Game Blog: Lakers @ Spurs - April 11- 7:30 PM CT

[EVAY]

Parker is finally going totally down into the paint and then giving it to Tim, but it's too damn late, I think.

[Quiet Strength]

lol good job parker... attack the paint when the team is down 20.

[100%duncan]

:lmao Mike Brown doing Pop a favor.
:lmao Parker MVP
:lmao MWP shitting on us
:lmao TOSB Spurs

[timvp]

:lol :lol :lol :cry

[Texas_Ranger]

resting those guys really helped us.... NOT!!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Cliff-jumpers: WAKE UP. In the scheme of things this game means very little. If this happens 3 games in a row, then you can panic, but right now Pop is trying to find lineups that can beat the Fakers in the playoffs. He's failed in this game, doesn't mean he will in the next one.

[bklynspursfan]

I thought we'd lose tonight. But this is an absolute Joke.

[Ice009]

This really shouldn't surprise anyone. With the playoffs getting closer and closer, this was to be expected. Bynum is simply too great, and too dominant for anyone on the Spurs to stop him.

GG.

I never even watch the Lakers in the regular season. If they got Bynum, Gasol and Kobe healthy in the playoffs I know they will be good.

Anyone that thought otherwise is a moron.

I've been calling for tall ball all season. If Pop thought Blair would get it done then he's a retard. This needed to happen in the regular season as the Spurs have other options this time.

[noles1983]

i hope this team loses by 30. disgusting effort

[$pursDynasty]

man hindsight being 20/20 we should have beaten the Jazz monday and then rested the big 3 for tonight I can't imagine we would have lost by more than we are tonight, then again better to not bury our head in the sand, and face this now

[TE]

Lol honestly I've never seen artest play this well. DeadlyDynasty and other legit laker fans gotta be happy to see this type of game from him.

[ElNono]

So now MWP is too tall too? Is he making Tony go 2-20? smh

[MmP]

just wow

[TheSkeptic]

I might say he is afraid Splitter wouldn't make a difference and if that happened, he and the fans would have no hope misguided or not

What? Nobody's saying Tiago's enough to make a difference by himself. The point is we want both Splitter and Duncan to play together against teams like the Lakers at the very least.

[Manu-20]

Parker and ginobili both just played flat out bad this game but in parkers case he is just missing the shots he normally makes but still even though he is agressive right now it a bit to late

[DesignatedT]

I can't watch this shit anymore. Pop you better play Duncan and Splitter together the next time these teams meet.

I'm out. fucking fuck

[SenorSpur]

It's Memphis all over again. Dominated in the paint. Parker playing like shit

It sure looks like it.

It's all about matchups.

This size deficiency is EXACTLY why Spurs fans should be concerned.

[Spurs Brazil]

Pathetic.

I just hope this loss can open Pop eyes.

And I'm very disappointed at Tony. He's a disaster

[Ice009]

It's not Bynum, it's not Gasol, it's no Sessions... we're playing like fucking dog shit...

lol Tony MVP talk... fucking scared frenchie pussy

Eva should just call Tony up and LAUGH at him over the phone.

[loveforthegame]

Maybe the Spurs will actually address the front line issues in the off season? Just a thought.

[roycrikside]

Why the fuck is Manu even in the game if they won't use him? He touched the ball one time in like 12 trips down the floor. Tim and Tony are the only ones touching it every single fucking time. There is zero ball movement. This is disgusting.

[Budkin]

This is embarrassing. The whole team ought to be ashamed.

[Manudona]

No energy out there... no ball movement... everybody taking shit shots

If by everybody you meant Tim and Tony I agree....

[TE]

Eva should just call Tony up and LAUGH at him over the phone.

:lol

[urunobili]

http://fc00.deviantart.com/fs6/i/2005/115/7/e/__Jump_Off_a_Cliff___Emoticon_by_neek_zique.gif

[GSH]

I thought we'd lose tonight. But this is an absolute Joke.

Do you remember what Memphis did to the Spurs during the regular season last year? Then tanked to get them in the first round? Don't think for a minute that's not what the Lakers are thinking. And this is gonna leave a mark.

[100%duncan]

I mean, how can Pop not play Splitter for just one time with Timmy? Fuck this. If he's trying to experiment, at least experiment with Splits you idiot.

[MmP]

Tony in dissapear mode.
Manu just not playing good.

WTF man

[IronMexican]

Wish I could say I didn't see this coming, but the writing has been on the wall for a while.

Spurs might come out and win one of the next two meetings, but this shit is a wrap. They know it, the world knows it.

