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

[SpursFanFirst]

This SSSSSSSSSSSSSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCKKKKS!

[aaronstampler]

This is terrible. We are running the stupidest fucking shit on defense.

[ballhog]

Fuck. Spurs playing like little girls.

[Budkin]

I can't fucking believe how bad we are choking!!!!!

[naico]

i knew this was coming...

[Spurologist]

F
U
C
K

insert trolls

[samikeyp]

The offense has just disappeared.

[ATXSPUR]

stupid play by the Spurs to lose this game tonight.

[Quasar]

Go spurs Go!

[mFFL03]

pulling a mavericks...

[Cry Havoc]

Well Suns fans, if you EVER say another word about the officiating I hope Kori IP bans you.

[Kobulingam]

Manu got fouled.

[Capt Bringdown]

Spurs need miracle now

[TDMVPDPOY]

fuck!!! 1pt game cmon duncan

[easjer]

Come on Spurs. Play it smart here and take it back.

Where the fuck was Robert Horry on that last play?

[Gros Membres!]

We need to get something going on this next posession. Horry in the corner? I had a feeling this afternoon.

[Budkin]

We are playing like a bunch of goddamned pussies!!!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Well done to all the jinxers who called it early. :rolleyes

We look tight as fuck right now, and their D suddenly became awesome.

This 53ticks determines our season.

[VaSpursFan]

hard to compete against 8...everyone of those refs should be fired. they aren't competent to coach high school ball

[theroc5]

every time manu goes to the hoop hes geting contact...just once in a while call it

[RashoFan]

we're sunk
BELIEVE...BABY....BELIEVE
It is a battle to the end....The guys just need to play hard and smart.

[TampaDude]

Hey...that's why the Suns are the #2 seed...they are better than the Spurs...

[samikeyp]

2-2 going to the desert.

[lefty]

Wtf ???

[Admidave50]

fuck, looking bad

[sammy]

I knew these refs were going to fuck with the Spurs! Calling bogus calls to bail these bitches out! The fans need to get up and yell refs suck! They are obviously in the pocket of the Suns!

[naico]

4th Q: awfull coaching, awfull refs, awfull crowd

[resistanze]

They choked it up

[Tek_XX]

Where's Horry?

[01Snake]

Nice fucking job

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

WTF was that Finley BULLSHIT???

[easjer]

Done.

Fuck.

[Scotti]

Oh no~ we're in deep deep trouble...

[Kobulingam]

Pop is going to get fined because he's going to talk so much shit about reffing after this loss.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

:lmao Pop draws up a FInley fadeaway out of the timeout. Brilliant! I love that guy!

[mFFL03]

should be AND 1 by the way....

[Budkin]

That's game... we just played one of our best games and blew it... Christ.

[Slydragon]

Fucken Spurs Dirking out.

[Leetonidas]

Tim needs to stop being a bitch and block the god damn shot. He's worrying about his fouls too much. He needs to worry more about the fate of this game.

[Quasar]

oh shit... looks like the spurs are gonna lose.

But GO SPURS GO! 3 pts... you can make it!

[samikeyp]

so we get game 5 and win in 6.

[Horry For 3!]

This is fuckin bullshit. If Spurs win this game, the series is over.

[Spurs Brazil]

Terrible shot by Finley

[boutons_]

Suns +11 pts in the 4th

[VaSpursFan]

well, javie and crew accomplished their mission.

[TDMVPDPOY]

2 for 1 basket we can do it

[ballhog]

With 5 fouls....Tim can't do anything. Game over. Chokefest.

[Admidave50]

refs just gave the game to the Suns

[Tek_XX]

pop is clueless here

[dbreiden83080]

Worst fucking play call ever by POP Tim does not get that ball are you fucking kidding ME?

[RealEstateDude]

Ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff ffffffookkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!!!!!!!!!! !

[Deb]

TD - don't worry about the friggin fouls now - too little left just get agressive

[easjer]

OH well, on to Game 5, I think. Barring a miracle.

I'm hoping for the miracle.

Still can happen.

[01Snake]

Raja Bell and his flops may win the game.

[Quiet Strength]

Wow the spurs choked bad

[ATXSPUR]

I refuse to watch another game in this series.

[Gros Membres!]

We need a great shot here and sensational D. Hope we can send this to OT>

[Cry Havoc]

Horry in.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

4th Q: awfull coaching, awfull refs, awfull crowd

Agreed, except awful has one l.

Terrible performance in our most important Q of the year thus far.

[Que Gee]

Good ol' Pop. Doing another fantastic job of coaching....Leaving Bowen out there is killing them. They are playing 4 on 5 on offense. You would think he would have learned something when he had Barry and company out there with ball movement and everyone getting easy shots. Now in typical Pop fashion they grind it down to Timmy, and let PHX double team him and they sag off of Bowen he isn't going to shoot from the wing. Idiot.

[mFFL03]

ahahaha hahaha you give it ginobli!

[sanman53]

Crap!

[resistanze]

It's a wrap.

[theroc5]

good night thats game

[Cry Havoc]

Bitch ass refs.

[TampaDude]

Not smart, Horry...not smart at all...

[Spurs Brazil]

damn Manu

[ATXSPUR]

Fuck!!!!!!!!!!

[GrandeDavid]

I can't believe we lost this fucking game.

[Scotti]

It's over I think

[RealEstateDude]

Thunk!!! hahahahahaha!! fucken Rob, lol

[naico]

Game Over

[Quasar]

It's not over yet. The spurs can still pull it out!

Big Shot Bob!

Big Shot Fin!

Big Shot Manu!

Bit Shot Brent!

Let's do it!

[1SUNSFAN]

DIRTY ass SPURS!!!!! SUNS WIN Suns in six! Dumb ass FANS! Dumb ass Spurs!

