Game Thread: Spurs vs. Clippers - Nov. 19, 2012 @ 7:30 PM CST

[Clipper Nation]

Wow, sorry to hear about SJax guys, that sucks for real...

[TE]

What the fuck was that?

[ElNono]

As soon as Manu and Tim sit down, this game is over, tbh

[Russ]

Spurs D lookin good.

[siraulo23]

not too bad, 5 pt game

[jestersmash]

"PG" Timmy to "sharp-shooter" Blair on that last play. Great look. :rolleyes

[Aiko9245]

Jax out 4 to 6 weeks

Rob Gronkowski of the Patriots broke his forearm and is out the same amount of time.

Cue "Fingers are important" posts.

[Boomersgold]

What happened to Jack? I missed it!

[Spurs Brazil]

fuck, terrible news

[Andthentherewas21]

So who starts at SF next game?

[Floyd Pacquiao]

what a terrible quarter of basketball.... surprised their only down by 5 though

[Paranoid Pop]

"PG" Timmy to "sharp-shooter" Blair on that last play. Great look. :rolleyes

Tell me about it, there was at least 6 plays where Tim tried to be the PG in the first half, succeeded once.

[Russ]

Who was that guy from Memphis(?) that looked good in preseason? Witherspoon?

[DPG21920]

Well, will this be another injury plagued season? Manu got it started off and now others getting hit.

[capek]

Wow, sorry to hear about SJax guys, that sucks for real...

It's ok, more time for Nando....:tu

[Johnny RIngo]

With Jax/Leonard both out, that mean more of Diaw or possibly Bonner...ugh

[crc21209]

This REALLY sucks. The Spurs basically need to survive until Kawhi comes back. They have NO ONE that can defend the SF position now (unless they play Manu or Green there and move Mills and Nando to the SG spot). :td

[Manu-20]

So who starts for Jax?

[TheSkeptic]

Gary Neal and Patty Mills are better than Old-man-Fisher. Our bench is one of the deepest in the league. Teams like the Blazers would kill to have bench players nearly as good as ours.

More or less.

That said, the Spurs bench needs some tightening...a back-up point guard first and foremost. Manu, Jax, Diaw, and Splitter are all quality players but with a few flaws -namely injuries, passiveness, and confidence issues respectively. A guard like say...TJ Ford...would do a lot to make our bench more consistent. The lack of a good ball handler really shows against teams like the Clips.

Neal, Mills, and DeColo won't cut. I'd almost rather see Joseph getting burn.

[crc21209]

Shit, I'm going to the Spurs-Rockets game on December 28th (39 days from now). I hope Jax is back by then. I want to see a fully healthy Spurs squad...

[Boomersgold]

It's ok, more time for Nando....:tu

Hopefully not. The dude sucks.

[Andthentherewas21]

So who starts for Jax?

I would say Manu but the bench is screwed if they do that. Plus chances are he would be the next one to go down for a long stretch

[Paranoid Pop]

So who starts for Jax?

Diaw maybe, that would be the most intriguing option for me but that would mean big minutes for BonBon.

[HI-FI]

Shit, I'm going to the Spurs-Rockets game on December 28th (39 days from now). I hope Jax is back by then. I want to see a fully healthy Spurs squad...

i'm thinking of going after Christmas as well. never been to a game in person. fuck, i hope this injury shit levels off once playoffs hit. we will need some help against LA Floppers and Grizzlies.

[TE]

Hopefully not. The dude sucks.
Yeah. So far. He's being baptized in fire right now though so we can't use this current outing as an assessment.

[Johnny RIngo]

It's ok, more time for Nando....:tu

Unfortunately, Nando looks like he has the chickenshit Beno genes

[LakerHater]

...Wesley Witherspoon ...

[LakerHater]

Zach Lowe ‏@ZachLowe_NBA
I’m raising my non-displaced middle finger at all these injuries!

[Boomersgold]

What happened to Capt. Jack? I know he's injured, but how?

[TheSkeptic]

I would say Manu but the bench is screwed if they do that. Plus chances are he would be the next one to go down for a long stretch

Parker's a young (enough) guy. Maybe Pop could change up the rotations so that one of TP or Manu is always in with the bench. Let the second unit run the pick and roll -TD or someone needs to grill Tiago so he plays tougher- and maybe let Diaw handle the ball for stretches as well.

