Round 2, Game 4: Spurs vs Suns Official Game Blog Thread

[resistanze]

blocked muthafucka!

[Spurologist]

AMARE just got CAPPED

[Pistons < Spurs]

Damn..I was ready to jump out of my seat if Vaughns 3 went in.

[ashbeeigh]

:lmao, so now suddenly they recognized the restricted area.

There was an iffy one earlier involving the restricted area as well. If I do recall.

[sa_butta]

Good block and good job on the tie up by Bruce.

[samikeyp]

Go Vaughn!

[lefty]

Blooooooooooooock

[naico]

cmon jacque!get up

[Spurs Brazil]

TD HUGE block

[Capt Bringdown]

Manu missing in action, AGAIN! We'd have this game salted away if he'd just get his head out of his ass.

[Cry Havoc]

Duncan just pahjownzored you, Amare.

[ballhog]

Love that block. Nice.

[GrandeDavid]

Tim just humiliatingly stuffed Amare's shit.

[easjer]

What?!?!

[Ginofan]

what?!?! Foul on Manu?

[easjer]

OK. NO foul.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Suns making a mini-run on bad decisions by Spurs on O...

[CosmicCowboy]

bullshit foul.

[yeahone]

obertoooooo

[sa_butta]

Beautiful!!!!!!!!

[Cry Havoc]

Oberto has been THE x-factor for us tonight.

[easjer]

Again, nice, Oberto!

[yeahone]

obertooooo

[sa_butta]

Oberto Lookin Good Out There.

[resistanze]

Damn ginobili no more 3s

[ashbeeigh]

Oh my, scoring and rebounding? That's what Fabrico can do.

[samikeyp]

Oberto Owns Phoenix!! :lmao

Ok not really but still....he is playing well. :)

[Cry Havoc]

That was one of the most obvious charges I've ever seen on Barbosa. HORRIBLE no-call.

[ShoogarBear]

:bang

[resistanze]

Vintage Vaughn

[yeahone]

freaking vaughnnnnnnn

[Admidave50]

Sunsfans can't say shit about ref tonight!

[Budkin]

Damn Manu's cold as ice again...

[Spurs Brazil]

Vaugh SUCKS

[ATXSPUR]

stupid shot by gino and vaughn is an idiot

[Deb]

Get Vaughan out please

[yeahone]

great quarter spursssssssss

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

See Barbosa push Barry over???

[jmard5]

O man... *groan* vaughn...
nakngteteng naman o...

[CubanMustGo]

FUCK these refs. Spurs should be up by 20.

[sa_butta]

Good Quarter for the Spurs. Lets take care of it.

[Budkin]

Fucking Barry got bowled over and no call at all. Ref bitching is over for the Suns.

[CosmicCowboy]

wow. they are really letting them play. Suns bitching has backfired.

[samikeyp]

14-21 shooting in the 3rd....let's keep it going boys!

[Pistons < Spurs]

Very good 3rd qtr!!!! but we did allow 32 points this qtr. Gotta shut that down.

[GrandeDavid]

Alright, up 8 at home to start the 4th. Tim got lots of rest and has 3 fouls to give. We really need to close this one out.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

we shot 14/22 and only outscored phoenix by 3 points in the third quarter???


oh well, let's seal the deal!

[01Snake]

LOTS of no-calls

[Cry Havoc]

Why did Vaughn have the ball at the end of the third quarter!

If Parker sits with 45 seconds to play, he usually gets two TV commercials PLUS the end of the 3rd. That's a huge amount of rest for only 45 seconds. I'll take the turnover if Tony is completely fresh for the 4th.

[Deb]

Honestly, was Beno really worse than Vaughan?

[powerpower]

Poke manu's other eye Raja. plsssssssssssssssssssssssss

[Ginofan]

32 points? Ugh not such great defense!

[Budkin]

Time to put them away Spurs... don't pull a Mavericks.

[MannyIsGod]

Spurs shooting a bit too fast there. I think they got caught up in their heat wave.

[dbreiden83080]

We had better stay hot from the field because the Suns are going to come hard here. 8 pt lead 12 min guys come on play strong.

[GrandeDavid]

Tim has 16 pts, 8 rbs and 3 blks. He's due for a huge 4th.

[TampaDude]

Nice DD there...cost us 2 points...oh, well...we're still up and Spurs will own the 4th quarter.

Get ready for the Suns to go on a run here...they know time is running out...it's scrap and scrape time...Spurs gotta lock 'em down!

[Kobulingam]

The point isn't that Manu shouldnt' take threes. The point is Manu CAN GET 10+ FUCKING FREETHROWS A GAME and he's being a pussy about it.