[MannyIsGod]

HOrry is done for a game. That was fucking stupid.

[RashoFan]

Damn...Horry showed the Canuck how well he can check.

[samikeyp]

No Horry now for game 5.

[Budkin]

Great we choke like the Mavs and prove to the world we are a dirty team... FUCK.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Game over.

Pathetic 4th quarter.

I blame the JINXERS, the crowd (where the fuck were you???), and total lack of composure.

Horry is gone for next game I think.

Wow. Horrible. I feel like puking.

[GrandeDavid]

Ugly ass foul by Horry.

[RealEstateDude]

Quick somebody make a 100 by 100 animated gif!!!!

[Deb]

Damn it what the hell are we doing out there?

[Vinnie_Johnson]

OMG you guys are turning into thugs. WTF

[1SUNSFAN]

Horry is out for NEXT game too! Suns win the next 2 easily! You Spurs SUCK!

[Leetonidas]

Well, at least Horry sends a message.

[Que Gee]

The series is done. Suns in 7. It was a good run, but Manu hasn't had it. Pop can't coach in crunch time because of his refusal to adjust. It'll be an interesting off season.

[Horry For 3!]

This is fuckin pathetic. We can't beat the Suns on our homecourt.

[Texas_Ranger]

Manu screws the game.

[Cry Havoc]

Let the record state that I in no way condone what Horry just did.

That was classless.

Unlike you, Suns fans, we admit when our players fuck up.

[Spurminator]

Well, this is a great fucking end to a great fucking game.

Pathetic.

[ATXSPUR]

I refuse to watch another fucking game in this series.

[GrandeDavid]

Game over.

Pathetic 4th quarter.

I blame the JINXERS, the crowd (where the fuck were you???), and total lack of composure.

Horry is gone for next game I think.

Wow. Horrible. I feel like puking.

Me, too.

[milkyway21]

it's very scary for the Spurs to play game 5 in Phoenix if they lose tonight

[easjer]

Hey, way to hand it to the powers that be to fuck us over, Rob.

Great job.

He'll be suspended for game 5.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Great we choke like the Mavs and prove to the world we are a dirty team... FUCK.

So much for your "we got this" bullshit, huh?

man, we sucked it up.

:depressed

[hitmanyr2k]

What a dumb flagrant by Horry. With all the talk about the Spurs being dirty he goes and pulls that crap? Now with the series shifting back to Phoenix you may have the refs sympathizing with Nash and the Suns big time after that garbage.

[TampaDude]

Game over...

[MannyIsGod]

I'm really dissapointed in Horry.

[sammy]

Boy these refs really fucked the Spurs! They gave them this game! Fucking ridiculous!

[Burn531]

Nash is from Canada. He's been checked before. Plus there was padding he fell into. :lol

[Capt Bringdown]

Utterly demoralizing win that changes this entire series. Suns appear to be the better team and will likely be moving on.
Oh well, another 2nd round exit for the Spurs.

[samikeyp]

Let the record state that I in no way condone what Horry just did.

That was classless.

Unlike you, Suns fans, we admit when our players fuck up.

True...when a Suns player does it...its "good defense"

[Pistons < Spurs]

wtf Horry.....

The refs didn't help tonight...but the Spurs have already given up 60 points in this half. Gotta blame alot on the D. And Timmy had some huge brain farts aswell.

This is a game that should have been a W.

still 18 seconds to go...but it's not looking good.

[CharlieMac]

That was awesome Horry.

And yes, the crowd sucked.

Oh well, atleast we aren't Dallas.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

wtf happened?

The Spurs veteran horry loses his cool?

[Cry Havoc]

Oh my, Amare might get suspended for Game 5.

[1SUNSFAN]

Stupid Spurs... I knew they would show their true colors! Bunch of f'n babies!

[GrandeDavid]

The Spurs can still win this series. Just so frustrating. The calls against Tim. Tim making some dumb feet shuffling travels. Just an awful 4th quarter. Pathetic.

[ATXSPUR]

it's very scary for the Spurs to play game 5 in Phoenix if they lose tonight


its no longer if....this fucking series is over. suns in 7

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Oh please, nash is acting!

I hope your kidding he got slammed.

[Horry For 3!]

Diaw and Stoudemire both stepped on the court.

[mFFL03]

oookkkkk.....good job steve kerr.....point out how the suns will lose amare and diaw for the next game...and keep saying it...over and over and over

[Trifecta]

BS -- the Spurs will come back to steal game 5!!!

Mark it!

[samikeyp]

Oops.....Stoudemire and Diaw left the bench....automatic suspensions.

[JMarkJohns]

Horry needs to be gone for the series. Out. What a bitch ass move.

[Texas_Ranger]

I'm angry on Pop, why the fuck didn't he let Duncan in the game when he had 5 fouls.

[easjer]

Stoudemire on the floor, coaching staff claims he was coming, so he won't be suspended.


Bad, bad move Robert. No reason to do that.

[TampaDude]

Possible 1-game suspension for Diaw and/or Stoudy...I hope so...

[naico]

yeah sure foul nash

[milkyway21]

the Suns winning tonight expect a lot of blah blah again :lol

[Budkin]

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

Ok enough of this reverse mojo bullshit.

[monosylab1k]

I was rooting for the Spurs and thought the Suns were a little excessive with the whining, but after that dirty shit, I can't defend the Spurs anymore. Dirty ass motherfuckers are all they are.

FUCK THE SPURS!

GO SUNS!

[lefty]

Damn...Horry showed the Canuck how well he can check.
:lol :lol

[sammy]

Way to go Horry! Too bad this flopper didn't get hurt! Fucking crybaby bitch!