Ideally the Spurs would be able to keep their heads above water until Kawhi gets back.

[Mugen]

What happened to Capt. Jack? I know he's injured, but how?

displaced pinkie going after a loose ball.

[Paranoid Pop]

Team is not disciplined enough on offense tbh.

[DPG21920]

Manu can barely survive and play well with his current bench role and minutes - giving him more minutes or starting him would basically guarantee injury and him breaking down. If he was producing consistently you can maybe consider it, but he's been so fragile and his game has been so off to start the season I don't see that as a good decision to start him and give him more minutes.

[ace3g]

Clips without Butler, shoulder strain

[Floyd Pacquiao]

there's the spurs ball movement again

[Clipper Nation]

Clips without Butler, shoulder strain

Not a surprise that he's banged up, he looked awful, tbh...

[DPG21920]

Smart move by Pop to start Neal and slide Green over. Not ideal, but better than starting Manu since the Spurs have back up PG depth with Patty/Nando.

[TampaDude]

Well...with Jack out, there's your excuse for this loss...

...unless, of course, we don't lose...

[DPG21920]

I wish Blair wouldn't pose after every defensive rebound.

[Boomersgold]

When's the last time Parker shot over 50%?

[Paranoid Pop]

First bad TO.

[ElNono]

so we're hiding Tony on Green now? :lol

[Amuseddaysleeper]

I can't remember the last time I wanted to turn off the TV in a 5 point game.

Yikes

[DPG21920]

Spurs hanging around - need to re-focus and get a couple shots to go down.

[TampaDude]

I'm following the game on the web...are the Spurs really stinking it up?

[ElNono]

come on Gary, no foul

[TE]

Terrible bailout call

[LakerHater]

Whoaaaa bail out call!!

[ace3g]

Parker, Green was open in corner...

[TE]

Can't make a damn shot

[timvp]

Frustrating game all around.

[DatBoyGood]

Duncan doing it all tonight

[DPG21920]

Keep hanging around Spurs - Tim working hard.

[TE]

Timmy got clobbered

[BatManu20]

Timmy gets t'd up for like the 3rd time in his career

[timvp]

Duncan fouled by Barnes. WTF.

[ElNono]

Let's see Pop getting ejected and nobody giving a shit

[LakerHater]

Wasnt even Tech worthy!!

[ElNono]

I'm hoping the league reviews CP3's floppercopter in the 1st half, tbh

[crc21209]

So Paul runs into Green earlier in the game, and gets the foul called. But Timmy gets smacked upside the head by Barnes and no call. Awesome, fucking refs....

[timvp]

Bad combination of missed call plus quick whistle on T.

Maybe it'll wake up the Spurs though.

[LakerHater]

Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving out month with broken finger

[Mugen]

Bill Kennedy getting his Joey Crawford on and thinking people payed to see him ref.

[naico]

TP making bad decisions this year.

[bklynspursfan]

Someone showing some heart out there. Tim getting a tech maybe will get this team going. Parker again playing like he's a rookie. Maybe Manu will bring some fire

[DesignatedT]

Duncan all we got. Thanks for pissing him off though.

[Splits]

I'm hoping the league reviews CP3's floppercopter in the 1st half, tbh

Might be the .gif of the game, tbh

[crc21209]

Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving out month with broken finger

Damn, that sucks for them. He was ballin'....

[Mugen]

need one out of Green/Neal/Mills to get hot this 2nd half

[Spurs Brazil]

Keep it close. Hopefully someone will get hot

[HI-FI]

Has CP3 even gotten in trouble yet for his flops? he's pretty much the reason the new rules were put in place.

[ElNono]

TP taking it up the ass and liking it

[phxspurfan]

CP3 >>> TP

[timvp]

Alright bench. Can't get destroyed again, tbh.

[DPG21920]

TP making bad decisions this year.

:lol What? Career high assists with low turn overs.

[phxspurfan]

Meanwhile TD is still GOAT

[ElNono]

thats a foul!

[LakerHater]

FOUL!!!

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

LOL ALL WRIST

[TE]

Wow no call?

