Game Blog: Spurs vs Jazz -- Game 4 (May 7, 7 PM CST, FSSW/TNT)

[Knoxxx]

Parker misses two free throws while looking stoned...

[ffadicted]

holy fuck diaw, take a hook or something

[100%duncan]

I remember waiting all day long for this game to start today. Now I want it to end real fast. :lol

:lol Same here. Jazz suck.

[007nites]

C'mon TP fuck him up

[Warlord23]

Shitty execution

[noles1983]

diaw passes too much in the paint.. shoot it fucker

[Mal]

Now Pop must take Parker off the floor

[cd98]

Spurs pulling a game 1 Grizzlies?

[Juggity]

Spurs look like SHIT right now. Wow, it's been a month since they've looked this bad.

[Knoxxx]

Diaw overpasses again for awkward Manu miss, do only I see it? Diaw had an easy short look.

[lefty]

Hard foul, eh Harris ?

[Warlord23]

Lots of lessons to be learnt from this game. Underwhelming play from the starters in a hostile environment.

[sexinthatsx]

godamnit spurs are playing soo sloppy right now

[LakerHater]

WTH Manu!!

[ffadicted]

at least gotta give credit for the jazz effort

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

:downspin:


Spurs pulling a game 1 Grizzlies?

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Jazz finally showing up in the last 2 minutes of a sweep.

[spurs1990]

I feel for the ppl who had Spurs minus the 9 points.

[LakerHater]

Jump ball????

[Knoxxx]

diaw passes too much in the paint.. shoot it fucker

Thanks goodness a couple people are finally noticing. We need a damn basket and he had a great look. Instead he dumps a goofy pass over to Manu who was like WTH?

[Floyd Pacquiao]

what teh fuk man!

[cd98]

Good thing Jazz can't shoot threes.

[timtonymanu]

Come on. Somebody stick a dagger in these fucks already.

[noles1983]

lol jazz fans shut the fuck up your down 0-3

[GB20]

are the spurs trying to loose this game?

[Spurologist]

Parker making sure they called the foul.

Yep.

Jazz need to rethink what a bounty actually is

[Spurs9]

Jazz finally showing up in the last 2 minutes of a sweep.

:lmao

[davemaniscool]

let's end this. Jazz, why do you care to go back to SA...

[Spurologist]

Call on the field stands???

[Supergirl]

refs DESPERATELY trying to give this one to the Jazz

[Knoxxx]

What about Harris jumping on Manu's back legs?

[sexinthatsx]

Wtf lol

[ffadicted]

lolwut how is that jazz ball

[Russo21]

terrible terrible way to finish off the game. Time to just get out of this alive and chill til the second round starts

[naico]

lol how the fuck is that jazz ball?

[lefty]

Not Lakers ball ?

[DatBoyGood]

Favors will choke.

[sexinthatsx]

Wtf is this shit?! That was a block!

[davemaniscool]

this is going to be the longest minute

[ffadicted]

refs tryin to make it interesting

[LakerHater]

Big block!!!

[Spurologist]

That's a foul??? :lol

[GB20]

wow

[Mal]

right on time, Jazz decided to play

[Knoxxx]

Damn seems we are not longer allowed to block a shot? Jackson absolutely capped that fool all ball!

[Supergirl]

y'all know that the NBA loses money every time a series doesn't go to at least 5 games...don't tell me the refs are paid bonuses for extending a series...

[DatBoyGood]

Nvm. Cmon spurs

[ffadicted]

the fuck lol jack not even close

[Cherry]

Wtf

[lefty]

Lol

[024]

game is slipping away... starters are struggling... pop looks down the bench.... subs in bonner.

[noles1983]

tim get a rebound wtf

[davemaniscool]

Jefferson is killin Tim

[Bartleby]

Spurs better make their FT's

[lefty]

:lmao

[Knoxxx]

Dunk that ball MANU!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mal]

dafuq just happend ?

[noles1983]

lol eat shit jizz fans get the fuck out

[GB20]

what the hell?

[Spurologist]

:lmao :lmao Jazz

[Juggity]

Lol manu fucking the jazz up

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

lol Jazz

[Libri]

almost shit my pants lol

[Brazil]

Thanks god Jax !

[Nathan89]

Fuck the Jazz for making my heart beat faster.

[LakerHater]

WAYTA go JAX!!!!

[MannyIsGod]

LOL Jazzfan actually had hope.

