Game 1: Spurs vs Grizzlies: Wed. Oct 30, 2013 7:30 PM

[Obstructed_View]

Fuck. Video on LP freezes and reloads, then comes back right as they go to commercial.

[spurraider21]

Manu just earned every penny of his new contract. NO more complaining k?

[ace3g]

Ayres in

[ElNono]

patty!

[timtonymanu]

Pat Stacks!

[timtonymanu]

Is Diaw hurt or something? What's with the lack of playing time?

[Hoops Czar]

Pop treating this like a preseason game. Ayres shouldn't be out there.

[ElNono]

patts!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Patty looks fantastic. Backup job is his to lose now.

[Baynes]

lol Bonner. instead of rebounding, he spends his time acting FAK

[r0drig0lac]

mills

[BatManu20]

Patty!

[hyhy]

Our bench is officially better than our starters :lol

[ElNono]

ayres!

[timtonymanu]

Patty looks fantastic. Backup job is his to lose now.

This is the kind of play I wanted to see out of him last season. Hope he can keep this up.

[capek]

That is great to see! Patty hitting those shots

[Hoops Czar]

Mills making it rain.

[BatManu20]

Ayers throwin down

[rayray2k8]

mill is lighting these bitches up

[r0drig0lac]

pendegraaaaa..ops..ayres

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Patty is from Canberra btw, which is my home town and where I am sitting as we speak! ;)

[exstatic]

Well, I like Jeff Ayers...

[rayray2k8]

I'm listening to the Grizz play by play... They sound a little butt hurt after what happened in the playoffs... Meh

[capek]

Wow nice move from Ayers

[Captivus]

that 2nd unit looks completely different than last season...wow
hope it lasts

[HarlemHeat37]

Belineli is a low IQ player IMO, as expected, tbh..he's putting his teammates in shitty positions..

[ElNono]

4 pt play! patty!

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

ALL HAIL PATTY MILLS

[BatManu20]

P-MILLZ

[Bill_Brasky]

mills destroying folks

[mVp]

wow Patty

[Johnny RIngo]

Patty looks fantastic. Backup job is his to lose now.

I hope he can keep it. It was frustrating watching the always mediocre/inconsistent Joseph last season. And DeColo...lol. He'll be back in Europe by the end of the season.

[ElNono]

The difference with last season is that we have a legitimate backup PG...

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

PATTY FUCKING MILLS!

[barakz21]

Patty Mills show tbh

[TE]

Mills, tbh. That rat.

[Libri]

Cojo must be very sad right now.

[Brunodf]

4 point play :lolGrizzlies

[Spurs Brazil]

Mills 3333333333333333333333333333 and one

[ElNono]

defense looks good too... Memphis is a physical team

[timtonymanu]

:lol Grizzlies getting flashbacks of the WCF

[capek]

I can feel it...my Spurs passion starting to come back :cry

[bklynspursfan]

I really hope Mills keeps the job. Just better for the 2nd unit. Joseph can be the 3rd string guy

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Bench unit killing the Grizz.

[ace3g]

I'm hating these passes from Marco, where are the 3s off every screen...

[Johnny RIngo]

Patty's fucking merciless out there.

[dallasmaverickslose]

I would like to announce that I am official hopping off the CoJo bandwagon and onto the Patty Mills bandwagon!

[ElNono]

good defense Marco

[DapDaGenius]

Well, I like Jeff Ayers...

I think he has potential for our team.

[Captivus]

the rotations are weird...is working baby!!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I really hope Mills keeps the job. Just better for the 2nd unit. Joseph can be the 3rd string guy

Don't worry, it's Mills' job now unless something strange happens. He looks like a completely different player, more like the guy who played so well in Prtland and who we all hoped would take the backup role last year...

[Marrow]

Patty is from Canberra btw, which is my home town and where I am sitting as we speak! ;)

Get out to fyshwick and let off some fireworks in patty's honour

[ElNono]

patty beasting

[r0drig0lac]

diaw in game

[Obstructed_View]

Joseph is going to be needed for tough point guard matchups. It's just nice that Patty isn't a complete liability on that end, at least for now. Hope he keeps it up.