[widowmaker]

Parker is a pussy. I'm sold.

[TheSkeptic]

I knew their bigs would be a problem, but yeesh...

[bklynspursfan]

Ah Timmy out Tiago in.

[loveforthegame]

GS who really lacks size have played the Lakers better. NJ and even NO have played the Lakers better than the Spurs have tonight.

[007nites]

So now MWP is too tall too? Is he making Tony go 2-20? smh

He's too strong. He weighs like 260.

[emanueldavidginobili]

I cant watch this game anymore!!! one pass and a shot...pass the ball around!! run some sets!!....and Pop waits until were down by 20 and then throws Tiago in there..and of course MWP going offffffff tonight go figure...If Kobe played tonight it be a ball game right now.

[ElNono]

Time for Bonner :jack

[Horse]

We were due for a clunker just unfortunate it happened against la. They will never and I mean never shoot this well again, especially artest.

[spursince#99]

seriously did someone pay Manu off for a regular season game? So cheap of them

[DAF86]

In that high pick and roll way beyond the three pt line Bynum just waits on the key, Tony and Manu should just take it to him everysingle time, you may get blocked some times but sooner or later you'll wear him down or get him in foul trouble.

[jiggy_55]

You get what you deserve Pop, thanks.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Anyone remember last year? We went into LA and smashed them by 20, then they did the same to us. Means very little at this point.

I predict we'll see an entirely different Spurs in the next game against the Fakers.

[bklynspursfan]

Manu missing FT's

[TheSkeptic]

Ah Timmy out Tiago in.

What's wrong with playing them together? :bang

I can't wait to see Pop's grade after this.

[Chomag]

last few games of the season and it,s time to get the playoff roatations down. Pop, I hope this is not seriously it

[spurspokesman]

bonner in. GAME OVER

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Someone tell me when was last time Parker and manu had a good game against Rhett lakers on same night

[Spurs da champs]

Pop will never admit he's wrong & he'll never change.

[noles1983]

matt barnes lol

[Duncan2177]

Maybe the Spurs will actually address the front line issues in the off season? Just a thought.

They should of done that 3 years ago.

[Yuixafun]

Has your friend who's at the game seen how things are going with Blair and company?

Oh yea, I just asked specifically how did Tiago look to him and he said he should go back to the D-League, that Bynum is too powerful for him and went into a rant that how e should never draft europeans..

I reminded him about Tony and Manu..

[IronMaxipad]

Wish I could say I didn't see this coming, but the writing has been on the wall for a while.

Spurs might come out and win one of the next two meetings, but this shit is a wrap. They know it, the world knows it.

http://i.imgur.com/UBuKv.gif

[NASpurs]

Still a lot of time left, would be hilarious to see Lakers blow their wad early.

[$pursDynasty]

Lakers are in the Spurs head just like the Spurs USED to be in the Mavs head all the time, this SUCKS! If Pop is half as smart as everyone says he is, he will either try to figure something to do against the Laker size OR do all he can to make sure we are on the opposite side of the West bracket

[mystargtr34]

tbh this could end up being a good thing for the Spurs.. maybe it puts Splitter into the SL :lol.

[GSH]

bonner in. GAME OVER

Orrrr...

[therealtruth]

At least we didn't have to wait for the playoffs to confirm our frontline won't be good enough. It's like last year all over again.

[EVAY]

Bonner!!

[noles1983]

the pussy ass spurs need to cut it to single digits before the quarter ends

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Parker is holding this team back..... Should have traded him. :lol

[Manudona]

bonner in. GAME OVER

LOL BOnner with the block and the 3...

[bklynspursfan]

Dammit Manu. Slow it down

[mystargtr34]

Lol

[TheSkeptic]

Oh yea, I just asked specifically how did Tiago look to him and he said he should go back to the D-League, that Bynum is too powerful for him and went into a rant that how e should never draft europeans..

I reminded him about Tony and Manu..

:lol Good move.

[$pursDynasty]

here comes our run :lmao

[urunobili]

Fuck you Manu

[Spur|n|Austin]

Don't allow Parker back in this game Pop

[NASpurs]

Keep Parker and the TOSB out of the game and you might have a chance

[100%duncan]

Wow. I suddenly hate this team. Sorry guys.

[MmP]

3 fuckng plays and Tiago has guarded 2000 times better Bynum

[Reck]

There is no hope for this team.

[bklynspursfan]

Horrible. We could've been down single digits, but didn't get shit our last 3 possessions

[Chomag]

What I gotta say about the 3rd quarter is.... LMAO!!!

