Game Blog: Spurs @ Magic - Jan. 18 (6 PM CST)

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Tonight, the Spurs get back on track as await a match up between two players that will change the league for years to come:

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Vs.

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Forget Lebron, Anderson just had a career best 30 points against the Knicks this past game. He's like Bonner if you dumped him into a bucket of Ooze from Ninja Turtles and then scaled back in horror.

Kawhi should have his jersey retired by season's end. Hard not to love everything about the guy.


Here's a look at how the teams rank in their respective categories:


San Antonio:

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Orlando:

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[blkroadrunners]

Anderson struggled a bit last night against the Bobcats although he's definitely an MIP candidate.

I'm curious what kind of approach the Spurs will use against Howard, whether they'll play D straight up, or pull the hack-a-Dwight like GS did.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Oh whoops, didn't realize Orlando played last night as well. Which means they'll be on a b2b2b.

I'm sure Pop will do hack a howard if it's close in the fourth quarter. I wanna see Tiago on Howard, and hopefully very very little Bonner.

Though I'm sure Pop will go crazy and try to get Bonner to defend Anderson.

[Brazil]

we got this one

[loveforthegame]

Just get a win please. Go Spurs!!

[lefty]

37-0 run in the 3rd

[cheguevara]

Hopefully our players will be angry and have a respectable showing. But yeah, El Che predicts another loss. It's the sensible thing.

[Bill_Brasky]

This one is actually very winnable. Last night was one of the more strange games I've seen lately, but I fully expected a loss.

[DesignatedT]

I think this one will be a close one although I'm not confident we will be on the winning end. Should be closer than last night though.

[Kool Bob Love]

Lets get our 1st road win tonight. GO SPURS GO!:toast

[GrandeDavid]

I love the Spurs (duh) and love being pleasantly surprised, but I will be shocked if they win this game tonight. In fact, I'll be surprised if they lose by only single digits.

[TDomination]

Just win!

[GSH]

The good news is, only OKC has won all 3 games of a b2b2b this season. The bad news is, that third game was against the Spurs. The other bad news is they have Howard in the middle, and the team is shooting .411 from 3P. (We're feeling good about shooting .399 from distance.)

Let's hope the zebras put Howard in the same early foul hole they put our bigs in last night.

[bklynspursfan]

Normally when we play Orlando, I feel the same way as when we play Portland... Still not over that Dwight alley oop at the buzzer to beat us. I feel like they always give us fits... Maybe we'll overcome it like we did Portland... Or maybe we'll be 0-6 on the road and be on par with the Wizards.

[Cane]

I think Splitter's minutes last night was limited just so that the Spurs can throw him against Dwight Howard. Splitter and Duncan are the Spurs best chances against Dwight in 1v1. But for some reason I got a bad feeling that Dwight Coward is going to get frustrated and lay some punishment against the Spurs in the way of an elbow or two.

[Giuseppe]

Encore!!!

[Morg1411]

Encore!!!

:lol

Very likely.

And fuck you, Cully.

[GrandeDavid]

The good news is, only OKC has won all 3 games of a b2b2b this season. The bad news is, that third game was against the Spurs. The other bad news is they have Howard in the middle, and the team is shooting .411 from 3P. (We're feeling good about shooting .399 from distance.)

Let's hope the zebras put Howard in the same early foul hole they put our bigs in last night.

I hope the Spurs win, but in reality, its a very long longshot that the refs will put Howard in foul trouble at home against a ratings-unspectacular team like the Spurs. I just don't trust them to do something like that. On the other hand, look for the Spurs to get whistled often like last night.

[GrandeDavid]

I think Splitter's minutes last night was limited just so that the Spurs can throw him against Dwight Howard. Splitter and Duncan are the Spurs best chances against Dwight in 1v1. But for some reason I got a bad feeling that Dwight Coward is going to get frustrated and lay some punishment against the Spurs in the way of an elbow or two.

