Game Thread: Spurs vs Grizzlies - Dec. 1 @ 7:30 PM CST

[timvp]

TP not getting many calls right now, tbh.

[007nites]

Timmy going for 40 tonight?

[timvp]

First time I cringe when Splitter comes in for Blair.

[007nites]

Oh my goodness timmy

[emanueldavidginobili]

Big 3 37 out of 39 points

[milkyway21]

Timmy ! :flag:

[007nites]

Timmy going for 50 now?

[Kuestmaster]

Timmy going for 40 tonight?

points and minutes. It certainly look so.

[McGusto55]

Just need sum threes to drop...

[JRHernandez88]

Duncan already with 21 :wow

[Trainwreck2100]

Holy Fuck somebody else made a shot

[Kuestmaster]

If it wasn't for Duncan we'd be down by 25 or so.

[Captivus]

i want more replays

[howbouthemspurs]

Spurs should be up by 20 tbh

[Ice009]

With this shitty performance by everyone but the big 3, maybe it is the after effects of them playing to many minutes they aren't used to in Miami?

lol u could be right. I hate Pop sitting players. Just limit minutes instead.

[milkyway21]

21 pts 8rbds for that 36-yr old guy there,who's old now :p

[timvp]

Role players 1-for-15 from the field. Team 0-for-11 on threes. Spurs down by one point against the best team in the West so far this season?

I'll take it.

[Spurs Brazil]

Hope the other 10 players show in the 2nd half; only Timmy and Tony so far

[carina_gino20]

Hope someone else other than the Big 3 steps up in the 2nd half...How long can TD keep it up?

[TDfan2007]

Tim Duncan has been unreal so far tonight. 21 and 8 would be an incredible line for him for a GAME!

[Capt Bringdown]

Role players 1-for-15 from the field.

Splitters basket late in the 2nd the only FG not from the big 3. Ridiculous.

[007nites]

If Tim goes for 50 we will win this. I think he can do it.

[siraulo23]

havent been watching the game but looking at the box score td is carrying the spurs right now

[TDfan2007]

Green has no excuse for his shit play. He needs to dribble into his jumper this half. He's got all the time and space in the world on the shots he's been getting tonight.

[milkyway21]

only 5 TOs @ halftime :tu

[SpurSwag]

danny green has really been off the last 3 or 4 games, idk how someone who is known for his shooting can manage not to make a single one of those wide open shots

[milkyway21]

love that "nasty" vid o Tim Duncan on their website.... :lol :wow

Marc Gasol posterized:p:

[Warlord23]

Duncan + Parker shooting 14-22
Rest of the team 4-23

[playblair]

all blair haters please exit the thread & stfu .... this game + last season prove blair can guard the memphis bigs ... this game also proves dyess was the big responsible for the memphis play off loss .... dyess was a horrible defender .... blair haters stop blaming blair for that loss & stop misjudging him blair is the toughness needed in the play offs

[McGusto55]

Dannys 3s will fall ....

[Juggity]

all blair haters please exit the thread & stfu .... this game + last season prove blair can guard the memphis bigs ... this game also proves dyess was the big responsible for the memphis play off loss .... dyess was a horrible defender .... blair haters stop blaming blair for that loss & stop misjudging him blair is the toughness needed in the play offs

:lol lamest schtick on spurstalk

[SpurSwag]

all blair haters please exit the thread & stfu .... this game + last season prove blair can guard the memphis bigs ... this game also proves dyess was the big responsible for the memphis play off loss .... dyess was a horrible defender .... blair haters stop blaming blair for that loss & stop misjudging him blair is the toughness needed in the play offs

please tell me this is a joke. i'm all for supporting blair cuz i like what he brings to the team actually, but he is not even close to the defender dyess was.

[benstanfield]

all blair haters please exit the thread & stfu .... this game + last season prove blair can guard the memphis bigs ... this game also proves dyess was the big responsible for the memphis play off loss .... dyess was a horrible defender .... blair haters stop blaming blair for that loss & stop misjudging him blair is the toughness needed in the play offs

just an awful, awful take

this has to be a troll account

[playblair]

^ dyess switched every pick & roll leaving the guard on the big ...... dyess single handly lost the suns/grizz series ....

http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/001/707/195/ashley-logan-dejuan-blair-dating-1_display_image.jpg?1324493297

[Juggity]

Here we go

[howbouthemspurs]

3!!!!!!!!

