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

[Russ]

Why does this 8-point deficit feel like 25?

The Spurs are stuck in cement.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Tiago please save us!

[Spurs Brazil]

Tiago 'the traffic cone' Splitter

The guy can't get a fucking rebound.

[ace3g]

Splitter, do you have another 13 pt stretch

[DPG21920]

TP having career high assists and low turn overs is amazing. He doesn't have a running partner any more who can do anything at a career high level. TPs starting unit builds leads while Manu's bench play and terrible turnovers (averages way less assists than TP too) put the team in a hole.

[Boomersgold]

One of Patty's 'a point a minute' performances would be good!

[timvp]

Splitter's pvssy finish pays off for once.

[Paranoid Pop]

Bonner = saviour.

[LakerHater]

BLOCK OUT!

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Danny Green isnt playing good defense

[Quiet Strength]

Bullshit

[LakerHater]

Looked like Mills rushed that shot!

[Floyd Pacquiao]

splitter getting manhandled by turiaf

[Boomersgold]

BLOCK OUT!

BOX OUT!

[Splits]

Neal just crossed the fuck over CP3

[phxspurfan]

Splitter again not able to use his size

[crc21209]

:lol Calls...

[Libri]

Odom might be worse than Bonner.

[ElNono]

TP has been abysmal this season. He seems to take pride on getting beat by scrub PGs like Felton, and when challenged by top PG's like CP3 he can't even keep up. It's unfortunate that Manu isn't young enough to keep bailing him out. At some point he has to take command, but apparently it's not on him.

[milkyway21]

whoa...just logged in./..we're not going to lose against the Clippers again huh :flag:

[Mugen]

TP/Tim need to get back in this game

[phxspurfan]

Pop going to the well this game

[TE]

Figures with our luck

[Spurs Brazil]

WAKE THE FUCK UP Tiago. Can't get a damn reb. FUCK

[Boomersgold]

Splitter, where's the defense, man?

[timvp]

L'go miracle.

[LakerHater]

Tiago had the best seat at watchin Blake!

[TE]

:lmao odd

[milkyway21]

TP vs Paul

[DPG21920]

TP had his starters with a big lead over a premier PG CP3's starters and I just can't get over how poor the bench led by Manu was. I mean, what more can the TP led starters do at home other than spot them a double digit lead? It's just injuries and sore backs and missed 3's and turnovers.

[LakerHater]

WOOW, the crowd was ready to burn the building down!!

[Boomersgold]

Splitter's got to toughen up! Turiaf's destroying him.

[timvp]

TP +3 in his matchup vs CP3, tbh.

[TE]

Wow, bullshit

[phxspurfan]

Griffin just jumps into the lane and gets a call. That's a no call from better refs

[crc21209]

:lol Forget it, bitch ass half breed Griffin or Paul are going to get the foul call every time down the floor...

[LakerHater]

C'mon, hes way outta control, dont bail him out!

[DesignatedT]

This team would be below .500 without Tony :lol It would still be 8-2 without Manu.

[Johnny RIngo]

Whole team is garbage except for Duncan

[bklynspursfan]

Way to bail out baby blake

[Spurs Brazil]

Spurs should trade Tiago ASAP. He's done. Europe bound next season

[DesignatedT]

Make him shoot from out there. Stupid play.

[Mugen]

TP had his starters with a big lead over a premier PG CP3's starters and I just can't get over how poor the bench led by Manu was. I mean, what more can the TP led starters do at home other than spot them a double digit lead? It's just injuries and sore backs and missed 3's and turnovers.

Timmy has carried the starters.

[TE]

We basically can't play any defense out there without either giving up an offensive rebound or getting some bullshit call against us like that.

[ElNono]

TP and the starters really took a dip tonight when Jack walked out. Especially in that 3rd quarter, when even though Tim Duncan really tried to carry the team, they ended up growing the Clipper's lead. It's clear that this team is leaderless right now because Tim and Manu can't carry the load anymore, and the guy responsible for actually carrying the team let CP3 get in his head.

[LakerHater]

Now if Spurs can block out & REBOUND!

[TE]

Matt to finish the game

[Splits]

Spurs will steal this game.

[ElNono]

Manu with the great rebound....

[ElNono]

Tony out of control again... smh

[DPG21920]

It's courageous of TP to set career highs when his counterpart sets career lows. It's even more impressive because teams focus on him because other guys are non-threats.

