Game Thread: Spurs vs Pacers: Wednesday, Nov 26 7:30PM

[ace3g]

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Wednesday, Nov 26 7:30PM

AT&T Center
San Antonio TX

[Dex]

Pacers suck!

[baseline bum]

:cry If only the Spurs had kept Hill and traded Parker they might have a ring to show for it. :cry

[Robz4000]

Agreed. When do we rectify this and send them Enrique for our golden boy?

[Spur|n|Austin]

That botched Paul George trade is looking better for us now!

[milkyway21]

Win! So we can still be ahead of Dallas in the standings. :flag:

[Mikeanaro]

Please win this one guys, these Bondiola Racers are lost in a maze:flag:

[Dex]

Please win this one guys, these Bondiola Racers are lost in a maze:flag:

You mean the Scmindiana Bracers?

[Kool Bob Love]

:flag:

[Mikeanaro]

You mean the Scmindiana Bracers?
YEAH!!!! :bobo
That team is so low and depressing, you can lose against any team but please not those sissy disadvantaged ones.

[ceperez]

Be thankful this year for the San Antonio Spurs:


http://www.npr.org/2014/11/26/366600181/be-thankful-this-year-for-the-san-antonio-spurs

[SpursFan86]

Hibbert is listed as doubtful, and West is still out. Indiana plays hard and they're well-coached, but there's no reason this should be a close game.

Bonner is probable, CoJo is doubtful, and Splitter/Mills are out.

[100%duncan]

Vougel is an extremely overrated coach tbh.

[SpursFan86]

Vougel is an extremely overrated coach tbh.

I mean he's sure as hell not anywhere near guys like Pop or Carlisle, but he's a good coach and he has Indiana playing solid basketball given the injuries they have.

[SpursFan86]

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[velik_m]

Pacers suck!

The sad part is - they are still a playoff team in the east...

[heyheymymy]

:flag:

[Mel_13]

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[Fireball]

:flag: :flag: :flag:

[EVAY]

With all the posturing on this forum about how awful they are, and without Hibbert, Hill, George and (I forget - is it West?)...we sure as hell better win big or there will be a meltdown of epic proportions on this board.

[elemento]

They couldn't even beat SA fully healthy with PG, West and Hibbert ! I expect an easy win tbh !

[milkyway21]

They had beaten Chicago on the road & just won over Dallas last Monday even without their core players. They're a good rebounding team, despite no Hibbert we need the big banger here. :ihit
Watch out for Sloan.

[anakha]

Vougel is an extremely overrated coach tbh.

The fact that the Pacers are ahead of the Nets, Knicks, and Bobcats in the East standings while having less talent than any of those teams seems to indicate otherwise.

[Robz4000]

They had beaten Chicago on the road & just won over Dallas last Monday even without their core players. They're a good rebounding team, despite no Hibbert we need the big banger here. :ihit
Watch out for Sloan.

Sloan tore apart the Mavs because their PG rotation is absolute garbage and they have no perimeter defense to speak of.

[100%duncan]

The fact that the Pacers are ahead of the Nets, Knicks, and Bobcats in the East standings while having less talent than any of those teams seems to indicate otherwise.

Yeah 3 shitty non talented team(could make a case for bobcats) dont say much

[Mel_13]

Yeah 3 shitty non talented team(could make a case for bobcats) dont say much

Road wins in Miami, Chicago, and Dallas with all their injuries does say something, imo.

[apalisoc_9]

More Kawhi touches.......

[BillMc]

Let's get this! :flag:

[anakha]

Yeah 3 shitty non talented team(could make a case for bobcats) dont say much

Is there anybody active on the Pacers anywhere near the talent level of a Joe Johnson, Brook Lopez, or Carmelo Anthony?

The Nets and Knicks are built like shit, but there's definitely talent there.

[ace3g]

Dan McCarney @danmccarneySAEN
(https://twitter.com/danmccarneySAEN)Interesting news: Pop out at least tonight, possibly a few more, with minor medical issue. Ettore Messina will swerve in his stead.


(https://tweetdeck.twitter.com/#)

[100%duncan]

Road wins in Miami, Chicago, and Dallas with all their injuries does say something, imo.

Impressive I must say

[Spursfanfromafar]

Messina!

[anakha]

Swerve indeed.

[100%duncan]

Is there anybody active on the Pacers anywhere near the talent level of a Joe Johnson, Brook Lopez, or Carmelo Anthony?

