Spurs vs. Clippers March 7th -- Game Blog

[Sspursin06]

This may just be the most embarrassing and humiliating loss in the history of NBA Basketball...


he always this optimistic and have this much team spirit? hahaha

[TDfan2007]

it's gotten so bad that even Manu's missing FT's

[Amuseddaysleeper]

i cant see Pop letting this team mail in another game liek this so soon. so i'me xpecting an angrier spurs team for thursday

[TDfan2007]

Stick a fork in em

[milkyway21]

the Clips has completely shut the Spurs ball rotation right now.

TP w/ only 2 assts and Beno w/ 1? Only Duncan has control w/ 5.

33 Clips-21 Spurs on rbds too!

[Pinto Bean]

lol, Spur fans have come to love winning to much. One lose and your all doubting. Sad really

[HB22inSA]

Don't get your panties in a bunch Bill Walton

:lol

[Sspursin06]

we're attempting threes like its our job and not defending them like we get payed to do it

[Rummpd]

Maybe its over when some Radnovichibitch banks in a 3.

[midgetonadonkey]

If Van Exel were playing, Spurs would be up by 30!!!

:lmao

[DieMrBond]

We missed our normal third quarter run. Think we can have it now, instead? Or is it a 'one use only' token?

[HB22inSA]

i cant see Pop letting this team mail in another game liek this so soon. so i'me xpecting an angrier spurs team for thursday
I'm expecting the Suns to run all over this uninterested, slow, old, non-rebounding excuse for a Championship Contender...

[TDfan2007]

i cant see Pop letting this team mail in another game liek this so soon. so i'me xpecting an angrier spurs team for thursday

Not going to happen. Unlike the championships teams, this team has no character, no dominant post player, and absolutely no effort or respect for their opponents. Simply pathetic. I have only seen maybe 2 or 3 complete games out of this team all year long.

[Sspursin06]

we have a chance, 7 mns left and already in the bonus. clippers arent a hard team to dfend if the real spurs come out this timeout

[HB22inSA]

The Spurs getting blown out is so much more fun when you're drunk...

[bendmz]

fair weather fans ?????? NOT HERE !!!!

[efrem1]

Are the trolls coming in now? Crap, not that Dallas has played on the road or anything?

[HB22inSA]

It's a shame we've seen the best of Tim Duncan

[T Park]

"I'm expecting the Suns to run all over this uninterested, slow, old, non-rebounding excuse for a Championship Contender..."


Boy your just a jolly shit fuck arent you.

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Boy back to backs have been tough on your team.They look very slow tonight.

[Pinto Bean]

Go Spurs Go. Id rather cheer my team then bash them >.> Maybe thats just me though

[hussker]

Are the trolls coming in now? Crap, not that Dallas has played on the road or anything?


Trolls have been lurking for awhile...

[Sspursin06]

we have a chance, 7 mns left and already in the bonus. clippers arent a hard team to dfend if the real spurs come out this timeout

haha forget that idea, o well i think we will be fine. its a back to back and since wehave been so damn good lately i cant get mad

[picnroll]

Watch Brand play Duncan in the post and put two hands on his back with no call.

[Rummpd]

Do Spurs have a run left.

[TDfan2007]

fair weather fans ?????? NOT HERE !!!!

Not being a fair-weather fan. Just stating the truth. The Spurs have hardly shown any effort all year. All I ask for as a fan is effort. I don't care if they lose as long as they put forth effort. Effort is not in the Spurs' vocabulary as of yet.

[bendmz]

Whoever Ends Up Where Ever, We Still Get Dallas Second Round...

[loveforthegame]

Not jumping off a cliff just disappointed with the effort tonight. We were right there until Duncan went out with foul trouble. Unraveled from there. Turnovers, not rebounding, Finley going cold at the wrong time, Brand and Cassell catching fire.

[HB22inSA]

Boy your just a jolly shit fuck arent you.

Come on TPark, who gives a shit, we're all just waiting for the playoffs, right?

Who cares about the Clippers or Suns???

Right?