[noles1983]

fuck you spurs fuck you spurs fuck you spurs

[IronMaxipad]

Lakers should tank to play the spurs in the first round.

[SenorSpur]

Pop will never admit he's wrong & he'll never change.

It's almost as though the Spurs Twin Towers era never happened.

Pop has totally married himself to "small ball" and isn't likely to change.

You can't rely strictly on 3-pt shooting in the playoffs.

It's hard to believe that some four years later, we're still talking about a size deficiency on the Spurs frontline.

[timvp]

Alright, Pop, no tanking that game @LAL in the middle of the back-to-back-to-back. Tank the first or final game but not that one.

[timtonymanu]

What a depressing game.

[Manu-20]

Okay so its pretty obvious tiago just played bynum better than anyone has the entire game in that stretch yet pop will go back and bench him

[Spur|n|Austin]

There is no hope for this team.

There's no hope for the Knicks tbh

[angelbelow]

I think we win this game. But...

-I like Splitter/Bonner more than Duncan/Blair/Diaw right now.
-Ginobili has to play because hes showing passion, energy and the desire to win.
-Jackson is being less physical than I expected, but more physical than Green or Leonard, so he should play too.

[loveforthegame]

I wonder if Pop rests the big 3 tomorrow night? They could really use it.

[Spurs Brazil]

I want a new starting 5 tomorrow

[Man In Black]

Only down 16 with Parker shooting 2-12!!!!

Yeah!

[noles1983]

I think we win this game. But...

-I like Splitter/Bonner more than Duncan/Blair/Diaw right now.
-Ginobili has to play because hes showing passion, energy and the desire to win.
-Jackson is being less physical than I expected, but more physical than Green or Leonard, so he should play too.


:rollin

[Duncan2177]

Pop getting out coached by Brown :lol

[GSH]

Bynum STILL out-rebounding our whole team.

[Chomag]

Thick homer goggles for those thinking this team is a playoff winning team. They are built for regular season funball to rack up the wins, but when things get cranked up...well.

[biskvito]

Spurs 24 reb, 25 Bynum

[TheSkeptic]

Okay so its pretty obvious tiago just played bynum better than anyone has the entire game in that stretch yet pop will go back and bench him

Seriously? I stopped watching after that huge lead...If that's true then :pctoss

[Brazil]

49 rebounds for the lakers 25 rebounds for the Spurs :lmao :lmao :lmao

Splitter 9 min :lmao

[Horse]

Honestly it's not as bad as it looks how many shots went in and out Manu's even got stuck in the rim just an awful shooting night.

[ElNono]

:pop: "shots didn't go in"

[boutons_deux]

No Kobe, Spurs destroyed at home

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Wow. I suddenly hate this team. Sorry guys.

Good, then please stop posting, honestly please just stop. It will make a lot of people happy.:tu

[GSH]

And THAT is what we do coming out of a quarter break?

[TheSkeptic]

I want a new starting 5 tomorrow

Right. Memphis.

[ElNono]

lol Bonner

[HeroSquad]

I don't understand what Pop has to lose playing Tiago and Tim in the 4th. You're down 16 with no sign of making a run to get back into the game. This kind of stubbornness baffles me. If it works out, you're a fucking genius. If it doesn't, well you were gonna lose anyway, so no harm done.

[slick'81]

bynum owning spurs front court no contest

[EVAY]

Well, if there was any doubt that Tony Parker is the Most Important Player on this team, this game shows pretty conclusively that when Tony is not any good, we got NO chance.

[Chomag]

Fakers know they have nothing to worry about in the paint...

[Texas_Ranger]

lol if someone thinks we can defeat them in a 7 game series... The same goes for Memphis. Tomorrow we'll see the same thing...

[Uriel]

As long as OKC and LA end up on the other side of the playoff bracket, then we can still contend.

[noles1983]

damn if the lakers face the spurs in the playoffs kobe can rest the whole series

[Spurs Brazil]

:lol Bonner

[100%duncan]

Okay. Better to watch other things than this. ..... (Turning off the tv.)

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Wow. I suddenly hate this team. Sorry guys.

Bandwagoner.


It's almost as though the Spurs Twin Towers era never happened.

Pop has totally married himself to "small ball" and isn't likely to change.

You can't rely strictly on 3-pt shooting in the playoffs.

It's hard to believe that some four years later, we're still talking about a size deficiency on the Spurs frontline.

Where could he have magically materialised another perfect big for the system from? He's developed a new system working with the talent he's been able to acquire. Also, the game has changed - not many teams win with scores in the low 80s any more, in fact, none do.


