RRT Game 2 Thread: Spurs @ Pistons - Feb. 8 @ 6:30 PM CST

[ace3g]

foul?

[Paranoid Pop]

Blair left 3 points on the table in the last 2 possessions........

[RD2191]

wtf, foul?

[Brunodf]

Bad foul there

[Obstructed_View]

foul?

Yeah I missed it.

[spurraider21]

kawhi overagressive when in the penalty. not smart

[Darius McCrary]

Parker's been getting his ass kicked with no calls, Spurs get close, now they call close fouls. SMH.

[200 miles]

wow, pop really trying his hardest to not win this game

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Kawhi is probably gonna get 2-3 more looks from that corner this game. Hopefully he knocks em down next time.

[Paranoid Pop]

Back to 10+, Blair making an impact in a bad way but :pop: knows better.

[bklynspursfan]

Yo is that a female ref?
That'd be Violet Palmer

[Manu-20]

Kawhi with the Ginobili fuck up make up play there.

[Darius McCrary]

PfffFFFF now they give Parker that touch foul? SMH. Call the game consistent, dammit. #ReasonsNBAOfficiatingSucks

[ElNono]

Neal is the gift that keeps on giving

[timtonymanu]

Brandon Knight is such a fucking scrub. Of course his bitch ass is gonna have a good game.

[RD2191]

fukin scrub ass pistons

[DapDaGenius]

That'd be Violet Palmer

Honestly, I've never seen her before. I was like "Wait, that ref isn't an old dude with a beer belly"

[BatManu20]

If only we had a good defensive Center.

[siraulo23]

parker is a beast tbh

[spurraider21]

PfffFFFF now they give Parker that touch foul? SMH. Call the game consistent, dammit. #ReasonsNBAOfficiatingSucks

PfffFFFF now they give Parker that touch foul? SMH. Call the game consistent, dammit. Reason NBA officiating sucks.

fixed

[Darius McCrary]

Pistons Announcers wondering why Brandon Knight looks comfortable at SG tonight.....it's cuz Neal is guarding him guys, just say it.

[Strategic]

Damn, how many all star reserves are on the piston team?

[Obstructed_View]

Spurs guards making Pistons guards look like Reggie Miller, tbh.

[ontheraise]

damn they are destroying us in the paint

[Captivus]

I want a flagrant from the Spurs, just do something, punch someone in the face!! Make a stop!
Hack someone!

[SPIDER2311]

Neal. Having a Patty 5 min

[moisaenz]

its 4 on 5 when spurs defending.

[Darius McCrary]

PfffFFFF now they give Parker that touch foul? SMH. Call the game consistent, dammit. Reason NBA officiating sucks.

fixed
Nah you just dont get it. #InCrowd

[timtonymanu]

Damn the Bobcats choked. Oh well!

[RD2191]

I want a flagrant from the Spurs, just do something, punch someone in the face!! Make a stop!
Hack someone!
LMFAO, I FEEL THE EXACT SAME WAY

[Strategic]

close out this quarter same as the first half

[DapDaGenius]

I want a flagrant from the Spurs, just do something, punch someone in the face!! Make a stop!
Hack someone!

Stab 'em!! Nawh that's too far.

[200 miles]

It's amazing that Pop still treats Tiago like a scrub

[bklynspursfan]

Now bonner ... This is a joke!!!!!

[Brunodf]

Bonjner/Blair:bang

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Red Rocket gonna lead us to victory

[bklynspursfan]

Convinced pop wants to lose

[Obstructed_View]

I want a flagrant from the Spurs, just do something, punch someone in the face!! Make a stop!
Hack someone!

Jack in the Palace, and you ask for that? #unawareofhistorytbh

[ElNono]

smh bonner

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol bailouts

[capek]

Baynes would have got that rebound tbh

[timtonymanu]

Pop is saving Splitter for the 4th quarter. He did it last game. Don't know why people think he's getting bad treatment.