[Mugen]

lolwut?

[DPG21920]

Hopefully Manu and his bench do not get destroyed.

Bad start, Manu can't finish and then commits the foul to turn it over. SMH

[phxspurfan]

Perfect game for Pop to get ejected from

[timvp]

Refs losing control.

[DatBoyGood]

Okay so manu and barnes still got beef lol

[Quiet Strength]

Wow what is this shit

[TE]

Horribly officiated game...

[Floyd Pacquiao]

:lol WTF is going on out their

[timvp]

Wait, what?

[naico]

Refs taking over!

[TE]

how in the hell is that a foul on Manu?

[Mugen]

crofl where the fuck is the foul on Manu?

[LakerHater]

WoW, Offesive foul.....WTF!?

[DPG21920]

Manu frustrated he cannot finish and elbowed Barnes foolishly - costs the Spurs a possessions.

[DesignatedT]

wtf is this faggot ref doing.

[Quiet Strength]

The refs should review themselves

[HI-FI]

Stern must have sent wrong the memo for the Lakers to the Clippers' refs

[TE]

Pop: "tha fuck" :lmao

[timvp]

OMG :lmao

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

That was a good play too, Neal was wide open

[crc21209]

:lol As if we arent short handed enough, the refs are wearing red jerseys tonight and fucking us big time. What a load of fucking bullshit...

[DatBoyGood]

its the right call. Manu gave barnes an elbow

[crc21209]

Somebody from the crowd needs to riot and run onto the court and punch these refs...:lol

[Johnny RIngo]

Considering how bad our long range shooting has been this year and how mediocre Parker/Gino have been, it's amazing we're even 8-2 to start the season.

[Clipper Nation]

Tbh, Clippers getting all the calls on the road for the first time in franchise history... refs have been garbage tonight, though...

[crc21209]

:lol With the amount of contact they let Griffin, Paul, and Jordan get away with there is NO WAY that was a foul on Manu....

[timvp]

Getting chippy. Come on Spurs. Show some playoff mettle.

[LakerHater]

He was on the line!!

[DPG21920]

TP did a wonderful job on defense there. He caused that turn over.

[timvp]

CP3 is apparently allowed to slap TP whenever he touches him.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Wow I was expecting something else there.

[LakerHater]

WoW, Spurs got a call!

[timvp]

Great defense by Clips :depressed

[TE]

Lol and it continues

[BatManu20]

Gary Neal makes it very hard to root for him.

[LakerHater]

:lmao Hes still slidin!

[ElNono]

time for Pop to get a T

[naico]

LMAO Griffin

[ElNono]

this is bullshit

[TE]

Fucking pussy ass floppers.

[Splits]

Grifflop

[phxspurfan]

Just get in the car and drive home, Spurs. Don't even bother playing all 48

[timvp]

The refs know these are the Clips and not the Lakers right?

[Kool Bob Love]

REFS YOU SUCK!!!

[siraulo23]

this third quarter is a joke, just let em play

[crc21209]

NO WAY we're winning this game tonight with this fucking officiating...

[Mugen]

i hope Blake is okay after being hit by that shotgun

[BatManu20]

"REFS YOU SUCK! REFS YOU SUCK! REFS YOU SUCK!"

[DPG21920]

Spurs need a stop here. Still in this one.

[phxspurfan]

LAC playing with all the flopidence in the world

[timvp]

Jordan is fouling the hell out of Duncan off the ball, tbh.

[Russ]

Boy, Pop must have really turned the corner on Bonner. :)

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

LOL OUR ANNOUNCER

[Quiet Strength]

lol what an ugly game.. fuck the refs

[timvp]

Jordan fouled the hell out of Duncan and argues :lol

[LakerHater]

Stupid shoot Manu!

[crc21209]

There you go! T up that fucking piece of shit!

[phxspurfan]

lol Bill Land is at his best today

[DPG21920]

Damn, Tim should have finished that one. Great work to rebound the Manu miss there though

[BatManu20]

Timmy is game tonight! Love seeing him animated

[ElNono]

This is when you miss Jax thoughness... probably would've leveled Barnes by now

[DPG21920]

Tim is battling so hard it's crazy.

