Spurs vs Clippers Game Blog

[angel_luv]

Beno is making some beautiful shots. :)

[ponky]

Livingston got his knee blown off.........

prior to his injury he was not living up to expectations...he's been injury-ridden since entering the nba and when he's healthy he's not been as productive as predicted

[SequSpur]

Hey, Sequ, you gonna be Spud Webb for GiG when he comes to SA?


yeah... i'm down with that... they call me scotty skiles... :fro

[ducks]

Livingston got his knee blown off.........
he was sucking before then
I know he blown his knee in 3 differnet spots this year
he might miss all of next year to

[SequSpur]

Beno is making some beautiful shots. :)

beautiful???

ewww....

[Obstructed_View]

Too bad Pop didn't chew his ass out for that turnover and fuck up his confidence.

[traitoravery]

prior to his injury he was not living up to expectations...he's been injury-ridden since entering the nba and when he's healthy he's not been as productive as predicted I was just saying you failed to mention that he had the most horrifying injury ive seen in years... :p:

[SequSpur]

Finley is a ball hog.

[ShoogarBear]

yeah... i'm down with that... they call me scotty skiles... :froEw, man, I dunno. You might end up with his crotch in your face on that dunk attempt.

[ducks]

:spin you just made my coffee tastes even better :wakeup , ducks !!!!


i thought livingston has just injured/dislocated his knee?


is it morning over there

livingston played terrbible before he got hurt

[Obstructed_View]

Those little stretches of being unable to make a basket are MUCH more tolerable when the team is playing good defense on the other end.

[ShoogarBear]

Holy crap. I've never seen Jason Hart hit a 3 before.

[Darkwaters]

prior to his injury he was not living up to expectations...he's been injury-ridden since entering the nba and when he's healthy he's not been as productive as predicted

He was such an attractive prospect because hes like 6'7 but plays the point. A guy that size can easily school some of the shorter PGs on the league (TJ Ford, Chris Paul etc). But he definately is a little behind where they thought he'd be (WAAAY behind now). He should have gone to college.

[jaespur21]

this may never happen again beno our second leading scorer

I agree man i thought livingston was gonna b much better than what hes shown.

[traitoravery]

Holy Shit Beno with 12 pts!!!!

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

He was such an attractive prospect because hes like 6'7 but plays the point. A guy that size can easily school some of the shorter PGs on the league (TJ Ford, Chris Paul etc). But he definately is a little behind where they thought he'd be (WAAAY behind now). He should have gone to college.
yeah it would have been to his advantage.

[Obstructed_View]

It'll certainly be forgotten the next time he turns the ball over.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Those little stretches of being unable to make a basket are MUCH more tolerable when the team is playing good defense on the other end.
I'll agree to that. At least that was good to watch. Clippers are getting beat down.

[SequSpur]

Holy Shit Beno with 12 pts!!!!

He had that many last time.

[ducks]

yeah he would have to be a clipper.............

[traitoravery]

He had that many last time.
When October??? :lmao :lmao :lmao

[milkyway21]

is it morning over there

livingston played terrbible before he got hurtit's almost 2pm, then when I checked the scores a little earlier at halftime it made me even sleepy, so i decided to drink coffee...while reading ducks post :D

hello!!! where was your pictures from your new digital camera? u posted them already?

[SequSpur]

When October??? :lmao :lmao :lmao

He had like 14 the other day... Did you just start watching? Are you a foreigner or something?

[efrem1]

LA, Thy game is over!!

[TDMVPDPOY]

wtf is brand padding his stats in scrub minutes? with 3 mins to go?

[traitoravery]

He had like 14 the other day... Did you just start watching? Are you a foreigner or something?
Against the Rockets right....

[SpursFanFirst]

Is Bonner having to prove himself all over again?

[Tigole Bitties]

We Want Melvin!

[Obstructed_View]

He had 12 against Houston.

[SequSpur]

Is Bonner having to prove himself all over again?

Bonner sucks dude... Watching Bonner play is like pulling hairs of my butt.

[milkyway21]

2:57 min left
total score :148

:greedy

[Obstructed_View]

Is Bonner having to prove himself all over again?
He's probably going to get Horry's minutes tomorrow against Portland.