[Creation88]

what a fucking craptastic finish

[Spurs9]

Jazz run non issue spurs weren't going to loose

[timtonymanu]

Tony with the fucking bads. Two missed free throws. That missed layup.

Great take by Jack and Manu running off the clock and then laying it up.

[Splits]

Pop did this on purpose so he'd have something to be pissed at them about for the next 10 days

[Russo21]

man ill be happy when this game ends

[Paranoid Pop]

We almost choked. Not sure this was a good series to see where we really stand at.

[Spurologist]

This run by the Jazz is actually very good for the spurs. They need to feel close game pressure and know that their effort hasn't been good enough

[$pursDynasty]

Manu with the dream killer!!!

[loveforthegame]

We get the win and sweep but damn that was sad down the stretch.

[Spurs Brazil]

FUCK THE JAZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[Russ]

The perfect game -- get the sweep but feel pissed and motivated for the next series. :)

[Knoxxx]

the fuck lol jack not even close

Then Parker misses the easy layup yet again.

The theme from the twilight zone went through my head right there.

Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo...

[NASpurs]

Spurs got bored, let the Jazz back in the game to give the Jazz some hope only to rip their hearts out the end. :lol

[Knoxxx]

Why are they allowed to push us out of bounds from behind on every defensive rebound?

[Warlord23]

Pop did this on purpose so he'd have something to be pissed at them about for the next 10 days

:lol Yeah this eliminates any chance of them getting complacent. They played like ass in the 2nd half and they know it

[davemaniscool]

Jazz, hold your heads high. You finally decided to play against a lethargic team in the last 5 minutes down 0-3.

[sexinthatsx]

Make love to pressure

[Solid D]

Jack got his hand on that ball to create the TO. Whew.

[Russo21]

plenty of rest coming up. This game is good cause Pop will get on them over the next week more then hewould have if we won by 20 odd again. Pop would be pissed now

[100%duncan]

:lol Jazz fans booing!
Fuk yo scrub team, clown!

[Manu-20]

jackson making love to pressure once again.

[Knoxxx]

The perfect game -- get the sweep but feel pissed and motivated for the next series. :)

Yes we stunk, spurs fans and team very ANGRYYYYY (and esp Pop)

Why did these ass clowns call timeout with 11.5 seconds left down 8?

[Reck]

I hope Spurs got it out of their system.

You cant play like this for the next round.

[$pursDynasty]

we might have lost this game if Pop would have left the bench in, not that the starters did much when they came back in, BUT they did enough

[LakerHater]

Guess Spurs needed a close game to test Jax's Love Making to Presurre!

[naico]

Millsap with ANOTHER over the back foul

[mVp]

Fuck the Jazz... seriously.

[NASpurs]

This should give the Jazz some momentum for game five... oh wait. :lol

[timtonymanu]

2nd round.

[Knoxxx]

One last blown foul call on a defensive rebound for good measure there...

[Quiet Strength]

Wow that got very ugly.. fuck utah

[Russo21]

which bracket are win in? out of which 2 teams are we playing next series? must be clips or grizz?

[Supergirl]

Spurs bench outscores Jazz bench 50 to 10. WoW.

[capek]

On to the second round! Seems like it has been forever!

[td4mvp21]

Fuck the Mormons :smokin

[NASpurs]

"They're so deep and so good." There's a joke in there somewhere.

[TheProfessor]

Anyone else hear that? "They're so deep, and so good!" :lol

[ffadicted]

Spurs bench outscores Jazz bench 50 to 10. WoW.

"Depth doesn't translate as well into the playoffs"

lawl

[Quiet Strength]

which bracket are win in? out of which 2 teams are we playing next series? must be clips or grizz?

yup either clippers or memphis

[roycrikside]

U-G-L-Y. Hopefully Spurs got bad shooting game out of their system. Ball movement, ball handling, spacing were all poor. Maybe they were just bored or uninspired. It looked like Jazz figured out how to guard them pretty well.

Gonna have to play a lot better next round. At least nobody was hurt.

[LakerHater]

Did he jus say"theyre soo deep & soo good"?

[DBMethos]

Well at least Pop has something to yell about for the next week.

[timtonymanu]

Ugly ugly win. But it's a wake up call that the Spurs have to come out harder next round. I know they will though.

[roycrikside]

U-G-L-Y. Hopefully Spurs got bad shooting game out of their system. Ball movement, ball handling, spacing were all poor. Maybe they were just bored or uninspired. It looked like Jazz figured out how to guard them pretty well.

