Details on Sunday's free scrimmage

[Kori Ellis]

October 6, 2004
See The Spurs For Free!

http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/spurs_scrimmage_041006.html

It’s Game Time for the Spurs and what better way to show it than to have twice the fun this weekend. Tickets for the San Antonio Spurs 2004-05 season will go on sale to the public this Sunday, October 10, at 1:00 p.m. Once fans have their tickets for the hottest games in town, they can stay and watch their favorite Spurs players in a FREE Spurs Scrimmage at the SBC Center that begins at 2:00 p.m. (doors open at 1:30 p.m.).

Seating for the Spurs Scrimmage will be first come, first serve and parking will also be available for fans at no cost. The Coyote and Silver Dancers will greet fans as they enter the building. As part of the action-packed scrimmage, the “Voice of the Spurs” Stan Kelly will emcee the event.

[Louae]

October 6, 2004
See The Spurs For Free!

http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/spurs_scrimmage_041006.html

It’s Game Time for the Spurs and what better way to show it than to have twice the fun this weekend. Tickets for the San Antonio Spurs 2004-05 season will go on sale to the public this Sunday, October 10, at 1:00 p.m. Once fans have their tickets for the hottest games in town, they can stay and watch their favorite Spurs players in a FREE Spurs Scrimmage at the SBC Center that begins at 2:00 p.m. (doors open at 1:30 p.m.).

Seating for the Spurs Scrimmage will be first come, first serve and parking will also be available for fans at no cost. The Coyote and Silver Dancers will greet fans as they enter the building. As part of the action-packed scrimmage, the “Voice of the Spurs” Stan Kelly will emcee the event.

While I'd love to go, the cowboys game will be playing at that time. And even though I love the spurs, the cowboys game wins out b/c it's a regular season game.

[boutons]

There were about 3-4,000 last year, my estimate, so everybody got to sit in the multi-$100 seats. It was great to be so close that the incessant and loud sqeaking of rubber on varnish took some getting used to. And the speed at which these guys move is much more evident up close than from a TV camera shot from 200 feet.

People cheered and clapped every dunk or 3-pointer by anybody, even when just screwing around (I guess most fans were still delirious from the NBA championship a couple months earlier). The timed catch-and-shoot-to-the-music game with Spurs paired with kids pulled from the waiting line was wonderful. The Spurs had as much fun as the kids.

I sat right across from the Spurs bench. Manu had a bruised thigh, so he sat and jawed the entire evening. What a motor mouth.

[Bandit2981]

Once fans have their tickets for the hottest games in town, they can stay and watch their favorite Spurs players in a FREE Spurs Scrimmage
so you have to buy some regular season tickets to be able to watch the scrimmage? you cant just show up to watch and not buy anything?

[bigzak25]

i'm pretty sure you can show up and just watch without having to buy any tickets....

i'll prob go....i wanna see our spurs, and my skins don't play til nightime.... :eyebrows

[exstatic]

I went a few years ago when it was at the A-Dome. It was pretty fun seeing them up that close.

[Kori Ellis]

Bandit, you don't have to buy anything. It's an open scrimmage. You can just show up. We didn't go last year; we'll probably go this Sunday.

[Bandit2981]

ill be there!

[Kori Ellis]

We are going too. Who else is going?

[E20]

I can't go for obvious reasons but Kori do you think you can like put up some clips of them if isn't too much trouble?

[timvp]

Kori will most likely got some audio and maybe some pictures from the game.

I heard that the Spurs are planning on running a fully timed and officiated Silver vs. Black game. I'm not sure if that's true, but that would be pretty fun to watch.

:smokin

[Kori Ellis]

I can't believe more people didn't go to this. Only a couple thousand fans. It was good. They played Silver vs Black. They played two 12 minutes quarters plus a bonus 6 minutes.