[resistanze]

Nash is Dirking.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Did anyone notice the crowd was completely a non factor, or how huge the 1st quarter Charge on Duncan when Nash had an entire foot in the restricted zone, or how huge Pop's decision to take Duncan out of the game when our offense was stagannt and phoenix was on a run??

Aggie Hoops Fan is right, Pop is a fucking MORON for taking duncan out in the 4th.

[GrandeDavid]

What a letdown. But its tied as it should be. At least it wasn't Duncan who shoved Nash and is risking suspension.

[dbreiden83080]

Spurs may have just cost themselves a title for this shit, they played like a bunch of rookies down the stretch of this fucking game.

[timmydidit]

its over

[RashoFan]

So much for your "we got this" bullshit, huh?

man, we sucked it up.

:depressed
Ruff...I posted the
WE.
GOT.
THIS.

[ATXSPUR]

The Spurs can still win this series. Just so frustrating. The calls against Tim. Tim making some dumb feet shuffling travels. Just an awful 4th quarter. Pathetic.

you said it...pitiful. My heart cant take anymore pitiful late performances like this from the Spurs....i need a fucking doctor....im gonna be in bed all day tommorow after this.

[01Snake]

The series is done. Suns in 7. It was a good run, but Manu hasn't had it. Pop can't coach in crunch time because of his refusal to adjust. It'll be an interesting off season.

God. Can you be anymore of a pussy

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Spurs are still going to win in seven.

[Horry For 3!]

Well this fuckin sucks. Now it is 2-2 and Suns have homecourt advantage back.

[Amarelooms]

That was awesome Horry.

And yes, the crowd sucked.

Oh well, atleast we aren't Dallas.

Mavs >>> Spurs partner :elephant

[1SUNSFAN]

Oops.....Stoudemire and Diaw left the bench....automatic suspensions.

Wrong... Amare was going to check in. Diaw might get suspended, but Horry will for SURE! SPURS SUCK! :elephant

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I'm really dissapointed in Horry.

Me too.

Point the finger at Pop, but also Tim. He had the worst 4th Q I've EVER SEEN FROM HIM.

Unless we come out and win game 5, this series is over.

Total lack of 4th Q execution, and that is strange. The one thing we've done consistently in the playoffs is the 4th Q.

WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED HERE??????

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

So the league is fucking hypocritical if they don't suspend Amare - left the bench.

[mFFL03]

that would be really weird

player knees another player in balls....no suspension

player walks 7 steps from bench...suspension

[CharlieMac]

Duncan is gonna be pissed.

[Amarelooms]

That was awesome Horry.

And yes, the crowd sucked.

Oh well, atleast we aren't Dallas.

Mavs >>> Spurs partner :elephant

Plus Mavs don;t play dirty or take cheap shots

[itzsoweezee]

spurs didn't make any baskets. so the suns were able to run. their offense was the problem down the stretch.

[timmydidit]

im at loss for words

[aaronstampler]

Pop got very predictable with his playcalls. Everything was either iso or throw it into Timmy. We didn't run nearly enough combination plays.

[Cry Havoc]

I was rooting for the Spurs and thought the Suns were a little excessive with the whining, but after that dirty shit, I can't defend the Spurs anymore. Dirty ass motherfuckers are all they are.

FUCK THE SPURS!

GO SUNS!

And you lose all credibility.

If one team was dirty tonight, aside from the Horry play, it was the Suns. By far. They got away with more shit tonight in the 4th quarter, it looked like Games 3 & 4 of the Dallas series last year.

[easjer]

Well, the refs screwed them, but the Spurs allowed it to happen. They folded when it really mattered and didn't adjust to the refs like they should have.

And then this. Bad form. Spurs have to steal 5, because they gave it up here. They steal 5, then you know they will win it all.

Suns came out, stuck with it and played it hard. They earned it.

[boutons_]

Spurs offense and defense totally collapsed in 4th qtr.

Robert's FF2 might have cost us the game and the series.

3 game series with HCA with PHX. Our worst nightmare.

[milkyway21]

its no longer if....this fucking series is over. suns in 7

nope i don't think so. Spurs in 7

[TDMVPDPOY]

wat fuck this up is up 10 in the 3rd and we didnt close it strong enough allowing them to push it back to 5 = lame as it can get

fuck all those clowns who didnt show up

[Budkin]

That play by Horry was bullshit... don't confirm to the world that we are dirty... FUCK.

[sanman53]

Spurs always bounce back after a loss. We'll be alright in game 5. Suns played good when it counted. Spurs could not hit. Game 5 will be great! GO SPURS GO!

Congrats Suns

[Admidave50]

32-18 in the 4th, that's embarrasing!

The turning point what the bs offensive foul on Duncan

[DudleyDawson]

NBA basketball has turned into professional soccer. Everyone flopping around, a bunch of pussies acting like they want to retaliate. The Spurs deserved to lose this game. That's what happens when you fuck around while sitting on a lead. Ginobili has regressed passed what you would expect out of a rookie. What a pathetic showing. The deserved to lose to the soft ass Phoenix Suns.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I'm really dissapointed in Horry.

Actually he might have gotten two Suns suspended, even trade :tu

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Ruff...I posted the
WE.
GOT.
THIS.

You and about 6 other people including Tampa and Budkin.

Please don't do that unless we're up 20 with a minute left. pride before the fall, and oh how we have fallen today...

:pctoss

[JMarkJohns]

True...when a Suns player does it...its "good defense"


What's with the tone all of a sudden? I thought your were one of the good guys? What's with the cheap shots? If you didn't notice, Cheap Shot Rob just went Ron Artest on Nash? You gonna defend that garbage by belittling the Suns?

Yeah... OK..

