Game Blog: Spurs vs Pacers

[Kori Ellis]

Have fun.

[boutons]

Rasho beats the shit out of Artest and heaves the Rasho-kill into 10th row.

[Trainwreck2100]

You should be watching the World Series not here.

[boutons]

On the news tonight, Brent said the rotation and minutes vs Pacrs would be approaching season-type numbers.

[ABDENOUR POWER]

Go beat the hell out of those Pacers.

[spurs=bling]

Rasho beats the shit out of Artest and heaves the Rasho-kill into 10th row.
:lol

that i would like to see.

[SpursWoman]

No fair!! User & my son are the UPS seat upgrade at the game tonight. I was supposed to take my daughter but we switched at the last minute.



He just had to call and rub it in. :flipoff :lmao



Weren't we just talking about that at the luncheon yesterday? How it's always the seats right behind mine? :spin

[spurschick]

No fair!! User & my son are the UPS seat upgrade at the game tonight. I was supposed to take my daughter but we switched at the last minute.



He just had to call and rub it in. :flipoff :lmao

:lol Especially after you just finished saying at the tipoff luncheon that they always pick the row behind you!

[SpursWoman]

:lmao ... I missed you in the edit. That fucker. :lol :lol


Out of 45 games last year...not including the playoffs, we never got to be the Spirit Section, either.





*ahem* Crazy Lou....

[spurschick]

:lol Manu starts with a turnover and a foul. I hope we don't have Samson hair issues.

[boutons]

The Tim and Tony Scoring Show. first 17 pts by only Tim and Tony.

Tim sounds extremely active, and hitting his FTs.

[spurschick]

Nice to hear Tony being aggressive

[boutons]

Tim is dominating.

[lilmads]

Awesome.. go timmy and tony!

[boutons]

no Spurs doing much at all except Tim. He sits, Pacers take the lead near end of 2nd qtr.

[boutons]

sounds like Artest is shutting down Manu

[spurschick]

no Spurs doing much at all except Tim. He sits, Pacers take the lead near end of 2nd qtr.

Hmmm... I think Tony is doing his share.

[Mr_MVP21]

sounds like Artest is shutting down Manu

Well he is playing hurt! Remember he had thigh injury when they were playing against the Pistons in the playoffs and his productions was hurt because of his injury. I'm pretty sure he's just taking the game easy since this is only a preseason game.

[boutons]

Pacers shooting more, and making more. Spurs only 1-4 3Gs.

Pacers defense is hurting the Spurs, lotsa Spurs T0s, few ASTs.

Spurs lose 2nd qtr badly, 18 - 34.

[boutons]

Spurs defense ain't doing shit, yielding 57 pts in 1st half.

Pacers shooting 58% and playing good defense.

[Horry For 3!]

Timmy is owning the Pacers, everyone else not shit.

10 TOs in the 1st half....not good

[1Parker1]

What's the score?

[boutons]

http://www.nba.com/games/20051025/INDSAS/livestats.html

[boutons]

Spurs getting destroyed in 3rd qtr

[1Parker1]

Thanks for the link Boutons!

BTW, by the box score it doesn't seem like Tony is playing well either. He's 3-7 and missed 2 ft's. No one but Tim is even in double figures. :wow

I think this is the biggest problem we'll face if we play the Pacers in the Finals. Artest is going to make it a tough series for Manu and so Parker will have to step up big time.

[boutons]

Sounds like Rick's got his boys better prepared than Pop.

Too bad this embarrassment isn't @IND.

We know the Nugs will come in next week more than ready to spoil the Spurs NBA Ring ceremony.

Spurs are shooting an excellent 48%, and getting their butts beat.

[Brutalis]

I think they're enforcing 4-down a lot on purpose.

[boutons]

Spurs 10-0 run, seem to be waking up.

[spurschick]

Manu needs a new challenge. You know he'll be preparing himself for the Pacers in December.

Meanwhile - FABRICIO!!!!!!!!!

[boutons]

Fabricio, Michael, Nick doing something useful to end the 3rd.

[1Parker1]

Ehhh, it's ok, it's still only pre-season. Plus, I expect the Spurs to start off slow this season and get in full domination mode by mid December/Jan. :)

[boutons]

No Spur in double figures except Tim's 29.