[Sspursin06]

Defenseeeeeeeeeee Dum Dum
Defenseeeeeeeeeeeeee
Crazy Lou Where Are Ya
Louie

[ace3g]

Boy back to backs have been tough on your team.They look very slow tonight.

it sucks when you are only allowed 8 ft attempts to 23 for the clippers

[Pinto Bean]

Cant win them all, this is just one of those games. Spurs will be back, no problem

[HB22inSA]

Barkley was right, the Clips will win the WEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Vinnie_Johnson]

I missed most of the second half has there been a lot of crap calls?

[Kori Ellis]

I'm expecting the Suns to run all over this uninterested, slow, old, non-rebounding excuse for a Championship Contender...

Yeah you also said that the Spurs would be 3-4 games behind the Mavs by the time they played them last week. :lol

Where have you been for the last few weeks when the Spurs have been doing well?

[Sspursin06]

is 15 points in 4 mins possible?????????????

[bendmz]

Spurs will rest and kick ass thursday, come home and wipe the AT&T Center with the LA Kobies.. on friday

[HB22inSA]

Brand could just be the best player who has ever graced a basketball court.

[Sspursin06]

we can do itttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt

[HB22inSA]

we can do itttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt
And I thought I was drunk...

[TDfan2007]

I know I shouldn't be taking anything you say seriously but the Spurs are making Brand look much better than he really is.

[Dunc]

M-V-P Elton Brand, lol. Dunno about that just yet.

[Spurologist]

is 15 points in 4 mins possible?????????????

ugh that would also mean an clipper meldown would fit into the equation

[Solid D]

Once again the Spurs fade begins (3 min.) late in the 3rd quarter on the 2nd of a b2b. Clippers playing great D and hitting all their shots, even the lucky ones.

[Pinto Bean]

lol, let timmay foul out ^_^

[boutons_]

we need scoring, so we go small ball without Manu and Michael??

this is embarrassing. Pop quit before the 4th qtr.

Can the Spurs salvage this road trip?

[itzsoweezee]

some of you are the worst "fans" i've ever encountered. if you hate the spurs so much, go root for another team.

personally, i think the spurs have been playing great the six games previous to this one. i can live with a back-end of a back-to-back on the road and some ridiculous reffing.
if the spurs don't beat the rockets and the suns, then you all can gripe.

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Clippers hiting some damn lucky shots.

[efrem1]

Time to check the Cuellar-Rodriguez race on the web, anything out of Webb County?

[Leetonidas]

I can't watch this pathetic display anymore. It's not like the Spurs are playing terrible D, the Clips got a lot of lucky shots to fall, but the Spurs are playing terrible O. Tim Duncan being in foul trouble throughout the game threw us off big time.

[Dunc]

Brand could just be the best player who has ever graced a basketball court.

Brand is amazing, I gotta say... but there's this guy named Michael Jordan I once heard of, not to mention Wilt or Kareem.

[midgetonadonkey]

I'm cool with them losing to a good Clipper team. Especially if it is the second game of a back to back. This has no bearing on the playoffs, no matter what seed the Spurs end up at.

[Pinto Bean]

Duncan did it, he fouled out. Congrat Tim >.>

[leemajors]

timmy has been in foul trouble all last night, and as a result brand has had a great night. spurs laying an egg, it happens sometimes. quit jumping off the cliff.

[ace3g]

duncan can cut it to 11 with 2:42 left, stranger things have happened

[manu]

did manu dunk??????????????????????????????

[Pinto Bean]

never mind i thought he fouled out >.> he got fouled

[Solid D]

Come on, boutons is right... quit ignoring the obvious. Brand is playing great at both ends, regardless...you gotta recognize.

[boutons_]

"as a result brand has had a great night"

BS. Elton is playing as if the Spurs didn't exist. Tim hasn't had a chance of even slowing Elton down.

[bendmz]

Time to check the Cuellar-Rodriguez race on the web, anything out of Webb County?
last I heard, they were still counting by hand... :pctoss

[Pinto Bean]

damn, i wish Tim showed this much energy early >.>

[Vinnie_Johnson]

I would take Duncan over Brand anyday.

[TDfan2007]

Tim deciding to play waaaaaaayyyyyyyy too late

[aaronstampler]

The warning signs for this one were there. They got outrebounded and outhustled vs the Lakers too, and settled for a lot of outside shots. They just him 'em all yesterday. The bigs have had a couple of bad days on the boards. I'm not going to be all upset like everyone else, even the best teams are allowed to lose one every now and again.

