Round 1, Game 4: Spurs vs Nuggets Official Game Blog Thread

[dbreiden83080]

Lucky to be down only 7 right now, when Timmy gets back in he needs to be aggressive and get going.

[John Patrick]

Melo already with over half of his average in this series in the 1st.

[ducks]

oh...shit....nice dunk by Mello
all started with manu not using the backboard with his shot

[davemaniscool]

eeesh...this lineup sux

[Nikos]

Is it me or is Manus passing like shit tonight? He makes some attempt to drive and all of his passes are off the mark, taking the receiver out of their ryhthm and the entire offense.

He really needs to tighten it up, or this isn't going to be a winnable game. Unless Duncan and Parker flat out dominate.

[Deb]

Duncan, please show up now

[hitmanyr2k]

Once that emotion wears off in the 2nd qtr I think the Spurs start taking over the game. Denver is just feeding off the quick start but things always settle down and they go into their lulls.

[ducks]

and we're down by 9 before the end of the quarterdown by 7

[Quiet Strength]

Pop shouldn't of had that lineup in there at the end of the 1st... bad move

[Admidave50]

Ginobili is dishing nice assists but he must be more agressive and either score near the rim or draw fouls

[Supergirl]

well, down 20-27 with Duncan having scored 0 is not bad actually. Our highest scorer right now is Elson, so I think we'll be fine.

Duncan will find his shot. He often starts games off slow, like he often starts seasons slow.

[Gros Membres!]

vaughn makes it 20-27 at the end of the quarter

19-7 run by nuggets
I'd be curious to see what the run figures were once Vaughn entered the game. He looked great in Game 1, can't figure out why it isn't working now.

Come to think of it, even then Iverson went off...so...

[Horry For 3!]

Timmy 0-3 0 pts

[Horry For 3!]

Elson is the leading scorer after the 1st quarter with 6 pts. WTF :lol

[Clutch20]

Nuggs dictating tempo, they make us bring the ball upcourt faster than we want.
Our team won't notch up tempo till late in 2nd so they need to hang closeby and make a push late in 2nd before half.
Nobody's hitting nothing yet, you want better shot selection/passing

[ducks]

DUNCAN DID NOT SCORE IN the first
7 assist on 9 of their field goals

[Spurologist]

Denver probably can't play any better and spurs are only down 7.

TP might need to play the rest of the way to keep the D tight.

Hilarious how both Elson and FIN shift away from Melo and allow him to dunk the ball.

Time to get Bowen back on Melo.

[01Snake]

TP went out early

[Ginofan]

Hopefully Pop slapped some sense into them. We can't go down like this...at least make it interesting.

[BeerIsGood!]

The rotations on defense are either slow or completely wrong right now, this started out as a good defensive performance, but as soon as Parker sat Iverson started hitting the lane and Finley was left alone on Anthony. Parker is going to be huge on Iverson in this series if the Spurs are to win this game and take this one in 5. 1st quarter surge to be expected from the home team in this situation, but the 2nd needs to belong to the Spurs. If they can get a lead and keep it, the Nuggets will start to press and the horrible shot selection will follow as the game gets shorter.

[hitmanyr2k]

Duncan looks like shit right now. He really better start hitting the boards harder. I'm sick of seeing his feet planted to the floor waiting for the rebound to come to him.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

I'm having flashbacks to game three. Big three combined for 7 points so far. Thankfully it's not from blowing layups, but they need to get their shit together or just call it a night.

[smeagol]

all started with manu not using the backboard with his shot
No matter how much time I spend away from the game blogs, ducks is stll ducks :rolleyes

[John Patrick]

hopefully the D will show up before Melo breaks the 30 pt. barrier.

[JasonsGirl]

Ayyy come on spurs!

[Ginofan]

Nice MANU!

[makedamnsure]

manu with another 3

[resistanze]

Manu heard y'all :lol

[Gros Membres!]

The rotations on defense are either slow or completely wrong right now, this started out as a good defensive performance, but as soon as Parker sat Iverson started hitting the lane and Finley was left alone on Anthony. Parker is going to be huge on Iverson in this series if the Spurs are to win this game and take this one in 5. 1st quarter surge to be expected from the home team in this situation, but the 2nd needs to belong to the Spurs. If they can get a lead and keep it, the Nuggets will start to press and the horrible shot selection will follow as the game gets shorter.
Pretty much agree with everything here.