[BatManu20]

We suck

[ElNono]

Manu leaving it all out there, while Tony walks back

[DatBoyGood]

Wow neal

[HI-FI]

Bonner shitting on ST

[ace3g]

k, just give it to Bonner for hooks all night...

[Johnny RIngo]

Timmy has carried the starters.

TD's carried the team this season.

[TheSkeptic]

Bench actually played much better during that last stint although Bonner shouldn't be here right now.

TP needs to pull himself together.

[timvp]

SMH.

[Boomersgold]

k, just give it to Bonner for hooks all night...

Bonner thinks he's Kareem.

[BatManu20]

Bonner?!?!

[ace3g]

damn you Bonner... only hook shots...

[phxspurfan]

BONNER I LOVE YOU

[DatBoyGood]

Bon Bon goin clutch!

[TE]

Red rocket!

[Kool Bob Love]

Bonner shittin on ST............NO JOKES THIS TIME GUYZZZ

[DPG21920]

Coach B :lol

I am not even cheering for this. This is a loss even if the Spurs win because of Bonner.

[siraulo23]

lol

[007nites]

Are you kidding me

[ElNono]

There's nothing courageous of folding like a cheap chair. As a matter of fact, Bonner just now bailing out the failure of TP as a leader.

[naico]

Bonner our saviour

[024]

i want the spurs to win but not like this... not like this....

[LakerHater]

No WAY, MB is bring us BACK!!!

[Mugen]

DPGs righh... No win is worth Bonner getting out of the doghouse.

[timvp]

Oh god. Can't get Bonner out of the rotation.

[ace3g]

what is Bonner's shooting % anytime a Coach B vid is released?

[Spurs Brazil]

Bonner>>>Tiago and Diaw.

That's how bad they look. Damn

[DesignatedT]

Good job Bonner. One of the few not playing like a bitch tonight.

[crc21209]

That last offensive possession for the Clippers was exactly why Griffin is a bitch. He just basically went in there, lost the ball, and threw his hands up expecting to get a call....

[jesterbobman]

Whatever happens, credit to Pop for going high variance when down, it's the best chance of winning.

[DPG21920]

Bonner can come of the bench and score, I wonder what's up with Manu? TP being a +3 against CP is huge considering what the bench has lacked.

[ElNono]

chalk up another assist to Manu... the floor leader

[jestersmash]

TBH there's nothing special about Bonner playing well in the regular season. I'd be surprised if this was a playoff game.

[Paranoid Pop]

Matty being clutch like usual.

[it's me]

I envisioned a win.... but this is not it.... this is not it.

[LakerHater]

It all started with MB's floater!

[ffadicted]

DPGs righh... No win is worth Bonner getting out of the doghouse.

[Nathan89]

Here comes the "Can this be Matt Bonner's year?" threads.

TBH, Matt looks like he got a wakeup call from getting benched.

[ElNono]

good foul Manu

[DAF86]

Bonner > Blair

Internet Explorer > Blair

Bag of shit > Blair

[capek]

That last offensive possession for the Clippers was exactly why Griffin is a bitch. He just basically went in there, lost the ball, and threw his hands up expecting to get a call....

That's his whole game (+ 1-3 great dunks a night). Have you not watched him play before? :lol

[DPG21920]

Rebound and no turnobilis

[timvp]

L'go miracle.

[ElNono]

great foul by Manu... he knew Griffin is a poor freebie shooter

[Nathan89]

Hack-a-Griffen. Now please.

[Mugen]

attack the paint with no DeAndre in there

[ace3g]

Bonner reverts again...

[timvp]

Good shot, Bonner.

[Johnny RIngo]

lol at making Bonner our scorer down the stretch

[BatManu20]

Who the hell is guarding Barnes?

[capek]

Good shot, Bonner.

[timvp]

Clutch per par.

[DPG21920]

TP with big shots

[ElNono]

what a pass by manu.. racking up the assists

[siraulo23]

tp baby

[phxspurfan]

Ref # 2 tells ref # 1 to give it to da home team!

[timvp]

Damn it. Needed that.

[Juggity]

Denver beat memphis?

wtf

[BatManu20]

Dammit Timmy. So flat

[capek]

Never thought I'd ever LOOK FORWARD to Tony taking a 3!

