Game Thread: Spurs vs Jazz: Sat 11/3/12 @ 7:30 PM

[Kidd K]

whats up with this announcer, like Mike Fratello Jr.

tbh, league pass pisses me off. It should be Spurs announcers since its at SA, but it's Jazz announcers. They never show Spurs announcers @ another team. But like 20% of the Spurs games on league pass are the away announcers. I don't know why they do that.

[timvp]

Seriously wtf with Manu on the bench to close the game ? Is it for Green to grow a pair of balls

Manu was on a minute limit.

[100%duncan]

Nice cut, Danny.

[NickiRasgo]

Manu just return from injury, c'mon do you expect 100% from him? It's only the 3rd game out of 82nd game.

[Libri]

Green again, moving without the ball

[ElNono]

first game back for Manu... no surprise he isn't out there

[AussieFanKurt]

well done green, good game

[100%duncan]

Whi for the Win.

[Libri]

Leonard 333333333333333333333333333333

[Kidd K]

And that's game. Checkmate

[Juggity]

KLLLLLL

[Reck]

Done deal.

[AussieFanKurt]

game over blokes

[DapDaGenius]

That's my boy, KAWHI!!!!

[Uriel]

There we go. We've gotta re-inflate our point differential to make us look good in those statistical team raters.

[Brazil]

TP taking over by his passing and scoring

[jesterbobman]

13points, 5 shots.

[phxspurfan]

fun n gun Spurs > fun n gun Jazz

[100%duncan]

TP modafucka

[Libri]

:downspin:

[Brazil]

first game back for Manu... no surprise he isn't out there


Manu was on a minute limit.

:tu yep makes sense... I was just trying to tease a bit Elnono

[Uriel]

Yes! Double-digit win.

[ElNono]

We win!

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Looks like we got this one in the bag.

[timvp]

FTJ. Good win.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Well that 4th quarter defense was decent other than Jefferson going off for a stretch.

[Kidd K]

Parker shutting it down to close it out!

[timtonymanu]

Duncan seriously needs some help. Splitter needs to grow a pair.

[Ice009]

This team needs to learn how to fucking dunk the ball instead of laying it up like faggots.

Oh well, most people didn't want Curry. Bonner and Splitter both suck. I'd like to trade both of them. If the Cavs want to give us AV for him, I'd do that trade immediately, but Cleveland probably isn't interested.

Splitter has been disappointing and it looks like people around the NBA think so too. Here is a report on him from an NBA scout.



http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2012/10/27/scouting-the-spurs-6/

Tiago Splitter – Expectations were higher when he came than he’s been able to live up to. A solid NBA player who is exactly what he’s meant to be: a backup who can play some solid minutes. Not always productive; just a rebounder whose game hasn’t translated to NBA well. Not a shot blocker but loves to bang in the post.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Interesting fact: We are now off to the best start in 4 years since 2007-2008. Not bad!

[Reck]

LMAO those Utah announcers thought they still had a chance to win this game down ten with less than a minute to play. :lol

[DapDaGenius]

I'm REALLY looking forward to the write up on this game.

[DAF86]

We're a top 3 team in the league, tbh.

[ElNono]

The Favors highlights are all scores over Matty :lol

[jesterbobman]

Bench was still concerning with the lack of toughness and Splitter's soft finishing. But the work of the starting 5 was really good.

[timvp]

Here is a report on him from an NBA scout.

Thanks a terrible scouting report on Splitter, tbh.

[DapDaGenius]

Wait.................did Kawhi really make every shot?

[TMTTRIO]

Don't expect much out of Manu this year. I see him more as a role player this year who plays very limited minutes.

[Sa_Spursfan20]

Good win fellas. Strong play from Duncan tonight. Loved Kawhi and Green's intensity well. Onto the next one!

[jesterbobman]

Spurs starting wings had 34 points on 14 FGA. Mental.

[Brazil]

Leonard with 100% FG and 100% FT for 13 pts

[LakerHater]

http://uppix.net/5/1/8/1e7bac1a284e4e9ff701bda387376.jpg

[Brazil]

Richard Jefferson is on nba tv ! :lol

[Mugen]

Tiago's disappointed me so far because i had such high hopes for him. But it's early in season and he's still one of the best backup bigs in the league.

Hopefully manu's return gets him going.

[ace3g]

good to see Green start to attack the basket instead of settling on 3s in certain situations. Also had some nice cuts to the basket

[DapDaGenius]

The Favors highlights are all scores over Matty :lol

lol, sadly they had to put in one where Favors dunked over Duncan for the highlights on the NBA website.

[timtonymanu]

Bonner - 19 minutes. Still too much.

[Boomersgold]

Bonner - 19 minutes. Still too much.

Guys, can someone explain this to me?
Patty Mills and Dejuan Blair have 2 mediocre games and are benched. Matt Bonner plays bad, doesn't contributed anything when he plays and is still getting a huge amount of minutes (10-15 per game).
How is this fair?

[elemento]

poor DB still in the doghouse.

