2014 Playoffs - Round 1, Game 2 - Dallas Mavericks @ San Antonio Spurs

[TE]

Most embarrassing effort I have ever seen since 2011.

[BatManu20]

Holy shit this is a blowout

[Horry Hipcheck]

It's about to be a 20 point game on the home floor. Spurs haven't played their game all night.

[KaiRMD1]

Yeah, time to call it a game

[TheGoldStandard]

Spurs have played like crap for 2 games now, but Pop will just let it go.. They made shots.. blah blah.. needs to shake things up and that doesn't mean inserting Ayres

[Mal]

I thought Spurs will be prepered better, but they are not. Fucking blowout

[therealtruth]

This is looking like 2006 again. Is Carslile about to outcoach Pop?

[boutons_deux]

Mavs should have won the 1st, and now blowing out in the 2nd, Spurs should be going to DAL 0-2

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Game.....

[superjames1992]

Stupid Pop took Manu out and now the game is over.

[Darius Bieber]

Backdoor sweep coming in.

[Cry Havoc]

Fuck the mavs. We winning 2 in their building.

[RD2191]

Pop and Spurs exposed, tbh.

[Raven]

it's funny tbh...

[mclinejr]

We're done. All we can do is hope for a better outcome on Saturday.

[timtonymanu]

Props to Dallas. The Spurs have a lot of work to do.

[8FOR!3]

Can we put in our bench players yet? This is awful.

[TE]

This team is finished in the 2nd
The way they are playing defensively they would be lucky to get out of this round.

[Ice009]

Fucking Kawhi missing both free throws and letting Carter get to the rack.

Fucking choker Kawhi. Free throws tell the story of a choker.

Fucking choking bitch. No way I'd miss those free throws. Fucking choking bitch.

[KaiRMD1]

This team is finished in the 2nd

[Horry Hipcheck]

i might just not watch another game, fuck this team

:rolleyes

[Diego20]

Game over..

[G-Dawgg]

This Spurs team does not look like they deserve to hoist up a championship trophy.... They got lucky Dallas got cold in game 1 otherwise the series would have been 2-0 for Dallas.

[japre8]

Wow. Just wow. Absolutely awful. Good job spurs you embarrassed yourselves real good.

[weeks]

coasting

[DatBoyGood]

So glad this wasnt on TNT

[DapDaGenius]

Let's go 30 turnovers!!

[daslicer]

Backdoor sweep coming in.

You are retarded. Spurs could lose this series but I doubt they are going to drop 4 in a row.

[Hemotivo]

:wow another TO

[Johnny RIngo]

-28 Belinelli

[SpursOwn]

turning to the Rockets.

[superjames1992]

Mills with a moving screen OMG. :lol

[ElNono]

well, not a bad time to give Mills and Beli some time on the floor see if they can figure things out

[crc21209]

:lol At that being a foul, WEAK.

[Death In June]

No Manu, huh?

[313]

Wtf is up with these lineups? Is Tony injured? We went on a run with cojo playing. What is Pop doing??????

[brucebowensghost]

We r not gna hv 22 turnovers the rest of the series...we b ok

[TE]

That's the same shit Dejuan is doing on the pick and roll for the Mavs. Whatever, like it fucking matters.

[Horry Hipcheck]

21 turnovers, holy shit. I mean, I guess they had to get it out of their system at some point, but wow.

[PingPong]

Why Mills, Belli and Diaw are still on court?

[mclinejr]

I wanted Memphis, tbh.

[Darius Bieber]

You are retarded. Spurs could lose this series but I doubt they are going to drop 4 in a row.

The way they're playing now, they damn well could.

[loveforthegame]

I thought game 1 would have been a wake up call. Guess not.

[KaiRMD1]

I'm done for the night, hopefully Spurs get their heads out of their asses for the next game

[Mal]

No fucking idea what to do, after 7 quaters of series.

[siraulo23]

something obviously has to change on the spurs d

embarrassing, if this keeps up, 8 is gonna happen again

[Capt Bringdown]

http://torrey-shannon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/meltdown2.jpg

[HI-FI]

:lol
what a joke.

[spurspokesman]

Spurs should have stayed in the locker room

[weeks]

it's not just that we lost.
it's not just that we got blown out.

we played like a total joke. i've never seen the spurs play this terribly. alarming.

[timtonymanu]

This game will make me feel less sorry for the Spurs if they flame out again. This is just pathetic.

[Raven]

-31 :lol

[Malice]

sigh...*insert emo post*

[Fireball]

I am so disappointed right now ... a team that played so well in last years Finals gets annihilated by the fucking Mavericks ...

[noles1983]

im done, wake me up when the spurs arent pussy faggot losers

[Baam]

Mills = walking disaster

Pop = taking it up the ass by Carlisle and acting like he likes it...

[313]

Props to Dallas. The Spurs have a lot of work to do.

[ElNono]

lol coach of the year

[SpurPadre]

Now that fat piece of shit Barkley is gonna keep yapping away like the inarticulate moron he is about how old we look.

[Texas_Ranger]

Congrats to Dallas. Well deserved win.

LOL @ the Spurs, big fucking LOL.

[Horry Hipcheck]

How are the Spurs still shooting 51% to Dallas' 52%?

[daslicer]

The way they're playing now, they damn well could.

Nope doubt they are going to play like this every game. Do you think they are going to have nearly 30 turnovers and shoot like shit from the freethrow line every game. Its impossible to play this shitty every game.

