Spurs vs Nuggets: Preseason Game Thread: 10/14/13

[ace3g]

Game starts at 8:00 PM central on NBATV

Big 3 didn't make the trip

[look_at_g_shred]

Cool! Gonna be fun to see Kawhi pretty much being the first option on offense tonight.

[ace3g]

Diaw 2.0 has a chance to put up some big numbers as well.

[Darius Bieber]

Substantial sanctions coming up.

[look_at_g_shred]

Fuck yes! Can't wait!!!

[Frank Dux]

Substantial sanctions coming up.

I'm going to the game tonight in Denver. I'm going to sue like Miami fan did.

[look_at_g_shred]

I take it Joseph will start with Mills backing him up? Should be a fun contest tonight. Also anxious to see Ayres as well. The guy has impressed every game (including scrimmage) so far. :tu

[monkeypunk]

More Ayres please, :hungry:

[Dex]

Should hopefully get to see:
1) Kawhi get lots of looks offensively as the main option
2) Extended minutes for the Backup PG trio
3) Lots of room for guys like Belinelli and Maggette to try to find their offense
4) More Ayres

[raybies]

Spurs team preview on nba tv at 5pm central.

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BWkakd4CMAIpDcX.jpg:large

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/09/denver-nuggets-colorado-avalanche-pepsi-center-scoreboard/

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BWkEsMnIYAAMYJn.jpg:large

[Samr.]

Mile High City. I'm surprised Parker didn't want to at least make the trip for that.

[JR3]

Utah just upgraded theirs too.. its huge! Hope the Spurs do the same.

[ace3g]

Hardwood Paroxysm @HPbasketball
(http://twitter.com/HPbasketball)Shaw on Spurs: 'We want to turn them into a mid-range team. Eliminate layups, and *particularly* their corner threes."

[JRHernandez88]

Cool! Gonna be fun to see Kawhi pretty much being the first option on offense tonight.

YUP :toast

I cant wait! First TV Spurs game of the year for me... Im having fun watching Kawhi grow, hes gona be a BEAST:king

[CitizenDwayne]

Maggot, here's your chance.

Oh, and that Kawhi dude also.

[ace3g]

Hardwood Paroxysm @HPbasketball
(http://twitter.com/HPbasketball)Oh, by the way, Anthony Randolph is starting tonight. Lawson-Foye-Randolph-Hickson-JaVale.

[RD2191]

Any streams, only have nbatv in living room and I'm too lazy to get up:lol

[look_at_g_shred]

Anthony Randolph is a fuckin beast!

[apalisoc_9]

Any streams, only have nbatv in living room and I'm too lazy to get up:lol

Fatass.

You're the reason why the US have to listen to obama heath care BS.

[RD2191]

6'1 190, not fat, just lazy:lol

[Brunodf]

3rd stringers by 3

[PingPong]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BWkEsMnIYAAMYJn.jpg:large

1080p? meh... the shit nowadays is 4k. This thing will be outdated in three years.

[ace3g]

Mike Monroe @Monroe_SA
(http://twitter.com/Monroe_SA)Spurs starters tonight: Co. Joseph, Danny Green, Tiago Splitter, Kawhi Leonard, Boris @theborisdiaw (http://twitter.com/theborisdiaw/)

[apalisoc_9]

Mike Monroe @Monroe_SA
(http://twitter.com/Monroe_SA)Spurs starters tonight: Co. Joseph, Danny Green, Tiago Splitter, Kawhi Leonard, Boris @theborisdiaw (http://twitter.com/theborisdiaw/)



This has got to be the most exiting pre- season game ever:lol

45 more minutes

[FlAVaK]

http://hqsport.tv/nba_tv.php

[RD2191]

Hope Joseph actually shows up

[HI-FI]

for some reason I'm more excited about this damn game than the MNF. here's to hoping NBA TV don't black it out for me.

[DesignatedT]

Spurs need to get a video board like that.

[LakerHater]

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

[bklynspursfan]

Looks like Lawson is a big TP fan:

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[ace3g]

Hardwood Paroxysm @HPbasketball
(http://twitter.com/HPbasketball)VIDEO: Spurs coach Gregg Popovich blasts the fed government over shutdown. "Like children fighting over their toys." cbsprt.co/1gG20pA (http://t.co/jTkcSf3Or8)

[RD2191]

:flag:

[DarkGinobili]

:flag:

[look_at_g_shred]

Let's do this!!

