Round 2, Game 2: Spurs vs Suns Official Game Blog Thread

[TampaDude]

Jumpers ain't going for the Spurs tonight...

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Why are WE settling for jumpers??

[kskonn]

I really wish the spurs would start driving and quit shooting so many damn jumpers

[Spurs Brazil]

Foul on TD

[Spurologist]

TD and spurs D are carrying us right now. Someone needs to start hitting shots on O other than TD

[1SUNSFAN]

What? A foul on Duncan? I don't F-n belive it....

[jackiel1219]

Manu should have taken it to the basket on the possession

[ducks]

terrible shooting by both teams

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

This is going to be a SLOW game... the refs are already all over it.

[Capt Bringdown]

Spurs settling for jumpers instead of driving...:(

[jackiel1219]

Finley

[Pistons < Spurs]

up 2!!!!!

[Spurologist]

FINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNnn

bingo 33333333333333333333

[lefty]

FIN is fine !

[TampaDude]

Refs will not call a damn foul on Tim.

They just did...

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Manu is only a passer so far

[kskonn]

see like I said, let the jumpers fly.

[Warlord23]

Findog!

[Aud21946]

J V to the bench NOW!

[ducks]

manu has some assist cool

[Admidave50]

Manu must be more aggressive!!

[lefty]

Fiiiiiiiiiiiin

[resistanze]

Finley is badass. Vaughn is doo doo.

[TampaDude]

2 in a row for Fin...

[ducks]

big dog

[Spurs Brazil]

Yes Finley!

[Deb]

Fin Dog

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Why did JV just shoot the ball two plays in a row, one of them run FOR HIM???

Fark, where's Manu?

[Pistons < Spurs]

This is a perfect pace for a Spurs victory. At this rate, it will be an 80 - 80 type of game.

[Aud21946]

Td All Day

[bonesinaz]

TD with 8.

[GrandeDavid]

There a go, Fin. Again, just keep it close coming down the stretch.

[Deb]

Just keep rebounding Spurs

[ducks]

another hook by duncan

[milkyway21]

Is Tony injured or sick? He looks like he has concrete boots on.Nasty headache.

[Deb]

Get Vaugn out please

[hitmanyr2k]

Why is Horry passing up wide open shots for Vaughn? That was kind of stupid.

[kskonn]

jesus vaughn, get your ass to the bench.

[davemaniscool]

stop shooting vaughn. just help stop nash

[Warlord23]

Get Vaughn out of there now ... this is the problem when Parker has a bad game .. Vaughn has zero offense

[ducks]

vag quite shooting

[Deb]

Our pace of game first quarter

GO SPURS GO

[lefty]

Timmy M-V-P !

[Spurologist]

TD is God-like

[kskonn]

Duncan really wants to win this game tonight.

[Warlord23]

Duncan came to play

[Spurs Brazil]

TD scores, he has 10pts

[TampaDude]

Duncan to the BANK!!!

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

mannn.... Manu gets early fouls for basically doing nothing.

[resistanze]

TD is still King.

[davemaniscool]

If Spurs were only shooting worth a damn...hmmm...the possibilities...

[hitmanyr2k]

Why the fuck are people blaming Vaughn? Tell that bitch Horry to shoot the ball. There was no one near him.

[slayermin]

Tim playing almost the entire quarter. It's a halfcourt game folks which means the Suns are playing our game.

[Don Quixote]

I guess Phoenix is not running away with this game after all.

And ... if the jumper is open, and a good shot, they should take it. They're pros, they're supposed to make most of them. They'll start falling at some point.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Someone please remind JV that he's a DISTRIBUTOR

[Spurs Brazil]

Foul on Manu

[dbreiden83080]

What was that about Thomas slowing Duncan down again and please Manu wake UP

[1SUNSFAN]

TD is God-like
God doesn't shoot bank shots.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

why has Vaughn taken more shots than Manu? :lol

Manus like the sixth option on jumpers.

[Admidave50]

TIMMY for MVP!!

[thekingrobert]

right now id rather see beno or barry run the point

[Aud21946]

No More Jv!

[ducks]

td 10 points 6 rebounds

td wants the ring

[Admidave50]

Please someone tell Vaughn to stop shooting the damn ball!

