Spurs vs Bucks Game Blog

[Kori Ellis]

Mo Williams vs Tony Parker.
Michael Redd vs Bruce Bowen.

Some nice matchups, but the Bucks play no D.

Spurs by 18.

[SequSpur]

Bucks by 8. Spurs suck at home.

[Duncanoypi]

^not on bucks...

[themvp]

Tim Duncan vs Andrija Bogut; do it Timmy

[spurschick]

:flag:

[bdictjames]

Is Villanueva playing? He's a Bonzi Wells type-of-guy, should be interesting

[GrandeDavid]

Hopefully the Spurs aren't gonna show off some post-Christmas laziness. And hopefully the Spurs' historically tough field goal defense will show up tonight, finally.

[Manu20]

Manu, Barry, and Bonner will not play tonight because of flu like symptoms. :(


James White will play tonight.

[ATX Spur]

:makemyday

[ATX Spur]

Manu, Barry, and Bonner will not play tonight because of flu like symptoms. :(


James White will play tonight.

Where did you hear that? Glad I didn't put any vBookie on the Spurs to blowout.

[MannyIsGod]

Time Warner seems to be fucking up FSN again. What the hell?

[Behrooz24]

I'm here for the James White coming out party :downspin:

[Manu20]

Where did you hear that? Glad I didn't put an vBookie on the Spurs to blowout.

Pre game show on FSN.

[MannyIsGod]

I guess we know why he was called back then. WTF is up with the white spurs getting sick?

[Behrooz24]

I guess we know why he was called back then. WTF is up with the white spurs getting sick?

Tim Duncan is fine

j/k j/k j/k

[jman3000]

WTF is up with the white spurs getting sick?
Beno is making his move.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

I guess they're gonna have to play Beno. :depressed
I expect Jackie and James to have huge numbers.

[SPURS vs NBA media]

Bucks by 8. Spurs suck at home.

you suck everyday :cooldevil :cooldevil

[MannyIsGod]

God damn, I guess we have to play Beno tonight. Fuck.

[ATX Spur]

Nice floater by Tony. The substitutions are at least going to be entertaining tonight.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Get aggresive Elson! Don't let Bogut go by you like that!

[ATX Spur]

Back to back and-1's from Tim and Tony. It's gonna have to be just them tonight. No one else is doing anything.

[Sam]

Are Manu, Bonner and Barry at the game?

[Sam]

Maybe the players that are out are the ones they are looking to trade. Sometimes they sit them out right before a trade.

[ATX Spur]

Redd is a fucking machine. He's hitting from everywhere with Bowen all over him.

[Sam]

Parker in double figures

[Sam]

Bogut looks like a Yetti.

[usckk]

Look for Eric Williams to be the first wing from the bench. I don't think James white will play unless there is a blowout.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

White is coming in!

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Nevermind. It's E-Will

[ducks]

where is barry and manu?
is their blockbuster in the works?

[ATX Spur]

Horry rocking the sweet bank.

[dknights411]

where is barry and manu?
is their blockbuster in the works?

There both sick apparantly. Bonner too. Too much egg nog perhaps?

[Solid D]

Eric Williams with the balla white head-band. Nice contribution by Williams offensively. Some nice passes for assists to Oberto and Horry and a 3 from the corner.

[WalterBenitez]

Manu, Barry, and Bonner will not play tonight because of flu like symptoms. :(
James White will play tonight.

This is a conspiracy ... call the Army :pctoss

[Solid D]

There both sick apparantly. Bonner too. Too much egg nog perhaps?

Flu bug hit trainer Will Sevening, Manu, Brent and Matt.

[dknights411]

Flu bug hit trainer Will Sevening, Manu, Brent and Matt.

Yep. Too much egg nog. :spin

Will they be back for Thursday's game?

[Sam]

Trade bait?

[ATX Spur]

Yep. Too much egg nog. :spin

Will they be back for Thursday's game?

I think the flu bug is going to decide that.

[ATX Spur]

Oberto is cutting really well. He's getting easy buckets.

[xamila rey]

yeah defensely we look a little better too

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Finley Just Shitted On Patterson!!!

[Horry For 3!]

Finley with the monster dunk

[Horry For 3!]

Eric Williams is playin good tonight

[ducks]

E. Williams 8 3-5 3-5 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 9

wow

[SenorSpur]

Though we haven't seen much of him the season, I really, really like what Eric Williams brings to the table. He's been as good as advertised.

Plays good defense, rebounds, hustles and man can he hit the three or what.

I only hope Pop can find some minutes in the rotation for him in the future.