Alright, Pop, no tanking that game @LAL in the middle of the back-to-back-to-back. Tank the first or final game but not that one.

Absolutely. Hee needs to take what he's learned in this game and apply it to the next two.

[Spurs da champs]

Wow, I'm done!

[Chomag]

Lakers are now just toying with the Spurs lol

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Fuck Kobe....

[100%duncan]

Better have Neal and shoot all shots till the end of the game.

[100%duncan]

Kome wouldve had this game for us.

[IronMaxipad]

:lmao Metta

[TheSkeptic]

Since we're obviously losing this game, why not let the Duncan-Splitter line-up get some work in?

[Spurs Brazil]

Monroe_SA Both Dwight Howard and Andrew Bynum have grabbed 25 RB vs. Spurs; NBA season high for both

Great job Pop

[timtonymanu]

That BS shot by Metta just shows that the Spurs gave the Lakers too much respect tonight.

[crc21209]

:lol At World Peace playing like an all-star. Wheres that been all year?

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Manu. What the fuck, man.

[urunobili]

Turnobili and Trashker back...

[Warlord23]

I don't understand what Pop has to lose playing Tiago and Tim in the 4th. You're down 16 with no sign of making a run to get back into the game. This kind of stubbornness baffles me. If it works out, you're a fucking genius. If it doesn't, well you were gonna lose anyway, so no harm done.

Don't worry, he'll pull this secret weapon out when the Spurs are 1 or 2 games from elimination.

[GSH]

Heh... if the Spurs suddenly went 10-10 on 3's they still couldn't win this game.

[$pursDynasty]

I am not sure Splitter more minutes would make a difference in a game like this, nights like tonight Bynum looks like the most dominant inside force in the league

[MannyIsGod]

This shit is pretty damn ridiculous.

[Texas_Ranger]

fuck this shit... goodnight

[$pursDynasty]

maybe we can talk KG into coming to the team next year for the mid level exception and an chance for a few more rings, he and Timmy will probably retire about the same time and he has a toughness that this team obviously lacks on the frontline.

[boutons_deux]

Lakers shitty bench killed them tonight. pathetic

[MannyIsGod]

Bandwagoner.



Where could he have magically materialised another perfect big for the system from? He's developed a new system working with the talent he's been able to acquire. Also, the game has changed - not many teams win with scores in the low 80s any more, in fact, none do.



Absolutely. Hee needs to take what he's learned in this game and apply it to the next two.

He has a perfectly good big that he sits on the bench and plays limited minutes per game.

[DAF86]

That's it, play the scrubs. Take the loss, learn and change.

[timvp]

Thank the basketball gods the Spurs have another one tomorrow night.

[maverick1948]

Bring on the Toros bench, maybe they would at least make a shot.
38 % is unbelievable.

[Budkin]

Wow this is the worst game I've seen in years. No offense, no defense, no chance, with a full team playing against shorthanded team missing their best player at home, getting killed. Just awful.

[roycrikside]

The thing of it is, we're not even playing that bad defensively. The Lakers are making absolutely every outside shot. MWP is a fucking awful shooter and he couldn't miss.

I'm a lot more concerned about the offense. Everyone settling for jump shots and the ball movement was abysmal. At least with the bench unit it's a little better, but the loss is completely on Tim, Tony and Pop, for not getting his head out of his ass.

If he can't realize that Tiago plays at both ends better than Blair or Diaw, I don't know what to say. He's just a stubborn fucking old fool.

[MannyIsGod]

Lakers aren't this good. Playing out of their minds tonight but Spurs have been pretty bad in their own right.

[Ice009]

Cliff-jumpers: WAKE UP. In the scheme of things this game means very little. If this happens 3 games in a row, then you can panic, but right now Pop is trying to find lineups that can beat the Fakers in the playoffs. He's failed in this game, doesn't mean he will in the next one.

The next Lakers game is in the middle of a back to back to back and it's at staples center.

Pop will rest everyone for that game.

I don't like his coaching at all. These guys look like total shit off of that rest.

We have a deep, deep team. That's how you rest people by using your depth, not giving them the night off and telling everyone else to bust their ass only to watch those three guys play like dogs when they get back.

I want Stern to start fining teams for doing this.

[TheSkeptic]

He has a perfectly good big that he sits on the bench and plays limited minutes per game.

I'm not sure why people have such a hard time understanding this...

[Manu-20]

I cant but help think how much gary would of helped us tonight but still we just got outworked in our bulding tonight

[roycrikside]

The thing of it is, we're not even playing that bad defensively. The Lakers are making absolutely every outside shot. MWP is a fucking awful shooter and he couldn't miss.

