Game Thread: Spurs vs Bobcats - Jan. 30 @ 7:30 PM CST

[Darius Bieber]

Charlotte Bobcats @ San Antonio Spurs
AT&T Center
Wednesday, January 30th, 2013
7:30 CST

KEY INJURIES:
Spurs:
Tim Duncan (sore left knee)
DeJuan Blair (right knee effusion)
Matt Bonner (right knee effusion)

Maybe this means more Baynes? :toast



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[Man Mountain]

:flag::flag::flag:

[crc21209]

Gotta throw this in here....

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

[lefty]

lol at the MJ pic

[Manu-20]

Bobcats better get ready to be skinned alive tonight because Baynes is going to be unleashed god have mercy on them.

[PingPong]

Couln't be easier real start for Baynes: playing against a shitty team without the pressure of being alongside a all star like Tim Duncan, without competition in his position...

[Captivus]

The Spurs should go for a 1st ever:
Parker
Manu
Diaw
Splitter
Baynes

San Antonio United Nations!

[PingPong]

Lol at Splitter in that ad with Pop....

:lol

[Manu-20]

Lol at Splitter in that ad with Pop....

:lol
LOL coach you need a call for more pizza :lol.

[ace3g]

San Antonio Spurs ‏@spurs (https://twitter.com/spurs) Tonight's starters: Parker, Green, Leonard, Diaw, Splitter. Watch on @FSSouthwest (https://twitter.com/FSSouthwest) and listen on @1200WOAI (https://twitter.com/1200WOAI). http://on.nba.com/XTvLXr (http://t.co/i3TTD2cV) #GoSpursGo (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23GoSpursGo&src=hash)

[Captivus]

Lol at Splitter in that ad with Pop....

:lol
Whats the ad for? i cant see it in League Pass. Maybe i can google it.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

excited to see baynes get some burn tbh

[ace3g]

icy hot

[Juggity]

Splitter can't hold onto the ball tonight

[Floyd Pacquiao]

kawhi with the smooth move

[Cry Havoc]

Good start. Too bad my stream sucks azz.

[Juggity]

Kawhi with the great closeout on the shot on one end, and then hitting the three

[4Dwin!]

KY!

[Captivus]

Nice Tiago!! YEAH!!

[jimbo]

lol Splitter

at least he went for the highlight, I don't even care that he missed

[Paranoid Pop]

Lol Splitter trying to get Baynes on the court quicker by sucking.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

damn kawhi looking good

[Cry Havoc]

Leonard shitting on the idiotic posters on this board.

[Bill_Brasky]

Doesn't matter that he missed, I like Tiagos dunk attempt.

Kawhi beastly early.

[ElNono]

great d so far

[Juggity]

Leonard is on fire. Going for 40 :lol

[JingleJangleJingle]

lol Taigo.

[Manu-20]

Tiago missing some easy chip shots so far.

[Juggity]

Wow, the Bobcats are a terrible team. They didn't even try to take a shot before the 24 sec. violation

[ElNono]

need better decisions on the break

[Spursfanfromafar]

Baynes...!

[ace3g]

Baynes!!!

[Manu-20]

Baynes is in.

[Captivus]

need better decisions on the break

Specially Green

[Juggity]

Green doing the predictable fast break failure

[Cry Havoc]

Woooo let's go Baynes!

[capek]

Ya baby! Excited to see Baynes in early

[JingleJangleJingle]

lol that call...well i guess they called it on the bobcats as well

[DPG21920]

Wow that was a weak call. But :lmao Baynes stats per minute.

[PingPong]

Whats the ad for? i cant see it in League Pass. Maybe i can google it.

Pizza Hut. And some kids drug free stuff etc

[4Dwin!]

Baynes sighting (giddy)

[capek]

lol nit picky call, play through it Baynes

[ace3g]

good work trying for that rebound though

[DPG21920]

:lol WTF with these calls.