The club sure has no excuse for not having energy on Thursday though...

[Spurologist]

my lineup for rest of game:

tp
manu
horry
td
FIN

[boutons_]

Nazr, Robert, Rasho = 5 pts, 8 RB

[Winnipeg_Spur]

These refs are the dumbest mofos ever. First they call a bs foul on Tim, talk about it for a while, and decide the Spurs aren't in the penalty, so the Clips inbound the ball, Livingston gets fouled and makes the shot, so it should be an and-1.
But in the process of calling that foul, they realize that actually the Spurs were in the penalty when Duncan fouled Brand, so they put 3 seconds back, wipe away Livingston's shot and Brand goes to the line for 2. What kind of insane shit is that?! (and it beneffited the Spurs) :)

[midgetonadonkey]

Fuck. They lost. Big deal.

[TDfan2007]

hmm... hold on a second. The Spurs just might get back into this game. Livingston with a stupid foul.

[midgetonadonkey]

No excuses. They lost.

[TDfan2007]

GODDAMNIT TONY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:pctoss :pctoss :pctoss :pctoss :pctoss :pctoss :pctoss :pctoss

[TDfan2007]

*shoots self*

[DieMrBond]

Come on spurs... keep this run going!! 2 minutes!!!! Go back to my first post - YOU CAN DO IT!

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Clippers doing there best to choke it away....

[Pinto Bean]

Go Spurs. It aint over damn it

[Spurologist]

you want to get a quick shot and play good d and then this happens

1:35 SA - Shot clock violation on T. Parker

someone please explain wtf happened

[midgetonadonkey]

I'm just waiting for all the "fire all five starters" thread.

[Solid D]

Brent should have taken the wide open 3 and then the Spurs would have cut the lead to 6 if he hit it. Instead he passes and then TP ends up stepping on the sideline. It's all over.

[Vinnie_Johnson]

you want to get a quick shot and play good d and then this happens

1:35 SA - Shot clock violation on T. Parker

someone please explain wtf happened

He stepped out of bounds.

[Pinto Bean]

Damn Tony screwed up >.>

[TDfan2007]

you want to get a quick shot and play good d and then this happens

1:35 SA - Shot clock violation on T. Parker

someone please explain wtf happened

My thoughts exactly. Why does TP always lose his nuts in crunchtime?

[mavsfan1000]

I didn't know the Clippers were this good. Whoever plays them in first round better watch out.

[angel_luv]

Let's here it for the Wonder Bread/ Other White Team :)

[aaronstampler]

I didn't know the Clippers were this good. Whoever plays them in first round better watch out.

wouldn't that be you, dummy?

[Pinto Bean]

Oh well, they had to lose sometime. No big deal

[mavsfan1000]

gotta love the MVP chat for Brand. :lol

[Kori Ellis]

My thoughts exactly. Why does TP always lose his nuts in crunchtime?

Did you watch the last Spurs game?

[Spurologist]

Brent should have taken the wide open 3 and then the Spurs would have cut the lead to 6 if he hit it. Instead he passes and then TP ends up stepping on the sideline. It's all over.

Pop should get Barry one of those shock collar so that everytime he passes up a wide open shot he receives a nice shock.

[loveforthegame]

Spurs just need to reload and be ready in Phoenix.

[angel_luv]

Nite all

[efrem1]

Crap folks, the Spurs already have 21 road wins, the same they had last year. Give them some props for imporving this year.

[manu]

did manu dunk YET??????????????????????????????

[Vinnie_Johnson]

It's the number one power ranking knew that screwed you guys.

[TDfan2007]

Did you watch the last Spurs game?

Ya, that's once, but usually he always seems to play poorly during or at the end of big games or games in general. But usually in big games. And this was a big game since the Clippers are a possible 1st round opponent.

[aaronstampler]

This team cannot win the championship if Parker leads them in shot attempts every game. His obsession with being the man is gonna hurt us eventually. It's one thing when he has to carry the team when Tim and Manu are hurt, but if the other two are felling good, he should go back to being a passer first and the third option....

[Kori Ellis]

This team cannot win the championship if Parker leads them in shot attempts every game. His obsession with being the man is gonna hurt us eventually. It's one thing when he has to carry the team when Tim and Manu are hurt, but if the other two are felling good, he should go back to being a passer first and the third option....