I wish Gregg Popovich would simply be a normal, good coach and start Splitter or at least up his minutes. Knowing Popovich, he'll play Splitter only 5 minutes, although he could use him on Howard, and he'll do so just because he possesses the authority to do so.

[ace3g]

JMcDonald_SAEN Jeff McDonald
Hedo Turkoglu (back) will not play for Orlando.

[Texas_Ranger]

Lets hope Ryan fucking Anderson wont go ape-shit on us.

[Dex]

Lets hope Ryan fucking Anderson wont go ape-shit on us.

If he's been playing poorly before tonight, then it's almost guaran-damn-teed.

Kevin Martin = can't hit the broad side of a barn...becomes MJ's avatar against us.

Stephen Jackson = shooting like 30% to start the season....torches us for 34 and 8 on 70% shooting

Lebron = three 3-pointers all season long...three 3-pointers against us in the third quarter alone.

I'm not sure if it's the defense or just the logo on the uniform, but we have become the slump-busters.

[timtonymanu]

If he's been playing poorly before tonight, then it's almost guaran-damn-teed.

Kevin Martin = can't hit the broad side of a barn...becomes MJ's avatar against us.

Stephen Jackson = shooting like 30% to start the season....torches us for 34 and 8 on 70% shooting

Lebron = three 3-pointers all season long...three 3-pointers against us in the third quarter alone.

I'm not sure if it's the defense or just the logo on the uniform, but we have become the slump-busters.

In that case, Jameer Nelson will go for 30 points tonight.

[Dex]

Reddit down boycotting SOPA. Have to avoid SpursTalk since I'm recording the game.

WTF am I going to use this computer for?

[Spurs Brazil]

JMcDonald_SAEN Expect Cory Joseph, not Neal, to get first look backing up TP. Pop: "It makes Gary’s life easier if he knows what position he’s playing

[Spurs Brazil]

Blair bad D early

[TDfan2007]

Timmy going right at Dwight. Good sign. The pick and roll defense is already awful.

[TDfan2007]

Jefferson being aggressive. Good sign as well. We just need to hit FTs.

[TDfan2007]

Spurs look listless.

[TDfan2007]

:lol I'm talking to myself here.

[timtonymanu]

Blair's too small for Howard obviously.

[Spurs Brazil]

Give the ball to TD. Howard has a foul already. Need to attack him

Please put Tiago. Blair can't get a damn reb

[TDfan2007]

Timmy needs to go at Howard again. Defense...just not good.

[ElNono]

Go Spurs Go! :flag:

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Parker missing easy shots

[TDfan2007]

Tony botching his followthrough on his shot right now.

[TDfan2007]

Tony missing some very easy shots now.

[Spurs Brazil]

Call a play for TD. Is that difficult??? Try to put Howard on foul trouble

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Defense looks horrible.

[TDfan2007]

:lol Anderson is beasting it inside now. Blair's defense is so bad.

[Spurs Brazil]

Spurs look horrible and dumb

[timtonymanu]

I know Ryan Anderson is good, but Spurs are gonna make him look better than he actually is tonight.

[mystargtr34]

Get Blair the fuck out of there.. fat boy cant get back to guard anyone.

[TDfan2007]

Brick, brick, brick.

[mystargtr34]

I bet Pop brings on Bonner to guard Anderson :lol

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

11-2 rebounds :(

[TDfan2007]

Timmy with the step back!

[TDfan2007]

I love Tiago.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Tiago!!!

[DPG21920]

Tony looks like he's treading water a bit tonight. Hopefully he loosens up because he should kill the ORL guards.

[mystargtr34]

Tiago abusing Howard :lol

[DPG21920]

Tiago hasn't been beasting or anything, but his decisiveness has really improved and it's helped a lot.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Wow Tiago was WIDE open....

[TDfan2007]

Gary Neal has the vision of a greyhound with blinders...