[RD2191]

oh come on

[bklynspursfan]

Not for nothing but Baynes boxed out really well there

[ElNono]

I like Baynes effort boxing out... that's great to see

[Manu-20]

Wow refs trying to kill the baynes moment there.

[Cry Havoc]

Damn Whataburger commercials... now I want to go to In N Out for dinner. FML.

[4Dwin!]

cm0n baynes

[Captivus]

I just want a standing dunk from Baynes

[capek]

Wow refs trying to kill the baynes moment there.

:lol no joke

Liked the way he boxed out on that last play though

[Bill_Brasky]

Where was the carry?

[Juggity]

Once Baynes gets past the early jitters, he'll be fine.

[AussieFanKurt]

carry? :lol

[Cry Havoc]

Where was the carry?

You never see Parker that heated about officiating calls. Probably an official just trying to throw his weight around. Amazing that it happens to us on our own floor.

[ace3g]

come on guys sloppy sloppy

[JingleJangleJingle]

the spurs fastbreaks have been disastrous.

[Dr. Robert Lee]

Good to see Manu not wildly jump out of bounds to try to save that pass, tbh. We don't need him to break a bone.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

BANE!!! :D

[Cry Havoc]

Just happy to see our new big on the floor. Exciting tbh.

[spurraider21]

good defensive sequence by bane

[capek]

Not bad help D so far from Baynes. At least he's not a foul machine

[Paranoid Pop]

Green's passing :lol

[Warlord23]

Danny Green's play is just infuriating

[Manu-20]

Wonder whats with Jax not coming in for leonard.

[Bill_Brasky]

LAZY rebounding right there. Looked like Baynes blocked out 2 guys and we still didn't get it.

[Chinook]

Wonders what with Jax not coming in for leonard.

I think he's going to come in for Diaw.

[timtonymanu]

Wonder whats with Jax not coming in for leonard.

Me thinks he's gonna be the backup 4 tonight

[Spursfanfromafar]

Just 2 rebounds by the spurs so far... hmm..

[Paranoid Pop]

Wonders what with Jax not coming in for leonard.

Pop coming ot the rescue of his beloved Green after he saw him get benched by Bud, will play him 40 minutes to make up for it.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

We're playing down to the opponent right now.

[ace3g]

50/50 balls adv Bobcats

[TheSkeptic]

We're playing down to the opponent right now.

Maybe a little bit rusty?

[ace3g]

I like how Baynes uses his arm to keep track of where his man is on defense

[DPG21920]

50/50 balls adv Bobcats

Which Baynes was supposed to help that...

[spurraider21]

baynes setting killer screens lol

[capek]

I like how Baynes uses his arm to keep track of where his man is on defense

Good fundamental ball

[Captivus]

I NOW im not the only one just watching Baynes...not the game

[bklynspursfan]

Ripping that board down baby lol

[Cry Havoc]

BAYNES TOUGH REBOUND

OH MANU

GREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN LIGHT

[ace3g]

Baynes eating up rebounds now

[capek]

That sequence was all Baynes tbh

[Bill_Brasky]

The Bobcats just aren't putting out much effort.

[Captivus]

He almost got that 3pt rebound, almost...wow

[ElNono]

what a pass by manu

[Cry Havoc]

Tiago beautiful!

[capek]

Baynes gonna get the biggest boost in PER from one game to the next ever. All time NBA record tbh

[4Dwin!]

Manu just wow

[JingleJangleJingle]

what is with this monkey on the bobcats blocking the spurs shots?

[capek]

sweet in bounds play per par

[Dr. Robert Lee]

GARY NEAL = SCRUB.

[bklynspursfan]

Neal wtf man

[ElNono]

Still don't know what's Neal role in this lineup... backup PG it isn't

[RD2191]

neal is garbage

[Brunodf]

:lolNeal still in the rotation

[JingleJangleJingle]

was that really the play called?

[ace3g]

Baynes looks much quicker now on PnR defense than he did in vids I saw of him that is good.

[capek]

Neal needs to return to an off the ball guy. This team has no business putting the ball in his hands to end a quarter.