[DPG21920]

Manu finally has more assists than TO!!!!!
















Thanks to TP.

[siraulo23]

ugh thats timmys shot

[DAF86]

Duncan with a catch and shoot off the screen. Really?

[DatBoyGood]

holy fuck!!!

[ace3g]

damn you Bonner...

[ElNono]

damn bonner

[BatManu20]

Bonner!

[ffadicted]

LOL matty bee

[siraulo23]

boner shit

[ElNono]

bad foul Tony

[phxspurfan]

Its so beautiful...

[Libri]

Church of Bonner is officially in service.

[LakerHater]

HOLY CRAP!!!

[timvp]

Clutch per par.














:lol

[Juggity]

Coach B with the reg season clutch goods

[Floyd Pacquiao]

:lmao bonner getting out of pops dog house now

[DesignatedT]

Bonner isn't scared. Give the man props.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

4-2 on the road trip would be great, but I'd take 3-3.

[capek]

hahahaeahahaha Ya Bonner, fuck the haters. It's the regular season, your time to SHINE!

[siraulo23]

lets go 2 pt game, spurs gonne win this one

[LakerHater]

http://uppix.net/d/1/8/b054367599f93a24492ef7b6621d3.jpg

[ElNono]

this is why I said Pop was just showcasing Blair and Tiago.... there's no way he's not going back to Matty

[DPG21920]

Who was guarding Jamal Crawford on that last basket! Damn it.

[pawe]

Bonner clutch like a mother.....!!!.

[phxspurfan]

lol Washington Bullets

[Mugen]

:lmao Matty

[crc21209]

If Blair and Tiago arent going to give us shit on either end, I don't have a problem with Bonner getting the minutes if he's going to produce at least. I'll take ALL the damn Bonner 3's we can get!

[loveforthegame]

Come on Spurs!!

[ElNono]

Who was guarding Bledsoe and didn't get the rebound? Damn it!

[LakerHater]

Lets play some GotDamn D!

[timvp]

Who was guarding Jamal Crawford on that last basket! Damn it.

Emanuel Avid Ginobili, tbh.

[timvp]

Who was guarding Jamal Crawford on that last basket! Damn it.

Emanuel Avid Ginobili, tbh.

[Paranoid Pop]

TP + Matty B doint their thing.

[Boomersgold]

LOL. Shooting at 36% and we still have a chance to win.

[Malik Hairston]

Spurs need to stop fucking overplaying the outside..

Bledsoe, Griffin and Barnes can't shoot, make them beat you from outside, stop playing them tightly..

[timvp]

Come on. One stop.

[timvp]

Great D by BOnner.

[ace3g]

not a good day for the 50/50 ball

[BatManu20]

Rebound you idiots

[ElNono]

Bledsoe of all people again

[ElNono]

Manu with the big shot

[DPG21920]

Stops. Come on.

[Quiet Strength]

Come on spurs.. stop and a rebound!!

[phxspurfan]

Spurs are all in

[LakerHater]

& 1!

[capek]

wtf...ugh

[ElNono]

Great D by Manu

[DPG21920]

Huge rebound by TP!

[capek]

nice!

[ElNono]

fuck Matty!

[DPG21920]

Oh Neal, come on.

[BatManu20]

Gary Neal should be shot.

[LakerHater]

WoW a rebound!!

[Libri]

damn you Neal

[ace3g]

no need to rush that play

[timvp]

Offensive foul twice, tbh.

[ElNono]

shoot the fucking ball

[007nites]

.................................................. ....

[siraulo23]

gary neal goddammniit

[LakerHater]

Funkin Neal got lost in the air!

[ElNono]

Tony letting the team down again...

[phxspurfan]

Bad time to go for the flop

[DAF86]

Bonner guarded Paul better than TP.

[DPG21920]

Push off, then right in the chest.

[DesignatedT]

Wow that could have easily been a charge. He lowered the shoulder.

[DatBoyGood]

Fucking neal!

[ffadicted]

that was a bullshit shot by Neal, what the fuck

[loveforthegame]

smh

[LakerHater]

Offensive foul!!!

if it were Tony hit Paul it woulda been!!

[timvp]

Parker pushed twice and then knocked down.


















Both teams played hard.