Brent Barry was awesome. He scored 11 points and had dazzling assists in the first 12 minute period. Tony had a great alleyoop to Manu. Linton Johnson was the only player that didn't play. His ankle is still hurt. Pop said that it's just not responding though he's working hard to get back. Pop seemed disappointed and said they may have to hold him out for a while. (It seemed Pop had him penciled in the rotation.)

Barry did a very funny introduction to the crowd. Malik is in awesome shape. Very slimmed down and looks strong with better hops. I think Monteiro and Boumtje-Boumtje will get cut first. And I think the fight for the last roster spot between Thomas and Perry could go either way.

Beno had a 3 as the shot clock expired on one play. The crowd loved it. Bowen hit both his freethrows. Unfortunately Duncan missed all four of his.

That's about it.

I kept track of all the scoring on my notepad. I'll list out who scored what in a few minutes.

[TheWriter]

What kind of introduction was it? How was Beno?

[Kori Ellis]

First 12 minute quarter

Silver - 29 Black - 22

Black
Duncan 6
TP 2
Manu 6
Bowen 4
Rasho 2
Perry 0
Monteiro 0
Horry 2
Boumtje 0

Silver
Beno 4
Marks 4
Barry 11
Devin 2
Malik 2
Thomas 2
Massenburg 2
Sato 2
Linton hurt

[TheWriter]

How was Sato?

[missmyzte]

How concerned should I be that the team with Timmy, Tony, Manu, Rasho and Bruce lost this quarter to a team of scrubs?

[Kori Ellis]

Second 12 minute quarter

Black - 27 Silver - 22

Black
Duncan 6
TP 2
Manu 4
Bowen 5
Rasho 0
Perry 2
Monteiro 2
Horry 2
Boumtje-Boumtje 2
Sato 2 (He switched teams)

Silver
Beno 5
Marks 0
Barry 5
Devin 0
Malik 9
Thomas 1
Massenburg 2
Johnson hurt

[TheWriter]

It's a scrimmage; they're not playing to their fullest.

[ChumpDumper]

Barry is going to be awesome for this team, but the team is going to have to get used to him like they did Manu. He had several great touch passes go off players heads and chests as they weren't lookng for them.

Rasho still doesn't dunk.

Horry still does.

Barry REALLY still does.

Beno looked fine for his second day of contact. Has a nice stroke.

Sato I believe changed teams halfway through -- Don't know if that is significant.

The black team ran Parker at the 2 and Perry at the 1 for a couple of sets, so I have to think that they plan on giving a Parker/Udrih combo some run this season.

All our bigs look to be in pretty good shape, maybe Malik gets some minutes at the three here and there.

[Kori Ellis]

Final six minutes. Duncan scored the first 3 buckets.

Black - 13 Silver - 12

Black
Duncan 6
TP 3
Perry 2
Rasho 2

Silver
Malik 4
Beno 2
Malik 2
Massenburg 2
Barry 2

[Kori Ellis]

Sato had at least five or six rebounds. His arms are ridiculous. He looked fine. Beno looked good. He's wearing a sleeve on his knee, but he distributed well and hit some timely shots.

It's hard to explain Barry's introduction. Here's my best attempt.

This team is very diverse. In the morning when we get to practice, we have to say "Bonjour" to Tony and Romain. Then when we see Manu and Valter, it's simple, we say, "Buenos Dias". Then I see Ruben and say "Hima bowa" (or whatever) -- that means "Good morning" in his language. Then I see Rasho and Beno, and I have to say, "..." (Good morning) in Slovenian. Then I see Sean Marks -- that's easy -- "G'day Mate."

And then I see Linton, Marque and James Thomas and I say, "Fo' Shizzle My Nizzle".
That's enough of the comedy, I'll be here all week. Thank you very much.

[TheWriter]

So Kori, do you see Sato making the team?

[Kori Ellis]

I think Sato is in. I think the 15th roster spot is between Perry and Thomas. I think Boumtje-Boumtje and Monteiro are out. But I asked Pop today and he said that he's going to wait as long as possible before he starts cutting people because they are all playing hard and it's hard to look someone in the face and cut them.

[SequSpur]

I forgot....

