Game Thread: Spurs @ Pacers -- Mon. (3/7) - 6:00PM CST (2:00AM Riga Time)

[BatManu20]

Early game tonight as we're in Indy to take on a 33-30 Pacers team who have lost 5 of their last 8, but are coming off a win adjacent the Wizards. Kawhi will have his work cut out for him tonight guarding Paul George, and the hopefully we slow down notorious Spurs-killer Monta Ellis, who has been playing better as of late. Everyone is available tonight for the Spurs, but Pop will not be coaching for the next 2 games as he tends to a family matter. No excuses. Let's get it.


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[BatManu20]

Pop will not be coaching tonight.

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[Mister Sinister]

Super excited to be there tonight. Haven't been to a Spurs game since Pop's 1,000th last year.

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[NASpurs]

So full roster tonight and rest the old guys tomorrow?

[BatManu20]

My niqqa D-West

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[ElNono]

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[BatManu20]

So full roster tonight and rest the old guys tomorrow?

Most likely. Or Spurs hoping they can build a big lead in this one so they can rest the old farts in the 4th, but will be difficult to do so on the road.

[BillMc]

My niqqa D-West

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:toast Sign for 3 more years David!

[BatManu20]

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[NASpurs]

Most likely. Or Spurs hoping they can build a big lead in this one so they can rest the old farts in the 4th, but will be difficult to do so on the road.

True that or Pop might severely limit the old guys' minutes tonight and tomorrow and play a full bench with crazy lineups

[NASpurs]

:toast Sign for 3 more years David!

Fuck yeah, I wish he comes back to the team next year and sticks around for a while.

[BatManu20]

True that or Pop might severely limit the old guys' minutes tonight and tomorrow and play a full bench with crazy lineups

Messina is coaching tonight and tomorrow since Pop is out. In other words, expect a lot of Manu and less Kawhi :lol

[BatManu20]

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[BillMc]

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[NASpurs]

Messina is coaching tonight and tomorrow since Pop is out. In other words, expect a lot of Manu and less Kawhi :lol

Oh shit, I just saw the tweet. Interesting hmmm...

Manu's playing 40 minutes tonight and tomorrow then. :lol Belinelli too if he was on the team.

[BatManu20]

Good on ya for the Melissa pic BillMc :tu

[I. Hustle]

Good on ya for the Melissa pic BillMc :tu

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[BatManu20]

it moved

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[BillMc]

Good on ya for the Melissa pic BillMc (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=16431) :tu


it moved


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:lol:toast

[TheDoctor]

Ty Lawson is expected to play vs Spurs :drunk
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[Fireball]

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[r0drig0lac]

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[I. Hustle]

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[Diego20]

My niqqa D-West

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:bobo

[BatManu20]

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[Cry Havoc]

I plan to be watching this game tip off to buzzer and to be doing game grades afterward! SPAM!

[$pursDynasty]

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Bill some of your best work yet, man I miss Melissa

[313]

Bill some of your best work yet, man I miss Melissa
What happened to her

[BillMc]

I plan to be watching this game tip off to buzzer and to be doing game grades afterward! SPAM!

Cheers my man. :toastMany thanks. Looking forward to reading it.

[BillMc]

Bill some of your best work yet, man I miss Melissa

Mellissa is God's/nature's work my friend. I'm just reporting the divine for Sputstalk! :)


What happened to her

She quit.

[From Downtown]

GO SPURS GO

[313]

Mellissa is God's/nature's work my friend. I'm just reporting the divine for Sputstalk! :)



She quit.
Understandable

[BillMc]

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:toast Kids growing up fast. He was born during 2014 playoffs if I remember.

[$pursDynasty]

She probably landed 2nd generation money dude that frequents Spurs games. Silver Dancers don't get paid much but they could at least get the Fox local broadcast to use her for the stadium lookins and promos heck even the post halftime report. The current one is ok but she is no Melissa.