Well, somebody's minutes.

[boutons_]

why was Tim pissed as he came off with 3:10 left?
what was Pop explaining to him?

Maybe Tim wanted to stay in and get his double-double?

[TDMVPDPOY]

is it morning over there

livingston played terrbible before he got hurt

dude was so hype comin into the draft as the next big thing at the PG position, overrated imo. they compared him to the next penny etc

playing behind cassell and jaric didnt help him also in his rookie year, but still if ur that hype you shouldve at least pass on the rotation jaric

[Obstructed_View]

why was Tim pissed as he came off with 3:10 left?
what was Pop explaining to him?

Maybe Tim wanted to stay in and get his double-double?

Yeah, Timmy's all about his stats.

[Kori Ellis]

Bonner sucks dude... Watching Bonner play is like pulling hairs of my butt.

Umm.. you pull hairs out of your butt?

[SAtown]

Ely is in

[Obstructed_View]

Umm.. you pull hairs out of your butt?
Shit. Now having to wipe Pepsi off my monitor.

[milkyway21]

whoa :Vaugh 8 assts?

[SequSpur]

Umm.. you pull hairs out of your butt?

:dramaquee

[Tigole Bitties]

Heh... every Spur but Horry has scored.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

I've never seen Melvin Ely before, he ugly

[SequSpur]

Manu scores 10 in a quarter and it's like a Guiness Record. Beno does it and he'll probably get a new man purse or something. :rolleyes

[Obstructed_View]

Has Horry been in the game?

[milkyway21]

Umm.. you pull hairs out of your butt? :lol I'm kind of :dizzy about that statement too! :lmao

[Nero]

The Spurs are clearly better without Tpark. Wow, Vaughn's defense is incredible.

[Pugglekicker_21]

Well there goes my vBookie once again. Im too freewheeling with that stuff.

[Obstructed_View]

Manu scores 10 in a quarter and it's like a Guiness Record. Beno does it and he'll probably get a new man purse or something. :rolleyes
You aren't allowed to compare Manu's accomplishments with Beno's, just like you aren't allowed to compare their turnovers.

[Kori Ellis]

The Spurs are clearly better without Tpark. Wow, Vaughn's defense is incredible.

:lol

[Tigole Bitties]

whoa :Vaugh 8 assts?

Jacque has six assists I believe

[Obstructed_View]

Yep only six is what it looks like.

[phyzik]

The Spurs are clearly better without Tpark. Wow, Vaughn's defense is incredible.


:lmao

[Dirk Nowitzki]

:pctoss :pctoss God damnit the Spurs are getting their fucking act together!! STOP WINNING AND LOOKING ELITE WHILE DOING IT!! :madrun :madrun :madrun

[ShoogarBear]

Umm.. you pull hairs out of your butt?I heard some guys use that to make a combover.

[SAtown]

:pctoss :pctoss God damnit the Spurs are getting their fucking act together!! STOP WINNING AND LOOKING ELITE WHILE DOING IT!! :madrun :madrun :madrun

damn straight

[Please_dont_ban_me]

Quick question...

It was bugging me during the game. You guys remember a year or two back when Barry and another player got tangled up on a fast break. I think Barry committed a hard foul, or one was committed on him. Sean Elliot made a comment like "those are two heavy weights going at it" lol.

Anyways, who was the other player? I hate when I can't remember something like that. It's bugging me now.

[mikekim]

On Yahoo sports box scores, right now it has manu as having scored 16 points (on 50 percent shooting and 7/8 from the line), grabbing 8 boards, and dishing 4 assists...which all seems accurate...but it says he did it all in ONE minute!

Talk about efficiency...he also managed 3 turnovers in that miracle minute as well

[Dirk Nowitzki]

:depressed :depressed I want a short and sweet 4/5 game series against the spurs. Not a 6/7 dramatic down to the wire series!!! :madrun

[milkyway21]

Jacque has six assists I believedamn(sorry:D), sportsline site is always wrong, the other day they recorded an OT game of the Spurs vs Orl.

anyway :greedy thank you Duncan for not playing in the the last min of 3rd & 4thQ

[Obstructed_View]

Gamecast shows Beno had 14 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists in 9 minutes.

