Game Blog: Spurs @ Nets - Feb. 11

[ElNono]

Heading out to the Prudential Center...

Go Spurs Go! :flag:

[DPG21920]

Spurs better come out focused. Jordan Farmar has been playing excellent as of late so he's really someone to watch out for in addition to the usual suspects.

[timtonymanu]

Have fun, ElNono. :tu

Lucky you to see Manu's return live. Cheer hard for our boys!

[Mel_13]

Enjoy the game, Nono. GSG!

[timtonymanu]

These next 3 games should be the easiest, but it wouldn't surprise me if the Spurs drop one of them since crappy teams have beaten us before(the Kings game, the Bucks game). Hopefully the Spurs play with the same level they've played the last 6 games.

[jeebus]

Is it retro night for the Spurs tonight?

[apalisoc_9]

These next 3 games should be the easiest, but it wouldn't surprise me if the Spurs drop one of them since crappy teams have beaten us before(the Kings game, the Bucks game). Hopefully the Spurs play with the same level they've played the last 6 games.

I wouldn't really call Milwaukee a crappy team tbh. wouldn't really be surprised either if they drop one in the next three games. Hopefully, Manu and Kawahi starts today..Cant wait..

:flag:

[LakerHater]

Hes Back!!!

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f211/trooperjoe/85naety.gif

[DPG21920]

I wouldn't really call Milwaukee a crappy team tbh. wouldn't really be surprised either if they drop one in the next three games. Hopefully, Manu and Kawahi starts today..Cant wait..

:flag:

Pop said Manu is coming off the bench for a little while, but we all know Pop is a liar to the media so it's hard to believe anything he says.

[Russ]

Trap game???? :wow :wow :wow

[crc21209]

Is it retro night for the Spurs tonight?

Yup, the Spurs are going to be wearing their Chaparrals throwbacks tonight....

[Juggity]

Is it retro night for the Spurs tonight?

Yep, I think so. We'll finally find out if the chaps are assless after all.

[jeebus]

Sweeeet. Plus with Manu returning and the fact that I can actually watch this on tv makes this a good night.

[Reck]

Double digit win!

[LakerHater]

Trap game???? :wow :wow :wow
Feels like it!

[Texas_Ranger]

So which Williams will score 30 tonight?
Deron, Shelden, Shawne or Jordan??

[blkroadrunners]

Trap game???? :wow :wow :wow

Not feeling it. I'm guessing b/c NJ played last night.

[Robz4000]

This is feeling like a trap game lol

[JRHernandez88]

Whats up Spurstalk! New to the site been waiting to post for a while now. Anyway can't wait to watch tonights game with Manu coming back. Let's see how they decide to work him back into the system with all the team playing well together.

[Russ]

Trap game???? :wow :wow :wow

Okay, I'm past it.

20+ point win. :)

[DesignatedT]

Spurs 97
Nets 90

[timvp]

No pregame show? First time this year?



/withdrawals

[Blue Duck]

Everyone keep an eye on TP tonight. Although there are many attributes to his game that I truly love, during the guts of the game, I count way too many possessions where no other spur touches the ball. That single minded focus has been what has made him an unbelievable finisher, and lately he's been the TP of old. That being said, you can read his body language when it's one of those possessions that his teammates are just out there to set screens for him. Philly was a good example. in the 3rd spurs up by 10 and offense humming, 3 possessions in a row, TP ignored everyone, pulled up from behind screeners, and Philly got back in the game. The flip side is that he works himself into a frenzy and is locked in in the 4th, but still, you can't waste key possessions against the top teams. Love TP, just sayin. Excited for Ford's return as much as Manu. Go Spurs!