[Captivus]

was that really the play called?

Just like I do in 2K13!!

[Manu-20]

Far from the best ball of the spurs this season solid quarter I suppose, Baynes playing well wasn't expecting him to get into a grove in the offense but he had 2 contested boards and almost got a offense rebound liking what I am seeing from him so far.

[BatManu20]

Kemba Walker just crossed Gary Neal out of his shoes and then hit the J..

[Juggity]

Neal should be a spot up shooter tbh. Not a ballhandler.

[TheSkeptic]

Neal needs to return to an off the ball guy. This team has no business putting the ball in his hands to end a quarter.

I think so. It's the only way to make him work on this team imo.

[SPIDER2311]

Gary. Please dont try to be the glory man all the time

[AztecSpur]

Anyone know why KL was pulled?

[capek]

Anyone know why KL was pulled?

You mean why they followed the same rotation pattern the Spurs have for two years?

[RodNIc91]

Baynes has defended the PnR reasonably well. However Ill take it with a grain of salt since the bobcats dont appear to play it that great

[spurraider21]

i like how the bobcats regretted the big contract they gave tyrus thomas... so instead they go out there and draft another tyrus thomas aka bismack

[ace3g]

kawow

[Cry Havoc]

Leonaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaard.

Fuck the haters.

[ace3g]

Manu!!

[Cry Havoc]

Manu.

[ElNono]

ballin

[BatManu20]

Kawhhiiii

[capek]

He must be pumped about the AS rising legends selection

[Brunodf]

Manu

[Dr. Robert Lee]

MANU and LEONARD are in GOD MODE.

Neal, on the other hand, is in SHIT MODE, per par, per par...

[timtonymanu]

Leonaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaard.

Fuck the haters.

Tbh, anyone that hates on Kawhi Leonard is retarded. Who's guilty of that?

[NickiRasgo]

Oh mama!

[Darius Bieber]

Whats the ad for? i cant see it in League Pass. Maybe i can google it.

It's for Pizza Hut's Anti-Drug League.

[TheSkeptic]

Tbh, anyone that hates on Kawhi Leonard is retarded. Who's guilty of that?

I'm wondering the same thing?

[SPIDER2311]

patty for gary please

[capek]

Tbh, anyone that hates on Kawhi Leonard is retarded. Who's guilty of that?

Probably fans of the other top players from his draft class. Not necessarily retarded, but uninformed and biased. Fuck em all regardless

[ace3g]

Tiago!!

[ace3g]

Tragic Splitter, lol

[Dr. Robert Lee]

GARY NEAL = SCRUB x2.

[bklynspursfan]

Neal in a bit of a funk

[ace3g]

Kawhi's midrange game!!!

[Brunodf]

Neal can't pass:bang

[spurraider21]

kawow

[Cry Havoc]

Leonard FEELING it.

[Bill_Brasky]

Leonard....

[NickiRasgo]

Hero ball.

[capek]

Leonard baby! Awesome aggressiveness!

[spurraider21]

nice pass by Neal... jax botched the footwork

[NickiRasgo]

Kawhi!

[ace3g]

Baynes !!!

[Cry Havoc]

What the fuck is up with these officials. Trying to keep the game close?

[TheSkeptic]

Leonard playing A+ ball.

[Manu-20]

BAYNES BACK IN.

[spurraider21]

Baynes! Charlotte's reckoning

[DPG21920]

These refs are something else I tell you what.

[benfti]

Baynes back in

[spurraider21]

haha baynes wants NO part of inbounds passes

[capek]

Reffing is weird tonight. Feels like a high school game with all these funky calls

[Captivus]

It's for Pizza Hut's Anti-Drug League.

Thanks, lets see if i can find it

[DPG21920]

Wow.

[Cry Havoc]

Bullshit call. Fuck these refs.

[DPG21920]

I want to see Baynes on the low block son

[spurraider21]

baynes went WAY up for that rebound

[DPG21920]

Baynes has some antsy hands - especially on the off glass.

