Game Blog: Spurs @ Jazz - Feb. 20

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Good defense

[Brazil]

Lol Harris !

[WeNeedLength]

Sustaining this into the second half will be very interesting to watch. At some point, Timmy will have to rest and the Blair Bonner combo will have to offset their putrid defense with stellar offense.

[024]

defense needs to get better. but other than that pretty good first half without manu and splitter.

[timtonymanu]

You have to take that lead considering the Jazz were red hot from the start and making everything in the paint. Great things from Tim, Tony, Leonard, Blair, and Bonner.

[roycrikside]

Happy to be up 3 at half. A lot of things have gone against us. RJ can't hit a shot, I thought the and-1 blocking call against Parker was pretty bad and should've been a charge, and that loose ball foul on Bonner was totally random too. Plus, Utah is making like every free throw and a lot of garbage shots around the basket.

If Parker can outplay Harris in the 2nd half, this should be another W.

[Fireball]

play Anderson instead Jefferson ... it can only make a positive difference

[Brazil]

no homo but I love Leonard !!!

[dbestpro]

Bonner and Blair send a 'Have a Nice Rest" card to Splitter.

[Russ]

A hater's nightmare -- Bonner, Blair and Parker in double figures scoring at half.

[Brazil]

If Parker can outplay Harris in the 2nd half, this should be another W.

at least during the first half TP is shitting all over Harris

[WeNeedLength]

play Anderson instead Jefferson ... it can only make a positive difference

+1 Anderson would actually hustle and act like he gives a fuck :lol

[roycrikside]

Gordon Hayward, as a lottery selection, would be invisible if not for that turnover.

He picked up two quick fouls, which hurt him, but yeah, I thought he'd have made more progress than now. His numbers have improved in his second year (thanks to more minutes) but you have to remember, the guy is only like 21 right now.

[EVAY]

A hater's nightmare -- Bonner, Blair and Parker in double figures scoring at half.

:lol:toast

[SequSpur]

Chink in the Armor!

[jestersmash]

Tony with a quiet 14 points, 6 assists, 2 rebounds, and 0 turnovers at the half.

[MB3//]

Good half considering things weren't looking so good at the start.
Leonard has been very active so far, making a huge impact.
I think the Jazz are going to continue having problems guarding that pick and pop with Bonner.
He might go for 20.

[roycrikside]

Spurs actually outshooting Utah 51-50. If they can get Utah to 45 or so and rebound, it should be enough.

[Fireball]

I hoped Boston would put up a fight against Dallas ...

[roycrikside]

Blair and Bonner have combined for 1 defensive rebound in 27 minutes.

[roycrikside]

I hoped Boston would put up a fight against Dallas ...

With no Garnett or Rondo? lol.

[benefactor]

Parker and god mode Bonner getting it done. Leonard once again proving he doesn't need to score to leave his mark on the game.

[dbestpro]

Spurs actually outshooting Utah 51-50. If they can get Utah to 45 or so and rebound, it should be enough.

If they out score Utah, then that should be enough.

[Fireball]

Joseph had 3 Ast in 4 minutes ... I think he is good enough for the NBA

[Fireball]

With no Garnett or Rondo? lol.

whats with Garnett?

[dbestpro]

Joseph had 3 Ast in 4 minutes ... I think he is good enough for the NBA

:lol:lol:lol:lol

[Fireball]

:lol:lol:lol:lol

boringness of halftime :lol

[SequSpur]

corey joseph was probably waived immediately after he came out of the game...he is not very good.

[roycrikside]

whats with Garnett?

family issue.

[Fireball]

corey joseph was probably waived immediately after he came out of the game...he is not very good.

what did he do? if very Spurs player gets waived who gets his shot blocked once a game the bench would be empty ...

[timvp]

Tbh, Bonner forced into playing more minutes isn't a bad thing if your goal is to win regular season games. Good to see Blair look sharper now that he isn't expected just to start each half and then spend the rest of the game deciding which fast food joint to venture to after the final buzzer.

But yeah, rebounding is going to be a key. When Blair/Bonner is on the court, Leonard and/or Green need to be in there for the rebounds.

Devin Harris is defending his ass off and Parker is still having a quality game.

I thought Pop was absolutely crazy for putting in CJ on the road against the best defensive backup PG in the league ... but somehow that worked out.

