Spurs vs. Hornets Jan. 26 - Game Blog

[spursparker9]

unleash richardson!

[ShoogarBear]

At least Ime is still fighting.

[Sp Ginobili 20]

NO outscoring the Spurs 14-2

[VaSpursFan]

ime is for real...more minutes for this guy

[BonnerDynasty]

Damn impressive Ime.

[spursjustice]

hornets are the better team

[td4mvp21]

We should just forfeit right now, it'd be less embarrassing than finishing the game.

[Sp Ginobili 20]

Props to Ime

[boutons_]

Richardson plays the human victory cigar

[atxrocker]

hornets are for real

[BonnerDynasty]

When all else fails, just let Fin jack up 3's.

[SpursFanFirst]

Wow, this is painful. I guess I should be glad that I can't watch tonight. :(

[loveforthegame]

I'd clear the bench and let the guys think about how they want to play on the rodeo road trip.

Is Elson and Bonner ever going to play again?

[spursjustice]

is there a petition out there to get ime more court time?

[VaSpursFan]

we only have 68 fucking points!!!!

[ricketts]

F-it. I quit.

[ShoogarBear]

Oh, it's just still January . . .

:rolleyes

[Ice009]

If Ime is not starting next game I'm going to f.uck someone up.

[boutons_]

70 pts! yeah!

[VaSpursFan]

tonight is NO's night

[ShoogarBear]

Biggest victory in Hornets' New Orleans history.

[loveforthegame]

When all else fails, just let Fin jack up 3's.

I don't really blame Finley. He was 2-4 at the half and Pop pulls him 4 minutes into the 3rd quarter. Bring him in and force feed him when the game is already over.

I just don't understand how the starting shooting guard gets 4 shots in 12 mintues play.

[JohnnySixString]

This has actually become quite humiliating. The Spurs have sucked lately, but they are really pushing that tonight. You have to hope they can't get any worse or continue to play as badly for the rodeo trip.

[td4mvp21]

There goes our nice 3-game win streak. I love how we are going into a fucking 9 game road trip with a blowout loss AT HOME. Fucking 0-9, I bet.

[Sweetey]

I'd clear the bench and let the guys think about how they want to play on the rodeo road trip.

Is Elson and Bonner ever going to play again?
Yea, all the bitchin and moaning about Bonner and he is the best player on this tired, lethargic, don't give a shit team !!

GIVE BONNER A CHANCE !
:madrun

[BonnerDynasty]

This is the motivational game Pop will use for his lame RRT speech.

[Spurs Brazil]

Hornets on a 35-11 run, just like happened in the games against Cavs and Pistons

And all those 3 games at home

[slayermin]

Damn, that sucked.

[DazedAndConfused]

I don't think I've seen the Spurs miss this many wide open 3's. Pop really doesn't want to coach that All-Star game eh?

[ducks]

hornets are the better team
no they are not

[timvp]

Royal Beatdown.

[ludda]

This Is Fucking Embarassing

[BonnerDynasty]

Bonner in.

Time to dominate.

[duncan228]

I just don't understand why Duncan didn't get the ball in the second.

[VaSpursFan]

props to NO...but there is no way they beat us in a 7 games series...no worries since it is still january

[SpursFanFirst]

This is the motivational game Pop will use for his lame RRT speech.

"S-O-F-T!!!!!" :lol

[BonnerDynasty]

oh shit bonner lolz.

[Ice009]

ANYONE that thinks the Spurs are not worse this year than last year is freaking wrong. Spurs are looking to fall apart here.

THIS IS IT. this is the point in the season RIGHT NOW where the Spurs have to stand up and fight through this. MUST NOT GIVE UP. THE PLAYERS have to take a long hard look at themselves in the mirror.

jumper, jumper, jumper has got to stop. I'm sick of seeing 16 points a game in the paint while the opposing team has 40 points in the paint. GOTTA STOP THIS SOFT jump shot shite and take it to the RACK. If the Spurs just jack up jumpers then they'll come back from the RRT 1-8. Start taking it to the hole.

[Sp Ginobili 20]

This game is ugly.

[td4mvp21]

props to NO...but there is no way they beat us in a 7 games series...no worries since it is still january

I wouldn't say that, doesn't look like the Spurs care all too much about beating the good teams.

[BonnerDynasty]

Feels like a middle school B-Team game.