Gino with the tre ball.

[makedamnsure]

iverson drives and gets a layup

[hitmanyr2k]

Christ...they have 2 players shadowing Ginobili's every move. Karl really doesn't want him to score lol.

[JasonsGirl]

bullshit....

[Spurs Brazil]

DAMN AI again

[resistanze]

Pretty crappy pass.

[ducks]

No matter how much time I spend away from the game blogs, ducks is stll ducks :rolleyes
radio feed said that I just typed it

[Admidave50]

Flopping Nuggets, did u see Melo falling?

[makedamnsure]

manu's steal leads to a parker layup

[Gros Membres!]

TP Family!!!

[Ginofan]

Keep driving!!!!

[Clutch20]

sweet tonyp

[word]

Ginobili is passing a little hard for an 8 foot pass.

[Pistons < Spurs]

great steal Manu!!!

[carina_gino20]

no love for Bonner? if there's one guy who can hustle, it's Matt and he could probably even open up the game if he can make some outside Js

[Admidave50]

Manuuuuuuuuu!

[Cry Havoc]

Manu - MVP form so far. He's just everywhere!

[makedamnsure]

26-29 right now

[Clutch20]

nah, 3 1/2

[ducks]

parker was fouled

[Gros Membres!]

Oberto and Elson seem to be our most effective lineup thus far. Wow.

[hitmanyr2k]

Alright Gino...enough heat checks. Go to the rim you bum.

[jackiel1219]

Fuck Iverson is getting hot

[Ginofan]

If little ass A.I. can bull his way through the lane, you can too MANU and TONY! Just effin' DRIVE THE LANE.

[makedamnsure]

san antonio timeout

26-31

[resistanze]

AI is a baller. And he doesn't shoot hobos.

[Horry For 3!]

parker was fouled
Well, yeah. He was tackled by Najera.

[Supergirl]

Manu needs to not fall in love with the 3 pointer tonight.

[davemaniscool]

why does Bowen keep getting bumped back by Iverson. Bowen outweighs him by 40lbs and has a 4-5in height advantage

[JasonsGirl]

everyone worships AI i swear.... he's really good but him and carmelo look like gods on the nuggets team.

[Clutch20]

keep Iverson away from basket

[slayermin]

AI is getting away with a lot of contact that he is initiating. I think that's what Pop is discussing with one of the refs.

[Gros Membres!]

Personally, I'd like to see a little Barry. Manu was heat-checking on that last shot. Sometime I just wish Manu would just try get in the flow of the game and stop worrying so much about getting hot.

[ducks]

Well, yeah. He was tackled by Najera.
how can they call tie up and then have ajump ball then give the spurs a turnover for that

[Ginofan]

we need to be way more aggressive to win this game.

[John Patrick]

damn im out. c'mon spurs!

[dbreiden83080]

Spurs are going to be down by 10 or more at the half if Tim does not get it going here the rest of the qtr. Tony as well he needs to start getting in the lane more.

[mattyc]

Looks like AI will end with 30+. Need to get Tim into the play.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Hell, if the Spurs are just going to settle for jumpers you might as well put Bonner and Barry in.

[Clutch20]

You get the sense that what you're seeing Denver execute won't get any better.
Iverson to ballhog, melo out for treys or lobs to Nene.

[Spurologist]

AI is getting away with a lot of contact that he is initiating. I think that's what Pop is discussing with one of the refs.

:lol

It's amazing because when he initiates the contact, AI thinks he's being fouled.

[Nikos]

Alright Gino...enough heat checks. Go to the rim you bum.

Yes. His game just expands when he gets into the rythm of driving to the basket. Every time he is driving with ease, his outside shot usually opens up as well. Start going inside damn it.

[Spurs Brazil]

Barry in

[Supergirl]

well, here comes barry.

[smeagol]

radio feed said that I just typed it
funny how you never type the radio feed that says parker is taking to many shots

[hitmanyr2k]

Nene draws 4 guys in the paint? :rolleyes

[Gros Membres!]

You get the sense that what you're seeing Denver execute won't get any better.
Iverson to ballhog, melo out for treys or lobs to Nene.
Yep. I think that's the Denver styze. Maybe a couple of shots by Nene, Blake, Smith, etc.

[jackiel1219]

Parker is the only getting things done offensively

[aaronstampler]

Tony's scoring pretty well today.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Parker staying aggressive. Hopefully the rest catch on.