I'm a lot more concerned about the offense. Everyone settling for jump shots and the ball movement was abysmal. At least with the bench unit it's a little better, but the loss is completely on Tim, Tony and Pop, for not getting his head out of his ass.

If he can't realize that Tiago plays at both ends better than Blair or Diaw, I don't know what to say. He's just a stubborn fucking old fool.

[ViceCity84]

Only 1999 Duncan/Robinson can match up with this Bynum/Gasol

[GSH]

MWP tied his season high points. How many players have done that to us this year?

[Duncan2177]

:pop: "shots didn't go in"Fucken dumbass its because you dont play Duncan and Splitter together you stupid ass. :pop::pctoss

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Manu and Tp off, Pop never found a lineup that worked, Fakers can't miss... terrible game, but I don't think we'll see it repeated.

It's annoying how Spurs "fans" jump ship after one bad game. This team has more to it. Shame on all of you who give up on them because of one atrocious game where Pop was clearly tinkering with the playoffs in mind.

Also, this is a wakeup call for the team. Pop might pull the soft card after this one, and with a few weeks to the playoffs the timing couldn't be better.

[spurspokesman]

dear lord i am dreading first take tomorrow i am sure stephen a smith will be crowing like mad tomorrow
this

[emanueldavidginobili]

even though were playing like shit and getting killed I havent seen Manu play with this much energy all season.

[Spursmania]

Wow- Spurs didn't come to play tonight. What a disappointment; they lacked intensity, focus, defense and no one can shoot or attack the boards. Spurs need to just call it a night and forget about this one. Regroup for tomorrow.

[Stalin]

lakers shitting on the spurs, tbh

[PingPong]

Then Pop bench Splitter and puts Diaw in.

[Blue Duck]

Since we're obviously losing this game, why not let the Duncan-Splitter line-up get some work in?

[angelbelow]

Heh... if the Spurs suddenly went 10-10 on 3's they still couldn't win this game.

I was semi-optimistic until Artest hit that flat footed 3 - Its probably over now.

[Spurs da champs]

Thank the basketball gods the Spurs have another one tomorrow night.
Yes another big frontline, awesome!

[mexicanjunior]

He has a perfectly good big that he sits on the bench and plays limited minutes per game.

Yep...Pop's love for Blair/Bonner is the only thing holding this team back from being a serious contender. We can always cross our fingers that someone else knocks the Lakers out for us but we ain't beating them in a playoff series.

[TheSkeptic]

The thing of it is, we're not even playing that bad defensively. The Lakers are making absolutely every outside shot. MWP is a fucking awful shooter and he couldn't miss.

I'm a lot more concerned about the offense. Everyone settling for jump shots and the ball movement was abysmal. At least with the bench unit it's a little better, but the loss is completely on Tim, Tony and Pop, for not getting his head out of his ass.

If he can't realize that Tiago plays at both ends better than Blair or Diaw, I don't know what to say. He's just a stubborn fucking old fool.

This tbh. And I was so confident that he'd learned from the Memphis series.

[Man In Black]

I am not sure Splitter more minutes would make a difference in a game like this, nights like tonight Bynum looks like the most dominant inside force in the league
Follow the logic->He sees himself as this force->Bean is on the pine->Bynum thinks he should be Option 1->Spurs meet LAL in playoffd->Pop decides to employ 2 tower theory->Bean decides that the ball should stop in his hands and is still the defacto option 1->Bynum sulks because of it->Spurs win the series.


:)

Oh and today, it's still a REGULAR SEASON game.

[noles1983]

classic, all attendees to this shitfest should be promptly refunded

[loveforthegame]

Thank the basketball gods the Spurs have another one tomorrow night.

I'm expecting more of the same against the Grizzlies. :depressed

[maverick1948]

Do you think we will see this kind of shooting in LA? From the Lakers or the Spurs?

[GSH]

Okay... NOW MWP has his season high. We really bring that out in our opponents.

[100%duncan]

If this is our rotation come playoffs, we better not watch it tbh.

[TheSkeptic]

Do you think we will see this kind of shooting in LA? From the Lakers or the Spurs?

No disrespect Maverick, but it's not just about LA having a good shooting night.

[polandprzem]

I woke up for this shit

[Budkin]

He's just a stubborn fucking old fool.

This.

[Yuixafun]

damn if the lakers face the spurs in the playoffs kobe can rest the whole series

ouch

[polandprzem]

Spurs are bullshit

[$pursDynasty]

Gary Neal is probably like, yea but if I was in there I'd be killin it, lol

[mexicanjunior]

It's annoying how Spurs "fans" jump ship after one bad game. This team has more to it. Shame on all of you who give up on them because of one atrocious game where Pop was clearly tinkering with the playoffs in mind.


