RRT Game 9 Blog Spurs @ Suns - Feb. 24 @ 7:00 PM CST

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Spurs (44-13) look to win the final game of the rodeo road trip against the tanking suns who have lost 8 of their last 10.

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No TP or Neal look for Kawhi to go off tbh.

1000th post btw

[Strategic]

De Colo starting at the point.

[Brunodf]

Spurs by 2

[playblair]

305828774245707776

[Floyd Pacquiao]

:lol how did kawhi miss that 2nd lay-up

[phxspurfan]

Posting from the game tonight. GSG!

[loveforthegame]

Deserved rest for Parker. Hopefully the rest will cure whatever is ailing Neal too.

Looking for a big game from Leonard. Hopefully we see some Baynes too.

:flag:

[capek]

Time to get back on track tonight. GSG!

[Arcadian]

Best in the West vs. Worst in the West

This ought to be a massacre.

[Spurs Brazil]

damn, Suns call on ILP

[RD2191]

:flag:

[benstanfield]

Kawhi could be a dynamic offensive player if he works on that move. He can knock down threes so his defender has to close out hard, then if he pumps and goes baseline he can lay it in, pull up for a short range jumper, pass to cutters from a deadly position, or dump it off to whoever's man helps on him. If he can knock down threes at about 35-40% and then execute that one move efficiently, he could be a fantastic offensive weapon.

[benstanfield]

God damn I forgot about Jared Dudley. Here we go

[ace3g]

good start, Splitter!!

[Joyrider]

Love the Suns throwback Jerseys.

[Joyrider]

Nice follow by Timmy!!!!

[ace3g]

timmy!!

[DapDaGenius]

We are going to lose this one.

[weeks]

BOOM

[Floyd Pacquiao]

sloppy start tbh need to slow down and run some O

[Kyl3]

Love Leonard's overall confidence in handling the ball.

[Salty]

The immediate effects of TP's absence are being felt. Hopefully it doesn't get worse than this.

[siraulo23]

duncan putback dunk!

[benstanfield]

Tough matchup for NDC. I always liked Dragic. Though I always liked Scola, Gortat and Dudley too. How are these guys so bad?

[loveforthegame]

Leonard cleaning up on the boards.

[GB20]

de colo does not have the speed to be a point guard in the NBA

[Pop]

The offense is brutal to watch.

[Pop]

These Suns jerseys are really nice indeed, I wish the Spurs had round collars at least instead of the v neck.

[DapDaGenius]

Can't watch this game. We fuckin' suck.

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view3/2004343/jump-ship-o.gif

[phxspurfan]

Hopefully NDC has another gear in him. Like 2nd

[Arcadian]

I gotta say, it makes little sense to rest Parker tonight. He's not old, we didn't have a game yesterday, we don't have a game tomorrow (not until Wednesday in fact), he's not dealing with any injuries or pain that we know of, and the team needs to work on its chemistry. So...why?

[Strategic]

Damn, no update on the thread.

[weeks]

unfriendly hoop tonight

[Floyd Pacquiao]

hopefully manu comes in to restore order

[Pop]

de colo does not have the speed to be a point guard in the NBA

I agree, to me he's a SG in the mold of Manu, that's where he'd be the best fit but because we have so many SGs Pop is trying to turn him into a PG like he did with Neal... Must be disheartening to see for a pure PG like Cojo who can't get a shot on a team with no real PG...

[loveforthegame]

What's up with the missed free throws?

[GB20]

what has happened to manu's FT

[weeks]

got bailed out there
can't get any defensive boards

[GB20]

good job diaw

[Samr.]

Spurs could do a lot worse than getting Kawhi going right now.

[Joyrider]

Diaw being aggressive. Love it.

[GB20]

diaw is playing well

[loveforthegame]

Diaw looking to score. :tu

[weeks]

diaw. new do, new you.

[capek]

Wish Diaw would play this aggressively on offense every game

[GB20]

it would be good if diaw plays like this every game

[Spurs Brazil]

Good to see aggressive Boris

[Strategic]

Tucker's trying to act like he can play ball.

[Xylus]

Go Suns :)

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I gotta say, it makes little sense to rest Parker tonight. He's not old, we didn't have a game yesterday, we don't have a game tomorrow (not until Wednesday in fact), he's not dealing with any injuries or pain that we know of, and the team needs to work on its chemistry. So...why?

Triceps bruise. Why play him when he's tired and banged up from the trip?

[Uriel]

Spurs @ Suns on a Sunday evening, and the United Airways Center seems dead. It's amazing what losing can do to a franchise.

