Suns (56-18) @ Spurs (53-21) Game Blog -- 4/5

[jaespur21]

I want More Dfense!!!!!!!!!

[Texas_Ranger]

Just don't make mistakes in the 4th. quarter.

[ShoogarBear]

and fantastic game of tony nobody say thatDon't worry. Nobody will.

[jaespur21]

tony had a good quarter but finley hit 3 nothin but net traes

[Trainwreck2100]

They ended that Q kinda bad, but the big three were on the bench

[Quasar]

Yep... just hope the spurs don't do their usual "ok this is too easy, let's give them back into the game" usual routine when they're up by 10+

[jaespur21]

Suns gettin punked out right now

[nkdlunch]

It would take a monumental defensive breakdown to lose this game now.

[Shank]

Nice game by the Spurs so far. Phoenix has had some open shots but not hitting them.

[TDfan2007]

bullshit call on Tim.

[Spurs Brazil]

4th on TD

[Pugglekicker_21]

It would take a monumental defensive breakdown to lose this game now.



Or a Suns surge...

[Cry Havoc]

Suns with 7 TOTAL assists.

What's with Nash laying down? Doesn't that make the muscles of the body cold?

[jackiel1219]

crap, small ball

[ShoogarBear]

OMG, the Vaughn-to-Bowen offensive magic.

[Cry Havoc]

Bowen's 59% at the line this year?

Wow. Who's been coaching him, Nash?

[mardigan]

Way to make 1 Bruce

[peskypesky]

Manu!

[hitmanyr2k]

I love Vaughn's defense. Reminds me a lot of Darrell Armstrong. And the Suns are giving a lot of respect to Ginobili on the defensive end tonight.

[Cry Havoc]

GINOBILI.

THATS why he's the 6th man of the year.

[mardigan]

Great dunk

[ShoogarBear]

Nice trap block by Manu.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

no lead is safe against the suns



yeah the suns are missing open shots, but you gotta give the spurs credit here

[hitmanyr2k]

And Ginobili makes them pay for it lol.

[Cry Havoc]

Oh My Holy Elson!!!!

Wow.

[SAtown]

hahaha Manu, that'll piss off Suns fans

[davemaniscool]

elson!?

[peskypesky]

Elson Dunks!!!!!

[mardigan]

Raja Bell is a fucking bitch

[ShoogarBear]

Elson is a one-man turnover machine.

[Spurs Brazil]

Elson DUNK

[Spurologist]

:lmao

Bell actually got that call?????

[Pugglekicker_21]

Manu takes charge, gets second chance..

vBookie update?

[jackiel1219]

Raja Bell is trying to out flop Manu

[davemaniscool]

raja flops more than divac

[peskypesky]

Nice pass, MVP. lol

[Cry Havoc]

Hahahaha.

This is amazing.

Never seen the Suns shut down like this.

[Cry Havoc]

HAHAHAHAAH

More charges.

[SAtown]

vBOOKIE Update: Barbosa 12 - 5 Manu

[peskypesky]

DEFENSE!!!

and all this with Duncan on the bench!!

[ShoogarBear]

Yeah, Bruce Bowen doesn't deserve DPOY.

[Cry Havoc]

74-61.

Phoenix might not make 75 at this rate. How scary would that be?

[davemaniscool]

the refs will try to keep this close. be ready for alot of "wtf?!"

[Cry Havoc]

Yeah, Bruce Bowen doesn't deserve DPOY.

Bowen or Duncan?

[peskypesky]

Spurs better be careful now...turnovers will kill us.

[Trainwreck2100]

Please bring in Duncan now

[Amuseddaysleeper]

can we put duncan back in


can we FUCK SMALL BALL and play big like we were doing for once this game?

[lefty]

Good hustle by Manu tonight :clap :clap :clap

[davemaniscool]

why don't they put amare in while tim's in foul trouble?

[aaronstampler]

This lineup is tough. Basically they're just trapping Manu every time he touches the ball because he's got no shooters out there with him besides Fin.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

I'm gonna lose my vbookie AGAIN! because Manu decided to become playmaker :pctoss


(I think the Suns are doing a good job at cutting him off)

[T-Pain]

no lead is safe against the suns



yeah the suns are missing open shots, but you gotta give the spurs credit here
yeah i agree, games not over yet

[trueD]

Hahahaha.