[mother]

Quick question...

It was bugging me during the game. You guys remember a year or two back when Barry and another player got tangled up on a fast break. I think Barry committed a hard foul, or one was committed on him. Sean Elliot made a comment like "those are two heavy weights going at it" lol.

Anyways, who was the other player? I hate when I can't remember something like that. It's bugging me now.

Keith Van Horn

[Obstructed_View]

:depressed :depressed I want a short and sweet 4/5 game series against the spurs. Not a 6/7 dramatic down to the wire series!!! :madrun
If the Spurs keep playing like this, you'll probably get your wish.

[SequSpur]

Beno > Avery.

[Please_dont_ban_me]

Keith Van Horn

Hmm. Sounds right...thanks. :D

[SpursFanFirst]

Gamecast shows Beno had 14 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists in 9 minutes.

ESPN's Box Score was screwy tonight too. Weird.

[traitoravery]

If the Spurs keep playing like this, you'll probably get your wish.
HAHA :lol

[SpursFanFirst]

I think I quoted the wrong person. Oops

[SequSpur]

I think I quoted the wrong person. Oops

It's all good... keep up the great work.

[Gros Membres!]

What impresses me most about the past two games (and especially tonight) are Vaughn and Udrih gaining confidence. IMHO, in order for us to Dallas or PHO to a 7 game series we will need Tony to be fresh come 4th quarters. Having Vaughn play some stretches of shut down D and Udrih making decent decisions and knocking down a few jumpers could put this team in a nice position to compete if they keep this up.

[SequSpur]

What impresses me most about the past two games (and especially tonight) are Vaughn and Udrih gaining confidence. IMHO, in order for us to Dallas or PHO to a 7 game series we will need Tony to be fresh come 4th quarters. Having Vaughn play some stretches of shut down D and Udrih making decent decisions and knocking down a few jumpers could put this team in a nice position to compete if they keep this up.


Swagger, Confidence and some drawers are good things.

[Obstructed_View]

I think I quoted the wrong person. Oops
I was thinking the gamecast page was wrong when I posted that. Did Beno actually do that in 9 minutes? If he'd played Vaughn's minutes that means he would have scored 56 points. I can to stats, too. :)

[Pugglekicker_21]

But turnovers are not.

[T-Pain]

SPURS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!! :drunk
2.50 pint nights at the saucer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SpursFanFirst]

I was thinking the gamecast page was wrong when I posted that. Did Beno actually do that in 9 minutes? If he'd played Vaughn's minutes that means he would have scored 56 points. I can to stats, too. :)

ESPN's page shows 8

[ShoogarBear]

If the Spurs keep playing like this, you'll probably get your wish.:lmao :lmao :lmao

[timvp]

Tough defense. Gang rebounding. Good ball movement. Effort was there.

Easy win.

Good times.©

[bigfan]

I said someplace else I think Tony being out is actually going to help in the long run by giving Vaughan and Beno some minutes (and build their confidence). I know there is alot of Beno hate going on but he's actually pretty good IMHO and I hope we keep him for a while. On the whole, Im thinking we look pretty good right now.

[T Park]

Tough defense. Gang rebounding. Good ball movement. Effort was there.

Easy win


AKA Spurs basketball :smokin

[Solid D]

Manu scores 10 in a quarter and it's like a Guiness Record. Beno does it and he'll probably get a new man purse or something. :rolleyes

:lol

More like Manu and Oberto comes in for Elson and Barry with the Spurs clinging to a 44-40 lead. Spurs blow lead up to 19 points and Clippers never recover. Beno's nice jumper and mild-mannered defense catches Sequ's eye.

Beno did score well tonight. :)

[T Park]

I know there is alot of Beno hate going on but he's actually pretty good IMHO and I hope we keep him for a while

pfft :lmao

[T Park]

Beno's nice jumper and mild-mannered defense

Good lord, Beno played defense? The world is ending...