[Deb]

Friggin Najara

[makedamnsure]

duncan is a joke out there

[carina_gino20]

someone tell Manu to take the ball to the ring. the 3pt line is change, taking it to the hoop with the possibility of getting their bigs in foul trouble is gold.

[John Patrick]

everyone worships AI i swear.... he's really good but him and carmelo look like gods on the nuggets team.


its beacuse they're that good.

and its easy to loook like gods on or against the Nuggets, look at oberto :lol

[Gros Membres!]

Time to make a little run...

[hitmanyr2k]

Chucker Iverson is playing right into the Spurs hands. Spurs don't mind him going one on one taking everyone else out of the game.

[Admidave50]

Duncan is so cold! Even Najera can hits shots...

[davemaniscool]

Tim needs to get out of his fog and start D'n up

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Duncan getting in the mix, draws the foul on Najera in the post, comes back again and gets the hoop.

[Supergirl]

7:56 SA - Layup by T. Duncan. Assist: T. Parker

FINALLY!

[Clutch20]

Timmy got his basket anyways!

[makedamnsure]

last 2 baskets have been timmy's....good sign finally

[Admidave50]

FUCK IT, I understand Nene scoring but Najera? WTF

[Spurs Brazil]

TD again

[aaronstampler]

I'm telling you, for whatever reason our +/- soars when Barry is in there.

[makedamnsure]

duncan again

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Duncan heating up? Two more points.

[Spurs Brazil]

TD scores!!

[aaronstampler]

Great double by Fab!

[Clutch20]

what a pus........

[davemaniscool]

it's about time chicken wing man got called for that

[ShoogarBear]

Good double by Oberto.

[Spurs Brazil]

Punk Melo

[Admidave50]

Duncan is ON, I guess seeing Najera scoring started to piss him off too

[Ginofan]

How can you be booing that offensive foul NuggetFan?

[hitmanyr2k]

Carmelo...the b-ball IQ of a gnat. Just threw his shoulder into Oberto for no reason.

[Gros Membres!]

Here we go...damn, Barry!

[jmard5]

Go Timmy!

[makedamnsure]

who said that denver wasn't that loud? they're just as loud as GS was last night

[JasonsGirl]

Awesome Pass

[smeagol]

Brent Barry with the assist

[makedamnsure]

another offensive foul on melo

[Spurologist]

OMBERTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo

[Ginofan]

:lol @ Melo, what a chump.

[ShoogarBear]

Good double by Oberto.

[Spurs Brazil]

Yes, Oberto from TD

[JasonsGirl]

hahahah keep it comin MELO!

[01Snake]

Fuck you Melo! :lol

[aaronstampler]

How many fouls is that on Anthony?

[Horry For 3!]

Oberto just got 2 fouls on Carmelo

[makedamnsure]

36-37

[jackiel1219]

2 PFs on Melo

[slayermin]

Fabulous Fabricio!

[Clutch20]

shit just give melo tha fukin gun, shit..

[jaespur21]

Beautiful friggn Dfense!

[hitmanyr2k]

Kevin Harlan - "Carmelo Anthony is a Steamroller inside!!!"

[ducks]

melo 2 fouls

[jmard5]

Anthony picking up 2 straight offensive fouls!

Damn, wish I could watch the game. Instead I am listening to an online sports radio!

[MannyIsGod]

:lol

Melo is getting 2 for one on those offensive fouls. They only call the 2nd one.

[Gros Membres!]

How many fouls is that on Anthony?
2.

[smeagol]

Nice D Fabbs

[01Snake]

Melo falters under the double team like Dirk does.

[florige]

Where is Melo? He is quiet to this point.

[aaronstampler]

I think this might be a good game to let Barry be the third wing man. He's flowing well with the offense and Fin has nothing today. Fin's been terrible at both ends.

[florige]

Just keep it close guys....

[01Snake]

Where is Melo? He is quiet to this point.

Not

[MannyIsGod]

BTW Elson's early buckets were fools gold. Pop gave him more time because of them but overall Oberto needs to be in there. The team plays better D and better offense with him in there. Sit Elson, and play Oberto as much as possible regardless of a few offensive rebounds by Elson.

[jaespur21]

playint 8 vs 5 and hanging in there

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Oberto is on pace to foul Anthony out by the half. Bigs not named Horry are doing pretty well so far.

[Gros Membres!]