[loveforthegame]

Go Spurs!!

[Captivus]

Will Javale improve this year?

[ace3g]

Green 3!!!

[RD2191]

Verde

[RD2191]

Kawhi

[PingPong]

Javale vs Baynes will be a nice match.

[RD2191]

:lol

[Captivus]

Of Kiwi starts hitting those mid range jumpers...oh mama!

[NASpurs]

lol Foye

[timtonymanu]

Foye going off on the Spurs per usual

[NASpurs]

Danny Green... smh

[RD2191]

oh come on

[PingPong]

Wtf, splitter?

[ace3g]

Foye going off on the Spurs per usual

wait till Arthur steps on the court

[justinandimcool]

KL moving well around the midrange area, threat to dish and shoot which is nice

CJ looking comfortable, we need to trust his jumpshot because we can't trust Beli's

defense looks good, make them into jumpshooters

[Captivus]

Last year Foye had an amazing game against Brooklyn, hitting 8/9

[loveforthegame]

Greens defense on Foye has been awful.

[Brunodf]

:bang Green should stay with his man

[loveforthegame]

Green. :lol

[NASpurs]

Green is taking the preseason off apparently.

[ace3g]

OT but damn:

Yahoo Sports NBA @YahooSportsNBA
(http://twitter.com/YahooSportsNBA)Someone intentionally hit Chris Duhon with a car in an Orlando parking lot yhoo.it/19IYxDw (http://t.co/AEO5iabodW) via @YahooBDL (http://twitter.com/YahooBDL/)

[loveforthegame]

Joseph looks much better.

[loveforthegame]

Yay Bonner.

[loveforthegame]

Good job Leonard.

[PingPong]

B-B towers.

[Brunodf]

:bang Bonner

[RD2191]

damn duhon

[ace3g]

Kawhi with the euro step

[bklynspursfan]

OT but damn:

Yahoo Sports NBA @YahooSportsNBA
(http://twitter.com/YahooSportsNBA)Someone intentionally hit Chris Duhon with a car in an Orlando parking lot yhoo.it/19IYxDw (http://t.co/AEO5iabodW) via @YahooBDL (http://twitter.com/YahooBDL/)



:wow

[NASpurs]

Leonard!!! Great move

[RD2191]

that was nice

[loveforthegame]

So much love Leonard.

[Vash StampedE]

Kawhi with side step!!

[ace3g]

so that is why delay of games are being called a lot

[ace3g]

Neal would have shot that

[ace3g]

Battle of the Bulls: Nate vs Marco

[Captivus]

Neal would have shot that

I got owned by Neal today in 2K14...OWNED!!!

[Johnsyounger]

Bells D clearly better than Neal

[Vash StampedE]

Though I think Kawhi still lacks the moves/jab steps to separate himself from defender.

[look_at_g_shred]

I love the activity by Kawhi tonight!

[heyheymymy]

kawhi stepping forward during his time to shine.

[Johnsyounger]

Bonner hero ball lol

[ace3g]

CJ runner

[bklynspursfan]

hope that missed rebound doesnt get maggette cut lol

[barakz21]

CoJo looking comfy out there

[Captivus]

Kmon Baynes!! MAN UP!!!! Stop hanging out with Tiago!

[timtonymanu]

Joseph looks aggressive tonight. We need that.

[ace3g]

way to stick with it CJ, got OReb and floater

[look_at_g_shred]

CJ looking better..

[Johnsyounger]

Announcer beat me to it cj looks like tp

[lefty]

hiohidghgh

[timtonymanu]

Who would have thought that Maggette would ever be on the Spurs after he snubbed them?

[NASpurs]

hope that missed rebound doesnt get maggette cut lol

I noticed Pop's body language when that happened. He looked pissed.

[keywester]

cojo looks good but still -5?

[Johnsyounger]

I noticed Pop's body language when that happened. He looked pissed.
Pop always looks pissed

[Spurs Brazil]

Good 1st quarter, CJ

[loveforthegame]

Joseph looks night and day compared to the last games.

I feel so much better when Leonard is on the court.

Ayers please.

Would like Belinelli to look for his offense more.

Splitter ... Well. Do something.

[NASpurs]

Pop always looks pissed

Yeah but he was restless in his chair when it happened.

[look_at_g_shred]

There goes maggette

[NASpurs]

Maggette doing what he does best.