[timvp]

If the Spurs keep playing like this, you'll probably get your wish.
:smokin

[Obstructed_View]

The T Park avatar finally begins to pay off. 'Bout freakin' time.

[RC's Boss]

We played great. It's amazing b/c we didn't have the greatest player in the league on the floor tonight. When the "great one" returns, the San Antonio Spurs will be an unstoppable juggernaut laying waste to the remaining teams!

[raspsa]

I'm really beginning to appreciate Vaughn's peskiness on defense.. reminds me of a smaller Bowen. Now if Elson can continue his defensive progress as well, the Spurs will have a small, medium and large answer when the need arises.

[Obstructed_View]

Now if Elson can continue his defensive progress as well, the Spurs will have a small, medium and large answer when the need arises.
Just in time for Pop to start fiddling with the rotation to try to find defensive matchups.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

I'm glad Beno had a good game with his shot. It'll boost his confidence hopefully. It must make a big difference knowing you're gonna at least stick around on this team, after the trade deadline.

We got a little too used to ripping on Beno.

[Obstructed_View]

But Beno had 4 turnovers so he sucks.

[Kent_in_Atlanta]

I watched the game on NBA league pass, which picked up the Clippers TV feed tonight. The color analyst (can't remember his name, but he’s a former NBA player I believe) said repeatedly "I think this is the best team in the NBA right here". He said (paraphrasing) "I know what Dallas' record is, but these guys have been playing Manu and Duncan for fairly light minutes most of the year. Now this team is doing it's thing, just like it does every year... turning it on at the right time."

He said "I think this team's going to win the championship this year". He also believes that this Spurs team (which is different from the first-half Spurs) is better than they were last year.

Pretty high praise.

[T Park]

The T Park avatar finally begins to pay off. 'Bout freakin' time

No shit :lol

[timvp]

Like I've said since the summer, Beno is a good shooting guard.

[Obstructed_View]

He looks like a pretty good third point guard, which is more than he's been most of this year.

[ShoogarBear]

Actually, he didn't do a very good job at running an offense--three of his turnovers were horrendous--but he did have an excellent shooting night.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

But Beno had 4 turnovers so he sucks.
:lol it's funny how magnified they become, just because of his stigma.

I mean don't Manu and Tony get those every other game? Around 3 to 4?

Even Timmy has the occasion one or two times when getting stripped.

...on the other hand. Beno does seem to be a lot more efficient with his TO's, since he has only so little minutes to commit them.

[ShoogarBear]

It isn't the number of turnovers, it's the nature of them.

Tony and Manu's turnovers are usually when they're trying to do too much.

Beno had three turnovers where the guy just took the ball from him.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Ah, gotcha.

I know in NBA Live Beno is the one to go at if you want to rack in 40 steals. So I don't upcoming 2008 version isn't gonna change much.

[RC's Boss]

I watched the game on NBA league pass, which picked up the Clippers TV feed tonight. The color analyst (can't remember his name, but he’s a former NBA player I believe) said repeatedly "I think this is the best team in the NBA right here". He said (paraphrasing) "I know what Dallas' record is, but these guys have been playing Manu and Duncan for fairly light minutes most of the year. Now this team is doing it's thing, just like it does every year... turning it on at the right time."

He said "I think this team's going to win the championship this year". He also believes that this Spurs team (which is different from the first-half Spurs) is better than they were last year.

Pretty high praise.
I heard that too

[T Park]

That guy always says the spurs are gonna win the championship.

[traitoravery]

That guy always says the spurs are gonna win the championship.
What guy whats his name?

[T Park]

Can't remember, but hes a decent color commentator, but it seems every year he picks the spurs to win.

[ShoogarBear]

The Clippers? Their color guy is Michael "The Next Larry Bird" Smith.

[RADECK]

Even if Beno scored 30pts some folks here will have something to disscuss! he is better than Jackie! He had 3TO!!

[Kent_in_Atlanta]

Can't remember, but hes a decent color commentator, but it seems every year he picks the spurs to win.

Well then... he's been right at least half the time recently.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Dammit. I wanna watch the games, but I'm up here in JFK hateland. I'm glad they're on TNT thursday. I want to witness their adjustment.