[Bill_Brasky]

memphis hasn't scored since 2 mins left in the first

spurs defense :wow

[exstatic]

I think he has potential for our team.

I think he has potential to play serious minutes against Miami and NOT get his shot sent back...

[DapDaGenius]

Good job Mills.

[ElNono]

Not CoJo that needs to be concerned about Patty.... more like Tony, tbh...

[rayray2k8]

Damn.. If Patty Mills can give us this effort, i dont mind him being the back up.. So far a good call by Pop.

[Bill_Brasky]

patty really is in amazing shape.

[bklynspursfan]

Don't worry, it's Mills' job now unless something strange happens. He looks like a completely different player, more like the guy who played so well in Prtland and who we all hoped would take the backup role last year...

For sure... With him on the court, he can buy TP so much rest because teams have to guard him. CoJo is a borderline liability on the offensive end. And I don't think the gap is that big on the defensive end

[sexinthatsx]

Man Patty Mills is doing so well right now!

[hyhy]

Not CoJo that needs to be concerned about Patty.... more like Tony, tbh...

Tony feels like a patty backup that cant shoot the three

[freetiago]

liking everything so far but the lack of Kawhi play time
was hoping he would get 36 mins no matter what at this point especially since we dont have a real backup SF

[jestersmash]

Tim with 1 point. Tony with 2 points. We're blowing Memphis out.

[Flawless]

wow Patty
Please, never change your sig man

[benstanfield]

Cojo Defense>>Patty Defense

Patty Offense>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Cojo

[Joyrider]

Not CoJo that needs to be concerned about Patty.... more like Tony, tbh...

Too early to discuss Parker trade scenarios?

[DapDaGenius]

I think he has potential to play serious minutes against Miami and NOT get his shot sent back...

:lol Possibly.

[ElNono]

Too early to discuss Parker trade scenarios?

never

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Get out to fyshwick and let off some fireworks in patty's honour

Nah, they changed that law a few years ago... too many kids blowing fingers off and blinding themsleves.

Where are you?

[ElNono]

come on Dany... watch where you standing

[DapDaGenius]

Green....watch those feet.

[r0drig0lac]

22-2 ursos :lol

[ElNono]

great defense

[DapDaGenius]

LOL C'mon Green. You cause use to lose the ball...then you don't play better D on that guy.

[r0drig0lac]

M. Carter-Williams (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2596108/michael-carter-williams) 20 Pts, 7 Reb, 12 Ast, 9 Stl WOW

[Nathan89]

Memphis coach had an "oh shit" look to him.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Allen just hit a 3!? I think he hit fewer than 10 all last season. :lol

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

M. Carter-Williams (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2596108/michael-carter-williams) 20 Pts, 7 Reb, 12 Ast, 9 Stl WOW

Holy crap! ANd against MIA's D!

[TDfan2007]

Danny being inconsistent with his decision-making. Love the defense so far though. Wow!

[Captivus]

http://www.mememaker.net/static/images/memes/2542566.jpg

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Danny is a transition block specialist. :D

[rayray2k8]

Get that shit outta here! XD

[Marrow]

M. Carter-Williams (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2596108/michael-carter-williams) 20 Pts, 7 Reb, 12 Ast, 9 Stl WOW

definetly didn't look that good in summer league or pre season...possibly brett brown working some of his magic

[KawhiLeonard]

Green looking hesitant out there

[Nathan89]

Pelicans on their way to the playoffs. 1st round upset potential.

[Captivus]

Close end in Miami...

[RD2191]

fuck

[ElNono]

+1 Tim

[hyhy]

Bench with +/- +20, starters -1

[DapDaGenius]

Oh my gosh, I hate Mike Miller. How is that bitch still in the NBA? I thought his back was supposed to give out 2 years ago.

