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

[Fireball]

Timmy frustrated ... so am I

[howbouthemspurs]

take out the starters!

[Fireball]

Splitter back in

[DapDaGenius]

Delfino got bitched!!

[blkroadrunners]

Tough pass and finish.

[capek]

Timmy and Splitter, glad they're getting some court time together

[Uriel]

Feet set. Wide open. Corner three. Gary Neal.

Miss. What are the odds of that?

[timvp]

I'm so glad Harden is no longer on OKC. The Spurs just don't have the personnel to corral him.

[Johnny RIngo]

What the fuck happened to our three point shooting this year?

[Captivus]

Kmon Neal, you had time to think that shot

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Manu was standing there. How is that a block???

[Uriel]

I'm so glad Harden is no longer on OKC. The Spurs just don't have the personnel to corral him.
Do you think we can beat OKC in a 7-game series this year?

[Fireball]

What the fuck happened to our three point shooting this year?

resting until the 4th quarter

[blkroadrunners]

TP doing work!

[DapDaGenius]

Tony the assassin

[BanditHiro]

Feet set. Wide open. Corner three. Gary Neal.

Miss. What are the odds of that?

Not the Spurs night from the 3 point line.

[ffadicted]

Tony so crafty!

[Manu-20]

LOL parker twice the same move.

[Spurs Brazil]

Tony!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[timvp]

Do you think we can beat OKC in a 7-game series this year?
I have the Thunder as a favorite right now but the Spurs matchup MUCH better with them without Harden.

[Manufan909]

Tony fucking killing it!!!!

[howbouthemspurs]

wow tony!

[Fireball]

starters getting the rhythm back

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Tim with the nutmeg! Between the legs pickup of TP off the floor! :lmao

[DapDaGenius]

The game is starting to look like it's on repeat

[timvp]

"Lin" is apparently Chinese for traffic cone.

[TheSkeptic]

Who is supposed to be guarding TP?

[timvp]

Tim with the nutmeg! Between the legs pickup of TP off the floor! :lmao
:lol Yeah, that was a bit awkward. No one make a gif of that.

[Suspect]

Trade lin please, got damn

[Brunodf]

Good 1st half

[Boomersgold]

I've got a question; who is this "Jeremy Lin" and why does he suck so much?

[Darius McCrary]

This Rockets team is weird. Normally these gamesawith the Rockets are low scoring, and very close, regardless of venue. Tonight seems like any other Spurs game.

[howbouthemspurs]

Layup drill for tony!

[Fireball]

Good first half ...Timmy not great offensively, but 10 REB, 2 AST and 2 BLK make up for that

[Capt Bringdown]

Fun half. De Colo-sanity

[timvp]

Who is supposed to be guarding TP?

Theoretically Lin. In reality nobody.

[Manu-20]

Trade lin please, got damn
Lin has to be one of the most overated hyped players I can think of in a long while and that's pretty impressive considering today how much hype some players get

[Captivus]

Lin is averaging: 10.5PPG - 6.4APG - 4.2RPB - 1.9SPG - 2.8TPG
Thats not bad at all. He doesn't have the same teammates.
I think hes gonna be ok. Don't be so hard on him.

[Bill_Brasky]

Duncan destroyed Asik in that half.

[howbouthemspurs]

Lin sucked before.. he sucks now.. Not worth the money they spent on him

[Fireball]

Lin sucked before.. he sucks now.. Not worth the money they spent on him

Spurs were the first to expose him last season when Linsanity was at its peak ...

[Johnny RIngo]

With how well the Spurs played that half, feels like they should be up by 20. Guess the terrible three point shooting accounts for that. Great game regardless.

[Johnny RIngo]

Spurs were the first to expose him last season when Linsanity was at its peak ...

I thought it was the Heat?

[Fireball]

Guess right now Splitter does not want to be a starter ... getting much better looks with the second unit ...

[Suspect]

I thought it was the Heat?
typical spurs fan to think they've done everything or can do anything

[Fireball]

I thought it was the Heat?

