Spurs vs. Cavaliers Nov. 3 -- Game Blog

[Spurologist]

Gooden will miss one ft. Ride the fundamentalist till the end.

[BeerIsGood!]

I want to see what elson brings in the clutch in this game. but it looks like we may not get to see that today. at least we aren't getting blown out on these back to backs like last year.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Definite travel by Timmy.

They won't win it, but I'm glad they showed some fight in the 4th.

Sadly, I pin this one on Timmy... HIT YOUR FREAKING FTs PAL!

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Spurs waited long enough to get their act together but it's too late. Nice try though.
Well at least they didn't turn into the Heat on opening night.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Year after year....we suck at FT's!

and reboudning!

ugh

unbelievable

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Definite travel by Timmy.

They won't win it, but I'm glad they showed some fight in the 4th.

Sadly, I pin this one on Timmy... HIT YOUR FREAKING FTs PAL!
The free throws and the rebounds were why we lost. Oh yeah and Pop. OBERTO???? WTF??

[Cant_Be_Faded]

I think we'd see more gimmick offense if parker were 100%

[supaphly119]

at least i have t-dunk on my fantasy team. that 25/12/5 is helping me out.

[TDfan2007]

These bastards cannot score another point.

[hitmanyr2k]

Well at least they didn't turn into the Heat on opening night.

They were close. The way they were looking earlier I didn't think they would scratch 70.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

yes Parker is finally consistently a jumpshooting option!

[supaphly119]

T snow up

[TDfan2007]

There's TP showing that speed. Even hurt he's a beast.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

AT what point does the hand become part of the ball in nba league rules?

[TDfan2007]

16 missed FT's?! 16! How does that work?

[GINNNNNNNNNNNNOBILI]

Free throws free throws free throws

[TDfan2007]

Lebron just iced it.

[hitmanyr2k]

New NBA strategy....hack-a-Spur, any Spur. None of those MFs can hit 2 FTs tonight.

[Spurologist]

Horry wins idiot of the year award

[supaphly119]

"he was double teamed," hubie on LBJ. no, he wasn't doubled...they were bringing the double over but no one can touch him for its a foul.

[spurs_in_7]

The free throws and the rebounds were why we lost. Oh yeah and Pop. OBERTO???? WTF??

elson is the answers to the rebound problems rigth? :rolleyes

[JamStone]

Tim Duncan could conceivably have a game where he shoots 2-20 from the free throw line.

[dimsah]

Horry is fucking useless. Where is ELSON!!!!!!

[Spurs Dynasty]

Note to Pop:

In case you havent noticed, our team cannot hit a free throw to save their collective life.... so, um, and this is just me talking.... would it be ... .just maybe ... a good idea to practice free throws? maybe? just a little?

get back to me

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

18/34 from lin e. That is INEXCUSABLE.

[SuperManu!!!]

WHy you took that shot parker!!??? Why??? We need a 3!

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Horry lost it for us, we had our chance, and Parker got lost on that last offensive position and forced a stupid shot.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Why are you all so surprised we have been losing games bc of free throws for years

[TDfan2007]

Well at least we sort of tried at the end. This is the Spurs afterall they never play well on a back to back and don't even seem to try that hard in general.

[Spurologist]

Pop is seriously fucked in the head.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

WHy you took that shot parker!!??? Why??? We need a 3!
I was waiting for him to set up a play for one of the teammates on the Wing...they were looking for it. Stupid stupid game.

[Budkin]

Man we look like shit... this sucks.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

WFT????

We're down 6 w/ 40secs to go and Tony shoots a 2!?

[ShoogarBear]

I like that the Spurs are using playoff style offense in the regular season. None of that gimmick crap that won't work past March.So you still are refusing to go see Elson in person, huh?

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Well at least we sort of tried at the end. This is the Spurs afterall they never play well on a back to back and don't even seem to try that hard in general.


over half of the games we lost last year, we made a little run in the fourth but you could still tell it wouldn't be enough.

same old same old :fro spurs season is back

[supaphly119]

good thing we have those allstars like oberto and horry in for rebounding.