[DatBoyGood]

Imagine if jax was still in the game

[TheSkeptic]

I hate to be one of *those* people, and I'm actually very pro-TP...but 8 points in 24 minutes?
He needs to go off in the fourth quarter. That kind of offensive production is not acceptable from one of our top 3 players when we're shorthanded.

TD's doing awesome.

[phxspurfan]

The only one who can kill Barnes, is Barnes.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

this is where we miss jack tbh

[crc21209]

Seriously though, Paul and Crawford use their off arm more than any other guards in the league to create space. Jordan and Griffin get away with murder on the inside too. I don't know what they're bitching about...

[ElNono]

I hate to be one of *those* people, and I'm actually very pro-TP...but 8 points in 24 minutes?
He needs to go off in the fourth quarter. That kind of offensive production is not acceptable from one of our top 3 players.

TD's doing awesome.

TP is scared... and he likes it

[freetiago]

havent heard a spurs crowd get this fired up in a long time
we getting dat okc game 6 treatment right now

[bklynspursfan]

I hope TD plays the rest of the way tbh Splitter has no place in this game.

[crc21209]

:lol I was at a game 2 years ago against Orlando on my birthday where a "Refs you suck" chant broke out. It was awesome! :tu :lol Manu went off that night too, scoring 45 points....

[DesignatedT]

I wish we had Jack out there to say something to that piece of shit Barnes.

[Two10Whitey]

Were they saying "Refs you suck"? Shits crazy. Stak5 would love the game right now.

[DPG21920]

Can Manu jump over a credit card :lol? Nice drive though - convert these.

[timvp]

When Splitter comes in, he can't bend over and go into Charmain mode. This is a man's game right now.

[TheSkeptic]

TP is scared... and he likes it

He has to step up (along with pretty much everybody else).

[BatManu20]

Miss Jax right now

[ElNono]

lol diaw

[BatManu20]

Parker just got crossed

[DPG21920]

Boris is playing like garbage overall.

[DPG21920]

Two stops in a row. Lego.

[naico]

Cmon Tony! Stop handing Paul these penetrations!

[DPG21920]

Wow. Unreal.

[Spurs Brazil]

Diaw is getting killed

[DatBoyGood]

diaw wtf!

[ElNono]

damn it patty

[Splits]

free points!

[ace3g]

can we get some luck with .4 ...

[DPG21920]

Just a horrific end to this quarter. Get a stop but goal tend the rebound, turn over for a dunk, then miss a chip shot. Just loser basketball right there.

[DAF86]

Tim has missed some easy ones.

[timvp]

0.4 :depressed

[Kool Bob Love]

0.4............No.

[naico]

wtf are we missing

[phxspurfan]

did they run the .04 play? lol

[timvp]

Running the Derek Fisher play :lol :lol


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:pctoss

[Mugen]

i just realized the Clippers have Barnes, Hollins, and Chris Paul. Three of the biggest faggots the Spurs have every played tbh. :lol

[LakerHater]

8 points feels like 20!

[Kool Bob Love]

He almost had it...........0.4 tho.

[ElNono]

well, we played Tim and Manu throughout and -3 in that 3rd quarter...

Basically, Pop will pull the whiteflag in the 4th

[crc21209]

I hate the god damn Clippers. These fuckers walk around with a swagger like they've won shit. They've never won a damn thing....

[BillMc]

Go Spurs Go! Let's rally!

[DesignatedT]

That wasn't goaltending :lol

Missed easy shots at the end of the quarter.

Pop will rest Tony and Tim here in the 4th

[DPG21920]

These home game performances with the lapses at the end of quarters and in the fourth (Knicks) is really bad.

[Two10Whitey]

Wonder who the Spurs are going to bring in from the Toros.

[Uriel]

I don't wanna watch this game anymore.

[TE]

Just loser basketball right there.
Indeed. The positive thing: one more quarter

[Mugen]

hope the bench can keep it close

[BatManu20]

I don't mind the Clippers outside of Chris Paul's incessant flopping and Deandre Jordan's dumbass freaking out on the sidelines after every decent play the Clippers make.

[crc21209]

This is an ugly, ugly game.....

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Are Clips going to be our nemesis this year? They completely put us off our game.

