Game Thread: Spurs @ Blazers - Nov 10, 2012

[HI-FI]

lol

[Libri]

:bang

[LakerHater]

TIMMEH!!!

[Juggity]

TIM DUNK

[timvp]

the closer Manu closing the games he's supposed to close, no closing surprises there

Good pass to Duncan for the dunk, tnbh.

[siraulo23]

omfg

[timvp]

the closer Manu closing the games he's supposed to close, no closing surprises there

Good pass to Duncan for the dunk, tnbh.

[ElNono]

fuck x2

[capek]

Timmmmmmaaaay!

[BatManu20]

This game is making me poop all over myself.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

timmah dunk but oh shit trailblzer 3

[Libri]

woohoo!!

[ElNono]

and 1 bitches!

[Poolboy5623]

Nice defense spurs..not

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Flopping in the restricted area lol

[siraulo23]

and 1 yeaaaaaa

[ace3g]

Timmy

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Duncan and 1! And 1's are practically feeding this team tonight.

[ElNono]

Good pass to Duncan for the dunk, tnbh.

:lol JJ Hickson

[HI-FI]

Timmy is in full on FU (politely) mode

[capek]

Feels good!!

[Paranoid Pop]

No more turnobili please.

[LakerHater]

Tooooo Wide open!

[Warlord23]

Crazy game

[Mugen]

good foul

[timvp]

Both teams in god mode with the addition of amazing luck.

[ElNono]

too close for comfort... bring in Bonner to close this ish

[Spurs4#5]

Geez what a game this turned out to be

[CitizenDwayne]

Geez, this game got awesome fast.

[howbouthemspurs]

WHAT A GAME

[Malik Hairston]

Spurs need to guard the fucking 3..

[Poolboy5623]

Offense interference missed big-time ...can't grab the rim when the balls near the cylinder?

[Mugen]

tlongs gonna need a quadruple bypass

[ElNono]

Give it to Neal and get out of the way, tbqh

[Juggity]

Gonna be sad if the Spurs lose this one after the offensive effort this quarter

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Somebody needs to make a gif of that steal and pass to Duncan when he dunks it

[HI-FI]

ST an hour ago:yield

[timvp]

Are you f'ing kidding me.

[Trainwreck2100]

You know it's a bullshit game when neal appears to handle the ball with competence.

[CitizenDwayne]

shit

[Mugen]

lol get outta here

[ElNono]

Spurs need to guard the fucking 3..

:lol

[Juggity]

fuck

[BatManu20]

Batum shitting all over us.

[siraulo23]

geez what a game

[capek]

christ!

[Poolboy5623]

Nice d after the timeout spurs..my goodness

[LakerHater]

:lol
Oh man!

[Mugen]

i honestly dont know which team has had a flukier game tbh

[ElNono]

right on Green's mug

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

fuck

[TDMVPDPOY]

whats with the fluke 3s from teh kneebreakers

[BatManu20]

Why do players always have their best games against us?! It's annoying lol

[officer43]

What a game!

[timvp]

Neat time.

[ElNono]

Green slept

[milkyway21]

whoa !!!! NO OT

[irishock]

Callin a Duncan banker

[LakerHater]

2 for 1

[timvp]

WASTE TIMe.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

GINOBILI!!!!!!!

[milkyway21]

Neal shld be on the floor

[LakerHater]

DAMN!

[timvp]

Manu with the winning goods per par.

[Mugen]

if Batum hits another game winner against us i dont know what im gonna do

[Kidd K]

Okay Ginobili, don't choke on these free throws. . .and Pop, TAKE OUT NEAL RIGHT NOW. Put in Leonard.

[LakerHater]

Good Hard Foul!

[BatManu20]

Put em in Manu.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Ginobli literally hammered to the ground there.

[Libri]

Manu clutch

[bklynspursfan]

PLEASE GUARD THE 3!!!

[Kidd K]

Thank you Pop! Took out Neal and put in Leonard. Very smart coaching decision.

[ElNono]

manu with the ball of steels good... don't give them the 3!

[timvp]

Manu wasn't going to miss those free throws, tbh. If the ball didn't go in, I'd blame the ball.

[milkyway21]

glad Manu made those FTs this time...

[siraulo23]

its gonna be heartbreaking if spurs allow either an and 1/trez

[timvp]

NO THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES.

[Juggity]

Adrenaline

[LakerHater]

Good Job Narigon!!