[Manu-20]

Baynes has had his hands on about 3 offense boards so far just hasn't been able to get them.

[spurraider21]

Baynes out there hustling... just seems anxious out there. first time getting real minutes

[PingPong]

Baynes wipping all around...

[NickiRasgo]

Wow Baynes hassling down.

[boutons_deux]

AB has quick hands

[ace3g]

I want to see Baynes on the low block son

I think Baynes wants that to, been asking for the ball about 3 times now

[bklynspursfan]

Baynes timing has been off on a couple boards but love how he battles

[spurraider21]

I do like the way he runs the floor though. never really trailing on defense and not sluggish at all on transition after a rebound

[Captivus]

HAHA!
I googled: pizza hut anti drug splitter popovich

Look at the results!

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pizza+hut+anti+drug+splitter+ popovich&oq=pizza+hut+anti+drug+splitter+popovich&gs_l=youtube.3...827.6689.0.6952.24.22.1.0.0.1.222 .2988.8j8j6.22.0...0.0...1ac.1.3tJV5Fy9wmI

[hooperflash]

Baynes is hustling out there, I like that. I hope he score a couple of buckets soon.

[look_at_g_shred]

Damn that was a mans rebound by Baynes

[capek]

Baynes looking good so far, all things considered. If he's able to keep from dumb fouls in his first time getting minutes, that definitely bodes well for him being able to stay on the court when it matters down the road :tu

[ace3g]

lob play in the playbook for him

[DPG21920]

TP with the Prime Shaq pass

[spurraider21]

WOW they wanted to raise the roof... and take down ST with that lob attempt

[BatManu20]

I want Tony to throw Baynes an alley-oop off the backboard on a fast break. That should get his confidence up.

[spurraider21]

bad lob to baynes followed by lazy bounce pass to baynes. they REALLY want him to score lol

[ace3g]

Taylor, a Patty Mills, Jared Dudley clone

[PingPong]

Tim-splitter/Tim-Baynes/Baynes-Splitter

:wow:wow

[DPG21920]

Got scared Baynes got called for another illegal screen. whew.

[hooperflash]

Manu will make Baynes better, obvi.

[spurraider21]

Manu will make Baynes better, obvi.
im smelling a mis-handled nutmeg pass to baynes :lol

[DesertSpur50]

Can you throw elbows on screen in the Euroleauge?

[Cry Havoc]

God damn these refs suck. Not just for us either. We don't want to watch them blow whistles for 48.

[JingleJangleJingle]

this officiating...

[NickiRasgo]

Good one Manu!

[capek]

Got scared Baynes got called for another illegal screen. whew.

He's gonna have to watch out for that. I've seen him extend his hip a few times.

[ace3g]

Splitter dunk!!

[hooperflash]

Great block attempt Danny -.- (sarcasm)

[keywester]

what happened to mills? not even a scrub anymore?

[ace3g]

almost a Kawow Kabang dunk

[spurraider21]

kawhi wants to get on sportscenter

[Cry Havoc]

Holy shit Green finished!

[ElNono]

good stuff

[hooperflash]

Two Hands KL Please! :/

[Manu-20]

Dam Kawhi trying to get top play of the day.

[mexpurs21]

That was an obvious foul

[RD2191]

is corey in austin?

[Cry Havoc]

Tiago is looking more and more comfortable with those post moves.

[ElNono]

great footwork there by tiago... that's new

[Obstructed_View]

almost a Kawow Kabang dunk

Story of his career so far.

[Obstructed_View]

great footwork there by tiago... that's new

Thought that was Dominique for a second.

[ace3g]

Boris!!

[Cry Havoc]

This team passes better than any I've ever seen. Just unreal.

[ace3g]

Splitter steal, TP finish

[hooperflash]

Sexy Lay-up as always ha

[eDizzle20]

A sloppy game overall. Baynes looks good (he is huge compared to the rest of the guys on the court). If someone would throw him a pass on the pick n roll that was halfway decent he would have a bucket. He is doing a great job boxing out on the d-boards and is active on the offensive glass. You can tell he is not used to the NBA pace of game (it looks like he is getting winded quickly).