[loveforthegame]

I don't think this team could beat the Sonics right now.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

New Orleans offense is tight. (though this game they were shooting lights out) Spurs need to remember what it was like to run a good offense. They're horrible.

[ShoogarBear]

Royal Beatdown.Teach you to make fun of my Hornets.

[mVp]

total ownage... what an awful game...

[Sweetey]

Bonner in.

Time to dominate.
Too little, too late. It's bullcrap to bring Bonner in when our asses have already been kicked to the curb. And I better not read tomorrow how Bonner lost this game. Let's talk about the major suckage of Tony worthless Parker.

[bonesinaz]

:lol So the Spurs got blown out. January championship this year goes to NO.

[Rainman]

Yea, all the bitchin and moaning about Bonner and he is the best player on this tired, lethargic, don't give a shit team !!

GIVE BONNER A CHANCE !
:madrun

Man the Spurs could've used a high energy tough nosed player this year to inject some life into this team. I say a player like Scola could've been just that player. This team is starting to look really old.

[timvp]

Go Knicks/Hornets!

[ducks]

monday they will beat down the jazz

[BonnerDynasty]

On the bright side,

Ime looked great out there tonight. Earning his minutes. Respect.

[td4mvp21]

monday they will beat down the jazz

:lmao

[ducks]

elson airballed a 2 foot shot

[dbreiden83080]

One big step backwards tonight. Why do the Spurs look so disinterested at times this year???

[ludda]

Classic 4th quarter collapse!!!!!!

[duncan228]

When is the next game?

Monday at the Jazz.

[jacobdrj]

:lol So the Spurs got blown out. January championship this year goes to NO.
seriously...

[timvp]

I want to see a fight :hungry:

[endrity]

The spurs have scored 47pts in the last three quarters.

[Spurs Brazil]

Hornets move the ball great but our D was always late

Terrible game, only positive is Ime play

[dbreiden83080]

I am still trying to figure out how the Spurs were 17-3 at full strength and now close to full strength they are this bad.

[Ice009]

I'm going to say it again START IME. The Starting 5 usually let's the other teams starters get rolling and drain every shot they take thus leaving Manu and the bench in a hole when they come in. Having Ime's defense would help a lot out there.

[SpursFanFirst]

I want to see a fight :hungry:

between? Is there something going on? I can't see the game.

[Chucho]

Seriously, the way the Spurs are playing they don't look like a second round team. There are no bright spots right now besides Ime. They don't rebound, the D is just atrocious and I hope the "it's just (whatever month it is). Don't worry." excuse isn't what we are hearing in April when we are jockeying for position with Denver, Portland and whomever the the bottom four teams will be instead of Dallas, Phoenix and New Orleans.

[boutons_]

With this loss, Spurs drop to 28 - 14, a season rate of 44W.
Will the Spurs get 50 W this year?

When was the last time the Spurs beat a Top4 team in either conference?

[ShoogarBear]

I want to see a fight :hungry:Maybe Ely will set a pick on Bonner.

[ludda]

:lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao 14 points in the 4th.


:madrun

[ShoogarBear]

With the new flex-pricing scheme for tickets, I hope this game was discounted.

[Ice009]

LOL POp lost the plot

[TMTTRIO]

I'm going to say it again START IME. The Starting 5 usually let's the other teams starters get rolling and drain every shot they take thus leaving Manu and the bench in a hole when they come in. Having Ime's defense would help a lot out there.
Actually maybe it's time to start Manu. It just seems that lately he really hasn't brought the same energy that made our bench so good. Ime has been doing an awesome job bringing it right from the bench.

[timvp]

http://www.b12partners.net/mt/images/702-yeah-baby.jpg

[ludda]

Hornets are better than the Mavs and Suns (and us tonight). They are very balanced.

[td4mvp21]

I actually say start Udoka. He's basically the only person playing with any tenacity and intensity, as well as the only fucking person on this team not named Tim Duncan that has consistently been hitting his shots over the last 5-10 games. He'd bring good energy from the start and then you bring Gino in off the bench.

[ducks]

spurs o was the problem not d
and what was with west tonight

[Ice009]

We need another scorer from the bench who can play defense that is why it's good to have Ime playe with Manu!


