Game Thread: Spurs @ Jazz, 12/12/12

[Darius Bieber]

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VS:

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ON:

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[jestersmash]

Here's a positive spin on if we lose tonight -

The Jazz are 12-10 and hold the 6th seed in the West, currently.

Lakers are 9-13, good for 12th place. Lakers are essentially fighting, at best, for seeds 6 through 8 right now.

If we lose tonight we give Utah a much needed win to maintain that 6 spot and therefore help separate them from the Lakers. A Spurs loss is unlikely to help the Lakers at all because the Spurs are essentially guaranteed a playoff spot as is (likely top 4). Losing to Utah now but beating L.A. down the road is in all likelihood the best way to maximize the chance of L.A. missing the playoffs entirely.

[admiralfats]

how about we just win?

if we can stop joseph smith, we've got a chance.

[blackfire12]

:lol just win

[DatBoyGood]

Gotta contain Mo..

[spurraider21]

Hornets have the ball down 2 against OKC with 10 seconds left... this could make my night

[BillMc]

12-12-12 twice as Satanic as 6-6-6.

[silverblackfan]

Win the game today. Worry about tomorrow or future match ups in the future. Plan for them, but don't worry about them.
My big question tonight is which Utah guard is going to put up ridiculous points on the Spurs. Seems every team has somebody that plays out of their mind when the Spurs are in town.

[AztecSpur]

Alright already when is KL going to start????

[spursmartyr]

Jazz have only lost ONE game at the Delta Center all year, and have beaten the Lakers twice. Going to be very difficult tonight.

[BanditHiro]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tun2shzkS58

[timtonymanu]

F if this game goes OT

[jestersmash]

12-12-12 twice as Satanic as 6-6-6.

It's 616 and not 666, tbh.

[Trainwreck2100]

oh joy we get Doris Burke today

[DatBoyGood]

I can already see this going to OT and then celtics winning :lol

[Floyd Pacquiao]

feels like a trap game tbh

[BillMc]

It's 616 and not 666, tbh.

Really? Ok I stand...er...sit corrected.:toast

[timtonymanu]

Fuck you, Mavs and Celtics!

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol wtf was that shit fron rondo, fkn weak ass pullup

[Brunodf]

F#%$

[DatBoyGood]

Really now?

[Splits]

Won't they put the game on the deuce?

[Darius Bieber]

Fuck, overtime. Hate being on an end of an ESPN double header.

[benstanfield]

Bullshit long 2 from Pierce...

Mavs turnover...

Rondo pullup airball...

Fuck these teams...

[capek]

fucking shitty loser teams going into overtime! I WANT MY SPURS!! :bang:(

[Splits]

Jazz have only lost ONE game at the Delta Center all year, and have beaten the Lakers twice. Going to be very difficult tonight.

Beating the Lakers is no bigger achievement than beating the Cavs.

[DAF86]

I can't believe this shit, the one time that I get to see the Spurs on my TV instead of a crappy feed on a PC I'm gonna miss the first quarter because of these two shitty old ass teams.

[timtonymanu]

Have to be stuck watching these two atrocious teams fail to close out each other.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

:toast living in SA pays off sometimes

[jestersmash]

Is firstrow showing a local SA/Utah stream?

I only have access to ESPN at the moment, unfortunately.

[timtonymanu]

:toast living in SA pays off sometimes

Keep the less fortunate updated, please :toast

[jestersmash]

Nope, just checked. Firstrow is just showing the ESPN stream (at least link 1 is, I haven't checked the other links).

[Darius Bieber]

This better not go past one overtime. Bullshit teams.

[BillMc]

fucking shitty loser teams going into overtime! I WANT MY SPURS!! :bang:(

Me too! It's 5:40 in the morning here, I want my Spurs!

[Floyd Pacquiao]

starters TD,TP, BLAIR, NEAL GREEN

[jestersmash]

Guess I'll just torrent this one tomorrow to see the first quarter or so.

Ugh Blair in the starting lineup again...

[Splits]

Game is on ESPN2

[timtonymanu]

rofl it's like neither team wants this win.

[jestersmash]

Game is on ESPN2

Lifesaver :tu

[timtonymanu]

Game is on ESPN2 so I can turn off this crappy game now. :lol

[ace3g]

good start for Timmy

[DatBoyGood]

They are showing it on espn2

[phxspurfan]

thanks bros

[Brunodf]

Blair starting again Jesus Christ

[ace3g]

Duncan with the hustle, Green 3!!

