I have never felt so bitter...

[InTheCrust]

...about a regular season loss.

Plus we don't see them again 'till next season.

[timtonymanu]

We're just warming them up for their championship run, imo.

[dbestpro]

Blair, Bonner, RJ, and Joseph are 4 bitter pills.

[GrandeDavid]

Spurs ought to just forfeit tomorrow night. They have zero chance of winning at Orlando, so why bother.

[dbestpro]

Blair still thinks he is an offensive force. He will never give the SPurs what they need, which is rebounding and defense.

[benefactor]

:lol

[TDMVPDPOY]

this game was winnable, untill we played like shit in the 3rd giving them to much space and not even bother attempting any form of defense, they are just chuckin up 3s and scoring them....

doesnt help when y ou have wankers puttin up stupid shots

[baseline bum]

...about a regular season loss.

Plus we don't see them again 'till next season.

You didn't watch any of the games from late March and on last year?

[InTheCrust]

You didn't watch any of the games from late March and on last year?

Oh trust me, I did. All of 'em. It was painful seeing the Lakers running up on us, whilst our feet were bumbling about.

But this one... it just irks me.

[Russ]

Spurs ought to just forfeit tomorrow night. They have zero chance of winning at Orlando, so why bother.

Nevertheless, I'll be watching.

As Terry Stembridge used to say -- There will be another night.

[loveforthegame]

I've seen more heart and activity from Thomas in the few minutes he played tonight than I have seen out of Bonner all season.

[slayermin]

Spurs lost by 30 last year at Miami and that was with Manu. The second half was 41-61 so it's not like we haven't seen this before.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

We've lost as badly and worse than this before.

Heat played a superb second half and we failed to adjust... meh.

[TDMVPDPOY]

ja comes onto the court, miller 3, ja rushed missed shot, miller 3 open again, ja goes to the line 1/2...lol JA, lol the wankers on here still with the excuses, lol potential, lol actual results>what u guys think he should be puttin up

[Capt Bringdown]

Blair still thinks he is an offensive force. He will never give the SPurs what they need, which is rebounding and defense.

Blair is strictly scrub, a faux-beast who likely would not make the roster of most NBA squads. A reminder that long shots and underdog fables almost never pan out. At any rate, he's certainly had too many chances in a Spurs uniform.

[Russ]

Spurs lost by 30 last year at Miami and that was with Manu. The second half was 41-61 so it's not like we haven't seen this before.

Spurs also beat Miami by 30+ last year the same way -- hitting a bunch of threes. That didn't mean anything either.

Losing a three-point shooting contest isn't the worst way to lose.

On to Orlando.

[MannyIsGod]

LOL GNSF feeling bitter over this game.

[InTheCrust]

It certainly was a great offensive outing in the second half by Miami, no doubt. But the adjustment made by San Antonio was absolutely pathetic.

Bonner+Blair+Joseph+Splitter equates to a blowout loss no matter how ya slice it, just like we saw tonight.

[TDMVPDPOY]

someone needs to tell me why, parker was chuckin up shots in the 3rd, duncan being passive again while i thought he was gettin set with the bankshots nailing in...

bonner and rj does jackshit all offensively when there shots aint falling, u dont see them cuttin or settin screens, just running around the perimeter like a fkn horse on a paddock doing shit all

[slayermin]

Blair's touch around the basket is much better this season. And his offensive game has improved from what I have seen.

But he just doesn't have any hops. He has to rely on the ball bouncing just right for him to get rebounds. Forget about anything above the rim unless the refs just lets him bull people over.

[MannyIsGod]

It certainly was a great offensive outing in the second half by Miami, no doubt. But the adjustment made by San Antonio was absolutely pathetic.

Bonner+Blair+Joseph+Splitter equates to a blowout loss no matter how ya slice it, just like we saw tonight.

Who's the more talented team?

[slayermin]

Spurs also beat Miami by 30+ last year the same way -- hitting a bunch of threes. That didn't mean anything either.

Losing a three-point shooting contest isn't the worst way to lose.

On to Orlando.

That's right. I forgot about that. Bonner was on fire from what I recall.

[InTheCrust]

someone needs to tell me why, parker was chuckin up shots in the 3rd, duncan being passive again while i thought he was gettin set with the bankshots nailing in...

bonner and rj does jackshit all offensively when there shots aint falling, u dont see them cuttin or settin screens, just running around the perimeter like a fkn horse on a paddock doing shit all

Real talk... we only had about 5 or 6 legit NBA players out there tonight. The 3rd quarter chucking almost gave me a stroke, and closing out the shooters was by far the worst.