[timvp]

Everyone keep an eye on TP tonight. Although there are many attributes to his game that I truly love, during the guts of the game, I count way too many possessions where no other spur touches the ball. That single minded focus has been what has made him an unbelievable finisher, and lately he's been the TP of old. That being said, you can read his body language when it's one of those possessions that his teammates are just out there to set screens for him. Philly was a good example. in the 3rd spurs up by 10 and offense humming, 3 possessions in a row, TP ignored everyone, pulled up from behind screeners, and Philly got back in the game. The flip side is that he works himself into a frenzy and is locked in in the 4th, but still, you can't waste key possessions against the top teams. Love TP, just sayin. Excited for Ford's return as much as Manu. Go Spurs!

The return of CoM.

Welcome back. CoM has been missed.

Can't wait to see Manu tonight.

[Russ]

No pregame show? First time this year?



/withdrawals

The Nets have a pregame show. :flag:

[Blue Duck]

Great points by evestalker and i'm happy with the current streak. I just think that when the other team is in the midst of a run, the best way to stop it is with good ball movement(inside/out) and balance, and by getting to the foul line. By doing so, you put pressure on their defense and take back momentum.

[Blue Duck]

Who is CoM? I don't get it

[WeNeedLength]

Everyone keep an eye on TP tonight. Although there are many attributes to his game that I truly love, during the guts of the game, I count way too many possessions where no other spur touches the ball. That single minded focus has been what has made him an unbelievable finisher, and lately he's been the TP of old. That being said, you can read his body language when it's one of those possessions that his teammates are just out there to set screens for him. Philly was a good example. in the 3rd spurs up by 10 and offense humming, 3 possessions in a row, TP ignored everyone, pulled up from behind screeners, and Philly got back in the game. The flip side is that he works himself into a frenzy and is locked in in the 4th, but still, you can't waste key possessions against the top teams. Love TP, just sayin. Excited for Ford's return as much as Manu. Go Spurs!

Your username is ironic considering how much of a TP homer ducks is. :lol

[LakerHater]

http://px9.funformobile.com/d/169/61/1fjdcjav7c/roster.jpg

[BanditHiro]

http://px9.funformobile.com/d/169/61/1fjdcjav7c/roster.jpg

why is there so much dead weight in our starting lineup

[Blue Duck]

I love TP too, but I am admittedly more of a Manu homer. Anyways, I have both their jerseys hanging in the closet.

[Wild Cobra Kai]

Ugly uniform night!!!

[LakerHater]

http://px9.funformobile.com/d/169/61/1fjdcjav7c/buck.jpg

[timtonymanu]

http://px9.funformobile.com/d/169/61/1fjdcjav7c/roster.jpg

Hopefully RJ is on his way out of that starting lineup.

[jestersmash]

Who is CoM? I don't get it

Church of Manu i.e. you are (probably) a Manu homer and (definitely) unreasonably critical about Parker.

[WeNeedLength]

Ugly uniform night!!!

It looks like it's a league wide thing tonight. The bobcats are wearing a white and red jersey that say "Cougars." And the Clippers are wearing a god awful baby blue jersey that say "Los Angeles" on the front.

[Russ]

Speaking of the Nets pregame, Avery gives Pop a bit of a back-handed compliment, saying . . .

"Pop would be the first to tell you, he's had an outstanding career, but for he and I both, thank God our careers were tied with Tim Duncan." :flag:

"The Spurs play like a symphony," says Avery.


He looks like he's expecting a loss.

[GB20]

:flag: spurs :flag:

[loveforthegame]

Go Spurs.

[timtonymanu]

Green starting again

[TDomination]

PJ Carlesimo is with the NETS????? I didn't know that. Man, i wanted him to come back to the spurs for so long!

[Paranoid Pop]

That starting 5 is so lame.

[TDomination]

Throwbacks!

[Cane]

Spurs look like they stole the god damn Clipps uniforms

[timtonymanu]

It looks like we traded our whole team.

[GB20]

i really hope dejuan improves his game for the rest of the year.