He doesn't have an obsession with being the man. He has carried this team this season with Manu and Tim struggling. He is doing what he has been told. You are so out of line it's crazy. Tim was barely on the court tonight. He really couldn't lead in shot attempts.

[Spurologist]

Crap folks, the Spurs already have 21 road wins, the same they had last year. Give them some props for imporving this year.

21 road wins was great last year b/c we got the HCA. Now nearly every game is critical because of dallas' and detroit's improved records

[manu]

did manu dunk in this game??????????????????????????????

PLEASE SOMONE ANSWER MY QUESTION

[Pinto Bean]

80% Team FT shooting, Duncan with 100% FT. We need to go back to missing 50% of the FTs, thats the key to win

[timvp]

Foul trouble and Beno getting lit up like a Christmas tree was too much to overcome. But I liked how the Spurs fought at the end. They aren't going to win them all and a second game of a back-to-back against one of the best teams in the league is an acceptable loss.

[Spurologist]

Ya, that's once, but usually he always seems to play poorly during or at the end of big games or games in general. But usually in big games. And this was a big game since the Clippers are a possible 1st round opponent.

Please watch last year's playoffs before making general statements

[boutons_]

Not good to get clobbered in March by a team that's lost twice as many games.

Spurs could end up playing the Clips in first round.

Suns will be primed and ready, having knocked off the Mavs already this week. Knocking off the Spurs without Amare and Thomas would give Suns a lot of confidence.

Lakers will be wanting revenge against the Spurs' fluke shooting %age.
Phil was right. Spurs couldn't hit their 3Gs tonight, and lose.

Tough week.

[aaronstampler]

He doesn't have an obsession with being the man. He has carried this team this season with Manu and Tim struggling. He is doing what he has been told. You are so out of line it's crazy. Tim was barely on the court tonight. He really couldn't lead in shot attempts.


I don't understand how Manu only got 8 when he made 6. Anyway you cut it, two assists in 33 minutes for TP is not good.

[timvp]

Manu is still a step slow and the Clippers were daring Tony to hit a shot.

[Spurologist]

Not good to get clobbered in March by a team that's lost twice as many games.

Spurs could end up playing the Clips in first round.

Not good but happens almost every year

[Kori Ellis]

I don't understand how Manu only got 8 when he made 6. Anyway you cut it, two assists in 33 minutes for TP is not good.

True, it wasn't Tony best assist night, but to say that he is trying to be the man is flat out stupid. Tony does what the coaching staff wants him to do. Manu is not even close to all the way healthy and says he's still having trouble being aggressive as he wants to be.

[TDfan2007]

Please watch last year's playoffs before making general statements

I did. Every game. Can you name one instance where Tony showed up in crunch time. It was always Robert, Tim, or Manu.

[G-Nob]

this ones on pop. two mismatches ending the 3rd, causing us to spot them 10 pts going to the fourth. ain't no way we were gonna win this one even shooting like we did last night. couldn't make any stops when it counted and horry left brand alone countless times. shades of coasting. why do we have such a hard time with back to back road games? btw, we're dropping the phoenix game friday. I hate how this team quits some nights. And they screwed us out of some sleep tonight.

[TDfan2007]

True, it wasn't Tony best assist night, but to say that he is trying to be the man is flat out stupid. Tony does what the coaching staff wants him to do. Manu is not even close to all the way healthy and says he's still having trouble being aggressive as he wants to be.

I don't mind tony taking a lot of shots as long as they're not jump shots. It drives me crazy when he takes jumpers all day. It really kills the offensive flow of this team.

[Kori Ellis]

I did. Every game. Can you name one instance where Tony showed up in crunch time. It was always Robert, Tim, or Manu.

This is a new year. Tony is completely different player than last season and has been the most consistent Spur all year. Let the playoffs get here before you rag on him for not being clutch.

[timvp]

I did. Every game. Can you name one instance where Tony showed up in crunch time. It was always Robert, Tim, or Manu.

:lol

Did you watch any of the Denver series, especially at Denver? Did you watch the first two games versus the Suns?

Apparently not.