"Let Tim do it"

Tim starts the season fast and ready, the rest of the Spurs go slow?

[boutons]

OK, Spurs get back into the game.

Let's go, keep the mo' going into the 4th.

[spurschick]

:lol Fuckin' Stros... gave up a 5 run dinger.

[boutons]

weird. Pacers have 4 players in double figs, and 2 more with 9 pts.

In 3rd, Spurs shooting hot, while Pacers cooled off. both at 52% for 3 qtrs.

[spurschick]

manu is killing me tonight

[boutons]

Astros look like they're done and gone.

[spurs=bling]

score??

[boutons]

Manu is zero tonight. Is Artest guarding him?

[spurschick]

Yep

[boutons]

Tim 29, the other 4 starters, 12 pts.

[boutons]

Spurs score zero in first 3 minutes of 4th qtr.

[spurschick]

Manu is cursed tonight - you know he'll blame the hair

[boutons]

Spurs totally cold in 4th qtr.

[spurschick]

I'm glad that Fabri is having a good game. It should give him some confidence going into the season.

[boutons]

Fabricio 10 pts in 9 minutes.

[spurschick]

Free The Kiwi!

[boutons]

Tony is getting inside but missing layups.

[jermaine7fan]

Pacers have their scrubiest line-up in now

[spurschick]

Tim had 29 pts in 27 minutes - sick.

Kiwi for the dunk!

[boutons]

Rasho and Sean front court.

Sean dunks AND 1!!! The Kiwi can fly! :)

[jermaine7fan]

You guys are gonna run us over here at the end of the game if we keep this line-up in... you could still win the game... easy

[spurschick]

You guys are gonna run us over here at the end of the game if we keep this line-up in... you could still win the game... easy

That's how we were in the first few games. We put in our scrubs and lost our butts.

[boutons]

Spurs finished 3rd qtr with 52% FGs, now down to 47% in 4th. cold cold cold

[jermaine7fan]

I wish we would cut Eddie Gill... and sign Jimmie Snap Hunter and Samaki Walker.

[boutons]

Pop isn't playing to win with that line-up in mid 4th qtr.

[jermaine7fan]

That's how we were in the first few games. We put in our scrubs and lost our butts.I wondered how you guys ended up with that bad start... makes perfect sense

[spurschick]

It's all about vbookie for me now - I just need 4 more pts.

[boutons]

Spurs shooting cold and "one and done".

[jermaine7fan]

What is your guys line-up right now?

[boutons]

3 minutes left, down 9 pts.

[spurschick]

Rasho, Beno, Barry, Finley and Marks

[boutons]

Bruce and Manu no-showed.

[spurschick]

As long as they show next Tuesday

[jermaine7fan]

Who do you guys play in your first game of the season?

[spurschick]

Denver

[loveforthegame]

If Finley would stop shooting (2-8) he'd actually be having a good game. 6pts, 6rbs, 2as and no turnovers.

[jermaine7fan]

oooooo... good luck with them! We have a much easier start... Orlando.

[boutons]

Not exactly the tighter rotation Brent mentioned on the TV interview this afternoon.

[spurschick]

oooooo... good luck with them! We have a much easier start... Orlando.

Nothing like a challenge on ring night

[jermaine7fan]

Nothing like a challenge on ring nightI forgot about that... congrats again... btw

[spurschick]

I forgot about that... congrats again... btw


and we start off 1-7 in the pre-season :lol SWEET!!!

[jermaine7fan]

Samaki Walker is playing well for my team... he will prolly be the guy who makes our roster.

[jermaine7fan]

and we start off 1-7 in the pre-season :lol SWEET!!!It's OK... the Colts had a horrible pre-season... they are 7-0 right now!

[boutons]

October sucks.

[spurschick]

We'll see ya in the playoffs!

[jermaine7fan]

Who is attempting to make your guys roster... who do you think will make the team?

[jermaine7fan]

We'll see ya in the playoffs!I can't wait... it'll be a good series!

[T Park]

Keep Samaki Walker??

Is this guy drunk?