Gonna have to play a lot better next round. At least nobody was hurt.

[Spursfan092120]

Haven't seen a more inconsistently officiated game in a long time. They were begging for Utah to send this game back to SA.

[ducks]

plenty of rest coming up. This game is good cause Pop will get on them over the next week more then hewould have if we won by 20 odd again. Pop would be pissed now

when was the last time they only won by 6
pop has their attention now

[Knoxxx]

Millsap with ANOTHER over the back foul

Yeah normally they at least give you the ball if not the foul there...

Honestly I think we could have let Jackson run with the bottom 4 from our bench and done fine. Seriously, throw Mills in there with the burst of quickness and the Jizz wouldn't have known what hit them

But then we would have played 12 players, and Pop is far to smart to do that. :rollin

[Creation88]

Spurs played 1 great game in this series and 3 ok-fair-bad games and still swept....cannot play like that in Round II

[sexinthatsx]

That was an ugly ass win, but it was a win. I'll take it

[Russo21]

yup either clippers or memphis

thanks:toast

[LakerHater]

"Depth doesn't translate as well into the playoffs"

lawl
:lmao

[naico]

I blame Neal's awful defense and playmaking for starting this Jazz run..I cringe at the thought of Neal having to guard Mo Williams/closing out on Foye.

[Budkin]

Damn that was too close for comfort.

[Knoxxx]

Haven't seen a more inconsistently officiated game in a long time. They were begging for Utah to send this game back to SA.

Yes did we get a single defensive rebound without getting fouled. Then if we have 4 guys with position and they had one in the area, foul on us, WTF?!?

[lefty]

Lol at Spurs next practice


Pop is gonna make them puke

[100%duncan]

Spurs played 1 great game in this series and 3 ok-fair-bad games and still swept....cannot play like that in Round II

I thought we played the first 3 games great,tbh.

[Spurs Brazil]

Live postgame news conference


http://www.nba.com/live1/

Pop is on

[DawgMilkX]

Hope everyone at ESPN heard what TNT said about the Spurs "SO DEEP, SO GOOD"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Knoxxx]

The sad part is that ugly game went almost 3 hours, GAG

[Knoxxx]

This is the worst I have ever felt after a playoff sweep.

[Russo21]

now we have to ask. who do we prefer to meet n beat next?

Clippers or Memphis? Both have big frontlines but so did utah. Clips have a great PG.

I think we'll beat them both either way...

[NASpurs]

This is the worst I have ever felt after a playoff sweep.

The ultimate combo of NASF and GNSF post.

[timvp]

Meh, the ending didn't bother me. It's difficult to turn off the engine and then try to restart it.

[timtonymanu]

The ultimate combo of NASF and GNSF post.

Yep

[Russo21]

we just proved we can beat a big lineup to, although not defensive minded bigs. i dont see us having the same problems against gasol/zbo or jordan/griffin like we had last year

[Knoxxx]

Does what's his name have 3 IDs? Take them acronyms and stuff 'em. Probably type "tbh" every other post too.

[ElNono]

We win!

[ducks]

Meh, the ending didn't bother me. It's difficult to turn off the engine and then try to restart it.

when their players on the other team says white flag publically the day before it is hard for the players to get up for the game

[NASpurs]

Does what's his name have 3 IDs? Take them acronyms and stuff 'em. Probably type "tbh" every other post too.

imo your NASF and GNSF post sucked, tbh fwiw.

[Splits]

I'd rather close out like this than be the Heat

[jestersmash]

The ultimate combo of NASF and GNSF post.

:lmao

A Danny Green/Gary Neal pick-and-roll-led 2nd unit squanders a 21 point lead with 5 minutes to go. Manu gets a great look at a wide open 3 but just misses. Tony gets a great look near the rim but just misses a layup. Good execution (just missed some shots). Still end up winning comfortably. Prime bait for NASF/GNSF disappointment.

[Paranoid Pop]

now we have to ask. who do we prefer to meet n beat next?

Clippers or Memphis? Both have big frontlines but so did utah. Clips have a great PG.

I think we'll beat them both either way...

Memphis has a great shot at beating us AGAIN, everyone is acting like it's impossible.

They lost only two quarters to the Clips and are just much better than them.