[timtonymanu]

Forgot Big Baby is in Orlando now.

He looks thinner.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

CJ no tattoo's? wow

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Von Wafer still plays in this league?

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Gary Neal can't make anything from downtown

[urunobili]

slowly getting tired of Neal's lack of D and non jumper hitting O. at least Anderson defends better...

[bbarry]

is it just my tv/channel or is the crowd very quiet right now?

[mystargtr34]

Splitter still doesnt get the respect from the refs.. Tim looks pretty good tonight aswell.

[ElNono]

Liking TD and Tiago teaming up on the D... Both Big Baby and Dwight are a handful and they're doing a good job

[Spurs Brazil]

Ugly game

[TDfan2007]

Magic are on the last leg of a b2b2b without Richardson and Turkoglu...and yet it looks like our guys are scrambling all over the place just to keep up.

[Libri]

Gary Neal can't make anything from downtown

That's worrying me.

[mystargtr34]

Yeah i would be playing Green ahead of Neal at the moment.. hes earned it.

[DPG21920]

How is ORL shooting like 25% and winning?

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Can just tell that this game will be ugly from start to finish.

[Libri]

When will Pop use the hack-a-Howard?

[TDfan2007]

Maybe Wafer will be the guy to light our asses up tonight.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Bonner on Howard? :lol

[DPG21920]

Von Wafer is the designated scrub to go off tonight. Neal has to make that pass to Tiago on that drive.

[Spurs Brazil]

Wafer, the MJ of the night

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Does CJ shoot right handed? i thought he was a leftie

[TDfan2007]

Gary Neal needs to be benched. He's had Tiago wide open several times.

[urunobili]

Neal trash GTFO

[timtonymanu]

Lol seriously Magic look like shit yet Spurs are losing?

[bbarry]

13 pts


nuff said.

[DPG21920]

Holy crap Bonner what a brick that was.

[TDfan2007]

Spurs offensive execution and shooting has hit the proverbial brick wall.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

13 point quarter! AWESOME

[WeNeedLength]

Ugly ass quarter wtf.

[Spurs Brazil]

damn Bonner

[ElNono]

It's hard when you have both a new AND rook PG running the show... what you gonna do

[timtonymanu]

Terrible quarter. We're lucky to be only down 6. Magic haven't even gotten hot yet.

[bbarry]

dwight howard is on pace for 40 rebounds, and orlando is one pace for 80

[timtonymanu]

20-7 on rebounds.

So fuckin sad.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

no chance if spurs doesn't get hot from 3

[TDfan2007]

PG play has been a killer for us. This team can't even get into its sets when Tony's not on the court.

[mystargtr34]

Magic with 7 offensive rebounds that quarter.. Spurs with 0.. too many extra possessions.

[NASpurs]

Is Bonner actually guarding Howard because Pop put him there or is it because Bonner and Splitter are rotating?

I think Pop's delusions about Bonner are reaching epic proportions.

[Libri]

Both teams with piss poor offense.

[Juggity]

dwight howard is on pace for 40 rebounds, and orlando is one pace for 80

Holy shit. :wow

[TDfan2007]

Lol Tony ignoring Splitter for a horrible shot.

[DPG21920]

TP 0-4 so far.

[bbarry]

wafer is gonna have a career night tonight. book it.

[Spurs Brazil]

Tiago working hard

[TDfan2007]

Tony in "do it myself" mode. Hope it works out.

[timtonymanu]

Yep it's going to be Wafer.

[DPG21920]

Bonner has to come out. He's not even close on his shots.

[DPG21920]

Hell yeah TP, that should be all day.

[DPG21920]

Tiago, you have to grab that rebound. You can't give up that position.

[NASpurs]

Funny how Howard goes out of the game and the Red Sea opens.

[mystargtr34]

Beautiful Tony.. keep putting pressure on their D with no Howard.

