Spurs vs Rockets: Preseason Game Thread: 10/24/13

[ace3g]

Thu. Oct 24 7:00 PM
TNT 1200WOAI/1350KCOR

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Last preseason game.

Baynes played limited minutes against the Magic so he could dominate Dwight again.

[Hoops Czar]

Hopefully, the spurs will play their regular rotations so we can get an idea of what to expect going into the regular season.

[Fireball]

Two years ago I could see Timmy sitting this one out because he already played solid minutes against the Magic. I would like to see Baynes in the starting lineup ...

[Darius Bieber]

:flag:

[Pako]

Though this is just preseason, I am looking forward on how Baynes handle Dwight...

[silverblk mystix]

First game I might get interested in watching again...or not.

[TheyCallMePro]

Can't wait for Ernie to ask Charles in pregame this question: So Charles, what does team X need to do to win this game?

Charles: Ernie, nobody gives a damn about this game and I won't be watching it.

Ernie: But Charles, you'll be here in studio...

Charles: I will be asleep Ernie. Asleep.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

I hope Pop sits all the starter's.

[Brunodf]

Rockets by 25

[Johnsyounger]

Can't wait for Ernie to ask Charles in pregame this question: So Charles, what does team X need to do to win this game?

Charles: Ernie, nobody gives a damn about this game and I won't be watching it.

Ernie: But Charles, you'll be here in studio...

Charles: I will be asleep Ernie. Asleep.
Used to hate Barkley, however he is borderline genius these days....

[ace3g]

SAN ANTONIO –The Rockets will take a second look at their two-center lineup with Dwight Howard and Omer Asik both starting against the Spurs. They just won’t know whether they will see how that works against Tim Duncan or his backups.


Duncan played 24 minutes against the Magic on Tuesday and could be due for a preseason night off. The Rockets, however, said there is plenty to achieve from working on their own execution regardless of the opponent.

http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2013/10/dwight-howard-ok-with-more-playing-time-this-preseason/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

[ace3g]

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Shootaround: Boris Diaw
10.24.13 |
2m6s

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Shootaround: Danny Green
10.24.13 |
1m53s

[barakz21]

Used to hate Barkley, however he is borderline genius these days....

Love him or hate him, you gotta admit the man spouts funny stuff most of the time. :lol

[ace3g]

Paul Garcia PS @PaulGarciaPS
(http://twitter.com/PaulGarciaPS)Kawhi Leonard will sit out tonight. Pop said he hasn’t decided who will start in his place, maybe Diaw or Marco,

[RD2191]

Paul Garcia PS @PaulGarciaPS
(http://twitter.com/PaulGarciaPS)Kawhi Leonard will sit out tonight. Pop said he hasn’t decided who will start in his place, maybe Diaw or Marco,


:td

[raybies]

Am I the only one that looks forward to seeing mainly Leonard play. Let the big 3 sit more!

[RD2191]

Am I the only one that looks forward to seeing mainly Leonard play. Let the big 3 sit more!
No, you aren't the only one. The only reason I even get excited to watch the Spurs is because of Kawhi.

[ace3g]

Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen
(http://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen)As expected, Pat Beverly starting at point for Rockets. McHale wants to see him with Asik/Howard lineup.

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BXYIdotCMAAy1yt.jpg:large

[siraulo23]

Paul Garcia PS @PaulGarciaPS
(http://twitter.com/PaulGarciaPS)Kawhi Leonard will sit out tonight. Pop said he hasn’t decided who will start in his place, maybe Diaw or Marco,



Why? I dont understand, he could use any exp he can get, his knee a big concern?

[Dex]

Why? I dont understand, he could use any exp he can get, his knee a big concern?

Doubtful. The Big 3 got a night off. A lot of the other guys have had nights where they barely played. Kawhi deserves one, too.

[Suspect]

Rockets by 25

[Holden_Caulfield]

patty with a triple double

[Johnsyounger]

Love him or hate him, you gotta admit the man spouts funny stuff most of the time. :lol
On TNT and Ernie said stick around Blah Blah Movie is on. Barkley said, "America, don't. That movie is teeeruuble."
Genius......

[tony77]

please TNT, don't show a reminder of those 28 seconds.

[RD2191]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[tony77]

I knew it

[RD2191]

oh stfu

[RD2191]

god god this shit is getting old, okc and the clips?:lmao

[Texas_Ranger]

it is pretty boring to watch those 28 seconds every time the spurs are mentioned.

[AusSpur]

Doubtful. The Big 3 got a night off. A lot of the other guys have had nights where they barely played. Kawhi deserves one, too.
He already had a night off - this totally takes any interest out of the crappy pre-season game

[RD2191]

:lolDwight

[RD2191]

:flag:

[loveforthegame]

Terrible defense.