[TDfan2007]

Lol make your first 3 then promptly give one up.

[007nites]

Timmy blocking everything

[howbouthemspurs]

Great D blair!

[Johnny RIngo]

Role players 1-for-15 from the field. Team 0-for-11 on threes.

Fatigued from the Miami game, maybe?

[ElNono]

spurs are rusty, tbh

[timtonymanu]

Damnit. Need to make a run at some point.

[Kuestmaster]

Duncan and Parker came back sloppy...

[McGusto55]

WTF......

[timvp]

Memphis playing really well to start the second half.

Props.

[Kuestmaster]

Pop needs to put Tim, Tony and Manu together for the most of what's left of the game. We can't lose this one.

[Capt Bringdown]

Grizzers got our number tonight

[benstanfield]

Grizz happy to pack the paint and let Parker and the clanksters try & beat them

:downspin:Green practically unguarded
:downspin:2 on 5

[playblair]

the crowd is dead .... blair will spark a run

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

This year there is a disturbing trend: coming out of half-time flat.

We've seen it before, and it's definitely happening again. I wonder why?

[TDfan2007]

Timmy seems to have come back down to earth and the results haven't been pretty for the Spurs. Nobody can make a shot and the defense to start the half has been awful.

[McGusto55]

Lol make your first 3 then promptly give one up.

No Shit

[ace3g]

Bowen, lol

[ElNono]

:lol resting players
:lol getting fined 250k
:lol getting your shit pushed in at home

[Johnny RIngo]

Neal/Danny Green - 1/15

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Time for some Red Rocket action.

This is where we really miss JAX.

[milkyway21]

with the big 3 in the game would make it hard for Memphis

[Juggity]

Rudy Gay has a pretty strong jumper

[TDfan2007]

This year there is a disturbing trend: coming out of half-time flat.

We've seen it before, and it's definitely happening again. I wonder why?

Spurs have been doing this since 2003. Nothing new to see here...

[McGusto55]

Bruce suit up

[Libri]

I miss Bruce. :depressed

[playblair]

bigs getting abused parker missing everything but still chucking .... 2010 all over again

[milkyway21]

huh! 1-12 from the arc is pretty much too much

[Juggity]

fuck

[Ice009]

Watching the Spurs this game, my opinion is that Pop should have been fined even more money for sitting out players.

Spurs role players look like total shit tonight. Instead of losing one game, Spurs might lose two. Kawhi got overworked last season in that game against Portland and I think he picked up an injury in it didn't he?

Shit strategy IMO.

[Johnny RIngo]

Spurs missing the toughness from SJax/Leonard. Duncan/Parker the only one's that showed up tonight.

[JRHernandez88]

Grinding it out tonight

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Timmy loves smashing people in the nose with the ball oon the sweep-through. :lol


Spurs have been doing this since 2003. Nothing new to see here...

Nah, some years we do and some we don't. It wasn't a big problem last year, but the year before it was.

Either way, it's about time we fixed it!

[Kuestmaster]

it's december and the team already seem gassed...

[Juggity]

Manu's jumper sucks again

[EVAY]

bigs getting abused parker missing everything but still chucking .... 2010 all over again

really. before the most recent foul on him, Parker was shooting 50% and had 18 points for the game.

GFY!!!

[ace3g]

Andrew A. McNeill ‏@drew_48moh (https://twitter.com/drew_48moh) Danny Green just went off to the locker room. Not sure what's up.

seriously though, try Anderson when Green's shot isn't falling

[Ice009]

sit players and lose not one but two games.

fucking retard coach. fine him more and suspend him next time.

[Capt Bringdown]

sux to be a jump shooting team when the jumpers ain't fallin'

[ElNono]

Manu needs the ball more... Tony bounce, bounce and nothing happening

[timvp]

Need some energy..........

[siraulo23]

grizz too good on defense

[Juggity]

This looks like a loss tbh

[McGusto55]

Wowwwww.....