On the other hand, maybe CIA Pop is showcasing him. :p:

[Solid D]

Elson just doesn't get it. His help rotations to the baseline are so late it's embarrassing.

[duncanchick21]

"You can have your jersey and your keys back after the game."- Sean Elliott

[Solid D]

TP is so aggressive tonight! He's just totally breaking down the Bucks. The Bucks zoned-up quite a bit but the Spurs are busting it with their passing to go with Tony's weaves. 18 points with 2 1/2 left in the 2nd qtr.

[xamila rey]

Elson just doesn't get it. His help rotations to the baseline are so late it's embarrassing.

yes Solid D i see that also,
Pop said that we cant put on Elson all the responsability for
the problems that we have in defense,
but i think a lot of times everything starts with him

[Solid D]

At least Timmy is rebounding and blocking shots tonight. The Spurs needed that.

Parker with over 1/3 of the Spurs points with 22 in the 1st half.

[SequSpur]

Elson is a shitty center. I knew that before he became a Spur. Another Pop science project failed. Pop hasn't turned anyone into anything, he just makes player shittier.

[SequSpur]

ummm Mike Finley....

that's all...

[jman3000]

our defense looks porous... again. I know parker is carrying the load now... but if duncan doesn't pick at least a little of the slack up, this game is gonna be a lot closer than it should be going down the stretch.

[ashbeeigh]

Technical for Bogut?

[ATX Spur]

:lol at Bogut cussing out Violet Palmer

[milkyway21]

hey what's up guys?

tell me why Manu's not playing tonight? :angel

[Solid D]

Flu

[ATX Spur]

"Impingement? Sounds like the intersection of 1604 and 281." Sean Elliott

?

[milkyway21]

Fluthanks, Solid D :santahat

[Solid D]

Finally, Duncan is taking the ball quickly and scoring in the post.

[boutons_]

Bucks have cooled off from 60% to 53%, Spurs @ 54%

Spurs defense isn't stopping anybody, Bucks are killing us in the paint

[Solid D]

82-71 with 4:15 left in the 3rd.

Duncan, Oberto, Bowen, Fin and Vaughn now.

Mo Williams curls and fires it in. Timeout Pop. 82-73

[Fabbs]

Pop needs to make sure Eric Williams stays out and Fins stays in.

[milkyway21]

is James White(welcome back :tu), suiting up for this game? or is he still on the IL?

[Solid D]

Bogut, Villanueva, Patterson, Williams and Redd.

Bucks in 2-3.

Tim to Vaughn, rt. wing in and out.

Redd splits the middle and is fouled by Oberto. 2 FTs good 82-75 3:03 in 3rd.

Parker replaces Vaughn, E-Willliams replaces Fin.

[itzsoweezee]

has the defensive stopper bruce bowen stopped anyone this year? i can't think of a single player. i think bruce's time is up.

[ashbeeigh]

:madrun

[boutons_]

very crappy game from the spurs, Bucks now finishing the 3rd qtr very strong.

[ashbeeigh]

is James White(welcome back :tu), suiting up for this game? or is he still on the IL?

He's suited up because of all the little sick kids. (Bonner, Barry, Ginobili)

[Fabbs]

What are we the Phx Suns. Horry 3 brick.

Inside to Duncan for FTs. Thank you!

[Solid D]

Tim at top against zone, Bogut fouls on the FT line jumper attempt.

Horry in for Fab. 2 FTs by Tim good 83-75.

Mo around screen and great rifle pass to Bogut for dunk.

Horry tries to force a pass inside to Tim, stolen and Redd scores open court on Bruce.

Parker passes inside, to Horry, Horry dribbles back out and misses corner 3.

Mo scores again. 83-81. Patterson fouls Timmy in face on the double. Argues.

Timmy 1 of 2 FTs good.

Williams throws away pass, Villanueva hits the floater. 84-83.

Parker almost has ball stolen from behind by Patterson.

[Solid D]

TP dribbles out clock with 18 sec. left. Drives and kicks back out to Bruce left wing for 3 catch and shoot, YES!!! :elephant before the buzzer to end the quarter. 87-83.

[ashbeeigh]

Thank you Bruce! (for 3)! :clap

[milkyway21]

it's so frustrating to see the Bucks stealing the ball and turning them into points...:cry

yes:Bruce 3- 3ptrs :clap

7 assts for TP

[boutons_]

spurs lose 3rd qtr 23 - 26. fuck

Bucks still shooting 54%, Spurs 50%

[Fabbs]

I look for more Hack-A-Duncan in the 4th.

[jman3000]

that bucks fg% better end up at or below 50% or we might give this game away in the 4th.... especially if we play like we did the last 5 minutes of the 3rd qt.