[AusSpur]

Cant wait for Baynes to make Dwight his bitch tonight

[loveforthegame]

Splitter. :lol

[RD2191]

Terrible defense.
:lolcalm down

[loveforthegame]

Green still can't finish. smh

[Holden_Caulfield]

splitter with the shitty look hook shot :lol

[loveforthegame]

Diaw looks active. :tu

[r0drig0lac]

diaw in small...nice attempt

[exstatic]

I guess Diaw is the backup 3. He's starting there tonight.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

How would the Rockets counter a hack-a-Dwight/Asik strategy?

[RD2191]

sucks that kawhi ain't playing

[RD2191]

timmay

[Johnsyounger]

Howard stripped. Looking at official lol

[DapDaGenius]

I hate Splitter.

[RD2191]

Dwight, always getting shit on by Tim. :lol

[spurraider21]

:lol Dwert

[Staplepuffs27]

Gosh I want the regular season to start already. The entire group playing is gonna be so fun to watch

[Holden_Caulfield]

:lol howard

[Brunodf]

:lolDH

[ElNono]

Pop protecting the team leaders tonight... Kawhi and Manu getting some rest

[r0drig0lac]

:lol

[RD2191]

Pop protecting the team leaders tonight... Kawhi and Manu getting some rest
Nono on a roll.

[RD2191]

LMFAO THE EXCUSES

[GB20]

tony looks like does not want to try in there

[Johnsyounger]

verde

[Johnsyounger]

Lin not a starter anymore?

[RD2191]

tf tim

[Holden_Caulfield]

splitter with the bonner hook shot the fuck

[DapDaGenius]

Duncan's shot is garbage.

[r0drig0lac]

Lin not a starter anymore?
pre season

[AusSpur]

I can feel Asik's hate for Dwight from here

[RD2191]

lets get it cojo

[Johnsyounger]

Howards BB IQ is 12

[r0drig0lac]

marcoooo

[stxspurs]

yup....

[RD2191]

garbage bench play

[stxspurs]

cojo looked lost

[benstanfield]

Does Cory Joseph have ANY intangibles? Does he even have tangibles?

[GB20]

the spurs seem bored in this game

[Brunodf]

:bangThat lineup

[Texas_Ranger]

We need a backup pg.

[stxspurs]

mills will be backup after ginobili

[r0drig0lac]

diaw as backup SF ... will get many minutes on the court this season

[ace3g]

Nando vs Harden, lol

[exstatic]

Ugh. DeColon is in.

[ace3g]

Baynes!!!

[RD2191]

bull

[RD2191]

cojo and nando need to go

[Rito3d30]

put the ball in Marco's hand please

[r0drig0lac]

lin is a guy really fast

[Hoops Czar]

cojo and nando need to go

I wish Ayres had the same option.

[apalisoc_9]

I got overly exited about this game cause of leonard and he's not even playing. I'll give it till the third before I close the damn thing.

[Darius Bieber]

Haven't had a true point guard on the bench since TJ Ford. Fuck, even Damon Stoudamire was better than this shit.

[RD2191]

29% just terrible

[RD2191]

bout to bump the AI pg thread:lol

[r0drig0lac]

29% just terrible
timmy mid range is still broken

[ElNono]

not realistic that the bench will play as well without a real playmaker, tbh... also, is Harden gonna play all 48mins?

[AusSpur]

the spurs seem bored in this game
They wanted to see Kawhi play too!

[ElNono]

lol casper

[RD2191]

:lol

[Hoops Czar]

Ayres SUCKS!!!

[ace3g]

Baynes

[weebo]

Its only October.

[RD2191]

fuckin a

[HI-FI]

Baynes!!

[keywester]

mills??

[RD2191]

i just cant watch games. i get too emo

[Rito3d30]

De Colo is a waste on roster spot

[ElNono]

Baynes doing great, tbh

[RD2191]

:lmaondc

[ace3g]

Reggie with the De Cola again, lol

[Texas_Ranger]

De colo is so fucking bad!!!

[RD2191]

why did the spurs even bring ndc over? tf did they see in him?

[Hoops Czar]

Nando De Colo defensive rebound
Nando De Colo turnover
Nando De Colo GTFO!!!

[timtonymanu]

why did the spurs even bring ndc over? tf did they see in him?

I think they brought him in to give TP a backup plus having the French connection but yeah he's really terrible. I hope the Spurs can unload him cause he's just a wasted roster spot.

[Texas_Ranger]

De colo was not even good in Europe, why is he here???

[ace3g]

Baynes

[Hoops Czar]

I can't see much upside to CoJo, tbh.

[DapDaGenius]

Howards BB IQ is 12

High enough to block shots and be a beast on the boards.

[Hoops Czar]

De colo was not even good in Europe, why is he here???