[ShoogarBear]

Well, are we going to be able to get rid of these stupid avatars now?

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Well at least we sort of tried at the end. This is the Spurs afterall they never play well on a back to back and don't even seem to try that hard in general.
They're retards about the Back to back crap. No effort, it's like they TRY to miss their shots early , so then they can say. Oh well, it happens. back to back ya know. Then they can phone it in the rest of the game.

[SpursWillOwn]

fuck it I STILL BELIEVE SPURS WILL WIN!!!!!

[wildbill2u]

Is Tim still shooting his FTs from a flat footed position?

[hitmanyr2k]

elson is the answers to the rebound problems rigth? :rolleyes

Even if he doesn't get the rebound at least Elson knows how to put a body on someone and block out. He doesn't just stand there like an idiot waiting for the ball to fall into his hands. I swear it's like some of these Spurs players are scared to jump for a fuckin rebound.

[Tek_XX]

I'm usually not a pop hater but staying with Horry even though hes no producing is not smart coaching.

[makedamnsure]

I still see Timmy's old form in his FTs...

[dimsah]

I see Horry is still in the game. Fuck you Pop.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

This one is on the players, not Pop. They've looked uninterested all night, except Manu in the first half and Timmy in the 4th.

Oh well, back-to-back and FTs. Same old story.

[ShoogarBear]

WFT????

We're down 6 w/ 40secs to go and Tony shoots a 2!?You don't have to shoot a 3 then.

[Budkin]

I can't believe we are anywhere near the game right now.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

I see Horry is still in the game. Fuck you Pop.
yeah he sucks! I blame him for not ever repeating!

Elson has 4 FOULS not 5 you could put him back in!

[angel_luv]

I know the Spurs had some issues tonight- still I am proud of them that they are still fighting it out.

[angel_luv]

So close, Gino.

[dimsah]

Uggggghh

[OMG]

OMG, he got fouled! No flop for once! No Call. SHYT!!

[GINNNNNNNNNNNNOBILI]

in and out... that would of been huge

[Budkin]

There's our great offensive rebounding at work again. Game.

[BeerIsGood!]

had the chance to cut it to two - missed 3 - no foul - game over

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

So close, Gino.
just had to pop back out.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

The spurs are like the aggies. They never give up no matter what!

[hitmanyr2k]

Those in-and-out misses just rip your heart out :lol

[Spurologist]

Summary of the game:

So close yet so far away

[picnroll]

Finley sucked. Horry double sucked. Oberto sucked off the scale.

[SpursWillOwn]

oh fuck we got unlucky.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

I know the Spurs had some issues tonight- still I am proud of them that they are still fighting it out.
You're soo nicee..

At least they cared about winning...so that was good.

[SuperManu!!!]

I don't get it....manu hits a 3 and pop benchs him.....he misses and nothing happends?

[Cant_Be_Faded]

pop called a triangle 1
that shit works rarely unless manu takes the three

Wow horry really sucks. Sad.

[boutons_]

totally pitiful effort, failed game in every aspect.
First home opener lost in 10 years
First Cavs win @SA in 16 years.
fucking pititful

[Budkin]

Fitting end to the game, Manu falls over and gives the ball away.

[dimsah]

Way to show up when it's too late Spurs. Put Horry on ice for the rest of the year.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

You don't have to shoot a 3 then.

No, but either go for 3 or to the rim, not shoot a 21 1/2 fter!

[milkyway21]

SA 23.0 Manu Ginobili missed 3-pt. Jump Shot
CLE 17.0 Defensive Rebound by Donyell Marshall
CLE 17.0 Larry Hughes made Slam Dunk, Assist LeBron James
SA 17.0 Manu Ginobili missed Layup

clearly not the night for Manu :cry

[NASHville]

A decade later....

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

And the bandwagon jumping shall begin....