[RD2191]

I say we shoot a 3 on every possession, who's with me?

[FaM0us Skins]

We can't score at all tonight.

[tim_duncan_fan]

Why the fuck is Tim in the game if he isn't gonna demand the damned ball?

Just remembered why we aren't gonna win shit against the good teams unless they give us the series:

Everybody on the team is a fucking scared pussy except for our over-dribbling point guard. No one fucking else will take and make a fucking shot when things get heavy.

[crc21209]

This Spurs team does not look like they deserve to hoist up a championship trophy.... They got lucky Dallas got cold in game 1 otherwise the series would have been 2-0 for Dallas.

Dallas couldnt close, plain and simple. Spurs couldve lost Game 1 last year against GS and didnt...

[Mikeanaro]

Have a pair of balls...Check
Avoid Turnovers...Check
Play like you mean it, we are not in regular season...Check
Epic bench...Check
COY Looking like GOAT...Check

[BillMc]

One game. Nobody should jump off the bandwagon yet.

[japre8]

Most embarrassing effort I have ever seen since 2011.
I can't remember the last time I saw such a gutless turd of a performance by the spurs. Only Manu brought it tonight. I hope the team is f'ing embarrassed by this dog shit game they brought tonight.

[Horry Hipcheck]

I am so disappointed right now ... a team that played so well in last years Finals gets annihilated by the fucking Mavericks ...

Oh please.

[Johnny RIngo]

-31 :lol

:lol Wasting the MLE on two negative impact players.

[Darius Bieber]

Nope doubt they are going to play like this every game. Do you think they are going to have nearly 30 turnovers and shoot like shit from the freethrow line every game. Its impossible to play this shitty every game.

The bench has played shitty last game too. No adjustments have been made after the Spurs almost lost Game 1...

[TheGoldStandard]

Pop doesn't make adjustments in a series.. he just lets it unfold.. "They're NBA players, they know what they're supposed to do" He'll just hope they don't turn the ball over the next game, won't really do much about the switching or the fact that he's playing Jeff Ayres. Our bench has turned back into a pumpkin..

[Mal]

Dallas will take next 3 games also...

[Spurs Brazil]

This look like the 1st 2 games against the Warriors last season

[Death In June]

Well, they can't play any worse.

[Horry Hipcheck]

Pop really isn't throwing in the towel yet. Manu back on the floor to somehow try and salvage this.

[siraulo23]

HUGE props to dallas, theyve totally outplayed the spurs for 6 quarters out of 8

Pop getting demolished for the second game in a row, lol COTY

lol tp is never gonna be 100% in the POs, cant blow by dirk and dalembert

[KaiRMD1]

One game. Nobody should jump off the bandwagon yet.

True, Spurs will win this series

[Raven]

of course the one guarded by the antichrist was gonna dunk it :lol

[daslicer]

The bench has played shitty last game too. No adjustments have been made after the Spurs almost lost Game 1...

Well go jump off a cliff then there is nothing else to say.

[Fireball]

Are the Spurs more turnover prone at home? I have the feeling they play that better on the road

[superjames1992]

Just sit everyone and throw the game, Pop. Sit the starters. This one's over.

[ElNono]

shouldn't Tony be resting, tbh?

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Holy fuck Belli is at -33.

[GrandeDavid]

I say we shoot a 3 on every possession, who's with me?

:lol

[Darius Bieber]

Well go jump off a cliff then there is nothing else to say.

Going down with the ship. Not jumping. There's nothing else to say because the Spurs haven't shown up for the fucking playoffs.

[TE]

No rebounding

[tim_duncan_fan]

Too weak to rebound.

Too scared to make contested shots.

We're fucked.

[superjames1992]

Tbh, there were a lot of cliff jumpers after the first two games against the Warriors last year. The Spurs still win this series, IMO.

[SpursOwn]

The whole team is playing like Playoff Ginobli last year.

[GrandeDavid]

I'm glad Parker, Duncan and Leonard are having to play out this stinker.

[Malice]

How are the Spurs still shooting 51% to Dallas' 52%?

20 plus turnovers, 60 percent ft shooting, dallas took nearly 20 more shots, and our bench is basically a fucking joke. All that equals a lop sided loss...

[DatBoyGood]

Layup drills for Dallas :lol

[Mal]

Where is the defense. Driving layup one after another

[GrandeDavid]

The whole team is playing like Playoff Ginobli last year.

:lol

[japre8]

Are the Spurs more turnover prone at home? I have the feeling they play that better on the road
I was wondering that earlier. Maybe the guys will be more loose in Dallas.

[Holden_Caulfield]

in b4 the mavs choke

[Horry Hipcheck]

Going down with the ship. Not jumping. There's nothing else to say because the Spurs haven't shown up for the fucking playoffs.

It's Game fucking 2, Jesus Christ it's like the Spurs have never lost a first round game before. They've played horribly, we fucking get it.

[daslicer]

Going down with the ship. Not jumping. There's nothing else to say because the Spurs haven't shown up for the fucking playoffs.

Well you are jumping off the cliff. Do you think the spurs are going to lose this series? If so say it now so we know where you stand.

[313]

For next game we need to
Not turn the ball over
Playcojo
Playbaynes
Get Duncan more touches
Play defense
Don't turn the ball over!!!

[LakerHater]

Sshoulda been a 4 point play

[Ice009]

Gotta play Cory Joseph next game. Spurs guards getting abused by the Dallas guards. You won't win shit getting lit up by those guys.

