal's 3 ball is way off

[GB20]

i hope the spurs win this game

[timtonymanu]

Dumb foul by Leonard there

[Texas_Ranger]

Neal in RMJ mode.. nice

[ElNono]

nice flop

[DPG21920]

LMAO at that call.

[TDfan2007]

Leonard with the rookie mistake. Reality hitting him hard...

[GSH]

A shooter's supposed to keep firing... but damn, Gary.

[ElNono]

nothing happening on offense

[Spurs Brazil]

we can't make a 3 to save our life

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Damnit damnit damnit

That's game

[lefty]

Dumb foul

[loveforthegame]

Neal needs to attack. He's been good there.

[lefty]

Ugly

[Juggity]

Can't buy a bucket :(

[Texas_Ranger]

this game is over. Spurs just play like shit

[timtonymanu]

Come on Spurs. Bring the energy back up.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Uhhhhh, ugly :(

[ElNono]

lol defense

[timtonymanu]

Spurs just allowing the ass rape now.

[WeNeedLength]

Rofl, what the fuck.

[TDfan2007]

This team has lost all sense of composure.

[Reck]

Spurs love it in the ass.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Damnit Spurs

[WeNeedLength]

If we don't start playing defense, we're losing by 15+...

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Doubling TP has caused chaos in our O.

[timtonymanu]

Goddamn the Spurs are fucking asleep out there.

No hustle. No offense. No defense. Choke the lead.

[ElNono]

Where's Capt Parker making stuff happen now?

[Spurologist]

Where the fuck is manu?

[TDfan2007]

spurs have completely fallen apart. Playing very weak/soft basketball.

[loveforthegame]

The wheels have come off for the Spurs.

[lefty]

CROFL
Spurs

[DBMethos]

Spurs decided to play not to lose rather than to win.

[timtonymanu]

Ugh this would the worst loss ever.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

This is not an effort problem - Spoelstra changed the Heat D and the Spurs haven't adjusted to it.

[DPG21920]

wow.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

WTF Parker?

[timtonymanu]

lol the Spurs need a reality check game again.

[ElNono]

lol 17 point lead

[Juggity]

Slow it down for chrissakes

[Texas_Ranger]

Hahahaha, Spurs are funny. :rollin

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

:lol we suck

[GSH]

Same thing LeBron did to Green, he did to Kawhi. Bastard is good.

[lefty]

Lolololololololololololololololololololololol

[Spurologist]

:wow

[DPG21920]

Holy cow, Lebron.

[Reck]

I wonder what is Blair laughing about? There is nothing funny about that.

[Johnny RIngo]

Parker back to his usual shitty away form

[InK]

Heh

[boutons_deux]

Spurs 3rd qtr: 5 pt vs 20

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Where's Capt Parker making stuff happen now?

He's being doubled. He needs others to step up.

[BoricuaCJA]

WTF!! Defense where the fuck did you go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[FkLA]

Man wtf just happened :depressed

[timtonymanu]

Good shit by LeBron.

Weak shit by the Spurs.

[WeNeedLength]

0-5 on the road joining Wiz and Bucks as the only teams to not win on the road yet. Fucking pathetic 3rd quarter, lost every drip of focus they had.

[GSH]

This is not an effort problem - Spoelstra changed the Heat D and the Spurs haven't adjusted to it.

Yep. Parker has struggled breaking down the zone.

[Death In June]

5 pt quarter.

[loveforthegame]

Embarrassing.

[MannyIsGod]

Heat basically imposing their will. That defense is pretty damn hard for the Spurs to break down. Going to be hard for them to stem this tide now.

[Spurs Brazil]

damn.

Heat on the run and not a single play for TD on the post

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Time to wave the white flag. Pop needs to fucking play Splitter

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I blame Pop for not adjusting his sets to account for the Heat changing their defensive structure.

[timvp]

Green's lax defense at the end of the half seems to have gotten LeBron going.

Still not over but looking more and more like the wad was blown in the first half.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

23-5 quarter....

[Texas_Ranger]

Bonner time bitches!! :D

[Spurtacus]

Fantastic choke job.

Though the refs allowed the Heat to stay in this game in the 1st quarter with terrible officiating.