Maybe ... I only remember him going off against the Mavs and then the Spurs came to NY and shut him down so hard he chose to injure himself later in the season to get some rest :lol

[Libri]

Lin sucked before.. he sucks now.. Not worth the money they spent on him

Actually, it's chump change to the one billion Lin jerseys they have already sold.

[Fireball]

typical spurs fan to think they've done everything or can do anything

Spurs definitely have done more than the Rockets or the Heat tbh

[BillMc]

Can we just give De Colo the backup point guard position now?

[LakerHater]

http://uppix.net/1/8/3/2dcc5cfb06febf3ffb1c8f1f16db6.jpg

[Manu-20]

At the rate he is going he should be able to beat out mills for the backup spot but the problem is once Jack and Kawhi come back neal may go back to full time PG duty.

[Darius McCrary]

http://uppix.net/1/8/3/2dcc5cfb06febf3ffb1c8f1f16db6.jpg

We should be up more.

[Boomersgold]

Lin is averaging: 10.5PPG - 6.4APG - 4.2RPB - 1.9SPG - 2.8TPG
Thats not bad at all. He doesn't have the same teammates.
I think hes gonna be ok. Don't be so hard on him.

You left out the fact that he's shooting at 38% from the field. If Mills got Jeremy Lin's minutes per game, he'd average more than 10 points and 6 assists per game....Heck, De Colo would average more than that if given 33+ minutes a game.

[DapDaGenius]

typical spurs fan to think they've done everything or can do anything

Lin is looking horrible. I see why you'd want him traded.

[LakerHater]

That was an ugly shot!

[ElNono]

ATT looks pretty empty, tbh

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Tim!!!!!!

[Brunodf]

TD!

[Boomersgold]

Jeremy Lin
SpursTalk Grade: A+ for shooting bricks and single-handedly giving the Spurs the game.

[TDMVPDPOY]

shut td down for tommarow, his already got the doouble double

[Spurs Brazil]

Duncan!!!!!!!!

[howbouthemspurs]

TIMMAY!

[DapDaGenius]

The commentators sound so gay....."timmy with the good stuff" "that would be a facial...oh ho oh" :lol

[LakerHater]

18 footer, Tim!

[TDMVPDPOY]

lin hottin up in scrub minutes

[BanditHiro]

let's hard foul harden and take him out of commission.

[Capt Bringdown]

TO's suck

[Brunodf]

Jesus Spurs looking slow

[ElNono]

fkn wankers with the fkn hero ball

[Darius McCrary]

Does Parker want a challenge or what? Wtf is up with the uncharacteristic turnovers??

[Richie]

James Harden: Spurs killer

[howbouthemspurs]

careless are we?

[Fireball]

awful ... Harden sucked so badly against the Lakers ... I knew he would have a big shooting night against the Spurs

[Boomersgold]

James Harden: Spurs killer

Hero Ball=Spurs Killer

[Splits]

Starters have been having trouble coming out of half times recently. Hopefully they can keep this in double digits so our bench gets some rest :lol

[Johnny RIngo]

Fucking Harden plays like MJ against us everytime. Glad this guy is on an irrelevant team like the Rockets.

[LakerHater]

Fuck aj!

[NASpurs]

Who started out the game defending Harden, Neal or Green?

[DapDaGenius]

Gary how the fuck....

[LakerHater]

Rockets have 20 points off Spurs 11 turnovers!

[howbouthemspurs]

NEal with it!

[LakerHater]

Tim's on Fire!

[LakerHater]

WOOW Gary!!!

[Capt Bringdown]

The Spurs look so much better with Blair off the court. An immediate lift when he goes to the bench.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Neal might be hot, he shot that one with a hand in his face and didnt even think about passing it

[LakerHater]

Spurs on 8-0 run after that last timeout!!

[Fireball]

great recovery after poor start to the second half ...

[Spurs Brazil]

Neal om fire

[DapDaGenius]

The commentators are talking about some funny stuff. LOL

[howbouthemspurs]

Great D

[Captivus]

Neal is amazing. Hope they dont trade him.