[loveforthegame]

Warts and all I'd like to see Maggette make the team.

[loveforthegame]

Bonner . :lol

[ace3g]

Bonner hook

[NASpurs]

crofl Bonner

[Johnsyounger]

Bonner with the jordanesque drive

[look_at_g_shred]

lol bonner

[bklynspursfan]

Yeah but he was restless in his chair when it happened.

yup... he and the assistant (i think boylen?) both kinda threw up their arms

[NASpurs]

The tenth bad screen foul

[jeebus]

so they wanna speed up the game but add a shit load of fouls and traveling calls. brilliant.

[look_at_g_shred]

Leonard back !

[timtonymanu]

Is #7 Nwaelele?

[ace3g]

Is #7 Nwaelele?

yes

[NASpurs]

Is #7 Nwaelele?

I thought it was Carl Herrera there.

[look_at_g_shred]

Premature lol

[ace3g]

air force with the 3

[loveforthegame]

Nice pass and cut. :tu

[ace3g]

another nice pass from Splitter

[bklynspursfan]

Dam what a pass

[NASpurs]

No Ayres :(

[look_at_g_shred]

Nothing going down right now! Put Ayres and Leonard in!!!

[PingPong]

MaGEEtte...

meh

[loveforthegame]

Hope Ayers gets a lot of burn 2nd half.

[loveforthegame]

Agressive Leonard. :tu

[ace3g]

be careful Kawhi

[RD2191]

tf kawhi

[loveforthegame]

Damn Leonard. Make your fts.

Love his aggression though.

[NASpurs]

:lmao Kawhi... it's not the Finals

[loveforthegame]

FU Splitter.

[look_at_g_shred]

Kawhi's gone cold!!

[Trainwreck2100]

goaltending

[Brunodf]

:bangUgly jumpshooting offense

[look_at_g_shred]

Diaw lacking that aggressiveness he teased us with the first game.

[loveforthegame]

Leonard!!

[ace3g]

Kapow!!!

[NASpurs]

Kawow with the hammer

[NASpurs]

Way to swallow your whistle on that one ref

[look_at_g_shred]

Wow

[loveforthegame]

Leonard is pissed.

[RD2191]

:lol

[Vash StampedE]

Was about to post that Kawhi lacks the moves that transcends one to all-star level.

[Brunodf]

:lolRefs

[Samr.]

KL's curse words consist of ellipses

[RD2191]

Mcgee never gets called for goal-tending

[Biernutz]

Turnovers SA 10 Den8

[PingPong]

Ugly game...

[Vash StampedE]

And then he starts dunking. But still, I don't see the quick first step, hesitation moves and explosiveness from Kawhi. Or maybe I should wait until the RS is played.

[Biernutz]

Cory 11
Kawhi 10
Splitter 4

[Biernutz]

Fast break points SA 8 Den 2

[Biernutz]

Fouls SA 15 Den 9

[apalisoc_9]

Kawhi is playing with a lot of energy.

With Tony-Timmy and Manu on the team, kawhi's FG should go up with his scoring be around 14-16 PPG

[loveforthegame]

Leonard has missed a few shots and fts but I'll take his aggression all night long. He'll figure it out as he goes.

Belinelli's defense is so much better than Neal's. Just need his offense to follow.

Hoping to see Ayers.

[Biernutz]

Shooting SA 15-39 DEN 16-45

[ace3g]

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0c3d3ds01TajC/x1400.jpg

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/04DveFr26h0H6/1400x.jpg

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0dxd40U3td6za/x1400.jpg

[loveforthegame]

Leonard is a beast.

[ace3g]

Kawhi 3!!!

[Samr.]

I'm not so sure Belinelli's D is as bad as advertised.

[loveforthegame]

Terrible transition defense.

[RD2191]

is that alex jones calling the game?:lol

[look_at_g_shred]

Beli make the extra pass to Ayres who had Faried buried in the paint!!!

[HarlemHeat37]

Preseason games are nice for a quick basketball fix, but there's some over analyzing in this thread, tbh:lol..

[Hoops Czar]

Belinelli is garbage!

[loveforthegame]

Preseason games are nice for a quick basketball fix, but there's some over analyzing in this thread, tbh:lol..

I know I'm guilty of it. :lol

[loveforthegame]

Nice KL to Baynes.

[NASpurs]

Baynes with the man dunk

[ace3g]

Belinelli is garbage!

