Game Blog: Spurs @ Grizzlies - Feb. 6

[c whata11]

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Monday: San Antonio Spurs at Memphis Grizzlies



Game Preview:
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Time: 07:00 PM CST/08:00 PM ET/02:00 AM CET
Location: Fedex Forum, Memphis, TN
TV & Radio: FSSW & 1200 WOAI


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[c whata11]

only made this cause i miss when they were like this every game last year. and posted a decent amount of time before the game started

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Beating the shit out of Memphis never gets old.

I hope the streak continues :tu

[Em-City]

parker vs conley!

[WeNeedLength]

parker vs conley!

Hopefully Conley talks shit or something early on in the game. Otherwise, I don't see Parker coming anywhere close to his production last game. I'm praying for it though. I think they can take this one. Memphis is in a funk right now. :flag:

[Anonymous Cowherd]

No Z-Bo, no Darrell, Splitter matching up well against Gasol - excellent chance for us.

Need Kawhi to do an effective job against Gay again.

[Robz4000]

Tony Allen might be out tonight, but tbh this is seeming more and more like a blowout about to happen. Hopefully I'm wrong.

[TheCultOfPersonality]

Here's the list of players that the Grizzlies will be leaving wide open tonight.

Richard Jefferson - 44.2% from 3 point range
Matt Bonner - 42.2% from 3 point range
Gary Neal - 35.3% from 3 point range
Danny Green - 38.5% from 3 point range

[ElNono]

Go Spurs Go! :flag:

[DarkGinobili]

:flag:

[Obstructed_View]

Grizzlies feed. Ugh. Is that Brevin Knight?

[mystargtr34]

Gay will come out aggressive.. not sure if that's going to be a positive or not for the Spurs.. but he will remember the 0-fer from last week.

[loveforthegame]

Go Spurs. Let's start the trip off the right way.

[DPG21920]

Brevin seems like a nice guy but he is awful :lol

[timtonymanu]

Great. Have to put up with the MEM announcers again. I'm gonna really miss our announcers during this RRT.

[ffadicted]

spurs by 8

[mystargtr34]

Lol Grizz announcer "Need to play tough against a 'stingy' Spurs defense".

[timtonymanu]

Gay will come out aggressive.. not sure if that's going to be a positive or not for the Spurs.. but he will remember the 0-fer from last week.

Yeah the Grizzlies are desperate for a win. I don't expect them to come out like they did last time.

[Obstructed_View]

Remember when Inside the NBA was the best show on TV? Fucking Shaq.

[Obstructed_View]

Yeah the Grizzlies are desperate for a win. I don't expect them to come out like they did last time.

Might work out for the Spurs because Gay might say fuck the gameplan and go Kobe Ballhog trying to prove a point. Either way, Kawhi has his work cut out for him. He'd definitely better show up early.

[TheCultOfPersonality]

Quincy Pondexter starting.

[timtonymanu]

Pondexter going to be the scrub that goes off?

[bklynspursfan]

Kawhi corner 3 looking better and better

[loveforthegame]

Leonard looking comfortable with the 3 point shot.

[bklynspursfan]

Dam if Blair learned to pass out of tough situations he might avg 1 or 2 more APG

[Paranoid Pop]

What a start by Blair, definitely a last minute contender for the all star reserve.

[Obstructed_View]

They play a lot of weird shit when Memphis has the ball. Dancin' Machine and Song Remains The Same. WTF?

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

holy cow my hate on Blair is growing by the min

[Budkin]

No excuse not winning this game with their injured players... Randolph and Tony Allen killed us in the playoffs.

[timtonymanu]

Lol did you hear the Grizzlies announcer calling RJ "productive" for our team?

[loveforthegame]

Leonard likes playing against Gay.

[Obstructed_View]

God dammit, Tony, reward the guy who fucking got the turnover.

[Invision]

Rudy is going to get shut down again :downspin:

[timtonymanu]

Lol Blair ALWAYS gets called for a charge. He never learns.

