Game Thread: Spurs @ Trail Blazers - Dec. 13 @ 9:30 PM CST

[Gagnrath]

After a tough loss against the Jazz last night the Spurs travel to Portland to face an injury depleted Trailblazer team.

[freetiago]

inb4 substantial sanctions 2.0

[superjames1992]

Are the Big Three playing?

[Brunodf]

Blazers by 20

[Johnsyounger]

Whos starting? In other news Melo has hung 22 on LA in the 1st quarter. Lakers getting smashed!!!:lmao

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Spurs by 7. This Trail Blazers squad is pretty lowly, especially considering the fact they just set a record for worst 3-point shooting in a game of all time. (0-20)

[Kool Bob Love]

What a great warm up game.

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o282/dembeatz/spurs_win.jpg

[playblair]

Are the Big Three playing?

parker & duncan are in game gear

http://instagram.com/p/TMwYGdCeo8/
http://instagram.com/p/TM1dReCeuF/

[TheSkeptic]

^ Great although I think TD should play limited minutes.

Um, Blair isn't starting by any chance is he?

[playblair]

^NBA Daily Lineups ‏@DailyNBALineups (https://twitter.com/DailyNBALineups) #NBA (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NBA&src=hash) #Lineup (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Lineup&src=hash) #Spurs (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Spurs&src=hash) Tony Parker PG Gary Neal SG Danny Green SF Tim Duncan PF DeJuan Blair C

[superjames1992]

This damn Lakers game is going over its allotted time.

And FML. It appears that Blair is going to start again.

[Brunodf]

Jesus Christ Blair is starting again

[TheSkeptic]

^NBA Daily Lineups ‏@DailyNBALineups (https://twitter.com/DailyNBALineups) #NBA (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NBA&src=hash) #Lineup (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Lineup&src=hash) #Spurs (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Spurs&src=hash) Tony Parker PG Gary Neal SG Danny Green SF Tim Duncan PF DeJuan Blair C

:bang

I...Pop...
Ah forget it. Let's hope that Blair plays better tonight than he did last game.

[DatBoyGood]

Sooo what I'm guessing is, Pop rests the big 3 and maybe Danny vs Boston which gives them 3 days to rest for OKC and Den.

[Brunodf]

Sooo what I'm guessing is, Pop rests the big 3 and maybe Danny vs Boston which gives them 3 days to rest for OKC and Den.

No way, they will have 1 day off before Boston, i think he will limit Big 3 minutes in this game

[superjames1992]

Sooo what I'm guessing is, Pop rests the big 3 and maybe Danny vs Boston which gives them 3 days to rest for OKC and Den.
Stern's gonna be pissed if we shat on NBA TV like that, tbh.

[playblair]

#Spurs (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Spurs&src=hash): #Kawhi (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Kawhi&src=hash) Leonard (quad) is expected to return in "one or two more games."

[loveforthegame]

Great to hear Leonard will be back soon.

[TDMVPDPOY]

watchin the rapists and fritzl gettin exposed by the knicks

[TheSkeptic]

#Spurs (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Spurs&src=hash): #Kawhi (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Kawhi&src=hash) Leonard (quad) is expected to return in "one or two more games."

Thank you.

[BillMc]

God end this LA NY game....

[timtonymanu]

Finally. I was getting really worried about Kawhi's health.

We need him back.

[phxspurfan]

Longest last minute of a game omg

[superjames1992]

Jason Kidd's nose is holding up this game. SMH.

[ace3g]

Carmelo 30 points in 22 min, Kobe 31 points in 44 minutes

[Arcadian]

TNT still isn't showing the game! Hurry the fuck up.

[superjames1992]

Wow, did they hold up tipoff for TV or something?

[superjames1992]

Gary Neal already kicking things off with a hero ball shot. Nice.

[PingPong]

That Lillard Kid is good

[timvp]

Ugh. Can't fall behind early tonight.

[Mugen]

really not a fan of Tim playing tonight.

[timvp]

Cluh-VAIR is using Rudy Fernandez's barber, tbh.

[PingPong]

Kobe Neal?

:lol

[loveforthegame]

Blair and Neal. Ugh.

[TDMVPDPOY]

kobe neal get him out now, fkn stupid shit now

[Arcadian]

2 points in 4 minutes. Awesome.

[timvp]

Holy crap. What a pass and what a finish.

[ace3g]

Timmy!!

[loveforthegame]

Duncan!!

[MVPCues]

Strong move there by Timmy!

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

i hope blair plays well. he sucks but if he could suck less that would be great.

[Reck]

I'm going to enjoy this game. No way we can lose this game, amiright?