The Nets and Knicks are built like shit, but there's definitely talent there.
I know that. My take comes from seasons before too up to their current record. People were placing him equal or even better than spo before only to anually choke against the heat in the playoffs

[anakha]

I know that. My take comes from seasons before too up to their current record. People were placing him equal or even better than spo before only to anually choke against the heat in the playoffs

The Pacers from the past couple of seasons weren't overall better or even equal to the Heat, IMO (I think they were playing above their heads last season before the spectacular nosedive). They just matched up well against Miami because of guys they could throw at Lebron defensively and having bigs the Heat couldn't physically match up against.

From that perspective, you can make a case that Vogel is comparable to Spoelstra - Spo just had the talent advantage.

[ace3g]

http://i.cdn.turner.com/drp/nba/spurs/sites/default/files/styles/game_block_quarter_col_w/public/externals/852bda8990a023d33e73a61cba9ab205.jpg?itok=z1_fM4cJ (http://www.nba.com/spurs/videos/141126_shootaround_ginobili)
Shootaround: Manu Ginobili (http://www.nba.com/spurs/videos/141126_shootaround_ginobili)
Comments from Manu Ginobili after Wednesday's shootaround
November 26, 2014



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Shootaround: Marco Belinelli (http://www.nba.com/spurs/videos/141126_shootaround_belinelli)
Marco Belinelli talks with the media following shootaround
November 26, 2014

[Robz4000]

Damn, hope Pop's ok. At any rate, get ready to see a lot more Duncan post play tonight.

[100%duncan]

The Pacers from the past couple of seasons weren't overall better or even equal to the Heat, IMO (I think they were playing above their heads last season before the spectacular nosedive). They just matched up well against Miami because of guys they could throw at Lebron defensively and having bigs the Heat couldn't physically match up against.

From that perspective, you can make a case that Vogel is comparable to Spoelstra - Spo just had the talent advantage.


They had the higher seed last year and a 3-2 lead the year before that. Yes talents in teams make a difference but using that argument it makes it hard to discuss the difference in coaching. You do make a good point though but I also disagree that they were playing above their heads, the East was shitty and they were really the only competition of the Heat. They had 3 tries ironically the first 2 were closer than in the last one which they had HCA.

[RD2191]

:flag:

[ElNono]

:flag:

[Uriel]

Sucks that Indy is so injury depleted. :( This could've been a good game otherwise.

[Silver&Black]

Kawhi:

"Why would toss a burger at a Barbie?".....lol.

[milkyway21]

Our attention are always focused on the players' injuries but there are also some people behind the scenes that matter so much for the Spurs to win games, be in the play-offs & fight to repeat, like Pop.

When was the last time Pop had not coach this team? Except maybe when he was thrown out of the game bec of 2 technicals :D*
Hope it's just a game or two & not serious to cause an alarm.

Get well soon Pop :pop:

[Silver&Black]

:flag::lobt2::lobt2::lobt2::lobt2::lobt2::flag:

[BatManu20]

Kawhi

[DPG21920]

Danny just doing danny things.

[BatManu20]

Bonner buttering up the crowd


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[ace3g]

Kawhi!!!

[BatManu20]

Kawhi for 3! Finally

[BatManu20]

Wtf Tony :lol

[ElNono]

verde

[Mugen]

Fire Ettore.

[Cry Havoc]

Green is getting to that next tier of defender. There are a lot of teams that would take him in a heartbeat.

[TheGreatYacht]

It's obvious that Diaw started Thanksgiving early... Not giving a shit about guarding Scola smh

[Fireball]

Green hustles for blocks and rebounds ... good stuff

[Uriel]

Stat geeks will tell you that block by Danny Green wasn't all that great because the ball went out of bounds and Indiana gets another possession. It's basically the same a them getting an offensive rebound.

[BatManu20]

Trade for Scola, tbh.

Preferably Ayers & Daye.

[Silver&Black]

Trade for Scola, tbh.

Preferably Ayers & Daye.

Might as well throw Bonner in there too...

[ElNono]

ugh bonner

[BatManu20]

Nice Euro-step by Hill tbh

[BanditHiro]

lol giving up 25 to the pacers

[Mugen]

:lol First Manu post up I've seen in a long time tbh

[BanditHiro]

always splitting FTs

[ElNono]

baynes bites into the pump fake too much...

[Mugen]

Beli/Bonner/Baynes on D at the same time is a recipe for disaster tbh.