[Captivus]

PHI REVERSE TANKING!!

[BatManu20]

Sixers beat the Heat. Tank for Wiggins is officially off.

[Marrow]

Nah, they changed that law a few years ago... too many kids blowing fingers off and blinding themsleves.

Where are you?

Fireworks + Kids...yeah that's to be expected...I'm from Sydney

[ElNono]

tp!

[DapDaGenius]

Nice shot by Parker.

[ace3g]

Diaw 2.0 block leads to Kawow dunk!!!

[ElNono]

Manu to Kawhi! Booooom

[Proxy]

sure that gave miller a flashback

[ElNono]

Grizzlies are lost :lol

[JRHernandez88]

KAWAIIIIIIII

[Captivus]

MEM with 27 PTS...

[DapDaGenius]

There should be a gif of that coaches face. Man that was funny.

[ElNono]

great block by Kawhi!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Fireworks + Kids...yeah that's to be expected...I'm from Sydney

Welcome!

There's quite a few Aussie Spurs fans around here, although I'm the oldest vet. ;)

[BatManu20]

Not gonna lie, really surprised at this first half score

[Joyrider]

The Spurs bench has more points than the entire Grizzlies team. :wow

[ElNono]

the big question now with Patty is if he can do that on the road...

[MVPCues]

I'm really concerned. Poor play. We should be up by 34. I see a first round playoff exit this year. I knew the preseason was accurate. :dramaquee

[Obstructed_View]

Fuck League Pass. Illegal links for me. At least they don't re-load every 10 seconds.

[Captivus]

Great half, I was not expecting this.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

48-27 after a poor first Q - very nice start to the season! :)

[Captivus]

the big question now with Patty is if he can do that on the road...

Dont worry, we will have HCA.

[JRHernandez88]

LMFAO @ that commercial!! I actually laughed out loud haha

[rayray2k8]

Kinda what im doing, but god these grizz announcers are such homers... almost as bad as the spurs announcers. :D

[RD2191]

There should be a gif of that coaches face. Man that was funny.
He's been making the same face the whole game. Shell-shocked tbh:lol

[Brunodf]

Other than the Bonner lineup, Spurs D was great

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Great half, I was not expecting this.

Why not? We usually start the season strongly while other teams are still sorting their shit out.

Getting off to a good start and harvesting easy wins early in the season is a hallmark of the Spurs' philosophy. ;)

[TFloss32]

Kawhi, FTW!

[Obstructed_View]

Other than the Bonner lineup, Spurs D was great

Yeah, other than Pop's stupid lineup decisions, the Spurs are great.

[RD2191]

:lolNets

[hyhy]

Other than the Bonner lineup, Spurs D was great

Bonner lineup was a +20

[bklynspursfan]

Bonner was highly effective against the Grizzlies in the playoffs, why would Pop go against that? There's probably not going to be a guaranteed rotation that trots out there, (outside of Manu coming in first) it'll be based off the matchup. I think Pop did a very nice job of his rotations.

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

Holy shit. D12 with 21 rebounds with 8 minutes left in the 3rd...

[SpursRock20]

Fuck League Pass. Illegal links for me. At least they don't re-load every 10 seconds.

I can't even get the free preview to work on the website. And I'm customer number 213 in the customer chat queue.

[anakha]

Shit, I overslept, gotta check the Spurs-Grizz boxsc-

http://fi.somethingawful.com/safs/smilies/4/6/staredog.001.gif

[Marrow]

Welcome!

There's quite a few Aussie Spurs fans around here, although I'm the oldest vet. ;)

i'd put it down to the influx of great aussie talent into the nba...and into the spurs

[Andthentherewas21]

just got home, can someone fill me in on how Mills started raping the Grizz, and why Duncan seems to be struggling with his offense (box scores)

[Manu20]

So far I have like the Grizz announcers, not so bad tbh.

[Whisky Dog]

Fuck League Pass. Illegal links for me. At least they don't re-load every 10 seconds.