How about tinkering with a lineup that could actually work against a big frontline? Like I dunno...playing Duncan and Splitter together? His coaching tonight is ridiculous and anyone that wants to Popologize this abortion should be ashamed of themselves.

[Paranoid Pop]

Pop resting Bonner lol.

[timtonymanu]

Spurs deserve the "soft" card tonight, but Pop needs a wake up call of his own too. I don't understand the BS of tinkering the lineup when you face a team with size, you fricking play size.

[loveforthegame]

Gary Neal is probably like, yea but if I was in there I'd be killin it, lol

At least he doesn't play scared. He'll take the shot and he'll attack the basket.

[$pursDynasty]

OKC lost but I don't know if that is bad or good we might to do everything we can to avoid Bynum in playoffs, I want to see us play everyone against the Grizz to see if we need to duck them too

[Russ]

Well, looks like the Spurs will have an excellent chance to "fly under the radar" from here on in. :)

BTW, the Big 3 rest against Portland (on an 11 game win streak) and what happens the next few games . . .

The Big 3 rest against Utah (on an 11 game win streak) and . . .

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Danny Green playing with some fucking heart.

[MannyIsGod]

Manu and Tp off, Pop never found a lineup that worked, Fakers can't miss... terrible game, but I don't think we'll see it repeated.

It's annoying how Spurs "fans" jump ship after one bad game. This team has more to it. Shame on all of you who give up on them because of one atrocious game where Pop was clearly tinkering with the playoffs in mind.

Also, this is a wakeup call for the team. Pop might pull the soft card after this one, and with a few weeks to the playoffs the timing couldn't be better.

Its more annoying that fans like you haven't learned to just accept it and ignore it after 10 years.

[noles1983]

At least he doesn't play scared. He'll take the shot and he'll attack the basket.

this

those pussies on the court now should take notes

[timvp]

So much for the first must-win of the season :lmao

[100%duncan]

Manu and Tp off, Pop never found a lineup that worked, Fakers can't miss... terrible game, but I don't think we'll see it repeated.

It's annoying how Spurs "fans" jump ship after one bad game. This team has more to it. Shame on all of you who give up on them because of one atrocious game where Pop was clearly tinkering with the playoffs in mind.

Also, this is a wakeup call for the team. Pop might pull the soft card after this one, and with a few weeks to the playoffs the timing couldn't be better.

Tony Parker,gentleman.

[elemento]

The problem is not losing

The problem is the fact that we're getting destroyed at home after resting our 3 best players. SA simply suck at rebounding. We had the same problem against Chicago and now we have the same problem against the Lakers. And we're gonna have the same problem every time we face a big front-court.

[noles1983]

i love how they show spurs fans all smiling and laughing. fuck that i would demand a refund

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

He has a perfectly good big that he sits on the bench and plays limited minutes per game.

Yes he does, and I bet he'll bring him out to play 25mins+ in at least one of the next two games against the Fakers.


The next Lakers game is in the middle of a back to back to back and it's at staples center.

Pop will rest everyone for that game.

I don't like his coaching at all. These guys look like total shit off of that rest.

We have a deep, deep team. That's how you rest people by using your depth, not giving them the night off and telling everyone else to bust their ass only to watch those three guys play like dogs when they get back.

I want Stern to start fining teams for doing this.

I doubt Pop will rest the Big 3 for the Staples Centre game - if anything, he'll play them short minutes the night before and rest them the night after. He knows he has to hit on some rotations that thrive against the Fakers, and that's what he's trying to find right now.

That last bit is BS. It's called roster management. Teams should be able to play whoever they like any time they like to minimise risk and get the most out of their players as they see fit.

[Blue Duck]

I don't understand pop's reluctance to try this. This is a lineup that is going to be needed at some point in the playoffs. On another note TP should have played in Utah. I understand resting players, just not all of the big3 at once. As we see nothing is guaranteed and "tanked" games come back to haunt you.

[Horse]

Truely when bynum was getting all those boards and scoring it was a close game it did'nt get out of hand till they started hitting all their shots and I mean all their shots the whole second half has been long jumpers that's fools gold bad night move on. They hit everything give them credit end of story.

[HeroSquad]

If Bonner brings this team back to win it, he should have his jersey retired on the spot and then be allowed to bang each of the Spurs cheerleaders in his Pontiac. This is your time Pale Mamba...