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

This is the kind of game JAX would dominate off the bench - he'd get hot from 3 and hurt them. We really miss him.

[Libri]

Wow Tim with an airball.

[timtonymanu]

Duncan's not even scoring anymore. This team needs a spark.

[playblair]

boris starts the run ... ironic

[Bill_Brasky]

Guess were just not gonna defend jumpers now?

[Warlord23]

Funny how the jumpers stop falling when the opposing team closes out quickly, has active hands to disrupt passes and does well on the boards

[TDfan2007]

Our guys are not in it mentally today aside from Tony and Tim, and Tim seems gassed.

[Capt Bringdown]

Boy, that Diaw sure knows how to fill out a stat line, huh?

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

10pt trail to a team with D this good and our roleplayers in limbo is probably a game-winning lead, tbh... :(

[ElNono]

Pop gonna call a timeout and try to figure something out?

[TDfan2007]

Memphis bigs hitting everything.

[Budkin]

Goddamn Memphis just owns our asses.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Our pick and roll defense has been pretty awful.

[ElNono]

there it is

[Dex]

Not looking good. :depressed

[Kuestmaster]

Pop should try Bonner. Maybe he won't be 2/100 like the rest of the team

[benstanfield]

:downspin:I wonder why we're getting such shitty calls:downspin:

[milkyway21]

they just made a good defense on Tim in the 3rd.. wish Manu & the others can find a way to pull this through

[howbouthemspurs]

need to make somethin or its over

[Juggity]

bench looks terrible

[Uriel]

Wow, we're completely out-of-sync out there. And Memphis is playing with a sense of purpose. :(

[ElNono]

shoulda not given up the game against the heat... now it's back to back losses, tbh

[timtonymanu]

Darrell Arthur still haunts the team.

[McGusto55]

Spurs gettin punked...need to fight back

[Johnny RIngo]

Ginobili with a broken arm in 2011 plays better than current Manu

[Spurs Brazil]

This Memphis team is damn good

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

If we're going to lose to the Grizz, now is the time to do it. Plenty of time to make adjustments as the season goes on.

Looks to me like the whole team (bar Tim and Tony) is exhausted from the road trip. We'll be fine, just a down game. ;)

[SpurSwag]

if neal and danny just made 2 more of their wide open shots, we'd be right in this

[TDfan2007]

Gasol is playing about as well as possible in this 3rd quarter. Shutting Timmy down and playing fantastically on the other end.

[Splits]

Our starters are getting the floor greased with them this quarter, bench is going to have to step up to close the 3rd / start the 4th. They've done it a lot of times this season, let's hope tonight is another one of those stretches where they go on a double-digit run over that span.

[crc21209]

The Grizzlies are running the same fucking play over and over again. Just a simple screen by the big whether it's Gasol, Arthur, etc. and BAM open jump shot. What...the....Fuck...

[024]

rofl spur fans shouldn't be too surprised. the grizzlies play an efficient brand of basketball similar to the spurs' championship era. the grizzlies have been playing the best ball in the entire NBA during the season start. minus the toughness of jackson and leonard, it's no surprise that the spurs will get owned.

[007nites]

Tbh Gasol is giving Timmy a piece of his own medicine this half

[Capt Bringdown]

Goddamn Memphis just owns our asses.

Yup. I get that feeling every time we play 'em. They look down on us, we look up at them.

[EVAY]

Manu needs the ball more... Tony bounce, bounce and nothing happening

Yeah. That's proven out by Tony shooting 50% and Manu shooting 30%, tbh.

[siraulo23]

Darrell Arthur still haunts the team.

[Kuestmaster]

I don't get the joking about Marc here, he's been better than Pau this season and the past two.

[Juggity]

Marc Gasol can't miss his 15 footers

[carina_gino20]

:depressed

[ElNono]

Yeah. That's proven out by Tony shooting 50% and Manu shooting 30%, tbh.

Manu shot the ball?