This is amazing.

Never seen the Suns shut down like this.
Nash is playing frantic, never seen that before.

[nkdlunch]

why don't they put amare in while tim's in foul trouble?

because he sucks?

[nkdlunch]

single digits, only foul trouble would fuck this game up for us

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

I'm glad that the Suns are playing like this against US

after seeing their optimal stellar performance against Dallas. We definitely match up better with these fellas.

[boutons_]

If Suns hit a couple 3Gs and it's a new game.

[Dirk Nowitzki]

comon suns! Grind it out and prove to the league the west is about the Mavs and Suns!! COMON!! :madrun :madrun

[AnkleBreaker21]

damn theres 85 guests in here right now, i wonder if their all suns fans

[SAtown]

Parker and 1

[TDfan2007]

slick pass from Tim to Tony and1

[Cry Havoc]

OH MY!

Early punch right on the chin!!!

[Pugglekicker_21]

Tp and one

[peskypesky]

clutch play from tony

[trueD]

Parker: Not just going thru the motions. :lol

[Cry Havoc]

Duncan with a sweet shot.

[Cry Havoc]

Parker: Not just going thru the motions. :lol

Parker: He's not your valet.

[Spurologist]

BOWEN = DPOY

fuck everyone else

[peskypesky]

Spurs' defense f--king RULES!

[Pugglekicker_21]

I need Manu to come up with 6 magical points....

either that or bet on easier vBookies...

[hitmanyr2k]

Yikes...two ugly turnovers back to back by Nash and Parker.

[cornbread]

Grind it out and prove to the league the west is about the Spurs and Tim Duncan!! COMON!! :madrun :madrun

[davemaniscool]

tim is freakin manhandling amare

[TDfan2007]

the Spurs have just methodically manhandled the Suns this game. I love watching this.

[Roxsfan]

Great game, glad the spurs are beating up on the shiituns

[Amuseddaysleeper]

now the Suns fans are saying the Spurs aren't playing that well, the Suns are just "experimenting" with playing Spurs basketball.


:lol :lol :lol

[Cry Havoc]

Finley. Amazing.

This game has been textbook in the 2nd half.

[TDfan2007]

Damn, Tim pulling a Shaq from the FT line. He always seems to suck at home.

[Spurologist]

FIN just owned Amare for an offensive rebound after a ft??????

Did that just happen???

[hitmanyr2k]

Wow...I hope the playoffs aren't going to be called as ticky tack as this. This shit is making me miss the 90's when you could actually play defense.

[mardigan]

Bullshit

[efrem1]

Findog with the tipin. Keep the big lead folks.

[Cry Havoc]

What an incredible flop by Nash. Oh my gosh, he threw himself at Bowen.

[davemaniscool]

here come the ref "wtf" calls

[Amuseddaysleeper]

spurs need to keep their cool here

[Pugglekicker_21]

Bruce gets T'd up

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Pop needs to tell bowen to stop whining he's been doing it all game. :lol

[Cry Havoc]

Haha. Nash is getting desperate. He knows he needs to pull some crazy shit if he has any hope of beating the Spurs.

ANOTHER BS call. Straight up BLOCK, refs.

[jackiel1219]

The refs are trying to keep the Suns in the game

[AnkleBreaker21]

man do these refs suck balls or what

[mikejones99]

game is getting ugly.

[nkdlunch]

fucking refs trying to keep it interesting for Stern

[davemaniscool]

this is going to get ugly with the refs. phx will be driving at will since they're not getting anything perimeter

[Cry Havoc]

KEEP THE PACE SLOW.

Slow it down. Only take open shots.

DAMNIT bruce.

[mardigan]

What the fuck kinda call is that

[SAtown]

WTF? Nash falls and they call a trip?

[Amuseddaysleeper]

I really don't see this team beating SA in the playoffs. I actually see us getting killed by them. They are the only team that can dictate tempo to us and Pop just coaches CIRCLES around DA.