[spurs10]

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Bill if I was in Riga I'd be buying you a drink or three! Our chances of winning just went up considerably! :bobo

[$pursDynasty]

Mellissa is God's/nature's work my friend. I'm just reporting the divine for Sputstalk! :)


Keep doing God's work Bill, be blessed :toast

[BillMc]

She probably landed 2nd generation money dude that frequents Spurs games. Silver Dancers don't get paid much but they could at least get the Fox local broadcast to use her for the stadium lookins and promos heck even the post halftime report. The current one is ok but she is no Melissa.

Agreed 100%.


Bill if I was in Riga I'd be buying you a drink or three! Our chances of winning just went up considerably! :bobo

Someday I'll go to a game in SA and we'll have those drinks my friend. In Riga they like Balsam here. Like a licquerish-tasting-shot. Pretty good local beers though.


Keep doing God's work Bill, be blessed :toast

Amen. :toast

[BillMc]

With Pop out now, and Manu and Timmy's recent health woes, when was the last time we had our full team and full coaching staff?

[$pursDynasty]

Is Messina always the default man in charge or will Ime ever get to sit in the big chair? If Ime gets to be interim HC maybe we will get a Nia Long sighting. On a more serious note I wonder how the other coaches will call the game instead of Pop, especially with a back to back??? As for as minutes, and rotations go.

[loveforthegame]

Messina is coaching tonight and tomorrow since Pop is out. In other words, expect a lot of Manu and less Kawhi :lol

Sad but true. :pctoss

[quentin_compson]

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[$pursDynasty]

I plan to be watching this game tip off to buzzer and to be doing game grades afterward! SPAM!
awesome Cry your last one was incredible, I know that they take time but your work was beyond reproach, very objective and generated a lot of cool Spurs basketball discussion and not filled with troll landmines. You three have a trinity affect, Bill's Melissa pics are good for the body (cuz she has one hell of a body), Havoc's thought inducing game grade threads are good for the mind and Manu's game threads are good for the soul (because when the Spurs win my soul is at peace and Batmanu is working on the best winning % ever) :toast:toast:toast

[Nathan89]

Still can't believe we traded Paul George.

[BillMc]

Still can't believe we traded Paul George.
:lol

[BatManu20]

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[steeledl]

David west should have been a spur his whole career.

[urunobili]

I will be at Bankers life tonight!!! Any other Spur fan here going willing to share a beer or something? :D

[BatManu20]

Friendly reminder that the playoffs start in 40 days .. :hungry:

[gameFACE]

Hey, if Luke Walton can win as the Dubs coach, Messina definitely can with the Spurs. Molto bene.

[BillMc]

Friendly reminder that the playoffs start in 40 days .. :hungry:

Can't wait.

[spursistan]

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One less threat to worry about..Pacers have faded as the season progressed...they are still in playoffs but are far more inconsistent than the first time we faced them.. Paul George will try outduel Kawhi after getting embarrassed in December meeting..hopefully an encore putrid performance for him...

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[Cry Havoc]

awesome Cry your last one was incredible, I know that they take time but your work was beyond reproach, very objective and generated a lot of cool Spurs basketball discussion and not filled with troll landmines. You three have a trinity affect, Bill's Melissa pics are good for the body (cuz she has one hell of a body), Havoc's thought inducing game grade threads are good for the mind and Manu's game threads are good for the soul (because when the Spurs win my soul is at peace and Batmanu is working on the best winning % ever) :toast:toast:toast

Thanks man, hopefully I can keep upping the quality.

[TrainOfThought5]

Pop will not be coaching tonight.

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Bout time Pop stops holding this franchise back. Give Becky the clipboard and watch her work. Becky is the Kyle Anderson of coaches. Unique style (cuz shes a woman), all she needs is gametime experience and reps and she'll be a star. The future begins tonight.



































Lol

[BatManu20]

This is completely random and off-topic, but Erin Andrews was just award $55M for that peephole video... insane :wow

[Ron Swanson]

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[urunobili]

We have 25% of the attendance going

[Robz4000]

Andrew Monaco? I'm watching this shit on mute.

[ace3g]

Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
(https://twitter.com/tom_orsborn)Everybody is active, but Bonner and Butler. Let the speculation begin. #Spurs (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Spurs)

[BillMc]

Anybody wish we'd have picked up Lawson?

[spursistan]

Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
(https://twitter.com/tom_orsborn)Everybody is active, but Bonner and Butler. Let the speculation begin. #Spurs (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Spurs)

Simmons audition?

