Game Blog: Spurs vs Mavs- Jan 29th - 5:30 PM CT

[crc21209]

Matt Bonner fucked everything up there. Why is it that we can't even run a decent play or get a decent shot off in a close game under 10 seconds......

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Oh well. I'll take Gary Neal needing a free throw to ice it just about any day. Spurs did pretty good. They're in Dallas' heads bigtime after this, and that should help down the road.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Pop went from one of the deadliest playcallers outta timeout to one of the biggest jokes

sick of seeing us founder on chances to win games

fucking pop

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Told ya. Neal cant play point

That's clearly apparent to anyone with eyes that work.

[jag]

Cowboys style last play

lol

[Bill_Brasky]

Too bad Bonner couldnt get around Vince Carter's corpse.

[Crookshanks]

Blame the starters, they played like shit...

This. If the starters hadn't played like crap, they never would've been in that big a hole. The bench players played their hearts out and almost pulled out the win. A couple of close calls that went the Mavs way - and that's game.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

This is what happens when you put your hopes on Matt Bonner and this is why he's the most hated Spur on Spurstalk.

Truth.

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Don't blame Bonner, blame the guy who had him catching it with nobody rotating to get the ball.

[Mugen]

lol blaming Bonner when Pop should have never had it in his hands. Bonnner just doing what he's supposed to do.

[smrattler]

Bonner didnt do jack shit since early in the 4th, why was he in there?????

[ace3g]

2 games the Spurs had chances to 2 win and leave the arena with a L...

[Fireball]

Tiago should have made his and1 FT at the end of regulation ...

[Mal]

We will never know what would happend if Pop decides to put Parker in with 1min to go in regulation....

[yavozerb]

Bonner didnt do jack shit since early in the 4th, why was he in there?????

Believe it or not he was one of the reasons they were still playing for a win..

[jag]

This sucks, but that unit fought their asses off from the 4- minute mark of the 3rd quarter through overtime with no rest. I can respect the work they put in.

[Nathan89]

Tim should have thrown the ball in.

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Not sure what makes me sicker to watch, force feeding that horrible 2 man game with Duncan and Parker or that last inbounds play.

[loveforthegame]

So proud of the bench but I still can't believe we went to Bonner.

[mexicanjunior]

Spurs playing like the Cowboys to end games. Missed FT's are the equivalent of retarded offside and false start penalties...not surprised they found a way to fuck up what was a great comeback. Thanks goes to Pop for not bringing Duncan or Parker back to help the bench out...Duncan probably sits out Memphis game to "rest".

[Mal]

Ok, Bonner was supposed to be open, but why he got ball whole 7 sec of out 11 ?

[Proxy]

Still proud of them. Moral victory for the second string.

[tim_duncan_fan]

2 Things:

Bonner shouldn't have been in the game.

I'd trust Danny Green with my life.

[crc21209]

Dallas should feel like shit though honestly, they played their big guns the last minutes of the 4th and OT and we played our B and C players and almost stole the game from them.....

[TDMVPDPOY]

the pnr between neal and splitter, why is neal always in the air trying to bail himself out with the pnr...it was always a automatic turnover

[daslicer]

Horrible loss and nothing positive comes out of it. Too many times this year the spurs have lost these games barely by only a few points in the final minutes of the game. This game blows I would have just rather gotten blown out then lose like this.

[DPG21920]

Bonner touching the ball on that play other than a catch and shoot is fail. Even then it would have been a fail, but I could live with that.

[Fireball]

the pnr between neal and splitter, why is neal always in the air trying to bail himself out with the pnr...it was always a automatic turnover

with TP that would have been 4 more points in OT for Splitter

[jag]

Don't blame Bonner, blame the guy who had him catching it with nobody rotating to get the ball.

[Manu20]

Just goes to show you that 0.4* shot is BS!!!!!!!

[DPG21920]

Out of all the calls, that Dirk travel was probably the one most egregious IMO.