[TDMVPDPOY]

duncan with the stare down after the dunk

[spurraider21]

lmao dancing blair

[timvp]

Blair is broken. Something is seriously wrong with him physically.

[TDMVPDPOY]

kobe neal tryin to lpay defense hahahaha

[SpursIndonesia]

What's with these sloppy TOs ??

[superjames1992]

Blair is starting, so Spurs probably will start slow and give hope to the Rockets
Replace Rockets with Trailblazers and this comment from two games ago still holds true.

[capek]

Jesus Christ Blair is starting again

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mebjex67QJ1ro2d43.gif

[loveforthegame]

If Blair is hurt he shouldn't be out there.

[Mugen]

Pop caved into Stern tbh.

[Brunodf]

Slow start, what surprise

[timvp]

Blair went to jump and nothing happened. Not sure he even got off the ground.

For his sake, hoepfully it's not that his lack of ACLs finally caught up to him.

[playblair]

another poster for duncan .... :wow

[TheSkeptic]

Low scoring game so far.

[PingPong]

Trailblazers is a shitty team. They won against the Cavs without Irving with a fluke shot from Batum.

[spurraider21]

DeJuan Blair during practice and film sessions
http://www.tickld.com/images/content/34054.jpg

[timvp]

Green better not get an assist for that.

[Mal]

Blair went to jump and nothing happened. Not sure he even got off the ground.

For his sake, hoepfully it's not that his lack of ACLs finally caught up to him.

ACL can be pain in the ass. Currently dealing with it. Cant jump at all, and I havent even torn it.

[superjames1992]

Green to Duncan. Just the way Pop drew it up.

[MVPCues]

Again! Timmy showing his teammates how to finish!

[capek]

Two Tim Duncan dunks in the first half of the first quarter. It's orgasmic! :wow

[playblair]

blair finishing inside is exactly why he should stay in the play off rotation ....

[TheSkeptic]

TD is starting strong again.

[superjames1992]

blair finishing inside is exactly why he should stay in the play off rotation ....
If only he could make a shot from outside five feet.

[Russ]

As usual, Duncan asserting early. Keep it up TD!

[timvp]

ACL can be pain in the ass. Currently dealing with it. Cant jump at all, and I havent even torn it.

Yeah, beyond the annoyance of Blair's struggles, it's pretty damn amazing that someone as short as he is and with no ACLs has been relatively successful in the NBA.

[timvp]

Duncan looks as spry as he's looked in about a week. :wow

[ace3g]

nice Tiago!!!

[ace3g]

tragic Duncan to Splitter

[Floyd Pacquiao]

magic duncan tbh

[superjames1992]

Duncan to Stiffler on the fast break! :downspin:

[spurraider21]

magic duncan!

[TDfan2007]

Timmy leading the break again

[timvp]

Duncan with a slick no look bounce pass off the dribble :lmao

[TheSkeptic]

Make your free throws Splitter.

[capek]

Duncan looks as spry as he's looked in about a week. :wow

At this point, I'm thinking Tim Duncan = Robert Johnson tbh. :lol

ya'll google it if you don't know

[ace3g]

come on Green... no need for that

[DatBoyGood]

Cmon green

[superjames1992]

WTF, Danny?

[loveforthegame]

wtf was that?

[Floyd Pacquiao]

tony and pop chewing out danny

[Russ]

I can't wait to see Sager's interview wih Pop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

[DatBoyGood]

Neal wtf ?!

[capek]

Oops Danny... :nope

LO fucking L at Manu getting the steal after falling on his ass. Old man trolling those kids tbh :lol

...fucking Neal...

[loveforthegame]

Splitter doing a good job on Aldridge.

[superjames1992]

Gary Neal is awful tonight.

[MVPCues]

I think Diaw played hot potato too much as a kid.

[TDfan2007]

Spurs are just so sloppy...again.

[HI-FI]

can't believe Pop has Neal as a PG with handles that bad

[TheSkeptic]

I hope De Colo pans out. Neal simply won't do as a back-up PG tbh.

[Malik Hairston]

Neal and Green look terrible, so far..

splitter is playing great D on Aldridge..

[Boomersgold]

can't believe Pop has Neal as a PG with handles that bad

Isn't Parker the PG?

[Brunodf]

Green/Neal :bang

[capek]

Spurs are just so sloppy...again.

And still tied. I'm feeling good about this game. (it's outcome at least, annoyed by the Spurs sloppiness thus far obviously fwiw tbh)

[Chinook]

I think Green's trying too hard. Pop really got into his head.

[Russ]

And still tied. I'm feeling good about this game.

It's a win. You can book it.