[boutons_]

come Spurs, get a vomting ugly win, but just get the win.

[ATX Spur]

4 treys from Eric Williams :smokin

[Solid D]

TP to E Williams in corner, blocked shot clock expires.

Villanueva cuts under and gets great pass, BLOCKEd out of bounds by Horry!

Williams steals inbounds pass. Skinner fouls.

Tim passes out of double, to Fin, to Williams in corner for 3!!!!! 90-83.

Mo commits and can't pass. TO.

[jman3000]

they're bloody killing us in the paint.

if they werent shooting so frigidly from the land of 3 they'd have a decent lead on us.

[Solid D]

Tim low block misses short layup over Skinner.

Villanueva weaves baseline and draws foul on Tim. Timmy goes to the bench.

2 FTs by Charlie good 90-85.

[ATX Spur]

OMG! Eric Williams driving and getting the And-1!

[boutons_]

Eric is turning a real step-up performance

[ashbeeigh]

E-Will player of the game

[Spurs Brazil]

E-Wil playing good

Spurs must play better D

[Solid D]

TP drives and almost loses it. Back out. E. Williams drives and hits twisting reverse. And-1. FT no good. 14 points for E williams. 92-85. 9:40

Patterson tips in garbage with Oberto trying to reb. Skinner fouls again. 4th foul.

TP, Bruce, Eric, Horry, and Oberto.

TP off wing screen from Fab, 19 footer swish!!! 94-87.

Charlie Bell off hand-off from Bogut, basket good.

Horry offensive foul Timeout. Spurs lead 94-89.

[boutons_]

Tony hits a beautiful rainbow for 2.
He's really getting under the ball well.
Pay attention, Tim.

[milkyway21]

Eric Williams is making his presence felt in the 4th-stealing and making his FGs-14 pts so far..

8 assts for TP:tu

[jman3000]

jesus christ...

[ashbeeigh]

And another miss from Beno. :td

[Solid D]

Tony hits a beautiful rainbow for 2.
He's really getting under the ball well.
Pay attention, Tim.

Boutons you are behind. Either that or you are a remote viewer. :lol

Udrih in. Redd dribbles around screen and Obeto for a layup.

Bowen offensive foul. Another TO.

Offensive foul on Villanueva as Bruce gets one back. :lol

Udrih to Tim doubled. Bowen down the lane, no but Oberto reb. E. Will for 3 no good.

Redd scores again. 94-93.

[ATX Spur]

Spurs 96-93 6:46 Tim to the line

[ATX Spur]

Fucking stupid foul from Udrih, Bucks with a chance to pull ahead.

[Horry For 3!]

I guess there is no such thing as a foul when you are a Bucks player right now

[1Parker1]

Spurs allowing the sub .500 Bucks to score over 100 points on their home court?

[boutons_]

gotta bad feeling about this 4th qtr

[Solid D]

Tim mid-block shoots fall-away bank shot rt. side, ball hangs on rimmmm Yes!!! And-1.

Tim hits FT for 3 pt play. 97-93. 6:40

Mo Williams drives and scores.

Duncan misses inside looking for call, none called.

Bell up tempo to Ruben Patterson for the layup and-1. Fouled by Beno. Timeout. 97-97 and shooting.

[milkyway21]

56% FG for the Bucks.

come on Spurs...where's the D?

6:09 4thQ :score :TIED

[Spurs Brazil]

Beno is awful

[ashbeeigh]

How is Beno still in? :wtf

[1Parker1]

Seems like Parker went cold in the second half after score 20 in the first. Only 2 points since...

[Solid D]

Beno drives and 360 spin, misses but Fin cleans up layup good!

Redd misses, Bogut reb. over Bowen and scores.

Parker off balance misses layup. Bell uptempo drives full court and reverse layup good. 102-99.

[ATX Spur]

:pctoss

[1Parker1]

Spurs 9-24 in 3 point shots?! :wow

[ATX Spur]

Bucks by 3 after tip-in from Timmy.

[Spurs Brazil]

WTF Beno is doing there

[Cherry]

:bang

[Solid D]

Tim left block turns into double and is fouled by Bell.

Tim hits both FTs. 101-102

Redd around screen at top and gets all the way in for layup again. 101-104.

Fin for 3, no good.

Bucks spreading the floor and running screen and rolls. Tim fouls Bogut.

Mo Williams around screen and scores another layup. 101-106.

Bowen corner 3, no good. Tim reb. Parker shoots and misses, gets own reb. Udrih spins again and misses, Timmy tips it in. 103-106 3:06 Timeout.