[Cry Havoc]

Tiago getting down the Duncan 2/3rd court pass. :tu

[timtonymanu]

Damn, my feed is really behind based on this thread.

[ElNono]

oops

[hooperflash]

You see Kawhi, Taylor uses two hands! :b

[NickiRasgo]

Oh mama!

[BatManu20]

Jackson has some hops..

[TDMVPDPOY]

baynes scrub

[spurraider21]

lol baynes hookshot

[boutons_deux]

I saw KL smile, but quickly extinguished :)

[ElNono]

it's the cats, but solid D so far

[BatManu20]

Baynes...

[bklynspursfan]

I hope they give Baynes the ball in the post at least once.

[timtonymanu]

Well he finally got a shot off :lol

[ace3g]

Baynes can't even make a rushed hook shot...

[NickiRasgo]

I thought Baynes had already 6 rebounds but only counted 4.

[Brunodf]

Good 1 st half.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Baynes has more rebounds than Splitter and Diaw combined

[HarlemHeat37]

Baynes has played a decent chunk of minutes in this game, yet I still have no opinion on him either way, nor should anybody..he hasn't received the ball at any point..he's active and getting his hands on rebounds, but missing them..he's playing against the Bobcats:lol..

The only certainty is that he's a big-ass dude, tbh..he looks like a legit NBA 7-feet tall..

Hopefully they give him a few touches in the post to shake off any initial anxiety..playing against the worst frontcourt in the NBA(possibly NBA history) is time for experimentation..

[loveforthegame]

I liked what I saw from Baynes. He will definitely help the second unit. :tu

[DPG21920]

I am hoping that Baynes can learn to roll to the basket and has hands as good as Tiago. If so, he should get looks similar to Tiago as there is no excuse not to. Want to see him in that role a little.

[Samr.]

As long as baynes rebounds, he'll get minutes. Spurs have so many scorers, they don't need him to score points. Just rebound. As long as he doesn't make any boneheaded mistakes, 5-7 rebounds a night should keep him seeing consistent rotation minutes.

[ace3g]

He said his bread and butter is the right handed hook shot, so don't get too worked up by a rushed left handed hook

[Mugen]

There's no reason why Kawhi shouldn't be playing 35-40 minutes per game tbh. I love Jack as much as the next guy but i have no doubt Kawhi will beast when given more minutes.

[cd98]

He's a step slower than everyone else. He can't block shots. He is big and can rebound. He seems to have bad hands and no touch. Some of this could be nerves. 1st game in the NBA. That would be intimidating, even if against the lowly Bobcats.

[Obstructed_View]

A sloppy game overall. Baynes looks good (he is huge compared to the rest of the guys on the court). If someone would throw him a pass on the pick n roll that was halfway decent he would have a bucket. He is doing a great job boxing out on the d-boards and is active on the offensive glass. You can tell he is not used to the NBA pace of game (it looks like he is getting winded quickly).

The biggest difference between a big who gets passes (Splitter) and a big who doesn't is not just rolling, but maintaining a passing window to receive the ball. I saw a couple of times that Baynes had a nice roll but the passer just didn't have an angle to get him the ball.

[spurraider21]

keeping a close eye on the Clippers. they're battling in minnesota

[spurraider21]

He's a step slower than everyone else. He can't block shots. He is big and can rebound. He seems to have bad hands and no touch. Some of this could be nerves. 1st game in the NBA. That would be intimidating, even if against the lowly Bobcats.
he's also gotta adjust to the nba. different types of players, different play style, different officiating than euroleague. remember it took splitter quite a while to become the defender he now is

[Darkwaters]

The biggest difference between a big who gets passes (Splitter) and a big who doesn't is not just rolling, but maintaining a passing window to receive the ball. I saw a couple of times that Baynes had a nice roll but the passer just didn't have an angle to get him the ball.