All in all, Ryan fuckin' Anderson is licking his chops as we speak. And I can't tell you how much that thought disturbs me as I go to sleep tonight.

[WeNeedLength]

LOL GNSF feeling bitter over this game.

Quit acting you just watched that whole game and didn't have a hint of disappointment after that strong 2nd half. If not, then there's something wrong with you...

[MannyIsGod]

THe entire team we put out there is of NBA caliber and thats easy to see. The thing is that there was only one Lebron James out there and Tim Duncan hasnt' been on that level for at least 5 years.

Nothing to be bitter about though. Thats the silly thing. You get beat by a team you should lose to so I'm not sure why you're bitter unless you've got some hugely unrealistic expectations.

[MannyIsGod]

Quit acting you just watched that whole game and didn't have a hint of disappointment after that strong 2nd half. If not, then there's something wrong with you...

Of course I was dissapointed. Calling it the most bitter I've ever felt - even from only a regular season game - is LOLable. Its like some of you have been watching the Spurs for 2 years.

[TDMVPDPOY]

this game was fcked up to the point where pop misused fkn splitter...fck pop, puttin him in with scrubs tryin to protect a blowout loss, all he did was made splitters defensive rating taking a hit

[Arc]

why didn't we double lebron and make him get rid of the ball after it was clearly obvious he was just gonna go chuck up threes? that's what i want to know.

[Hoops Czar]

THe entire team we put out there is of NBA caliber and thats easy to see. The thing is that there was only one Lebron James out there and Tim Duncan hasnt' been on that level for at least 5 years.

Nothing to be bitter about though. Thats the silly thing. You get beat by a team you should lose to so I'm not sure why you're bitter unless you've got some hugely unrealistic expectations.

And you get curb stomped with their best player sidelined...

[MannyIsGod]

And you get curb stomped with their best player sidelined...

Well, Lebron curbstomped us tonight but I can still think of 2 curbstompings that meant a lot more and were a whole lot uglier:

2007 finals. SWEEP bitch.

2010 Offseason.

[ElNono]

We got rickrolled by the better team... I agree there were some questionable decisions, but we're nitpicking here... we're missing our best player and you just can't seemingly hide that on the road.

[timtonymanu]

Of course I was dissapointed. Calling it the most bitter I've ever felt - even from only a regular season game - is LOLable. Its like some of you have been watching the Spurs for 2 years.

Lol this

We've been ousted by an 8th seed who never won a playoff game prior to the series
We were swept by a team we historically owned
Hell, we may be in store for another bitter playoff series.

Even in our prime we've had some bitter losses.

[TDMVPDPOY]

i hate it when we are up 15+, we put up with the worst shot selections and wankers chuckn

[Hoops Czar]

Well, Lebron curbstomped us tonight but I can still think of 2 curbstompings that meant a lot more and were a whole lot uglier:

2007 finals. SWEEP bitch.

2010 Offseason.

Why didn't you include 2010 and 2011 postseason or is your short term memory failing you?

[MannyIsGod]

Why didn't you include 2010 and 2011 postseason or is your short term memory failing you?

:lol You you think those curbstompings were worse than either of the two I mentioned?

You're as delusional as GNSF in the OP.

[MannyIsGod]

You want to know what is appropriate for Spurs fan feeling bitter after a regular season game?

6BgSB2aFRP4

Robinson got called for fouling Malone's elbow. THAT was bitterness inducing.

[Spurminator]

BREAKING: On NBA-TV, Pop just pulled the Soft Card.

[Hoops Czar]

:lol You you think those curbstompings were worse than either of the two I mentioned?

You're as delusional as GNSF in the OP.

:rollinThen I won't add RJ and George Hill to that list. You've been tormented enough.

[ElNono]

BREAKING: On NBA-TV, Pop just pulled the Soft Card.

Who's listening?

[Hoops Czar]

Who's listening?

MannyisGod

[MannyIsGod]

:rollinThen I won't add RJ and George Hill to that list. You've been tormented enough.

RJ still isn't anywhere near as big as Lebron throwing your city under the bus at a fucking Boys and Girls club. Its not even close.

I'm not even sure why you included George Hill.

[baseline bum]

:lol You you think those curbstompings were worse than either of the two I mentioned?

You're as delusional as GNSF in the OP.

You shouldn't rag on LeBron for the 2010 offseason; as part of The Decision he did get 4 kids scholarships to University of Phoenix, which is the best school in the Cleveland area after all.

[Hoops Czar]

RJ still isn't anywhere near as big as Lebron throwing your city under the bus at a fucking Boys and Girls club. Its not even close.

I'm not even sure why you included George Hill.

Now that would hurt if I were a Cleveland fan.