[Mugen]

one stop.

[Dex]

DEFEND DA GODDAMN THREE JFEOPJFK90EGHJ3EPRNVEJF90WEFJ2390RU32!

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Pop telling Ginobili not to foul

[Malik Hairston]

Watch the fucking 3..

[ElNono]

moment of truth, need a stop

[TIMMYD!]

Just don't let them shoot a three or foul because they will probably make it

[officer43]

Time for a big stop!

[BatManu20]

No 3's. Period.

[LakerHater]

Batum for 3!

[capek]

OK, D it up guys!

[ElNono]

yeah!

[bklynspursfan]

Man my heart stopped

[CitizenDwayne]

yes

[BatManu20]

Yaaay

[bklynspursfan]

Me thinks Sean is obsessed with Batum

[timvp]

Are you kidding me? Is this game real life?

[siraulo23]

wow i thought that was gonna drop off the bounce

[Kidd K]

Yes! Taking out Neal and putting in Leonard paid off!

[Juggity]

Beautiful

[bklynspursfan]

Please rape the pressure

[Mugen]

ice this shit jax and lets get outta here

[bklynspursfan]

DAMMIT

[Kidd K]

Dammit Jack. . .

[capek]

WOW! Two high bounces! lol, what a great game! :lol

[Dex]

Come on, Jack!!!!

[ElNono]

Man my heart stopped

call the paramedics, tbh

[TIMMYD!]

Come on just one jax

[Trainwreck2100]

lol Batum's bullshit tank appears empty

[Mugen]

goddamnit.

[siraulo23]

seal it jax, ughhhh

[timvp]

Make this so this will only go into overtime.

[LakerHater]

Gotta make 1 Jax!!

[milkyway21]

Finish it guys!!!

[officer43]

Wow!

[TIMMYD!]

We win! What a game

[Libri]

:downspin:

[ElNono]

We win!!$!#$@!!!!

[siraulo23]

OT here we come

[bklynspursfan]

call the paramedics, tbh

Only temporary. All good now

[CitizenDwayne]

and there it is

[timvp]

:lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao

God bless the game of basketball.

[Dex]

Holy shit. That Aldridge prayer looked like it was gonna drop.

[BatManu20]

Yeeess

[Mugen]

omggggg get the fuck outta here with this game lol

[Kidd K]

Spurs win! Time to gtfo, heal up, and prepare for the Fakers.

[bklynspursfan]

Dam I thought that was good

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

FINALLY we win in Portland I can't believe it took us over 3 years

[siraulo23]

that almost went it wtf

[Juggity]

yeah buddy

Solid comeback

[capek]

LOL great win! :downspin:

[Quiet Strength]

Wow manu was crazy to go for that block

[Obstructed_View]

Holy shit. What a game.

[BatManu20]

Not gonna lie I thought Aldridge's bomb was going in. Phew.

[howbouthemspurs]

WHAT A GAME!

[ElNono]

Manu with an underrated block, tbh

[Paranoid Pop]

NEAL WITH IT.

[024]

another ugly win

[Juggity]

http://i.imgur.com/6QQ9U.gif

[milkyway21]

whoa when the game tied in the last few minutes.... I almost had a heart attack there...lol ! :tu :flag:

[Mugen]

RIP Tlong 1904-2012

[ElNono]

lol tlong

[NickiRasgo]

Damn. I thought it'll be a blow-out game so I didn't watch and suddenly, a W. Nice game. :toast

[Manufan909]

Fuck yeah, Spurs win at the end without TP!!!!

[superjames1992]

Solid outing for Manu tonight. Good to see finally.

17 points (5-8 FG), 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 turnovers

[Flawless]

http://i.imgur.com/6QQ9U.gif
:rollin

[jestersmash]

Portland with 19 more field goal attempts this game.

[HI-FI]

http://i.imgur.com/6QQ9U.gif

lol
never gets old

[timvp]

I need a shower after that game, tbh.

[Dex]

RIP Tlong 1904-2012

:lol

[Raven]

nice win :)

[HI-FI]

dang though we needed this, especially with the ESPN Laker hype machine about to go crazy again

[siraulo23]

terriffic win, huge road win

[jestersmash]

Manu was still a bit sloppy but he's definitely making progress. Solid B- effort from him tonight.

[milkyway21]

nice game>>>

[howbouthemspurs]

Timmy saved the day in the end

[superjames1992]

21 turnovers tonight. Sickening.