[LakerHater]

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[TDMVPDPOY]

lol gordon haywood didt even play 2nd half, what happen to the next ginoboli wannabe...


lol at the clowns who betted on spurs -7.5 line for the win...carrol destroyed that with that last basket statpadding

[crc21209]

FTJ! Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeep!

[Spurs Brazil]

Meh, the ending didn't bother me. It's difficult to turn off the engine and then try to restart it.

Manu just said that

[TDMVPDPOY]

anyone pissed with TP the fkn scrub mvp candidate playin like shit for the last 2 games when teams adjusted to him?? he had 11pts tonight....if this clown doesnt turn it up when teams adjust to him like in previous seasons, then its more of a uphill battle from there

[jestersmash]

anyone pissed with TP the fkn scrub mvp candidate playin like shit for the last 2 games when teams adjusted to him?? he had 11pts tonight....if this clown doesnt turn it up when teams adjust to him like in previous seasons, then its more of a uphill battle from there

No, I think we're more pissed about your consistent and reliable shit-posting and inability to make the proper posting adjustments.

[TheSkeptic]

anyone pissed with TP the fkn scrub mvp candidate playin like shit for the last 2 games when teams adjusted to him?? he had 11pts tonight....if this clown doesnt turn it up when teams adjust to him like in previous seasons, then its more of a uphill battle from there

He just had a substandard game. It happens. We wouldn't be where we are today if it wasn't for TP.

[ducks]

anyone pissed with TP the fkn scrub mvp candidate playin like shit for the last 2 games when teams adjusted to him?? he had 11pts tonight....if this clown doesnt turn it up when teams adjust to him like in previous seasons, then its more of a uphill battle from there

tp had 16 points last 4 quarter
had a pretty good game
tonight he struggled
but I almost but he was not very motivated tonight
the other team player said white flag!

[ducks]

anyone pissed with TP the fkn scrub mvp candidate playin like shit for the last 2 games when teams adjusted to him?? he had 11pts tonight....if this clown doesnt turn it up when teams adjust to him like in previous seasons, then its more of a uphill battle from there

manu is the one that can not make an outside shot
0-9 from downtown

[TDMVPDPOY]

No, I think we're more pissed about your consistent and reliable shit-posting and inability to make the proper posting adjustments.

game 3
explain to me why he didnt adjust his game in the first 3 quarters against devin harris? i dont care what he posted in the last quarter

game 4 tonight
11pts for the game, failing to adjust again....he didnt even have a hand in anything extending or buiding a spurs lead, it was all bench production bailin his ass

keyword is adjustment

we all seen this from parker playin like shit or shutdown when teams adjust their defensive schemes against him...

[ducks]

tp put good numbers up for the first 3 games
pop is the one that should tell tp what adjustments to make
he is the fucking coach of the year

tp also scored 6 straight points in the third to get the lead to 13 tonight

[ace3g]

Caption:

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[ducks]

game 3
explain to me why he didnt adjust his game in the first 3 quarters against devin harris? i dont care what he posted in the last quarter

game 4 tonight
11pts for the game, failing to adjust again....he didnt even have a hand in anything extending or buiding a spurs lead, it was all bench production bailin his ass

keyword is adjustment

we all seen this from parker playin like shit or shutdown when teams adjust their defensive schemes against him...

oh why did george hill not adjust to the magic last game
HE SUCKED ALL NIGHT NO POINTS TELL THE 4 and overtime

KEY WORD ADJUST

[jestersmash]

Can we give TDMVPDPOY's bold to TheSkeptic :lol? Skeptic brings mature, BNSF-type takes consistently. TDMVPDPOY calls TP a "fkn scrub" on his first off shooting night :lol

I mean seriously, your entire thesis essentially is "If Tony Parker's not scoring, then clearly he failed to adjust to the opposing team defense."

Parker had a lot of great looks that didn't fall. He pulled up for his mid-range jumper when appropriate (mostly. Off hand I remember a semi-contested pull up jumper by Tony when he probably could've passed to Stephen Jackson). He attacked the rim when appropriate. I remember at least 5 or 6 buckets that usually fall for him (2-3 mid-range jumpers, 1-2 floaters, and a late game layup that he just barely missed).

Bottom line is Tony didn't fail to adjust to anything. He missed good looks. The execution was there, though.