[Uriel]

When they said Hill, I thought they meant George.

[Budkin]

Spurs completely shit the bed to end the quarter. Also what's up with these overachieving scrub Pacers?

[Silver&Black]

Awful 1st quarter defensively. 27 points allowed to a bunch of scrubs. I'm not worried though...we'll get it together soon.

We are missing MVPop....tbh.

[Silver&Black]

Wow...is this Duke basketball? Never seen so many white guys on the court at the same time.....

[ElNono]

ugh Gino

[milkyway21]

Spurs need to step up their 3s

[$pursDynasty]

Manu crappin the bed

[Uriel]

We suck. :lol

[loveforthegame]

Manu. :bang

[Silver&Black]

smh....Bonner

[NASpurs]

Did these fucks have Thanksgiving dinner before the game?

[ElNono]

matty can't make a shot anymore

[BanditHiro]

we are going to lose to the Pacers lol

[Budkin]

WTF Manu

[TheGreatYacht]

Daye > Bonner

Facts only. Both can't hit shit in a close game, but Daye at least tries to defend or rebound

[beirmeistr]

I am watching Scrubs Gone Wild

[BatManu20]

Davis Bertans > Bonner

[Robz4000]

God damn Spurs, get your shit together

[Uriel]

Bonner is a shooting specialist who can't shoot. How sad.

[Uriel]

Davis Bertans > Bonner
I can't wait for that kid to come stateside. :hungry:

[spurraider21]

bobo sleepwalking on D

[spurraider21]

i like that the "big banger" moniker has stuck. its a good one

[Uriel]

I don't recognize a single player on this Pacers team. It's totally different from the Eastern Conference Finalist from last year.

So of course we're losing to them.

[Das Texan]

Messina playing Ayres is him wanting Pop to have an aneurysm.

[beirmeistr]

Bobo bobeando

[spurraider21]

Duncan with the nice dive to cause a diversion :tu

[Uriel]

Miss a wide open 3 on one end. Give up a contested 3 on another. 6-point swing. :rolls eyes

[Robz4000]

:lol Indy looks more like the Spurs than the Spurs

[BanditHiro]

i wish Paul George and Hibbert where playing. Scrubs are just always going to go off on us.

[NASpurs]

Manu scratching his ass :lol

[Mugen]

Team looks like they just ate thanksgiving dinner tbh.

[TheGreatYacht]

Diaw looking 10 months pregnant out there :lol

Italian coach overplaying Italian player :lol

Trusting Bonner in a close game :lol

[Uriel]

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[beirmeistr]

Manu scratching his ass :lol

An itchy ass can throw your game off

[Fireball]

I hate it when the team is not ready to defend scrubs ... I mean I do not know these players either but I am not payed playing them. As long as team hits long 2s, they will always be in the game against the Spurs

[BatManu20]

Marco suddenly looks significantly older tbh.

[RD2191]

Wtf, why are these bums trailing?

[DapDaGenius]

Man, that 3 was cold

[spurraider21]

never understood why they keep the arena music on while the ball is in play

[BatManu20]

Pacers came to play. Same team that just beat the Mavs.

[Mikeanaro]

Indy smells blood, HEALP!

[NASpurs]

The Italian coach is over playing the Italian and the fake Italian.

[beirmeistr]

Spurs should be driving against these bums

[spurraider21]

they're playing like they're expecting to be handed a win just because they're a better team. go out there and prove it

[loveforthegame]

Spurs should be embarrassed. :td

[TheGreatYacht]

"Black guy with braids, you're out. Beli stay in" :lmao

[BatManu20]

Messina about to lose his coaching debut to the Pacers :lol

[hyhy]

why do scrubs always hit alot of contested threes against us?

[BillMc]

We'll be ok. Reel 'em in second half

[DapDaGenius]

Wtf, why are these bums trailing?

That's just the way it is.........somethings will never change

[RD2191]

That's just the way it is.........somethings will never change
Great song.

[timtonymanu]

:lol losing to Mahinmi, Stuckey, and Sloan.

Step the fuck up.

[RD2191]

Fawk

[Uriel]

UHHHHH

[TheGreatYacht]

Manuer smh

[ElNono]

come on.. wide open Manu

[Mugen]

Need some 3s to fall tbh.

[loveforthegame]

Messina gets an F this half.

[Robz4000]

Jesus fuck this team is shit tonight. Also, where the hell is Leonard?