[LakerHater]

Dirk was completely on the line!!

[siraulo23]

dallas has 3 play makers, dirk, monta, harris

spurs d scrambling all night long, no idea what to do

[DapDaGenius]

Done.

[Johnny RIngo]

lol tp is never gonna be 100% in the POs, cant blow by dirk and dalembert

After ten years, I'm used to TP disappointing come playoff time so it's no surprise to me. Little fucker has always been a selfish, heroballing choke artist. Prioritizing France in a joke FIBA tournament while receiving a paycheck from the Spurs. Fuck him.

[FaM0us Skins]

It's just one game. We'll win game 3.

[Duncan2177]

Sorry ass cheesedicks. :bang

[SpurPadre]

First home team to get bitched out like this in the playoffs, even the Pacers wound up losing by only 8 in Game 1 vs. the Hawks. It's simply the worst home game outing by all the higher seeds.

[Ice009]

In fact, I will say that the Spurs won't win another game this series if their defense against the Mavericks guards is this putrid the rest of the games.

Gotta play Cory. Can't get your ass lit up by their guards like this.

[brucebowensghost]

Se la vi....nxt game

[TE]

Gotta play Cory Joseph next game. Spurs guards getting abused by the Dallas guards. You won't win shit getting lit up by those guys.
Going to have to agree with this. It's utterly embarrassing how overmatched we look on the perimeter. Our individual defense is getting shredded...this makes our bigs scramble and get out of rebounding position.

[Mikeanaro]

Well you are jumping off the cliff. Do you think the spurs are going to lose this series? If so say it now so we know where you stand.
Well 2010 against Phoenix happened, I´ve already saw this team falling apart when they seemed just fine.

[Hemotivo]

I've seen better ball movement from Kirby tbh....

Post Of The Night

[crc21209]

The game took a turn for the worse when Kawhi picked up his 2nd foul and then when he came back in he picked up his 3rd foul right away..

[TheGoldStandard]

2 days off and they play like this.. inexcusable.

[$pursDynasty]

I can't remember the last time this team has looked so flat. It looks like we are tanking, I mean you have to try to look this flat. Makes you suspicious if all the Spurs put money on the Mavs to win this game at Vegas. Pop doesn't seem to care either.

[DatBoyGood]

Oh well. Just 2 sluggish games. This team better figure it out because we gave Dallas all the confidence they need to pull an 8th seed upset.

[Capt Bringdown]

In a way, it's expected. First, they inexplicably choke away a fifth title.
Followed by another humiliation: losing to the 8th seed in the first round.

Spurs poised to join the '94 Sonics in the pantheon of post-season chokers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxW8yN3QT2o

[davidbowie]

This is fuckin pathetic

[Johnny RIngo]

Holy fuck Belli is at -33.

2004 Hedo all over again. Harlem called it weeks ago.

[sammy]

Manu is the only one who came to play! The lead wasn't that big until Pop took out Ginobili and everyone else stunk! No defense, no rebounding and just allowing those asshole to have layups! Disgusted!:bang

[Mal]

Well you are jumping off the cliff. Do you think the spurs are going to lose this series? If so say it now so we know where you stand.

If you think this team cant lose 4 games in a row, without any non-basketball reason, then you must be new to Spurs playoff runs.

[Horry Hipcheck]

Ugh, Bonner time.

[SpurPadre]

There's no doubt in my mind we'll win this series but it would've been preferable to have had a sweep in this round while the Rockets and Blazers beat each other up and that's now out the window.

[Raven]

game.

[DatBoyGood]

I think the fact that this team won 9 straight vs Dallas had them thinking they could turn it on and play just good enough to beat them

[daslicer]

Well 2010 against Phoenix happened, I´ve already saw this team falling apart when they seemed just fine.

The suns had HCA in that series and that Spurs team regular season wise was terrible. They were the 7th seed so I expected them to struggle against that Suns squad. Can't compare that situation. That team had prime Amare,Nash and a bunch of talented players. This Mavs team has only one star in its prime and that is Monta.

[Mal]

White flag. 3 days of rest, whole regular season of rest and still resting.

[sammy]

This bitch is giving up the game! WTF!

[siraulo23]

In fact, I will say that the Spurs won't win another game this series if their defense against the Mavericks guards is this putrid the rest of the games.

Gotta play Cory. Can't get your ass lit up by their guards like this.

they obviously need a change in their defensive scheme, like in the warriors series, except monta/harris are more explosive than curry/thompson off the dribble, and can hit occassional 3s when dared to shoot

what you got spurs? can you bounce back next game or this gonna be another 8?

[TE]

game.
Props on Beli

[LakerHater]

Coach throwing in the towel... Mavs not, still got starters in!

[Horry Hipcheck]

Se la vi....nxt game

Do you mean c'est la vie?

[therealtruth]

It's not a championship season without a Spurs first round loss at home.

[sammy]

Seriously Daye? Slam the ball!

[siraulo23]

Green, Belli, Patty still MIA

[Spurs_Be_Beastin']

This is easily the worst game they've played all season..
I just don't understand how they can let it happen in the playoffs... They in no fucking way look like a contender in these first two games. Where did are fucking bench go?!?! Patty and Belli are just disgusting to watch on Defense, and now they can't make a shot to save their lives? Very disappointing tbh

[Ginobili3]

There was a lot of sagging in the paint and then scrambling to the corner to close out on the 3. And LOL Marco falling down

[RD2191]

Cough Cough. Some credit on Mills please.