Hes playing third stringers, do NOT get your hopes up.

We did after that fluke series VS Phoenix in 00.


Walker stinks.

[drivanroca]

October sucks.

:tu

[jermaine7fan]

Well... good game guys... can't wait to see ya in the season... good luck til then... I'll be around to check in on you guys... good luck with your start of the actual season... it should be more enjoyable than the preseason has been so far... I promise ya :spin Peace

[Rescueone]

Not good! Spurs should have won this tune up game!

[Horry For 3!]

Timmy 26 mins 10-16 fg 9-10 ft 29 pts 10 rebs 1 stl

[jermaine7fan]

Keep Samaki Walker??

Is this guy drunk?


Hes playing third stringers, do NOT get your hopes up.

We did after that fluke series VS Phoenix in 00.


Walker stinks.I am not basing my desicion on this game alone... all us Pacer fans think Walker should be our 15th man... we need another big guy for insurence... I wouldn't expect him to contribute for us this year... My hopes are not up... but he did have a decent game... why do I sound drunk? It's not like I called him the second coming of Jesus or something... He will be a good pickup for our final roster spot.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

Tim with 9-10 ft's?!?!? nice this can only mean good things for my fantasy league but now i will take my fantasy league hat off and say it sucks coz that was the only questionable part of his game haha :smokin

[TOP-CHERRY]

Timmy 26 mins 10-16 fg 9-10 ft 29 pts 10 rebs 1 stl
Whoa.

That's what a good summer's rest does to ya.

[TwoHandJam]

Manu was 1-4 against the knicks and 0-6 tonight although he did have 5 assists. Is this thigh injury more than he's letting on? Two bad shooting nights in a row for him is pretty unusual.

[Leetonidas]

All I care about is what happens in one week. :spin

[Horry For 3!]

Manu was 1-4 against the knicks and 0-6 tonight although he did have 5 assists. Is this thigh injury more than he's letting on? Two bad shooting nights in a row for him is pretty unusual.
Yeah, Manu hasn't done very well in shooting this pre-season.

[boutons]

I wonder if Pop wanted to play this game seriously, Tim got that message, but the 2nd quarter collapse and the 4 starters being useless changed his mind and he subbed to let the non-starters try to salvage it?

Iverson didn't play tonight, and might not play vs Spurs, so the Sixers game won't be much of a tune-up.

Damn, the Nugs will be wanting to payback for the playoffs, and to spoil Spurs Championship Ring night.

[HB22inSA]

The Spurs could very well lose on opening night.

[spurs=bling]

The Spurs could very well lose on opening night.
:cuss :cuss :cuss

How dare you say that ?!?!?!?!?

[Solid D]

Did Artest shut down Ginobili's scoring tonight? Unable to see or listen.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

The Spurs could very well lose on opening night.

my feelings exactly
:hat

[xcoriate]

Yeah I want to hear the answer to Solids question?

For people that watched did Ginobili get shut down or was his no show due to another factor. Could it be Artest has him pinned down on D? He'd be the first one to do so.

[SPURS IN 06]

The Spurs could very well lose on opening night.

what a bunch of losers don't matter how they play it still pre-season.Start your whining after the season starts.Alot of people in this FORUM will whine after a Spurs lost.Mainly that T-Park guy who will be one of the first to give up on the Spurs after their first lost :lol :lol :lol

[ploto]

I think Pop was trying some crunch time combos tonight- with Tim, Horry, Manu, Finley, and NVE. (Sorry, Tony)

I liked seeing the attempts- although not so successful- at some high-low with Fabricio and Rasho. They are both good passers and I continue to think they will play together well.

Someone tonight asked me if we traded Nazr. Someone on the other side had no idea who NVE was!!!

Also, this game was awfully officiated-- on all accounts.

[RashoFan]

Quote:
Originally Posted by T Park

Keep Samaki Walker??
Is this guy drunk?
Hes playing third stringers, do NOT get your hopes up.
We did after that fluke series VS Phoenix in 00.
Walker stinks.