[slayermin]

Why the fuck are people blaming Vaughn? Tell that bitch Horry to shoot the ball. There was no one near him.

What has Horry ever done to the Bulls? :lol

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

What was that about Thomas slowing Duncan down again and please Manu wake UP
I think he's doing fine, it's just not showing up on the boxscore. When he came in, we got the lead, because he racked up 3 early assists.

[gaKNOW!blee]

Why the fuck are people blaming Vaughn? Tell that bitch Horry to shoot the ball. There was no one near him.


Its too early for Horry to be shooting

[kskonn]

If Spurs were only shooting worth a damn...hmmm...the possibilities...


It is shaping up for it to be a Duncan and finley kind of night. They should throw barry in at back up point. He can miss shots just as good as JV, but hell he may actually make one. They would atleast have to respect his shot.

[thekingrobert]

yea jv is killing us we should be up more

[ducks]

jv 3 shot attempts
tp 1
something is wrong

[milkyway21]

TD with 8...so Thomas is NOT the answer. They have to resurrect Kiwi, the Duncan practice partner maybe he can help a little :madrun

[Aud21946]

If I see this preview for Saving grace .. I am going to be sick !

[Tek_XX]

Seriously ya'll, i know there's a lot of beno hate but Udrih can hit a shot.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Except for Tim, and maybe Elson, we have played a horrible quarter!

however, the pace is what we want, and they are still trying to cover Tim with one man, so I'm happy! :D

[ballhog]

Duncan looks a little tired. Time for some Oberto I guess.

[Don Quixote]

Disagree ... Vaughn has got to take that shot if he's wide open. Don't force em, of course, but if the defense is completely sagging, he's gotta take it.

But it's on Pop, too, to pull Jacque if he's stinking up the place. Free Beno?

[dbreiden83080]

Timmy 10pts 7 reb's already.

[Warlord23]

How about getting Barry in there for a while instead of Vaughn?

Defensively, Manu on Nash, Bowen on Barbosa, Barry on Bell. Let's see if they leave Brent as open as they're leaving JV

[aaronstampler]

I think people should lay off Manu. He has 3 assists and 2 rebs already and the spurs are like +10 with him in the game so far.

[davemaniscool]

not another severe weather alert in Dallas. This city's weather sucks. I'm going back to SA

[Kevin Blackistone]

I like the pace - good to go if it stays like this.

[ducks]

td has 10 not 8

[Spurologist]

God doesn't shoot bank shots.

But God is omnipresent and capable of owning your ass at any moment.

TD is God-like

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Disagree ... Vaughn has got to take that shot if he's wide open. Don't force em, of course, but if the defense is completely sagging, he's gotta take it.
I just wish our ball movement didn't involve getting Vaughn open. But at least he doesn't hesitate.

[kskonn]

jv 3 shot attempts
tp 1
something is wrong

Yea phoenix actually has shown respect for Parkers shot and have decided that Vaughn sucks and can't hit a wide open shot.

[ballhog]

If I see this preview for Saving grace .. I am going to be sick !

What the hell could it be about? I am getting sick of 'House of Payne'. That looks terrible.

[Spurs Brazil]

Oberto in

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Seriously ya'll, i know there's a lot of beno hate but Udrih can hit a shot.

That's true, but he has terrible handles for a PG.

Pop should say to JV, "you are not allowed to shoot unless wide open from 18ft in... and then only once a quarter!" :lmao

[Supergirl]

Spurs missing their FTs isn't helping either. Right now they're shooting 50%.

[Kevin Blackistone]

I think people should lay off Manu. He has 3 assists and 2 rebs already and the spurs are like +10 with him in the game so far.

Manu's doing fine. He's making smart plays and isn't forcing shots.

[florige]

Seriously ya'll, i know there's a lot of beno hate but Udrih can hit a shot.

Yeah, he just can't dribble the ball up court.

[Aud21946]

Rotation .. Beff Jerkey for TD and Barry for JV

[Deb]

Seriously ya'll, i know there's a lot of beno hate but Udrih can hit a shot.
Agreed. What the hell happened with Beno?