[SpurPadre]

LOL, Bonner already looking better than most of the bench not named Manu...that's how bad it's gotten.

[TheGoldStandard]

HAHAHA Now you hit a 3, lol.. Fucking loser

[therealtruth]

they obviously need a change in their defensive scheme, like in the warriors series, except monta/harris are more explosive than curry/thompson off the dribble, and can hit occassional 3s when dared to shoot

what you got spurs? can you bounce back next game or this gonna be another 8?

Let's see the adjustments the coach of the century makes.

[313]

Mavs stat padding lol

The Lanisters aren't the only ones that pay their debts.

[sammy]

White flag and they still have their bitch starters in? Hard foul anyone!

[crc21209]

:lol At all the people freaking out after 1 game. Hell, all of the Spurs previous title runs included a loss for the Spurs at home (Usually a Game 1)...

[TheGoldStandard]

Let's see the adjustments the coach of the century makes.

"Make baskets.. don't turn over the ball.."

[PingPong]

Charity Spurs, giving some happy moments to Cuban and Dirk...

:stirpot:

[Venti Quattro]

Charity Spurs, giving some happy moments to Cuban and Dirk...

:stirpot:
:lmao :lmao :lmao

[Mal]

"Make baskets.. don't turn over the ball.."

What about fucking layups and pullup jumpers ?

[TheGoldStandard]

:lol At all the people freaking out after 1 game. Hell, all of the Spurs previous title runs included a loss for the Spurs at home (Usually a Game 1)...

It's concerning because it's not just 1 player or 2 that are playing shitty, it's the entire bench minus Manu that can't do shit for us.. for 2 straight games.. It's becoming more than flukish

[G-Dawgg]

I haven't seen a single team in the playoffs play as bad as this.... they turned the ball over like a D-League team.

[crc21209]

The night was doomed when you commit 15 TO's in a half. Now granted, it was still a single digit game in the 3rd qtr but it will be DAMN hard for ANY team to win a game when they commit 20+ turnovers in a game..

[Malice]

lol spurs wait till game 2 of the playoffs to play maybe their worst game of the season....jesus I hope they recover.

[313]

This is easily the worst game they've played all season..
I just don't understand how they can let it happen in the playoffs... They in no fucking way look like a contender in these first two games. Where did are fucking bench go?!?! Patty and Belli are just disgusting to watch on Defense, and now they can't make a shot to save their lives? Very disappointing tbh

This is the playoffs, you're gonna lose games. And of course you're not gonna look like contenders in losses. Adjustments need to be made, and I think we'll be fine.

[siraulo23]

:lol At all the people freaking out after 1 game. Hell, all of the Spurs previous title runs included a loss for the Spurs at home (Usually a Game 1)...

nah the effort is just disappointing, thats the main thing, and totally getting blown out by the number 8 seed, no ingame adjustment in their defensive coverage

total joke of a game

[TheGoldStandard]

What about fucking layups and pullup jumpers ?

"They made shots.. we didn't... "

[timtonymanu]

:lol At all the people freaking out after 1 game. Hell, all of the Spurs previous title runs included a loss for the Spurs at home (Usually a Game 1)...

Yeah the loss doesn't bother me. How we are being exposed does. The Mavs are completely exposing our weakness out there.

[japre8]

F the mavs the bitch slapped us tonight. The way I see it, our guys need to nut up and quit being so passive. They need to play aggressive and loose. We're gonna blow the mavs out on Saturday. Book it.

[crc21209]

I haven't seen a single team in the playoffs play as bad as this.... they turned the ball over like a D-League team.

Then you obviously werent a Spurs fan in 05' when the Spurs got wiped out by Detroit in Games 3 and 4..

[SpurPadre]

I will maintain that for the playoffs, MANU should start over Green. Make the most out of your Big 3, take less pressure off of Manu so he will have less chance to turn the ball over with the ball in TP's hands, and it would open up Kawhi for better shot attempts. Green will NEVER be able to shoot like he did in the Finals last year, we have to come to terms with that. His D is valuable but not to the point where we should keep starting him over Manu at this point, in my opinion.

[Horry Hipcheck]

COJO MISSES BOTH HAHAHA JESUS CHRIST WHY IS HE ON THIS TEAM

[Mal]

Oh god, Joseph is fucking joke

[daslicer]

This series will go 6 games now but I think the spurs will still win it.

[sammy]

Corey Joseph can't even make his free throws! Disgraceful!

[TheGoldStandard]

This has regular season game all over it, wonder if Pop realized that this was actually a playoff game.. No fire whatsoever

[boutons_deux]

22 TOs for 15 AST

[TDTPMG21920]

Sit Mills and Belinelli for the rest of the series

[Budkin]

24 TOs, 33 pts off them.

[SpurPadre]

Oh god, Joseph is fucking joke

To think we could've drafted Parsons over him.

[sammy]

We are not even defending! Allowing fucking layups! No! Hard foul the mother fuckers don't allow them layups!

[crc21209]

This series has been pretty weird so far. Now I expect the Spurs to look like the Spurs on Saturday. For some reason this team was way better and more focused on the road than at home throughout the entire season..

[DarrinS]

Way to play hard for your coach of the year

[mclinejr]

We're beating ourselves, tbh. We'll make adjustments, and everything will be fine. Stop melting down.