The first half went about as well as expected. Unfortunately, the Spurs can't count on the Bonner production down the stretch. And Parker is expending a ton of energy so I'm not sure if he can keep it going the whole way. Either way, love the fight so far :tu

[roycrikside]

I'd like to see Leonard start the second half instead of RJ. He clearly doesn't have it tonight.

[Russ]

corey joseph was probably waived immediately after he came out of the game...he is not very good.

He's not very old, either.

[Fireball]

family issue.

so the family finally brought him in to discuss his issues ... good stuff

[benefactor]

These homos are still arguing about Malone and Duncan. They just can't stand that Harpring said Duncan is better. They had to go find a bunch of guys so they could outnumber him.

[roycrikside]

They need three or four buckets from an unexpected source. Neal or Green or Leonard.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Fuck Karl Malone....... TIM DUNCAN

[BackHome]

Joseph had 3 Ast in 4 minutes ... I think he is good enough for the NBA


Just cause he throws a ball to a player who make a shot doesn't make him NBA ready.

[roycrikside]

Stupid pass by Tony.

[loveforthegame]

Green aiming to foul out?

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Jefferson.......

[roycrikside]

This is going to be an ugly quarter with all these fouls. They're gonna live at the line and they can't miss.

[Fireball]

Just cause he throws a ball to a player who make a shot doesn't make him NBA ready.

what did he do that was so bad?

[timtonymanu]

Damn that's 3 fouls already

[Libri]

terrible execution

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Imploding............

[loveforthegame]

Terrible start to the 3rd.

[timtonymanu]

Geez what happened to our energy?

[SequSpur]

spurs are getting blown out

[roycrikside]

The calls are all one-sided. Spurs can't get a foul call on offense.

[dbestpro]

Green playing like its the preseason.

[timtonymanu]

Green and RJ are bringing nothing.

[jestersmash]

Danny Green needs to contribute something if he's going to start. A 3 point basket. A key defensive possession. Something.

[ace3g]

Leonard with another deflection

[timtonymanu]

Ugh. Our crappy starters.

[loveforthegame]

Leonard might have to play the rest of the game. For sure the bench is bringing more to the table than the starters.

[Bill_Brasky]

Officiating pretty bad right now...

[roycrikside]

Talk about home cooking.

[SequSpur]

this is pissing me off..i am going to go start a topic.

[jestersmash]

Officiating pretty bad right now...

Not really.

[timtonymanu]

Start Leonard again. I hate Green's hit or miss bullshit.

[Cane]

C'mon Parker....c'mon

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Fuck

[timtonymanu]

OMG in the penalty already

[Barfunk]

13-0 run to start the 3rd.....................

[HarlemHeat37]

I miss the days of Danny Green as a bench player, tbh..

:lol getting beaten by scrubs like Devin Harris and Josh Howard, like it's 2006..

[BanditHiro]

josh howard spur killer

still has it. won't have a game like this the rest of the season but whatever. PoS

[TDMVPDPOY]

whats with all these phantom calls for the 3rd quarter...

fkn i thought howard was done, yet rj cant even contain him...fkn fail

[loveforthegame]

13-0 run. Pathetic effort.

[dbestpro]

Spurs need to lay the wood to someone to get the officials attention. It's kinda getting a little too obvious their not watching both teams.

[Bill_Brasky]

Not really.

Idk...seems like Spurs are getting called for touchy stuff while the Jazz are getting away with more contact.

[timtonymanu]

Of course that faggot Josh Howard still plays like a superstar against us.

[Fireball]

worst 3 minutes ever ...

[SequSpur]

this is dumb...wtf...you refresh every 3 seconds? why not just chat...dumb.

[Libri]

I miss the days of Danny Green as a bench player, tbh..

:lol getting beaten by scrubs like Devin Harris and Josh Howard, like it's 2006..

13 pts for Harris? He's been terrible this season. smh

[rasho8]

This game s shit. 3rd quarters killing us again.

[roycrikside]

Every foul call is on the Spurs. They won't call one on the Jazz unless it's Blair getting fouled because they know he can't make his FTs. Such BS.

[timtonymanu]

13-0 start to the quarter. Thanks to Green and RJ's pathetic performances and Blair, Timmy, and Parker fading.