I am not basing my desicion on this game alone... all us Pacer fans think Walker should be our 15th man... we need another big guy for insurence... I wouldn't expect him to contribute for us this year... My hopes are not up... but he did have a decent game... why do I sound drunk? It's not like I called him the second coming of Jesus or something... He will be a good pickup for our final roster spot.

Just ignore what T Park says...most of us do... :lol
good luck in the regular season...

[Kori Ellis]

Did Artest shut down Ginobili's scoring tonight? Unable to see or listen.

Manu just played bad (that's not just me saying it, Pop said it too). He didn't finish very well and wasn't as intense as usual. If you hear the postgame audio, Pop said a lot of players weren't getting after it as much as they should be. He seemed only pleased with Duncan and Oberto.

[missmyzte]

Spurs vs Pacers
10/25/05 - game report to follow soon ... but will include highlights like about getting a hug from Tony Parker!

http://www.mistilynn.com/game/10-25_spurs01.jpg
Spurloca (Crystal) and Blondie (Jackie)

http://www.mistilynn.com/game/10-25_spurs02.jpg
Crystal, Jackie and me

http://www.mistilynn.com/game/10-25_spurs03.jpg
Jermaine O'Neal and Ron Artest

http://www.mistilynn.com/game/10-25_spurs04.jpg
Stephen Jackson

http://www.mistilynn.com/game/10-25_spurs05.jpg
Rick Carlisle

http://www.mistilynn.com/game/10-25_spurs06.jpg
Horry

http://www.mistilynn.com/game/10-25_spurs07.jpg
Horry and Oberto

http://www.mistilynn.com/game/10-25_spurs08.jpg
Horry

http://www.mistilynn.com/game/10-25_spurs09.jpg
Dude loved his cup, always had a cup over his mouth through the whole game

http://www.mistilynn.com/game/10-25_spurs10.jpg
Anthony Johnson ... I think

[Gerryatrics]

No mention of Brent Barry at all? From the play-by-play it seemed like he helped spark the third quarter comeback. Of course it's par for the course for everyone to suddenly have nothing to say about Brent whenever he just happens to help the team. 3-4 from three, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block, 0 Turnovers...

And on a related note, what was with Oberto having four or five layups in a row, was the Pacers defense ignoring him on purpose or was he dominating the paint? :fro

[Kori Ellis]

Thanks for posting the pictures. It was great hanging out with you after the game.

[Admidave50]

thanks for the pics, I think it's Jamal Tinsley on the last picture.

[DesiSpur_21]

Hey Kori,

That was a great question you asked Pop about Manu's hair :lol

[jermaine7fan]

thanks for the pics, I think it's Jamal Tinsley on the last picture.You're right... it's Tinsley... he doesn't usually wear a headband though.

[missmyzte]

~~ It's a little late, I know, but I didn't go to sleep last night and had the flight this morning so I'm just finishing up the game report. ~~

Here's my game report:

My final day in San Antonio.
My seat was in Section 14, Row 4, which is the first row of seats after the 2 courtside seats (don’t ask me why it isn’t Row 3) in the corner between the visitors bench and tunnel. I met up with Ryvin1 (Raul), he graciously donated one of his season tickets for me to see this game, thanks! I got to hear all about his experience at Horry’s poker tournament this past summer and how he wiped out Robert … twice.

I said hi to Tony Parker as he was leaving the court, he gave me a hug and said, “You leave tomorrow, right?” referencing back to our conversation on Saturday. I said yes and he said, “See you in March.”

Manu Ginobili cut his hair so I commented to him, “Nice hair Manu.” He kinda smiled glancing up but then recognized me and said hi. I said hi to Robert Horry as well but once again he used the visitors tunnel and I was by the Spurs tunnel so I didn’t talk to him. I did and stop greet the ushers that I had met the other night and assured them that I didn’t bring my notebook this time so I can’t lose it under the stands again.

I was walking around back towards my seat when I heard someone mention yesterday’s Tip-Off Luncheon to Brent Barry to which he responded, “Well, they haven’t killed me yet so I think we’re okay.” I told Barry he did a good job as well.

Raul and I were talking with Blondie (Jackie) and Spurloca (Crystal) when Tony’s father walked by. One thing to know about me is that I may be shy but I am fearless. I chatted with him for a few moments and shook his hand but no one else ventured over. Very nice gentleman.