[elemento]

The problem is not losing

The problem is the fact that we're getting destroyed at home after resting our 3 best players. SA simply suck at rebounding. We had the same problem against Chicago and now we have the same problem against the Lakers. And we're gonna have the same problem every time we face a big front-court.

[loveforthegame]

Bynum coming back into the game. :lol

[MannyIsGod]

Everyone will point to the Lakers hitting a bunch of shots late in the game and say that there was no way to defend that but that will be bullshit. This game was lost when you gave up 19 god damn boards to Bynum in the first half and allowed the Lakers to build a lead even when shooting poorly. Then when they caught fire the game was put out of reach but the Spurs let it get to that point.

[100%duncan]

So much for the first must-win of the season :lmao

:lmao

[loveforthegame]

JA has delivered every time Pop has called his number. Shame he doesn't sub him in when other guys are laying eggs.

[noles1983]

now the lakers miss everything...

[spurs1990]

OKC lost but I don't know if that is bad or good we might to do everything we can to avoid Bynum in playoffs, I want to see us play everyone against the Grizz to see if we need to duck them too

This would be hilarious if it wasn't most likely the case.

What a season.

[100%duncan]

Hornets actually played the Lakers better. :lmao

[spursince#99]

3 straight possessions with 0 points

[Chomag]

ummm... JAx one of about the only spurs players out there playing with fire and Pop pulls him out?

[Ice009]

Anyone remember last year? We went into LA and smashed them by 20, then they did the same to us. Means very little at this point.

I predict we'll see an entirely different Spurs in the next game against the Fakers.

Anyone remember last year? I think you're the one that doesn't remember. After that 20 point thrashing that's when the Spurs went down the toilet.

[bbarry]

Told you people, Patty Mills SUCKS. He's worse than RMJ, or minimally, is a RMJ tier player.

[Quiet Strength]

OKC lost but I don't know if that is bad or good we might to do everything we can to avoid Bynum in playoffs, I want to see us play everyone against the Grizz to see if we need to duck them too

Theyre still playing

[spursince#99]

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[GSH]

Truely when bynum was getting all those boards and scoring it was a close game it did'nt get out of hand till they started hitting all their shots and I mean all their shots the whole second half has been long jumpers that's fools gold bad night move on. They hit everything give them credit end of story.

I said this earlier in the game thread - but the Lakers got really loose shooting the ball because every time they missed, they got about half of them back off the glass. They didn't have to worry about missing shots. And, yeah, being loose definitely helps em go in.

[Duncan2177]

i love how they show spurs fans all smiling and laughing. fuck that i would demand a refund

What kind of fucked up fans are they? weird

[PingPong]

Mills Airballs....

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

I love Jackson's anger and toughness. Too bad it seems to be lost on some other Spurs.

[loveforthegame]

A lot of guys need to take a long hard look in the mirror after this game.

[HeroSquad]

A lot of guys need to take a long hard look in the mirror after this game.

Well maybe not Blair and Boris. Don't want them feeling TOO depressed.

[Duncan2177]

ummm... JAx one of about the only spurs players out there playing with fire and Pop pulls him out?

Yup thats Poop for you

[timtonymanu]

Told you people, Patty Mills SUCKS. He's worse than RMJ, or minimally, is a RMJ tier player.

Lol he was one of the players that showed better heart tonight. Quit bringing in your shitty takes to the forum. No one thinks you're credible. Thanks!

[TheSkeptic]

A lot of guys need to take a long hard look in the mirror after this game.

I hope Pop is first.

[$pursDynasty]

Clips over OKC, Lakers way over Spurs, LA is going to claiming they own the west would good reason tonight

[Yuixafun]

Am I reading that right, 28 rebounds for Bynum?

[Russ]

Andrew Bynum's favorite player growing up was Tim Duncan? (according to the Laker announcers)

Ouch.

[Chomag]

A lot of guys need to take a long hard look in the mirror after this game.
Pop especialy. His plan put the spurs in postition to fail tonight.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Anyone remember last year? I think you're the one that doesn't remember. After that 20 point thrashing that's when the Spurs went down the toilet.

True, but there were other factors and they were already sliding when they hit that game. Do you see this team disappearing like that? I don't. This game is an aberration, although I'll admit we still don't have an answer for Bynum. If Pop doesn't play quite a bit of TD-Splitter in the next two Faker games I'll be surprised.

[Man In Black]

I think it's laughable that Mike Brown is still playing Gasol, Bynum, and World Peace with a 15 pt lead and 3 and 1/2 minutes to go.

Spurs played like shit but today...ain't the playoffs.