[TheSkeptic]

The Spurs look so much better with Blair off the court. An immediate lift when he goes to the bench.

Yeah. I think Pop needs to take him out of the starting line-up once Leonard/Jax gets back.

[Fireball]

Splitter leading the way with +15

[Uriel]

In other news, go Lakers! Beat OKC!

[BanditHiro]

In other news, go Lakers! Beat OKC!

no i want to see the Lakers get humiliated again

[TDMVPDPOY]

fck hot chicks, the third chick

[jestersmash]

Neal might be hot, he shot that one with a hand in his face and didnt even think about passing it

Neal's ballsy enough to take that shot all the time, tbh, and Pop's learned to live with it. IMO it's good to have a guy on your team who isn't afraid to take contested jumpers from time to time. Gary's already proven he has a phenomenal shot, so he's earned the green light to shoot a "bad" contested jumper or two (or 5, per game) over the years.

[LakerHater]

In other news, go Lakers! Beat OKC!

dunno if I could ever say that!!

[Captivus]

Bulls defeat Detroit, Noah with 30 and 23.

[Uriel]

no i want to see the Lakers get humiliated again
If we win and OKC loses, we become sole possessors of the 2nd best record in the West. That could pay dividends down the road.

[timtonymanu]

In other news, go Lakers! Beat OKC!

Hell no. Keep the Laker meltdown coming.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

DE COLO!

[DapDaGenius]

Parsons...keep shooting 3's bro, you're good at it.

[timtonymanu]

In other news, go Lakers! Beat OKC!

Hell no. Keep the Laker meltdown coming.

[Manu-20]

Holy shit I love you de colo

[DesertSpur50]

I'll never cheer for the Lakers. Fuck 'em!

[Flawless]

Damn :wow De Colo is looking better and better every game.

[Captivus]

Nando with the 3!!! YEAH!!

[jestersmash]

Hell no. Keep the Laker meltdown coming.

Whichever team loses, we win, tbh. OKC loses and we gain some separation in the standings. Lakers lose and it's emotionally satisfying.

[Fireball]

Pop is a genius ... since the Miami game DeColo is awesome

[DPG21920]

del fuego

[MVPCues]

....Lakers lose and it's emotionally satisfying.

You can say that again! and again... and again....

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

nando and manu on the court at the same time has been fun to watch

[ffadicted]

Lil' manu

[ElNono]

I thought the open scrimmage was in Oct...

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Giving everyone playing time once KL and Jax comes back shoukd be interesting

[Capt Bringdown]

Splitter with +22!

[Manu-20]

Man I really hope we can find mins for de colo once everyone on the team is back and healthy.

[Boomersgold]

Diaw plays great with Splitter.

[TDMVPDPOY]

05 backcourt bench > 12 bench

[Fireball]

I guess this shit is over ...

[Spurs Brazil]

great pass Manu

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Tonight the bench is playing like it did last year - absolutely dominant, beautiful to watch because they're playing utterly unselfishly.

[Fireball]

Giving everyone playing time once KL and Jax comes back shoukd be interesting

I think it will be frustrating because we want to see all the guys play ...

frustrating in kind of a good way

[Captivus]

WOW, other teams cant rest the starters against the Spurs.
Good for Nando to get more confident.
But if this continues to improve the hole season, the Spurs are gonna have many players with value to trade...(hope Neal and Nando are not traded)

[ElNono]

time to get sloppy

[Boomersgold]

Tiago, wtf.

[ffadicted]

Spurs trying to put on their best Phoenix "fun" Suns impression

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

damn you nando, ruining the highlight

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

wow tiago is finishing through contact

[Boomersgold]

De Colo...=_="

[Uriel]

:lol So much for two-for-one

[Manu-20]

Having Ginobili and De colo on the court at the same time is really helping splitter espically with De colo coming into his own now.