[bklynspursfan]

Kawhi is looking so good on defense. It looks like we got another gem...

[Spurs Brazil]

Leonard playing good D. TP attacking. Blair still with dumb plays

TD needs to hit that J

[timtonymanu]

holy cow my hate on Blair is growing by the min

Can't wait to see him off the team. His stat padding butt belongs on a lottery team.

[loveforthegame]

You know something is seriously wrong when I'd rather watch Bonner play over Blair. :depressed

[Paranoid Pop]

Keeping Blair as a starter is alienating.

[bklynspursfan]

I hate when players say that... "it's nothing the spurs did" or whatever team. Can't give credit when it's due

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Gary neal 33333333333333

[Obstructed_View]

Timmy's defense is so sneaky. He challenged Gasol's jumper with his left hand.

[Spurs Brazil]

Neal 3333333333

TD great D

[loveforthegame]

So much love for Leonard.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Neal 333333333333333333333

[timtonymanu]

Man why couldn't Gay be healthy last year?

[loveforthegame]

Glad to see Neal back to form.

[bklynspursfan]

Timmy getting the Splitter treatment from the refs tonight

[Obstructed_View]

lol THAT was an offensive foul.

[Spurs Brazil]

flop

[mystargtr34]

Lol Tiago.. Tim's backup.

[ffadicted]

lol dat foul

[mystargtr34]

Timmy's D has been great tonight.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

lucky Neal's threes are falling, coz he godamn sucks at creating offense..

[Obstructed_View]

Jesus. Splitter's getting no love.

[Spurs Brazil]

another crap call

[Libri]

Bonner 33333

[spursfaninla]

My concern about Neal is that he should not think that he needs to shoot just because he make 2 three pointers. He can become a bit of a chucker.

[loveforthegame]

Splitter-Bonner connection again.

[Obstructed_View]

That's good offense. 2 man game with Leonard and Splitter with Bonner sneaking back to the line.

[Capt Bringdown]

Have Splitter's minutes been dwindling ever since he had that bust out game? Guess it wouldn't be fair to the team to have another big who can score and play defense.

[Robz4000]

Tiago isn't looking too good thus far.

[++SaiNt TiAg0++]

gasol looks like hes ready to play dammit and theres dumb ass pop putting bonner out to save the day

[Paranoid Pop]

Offense is pretty stale now.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

That Splitter hook was ugly :lol

[mystargtr34]

Tiago has to do work earlier against fat Gasol

[Obstructed_View]

That Splitter hook was ugly :lol

They all are.

[timtonymanu]

Wake up Green

[Spurs Brazil]

Good 1st quarter, TP got a nice rest

[GB20]

green has been sucking for the last three games

[Texas_Ranger]

Neal at point is pathetic..

[++SaiNt TiAg0++]

seriously bonner needs to get the hell out of the way when everyone is rebounding his hands are that of a toddlers so as soon as he touches it it goes flying in the opposite teams direction......hes horrible

[loveforthegame]

Other than some really dumb turnovers it was a solid start on the road for the first quarter.

[Bill_Brasky]

Another good start defensively, holding Memphis to 36% in that first quarter. Keep it up scros.

[timtonymanu]

The starters didn't play too bad. The bench was good as usual. Good 1st quarter.

Again why couldn't Gay be healthy last year?

[Bill_Brasky]

green has been sucking for the last three games

That turnover wasn't pretty, but he got back on D and contested Mayo's layup, causing a miss, which led to them not scoring to end the quarter.

[DPG21920]

Good first quarter overall. The spacing, energy and ball movement were all solid. Defense was ok, but Tiago is struggling today on both ends. Hard to complain with the score so hopefully they keep it up and don't settle. The three's they have made have been pretty good shots except one.

[++SaiNt TiAg0++]

tiago needs to use his physicality here with gasol remember hes got gasoft blood!! hes throw up the flag as soon as you play like a man ...na jk this gasol actually plays with a pair of cajones

[ffadicted]

aggressive move by splitter, good to see

[loveforthegame]

Splitter with a rough start.