[GSH]

LOL at Bynum still in the game. I'd really hate to see those glass knees go in garbage time.

[Spurs Brazil]

Mill should pass the fucking ball

[SenorSpur]

It seems that having Kobe out was the worse possible scenario for the Spurs. No way the rest of the Fakers get this many shots and points if Bryant is playing. That would've meant far less touches for the rest of the Fakers starters. And who knows?

As a matter of fact, how bad would the Spurs have gotten their asses kicked if Bryant would've played?

[urunobili]

Please Ban me from opening game threads :pctoss I'm 1-3 this season...

http://fc00.deviantart.com/fs6/i/2005/115/7/e/__Jump_Off_a_Cliff___Emoticon_by_neek_zique.gif

[loveforthegame]

What does it say about this team when it's the role players stepping up?

[weebo]

too late--they should have started playing with this urgency from the get go

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Great flop, Mills. Honestly I'm fuckin cool with that.

[Spurs da champs]

Parker needs to quit trying to look all fucking tough with that fucked up face he always makes & then just play like a big time bitch in the paint.

[timvp]

Tbh, Green earned a starting spot going into the playoffs tonight.

[LakerHater]

Brown still has his starters in??

[Fireball]

I woke up for this shit

I stayed up :lol

[007nites]

If we cut this to single digits that'd be pretty funny

[ViceCity84]

Better pray for 1st seed.
Pray for Thunder beat Lakers in 2nd round(lakers will be 3 seed)

[timtonymanu]

Clearly, Mills should have started today.

:lol Parker

[spursince#99]

Tbh, Green earned a starting spot going into the playoffs tonight.

MOS DEF homie :toast

[The_Worlds_finest]

atleast no injures..

[SenorSpur]

brown still has his starters in??

wtf?

[timtonymanu]

:lol bbarry
:lol Mills is worse than RMJ

[Spur|n|Austin]

It is hard to believe Bynum and Gasol are still playing.

[timtonymanu]

Tbh, Green earned a starting spot going into the playoffs tonight.

Definitely. I hope he'll be on a hot streak though.

[SenorSpur]

Green is playing with some fucking heart tonight.

[100%duncan]

Please Ban me from opening game threads :pctoss I'm 1-3 this season...

http://fc00.deviantart.com/fs6/i/2005/115/7/e/__Jump_Off_a_Cliff___Emoticon_by_neek_zique.gif

:lmao

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Green is a baller, I don't give a shit if he is streaky. He isn't scared of anybody and he's shown it tonight when other veterans reacted the opposite way.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

All I know is that I'm not going to panic over one game.

Bynum presents us, and most other teams, with a massive headache, but I don't think this one game means we can't find an answer to it (or pray that someone else beats the Fakers before we meet them :lol )

[Ice009]

That BS shot by Metta just shows that the Spurs gave the Lakers too much respect tonight.

You've got to actually play defense. Stop giving poor shooters open shots.

Spurs have done it all season because they have no interior defense with Dejuan Blair. I am tired of all these scrubs hitting shots, but that is what they should do because the Spurs give them no respect and don't guard them. Stupid strategy.

Pop is a moron of a coach.

[loveforthegame]

Proud of Green. :tu

[noles1983]

blake what a scrub

[weebo]

you know its loss when blake is making shots

[IronMaxipad]

30 rebounds :cry:cry

[SenorSpur]

Tbh, Green earned a starting spot going into the playoffs tonight.

Was his starting spot not considered safe before?

[100%duncan]

I stayed up :lol

Waking up is worse. :toast

[Russ]

Spurs played like shit but today...ain't the playoffs.

It looks a lot more like the playoffs than anything up to now.

So why did Splitter play only 15 minutes in this game?

[jiggy_55]

Mills just assured himself 0 significant playoff minutes.

[100%duncan]

Just injure them atleast. Fuck that Glass Knee

[Arcadian]

Why is Mills jacking up shots? DISTRIBUTE THE BALL, you're a point guard.

[GSH]

Was his starting spot not considered safe before?

Every time he has a bad play people start calling for him to get benched.

[loveforthegame]

LA keeping the starters in. :lol

[Spurs da champs]

Based off garbage time scoring? He's still way too streaky for him to be a shoe in for the PO's.

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Wow, why wasn't Green given shots earlier. Damn!

[Spurs Brazil]

Props to Green. Great game

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

BTW, timvp, Austin took your old DL 1 team to the Finals, and my team made it for the 3rd straight year. ATM, the Final is up in the air - I'm up about 15fp, but he has D12 yet to play. :)