[spurraider21]

everyone's +/- is +10 or better besides Mills, Anderson (only 3 minutes), and Blair

[Fireball]

wow tiago is finishing through contact

normally he gets blocked on that one ...

[Uriel]

It's Matt Bonner time! :hungry:

[Chinook]

They should have only have 14 on the clock. That should have been a violation.

[Flawless]

De Colo...=_="
:lol He's making you look bad.

[howbouthemspurs]

Nando is so awesome!

[Boomersgold]

:lol He's making you look bad.

I said that after Harden hit two threes in his face.....He made up for it with an assist to Splitter though.

[Uriel]

I'm guessing no one's watching this game anymore and everyone's changed their channels to ESPN. :lol

[Capt Bringdown]

Having Ginobili and De colo on the court at the same time is really helping splitter espically with De colo coming into his own now.

Yep, I think Pop has found something here.

[Manufan909]

I'm loving Tiago being the first big off the bench in the 2nd half, he needs to be the first big off the bench in every situation.

[LakerHater]

WTF!??
Why would we switch the Spurs???

[MANUNG-Ginobili]

de colo playing good..

[Flawless]

I said that after Harden hit two threes in his face.....He made up for it with an assist to Splitter though.
And a steal :p:

[Captivus]

In Argentina "blonde" is "Rubio" and "readhead" is Colorado, but we say "Colo"...
That has to mean something...omg...im tired, its late here.

[spurraider21]

some comments of a rockets forum:



Originally Posted by cuddie http://www.clutchfans.net/bbs/images_cfans/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?p=7413307#post7413307)
Got within 8, Spurs timeout.

I go poop.

Come back, 18-2 Spurs run.

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WHY DIDN'T YOU HOLD IT?!?!?!?!http://www.clutchfans.net/bbs/images/smilies/mad.gif





Originally Posted by conquistador#11 http://www.clutchfans.net/bbs/images_cfans/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?p=7413305#post7413305)
gotta love the spurs ball movement. it's a thing of beauty. democratic ball!




Agree. I don't know how people can call Spurs basketball boring. It's beautiful to watch.








Spurs are different class as much as I hate to admit it. We has no chance.

[Brunodf]

Lets see how Nando looks without Splitter

[Uriel]

Hopefully we can get our margin up to 40. Would be a real boost to our standing in Hollinger's Power Rankings and all those other automated team raters.

[spurraider21]

Lets see how Nando looks without Splitter
assist to mills on first possession =)

[Boomersgold]

Patty's playing not bad for someone playing with an injured ankle.

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol bonner time

[Fireball]

B2B tomorrow should be no problem ...

[MANUNG-Ginobili]

they're all actually playing good..bonner time! lol

[Fireball]

lol bonner time

despite his good games recently he is still the 5th big ...thats the best about it

[LakerHater]

Read that pass like a fuckin book!!!

[spurraider21]

I've never been happier to see the turd towers out there

It's our version of the victory formation in football

[Capt Bringdown]

Blair never met an easy shot that he couldn't fuck up

[Boomersgold]

Patty, time to slow it down, buddy.

[Boomersgold]

Is anyone still watching the game? haha

[ElNono]

:lol lakers
:lol losing to this team

[LakerHater]

Bonner's D forces up an air ball!!!

[Uriel]

Turd towers.

[Brunodf]

Is anyone still watching the game? haha

I am, just for DeColo tbh

[Boomersgold]

I am, just for DeColo tbh

But he's off...

[LakerHater]

Is anyone still watching the game? haha

Till the final whistle!

[LakerHater]

Tim Duncan just tried to make his way to the scorer's table, but Popovich bear-hugged him and escorted him back to his seat.

[Boomersgold]

Blair fucks up another shot. Not that surprising anymore tbh.

[Uriel]

Wow. Blair injury. Just what we need to happen in garbage time.

[ElNono]

damn, dejuan with the torn non-acl

[Brunodf]

But he's off...

Now he is :wow

[Capt Bringdown]

Blair fucks up another shot. Not that surprising anymore tbh.