Melo falters under the double team like Dirk does.
Or Stephen Jackson's defense.

[Nikos]

Good double by Oberto.

Nice post MI21....


Oops I mean Shoogar

:smokin

Nice avatar, gives me a reason to make this post and show off my avatar.

But for real, I really think it is MI21 posting whenever I read your posts. (And mine). :)

[jmard5]

Where is Melo? He is quiet to this point.

Melo already has 13 points!

[Clutch20]

Barry's brought good stuff with him, terrific job Brent!

[Spurs Brazil]

Manu PG now

[ducks]

manu running point

[ShoogarBear]

Crap Barry, hit a shot.

[Ginofan]

Finally Tim gets something for him called.

[Gros Membres!]

I think this might be a good game to let Barry be the third wing man. He's flowing well with the offense and Fin has nothing today. Fin's been terrible at both ends.
Yeah, Finley might just need the night off. He's been playing great and I like Barry's energy and ball movement. If he can drain some buckets here even better.

0/2 behind the arc so far.

[jackiel1219]

Manu needs to attack the basket

[Clutch20]

Timaaay! Mixing it up

[MannyIsGod]

If Barry keeps getting looks like that he'll make a good percentage of them.

[aaronstampler]

Wow, Manu at point. Weird.

[ShoogarBear]

Nice post MI21....


Oops I mean Shoogar

:smokin

Nice avatar, gives me a reason to make this post and show off my avatar.

But for real, I really think it is MI21 posting whenever I read your posts. (And mine). :)Yeah, I know. I don't even think they're mine.

[makedamnsure]

duncan's FTs give us the lead finally

[Clutch20]

smooth ft.s

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Duncan with two from the line. Hope there's plenty more where that came from.

[Ginofan]

weaksauce foul called.

[Spurs Brazil]

TD hits 2FT, Spurs up one

[hitmanyr2k]

Phantom call lol.

[jackiel1219]

BS call

[MannyIsGod]

I hate those calls

[makedamnsure]

manu fouls and melo makes it and goes for a three pt play

[gilmor]

Pop resting Parker.. I guess

[jmard5]

Bowen with an offensive rebound. TD with an up and under. Foul. TD shooting FTs. Both good. Spurs 38 - Nuggets 37.

[MannyIsGod]

Its a legit call - Manu hit him on the wrist and that fucks up a shot - but I still hate them.

[JasonsGirl]

yes turnover

[mattyc]

But for real, I really think it is MI21 posting whenever I read your posts. (And mine). :)
Must say, I thought that myself.

[hitmanyr2k]

Christ Tim. DUNK THE FUCKIN BALL!!!

[makedamnsure]

how did tim not make that??

[sa_butta]

stupid Oberto foul!!!!

[Gros Membres!]

Oberto...balls.

[JasonsGirl]

The crowd is pissing me off

[aaronstampler]

I can't believe Tim missed that.

[Spurologist]

Fuckin Dunkin

[01Snake]

WTF did Oberto just foul for??

[jackiel1219]

WTF was Tim doing in that play?

[Clutch20]

ooops Timmy,

[MannyIsGod]

That was a really stupid foul.

[Horry For 3!]

Where was the foul on Nene?

[makedamnsure]

who just fouled? i missed it

[Trainwreck2100]

Duncan's Dirkin it out there

[boutons_]

fuck Tim, shoot the put in!! it ain't goin in by itself

[Supergirl]

Barry's brought good stuff with him, terrific job Brent!

I'll be happier when he's made a few shots, personally.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Duncan is playing pussy ball tonight. You've got the ball five feet from the hoop with a running start. Fucking dunk it damnit.

[slayermin]

Barry passes up open three, Manu misses three, and TD misses layup. Great.

[Ginofan]

if you're gonna foul Oberto, fucking hack the shit outta him.

[Clutch20]

ok, here comes the push.......

[JasonsGirl]

this is fucking bull shit

[Deb]

mental lapses

[01Snake]

Riiight. Nene knocked to the floor by TP

[jackiel1219]

Yeah Tony is gonna knock down Nene

[Horry For 3!]

That was one hell of a flop :lmao

[ShoogarBear]

Somebody pull Duncan's head out of his ass.

[hitmanyr2k]

And Ginobili better stop with these crap softy shots and start going hard to the rim. OMG...Nene flopping on Parker?!?

[kevm2]

this flopping in basketball is pathetic. How does parker knock down nene?