[Horse]

I'm encouraged cause it's obvious the effort and attention to detail was not there at all. It will be there in game 3. This is just like the golden state series win one we should've lost and still don't take the next game serious. The real Spurs will stand up in game 3.

[RD2191]

Jkid where you at my brotha?

[Mikeanaro]

The suns had HCA in that series and that Spurs team regular season wise was terrible. They were the 7th seed so I expected them to struggle against that Suns squad. Can't compare that situation. That team had prime Amare,Nash and a bunch of talented players. This Mavs team has only one star in its prime and that is Monta.
That´s not my point, my point is shit happens, like Memphis on the 1rst round we were the 1st seed then against the 8th.

[rogues]

Great night tonight..

:lmao:lmao..

[loveforthegame]

Duncan and Leonard cannot have 5 FG attempts.

Bench needs to wake the fuck up.

Hell, I'd just be happy if the guys would match the Mavs intensity.

[SpurPadre]

What are the odds Pop goes to his classic "we looked soft" card at postgame?

[Two10Whitey]

Second round? How is anyone even thinking about the second round? They way the Spurs are playing, they're looking like they will get their shit pushed in, in the first round.

Pathetic focus, pathetic play. Regular season ball movement bullshit players that can't/won't step up in the playoffs.

Even Gary Neal is better at creating his own shot than half the scrubs that are playing for the Spurs out here. I don't even think Mills will score what Gary Neal did in game 1 of these playoffs.

Without Manu, Spurs are down over 20 points right now.

Seriously? We're not losing to the Mavs. It's not going to happen. We beat their ass so many times and we were due to lose.

[G-Dawgg]

Championship caliber teams don't cough up the ball 20+ times a game... I'll wait to see how they bounce back next game before I make any hasty judgments. They played the shittiest game of the playoffs out of all 16 teams..

[timtonymanu]

Great night tonight..

:lmao:lmao..

Seriously. OKC would sweep the current Spurs, tbh.

[RD2191]

Cough Cough. Some credit on Mills please.

Anyone? Anyone?

[Horry Hipcheck]

Pop deliberately makes no adjustments as a joke on everyone who voted for him. It's like having his players foul Shaq within the first 30 seconds of a Spurs-Suns regular game just to piss Shaq off, but on a larger scale.

[crc21209]

This series has been pretty weird so far. Now I expect the Spurs to look like the Spurs on Saturday. For some reason this team was way better and more focused on the road than at home throughout the entire season..

The Mavs also tend to have letdowns at home alot....

[sammy]

This is disgraceful! Can someone take out Harris! I've always hated that mother fucker!

[Harry Callahan]

That "performance" was an abortion. The Spurs embarrassed themselves with all the unforced turnovers.

What makes it worse is seeing fat ass Blair strutting around like a fool.

The Spurs better get it together in Dallas. They played a lot of crap basketball in San Antonio. How many turnovers? 25? Disgusting.

[Horse]

Honestly we've seen this so many times. The team just has a history of taking nights off usually in round 1.

[Horry Hipcheck]

Seriously. OKC would sweep the current Spurs, tbh.

#TheyAlreadyDid #TooSoon

[daslicer]

That´s not my point, my point is shit happens, like Memphis on the 1rst round we were the 1st seed then against the 8th.

Your right shit does happen but again your trying to compare this situation to the past which has no relation. The Grizzlies owned the spurs during the regular season and went in the playoffs with supreme confidence against them. It also didn't help Manu broke his arm before that series.

[mclinejr]

Great night tonight..

:lmao:lmao..

:lol Waiting, hoping, and wishing the Mavs. eliminate the Spurs.

[Ice009]

:lol At all the people freaking out after 1 game. Hell, all of the Spurs previous title runs included a loss for the Spurs at home (Usually a Game 1)...

I don't ever recall them getting smoked like this. Spurs were fucking smoked off their own court. They couldn't counter with anything tonight. If not for Manu, Spurs could have been down 30 or 40 points. This is not just some loss, Dallas fucking said, hey fuckers, WE CAN BEAT YOUR ASS type of beat down announcement.

The Spurs don't even have a Gary Neal level creator off the bench that can create his own offense (Manu excluded as he was there last season).

[LakerHater]

Are the lmao spurs threads up already??

[Horry Hipcheck]

This is disgraceful! Can someone take out Harris! I've always hated that mother fucker!

I remember how much shit Harris gave the Spurs in 2006. He was their kryptonite.

[boutons_deux]

how fitting, cojo misses last layup :lol

[TheGoldStandard]

What are the odds Pop goes to his classic "we looked soft" card at postgame?

Yes or his usual, "they made shots, we didn't... we turned the ball over"

[DarrinS]

Could be down 0-2 to this shitty Mavs team. Smh

[SpurPadre]

Pop deliberately makes no adjustments as a joke on everyone who voted for him. It's like having his players foul Shaq within the first 30 seconds of a Spurs-Suns regular game just to piss Shaq off, but on a larger scale.

Coaching has nothing to do with turning the ball over like you're giving away Halloween candy. Pop is the best but the team had a shit outing.

[Horry Hipcheck]

I don't ever recall them getting smoked like this. Spurs were fucking smoked off their own court. They couldn't counter with anything tonight. If not for Manu, Spurs could have been down 30 or 40 points. This is not just some loss, Dallas fucking said, hey fuckers, WE CAN BEAT YOUR ASS type of beat down announcement.