[Brazil]

not a good way to start the third

[007nites]

Of course that faggot Josh Howard still plays like a superstar against us.

lol thats some true hate

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Spurs need to lay the wood to someone to get the officials attention. It's kinda getting a little too obvious their not watching both teams.

What's so gay about this years team is we don't have one player that can impact the game in an enforcer role. No hard fouls for this spurs team. None.

[Barfunk]

Yea, I don't mind Danny Green off the bench as had been doing great there, but no way in hell should he start over Manu when he comes back, but knowing Pop, he will.....

[DPG21920]

That rebound pisses me off. Absolutely no excuse.

[roycrikside]

Wow they missed a FT.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

this is dumb...wtf...you refresh every 3 seconds? why not just chat...dumb.


You've said this before but still come in here?

[Libri]

:bang

[BanditHiro]

wow did that white kid just alley opp us...

[DPG21920]

Miami-esque

[Johnny RIngo]

Wasn't expecting a win tonight with the injuies - still disappointing that we've been overly reliant on making three pointers just to keep up with Utah. This is a game where we really needed someone else to step up and hit a few extra shots to offset Splitter and Manu's absence. RJ, once again, disappoints.

[loveforthegame]

Throw Dawson and Anderson out there. Try something different because this isn't working.

[rasho8]

Oh wow... The whistle finally blew against the jazz

[timtonymanu]

Why did our team just give up after halftime? This is pathetic.

[TDfan2007]

Worst start possible to a quarter.

[ace3g]

Parker trying to keep us in this game

[rasho8]

Flagrant bitches.... No play on the ball

[angelbelow]

Parker needs to go into beast mode otherwise we have no offense.

[BanditHiro]

flagrant

[rasho8]

Fuck these refs

[Tp9gospursgo]

That should have been a flagrant.

[roycrikside]

Spurs make first FG of quarter with 6:10 to go.

[BanditHiro]

that monkey should have been taken out of the game. PoS harris.

[ace3g]

big 3 from Bonner!!!

[Libri]

Ginger 3

[roycrikside]

Millsap keeps stealing rebounds from Bonner.

[Barfunk]

Bonner's balls have dropped as of late suprisingly......

[Juggity]

Bonner's offense carrying the team

[Johnny RIngo]

Points in paint: Jazz 42-Spurs 24

[Libri]

Millsap keeps stealing rebounds from Bonner.

taking candy from a baby

[loveforthegame]

We're going to need every one of those 3s by Bonner tonight.

[ace3g]

Bonner fouled , 3 shots coming up

[007nites]

yes bonner leave him wide open

[Tp9gospursgo]

Bonner playing great tonight.

[timtonymanu]

Matty keeping us in it.

[ffadicted]

buh buh buh buh baaawnnuurrr

[rasho8]

Cant believe I'm cheering For matty ice

[SequSpur]

told you matt bonner was going off...fo

[AidanNelson2009]

69-73, back in it.

[HarlemHeat37]

Bonner having a breakout game in Utah..fitting..

[roycrikside]

Blair and Green back in. They need to be a lot better than they were in their last shift.

[ffadicted]

lol bonner lol

[HarlemHeat37]

That's a soft call, tbh..

Ball doesn't lie..

[007nites]

Bonner has kept us in this game.

[ace3g]

JA checking in

[rasho8]

Humn igniter!

[Johnny RIngo]

Anderson in

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Come on Anderson, I'm rootin for you

[BanditHiro]

i hate milsap

[angelbelow]

Not sure how were going to find time for Parker to rest cause its Parker or bust right now. He's been responsible for us cutting the lead to 3.

[AidanNelson2009]

Don't let it blow out again

[rasho8]

Oh!!!anderson 3

[Libri]

Good shot Anderson

[ace3g]

JA makes up for that pump fake on previous play, makes the 3!!!

[ace3g]

now a floater from DeJuan

[loveforthegame]

Good job JA.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

JA for 333333333333333

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Anderson!

[AidanNelson2009]

Just as i say that, anderson with the 3333333333333

[rasho8]

Something about James Anderson. Timvp knows.

[MannyIsGod]

This team is showing heart tonight. I'm enjoying it quite a bit.

[roycrikside]

Nice plays by Anderson. Finally found a wing who can contribute tonight.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Props to Bonner and Blair, looking good out there :tu

[timtonymanu]

Keep fighting guys! I love how they find a way to get back in it every time.