[Strategic]

Diaw/Bonner

[Bill_Brasky]

GTFO Bonner.

[loveforthegame]

We need this version of Diaw.

[Pop]

Lol Bonner, what a terrible offensive possession.

[GB20]

we are getting killed on offense rebounds

[Dex]

Jax is in. Good sign.

[Dex]

Maybe Pop just didn't want to rush Jax back on the B2B.

[loveforthegame]

More missed fts.

[capek]

This thread not set to automatically update for everyone else? :td

[Spurs Brazil]

Why Bonner is trying those one on one plays lately???

[Pop]

Boris inner Lebron has been slowy waking up the past few games, you can see him dunk regularly now and looking good in general. Great to see.

[timtonymanu]

Spurs aren't blowing out the Suns yet. Time to panic!

[Brunodf]

What Bonner did to get back in the rotation?

[benstanfield]

I hope this Diaw decides to show up in the playoffs.

[loveforthegame]

Could be worse considering the missed shots, fts, and lack of rebounding. Lucky to be down only 2.

[TheSkeptic]

I hope this Diaw decides to show up in the playoffs.

I wouldn't worry about it tbh.

[Samr.]

With those throwback jerseys, I'm reminded of a not too-distant era when the Suns were actually good. Soon as I turned on the tv I saw those jerseys and got that familiar sense of worry again.

Then I remembered that the Suns suck.

And all was right again.

[boutons_deux]

the lack of offense by both teams is offensive.

[GB20]

yess!!

[GB20]

we need you mill

[Bill_Brasky]

Every time Manu gets hit he gets hit hard. Makes me fuckin cringe.

[GB20]

good job manu!!

[phxspurfan]

Watching the coaches huddle, it looked like Pop was saying the offense would be run through Manu

[RD2191]

MANUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[loveforthegame]

Manu is making things happen. Good to have him off the bench again. :tu

[Spurs Brazil]

Manuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[GB20]

come on jackson

[Samr.]

Beasley in. Game over.

[Dex]

I really wanted Mills to do well, but he's becoming the new Blair.

Great guy, but if he's not hot offensively, he's just a liability out there. Too small, full of hustle but that tends to get him out of position just as much as it pays dividends.

[SPIDER2311]

patty great D

[GB20]

mill is doing really good

[timtonymanu]

I really wanted Mills to do well, but he's becoming the new Blair.

Great guy, but if he's not hot offensively, he's just a liability out there. Too small, full of hustle but that tends to get him out of position just as much as it pays dividends.

Watch what you say about Mills or else Boomersgold will ask for your head. :lol

[benstanfield]

God damn Beasley sucks so bad.

[DapDaGenius]

What Bonner did to get back in the rotation?

Whatever he did, I'm sure it involved him, Pop and some kneepads.

[phxspurfan]

I predict Manu has 20ft this game

[timtonymanu]

:cry Dont trust a Jack 3.

[RD2191]

1st sjax 3 since 2003

[weeks]

these passes have been really awkward tonight. thank god jack is there to bail us out beyond the arc

[GB20]

mill is already playing better than de colo

[Floyd Pacquiao]

finally jack hits a 3

[Strategic]

Jax

[DapDaGenius]

Jackson FINALLY hit a 3.

[Spurs Brazil]

Jax 3333333333

[loveforthegame]

Manu, Mills, Diaw, and Jackson have provided a nice boost off the bench.

[Brunodf]

Great run by the bench

[weeks]

Every time Manu gets hit he gets hit hard. Makes me fuckin cringe.
yeah and i remember when he was talking about how he doesn't really want his kids to play in the nba.
makes me wonder if he's thinking about all the hard fouls he's received over the years. i feel like he gets more than his fair share of hostility from other teams and their players.

is it his floppy nature or what?

[Dex]

Thank god, no Hakeem Beasley Jordan tonight.

[GB20]

green is fucking stupid with his handles

[weeks]

good on ya patty!

[Samr.]

I don't know how Beasley is even in the league anymore. He is just terrible.

[DapDaGenius]

Hope Baynes gets some minutes today. I just wanna see that butt for 1 full minute. That's all I need.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

nice power move by splitter

[GB20]

what????

[Brunodf]

:lolREfs

[DapDaGenius]

Hope Morris dies, in front of the other Morris.