I think Ime would be more productive starting. That starting 5 is rubbish. They're not doing anything for us right now. Ime doesn't get enough shots or court time off the bench. Finley and Ime need to switch minutes. Michael needs Ime's 12-15 minutes a game and Ime needs Michael's 20 + a game.

[ShoogarBear]

The Hornets are just beating the teams they're supposed to beat.

[jamanuel]

I just feel so terrible right now and they'll lose with that point margin. Oberto was playing better earlier and pop took him out, gggrrrrr!!!! I feel for Manu how he feels for this lost, well unfortunately he's the only one really plays with all of his heart. No one else does!!! :cry :cry :cry :cry

[td4mvp21]

And the Hornets are a good team, but they won't go far in the playoffs. They have NO interior defense, and their perimeter defense wasn't too impressive. They have great offense but they are a jumpshooting team. Those aren't going to fall all the time in the playoffs. We might not beat them but Dallas, Phoenix, hell even Denver or the Lakers will.

[ShoogarBear]

I just feel so terrible right now and they'll lose with that point margin. Oberto was playing better earlier and pop took him out, gggrrrrr!!!! I feel for Manu how he feels for this lost, well unfortunately he's the only one really plays with all of his heart. No one else does!!! :cry :cry :cry :cry:wtf Did you even see the game? Manu's suckage was just like everyone else's.

[jamanuel]

Embarrassing Loss!!!

[Sp Ginobili 20]

Wow. Whatever. Next!

[ludda]

And the Hornets are a good team, but they won't go far in the playoffs. They have NO interior defense, and their perimeter defense wasn't too impressive. They have great offense but they are a jumpshooting team. Those aren't going to fall all the time in the playoffs. We might not beat them but Dallas, Phoenix, hell even Denver or the Lakers will.

The Suns don't have interior D either. And Dallas is a soft jumpshooting team for the most part. So far it looks like the Hornets are better than both, their only knock is their bench. Hornets are 2-0 vs the Suns and 1-1 vs the mavs. I think they could make a lot of noise in the playoffs.

[BonnerDynasty]

With the new flex-pricing scheme for tickets, I hope this game was discounted.

Yep.

[DazedAndConfused]

The Suns don't have interior D either. And Dallas is a soft jumpshooting team for the most part. So far it looks like the Hornets are better than both, their only knock is their bench. Hornets are 2-0 vs the Suns and 1-1 vs the mavs. I think they could make a lot of noise in the playoffs.

Hornets are legit. If they can stay healthy they are a top team in the WC. They can easily beat the Suns, Mavs, or any other soft jumpshooting team.

[Ice009]

Actually maybe it's time to start Manu. It just seems that lately he really hasn't brought the same energy that made our bench so good. Ime has been doing an awesome job bringing it right from the bench.


Nope the bench would be non existent if you do that. What I would do is start Manu in the 3rd quarter, rest him in the middle of the 3rd bring him back to finish the last couple of minutes in the 3rd, then again start the 4th rest him in the middle and bring him back in the last 5-6 minutes.

[loveforthegame]

Starting Ime might work only because he'll get more shots starting than what Finley does. Of course, Finley won't get any good shots off the bench with the other bench guys.

[Ice009]

Listen he is going to get less shots with Duncan and Parker out there. WHy do you think Pop decided to bring Manu off the bench because he sometimes wouldn't even have 1 shot when he played with the starting 5


Ime will bring more toughness, defense, rebounding, energy into the starting 5. I'm not saying to start him for his offense only. Maybe this way the Spurs won't always let the other team get off to hot starts and be in a hole everytime the bench comes in. A TONE needs to be set at the start of the game and the Spurs have to follow through with it for the full 48 minutes.

[jamanuel]

Unfortunately not, just followed through yahoo and nba website. That's the thing about the SPURS, they should play much better for us international fans who waste our time hanging there and not a sloppy game like this. Well, manu always carry the burden for them, i feel he's so pissed the way they play too, that's why he can't get back his rhythm.

[timvp]

*cue Manu fans splintering away from Spurs fans* :chips

[ducks]

I just feel so terrible right now and they'll lose with that point margin. Oberto was playing better earlier and pop took him out, gggrrrrr!!!! I feel for Manu how he feels for this lost, well unfortunately he's the only one really plays with all of his heart. No one else does!!! :cry :cry :cry :cry
did you watch the game
he hit the first three he took and thought he was on fire the rest of the night
he forced things
he hardly went to the lane

[meta2007]

The reality is that the spurs are not the best team anymore. Hopefully, they can go far in playoff on the basis of their experience.

