Game Blog: Rockets @ Spurs - Feb. 1

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T-mins 2 hours. Lets get this shit started.

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[Em-City]

posting the spurs win chick bodes well...

[Cane]

The god damn Rockets...again?

Hopefully Scola and Dragic don't go crazy on us, again.

Go Spurs.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Every other game we play is against the rockets.

[jjktkk]

Every other game we play is against the rockets.

Saves on the wear and tear of traveling long distances, home or away to Htown.

[Robz4000]

Last time this season, though. Need this win in case we come into a tie-breaker situation.

[DesignatedT]

Beat these fucks.

Spurs 103
Rockets 96

[SpursRock20]

I say Spurs will jump out to an early lead and hold on for a 102-96 win.

[ffadicted]

Let's keep their fucking scrubs in check today, shall we

[ace3g]

24writer 24writer
Coach Pop said full roster excluding injured players will be playing tonight. #Spurs #Rockets

[DarkGinobili]

:flag:

[LakerHater]

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[ace3g]

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Thanks for posting, didn't get a chance to catch the sports segment of the news tonight.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

posting the spurs win chick bodes well...

I do like her package.

[sehui]

I predict Scola going for 20+ points on us tonight

[Texas_Ranger]

Dragič goes for 25 tonight.

[urunobili]

tough game for the Spurs. I hope they get this one!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

YESSS Homer feed

[loveforthegame]

I expect another tough game against this team. I think we'll win though.

[IknowU]

I need a links plzzzzzz. Help me ST

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[DPG21920]

I need a links plzzzzzz. Help me ST

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[baseline bum]

Now Bill Land is pimping the dancing bear? What are those sick fucks watching before the game?

[ElNono]

Go Spurs Go! :flag:

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

these rockets look like mcdonald clowns

[timtonymanu]

Some sloppy basketball so far.

[DPG21920]

TP already looks fresher tonight. More pep in his step.

[Sense]

:lol ffs.. we're already starting to settle for jumpshots.

[timtonymanu]

Yuck. I hate playing the Rockets.

[loveforthegame]

Another ugh start by the starters.

[BanditHiro]

game over. kwahi is not used to defending pansies yet.

[timtonymanu]

Need to bring in the bench guys before the starters dig the team into a hole.

[Ice009]

Time to bring out the bench. The starting 5 is shit again.

[DPG21920]

Ugh TP

[jermaine]

Sluggish start

[timtonymanu]

game over. kwahi is not used to defending pansies yet.

faggot take

[BanditHiro]

i hate kevin martin. why couldn't they trade him.

[jermaine]

Martin again

[GB20]

next time out bring the bench

[loveforthegame]

I'm sick of these slow starts. The bench has more heart and energy than these guys.

[Juggity]

Yikes what a bad start

[bbarry]

cant stand playing the rockettes. they fucking hit every chucking shot.

[Spurs Brazil]

pathetic start

[timtonymanu]

Should have taken the TO earlier and UGH I always get annoyed with Martin. Stupid chucker always hits his shots.

[bbarry]

time to bring in tiago, bonner, green, neal, anderson!

[TheProfessor]

Awful start. But at least we got a Jumbaco ad on the FSHouston feed.

[Splits]

Leonard getting torched out there.

No sticky for this thread?

[biskvito]

next game new starters

[Ice009]

Those people that wanted Manu to go to the bench when he gets back need to actually watch a game.

[WeNeedLength]

Bullshit start. Why does the starting unit suck so much???

[anonoftheinternets]

man our starting lineup is shit ... tp should really pass the ball more ... RJ open on the corner three ... kawahi on the fb ..

[loveforthegame]

The starting lineup needs to change.

[BanditHiro]

why hasn't he died yet...

[Texas_Ranger]

Leonard and Rj can't play at the same time.

[loveforthegame]

Leonard continues to work hard at least.

[timtonymanu]

Ugh Kevin Martin again

[BanditHiro]

lazer jump shot

[Sense]

FFS, against a good defense this team will always get fucked. How can pop not realize that settling for jumpshots will get us nowhere? We need to drive and get fouls.. Ridiculous.

[timtonymanu]

FFS why are the starters still in?

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

spurs getting run over

[bbarry]

LOL @ the ref.

how could you not call the jump ball there with duncan and scola?? he was signaling all ball by timmy on the block so where is the jumpball??