[Spurologist]

Finley sucked. Horry double sucked. Oberto sucked off the scale.

I wonder who was in charge of their minutes.

[dimsah]

This just in. Elson still only has 4 fouls. Can he get rollover?

[Tek_XX]

espn can't suck lebron d#%K and harder.

WNBA lesbian "lebron you were so great tonight"

shut the fuck up.

[boutons_]

Tim lost the game with his missed FTs alone.

Been there, done that, many, many times.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Spurs miss 16 FTs and lose by 7. Memo to Pop: you can't have a low post offense if you're only going to convert on 52% of the FTs.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Bah.

Next time.

Worst thing was, not only did we lose, but it was an awful game to watch.

[RC's Boss]

Shit happens. Who's next?

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Shit happens. Who's next?

Thank you.

[Nikos]

Shitty offense throughout. Duncan was nice when drawing fouls, but you have to make them when your trying to come back and your defense is so-so. The offense just flat out sucked overall. Team wise, individual wise, FT wise.

[Tek_XX]

And the bandwagon jumping shall begin....

Who's jumping? It is what it is, they sucked tonight.

[RC's Boss]

It was good to see Tim back to form in the 2nd half and if we could just maintain that intensity on defense for at least 1-2 thirds of the game rather than the last quarter like we did the 1st 2 games the Spurs will be okay

[Budkin]

I hope Pop rips them a new one. They think cause they got a big win at Dallas they can just walk over the Cavs. Pathetic.

[wolf754life]

HORRY is all used up, the day he retires the better off the SPURS will be

[Spurologist]

Shit happens. Who's next?

yes Shit Happens but it's good to know why you lost.

Someone made some fucked up decisions. Very Simple.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

SA 23.0 Manu Ginobili missed 3-pt. Jump Shot
CLE 17.0 Defensive Rebound by Donyell Marshall
CLE 17.0 Larry Hughes made Slam Dunk, Assist LeBron James
SA 17.0 Manu Ginobili missed Layup

clearly not the night for Manu :cry
he started off really well. Pop then fucked up his rhythm when he kept taking him in and out.


those plays were already when the game was decided.

[objective]

does Horry do anything anymore except miss shots and commit fouls?

yes, he gives up offensive rebounds

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I hope Pop rips them a new one. They think cause they got a big win at Dallas they can just walk over the Cavs. Pathetic.

Is he going to rip himself too? The substitution patterns and play calling at the offensive end left a lot to be desired tonight.

Mike Brown leaves Lebron in when he's hot, and he goes off in the first half. Manu gets hot, and it's time to sit him and hope he can warm up again later in the game :rolleyes

[milkyway21]

offensive rbds 9-4 Cavs :td
def rbds 41-35 Cavs :td

5-14 3pt from 66% @ halftime down to 35%

TO 11-10 Spurs

[boutons_]

"does Horry do anything anymore except miss shots and commit fouls?"

he got 8 RBs tonight

[Budkin]

Is he going to rip himself too? The substitution patterns and play calling at the offensive end left a lot to be desired tonight.

Mike Brown leaves Lebron in when he's hot, and he goes off in the first half. Manu gets hot, and it's time to sit him and hope he can warm up again later in the game :rolleyes

Yes he should rip himself too. Pop seems to do this quite often. I don't get it. :bang

[td4mvp21]

We had chances, we blew them. I think a lot of us kind of knew we were going to lose. But oh well, hopefully we start lookin better.

[judaspriestess]

Congrats to Cleveland for FINALLY beating the Spurs on their homecourt in 18 years.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Spurs miss 16 FTs and lose by 7. Memo to Pop: you can't have a low post offense if you're only going to convert on 52% of the FTs.
I don't know why he did that, we had Tony and Manu penetrating really well at the beginning, when we were attacking the basket. It took too long for Tim to get into a rhythm and by then it was too late. We had a scoring drought in the 2nd, 3rd quarter because Pop couldn't read his players right.