I think we had 14 midway through the second quarter, though, so we got our shit together in the second half some, at least.

[Mugen]

If I'm RC, im on the phone with Mitch right now offering Gary for Pau or Dwight straight up.

[Dex]

Crazy fucking game.

[Spurs Brazil]

Great win. Props to the kids that started the 4th quarter on fire

great game by Neal

[bklynspursfan]

69 points in the 2nd half... Wow

[BatManu20]

If I'm RC, im on the phone with Mitch right now offering Gary for Pau or Dwight straight up.

Yea right.... only an idiot would give up Gary Neal for Pau or Dwight.

[howbouthemspurs]

The spurs have a big problem with turnovers.. the games wont even be close if they fix that

[Manu-20]

This is the best win for me so far this season on the road to the blazers were it's never easy to win with some of the team sick and even at one point down 14 great game overall, just hope the spurs get there shit togther and stop turing the ball over.

[HI-FI]

De Colo definitely brought a spark, but Neal has such a sweet touch on the ball, especially when he's feeling it.

[justinandimcool]

takes pressure off the LA game...would be fantastic if we win that one, but 2-2 isn't bad on this west coast trip with Manu out of rhythm, and obviously TP sick

[naico]

Blazers with +19 shots and we still win this game.

[milkyway21]

If I'm RC, im on the phone with Mitch right now offering Gary for Pau or Dwight straight up.

:D Neal is untouchable right now ha ha

[spursparker9]

Among the Spurs, look like only Gary Neal can enter "God mode"

[jesterbobman]

Gary Neal might be an A+ tonight. (And around 100)

[benefactor]

Great win...especially short handed.

[jmard5]

Wow. It took a couple of long bounces before Lady Luck decided this game is not worth an overtime. The last 45 secs were already a thriller!

[Mugen]

not worried about turnovers at all tbh, they'll right the ship eventually.

great win.

[Kidd K]

Gary Neal might be an A+ tonight. (And around 100)

Rewatch the 4th. He gives up open shots to his man 5x and 4 of them go in. His defense was extremely inconsistent. He stayed in front of the ball handler for once, but didn't stay with his man when they were moving off the ball. I think Neal alone gave up at least 8 points in the 4th solely due to his bad defense; maybe 10. Not including the And-1 foul.

His offense was A+ for sure, but his defense was C+ at best imo. He lost focus on that end in the 4th.

[ace3g]

granted not as an important (early in season) compared to the other game I watched today but;

A&M/Bama and Spurs/Blazers B2B, great day of sports

[jestersmash]

http://www.nba.com/spurs/video/121109_mills

Wrong game.

[ace3g]

ah, that it is

[jestersmash]

Rewatch the 4th. He gives up open shots to his man 5x and 4 of them go in. His defense was extremely inconsistent. He stayed in front of the ball handler for once, but didn't stay with his man when they were moving off the ball. I think Neal alone gave up at least 8 points in the 4th solely due to his bad defense; maybe 10. Not including the And-1 foul.

His offense was A+ for sure, but his defense was C+ at best imo. He lost focus on that end in the 4th.

To be fair that's par the course for Gary Neal. We already know his defense is pretty spotty and often quite bad.

Grades have always been relative to expectations.

[TDMVPDPOY]

blowing a 8pts lead with 7mins to go,

blowing a 7pts lead with 3mins to go....

blowing leads or failing to protect the lead is what the spurs are good at it due to stupid decision making and trigger happy, doesnt help when the other team starts to fluke beyond the arc.....seems like the blazers loss faith and started to jack up 2 quick shots with plenty of time in the last 10 secs that couldve won them the game...

[freetiago]

popovich never hides neal for whatever reason
he has leonard and green who can crossmatch
even jack can guard 2-4s
they could have put him on wes matthews instead of damien freaking lillard

and the turnovers are bad but tis mostly because parker isnt handling the ball
instead its mills who has sloppy handles and he plays better offball so he instead gives it to green/neal/turnobili to run the offense

[Kidd K]

To be fair that's par the course for Gary Neal. We already know his defense is pretty spotty and often quite bad.

Grades have always been relative to expectations.

And his defense was at best "shit as usual". . .which is why he can't be 100, right? I was under the impression that you don't give players perfect grades if they perform the same or worse than expected on one end of the floor.