[jhuan16]

Typical spurs loss, get use to it.

[roycrikside]

I really thought the refs kept the Heat in the first game, tbh. The fouls they called on Tim and Tiago took away their mentality to be physical the rest of the game, and even when they weren't in foul trouble in the second half, that psychology changed and they couldn't get it back.

But really, for the last 2.5 quarters, the defense was an embarrassment. The Heat had either a layup or a wide open look on every single possession. We didn't rotate on screens, didn't close out on shooters, we bought every damn pump fake from Bosh (both Bonner and Duncan were terrible against him) and Kawhi played waaaaay too soft on Lebron, giving him time and space on the elbows. I mean seriously, they treated James like he's the worst shooter in the history of basketball, like he can't hit wide open 12-footers. It was a joke they played so far off him, like they just didn't want to be dunked on and wind up on some highlight clip.

Offensively, they were just terribly soft, and most of the blame has to go to Parker and Duncan. The ball movement was non-existent, they had no idea what sets to run or what plays to run, and nobody ever got to the paint. They tried to get into a stupid 3-point competition to end the Miami run instead of trying to get inside baskets or go to the free throw line. Yeah, the refs weren't exactly giving them a fair whistle, that was obvious, but you still had to try.

Some blame also has to go to Pop in this regard. Whenever the team is getting the short end of the whistle, he never fights for the players, never sticks up for them the way Phil Jackson or the other coaches do. Get a technical, scream at a ref, do something. I don't care if the players are playing soft, at some point they still have to know that the coach has their back. There were a lot of instances in the first half where the guys were trying to go inside and got fouled and didn't get a call. When Miami finally started making a run, they quit because by then what was the point? Just once I'd like to have Pop fight for the Spurs, fight for the players and demand a fair shake against some of these glamour teams instead of going for this BS passive-aggressive "we're older than dirt, we're boring, nobody wants to watch us" lines.

[roycrikside]

Oh and RJ was effing terrible. Such a soft, mentally-weak player. He shouldn't have even gotten on the plane.

[TDMVPDPOY]

when splitter came back on he was very physical on offense, too bad he was playin with a bunch of scrubs who was lookin to score then pass it to him

im fkn tired of the scrubs on this team when we dont have a floor general dictating the game and settin up plays...ford/manu out injured :(

[callo1]

The most irratating thing about this game was the opportunity that the Spurs had to be up by 25-30 in the first half. I would have liked to see the game play out had the calls been anywhere close to reasonable.

Would the Heat have the confidence to come out in the 3rd and post those shooting stats if the game were much further out of reach as it should have been? I don't know.

The Spurs quit in this game, with the exception of Green and Kawhai.

Ps: Thank you Pop for playing Bonner against Bosh...GREAT MOVE!! and thank you for not having a clue about how to use Tiago...again, Genius!!

Between the game being kept closer than it should have been, and the Heat shooting better than they ever have from three in a quarter, the end result isn't shocking.

Good news is that it is one loss, and I think they can get one tomorrow.

[InTheCrust]

ford/manu out injured :(
this is what it all boils down to. no playmaking after parker is what put our mouths on the curb.

[TDMVPDPOY]

The most irratating thing about this game was the opportunity that the Spurs had to be up by 25-30 in the first half. I would have liked to see the game play out had the calls been anywhere close to reasonable.

Would the Heat have the confidence to come out in the 3rd and post those shooting stats if the game were much further out of reach as it should have been? I don't know.

The Spurs quit in this game, with the exception of Green and Kawhai.

Ps: Thank you Pop for playing Bonner against Bosh...GREAT MOVE!! and thank you for not having a clue about how to use Tiago...again, Genius!!

Between the game being kept closer than it should have been, and the Heat shooting better than they ever have from three in a quarter, the end result isn't shocking.

Good news is that it is one loss, and I think they can get one tomorrow.

wouldve been sweet if we could nail shots or trade basket for basket, but we received a huge shit piled on....sometimes the starters play like shit and pop continues to leave them in the game for no apparent reason, then clears the bench hoping they get us back into the game....

[silverblk mystix]

Great first half by the Spurs...fun to watch...

Even better 2nd half by the Heat and Lebron in particular...every Heat player fed off of that and no one could miss...

Great experience for all the young guys....

TP was amazing in the first quarter...Danny Green probably got lebron fired up for the 2nd half....

Good chance to get a win tomorrow night...both TP and Timmy and Tiago should be well rested....

[Libri]

Great first half by the Spurs...fun to watch...

Even better 2nd half by the Heat and Lebron in particular...every Heat player fed off of that and no one could miss...

Great experience for all the young guys....