[Ron Swanson]

:claw

[Cry Havoc]

holy smoothness Kawhi.

[r0drig0lac]

:claw

[loveforthegame]

Leonard is a bad mofo.

[Ron Swanson]

Bullshit

[boutons_deux]

Pop "sick" of travelling

[AZK619]

KawhiAlpha:claw

[SupremeGuy]

Fucking bullshit bail out call.

[td4mvp2k]

Fucking bullshit bail out call.

there was no foul BS!

[spursistan]

Fucking rest Parker ..

[r0drig0lac]

PG going ham

[loveforthegame]

Ugly.

[SupremeGuy]

Fucking faggot refs got PG going...

[loveforthegame]

Come on Green.

[SupremeGuy]

It's crazy how one shitty call completely changed the complexion of the game.

[Leetonidas]

As usual spurs suck fat balls to start the game

[loveforthegame]

Get Leonard in the post. FFS.

[TheGreatYacht]

No doubt Ellis cucked Danny... What a terrible matchup

[ElNono]

ugh... who's guarding Hill?

[NASpurs]

Manu, Patty and Bobo need to be subbed in.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Spurs offense is so god damn bad man

[Robz4000]

Fuck Messina.

[spursistan]

Tony Parker closest thing to a traffic cone..I wonder why the coaching staff been watching him like this lately....

[Robz4000]

It's crazy how one shitty call completely changed the complexion of the game.

This.

[td4mvp2k]

hill for parker

[r0drig0lac]

many former Spurs: Ian, George......PG

[loveforthegame]

Green 1-4
LMA 0-2
Timmy hitting the side of the back board.

Yuck.

[TheGreatYacht]

Spurs can never win a game easily when Andrew Monaco's pig ass in in the house

[Hoops Czar]

I guess Indiana's philosophy is sag off of Danny Green. Nigga can't hit shit. They're right too.

[spursfanincolorado]

Fuck Messina.


I didn't notice Messina missing any shots or causing a turnover.

He took a while to call a Time out, however.

[timtonymanu]

I guess Hill stopped with that ridiculous hair color

[Pauleta14]

I've given up on DG. Just trade him, he'll never get bck to his old self...

[Silver&Black]

Ugly ass shot from LMA

[loveforthegame]

LMA and Green clanking.

[TheGreatYacht]

Messina using LMAlpha like a shooting guard :lmao What a faggot

[Kawhitstorm]

No doubt Ellis cucked Danny... What a terrible matchup

Been asking for a Danny/Hill swap:wakeup

[BatManu20]

Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
(https://twitter.com/tom_orsborn)Everybody is active, but Bonner and Butler. Let the speculation begin. #Spurs (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Spurs)


Plot Twist: Spurs release both, sign someone else.

[loveforthegame]

Green's defense is shit too.

[Leetonidas]

Jesus Christ the offense is atrocious...put Manu in already

[r0drig0lac]

WTF

[01Snake]

Jesus! Bring in the damn bench!

[TheGreatYacht]

Lmfao Tim gtfo

[BatManu20]

Wow Timmy

[NASpurs]

Aldridge looks to be still suffering from PMS

[spursistan]

Get Manu in you dumbuck Messina..this is getting out of hand..

[SAGirl]

damn what a bad start

[Leetonidas]

wtf Tim

[Canyonero]

Forgot to say "go espuelas"

[SAGirl]

TD looking old TBH

[timtonymanu]

rofl is Jim Boylen coaching out there, tbh?

[loveforthegame]

Parker finally.

[SAGirl]

Aldridge looks to be still suffering from PMS
PMS is a bitch tbh I am not sure that is what he has lol

[Cry Havoc]

Kawhi! Great ball movement.

[loveforthegame]

LMA gtfo.

[NASpurs]

Softdridge :lol

[BatManu20]

Smh whole team is playing like shit

[loveforthegame]

Of course.