[TDMVPDPOY]

tp had 16 points last 4 quarter
had a pretty good game
tonight he struggled
but I almost but he was not very motivated tonight
the other team player said white flag!

so whats his excuse for allowing the scrub harris turning back the clock on him for the first 3 qaurters b4 going cold in game 3?

whether it was motivation or not, we cant afford to him have playin like shit like tonight game 4 with 11 pts, there will be nights the bench wont be bailin his or starters ass....

devin harris is a piece of shit who only turns up to play against the spurs instead of the other +20 teams in the league for some odd reason, whats his fkn beef

[TampaDude]

I know it's easy to lose focus when you're up by 21 points in the 4th and the series is pretty much in the bag and you're just trying to run the clock and not get hurt, but damn...they almost let that one get away.

Spurs should've won this game by 20-25 points. At least the close finish will keep them from coming out too cocky against the Clips or Grizz and getting their shit pushed in.

[TDMVPDPOY]

manu is the one that can not make an outside shot
0-9 from downtown

yes manu has been shit all season even with injuries, he wont get a pass from my bashin when we lose, yes we all waiting for him to hit his strides

even without hittin anything, at least he provides other things on the court the bench lacked which is handling the ball etc that guys like neal and green lacks...but that is slowly decreasing with the bench growing in confidence when his not needed....

tonight he was shooting well when the team blew a 11pt lead down to single digits only for him to shoot b2b 3s and blowing out the lead again....the change in momentum right there sealed the deal that the jazz couldnt hang with the bench....

[TDMVPDPOY]

oh why did george hill not adjust to the magic last game
HE SUCKED ALL NIGHT NO POINTS TELL THE 4 and overtime

KEY WORD ADJUST

why u changing the subject to george hill?

[TampaDude]

When Neal hit that cold-blooded 3 to make it 81-60 with 6:16 left, I was thinking "game over". Then the Spurs went almost SIX MINUTES without scoring a FG. I know the refs were letting Utah totally mug them without calling it, but still...the Spurs should have at least put up a few token buckets. TP missing both FTs and then having the soft bunny bounce over the hole and off the other side was a little terrifying. That shit better never happen again, or it's a Spurs loss.

[TDMVPDPOY]

Spurs should've won this game by 20-25 points. At least the close finish will keep them from coming out too cocky against the Clips or Grizz and getting their shit pushed in.

blowing loads has always been on the spurs radar, or else our team record would be higher then 50-16....

this team does alot of stupid shit when we have leads and cant hold onto it, whether its chuckers looking for their own stats or players continuing with the same move all over again when its been disrupted many times....

[TDMVPDPOY]

When Neal hit that cold-blooded 3 to make it 81-60 with 6:16 left, I was thinking "game over". Then the Spurs went almost SIX MINUTES without scoring a FG. I know the refs were letting Utah totally mug them without calling it, but still...the Spurs should have at least put up a few token buckets. TP missing both FTs and then having the soft bunny bounce over the hole and off the other side was a little terrifying. That shit better never happen again, or it's a Spurs loss.

that last quarter tonight was disgusting with the physical play when the game looked like it was over only for them to get back into the game with the hustling

[GSH]

Isn't anyone going to give Stephen Jackson some love? Because I think there was a good possibility that the Spurs lose this one, or at least go to OT, if not for that steal he made happen with 24 seconds left. The lead was down to 4 points, the Jazz had the ball. They had been scoring almost at will, and the Spurs' offense couldn't make a shot if their lives depended on it.

Tony caught the ball and hit Manu for the uncontested basket. But it was Jackson who knocked the ball loose. If not for that, the Jazz very likely would have gotten it down to a 2 point game, with plenty of time left.

I know you can't really credit a win to one play, any more than you can blame a loss on one missed shot. But you can sure as hell say that Jackson sealed the win with that one play. He deserves some props for it.

[TampaDude]

that last quarter tonight was disgusting with the physical play when the game looked like it was over only for them to get back into the game with the hustling

Jazz were being hyper-aggressive and the refs were letting them get away with it. They didn't realize the series was over. :lol

[TampaDude]

Oh...one more thing...that was NOT an over and back.

Fuck those refs.

Fuck the Jazz.

[Legacy]

:lol People are still bitching and moaning?? The sound of brooms is what I am enjoying at the moment. 1 pts, 2 pts, 6 pts, WTFever. Doesn't matter to me. We went in there, took care of business, and WON. Period. Close call, yes... but we will learn from it, obviously.


... Now GTFOutta' our way, Jizz. Bitches be gone. Kthanxbai.