It really sucks, because I think we can take Dallas, but I think this Spurs team is just a horrific matchup for us.

I REALLY hope to be proven wrong, but this team just beats us up physically and they obviously have a mental edge on us.


- Suns board

[efrem1]

Foul Foul Foul. Wt.....

[ShoogarBear]

Man the bullshitometer is on high.

[nkdlunch]

Nash really looks like a caveman now

[Cry Havoc]

Man the bullshitometer is on high.

Can we borrow the circus music from your sig?

[SAtown]

I really don't see this team beating SA in the playoffs. I actually see us getting killed by them. They are the only team that can dictate tempo to us and Pop just coaches CIRCLES around DA.

It really sucks, because I think we can take Dallas, but I think this Spurs team is just a horrific matchup for us.

I REALLY hope to be proven wrong, but this team just beats us up physically and they obviously have a mental edge on us.


- Suns board

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

now, what do they say about the Mighty Mavs?

[AnkleBreaker21]

WTF? Nash falls and they call a trip?
well he is the only great white hope :lol

[td4mvp21]

Wow bullshit bullshit bullshit.

[sammy]

what's with these fucking refs! Bailing out the Suns, apparently they can't win the game legitimately and have to have help from these bastards!

[lefty]

A well needed time out

Put Manu back in

[efrem1]

Twelve-point lead. Gotta keep up the pressure until the end guys.

[boutons_]

10 - 10 in 4th qtr, just swap baskets all the way home.

[nkdlunch]

yeah time for the big 3

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

The Suns are disappointing me in this game.

Spurs D cuts off their balls every time in the playoffs.

It's like their Potent Offense is scissors to our Methodical Defense's rock.

[T-Pain]

the refs hate bruce bowen cuz hes the dirty player

[Amuseddaysleeper]

http://arizonasportsfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=88579&page=5



that's the board

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Nash really looks like a caveman now
He should grow that beard out.

[Cry Havoc]

5:52 left.

Oh my gosh... seizure.... that's horrible. :(

Hope the good doc is ok.

[lefty]

http://arizonasportsfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=88579&page=5



that's the board

Some Suns fans really admit that Spurs are better

[T-Pain]

wow! what exactly just happened?? someone got a seizure????

[efrem1]

Nash missed a free throw. nice.

[ShoogarBear]

I can't believe Steve Nash stood close enough to anybody on defense to pick up four fouls.

[mardigan]

What a block Tim!

[SpursFanFirst]

Timmy!

[AnkleBreaker21]

5:52 left.

Oh my gosh... seizure.... that's horrible. :(

Hope the good doc is ok.
see what the refs calls do to people

[davemaniscool]

take that half man child

[resistanze]

Blocked.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Not Tonight Amare!

[Cry Havoc]

What a BLOCK!!!!!!!

Duncan!

[Spurologist]

Yo Amare:

better do more pushups

[cornbread]

Denied!

[peskypesky]

Monster Block By Duncan!!!

[T-Pain]

amare just got packed

[ShoogarBear]

wow! what exactly just happened?? someone got a seizure????I think it actually happened a few minutes ago. Marv mentioned that the Sun players were looking behind their bench.

[efrem1]

Somehow. A 13-point lead with five minutes left against these guys just doesn't seem safe. DDDDDefense!!!

[SAtown]

Amare looms MY ASS :lol

[peskypesky]

use the clock

[mardigan]

Good take Tony

[samikeyp]

Apparently....Duncan looms. :)

[ShoogarBear]

TP got lucky. Usually Bell tries to decapitate you on that kind of play.

[nkdlunch]

we got this!!!!

grind it out

[pking]

I haven't watched the whole game but what I've seen -- the officiating pretty much sucks...both ways.

[cornbread]

Dpoy.

[Trainwreck2100]

Hope that seizure guy's okay

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Duncan is the man.

[peskypesky]

this is why the suns have never scared me...

[T-Pain]

I think it actually happened a few minutes ago. Marv mentioned that the Sun players were looking behind their bench.
thats terrible. hope hes doin ok, is he the suns team doctor?