[SpurPadre]

Man, I'm content with having D. Green and all but damn I wish we had Batum at the two...now HE is a guy worthy of starting over Manu at this point. The guy badly wanted to play for us. Oh well, great win shorthanded but the D is still a work in progress.

[jestersmash]

And his defense was at best "shit as usual". . .which is why he can't be 100, right? I was under the impression that you don't give players perfect grades if they perform the same or worse than expected on one end of the floor.

Well I mean it's totally arbitrary. There isn't really a correct answer. Grades have always been subjective and hand wavy.

[jestersmash]

Man, I'm content with having D. Green and all but damn I wish we had Batum at the two...now HE is a guy worthy of starting over Manu at this point. The guy badly wanted to play for us. Oh well, great win shorthanded but the D is still a work in progress.

No question. Spurs have tried hard in the past to go after Batum.

[Kidd K]

Well I mean it's totally arbitrary. There isn't really a correct answer. Grades have always been subjective and hand wavy.

Then why even give grades if there's not going to be a fairly rigid definition for it? Wouldn't that kind of defeat the purpose?

[jestersmash]

Then why even give grades if there's not going to be a fairly rigid definition for it? Wouldn't that kind of defeat the purpose?

Because most everyone here respects timvp's subjective assessment of games. I'm sure he has his own "qualitative" rubric for grading people.

Grading for term papers in the liberal arts (english, history, etc.) is necessarily subjective and the qualitative (arbitrary) rubrics for grading probably differ among different teachers. And yet people just kind of deal with it.

[Kidd K]

Because most everyone here respects timvp's subjective assessment of games. I'm sure he has his own "qualitative" rubric for grading people.

Grading for term papers in the liberal arts (english, history, etc.) is necessarily subjective and the qualitative (arbitrary) rubrics for grading probably differ among different teachers. And yet people just kind of deal with it.

Wasn't saying they need to be graded super strictly like a teacher would grade a paper, just that I found it odd that someone would give a guy a perfect grade when he gave up nearly half the points the Spurs gave up in the last 6 minutes by himself.

[Sean Cagney]

that almost went it wtf

In Portland where all lucky things seem to go their way against us I FULLY expected that to go in there and then they get a steal after that to win the game lol. I know Time was out, but that is how our luck seems to go there In PORTLAND.

[Budkin]

Missed the game tonight but just caught the highlights. Damn looked like a great one! Now let's go in and take LAs lunch before they get PJ back. ;)

[timtonymanu]

Just got back. Ugly game, but I'll take it. Got scared of Batum hitting a stupid game winner in our face again.

[CGD]

Great game -- first i've been able to see all season. Spurs battled back from being down double digits, great individual performances, and, is it me, or is the D looking better these days? Btw when Neal is on, he's on!

[DapDaGenius]

The spurs have a big problem with turnovers.. the games wont even be close if they fix that

It's been like that for a while now. One of their main problems, after the big man situation.

[DapDaGenius]

I'm still surprised we won this game.

[Beaverfuzz]

Great win in Portland, not an easy place to win at. Can't leave Batum and Matthews open like that unless you have several hot hands as well.


Will be in attendance the next time the Spurs come to town in about a month.

[JRHernandez88]

Big ups to the team they made my night BD

[Sean Cagney]

I'm still surprised we won this game.

We had no business winning this game without Tony, back to back and some sick still! I am just happy they got it.

[Sean Cagney]

It's been like that for a while now. One of their main problems, after the big man situation.

YEP, I remember last year saying why are they doing these dumb ass TO's even though we were winning. They just pass careless passes all over and turn it over, can't stand it at time but man why do they keep it up? Is it seriuosly that hard to pass a ball normally? They tend ot keep it up though.

[Splits]

YEP, I remember last year saying why are they doing these dumb ass TO's even though we were winning. They just pass careless passes all over and turn it over, can't stand it at time but man why do they keep it up? Is it seriuosly that hard to pass a ball normally? They tend ot keep it up though.

Spurs had 3rd fewest turnovers in the league last year. It's been a problem this year, but not last.

[Sean Cagney]

Spurs had 3rd fewest turnovers in the league last year. It's been a problem this year, but not last.

I remember later playoff losses last year when they would rack up a few, yes regular season and so on, but some games in the playoffs last year they started this crap! They won alot yes I know but check OKC series bro they started it there! They said if you turn it over against that team you are dead and the Spurs proceeded to do it at key times :( I meant late last year playoffs, Clippers later in that series to OKC they turned it over alot. I did not mean all year last year bro.