The good thing about watching games in San Antonio is that I’m not the only one cheering for the Spurs out here. I’m so used to watching games in enemy territory, be it either Los Angeles or Phoenix, that it’s nice to be a part of the crowd and fun when the visiting team turns around to give you a “look” while you’re cheering. It’s even nicer when the Spurs win but it’s just pre-season.

It’s amazing how easy it is to lose all concept of what the score is but after a while I noticed that the Pacers seemed to hit every shot and the Spurs weren’t. I thought we were in for a good night when I saw Duncan hit a jumper that he would normally hit as a bank shot. The first quarter kept it pretty close ending with Horry scoring on a layup (thank goodness, he was scoreless on Saturday) to bring the score to 25-21, San Antonio lead.

Then the 2nd quarter happened. It seemed every shot went in for Indiana and none for the Spurs, except for Tim Duncan. Through most of this and the next quarter Duncan accounted for more than half of the Spurs points. There were 2 seconds left on the clock before halftime, coming back from a timeout, Tony Parker had the ball and was poised to shoot …… but didn’t. He didn’t get the shot off and half-time came with Indiana leading 57-43.

I take a little responsibility for Finley’s performance. I called him a ball hog the other night, shooting every time he touched the ball, and tonight even I was begging him to shoot. He took 8 shots in the game, making 2 of them, but definitely could have taken more.

Ginobili seemed out of the game, unfocused. You could see what he wanted to do but his body just wouldn’t perform, he blew several layups that he would normally make with no problem. Nesterovic played his role well, though the stat sheet may not reflect it. I really like Oberto and am anxious to see how he develops. He has a little problem catching the ball at times and is turnover prone because of that, but he seems to be a very intelligent player and has a good feel for the Spurs system already. He ended the night with 10 points on 5 of 6 shooting, the second highest scorer for San Antonio.

The 3rd quarter didn’t seem to bring any more happiness than the 2nd quarter with the Spurs finding themselves down by as many as 21 points. Horry sparked a come-back attempt with a 3-pointer at the 4:19 mark, prompting Indiana to take an immediate timeout. All of a sudden Oberto was finding himself alone under the basket and his teammates were finding him for an open layup. This happened on three consecutive plays! The Spurs ended the quarter cutting into the lead but still down 71-77.

They just couldn’t close out those final points and Indiana charged ahead, seeming to hit every shot. Sean Marks eventually came into the game and showed off a nice dunk to give us something to cheer for. About halfway through the quarter, a couple that was sitting courtside got up to leave. I asked if they mind if we take their seats, they didn’t so Raul and I watched the rest of the game courtside. Anthony Johnson sat directly in front of us and we listened to the players chat on the bench. For the record, Scott Pollard needs a stylist and a hair dresser, or at the very least a mirror. His long stringy hair was accented by a pair of thick-framed glasses which matched his 70’s-style brown suit. Yikes!

Indiana has a good team and they were definitely the better team tonight, taking the game 97-86. Duncan was the high scorer in the game with 29 points and made 9 of 10 free throws. I looked through the Spurs shop for a bit, buying a new sweater and book, then a group of us headed out to have dinner at Jim’s.

Ahhh, dinner at Jim’s. You have to love waitresses that hate their jobs. We waited patiently for a good 40 minutes to get our food, because, afterall, there were some complicated dishes: a bowl of fruit, a club sandwich and, of course, my toast. What she stated was holding up our dinner was actually the blueberry pancakes, apparently they were still growing the blueberries.

So when we tried to add an order of mozzarella sticks and the waitress informed us that it ‘may take a while’, we had to laugh. According to her, we actually got our food quite quickly considering the tall cook just arrived so they were backed up. Did we care to hear an explanation? Nope. Not interested.

Oh well, all’s well that ends well and around 2am is when we finally parted ways. It was wonderful meeting everyone, thanks for your hospitality in welcoming me once again to San Antonio!

[angel_luv]

It was great seeing you Misti.

Great update, as always! =)

[1Parker1]

Awesome Report Misti! I am green with jealousy that you got to hug Tony Parker!!! :spin