He is utterly lost on an NBA court.

[ElNono]

hope it's not the acl, tbh

[Spurs Brazil]

JA playing well

[ElNono]

im not a doctor, but I doubt it's the acl

[Fireball]

im not a doctor, but I doubt it's the acl

your posts are pretty fucked up this season

[ElNono]

your posts are pretty fucked up this season

okay

[ElNono]

right ankle

[LakerHater]

Fuckin left ankle!!!

[Flawless]

Cory is lookin good on offense

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

wow CJ just killed that guy

[Brunodf]

And DeColo is back

[Capt Bringdown]

Corey Joseph looking awfully quick

[Uriel]

Fuck you, Daquean Cook, ruining our point differential.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

RED ROCKET THROWING IT DOWN

[ElNono]

:lol

[Captivus]

The entire team can play

[Flawless]

Matt Bonner dunk :wow

[TIMMYD!]

Bonner with the dunk! :lol

[Brunodf]

BONNNNNNNNNNNERRRRRRRRRRRRR:lmao

[Uriel]

FUCK!

[HI-FI]

someone needs to make a gif of Bonner dunking over El Nono's avatar

[Capt Bringdown]

Are the Rockets the worst defensive team in the league?

[Spurs Brazil]

Bonner :lol

[Captivus]

Alley oop attempt and then a dunk...having seen that in a while

[ElNono]

Corey just hurting fools out there

[DPG21920]

I love CJ's approach to the game.

[Flawless]

Cory and De Colo for back up point

[Suspect]

Spurs definitely have done more than the Rockets or the Heat tbh
what's your point? lol

[Uriel]

Nghhh...our 33-point lead. :(

[LakerHater]

W is a W!

[Brunodf]

3rd stringers making our def% look bad

[Fireball]

DeColo and Corey showing Pop that this combo guard shit has to stop ... Mills and Neal are SGs

[howbouthemspurs]

Anyone who says spurs are boring to watch is a fucking retard!

[Boomersgold]

DeColo and Corey showing Pop that this combo guard shit has to stop ... Mills and Neal are SGs

What do you call Russell and Derrick Rose then? They're successful 'point guards'..

[Suspect]

I stopped watching after the 3rd quarter

If Rockets keep Jeremy Lin/keep starting him...im gonna go 100% with my 2nd Favorite team...BULLS lol

[Uriel]

Wow. Sucks for the Rockets. That's the last thing you wanna see in garbage time.

But serves him right for ruining our point differential.

[Captivus]

Whats the status of the Royce White situation?

[DesertSpur50]

Matt Bonner's Dunk the Play of the game! LOL at his fist pump after the slam.

[ElNono]

great win.... now time to laugh at the lakers

[timtonymanu]

Wow. Sucks for the Rockets. That's the last thing you wanna see in garbage time.

But serves him right for ruining our point differential.

Just because scrubs want to make their playing time worthwhile doesn't mean an injury was deserved. Such a stupid thing to say.

[Boomersgold]

De Colo really needs Splitter in order to be effective. :wow

[DesignatedT]

Houston sucks. Harden is a great offensive player but that dude doesn't even try on defense. wtf are they coaching over there. Horrible effort out of their players.

[emanueldavidginobili]

Whoa! Nando has some vision

[Manufan909]

De Colo really needs Splitter in order to be effective. :wow

I think you will be the ElNono of the next generation, son.

[Suspect]

Who got injured?

[Captivus]

Bonner Dunk reaction

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[Brunodf]

Bonner Dunk reaction

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:rollin

[Boomersgold]

I think you will be the ElNono of the next generation, son.

De Colo wasn't as good without Splitter. The Stats speak for itself, bro.

[DesertSpur50]

Bonner Dunk reaction

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Bonner showing Splitter and Diaw how its done, TBH.

[PingPong]

That's the Uncle Matt, Pepsi! No need of makeup.

[Boomersgold]

Another standout game from the one and only Lin!