Thats a valid point. But I think a lot of that will come with time. The dude has still only been in town for like a week.

Still, I doubt Baynes is ever any kind of true offensive force. But if we could get him a couple baskets a night (if/when he gets regular minutes) then it would be very helpful. Clearly though it's his rebounding that will make him his money.

[Obstructed_View]

With a lead, there's no reason not to give him minutes in the second half. I don't see any way that's not a great thing for him and the team.

[cd98]

As long as baynes rebounds, he'll get minutes. Spurs have so many scorers, they don't need him to score points. Just rebound. As long as he doesn't make any boneheaded mistakes, 5-7 rebounds a night should keep him seeing consistent rotation minutes.

Spurs can't have 5 on 4. He has to be able to do something on offense. He looked nervous. Lets see if he settles down in second half.

[Obstructed_View]

Thats a valid point. But I think a lot of that will come with time. The dude has still only been in town for like a week.

Still, I doubt Baynes is ever any kind of true offensive force. But if we could get him a couple baskets a night (if/when he gets regular minutes) then it would be very helpful. Clearly though it's his rebounding that will make him his money.

I completely agree. Didn't mean to sound like I was bagging on him. I was just pointing out that sometimes the success of the pick and roll is in the skill of the roller and not just the passer.

[spurraider21]

i think we will see a lot of lineups with Mills, De Colo, and Baynes in the 4th quarter

[Captivus]

keeping a close eye on the Clippers. they're battling in minnesota

Missing Paul.

[Obstructed_View]

Spurs can't have 5 on 4. He has to be able to do something on offense. He looked nervous. Lets see if he settles down in second half.

Against Charlotte, it's more like 4 on 3 tbh. Let's see if you settle down in second half.

[spurraider21]

Missing Paul.
yeah but its the western conference standings i'm looking at, not necessarily how well they're playing without their leader. a loss is a loss

[PingPong]

It's clear Baynes is not skilled or he was playing in Spain, Israel or Turkey, not in a shitty team from nowhere. But I think he will put lots of monster dunks when playing alongside to Splitter and Timmy.

[Texas_Ranger]

Missing Paul.

Minnesota is missing Love, Roy and Budinger

[Captivus]

yeah but its the western conference standings i'm looking at, not necessarily how well they're playing without their leader. a loss is a loss
Good opportunity for Blake to see if he can be more dominant and put the team on his back.
Im watching Houston-Denver.

[Manu-20]

Baynes could of had a easy dunk if de colo had dropped the dime and he could of possibly had an ally opp with TP but to me it looks more like the spurs getting used to playing with him.

[spurraider21]

It's clear Baynes is not skilled or he was playing in Spain, Israel or Turkey, not in a shitty team from nowhere. But I think he will put lots of monster dunks when playing alongside to Splitter and Timmy.
if he can play like a bigger hansbrough i'll be satisfied

[TheSkeptic]

he's also gotta adjust to the nba. different types of players, different play style, different officiating than euroleague. remember it took splitter quite a while to become the defender he now is

Not really iirc. Splitter was different from the Euro stereotype in that he was a solid defender when he first came in but took a bit longer for his offense to come around. Obviously it took Splitter time to get as good as he is now, but his initial calling card was being able to defend tbh...

Baynes is probably going to be on a similar curve. Probably faster because I don't think Pop's going to underplay for 2 seasons.

[spurraider21]

its almost comical how bad the bobcats are tbh

[JRHernandez88]

Tiagos reverse lay-up never fails :cry

[spurraider21]

kawhi had the basline WIDE open for a drive

[TDMVPDPOY]

paddin assist

[Obstructed_View]

Tiagos reverse lay-up never fails :cry

His flip hook, howevuh...

[NickiRasgo]

Kawhi.

[spurraider21]

surprised kawhi saw that pass. impressive vision

[Cry Havoc]

Parker is developing a hell of a set shot.

[Manu-20]

LOL at walkers D he just stopped playing D halfway through the tony drive.

[Darkwaters]

Bobcats starting to melt away