[Sean Cagney]

Spurs playing like the Cowboys to end games. Missed FT's are the equivalent of retarded offside and false start penalties...not surprised they found a way to fuck up what was a great comeback. Thanks goes to Pop for not bringing Duncan or Parker back to help the bench out...Duncan probably sits out Memphis game to "rest".

Yeah some are trying to make light outta this I am talking to but they had a 7 pts lead on the road with one minute or so left and fuck it up! I am sick of that the last few years to say the least. It is another loss whether they went hard at it or not they end up losing a game they had won IMO and there is not much more to say about it. Loss 9 with Memphis tomorrow, thats not a positive at all.

[Fireball]

... and nothing positive comes out of it.

you speak of yourself?

[weebo]

Let's just say Bonner gets the ball with no real pressure....does pop actually believe Bonner will make a play that's worth a sht???

[Sean Cagney]

Just goes to show you that 0.4* shot is BS!!!!!!!

Oh hell yeah, but we knew that one though already.

[Nathan89]

Second time(first time against sac) Pop has trusted the bench to close and they failed both times. I wouldn't trust the entire bench the next time. I'd at least put Parker in the game and depending on the opponents line-up Timmy. When the Mavs were playing Dirk and Ian, I would have put Timmy and Tiago in.

[DesignatedT]

It looked like they were trying to post splitter which would have been a good move considering he had marion on him. The execution of getting him the ball was horrible though.

[Trimble87]

Don't blame Bonner, blame the guy who had him catching it with nobody rotating to get the ball.

+1

I doubt thats how Pop drew it up. I think that was just the bench guys inexperience showing. We didn't have a pg on the floor and no one else came to get the ball.

[Osnofa]

Still proud of them. Moral victory for the second string.

Exactly. I'm not even mad at Terry. Our bench was simply terrific.

[LakerHater]

Fuckin Bonner held the ball like he was gonna take Carter!!

Cant believe Pop called THAT play!??

[wildbill2u]

What was one player said about POP some years ago?

He's eccentric. Sometimes he does something because its Tuesday.

[jag]

Is it just me or does Neal have horrible vision/passing ability out of the PnR? He has a pretty good floater from 7-10 feet, but he shoots that shot when the defense completely collapses and he has an open roll-man (Tiago).

[Mugen]

It looked like they were trying to post splitter which would have been a good move considering he had marion on him. The execution of getting him the ball was horrible though.

pretty sure it wasn't for Splitter.

I think it was supposed to be for JA cutting to the basket off the Splitter screen.

Pop just failed to realize that Bonner would fold with any type of pressure applied.

[ElNono]

Is it just me or does Neal have horrible vision/passing ability out of the PnR? He has a pretty good floater from 7-10 feet, but he shoots that shot when the defense completely collapses and he has an open roll-man (Tiago).

He doesn't know that play

[DeadlyDynasty]

Just goes to show you that 0.4* shot is BS!!!!!!!


Oh hell yeah, but we knew that one though already.

8 years later and the butthurt remains:lol

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Just goes to show you that 0.4* shot is BS!!!!!!!


mmmhmmm. i don't know if anyone caught it, but if you were watching the espn feed, pop went over to manu and said something like "fisher can catch the ball, turn around, shot with .4 seconds and count but we can't make the same shot in .5??". they both just snickered at each other and shook their head. it happend during the review of that ball that went out between mahinmi, anderson, and green(?). the one that took over 3 minutes. it happened towards the end of the review.

[Trainwreck2100]

i like how the ref got in the way at the end

[Mugen]

i'm cool with the leaving the starters out through the 4th qtr. But i would have liked to see TP in the closing minutes of overtime.

[DesignatedT]

It wasn't for JA. He wasn't even looking for the ball when he slashed through. Look at the replay. It was either for Tiago or Green somehow.

[angelbelow]

Is it just me or does Neal have horrible vision/passing ability out of the PnR? He has a pretty good floater from 7-10 feet, but he shoots that shot when the defense completely collapses and he has an open roll-man (Tiago).

Agreed earlier and agreed now. His court vision leaves a lot to be desired. On the play where Marion strips the ball from him, the slow mo replay shows that hes not even looking at anything other than straight ahead.