[timtonymanu]

I guess Spurs suck against teams that are chuckers.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

spurs counting on the bench to save themselves again..

[bbarry]

wtf kind of pass was that by blair??

[mcshine]

terrible job Blair

[DPG21920]

Yikes :lol

[Spurs Brazil]

Terrible offense, worst defense

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Spurs might as well have forfeited this. This is fucking pathetic.

[Texas_Ranger]

thats just pathetic...

[mcshine]

Parker looks like cant get around lowry

[TheProfessor]

This kind of effort level at home is inexcusable.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Great start:tu

[loveforthegame]

Let's hope Bonner can nail some 3s.

[Cane]

Finally Parker got a good bucket, dude's been crap when it comes to playmaking so far, but not as bad as this Spurs "defense" so far

[timtonymanu]

It's the Sacto game all over again. Such a fucking soft team we have. Please come here, Kenyon Martin.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Would the Rockets be 3-0 against the Spurs if they won tonight?

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Houston is giving every perimeter player like 10 feet of space and we're playing right into their hands

Then not playing any sembelence of defense

[mcshine]

terrible d on perimeter shooters

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

ok Kawhi we already know you don't possess a jumper.. quit shooting em..

[Cane]

Neal with it!

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Dragic makes every first shot against us for his entire career

[mcshine]

nice d, energy tiago

[Cane]

Good feed to Splitter

[WeNeedLength]

Thank god Neal can hit a fucking shot :lol

[timtonymanu]

Ugh I'm only tempted to turn off the game because of the annoying Rocket players I hate.

[loveforthegame]

The bench already doing work.

[Spurs Brazil]

Good job Tiago

[timtonymanu]

Would the Rockets be 3-0 against the Spurs if they won tonight?

We won our first home game against them. So it would be 3-1.

[Ice009]

FUCK THESE starters SUCK ASS.

When is Pop going to fuckign bench Blair and RJ. Both suck.

LOL I'll take SJAX RIGHT NOW, even though I said I wouldn't in the Sjax thread. lol.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

For the 14th straight game, the bench saves an early embarrassment and salvages the game for us, damn near instantly.

[timtonymanu]

RJ better be the one heading to the bench when Manu comes back.

[Paranoid Pop]

FUCK THESE starters SUCK ASS.

When is Pop going to fuckign bench Blair and RJ. Both suck.

LOL I'll take SJAX RIGHT NOW, even though I said I wouldn't in the Sjax thread. lol.

Eaxctly, the starting 5 HAS to change.

[mcshine]

ok Kawhi we already know you don't possess a jumper.. quit shooting em..

agreed. i think he's got outside shot, just not consistent 3 pt. range. like to see him attack attack attack; even if he take a contested shot, he is a great off. rebounder.... plus he letting Martin go off

[GB20]

i think next game we should start

neal
anderson
green
bonner
tiago

off the bench
tony
kawhi
richard
blair
tim

[WeNeedLength]

For the 14th straight game, the bench saves an early embarrassment and salvages the game for us, damn near instantly.

Without Manu, it's finally catching up...

[DPG21920]

Splitter bullying fools. Also tiagos form looks like the shots from double dribble :lol

[Paranoid Pop]

That's the 5 Pop wanted against Dallas with TP for Anderson.

[mcshine]

on Griffen dunk ( and Manu's dunk on Yao) both amazing, but i think they used the defender to elevate more. What do you think?

[DPG21920]

Flop

[mcshine]

defense lookin a bit stiffer

[loveforthegame]

Of course they start missing and we either miss a shot or turn it over. :depressed

[WeNeedLength]

Bonner is such a fucking cunt. God damn.

[timtonymanu]

Goddamnit get it under double digits.

[mcshine]

Flop

of course- he's manu's teammate

[Cant_Be_Faded]

crofl

guess we know which bonner showed up for tonight's game

Neal looks very quick on defense, the quickest I've seen him all season...lets hope it translates to actual good defense

[Sense]

Settling for fucking jumpshots :bang

[timtonymanu]

Shit start.

Spurs dug themselves in a hole early. It's going to be challenging making a comeback against a confident Rockets team that knows how to play us. The starting five really has to show more hustle to start games.

[dbestpro]

I really ,really, really wish we could get rid of Blair, Bonner, and RJ.