[rasho8]

Wtf spurs.... 23 to 5

[WeNeedLength]

Oh OF COURSE. Bring in Bonner, defensive problems solved :lol

[ElNono]

Bonner clearly the solution .... shoot me now

[MannyIsGod]

Definitely not an issue of effort but rather the Heats athleticism on D.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Offense looks horrible

[Juggity]

Leonard with a good chasedown on the fastbreak

[timtonymanu]

God I just want a road win.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Kawai your arms are FREAKISH

[loveforthegame]

Leonard with two nice plays.

[midnightpulp]

Classic Spurs. Blowing leads.

[Mal]

Offense looks horrible

Heat D is looking superb. Not a single open look or layup

[timtonymanu]

Fuck it.

[dbestpro]

Now we will see why Joseph is not ready for the NBA.

[The ADMIRAL 50]

Long fingers Leonard

[MannyIsGod]

How do you defend that?

[Johnny RIngo]

Game over

[loveforthegame]

Wtf.

[Texas_Ranger]

pathetic....

[angelbelow]

Wow I go down stairs for dinner, Spurs up by 10 come back, Spurs down by 10...

[Quiet Strength]

Fuck this shit is getting ugly

[WeNeedLength]

Good job ya fucks. Game... lebrons.

[Sense]

just tuned it... WTF.

[InK]

I have a good feeling about this game

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Kawai stopped the bleeding.... Bonner re opens the wound!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[urunobili]

embarrassing 3Q worst of the season :depressed

[Mal]

Lol Bonner

[timtonymanu]

That went from the best game to the worst game of the season.

Goddamn I'm pissed.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Why the fuck is Bonner in right now? Pop is the worst fucking coach ever fuck

[loveforthegame]

Get Bonner out of there.

[slick'81]

lebron going king on spurs

[timvp]

If LeBron is going to shoot like that, you tip your hat and try to win the next game.

Props.

[dbestpro]

Bonner has done that a couple of times today. Maybe we could use Splitter?

[Spurologist]

Why isn't Splitter getting some burn?

[DPG21920]

This is a spectacular run by MIA. My goodness. Spurs need to survive this quarter and hopefully it's not double digits.

[timtonymanu]

And at this pace, we get blown out in Orlando tomorrow.

Fucking gutless team sometimes.

[Death In June]

I fucking hate Bonner. Also, it's pretty amazing, that even with four bigmen, pop manages to find less than two minutes for Splitter.

[mexicanjunior]

This game was lost in the 1st quarter when the refs did everything in their power to keep the Heat close...just enough to allow them to room to get hot at the right time. Pop should really save the starters for tomorrow night...momentum will steamroll this team and refs will make sure Spurs won't find a way to climb back into it.

[WeNeedLength]

If they get a whiff of what's going on up here, downstairs, they'll be all over it. :lol

[GSH]

Leonard stops the bleeding. Run to the middle, square up, and nail it. Gimme.

[Bill_Brasky]

LeBron is completely insane right now. Where the fuck was this in the Finals?

[MannyIsGod]

The Spurs cant afford any unforced turn overs. They also can't blow any open shots. The way to stop this bleeding is going to be to find an open man on the Heat's gambles in the passing lane. The problem is how good the Heat are at playing that way when they're motivated.

[ElNono]

LJ... you give Pop an A this game and I swear you're gonna hear it... and I'm not talking about the flukey 3 point barrage... we lost that lead when Lebron got hot and he kept the single coverage

[Quiet Strength]

Why the fuck is Bonner in right now? Pop is the worst fucking coach ever fuck

Yup fuck bonner. He's not even good enough to sit on the bench

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Heat D has been excellent and feeds their offensive intensity.

Spurs can't buy a bucket... that's what happens when you start the game 13-16.

Oh, and Pop keeps playing Bonner... :rolleyes

Where the fuck is Splitter???

[loveforthegame]

Blair and Splitter in foul trouble. Bonner doing nothing and still Thomas can't whiff the court. Unreal.

[Trainwreck2100]

we just need to limp into the 4th quarter and let 4th quarter lebron take over

[TDfan2007]

Unbelievable shooting by Lebron. Man is not missing. Spurs just have to try and execute some on offense, but nothing is going. Spacing is awful.