[itzsoweezee]

this team cannot play defense. pop needs to do something he hasn't done his whole career - make adjustments (shifting around the lineup doesn't count).

[milkyway21]

SA 4:52 Tim Duncan made 1st of 2 Free Throws
SA 4:52 Tim Duncan made 2nd of 2 Free Throws (21 PTS)

thank you for not missing those 2 FTs Timmy!!!! :flag:

[boutons_]

damn, spurs have NO defense, layup after layup after layup. nobody, esp Tim, give a flying fuck

Bucks paint pts 72 - 40.

[jman3000]

sigh... rebounding domination continues from the bucks... especially on the o glass... although the spurs got a couple of lucky breaks there with timmy and finley with put backs. the spurs really need a 3 pnt shot or an and 1 to carry some momentum for the last 2 minutes.

[jman3000]

need to capitalize on that turnover from bell....

[ATX Spur]

Bucks by 4 with two minutes to go.

[ashbeeigh]

Where were they for the rebound? Seriously.

[1Parker1]

Parker bricking everything in the second half :(

[ATX Spur]

Nevermind, Bucks by 6, 1:22 to go.

[jman3000]

the way the defense is playing we've lost this game already unless the bucks give it to us.

[Leetonidas]

I've only seen the 4th but from what I can gather the Spurs are playing like a bunch of pussies.

[Solid D]

Mo drives and called for pushing off TP. Offensive foul. Mo fouls Timmy now.

Tim hits 1st FT, misses 2nd 104-106 2:57

Bogut misses jumper.

Parker drives rt. side and called for hooking Mo. offensive foul.

Mo drives from the top and hangs for another athletic layup.

Parker rt. wing way off. 104-108 1:40

[1Parker1]

I hate to say it, but Spurs are missing Manu greatly.

[milkyway21]

:tu for those 3 offensive rbds there

LAST 10 PLAYS (Last Play on the Bottom)

SA 3:35 Offensive Rebound by Tim Duncan
SA 3:29 Tony Parker missed Jump Shot
SA 3:24 Offensive Rebound by Tony Parker
SA 3:18 Beno Udrih missed Driving layup
SA 3:12 Offensive Rebound by Tim Duncan
SA 3:12 Tim Duncan made Layup (24 PTS)

[boutons_]

gameover, Spurs crumble in crunch time, can't buy a shot or get a stop

spurs suck, lose again to EC dreck @ATT

[phxspurfan]

sigh... rebounding domination continues from the bucks... especially on the o glass... although the spurs got a couple of lucky breaks there with timmy and finley with put backs. the spurs really need a 3 pnt shot or an and 1 to carry some momentum for the last 2 minutes.

current stats from NBA.com:


Rebounds

total Bucks 35, Spurs 39
offensive B 8 S 14
defensive B 28 S 25


how are we being outrebounded on the O glass?

[dimsah]

I've only seen the 4th but from what I can gather the Spurs are playing like a bunch of pussies.
par for the course now days.

[angel_luv]

:pctoss

Where are the Spurs? Don't they know they are playing the under 500 Bucks?

[GO SPurs Go]

what happened to manu?

[Solid D]

Redd for 3, no but Patterson reb. Redd cuts inside on Bowen, reverses and scores. 104-110 Timeout 1:22

[jman3000]

current stats from NBA.com:


Rebounds

total Bucks 35, Spurs 39
offensive B 8 S 14
defensive B 28 S 25


how are we being outrebounded on the O glass?

2nd half we've played for crap when it comes to rebounding. that's what counts.

[milkyway21]

Parker missing his shots in the 2nd half :cry

[ATX Spur]

Findog for 3!!!!!!

[phxspurfan]

what happened to manu?


"flu-like symptoms"

I think I heard 7 people in my office use that to get off Christmas week as well... :drunk

[Solid D]

Parker misses twisting reverse layup. Bogut reb.

Mo misses 3 at top, reb. Parker. TP to Finley for 3 rt. wing, YES!!

107-110 :28.7 remaining

Bowen fouls Redd.

[boutons_]

bucks are 5 - 10 on the road but spurs cant beat them @ATT

[Amuseddaysleeper]

will bowen's foul lead to FT's or just MIL's possession on the sideline?

[ATX Spur]

Dagger. Bucks by 5. 16.5 seconds.

[Solid D]

Mo guarded by TP running clock down. Mo steps back at top of key, scores. Clutch.

107-112 :16.5 left

[Amuseddaysleeper]

nevermind

this team blows

[1Parker1]

Mo Williams hits another shot. I think that'll be game. :(

[anonymous coward]

bucks are 5 - 10 on the road but spurs cant beat them @ATT

thats very serious :elephant

[ATX Spur]

Spurs on their way to back to back home losses. Mavs will beat the Bobcats tonight, so Spurs go to second in the standings.