[Splits]

that was most definitely the worst officiated quarter of the Spurs season right there. Too many horrible calls to remember, all of them against the Spurs.

[Spurs Brazil]

Diaw and Tiago are not even close to the level they played last season. Both are playing Bonner basketball

[DPG21920]

Tiago needs to play. He's got enough upside to turn things. Boris sucks lately.

[DatBoyGood]

this bench better step up. if clips get away then game over

[Russ]

Spurs are pretty much down to the Big Three (and maybe Neal) to try to "steal" this home game.

[ace3g]

Bonner...

[crc21209]

Bonnerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr :lol

[Floyd Pacquiao]

:lmao matt boner

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Bonner save us!

[TE]

Matty!

[Kool Bob Love]

Bonner.

[timvp]

:pctoss Bonner

[Boomersgold]

HOLY CRAP! WHAT JUST HAPPENED?

[DPG21920]

Bonner. This is the game he earns his way back in. No regular season win is worth that.

[siraulo23]

boner the saviour

[timvp]

Step back over Odom? Odom is the slowest player in the league right now..........

[DPG21920]

Manu bricking and settling. Needs to get to the FT line to be useful.

[DesignatedT]

I see you Bonner. Ok

[ElNono]

this is gonna be ugly, tbh

[Uriel]

:cry Bonner, you're back! I've missed you. :cry

[Paranoid Pop]

Saviour.

[TheSkeptic]

Tiago needs to play. He's got enough upside to turn things. Boris sucks lately.

If nothing else, he needs the reps.

[ace3g]

there is the Bonner we all know...

[TE]

Hollins is the biggest faggot in the nba

[DPG21920]

There you go Manu, keep going to the line.

[TheSkeptic]

:cry Bonner, you're back! I've missed you. :cry

I haven't.

[naico]

lol @ Splitter hesitating on the open rebound

[LakerHater]

SPURS stil have the Big 3... wtf??

[justinandimcool]

never thought I'd be glad to have Bonner instead of Odom

[timvp]

Why does this 8-point deficit feel like 25?

[TE]

C'mon only down 8. One possession at a time.

[DesignatedT]

Wow the officials have been awful tonight.

[DPG21920]

Can the Spurs get two stops in a row? Would be nice to make one last run.

[naico]

:lol What? Career high assists with low turn overs.

How's his shooting this year?

[ElNono]

Manu the only guy doing shit out there

[phxspurfan]

Get into the bonus! Laker style comeback

[Libri]

Can the Spurs get two stops in a row? Would be nice to make one last run.

Bonner is in there. What are the chances of that?

[ElNono]

damn, freebies

[Floyd Pacquiao]

manu getting to the line is the only thing keeping us in the game right now

[LakerHater]

WTF manu!?

[timvp]

Manu the only guy doing shit out there

Good jinx, tbh.

[TE]

0-2

[DesignatedT]

:lmao

[ace3g]

odd seeing Manu miss both FTs

[ElNono]

:lmao rebound...

[crc21209]

:lol Turiaf....

[TE]

Perfect storm of bads all around.

[DPG21920]

Manu is so bad. He has to get healthy (hopefully that is still possible) but he really is so far below what he was right now.

[LakerHater]

I hava Clipper feed & its pissin me the FUCK off!!

[ElNono]

Bonner and Splitter watching

[boutons_deux]

Spurs got nothing, that's game.

[bklynspursfan]

Tim has to come back in. Tiago is not rebounding or changing shots.

[bklynspursfan]

I'm ok with Bonner cause he's probably in better shape than Odom.

[timvp]

Splitter and Bonner run away from the rim to box out players who aren't even in the play :pctoss

Forget to box out the center :pctoss

[timvp]

Splitter and Bonner run away from the rim to box out players who aren't even in the play :pctoss

Forget to box out the center :pctoss

[ElNono]

Tony is so bad. He has to wake up (hopefully that is still possible) but he really is so far below what he was right now.

[DesignatedT]

What happened to our perimeter game? Start launching threes. Only way we can win anyway.

[Paranoid Pop]

The gap increases every time it's bench vs bench, we can't be them how we're right now.

[TheSkeptic]

Frustrating game. Let the bench play this out and aim to win the next one.

[DatBoyGood]

we needed that.