[BanditHiro]

have to win it like last year making three bombs.

[Ditty]

Anderson>>>>>>>RJ & Green

[Fireball]

James already with more impact than RJ ... called it

[loveforthegame]

As ugly as it has been this quarter good to see the Spurs keep chipping away.

[MI21]

JA in 30 seconds has already contributed more than RJ tonight.

[007nites]

Anderson getting in on it now as well

[Reck]

Yeah as long as the Spurs keep it within 3-4 points this game favors the Spurs.

[SequSpur]

This team is showing heart tonight. I'm enjoying it quite a bit.

bandwagoner

[roycrikside]

LJ you better give Dick an F tonight. Not a D-, a straight F. He's given nothing.

[timvp]

JA always causes a run. Either positive or negative.

[timvp]

LJ you better give Dick an F tonight. Not a D-, a straight F. He's given nothing.

What if he does something when Pop puts him back in? :pctoss

[maverick1948]

Best line of the night from my wife "Matt might miss these Free throws, he's too close."

[roycrikside]

Ugh Blair. Gives up easy bucket on one end and travels on the other.

[Barfunk]

Anderson>>>>>>>RJ & Green

Green can and has been a solid role player though....

[roycrikside]

What if he does something when Pop puts him back in? :pctoss

Not bloody likely.

[Johnny RIngo]

Anderson>>>>>>>RJ & Green

Every wing player on the team is better than RJ. Disgusting that Jefferson makes more than all of them combined

[Barfunk]

absolutely Spurs ball...

[Libri]

Pop lol

[BanditHiro]

fucking ref

[Brazil]

love the fight so far

cannot wait the break of the ASG... TP is going to pay his efforts at one point or another tbh

[MI21]

Calls like that at end of quarters can kill you, clearly of Favors.

[MannyIsGod]

What if he does something when Pop puts him back in? :pctoss

:(

[roycrikside]

First decent pass Neal has made all game.

[MI21]

Ah they changed it good

[MannyIsGod]

bandwagoner

fo

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

watson has to be mexican

[roycrikside]

Ugh Neal.

[timtonymanu]

Come on Neal! WTF

[rasho8]

Closing this quarter out way better than we started.

[BanditHiro]

watson and his hammer head

[Johnny RIngo]

Very dumb TO by Neal

[Creation88]

who is calling the Spurs game? snore-fest

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Fucking stupid Neal

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Damn Parker back in already

[MannyIsGod]

How the fuck is that a foul on Neal? No call at worst.

[rasho8]

That was a bs call

[jestersmash]

For a faux point guard Neal is passable right now. I'd rather have him play PG than Corey Joseph.

[angelbelow]

JA always causes a run. Either positive or negative.

I wanna see him get a few goes at making some plays as opposed to Neal.

[rasho8]

Dammit neal

[loveforthegame]

Neal doesn't have it tonight.

[GSH]

who is calling the Spurs game? snore-fest

That's Danny Ferry. Extremely boring announcer. I don't know where Sean is, but he needs to get back to work.

[Brazil]

are you kidding me Neal ??? wow

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Neal, nice!!!! What a floater/3 ball! :lol

[MannyIsGod]

YES! Neal with it!

[roycrikside]

Big three by Neal. Needed that.

[rasho8]

God he makes up for it though doesn't he.

[Barfunk]

Neal down

[timtonymanu]

Neal is the master of redeeming himself.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Neal 33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333 33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333 33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333 33333333333333333333

[jestersmash]

Neal doesn't have it tonight.

:lmao

[Cane]

Holy fuckity fuck fuck fuck fuck

Neal with it
NEAL WITH IT UTAH


NEAL WITH IT

[GSH]

Neal doesn't have it tonight.

Oops.

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Neall!

[Cry Havoc]

What a bucket.

[timvp]

Neal misses two wiiiiiiiiiiiiide open threes and then hits that :lmao

[DPG21920]

Neal makes up for mistakes like manu

[Juggity]

Gary Neal wif dem balls

[Tp9gospursgo]

Neal with it.

[MI21]

lol Neal

cant dribble but makes 30ft runner

[Fireball]

I knew Neal would hit a crazy shot after he had that TO

[007nites]

Neal with it!