[timtonymanu]

Spurs underachieving is one thing. But it would be nice if Pacer scrubs stop playing like Hibbert and Stephenson.

[BatManu20]

Just proving Pop is invaluable :cry

[loveforthegame]

Leonard glued to the bench. :lol

[hyhy]

wtf? brings in marco for last defensive possession over danny?

[Fireball]

Jesus fuck this team is shit tonight. Also, where the hell is Leonard? we now sit guys because they have two fouls at the end of the half ... bullshit decision

[BatManu20]

Refs are booty tonight

[Budkin]

Spurs getting punked by the Pacers :lmao

[hyhy]

we now sit guys because they have two fouls at the end of the half ... bullshit decision

He thinks its fiba, only 5 fouls allowed

[ElNono]

5pt game not bad all things considered

[Texas_Ranger]

Lol messina.

[Mugen]

Kawhi better play 20mins in the 2nd half tbh.

[TheGreatYacht]

He thinks its fiba, only 5 fouls allowed
Good point

[SpurPadre]

Bonner buttering up the crowd


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Fuck you, Bonner. Retire and open a sandwich chain.

[apalisoc_9]

Defensive position and this european coach takes out Green for Bellineli..

Leonard is having a great game why glue him to the bench?

[loveforthegame]

Messina pulled a Boylan. He forgot about Leonard on the bench.

:td

[BillMc]

5pt game not bad all things considered

Yep. They'll figure it out.

[beirmeistr]

Lets face it, the scrubs are trying much harder than the complacent Spurs

[Budkin]

Messina despises Leonard.

[Budkin]

Really rough schedule incoming. Can't afford to drop this game tbh.

[apalisoc_9]

Great offensive and defensive game with only 2 fouls....Faggot takes him out.

Wow..

:lmao

And people wanted this guy to replace pop...

Probably wants to play his italian 7324691302784 minutes and the other fake italian.

[SpurPadre]

Messina needs to stop listening to Boylen and know that we have the reigning Finals MVP on the roster.

[SpursFan86]

Messina despises Leonard.

What? He got 2 fouls early lol.

[beirmeistr]

Mavs also struggling , behind ny 81 to 76 in the 4th

[littlecoyotecoin]

matty can't make a shot anymore

Matty, .417 from 3 leads the team. I got burned thinking the same thing last year, but he keeps chugging along shooting near his ~41% career number.

[apalisoc_9]

HEy faggot

This is not FIBA...

They allow 6 fouls here dumbass.

[apalisoc_9]

probably listened to that faggot boylen

[look_at_g_shred]

Yur honor this an outrage!!! Robdiaz

[milkyway21]

Really rough schedule incoming. Can't afford to drop this game tbh.

You said it. A win is good.

[look_at_g_shred]

Spurs getting punked by the Pacers :lmao
f*** up nig

[beirmeistr]

Damn, Tp had a layup and missed

[BatManu20]

This game needs some Kyle Anderson. That should do the trick.

[BanditHiro]

yeah this was just to obvious of a trap game. night before thanksgiving against a team full of scrubs the Spurs only weakness

[RD2191]

Yur honor this an outrage!!! Robdiaz
:lmaoI missed it.

[RD2191]

Tp9

[BatManu20]

Tonyy

[weeks]

you can be my hero parker

[beirmeistr]

Tp!

[$pursDynasty]

Enrique, be our hero!

[Silver&Black]

Bout time we started playing some gotdamn defense....

[gilmor2002]

Regular season Enrique..

[hater]

MVparker taking the team on his back. like ususal

[Brunodf]

TP lockdown D:wow

[NASpurs]

http://i.imgur.com/CnqVv.jpg

[ElNono]

you can be my hero parker

[RD2191]

Scrub going off.

[beirmeistr]

Come on Spurs

[RD2191]

Fuck

[ElNono]

really danny? behind the back there?

[Uriel]

You guys should watch the Mavs-Knicks game on ESPN. Way more entertaining than this one.

[BatManu20]

Smh Danny

[milkyway21]

Duncan to the rescue ::ihit

[NASpurs]

:lmao

[timtonymanu]

Holy fuck can Indiana miss already?

[Brunodf]

:bang Green
:bang Refs

[Budkin]

Shit's getting old. Spurs need to pull ahead.

[Mugen]

Wtf was that call

[ElNono]

where is :cry the beautiful game :cry

[TheGreatYacht]

When was the last time Manu tried to create :/

[ElNono]

grab a effing board

[timtonymanu]

WTF are we running out there?