[TDfan2007]

This Spurs team isn't talented enough to execute poorly and get away with it. Hopefully they clean it up.

[Boomersgold]

And still tied. I'm feeling good about this game. (it's outcome at least, annoyed by the Spurs sloppiness thus far obviously fwiw tbh)

Being tied against a team of Sasha Pavlovic and Nolan Smith isn't really a good thing.

[Boomersgold]

lol

[superjames1992]

Nice pass, Tony.

[loveforthegame]

Stupid turnovers.

[TheSkeptic]

Tiago's playing great defense.

[loveforthegame]

Splitter playing smart

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Those of you watching on TNT, did they just start the Spurs game from the beginning for you guys?

Its weird they're doing a bit of a tape delay on it instead of showing it live.

[capek]

Does you vagina itch Splitter? :bang

[playblair]

mills ahead of de colo ....

[superjames1992]

Those of you watching on TNT, did they just start the Spurs game from the beginning for you guys?

Its weird they're doing a bit of a tape delay on it instead of showing it live.
Yes. They showed it from the beginning.

[MVPCues]

Those of you watching on TNT, did they just start the Spurs game from the beginning for you guys?

Its weird they're doing a bit of a tape delay on it instead of showing it live.


Yes they did.

[superjames1992]

mills ahead of de colo ....
Nando might get some burn at SG or SF.

[capek]

Nice D Splitter. Now just try to emulate Duncan with your finishes!!

[Reck]

What does Splitter have against dunking?

For fucks sake.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Oops! Forgot I paused the Laker/Knicks game earlier :lol

Game is live for me now haha

[Flawless]

mills ahead of de colo ....No suprise, the way de colo has been playing recently.

[playblair]

What does Splitter have against dunking?

For fucks sake.


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

[loveforthegame]

Mills. :tu

[BanditHiro]

fucking mo williams.

[TDfan2007]

Down 2 with the Aldridge in God mode and our guys playing w/ their heads up their asses. I'll take it.

[Brunodf]

Bad 1st quarter

[timvp]

Cue the moral loss whiners, tbh.

[ace3g]

uh oh, Mills/Neal combo...

[Trainwreck2100]

yes saigs interviewing pop

[superjames1992]

Nando might get some burn at SG or SF.
Called it, though Nando might be playing PG. Not sure.

[ace3g]

French connection

[HI-FI]

Pop seemed really restrained in that interview.

[manu the best]

Too many turnovers!! But good pass from MANU at the end..

[Floyd Pacquiao]

phantom tech tbh

[Flawless]

De Colo in, lets see what he can do.

[ace3g]

Splitter doing a good job with the pump fake tonight

[timvp]

Lillard killing Mills so far this quarter.

[ace3g]

can't go under screen with Lil

[ace3g]

Manu!!!

[superjames1992]

I think it's safe to say that Manu's J is officially back.

[timvp]

De Colo with slow motion drive.

[ace3g]

nando!!

[superjames1992]

Holy crap, Nando BLOWBY!

[Boomersgold]

uh oh, Mills/Neal combo...

As long as Manu plays PG, the Mills/Neal combo actually works.

[playblair]

props de colo......

[loveforthegame]

De Colo with a nice move.

[Flawless]

Nice Nando! :clap

[capek]

Nice De Colo! Looked like he learned something from that blown lay up he had last game. :tu

[TDfan2007]

When Mills isn't hitting shots he's basically worthless on the court...

[timvp]

Right now the offense = PG De Colo, SG Ginobili, SF Mills

Defense = PG Mills, SG De Colo, SF Ginobili

[Splits]

At least Mills gets back in transition, rest of the team slow like last night

[PingPong]

Uh-oh... Danny Green again?

[timvp]

Congrats to the benching for blowing it but sucking it back up, tbh.

[TDfan2007]

LOL Splitter

[superjames1992]

Does Diaw know that he can shoot the ball?

[timvp]

Splitter scared of the non-existent shot blockers.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

lol danny green finishing at the rim

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

cya nando

[superjames1992]

Does Diaw know that he can shoot the ball?
Maybe he shouldn't shoot it. WTF was that?

[Capt Bringdown]

What's a Diaw? Dude looks terrible.

[MVPCues]

Another passed up wide open three by Diaw.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

neal's shot looks a bit mechanical

[TDMVPDPOY]

diaw is a fkn pieace of shit, shoot the basket instead of penetrating shit

[TDfan2007]

Wow...Blazers are bad.

[superjames1992]

Neal is now 2/12 over the last two games and has two turnovers tonight.

[timvp]

Come on, Splitter, there's no one there to stop you. Just gather yourself and go up strong.