I guess you want Neal taking 3s off every screen, and he just made the hockey assist there

[look_at_g_shred]

Bangers!

[Hoops Czar]

Belinelli's offense is shit and his defense is worst. He's looking every bit like a player who's been on 5 teams in 7 years.

[tmtcsc]

Leonard looks fantastic.please get him out of the game now.

[ace3g]

Baynes!!!

[NASpurs]

Baynes :lol

[RD2191]

:flag:

[NASpurs]

Belli for threee

[loveforthegame]

There you Belinelli. 4th assist for Leonard.

[look_at_g_shred]

Bellismo

[Libri]

I'll be nice to see Belli make that corner three.

[ace3g]

Belinelli's offense is shit and his defense is worst. He's looking every bit like a player who's been on 5 teams in 7 years.

If you expected someone to score points in spurts, then your scouting was misleading

[HarlemHeat37]

I guess you want Neal taking 3s off every screen, and he just made the hockey assist there

Beli is a mediocre player IMO, so I'm not defending him, but Hoops Czar's shtick is anti-Spur/anti-Heat:lol..fortunately, he's wrong 99% of the time, as you can see by doing a quick search of his history, tbh..

[loveforthegame]

11 rebounds for Leonard too.

[Brunodf]

Good run

[Hoops Czar]

I guess you want Neal taking 3s off every screen, and he just made the hockey assist there

To be fair, he shoots at a higher % from three. Granted, he has poor shot selection at times but, when healthy, he has a much higher probability of knocking down that shot down.

[jermaine]

Leonard is clearly gonna be a guy getting plays called for him. Im loving the aggression.

[barakz21]

Nice kickout by Kawhi to Belly Nelly

[apalisoc_9]

Love the vision from KL

[Biernutz]

Baynes running hard --first one down the court at times

[loveforthegame]

Nice to Ayers leading that huddle.

[crc21209]

Anybody have a working link? I tried some of the ones on the first row website (or what used to be the first row) and they don't work...

[look_at_g_shred]

I like how vocal Ayres is !

[Hoops Czar]

If you expected someone to score points in spurts, then your scouting was misleading

I want a guy who can knock down a shot. He was brought in here to create and all I see are outside jump shots.

[heyheymymy]

cool to see ayres showing some leadership in the huddle

[Biernutz]

Anybody have a working link? I tried some of the ones on the first row website (or what used to be the first row) and they don't work...

game is on NBA TV

[loveforthegame]

All mental Leonard. Come on now.

[NASpurs]

The free throw woes continues

[loveforthegame]

Nice Baynes.

[Biernutz]

Baynes 4 pt

[barakz21]

Kawhi's been missing a lot tonight. Should it be a cause for concern?

[Biernutz]

Baynes crashing

[look_at_g_shred]

Kawhi's been missing a lot tonight. Should it be a cause for concern?
No. It's all between the ears

[look_at_g_shred]

Foye l

[apalisoc_9]

Kawhi's been missing a lot tonight. Should it be a cause for concern?

No.

[bklynspursfan]

I wonder if there's more leeway for Maggette because he has played in so long. He seems to be getting good looks, just not knocking them down.

[look_at_g_shred]

Damn green got the snub from pop for letting foye go off!

[crc21209]

I like Beli's's activity out there. Even though his shot hasn't been there he has some pretty damn good vision and makes some damn good passes, something Neal never did.

[crc21209]

game is on NBA TV

I don't have NBA TV. For some reason this wack ass college city I'm in doesn't offer NBATV in their digital package...

[ace3g]

Nando with a nice finish

[crc21209]

I found a link anyway though...:tu

[ace3g]

Nando de 3olo

[look_at_g_shred]

Playnando In 3..2..1

[Libri]

De Colo making a comeback

[barakz21]

I think Air Force on the toros isn't a very bad idea

[loveforthegame]

Joseph and NDC looking so much better than previous games.

[PingPong]

DeColo...

[loveforthegame]

Travels. :bang

[look_at_g_shred]

Wow these refs tho!

[crc21209]

Just when we thought De Colo and Joseph were falling waay behind they come back with good performances yesterday and tonight....

[look_at_g_shred]

I want to see Ayres post up!

[loveforthegame]

NDC with some brutal passes.

[Libri]

and then De Colo does a Manu lol

[PingPong]

Scrubs...