[milkyway21]

its no longer if....this fucking series is over. suns in 7

nope i don't think so. Spurs in 7

thanks for that ref calling that questionable foul on Duncan : :pctoss Duncan sitting on the bench costs us game4

[mFFL03]

ahahaha

Nash with craig sager

"i've been working on the guns, I could have gotten a couple of body shots in there"

when asked if amare was coming in the game or rushing off the bench...

"i don't know...i was seeing stars......from the body check"

[dbreiden83080]

I'll say it now i don't have much faith that we can win game 5 we have no momentum going in there. This is not quite as bad as the Lakers in 04 but it is close.

[CharlieMac]

Mavs >>> Spurs partner :elephant

Plus Mavs don;t play dirty or take cheap shots


Especially not Jason Terry.

Doesnt matter though, there's a lot of basketball to be played in this series.

We might even get a cameo appearance from the ATT Center crowd in game 6.

[Cry Havoc]

Oh, and for the record Suns fans: WE lost the game. The refs did NOT. We got more shitty calls tonight than I've seen in a long time, but our players should have stepped up. They didn't. You won. Congrats.

Now piss off.

[mVp]

unbelievable loss.....

[boutons_]

Horrible error by Robert, he's supposed to be a savvy veteran.

[TampaDude]

Spurs offense and defense totally collapsed in 4th qtr.

Robert's FF2 might have cost us the game and the series.

3 game series with HCA with PHX. Our worst nightmare.

Yup...remember the Horry Flagrant...it is the moment the Spurs lost the series. Suns in 6.

[Budkin]

I can't fucking believe we lost this game... reminds me of the 2003 WCFs type choke.

[naico]

dont blame it on duncan..refs nd pop kept him out of his rythm..crowd ABSOLUTELY PATHETIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!home court ADVANTAGE?we were playin on neutral ground..stern is calling refs right now giving them a job well done..

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

What's with the tone all of a sudden? I thought your were one of the good guys? What's with the cheap shots? If you didn't notice, Cheap Shot Rob just went Ron Artest on Nash? You gonna defend that shit by belittling the Suns?

Yeah... OK..

Quit being such a bitch JMarks. Why is it a flagrant 2 when Horry does it, but when Nash and Raja do it, it's great D?

He's just calling you all for the fucking hypocrites that you are.

[easjer]

Horry just fucked up Game 5 - a game the Spurs have to win. We're left with Elson, and we know how he plays, and Bonner, who has seen all of 15 seconds of playing time.

Amare should be suspended, but he won't be.

I will call conspiracy if he's not though. :lol

That's the last laugh of the night. I'm so depressed right now. Way to cost me money AND ruin my vacation Spurs.

[Admidave50]

Come on guys, stop saying that the series is over!!

GO SPURS GO

[CharlieMac]

Oh, and for the record Suns fans: WE lost the game. The refs did NOT. We got more shitty calls tonight than I've seen in a long time, but our players should have stepped up. They didn't. You won. Congrats.

Now piss off.

Yeah, aside from my posts, this is the best post in this thread.

We should have won and we didn't. That simple.

[Capt Bringdown]

Awful loss. Credit the Suns, this might be the turning point for their post season. Spurs managed to wrench defeat from the jaws of victory AGAIN. Feeling pessimistic, it's not looking good.

I had a horrible feeling that Pop would pull Duncan out with 4 fouls. Everyone Spurs fan in the world could see that this was a critical moment in the game and probably the series. The Suns seized the moment and took charge after that.
We might've even survived this if Manu would have lived up to the hype.

[noles1983]

what a shitty pathetic ending, suns lucked out should be 3-1

[TampaDude]

You and about 6 other people including Tampa and Budkin.

Please don't do that unless we're up 20 with a minute left. pride before the fall, and oh how we have fallen today...

:pctoss

Oh, puhlease...like anything we type on this forum has any effect whatsoever on the outcome of the game...spare me the superstitious nonsense and cheesy Bible-myth paraphrases...the Suns won because they turned it on at the end and the Spurs couldn't stop them. Remember, the Suns are the #2 seed and the Spurs are #3 for a reason...the Suns are just a little better than the Spurs.

The response is simple...the Spurs gotta steal Game 5 in PHX.

[1SUNSFAN]

nope i don't think so. Spurs in 7

thanks for that ref calling that questionable foul on Duncan : :pctoss Duncan sitting on the bench costs us game4

So when the Spurs lose it's the refs, but when the Suns lose it's not? BS! Series would be over if it weren't for the refs saving your sorry ass in your 2 wins!

[ThomasGranger]

Tough loss. It won't be easy but I still see this going to seven.

Props to Nash--the guy has much class.

[davemaniscool]

didn't get to catch the game but I saw Tim had 4 ft attempts!? phx had 15 more attempts than spurs. May be legit but seemed like it would have been a little more balanced.

[mattyc]

Absolute disaster.

[CharlieMac]

Good acting by Nash after he hit the ground. I thought a sniper in the crowd might have it him afterwards.

[JMarkJohns]

Quit being such a bitch JMarks. Why is it a flagrant 2 when Horry does it, but when Nash and Raja do it, it's great D?

He's just calling you all for the fucking hypocrites that you are.

Do you read my posts? Why the hell are you lumping me in with some? I've never condoned anything like this. You won't even bother, because you're all talk, but you find me one post where I condone anything like this, or called anything like this "great defense" by the Suns.

Do it. i'll save you the time, there aren't any.

I've been plenty civil here. I never whined this entire series. I congratulated for you adjustments and wins and never once complained. Look it up. You being a lazy bum of a post, relying on ignorance and team profiling just makes you look like the schmuck you are.

Horry goes hockey on Nash, and you're celebrating because two Suns players reacted on their first instincts, crossed the line, and are likely to be suspended? You call me a bitch?

Yeah, way to go...