[Bill_Brasky]

I think they only scored one point in the last 5 mins or so. We clamped down at the end. If we keep playing D like that the whole game, I like our chances. Just need to settle down and execute a little better on O.

[mcshine]

Goooooo Thunder

[DPG21920]

Swarming d there

[angelbelow]

Bonner just has to relax and stick to his role and he'll be fine. He's been on fire from 3, no need to get fancy. With players we have on the floor, he doesn't need to take those dribble moves.

[ace3g]

Green needs some runner lessons from TP and Neal

[DPG21920]

:lmao this shooting

[mcshine]

I hate how Bonner gets lit up by whomever he guards

[Paranoid Pop]

Shooting is terrible, bring back TP.

[loveforthegame]

Jefferson sighting.

[angelbelow]

Didn't like the 3pt attempt from RJ but at least this one went in.

[benefactor]

Bipolar Spurs strike again.

[timtonymanu]

My God. These guys love to follow up great games with shitty ones. They never build on their momentum.

[GB20]

give the fucking ball to tiago

[mcshine]

Neal.... great shot wit the low pass from Tiago

[loveforthegame]

So good to see Neal returning to form.

[benefactor]

rofl

[mcshine]

cmon Green! foul him out in the perimiter

[Sense]

Man I hope Pop spits on their face.

[DPG21920]

They just ignore Tiago in the post. Get him the ball.

[KuntryDude]

Spurs looking rather shitty tonight....

[angelbelow]

Neal refuses to pass it to Splitter. He's also not good at passing to anyone to his left side.

[Paranoid Pop]

They just ignore Tiago in the post. Get him the ball.

There's no PG out there...

[timtonymanu]

My God. Even the bench sucks now. See, that's what happens when you give the other team confidence. Spurs are unstoppable at doing shit like that.

[Ice009]

Get a freaking PG. Stop being cheap, Spurs. Signing someone for a few weeks wouldn't put us in the Lux tax would it?

[Cane]

Spurs suck without Manu

[mcshine]

Spurs need intense defense from the get go..... seems like they wait to get down before they turn it up

[GB20]

we are in a big hole right now

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Dragic is fuckin PUNKING Danny Green

holy moly

[dbestpro]

Team got happy with the Memphis win, but did not learn that they are not good enough to just show up. They've got to play hard. No one seems to have any energy. Very poor response.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

We need Neal, Splitter, Bonner, Green, and Leonard to show some super saiyan swagger

[benefactor]

lol Rockets announcers. "Dragic one of the better players in the league."

[timtonymanu]

Just get it to single digits by halftime and we have a chance. But everyone on our team is playing like faggots.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

It's written in Kimberly Crawford's contract that she is required to wear copious sexy colored eye shadow at every Spurs broadcast

[Crookshanks]

This is pretty ugly. Rockets are getting pretty much whatever they want, and the Spurs can't hit anything. Think I'll go do something else for awhile and check in later - hopefully things will look much better.

[dbestpro]

Would be nice if Bonner could crash the boards.

[DesignatedT]

everybody looks like shit. everybody.

[mcshine]

cmon spurs>>>> make something happen

[Barfunk]

Alright here is the right thread lol

[Cane]

Green dishing it to RJ in transition...take notes Parker

[mcshine]

omg. rj got no more hops

[KuntryDude]

get Danny Green's punk ass out of the frickin' game Pop!!!

[loveforthegame]

Unfortunate the bench is struggling too. Let's hope it's just one of those nights and that the starters haven't rubbed off on them.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

LOL @ Green being better at passing off the break than Parker

[mcshine]

holy shit.... JA time

[Amuseddaysleeper]

I just can't see this team getting past the 2nd round

[loveforthegame]

Hope JA builds on his Dallas game.

[timtonymanu]

Courtney Lee ... Goran Dragic ... Kevin Martin.

Hate all those fucking chuckers.

[Cane]

What a terrible and forced pass from Parker to Duncan.....

[Paranoid Pop]

I would lol if Anderson had a great game... again.

[GB20]

why do you need richard in there?

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Anderson in = Pop is really really pissed

[dbestpro]

We are playing brain dead.

[mcshine]

dont fuckin help off MARTIN!!!

[Barfunk]

Damn this doesn't look so good

[Robz4000]

Game's over. There is 0 energy out of everyone.

[benefactor]

9-31 from the field. Sweet holy moly.