[capek]

Ran into his own man. Pay some fucking attention refs :td

[weeks]

i really love these cp3 commercials
i watch him 'disappear' and laugh
tp torched that ass

[hoopdreams11]

Patty is playing solid tonight

[benstanfield]

:lobt2::lobt2::lobt2::lobt2:decent to good defense means we don't have to be a wunderteam all the time on offense :lobt2:

[Spurs Brazil]

Patty playing well

[phxspurfan]

Suns just did a pretty funny mocking of the coyote on the big screen

[Bill_Brasky]

Great pass Leonard

[GB20]

spliter is a totally different player this year. scola used to abuse spliter, not anymore

[DapDaGenius]

I wonder if Jax will be able to keep a decent 3pt % this game.

[emanueldavidginobili]

Honestly Tiago is very skilled

[Floyd Pacquiao]

tiago beastin ' nice pass by kawhi

[weeks]

master splitter

[jesterbobman]

Yeah, that pass was magical.

[DapDaGenius]

Good job Splitter.

[Spurs Brazil]

Tiago on fire!!!!!!!!

[mrjap2x]

Who is the guy replacing bill land?

[Capt Bringdown]

Holding a team, even an utterly crappy team such as the Suns, to 4 points in 1/2 a quarter, is a very good sign.

[superjames1992]

Trade Tony Parker?

tbh

[Bill_Brasky]

That escalated quickly.

[capek]

Looking good guys. Much better second quarter. :tu

[Spurs Brazil]

good play, Kawhi

[loveforthegame]

Leonard has improved so much all over the place. :tu

[weeks]

i really like what im seeing from #2 tonight. he's making good use of his touches

[boutons_deux]

KL's stop and pop at the baseline is his signature move

[superjames1992]

KL's stop and pop at the baseline is his signature move
It's almost money.

[hoopdreams11]

Dragic is paying De Colo no respect

[Capt Bringdown]

Tiago and TD play well together, a natural fit. Who could have imagined that a twin tower lineup would be effective?

[phxspurfan]

Impressive play by De Cola

[SPIDER2311]

why would he pay a rookie any respect?

[foodie2]

Who is the guy replacing bill land?

The extremely annoying Andrew Monaco. "Is it not, Sean?" Ugh.

[TrainOfThought5]

WHY THE FUCK ISNT THIS THREAD REFRESHING!!!?????

[Brunodf]

De Colo will be benched...

[Spurs Brazil]

come on, finish strong. Don't give them any hope

[Bill_Brasky]

Dat baseline J

[Boomersgold]

WHY THE FUCK ISNT THIS THREAD REFRESHING!!!?????
I DON'T THINK It's set to refresh.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

kawhi basline j per par

[GB20]

that move from kawhi is automatic

[ElNono]

tragic foul

[timvp]

Apologies on the lack of refresh.

Blame the Houston asshat who rear ended me on my way home. Glad to be out of that hell hole of a city, tbh.

[Bill_Brasky]

I'm so fuckin glad the Thunder didn't get Gortat

[weeks]

wtf is going on with the phoenix graphic? it keeps changing the score

[timtonymanu]

Apologies on the lack of refresh.

Blame the Houston asshat who rear ended me on my way home. Glad to be out of that hell hole of a city, tbh.

No big deal. Glad you are okay.

[bklynspursfan]

Did I just witness a grown man (Dragic) jumping up and down cause he didn't get a foul called?

[Libri]

Apologies on the lack of refresh.

Blame the Houston asshat who rear ended me on my way home. Glad to be out of that hell hole of a city, tbh.

You sure it wasn't an NBA forum troll?

[ElNono]

good d

[GB20]

I'm so fuckin glad the Thunder didn't get Gortat
i agreed, perkin is shit compared to this guy

[DapDaGenius]

Sloppy ending.

[loveforthegame]

Apologies on the lack of refresh.

Blame the Houston asshat who rear ended me on my way home. Glad to be out of that hell hole of a city, tbh.

Hope everyone is ok.

[Strategic]

someone shoot the ball.

[Spurs Brazil]

good 1st half. Bench did a good job

[Brunodf]

What weird end of half.
Diaw can't play D, lost Gortat 2-3 times.
Stupid turnovers, overpassing.
But was a good 1st half.

[jestersmash]

Manu with the "are we back in 2005?" dunk attempt.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Apologies on the lack of refresh.

Blame the Houston asshat who rear ended me on my way home. Glad to be out of that hell hole of a city, tbh.

damn that sucks imo hope you're all right

[capek]

Apologies on the lack of refresh.

Blame the Houston asshat who rear ended me on my way home. Glad to be out of that hell hole of a city, tbh.

It's not so bad when you get used to it. It has it's little pockets of non-asshattery :lol

Sorry about that though, that shit sucks. Hopefully that car was the only thing bang up in the accident.