Unfortunately every-time he plays the pick and roll he looks for that floater unless he has a clear drive to the basket.

[Sean Cagney]

8 years later and the butthurt remains:lol

Naw, you got your ass whipped in the finals though so I got over it pretty much then. Justice was already served there.

[Budkin]

You've got a full 11 seconds and the best you can do is get a heaved up off balance 3? WTF!

[Nathan89]

8 years later and the butthurt remains:lol

I still remember jumping on my bed(literally) in excitement after Timmy hit that shot.:depressed

[Nathan89]

You've got a full 11 seconds and the best you can do is get a heaved up off balance 3? WTF!

:pop:" They say my greatest strength is play calling."

[spurtech09]

[QUOTE=Budkin;5614554]You've got a full 11 seconds and the best you can do is get a heaved up off balance 3? WTF![/QUO Neal should of taken the last shot

[Budkin]

All we needed was a 2 to win the game and the ball never even went inside the arc.

[Sean Cagney]

All we needed was a 2 to win the game and the ball never even went inside the arc.

Yeah, Bonner messed that up from the beginning though by fumbling it, we were lucky to even get the ball back there at all. Green almost hit that one man, damn that was close :(:(. I am having a hard time seeing what some see which is a positive here because they had a 7 pt lead late and lost it regardless who was in there. I see a tough loss where others see a moral victory, go figure lol.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Naw, you got your ass whipped in the finals though so I got over it pretty much then. Justice was already served there.

That Finals pales in comparison to the 0.4 shot, historically.

That play is immortal.:lol

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Another kick-in-the-teeth loss. Unlike last season where Spurs pulled away in those close last second games, they haven't been able to this season. 2 point loss to Kings, 3 point loss to Bucks, and now a 1 point loss to Mavs.

Despite the loss, It's great to see that the reserve bench is really picking it up. On the other hand, Pop was a fucking dumbass to not bring in the starters in clutch time.

[Ice009]

That Finals pales in comparison to the 0.4 shot, historically.

That play is immortal.:lol

You're a dumb shit. That shot never should have counted and you got what you deserved in the finals. Enjoy that championship. Oh wait you got your asses handed to you in the finals. Enjoy that.

[Sean Cagney]

That Finals pales in comparison to the 0.4 shot, historically.

That play is immortal.:lol

Not really, one is for a ring, the other got you what? .4 for nothing as I always said, it rings true. I could care less about that now though since it's so far back and the Spurs whether win that series or not would have been beaten in the Finals if they met Detroit IMO (Spurs were better a year later when they won it).

If that one play makes the year for you though so be it bro. I would rather have .4 against me and win a title than go on to lose it though (Spurs did not win it though so I don't care really).

[therealtruth]

Bonner was about to let the ball go out of bounds even though it would have been off him. That unit played well despite him. I know he spreads the floor but that's sometimes fool's gold.

[therealtruth]

Agreed earlier and agreed now. His court vision leaves a lot to be desired. On the play where Marion strips the ball from him, the slow mo replay shows that hes not even looking at anything other than straight ahead.

Unfortunately every-time he plays the pick and roll he looks for that floater unless he has a clear drive to the basket.

Neal had 7 assists. He can definitely get better at finding the roll man but not too many guys are good at that. Manu's probably the best on the team.

[Budkin]

Yeah, Bonner messed that up from the beginning though by fumbling it, we were lucky to even get the ball back there at all. Green almost hit that one man, damn that was close :(:(. I am having a hard time seeing what some see which is a positive here because they had a 7 pt lead late and lost it regardless who was in there. I see a tough loss where others see a moral victory, go figure lol.

Totally agree... the Spurs completely choked at the end of regulation. A 7 pt lead with under 2 minutes? No excuse for blowing that.

[Sean Cagney]

Totally agree... the Spurs completely choked at the end of regulation. A 7 pt lead with under 2 minutes? No excuse for blowing that.

The sad thing is since last year against Portland they seem to be doing just that! Hearbreaking losses after heartbreaking losses up late! They seem to just flat out cringe up with a lead late and go on to OT and lose the game or lose it on some wild last second shot.