[Spurs Brazil]

horrible

[timtonymanu]

Haha. Okay. The Spurs gave up tonight.

[Ice009]

This is embarrassing and games like this at home will get out kicked out of the playoffs in NO TIME.

PATHETIC.

[timtonymanu]

I just can't see this team getting past the 2nd round

Are we even a playoff lock at this point?

[Mal]

:lmao

[Cant_Be_Faded]

If we don't show life soon I'm going to close the game window, go to redtube.com and then play some skyrim

[Reck]

LMAO raped by the fucking Rockets.

I quit.

[Paranoid Pop]

why do you need richard in there?

To leave Martin open.

[angelbelow]

Sean is probably alone in wanting to start playing from inside out right?

[anonoftheinternets]

I just can't see this team getting past the 2nd round

:lol 2nd round ... making the playoffs looks doubtful if they play like this

[KuntryDude]

Rockets completely owning Spurs......3 out of 4 games. Unbe"phukin"lievable

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

even the commercials are more entertaining

[Sense]

Sometimes I feel bad for the fans in the stands watching this pathetic of an effort.

[WeNeedLength]

If this lead reaches 25, fuck off Spurs I got better shit I can watch.

[DPG21920]

Lee playing like kobe

[Juggity]

Wow, manu shaved.

[Cane]

lulz at Kevin Martin

[timtonymanu]

Wow we deserve to lose with this effort.

[urunobili]

JA missing his open 3 nothing new :pctoss

[dbestpro]

There is just no ball movement. Way too many isolations and holding the ball.

[WeNeedLength]

If I were Pop I would get two techs, not to fire up the team, but to quit on them like they did for him.

[MI21]

I found it amazing that while the bench unit was on Splitter didn't see the ball in the post once...

[loveforthegame]

Showing a little life finally.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

LOL sean elliott making fun of Lowry's fatness

He must read this board

[Amuseddaysleeper]

lol how everyone misses injured tj ford even though he played only a few games competently

Something the Spurs have been missing for some time.

[dbestpro]

Blair steals the ball and then misses two free throws. He always finds a way to take the air out of the balloon.

[angelbelow]

lol how everyone misses injured tj ford even though he played only a few games competently

Haha, this is funny but true. The overall package wasn't there for TJ barring 2 games. But we don't need him to be a scorer or a lock down defender. He'll never do either of those efficiently. But we sorely miss his play making, like in Toronto, the guy racks up assists at a pretty quick rate (8.8 per 36 this year.)

[Ice009]

I just can't see this team getting past the 2nd round

2nd ROUND????????????


Getting thrashed at home against the Rockets isn't likely to even get you into the playoffs.

[Spurs Brazil]

Lee is on fire

[timtonymanu]

Courtney Lee is making my hate list too.

[Sense]

Finally getting physical...

[timtonymanu]

Sad thing is Scola and Lowry aren't even killing us yet.

[Ice009]

I'd like to bench RJ and start James Anderson.

I know James isn't playing well, but he's got youth and energy. I just want some energy in that starting 5.

[Juggity]

Timmy bailing us out a little

[Barfunk]

I'm rooting for Bonner. I think Timvp posted we are 45-10 when he drains at least 3 threes.

[ace3g]

Parker decides to wake up

[Robz4000]

He threw that with one damn hand...

[Cane]

Duncan sacrificing his body out there, got Parker finally into the game, eff that jumper he just took though

[angelbelow]

Inside out worked, surprise surprise.

[loveforthegame]

They hit a 3 every time we make any kind of run. :depressed

[timtonymanu]

Lol no one was watching K-Mart.

[Juggity]

Kevin Martin going for 40 this game

[WeNeedLength]

Martin is the Jesus in a rockets uniform when he plays the Spurs :depressed

[timtonymanu]

It's one of those games where we keep chipping away and they respond. Saw it coming.

[dbestpro]

It always seems that when Bonner or Blair is on the floor we look like we are playing 4 on 5.

[urunobili]

Anderson had a good look at it.. still doesn't hit :depressed

[Spurs Brazil]

Damn JA

[timtonymanu]

Anderson and his wide open misses continue.

[weebo]

...and JA misses another open trey

[loveforthegame]

Well it could be worse. At least they showed a little life and cut the lead down some instead of letting it balloon even more.