[Spurologist]

Damn. FIN could really elevate back in the day to the point of even dubbed the next MJ

[hitmanyr2k]

What has Horry ever done to the Bulls? :lol

Not a damn thing lol. I'm just telling it like it is. People want to blame Vaughn for shooting but they aren't looking at who's passing up shots. The outside shot is more Horry's game so if there's no one within 10 feet of him I don't see why he's making a low b-ball IQ play and throwing it to a player who's jumpshot is a weakness.

[bonesinaz]

Manu!!

[jackiel1219]

Manu attacked the basket

[Pistons < Spurs]

Manu!!!

[Spurs Brazil]

Manuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[ducks]

manu layup yes

[davemaniscool]

nice no call on the foul

[resistanze]

Barbosa fucked him up!

[Spurs Brazil]

Foul on TP

[hitmanyr2k]

Looks like Parker is getting the Ginobili treatment now :lol

[bonesinaz]

OMG, I hope Parker is ok. Barbosa completely undercut TP.

[ducks]

why kill tp

[davemaniscool]

that better be a foul or replace this crew

[ducks]

flAGRANT FOUL

[aaronstampler]

Dirty fucking play.

[Marcus Bryant]

Dammit Token shut the fuck up.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

hope parker's just rattled and not hurt

[Deb]

Damn friggin hard foul on Tony

[bonesinaz]

flAGRANT FOUL

I agree.

[1SUNSFAN]

Nice undercut by Barbosa! Like when someone gets on their hands and knees and someone else pushes them over. Go ahead and give the Suns the foul... that was funny.

[ducks]

fuck THIS SUNS TEAM FUCKING DIRTY TEAM

[ducks]

Fuck Starver

[Marcus Bryant]

The shot was off before time ran out.

[siopaoboi]

uhoh!!! phx we have a problem :P looking to be a relatively easy and controlled series by the spurs

[SpursDynasty]

I thought Dallas and Phoenix were the best two teams in the NBA? One's already eliminated, and the other is trailing 0-1 in the series and trailing in Game 2. Phoenix only 19 points in the first quarter?

[aaronstampler]

Good we're getting FTs out of it. Stick these Tony, that's the best revenge.

[lefty]

Relax it's not a flagrant

Stop being homers

[ducks]

Fuck The Suns

[resistanze]

LOL Barbosa ain't dirty man, maybe Marion, but not Barbosa

[Spurs Brazil]

No flagrant

Just 2FTs

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Barbosa's not dirty anyway.

Parker looks alright.

[Deb]

Nice undercut by Barbosa! Like when someone gets on their hands and knees and someone else pushes them over. Go ahead and give the Suns the foul... that was funny.
You are a dirty rat bastard :devil

[TampaDude]

Parker gets fouled with 0.1 second left in the 1st...and there's 1...and there's 2...

[Pistons < Spurs]

It wasn't intentional....take the FT's and be happy w/ a lead after the first qtr.

[bonesinaz]

Nice undercut by Barbosa! Like when someone gets on their hands and knees and someone else pushes them over. Go ahead and give the Suns the foul... that was funny.

You are a classless fool.

[Capt Bringdown]

Let's bury these _unts!

[davemaniscool]

man 6pt lead and they're not playing well.

[hitmanyr2k]

Cmon...Barbosa didn't do that on purpose lol. He went for the shot block and pulled back at the last second and ducked. I don't think he knew Parker was going to get pushed over his body.

[Supergirl]

Sign of desperation when a team is resorting to dirty fouls. It means the Suns don't think they're good enough to win on their own. They want the refs to bail them out.

[aaronstampler]

+ 6! Great first quarter. Perfect 1st quarter for us. They came out like gangbusters and we clawed back. DEFENSE BABY DEFENSE!

[slayermin]

I've watched Barbosa play a few times now and I don't think he's dirty. He didn't know TP was jumping up to take the shot.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

So far the Spurs are being aggressive on both ends so I like that.

[dbreiden83080]

That was accidental but scary as shit

[milkyway21]

Spurs leading by 6 this early...

[Manu20]

TP just scared the shit out of me!

Glad he is ok.

[kskonn]

just unlucky no flagrant.