[sa_butta]

Horrible call!!!

[makedamnsure]

parker fouls....nene takes the charge

[davemaniscool]

Tim was looking for Camby on that missed shot. just dunk it

[jackiel1219]

Manu!!!!

[MannyIsGod]

Oh my GOD!

[Spurs Brazil]

Spurs took the lead and started playing crap again

[Trainwreck2100]

That's what i;m talkin bout manu

[Admidave50]

Where are the fucking fouls??

[makedamnsure]

what a shot by manuu

[aaronstampler]

Manu has like 4 steals.

[Clutch20]

told 'ja, push coming, Manu's started it

[jmard5]

Parker called an offensive foul against Nene?

[Deb]

spurs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Gros Membres!]

Gino is God. It's the fire in the eyes.

[Admidave50]

TP making Nene fall, that's so funny...

[Otaku]

Manu with 4 steals already!!

[sa_butta]

How was that not a foul??

[MannyIsGod]

Tim might get a T here.

[Ginofan]

Are you FUCKING kidding me? Where's the FOUL?!?!!?

[makedamnsure]

duncan is FURIOUS

[Horry For 3!]

Timmy is gettin hammered

[Spurs Brazil]

Nuggets FG - 56%

[Trainwreck2100]

what a shit no call

[MannyIsGod]

Oh man - thats fucking horrible. Defensive player of my ass.

[aaronstampler]

Are the refs gonna give us a call tonight? We have like 3 FTs

[makedamnsure]

40-44

[ducks]

duncan needs to jump

[Horry For 3!]

Refs aren't callin shit for Timmy

[JasonsGirl]

Timmy looked PISSED. As he should be.

[Cry Havoc]

Nuggets FG - 56%

And they're only up 4. This Spurs team is amazing... you play good, they hang around until you slip and then they destroy you.

[Deb]

TD needs to step up

[slayermin]

Nice shot by Manu.

That was a BS charge on TP. Nena was falling down before TP even touched him.

[sa_butta]

As long as we keep it close we are still in good shape.

[MannyIsGod]

Are the refs gonna give us a call tonight? We have like 3 FTsOn the road, in the playoffs, forget about it. You're going to have to play through calls.

That being said, that last call was fucked.

[Gros Membres!]

Tim finally exploded. Love it.

[mabber]

Spurs taking Denver's best shot and are still right there. Spurs will win this.

[Admidave50]

Not a foul?? I don't believe it!

[hitmanyr2k]

Duncan...pull your head out of your ass and stop giving credence to Camby's DPOY award.

Gino...stop with the soft one hand jumpers from 10-15 feet away and go all the way to the rim strong with elbows and knees blazin.

Parker...get your ass in gear

[Clutch20]

Ref with 1 glass eye and no brain is calling shots tonight

[Nikos]

Can someone please change their avatar to mine, Shoogar, and MI21's?

It is for good luck.

Please.

:)

[jaespur21]

8 vs 5

[Horry For 3!]

We're not hitting any 3s right now. Hopefully 2nd half we do well at the 3 pt line.

[MannyIsGod]

Nice shot by Manu.

That was a BS charge on TP. Nena was falling down before TP even touched him.Same call that went against Melo.

I have no problem with it.


Anyhow one reason the Nuggets have more FTs is that they're doing a lot more in the paint than the Spurs.

[sa_butta]

Refs aren't callin shit for TimmyTim isnt hittin shit either though, he needs to be more aggressive and stop waiting for the calls.

[JasonsGirl]

I wonder if the ref's take weekly eye exams

[Deb]

None of the Spurs have played really well yet. Just wait.......

[MannyIsGod]

That shot was fucking SICK.

[Horry For 3!]

We gotta hope Finley heats up in the 2nd half. Barry is sucking.

[ducks]

manu and duncan are both 3-9

[easjer]

Wait for what precisely? They are playing like ass and the refs are not going to give them anything.

[makedamnsure]

6 turnovers by the spurs

[jackiel1219]

that was poorly executed

[Deb]

gotta get the Thuggits crowd out of it

[boutons_]

Tim needs NOT to get that "poor me" attitude and stick his head up his ass.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Now we get the Gregg Popovich special. Call a timeout, two seconds left on the shot clock, and we get a slow developing Duncan turnaround fadeaway attempt :tu

[Gros Membres!]

Has Tim scored?!!

[JasonsGirl]

stop bitching camby