[Spurs Brazil]

Strange see the Spurs with those uniforms

[Juggity]

Duncan way off with his jumpers

[TDomination]

It looks like we traded our whole team.

haha yeah.

im looking at this game like seeing how it would look to see our players in another teams uniform. seeing parker and duncan in these unis looks so odd

[TDomination]

i like timmys shoes. fits the unis nicely

[weebo]

Dejuan looks extra fat in white. :(

[GB20]

green needs to step up

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

TP to Duncan

[Russ]

Is anyone on NBA League Pass getting the Spurs broadcast?

[DesignatedT]

Blair passed it back out after a offensive rebound???????????????????? what im i seeing

[Fermixalot]

Manuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[TDomination]

blair getting a few offensive rebounds, nice! good steal too, he needs to keep his hands active

[TDomination]

Manu!!!!!!

[Cane]

Woooo Manu walking around wooo

[TDomination]

I feel like we just traded for Manu and now he is appearing for our team for the first time! haha

[ffadicted]

Manu!!

[GB20]

dejuan looks like elton brand in that uniform

[simba80328]

Manu :d

[Cry Havoc]

Blair playing really, really well thus far.

[Spurs Brazil]

He's back!

[Juggity]

Manu sighting

[Cane]

Manu got burned on that play

[TDomination]

is it just me or does manu look really skinny

[ElNono]

3rd row right behind the rim the Spurs are attacking... Same hat as last game, no ARG shirt tho

[Cry Havoc]

MANUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUuUUUUUUUUU UUUUUUUUUUUUU

[GB20]

well back ginobli!!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Whitney Houston died

[loveforthegame]

How good is it to see Manu out there. :tu

[timtonymanu]

Whitney Houston died

Just saw that too. Wow.

[Juggity]

So odd to see Duncan with this logo on his uniform.

http://i.imgur.com/F7Nym.png

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Manuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[Fermixalot]

Ginobili!!!!!

[Spurs Brazil]

Manuuuuuuuuu

[Cry Havoc]

Manu is so slow on D right now.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

What's with the loud, strong spurs fan presence in NJ? I can hear them after every spurs shot

[SA210]

http://px9.funformobile.com/d/169/61/1fjdcjav7c/roster.jpg


:pop::pctoss

[Man In Black]

Same exact situation where Ginobili has a chance to steal the ball. But this time, he reaches across with his right arm.

[ffadicted]

Shitty start

[Juggity]

There goes the lead

[bklynspursfan]

Manu is so slow on D right now.

It's his first game back... He'll be fine

[ffadicted]

Nice hussle by Karate Kid

[jestersmash]

Manu has his eurostep going, but he's a little frenetic right now.

[Robz4000]

Lookin more and more like a trap game...

[DesignatedT]

Manu is sooooo out of shape lmao.

[timtonymanu]

Nice block by Kawhi.

[Reck]

Nets trying to separate themselves with the early 3s. :lol

[Thompson]

If I were Manu I'd have milked the injury for one more game just to avoid wearing those uniforms.

[bklynspursfan]

Manu looks like Dirk... Eeeesh

[bklynspursfan]

But I like his activity

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Kawai for 333333

[DesignatedT]

Leonard 3!

[ffadicted]

Nice step by neal there

[Spurs Brazil]

Leonard 3333333333333

[ffadicted]

Man I like these NJ commentators, they seem pretty legit, smart and non-homer

[Reck]

Spurs are soo late on D.

Gotta step it up.

[timtonymanu]

Damn the opposite team is always automatic when it comes to last second shots.

[bklynspursfan]

Man I like these NJ commentators, they seem pretty legit, smart and non-homer

Mike Fratello is pretty good, plus he does TNT games too. But regardless, hard to be a homer when you're team is bad lol... Knicks commentators are good too.

[Paranoid Pop]

Manu looks like Dirk... Eeeesh

Yup and Pop looks like he wants to play quite a bit. Neal is on a roll, he's so big for us when he's on.

[mystargtr34]

The Nets are actually a middle of the pack offensive team in terms of points scored per 100 possessions.. so they can fill it up if the Spurs continue to not play any defense.

The reason they have such a bad record is they have by far the worst defense in the league.