[easjer]

Refs suck. Hope Suns fans are happy with the 'make-up' - Spurs didn't really play terrifically in the last three or four minutes. But seems like lots of rest. They just need to keep adjusting to the bad calls and get it done. They kept a sizeable lead, so good for them.

Now they just need to clamp the D down hard and continue frustrating Nash. And scoring on the other end would really help too.

Too many times they are standing around watching PHX pick up the rebound from on our missed shots. If you aren't running back on D, then at least try for it - don't stand there and watch it.

Need to pick up the rebounding a lot.

[MannyIsGod]

Honestly, was Beno really worse than Vaughan?lol.

Yes.

[gaKNOW!blee]

Where's speedy claxton when you need him?

[Budkin]

Listen if it goes it's a great shot by Gino if he misses it it's horrible? Come on. If he has a wide open 3 he should take period!

Just sucks that he's cold. He needs to drive to the hole in the 4th.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Vaughn... he was a solid player reg season... maybe he can't handle playoff pressure.

We REALLY need a decent backup point. How hard can that be to find?

Great quarter. Now for the Suns' run and our cold streak... I think this team can gut it out though. They are hardcore.

[timmydidit]

:lmao, so now suddenly they recognized the restricted area.


i know right bs...

[spursjustice]

An 8 point lead is not enough...

[theroc5]

my only complain is that manu needs to drive to the basket more instead of these gay 3 pt shots.

[Dirk Nowitzki]

Suns are right there!! God they are within striking distance. No way they dont take advantage of this and tie it up 2-2. No fucking way!

[dbreiden83080]

I have been pretty relaxed most of the night now i think i am going to start to get nervous.

[Budkin]

lol.

Yes.

Way way way worse.

[Spurs Brazil]

Honestly, was Beno really worse than Vaughan?

Yes, he is but Manu or Brent can play PG

[Supergirl]

Impressed with the Spurs scoring 33 in the 3rd, not so impressed with allowing the Suns to score 30. That's almost as much as they scored in the entire first half. Shut em down, Spurs. Close this one out.

[Kobulingam]

The point isn't that Manu shouldn't take threes. The point is Manu CAN GET 10+ FUCKING FREETHROWS A GAME and he's being a pussy about it.

[timmydidit]

it really isn't im getting nervous again

[Spurologist]

Honestly, was Beno really worse than Vaughan?

Let me put it this way:

If Beno didn't fuck up, that game would be on his highlight reel for the year

Vaughn is reaching that level but at least he has toughness and the ability to bring the ball up court

[Amuseddaysleeper]

for those complaining about the defense in the third, remember TD was on the bench for a lot of the third w/ 3 fouls

[TampaDude]

Listen if it goes it's a great shot by Gino if he misses it it's horrible? Come on. If he has a wide open 3 he should take period!

True...4 of 10 is better than 2 of 5.

[GrandeDavid]

Spurs shooting a bit too fast there. I think they got caught up in their heat wave.

I think they did, too. In the 4th they should really grind it out and look to go to Tim (duh) and work that clock on their possessions.

[Deb]

lol.

Yes.
Then I hope we are looking for a backup point guard :blah

[teamster]

Hello 2 spurs land! Yes you already have me a huge utah jazz fan invading your message board! Yes I am picking you to beat the spurs & after this tuesday the jazz will be waiting for a :ihit ! So lets all buckel up for a big western outlaw showdown!! Look forward to chating with all you spur lovers soon! :toast :smokin

[Budkin]

An 8 point lead is not enough...

I hope TnT can keep it going.

[Cry Havoc]

Honestly, was Beno really worse than Vaughan?

We were happy with Beno if he could get the ball to the half-court line without thinking Pop was an open teammate and rifling him a pass.

[ShoogarBear]

Spurs fans.....Piston fan here with lots of respect for Duncan and the boyz. Looking forward to the Pistons and Spurs in the Finals. All this small ball is cute and good for NBA ratings......but the Pistons and Spurs play REAL basketball and that's why they'll be playing for the trophy. Good luck for now......but can't wait for the rematch. Go Pistons.We're all a bit preoccupied now. Check out PistonTalk.com, though, while you're here.

[Johnny RIngo]

Manu's chucking way too much. We'd be up 15 if he actually made half his shots. Maybe someone should poke him in the eye and wake him up.