[LakerHater]

http://uppix.net/6/2/f/94837731a4445353781f5c1477cf4.jpg

[Flawless]

Another standout game from the one and only Lin!:lol Lin
:lol Over hyped
:lol Houston

[99 Problems]

Our bench is a machine. Wow Westbrick playing like our bench.

[HI-FI]

not a great nite personally for me but that Bonner dunk and reaction was the highlight.

[99 Problems]

What do you call Russell and Derrick Rose then? They're successful 'point guards'..


Here is a serious question. If Mills does not have the responsibility of running the point, is he the best 6 foot SG on the planet. I'm talking flat out 6' SGs.

[spursmartyr]

05 backcourt bench > 12 bench

Rookie Beno and Brent Barry? lolno

[maverick1948]

Give a shout out to the officials tonight. The whistle was blown over every breathe on every play. They let the teams decide the outcome. Good trio.

[Boomersgold]

Here is a serious question. If Mills does not have the responsibility of running the point, is he the best 6 foot SG on the planet. I'm talking flat out 6' SGs.

Well, his speed and shooting are pluses. A little bit more height would do him a lot of good though. lol

[Boomersgold]

Rookie Beno and Brent Barry? lolno

Brent Barry was a fantastic shooter.

[jestersmash]

Manu with a solid B+/B- game (depending on how much you detract for flashes of subpar defense) tonight.

[Capt Bringdown]

Manu with a solid B+/B- game (depending on how much you detract for flashes of subpar defense) tonight.
He had a rare showing of control, constraint and intelligence, so give 'em an A.

[99 Problems]

Well, his speed and shooting are pluses. A little bit more height would do him a lot of good though. lol

My bad, not SG, just plain Jane shooter.


I feel when he's running the point his shooting drops off. When he's left to create off his own dribble or get free out wide he can shoot very high percentages.

[ace3g]

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[timvp]

Pop was not amused by Bonner's antics after his dunk.

[Johnny RIngo]

Here is a serious question. If Mills does not have the responsibility of running the point, is he the best 6 foot SG on the planet. I'm talking flat out 6' SGs.

Nate Robinson's shorter.

[Fireball]

Matt Bonner's Dunk the Play of the game! LOL at his fist pump after the slam.

gif worthy IMO

[LakerHater]

gif worthy IMO


Matt Bonner's Dunk the Play of the game! LOL at his fist pump after the slam.

Play of the year for Matt!

[spurs10]

Pop was not amused by Bonner's antics after his dunk.
Great observation! Not amused a bit, unlike the entire bench! Pretty funny actually...!!???

[spurraider21]

Seemed like he had 6 pts and 4 asts.
seems like i posted that during the first half....

[therealtruth]

If Bonner had that kind of fire during the playoffs he probably wouldn't choke. Maybe it's the SJax effect.

[Trainwreck2100]

Pop was not amused by Bonner's antics after his dunk.

Oh no he might not play him now

[Kidd K]

Asik is a beast inside and he's only improving. Beast on D, improving offense so I wouldn't say "barely".

Asik sucks inside on offense bro. I watched him all last year with the Bulls. . .blowing layup after layup with barely any contest on him, or even when wide open. He did the same thing tonight dude. 0/6 from the field, most of which were layups 1-2 feet from the basket and barely contested. Defensively, only 2 defensive boards and 0 Blocks last night. But I know he's a decent shot blocker and rebounder, so I won't bash him for the 0 blocks even though Parker did make him look bad twice.

Still, he really didn't do anything inside on either end like I suspected. Lin got hammered by Parker too as predicted. . .you gotta admit, my predictions for the night were pretty spot on. Harden's the only guy who can really hurt the Spurs (as I thought he'd be).

Y'all stole that dude from OKC though. I still say that trade OKC made, dumping Harden, will go down as the worst trade in Thunder history for years to come. Lin and Asik just need to make significant improvements. . .they're not on Harden's level right now imo. Rockets have a ways to go yet to be truly legit. They're getting there though. Better than they've been in years.

[ace3g]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=iYjM-FDTEEk