[siraulo23]

Glad to see Manu back playing :tu

Obviously, he's rusty and needs to be in game shape

[Cant_Be_Faded]

You could even hear the spurs fans go awwww when ginobili missed the full court 3

[TDomination]

Man, parker looks like his 20 yr old so, so quick off the dribble

[Reck]

The problem with Splitter is that he tries to do too much..

[siraulo23]

Splitter having trouble getting rebounds tonigjt

[mystargtr34]

Tiago is really struggling to rebound so far.. although Humphries and Shelden Williams are good rebounders. Need to gang rebound.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Splitter not looking sharp today

[Spurs Brazil]

crap call

[Capt Bringdown]

Splitter no so great tonite

[Robz4000]

Nets have actually been playing moderately good D tonight.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Green for 3333333333

[mystargtr34]

Finally Green makes a 3.

[mystargtr34]

Lol Tiago benched.

Lol short leash still.

[Spurs Brazil]

rebs killing us

[Paranoid Pop]

Leonard is owning his man.

[Spurs Brazil]

Tony playing great again

[DesignatedT]

Lol Tiago benched.

Lol short leash still.

just stop. so fucking stupid. we get it already.

[Reck]

Lol Tiago benched.

Lol short leash still.

Your point? Splitter was making bad plays left and right.

Duncan relieves him and they're up by 9. Do the math..

[timtonymanu]

Damn Charlotte is such crap. They get blown out all the time, home and road.

[mystargtr34]

just stop. so fucking stupid. we get it already.

Dont let it bother you.

[Spurs Brazil]

Yes Green!!!

[Reck]

Gotta give it to Deron there. He made Tony look like he was in freeze frame there.

[jestersmash]

Tony Parker: +14 (highest on team so far)
Manu Ginobili: -4 (lowest on team so far)

:stirpot:

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Tiago's finished

[GB20]

leanard with six rebounds already

[mystargtr34]

Your point? Splitter was making bad plays left and right.

Duncan relieves him and they're up by 9. Do the math..

Splitter is a +7

Duncan +1

Lol math.

[Texas_Ranger]

lol at ''we didn't have minutes for spliitter''

[Spurs Brazil]

Good help by Blair

[mystargtr34]

:rollin

[Capt Bringdown]

Blair excels at making the easy difficult

[jestersmash]

Manu missed a wide open Gary Neal.

[Texas_Ranger]

please get the idiot out

[Warlord23]

Get Blair the fuck out, Pop

[Paranoid Pop]

Manu makes Blair 100x better right.

Edit : lol at me, let's say 1,5x better.

[GB20]

blair sucks

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Blair sucks.... let's see Splitter and Manu

[GB20]

great pass by manu

[Spurs Brazil]

Blair and one!!

[Reck]

Manu with his passes.

Guy needs to stop with the clownery.

And about Blair..I will be surprise if he makes it to next year unscaved. He needs to go.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Nice passing

[timtonymanu]

Great teamwork.

[GB20]

manu is fucking awesome

[bklynspursfan]

Foul on Timmy???????????????

[mystargtr34]

After 3 years of trying.. that spin post move finally comes off for Blair.

[Capt Bringdown]

Brilliant pass by Duncan to Blair

[DesignatedT]

ummm foul on humphries..............................

[Spurs Brazil]

How the fuck that was a foul on TD?????????????

[mystargtr34]

Tiago in the doghouse :lol

[Capt Bringdown]

What happened to TD? Racked?

[Juggity]

Bonner with the nice move

[mystargtr34]

Choo choo makes that one legged runner look easy

[Spurs Brazil]

Blair transition D is awful

Neal on fire

[timtonymanu]

Did Tim get ejected or something? Where did he go?

[Reck]

Boy Deron Williams went to New Jersey to kill his career.

[bklynspursfan]

Splitter 6 mins... Blair 15

[timtonymanu]

Nvm he's back.

[bklynspursfan]

Boy Deron Williams went to New Jersey to kill his career.