[Ginofan]

Just noticed.... 7 FTs for the Spurs and 18 FTs for the Suns? Hopefully the refs want to play "even it out" here in the 4th

[milkyway21]

Discontinued dribble turnover on Jacque Vaughn


:depressed

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Nice DD there...cost us 2 points...oh, well...we're still up and Spurs will own the 4th quarter.

Get ready for the Suns to go on a run here...they know time is running out...it's scrap and scrape time...Spurs gotta lock 'em down!

:clap

[Supergirl]

Let"s Go Spurs Let"s Go.

[Cry Havoc]

Just noticed.... 7 FTs for the Spurs and 18 FTs for the Suns? Hopefully the refs want to play "even it out" here in the 4th

If we start driving, we better get the calls.

[Capt Bringdown]

We allowed the Suns to score 32 in the quarter. Not good.

[yeahone]

timyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[Kobulingam]

Vaughn sucks man. I would be so happy if Spurs traded him for poo. Preferably poo that plays better than Beno.

[TampaDude]

Spurs were 14 of 21 from the field in the 3rd...impressive!

[Cry Havoc]

Geez. Could Duncan even see the hoop?

[ShoogarBear]

Duncan gets hammered on the basket.

[CosmicCowboy]

OMG

that was sweet

[CubanMustGo]

Tim's back. :tu

[efrem1]

An 8 point lead is not enough...

At least the Suns are logging heavy minutes. It could be a facotr down the stretch.

[yeahone]

nice play barryyyyyyyyyyy

[easjer]

Fucking great pass.

[Spurologist]

NICE BARRY

what a PASS!!!!!!!!1

Td is fouled and will go to the line

[Cry Havoc]

Amare, Amare. You can't go inside on this team or we will school you like you're a sophomore in high school. :lmao

[lefty]

Duncan the block

Barry the feed

:elephant :elephant

[Spurs Brazil]

GREAT block Bob

[NBA Junkie]

Sick pass Bones!!

[Spurminator]

Barry rules. Welcome back Brent.

[resistanze]

Showboater :madrun

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Barry has finally arrived in the playoffs! When he plays like this he can really help us.

[ashbeeigh]

Tim should learn how to make FTs.

[GrandeDavid]

Nifty ass pass by Barry. Steve Kerr said he went in a bit of a time warp to his Seattle days. :lol

[yeahone]

mvpppppppppp

[L.I.T]

Bones is what he is.

[milkyway21]

Watch out Spurs Amare is not in foul trouble they don't want to go home 3-1.

:flag:

[Spurs Brazil]

That was a travel

[itzsoweezee]

damn, spurs are getting all the calls! the nba has is it in against the suns

[Ginofan]

effin WEAK SAUCE jesus H. Christ

[Cry Havoc]

That should have been an obvious travel call.

Oh well.

Suns to the line for 2. 83-72.

[resistanze]

LOL shit was clean

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Tim should learn how to make FTs.

:lol

Never going to happen again (he made 80% in 2002).

[ballhog]

Nice flop by Barbosa. I'm sick of these fuckers falling all over the place. Jeez.

[Cry Havoc]

Suns missing their FTs. :lol

Awesome.

[milkyway21]

Awarding of FTs game 4
Suns 18
Spurs 9 :wtf

[ashbeeigh]

Barbosa hasn't had a good night, from what Kerr and Albert just said. That's a good thing to hear.

[Cry Havoc]

So THATS a travel!?!?!?!?!

[easjer]

Fuck that man.

[Spurs Brazil]

FUCK those refs

[Pistons < Spurs]

slow down guys....don't waste this lead....

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Travel MY ARSE.

[Spurologist]

Barry can do no WRONG

[yeahone]

barrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyy

[Pistons < Spurs]

that was a big bucket by Barry.

[Cry Havoc]

Brent Barry.

Geez.

Our bench is lethal.

[lefty]

Great ball movement :elephant :elephant

[ashbeeigh]

Barry again!

[samikeyp]

double dribble on Bell

[spursjustice]

Barry is playing well!!!

[ShoogarBear]

Barbosa major suckage.

[Spurs Brazil]

Yes Brent

[ambchang]

Barbosa is REALLY choking in this series. Has he done anything yet?

[Pistons < Spurs]

shit.....

[samikeyp]

get loud you fuckers!

[jmard5]

About time Barry has a good game.

[resistanze]

Play was too predictable.

[easjer]

FUCK THAT.

Fuck that bullshit call man.

[Cry Havoc]

OH MY GOD. He ran UNDER duncan and duncan fell on him. Htat is a HORRIBLE call and it's going to get someone hurt.

[samikeyp]

Offensive foul on Timmy.....Javie called it, go figure.

[spursjustice]

damn... Raja did well...