[phxspurfan]

hmmm..that championship dvd suuure will be interesting...

[Solid D]

Tim inbounds

Fin for 3 rushed, airball. Horry fouls Mo.

[Leetonidas]

And there's your game.

[01Snake]

Way to go Spurs.

[GO SPurs Go]

bucks are 5 - 10 on the road but spurs cant beat them @ATT
make that 6-10

[boutons_]

wow, do the spurs suck!

[IceColdBrewski]

nevermind

this team blows

Without Manu

Fixed that for ya.

[Solid D]

Mo Williams hits 2 FTs 107-114 :9.9 left.

Horry misses left corner. Ballgame.

107-114 FINAL

[dimsah]

Nice heart Spurs. How many times is Bowen going to get lit up this year?

[ATX Spur]

Might as well have played Flight and Butler.

[fred33]

the defense in the paint suck

[ashbeeigh]

I'm glad I didn't vbookie that game.

[leemajors]

excellent lip service paid to defense the last few days.

[dimsah]

Wow! 57% shooting from the Bucks.

[jman3000]

i smell the "soft" speech from pop. :downspin:

or maybe not due to the rash of illness... but we still should have beaten this bucks team... flu or not.

[picnroll]

Is Bowen done? Everybody lights him up now.

[angel_luv]

How upsetting. I'll forgive them but still. :pctoss

[SequSpur]

man leads the game in scoring every time they play at the ATT. Time for a change.....

That's not just it... Pop fucked this whole thing up again by going small ball and getting out rebounded and giving up 4 straight layups in crunch time...

Also, Beno didn't do shit again and he is in there to close out a game.

Eric Williams filled in nicely, Vaughn was dishing, Oberto was getting free and the Spurs were rolling...

Why in the fuck did he change it?

I don't get it... someone save the Spurs.


:pctoss

[jman3000]

vBookie Cash: $0

:pctoss

[anonymous coward]

M. Redd 39min 14-22fg 0-33pts 8-8ft 1oreb 7reb 2ast 0to 2stl 0pf 36pts

poor bowen........ :lol

[Man Mountain]

Is Bowen done? Everybody lights him up now.

Nice exaggeration.

He was getting picked off big time tonight but to say everyone lights him up is ridiculous.

[dimsah]

When did TD become so timid? I'm starting to understand what other fans say about him. His whining about calls has become ridiculous.

[Walton Buys Off Me]

The only way the Spurs win another championship in the near future is if Holt finds another coach.

[boutons_]

this situation is so horrible it doesn't merit discussion.
I'm fucking speechless.

[Spurs Brazil]

It's not Bruce, Spurs team defense is the worst since Bob Hill days

[Man Mountain]

It's not Bruce, Spurs team defense is the worst since Bob Hill days

Yeah it's pretty bad. I don't know why the bigs aren't rotating well. It seems opponents get into the lane so easily.

[VaSpursFan]

no killer instinct. this team has given up more leads that i care to remember this season. how in the hell are you up by 13 in the third and lose???? pop's coaching sucks big time.

[LEONARD]

Sweet... :fro


Mo Williams hits 2 FTs 107-114 :9.9 left.

Horry misses left corner. Ballgame.

107-114 FINAL

Do you do play by play for every game? If so, why??? :dizzy

[MannyIsGod]

Sweet... :fro



Do you do play by play for every game? If so, why??? :dizzyBecause there are fan from out of the country who appredciate it.

[Man Mountain]

no killer instinct. this team has given up more leads that i care to remember this season. how in the hell are you up by 13 in the third and lose???? pop's coaching sucks big time.

I'm not going to gauge much by this game. Obviously some players were tired by the end of the game because of being shorthanded. And if 3 players are out with the flu, you can bet there's a few more that were on the court that were a little sick too. I'm not saying that the SPurs haven't been bad about giving up leads, but no Manu, no Barry and tired players led to this blown lead today.

[itzsoweezee]

It's not Bruce, Spurs team defense is the worst since Bob Hill days

it is bruce. he gets abused on a consistent basis now. even adam morrison lit him up.

[tim_duncan_fan]

I'm not going to gauge much by this game. Obviously some players were tired by the end of the game because of being shorthanded. And if 3 players are out with the flu, you can bet there's a few more that were on the court that were a little sick too. I'm not saying that the SPurs haven't been bad about giving up leads, but no Manu, no Barry and tired players led to this blown lead today.

flu is an excuse. they just lost because they cant hold a lead for shit.