[Cry Havoc]

Good lord guys HIT YOUR BUNNIES

[loveforthegame]

Wow. :lol

[ElNono]

can't hit shit... just don't get hurt

[beirmeistr]

manu, please don'T take charges

[TheGreatYacht]

Lmfao Vogel calling a pity timeout for Italian cuck

[01Snake]

8 damn points

[urunobili]

Been undefeated on the road attending games... Not looking good :depressed

[SAGirl]

too much dribble dribble and iso stuff everywhere.

[NASpurs]

Fucking Italian fuck waiting too long to sub of these guys out

[FaM0us Skins]

Down by 9

[td4mvp2k]

porker gtfo!

[timtonymanu]

Ettore is trash, tbh

[Mal]

This is unwatchable

[Robz4000]

Messina's rotations make no sense. He also clearly didn't have this team ready to play.

[ElNono]

Been undefeated on the road attending games... Not looking good :depressed

we'll win... enjoy the game

[TheRemix]

Patty cakes will get the offense going

[Leetonidas]

this is the kind of shit spurs are going to get killed for against the dubs. they can stifle other teams and turn it on in the 2nd quarter and win but putting yourself in a hole against GS is a death knell. This 1st quarter garbage fest has become laughingly predictable at this point tbh

[bklynspursfan]

Pop would've pulled out the starters a while ago

[BillMc]

Spurs still go this, give it time...I predict we win by 11

[Pauleta14]

4/21... :depressed

[ElNono]

Messina isn't making the players miss every shot, tbh

[EVAY]

Shooting under 20% for the quarter is not likely to get it done. Just a thought.

[SAGirl]

We will need an elite guard when Manu retires. for sure.

[Canyonero]

Season over

[loveforthegame]

Leonard or Diaw should be in the post.

[TheGreatYacht]

Ginobili went off last game... Now here come the 8 shitty games by Manure

[Splits]

Bench Manu, he's going 8

[random21]

Man, Messina sucks!!!!!!

[Cry Havoc]

Man, Spurs are cursed in the 1st Q this year when I watch them. :pctoss

[loveforthegame]

Welp.

[EVAY]

Welp, they switched out all the starters and it really doesn't look very different

[loveforthegame]

There you go Leonard.

[ElNono]

even MVKahiw struggling out there

[BatManu20]

There you go Kawhi. Get to the rim

[boutons_deux]

we got double digits!

[Silver&Black]

Pacerefs, tbh.

[EVAY]

Player of the week still can't get calls.

[Robz4000]

These refs...

[timtonymanu]

Everyone is trash. This is the kind of game Spurs will lose, but it's the Pacers, we'll have a chance.

[TheGreatYacht]

Bench Manu, he's going 8

[Silver&Black]

:lmao 10 points

[td4mvp2k]

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[SpursFan86]

Spurs are 4-24 from the field but yeah let's blame Messina :rolleyes

[spursistan]

If this team doesn't figure out these ugly starts they have no fuckin chance against the Warriors..

[Silver&Black]

Turnobili sighting

[Splits]

Blow it up, trade Duncan and Manu for Monroe

[loveforthegame]

Ugh.

[Mal]

Spurs are 4-24 from the field but yeah let's blame Messina :rolleyes

Cant blame Pop or Bonner

[ElNono]

there we go Kawhi

[loveforthegame]

Leonard. :tu

[Silver&Black]

:claw

[BatManu20]

Keep feeding Kawhi

[01Snake]

This is going to be one of those "Tale of 2 Halves" kinda games.

[RD2191]

Wtf

[TheGreatYacht]

Det Manu defense :lol Stuckey wide open

[td4mvp2k]

bring in mamba!

[Obi Juan Kenobi]

Very ragged start to this game...

[Splits]

Fuck you Manu

[ElNono]

great look for Manu, didn't go in...

[Silver&Black]

Good ball movement on that final possession...too bad Manu missed.

[NASpurs]

Were these guys out partying in Indy or what? Jesus.

[BatManu20]

Good ball movement. Just gotta start making shots

[EVAY]

Nobody wanted to take the shot on that last possession.

[bklynspursfan]

The good thing is, we missed a ton of open/easy shots. We've had games like this before. They'll pick it up...

[Leetonidas]

every time I think I've seen the Spurs play the worst quarter of ball I've seen they manage to play a shittier one a few games later. :pctoss

[resistanze]

Coming here trying to outdo the Warriors. smh

[FaM0us Skins]

That was a awful 1st quarter

[random21]

Rough plane ride......????