[024]

splitter seems to be having trouble with gasol's weight

[Obstructed_View]

Foul on milk mustard.

[Paranoid Pop]

Splitter is in a slump?

[GB20]

nice pass parker!

[Robz4000]

Honestly, Bonner's beginning to get better. He'll more than likely choke in the playoffs again though.

[loveforthegame]

RJ came to play tonight. :tu

[bklynspursfan]

Who comes in next Tim or Blair?

[GB20]

our bench need to step up tonight

[mystargtr34]

Spurs chucking (and making) 3's while Grizz are pounding it inside now.

[timtonymanu]

Honestly, Bonner's beginning to get better. He'll more than likely choke in the playoffs again though.

I like it when he hits his shots, but we all know it's going to come at the expense of Splitter's playing time when it should be Blair.

[Obstructed_View]

Nice save by Cunningham.

[loveforthegame]

Wonder how long Leonard sits on the bench.

[Robz4000]

I like it when he hits his shots, but we all know it's going to come at the expense of Splitter's playing time when it should be Blair.
He's playing a good bit more aggressively. Him hitting his shots is what he's supposed to do.

[ffadicted]

these announcers are killin me

[boutons_deux]

holy shit, Tony's got a great face and intensity

[Spurs Brazil]

great shot Tony

[timtonymanu]

God that Memphis arena looks empty. Bunch of bandwagon fans obviously..

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

Tony is hooottt

[timtonymanu]

Tony still has some leftover from the other night.

[GB20]

looks like gay is going to play the whole game

[urunobili]

not looking bad. If the threes fall the Spurs are ok TBH

[Robz4000]

Need to bring Timmy back in the game so we can start scoring inside. Tiago is playing too soft.

[Obstructed_View]

God that Memphis arena looks empty. Bunch of bandwagon fans obviously..

7PM start. It'll probably fill up later.

[DPG21920]

Splitter is struggling, but I'm interested to see if Pop gives him a chance to respond and how he does if given that opportunity.

[Robz4000]

....and there goes Tiago. Lol make me eat my words.

[bklynspursfan]

Wow TP

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Wow pretty spin and dish to Splitter by TP

[TheCultOfPersonality]

Spurs chucking (and making) 3's while Grizz are pounding it inside now.

The Grizzlies aren't going to guard the 3 point.

I wish the Grizzlies had players who can shoot like the Spurs do.

[mystargtr34]

RJ with the NFL tackle :lol

[loveforthegame]

Hopefully that gets Splitter going.

[Obstructed_View]

Gotta be aware of the shot clock, and Matt Bonner needs to not be pushed off by a guy half his size.

[GB20]

where is kawhi?

[loveforthegame]

I guess we'll wait until Gay scores 30 until Leonard comes back in.

[bklynspursfan]

Parker will always play this way vs Conley and any other team with a great PG or a PG that had the better of him. I think he's playing with an edge. I love it

[Robz4000]

Can't believe Kawhi isn't playing. Gay is starting to heat up.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

:lol Bonner 22222222222222222

[GB20]

bonner for two!

[Obstructed_View]

Nice lefty one hander by Bonner.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Parker to Splitter!

[Robz4000]

Parker and Splitter are such a good combo.

[ffadicted]

lol Bonner drives are always so hilarious

[bklynspursfan]

Wow... TP again. Him and Splitter is a thing of beauty

[Obstructed_View]

Nice pass, Tony.

[loveforthegame]

Splitter. :tu

[urunobili]

Tiago ballin'

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

TP and 1

Parker doing work

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

bonner is more successful in driving than RJ lol what?

[bklynspursfan]

PARker... I almost forgot how much we were doubting him coming in. Dude is going into beast mode

[DPG21920]

Splitter/TP pick and roll is my favorite thing to watch. It's stunning how efficient they are.

[Invision]

Leonard needs to come back in

[Obstructed_View]

K RJ officially being torched. Can we bring in KL please?