TP was amazing in the first quarter...Danny Green probably got lebron fired up for the 2nd half....

Good chance to get a win tomorrow night...both TP and Timmy and Tiago should be well rested....

I missed the game but I taped it. Should I see the game or just burn the tape?

[TDMVPDPOY]

Danny Green probably got lebron fired up for the 2nd half....


watch the 3rd, it was KL that was on lebron, all contested shots even though KL was late with the defensive attempts blocking the shots...then Lebron just took the ball up to the 3pt line and started chucking up shots which went in...

[silverblk mystix]

I missed the game but I taped it. Should I see the game or just burn the tape?

I'd watch the first half...the Spurs showed some promise and the game was fun to watch for the fact that the Spurs were spanking the Heat despite the shitty refs and the Heat parading to the foul line time after time...

The 2nd half sucked for the spurs but it was a pretty awesome display of domination by lebron...one of those performances that only happens every blue moon....

[silverblk mystix]

watch the 3rd, it was KL that was on lebron, all contested shots even though KL was late with the defensive attempts blocking the shots...then Lebron just took the ball up to the 3pt line and started chucking up shots which went in...

I just meant that Danny Green showboating a little when he hit that half-court shot probably got lebron fired up at halftime and he came out with focus for the 2nd half...

[Libri]

I'd watch the first half...the Spurs showed some promise and the game was fun to watch for the fact that the Spurs were spanking the Heat despite the shitty refs and the Heat parading to the foul line time after time...

The 2nd half sucked for the spurs but it was a pretty awesome display of domination by lebron...one of those performances that only happens every blue moon....

Ok, I'm watching. I can't resist, win or lose. :D

[ChuckD]

why didn't we double lebron and make him get rid of the ball after it was clearly obvious he was just gonna go chuck up threes? that's what i want to know.

Because that's pretty much what you want him to do. As a team, at one point, they had made DOUBLE the number of threes that they had in any other FULL game this year.

[ChuckD]

I just meant that Danny Green showboating a little when he hit that half-court shot probably got lebron fired up at halftime and he came out with focus for the 2nd half...

I'm sure that LeBron wasn't the nicest team mate to a young Danny Green in CLE.

[timvp]

...about a regular season loss.

Plus we don't see them again 'till next season.

Never?

This doesn't even rank in my top 100. The Spurs were a massive underdog headed into the game. A second half run was obviously coming. It was a test to see if the Spurs could stop the inevitable run. They didn't and got buried instead.

Not much to it.

Burn The Tape. ©

[TDMVPDPOY]

Never?

This doesn't even rank in my top 100. The Spurs were a massive underdog headed into the game. A second half run was obviously coming. It was a test to see if the Spurs could stop the inevitable run. They didn't and got buried instead.

Not much to it.

Burn The Tape. ©

our record on the road is shit, but i take whatever we got from the last couple of games heading into the miami game, which was winnable and everything in our favor with wade out, but still the 2nd half collapse was bullshit

[Amuseddaysleeper]

The most bitter I've ever felt at a regular season loss was when we lost to the Sonics prior to the 2005 playoffs. We fell to the #3 seed with a week or two left in the regular season.

I thought the Spurs were going to be a first round exit after that "devastating loss" at the end of March.


Those were the days *sigh*

[InTheCrust]

Never?

This doesn't even rank in my top 100. The Spurs were a massive underdog headed into the game. A second half run was obviously coming. It was a test to see if the Spurs could stop the inevitable run. They didn't and got buried instead.

Not much to it.

Burn The Tape. ©

Regardless of the odds, we had it.

Then we lost it.

Then they took it.

Then we bended over, and accepted.

[Interrohater]

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[jjktkk]

this game was fcked up to the point where pop misused fkn splitter...fck pop, puttin him in with scrubs tryin to protect a blowout loss, all he did was made splitters defensive rating taking a hit

wtf?

[DMC]

Miami hit some shots, that much is true, but that's going to happen. The defense just collapsed in the 2nd half. I've seen it before with them, a few years ago they were notorious for 3rd quarter struggles.

[DMC]

Regardless of the odds, we had it.

Then we lost it.

Then they took it.

Then we bended over, and accepted.
No, we backed into it forcibly.

[Sean Cagney]

The most bitter I've ever felt at a regular season loss was when we lost to the Sonics prior to the 2005 playoffs. We fell to the #3 seed with a week or two left in the regular season.

I thought the Spurs were going to be a first round exit after that "devastating loss" at the end of March.