[timvp]

Regular season LeBron is a helluva drug.

[Texas_Ranger]

Wizards and Bucks... Nice company.

[DMC]

It's a great game for SA. These young guys need to see the real NBA. It's early in the season, and imagine they have Wade on the floor.

[MannyIsGod]

This is a spectacular run by MIA. My goodness. Spurs need to survive this quarter and hopefully it's not double digits.

Basically my thinking. This isn't so much about the Spurs as it is about the heat.

[dbestpro]

Spurs rotating defense worked until it was Blair's turn to rotate. Also,he continues to disappear when its time to get a rebound.

[widowmaker]

Is the heat really that good right now or are the reffs letting them get away with murder?

[Johnny RIngo]

Can't really blame our guys when the best player in the league is having THAT kind of game

[GSH]

Green's lax defense at the end of the half seems to have gotten LeBron going.

Still not over but looking more and more like the wad was blown in the first half.

Oh, come on TIMVP. He spaces LeBron too much out beyond the 3P circle, and he's responsible for all of this?

[WeNeedLength]

White flag is raised with this lineup tbh...

[Texas_Ranger]

Worst lineup EVER!!!

[dbestpro]

Joseph just does not belong on the court.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Game....

[timtonymanu]

Take away Green's buzzer beaters and he's playing like shit.

Shit defense. Shit offense.

[angelbelow]

lol wtf

[baseline bum]

Fucking shit; I haven't seen LeBron look like this since game 5 in Detroit.

[MannyIsGod]

Corey Joseph needs to hit that if the Spurs are going to get back in this. Can't miss those open shots. Can't over penetrate either, Danny Green. And cant give up transition 3s.

[TDfan2007]

Miami has only hit the rim once in the last 5 shots. Unbelievable.

[024]

yeah.....

[Juggity]

Worst 3rd quarter I've ever seen. Holy fuck, what a humongous choke

[timtonymanu]

:lol

And this game is being turned off. Time to go back to studying.

[WeNeedLength]

Wow I'm turning this shit off. Don't know of a better way to ruin a night. Thanks gutless 2nd half spurs...

[rasho8]

Jesus fuck.

[ElNono]

time to close shop and prepare for tomorrow

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Joseph just does not belong on the court.


Agreed

[slick'81]

wtf is gonna score foor sa on the floor right now

[Quiet Strength]

Is the heat really that good right now or are the reffs letting them get away with murder?

The heat are playing good and the spurs are playing like vaginas.

[The ADMIRAL 50]

Unbelievable

[Mal]

What was in Wade`s b-day cake ?

[angelbelow]

32 point swing T_T

[DPG21920]

I didn't know it was possible to go from down 15 to up 17 in less than 1 quarter. How is that even possible with the time?

[BoricuaCJA]

WTF do we keep getting big leads in games and then the 2nd half starts, and teams run wild on us. Damnit!

[Spurtacus]

What was the Spurs highest lead this game? 17?

[MannyIsGod]

Lebron basically willed the Heat on that run. It sucks, but Pop should be close to waving the white flag in order to try to win tomorrow.

[loveforthegame]

What a forgettable game.

[Johnny RIngo]

Is the heat really that good right now or are the reffs letting them get away with murder?

Lebron's about as unstoppable as it gets right now. It's just too bad he had to have this type of game against us

[baseline bum]

:lol

And this game is being turned off. Time to go back to studying.

LOL, Skyrim time.

[dbestpro]

Pop let this one get out of control before he tried to intervene.
Dogs of the quarter = Blair, Joseph, Bonner, and Pop

[Mal]

What was the Spurs highest lead this game? 17?

14-46 since

[DesignatedT]

Sorry but if you would have told me that RJ and Neal combined for 0 pts I would tell you we would lose. Not enough guys stepping up tonight.

[widowmaker]

I guess they are that good and I'm just gonna have to laugh about this game :-)

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

hopefully spurs give themselves a chance and the 4th quarter lebron shows up..

[timvp]

Well played, Miami.

Well played.