[Solid D]

Biggest problem tonight was the same as it was against the Rockets. Points in the paint. Bucks 76-40 in points in the paint. Bucks just spread the floor and ran screen-rolls. Mo and Michael just chewed that up. Horry was just awful tonight. Beno and Udrih gave Tony no help in their minutes.

[LEONARD]

Because there are fan from out of the country who appredciate it.

I see...

Damn, what an ass-whippin' though...

[angel_luv]

Pop is pissed!!!!

Said Bucks scored enough points for three games.

To reporters"Any questions from anybody or do I have to make them up?"

Pop called this team the worst defensive club in seven or eight years. Said team needs to decide if they are going to commit to defense or if they should just plan for a long summer.

[phxspurfan]

plan for a long summer!! let the mavs win it all

[MannyIsGod]

This team's effort isn't there on the defensive end and that begins with Tim Duncan.

[Manu20]

"This is the worst defensive team in the past seven or eight years" -Pop

[leemajors]

bowen just had a good interview on spurs live, echoing pop's sentiments but put in a less abrasive way. he held himself very accountable.

[SequSpur]

Biggest problem tonight was the same as it was against the Rockets. Points in the paint. Bucks 76-40 in points in the paint. Bucks just spread the floor and ran screen-rolls. Mo and Michael just chewed that up. Horry was just awful tonight. Beno and Udrih gave Tony no help in their minutes.


WTF is he more than one now? :lmao

[Spurs Brazil]

"This is the worst defensive team in the past seven or eight years" -Pop

Without a doubt the worst since Pop is coaching the team

[spurschick]

Apparantly there's a black hole at 281 and 410. :lol

[leemajors]

Apparantly there's a black hole at 281 and 410. :lol

that was pretty funny.

[lefty]

Mo Williams vs Tony Parker.
Michael Redd vs Bruce Bowen.

Some nice matchups, but the Bucks play no D.

Spurs by 18.


:lol :lol :lol

[Solid D]

Oops. :lol I meant Jacque and Beno gave TP no help as backups in their minutes.

[E20]

It's probably been already answered, but how come Manu got a DNP-CD?

[zocool16]

I think it wasn't only today when this showed.

Parker is pretty amazing but I think he either isn't clutch, or he chokes...

Would you agree with me, or would you say I'm saying this out of emotion?

Well go spurs go no matter what. peace

[spurschick]

It's probably been already answered, but how come Manu got a DNP-CD?

Home with the flu

[Cherry]

i smell the "soft" speech from pop. :downspin:

¡¡¡°!"#$%&#/=/&(@!!?=)&/%$!!!:madrun :pctoss :bang :ihit






...i can hear it. :(

[SequSpur]

Parker is the best player in the NBA.

[Sam]

vBookie Cash: $0

:pctoss
You ever get more?

[MannyIsGod]

This is complete bullshit.

[Man Mountain]

I know the SPurs lost because of D, but this is a game I wish Parker was MORE selfish. In the first half he did a great job scoring, then in the third he obviously made a decision to try to pass a lot more (I think he only took one shot). Then in the 4th when he realized they needed his scoring again, he had gone cold (or tired). I would have rather he just kept pouring it on.

Anyway, the Bucks dominating the paint was crazy. It was the same in the Rockets game. Their ability to get in the lane was ridiculous.

I know the D begins with Duncan and Bowen, but it seems like no one on the team is making the defensive effort, rotations, etc.

What's the solution?

[Fillmoe]

redd killed yall!

[ducks]

tp 7 rebounds 10 assist 9-20 shooting
one yes only one turnover
24 points
but lets blame this loss on him
he is the one that let bucks shoot 76% for the game

[MannyIsGod]

God damn, I'm sick of you guys bagging on Tony. What more do you want out of him? He's not Jordan but he's easily one of the best point guards in the NBA. Jesus Christ.

[SequSpur]

Parker is the best player in the NBA.

[Budkin]

Utterly pathetic defensive effort against the sub .500 bucks. At least this is happening now rather than the end of the season but we aren't winning shit if we can't even rely on our defense. It's like it's just gone gone gone....

[Borosai]

Laughable...they should start giving partial refunds to lessen the disappointment.

[lefty]

:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

[spurschick]

I'm feeling merged...

[Spurs16212]

I for one am upset with the Spurs performance tonight.... How in the hell does Popovich keep Beno in with the game in the balance and have Eric Williams on the sidelines when he scored 14 points in limited minutes.

Beno made two beatiful spin moves to have two open layups only to blow them and have Tim Duncan and I believe Elson save his ass to put the ball back in.