[weeks]

man this brooklyn memphis game is really low scoring

[HI-FI]

Apologies on the lack of refresh.

Blame the Houston asshat who rear ended me on my way home. Glad to be out of that hell hole of a city, tbh.
that sucks. sorry about that. i've only gone there a few times recently to see a friend and I always hate it. it's definitely a concrete jungle and not something you can get used to unless you're there all the time.

[freetiago]

no backup point guard can seem to string together consecutive good games
one plays well and looks like a good choice then the next time hes trash and the other backup plays well
why has Diaw only played 8 minutes
give Leonard the ball

[Blizzardwizard]

Manu feeling nostalgic tonight with those dunk attempts, plaing the Suns and all. Maybe he'll ask Scola if he can have his hair for the second half.

[timvp]

Hope everyone is ok.

Yeah, fine, thankfully. Had the whole fam in the car but thankfully saw it coming and mostly avoided it.

Worst part was wasting a couple hours dealing with it, tbh......

[timvp]

Best part of that first half was Tiago owning the asado out of Luis Sc:lolla.

[Dex]

Yeah, fine, thankfully. Had the whole fam in the car but thankfully saw it coming and mostly avoided it.

Worst part was wasting a couple hours dealing with it, tbh......

Glad everyone is alright. Amazing how long it can take to get a simple squad car out these days. I know traffic accidents are low on their priority list, but still...

[Xylus]

Tough matchup for NDC. I always liked Dragic. Though I always liked Scola, Gortat and Dudley too. How are these guys so bad?

That's a wonderful question.

I don't have an answer.

[Xylus]

I thought, at the very least, the Suns could scrape together 33-38 wins. They're just a very poorly constructed team that doesn't play well together.

[loveforthegame]

Yeah, fine, thankfully. Had the whole fam in the car but thankfully saw it coming and mostly avoided it.

Worst part was wasting a couple hours dealing with it, tbh......

Glad to hear everyone is ok. It's scary to see it coming and know you can't avoid it completely. I know. And the paperwork and all the other stuff is such a hassle to do deal with. Good luck getting it all straight settled.

[Pop]

no backup point guard can seem to string together consecutive good games
one plays well and looks like a good choice then the next time hes trash and the other backup plays well
why has Diaw only played 8 minutes
give Leonard the ball

Yeah that's weird, but then again Pop is very robotic with his rotations and doesn't really care about who is playing well and who isn't.

[TrainOfThought5]

Yeah, fine, thankfully. Had the whole fam in the car but thankfully saw it coming and mostly avoided it.

Worst part was wasting a couple hours dealing with it, tbh......

It was probably that Mao guy.... he's been wreakin havoc since he showed up tbh, and you know they're horrible drivers!

[Brunodf]

Duncan looks rusty

[Spurs Brazil]

Nice J Nando

[SpursIndonesia]

Duncan looking rusty

He's as old as dinosaur.

[GB20]

i can not believe how splitter is getting better game by game

[HarlemHeat37]

Scola looks awful, he might be the worst defender in the NBA right now, tbh..

[Capt Bringdown]

Looks like Pop should have sat out Duncan tonight as well.

[freetiago]

knee effecting Duncan
cant even get fadeaways off now
hope this hasnt ended his magic season

[Captivus]

Take it easy Kiwi!! Stop and Lay-Up...

[GB20]

i am worry about timmy. he really slow out there

[phxspurfan]

No ball movement just jumpers

[Capt Bringdown]

knee effecting Duncan
cant even get fadeaways off now
hope this hasnt ended his magic season

Ecstatic that Duncan's injury wasn't more serious, however it's not a given that he will return to his pre-injury playing form.

[Strategic]

Hero ball

[TrainOfThought5]

we need to shut duncan down till playoffs. 50% Duncan does us no good.

[capek]

Danny Green has really developed some nice drive and dish chemistry with Tiago. Like to see that

[Captivus]

Those PHX commentators are idiots, and envious.

[benstanfield]

You can tell these Suns announcers are just bitter as hell

[emanueldavidginobili]

Tiago free throw improvement is amazing

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Jesus, these Suns announcers are dumb as fuck.

[ElNono]

manu = goods

[weeks]

nice play!

[Libri]

Tiago free throw improvement is amazing

No more hack-a-Splitter. :tu

[GB20]

Tiago free throw improvement is amazing
his confidence is up

[Strategic]

You can tell these Suns announcers are just bitter as hell
yeah and they didn't hesitate saying that Manu irritates them.

[Spurs Brazil]

good pass Manu

[Pop]

Boris Diaw = A+, looked like an All Star playing with scrubs tbh

[HI-FI]

Kawhi, you're my hero.