[phxspurfan]

In the 90s somebody would have been clotheslined by now

[phxspurfan]

Spurs defense went from good to incredibly bad

[Cant_Be_Faded]

LOL, Skyrim time.


crofl exactly

[timtonymanu]

Some of this has to do with RJ shitting the bed too. His missed 3's hurt.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

This is just sad. A huge lead just flat out blown and now we're the ones getting whipped. Better luck 4th quarter Spurs otherwise another road game flushed down the drain.

[MannyIsGod]

Why the fuck is Danny Green leaving Mike Miller?

[therealtruth]

That's what happens when you build a lead by shooting the lights out instead of playing good defense. Improving the defense is the only way this team will win on the road. It was the exact same problem last year.

[DesignatedT]

You really cant do anything about all these 3s. They are making great shot after great shot.

[phxspurfan]

Sorry but if you would have told me that RJ and Neal combined for 0 pts I would tell you we would lose. Not enough guys stepping up tonight.

I forgot RJ played for the Spurs

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Miami defense against us this quarter the best against us by any team we've faced

[GSH]

Green's lax defense at the end of the half seems to have gotten LeBron going.

Still not over but looking more and more like the wad was blown in the first half.

Doesn't Pop say that good defense leads to good offense? The Spurs have 7 points in this quarter. Don't you think that has a lot to do with it? The Spurs coughing up the ball, and taking bad shots against the Miami defense? It's a little unfair to blame it on one guy before the half. I don't care who it is.

[rasho8]

Splitter just faked Anthony out of his clothes.

[ElNono]

we officially suck donkey dick on the road

[MannyIsGod]

You really cant do anything about all these 3s. They are making great shot after great shot.

Agree on Lebron 3s. Do not agree about last Miller 3 or the 3 before in transition. THOSE were bad D.

[Mal]

Is it like 80% FG Miami in 3q ? With 6 or 8 threes ?

[spurspokesman]

39 pts in a qty SMH

[024]

this is why people shouldn't doubt james until the playoffs...

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Pop is such a moron when it comes to playing Splitter.

Just pitiful.


Great D by Miami.

[phxspurfan]

Game still ain't over...

[angelbelow]

You really cant do anything about all these 3s. They are making great shot after great shot.

Well the past few have been uncontested, but I know what you mean, the Heat are on fire.

[ElNono]

39 point quarter for Miami

[BoricuaCJA]

39-12. God fucking damnit!!!!!!!!!!

[jhuan16]

This is just one of those game, nothing you can do about it.

[timtonymanu]

Game can still be won obviously.

But our team looks like they're quitting.

[Mal]

Game still ain't over...

Still 12 minutes of this embarassing shit to be played

[Spurtacus]

39-12

Pathetic.

[phxspurfan]

we officially suck donkey dick on the road

I dunno... they looked pretty impressive in the first half... they just have to put a full game together of solid play.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Agree on Lebron 3s. Do not agree about last Miller 3 or the 3 before in transition. THOSE were bad D.

Basically every non-LeBron 3 is bad defense on our part

[MannyIsGod]

I dont think Timvp was blaming Green but Green definitely has had some lazy and stupid moments on D tonight.

Its not good enough to hit some jumpers. Its just not. Leonard has the proper mindset here, and I wish Green had it because if he did he'd probably be a better player.

[GrandeDavid]

Game still ain't over...

They'll mail it in. It's over. Spurs don't win games like this. Pop and players will bag it. Embarrassing.

[mexicanjunior]

Spurs defense went from good to incredibly bad

I think the refs forced their hand into playing soft since any kind of contact and pressure was being called a foul. Refs completely changed the tone of this game and ruined what was a nice defensive effort early by the Spurs. Congrats pinstripes...

[Cane]

Heat's on fire.

But the Spurs were playing like the Grizz series again. Parker and Co. struggled just to bring the ball up the court and throw a decent pass.

[dbestpro]

Our offense has not been the problem. Our defense is what took a vacation. It started with TD rotating out on the pick, and Blair just standing flat foot. Then we have to put Joseph in who is way over matched. Ford and Manu will eventually solve the Jospeh problem, but when will we ever solve the Blair - Bonner problem.

[ElNono]

This is just one of those game, nothing you can do about it.

That's what losers say

[Mugen]

lol Kawhi needs to get the message that once this team gets down by 12+, they usually quit.

i knew it was probably over after RJ bricked another wide open 3.

Just one of those nights.