[DeadlyDynasty]

You're a dumb shit. That shot never should have counted and you got what you deserved in the finals. Enjoy that championship. Oh wait you got your asses handed to you in the finals. Enjoy that.

Still so bitter after almost a decade:lol

I'm here for you, let your emotions pour out:lol


Not really, one is for a ring, the other got you what?

Of course the ring is the thing, but you coat-tailing another team's success b/c you couldn't beat us is funny:lol

Oh, and I'm 100% correct on the Fisher play being 100x more memorable than the Finals. There was no transcendent moment for either team in that series, no highlight (with the possible exception of Kobe's 3 in Game 2).

0.4 will live forever, and I know that b/c Spurfan brought it up yet again today:lol

[Ice009]

Totally agree... the Spurs completely choked at the end of regulation. A 7 pt lead with under 2 minutes? No excuse for blowing that.

The needed execution, Pop never subbed in TP who could have steadied them. Maybe even could have subbed in TD with Tiago for a bit more defense.

[Ice009]

Still so bitter after almost a decade:lol

I'm here for you, let your emotions pour out:lol



Of course the ring is the thing, but you coat-tailing another team's success b/c you couldn't beat us is funny:lol

Oh, and I'm 100% correct on the Fisher play being 100x more memorable than the Finals. There was no transcendent moment for either team in that series, no highlight (with the possible exception of Kobe's 3 in Game 2).

0.4 will live forever, and I know that b/c Spurfan brought it up yet again today:lol

I'm not bitter about losing because I don't acknowledge the Lakers winning that series. You won it on a fuck up from the timekeeper.

[DeadlyDynasty]

I'm not bitter about losing because I don't acknowledge the Lakers winning that series. You won it on a fuck up from the timekeeper.

Yeah, no bitterness in that post whatsoever:lmao

[Sean Cagney]

Oh, and I'm 100% correct on the Fisher play being 100x more memorable than the Finals. There was no transcendent moment for either team in that series, no highlight (with the possible exception of Kobe's 3 in Game 2).

0.4 will live forever, and I know that b/c Spurfan brought it up yet again today:lol

Yeah I see why the finals are not memorable to you, see why you want to dissmiss the finals and forget! No highlights blah blah blah, it was one sided and should have been a sweep. It will live forever yeah because it was a freak shot, but I can bet you Malone or anyone on that team would take a ring over one shot that won a game. I did not bring it up BTW, but when you can't get it off in .05 with less motion then damn man lol.

[Sean Cagney]

I'm not bitter about losing because I don't acknowledge the Lakers winning that series. You won it on a fuck up from the timekeeper.

Ice you got time to get in the chat man? This is Rzarector from the other board.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Yeah I see why the finals are not memorable to you, see why you want to dissmiss the finals and forget! No highlights blah blah blah, it was one sided and should have been a sweep. It will live forever yeah because it was a freak shot, but I can bet you Malone or anyone on that team would take a ring over one shot that won a game. I did not bring it up BTW, but when you can't get it off in .05 with less motion then damn man lol.

Oh, if you can think of any plays from that Finals that you remember, then by all means let us know.

0.4 is immortal, just deal with it:lol

[Ice009]

How about the refs letting calls go. Tiago was fouled numerous times inside late in the 4th quarter and the freaking refs let it go everytime because Dallas was down 9 in their own building. Fucking joke. The Spurs still blew the game, but a call or two would have slowed the momentum. NBA refs. Bunch of gutless pricks. Won't make the right call if it's against the home team who is down on their own court.

What is this, fucking computer assistance from NBA Jam?

And what's the bitch commentators name. Siding on every call for Dallas.

[LakerHater]

0.4 is immortal, just deal with it:lol

but fLakers were upset in the NBA Finals by the Detroit Pistons 4 games to 1!

[Obstructed_View]

They had the same inbounds play for the Neal and-1, but they had the players in the right position. For that last play, they put Bonner in Neal's spot for some reason, which means they wanted to run the pick and roll with Bonner and Splitter. Stupid.