Those were the days *sigh*

Yeah funny we find ourselves missing those DAYS at times! I miss them as well! I remember that year fully! One of my fave runs we had. BTW we beat the Sonics those last two gamse in 05 season, lost the first two, maybe you are thinkin the Nuggets?
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Yeah those type of games! That or T Macs game! This or Dallas game 7 with Manus foul! I have not felt so bitter lol, dude must be new to things if he feels that way about this game here. Dallas game one in 03 when we had a huge lead and blew game one! There is so many up there for me, this is not near one of them but a regular season blown game.

[therealtruth]

Lol this

We've been ousted by an 8th seed who never won a playoff game prior to the series
We were swept by a team we historically owned
Hell, we may be in store for another bitter playoff series.

Even in our prime we've had some bitter losses.

That pattern of losing would get most coaches sacked. I think that's why it's so important for coaches to have accountability. Pop has no fear and continues to do the same things that don't work.

[SenorSpur]

As bad as the defense was against the Heat, it's possibly it could be worse tomorrow night. Howard could conceivably go for 30 & 30.

[Ice009]

As bad as the defense was against the Heat, it's possibly it could be worse tomorrow night. Howard could conceivably go for 30 & 30.

It could be really ugly. Who will guard Howard? Tim, if not Tim, Pop seriously wouldn't consider putting Blair on him would he?

[will_spurs]

Plus we don't see them again 'till next season.

But but but... what about the Finals?!? :lobt2:

[therealtruth]

It could be really ugly. Who will guard Howard? Tim, if not Tim, Pop seriously wouldn't consider putting Blair on him would he?

That's why Tiago has to start. Rather than try and get Tim rest Pop should focus on getting him some help. It's getting ridiculous allowing the opposing frontcourt to have a field day on the Spurs weak interior.

[Ace]

:lmao

[silverblk mystix]

It could be really ugly. Who will guard Howard? Tim, if not Tim, Pop seriously wouldn't consider putting Blair on him would he?

:pop: "Matt Bonner. Matty is going to school D. Howard!"

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Yeah funny we find ourselves missing those DAYS at times! I miss them as well! I remember that year fully! One of my fave runs we had. BTW we beat the Sonics those last two gamse in 05 season, lost the first two, maybe you are thinkin the Nuggets?

My memory must be failing me :lol good catch, it was the Nuggets :toast

[xmas1997]

If we lose this one I'm going to seriously start looking forward to the lottery.

[DMC]

If we lose this one I'm going to seriously start looking forward to the lottery.
Better start looking now.

Some of you became Spurs fans after they won their first title. You don't have any experience with the struggling Spurs before the color change.

We are about to hit a low again however, because our two lottery windfalls are all but gone.

[xmas1997]

Better start looking now.

Some of you became Spurs fans after they won their first title. You don't have any experience with the struggling Spurs before the color change.

We are about to hit a low again however, because our two lottery windfalls are all but gone.

Been there, done that. I'm ready for it again. Not the end of the world. Still a Spurs fan through and through, championship, lottery, or whatever.

[Bruno]

Even if the way Spurs lose this game was strange with two opposite halves, the loss was logical and expected. Spurs are a good team but they aren't a great team. Miami is a great team that is clearly superior to them.

[cheguevara]

:lmao you should listen to El Che more often and you will not get your heart broken.

This team will flirt with 50% in a few days time.

[cheguevara]

Even if the way Spurs lose this game was strange with two opposite halves, the loss was logical and expected. Spurs are a good team but they aren't a great team. Miami is a great team that is clearly superior to them.

and they were missing their most important player.

[Bruno]

and they were missing their most important player.

Both teams had injuries. Spurs were without Ginobili and Ford.

[cheguevara]

Both teams had injuries. Spurs were without Ginobili and Ford.

well Miami is not a great team without Wade. They are a very beatable team.

but when you have Dick Jefferson and Matt Bonner getting assraped on every possession....

[TXstbobcat]

This loss doesn't even come close to to the worst loss for the spurs that I have watched as a fan. That has to be the .4 game against the lakers. I couldn't even sleep that night after that loss.

I think that after going into halftime with a good lead, they got over confident and Lebron just ripped into them. We are not the 1st team that Lebron has done this to.

[tmtcsc]

I watched the first half and was very impressed with what the Spurs were doing. In fact, half the third quarter was fine until the explosion.

What we saw from Lebron James was an aberration. As good as he is and as complete a player as he is, he is no Kobe Bryant. His offensive output and accuracy from 3 point land was a joke. If we played them again I'd hope he would try those shots again. He's a beast when he drives to the basket and is almost a lock to at least get to the line for the gimmees.

All that being said, I agree with OP that we won't be seeing them again this year or in the post season. The Thunder and Bulls seem to be the best in the league right now.