[ace3g]

Ben Hunt ‏@benhunted (https://twitter.com/benhunted) @drew_48moh (https://twitter.com/drew_48moh) he has his left thigh/hammy in a wrap

- about Green

[ElNono]

:lol pick & roll D

[TDfan2007]

Props to Grizzlies, but our guys just can't hit a single shot. Open or otherwise

[playblair]

rofl spur fans shouldn't be too surprised. the grizzlies play an efficient brand of basketball similar to the spurs' championship era. the grizzlies have been playing the best ball in the entire NBA during the season start. minus the toughness of jackson and leonard, it's no surprise that the spurs will get owned.

word

[007nites]

How many open shots are we going to miss?

[007nites]

This just isn't our night

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Ben Hunt ‏@benhunted (https://twitter.com/benhunted) @drew_48moh (https://twitter.com/drew_48moh) he has his left thigh/hammy in a wrap

- about Green

Ah-ha, I was right! ;)

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

I wonder what play the Grizzlies are going to run next.

[Uriel]

This is depressing.

[Bill_Brasky]

:lmao that Bonner 3 falls if we're up 15

[Kuestmaster]

what the hell stern has put in our baskets?

[McGusto55]

This team relys on threes too damm much..

[siraulo23]

lol how can you shoot this bad on 3s when most of the looks are wide open

[Uriel]

Ginobili "forced to his left?" :lol Grizzlies commentators

[milkyway21]

Gasol 4th foul...Timmy shld take advantage of that..

[Morg1411]

lol how can you shoot this bad on 3s when most of the looks are wide open

It's a skill.

[Splits]

Gasol was in foul trouble and nobody took it at him, let him get comfortable and he just went off the first 11 minutes of the half.

[DejuanorwhatDude]

Just sad. I knew this was gonna happen.

[EVAY]

Manu shot the ball?

Yes, when he wasn't stepping out of bounds trying to handle it. Wasn't making it though, tbh.
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[siraulo23]

spurs need to get to the FT line to stop the bleeding

something...

[JRHernandez88]

Spurs just having an off night; not to dismiss the Memphis D

[siraulo23]

yay mills

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

We're way out of sync, tired from the road, playing against a very good Grizzly team.

I'm not worried - if it was April I'd be worried. This is a good wake-up call to the team to remind them that we still have a long way to go to contend.

[ElNono]

Yes, when he wasn't stepping out of bounds trying to handle it. Wasn't making it though, tbh.
'

He needs the ball more... he's the only energy guy we have

[Paranoid Pop]

LOL at forcing everything through Bonner, just tuned in, pathetic.

[Budkin]

The Spurs just seem scared of the Grizz now... though we did beat them a bunch last year.

[Libri]

Ben Hunt ‏@benhunted (https://twitter.com/benhunted) @drew_48moh (https://twitter.com/drew_48moh) he has his left thigh/hammy in a wrap

- about Green

Code name for resting?

[007nites]

Ginobili "forced to his left?" :lol Grizzlies commentators

Lmfao that got me

[ElNono]

Pop should rest Tim and Tony for the next game... it's clear they didn't bring it tonight

[DejuanorwhatDude]

Lets be honest. Manu has been shit all year. Love the guy but when he retires it'll be for the best. He's seen his best days.

[Juggity]

Pretty indefensible that Marc Gasol is getting off so many uncontested shots

[timvp]

Yup. I get that feeling every time we play 'em. They look down on us, we look up at them.

Yeah, like when the Spurs swept them last season.

[benstanfield]

:downspin:"if their bigs weren't hitting everything we'd be fine!"
:downspin:every time we play Memphis
:downspin:don't even have to guard our perimeter players
:downspin:pop "putting us in the best position to win a championship" by pissing off the league
:downspin:bonner fucking blows, no alternative

[McGusto55]

Oh My shit...we scored.....

[timtonymanu]

The Spurs just seem scared of the Grizz now... though we did beat them a bunch last year.

Z-Bo being out most of the year had a lot to do with that. Gasol/Randolph just spell trouble for the Spurs.

[lakerhaterade]

So we're getting our shit pushed in by the grizz? What's new

[Uriel]

I hate hearing away commentators -- hearing them celebrate after Gasol nails contested jumper after contested jumper makes me sick.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

That pick and pop is killing us. Hopefully we fix our PnR defense.

