Game Thread: Spurs vs. Timberwolves - Jan. 13 @ 6pm CST

[ace3g]

Tim Duncan Quadruple Double Watch - 9 pts, 9 boards, 3 assists, 7 blks

[Libri]

Tim with 7 blocks.

Hopefully the stat guy is not shortchanging him.

[TheSkeptic]

seems like the offensive flow is better with Diaw out there

Well yeah. Diaw helps a lot with floor spacing.

[Raven]

timmy going for the 3-double?

[HI-FI]

crofl
holy shit
we can't even get homecooking anymore.

[Libri]

No logical reason for not giving Tim some serious DPOY consideration.

[SPIDER2311]

patty needs to guard JJ

[Raven]

what is up with those wistles...

[keywester]

Come on Spurs..."Win one for the Manu"

[ElNono]

back into dumb mode

[Blizzardwizard]

Why are we letting them back in this?

[HI-FI]

Come on Spurs..."Win one for the Manu"

we could use that battle cry a few times a season tbh

[SPIDER2311]

JJ 8 POINT AND 5 DIMES IN 8 MINUTES

[Boomersgold]

Parker!

[ElNono]

Neal is pissing me off

[SPIDER2311]

Gary on JJ. Not Good

[ace3g]

Kawhi 3!!!

[DPG21920]

Neal is pissing me off

Put Manu in..

[Libri]

Leonard with that Bruce 3.

[TDMVPDPOY]

gary neal cant defend anyone in this league

[ElNono]

come on tony, you're getting torched by luke fucking ridnour

[Boomersgold]

Where's the defense on Barea?

[TDMVPDPOY]

duncan needs steaals now fo 5x5

[Libri]

Neal can't guard the hobbit.

[ElNono]

cue fkn hero move quote

[Raven]

tony is on a roll

[SPIDER2311]

Gary Neal. Wow. Defence is Shocking

[Raven]

timmy 2 steals away from a 5 for 5

[Spurs Brazil]

TD and Tony played the whole quarter

Now we'll have the Mills-Neal combo...

[Boomersgold]

TD and Tony played the whole quarter

Now we'll have the Mills-Neal combo...

It'll probably be Mills and Green, seeing as Green subbed out mid way in the third.

[SPIDER2311]

TD and Tony played the whole quarter

Now we'll have the Mills-Neal combo...

Neal is a bigger problem then mills

[DPG21920]

Manu missing time (for the millionth time) puts so much strain on Tim and TP. Could lead to injuries for them down the road if he misses a decent amount of time (which would be typical).

[Raven]

supersmall lineup?

[TDMVPDPOY]

fckn abortion ball now, everyone in fetus position

[TDMVPDPOY]

these 2 teams tonight...allies vs EU

[Boomersgold]

Not a lot of ball movement with this group.

[TDMVPDPOY]

gary neal posting empty stats....he gives up just as many pts he scores on the other end

[Boomersgold]

Gary Neal!

[phxspurfan]

choo

[Warlord23]

Tiago is soft as a pillow

[Raven]

neal showing up

[TDMVPDPOY]

terry porter fkn with grumpy look...

[NickiRasgo]

Neal with it!

[Blizzardwizard]

Neal's defense is still ass, but at least he's making shots tonight.

[timvp]

Neal with his replacement goods per par.

[Boomersgold]

Neal's not that bad as a backup SG, tbh.

[Brunodf]

Neal is finally playing well, Splitter on the other hand...

[Raven]

owwwww yeah!

[SayTown]

Towson Triple!

[ElNono]

Good to see the bench stepping up

[Spurs Brazil]

Welcome back Gary Neal!!!

Tiago with his worst game in more than a month. Pathetic effort. Soft

[EVAY]

Neal's not that bad as a backup SG, tbh.

No, it's not that he is a bad shooting guard...he is a terrible point guard though, and he is often put in that position.

[SPIDER2311]

Love the way patty competes. Just never gives up

[keywester]

Love the way patty competes. Just never gives up

Couple of Neal shots came from Mill's assists...that the way it should be...

[boutons_deux]

spurs have bad percentage vs good teams

have trouble at home vs lottery teams

[Libri]

Pop ejected

[ace3g]

Pop ejected per par

[HI-FI]

lol
Stern sticking it to us

[ElNono]

Pop going to have dinner with Manu early

[timvp]

Dumb techs by Pop. The Spurs could have put 'em away and you get thrown out for no reason......

[Brunodf]

Where is the foul?

[SpursIndonesia]

Who's getting the technical foul ?

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

fucking communist sympathizer.

marc davis is such a shit ref. he has a huge ego, future joey crawford.

[Blizzardwizard]

I didn't know you could take 5 steps in basketball? Bloody refs.

[ace3g]

Pat-Split connection

[NickiRasgo]

Neal!

[Libri]

excellent defense, tbh

[Boomersgold]

Mills to Splitter! Great assist by Mills!

[HI-FI]

great movement, we gotta learn how to do this better withut manu

[NickiRasgo]

Oh mama!

[ace3g]

Kareem Abdul JaSplitter

[TheSkeptic]

Dumb techs by Pop. The Spurs could have put 'em away and you get thrown out for no reason......

No kidding.

Funny how we were saying this about Jax and we're here saying it again about Pop. But at the same time I'd rather see a coach get thrown out for standing up to his players. Still dumb though. He should've chewed them out (some more) after the game.

[ElNono]

dagger

[SpursIndonesia]

Pop's taking the tech to lit fire onto Splitter ass ?

[Blizzardwizard]

WOW. Can Pop stay out all game next time?

[Raven]

green is playing terrific D

[Bill_Brasky]

Good shit.

[Boomersgold]

Surprised that this Mills, Neal and Green lineup is working quite well...