Came here to see if anyone else was having this problem. Past seasons have been very good quality feeds so guessing it's bugs on the new home/away feed system. Hoping they get them fixed soon because that shit is unbearable right now.

[bklynspursfan]

Gary Neal has 14 points and 4 assists in 20 minutes his debut thus far

Blair is at 6 points and 4 rebounds in 11 minutes

[BatManu20]

Fuck League Pass. Illegal links for me. At least they don't re-load every 10 seconds.

Same. It's a crap shoot for me though. They freeze a lot sometimes.

[Marrow]

Bonner lineup was a +20

Bonner is a +/- stud

[Obstructed_View]

I can't even get the free preview to work on the website. And I'm customer number 213 in the customer chat queue.

I got it on my phone with Sprint. It's utter shit. Not even worth 40 bucks or whatever it is with the discount.

[ElNono]

:lol Nyets
:lol AK47
:lol Russia

[Johnny RIngo]

Holy shit. D12 with 21 rebounds with 8 minutes left in the 3rd...

If you actually watch the game, you'll see that he's grabbing rebounds away from his own teammates. Dwight's definitely butthurt over last season.

[r0drig0lac]

Holy shit. D12 with 21 rebounds with 8 minutes left in the 3rd...
padding stats ... good enough to fight to hit a tank mode bobcats at home

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

:lol Nyets
:lol AK47
:lol Russia

Bet he regrets not signing with the Spurs :lmao

[Obstructed_View]

If you actually watch the game, you'll see that he's grabbing rebounds away from his own teammates. Dwight's definitely butthurt over last season.

Dwight has always done that. Those Bonner rebounds are easy stat padding. You also need teams taking a lot of bad shots.

[PingPong]

LOL Nets. Losing to the Cavs.

[Andthentherewas21]

So far MIA has lost to PHI, BKN lost to the CAVs, and HOU is only up 1 on CHA. So much for the new contenders

[DapDaGenius]

He's been making the same face the whole game. Shell-shocked tbh:lol

LOL Who here is good at making gifs? I need to ask them to try and make the gif for us.

[Johnny RIngo]

So far MIA has lost to PHI, BKN lost to the CAVs, and HOU is only up 1 on CHA. So much for the new contenders

And Clippers got blown out by the D-League Lakers squad

[Mugen]

Holding Memphis to 7 isn't a huge deal tbh. I don't think they scored above 8 in a quarter in the WCF IIRC.

[Captivus]

1st Pick 2013: 0/5 FG - 2/4 FT - 2Reb

[Spurs Brazil]

very good 1st half. Mills looks great

[ElNono]

TD jumper looks rusty as fuck

[Obstructed_View]

Was that Timmy's face or his shoulder?

[rayray2k8]

lmao.. garbage ass station from the memphis grizz side. :lmao

[ElNono]

come on son.. wake up danny

[RD2191]

TD jumper looks rusty as fuck
he struggled with it early last year iirc, needs time to get it going

[ElNono]

starters shitting the bed per par

[PlayNando]

How many FKN turnovers is Danny going to commit tonight? JESUS. Pathetic!

[DapDaGenius]

Daniel Jatavius Green...get your head in the game.

[BatManu20]

Sloppy start

[TDfan2007]

Danny Green's head doesn't seem like his head is in it.

[Brunodf]

Stupid mental mistakes

[PlayNando]

Danny Green = 4 TOs in 13 mins. AWFUL. What a joke.

[Mugen]

Timmy hurt dayaaaaaamn

[TDfan2007]

Timmy and Tony look pretty bad tonight.

[PlayNando]

Timmy hurt dayaaaaaamn
What???

[Ice009]

Joseph is going to be needed for tough point guard matchups. It's just nice that Patty isn't a complete liability on that end, at least for now. Hope he keeps it up.