[TampaDude]

Spurs now up by 6...let's stretch it out...

[ducks]

Suns Can Not Be Happy They Were Up By 8
Time To Kill These Mothefuckers

[kskonn]

does anyone else wonder why D-wade has an obsession with getting in Barkley 5?

[GrandeDavid]

Helluva nice recovery to a slow start.

[dbreiden83080]

That was nobody's fault but i have seen broken arms and dislocated shoulders happen on a lot less we are so lucky he is OK.

[resistanze]

Sign of desperation when a team is resorting to dirty fouls. It means the Suns don't think they're good enough to win on their own. They want the refs to bail them out.
:lol Did you just say two contradicting things?

[aaronstampler]

ps I think Manu played very well that first quarter. Hit his only shot, 3 dimes, 2 rebounds, and our run started the second he came in. We went from -6 to + 6 with him in there.

[Supergirl]

TD with 10 pts 7 rebounds in 1 quarter. Has he ever scored a double-double in 1 quarter?

[ducks]

Tp Is Going To Have To Have A Massage Tonight

[siopaoboi]

barbosa aint dirty. but i still think spurs control the tempo and thats bad news to the suns if they dont get out of this funk.

[bonesinaz]

Relax it's not a flagrant

Stop being homers

TP could have been seriously injured on that play.

[1SUNSFAN]

Sign of desperation when a team is resorting to dirty fouls. It means the Suns don't think they're good enough to win on their own. They want the refs to bail them out.

Stupid Spurs fans... Barbosa was trying to get out of the way... it was a foul, but inadvertent. This coming from the dirtiest team in the NBA since the 89 Pistons! :lol

[ATXSPUR]

calm down Spurs fans....look at the game. We are controlling tempo. And we got two ft's be happy and move on to the second quarter. No flagrent.

[ballhog]

Suns held to 19 points in quarter. I love it!!!!!!

[efrem1]

The steel wall is working. 26% shooting :) No let ups please!!

[Deb]

does anyone else wonder why D-wade has an obsession with getting in Barkley 5?
L :dizzy OL - perhaps they are closet gays?

[ducks]

Nash Is 2-8

[Dirk Nowitzki]

GOD DAMNIT COMON PHOENIX! You are missing easy baskets and beating yourselves. Calm now and you will take control of this game easily! Get em going Nash!! :clap

[boutons_]

The Suns, the poor, miserable Suns, owned like slaves.

D'antoni still speaks Italian?
Take refresher course, maybe?
Some Italian club will surely take him off unemployment rolls! :lol

[milkyway21]

Suns Can Not Be Happy They Were Up By 8
Time To Kill These Mothefuckersyou confuse the Suns with the Mavs, ducks :lol

these are nice people(except Sarver), with nicer fans in this forum

[TampaDude]

does anyone else wonder why D-wade has an obsession with getting in Barkley 5?

Yeah, really...D Wade is the one with the ring! :lol

I know, I know...Barkley is in the HOF... :tu

[Admidave50]

Spurs playing badly but we stillhave +6!

LOL @ Suns shooting 26.10%! Nash is hot 2/8

[Supergirl]

:lol Did you just say two contradicting things?

Yes. Scratch the comment about the refs. This team is just desperate, resorting to hard fouls rather than believing in themselves and their talent.

[GrandeDavid]

Nice first quarter by Timmy!!!

[lefty]

TP could have been seriously injured on that play.

True

But it wasn't intentional

[Deb]

Stupid Spurs fans... Barbosa was trying to get out of the way... it was a foul, but inadvertent. This coming from the dirtiest team in the NBA since the 89 Pistons! :lol
Can't you just find a cliff to jump off of right now?

[Kobulingam]

Shit, if it wasn't for brainfart at start Spurs would be way ahead.

Parker still feeling the effects of small concussion.

[kskonn]

L :dizzy OL - perhaps they are closet gays?

well he is wearing a pretty gay sweater.

[Kevin Blackistone]

Great defensive 1st Q. Tempo is spot on, and only got hit once for a 3 in transistion. Keep making Nash take tough shots and playing post defense.


BTW - Great defense by Oberto at the end of the 2nd.