[Strategic]

bonner clumsy no hands bitch

[ontheraise]

apart of the poor shooting and defense ,ref clearly raped us tonight

[moisaenz]

this is a garbage game get baynes in there

[Brunodf]

I don't understand why Kawhi can't get 35 minutes/game. And this lineup sucks

[Strategic]

with a little luck the pistons could have 100 by the end of the third

[Obstructed_View]

apart of the poor shooting and defense ,ref clearly raped us tonight

Fortunately the Pistons are the far better team tonight, so it doesn't really matter.

[TDMVPDPOY]

no real playmaker on the floor, have to watch this bullshit

[timtonymanu]

Spurs actually put up a better quarter but couldn't trim the lead. Bad news!

[moisaenz]

no pg for the spurs

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Wow we got bailed out

[Richie]

This bench is horrible. No rim protections without Splitter, get some fucking size in there

[HarlemHeat37]

Green and Neal is the worst ball handling/passing backcourt I've ever seen, tbh..

[Paranoid Pop]

Hilarious and sad at the same time. Pop can't get better than F tonight.

[spurs1990]

Not having seen any of the game, but is this maybe a case of Pop laying it down to relieve pressure from the win streak....or am I grasping at straws here.

[Biggems]

that wasnt a foul....that female ref is calling some weak fouls on both teams

[ace3g]

if you are going to play the entire bench, better play the "entire" bench, where is Baynes?

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

We had our chances to get back in the game, but never took them.

I'd say this will now result in the suprise loss I predicted 4 days ago.

[bklynspursfan]

Nights like this piss me off. Pop knows and sees what Monroe and Maxiell are doing to us. And he goes back to Bonner/Blair even after Baynes did a helluva job on Pek the other night. Then he goes back with Neal/Green back court with Bonner/Blair on the court. This is worse than him sending guys home, at least in those games he gives a shit about the game, tonight he clearly doesn't. Waste of a night

[Captivus]

Jack in the Palace, and you ask for that? #unawareofhistorytbh
TBH!

[Texas_Ranger]

trade this lineup for Jefferson

[timtonymanu]

Of course Green misses. The Spurs can't catch a break.

[ontheraise]

Can't hit a 3 either, what a shitty night

[Trainwreck2100]

get Blair out of the goddamn game

[Johnny RIngo]

Hilarious and sad at the same time. Pop can't get better than F tonight.

Not just Pop but a lot of the players sucked too. Especially those two fat fucks - Diaw and Blair

[RD2191]

OHHHH COME THE FUK ON

[Brunodf]

Pop is saving Splitter for the 4th quarter. He did it last game. Don't know why people think he's getting bad treatment.

There will be no 4th quarter if we don't get close :bang

[LittleCriminal]

Blair is a peice of shit!! GTFOH!!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

It's nice when you predict a surprise loss because then it's not nearly so bothersome.

[RD2191]

FUK THESE FUKIN REFS

[crc21209]

As long as Neal is "defending" Knight and Blair is "defending" Monroe the Spurs arent gonna win tonight..

[Johnny RIngo]

get Blair out of the goddamn game

get Blair off this damn team

[timtonymanu]

FFS make them pay.

[Obstructed_View]

Not just Pop but a lot of the players sucked too. Especially those two fat fucks - Diaw and Blair

If you're blaming the front line, I wonder what game you're watching.

[BatManu20]

Lol at Bonner's awareness

[200 miles]

poor Baynes

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Yeah, the lack of Baynes is frustrating.

[TDMVPDPOY]

gary neal clearly sucks during this 11 game winnin streak where he has done nothing

[Richie]

ffs Neal, can't even hit a wide open 3. Horrible

If Neal can't hit shots, he shouldn't be in the game

[DapDaGenius]

90+ in 3 quarters....:bang

[Captivus]

Pop, whatever you are doing, isnt working, get Baynes in and see what happens

[ElNono]

lol Pop tanking this ish... :td

[Texas_Ranger]

lol 3 point shooting teams

[Paranoid Pop]

That rebounding :pop:...