The Spurs don't even have a Gary Neal level creator off the bench that can create his own offense (Manu excluded as he was there last season).

Lol do you not remember Games 3 and 4 of the 2005 Finals? The Spurs got walloped in both of those by like 60 combined points.

Mills is better at creating his own shot than Neal ever was, he's just looked like total shit for about a week or so now.

[mclinejr]

Yes or his usual, "they made shots, we didn't... we turned the ball over"

Well, that's what happened, tbh.

[Horry Hipcheck]

Coaching has nothing to do with turning the ball over like you're giving away Halloween candy. Pop is the best but the team had a shit outing.

Oh you don't need to tell me, I was joking.

[SpurPadre]

Yes or his usual, "they made shots, we didn't... we turned the ball over"

I haven't heard his "we looked liked dogs" line in a while. Maybe that's coming back.

[TheGoldStandard]

Coaching has nothing to do with turning the ball over like you're giving away Halloween candy. Pop is the best but the team had a shit outing.

No adjustments to the defense or the offense... couldn't get the ball moving with his starting unit.. had 2 days to fix this and didn't..

[Mugen]

:lol Spurs

[SpurPadre]

Well, that's what happened, tbh.

True, but we also looked like a bunch of scared pussies too.

[Mikeanaro]

Your right shit does happen but again your trying to compare this situation to the past which has no relation. The Grizzlies owned the spurs during the regular season and went in the playoffs with supreme confidence against them. It also didn't help Manu broke his arm before that series.
No relation? they are playing like fucking dinosaurs, you have really weird takes, lets see... Spurs swept OKC in RS in 2012 and then they backdoor swept us in the playoffs, shit happens and they already did stuff like that in the past.

[TheGoldStandard]

Pop actually told Jim Boylen to game plan for the switching and the lockdown on the 3 point line and to try to find a way to get Kawhi the ball.. well, we can see what happened

[Ice009]

Lol do you not remember Games 3 and 4 of the 2005 Finals? The Spurs got walloped in both of those by like 60 combined points.

Mills is better at creating his own shot than Neal ever was, he's just looked like total shit for about a week or so now.

Are you serious? Those two games weren't on the Spurs home court. I was replying to losing one of the first two games at home in a series. Losing big on the road to a defending champion team like the Pistons is not the same at all.

Edit : sorry, don't anyone take anything personal with any of my posts. I'm just pissed off at the Spurs.

[Horry Hipcheck]

It's amazing what 22 TOs will do to you. The Spurs finished the game at 50% shooting from the field, 50% from 3, 12 fast break points to Dallas' 17, and ended up getting more points from FTs than Dallas did despite shooting a shocking 64%, and lost by 21 points. Dallas put up nearly 30 more FGA and won by a margin that nearly matched their points-off-turnovers.

[TheGoldStandard]

I want to Donkey punch Mills, Marco, Diaw and Pop

[daslicer]

No relation? they are playing like fucking dinosaurs, you have really weird takes, lets see... Spurs swept OKC in RS in 2012 and then they backdoor swept us in the playoffs, shit happens and they already did stuff like that in the past.

It has no relation the matchups are different. You are comparing OKC to this Mavs team thats laughable. Mavs have no super athletes outside of Monta who else on that team is super athletic plus their defense is terrible. You are just getting super emotional about this loss. Your pessimism really shows the way you are overreacting.

[TheGoldStandard]

It has no relation the matchups are different. You are comparing OKC to this Mavs team thats laughable. Mavs have no super athletes outside of Monta who else on that team is super athletic plus their defense is terrible. You are just getting super emotional about this loss. Your pessimism really shows the way you are overreacting.

According to tonights game.. Jose Calderon, lol

[daslicer]

According to tonights game.. Jose Calderon, lol

:lol I can actually laugh at that the spurs defense really made him look like an all-star tonight.

[SpurPadre]

Pop actually told Jim Boylen to game plan for the switching and the lockdown on the 3 point line and to try to find a way to get Kawhi the ball.. well, we can see what happened

Boylen: "Ka what? The fuck's that?!"

[Horry Hipcheck]

Are you fucking retarded? Those two games weren't on the Spurs home court. I was replying to losing one of the first two games at home in a series. Losing on the road big to a defending champion team like the Pistons is not the same at all.

1) You didn't specify that you'd never seen them smoked like this at home, you literally just said 'I've never seen them smoked like this. They got smoked at home.' Two separate thoughts, don't be a fuckbag.

2) How much does it really matter, losing on the road in the Finals vs losing at home in the first round? They Spurs played piss poor in both circumstances, their opponent did not. Who gives a shit if Dallas is "just the 8 seed" and the Spurs were at home? They shot themselves in the fucking foot, it's not unprecedented at all, and Dallas played really well. The series is 1-1, not 0-4, so bellyache about how lopsided this was all you want, it means jack shit.

[TheGoldStandard]

Boylen: "Ka what? The fuck's that?!"

Boylen: Pop I suggest instead of Bonner we use Ayres... he's ready

[TheGoldStandard]

Time to go buy me some Jose Calderon kicks..

[Mikeanaro]

It has no relation the matchups are different. You are comparing OKC to this Mavs team thats laughable. Mavs have no super athletes outside of Monta who else on that team is super athletic plus their defense is terrible. You are just getting super emotional about this loss. Your pessimism really shows the way you are overreacting.
Who cares about the matchups, you are saying that as an excuse, A team won against B team oh well it was a bad matchup, Im talking about losing no about matchups Dr Basketball, X and Os doesnt mean squat right now.
They are playing like shit is not about matchups this Dallas team sucks if they were so good they wont be cocksucking the last games to be the 8th seed.