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[TDMVPDPOY]

Isn't anyone going to give Stephen Jackson some love? Because I think there was a good possibility that the Spurs lose this one, or at least go to OT, if not for that steal he made happen with 24 seconds left. The lead was down to 4 points, the Jazz had the ball. They had been scoring almost at will, and the Spurs' offense couldn't make a shot if their lives depended on it.

Tony caught the ball and hit Manu for the uncontested basket. But it was Jackson who knocked the ball loose. If not for that, the Jazz very likely would have gotten it down to a 2 point game, with plenty of time left.

I know you can't really credit a win to one play, any more than you can blame a loss on one missed shot. But you can sure as hell say that Jackson sealed the win with that one play. He deserves some props for it.

no need to cause we know what jax brings to the table with his size and skillset, he basically shut down millsap all series or whoever he was defending...i dont think jax has any problems guarding undersized bigs, all he needs is hustle on the lowblock get them out of their comfort zone positioning and the pesty reach ins for steals....love how he puts the other spurs players in their place when they blow a defensive rotation...

[Dingle Barry]

blowing loads has always been on the spurs radar, or else our team record would be higher then 50-16....


Good lord.

[TDMVPDPOY]

:lol People are still bitching?? The sound of brooms is what I am enjoying at the moment. 1 pts, 2 pts, 6 pts, WTFever. Doesn't matter to me. We went in there, took care of business, and WON. Period. Close call, yes... but we will learn from it, obviously.


its not bitching clown, justing honing in the errors of mistakes and fixing them for next game....

[ducks]

why u changing the subject to george hill?

other players take time to adjust he does to

[Legacy]

its not bitching clown, justing honing in the errors of mistakes and fixing them for next game....


Well, fuk yo "honing" and "fixing" already, clown.

[TheSkeptic]

its not bitching clown, justing honing in the errors of mistakes and fixing them for next game....

Here's the thing. Manu got out of his funk, Bonner hasn't done any disappearing, Splitter's healthy, TD looks good, Blair hasn't done anything stupid, and the Pop we know and love is back. TP has been one of our most consistent players this past little while so it's ok for him to play badly once in a while. The starters aren't always going to be that bad and Pop has shown a willingness to let Splitter/TD do the heavy lifting when needed.

The Spurs can't afford to choke like they did this game. The starters will definitely have to play better. Even so, the bench salvaged the game for us and the starters were able to hold on. Pop won't even have to tell the veterans that they played badly and the team has a solid week to rest. It doesn't feel good to nearly lose like that but I'm sure the Spurs will be extra careful to avoid getting complacent in the second round.

[ducks]

its not bitching clown, justing honing in the errors of mistakes and fixing them for next game....

do not worry they might have a week before they can play again
by that time they can make sure they play perfect and score 140

[TDMVPDPOY]

do not worry they might have a week before they can play again
by that time they can make sure they play perfect and score 140

140pts on that bitchmade cp3 or the memphis team and a win? i take it...:downspin:

[dbreiden83080]

:lol People are still bitching and moaning?? The sound of brooms is what I am enjoying at the moment. 1 pts, 2 pts, 6 pts, WTFever. Doesn't matter to me. We went in there, took care of business, and WON. Period. Close call, yes... but we will learn from it, obviously.


... Now GTFOutta' our way, Jizz. Bitches be gone. Kthanxbai.




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They got up big and stopped playing for a few min. They were never in danger of losing the game. Fans will be fans..

[Splits]

One thing the Spurs are going to have to figure out in the next week is what to do about bringing up the ball when TP is resting. You could argue Neal should never be out there alone without Manu, but if I'm an opposing coach I put pressure on Neal every time Tony is on the bench and he is responsible for getting the Spurs into offensive sets. Apparently Mills isn't an option, but this is the only glaring weakness coming out of the series.

[TDMVPDPOY]

One thing the Spurs are going to have to figure out in the next week is what to do about bringing up the ball when TP is resting. You could argue Neal should never be out there alone without Manu, but if I'm an opposing coach I put pressure on Neal every time Tony is on the bench and he is responsible for getting the Spurs into offensive sets. Apparently Mills isn't an option, but this is the only glaring weakness coming out of the series.

we all know what happen if you cant bring the ball up the court...get traded...

[ace3g]

SALT LAKE CITY — Coaches torture themselves over success, and Gregg Popovich has been lately. He’s been wondering out loud among his staff that, well, wouldn’t it be better to lose a game?

“That’s why,” one of his assistants kidded him, “you are coach of the year.”