[Obstructed_View]

Damn, I half wish that had gone in. :lol

[Darius McCrary]

Spurs are getting manhandled out there tonight. 100 points in 3 quarters???? Really???
Yeeeeesh

[Amuseddaysleeper]

We're gonna go a losing streak here will also drop games against nets and bulls.

[ace3g]

Pop just doesn't care about tonight, with some of these rotations

[TDMVPDPOY]

looks like green has used up his magci beans in the last game, now back to sucking next few games...nothing has change

[boutons_deux]

DET has 30+ pts in all 3 qtrs

[moisaenz]

no defense.

[RD2191]

hope pop eats some cherry pits and cant shit for a week, scrub

[Strategic]

Come on Pop put the f.....ing Toros out there to mop up the 4th, or is this the Toros?

[hoopdreams11]

neal at the point is terrible

[Obstructed_View]

DET has 30+ pts in all 3 qtrs

It's like the 2009 Spurs. Where Keith Bogans at?

[Brunodf]

:lolPop put some money on Detroit

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

We're gonna go a losing streak here will also drop games against nets and bulls.

Nah, we'll beat the Nets if Tim is back.

Bulls will beat us though - b2b against a very tough team.

[ElNono]

Pop with the #1 power ranking feels uncomfortable goods

[dbestpro]

The one thing this games proves is that small ball and the use of turd towers remains a failed Pop experiment.

[spurraider21]

not sure what lineup you guys really want out there during the minutes parker is resting. everyone bitching about lineups, but its not like pop has many tools at his disposal with manu and tim out

[timtonymanu]

Well that's game. The Spurs ran into a trap game and they paid for it.

Time to regroup because @ Brooklyn and @ Chicago are gonna be tough. Hopefully at least Manu will be ready because Tony can't keep being the lone soldier of the Big 3.

[PingPong]

It's the 4th.Too late for Baynes. Put Parker, Splitter, Leonard.

[GB20]

now that the game is over , can we see aron please

[urunobili]

this one is on Parker TBH oh BTW, RRT threads should be started by ace...

[loveforthegame]

Pop gets an F. :td

Stupid game to tank with the Nets and Bulls b2b.

[ElNono]

not sure what lineup you guys really want out there during the minutes parker is resting. everyone bitching about lineups, but its not like pop has many tools at his disposal with manu and tim out

Play Baynes a bit... call a timeout here and there when they go on a run... Pop just watching and enjoying it, tbh

[Strategic]

Damn, even Green threw up a hero ball to close out the 3rd. What's next, the end of the bench?

[timtonymanu]

not sure what lineup you guys really want out there during the minutes parker is resting. everyone bitching about lineups, but its not like pop has many tools at his disposal with manu and tim out

Agreed. Although I don't know why he's so hesitant with Baynes when Blair/Bonner aren't even doing any good out there.

The Spurs also just didn't bring it tonight. The bright spot was Kawhi and Tony but even they didn't bring their A game.

[dbestpro]

If this was a trap game is was hatched by Pop. Small ball and turd towers equals a loss every time.

[crc21209]

We're gonna go a losing streak here will also drop games against nets and bulls.

The Nets got spanked by the Wizards tonight...

[LittleCriminal]

Any lineup with Blair playing Center is shit!!

[Captivus]

Kobe with 8 assists, Lakers win

[ontheraise]

If you're blaming the front line, I wonder what game you're watching.
of course: 40 to 23 rebound is the backcourt's fault

[LittleCriminal]

LolBlair!!! He fucking sux!!

[dbestpro]

There was no excuse for playing Diaw as the lone big for extended minutes. Baynes is better defensively than Blair every day of the week. It's not rocket science.

[DapDaGenius]

Blair is so fuckin lame

[TDMVPDPOY]

blair sucks tryin to pad offensive rebounds with weak ass layups

[ElNono]

tbh, so many minutes for Blair... you have to wonder if Pop thinks they can trade him to the Pistons...