[TDfan2007]

TP with a few nice moves. TIAGO GET YOUR FUCKING HANDS UP ON D!!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

boooooooooooooooooooooooooooo neal

[Libri]

Wow, that shot by Neal was way short.

[urunobili]

Trashy Neal :pctoss

[ElNono]

I feel sorry for those that paid money to watch this game

[Spurs Brazil]

Neal ice cold

[WeNeedLength]

Is Bonner actually guarding Howard because Pop put him there or is it because Bonner and Splitter are rotating?

I think Pop's delusions about Bonner are reaching epic proportions.

Magic announcers were laughing at that very thing...

[timtonymanu]

This is just like watching that Mavs-Lakers game.

[weebo]

What's up with Neal? He's been playing like shit lately.

[TDfan2007]

Tiago playing well. Our guys need to do a better job passing the ball though.

[Texas_Ranger]

Thomas should play instead of Bonner, he's pathetic... And Neal again in RMJ mode.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Pizza is the last thing you need Dejuan

[TDfan2007]

Tiago playing fantastic defense. Moving his feet very well.

[ElNono]

Green playing well and showing energy out there

[Admidave50]

Didn't know that Larry Hughes was still playing...

[TDfan2007]

Danny Green with a nice aggressive drive.

[TDfan2007]

Green rebounding very well.

[mystargtr34]

Tiago has quietly become the Spurs best overall defender.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

:lol Wafer

[Ditty]

Wow Green and Neal suck

[DPG21920]

:wow Tiago went beast mode right there

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Feed Tiago

[Libri]

Tiago with an excellent post move, schooled two Magic players

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

did RJ really threw the ball BACK to the magic's end OMG i can't believe it

[mystargtr34]

Dick was so slow going for that lose ball... so slow.

[Spurs Brazil]

Fuck RJ. Soft MOFO

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Jefferson just stood there wow lol

[TDfan2007]

Defense has turned back into shit. Nobody getting a hand up, and rotations have been WAY late.

[NASpurs]

"Larry Hughes, second field goal of the year"

Yeah, figures.

[timtonymanu]

Can't get over the damn hump.

Splitter and Parker are trying their best but the rest of the team is missing.

[mystargtr34]

Dick just completely leaving Anderson when he slipped the screen and rolled straight to the basket :lol.

This team is seriously going no where with this guy.

[Texas_Ranger]

I expect Hughes to score at least 15 and Wafer 25.

[WeNeedLength]

If Von Wafer and Hughes are the guys that do us in..... FML.

[timtonymanu]

:lol

Wafer: 5.5 PPG
Tonight: 11 points already

It never fails.

[Redshadows]

Nice job, Splitter.

[TDfan2007]

Again, poor rotation. Just lucky the pass was bad.

[timtonymanu]

Can't get anything going. Christ.

[Spurs Brazil]

Small ball with Blair. Time for a Magic run

[DPG21920]

Blair with great effort there, bailed TP out.

[TDfan2007]

Blair with a nice move. Great body control

[DPG21920]

Great pass from TP to Blair on that one. Blair's touch has been solid lately around the rim.

[NASpurs]

It's funny how the Spurs' 2, 3 and 4 playing right now are all 6'6" and taller while their center is 6'6" as well.

[ElNono]

Big Pussy flopping like mad

[DPG21920]

Look at Kawhi covering ground there. Man, he was very active on that defensive play even if he let baby by him.

[mystargtr34]

Whos fatter? Big Baby or Blair?

[WeNeedLength]

Parker's jumper is crap tonight

[TDfan2007]

Timmy looks completely out of it. He's being very passive in terms of looking for his shot, and I don't think he has a single rebounds.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Kawhi finally getting a chance to guard the PG spot...how's he been?

[urunobili]

weird game. I dont feel the Spurs D is adequate yet the magic is shooting 30% from the field...

[007nites]

Why isn't Timmy taking any shots?

[mystargtr34]

One positive from this game so far.. Magic shooting 30% from the field.