[Spurs Brazil]

Tony and one!

[Capt Bringdown]

See how well Splitter works when he's not being ignored by our chuckers.

[GB20]

man parker is playing awesome tonight

[timtonymanu]

I love the TP-Splitter connection.

[Robz4000]

As I said, Bonner's aggressiveness is picking up. As long as he plays like this and doesn't completely fuck up on D, I'm fine with him playing (as long as it's not as much as Tiago).

[timtonymanu]

Gay is finding rhythm. More Kawhi please.

[Paranoid Pop]

Pop has been decreasing Kahwi minutes for a little while now so that he doesn't have a great game out of 4.

[MI21]

Parker is playing amazing Pick n Roll basketball... When he has the right players around them he is a very good distributor, unlike many Spurs fans would have you believe.

[DPG21920]

Spurs again missing and And-1.

[Obstructed_View]

Now Rudy's feeling it. Thanks, Pop.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Gay on fire

[GB20]

gay is on fire now

[Obstructed_View]

Smart offense by Timmy. Threatens to pass and then shoots.

Gay's hit two contested jumpers in a row. Fuck.

[Capt Bringdown]

Please no end of quarter flameout

[Obstructed_View]

Wow, a late whistle on the road for a Spurs rookie. Has that ever happened?

[NASpurs]

RJ on Gay was a big fucking mistake. Because of that now Kawhi is told to defend a guy who has some rhythm.

What a bonehead.

[Obstructed_View]

Why are they talking about George Hill?

[urunobili]

Good ball movement

[GB20]

that was close

[timtonymanu]

Why are they talking about George Hill?

They were mentioning that Kawhi was acquired for him. Then they started rambling about something else.

[Obstructed_View]

Stupid fouls by Memphis. Damn.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Why are they talking about George Hill?


Kawai trade

[Obstructed_View]

Stupid foul by Neal. He had backup.

[timtonymanu]

Good block by Green to make up for Neal's dumb foul.

[Obstructed_View]

Kawai trade

:lol I thought they got them mixed up there for a sec.

[GB20]

we need to play smart the rest of the half.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Kawai has such a flat shot, i can't wait to see him fix that!

[Obstructed_View]

Spurs not playing perfect, but there's quite a bit to like so far.

[Spurs Brazil]

good timeout. Bring TP back and finish strong

[Robz4000]

This will be a good laerning experience for Kawhi tbh. He'll need to learn to defend players who are playing out of their minds when Manu comes back and he isn't in the starting line-up (though he should be).

[Obstructed_View]

Kawai has such a flat shot, i can't wait to see him fix that!

Yeah, that ESPN thing mentioned that he's fixing all those problems with is shot. He still reverts a bit. He's got a chance to be pretty special if he gets his jumper going.

[Obstructed_View]

Damn, Gary. Clear path.

[loveforthegame]

I don't think I've seen Green play a more quiet 10 minutes before.

[GB20]

what the fuck is wrong with neal?

[WeNeedLength]

TP should have checked back in by now...

Edit: Nvm, Pop got the memo... :lol

[bklynspursfan]

dam parker 3 straight missed fts

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Great FT's Tony :td

[BanditHiro]

can this fucking half end already stop calling ever fucking call refs.

[GB20]

neal just sucks tonight

[Obstructed_View]

If the Grizzlies announcers ever say "that's just not a smart play by Memphis" or "Give credit to the Spurs for great play" I might fall out of my chair.

[Spurs Brazil]

dumb Neal

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

damn it Neal DAMNITTT

[DAF86]

So many fouls.

[WeNeedLength]

Missing freethrows. Fouling. Turning it over. :wtf

End the half right GD...

[timtonymanu]

Neal with some dumb IQ plays.

[BanditHiro]

here we go with the Memphis fake tough defense.

[Obstructed_View]

That was a great move by Parker.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

has Gay never been doubled before? he seems lost everytime he got doubled

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Make these Tony

[Obstructed_View]

Damn, Parker got fouled like four times. Ouch.