[spurraider21]

bonner playing decent tbh. diaw and blair playing like crap

[Obstructed_View]

of course: 40 to 23 rebound is the backcourt's fault

100 points in three quarters given up and you're counting rebounds. :lol

[Strategic]

nice suckass move by DeJuan

[Brunodf]

not sure what lineup you guys really want out there during the minutes parker is resting. everyone bitching about lineups, but its not like pop has many tools at his disposal with manu and tim out

DeColo/Green/Kawhi/Jack/Baynes

[HarlemHeat37]

5 players on the floor for the Spurs, no ball handling, no creators, no rim protectors..

[LittleCriminal]

Blair getting burned!! Geez!

[moisaenz]

bonner hesitation

[ElNono]

Bonner showing why he's unplayable

[Boomersgold]

DeColo/Green/Kawhi/Jack/Baynes

Or when Manu's healthy:

Patty/Manu/Splitter or Bonner/ Baynes/Jack

[200 miles]

ok pop time to put in splitter

[HarlemHeat37]

:lol Villanueva hook shot..go home Matt, tbh..

[Arcadian]

This is a craptacular lineup indeed. The Spurs are not good when they rely on their B-team.

[capek]

That's something!

[DapDaGenius]

Or when Manu's healthy:

Patty/Many/Splitter or Empty/ Baynes/Jack

[ElNono]

lol Neal wow

[Texas_Ranger]

Just watching at our bigs make me sick. 2 of those guys wouldn't even play a minute for the Bobcats.

[crc21209]

:lol Neal...piece of trash why even try to dribble?

[Paranoid Pop]

The scrubs better close the gap if they want TP to come off the bench again.

[Johnny RIngo]

If you're blaming the front line, I wonder what game you're watching.

How the hell is it not the front line's fault when they have almost 20 more rebounds than us?

[Obstructed_View]

lol Mason wow

[Trainwreck2100]

all these fuvking bounces going their way

[Brunodf]

This is a craptacular lineup indeed. The Spurs are not good when they rely on their C/D-team.

Fixed

[SPIDER2311]

Trade coming

[RD2191]

pop set us up for a loss, no reason for baynes not to play tonight

[Darius McCrary]

What the fuck has happened to Gary Neal? Is there anything he does that is good anymore? What is it about Spurs role playing guards that they start off amazing and end up total crap???

[Richie]

100 points in three quarters given up and you're counting rebounds. :lol

Bonner/Blair = no rebounding or shot blocking = layups and putbacks all day long

Neal has been terrible, but the front court has been awful too

[spurraider21]

DeColo/Green/Kawhi/Jack/Baynes

sticking baynes on monroe? not a fan of that

[timtonymanu]

Just shows how one-dimensional most of our guys are.

[Brunodf]

pop set us up for a loss, no reason for baynes not to play tonight

2010-2012 Splitter treatment all over again

[Captivus]

sticking baynes on monroe? not a fan of that

Whats the worst that could happen...loose?

[Texas_Ranger]

sticking baynes on monroe? not a fan of that

Sticking Bonner, Blai or Diaw is amazing

[Obstructed_View]

How the hell is it not the front line's fault when they have almost 20 more rebounds than us?

Again, 100 points in three quarters. You're looking at the wrong column in the box score, chief.

[Strategic]

One Duncan would have kept their lame ass shit out of the lane tonight.

[BatManu20]

Just shows how one-dimensional most of our guys are.

This. Fans expect our role players to play like all-stars or something. Without Parker, Manu, and Tim all playing well at the same time, this team doesn't have the talent to compete. What did you expect?

[ontheraise]

100 points in three quarters given up and you're counting rebounds. :lol

and you think there is no link between poor interior defense and allowing 100pt in 3 quarter.

[dbestpro]

Blair needs to go. Just anywhere, but he needs to go.

[PingPong]

Parker, stupid stat padder hero shooter.