[timtonymanu]

The Spurs just seem scared of the Grizz now... though we did beat them a bunch last year.

Z-Bo being out most of the year had a lot to do with that. Gasol/Randolph just spell trouble for the Spurs.

[spurs1990]

We're way out of sync, tired from the road, playing against a very good Grizzly team.

I'm not worried - if it was April I'd be worried. This is a good wake-up call to the team to remind them that we still have a long way to go to contend.

+1 Even though Mem played last nite, we are still missing our small forwards.

[ElNono]

Conley with 12 assists... I wonder if Tony sent him a card for father's day...

[timvp]

Grizzlies played damn well that quarter. Tip of the cap, tbh.

[Richie]

Neal and Green 1-16, 1-11 from 3. Impossible to win when they are that cold.

[007nites]

I hate hearing away commentators -- hearing them celebrate after Gasol nails contested jumper after contested jumper makes me sick.

lol it was funny when Gasol hit that last jumper. He yelled like he blew his load

[carina_gino20]

Ginobili "forced to his left?" :lol Grizzlies commentators

that was :lol

[benstanfield]

I hate hearing away commentators -- hearing them celebrate after Gasol nails contested jumper after contested jumper makes me sick.

:lol contested

[Johnny RIngo]

If Ginobili was still as good as Duncan/Parker, Spurs would be leading. The fact that he's regressed into role player status has really hurt the Spurs the past two years.

[DejuanorwhatDude]

The Grizzlies are Spurs 99-2003.

[Captivus]

We are cold and they are hot...still 1 quarter to go...

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Nice, someone other than Ginobili and Parker making plays.

[007nites]

Going with the all white line up

[Juggity]

Splitter beast mode activated?

[Capt Bringdown]

A rather humiliating performance on the heals of Pop's publicity stunt.
Soft, soft, soft.

[TDfan2007]

We're way out of sync, tired from the road, playing against a very good Grizzly team.

I'm not worried - if it was April I'd be worried. This is a good wake-up call to the team to remind them that we still have a long way to go to contend.

I'd buy that if Mem wasn't on the 2nd night of a b2b, and if we weren't coming off of a day's rest. This was just a game where our shots faltered (not short either, just off) and our defense failed to deliver.

[Paranoid Pop]

Splitter not starting, interesting

Wtf, Pop started Blair??

[milkyway21]

wish Gasol will get 5 fouls will sit down and at the spurs can recover the lead

[siraulo23]

spurs starting the quarter with some energy nice

[JRHernandez88]

The Grizzlies are Spurs 99-2003.
Take it back yo

[Ice009]

I don't get the joking about Marc here, he's been better than Pau this season and the past two.

I'd love him on the Spurs. Those people bagging him are fucking retards.

[timvp]

Manu with some special ed passes this game, tbh.

[ElNono]

Manu needs to know Tiago has hands of stone

[lakerhaterade]

Not even watching but when Neal and Green duplicate their WC performance, we won't win games against excellent competition like Memphis.

[Juggity]

Keep chucking Rudy

[TDfan2007]

Griz have amazing hands on D.

[ElNono]

ok,. not gonna spin that Manu play :lol

[Libri]

Turnobili :lol

[Paranoid Pop]

Turbocolo + Turnobili

[Warlord23]

This is getting comical

[timvp]

Manu needs to know that out of bounds has hands of stone

Fixed.

[Boomersgold]

Ginobili, wtf was that?

[Morg1411]

Pop should rest Tim and Tony for the next game... it's clear they didn't bring it tonight

Spurs will get fined.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

No need to throw it that hard Manu, just leave it there!

[ElNono]

Manu too much rest, tbh

[Uriel]

Damn it! We're squandering what could be a prime opportunity for a comeback. :pctoss

[Morg1411]

Ginobili, wtf was that?

Just Manu being Manu.

[timtonymanu]

Wasting away so many opportunities. SMH.

[siraulo23]

i like the energy though

[Spurs Brazil]

damn Manu

[benstanfield]

Spurs players surprised by shitty calls :rollin
Pop isn't :rolleyes

[TDfan2007]

Lol that is one of the worst 2 on 1s I've ever seen.