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2012/05/08/sweep-with-a-stumble-popovich%E2%80%99s-dream-night/

[DrSteffo]

Too easy :) Props to the Team.

[PublicOption]

Jazz were being hyper-aggressive and the refs were letting them get away with it. They didn't realize the series was over. :lol


the refs are trying to figure out how to stop/slow down the spurs with their whistles and swallowing their whistles.

I see what their doing.:nope:greedy:nerd:meeting:

[PublicOption]

One thing the Spurs are going to have to figure out in the next week is what to do about bringing up the ball when TP is resting. You could argue Neal should never be out there alone without Manu, but if I'm an opposing coach I put pressure on Neal every time Tony is on the bench and he is responsible for getting the Spurs into offensive sets. Apparently Mills isn't an option, but this is the only glaring weakness coming out of the series.


Its really no a weakness, Pop just isn't playing Mills.............he will.

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Manu failed to get the ball over the half court line in 8 seconds?

Replay shows that the clock started early. Manu got the inbounds pass with 21 seconds to go. I know it doesn't matter now, but FYI.

[TampaDude]

1. Build a 21-point lead in the 4th.
2. Basically fart around for about 6 minutes.
3. Win anyway.

:lol

[ace3g]

Brian T. Smith ‏ @tribjazz

Corbin said it was his decision not to play Raja Bell during playoffs and "on him."

Corbin said he's open to having Jerry Sloan help team out during future in any way he wants. Great to have Sloan back at ESA.

Raja Bell said during playoffs, referees and #Spurs coaches/players asked why he wasn't playing. They never understood what Jazz were doing.

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and another one of these type of tweets...

Steve Luhm ‏ @sluhm

Thing I least like about the likable Spurs: Stephen Jackson and Boris Diaw being rewarded for quitting on previous coaches, teammates.

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Diaw never quit, his coach in Charlotte wanted him to be a 20 ppg player, never been that type of player, and benched him for not shooting enough.

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Charlotte wanted Diaw to be able to shoot 50 percent like he did when he was with Phoenix, but they wanted him to do it as the first option surrounded by D League talent. He actually improved on the previous year's numbers. Not sure where the quit is in that, as Charlotte are the ones that decided to start hoarding ping pong balls.

Skiles suddenly started benching Jack in Milwaukee. There's zero evidence that Jack ever quit on anyone. Brandon Jennings will probably leave because he didn't agree with the decision not to let Jack into the games when they were struggling. I still have no fucking clue why the Warriors fans booed Jack, but it can't possibly have anything to do with this season unless they really hate RJ as much as San Antonio does.

[Mel_13]

Charlotte wanted Diaw to be able to shoot 50 percent like he did when he was with Phoenix, but they wanted him to do it as the first option surrounded by D League talent. He actually improved on the previous year's numbers. Not sure where the quit is in that, as Charlotte are the ones that decided to start hoarding ping pong balls.

Skiles suddenly started benching Jack in Milwaukee. There's zero evidence that Jack ever quit on anyone. Brandon Jennings will probably leave because he didn't agree with the decision not to let Jack into the games when they were struggling. I still have no fucking clue why the Warriors fans booed Jack, but it can't possibly have anything to do with this season unless they really hate RJ as much as San Antonio does.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4636820

[therealtruth]

Isn't anyone going to give Stephen Jackson some love? Because I think there was a good possibility that the Spurs lose this one, or at least go to OT, if not for that steal he made happen with 24 seconds left. The lead was down to 4 points, the Jazz had the ball. They had been scoring almost at will, and the Spurs' offense couldn't make a shot if their lives depended on it.

Tony caught the ball and hit Manu for the uncontested basket. But it was Jackson who knocked the ball loose. If not for that, the Jazz very likely would have gotten it down to a 2 point game, with plenty of time left.

I know you can't really credit a win to one play, any more than you can blame a loss on one missed shot. But you can sure as hell say that Jackson sealed the win with that one play. He deserves some props for it.

It's called not being afraid of the moment. RJ showed it at times (I remember he hit a clutch 3 earlier in the year against the Jazz). However SJax is permanently in that mode.

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http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4636820

Uh...as I said, I have no fucking clue why the Warriors fans would boo Jack, though they seem to have an unfortunate need to boo someone other than their fucking team this year.

[Mel_13]

Uh...as I said, I have no fucking clue why the Warriors fans would boo Jack

Seems obvious to me.