[timtonymanu]

Gutless worms

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

I'm hoping the Spurs get it down to 5 by the half. Pacers D has been pretty good though, even if the Spurs make the shots they usually make they're probably still down by 3 or 4.

[BillMc]

Worst looking quarter since the second Cleveland game.

But we'll be ok. Reel 'em in like a fish on the line.

[Silver&Black]

:lol 25-13

http://i.imgur.com/P5hdZHo.png

[r0drig0lac]

Spurs are 4-24 from the field but yeah let's blame Messina :rolleyes

good post

[td4mvp2k]

Spurs are 4-24 from the field but yeah let's blame Messina :rolleyes no refs suk!

[ElNono]

22% shooting not gonna get it done

[Splits]

Manu: from awesome to ass in 48 hours

Gotta know when to pull the plug, bench him the rest of the game, give Andyfivehead and Simms his burn

[Mugen]

Welp, at least we beat the Kings :lol

[BillMc]

:lol 25-13

http://i.imgur.com/P5hdZHo.png

:lma off the tracks.

[loveforthegame]

Green needs to pull his head out.

[td4mvp2k]

Welp, at least we beat the Kings :lol:( we wouldn't be losing with kmart :(

[BatManu20]

Now they're creating highlight reel plays against us :lol

[Mugen]

:lol Jordan Hill with a reverse 360 one hander

[spursistan]

And people wonder why Pop is going after K Martin..Green offense :lol

[LakerHater]

Wow, Spurs look like shit!

[Robz4000]

Wow

[Cry Havoc]

Wow, how much contact are the refs going to allow?

[TheGreatYacht]

If only the Spurs had a shootin guard that can produce some points.... Where is KMart

[Silver&Black]

Can't buy a bucket

[Robz4000]

:lol Jordan Hill with a reverse 360 one hander

Game.

[resistanze]

:lmao that lineup
:lmao Patty's D

[loveforthegame]

Some of those have to start falling. Good grief.

[boutons_deux]

GAMEOVER

shooting under 20%

[Amuseddaysleeper]

It's pathetic how when the Warriors finally drop a game the Spurs can't do shit to capitalize.

[ElNono]

Keep Patty out there, at least he's making shots

[Splits]

Aldridge better show the fuck up

[spursistan]

need one of Parker or ginobili there..Messina off to an awful start rotation-wise

[NASpurs]

It's better to be blown out early than late I guess

[td4mvp2k]

worst game

[Mal]

That`s a travel, lol

[Kawhitstorm]

If this team doesn't figure out these ugly starts they have no fuckin chance against the Warriors..

Starting either Patty or Manu would solve that issue.

[Slime Baller]

This is some painfully gross basketball. I'll never say a bad thing about Pop ever again.

[NASpurs]

Stop fouling shooters ffs

[Robz4000]

Team is playing some undisciplined defense too.

[Splits]

Keep Patty out there, at least he's making shots

He was 1/4 when you posted that.

[Silver&Black]

At least we have MVpatty

[BatManu20]

Dammit Bobo :lol

[Mugen]

I blame Andrew Monaco's fat neck tbh

[DPG21920]

INDY is prone to super bad droughts and lots of TO's (especially PG). Spurs need a little run and will be ok. Amp up the defensive pressure, limit TO's and you will get right back in it.

[Silver&Black]

:lol Pacerefs

[td4mvp2k]

f u refs

[ElNono]

He was 1/4 when you posted that.

2-5 now... better than 60% of the team, tbh...

[resistanze]

Stop fucking biting on fakes

[BillMc]

INDY is prone to super bad droughts and lots of TO's (especially PG). Spurs need a little run and will be ok. Amp up the defensive pressure, limit TO's and you will get right back in it.

Get it down to single digits by half time, blow the out in the second half. No worries. We won't be cold forever. Patty already heatin' up.

[Mugen]

Should have let Bucky Hammond coach tbh

[TheGreatYacht]

The refs ain't jumping on pump fakes, tbh... That's stretch mark 4, Boris Diaw