[TDfan2007]

*sigh*

[DPG21920]

Great cut and finish by Kawhi. Great pass by Dwight.

[TDfan2007]

Wow!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Kawai Leonard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Libri]

Leonard dunk!!

[Libri]

Whos fatter? Big Baby or Blair?

Big Baby

[ElNono]

Time to show some balls... good job Leonard

[Spurs Brazil]

Leonard!!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Hack a Howard?

[TDfan2007]

Lol at those Howard FTs...

[mystargtr34]

Dont do this shit now.

[TDfan2007]

I hope Dwight makes both of these.

[mystargtr34]

Big Baby

I disagree... Baby is bigger but hes solid.. Blair is just fat.

[Libri]

When will Pop use the hack-a-Howard?

second quarter

[DPG21920]

:lol Dwight's arms are gigantic.

[TDfan2007]

Wow...Howard has horrible form. No extension.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Hack-a-whoever is BS. They have to change the rule. It ruins the game.

[WeNeedLength]

Hack a Howard?

It's working.

[DPG21920]

Bad half overall. Really bad.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Hack-a-whoever is BS. They have to change the rule. It ruins the game.

Superstar once-in a generation players who make millions upon millions of dollars but are too unmotivated and uncommited to learn how to make FREE POINTS on a consistent basis is what ruins the game.

[TDfan2007]

Tony's jumper isn't the only thing off tonight. His passing has been atrocious. Actually, the entire team has had awful passing outside of Timmy.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

the fk is Howard doing hugging everyone

[WeNeedLength]

Why do I feel much better about being down 3 against Orlando rather than being up double digits in Miami going into halftime? :lol

[timtonymanu]

Terrible half.

And we had to resort to Hack-a-Howard to make up for our shitty performance.

[TDfan2007]

Superstar once-in a generation players who make millions upon millions of dollars but are too unmotivated and uncommited to learn how to make FREE POINTS on a consistent basis is what ruins the game.

:tu X 100000000000000000

[Libri]

I disagree... Baby is bigger but hes solid.. Blair is just fat.

I was just going by weight but I think you're right.

[baseline bum]

I forgot this was such an early start. Wow, Howard with 13 boards at the half.

[baseline bum]

Hack-a-whoever is BS. They have to change the rule. It ruins the game.

I had no problem when Nelson used to do it to Bowen back in the day. If you can't make your free throws then tough shit.

[timvp]

Ugly half. Lockout basketball at its best.

If Pop doesn't make a point to give Splitter good minutes in the second half, he might need to stop drinking wine on game days.

Speaking of Pop, why is he running Parker into the ground in the first half? If he doesn't trust CJ for more than three minutes, he needs to go out and get another backup point guard.

[ElNono]

I thought Green did great. I hope he doesn't go into brain fart mode in the 2nd half and gets some more burn...

Bonner player 6 minutes and gave us absolutely nada. Splitter in 11 mins rocked the boat. Free Tiago. Play him the entire second half along Tim and Blair. Who cares if anybody ends up tired today?

[ElNono]

Oh, RJ didn't necessarily suck at shooting but only took 4 shots... and nothing else. Gotta step it up.

Surprised Kawhi has no boards. Although it's hard to rebound when Dwight is around.

[TDfan2007]

Ugly half. Lockout basketball at its best.

If Pop doesn't make a point to give Splitter good minutes in the second half, he might need to stop drinking wine on game days.

Speaking of Pop, why is he running Parker into the ground in the first half? If he doesn't trust CJ for more than three minutes, he needs to go out and get another backup point guard.

Sadly, CJ isn't an NBA-level PG yet. He's slow with the ball, and just slow laterally in general. He's also a, poor NBA-level shooter. Basically, he just comes in, runs around, dribbles, then comes out.

[silverblk mystix]

Parker doesn't even look for Tiago on pick and rolls...disgusting....