[GrandeDavid]

Fuck it, Tim, play through that foul.

[01Snake]

Bs!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Went to the same play 3/4 times, not smart.

[ATXSPUR]

fucking refs

[Admidave50]

2 bad plays by Tim

[RealEstateDude]

kick they ass!!

[CubanMustGo]

Fuck You You Bastard Biased Refs!!!

[Budkin]

Duncan is making some stupid turnovers... glad the Suns are still missing.

[MannyIsGod]

I hope the Spurs win this. Then what will Diantoni rant about? They've gotten all the calls tonight. I don't care about the calls because the Spurs are doing a hell of a job playing through them, but I just want to hear him bitch about it some more.

[NBA Junkie]

Duncan getting too anxious with his moves to the hoop.

[GrandeDavid]

4 fouls. Smarten up, guys.

[Supergirl]

3 offensive fouls one TD in one game. I don't think I've ever known him to be called for that many offensive fouls. Refs are buying into Stoudewhiner and Co's ploy. Don't play into in, Spurs. Just play through it.

[ATXSPUR]

im getting nervous.................

[theroc5]

OH MY GOD. He ran UNDER duncan and duncan fell on him. Htat is a HORRIBLE call and it's going to get someone hurt.
amen

[Pistons < Spurs]

Tim should have just shot a J instead of trying to lean 6 feet towards the rim. That's giving the refs an opportunity to call a foul.

[dbreiden83080]

Bad call tim had better avoid that 5th every time we are about to blow it open we just can't come on guys.

[Johnny RIngo]

Refs are bailing out Phoenix right now. Bullshit calls.

[Admidave50]

3 Tos in a row for TD

[samikeyp]

Duncan getting too anxious with his movements to the hoop

agreed...nice and easy Timmy and you can win this game.

[ballhog]

Wow. The refs giving every chance possible to the Suns. They can't make a shot but they're still in it somehow.

[Budkin]

Timmy needs to take his time and get some easy buckets.

[L.I.T]

It's the black and white stripes world...we're just living in it.

[TampaDude]

This is a LOOOOONG way from over...Spurs gotta slow this shit down...work the clock...

[Spurologist]

FUCK THAT.

Fuck that bullshit call man.

Same shit Nash pulled in the first half

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

They're calling everything against Tim right now. The travel and charge we BS.

[ATXSPUR]

lets tighten up boys....

[milkyway21]

i feel sorry for Elson. Timvp might give him another "D" tonight :angel

[ambchang]

Where has all the Suns fans gone?

[easjer]

Spurs can stick with it and get through this. Settle down the pace though, simmer down. Yeah, it's a big game, but you've got to answer point for point.

Fuck the refs anyway, though. I knew this would happen after the hands off first half. It's pissing me off though.

[TampaDude]

They're calling everything against Tim right now. The travel and charge was BS.

Vince McMahon time...the surprise Suns kickout is coming...just watch!

[Amuseddaysleeper]

i hope Pop keeps timmy in the game despite 4 fouls

[CubanMustGo]

Time for TP to show up again

[Spurminator]

There's a moment where (unnecessary head tilt) the pieces all fit together.

[Kobulingam]

And a lot of no calls in favour of Suns. Raja is roughing people up and flopping like Devin Harris.

[dolacheck]

Spurs have 9 FTA, Suns have 20. I guess whining pays off

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Need to vary pour play calling. Go to each of the big 3.

[Ginofan]

And i thought this was the playoffs.

[naico]

hes sitting again?

[Cry Havoc]

Wow, this doesn't feel like a 10 point lead. Feels like a 4 point lead.

Feels strangely comfortable to know it's a 4 possession game.

[samikeyp]

ahh I see we have entered the "touch foul" portion of the game.

[Trifecta]

Refs are bailing out Phoenix right now. Bullshit calls.

The Suns definitely have no room to bark about the officiating tonight!

The refs are appeasing D'Antoni !~

[easjer]

Fuck man.

Pissing me off. Bowen picks up 2 and 3? Fuuuuuuuck.

[Cry Havoc]

Hahaha, hey Suns fans, still think we get all the calls? :lmao idiots.

[ashbeeigh]

Bowen's 3rd too? That's lame ass shit.

[Spurs Brazil]

FUCK those refs

[dav4463]

I hope all the calls shut up the suns whining. Spurs can't buy a call tonight.

[TampaDude]

Saw that 3 coming a mile away...

[ballhog]

What next? Calling fouls during a timeout?

[Cry Havoc]

Oberto gets an A+ from me this game.