[mother]

now they're gonna ride lebrons dick even HARDERRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. i can hear it now on espn.
"lebron dunks over duncan"
"lebron defeats the spurs on their home court"
"lebron is soo good im gonna ride his dick even moreeeeeeeeeeeee yummmmmmy"

[Spurs Dynasty]

Well, there goes our undefeated season !! LOL Seriously, only one game... but YUCK !!

I want to see FIRE, PASSION... this was only the second game !!!

[Budkin]

The NBA has been desperate for another Jordan since he left. LeBron is that guy now.

[unnosy]

i really didn't need this tonight. we have a 6 hour differential so i watched the game at 1am.
the only good thing i can take away from the game is the fact that we got more than 50 points and also that tim got for than 7 points.
for a while there i thought both were impossible with the way we were playing

[Budkin]

BTW how many layups did we miss in that game? That probably would have won us the game right there. At least we're playing Toronto and New York next.

[milkyway21]

Tim lost the game with his missed FTs alone.

Been there, done that, many, many times.what are you trying to say Duncan was the reason the Spurs lost this game?

25-12-5 and limited his fouls to 2 to stay in the game not good enough?

IMO the Cavs done a great job in choking Manu after halftime...

[makedamnsure]

the Cavs didn't really choke Manu, us not playing him while he was hot did that

[Budkin]

what are you trying to say Duncan was the reason the Spurs lost this game?

25-12-5 and limited his fouls to 2 to stay in the game not good enough?

IMO the Cavs done a great job in choking Manu after halftime...

Tim has got to be able to hit his free throws. There's just no excuse for it anymore.

[Spurs Dynasty]

AH!!! Just what i need... Hogan's Heros is on.... from one joke to another... i need a laugh

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

what are you trying to say Duncan was the reason the Spurs lost this game?

25-12-5 and limited his fouls to 2 to stay in the game not good enough?

IMO the Cavs done a great job in choking Manu after halftime...
The stats on paper are deceptive. Duncan was so stinky in the first three quarters. Pop's coaching strategy was shit. Manu didn't choke, the plays for the last three minutes were bad.

If you watched the game FT's put us in a bad position very early on, we would have controlled the tempo if he had made 7 of them early on! The lead of clevelands was stagnant around five until the 4th quarter, and both teams were shitty. We were just even moreso, and couldn't get a rebound to save our lives.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Who's jumping?

Give it a few hours.

[td4mvp21]

TD looked lackadaisical (sp?) in the first three quarters, I don't know why. I've been reading about how he's looking to dominate...but hopefully its just beginning of the season rust.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

now they're gonna ride lebrons dick even HARDERRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. i can hear it now on espn.
"lebron dunks over duncan"
"lebron defeats the spurs on their home court"
"lebron is soo good im gonna ride his dick even moreeeeeeeeeeeee yummmmmmy"
heh heh they're still talking about Lebron in the Laker Game on ESPN

[1Parker1]

but I don't know why Horry plays so many minutes but doesn't contribute anything...


Agreed, I'm not too sure I liked Horry playing so many minutes in the second half. He's been looking really slow out there. Problem is, Spurs couldn't stop Lebron James and their rebounding sucked big time.

However, once again, Spurs defense in the 4th was impressive. If they could have gotten earlier offensive contribution from the bench, Spurs could have won this game.

Only the second game of the season. Props to the Cavs, they actually looked good out there tonight. I thought all those experts picking Cavs to make it to the Finals were crazy, but they have a pretty good unit there, though their bench may not be that strong.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

TD looked lackadaisical (sp?) in the first three quarters, I don't know why. I've been reading about how he's looking to dominate...but hopefully its just beginning of the season rust.
it looks like Rust. The whole squad looks like they're rusty, they collectively missed their freethrows tonight, with Timmy being their leader.