If Patty keeps this kind of play up and can learn to play solid defense, then I'd like to see how he goes as the backup PG. As for Joseph, I'd like to see him concentrate on being a defensive specialist PG, similar to Avery Bradley. That doesn't mean I don't want him to try and keep improving on the offensive end, but if he focuses on defense then he still has a chance to get out there on the court, especially against tough PG match ups.

[DapDaGenius]

This feels like a season where they try to get rid of Danny Green. I'm not saying he'll play like this consistently, it feels like this is the season that we could end up seeing him leave. j/k maybe

[hyhy]

Get the bench in already

[Obstructed_View]

What???

He got hit after that Tony Allen foul. Couldn't tell what it was. Thought it might be his shoulder.

[PlayNando]

Where the fk is Timmy?!?!?!?!

[SPIDER2311]

patty was hot in the first half, then pop takes him off. when ur hot ur hot.

[PlayNando]

Aw, God, hope it's not serious.

[r0drig0lac]

This feels like a season where they try to get rid of Danny Green. I'm not saying he'll play like this consistently, it feels like this is the season that we could end up seeing him leave. j/k maybe
lol

[bklynspursfan]

Matthew R Tynan ‏@Matthew_Tynan (https://twitter.com/Matthew_Tynan)40s (https://twitter.com/Matthew_Tynan/status/395729836158627840)
Duncan being examined on the sideline… now going to locker room.

[Obstructed_View]

If Patty keeps this kind of play up and can learn to play solid defense, then I'd like to see how he goes as the backup PG. As for Joseph, I'd like to see him concentrate on being a defensive specialist PG similar to Avery Bradley. That doesn't mean I don't want him to try and keep improving on the offensive end, but if he focuses on defense then he still has a chance to get out there on the court, especially against tough PG match ups.

I agree. Patty just needs to not be a complete abortion on defense, and he's going to be getting rotation minutes this year.

[rayray2k8]

Matthew R Tynan ‏@Matthew_Tynan (https://twitter.com/Matthew_Tynan)40s (https://twitter.com/Matthew_Tynan/status/395729836158627840)
Duncan being examined on the sideline… now going to locker room.

What???

[ace3g]

Mike Monroe @Monroe_SA
(http://twitter.com/Monroe_SA)#Spurs (http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Spurs) trainer Will Sevening looking at Tim Duncan's hand ... Duncan appeared to bang hand on Tony Allen


Paul Garcia PS @PaulGarciaPS
(http://twitter.com/PaulGarciaPS)Tim Duncan is headed to the locker room. Looks like his finger was wrapped with a towel. Took a hard hit from Allen collision.

[Mugen]

Took a shot to the chest and was holding his neck/left hand. Looked like a stinger tbh.

In related news, Tony Allen still ugly as shit.

[ace3g]

Diaw 2.0

[PlayNando]

Timmy going to miss six weeks a la Stephen Jackson thug last year?

[ElNono]

boris

[PlayNando]

DIAW FRENCH POWER BITCHES.

[timtonymanu]

Yeah Duncan was writhing in pain during the free throws.

Hope it isn't serious.

[rayray2k8]

Jeff McDonald ‏@JMcDonald_SAEN

matthew_Tynan Hard to tell, but I thought he jammed hand on Tony Allen on that foul at 11:25.

[loveforthegame]

Keep us updated please.

[PlayNando]

Tony Parker = bricker.

[Captivus]

Get Patty in!!

[BatManu20]

Damn Tony make the wide open shot

[DapDaGenius]

That was a pretty good play, I wish he would have made that shot.

[r0drig0lac]

timmy injured? tank wiggins

[PlayNando]

Tony is getting old, tbh.

[Ice009]

M. Carter-Williams (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2596108/michael-carter-williams) 20 Pts, 7 Reb, 12 Ast, 9 Stl WOW

Who is that? Rookie?

[PlayNando]

Parker pathetic...

[ElNono]

Tiago dunk finally

[RD2191]

gtfo parker

[DapDaGenius]

Woah...Splitter didn't get denied? Must be opposite day.