[aaronstampler]

I don't like playing Tony nekkid goddammit.

[resistanze]

Is TD sitting???

[samikeyp]

now the shots are just getting stupid.

[Cry Havoc]

Barry. Not the shot we want.

[easjer]

THey have GOT to score.

[Spurs Brazil]

lame lineup

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

WTF Barry, milk the clock!

[GrandeDavid]

Awful shot by Barry. The crowd is quiet.

[ashbeeigh]

Manu's getting ready to come in. :tu

[Spurminator]

Are we down by 20? Where is the crowd???

[Deb]

Damn between the refs and us, we are losing ground

[L.I.T]

Just keep it a 2-3 possession game until Duncan returns.

[lefty]

Manu back in

[ATXSPUR]

the spurs are about to fuck around and lose this game

[samikeyp]

good...Manu get this placed juiced up.

[Cry Havoc]

Yay Manu's in.

[dav4463]

When is the last time any NBA team shot only 9 free throws after 3 1/2 quarters?

[samikeyp]

damnit

[Pistons < Spurs]

leads down to 5.....

[Cry Havoc]

Put.

Duncan.

In.

[Scotti]

85-80. Scary

[samikeyp]

finally a foul.

[L.I.T]

Oooook...now I'm getting nervous.

[TampaDude]

the spurs are about to fuck around and lose this game

Agreed...I can smell it...

[CubanMustGo]

Suns will be in the bonus the rest of the way.

[Budkin]

Spurs are starting to choke... get Duncan back the fuck in the game!!!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Damn, poor play. With Tim out we should be milking clock.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Well, you can't say the league's not trying to even it up :lol Officiating is ridiculous.

[ATXSPUR]

Im Starting To Get Fucking Pissed!!!!

[Capt Bringdown]

We let this game slip away and obviously it's a entirely new series. Pivitol moments here, let's go guys.
I'd leave Duncan in, why not? Put him back in when we've lost the lead?

[Cry Havoc]

Agreed...I can smell it...

Duncan and Manu will step up now. Watch. Timmy is about to go off.

[naico]

refs keeping suns in da game

[aaronstampler]

Panic move by Pop. 4 fouls by Tim in the middle 3rd of the 4th is no big deal.

[dbreiden83080]

We are in trouble guys they have almost nobody playing well and we have not been able to put them away.

[theroc5]

this game kinda reminds me of the last game in the regular season against the suns...that said Duncan needs to come back in the game.

[easjer]

Non-shooting my ass.

[Kobulingam]

Wow, this doesn't feel like a 10 point lead. Feels like a 4 point lead.

Feels strangely comfortable to know it's a 4 possession game.

You're right.

[Budkin]

I'm expecting good things from Manu in crunch time.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Pop needs to nut up and play Tim. This is it.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

fuck fuck fuck

phoenix could erase this lead in 3 seconds

[Spurologist]

Fuck.

Even a late whistle. Make the call so tp can be shooting fts.

Spurs need to keep attacking. No shot blocking presence what so ever. The jumpshots will be there.

[GrandeDavid]

The onus is on Manu now. He only has 10 points and we need his offense badly. Just get us down to five minutes then get Tim back in.

[dbreiden83080]

Duncan needs to check back in NOW this is not good how close they are we have got to get it going.

[Cry Havoc]

You're right.

Ugh.

Apparently our players thought so too and decided they needed to give us all heart failure. :pctoss

[easjer]

They have got to score. I'm really angry right now. Tim back in and everyone needs to play smarter and the D has to show up again.

[samikeyp]

Manu needs to go on a little run....then get TD back in to close it out.

[jaespur21]

Non-shooting my ass.
exactly only reason tony did shoot it was bcuz he had no idea they would call the foul

[dolacheck]

The officiating is horribly bad, its not even close to even like all the other games

[Budkin]

We are in trouble guys they have almost nobody playing well and we have not been able to put them away.

Yep, like i said earlier, we are losing this game for sure!

[Deb]

Go Spurs Go

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

It's all down to these 6 minutes.

Play smart, call different plays (not the same one over and over), hustle on D and don't leave 3-shooters open.

[easjer]

I don't care who it is, somebody needs to go on a run and they need to play smarter, tougher D.

[ATXSPUR]

come on Spurs!

[Supergirl]

Agreed - When WAS the last time a team only shot 9 FTs in a playoff game. Suns, meanwhile, have shot 20. refs doing everything they can to keep this series from being all but over. DON'T LET THEM SPURS. PLAY THROUGH IT.

[samikeyp]

don't leave 3-shooters open.

right there...exactly!