Unless they get Dwight which is a very good possibility

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

So what is the word on Ford?

[Spurs Brazil]

good Manu

[Capt Bringdown]

I wish PJ was still with us

[Barfunk]

Manu exercising his last second clutch muscles and Timmy mastering the art of of getting hammered and having the foul called on him.

[GB20]

Boy Deron Williams went to New Jersey to kill his career.

he did not go there , he got traded to the nets and it looks he is not staying there.

[timvp]

Great to see Manu back in silver and black ... errr or blue and red or whatever.

[Capt Bringdown]

As we saw last year, it matters not how much Blair's "game" is enhanced by Manu.
Blair is a liability in the playoffs, full stop, end of story.
I don't care how many beasting games he can pull off in the regular season, he is a disaster when it counts.

[mystargtr34]

Tim is quietly having a great all around game.. 9 pts 6 rbs 4 ast 2 blk 1stl in just 15 minutes.

[Sense]

:lol it's funny, I hear the horn for a substitution and see Leonard walk away and I get mad... and then I realize Ginobili is coming in :lol oh yes.

[Barfunk]

he did not go there , he got traded to the nets and it looks he is not staying there.

Let me guess... He "wants to go L.A." ? lol unoriginal fuckers.... or is "headed to Miami".... or "would like to like to play with D-Rose in Chicago" amongst the tired obvious fucking inside the box choices lol

[rasho8]

So what did Tiago do to piss Pop off this time?

[Paranoid Pop]

Let me guess... He "wants to go L.A." ? lol unoriginal fuckers.... or is "headed to Miami".... or "would like to like to play with D-Rose in Chicago" amongst the tired obvious fucking inside the box choices lol

Rumor says Dallas to team up there with DH12 or he stays and DH12 comes to the Nets.

[jestersmash]

I like the fact that Manu isn't overextending himself on offense right now. He had a 3 that he could have taken, but chose to drive in for a hockey assist to Blair instead.

[ALVAREZ6]

What's with the loud, strong spurs fan presence in NJ? I can hear them after every spurs shot

My guess is lots of Argentines in the NY/Jersey/Philly area...including ElNono :lol.



There are always a gang of them when they play in Philly, and given the Nets don't sell many tickets to their own fans, easier to be heard.

[GB20]

if danny keeps playing like that , he is going to be cut.

[timtonymanu]

Can we get a fucking shot off already instead of turning over the ball?

[Cant_Be_Faded]

the nets announcers are very good thus far

yeah they sound like completely unbiased neutral announcers

Sounds like they really dont give a shit about the nets rofl

[Spurs Brazil]

3TOs already in 2 minutes

[Texas_Ranger]

great start

[timtonymanu]

Terrible play starters.

[Capt Bringdown]

Sloppy, sloppy start

[Reck]

Fucking Spurs always do this.

Never fails.

[GB20]

danny looks lost out there.

[rasho8]

Pull RJ and Blair put n Splitter and Kawhi.... Jesus Christ Pop

[Reck]

15 point lead lost in less then 2 minutes. :lol

[urunobili]

come on guys hustle!

[ffadicted]

2ez

[GB20]

good job timmy!!

[timtonymanu]

There we go!

[DesignatedT]

timmyy

[Spurs Brazil]

Great play TD

[rasho8]

Calm down eyestalker... Don't kill yourself.

[Barfunk]

TD threat for a triple double

[Capt Bringdown]

That's just an awesome sequence by TD. Never fail to be amazed how good he is.

[Juggity]

Fucking DUNK at the end of the shot clock :pctoss :pctoss

6 FUCKING POINTS ALREADY in the FIRST TWO MINUTES :pctoss :pctoss :pctoss :pctoss :pctoss :pctoss

This just pisses me off.

Extreme overreaction

[timtonymanu]

Dunk that Blair.

[Spurs Brazil]

Green is terrible at finish at the rim

[Reck]

I would give 1 full day of my life to see that fag Jefferson out of San Antonio.