[Trainwreck2100]

nice play Duncan

[Floyd Pacquiao]

damn TD HUSTLING

[Splits]

Timmy looked like he was in quicksand changing direction but still got there

[timtonymanu]

I can't wait till Blair is no longer a Spur

[Stump]

Blair is stinking it up

[ace3g]

come on Blair, where is the up and under move along the baseline...

[phxspurfan]

lol Blair

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Blair...

[Splits]

Blair trash, get Split in there

[td4mvp21]

Blair is so horrible :lol

[CGD]

Why do i feel we're gonna get smacked tonight?

[Trainwreck2100]

okqy blair you can sit down now

[bklynspursfan]

Don't know if anyone saw this or not but I saw this on twitter earlier

@ESPNStatsInfo
Tim Duncan is on pace to be 1st player in NBA history to avg at least 17 PPG and 9 RPG in his 16th season or later. (https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo)

https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/278961807908024321

[Stump]

Now that's a real big

[Brunodf]

:lolBlair blockef by the rim twice

[LakerHater]

lol, Blair!

[DatBoyGood]

good start tho.

[Paranoid Pop]

Blair got schooled so badly, we look so dumb for starting him.

[Splits]

Green is in another orbit lately

[BillMc]

Blair - ugh!

[jestersmash]

If Blair can't finish around the rim with good efficiency, he's completely useless. The only reason he maybe sometimes deserves minutes is his ability to finish around the rim is usually top notch.

And of course, once in a blue moon he'll give you 12 rebounds off great hustle, but that's unlikely tonight.

[AussieFanKurt]

Fuck Blair, get splitter in

[Reck]

LOL about to be a second OT on ESPN. The fuck..

[jestersmash]

Dallas-Boston poised to go to 2nd overtime?

Thank goodness Spurs/Utah is on ESPN2.

[Stump]

Double OT it is

[TDMVPDPOY]

fck the celtics games 2ot

[timvp]

Can Blair dunk right now? srsly

I don't know if he's fat or injured or what but I'm not sure if he can dunk.

[BillMc]

I'd prefer Bonner over Blair. Yes, I said it.

[Boomersgold]

What's with Pop's sporadic subbing these last few games?

[Floyd Pacquiao]

green on fire tbh

[timtonymanu]

I'd prefer Bonner over Blair. Yes, I said it.

It's okay for the regular season, but Bonner will change your mind in the playoffs.

[timtonymanu]

rofl both Dallas and Boston deserve to lose. It's just a matter of which team will suck less.

[Reck]

Dallas-Boston poised to go to 2nd overtime?

Thank goodness Spurs/Utah is on ESPN2.

Good looking out.

I was going out of my mind with these shitbags Celtics and Mavs

[BanditHiro]

Utah fans are already being obnoxious

[Splits]

Foye shoots 6 3s a game at 40+% How was he so wide open?

[timvp]

Foye shoots 6 3s a game at 40+% How was he so wide open?

Bad rotation by Manu, tbh.

[Reck]

LOL Green just dropped an F bomb on ESPN dos

[timvp]

Utah fans are already being obnoxious

It's funny how they groan whenever Marvin Williams does anything. They must be tired of him already.

[Brunodf]

Al Jefferson killing us

[AussieFanKurt]

How are they being obnoxious?

[loveforthegame]

I'd be happy if Blair never stepped foot on the court.

[ElNono]

Bad rotation by Manu, tbh.

tbh, rather have Foye shoot a 3 than Mo Will with an open J

[BillMc]

It's okay for the regular season, but Bonner will change your mind in the playoffs.

Neither should be counted on in the playoffs. I swear Blair was better his rookie year.

[Splits]

How are they being obnoxious?

They complain more than any other fan. Every single whistle that doesn't go their way, regardless of what happened, they moan and groan and whine like little bitches.

[jestersmash]

Utah fans are already being obnoxious

I don't really sense anything different from fans of any other team (Spurs included), tbh. Just the usual homer moans and groans.

[timvp]

Splitter's finishing = god level right now.

[TMTTRIO]

Manu looks like he's headed for a high turnover no defense game.

[Reck]

Hands up Tiago, some defense please

[BanditHiro]

boris boris boris.

[BatManu20]

Danny Green putting the ball on the floor is almost always disastrous.