[crc21209]

What did I say? Chris Paul is one of the best fuckers that gets away with using his off arm to create space....little bitch.

[BatManu20]

Gary Neal, for every good thing he does, does 3 or 4 really fucking dumb things.

[Mugen]

push off, lowered the shoulder, and then traveled :lol

[ElNono]

Manu, Tim and Bonner tried to win this, unfortunately, Tony let them down again

[DPG21920]

Go to TP here.

[TE]

Frustrating as hell to watch this

[capek]

Really close man, looked like Tony was in front of him and there in time. shitfuck

[crc21209]

Bonner 3 coming here....

[DesignatedT]

Go for two with Manu to the rim. Foul

[siraulo23]

quick basket then foul

[capek]

Bonner 3 coming here....

don't put pressure on him!

[spurraider21]

We should trade bonner for Bledsoe to improve our team rebounding

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Bonner was WIDE open on that abortion of a drive by Neal... ugh.

[ffadicted]

game

fuck

[ElNono]

good shot for Neal... but didn't make it

[TE]

Game

[LakerHater]

BALLGAME!

[siraulo23]

great d by clips

det spur play used to always work

[DesignatedT]

andddddd Neal continues his shit performace.

[Juggity]

first clutch shot neal has ever missed?

[Paranoid Pop]

What a shitty play.

[ElNono]

Tony outscored and outassisted by the opposing PG again... not going to win much if he keeps that up...

[DesignatedT]

Manu should have just put up the layup/ He had a decent look.

[TE]

Bonner was WIDE open on that abortion of a drive by Neal... ugh.
Yeah I was ready to punch my tv at the end of that. Too many ballhogs on this team. Absolutely atrocious decision making from almost everybody tonight.

[Mugen]

Defensive Rebounding absolutely killed us tonight.

[siraulo23]

losing 2 of three at home sucks

[phxspurfan]

Great play

[TheSkeptic]

Manu, Tim and Bonner tried to win this, unfortunately, Tony let them down again

I hate to say it, but I agree. TP needed to play better.

Is there no way to force Diaw to be more involved out there?

[siraulo23]

wtf is that play

[DesignatedT]

Too many ballhogs on this team.

You don't watch a lot of other teams do you?

[crc21209]

Congratulations LA refs...

[DatBoyGood]

fucking ridiculous. letting them beat us twice.

[ElNono]

so we agree Bonner is garbage... even with that desperation move by Pop, right?

[DesignatedT]

lmao at Danny Green. This guy.

[BatManu20]

Spurs had no business being in this game tbh. It took Bonner going into God mode just to keep it close. Gary Neal is not good at basketball, Diaw played like a D-leaguer, and Tiago played like, well, Tiago.

[HI-FI]

Tony outscored and outassisted by the opposing PG again... not going to win much if he keeps that up...

but he's got the flu and uh...

[jesterbobman]

Regardless of result, credit to Pop for going high variance down the stretch. It's the strategy that maximizes probability of winning.

[capek]

andddddd Neal continues his shit performace.

Honestly, why did Pop choose to finish the game with Neal? He just missed a few games, while Green has been playing lights out lately. Really don't understand why Green didn't play the whole 4th. :wakeup

[Two10Whitey]

No nasty..

[BatManu20]

I'm starting to hate the Clippers. Not because they beat us, but because of the way their players act while doing it.

[Mugen]

:lol Pop not even bothering to draw up a play

[Boomersgold]

Danny Green's become the new Bonner! Bench him!

[DesignatedT]

Blair is just as bad as Bonner. Honestly.

[Spurs Brazil]

Defensive Rebounding absolutely killed us tonight.

It's been like this all season. Our bigs, besides Timmy, can't rebound. Two key guys on the boards are out: Jax and Kawhi.

The reality is our bigs sucks for a while and front office do nothing about it

[Darius Bieber]

Clippers win two fluke games against the Spurs and think they're the shit. :lol We'll sweep them in the play-offs again, if it comes to that.

[Boomersgold]

Honestly, why did Pop choose to finish the game with Neal? He just missed a few games, while Green has been playing lights out lately. Really don't understand why Green didn't play the whole 4th. :wakeup

2/8 from the three point line? 2/11 from the field? Poor defense, poor passing? Did you even watch the game?