[naico]

BTW, Favors keeps intruiging. If there is one piece that could make this team complete, he could be that guy.

[hooperflash]

Respect. It shall the a battle of the Jedi. Mo-Bi Wan Kenobi vs. Mobi Wan Ginobli. I shall tell my grandchildren stories about this battle someday...

Obi-Wan Ginobili*

[jestersmash]

Don't expect much out of Manu this year. I see him more as a role player this year who plays very limited minutes.

I'm changing my guess as to the identity of ducks to TMTTRIO over SequSpur. I like the subtlety trio brings to his ginobili trolling, tbh.

[ace3g]

How did Nando look in the 3 min he played, I only saw the pass to Tiago in the paint right after he checked in

[jestersmash]

How did Nando look in the 3 min he played, I only saw the pass to Tiago in the paint right after he checked in

The pass to Tiago showed pretty good vision on De Colo's part. Apart from that he missed his only 3 point shot attempt in the game. His overall 16.7 3P% throughout the preseason should be cause for some concern, though. There's almost an unwritten rule that if you're a San Antonio guard in the modern day, you need to be at least passable in shooting the 3 (around 30%+).

[ace3g]

sa2ny2004 ‏@sa2ny2004 (https://twitter.com/sa2ny2004) #Spurs (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Spurs&src=hash) Duncan on Kawhi Leonard's improved defense: "Pop is trying to turn him into that defender we need on the perimeter."

Paul Garcia PS ‏@24writer (https://twitter.com/24writer)
Coach Pop on Tiago Splitter: "He;s starting to feel comfortable playing basketball again." #Spurs (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Spurs&src=hash) #Jazz (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Jazz&src=hash) #Brazil (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Brazil&src=hash)

Paul Garcia PS ‏@24writer (https://twitter.com/24writer)
Coach Pop on throwing out Nando in 4th: "I probably gave him a heart attack...." "So I would like to apologize to Nando for that."

David Aldridge ‏@daldridgetnt (https://twitter.com/daldridgetnt)
Residuals! RT @JMcDonald_SAEN (https://twitter.com/JMcDonald_SAEN) Manu proclaims himself "very happy" to be back, then corrects himself: "Wait ... happy is not a word anymore."

[SpurPadre]

Don't expect much out of Manu this year. I see him more as a role player this year who plays very limited minutes.

Whatever you're smoking, stop it. It was his first fucking game of the season. Give him a break. Manu's gonna keep being the same Manu we all know and love by December. Crazy talk, man.

[99 Problems]

Guys, can someone explain this to me?
Patty Mills and Dejuan Blair have 2 mediocre games and are benched. Matt Bonner plays bad, doesn't contributed anything when he plays and is still getting a huge amount of minutes (10-15 per game).
How is this fair?


I can understand ozy fans probably be getting dspointed. Game was fair example that if Mills at team like the Jizz he would be backup. Life I spose at a contender for a young guy.

[TampaDude]

Typical Spurs game...build a huge lead...start coasting and let the other team back into the game...wake up and realize you have to play 48 minutes...win.

3-0, bitches! STILL UNDEFEATED!!!!! :hat

GO SPURS GO!!!!!

[will_spurs]

For the record (via Jeff McDonald), 3 equals the best starting streak ever for the Spurs.

[Johnny RIngo]

Anybody hav a GIF of that spin move from Duncan? I think it was in the 3rd or 4th.

[spurs10]

sa2ny2004 ‏@sa2ny2004 (https://twitter.com/sa2ny2004) #Spurs (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Spurs&src=hash) Duncan on Kawhi Leonard's improved defense: "Pop is trying to turn him into that defender we need on the perimeter."

Paul Garcia PS ‏@24writer (https://twitter.com/24writer)
Coach Pop on Tiago Splitter: "He;s starting to feel comfortable playing basketball again." #Spurs (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Spurs&src=hash) #Jazz (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Jazz&src=hash) #Brazil (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Brazil&src=hash)

Paul Garcia PS ‏@24writer (https://twitter.com/24writer)
Coach Pop on throwing out Nando in 4th: "I probably gave him a heart attack...." "So I would like to apologize to Nando for that."

David Aldridge ‏@daldridgetnt (https://twitter.com/daldridgetnt)
Residuals! RT @JMcDonald_SAEN (https://twitter.com/JMcDonald_SAEN) Manu proclaims himself "very happy" to be back, then corrects himself: "Wait ... happy is not a word anymore."

Great tweets! "....happy is not a word anymore" is brilliant!

[capek]

For the record (via Jeff McDonald), 3 equals the best starting streak ever for the Spurs.

Man, brings back good memories of all those poor starts that finished in championship seasons. Honestly though, it's crazy that the Spurs never started 3-0, with all of the winning seasons we've had. :wow

[will_spurs]

Honestly though, it's crazy that the Spurs never started 3-0, with all of the winning seasons we've had. :wow

The Spurs started 3-0 a few times (hence the "equals") but never 4-0. So we have to wait for tonight to know if this season has the best start ever for the Spurs.