[Dirk Nowitzki]

I TOLD YOU THE SUNS ARE FOR REAL!!! 5 game series blah blah blah it is 2-2 now! :rolleyes :rolleyes :rolleyes Now the Spurs will need possible suns suspensions to win game 5. Fuck you horry you piece of shit. Memo to the Spurs and their fans: This series is going the full 7. Deal with it!! Go Suuuuuuunnnnsssssssss!!! :clap :clap :clap :clap

[L.I.T]

Nash gets even more respect in my eyes.

I still say Spurs in 6.

And you know what, if Spurs fans want to bitch about the refs after this game so be it, because we actually have something to back it up with.

I'm just pissed that Horry's actions are going to overshadow that.

[boutons_]

Suns were a LOT better than the Spurs in the 4th. The Suns stole the momentum and the Spurs didn't fight back.

Spurs -10 RBs

Spurs -10 FT pts.

[rAm]

Nash gets even more respect in my eyes.

I still say Spurs in 6.

And you know what, if Spurs fans want to bitch about the refs after this game so be it, because we actually have something to back it up with.

I'm just pissed that Horry's actions are going to overshadow that.


I agree with this post 100%

[Ice009]

Spurs totally choked this game away, BUT DO NOT GIVE UP this series is definately NOT over. SPURS are stronger than this. We'll get back into it.

Also, just wanna say props on a great win Phoenix fans. There may have been some questionable calls in the game, but I think all in all the Spurs got outplayed in crunch time. Benching Duncan was a totally idiotic move. Pop's coaching sucked HARD tonight. Like someone said earlier I think Pop over coached this game calling that timeout in the second quarter when it looked like we could have blown them out at that point was a bad move, plus that time out could have come handy at the end of the game.

[mattyc]

Still shocked.

[Cry Havoc]

Good acting by Nash after he hit the ground. I thought a sniper in the crowd might have it him afterwards.


Haha, in retrospect, it is kind of amusing and obvious that Nash was a former soccer player. He gets checked by Horry, falls to the ground looking like, "Oh god, he hit me... it's all over.... everything... going... black....."

*5 second dramatic pause, in which time Nash realizes that there are no red cards in basketball*

"OK IM UP AND I WANT TO KILL YOU, PRICK!"

[Kobulingam]

Section VII—Fines
a. Recipients of technical fouls for unsportsmanlike conduct will be assessed a $500 fine
for the first offense, and an additional $500 for the second offense in any one given game, for
a minimum total of $1,000. If a player is ejected on (1) the first technical foul for unsportsmanlike
conduct, (2) a punching foul, (3) a fighting foul, (4) an elbow foul, or (5) a flagrant
foul, he shall be fined a minimum of $1,000.
b. Whether or not said player(s) is ejected, a fine not exceeding $50,000 and/or suspension
may be imposed upon such player(s) by the Commissioner at his sole discretion.
c. During an altercation, all players not participating in the game must remain in the
immediate vicinity of their bench. Violators will be suspended, without pay, for a minimum of
one game and fined up to $50,000.
The suspensions will commence prior to the start of their next game.
A team must have a minimum of eight players dressed and ready to play in every game.
If five or more players leave the bench, the players will serve their suspensions alphabetically,
according to the first letters of their last name.
If seven bench players are suspended (assuming no participants are included), four of
them would be suspended for the first game following the altercation. The remaining three
would be suspended for the second game following the altercation.
d. A player, coach or assistant coach, upon being notified by an official that he has been
ejected from the game, must leave the playing area IMMEDIATELY and remain in the dressing
room of his team during such suspension until completion of the game or leave the building.
Violation of this rule shall call for an automatic fine of $500. A fine not to exceed $50,000
and possible forfeiture of the game may be imposed for any violation of this rule.

[sabar]

So when the Spurs lose it's the refs, but when the Suns lose it's not? BS! Series would be over if it weren't for the refs saving your sorry ass in your 2 wins!So when the Suns lose it's the refs, but when the Spurs lose it's not? BS! Series would be over if it weren't for the refs saving your sorry ass in your 2 wins!

See what I just did there?

[Mr. Body]

Totally sucks that Horry did that. Way to go, knucklehead.

[monosylab1k]

WOW...

....everyone bitching about Mavs fans trying to soften the Terry Takedown of Baron Davis are now doing everything in their power to minimize what Horry did by talking about flagrant elbows by Raja or whatever bullshit...

...HYPOCRISY AT IT'S FINEST.

[bigfundamental21]

This is not the end. We totally blew this game in more ways than one and will be without Horry for Game 5. I still believe the Spurs will win Game 5 and come back to finish the series at home.

BELIEVE

[Cry Havoc]

WOW...

....everyone bitching about Mavs fans trying to soften the Terry Takedown of Baron Davis are now doing everything in their power to minimize what Horry did by talking about flagrant elbows by Raja or whatever bullshit...

...HYPOCRISY AT IT'S FINEST.

Way to ignore what the real Spurs fans are posting, mono. Go, you.

[beirmeistr]

What a bad feeling. I am embarrassed by Duncan's play in the second half of the last quarter. He made very stupid mistakes, and he was laughing about it. Parker did a lousy job of running the offense the last critical minutes. Ginobili was playing timidly again. How could such an experienced team give up a double digit lead like that?
I feel cheated.

[monosylab1k]

Way to ignore what the real Spurs fans are posting, mono. Go, you.

all i know is that every mav fan accusing baron davis of flopping was chastised for "minimizing" what Terry did.....now all of a sudden minimizing what Horry did is okay just because of some BS calls in the 4th and Diaw & Amare naturally reacting to their leader getting mauled?

[Jelly]

Haha, in retrospect, it is kind of amusing and obvious that Nash was a former soccer player. He gets checked by Horry, falls to the ground looking like, "Oh god, he hit me... it's all over.... everything... going... black....."