Hopefully they'll light that fire in the coming games....but yeah, very ugly effort by the Spurs tonight. So far, besides the Mavs game being pretty clumsy and tight, I haven't seen any Spurs light up with intensity to control the game. I'm looking forward to it, Timmy showed some signs in the 4th, hopefully that carries over.

[milkyway21]

Tim has got to be able to hit his free throws. There's just no excuse for it anymore.how many FTs did he missed actually? Enough for us to get the win? If he's a good FT shooter he'll at least made 16-19(85%), we lost by 7= 7+81=88 . yehey it's a TIE! :spin

anyway, don't mind me I'm just sore i lost 100 bucks today:D

[SpursWillOwn]

it's mainly manu's choke.. the missed trey led to long rebound led to good outlet pass leading to a dunk.. next posession he caused a bonehead turnover by slipping and threw the game away.. before that it's a 2 posession game fuck it

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

how many FTs did he missed actually? Enough for us to get the win? If he's a good FT shooter he'll at least made 16-19(85%), we lost by 7= 7+81=88 . yehey it's a TIE! :spin

anyway, don't mind me I'm just sore i lost 100 bucks today:D
Heh true, I'm only gonna bet on games I know they can win. But yeah, Eh one loss shouldn't make us make a big deal about it. It's only regular season. I jsut wanted to get a streak going...

I'll lay off Pop for his mistakes today though....

I don't like blaming people on our team too long. we just sucked, couldn't get it going and you can't do that against Lebron.

How embarassing... stupid Lebron, has to be all good.

[jbspurs]

Back to back... What do y'all expect? We need to get use to it!!!

[carina_gino20]

it's mainly manu's choke.. the missed trey led to long rebound led to good outlet pass leading to a dunk.. next posession he caused a bonehead turnover by slipping and threw the game away.. before that it's a 2 posession game fuck it

not really. the missed trey was really close..and you can't expect him to get it going when pop keeps disturbing his rhythm by pulling him out of the game

[ploto]

I did not say it after the Dallas game because everyone was so excited, but neither Dallas nor San Antonio really impressed me and tonight showed why. I have seen a lot of teams playing better than people realize. The Spurs don't look to me like a team with a chip on its shoulder playing all out every night. I don't see the great defense that people claim but instead a lot of bad offense and not the kind caused by great defense.

[milkyway21]

Heh true, I'm only gonna bet on games I know they can win. But yeah, Eh one loss shouldn't make us make a big deal about it. It's only regular season. I jsut wanted to get a streak going...

I'll lay off Pop for his mistakes today though....

I don't like blaming people on our team too long. we just sucked, couldn't get it going and you can't do that against Lebron.

How embarassing... stupid Lebron, has to be all good.yeah i agree.

Pops shld start on upgrading his rebounding dept. Last time it was vs the Mavs tonight too!

I was actually thinking if Butler can be a factor here.

[Sense]

Put Oberto in street clothes and get Butler somewhere..

[Spurs Dynasty]

I did not say it after the Dallas game because everyone was so excited, but neither Dallas nor San Antonio really impressed me and tonight showed why. I have seen a lot of teams playing better than people realize. The Spurs don't look to me like a team with a chip on its shoulder playing all out every night. I don't see the great defense that people claim but instead a lot of bad offense and not the kind caused by great defense.

So, while we are down you are gonna kick us? LOL. Gotta agree with you on tonite, but last nite was a great game. I fully expect the Mavs and the Spurs to be in the conf finals with a sane seeding method this year.

[SoCal]

How about them SPURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol


[IMG]

[1Parker1]

Yuck, SportsCenter showing highlights of the game...must of shown the Lebron facial dunk over Duncan at least 5 times :(

[dbreiden83080]

Tim has got to be able to hit his free throws. There's just no excuse for it anymore.

What does that mean anyway, the man is not a great FT shooter outside of one season he never has been. Timmy played very well tonight, Manu was nowhere in the 2nd half. Plus our bench sucked pretty much all game. Timmy is changing some things up with his FT, now working with Chip but you have to take 1 step back to take 2 forward when you do that. Timmy physically is moving very well out there and if he stays healthy he should have a big year. 1-1, we will beat Toronto and then a back to back against the Knicks should be no big deal they are a joke.