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Blair just needs to dunk that instead of trying to tap it in

[timtonymanu]

Green is terrible at finish at the rim

Yeah I hate that floater he throws up at the end of games. He needs to work on those.

[GB20]

keep it up richard!!

[rasho8]

Why does Blair already ave 20 minutes?

[Juggity]

RJ contributing ever so slightly

[Barfunk]

Blair just needs to dunk that instead of trying to tap it in


"tap tap taparoo" - Happy Gilmore lol

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Man....Blair used to put that ball back with a dunk.

[HarlemHeat37]

Regular season wins are nice, obviously, and it's encouraging to see Blair playing well, but any game where he plays this many minutes is depressing, tbh..

[Tp9gospursgo]

Timmy didn't even get him with the elbow lol

[Texas_Ranger]

green gtfo

[Spurs Brazil]

TD has no respect this days

[ffadicted]

lol balls of steel

[Tp9gospursgo]

Neal shuts the crowd up, love it.

[Reck]

Why dont all the Spurs go to the Bench and enjoy the 3 point shoout around contest.

Fucking close on your man

[Spurs Brazil]

fuck green

Neal 33333333333333333333333

[carina_gino20]

Finally!

[Capt Bringdown]

Neal's back

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Dammit RJ

[smrattler]

Our wonderful announcer still using "Tragic Johnson"? Come on man... stop it. Get some new material.

[Capt Bringdown]

Regular season wins are nice, obviously, and it's encouraging to see Blair playing well, but any game where he plays this many minutes is depressing, tbh..

Exactly. Pop apparently didn't learn anything from last year.

[timtonymanu]

Damn Deron is just wasting away his talent over there.

[Spurs Brazil]

good D Neal

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Splitter sighting

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Neal shuts the crowd up, love it.

actually sounds like his 3 got a louder ovation than the williams 3 :lol

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Leonard should be playing RJ's minutes in this game

[GB20]

green is coming back?? he fucking sucks tonight

[Juggity]

Timmy only needs five more assists for the triple double. He should go for it.

[Spurs Brazil]

WTF Pop

Green in and not Leonard

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Leonard should be playing RJ's minutes every game

Fify

[Capt Bringdown]

one of Manu's "italian soccer player" drives

[smrattler]

Green, nothing but the bottom...

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Pop must be trying to build Green's confidence

[Reck]

Manu should sit down.

Rusty as hell and not contributing at all.

[Warlord23]

I'm really looking forward to seeing TJ Ford run the offense with the second unit. I've had enough of Neal playing PG.

[Barfunk]

Dammit Splitter why did you score so easy.... Now Pop is going to bench your ass....

[GB20]

where is leonard?

[GeorgiaSpursFan]

Deadeye Danny!

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Manu should sit down.

Rusty as hell and not contributing at all.

He's hooked up players for easy baskets

[Capt Bringdown]

good d by splitter

[TIMMYD!]

Manu should sit down.

Rusty as hell and not contributing at all.

The only way to shake off the rust is for him to play.

[Spurs Brazil]

Neal playing another nice game

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Awesome, Neal to Splitter

[Juggity]

Splitter looking dominant, damn

[Reck]

Spurs are damn lucky those 3s are not falling or they'd be down by 50 by now.

[Paranoid Pop]

I'm really looking forward to seeing TJ Ford run the offense with the second unit. I've had enough of Neal playing PG.

Why? He's having b2b stellar games.

[TIMMYD!]

Near spectacular play by Leonard.

[Reck]

The only way to shake off the rust is for him to play.

Agreed, but only in spurts. In my oipinion Pop is letting him in the game just abit too long.

[Spurs Brazil]

Great play by Leonard

[Cant_Be_Faded]

damnit leonard you gotta throw that shit down
is he really that slow

[Capt Bringdown]

Other than that slow start to the 3rd, the Spurs making it look easy. Exciting to see our young players contribute so much and our big 3 look so solid.

[smrattler]

Wow, one of the ugliest double clutches I've seen in a while... and almost went in.