[ShoogarBear]

Can we borrow the circus music from your sig?Sorry. That quote is permanently in my sig. Not just because of the way the Cowboys lost that game, but because of the way they then ended their season.

[samikeyp]

TP got lucky. Usually Bell tries to decapitate you on that kind of play.

C'mon! That's just great defense! :lol
[/suns fan]

[AnkleBreaker21]

Amare looms MY ASS :lol
:lmao

[efrem1]

It's getting close.

[peskypesky]

the Mavs, on the other hand....still worry me...but if we don't go small, i think we take them too

[Dirk Nowitzki]

:pctoss :pctoss :pctoss :pctoss GOD DAMN IT!!! If the spurs win this my whole night is going to be fucking ruined! This shit is really getting to me. Ughhhh now they are blocking shots?? :wtf :wtf :depressed

[ShoogarBear]

thats terrible. hope hes doin ok, is he the suns team doctor?I think he's a local doc. They said he was at the game with another doctor.

[lefty]

I waited so long for the payback

Where is Amare's "statement" dunk?
Where are the pushups?

[efrem1]

To the end of the GAME!! :)

[samikeyp]

Sorry. That quote is permanently in my sig. Not just because of the way the Cowboys lost that game, but because of the way they then ended their season.

The curse of Scott and his circus music. :depressed

:)

[Duncanoypi]

Duncan clearly stand tall to get that DPOY.....

More pushups AMARE!!!

[ShoogarBear]

I haven't watched the whole game but what I've seen -- the officiating pretty much sucks...both ways.Both teams are playing hard.

[T-Pain]

I think he's a local doc. They said he was at the game with another doctor.
ahh, got ya.



now back to the game...

[mardigan]

:pctoss :pctoss :pctoss :pctoss GOD DAMN IT!!! If the spurs win this my whole night is going to be fucking ruined! This shit is really getting to me. Ughhhh now they are blocking shots?? :wtf :wtf :depressed
Your so gay

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

I don't think the Suns were off tonight. We're definitely controlling everything ...

(there's a guilty part of me that wants to see the Suns surge at the last minute to take it to overtime) :cooldevil

[peskypesky]

i guess this game shows us why barkley still picks the spurs to win the west

[AnkleBreaker21]

duncan should have gave him the finger wag:nope

[mardigan]

Way to make your fts Tony

[efrem1]

tp for 2 fts :)

[ShoogarBear]

My god, who gave Fin the rebounding pill?

[samikeyp]

duncan should have gave him the finger wag

nahh...he should have done push ups. :lol

[samikeyp]

Nice pass Mr. MVP

[Amuseddaysleeper]

hopefully the suns will be exhausted for tommorow's NOH game

[efrem1]

tp tried to get cute.

[Spurs Brazil]

10 rebs for Finley

[SpursFanFirst]

I don't think the Suns were off tonight. We're definitely controlling everything ...

(there's a guilty part of me that wants to see the Suns surge at the last minute to take it to overtime) :cooldevil

Not me....I want this game DONE!

[mardigan]

Motherfucker Nash

[resistanze]

falling apart??

[SpursFanFirst]

Now I'm getting nervous!

[mardigan]

Down to 6 points

[Amuseddaysleeper]

well then

[samikeyp]

Pop giving TP an earful.

Good!

[peskypesky]

fuck...suns are making a run

[Trainwreck2100]

7-0

[Leetonidas]

Manu needs to pull his fucking head out of his ass

[boutons_]

here we go, Spurs collapse like in Indiana.

[davemaniscool]

no time to get tentative now.

[Pugglekicker_21]

there are the regular Suns, God damn there goes the lead..

[nkdlunch]

we need bowen!!!

tony can't fucking guard nash. comeon.

[mavsfan1000]

Suns always do this it seems. They are never out of a game.

[jackiel1219]

damnit the suns are back in it, wtf is Oberto doing out there

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Manu's shot is off. But it's ok. He can blame the shoulder for tonight..

[Dirk Nowitzki]

Down to 6 points

You guys shouldnt have celebrated with that much time left. We did that a few weeks ago and it bit us in the ass.

[lefty]

TP WTF? :wtf :wtf

[peskypesky]

why is the offense not running through Tim???????