The defense was atrocious tonight..... At halftime commentators were reporting that Popovich was pleased with the defense.... the Bucks lit up 55 on the Spurs but when the Bucks scored 59 in the second half Popovich goes on to say at the end of the game that their defense was the worst in seven or eight years.

Commentators were starting to say towards the end of the game that the Spurs were short handed.... They were not saying that when the Spurs had a 13 point lead in the third quarter. There is no excuse for losing the lead late in the ball game. Williams should have been in the game and not Beno... Popovich knew what he was up against facing the Bucks. Williams is known for his defense not Beno.

If they continue to have problems closing out games we will be in for a long season.

[angel_luv]

:lol

[ducks]

we have to trade beno so pop can not play him so much in the 4

[SequSpur]

The Spurs just suck, that's all.

[E20]

For some reason, I felt that the Spurs were gonna lose this one. I just had a feeling.

[Spurs16212]

Thats another point.... Thank you Ducks.... Tony had 22 points in the first half but last time I checked a game is 48 minutes. Where was Tony in the second half.

Another thing I saw was two to three consecutive layups scored on Tim towards the end of the game. We need to have some sort of intimidating presence in the paint.

When it was Tim and David not many players challenged the paint but now Tim does not have much help in there.... Oberto is not a shot blocker and Elson is not there...... I don't know if a different defensive scheme is needed to accomadate the talents we currently have or we need to go out and look for someone to fill the role.

[SequSpur]

Pop was playing small ball against one of the best small ball teams in the league.

[Solid D]

Parker is the best player in the NBA.

...in the first halves of games.

[Borosai]

Memories...
http://www.mysanantonio.com/specials/spurschamps/slideshows/spursnetsgame6/images/11.jpg

[boutons_]

And now we face Jazz @ Spurs Thurs night.

The Spurs seem totally lost, lackadaisical, indifferent.

I have no confidence that they can bounce back from tonight and even compete with the Jazz.

And don't be fooled if the Spurs jump out front of the Jazz by a lot in the first qtr. Several times this season, I've seen the Jazz badly outscored in the first qtr, but keep plugging away, and then finish strong to win the game. At least 2 times with Memo putting in the dagger.

[dg7md]

Spurs suck at home. I feel better about their chances winning if they were playing on the road.

[ducks]

Thats another point.... Thank you Ducks.... Tony had 22 points in the first half but last time I checked a game is 48 minutes. Where was Tony in the second half.

Another thing I saw was two to three consecutive layups scored on Tim towards the end of the game. We need to have some sort of intimidating presence in the paint.

When it was Tim and David not many players challenged the paint but now Tim does not have much help in there.... Oberto is not a shot blocker and Elson is not there...... I don't know if a different defensive scheme is needed to accomadate the talents we currently have or we need to go out and look for someone to fill the role.


tp got 4 assist in the second half and more rebounds

mike sucked in the first half and got hot
spurs went to him and he got points
taking points away from tp

[VaSpursFan]

I'm not going to gauge much by this game. Obviously some players were tired by the end of the game because of being shorthanded. And if 3 players are out with the flu, you can bet there's a few more that were on the court that were a little sick too. I'm not saying that the SPurs haven't been bad about giving up leads, but no Manu, no Barry and tired players led to this blown lead today.

please, no excuses like this. just man up and say it, the spurs have no killer instinct, can't hold a double digit lead lately and pop is getting outcoached left and right. i love the spurs and i know they'll get better but these games that they should have won will haunt them as they fight for homecourt advantage in the playoffs.

[td4mvp21]

Memories...
http://www.mysanantonio.com/specials/spurschamps/slideshows/spursnetsgame6/images/11.jpg

:depressed.....





We did hold them to 1-11 from threes, I think that was the only positive point of the game. And what a way to perform after an article on their defense was written yesterday :lol.

[Kori Ellis]

Spurs D just sucks. I have been saying it for a while now and it just continues.

And it's not just because Bowen is getting lit up. He has some bad games, he gets rubbed off on screens, etc. But it's the whole entire Spurs defense. It's crap. No one rotates well, no one helps, Tim is always letting players get past him and then tries to block from behind ala AK47. I think that the thing that hurt the Spurs a lot so far this season was winning. When they won so many games playing bad D, it lulled them into thinking they were better than they are. That's why I always say that I think Pop likes it when they lose some games because it makes them realize that they are actually sucking. Because for a while there, they were winning ball games but playing bad basketball.

I don't think this is the end for this team or anything, after all they have a great record. But I do believe that they have to re-commit to playing D. Just because they were averaging around 100 ppg doesn't mean they are always going to be able to outscore opponents. They have to be able to lock some teams down (and I know they did that against some scrub teams).