[Bill_Brasky]

It's only December 1st. It's only December 1st. It's only December 1st...

[Captivus]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[McGusto55]

Dammmm i thought the run was comin

[SpursRock20]

This is not Spurs basketball. I'm surprised we aren't losing by more

[jestersmash]

Manu just passing to where Bonner/Mills should have been, tbh.

[ElNono]

So the 'Bonner savior' myth can die a quick death, right?

[lakerhaterade]

Grizz are just a tough out for anybody.

[Splits]

Gino turning in an abortion of a performance. Bench him.

[Ditty]

Turnobili

[Boomersgold]

Somewhere David Stern is laughing his ass off at that no-call on Ginobili.

[Kuestmaster]

So the 'Bonner savior' myth can die a quick death, right?

never gonna trust the red sandwich again, I promise

[Nathan89]

I'm just going to blame it on the shitty jerseys.

[milkyway21]

this is IT guys 4thQ..JUST 11PT-GAME

[EVAY]

He needs the ball more... he's the only energy guy we have

Jeez, guy. I know you're big time COM, but he has thrown the ball away more than he has done anything else tonight. He's making the Aussie and de Colo look brilliant by comparison. Give it up for a change. Manu is my favorite player, but he is not a better player than Tony anymore. And DEFINITELY no tonight.

[Richie]

De Colo is a turnover machine. Shame really

[McGusto55]

The way manus playin i wouldnt let him In My bbq...either

[spurs1990]

Can we just blame David Stern for this shitty performance.

[ElNono]

Jeez, guy. I know you're big time COM, but he has thrown the ball away more than he has done anything else tonight. He's making the Aussie and de Colo look brilliant by comparison. Give it up for a change. Manu is my favorite player, but he is not a better player than Tony anymore. And DEFINITELY no tonight.

No. Manu is gonna win this game for us.

[Boomersgold]

patty!

[McGusto55]

Pattttyyyy

[TDfan2007]

De Colo is a turnover machine. Shame really

It's because he plays scared.

[siraulo23]

de colo and mills :tu

[Boomersgold]

Matt B for three!

[Uriel]

You live by the 3, you die by the 3.

[benstanfield]

Cream team finally stepping up

[ElNono]

Great rebound and assist by Manu

[Libri]

So the 'Bonner savior' myth can die a quick death, right?

nah

[capek]

lol nice hustle Patty!

[timtonymanu]

This is the Patty Mills I know and love.

[Juggity]

Yeah, these memphis announcers are some of the worst in the league. These were the guys who were actually incapable of speaking when Neal hit the big shot in game 5 of the 2011 series.

[timvp]

Mills has value as an emergency energy spark. :tu

[Spurs Brazil]

Bonner 333333

[Uriel]

I looooooooooove the energy from the AT&T Center crowd tonight.

[carina_gino20]

coach B!

[ElNono]

Tony in for Manu... let's see if we fold now

[loveforthegame]

Mills and Bonner to the rescue? :lol

[Capt Bringdown]

Yeah, like when the Spurs swept them last season.

Were they at full strength?

[Kuestmaster]

Mills has value as an emergency energy spark. :tu

he's getting paid to much for that

[Morg1411]

4 POINT GAME!

[capek]

Mills has value as an emergency energy spark. :tu

Seems to have woken up some of our 3 point shooters!

Let's see if we can make this interesting!! GSG!!

[playblair]

officially retiring the playblair schtick.... PLAYBONNER

[TDfan2007]

Need to defend here. Our rotations have been VERY slow this half.

[ElNono]

Conley without vaseline

[timvp]

Splitter................

[Johnny RIngo]

Gino turning in an abortion of a performance. Bench him.

Ginobili can still be a top quality player on certain nights but his age is really showing. As long as teams neutralize him, our bench is nullified.

[ace3g]

Neal with it

[DesignatedT]

:lmao splitter

[Juggity]

Neallllllll with that

[024]

3 pt shooting coming back.

[ElNono]

wow getting calls

[milkyway21]

good for the Spurs..nice to see Gasol on the bench and they made a run