[davemaniscool]

Nice undercut by Barbosa! Like when someone gets on their hands and knees and someone else pushes them over. Go ahead and give the Suns the foul... that was funny.

don't feed the :troll

[Spurologist]

Tp Is Going To Have To Have A Massage Tonight

Don't all players get massages after the game.

I guess TP's might be special :lol

[lefty]

Damn

We have the lead, despite an average 1st quarter

[hitmanyr2k]

Horry passes up another shot for a tougher one. What the hell is he out there for?

[ducks]

SUNS SHOTTING
Points 21
Field Goals 7-23, 30%
Free Throws 6-6, 100%
3-Pointers 1-4, 25%

[Amuseddaysleeper]

manu waking up??

[TampaDude]

Manuuuuu!!!

[resistanze]

DAMN Manu!

[jackiel1219]

Manu with the nice move

[Cry Havoc]

Manu... what a play. He looks like the Manu of 2005!

[Spurs Brazil]

Manuuuuuuu scores

[ducks]

Spurs Small

[jackiel1219]

WTF was that Oberto?

[Gerryatrics]

Hate to see a man go down, but it was almost worth it to see the clueless homers throwing hissy-fits.

[ducks]

Oberta Only Big For Spurs

[davemaniscool]

Marion performing his usual disappearing act

[bonesinaz]

I love Manu and Oberto playing together.

[Cry Havoc]

OBERTO!!!!

What a heady rebound that was!!!!

[ducks]

Tp Shot The Ball

[hitmanyr2k]

The Suns are doing pretty good with that zone. The Spurs perimeter players can't drive to the rim.

[resistanze]

That shouldn't be a kick ball.

[Gerryatrics]

Yikes, wonder how they're going to mark that on the boxscore.

[Capt Bringdown]

Small ball, yeech!

[naico]

cmon spurs gotta take advantage of the suns right now!

[ATXSPUR]

Finley has got to take that one to the house.....

[Deb]

Whats with chick behind the scorers with the bandage on her nose - is she a Nash sympathizer

[ducks]

Fuck The Suns Fans

[TampaDude]

Spurs are getting some bad bounces...they could be up 10 right now...

[Aud21946]

GEEZ! But to be up and not hitting our shots is scary for suns fans

[davemaniscool]

Suns are doing everything they can to stop Manu.

Spurs need to run some screens for him to free him up

[jackiel1219]

Small ball is killing the Spurs

[Spurologist]

Refs were intimidated on that last play. Diaw just got away with a moving screen

[kskonn]

I am really getting sick of that step back, take it to the damn hole.

[resistanze]

HOLY SHIT Barbosa is fast.

[TampaDude]

Spurs shooting has gone cold...good timeout by Pop...

[Spurs Brazil]

Time out Spurs

[Capt Bringdown]

Small ball kills our lead...way to go, Pop!

[aaronstampler]

I hate smallball.

[ducks]

Time For Duncan

[Don Quixote]

Did someone put No-Doz in Manu's Gatorade? That's all he needed, I suppose.

Does anyone remember this caffeinated water they put on the market a few years ago? I don't think they still make it, but it was fun brewing coffee with it.

[Behrooz24]

carry much?

[Cry Havoc]

HOLY SHIT Barbosa is fast.

Yes, using his elbow to clear Tony out was a very quick maneuver.

[davemaniscool]

Barbosa shoved parker with that chicken wing for the shot

[GrandeDavid]

Time to put Tim back in.

[dbreiden83080]

We should be up by 15 right now how many easy ass shots can we miss here.

[1SUNSFAN]

That shouldn't be a kick ball.

I think they got Raja confused with Nash and Barbosa... they are the soccer players.

[ATXSPUR]

Small ball is killing the Spurs

Bad shot selection and missed shots are killing the Spurs.

[naico]

spurs brought it on theirselves these last 4 points

[Spurologist]

Spurs should be up 10. Missing easy shots have led to easy layins for the suns.

[Cry Havoc]

Small ball is killing the Spurs

Duncan can't play 48 minutes.

[ballhog]

Bend it like Bell. Nice move.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Put Duncan back, before Phoenix gets comfy.

[milkyway21]

you think Tony is okay?