They need to come out strong after the half though.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Wow Anderson has to hit that shit....jesus dude, hit your open shots

[mcshine]

Cmon JA. U not making the most of yo time

[timtonymanu]

Gut check time in the 2nd half. We still have a chance, but scary thing is that Lowry and Scola haven't even gone off yet. Martin always plays like a bitch against us. Nothing new. Let Lee turn back into a scrub. Oh, and it would be nice to get something out of our guys other than Tim and Tony.

[Barfunk]

Hopefully Pop doesn't throw in the towel too early again. Is there any other coach in the league that quits as early as he does?

[Ice009]

I don't know how many times I can say it, but James just isn't a spot up shooter. He needs to ball in his hands more. Not just one touch and shoot. It's unfortunate, but he's not that type of player.

[timtonymanu]

Well it could be worse. At least they showed a little life and cut the lead down some instead of letting it balloon even more.

They need to come out strong after the half though.

They didn't cut the lead. We were down 10 at the end of the 1st and now we're down 13 at halftime. But I see what you mean.

[dbestpro]

JA not gonna be here next year so no need to push it this year.

[timtonymanu]

Let's do a Miami comeback on these guys, but I don't think our guys are disciplined and tough enough to.

[dbestpro]

Hopefully Pop doesn't throw in the towel too early again. Is there any other coach in the league that quits as early as he does?

Yeah, he just throw in the towel and pull the reserves. :wow

[Sense]

Anderson is playing good enough to get cut.

[Robz4000]

JA needs to cut to the basket. Same with everyone else tbh, the jumpshots are just not falling.

[TDfan2007]

Rockets are hitting everything against us...again.

[urunobili]

Only way the Spurs get back into this game is hitting 7 threes in 15 minutes...

[dbestpro]

I think Danny Green with his old coach being there was trying not to do too much to the point where he did nothing at all.

[TDfan2007]

Tim with only 1 rebound so far. He has to play stronger against Dalambert.

[Paranoid Pop]

Only way the Spurs get back into this game is hitting 7 threes in 15 minutes...

Neal/Bonner could do it, you never know but martin can do it too.

[Barfunk]

Yeah, he just throw in the towel and pull the reserves. :wow

I have noticed some games where we are down 15-20 points at the half and it seemed that Tim, Tony, and Manu (when he was playing) didn't play the rest of the game.

[ffadicted]

need more fucking hustle boys

[Paranoid Pop]

I have noticed some games where we are down 15-20 points at the half and it seemed that Tim, Tony, and Manu (when he was playing) didn't play the rest of the game.

It's a long term strategy, makes sense a lot of sense during away games and b2b2b, it's hardly possible at home tho with your own fans.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Carlisle playing Yi Jianlang and Mahinmi on the court at the same time against the Conference leading Thunder.


But-but-but-but why doesn't he think it's a bad idea to do that cuz they might be taking up the same space on the court????

[Cant_Be_Faded]

awwwwwwww poor Roddy B....his 3rd straight air-ballll

awww poor french baby, guess you'll have to only play against SA from now on

[DesignatedT]

We'll see how this game is going to go within the first 5 minutes of the 3rd.

[timtonymanu]

Lol here comes Lowry.

[timtonymanu]

So fucking predictable.

[TDfan2007]

Spurs look awful.

[dbestpro]

Parker with a foul a turnover and giving up a wide open jump shot all to start the third quarter. I don't think we was listening to Pop at the half.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Parker is looking like he is on a mental vacation for quite some time now.

[DesignatedT]

We need Manu back like bad

[timtonymanu]

And they come out like that after the timeout. Gutless pigs.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Okay, I want the stat-geeks of the site to look back to when was the last time Tony Parker outplayed an opposing starting PG

Cuz this is definitely 3 in a row by my shitty memory

[loveforthegame]

The whole team gets a :td

[dbestpro]

If Pop cannot get anything out of his team, then it would be a good time to practice the high low game with TD and Splitter. At least get some value out of the game.

[TDfan2007]

Kevin Martin in God mode per usual.

[timtonymanu]

lol

[weebo]

Parker looks like shit....slow as fuck

[TDfan2007]

Timmy coming out with a ton of energy early on. I'm loving his offense.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Kevin Martin in God mode per usual.

It feels like every single game the Spurs allow a player on the opposing team to shoot at least 70% from the floor, if not two players.