[ElNono]

Splitta beasting

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Memphis bigs are tired!

[BatManu20]

Kawhi shooting at will. Like the confidence. Hopefully they start going in lol

[PlayNando]

Be careful with the hero ball, Kawhi, tbh.

[TDfan2007]

Love the way Kawhi and Tiago are playing tonight. Man I hope that Tim is okay :(

[Spurs Brazil]

good job, Tiago

[Captivus]

any TD news?
rib maybe?

[Mugen]

Timmy will be fine tbh. Just one of those stingers that numb your body from the looks of it. Pop probably wont even put him back in the game considering the score.

[ElNono]

tony smh

[BatManu20]

Tony having an awful game tbh

[DapDaGenius]

Stop turning it over, bitches.

[Obstructed_View]

So the hand/finger rumor is dead?

[Mugen]

Gary Neal doin work on the Knicks tbh.

[ElNono]

good job there tony

[rayray2k8]

man i hope its nothing serious with TD

[Mugen]

Liking the plays for Kawhi and his aggressiveness tbh.

[rayray2k8]

wtf. why they playing xfiles??

[ElNono]

boris!

[bbarry]

x files theme playing? XD so awkward.

[ElNono]

tp!

[Brunodf]

:bang Ayers/Diaw

[DapDaGenius]

Gary Neal doin work on the Knicks tbh.

Man, he really is. 16 pts, 5 assists. Blair is doing kind of decent for himself with 6 pts and 4 rebs.

[Shaolin-Style]

what the hell, if you're happy and you know it spurs dj? ...

[ElNono]

we played like shit and are extending the lead...

[ElNono]

Manu!

[rayray2k8]

Not feeling this delay of game rule... Kinda stupid to call it especially when the opposing team is actually HELPING the other team inbound the ball. :rolleyes

[PlayNando]

Manu......... damn, son......

[rayray2k8]

what the hell, if you're happy and you know it spurs dj? ...

Fire his ass..

[Brazil]

Pondexter sucks tbh

[timtonymanu]

Not feeling this delay of game rule... Kinda stupid to call it especially when the opposing team is actually HELPING the other team inbound the ball. :rolleyes

Yeah of all rules to fix, they pick this lame ass one.

[ElNono]

Manu!!!!! :wow

[PlayNando]

Manu = the truth...

[BatManu20]

Manu!

[PlayNando]

manu dirk 2006 foul tbh :lol

[ElNono]

:wow what a pass

[Brazil]

Manu with a good game so far

[PlayNando]

MANU TO MARCO ALLEY OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP

HELL YES.

[HarlemHeat37]

:lol Bonner getting beat off the dribble by Jon Leuer..

[DapDaGenius]

That was nice from Marco. We love him.

[PlayNando]

Marco = Future Fan Favorite, tbh.

[Ginobili3]

Manu playing well:downspin:

[ElNono]

we're getting killed inside Pop

[Obstructed_View]

Not feeling this delay of game rule... Kinda stupid to call it especially when the opposing team is actually HELPING the other team inbound the ball. :rolleyes

Teams were taking the ball away from the inbounding team and throwing it to the official, which gave their defense time to set up. It's a good rule change.

[PlayNando]

we're getting killed inside Pop
ayers + bonner = failure

[RD2191]

we dont need this shit, dont need a close game

[Juggity]

Just tuning in...surprised to see the grey unis back.

[SPIDER2311]

we need baynes

[Brunodf]

:lol Pop playing Ayers/Bonner

[ElNono]

smh Ayres

[Obstructed_View]

Pondexter sees Bonner and gets a hard-on.

[PlayNando]

Just tuning in...surprised to see the grey unis back.
They suck.

[SpursRock20]

Ayres loves dunking that ball.

[RD2191]

terrible quarter

[DapDaGenius]

LOL Ayers. Looks like a mini-Duncan, tho.

[PlayNando]

Cut Ayers, Play Baynes...........

[ElNono]

Manu blocking shit... sad, tbh