[Splits]

Fat ass Diaw got in Green's way and then lards his ass back over half court and gives an and-1. smh

[spurraider21]

Awesome first quarter by Tim. 8 points 6 boards and a block

[timvp]

De Colo getting bothered again when trying to dribble :td

[ace3g]

Tiago Hook!!!

[spursparker9]

I thought Hayward is left handed?

[Brunodf]

Refs

[BanditHiro]

lol they mauled ginobili.

[timvp]

I'm hearing Harlem Globetrotter music whenever Manu touches the ball. Don't know if that's good or bad.

[ElNono]

if not for those fluke foye's 3s this would be huge lead right now

[superjames1992]

Gary Neal, SMH.

Come on, man. Take it to the rack STRONG.

[Splits]

lol they mauled ginobili.

They're handchecking and grabbing him constantly off the ball when he's running off screens, per par no calls

[jestersmash]

We're not going to get the benefit of the doubt against Utah. Just have to suck it up and finish through contact.

[Trainwreck2100]

not neal's fault on the block i doubt that shit was in the scouting report

[superjames1992]

Splitter's finishing = god level right now.
If Stiffler keeps this play up, we will have a legit big man next to Timmy come playoffs time.

[ElNono]

lol they mauled ginobili.

it's Utah... non-call

[jestersmash]

Gary Neal, SMH.

Come on, man. Take it to the rack STRONG.

:cry :cry hero ball :cry :cry

[Brunodf]

Refs blowing whistles against the Spurs

[BanditHiro]

Gary Neal, SMH.

Come on, man. Take it to the rack STRONG.

he was going to dunk it haywood just made a great play. Neal should have never been in that position. Spurs should have held it for the last shot.

[AussieFanKurt]

that was just an amazing play by hayward, not bad by neal

[spurraider21]

I'm hearing Harlem Globetrotter music whenever Manu touches the ball. Don't know if that's good or bad.
He's Manu Ginobili
:pop:

[Darius Bieber]

I hate the Utah crowd for real.

[BillMc]

Good block, tbh

[Trainwreck2100]

Pop never gives Mullins shit cause he's one of his former players

[timvp]

De Colo with rebound + left handed assist + blind = :wow

[ace3g]

if Diaw goes to the basket 90% chance it will be a swish

[Splits]

I didn't know Brazil was in Europe, thanks Mullen.

[Trainwreck2100]

Put bonner in our almost all Caucasian lineups excel in Utah

[timvp]

Um, Splitter, might want to defend and or rebound. Thanks.

[howbouthemspurs]

Too many points in the paint for the Jazz

[Boomersgold]

Neal's playing terrible...

[ElNono]

poor transition D

[FromWayDowntown]

I wouldn't look for much in the way of calls tonight in particular. Curtis Blair and David Guthrie are both relatively young officials who strike me as good candidates to get rattled by a hostile home crowd and get caught up in the emotion of the building.

[BanditHiro]

damn their bench is beating ours.

[ElNono]

Diaw also only interested in playing offense apparently

[howbouthemspurs]

Better get something good out of this time out

[Paranoid Pop]

Bench scrubs proving once again that they're middle of the pack at best but spurs fans still think they would make the PO on their own....

[SPIDER2311]

get patty in for neal

[Brunodf]

Neal:bang

[Boomersgold]

Neal:bang

Typical Neal. Plays like crap in first half, ends the game with 20+ points.

[Boomersgold]

Patty time?

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol french allah throws the mavs game

[BatManu20]

:rolleyes De Colo..

[timvp]

Bench gave away the lead.

[Boomersgold]

Where's that De Colo-Splitter connection?

[Splits]

Bench gave away the lead.

Only went from 7 to 3.

[DAF86]

Diaw can't shoot 3's anymore.

[SPIDER2311]

de colo hesitant to shoot now

[Reck]

I'm ready to see Splitter gone.

[BanditHiro]

fuck

[Splits]

Memphis down 2 with 0.5 to go in PHX, 5th loss on the way.

[timvp]

Jazz did a great job of scouting the bench:

-Pressure De Colo and Neal. Check.

-Ignore Diaw. Check.

-Swarm Ginobili. Check.

[Brunodf]

Spurs is turning DeColo into Neal

[Boomersgold]

Spurs is turning DeColo into Neal

We've already got a Neal clone (Patty).

[HI-FI]

curious how Pop adjusts to the Cultists

[Boomersgold]

Wouldn't mind seeing Bonner right now.

[Paranoid Pop]

Grizz lost to the suns.