Eyeball test

[Rito3d30]

It's unfair to Mills that he's the 3rd option

[Texas_Ranger]

Mills can at least shot, those two cant do shit

[ace3g]

Green!!!

[DapDaGenius]

A fire 3 from DG.

[RD2191]

verde

[AusSpur]

De Colo has that Dejuan Blair, 'each time i hit the court I gotta impress other teams' look about him

[ace3g]

TP to Splitter!!!

[RD2191]

dey cant hang with our starters tbh:hat

[Libri]

why did the spurs even bring ndc over? tf did they see in him?

Spurs are developing him. :lol

[r0drig0lac]

dat pass

[Spurs Brazil]

great pass Tony

[timtonymanu]

It's unfair to Mills that he's the 3rd option

If Joseph keeps shitting the bed, Mills isn't far off from being the backup PG.

[HI-FI]

Hopefully Mills is backup pg. he's the only one who looks to have improved.

[ElNono]

yeah, I think pop is taking an extended look at ndc

[siraulo23]

both teams dont look sharp at all, but expected

i dont think asik-howard lineup is gonna last at all, no spacing at all

[Hoops Czar]

If Joseph keeps shitting the bed, Mills isn't far off from being the backup PG.

Same ole, same ole. For anyone who hasn't figured it out, it's going to be backup PG by committee.

[Brunodf]

:lolRefs

[GB20]

baynes is doing much better than ayres

[Maddog]

both teams dont look sharp at all, but expected

i dont think asik-howard lineup is gonna last at all, no spacing at all
Be good for end of game hitting the board (on their FTs that is....)

[NickiRasgo]

Spurs should've really sign Casspi.

[r0drig0lac]

LOL .. parker complaining to timmy in a pre season game

[ElNono]

Spurs doing pretty good without their two best players...

[RD2191]

:lmao

[RD2191]

bulll

[RD2191]

tim favre

[benefactor]

Green's stroke looking solid.

[ElNono]

defense looks good too... pretty good in general

[apalisoc_9]

Any chance we might actually see kawhi play in the fourth?

[siraulo23]

defense looks good too... pretty good in general

more to do with rockets missing wide open 3s and not being too sharp tbh

diaw at the 3 isnt doing too bad, guarding parsons, not bad

[siraulo23]

Any chance we might actually see kawhi play in the fourth?

0 chance

[HI-FI]

Even with Westbrook back, they don't scare me. And lol at cp3 demanding a black coach. Good luck with that.

[ElNono]

lol reggie analysis

[loveforthegame]

Baynes continues to do good things.

Joseph and NDC continue to suck.

[blkroadrunners]

:lol putting Indiana and OKC in the finals

Reggie Miller is so homer

[Josh810]

Jesus Christ, Reggie Miller.

Craig Sager: "So no Lakers in the West, no Celtics in the East...what's the biggest loss...Doc Rivers, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce...?"
Reggie: "Maybe....who knows."

WTF

[RD2191]

:lmao

[RD2191]

okc?:lmao

[ElNono]

damn, AC: BF and BF4 are out on the interwebs

[ace3g]

good start

[BatManu20]

Howard dominating the glass thus far

[RD2191]

wtf

[BatManu20]

Timmy looking like he's not even trying. Saving it for the 4th I presume.

[RD2191]

terrible fukin defense

[r0drig0lac]

Timmy looking like he's not even trying. Saving it for the 4th I presume.
maybe saving for the season

[BatManu20]

maybe saving for the season

Nope ALL for the 4th qtr.

[RD2191]

smh

[Darius Bieber]

Harden the best SG in the league? What?

[moisaenz]

parker is playing scrappy.

[benefactor]

Beli on Harden...yeah...that's not going to work.

[BatManu20]

Spurs playing that pre-season defense, that's for sure

[Brunodf]

:lolBelineli on Harden

[RD2191]

giving these faggots false hope. gtfo

[r0drig0lac]

bonner sighting

[BatManu20]

LOL Diaw

[RD2191]

good god tim

[timtonymanu]

:lol putting Indiana and OKC in the finals

Reggie Miller is so homer

And he still has the Thunder cock so far down his throat.

[BatManu20]

Harden destroying Belli tbh

[Hoops Czar]

Keep shootin Timmy

[BatManu20]

Got damn we're making Howard look like Hakeem out there

[Juggity]

Beli looks damn good on offense

[DapDaGenius]

Welp...no finals return for us.:toast

[r0drig0lac]

Bonner is a tough guy

[ElNono]

This is when you put Kawhi on Harden... oh well

[RD2191]

Welp...no finals return for us.:toast
robdiaz tbh:lol

[td4mvp2k]

Lmao @ beli's D

[ElNono]

The problem with Harden is that whoever guards him will get in foul trouble... Danny was good on him in the 1st half, but picked up 3 fouls in no time

[HI-FI]

Still hilarious how everyone plays their starters for extended minutes against us.