Pop is so fuckin stupid...when Tiago was beasting...he never once called a play for him and TP kept ignoring Tiago--even though he could score every time...and STILL Pop won't call a time out to get the ball inside...

Piss poor coach now...just a fuckin shell of himself...

Please Pop...R-E-T-I-R-E N-O-W!!!!

[007nites]

How many rebounds does Dwight have?

[ElNono]

It would be really nice if out 3 point shooters would wake up. 1/8 is unacceptable. Neal, Bonner... wake the fuck up

[mystargtr34]

Tiago-Tim-Kawhi-Manu/Green-Parker.. that starting lineup could easily make the Spurs top 5 defensive team in the NBA if they each played 30 minutes. Unfortunately its difficult to play that for extended stretches with Bonner and Blair as the only two other bigs.

Beating a dead horse.. but the Spurs seriously need to make a move or give Thomas some minutes. They are just spinning wheels playing Blair and Bonner against starters.. whatever good Tiago does on D.. it just gets undone by these two.

[timvp]

Blair's defensive rebounding early on was horrible. He needs to fix that early in the third.

For the Spurs to win they'll need a perimeter player to get hot. Neal, Jefferson, Bonner, someone.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Sadly, CJ isn't an NBA-level PG yet. He's slow with the ball, and just slow laterally in general. He's also a, poor NBA-level shooter. Basically, he just comes in, runs around, dribbles, then comes out.

I always said that CJ looked way too unathletic to play PG at the NBA level, or at least to warrant a 1st round draft pick coming out as a freshman...then we picked him up with the last spot.

He is a better shooter than he lets on, but IMO he puts an unnecessary amount of arc on his ball, so when he moves from college three to NBA three, that extra arc leaves him coming up too short.

He can probably end up making it as a poor man's eric snow, because he has the defensive tools to be solid.
His court vision is good, but like i said he isn't much of an athlete that today's PG's are

[MI21]

Duncan, Leonard, Jefferson, Bonner and Neal have played 56 minutes and combined for 1 rebound.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Kawai with the block!!!

[angelbelow]

Wow Ryan Anderson rebounding over Blair.

[baseline bum]

Blair's defensive rebounding early on was horrible. He needs to fix that early in the third.

For the Spurs to win they'll need a perimeter player to get hot. Neal, Jefferson, Bonner, someone.

You don't think a perimeter player thawing out to room temperature would be enough to take this one?

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

sigh Blair

[baseline bum]

Nice block Kawhi; Leonard's gotta be this team's best rookie since Manu.

[urunobili]

Trashker...

[007nites]

Does Parker not see Timmay wide open?

[TDfan2007]

The defense is just so bad right now. We're letting Ryan Anderson turn into Shaq.

[ElNono]

goddamn Blair... use your fat ass to keep people out of the paint

[Texas_Ranger]

Our offense is pure shit

[timtonymanu]

Shit man can we get going on offense?

[Cant_Be_Faded]

I flinched last night when Greg Anthony said the Spurs were a mediocre team, but you know what, we really are.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Superstar once-in a generation players who make millions upon millions of dollars but are too unmotivated and uncommited to learn how to make FREE POINTS on a consistent basis is what ruins the game.

You think the poor FT shooters don't shoot hundreds a day? Of course they do. SOme guys are just bad at it.

The game is basketball, not foul the bad FT shooter. The rule should be as it is everywhere else in the world - intentional foul off the ball is 2 shots and the ball.

I pay to see basketball played, not a FT shooting contest.

Since the rule is as it is I have no problem with the coaches who use it strategically. I am arguing that the rule should change.

[angelbelow]

What the heck did Ryan Anderson really improve that much from last year to this year or is this is traditional Karl Malone transformation against the Spurs.

[Russ]

If Pop doesn't make a point to give Splitter good minutes in the second half, he might need to stop drinking wine on game days.