Diaw ............ no words.

[timtonymanu]

I'm really starting to see why DoK hates Boris Diaw.

[Rito3d30]

take the damn shot Diaw....

[Capt Bringdown]

Splitter, human hesitation machine.

[MVPCues]

...
Diaw ............ no words.

I bet you figure out some words later on...

[Brunodf]

MAke the FTs

[DatBoyGood]

Is diaw not confident in his 3 point shooting or what? haha

[capek]

Splitter scared of the non-existent shot blockers.

Splitter's game reminds me of the board game Operation, where the point is not to touch the sides. To Splitter, it seems like he doesn't want to touch any defensive player when he's taking his shot. Like he's almost pathologically adverse to contact. The other players need to buy a bunch of nurf bats and jump him in the locker room sometime. Perform some immersion therapy on the poor kid tbh

[TDfan2007]

Diaw/Splitter combo w/ the bads.

[JRHernandez88]

Checking in... Looks like we're doing alright. Just started watching haven't seen any Timmy yet.

[SPIDER2311]

When Mills isn't hitting shots he's basically worthless on the court...

missed one shot

[TDfan2007]

missed one shot

I'm aware. I'm just making a statement about how he has no other impact on the court. He has no vision and his D is passable at best.

[Capt Bringdown]

I get the feeling that the Spurs were playing over their heads lately. We need the injured players back, stat.

[$pursDynasty]

All Diaw does is defer and Splitter is too dang soft and refuses to throw the ball down, they can both be soooo frustrating.

[superjames1992]

I guess Stiffler decided to suck at free throws again.

Looks like the Red Rocket is about to enter. No Blair! :)

[ace3g]

Splitter!!!

[capek]

And then sometimes I fucking cum over Splitter's offensive game :lol

[TDMVPDPOY]

parker the scrub with the over penetration

[MVPCues]

What a bail out there.

[timvp]

Bonner get's scored on with seconds of checking in. Props.

[Capt Bringdown]

Cue the end of quarter meltdown, Bonner's in.

[TDMVPDPOY]

fkn parker wtf was that shit

[timvp]

fkn parker wtf was that shit

His patented teardrop, tbh.

[Brunodf]

Tony:bang

[TDfan2007]

How many TOs do the Spurs have? This is getting regoddamndiculous.

[DatBoyGood]

You can tell Tony's legs arent there when he's missing those tear drops

[Boomersgold]

fkn parker wtf was that shit

Parker's simply having an off-game.

[TheSkeptic]

Why is Bonner getting scored on like that? That's gotta be the second time this game...And the TOs...Yikes!

[KenziE]

what did Pop say about Timmy ?

[timvp]

Horrible pass by Manu. Coward transition D by Bonner.

[Trainwreck2100]

wow fucking babbott going sabonis

[timvp]

Manu looks hurt :depressed

[timtonymanu]

This is terrible.

[jimbo]

Splitter's game reminds me of the board game Operation, where the point is not to touch the sides. To Splitter, it seems like he doesn't want to touch any defensive player when he's taking his shot. Like he's almost pathologically adverse to contact. The other players need to buy a bunch of nurf bats and jump him in the locker room sometime. Perform some immersion therapy on the poor kid tbh

You just gotta piss him off. Was it the Boston game where he raged and went off? It was one of the games around that time.

[Capt Bringdown]

Horrible pass by Manu. Coward transition D by Bonner.

3rd time he's been scored on/abused this stretch.

[superjames1992]

Manu, 3/6 from the free throw line. Really?

[DatBoyGood]

You can never tell which Manu will show up each game

[DAF86]

Manu can't even make free throws, fuck this shit.

[Boomersgold]

We're shooting 56% from the free throw line....

[BanditHiro]

horrible. fucking mo williams.

[Brunodf]

Ginobili isn't health

[ElNono]

Manu beasting

[Boomersgold]

Gary Neal, Danny Green, we need some threes!

[superjames1992]

That might be the worst shot I've ever seen from Bonner. Did that get tipped?

[Brunodf]

Bonner still playing???JEsus

[TDMVPDPOY]

fkn dunk that shit

[Capt Bringdown]

Green got packed on that one.

[urunobili]

Green will be scolded for not sharing the ball after the second FT miss by Manu...

[HI-FI]

Green is unreal sometimes. wtf is his deal with layups

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

i hope the spurs are wearing cups

[DAF86]

At this point I wouldn't be against making Manu just a spot up shooter. I'm tired of his one good, two bad bullshit.

[Budkin]

And yet we're only down 5. We got this.