[Libri]

You can tell these Suns announcers are just bitter as hell

:lol

Can't blame them, tbh.

[RD2191]

what are the suns announcers saying?

[Capt Bringdown]

The Admiral needs to school Splitter on how to rebound. That's probably the only part of his game that needs drastic improvement.

[freetiago]

The Admiral needs to school Splitter on how to rebound. That's probably the only part of his game that needs drastic improvement.

"hey Tiago just become one of the biggest athletic freaks to ever be in the nba like me and you can be an elite rebounder tbh per par"

what are the suns announcers saying
only watch games on fssw

[Bill_Brasky]

How many fucking times are we gonna have to see this idiotic Budweiser commercial?

Worst use of that song ever.

[capek]

what are the suns announcers saying?

One fucking stupid thing after another, in stupid fucking voices that make you want to smother them in their sleep. lol

[Pop]

what are the suns announcers saying?

That the Spurs are boring as fuck and make you feel like you're in the library lol.

[benstanfield]

They called the Spurs boring for like a minute. I didn't even know that was still a thing.

[ace3g]

Kawhi's hands:

http://prodigysportspei.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/jn852_b1.gif

[Brunodf]

Some bad fouls there

[RD2191]

damn, that's pretty unprofessional

[HarlemHeat37]

Kawhi's arms are unfair, tbh..

[Libri]

I remember a time when no one on the Spurs could dunk. lol

[RD2191]

kawhiiiii

[loveforthegame]

Leonard is such a gem.

[jmard5]

Yup, Kahwi witn another steal and slam.

[superjames1992]

THE RED MAMBA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jmard5]

Bonner 3.

[DapDaGenius]

Kawhi-Splitter-Patty

[HarlemHeat37]

:lol Terrible call, all ball..

Marqueef Morris is ass, tbh..

[jmard5]

Spurs with the nice transition D.

[Captivus]

Kiwi is playing 110%, sometimes it could go wrong, but WOW...keep it up!

[loveforthegame]

Not a bad line from Leonard.

14 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 1 block.

[jmard5]

Bonner with another missed 3. Spurs can't seem to pull away, though.

[TheSkeptic]

Not a bad line from Leonard.

14 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 1 block.

Yeah. He's not shooting very well but he's making up for that by being well-rounded. :tu

[SPIDER2311]

patty. what a team man

[ace3g]

Manu with the hookshot baseball pass

[jmard5]

LoL. How many times have Ginobili done that?

[ElNono]

moneyball

[loveforthegame]

Mills a big boost off the bench tonight.

[Libri]

Bonner mad at Diaw?

[Brunodf]

Aggressive Diaw

[loveforthegame]

Hope we see Baynes tonight.

[SPIDER2311]

patty and manu. seem to have great chemistry

[jmard5]

Mills bouncing and rolling around like a ping pong ball. Great hustling effort, though.

[Spursfanfromafar]

Everyone has good chemistry with Manu.. :)

[jmard5]

Bonner mad at Diaw?

Didn't see that. What happened?

[Pop]

Bonner mad at Diaw?

Boris should just tell him to stfu tbh.

[GB20]

keep it up spurs!! i want to see some baynes :hungry:

[DapDaGenius]

patty and manu. seem to have great chemistry

Especially since Manu and Tony having been getting along, off the court.

[benfti]

Timvp stats dont like, Manu-Patty is a very good guard combo off the bench

[DapDaGenius]

keep it up spurs!! i want to see some baynes. :jack

[benstanfield]

If TD is worn down or has nagging injuries in the playoffs, Aggro Boris could become reeaally important

[Libri]

Didn't see that. What happened?

Bonner was very animated with Diaw at the end of the half. Don't know why though.

[capek]

Me want Baynes! Bring him in as next big off the bench Pop! :tu

[jmard5]

Bonner was very animated with Diaw at the end of the half. Don't know why though.

Ok, thanks.

[Pop]

Didn't see that. What happened?

Meh Bonner does that a lot, he's often pointing at other players saying they should be somewhere else or something, must be so proud of his corporate knowledge...

[Captivus]

NDC and Mills with "0" assists, only Spurs can make that happen and probably win.

[DanAu]

After a horrible start to the third by both teams, great passing and hustle by the spurs kept them rolling by the end. Manu and Patty bring new meaning to the term 'floor time'.

[jmard5]

What a pass by Manu to a cutting Diaw. Argentine to French.

[GB20]

I like the way jackson playing right now

[Brunodf]

Our second unit looks so good without Neal