[Spurologist]

manu turns the ball over then misses a horrible shot in the lane yet no one says shits. Then blames Tony.

Fucking pathetic

[samikeyp]

Better to be up 6 than down 6.

[nkdlunch]

there is bowen. thank God

[efrem1]

Let's make some points guys!!

[Amuseddaysleeper]

why is oberto on the floor in crunch time!?!

[Texas_Ranger]

Manu and Parker should pass the ball to Duncan.

[peskypesky]

spurs settling for outside jumpers...bad idea

[mardigan]

Wtf?

[cornbread]

Wow, pretty gay.

[efrem1]

Hack a Tim?

[SAtown]

You guys shouldnt have celebrated with that much time left. We did that a few weeks ago and it bit us in the ass.

Yeah, cuz it's the fans' fault when the team starts playing badly?


Fuckin retard

[Budkin]

You guys shouldnt have celebrated with that much time left. We did that a few weeks ago and it bit us in the ass.

Dirk you celebrate at tipoff! :lmao

[T-Pain]

lol! hack-a-tim

[resistanze]

Wow TD

[SPARKY]

Emulating the championship coaching of Don Nelson.

[mardigan]

Fuck Tim, we are falling apart

[boutons_]

Tim chokes

[Texas_Ranger]

why is oberto on the floor in crunch time!?!

Because he is a great rebouder and a superb scorer. :madrun

[Admidave50]

all these missed free throws by Tim...

[Budkin]

This is like the Mavs Suns game a couple weeks back.

[mardigan]

Great d!

[samikeyp]

Finally! A stop!

[SAtown]

Fuck yeah DUNCAN!!!!!!!!!!!! Great fucking Defense by Tim tonight

[Texas_Ranger]

we suck.

[peskypesky]

Duncan With The Block!!!!

[nkdlunch]

DUUUUUUNCAN!!!!

he's DPOY

[mardigan]

Hit the gd in ft!

[resistanze]

choking it up...

[Admidave50]

Fuck, Score Your Free Throws Damnit

[efrem1]

Come On!!

[cornbread]

You guys shouldnt have celebrated with that much time left. We did that a few weeks ago and it bit us in the ass.
Don't you have a parade to plan?

[Cry Havoc]

MVP.

Thanks Tony, we're up 5.

[jackiel1219]

freethrows are killing us

[SAtown]

I can't take another loss due to missed FTs

[ducks]

suns are toast

[mardigan]

TO SUns!

[Budkin]

Fucking free throws!!!

[SPARKY]

Same old Suns. :spin

[efrem1]

turnover!!!

[Cry Havoc]

Tuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrn-oooooooooooooooooveeeeeeeeeer.

[Shank]

Phoenix trying too hard to force things now.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

bwahahhaha WTF is nash doing tryin to be fancy

[resistanze]

Turnover man strikes again!

[lefty]

Umm...Timmy.. some free-throws?????? damn!!!

[peskypesky]

free throw misses are killing us

[Spurologist]

All WORLD DEFENSE

[AnkleBreaker21]

nash moves fast for being 41

[mardigan]

Tony!!!!

[SAtown]

Parker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Amuseddaysleeper]

The Dagger By Tp

[efrem1]

Yes TP!!!!

[Cry Havoc]

Ball Game.

[Budkin]

Hahah fuck Amare!

[samikeyp]

Time out Flea-nix.

[peskypesky]

clutch jumper from TP!

[SAtown]

:flag: :flag: :flag: :flag: :flag: :flag: :flag: :flag: :flag:

[boutons_]

OK, Spurs respond to Suns run, just barely.

[Budkin]

WOOOOO TP! That's game!!! We avoided the choke!

[efrem1]

Just one more stop should do it!!

[ducks]

31.8 SA - T. Parker made a 20-foot jumper from the right wing. Assist: B. Bowen
:55.5 PHO - Bad pass by S. Nash
1:06 SA - T. Parker hit the second free throw
1:06 SA - T. Parker missed the first free throw


tp is clutch

[Budkin]

Nice to see us nut up against a great team.

[Cry Havoc]

Duncan had 5 blocks tonight. Amazing.