We don't want seeing him in stretchers when he walk down the aisle alongside Longoria in July huh :lol

[Warlord23]

Goes to show how much of a difference Tim makes on the floor ... Tony is cold, and so is Finley

[Gerryatrics]

Don't like this lineup at all, with Oberto being the only big the Suns can stay home on the shooters and TP doesn't move the ball enough to free any of them for shots.

[Tek_XX]

Remember when Steve Kerr was our homer.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Manu, so tentative, and I don't get why. He should drive hard to his right a couple of times and surprise the shit out of them.

We were playing well in that stretch, just missing gimme jumpers.

The one thing that worries me is that the Suns have been COLD, and they will get very HOT at some stage...

[Dirk Nowitzki]

:clap :clap Hell yeah! And that was with the best pg in the league sitting. Nash should be back in soon and the Suns should be on route to blow this game wide open!

[1SUNSFAN]

That wasn't not a foul!

That wasn't not a double-negative. :lol :lol :lol

[slayermin]

TD will have to play big minutes. 42 maybe?

[Admidave50]

Barbosa pulling out TP with his hand on the replay

[Cry Havoc]

Manu, so tentative, and I don't get why. He should drive hard to his right a couple of times and surprise the shit out of them.

We were playing well in that stretch, just missing gimme jumpers.

The one thing that worries me is that the Suns have been COLD, and they will get very HOT at some stage...

We're as cold as they are shooting right now. I like this game so far. They came out with a ton of emotion and we deflated it.

[hitmanyr2k]

Duncan can't play 48 minutes.

He shouldn't be playing less than 35 minutes either.

[Kevin Blackistone]

Gotta hit the open shots. Spurs got the lead and relaxed a bit, stopped being aggressive. Missing long jumpers is letting the Suns run. Time to work the offense and either get penetration or low post play and get points or to the line.

[Tek_XX]

Spurs just aren't hitting right now.

[resistanze]

:clap :clap Hell yeah! And that was with the best pg in the league sitting. Nash should be back in soon and the Suns should be on route to blow this game wide open!
LMFAO. That is all.

[Spurologist]

Remember when Steve Kerr was our homer.

When was that. He has tried so hard not to be ever since he got into broadcasting.

[Admidave50]

:clap :clap Hell yeah! And that was with the best pg in the league sitting. Nash should be back in soon and the Suns should be on route to blow this game wide open!

If the best pg in the league keeps shooting badly (2/8), we'll win easily!

[slayermin]

Barbosa pulling out TP with his hand on the replay

Yeah, he was clearing out with his elbows.

[ballhog]

Duncan can't play 48 minutes.

At least have a stinkin' rebounder in there. Jeez.

[Deb]

:clap :clap Hell yeah! And that was with the best pg in the league sitting. Nash should be back in soon and the Suns should be on route to blow this game wide open!
Stupid shit :spin

[milkyway21]

:clap :clap Hell yeah! And that was with the best pg in the league sitting. Nash should be back in soon and the Suns should be on route to blow this game wide open!
so you're a Suns fan now :p:

did you get your MVP trophy already?

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

It is all about Duncan tonight, because no-one else looks to be on at all.

[Cry Havoc]

He shouldn't be playing less than 35 minutes either.

If our players hit the open shots while he's on the bench, it wouldn't matter.

[kskonn]

:clap :clap Hell yeah! And that was with the best pg in the league sitting. Nash should be back in soon and the Suns should be on route to blow this game wide open!
It was also with the best power forward sitting. Duncan will impact the game more than nash.

[TampaDude]

Fuck...

[ducks]

Manu, so tentative, and I don't get why. He should drive hard to his right a couple of times and surprise the shit out of them.

We were playing well in that stretch, just missing gimme jumpers.

The one thing that worries me is that the Suns have been COLD, and they will get very HOT at some stage...
HE IS A CHICKENSINCE HE GOT OLD

[Cry Havoc]

Wow, they allow muggings in the backcourt now?

[Marcus Bryant]

Damn. You pussies had me thinking they were down 10.

[Spurs Brazil]

Dam another TO

Subs 7-0 run

[TampaDude]

Nothing is falling...