[Raven]

and that's game.

[Libri]

lol

Rubio flopped, I think

[Blizzardwizard]

Best minute of Spurs play I've seen in a long while.

[Spurs Brazil]

I had a lot of doubts, but damn, great job by this group

[SPIDER2311]

Give Patty the Back up PG. Gary is a SG, let him play his natural game

[Brunodf]

WOW. Can Pop stay out all game next time?
:lol

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

We go on a run after Pop gets ejected. Fire Pop!

[timvp]

Dumb techs by Pop. The Spurs could have put 'em away and you get thrown out for no reason......

Great techs by Pop. The Spurs could have blown that lead but he gives the team the needed fire.....

[TheSkeptic]

Pop's taking the tech to lit fire onto Splitter ass ?

Now that you mention it, this is the first time I recall Pop doing something like this over a call on Splitter...

[Spurs Brazil]

Pop with great coaching :lol

[Raven]

Surprised that this Mills, Neal and Green lineup is working quite well...

well, they have the size advantage in the backcourt, against a tall SG it probably wouldn't work..

[DesignatedT]

9 straight after Pop got thrown out :lol

[NickiRasgo]

Why Pek is on the bench?

[NickiRasgo]

I don't understand the rotation of Porter.

[Libri]

Amundson looks like a WNBA player.

[FromWayDowntown]

It's been an interestingly officiated game. The T'wolves seem to have been at least as physical as the Spurs, but as of 4:31 in the 4th, have been called for a grand total of 4 fouls since the first quarter. Pop's been jawing at Davis all night.

[TheSkeptic]

I don't understand the rotation of Porter.

Game's essentially over. Love's already out injured.

[timvp]

Stop fouling Rubio. He's not an offensive threat. He's shooting like 20% this season.

[Brunodf]

Timberwolves getting some calls tonight...

[Chinook]

Does Green holding his own against Williams say more about Green or about Williams?

[ElNono]

Jackson is severely underrated.... he plays tough and rebounds great... and his buckets are all timely

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

I don't understand how Rubio can shoot 80% from the FT line and 25% from the field

[Libri]

Stop fouling Rubio. He's not an offensive threat. He's shooting like 20% this season.

The next Pete Maravich. :lol

[Raven]

very good game after a while.

[timvp]

Rubio now 6-for-33 from the field this year and 0-for-8 from three :wow

[Boomersgold]

Neal's best game off the bench in a while!

[NickiRasgo]

Game's essentially over. Love's already out injured.

I mean like around 7 mins. left. We're just up by around 12 points or 15? He just didn't try.

[Reck]

Nothing to see here. Spurs face a scrub team and beat them handily.

Not a trend I care to see.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

De Colo!

[Libri]

No triple double for Tim. :depressed

[JingleJangleJingle]

good win but Manu :(

[timvp]

Tough for Blair. Plays well ... foul trouble ... doesn't play again til scrub time.

[Raven]

Rubio now 6-for-33 from the field this year and 0-for-8 from three :wow

it is quite common that those "learned" shooters forget everything after a long injury.. imho it'll take a few months, maybe even the whole season untill he get a decent stroke back.

[timvp]

Wow, Hayward sucks :lol

[Raven]

hayward is such a scrub :lmao

[ElNono]

Great win, tbh... we might not beat Memphis next game, so we needed this

[timvp]

Nice D. Shved, Rubio and Hayward a combined 0-for-17..........

[TheSkeptic]

I mean like around 7 mins. left. We're just up by around 12 points or 15? He just didn't try.

Oh yeah. I can't say for sure why but my guess is it's because they have a game against Dallas tomorrow. Maybe Porter figured he'd concede this one and win against the Mavs?

[timvp]

At least Manu got some revenge against Shved before he went down...

[Raven]

less than 90 points

[HI-FI]

"mmm mmm good"
"oh that's another deal"
lol

I love Kawhi's dunks, his length is so good he doesn't need much lift.

[Brunodf]

Good game.

[Boomersgold]

Has Blair earned a spot back in the regular rotation?

[Floyd Pacquiao]

"mmm mmm good"
"oh that's another deal"
lol

I love Kawhi's dunks, his length is so good he doesn't need much lift.

hope the spurs don't fire bill for those "unclassy" comments tbh

[TheSkeptic]

Has Blair earned a spot back in the regular rotation?

No. But he has hopefully raised his trade value so that the FO can ship him out for a pg. Or another big.

[Blizzardwizard]

Has Blair earned a spot back in the regular rotation?

It's only one quarter, of one game. If he can do it again two or three more times, then maybe. If not, then hopefully it will just raise the chances of someone wanting to trade for him.

[Russ]

What happened to De Colo?

[RD2191]

pop got ejected? LOL

[Libri]

Sean: "Neal will have to be one of the primary ball handlers." :(

[playblair]

coach pop on dejuan's playing time ...... "its what we needed"....... wb blair

[DapDaGenius]

"mmm mmm good"
"oh that's another deal"
lol

I love Kawhi's dunks, his length is so good he doesn't need much lift.

I wish I saw it.

But damn Duncan, 12 pts 9 rebounds 7 blocked shots 5 assists 3 steals. Pretty nice.

[timtonymanu]

Neal's not that bad as a backup SG, tbh.

Told you. He's a huge liability at point. Which is probably why trading him while Manu is out would be disaster.

I'm not saying he should be the backup point, but he can be valuable at SG.

[Dr. Robert Lee]

coach pop on dejuan's playing time ...... "its what we needed"....... wb blair
Keep smoking that good shit, brother. Your boy isn't coming out to play with the big boys.

[TampaDude]

Solid win, guys!

GO SPURS GO!!!!!