[fred33]

This team cannot win the championship if Parker leads them in shot attempts every game. His obsession with being the man is gonna hurt us eventually. It's one thing when he has to carry the team when Tim and Manu are hurt, but if the other two are felling good, he should go back to being a passer first and the third option....
TONY SHOOT 9 ON 16 IT's very good for a point guard if you are stay in live at beginnining of third it(s tony contribution .the key of the game was the defense clippers 53% AND REBOUND WHEN A TEAM SHOOT 45% like the spurs tonight IT's not too worse for a back to back

[Spurologist]

I don't understand how Manu only got 8 when he made 6. Anyway you cut it, two assists in 33 minutes for TP is not good.

tp doesn't needs assists to be an effective spurs. He's not a big assist-man anyway. When the bowen + FIN + rasho + nazr + horry + barry combine for 7-28 there aren't many dimes to hand out

[timvp]

I don't mind tony taking a lot of shots as long as they're not jump shots. It drives me crazy when he takes jumpers all day. It really kills the offensive flow of this team.

They weren't guarding him. What do you want him to do?

[slayermin]

My observations from tonight.

Pop waited too long to Bowen on Cassell.
Barry had a couple of open looks down the stretch but didn't pull the trigger.
TD with a couple of bad fouls, especially in the first half.

The guys looked like they all went out to Spearmint Rhino after beating the Lakers.

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Should be a wild finish.

Record:
Detroit 48-11
Dallas 47-13
San Antonio 47-13 (Detroit holds tiebreaker)

Games left home/away:
Detroit 13/10
Dallas 8/14
San Antonio 12/10

Games left playoff/non-playoff:
Detroit 14/9
Dallas 11/11
San Antonio 10/12

[G-Nob]

If it hadn't been for 12 3's last night, this would've been two straight!

[Spurologist]

I don't mind tony taking a lot of shots as long as they're not jump shots. It drives me crazy when he takes jumpers all day. It really kills the offensive flow of this team.

did you mind tp hitting all those jumpers against miami this year. That must have had you boiling

[manu]

did manu dunk in this game??????????????????????????????

PLEASE SOMONE ANSWER MY QUESTION

[T Park]

Barry had a couple of open looks down the stretch but didn't pull the trigger

You could say that every game.


Barry is back to pre trade Barry again.


Pathetic.

[Spurologist]

Pop should get Barry one of those shock collar so that everytime he passes up a wide open shot he receives a nice shock.

he needs the training

[boutons_]

spurs have 5 more B2Bs
3 Ls? 4 Ls?

[Amuseddaysleeper]

3 games with not that many left is way too much ground to make up for against detroit. i cant see detroit fucking up 3 more times with us winning 3 more times on the times they lose. cuz we're gonna lose again on a night they either win or are idle. FUCK, i really wanted hca in the playoffs, we aren't gonna win a game 6&7(if we get that far) in auburn hills

[T Park]

might as well fold up the season right??

Fuck your an annoying whiny bitch.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

might as well fold up the season right??

Fuck your an annoying whiny bitch.
:rolleyes

no but it just sucks when the team dicks around this late in the season

[T Park]

Theyve lost 13 out of 60 games.

They have the best record in franchise history.

NO TEAM

04 05
02 03

has been this good record wise, at this time.


Time to panic no question.


Moron.....

[Kori Ellis]

we aren't gonna win a game 6&7(if we get that far) in auburn hills

Well they aren't going to win 3-4-5 at the AT&T either.

[milkyway21]

whoaa! the Spurs lost.:cry

well back-to-back is really bad for this team, huh!

well, just 1 game loss after the all-star game right now.

Take it easy.

the only good thing for this loss is Elton Brand(one of my fav players), might win the MVP over Dirk & co. this yr for beating Tim's team and having a big game again.

I'm kind of pissed over those fouls on TD :cuss he was like frozen on defense after his 3 fouls. Refs where r u? grrrrr!

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Theyve lost 13 out of 60 games.

They have the best record in franchise history.

NO TEAM

04 05
02 03

has been this good record wise, at this time.


Time to panic no question.


Moron.....