*5 second dramatic pause, in which time Nash realizes that there are no red cards in basketball*

"OK IM UP AND I WANT TO KILL YOU, PRICK!"

I agree. Horry definitely committed a flagrant, but Steve Nash should win Best Actor in a Melodramatic Role for that ridiculous overreaction. He was splayed out like a murder victim.

[ploto]

A key point to this game was the third quarter-- it looked like the Spurs had really dominated-- the defense was tough- the shots were falling- but when all was said and done the Spurs had only outscored Phoenix by 3 points in that quarter. They should have been able to pull away but never did.

Also give Phoenix some due-- they outrebounded the Spurs by 10 (plus another 8 in team rebounds)-- Oberto had 3 rebounds- Horry- 1- and Bowen 0. Marion grabbed 12 and Barbosa 7. For all the talk of the Spurs defense, the Suns starters shot 53%.

My main note is that Barry should have stayed in the game.

As to Horry- remember this is the man who hit David Robinson in the family jewels.

[Clutch20]

Horry reacted according to what he has experienced over the years.

He's ready for the backlash, no doubt.

It was calculated and it's "value" will bear out in the coming days; his motivation will be made known.

[JMarkJohns]

Way to ignore what the real Spurs fans are posting, mono. Go, you.

So then I take it Aggie and his whining and delight in the ensueing suspensions for Amare and Diaw make Aggie more of a hack, than a Spurs fan?

Since the real fans are classy. I know plenty of them. Many here. Aggie and his garbage need to be called out by a few of these "real" Spurs fans.

Or is his fandom secured because just as I can do everything right on this board with reference to not whining, not condoning Raja's garbage, and being real on every topic and still be labeled a whiny bitch when I want Horry out after his antics tonight, is he able to remain a true fan despite doing most everything wrong, handling himself is a whiny, completely weak sister manner, delighting in a BS foul that's aftermath all but wraps up the series for the Spurs based off an unfortunate gut reaction from two of the Suns best frontcourt players?

Is that how you "real" Spurs fans want to win? On the heals of a technicallity based off a reaction any one of us would likely fail to suppress in the heat of an emotional come-from-behind win on the road to tie up a legacy-defining series?

I you delight in beating less than the best than the opponant can offer, then you're just pathetic and undeserving of any "real" title, unless of course said title includes "a" and "bitch" being the bookends to "real".

Again, I love this site, but way too many jump on opposing fans when they defend the few same-team bretheren around here, yet you guys all do th same thing. When someone crosses the line, where the correction? I'm not saying mod anyone's stuff, but if it's weak, then address it as such.

Whatever. Maybe I had this place and several of its great posters all wrong. I guess a loss really exposes the true colors of people. Lord knows, when I lost it, I reacted in a way I was rather ashamed of. I apologize.

Forget it..

Congrats on the series win. You really will deserve it :rolleyes:

[florige]

The series is done. Suns in 7. It was a good run, but Manu hasn't had it. Pop can't coach in crunch time because of his refusal to adjust. It'll be an interesting off season.




:lol Man you people sure lose hope quick! Newsflash people its a 2-2 series now. Sure it sucks that we blew it in the 4th quarter. And probably tommorow all the "basketball analyst" are going to be saying that the Suns are just the faster, younger team, have the momentum now, spurs can't cut it blah,blah, blah,. If Phx would have blew us out at home maybe I'm worried. We played like complete A-holes in the 4th and nearly won the damn thing. Alot of missed layups, questionable shots, alot of things that add up to this lost. Not to mention the fact that anytime you somehow have Bowen against Amare down in the post during the last minutes of the game has to prove that our execution was really off tonight. Don't worry it's not like last year when we f'ed up in game 7. NOW we know we have to close teams out now instead of getting all complacent and comfortable with a lead.

[Jelly]

Maybe Horry had some longterm strategy here (but I doubt it). He deliberately did this in full view of the Suns bench knowing they'd come charging and thus getting a couple key players suspended for game 5. It's a theory...maybe a bad one, but I wonder.

[DePastino]

Apologies to OV for not making it in here during the game, the lag was bad for some reason.

Spurs sacrificed a bishop for a rook and a knight tonight.

Can't even enjoy the win because of this BS.

I hope they at least split up the suspensions.

[JMarkJohns]

Maybe Horry had some longterm strategy here (but I doubt it). He deliberately did this in full view of the Suns bench knowing they'd come charging and thus getting a couple key players suspended for game 5. It's a theory...maybe a bad one, but I wonder.

I doubt Horry has ever done anything without knowing its ramifications. It's how he's able to make big shots, because he can see their demoralizing impact on the opponant. It's how he could justify throwin that towel in Ainge's mug, knowing full well he'd be shipped off. It's how he can risk a suspension in a series that needs him know full well the Suns have several overly emotional hotheads who'd run after him.

I don't doubt the thought crossed his mind a split second before he leveled Nash.

And if Nash truly did act after contact, it likely cost the Suns this series. If he wasn't stunned, or hurt, but merely baiting the refs, these actions are what led the benched Suns to believe they needed to defend their captain/engine/MVP. If such is the case, it, and not the hit, are the reason for the suspensions. I pray Nash was stunned; momentarily lacking the reason to get up. He did miss a FT or two afterwards, and seemed a bit unhinged in the interview, so I truly believe it caught him by surprise, but if he was fine and didn't react as such, damn that's a hard way to lose a series.

*shaking head*

[angel_luv]

It is so on! Suns going down and they can cry me a Riverwalk.
Spurs in six!

[Trifecta]

The Spurs have not lost 2 playoffs games B-2-B yet!

It will not happen on Wed! TD and TP will carry this team.

It was nice to se Barry stroke a couple of 3-balls tonight!