[ElNono]

why no kawhi and more Bonner? oh, wait, we're tanking this ish

[Texas_Ranger]

lol @ it's not the frontcour fault. :lol

[TDMVPDPOY]

interior defense fkn sucks, will bynum is just walking in there for drives with no defender in site attempting to block or anything

[moisaenz]

let the australians plau

[Darius McCrary]

Blair needs to go. Just anywhere, but he needs to go.

.....

[Johnny RIngo]

100 points in three quarters given up and you're counting rebounds. :lol

Yes, it's the backcourt's fault that Grey Monroe and Villanueva are scoring every time down the court

[Captivus]

KMON!! 12 pts!! we can do it!

[Darius McCrary]

It's uncanny how much effective SJAX is this season in the post, compared to the perimeter.

[ace3g]

Green terrible fast break...

[ElNono]

good D by Bonner...

[spurraider21]

3 on 1 and jax runs backwards to the 3 point line. green should have pushed it, not kicked out

[Paranoid Pop]

why no kawhi and more Bonner? oh, wait, we're tanking this ish

Yeah seems like Green is playing twice as much as KY, even playing SF for a while, when KY had a great game...

[SPIDER2311]

Thanks Jax

[HarlemHeat37]

Jackson 3 instead of a Parker layup?..nice decision making from Green, tbh..

[bklynspursfan]

Oh my...

[Strategic]

get the damn layup

[Obstructed_View]

Bonner/Blair = no rebounding or shot blocking = layups and putbacks all day long

Not sure how that's a surprise to anyone. This is exactly what the 2006 Mavericks did to the Spurs. It all starts when the dribbler gets past his man on the first step and everyone else has to chase. Bigs react and are out of position. Without better defense from the guards, the best defense against it is shot blocking. Nobody plays smaller than their size more than Bonner and Blair.

[PingPong]

SJax and the d-league fastbreak.

[moisaenz]

bonner playing d

[DapDaGenius]

What did I say about Jackson's 3's. :depressed

[BatManu20]

3 on 1 and you take a 3?? Smh

[ElNono]

danny feast or famine... per par

[Darius McCrary]

Bonner playing great 4th Q overall Defense

[spurraider21]

kawhi 22 minutes, boris diaw 23 minutes

[Brunodf]

Jack:bang

[capek]

Time for us to find Green for some threes!

[Darius McCrary]

Spurs are one of the best teams in the history of the NBA when Daniel Green is hot.

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol the fix is in....pistons now going to tank

[ontheraise]

Oh wait!!! a better interior defense and we are catching up by magic

[Texas_Ranger]

is Kawhi 40 or something?

[timtonymanu]

What did I say about Jackson's 3's. :depressed

Tbh, all you can look to for that kind of thinking is the 2003 playoffs and Game 6 of last year. I'm convinced Jack is coasting.

[JRHernandez88]

Danny Green is a MFKN SPIR

[moisaenz]

lottery!!

[capek]

kawhi 22 minutes, boris diaw 23 minutes

Ya, that's fucking ridiculous. :td

[Obstructed_View]

Yes, it's the backcourt's fault that Grey Monroe and Villanueva are scoring every time down the court

Calderron and Singler are breaking down the defense.

[Richie]

Im surprised Pop hasn't thrown in the towel but 8 point game, this is still on.

[Trainwreck2100]

Bonner doing things on the defensive end, i don't know what to say

[dbestpro]

Maybe palying a backup center that's bigger than 6-8 might have helped. All night the wings would try to provide help defense to Blair, and Diaw thus leaving open threes.

[RD2191]

dont gimme that kawhi cant play 40 bullshit, durant and westbrick play 40 on a nightly basis

[ace3g]

why are you talking about the SJAX missed 3, Green should have passed that to Parker for easy layup, all about spacing

[PingPong]

3 on 1 and you take a 3?? Smh

Intelligence never was the strenght of the thugs, tbh...

[capek]

Oh shit! Macklemore getting an NBA commercial! Love it!!!!