[Robz4000]

Need to finish this quarter strong. Don't let Memphis score again.

[DAF86]

How can he be so hot on the jumpers but suck so much on the FT's?

[Robz4000]

Well fuck me, right?

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Lame

[DAF86]

Fuck, horrible finish.

[Obstructed_View]

Parker's seriously ballhogging.

[DPG21920]

Terrible end to the quarter by TP.

[loveforthegame]

Of course they hit a 3 at the buzzer. Of course.

[urunobili]

awful end to the half...

[timtonymanu]

Fuck. Here we go with the fluky shots.

[Bill_Brasky]

That's like the 20th buzzer beater some fucking scrub has hit on us this year.

[WeNeedLength]

What the fuck??? Scrub ass players making buzzer beating 3s....

[Spurs Brazil]

CRAP

bad finish and FTs killing us

[024]

that's not good

[BanditHiro]

i hate the grizzles.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

tony shot that way too early.

[Obstructed_View]

So if Leonard starts the second half, they can win. If he doesn't, they probably lose.

[timtonymanu]

Thanks alot Neal for your shitty ass dumb plays.

God I swear the low IQ guys on this team really know how to fuck up.

[loveforthegame]

Missed fts, stupid turnovers, and dumb fouls are killing the Spurs right now. Have to start all over in the 3rd again.

[Warlord23]

Parker single handedly costing the Spurs 6 points in the last 2 minutes ...

[Obstructed_View]

What the fuck??? Scrub ass players making buzzer beating 3s....

That's because Parker jacked up a jumper with seven seconds left on the shot clock. He could have run the clock down and didn't.

[DPG21920]

TP missing FT's, poor clock management and losing his guy in transition. Hopefully he makes up for that in the 3rd.

[timtonymanu]

What the fuck??? Scrub ass players making buzzer beating 3s....

What else is new?

[Paranoid Pop]

Parker single handedly costing the Spurs 6 points in the last 2 minutes ...

He got a steal so he cost at least a possession by the Grizz. Let's not forget he made a struggling Tiago look like a stud and is the only thing that keeps us from chucking 3s while praying we get/stay hot long enough.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Momentum shifted when Parker missed 2 consecutive FTs. Going by the eye ball test, Parker fucking sucks amazingly bad at free throws this year

[bklynspursfan]

It took a luck shot from Memphis to pull them within 6. Sure they have the momentum going in to half, but I expect them to come back out attacking in the 3rd

[Obstructed_View]

Wow, talking about the Spurs during halftime. How nice. Pop getting all the credit.

[Ice009]

Tp cost us a 15 point lead. missed free throws and took a shot too early which lead to the Pargo 3. And why didn't the Spurs forget about Corey Joesph and singed Pargo instead?

Horrible finish to the half. :(.

[Paranoid Pop]

Tp cost us a 15 point lead. missed free throws and took a shot too early which lead to the Pargo 3. And why didn't the Spurs forget about Corey Joesph and singed Pargo instead?

Horrible finish to the half. :(.

:rollin

Tp can't win on ST.

[jjktkk]

My concern about Neal is that he should not think that he needs to shoot just because he make 2 three pointers. He can become a bit of a chucker.

Thats his job.

[timtonymanu]

Yeah TP messed up that final play, but no one told Neal to lose the ball and foul Conley all the time.

[jjktkk]

Have Splitter's minutes been dwindling ever since he had that bust out game? Guess it wouldn't be fair to the team to have another big who can score and play defense.

Exactly.

[GSH]

I just noticed that Parker is only on pace for 30 points and 8 assists. Slacker.

[Barfunk]

Momentum shifted when Parker missed 2 consecutive FTs. Going by the eye ball test, Parker fucking sucks amazingly bad at free throws this year


If you consider him shooting 79% from the free throw line this year "amazingly bad"....

[GSH]

If you consider him shooting 79% from the free throw line this year "amazingly bad"....