[ace3g]

Tony almost got his finger stuck in the net

[BatManu20]

We suck

[Quiet Strength]

Green is unreal sometimes. wtf is his deal with layups

Maybe blair has been teaching him

[howbouthemspurs]

need to guard the three better

[BatManu20]

Green is unreal sometimes. wtf is his deal with layups

Right?? It's like unless he's shooting a 3 he is suddenly terrible at basketball. I don't get it.

[Boomersgold]

Is Cojo really on the court right now?

[superjames1992]

CLOSE OUT ON THE SHOOTER.

[BanditHiro]

lol these hero ball shots.

[Mugen]

Solid minutes from Matty :rolleyes

[timtonymanu]

Spurs once again making Portland look better than they need to.

[Boomersgold]

The only guys on the team with a positive +/- are De Colo and Mills...

[BanditHiro]

i hate when bad basketball plays are rewarded.

[Splits]

Manus FTs are 5 pts off his average the past 3 years, 82 vs 87

[Budkin]

Eh, I'll take it considering the quality of play.

[playblair]

Green is unreal sometimes. wtf is his deal with layups

word green is awful at breakaway layup finishes.......

[timtonymanu]

Solid minutes from Matty :rolleyes

:cry Put him back in the rotation.
:cry He can't be worse than Blair.

[SPIDER2311]

no can guard Lilliard full stop

[SpursRock20]

Green is so frustrating to watch sometimes

[Mugen]

Not sure if Manu's hurt as much as he is 35 playing on a b2b tbh.

[timvp]

:cry Put him back in the rotation.
:cry He can't be worse than Blair.

Be careful what you wish for, tbh.

[Chinook]

Pop missed a teachable moment there. He should have put Green on Lillard instead of Parker. If Pop hesitates to go to Green in those situations, it's not going to help his confidence.

[Brunodf]

Spurs players never close the distance..... Horrible first half

[TheSkeptic]

Bonner, Blair, Diaw, Neal, Green...That's like 40 minutes of nothing right there. :bang
Why does Pop start Blair?

[Chinook]

Or at least use Joseph on Lilliard. Try to get Cory in the habit of stopping opposing point guards.

[Texas_Ranger]

Damn we suck tonight... Diaw, Bonner and Blair are a great joke.

[Mugen]

i think CoJo starts the 2nd half on Lillard

[HI-FI]

Bonner and Blair are the easy targets imo. I'm more worried about how inconsistent Diaw and Manu are, Manu especially. hope his next contract is a good deal...

[Brunodf]

Lin, Hayward, Lillard. Every game some pg is killing us

[Boomersgold]

Lin, Hayward, Lillard. Every game some pg is killing us

Hayward's a SG.

[Brunodf]

Hayward's a SG.

I thought Mo was the sg :wow

[ace3g]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=h9yA9srab0k

[Sean Cagney]

They are not winning this game tonight IMO, I won't even bother in the second half.

[TMTTRIO]

I really hope Manu decides to retire at the end of the season. It pains me to watch him struggle so much and lose a lot of the parts of his game that made him special. As sad as it would be to see him retire I don't want to see him play until he has nothing left (as we can see he's already headed that way). It's sad to see the last few years of his career he's been very injury prone and he's fading. It makes it amazing to see Tim playing like he's a 20 year old again.

[superjames1992]

Bonner and Blair are the easy targets imo. I'm more worried about how inconsistent Diaw and Manu are, Manu especially. hope his next contract is a good deal...
Honestly, has Manu ever been consistent?

[Boomersgold]

I thought Mo was the sg :wow

Hayward comes off the bench though.

[siraulo23]

gonna be a tough one again, if be a gutsy win if they can pull this one out

[Mugen]

TP/CoJo/Green/Diaw/Tim to start the 2nd half.

More Patty/Nando, less Gary. And Pop needs to find a way to end the game with Tiago/Timmy playing together.

[superjames1992]

I really hope Manu decides to retire at the end of the season. It pains me to watch him struggle so much and lose a lot of the parts of his game that made him special. As sad as it would be to see him retire I don't want to see him play until he has nothing left (as we can see he's already headed that way). It's sad to see the last few years of his career he's been very injury prone and he's fading. It makes it amazing to see Tim playing like he's a 20 year old again.
:lmao

[Boomersgold]

TP/CoJo/Green/Diaw/Tim to start the 2nd half.

More Patty/Nando, less Gary. And Pop needs to find a way to end the game with Tiago/Timmy playing together.

When Neal isn't hitting his shots, his even more useless than Patty. He lacks the speed to guard quicker guards, such as Lillard.

[Mugen]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=h9yA9srab0k

Brett Brown aint got time for Pop's jokes tbh.