The bench better be ready to step up on Wed!


I think Pops made a couple of critical calls near the end:

During the Phoneix run, have TP guard Nash instead of Bowen.

I preferred to see the TP/TP pick and roll vice the MG/TD pick an roll at the end.

Also Barry should have been in for Bowen for perimeter threat!

Suns are due their credit for fighting back!

Spurs win games 5-6 to close!

[Kevin Blackistone]

So then I take it Aggie and his whining and delight in the ensueing suspensions for Amare and Diaw make Aggie more of a hack, than a Spurs fan?

Since the real fans are classy. I know plenty of them. Many here. Aggie and his garbage need to be called out by a few of these "real" Spurs fans.

Or is his fandom secured because just as I can do everything right on this board with reference to not whining, not condoning Raja's garbage, and being real on every topic and still be labeled a whiny bitch when I want Horry out after his antics tonight, is he able to remain a true fan despite doing most everything wrong, handling himself is a whiny, completely weak sister manner, delighting in a BS foul that's aftermath all but wraps up the series for the Spurs based off an unfortunate gut reaction from two of the Suns best frontcourt players?

Is that how you "real" Spurs fans want to win? On the heals of a technicallity based off a reaction any one of us would likely fail to suppress in the heat of an emotional come-from-behind win on the road to tie up a legacy-defining series?

I you delight in beating less than the best than the opponant can offer, then you're just pathetic and undeserving of any "real" title, unless of course said title includes "a" and "bitch" being the bookends to "real".

Again, I love this site, but way too many jump on opposing fans when they defend the few same-team bretheren around here, yet you guys all do th same thing. When someone crosses the line, where the correction? I'm not saying mod anyone's stuff, but if it's weak, then address it as such.

Whatever. Maybe I had this place and several of its great posters all wrong. I guess a loss really exposes the true colors of people. Lord knows, when I lost it, I reacted in a way I was rather ashamed of. I apologize.

Forget it..

Congrats on the series win. You really will deserve it :rolleyes:

I get what you're saying, but the officiating was horribly biased towards the Suns tonight. Not only did they get every questionable call, they got calls that were obviously wrong. Many of them. In addition, they got to cheap shot the Spurs all game long without any rammifications. The reason they were in the game in the 4th was due to both the officials and the Spurs letting up a bit. I believe that if the game is called evenly the Suns are out of it late. SA would have gotten far too many FT attempts for the Suns to catch up.

[TampaDude]

Apologies to OV for not making it in here during the game, the lag was bad for some reason.

Spurs sacrificed a bishop for a rook and a knight tonight.

Can't even enjoy the win because of this BS.

I hope they at least split up the suspensions.

I hear ya...if the Spurs win Game 5, and they have a much better chance of doing that if Stoudy and Diaw are out, it will be a "tainted" victory, IMHO...because they wouldn't have beaten the Suns at full strength.

Horry is good off the bench, but the Spurs have many bombers who can hit the 3s...but losing Stoudemire and Diaw would be a HUGE blow to the Suns.

[Nashfan]

Oh please, nash is acting!


Yeah, right :rolleyes

[angel_luv]

Was browsing through the thread.

My perspective from being at game. Crowd was very into it- maybe just didn't translate onto television. We booed Amare, chanted dirty every time he was at the line, chanted MVP for Timmy, and gave the refs and earful too.

And that Robert foul on Nash. I was in the lower ledge with a perfect view of the play.
Robert did hip check Nash but Nash was the one who threw himself in the air and to the floor.
I can't even talk about it- am so mad at all the baloney calls.

Just ugh!

[Trifecta]

Nash performed like he was in a Jamie Kennedy skit on that 'lay down'!

He was hit , but he was the dramatic actor in the end!

Freakin lost hurts after being ahead -- I am ready for game 5 now!

[JMarkJohns]

I get what you're saying, but the officiating was horribly biased towards the Suns tonight. Not only did they get every questionable call, they got calls that were obviously wrong. Many of them. In addition, they got to cheap shot the Spurs all game long without any rammifications. The reason they were in the game in the 4th was due to both the officials and the Spurs letting up a bit. I believe that if the game is called evenly the Suns are out of it late. SA would have gotten far too many FT attempts for the Suns to catch up.

You do realize that the above is exactly what many, many Suns fans here were blasted as whiny babies for?

If this, if that... I took it after game three. There was lots to say to the contrary. I came in and contratulated the Spurs for their defensive tactics on Nash, saying I'd never seen Nash play that poorly. I sucked it up, because most "real" Spurs fans had it right when they said the playoffs are just more physical, and that lesser teams shrink. As much as it hurt me to admit such, even in silence, they were right.

Now the shoe is on the other foot, and it's the Spurs fans whining and calling the Suns fans names? What the hell is that?

I try my best to act with class. Tonight I failed in my first post when I cursed out Horry. I did such in rage, not because of the foul itself, but because I knew the affect it would have on game five with Amare and Diaw.

I apologized. That was crappy on my part.

Still, I can't even celebrate this, the biggest win for these Suns since the mid-90's for fear of the imminent. It will be right by the letter of the law, but that's such a BS ending to this battle. It really sucks that this Suns team 's run will end because of a rule they only mildly offended. I agree it needs to be done, but that's just one more reason why I'm so pissed, and why it really sucks to see Spurs fans rejoicing in.

[ploto]

Has it really come to his-- Spurs fans whining about the refs and the game being too physical? Wow- you're right- talk about the shoe being on the other foot and only in a few hours time.

[Trifecta]

Bottom line -- Suns executed down the stretch , and the Spurs were executed.

Suns made shots, Spurs did not!

Must admit, Phoenix is never out of a game unless they are behind when the clock stikes 00:00 .