[HI-FI]

well least Niners looked really good tonite. so it wasn't a total shitfest for me

[crc21209]

Well, with the 6 game road trip coming up against Boston, Indiana, Toronto, Washington, Orlando, and Miami, I'll take 4 wins and call it a good road trip. Nothing less....

[Spurs Brazil]

Blair is just as bad as Bonner. Honestly.

And both are as bad as Tiago and Diaw; Those 4 are just terrible this season

[DesignatedT]

It's not just the bigs. Our guards do a shitty effort helping on the glass. I mean Eric Bledsoe offensive rebound with the game on the line? Really? Neal was just standing there with his dick in his hand.

[TE]

You don't watch a lot of other teams do you?
Did you watch the game at all? Serious question.

I could count with two of my hands the times shooters were wide open. Instead a perimeter player forced a shot, that Neal drive pretty much confirms my point.

[ElNono]

It's not just the bigs. Our guards do a shitty effort helping on the glass. I mean Eric Bledsoe offensive rebound with the game on the line? Really? Neal was just standing there with his dick in his hand.

We're missing our top 2 perimeter rebounders in Jack and Kawhi...

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

We need Green to get a bit better on defense. It was pretty bad today.
Neal was also terrible.

[timvp]

Frustrating loss, tbh.

Don't mind November losses but this one just played out frustratingly.

[Paranoid Pop]

Pop not going to TP or Bonbon for the last play was a big fail tbh.

[bklynspursfan]

Neal forcing a shot was killer. Had like 11 seconds left

[crc21209]

Road Trip predictions?

Boston- W
Indiana- W
Toronto- W
Washington- W
Orlando- L
Miami- L

[ElNono]

I liked that Manu looked good... even at the end making plays... it's a positive note above all the bullshit

[Splits]

Green was not that bad on D when he was checking CPFlop.

[DesignatedT]

We're missing our top 2 perimeter rebounders in Jack and Kawhi...

Yeah I realize that. That's why I said effort. All the other guys are just standing around expecting Duncan to pull down the board.

[crc21209]

Well at least Memphis lost tonight, and Dallas is losing to Golden State in OT, Houston is getting curbstomped by Utah.

[Mugen]

way too early to play the soft card but Pop wouldn't be wrong.

[TE]

I miss the ball movement that got us 20 straight :( where did all that go??

[TheSkeptic]

We're missing our top 2 perimeter defenders in Jack and Kawhi...

Exactly. Neither Diaw or Tiago can anchor your defense a la Prime Timmy so if you're going to play them you need some resistance at the perimeter. Guys like Neal, De Colo, Mills, or even Manu at times aren't providing that. So I'm honestly not surprised that our bench got killed on the boards.

[Libri]

:pop: Bonner has now earned himself a lot of playing time.

[TE]

This team just needs to get into a rythym. It's unfortunate Kwahi and Jack are out for some time.

[crc21209]

Another thing that is fucking us right now is Pop tinkering with the rotation EVERY damn game. Today at one point he went with a line-up of De Colo-Mills-Green-Blair-Splitter. Really? No Manu, TP, or TD...no excuse for that horseshit lineup...

[HI-FI]

I'm pissed. we still have a shit ton of games so in the short term this game dont' mean nothing. but I have a bad feeling Stern is wanting an LA team vs Grizzlies in the WCF, plus the monkeyballers seem to have our number. so we better get shit figured out come playoff time.

[capek]

2/8 from the three point line? 2/11 from the field? Poor defense, poor passing? Did you even watch the game?

And Neal was 3/11. And hadn't played in 3 games, the last two of which Green played great. And Neal was actually in the game at the end and sucking. If you bring Green back in with 6-7 minutes to go, there's a chance he can hit a shot and get back on that hot streak. It's simple player management, and if it doesn't work in 2-3 minutes you still have time to try a last ditch line up change. But if it works, it wins you the game.

[DPG21920]

I am really worried with how Manu looks. I mean with as bad as TP is, how can you average less points, less assists and more turnovers than him :lol? That makes no sense and it's alarming. Not to mention TP is doing it vs studs focused on him while Manu is a bench guy facing Barnes.

It is so alarming that Manu shoots low 40% FG, and averages only 4 ast to nearly 3 turn overs while TP is beasting with 8 assists and under 2 turn overs.

Manu can't keep costing this team leads the starters build up. Especially when he's playing against scrubs.