T PArk i've never insulted you or attacked you personally, unlike 90% of this board. i ask that you show me the respect that i show you, even if we have different views


Kori: here's what i'm worried about.....

game 1 @ detroit: spurs L
game 2: @detroit spurs L

(i hope we can get a split somehow, its not impossible)

game 3: spurs win
game 4: spurs lose
game 5: spurs win

game 6 at det: spurs lose

[E20]

With the Spurs play right now I don't see much the Spurs can do against the Pistons in a 7 game series. And I'm kind of doubting if they can hold up against Dallas as well.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

With the Spurs play right now I don't see much the Spurs can do against the Pistons in a 7 game series. And I'm kind of doubting if they can hold up against Dallas as well.

good to see that i'm not alone

i think we'll get to the finals

but withou HCA

we're fucked

[timvp]

good to see that i'm not alone

i think we'll get to the finals

but withou HCA

we're fucked

Spurs were one of the best home teams ever last season. The Pistons didn't even finish with the best record in the East ... hell, they started 11 and 11 or whatever.

All that being said, the Pistons were a few breaks from beating the Spurs without HCA.

[Budkin]

good to see that i'm not alone

i think we'll get to the finals

but withou HCA

we're fucked

Way to have faith in your team. It's March and you're already predicting Finals doom. For all we know Tim could kick his PF by that time. Or Manu becomes Super Manu again... you never know. Man I thought I was a pessimist. Jesus...
:rolleyes

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Spurs were one of the best home teams ever last season. The Pistons didn't even finish with the best record in the East ... hell, they started 11 and 11 or whatever.

All that being said, the Pistons were a few breaks from beating the Spurs without HCA.

LJ, the thing is man, SA has been impressive if you factor in the injuries but i just can't see duncan gettin back to a health good enough where he can be a serious OFFENSIVE factor against detroit. cuz i dont care how good tp and manu play, without duncan doing better than his very sub standard stats, we'll be screwed against detroit. i'm grateful det's been lookin vulnerable lately but when SA steps onto the court they're out for blood and are much better than last year, in my opinion

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Way to have faith in your team. It's March and you're already predicting Finals doom. For all we know Tim could kick his PF by that time. Or Manu becomes Super Manu again... you never know. Man I thought I was a pessimist. Jesus...
:rolleyes

no no dude i'm a little bitch in the pessimistic department. lik ea bonafide drama queen. you have no idea. i'm like this for the spurs since 98. i'm here to balance out all the "regular season doesn't matter, spurs peak in march" homer boardies. when the regular seaosn is what gives you HCA which can define how you do in the playoffs. and yes, the clippers loss sucked but b2b's are tough. its just irritating that everytime we take a tiny step towards detroit, we take 10 steps back less than a week later making oru previosu wins feel void

[timvp]

LJ, the thing is man, SA has been impressive if you factor in the injuries but i just can't see duncan gettin back to a health good enough where he can be a serious OFFENSIVE factor against detroit. cuz i dont care how good tp and manu play, without duncan doing better than his very sub standard stats, we'll be screwed against detroit. i'm grateful det's been lookin vulnerable lately but when SA steps onto the court they're out for blood and are much better than last year, in my opinion

That's still like three months away. Anything can happen between now and then. To worry about it now is thinking way to far into the future. Spurs need to finish the season strong and stay injury free.

This time last year Tim Duncan was injured with what looked like a severe ankle sprain and the Heat and the Suns appeared to be in much better position to win it all.

Things change.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

That's still like three months away. Anything can happen between now and then. To worry about it now is thinking way to far into the future. Spurs need to finish the season strong and stay injury free.

This time last year Tim Duncan was injured with what looked like a severe ankle sprain and the Heat and the Suns appeared to be in much better position to win it all.

Things change.

wow. i'm gonna honest with you

out of anything anyone has ever said to me on these boards to raise my hopes that was up there with the best of them b/c you bring up soem good points. but the problem is that i never had any doubts about detroit last year until game 7 in terms of us beating them. but with the way the finals are set up 2-3-2 is it sometimes better to not have HCA? although game 6 and 7 on the road can break you

[T Park]

This time last year Tim Duncan was injured with what looked like a severe ankle sprain and the Heat and the Suns appeared to be in much better position to win it all.


Switch Heat with Pistons
and its damn near identical

[kalikot_boy_kr]

:drunk oh my gudness!!!!!!!

[aaronstampler]

3 games with not that many left is way too much ground to make up for against detroit. i cant see detroit fucking up 3 more times with us winning 3 more times on the times they lose. cuz we're gonna lose again on a night they either win or are idle. FUCK, i really wanted hca in the playoffs, we aren't gonna win a game 6&7(if we get that far) in auburn hills

They have to take one out of the first two, then ideally sweep at home, but more realistically take two of three, and then win game 6 so it never gets to a game 7...