[Obstructed_View]

You do realize that the above is exactly what many, many Suns fans here were blasted as whiny babies for?

If this, if that... I took it after game three. There was lots to say to the contrary. I came in and contratulated the Spurs for their defensive tactics on Nash, saying I'd never seen Nash play that poorly. I sucked it up, because most "real" Spurs fans had it right when they said the playoffs are just more physical, and that lesser teams shrink. As much as it hurt me to admit such, even in silence, they were right.

Now the shoe is on the other foot, and it's the Spurs fans whining and calling the Suns fans names? What the hell is that?

I try my best to act with class. Tonight I failed in my first post when I cursed out Horry. I did such in rage, not because of the foul itself, but because I knew the affect it would have on game five with Amare and Diaw.

I apologized. That was crappy on my part.

Still, I can't even celebrate this, the biggest win for these Suns since the mid-90's for fear of the imminent. It will be right by the letter of the law, but that's such a BS ending to this battle. It really sucks that this Suns team 's run will end because of a rule they only mildly offended. I agree it needs to be done, but that's just one more reason why I'm so pissed, and why it really sucks to see Spurs fans rejoicing in.
For what it's worth, I thought the Spurs got beat despite playing well. I honestly didn't think that was going to be possible in this series. I thought just about every guy that hit the floor for the Spurs had a pretty good game, and they just couldn't put it away. There weren't more than three or four terrible defensive lapses by the Spurs, and the Suns made them pay for almost every one of them. And then during the time that the Spurs typically put it away, they just didn't on either end of the floor, despite numerous opportunities. Frankly I'm not sure how the Spurs didn't end up with a huge lead, because I didn't think the Suns were playing particularly well.

I think if not for all the complaining about dirty play, the incident at the end of the game probably wouldn't have happened the way it did. Horry hit Nash harder than he should have, in what I thought at the time was an attempt to make sure the officials would have to blow the whistle after they failed to whistle Manu for a touch foul seconds before. I thought Nash flailed, which given the situation was completely unnecessary, and ended up enraging his own teammates in the process. I'd be perfectly happy with no supsensions and a straight up game 5, because the end of the game sequence is on the officiating crew IMO.

Sorry if I'm crossposting, because I'm pretty sure I've said the same things in other threads. I'm kind of tired. There will be more discussion tomorrow. Congrats on the win. The Suns won a gut check.

[JMarkJohns]

For what it's worth, I thought the Spurs got beat despite playing well. I honestly didn't think that was going to be possible in this series. I thought just about every guy that hit the floor for the Spurs had a pretty good game, and they just couldn't put it away. There weren't more than three or four terrible defensive lapses by the Spurs, and the Suns made them pay for almost every one of them. And then during the time that the Spurs typically put it away, they just didn't on either end of the floor, despite numerous opportunities. Frankly I'm not sure how the Spurs didn't end up with a huge lead, because I didn't think the Suns were playing particularly well.

I think if not for all the complaining about dirty play, the incident at the end of the game probably wouldn't have happened the way it did. Horry hit Nash harder than he should have, in what I thought at the time was an attempt to make sure the officials would have to blow the whistle after they failed to whistle Manu for a touch foul seconds before. I thought Nash flailed, which given the situation was completely unnecessary, and ended up enraging his own teammates in the process. I'd be perfectly happy with no supsensions and a straight up game 5, because the end of the game sequence is on the officiating crew IMO.

Sorry if I'm crossposting, because I'm pretty sure I've said the same things in other threads. I'm kind of tired. There will be more discussion tomorrow. Congrats on the win. The Suns won a gut check.

Thanks. Truly. I was so enraged, I forgot they had at least one no-call where an foul should have been called. I hope the refs admit they effed up and put a good word in so this series can play out with each team at its best.

[timvp]

The Spurs need to come out ready to play. In Game 2, they entered the game overconfident and ill-prepared for the desperation the Suns displayed. The Spurs can't have a repeat of that performance.

Game 4 is a trap game because I think Game 3 was more luck than skill. Steve Nash is never going to start another game 0-for-9, no matter how well he's defended. Amare Stoudemire isn't going to spend more than half the on the bench with foul trouble. Leandro Barbosa is going to find his away to the arena this time.

On the Spurs side, the Big Three all played well in Game 3. That's not something you can count on every game. Usually, two of the three show up.

Don't get me wrong, I believe that the Spurs can beat the Suns. But their mental approach has been lacking at times this season.

Overall, I'm afraid that the Spurs are going to come into the game too relaxed. Game 2 was a pitiful performance brought on by overconfidence and a desperate Suns team.

In Game 4, the Suns will be desperate. The Spurs can't rest on a 2-1 series lead. The battle has just begun. If the Suns win this game, all the momentum earned due to the Game 3 win will evaporate.

Concentrate on the mission at hand, not what has or hasn't happened. Be prepared for desperation.

Believe.

1.

http://theassociation.blogs.com/the_association/images/captwajf10303270351spurs_supersonics_bas_3.jpg

Props to the Spurs for collapsing worse than Game 2.

:tu

[Obstructed_View]

Props to the Spurs for collapsing worse than Game 2.

:tu
At least they saved us all the trouble and failed to show up for game 2.

[Buddy Holly]

All this does is make for a sweeter series win.

It ends at home.

[UV Ray]

Bottom line -- Suns executed down the stretch , and the Spurs were executed.

Suns made shots, Spurs did not!

Must admit, Phoenix is never out of a game unless they are behind when the clock stikes 00:00 .

Yeah, the Suns are strange that way. Sometimes I feel more confident about their chances when they're 4-8 points behind in the 4th than I do when they're 20 points ahead in the 3rd. Last year the Suns were known to blow big leads on a regular basis. This year they seem to be able to turn it on when they really need it. Anyway you look at it, they ain't going easy.