:flag:

[Cant_Be_Faded]

First time in Leonard's career he's notched 3 fouls

[TDfan2007]

Timmy needs to be more aggressive. His teammates aren't doing shit offensively. Such sloppy play. Spurs can barely make a pass.

[ElNono]

godammned richard, man up

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

What the heck did Ryan Anderson really improve that much from last year to this year or is this is traditional Karl Malone transformation against the Spurs.

He was great the past two years, but they had a clogged big rotation. He's just getting more minutes now.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

This game is hilarious

[WeNeedLength]

Showing that same 3rd quarter lack of focus as last night...

[Spurs Brazil]

Come on Pop, put Tiago

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

i would rather play have anyone on the spurs bench rather than RJ in there right now

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I had no problem when Nelson used to do it to Bowen back in the day. If you can't make your free throws then tough shit.

The game is basketball, not foul the bad FT shooter. The rule should be as it is everywhere else in the world - intentional foul off the ball is 2 shots and the ball.

I pay to see basketball played, not a FT shooting contest.

Since the rule is as it is I have no problem with the coaches who use it strategically. I am arguing that the rule should change.

[ElNono]

lol Bonner first big off the bench

[urunobili]

Bonner perfect...

[TDfan2007]

Timmy should play PG...

[Texas_Ranger]

Bonner??? I'm killing myself.. :madrun

[urunobili]

Leonard with the selfish move

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

WeNeedLength's avatar is far more attractive to watch than this game.

[ElNono]

gotta make that khawi

[timtonymanu]

Brick. Brick. Brick.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Why THE FUCK does RJ refuse to put the ball on the court and get to the FT line

[TDfan2007]

Joseph did something!

[urunobili]

Leonard selfish again

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Joseph!

[angelbelow]

Leonard with the selfish move

I like of like that play though, our offense has been stagnant and no one is really creating or being aggressive. Its a good learning move for him IMO.

[007nites]

Timmy doing a good job on defending Dwight

[MI21]

Bonner before Splitter lulzzzz

[TDfan2007]

Why THE FUCK does RJ refuse to put the ball on the court and get to the FT line


Because he can't dribble.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

Leonard selfish again

where do you expect offense to be generated right now?

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Leonard selfish again
are you being sarcastic or do you really think he is a selfish player

[angelbelow]

He was great the past two years, but they had a clogged big rotation. He's just getting more minutes now.

Makes sense. He was good coming out of college and he played well to fill in for Lewis when he was suspended 10 games for steroid usage. I guess he's just getting more playing time nowadays.

Boy... would it be nice to swap him for bonner..

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Because he can't dribble.

The man averaged like 7 FT's a game only 4 or 5 years ago

[urunobili]

I like of like that play though, our offense has been stagnant and no one is really creating or being aggressive. Its a good learning move for him IMO.

Agreed. Just trying to see if stopping bullying Bonner, Jefferson, Parker and lack of Tiago would bring different results. I would prefer him jacking up 10 more and keep developing TBH

[TDfan2007]

Timmy is defending Howard as well as possible right now.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Ok this is ridiculous. I have never ever wished or wanted a player to get injured, but Bonner needs to go down.....

[TDfan2007]

Timmy shooting well.

[NASpurs]

Whoever scores 65 first will be the winner.

[timtonymanu]

Damn imagine if Orlando was fresh, they would already have 20 more points than they do right now and we would be stuck at 43.

[loveforthegame]

I don't mind Leonard being selfish from time to time. At least he's being aggressive. It's not like anyone else is on fire or doing anything to create offense.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Ok this is ridiculous. I have never ever wished or wanted a player to get injured, but Bonner needs to go down.....

that's bad karma

just hope Pop wakes tha EFF up

[ElNono]

danny saving Bonner's ass

[007nites]

timmy can hit that all night

[TDfan2007]

We got bailed out there. That was out on Timmy.

[ElNono]

yes! Matt giving us the lead :lmao