57% shooting from the Bucks? 70+ points in the paint. This is the time they need to dig deep and find their defensive identity again.

And yes, Manu, Barry etc out didn't help. The other Spurs players being a little ill or whatever. It doesn't really matter. They lost because they couldn't get stops, just like in many other losses (and wins) this season.

It will be interesting to see what happens next.

[SequSpur]

I'd like to see Pop accept some responsibility for his shitty lineups and poor decision making.

[Kori Ellis]

I'd like to see Pop accept some responsibility for his shitty lineups and poor decision making.

Shitty lineups couldn't be avoided much today. Missing Manu/Barry made the lineups all messed up.

Only positive, EWill looks like he lost some weight and found a shot. Now it's time to package and trade him.

[ShoogarBear]

Haven't read the game blog yet, but I hope people noted that Tim pulled some outrageous crap like missing a hopelessly weak shot, then punching the air because he didn't get the foul call while his man ran down the court and put back in a missed layup.

Add me to the list of people who are tired of him putting more heart into his whining than his play.

Refs even gave the Spurs calls in the fourth and it didn't matter because they couldn't have stopped Michael Redd's grandmother.

[ShoogarBear]

Bucks by 8. Spurs suck at home.

Hot damn. Second post in the thread.

[Kori Ellis]

Haven't read the game blog yet, but I hope people noted that Tim pulled some outrageous crap like missing a hopelessly weak shot, then punching the air because he didn't get the foul call while his man ran down the court and put back in a missed layup.



Yeah he is going up weak as hell on offense and looking for calls all the time and then playing D by letting players blow by him and then trying to defend from behind. It's weak. He needs to snap out of it.

[ShoogarBear]

I call bullshit on Pop treating Tim like all the other players. Tim is doing shit that got Malik DNPs.

Also, not that this has anything to do with defense, but WTF is up with Tim standing and holding the ball while he's being triple teamed?

[ducks]

duncan is playing like he wants to be with his kid not playing basketball

[ca®lo]

man.. i cant believe the spurs are about to lose this one. damnit

but finley made a three. wait up.

[ShoogarBear]

duncan is playing like he wants to be with his kid not playing basketball

Finally got this one on the third try.

[ShoogarBear]

man.. i cant believe the spurs are about to lose this one. damnit

but finley made a three. wait up.

Talk about your delays.

[jman3000]

Also, not that this has anything to do with defense, but WTF is up with Tim standing and holding the ball while he's being triple teamed?

he probably just thinks the refs will call a foul when they see so many players gang up on him.

[T Park]

duncan is playing like he wants to be with his kid not playing basketball

During this time of year, I can't really blame him.

[T Park]

I'd like to see Pop accept some responsibility for his shitty lineups and poor decision making.

When will you take some responsibility for your stupidity?

[boutons_]

We need Manu and Brent to beat the fucking 5-10-on-the-road Bucks @ATT? GMAFB

[T Park]

Then stop watching.

Christ your a pain in the ass.

[E20]

My final thought is that:

Tim Duncan needs to start averaging around:

~25 Points
12+ Rebounds
2 Blocks
3-4 Assists
PER GAME

He's not on the major decline so his play shouldn't be shitty.

[Leetonidas]

Kori made a great point. I totally agree with her. But I've noticed the Spurs don't get as excited for games at home as they do for games on the road.

[Texas_Ranger]

My final thought is that:

Tim Duncan needs to start averaging around:

~25 Points
12+ Rebounds
2 Blocks
3-4 Assists
PER GAME

He's not on the major decline so his play shouldn't be shitty.

:tu

[boutons_]

"Tim Duncan needs to start ..."

... playing defense. Bucks got 76 pts in the paint!

[Texas_Ranger]

"Tim Duncan needs to start ..."

... playing defense. Bucks got 76 pts in the paint!

Not just Tim Duncan. Everyone needs to start playing it. They all suck in D this year. :pctoss

[dg7md]

duncan is playing like he wants to be with his kid not playing basketball

What a terrible person.

[jman3000]

i wish that damn rodeo road trip would come already.

[Bucks 0607]

I wouldnt be too upset about this loss if i was a spurs fan. The bucks finally have everyone back from injury and are starting to gel as a team. They now are on a 5 game winning streak and I believe they are 10-4 against the western conference. The bucks are a solid contender when everyone is healthy.

Aside from that I hope that everyone is healthy for both teams next time the spurs and bucks face up. It should be a great matchup

[ducks]

During this time of year, I can't really blame him.

I do not blame him this time of the year
but his d has been missing all season
HELLO