[crc21209]

Nate looks like such an annoying little shit to play against. Why couldn't he stay out East? :lol

[RD2191]

Splitter:lmao

[Uriel]

Tiago :bang

[loveforthegame]

Air Force is active on defense.

[PingPong]

Looks like a DLeague game...

[loveforthegame]

Nice pass and cut.

[ace3g]

Splitter money with passing tonight

[crc21209]

Splitter with an awesome pass..:tu

[loveforthegame]

There you go Splitter.

[lefty]

tiagoooo

[look_at_g_shred]

What splitter haters? lol

[PingPong]

Splitter, the biggest guard ever...

[HI-FI]

Tiago has been playing very well tonight, De Colo not so much.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

who's #27?

[timtonymanu]

who's #27?

Courtney Fells

[ace3g]

who's #27?
Fells

[loveforthegame]

Hickson shitting all over the Spurs.

FTs awful tonight.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

thanks guys ^^^

[Biernutz]

Boris 5 fouls
Splitter 1 foul

[Darius Bieber]

9/23 free throws for the Spurs. You would have thought after the 2013 Finals, all the Spurs would work on all summer would be FTs....

[loveforthegame]

Ugly sequenced

[Biernutz]

slop

[ace3g]

there we go Maggette

[td4mvp2k]

maggs!

[ace3g]

lol

A Spurs intern lost Manu Ginobili (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/ginobma01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.hoopsrumors.com)‘s signed contract while traveling home from Buenos Aires, where the Argentinian swingman had inked the deal this summer, but Ginobili later signed a replacement copy when another Spurs staffer met up with him, as Jeré Longman of The New York Times (http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2013/02/raptors-suns-to-swap-haddadi-telfair.html) reveals in a piece that examines San Antonio’s long history with international players. The Spurs may have suffered ill fortune in the Finals, but at least they don’t have to worry about what might have happened if the intern’s mistake had manifested into a change of heart for Ginobili. Here’s more from the West:

[Biernutz]

rebounds 46-44 denver

[apalisoc_9]

lol

A Spurs intern lost Manu Ginobili (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/ginobma01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.hoopsrumors.com)‘s signed contract while traveling home from Buenos Aires, where the Argentinian swingman had inked the deal this summer, but Ginobili later signed a replacement copy when another Spurs staffer met up with him, as Jeré Longman of The New York Times (http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2013/02/raptors-suns-to-swap-haddadi-telfair.html) reveals in a piece that examines San Antonio’s long history with international players. The Spurs may have suffered ill fortune in the Finals, but at least they don’t have to worry about what might have happened if the intern’s mistake had manifested into a change of heart for Ginobili. Here’s more from the West:

Poor Intern. Talk about losing a possible dream job.

[td4mvp2k]

lol

A Spurs intern lost Manu Ginobili (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/ginobma01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.hoopsrumors.com)‘s signed contract while traveling home from Buenos Aires, where the Argentinian swingman had inked the deal this summer, but Ginobili later signed a replacement copy when another Spurs staffer met up with him, as Jeré Longman of The New York Times (http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2013/02/raptors-suns-to-swap-haddadi-telfair.html) reveals in a piece that examines San Antonio’s long history with international players. The Spurs may have suffered ill fortune in the Finals, but at least they don’t have to worry about what might have happened if the intern’s mistake had manifested into a change of heart for Ginobili. Here’s more from the West:

Lol Not like spurs

[look_at_g_shred]

Let's go guys!

[Holden_Caulfield]

faried shitting on tiago :lol

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

kawhi needs to make his damn free throws

[ace3g]

Diaw 2.0

[loveforthegame]

Diaw nice footwork.

[eds]

lol

A Spurs intern lost Manu Ginobili (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/ginobma01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.hoopsrumors.com)‘s signed contract while traveling home from Buenos Aires, where the Argentinian swingman had inked the deal this summer, but Ginobili later signed a replacement copy when another Spurs staffer met up with him, as Jeré Longman of The New York Times (http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2013/02/raptors-suns-to-swap-haddadi-telfair.html) reveals in a piece that examines San Antonio’s long history with international players. The Spurs may have suffered ill fortune in the Finals, but at least they don’t have to worry about what might have happened if the intern’s mistake had manifested into a change of heart for Ginobili. Here’s more from the West:

:lol

[Holden_Caulfield]

diaw with the goods

[Brunodf]

Diaw as a center lineup still can't rebound