[loveforthegame]

Good grief. Neal just made me eat my words and then some. :lol

[rasho8]

Neal misses two wiiiiiiiiiiiiide open threes and then hits that :lmao

So odd

[MannyIsGod]

Someone just needs to yell a buzzer sound at Neal in order for him to hit his shots.

[Ice009]

rest of the game deciding which fast food joint to venture to after the final buzzer.


What's the deal with this? Do some NBA players actually eat a lot of junk for or are you exaggerating? Why would you eat that much junk food if you're in the NBA?

Don't they have dietitians?

[jestersmash]

And just a reminder -

Matt Bonner: 20 points in 20 minutes on 8 shots.

[roycrikside]

Well they survived a quarter in which they were in the penalty after the first three minutes and didn't score their first FG until 6:10 was left and only got outscored by three. Gotta think they'll play better in the fourth.

[rasho8]

Good grief. Neal just made me eat my words and then some. :lol

Now talk about how terrible RJ is.. Maybe he won't suck for a minute.

[Barfunk]

lol at no Neal or Bonner in the 3 point shootout contest....

[maverick1948]

Right now I would like to see Eric Dawson in for Bonner for about 2 or 3 minutes. Then Timmy and Matty finish the game.

[ffadicted]

lol Neal wit it

[loveforthegame]

Neal amazes me how he can miss the easiest of shots and then hit the big ones. He just sucks the energy right out of the other team.

Hope the Spurs come out strong to the start of the 4th.

[Mugen]

What's the deal with this? Do some NBA players actually eat a lot of junk for or are you exaggerating? Why would you eat that much junk food if you're in the NBA?

Don't they have dietitians?

Yes they do. But DeJuan ate his.

[Bill_Brasky]

I knew that shot was good the second it left his hand :lol

[Fireball]

TP has to play another 10 minutes if the Spurs want the win ...

[timvp]

Game Plan: Don't play RJ. Hope TP and TD can have a big finish.

[timtonymanu]

Neal makes up for mistakes like manu

That shot was Manu-esque too.

[Libri]

Good grief. Neal just made me eat my words and then some. :lol

Neal with it.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

WTF Neal

[Brazil]

are you kidding me Neal ??? wow

x3

a tp esque penetration and dish
a dumb to
and a huge 3

:lmao

[DPG21920]

Wow

[MannyIsGod]

The ref should be fucking ashamed that he bought that bullshit.

[Juggity]

Neal misses the easy shots on purpose to get the glory of the buzzer beaters :lol

[timtonymanu]

Damn we could use a guy like Earl Watson.

[Libri]

flop

[Cane]

Wtf why the hell did the Jazz get to shoot a free throw

[HarlemHeat37]

:lol these Utah refs are atrocious, as usual..

[WeNeedLength]

A tech? What a fucking joke :lol

[rasho8]

Way to start the fourth

[roycrikside]

Another travel by Blair. I'm so disgusted.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Fuck Blair

[Barfunk]

Blair with his 17th travel tonight....

[Ice009]

FUCKING bench Richard Jefferson and Blair.

It's getting beyond a joke. Spurs stink without Splitter. A decent fucking big is all this team needs and they can't get one.

[bbarry]

Home cooking, engaged

[loveforthegame]

I don't usually complain about the refs but it's been shamefully bad tonight.

[bbarry]

most retarded call i've seen in a while.

[Mugen]

lol im pretty sure DeJuan thinks theres a 8 second shot clock in the league.

[rasho8]

FUCKING bench Richard Jefferson and Blair.

It's getting beyond a joke. Spurs stink without Splitter. A decent fucking big is all this team needs and they can't get one.

Dont tell KBP that

[ffadicted]

.... lol tha fawk, a T too?

[HarlemHeat37]

Blair playing mentally challenged basketball, as usual..

[timtonymanu]

Damn these refs.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Foul Foul Foul Foul Foul Foul

[MI21]

Spurs will have to protect the ball at all costs, nothing cute.

They will get mugged and hacked all quarter and it won't get called @ Utah.

[roycrikside]

everything is a foul for them.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

fuking zebras

[Barfunk]

I don't usually complain about the refs but it's been shamefully bad tonight.

phantom technicals exist, youtube Tim Duncan ejected for laughing....

[BanditHiro]

why does utah have this kind of advantage?

[GSH]

We've missed out on a lot of and-1 opportunities because we can't make the point blank shots.