[Kori Ellis]

You also forgot to play Pick 'Em. I hope you are doing something enjoyable because you seemed to forget everything today.

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[ChumpDumper]

I personally think Sato makes the team, but he may spend most of the year on the IR. His strengths on the boards and D are self-evident. He has a lot to learn about working in the halfcourt sets, though. Bowen made him look like the rookie he is when Bruce defended him.

Project, but a worthwhile one like Jack and Devin.

[SequSpur]

Well..... You got me on that one.... I could of swore that I put my picks in then......

I was playing golf in Castroville this morning and realized that I forgot to do my pickems last night... Then I have been sitting here doing homework, taking a quiz and talking about Tony Parker's max contract....

Now, I am off to Country Lanes for the bowling league... oh well... all I can say is .........................


DAMN IT!

[Kori Ellis]

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[boutons]

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[Kori Ellis]

Great pictures! Thanks for posting.

[ChumpDumper]

Those giveaways at the end showed who the real fans were. Those were the ones who shook both players hands, not just the one giving out the swag.

[timvp]

Random Thoughts:

Barry looked very good. Although it might have been because he was going harder than everyone else, it looks like the Spurs have a steal. Not only was he draining shots and making nice passes, he was the unofficial captain of the Sliver team and you can tell he's a natural born leader. I haven't seen that on the Spurs since the days of AJ and Mario.

Beno was good. I've been down on him lately because of his injury woes but he's very talented. His midrange jumper is going to be a huge weapon for him. He doesn't force too much on offense, although he's always willing to make the difficult pass. He's smart and has nice bursts of speed. His help defense is above average but his man-to-man defense still needs some work. I think the Spurs have found their Speedy Claxton replacement.

Sato's arms are amazingly long and his hands are huge. His arms even dwarf Charles "Spider" Smith (sorry, Ed Helicopter Jones). He's not afraid to shoot, which is always a bonus for someone on the Spurs. Once he figures it all out, he might be a keeper. He has the potential to be a solid bench player in a couple years.

Malik looked pretty good. He was scoring well and he looks a little slimmer. Duncan looked like Duncan ... including going 0fer from the line including air balling his first attempt. Parker looked stronger. Marks is more athletic than anyone gives him credit for. Massenburg = Willis. Rasho looked the same. Manu wasn't really trying too much. Bowen was trying too much on offense. Boumtje-Boumtje and Monteiro better get their visas in order. Horry was playing it cool. Devin was solid. Linton is injured but looks exactly like Jack. Perry isn't bad. Pop still needs a haircut.

[Nikos]

Bowen was trying too much on offense

Much to our dismay. :(

[T Park]

Beno was good. I've been down on him lately because of his injury woes but he's very talented. His midrange jumper is going to be a huge weapon for him. He doesn't force too much on offense, although he's always willing to make the difficult pass. He's smart and has nice bursts of speed. His help defense is above average but his man-to-man defense still needs some work. I think the Spurs have found their Speedy Claxton replacement.


Those were my feelings somewhat after seeing him in the RMR.


Him, Sato, Barry, and Massenburg looked to be good pick ups.

Although im sure Admiral will be around to tell us how horrible these pick ups were.

[xcoriate]

Sounds good, Barry is so solid from what I hear. I'm so excited about him on the team.

[mattyc]

It's times like this I wish I lived in San Antonio. I love this pre-season stuff in any sport.

-Great to hear Bones and Beno impress.
-Great to hear Malik has toned down a bit.
-Great to hear that Sato left a good 1st impression.
-My mate who is a Sonics fan said Barry is a very, very funny man. Sounds like he's trying to carry that on here.

Cheers for the reports all.

[LoveMySpurs]

After watching Barry and Beno on Sunday, I think we're going to be in for a great season! Both of them showed some good moves and shots. Was well worth the trip to the SBC center to see the hour long scrimage!!! Also was fun to sit in the 4th row and see these guys close up--guess I'm just easily amused. Can't wait for the first tip-off!!!