[200 miles]

dont gimme that kawhi cant play 40 bullshit, durant and westbrick play 40 on a nightly basis

+1

[ontheraise]

Bonner doing things on the defensive end, i don't know what to say

just time to check that you're not dreaming

[siraulo23]

yay spurs one last push

ps: i just gotta smh worst 3 on 1 fast break ever

[ElNono]

damn cancer career game

[timtonymanu]

Fluke ass Charlie V. Hate scrubs like him.

[Obstructed_View]

Nice defense, Matty.

[ontheraise]

fck jax he need to retire

[BatManu20]

All that momentum shot because Splitter

[ElNono]

Pop got Patty ready... about to pull the white flag

[TDMVPDPOY]

jax is trying to get singler foul out...his got 5 fouls

[DapDaGenius]

We were down by 7 when I went to piss, then we were down by 13 when I came back...WTF

[ElNono]

that was a foul on jax

[Johnny RIngo]

Jackson's 4-31 from beyond the arc the last ten games.

[capek]

Get some damn stops now! GSG

[ace3g]

Kawhi!!

[ontheraise]

god damn.. take that fuckin rebound

[BatManu20]

Splitter! Rebound man come on

[timtonymanu]

Fuck the Pistons scrubs. Geez.

[TDMVPDPOY]

danny green defense sucks

[Johnny RIngo]

Motherfuckers can't miss tonight

[capek]

GSG!!! Stops!

fuck

[BatManu20]

This is just the Pistons game. THey're shooting out of their minds tonight

[ElNono]

damn... we needed that

[Brunodf]

JAck is killing us

[spurraider21]

jax has been really disappointing this quarter

edit: this season

[Richie]

Just can't get the stops

[DapDaGenius]

Do ya'll still trust Jackson's 3pt shot?

[Strategic]

Jax is too tired to be on the court.

[ElNono]

game

[ace3g]

rebounds and 50/50 balls...

[Darius McCrary]

Wow, I'm really really starting to worry about Jax now. Really..

[Texas_Ranger]

jax has been really disappointing this quarter

season

[ElNono]

Do ya'll still trust Jackson's 3pt shot?

every time

[timtonymanu]

:lol Knight, Villanueva, and Stuckey will go back to shitty scrubs next game.

[Paranoid Pop]

These scrubs don't deserve to have TP helping them out there.

[timtonymanu]

Do ya'll still trust Jackson's 3pt shot?

Yes

:lol regular season success

[ElNono]

Jax is fine... we need him for the big dance

[Richie]

rebounds and 50/50 balls...

This. This. 1000x This.

[bklynspursfan]

Jackson helped hit some timely shots and was aggressive at times this quarter too...

[RD2191]

fukin scrub ass pistons playing like the mj bulls

[Duncan2177]

Jax is too tired to be on the court.

And old.

[TDMVPDPOY]

danny green gives his man to much space to run, and is always late chasing him over/under screens...dude is gettin exposed on every defensive possession

[spurraider21]

Jax is fine... we need him for the big dance

[Darius McCrary]

Things to worry about:
1) how our rebounding has been horrible all year even with Duncan, and we are beyond pathetic without him
2) Jackson missing every 3 for last 20 games

[timtonymanu]

And old.

:lol Jack for Mo Williams :lol

[Blizzardwizard]

Brandon Knight.. Scrub. I thought we had a chance when we got it to 7, but then Jax ruined it for us.

[Strategic]

How many paint points do the pistons have tonight? unreal

[PingPong]

Jax is fine... we need him for the big dance

For ten millions?

[Texas_Ranger]

Monroe and Knight fucked us hard

[spurraider21]

Jax is a career 33% shooter from 3 point range. never pretended to be a sniper. robert horry was a career 34% three point shooter

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Predictable loss. Nothing to worry about.

Now, I really hope Timmy is back for the Nets game because that one will be tough without him.

I though Manu was due back by now?

[ontheraise]

i'm a big jax fan but common , the guy can't play much anymore, last hope is to make an "Horry" put him on ice until playoff time and prey he ll be rejuvanated