[Raven]

Props on Beli

Thanks but i never doubted it for a second, he played shitty the whole year, he just made some shots..

[Raven]

Well, that's what happened, tbh.

that's an argument that works when you're having better shots and playing better D than the opponent. Today wasn't the case.

[timtonymanu]

Thanks but i never doubted it for a second, he played shitty the whole year, he just made some shots..

Props too. He may bounce back, but Belinelli looks so one dimensional, it's pathetic.

[Raven]

:lol

Yes, I know.

Even with respect to those two players, your list ("the only adjustment we can make is to not play them or play them the same we already had") represents only a small portion of the options available to Pop.

i guess we've seen..

[daslicer]

Who cares about the matchups, you are saying that as an excuse, A team won against B team oh well it was a bad matchup, Im talking about losing no about matchups Dr Basketball, X and Os doesnt mean squat right now.
They are playing like shit is not about matchups this Dallas team sucks if they were so good they wont be cocksucking the last games to be the 8th seed.

Right and your logic makes no sense since you were comparing this loss to the spurs losing to the Sun in '10 and the Grizz '11. I was just stating that the spurs lost those series due to bad matchups. Even though the spurs lost this game I don't feel the mavs are a bad matchup like those two teams were in the past. The Spurs lost this game due to having a lack effort that is what cost them the game. The Mavs wanted this game more they came out with more energy and determination and hence they have the win. If the spurs lose the next 2 games in Dallas then they deserve to be written off.

[mclinejr]

that's an argument that works when you're having better shots and playing better D than the opponent. Today wasn't the case.

Point taken.

[SpurPadre]

Pop didn't use the "soft" card after all. Just mentioned the turnovers and lack of d at the other end.

[Ice009]

1) You didn't specify that you'd never seen them smoked like this at home, you literally just said 'I've never seen them smoked like this. They got smoked at home.' Two separate thoughts, don't be a fuckbag.

2) How much does it really matter, losing on the road in the Finals vs losing at home in the first round? They Spurs played piss poor in both circumstances, their opponent did not. Who gives a shit if Dallas is "just the 8 seed" and the Spurs were at home? They shot themselves in the fucking foot, it's not unprecedented at all, and Dallas played really well. The series is 1-1, not 0-4, so bellyache about how lopsided this was all you want, it means jack shit.

There's a quote in my reply where the poster specified about losing game 1 or 2 at home in a series. What else would I have been referring to? You obviously didn't read the quote I replied to. Name me another home losses in the Duncan era that they lost this badly in game 1 or 2 at home of the playoffs (There may have been one or two, but I don't recall them. Can't remember the score of game 2 last season against the Warriors). They didn't even lose this badly in 2001 (at home) without Derek Anderson against that great 2001 Lakers team that steamrolled through the playoffs.

Don't tell me that this doesn't mean anything. The Spurs have come out and said "hey, we're soft and weak". That's what the Spurs showed out there. Dallas has actually won a Championship and they have a Championship level coach, that can, and will make adjustments. This will be harder than the Warriors series last year IMO.

[SpurPadre]

Barkley is about to shit on the Spurs...

[timtonymanu]

Barkley is about to shit on the Spurs...

Rightfully so. They are proving him right so far.

[SpurPadre]

Rightfully so. They are proving him right so far.

Yeah, and that's why I'm about to listen to it.

[TheGoldStandard]

Maybe Pop should Google, "How to beat switching defenses" it might help in game 3

[crc21209]

Barkley is about to shit on the Spurs...

Barkely defends Dwight. That's all that needs to be said :lol

[SpurPadre]

Barkely defends Dwight. That's all that needs to be said :lol

He's got 19 first half points, tonight so Chuck's illiterate ass is looking smart right about now.

[Ice009]

I like Portland and will be going for them in this series. I don't give a shit what Barkley thinks these days. Damien Lillard is a really good player. He won me over in game 1 of that series. I thought he was a bit of a chucker during the regular season and last season too, but he proved in his first ever playoff game that he is a baller. Aldridge was incredible too.

[ccwuzhere]

WE STAAAAAAAKKKKKKEEEEEDDDD

[ccwuzhere]

SPURS LOOOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEEEEE :lol :lol

[Mikeanaro]

Right and your logic makes no sense since you were comparing this loss to the spurs losing to the Sun in '10 and the Grizz '11. I was just stating that the spurs lost those series due to bad matchups. Even though the spurs lost this game I don't feel the mavs are a bad matchup like those two teams were in the past. The Spurs lost this game due to having a lack effort that is what cost them the game. The Mavs wanted this game more they came out with more energy and determination and hence they have the win. If the spurs lose the next 2 games in Dallas then they deserve to be written off.
It has a lot of sense they are not in RS anymore this is the time to give the best or go fishing and they play like dinosaurs, 1 week off well rested and this geriatric shit comes alive its real sad. No balls no more unfinished business this is so Autistic that I want to watch Rain man.

