1Parker1
02-16-2006, 10:52 AM
First of all, a big FAT :flipoff to the Spurs for losing the only game I get to see them live in! :lol
Seriously though, it was very, very cool to see the Spurs in person. I hadn't gotten to go last year because I had a midterm or something the next day. So first, my friends and I went to the Four Seasons where the Spurs were staying at, hoping to get some pics and autographs. I was actually surprised to see that there was a good group of other fellow Spurs fans waiting there for them also. Unfortunately, we got there a little late and so I only got to see Manu and Nazr rush by. Manu was dressed as if he were in Alaska, wearing like 5 layers of clothing a knit hat and hoodie. I guess he's not brave enough for East cold weather :)
We got to the game, we immediately went to the Spurs side, where the players were coming out of the tunnel. Brent Barry was the only one out, practicing and shooting 3 pointers. Then PJ Carlisimo came by, and just because I was desperate to completely play the part of the groupie, I asked for his autograph! :lol He seems to have lost a lot of weight, I always thought he was fatter, maybe the camera adds 10 pounds or something.
Then, MANU came out. :wow :wow I'm telling you, I almost just about fainted, he was right there in front of me! Manu looked really, really skinny, but I'm loving the new haircut! There must have been like 20 little kids all dressed in Manu jerseys who ran to get his autograph. Of course, I was right there with them :oops. Manu was really cool about it, and took a good 5 minutes just signed everyone's autograph. It was really cute, this one little kid had a whole album, filled with his Spurs basketball star cards collection, he'd managed to get every Spurs player to sign it too!
I also got to see Horry, he was practicing Manu-Like half court shots, but missing them badly. However, he didn't stop to sign any autographs. Some little 10 year old screamed "Bastard!" to him as he rushed into the tunnel. :lol
As for the game, I was really suprised to see how many Spurs fans there were in Philly. I overheard one couple saying they flew in from San Antonio just to see the game! There was also this 3 group of guys, each wearing a Parker, Duncan, and Ginobili jersey which I thought was cute.
As for the game, let's just say my voice is a little sore this morning from all the screaming I did. Here's my player by player analysis (for those of you who aren't bored with this long post already :))
Duncan--Had a bad game. Mainly because he got out of it in the first quarter when he got a ticky-tack call from the ref, he must have spent a good 5 minutes just arguing with the ref during the time-out. I noticed Tim did that a lot throughout the game.
Parker--Even though I didn't get his autograph, it was worth it just seeing him play live! Parker was keeping us in the game the first half. But then when Mo Cheeks made a surpisingly smart move (which I didn't think he had in him), he moved Igodala to Parker, he was pretty much rendered scoreless in the second half. However, to his credit, Parker would have had a lot of great assists then, if the other players managed to make their shots. Also, he had a few too many TO's and his defense on AI wasn't that great.
Bruce--Loved his defense on A.I! I noticed that Bruce has this habit of wiping of the soles off his shoes during every time out or break. He must have done it at least 12 times, my last count :)
Rasho, Brent- Barely noticed they were there.
Nazr--Can I just say that despite the Boxscore, I wasn't that impressed with Nazr last night? He sets the WORST possible screens in the world for Parker and Ginobili, and isn't that supposed to be like the easiest thing to do in basketball? I counted at least 3 occasions where Parker yelled at him to get in the right position, 2 occasions where Duncan yelled at him to get in the right position, and even 1 occasion where Manu yelled at him to get in the right position! :lol Oh and he has the worst passing skills ever, not to mention worse butterfingers than Malik!