[jochhejaam]

We've discussed how tough back-to-back games are in the NBA forum a couple of times and this is one of the points made there.

Fact: The Spurs are now 4-7 in back to back games this year and 3-7 when the 2nd game of the b2b is on the road

Fact: The Spurs record excluding the 2nd game of b2b's is 43-6

Fact: There are no back-to-back games in the playoffs.

Conclusion: Don't get stressed out over the results of the 2nd game of b2b's.

[Solid D]

The attitude in this thread is typical after a loss. It's amazing what 24 hours can do to some people's outlook on things.

[Phenomanul]

We've discussed how tough back-to-back games are in the NBA forum a couple of times and this is one of the points made there.

Fact: The Spurs are now 4-7 in back to back games this year and 3-7 when the 2nd game of the b2b is on the road

Fact: The Spurs record excluding the 2nd game of b2b's is 43-6

Fact: There are no back-to-back games in the playoffs.

Conclusion: Don't get stressed out over the results of the 2nd game of b2b's.


That's what I've been telling folks....

[austinfan]

Wow, people are stressing out. Look, the Spurs are right in the thick of things in terms of their record, with one more home game against Dallas to seal HCA with them. Our defense is tightening up, ball movement is getting more fluid, Manu is becoming more of a factor, and TP is off the charts. It's only the beginning of March and the Spurs still have a lot of room for improvement. Would you want them to be peaking now? Because there's no way they could maintain playoff-level intensity in March and April and still have any juice left for May and June.

[Extra Stout]

The Spurs never were going to catch Detroit in the first place. The Spurs have been on a long hot streak, while the Pistons have gone through their lull for this season, and the Spurs only got within a game.

Probably the year will end with the Pistons around 66-16 and the Spurs around 63-19.

Looking forward on the schedule, I suspect half this board to be suicidal by 10:30 PM Friday night. Winning in Phoenix will be a difficult task on Thursday, then on Friday the Spurs play their fourth game in five nights against the Lakers back @ at&t. The limits of human endurance dictate they will suffer their fourth home loss that night. I imagine for Timmy, playing the back end of a back-to-back back-to-back, he'll put up about 4 points on 2-9 shooting and a rebound, and foul out while letting the Lakers shoot layup drills over him in a 97-81 loss, while the rest of the Spurs are totally gassed by the middle of the third quarter.

They could have a three-game losing streak, which really would mean nothing except that the schedule was unfavorable for that week, but I doubt many here will see it that way. I imagine we'll hear, "WAAAHH ALL IS LOST THE MAVERICKS ARE GOING TO BEAT US WAAAHH I CAN'T BEAR IT CUBAN IS GOING TO WIN WAAAHH I'M TOO ASHAMED TO SHOW MY FACE!!!"

[Amuseddaysleeper]

The Spurs never were going to catch Detroit in the first place. The Spurs have been on a long hot streak, while the Pistons have gone through their lull for this season, and the Spurs only got within a game.

Probably the year will end with the Pistons around 66-16 and the Spurs around 63-19.

Looking forward on the schedule, I suspect half this board to be suicidal by 10:30 PM Friday night. Winning in Phoenix will be a difficult task on Thursday, then on Friday the Spurs play their fourth game in five nights against the Lakers back @ at&t. The limits of human endurance dictate they will suffer their fourth home loss that night. I imagine for Timmy, playing the back end of a back-to-back back-to-back, he'll put up about 4 points on 2-9 shooting and a rebound, and foul out while letting the Lakers shoot layup drills over him in a 97-81 loss, while the rest of the Spurs are totally gassed by the middle of the third quarter.

They could have a three-game losing streak, which really would mean nothing except that the schedule was unfavorable for that week, but I doubt many here will see it that way. I imagine we'll hear, "WAAAHH ALL IS LOST THE MAVERICKS ARE GOING TO BEAT US WAAAHH I CAN'T BEAR IT CUBAN IS GOING TO WIN WAAAHH I'M TOO ASHAMED TO SHOW MY FACE!!!"

dude i call first dibbs on complaining if we lose to the lakers this friday! :lol