[Captivus]

Houston cant play D12 and Harden so many minutes during the RS.
Is like theres no trust in the bench in HOU.

[thunderup]

:lol Houston blowing their seed in a preseason game

[timtonymanu]

Welp...no finals return for us.:toast

C'mon now. Its preseason.

[ace3g]

anyone complaining about Beli's defense against Harden... no one ever said he was some defensive stopper.

[ace3g]

Baynes just breaking the back of Dwight per par

[Hoops Czar]

Houston cant play D12 and Harden so many minutes during the RS.
Is like theres no trust in the bench in HOU.
They're young so, yes they can.

[RD2191]

:lmaogtfo reggie

[Hoops Czar]

Spurs shooting themselves right out of the gym.

[DapDaGenius]

C'mon now. Its preseason.

I just kidding

[RD2191]

matty b

[timtonymanu]

I just kidding

:toast

[moisaenz]

Baynes is a difficult matchup for howard..

[ElNono]

well, getting rickrolled now... but Houston still have DHo and Harden out there

[timtonymanu]

Hope Nando enjoys his time in the preseason. Hes gonna be the inactive player every game.

[siraulo23]

bonner single handedly bringing the spurs back in the game

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Just got home tbh how did tim and TP look? did it look like they gave a shit or were they half assing it?

[moisaenz]

Just got home tbh how did tim and TP look? did it look like they gave a shit or were they half assing it?
why would they care about preseason..

[td4mvp2k]

Yes pop keep beli's d on da bench

[ace3g]

Patty!!!

[ace3g]

Diaw 2.0

[moisaenz]

is diaw on the duncan regimen?

[RD2191]

don't care if its preseason, our 3 point defense is a joke

[HI-FI]

Nono ears perking up.

[Darius Bieber]

Mills makes three *Silence*

Casspi makes three *announcers get wet*

[moisaenz]

i like mills energy..

[Juggity]

Mills has that spirit

[ElNono]

Nono ears perking up.

:lol

[AusSpur]

Baynes needs to rebound better, not helped by his little arms.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

why would they care about preseason..

Ive seen duncan play hard in the first Q of a preseason game fwiw

[ace3g]

Pop, lol

[Holden_Caulfield]

:lmao

[Captivus]

Pop has no sympathy...

[BatManu20]

Lol Patty

[BatManu20]

Looks like Danny Green still didn't learn how to drive to the basket this offseason. Baynes looks like he has better touch though.

[Lars]

Pop is amazing

[ace3g]

Baynes!!

[Juggity]

"I highly recommend bleacher report"

:lmao

[Floyd Pacquiao]

:lol did I hear spurfans cheering beverly at the ft line?

[ace3g]

Mills breaking ankles

[benefactor]

:lol mills breaking lins ankles

[RD2191]

took it like a man:lmao

[Juggity]

Mills just fucking destroyed Jeremy Lin

[Captivus]

That second unit with Asik and Lin is dangerous.

[ElNono]

If NDC stays on the bench, we can win this game, tbh

[Staplepuffs27]

Baynes is making Ayers expendable

[td4mvp2k]

Mills 4 bu pg :tu

[benfti]

I think Mills has passed Cj tbh

[ace3g]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DEI4C6VOfQo

[Juggity]

I like both Ayers and Baynes. Wow, it's weird to have such big man depth on the Spurs. Remember 3 years ago when it was just the turd towers, Duncan, and McDyess holding down the 4 and 5?

[Hoops Czar]

Ayres is so many shades of awful.

[RD2191]

start baynes tbh

[ace3g]

alley oop!!

[ElNono]

shit, nando back in

[loveforthegame]

Ayers oop!!

[Floyd Pacquiao]

nice alley..what is that our 6th in 3 years?

[timtonymanu]

Blazers play between Patty and Ayres!

[McGusto55]

Wow...haven't seen that in a long time. .....alley hoop. ..

[Libri]

wanna see more ally oops :hungry:

[Ginobili3]

I'm really disappointed that DG's ball-handling hasn't improved

[r0drig0lac]

nice alley..what is that our 6th in 3 years?
the funny thing is that it should probably be the same

[look_at_g_shred]

Ayers. Trying to recreate lob city

[McGusto55]

I'm really disappointed that DG's ball-handling hasn't improved

Yea I agree. ..

[McGusto55]

Wtf. Roniee

[Juggity]

Reggie Miller talking up this suckass Lakers team. Par/per

[Ginobili3]

Passing around the paint is looking good though, even if it is preseason

[Captivus]

didnt like that call

[td4mvp2k]

Lmao mills is balln!

[ElNono]

keep missing matty... don't give Pop ideas

[Juggity]

I really like this unit on the floor aside from De Colo. If only Matty could buy a basket

[look_at_g_shred]

Damn sucks leonard didn't play tonight