Beno--Looked a little immature compared to the other guys. During the Spurs shootaround or timeouts, you'd just see him jumping around there like he was a little kid, throwing his towel or whatever. Oh, and he's VERY touchy-feely with the players I noticed! :lol
Marks--Should get an award for being the Spurs personal cheerleader :tu
All in all, a game I thought would be a Spurs blowout ended up being a loss. At least I got to see the Spurs in OT though. And of course, everyone around me started yelling and screaming and booing me towards the end when the Spurs were losing. So, I felt the need to quickly put on my jacket and cover up my Spurs shirt. I know, I know I'm a wuss. :depressed
Go Spurs!! :)
Seriously though, it was very, very cool to see the Spurs in person. I hadn't gotten to go last year because I had a midterm or something the next day. So first, my friends and I went to the Four Seasons where the Spurs were staying at, hoping to get some pics and autographs. I was actually surprised to see that there was a good group of other fellow Spurs fans waiting there for them also. Unfortunately, we got there a little late and so I only got to see Manu and Nazr rush by. Manu was dressed as if he were in Alaska, wearing like 5 layers of clothing a knit hat and hoodie. I guess he's not brave enough for East cold weather :)
We got to the game, we immediately went to the Spurs side, where the players were coming out of the tunnel. Brent Barry was the only one out, practicing and shooting 3 pointers. Then PJ Carlisimo came by, and just because I was desperate to completely play the part of the groupie, I asked for his autograph! :lol He seems to have lost a lot of weight, I always thought he was fatter, maybe the camera adds 10 pounds or something.
Then, MANU came out. :wow :wow I'm telling you, I almost just about fainted, he was right there in front of me! Manu looked really, really skinny, but I'm loving the new haircut! There must have been like 20 little kids all dressed in Manu jerseys who ran to get his autograph. Of course, I was right there with them :oops. Manu was really cool about it, and took a good 5 minutes just signed everyone's autograph. It was really cute, this one little kid had a whole album, filled with his Spurs basketball star cards collection, he'd managed to get every Spurs player to sign it too!
I also got to see Horry, he was practicing Manu-Like half court shots, but missing them badly. However, he didn't stop to sign any autographs. Some little 10 year old screamed "Bastard!" to him as he rushed into the tunnel. :lol
As for the game, I was really suprised to see how many Spurs fans there were in Philly. I overheard one couple saying they flew in from San Antonio just to see the game! There was also this 3 group of guys, each wearing a Parker, Duncan, and Ginobili jersey which I thought was cute.
As for the game, let's just say my voice is a little sore this morning from all the screaming I did. Here's my player by player analysis (for those of you who aren't bored with this long post already :))
Duncan--Had a bad game. Mainly because he got out of it in the first quarter when he got a ticky-tack call from the ref, he must have spent a good 5 minutes just arguing with the ref during the time-out. I noticed Tim did that a lot throughout the game.
Parker--Even though I didn't get his autograph, it was worth it just seeing him play live! Parker was keeping us in the game the first half. But then when Mo Cheeks made a surpisingly smart move (which I didn't think he had in him), he moved Igodala to Parker, he was pretty much rendered scoreless in the second half. However, to his credit, Parker would have had a lot of great assists then, if the other players managed to make their shots. Also, he had a few too many TO's and his defense on AI wasn't that great.
Bruce--Loved his defense on A.I! I noticed that Bruce has this habit of wiping of the soles off his shoes during every time out or break. He must have done it at least 12 times, my last count :)
Rasho, Brent- Barely noticed they were there.
Nazr--Can I just say that despite the Boxscore, I wasn't that impressed with Nazr last night? He sets the WORST possible screens in the world for Parker and Ginobili, and isn't that supposed to be like the easiest thing to do in basketball? I counted at least 3 occasions where Parker yelled at him to get in the right position, 2 occasions where Duncan yelled at him to get in the right position, and even 1 occasion where Manu yelled at him to get in the right position! :lol Oh and he has the worst passing skills ever, not to mention worse butterfingers than Malik!
Beno--Looked a little immature compared to the other guys. During the Spurs shootaround or timeouts, you'd just see him jumping around there like he was a little kid, throwing his towel or whatever. Oh, and he's VERY touchy-feely with the players I noticed! :lol
Marks--Should get an award for being the Spurs personal cheerleader :tu
All in all, a game I thought would be a Spurs blowout ended up being a loss. At least I got to see the Spurs in OT though. And of course, everyone around me started yelling and screaming and booing me towards the end when the Spurs were losing. So, I felt the need to quickly put on my jacket and cover up my Spurs shirt. I know, I know I'm a wuss. :depressed
Go Spurs!! :)