[Darius Bieber]

Just one of those days. Can't play every game amazingly. Plus, it's on National TV, so it was expected anyways.

[Pauleta14]

lol french allah throws the mavs game

where does that comes from?

[TMTTRIO]

I don't like both DeColo and Manu out there at the same time.

[capek]

Spurs is turning DeColo into Neal

Let the guy learn a little bit. How else is he going to expand his game. Mistakes are par for the course.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

lol duncan

[Trainwreck2100]

when will the Jazz learn they can't win at this pace they tried this shit in the playoffs and flamed out

[Reck]

lmao Duncan trying to cross over a guy. :lol

[Paranoid Pop]

I don't like both DeColo and Manu out there at the same time.

Yeah feels unbalanced and the recipe for a massacre once they see Bledsoe again.

[ace3g]

CJ going to get a chance

[BillMc]

Let the guy learn a little bit. How else is he going to expand his game. Mistakes are par for the course.

This.

[Splits]

Bench Blair, another missed rotation and follows it up with another missed chippy

[BatManu20]

We suck again!

[TDMVPDPOY]

db should fkn retire, fkn scrub

[Paranoid Pop]

Blair trying to get a F tbh.

[timvp]

CJ at SG? WTF?

[ace3g]

really Parker, have to make the pass to CJ there...

[timtonymanu]

Fuck you, Blair. Just no.

[Brunodf]

Blair being in the rotation :rollin

[BatManu20]

Lol Blair the bull

[DAF86]

CJ? Why? What's the point?

And Blair sucks per the usual.

[timvp]

Take Blair ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuut.

[BanditHiro]

get blair out of their. fucking christ.

[Reck]

Spurs need to package Blair and Splitter in a nice little deal with someone and hope other teams bite.

[bklynspursfan]

Blair wtf man.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

omg blair needs to just calm down

[TDMVPDPOY]

get him out damn it, fkn

[Stump]

Blair is an idiot

[HI-FI]

Blair is so fucking dumb lol

[Boomersgold]

CJ at SG? WTF?

He sure isn't playing PG when on the court with Parker.

[Libri]

Blair trying to get a F tbh.

Doesn't need to try hard. lol

[Trainwreck2100]

man can't finish for shit

[Splits]

Blair may be playing the worst game of any NBA player in any game I've watched this year. Just awful

[loveforthegame]

Blair is dumb.

Duncan getting schooled tonight too.

[AussieFanKurt]

holy fuck get blair off the court

[Brunodf]

Blair:bang

[DapDaGenius]

I'm still for trading Blair...he is too much of a liability.

[DAF86]

Nice line-up of brickers we have there.

[Boomersgold]

Blair: "Hey Pop, what can I do to be traded by the end of the season?"

[timtonymanu]

And you know Blair will pull his :cry Twitter emo act again when he loses his starting spot.

[superjames1992]

Can someone please explain to me why the hell Dejuan Blair is in the game?

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

please CJ transform into avery bradley

[HI-FI]

Blair is hilarious. that foul was like a head on collision in slo motion.

[ElNono]

pop with the mad scientist goods... I like Corey for the D... we're dropping to 8th+ in the league fast, tbh

[benstanfield]

Offense stalling... SEND IN COJO

[SPIDER2311]

cj before patty? patty needs to
move on

[SpursIndonesia]

We need Manu to take over this game ....

[WeNeedLength]

I missed the best part of the game because of that stupid double overtime of teams that are irrelevant. In 8 minutes of game time I've watched I think the Spurs have scored 5 points. WTF....

[BanditHiro]

god we need kawhi and jax back...our defense and toughness is taking a nose dive.

[Paranoid Pop]

Pop still thinking he's smart for shopping Blair around when nobody could be paid enough to take him....

[benstanfield]

God fuck it. Blair is absolutely useless on an NBA basketball court. It's hilarious that people think he's actually a viable trade piece.

[TDfan2007]

Just tuning in. What has gotten into Milsap?

[timvp]

pop with the mad scientist goods... I like Corey for the D... we're dropping to 8th+ in the league fast, tbh
43 points in 44 possessions. D ain't the prob, tbhonest.

[Chawaman]

This seems to be turning out to a interesting game tbqh

[Boomersgold]

I think CJ's on for his defense. I certainly don't think he's offense will do anything to change the game.

[loveforthegame]

What about Mills? Need to try something different.