[Horry Hipcheck]

There's a quote in my reply where the poster specified about losing game 1 or 2 at home in a series. What else would I have been referring to? You obviously didn't read the quote I replied to. Name me another home losses in the Duncan era that they lost this badly in game 1 or 2 at home of the playoffs (There may have been one or two, but I don't recall them. Can't remember the score of game 2 last season against the Warriors). They didn't even lose this badly in 2001 (at home) without Derek Anderson against that great 2001 Lakers team that steamrolled through the playoffs.

Don't tell me that this doesn't mean anything. The Spurs have come out and said "hey, we're soft and weak". That's what the Spurs showed out there. Dallas has actually won a Championship and they have a Championship level coach, that can, and will make adjustments. This will be harder than the Warriors series last year IMO.

Well, if it's going to help you put all this together in your head, let's go back to 2006 when the Spurs got obliterated by 22 points in Game 2 at home against the Mavericks. Duncan played in that series, and the Spurs lost in 7 games to a team that matched up really well with them. What would your point be? That the last time the Spurs lost by this much at home to a playoff team, they lost the series? Does that statistic really mean anything to you now, in 2014? By the way, the Spurs lost Game 2 to the Dubs last year by 9 points after narrowly winning Game 1. They won that series in 6 games, does that blow a hole in the logic coming from the 2006 series now? Or are we still in 2014?

If you want to bemoan the opponent's credentials in the wake of a pathetic home loss, go ahead. Last I checked, Carlisle's Mavericks haven't done shit since 2011 and no playoff series has ever determined a winner after the road team ties everything up at 1-1. Nobody in the Mavs locker room is seriously going to look at the Spurs and shrug them off after two games as weak. You want to laud Carlisle, laud him for not being the kind of idiot who would look at a 1-1 road split against the defending Western champs and a team he's beaten once in ten tries and think "oh, we've got this." Nothing is final until someone wins 4 games. The Mavs have played awfully well. The Spurs haven't yet. If they don't, then they lose and Dallas rightfully takes the series. If they do, Dallas is toast. Period. Neither of those outcomes will be determined by how badly the Spurs got washed tonight. How each team plays from Game 3 onward will decide that.

[Fuzzy Dunlop]

:lmao :lmao like i said, the spurs are in for another playoff meltdown. it may not happen this series, but y'all are not winning this year. your team has been exposed for relying on gimmicky role players. i can't wait till you faggots flame out.

[Mikeanaro]

:lmao :lmao like i said, the spurs are in for another playoff meltdown. it may not happen this series, but y'all are not winning this year. your team has been exposed for relying on gimmicky role players. i can't wait till you faggots flame out.
Well thats like... your opinion man.

[Fuzzy Dunlop]

Well thats like... your opinion man.

:lol :tu

[Hemotivo]

After assigning Spurs nemesis Joey Crawford to officiate Game 1, the league had Danny Crawford on hand for Game 2 to the chagrin of the Mavericks' fans. But just as in the opener, both officials reserved most calls and non-calls for the opposition. Crawford's lack of calls led Popovich to scream at Crawford throughout the first half.

:wakeup

[ccwuzhere]

spurs! lose! sp sp spurs lose! :lol

[BatManu20]

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[SpurPadre]

:lol :tu

The bucks... :lmao

How about when you losers had Brandon Jennings and he guaranteed you would beat the Heat? :lol

[Fuzzy Dunlop]

The bucks... :lmao

How about when you losers had Brandon Jennings and he guaranteed you would beat the Heat? :lol

oh look a team smack response. haven't heard that before. at least we didn't choke a championship. :lmao

[Ice009]

Well, if it's going to help you put all this together in your head, let's go back to 2006 when the Spurs got obliterated by 22 points in Game 2 at home against the Mavericks. Duncan played in that series, and the Spurs lost in 7 games to a team that matched up really well with them. What would your point be? That the last time the Spurs lost by this much at home to a playoff team, they lost the series? Does that statistic really mean anything to you now, in 2014? By the way, the Spurs lost Game 2 to the Dubs last year by 9 points after narrowly winning Game 1. They won that series in 6 games, does that blow a hole in the logic coming from the 2006 series now? Or are we still in 2014?

If you want to bemoan the opponent's credentials in the wake of a pathetic home loss, go ahead. Last I checked, Carlisle's Mavericks haven't done shit since 2011 and no playoff series has ever determined a winner after the road team ties everything up at 1-1. Nobody in the Mavs locker room is seriously going to look at the Spurs and shrug them off after two games as weak. You want to laud Carlisle, laud him for not being the kind of idiot who would look at a 1-1 road split against the defending Western champs and a team he's beaten once in ten tries and think "oh, we've got this." Nothing is final until someone wins 4 games. The Mavs have played awfully well. The Spurs haven't yet. If they don't, then they lose and Dallas rightfully takes the series. If they do, Dallas is toast. Period. Neither of those outcomes will be determined by how badly the Spurs got washed tonight. How each team plays from Game 3 onward will decide that.

It was a downright pathetic performance and if they come out with more of these, they won't win. I didn't say that the Spurs would keep playing like this or that they would definitely lose the series for sure, I'm just emphasizing that they can lose to this team as opposed to the people that said the Spurs will win in 4-5 games before this series started. It's not going to be anywhere near as easy as a quite a few posters here thought it would be.

[SpurPadre]

oh look a team smack response. haven't heard that before. at least we didn't choke a championship. :lmao

4 rings and another one we hand-gifted away. Your loser team isn't even deem fit to polish a 3 point shooting competition trophy let alone get near a Championship game. Keep being the NBA's toilet paper.

[BatManu20]

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