[td4mvp21]

Yuck, SportsCenter showing highlights of the game...must of shown the Lebron facial dunk over Duncan at least 5 times :(

Unfortunately, we'll probably see that the rest of the year and probably in the coming years with the popularity Lebron has.

[boutons_]

Tim really put the icing on LeBron's cake by stumbling backward a few steps and falling on the ground like he'd be been clubbed with a baseball bat.

[milkyway21]

Unfortunately, we'll probably see that the rest of the year and probably in the coming years with the popularity Lebron has.and later when they produce a Lebron great moments DVD too ! :pctoss

:p:

[dbreiden83080]

Tim really put the icing on LeBron's cake by stumbling backward a few steps and falling on the ground like he'd be been clubbed with a baseball bat.

The play is overated i mean Lebron is great but Tim just stood there with his arms straight up, he did not go all out to try and block that shot. Vince dunking on ZO last year was a true facial because ZO got up there and tried to block it.

[TDMVPDPOY]

The play is overated i mean Lebron is great but Tim just stood there with his arms straight up, he did not go all out to try and block that shot. Vince dunking on ZO last year was a true facial because ZO got up there and tried to block it.

yeh that dunk has nothin to it, duncan didnt do shit on that play, and everyone is boastin about the dunk that he got nuttz on his face, big fuckn deal

[polandprzem]

I hate that shitty loses by the spurs. Why coudn't they just win b2b at home?
I'm pissed

[dbreiden83080]

I hate that shitty loses by the spurs. Why coudn't they just win b2b at home?
I'm pissed

Don't worry about it they will beat the Knicks on Mon on their back to back. 2 teams that are good but not great that people are overating right now are the Cavs and the Lakers.

[polandprzem]

Don't worry about it they will beat the Knicks on Mon on their back to back. 2 teams that are good but not great that people are overating right now are the Cavs and the Lakers.

That's not a big worry but I'm mad I lost vbookie, spurs losing at home wtf?
And now game vs raptors ... who knows what will happen?
Duncan worst then Shaq on FT line, fantastic :rolleyes

[T Park]

spurs losing at home wtf?


Be prepared, GASP!!! ITS GONNA HAPPEN AGAIN!!!

[polandprzem]

Be prepared, GASP!!! ITS GONNA HAPPEN AGAIN!!!

realy?

whooooa :wow

[RON ARTEST]

wow, i just saw that dunk by lebron and that reminded me of the one had on damon jones, i dont know which one is better.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Tim really put the icing on LeBron's cake by stumbling backward a few steps and falling on the ground like he'd be been clubbed with a baseball bat.

^^

exactly, tim goin down after the dunk is what made it worse


hopefully the team can regroup for the weak raptors on sunday

[milkyway21]

^^

exactly, tim goin down after the dunk is what made it worse


hopefully the team can regroup for the weak raptors on sundaylet us not be overconfident on raptors they just kicked-butt Milwaukee last night totaling over a 100 pts.,109 to be exact.

and this team lost even to non-power teams such as Atlanta before :bang

http://images.sportsline.com/b/ap/photos/Cleveland_Cavaliers_v_San_Antonio_Spurs2602052_vie wer.jpg

[Amuseddaysleeper]

let us not be overconfident on raptors they just kicked-butt Milwaukee last night totaling over a 100 pts.,109 to be exact.

and this team lost even to non-power teams such as Atlanta before :bang

http://images.sportsline.com/b/ap/photos/Cleveland_Cavaliers_v_San_Antonio_Spurs2602052_vie wer.jpg

haha that's true

it's just that i live in toronto and get all the raptor games and it feels like watching a JV girls team sometimes

Having said that, if there ever was a team to fuck up against a lottery team it's gonna be our Spurs :dizzy