[Malik Hairston]

Duncan needs to stop biting on Millsap's fakes, let him shoot..

Blair is moist ass, tbh..

I'd like to see Bonner right now, or at least Neal..

[bbarry]

well i guess we can't win em all. utazz is pretty good at home, and they get to rough up opponents without penalty.

[Stump]

I'm starting to think I prefer Bonner as the fourth bigman in the playoffs over Blair. The Red Rocket may be a pussy, but Dejuan has gone full-on retard.

[BanditHiro]

Just tuning in. What has gotten into Milsap?

Blair.

[Boomersgold]

What about Mills? Need to try something different.

He usually players near the end of the 3rd and at the beginning of the 4th.

[BillMc]

Blair may be playing the worst game of any NBA player in any game I've watched this year. Just awful

+1

[keywester]

cj before patty? patty needs to
move on

guess so

[DatBoyGood]

beautiful

[Cry Havoc]

OH man that spin move was beautiful.

[ElNono]

43 points in 44 possessions. D ain't the prob, tbhonest.

this quarter they were on pace to 25+... no prob with the 1st quarter... last game was bad though..

[timvp]

Spurs fans give up in the first half per par.

[Stump]

Did Manu just karate-chop?

[superjames1992]

The thing with Blair is that he tries when he's out there. It's hard to deny that. He hustles. The problem lies with the fact that he just that he sucks. It is unfortunate.

[TDMVPDPOY]

duncan with the malik rose tshirt over head, he looks frustrated

[BanditHiro]

lol late whistle.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

damn CJ

[timtonymanu]

Randy Foye has to be the most annoying scrub, IMO.

[LakerHater]

& 1!

[benstanfield]

Just tuning in. What has gotten into Milsap?

It's the Dejuan bump. Make the other PF look like an allstar and make Tim look like shit trying to help off his man on Blair's. Pop with the goods.

[DAF86]

Now I understand Joseph came in to leave the best three point shooter in the league open.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

lol Williams is guarding CJ

[Paranoid Pop]

Spurs fans give up in the first half per par.

It's not about giving up, it's about the content, we can win vs scrubs team playing bad games, doesn't bode well for the PO.

[SpursIndonesia]

Blair is still playing ????

[ElNono]

lol defense

[spurraider21]

Jefferson having a good sequence against Tim... that won't last

[Boomersgold]

The thing with Blair is that he tries when he's out there. It's hard to deny that. He hustles. The problem lies with the fact that he just that he sucks. It is unfortunate.

Didn't he get MVP in the Rookie v Sophomore game a couple of years ago? The talents there, but the confidence and health are lacking.

[TDMVPDPOY]

spurs wtf is this shit

[superjames1992]

Damn. Things are going south fast. It's still the first half, though.

Blair needs to stay on the bench in the second half.

[capek]

christ Pop get Blair out of the game. His shit play is rubbing off on everyone else!

[dbestpro]

Pop playing 3 on 5. Joseph and Blair are pure spectators.

[Reck]

Spurs fans give up in the first half per par.

Meltdowns begin in the third quarter for me. :lol

With that said, I dont like how the Spurs are playing and further more, I hate Blair and about totally given up on Splitter at this point.

[Brunodf]

Spurs playing their dumbest game of the season

[superjames1992]

Didn't he get MVP in the Rookie v Sophomore game a couple of years ago? The talents there, but the confidence and health are lacking.
He was solid a few years ago, but I think he has just lost his talent. Remember, he has no ACLs and I'm not sure how long he can last.

[AussieFanKurt]

fucking hell

[ElNono]

30pt quarter and counting

[benstanfield]

Serious question: has Blair been involved in a positive offensive play yet?

[Boomersgold]

christ Pop get Blair out of the game. His shit play is rubbing off on everyone else!

What of Blair's 0 of 4 from the field do you not like? :bang

[spurraider21]

Randy Foye has to be the most annoying scrub, IMO.
He's a lesser version of Gary Neal... which makes it even more annoying when he does well

[Reck]

Lets not be down more than 7 points here please.

[DAF86]

Big three + Blair and Joseph isn't a better team than the Jazz, tbh. It's totally reasonable that they are dominating us.

[spurraider21]

lol Millsap scoring on Bonner. didn't see that coming

[ElNono]

:lol Bonner

[loveforthegame]

Spurs getting out worked. Pop will have a nice speech at half.

[timtonymanu]

Wow suddenly our offense sucks outside of Tim.