[BanditHiro]

it is unfair how they make everything and we can't make open shots

[timtonymanu]

Let Becky call up plays, tbh.

[beirmeistr]

That time

[ElNono]

capt gino to the rescue... let's get a couple stops and the lead

[NASpurs]

Let Becky call up plays, tbh.

Careful bro, that's a bannable offense. :lol

[ElNono]

fuck bonner... thanks Luis

[$pursDynasty]

Messina obviously wants to win this one because there have been no Daye sightings.

[Mugen]

I blame Daye.

[FaM0us Skins]

Tied game.

[ElNono]

there we go... more stops

[ElNono]

shit, rebound

[Silver&Black]

grab a effing board

[blkroadrunners]

C'mon Baynes

[ElNono]

another stop! let's take the lead

[spurraider21]

transition kiwi is a monster. we haven't had a 1-man fastbreak like that since prime parker

[ElNono]

:bang freebies

[beirmeistr]

Put a mirror on those scrubs so theyll realize they are scrubs

[weeks]

fts.....

[milkyway21]

1-9 3-ptrs. If they just made half of that Spurs are now ahead

[timtonymanu]

smh missing free throws now. That kind of night.

[ElNono]

come on, get a stop

[blkroadrunners]

Good effort Bonner

[gilmor2002]

Pacers gonna take a lead..

[Silver&Black]

Red Rocket with the hustle play....nice job.

[spurraider21]

Let Becky call up plays, tbh.
im not gna take that bait again... smh

[Uriel]

DAL 95 NY 93 7.2 4th qrt Knicks ball

[Brunodf]

:tu Bonner hustling:lol

[weeks]

Yo wtf is this shit, we should be blowing these fucking scrubs outta the building!

[Silver&Black]

im not gna take that bait again... smh

:lmao

[timtonymanu]

im not gna take that bait again... smh

I'm really Slomo. Good job. Learning your lesson. :tu

[NASpurs]

im not gna take that bait again... smh

:lmao I wanted to say something but I'm biting my tongue right now

[Brunodf]

All White lineup

[horsielove]

Timmy preventing Parker from tappin dat Hammon ass.

[ace3g]

Baynes!!!

[beirmeistr]

Nice play by Spurs

[Silver&Black]

Terrible "blocking" call....fucking refs.

[timtonymanu]

:lol refs

[ElNono]

manuuuuuu

[NASpurs]

Manuuuuuuuuuuuuu x3

[weeks]

:lol manu. 'well fuck it if you're just gonna disrespect me like that..'

[ElNono]

make freebies, take lead

[Silver&Black]

Manu triple.

Lets get the damn lead now...

[ElNono]

I like Messina... he plays Manu a lot :lol

[Brunodf]

Manu playing well and not spliting the FTs:wow

[Budkin]

These Pacers are playing way above their heads. Time to knock them down Spurs.

[NASpurs]

Mama mia!

[testies]

Parker is a fucking clown. Look at the difference in our offense when Gino is PG.

I hope this african american gets played 15 minutes max like last years playoffs

[NASpurs]

:lmao scrub shot going in per par

[ElNono]

ofcourse

[Uriel]

SON OF A BITCH. :bang

[weeks]

fking goddammit you just knew he was gonna make that

[milkyway21]

At last up by 1

thanks Manu.

[timtonymanu]

:lol scrubs making fluke shots

[Robz4000]

Holy shit, the Pacers don't fucking miss.

[ElNono]

oh well.... Capt Gino putting the team on his back and reeling a personal 7-0 run to take back the lead

[Silver&Black]

C.J. at the buzzer for three...:bang

[timtonymanu]

Sucks for the Pacers that they lost PG but goddamn quit overachieving.

[BanditHiro]

the Pacers with the "This is our Superbowl" goods...good lord i hate scrubs in the regular season

[gilmor2002]

Enrique Gino!!

[ElNono]

at least the defense was better that quarter.... we held them to 21pts even with that fluke 3 at the end

[ElNono]

these turnovers have been killing us all game

[SpurPadre]

Big 3 with 50 of our 77 points.

[apalisoc_9]

Wow Spurs leads the game with Parker out...What a surprise..

[Silver&Black]

Turnovers.....turnovers....turnovers.

[BanditHiro]

lol fuck we need patty mills so badly

[ElNono]

turnover, turnover, turnover