He called "eyeball test". That means that he only has to look at those three shots, and not the whole season. A bizarrely effective strategy on some planets.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

I meant just going by what I seen, you would think his percentage is worse than it is. He seems to always miss one outta two

[Ice009]

:rollin

Tp can't win on ST.

I was ready to give him MEGA PROPS, but he screwed up to end the half.

I can make those free throws, missing 3/4 is inexcusable. We don't have margin for error on the road. Parker has to be more locked in. Vets can't be making those mistakes and leaving points on the table.

Gary Neal was trash as well. Should have bought Parker back earlier, but he needs some rest and we have NO backup PGs that can even handle the ball. Fucking retarded Spurs FO should have signed a PG that can at least dribble the ball up and run some offense.

[Invision]

I was ready to give him MEGA PROPS, but he screwed up to end the half.

I can make those free throws, missing 3/4 is inexcusable. We don't have margin for error on the road. Parker has to be more locked in. Vets can't be making those mistakes and leaving points on the table.

Gary Neal was trash as well. Should have bought Parker back earlier, but he needs some rest and we have NO backup PGs that can even handle the ball. Fucking retarded Spurs FO should have signed a PG that can at least dribble the ball up and run some offense.

the back up pg the spurs FO signed is injured...

[Robz4000]

Keep in mind Parker's more than likely tired as hell right now. He's been carrying the offense and playing good D on top of that. He's making mistakes because there's no second PG to help out.

[Texas_Ranger]

Steve Novak's got 19 points. :rollin

[Robz4000]

TP with a great pass.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Kawai needs to not try and be a 1 man fastbreak

[GSH]

Rebound for RJ.... I forgot he was here.

[loveforthegame]

Duncan doing work early in the 3rd. :tu

[bklynspursfan]

It took a luck shot from Memphis to pull them within 6. Sure they have the momentum going in to half, but I expect them to come back out attacking in the 3rd



See... No worries :toast

[Robz4000]

Good D to start the 3rd

[ElNono]

Kill these bitches

[Spurs Brazil]

Ugly, but worked

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

Timmy is feelin goooooodd

[timtonymanu]

Great execution.

[loveforthegame]

Good aggressive play to start the 3rd. Be nice to put this team away now.

[GSH]

Kill these bitches

:wow

[TDomination]

Awesome start to the 3rd. Negates the bad ending to the 3rd qtr. Lets just keep it up, stay focused and we'll be 1-0 on this RRT.

[Ice009]

the back up pg the spurs FO signed is injured...

No shit? I didn't know that ;). lol. Does that mean we can't sign anyone else until he is ready to return?


Keep in mind Parker's more than likely tired as hell right now. He's been carrying the offense and playing good D on top of that. He's making mistakes because there's no second PG to help out.

Good point. Spurs should have signed someone to help out until TJ comes back.

[Paranoid Pop]

Kahwi, Tim, TP. Those 3 are so important, we could have a terrific starting 5... eventually.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Rj 333333333333

[ElNono]

Blair with the ticky tacky bullshit

[Robz4000]

Offense is beginning to cool off. Time to keep up the D.

[Spurs Brazil]

Blair sucks

[Paranoid Pop]

Blair ever successfully drew a charge?

[loveforthegame]

Hopefully Blair will foul out and force Pop to play Splitter or Bonner.

[Barfunk]

He called "eyeball test". That means that he only has to look at those three shots, and not the whole season. A bizarrely effective strategy on some planets.

Just thought I'd throw out his free thow percentage. I think it might be a career high so far.

[Ice009]

call timeout. I don't like the Spurs offense at all. too many silly fouls on the defensive end.

[shingo_318]

fuck dumb dejuan!

[Robz4000]

Ah man, Blair, c'mon already...

[ElNono]

goddamn blair

[GSH]

Whistle fest.

[Texas_Ranger]

fucking idiots

[loveforthegame]

I never thought I'd be so happy to see Bonner come in for Blair.