[ducks]

Unfortunately not, just followed through yahoo and nba website. That's the thing about the SPURS, they should play much better for us international fans who waste our time hanging there and not a sloppy game like this. Well, manu always carry the burden for them, i feel he's so pissed the way they play too, that's why he can't get back his rhythm.
so it is the spurs fault he sucked ass tonight?

[ducks]

The reality is that the spurs are not the best team anymore. Hopefully, they can go far in playoff on the basis of their experience.
they are they are out of rythm right now they will be fine

[jamanuel]

:wtf Did you even see the game? Manu's suckage was just like everyone else's.

Unfortunately not, just followed through yahoo and nba website. That's the thing about the SPURS, they should play much better for us international fans who waste our time hanging there and not a sloppy game like this. Well, manu always carry the burden for them, i feel he's so pissed the way they play too, that's why he can't get back his rhythm.
Today 09:54 PM

[loveforthegame]

The reality is that the spurs are not the best team anymore. Hopefully, they can go far in playoff on the basis of their experience.

That's the difference between these "it's only January" games compared to previous years. The West is tough this year and a few losses puts you out of the playoffs. Not that I don't think the Spurs make the playoffs but the room for error is a lot tighter than before.

[meta2007]

Don't be scared!


they are they are out of rythm right now they will be fine

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

We just got outplayed by the Hornets.

It's the first game, where the Spurs couldn't rely on the other team playing horribly whenever we went through our typical 8 minutes of offensive droughts.
They're in for a rude awakening against the top-tier teams who are at full strength, if they don't get their offensive act together soon.

did you watch the game
he hit the first three he took and thought he was on fire the rest of the night
he forced things
he hardly went to the lane
yeah, Manu didn't really do anything in the game today--compared to his regular production this season

[Amarelooms]

Hornets are legit. If they can stay healthy they are a top team in the WC. They can easily beat the Suns, Mavs, or any other soft jumpshooting team.
Like Spurs and Lakers :elephant

[ducks]

tp has had bad games this year but this is the worse I seen manu play in a long time
I feel sorry for jazz

[Budkin]

Holy shit! Missed the game but just saw the score! We lost by 20+ in our own building?? WTF happened?

[TDMVPDPOY]

the spurs losing to a team they are meant to lose too

spurs are losin on purpose to have the easy road in the playoffs

if the hornets finish with the 1st seed, spurs end up with the 4th/5th seed, we could see them in the second round, thats if they beat whoever is 8th seed. Spurs wanna avoid playin the sons and ponies...

[marini martini]

Yea, fuck we lost, but I won V-Bookie :toast

[jamanuel]

Sorry for my sloppy remarks too, but it's just so frustrating to see them lost like that without much efforts. I think pop need to reevaluate his strategy or better yet hire a psychologist why his kids are acting that way recently. Look when his attention focused on Jack, Tony seems out of the way he used to play, he lacks the MVP caliber that once he possessed. We are all aware how we oftentimes judge the relationship of Manu to Tony or Tony to Manu, and now more pressure I guess with the entry of Ime and Jack to the scene. Just a thought!!!

[marini martini]

Double me Down Bisches :toast

[Beno Udrih]

Double me Down Bisches :toast
stfu

[Beno Udrih]

:toast

[Beno Udrih]

Funny how this guy only shows up when the spurs lose.


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[TDMVPDPOY]

we lose games everytime duncan has less that his usual shot attempts,

stuff this i prefer him to shoot more high/low percentage shots in the post than have our shooters or slashers flopping on their attempts

[jamanuel]

Or maybe, getting a bad karma for too much shopping from the toros lately, and can't decide whose to deal or not. see when u give hopes then suddenly takes it away that's a misery for them whether we like it or not. Pop could have given Johnson a chance to stay with the SPURS. If he can't contribute on the court at least he can spare good luck!!! KARMA POP!!!

[T Park]

jamanuel, slow down...

[Punkkboy44]

Bowen..Vaughn..Horry..my god..talk about lack of offense..I HATE to see these guys shoot..EVER..cept Horry in the Playoffs...

[bigfundamental21]

We spanked the Hornets by 30 points when we last played them. The key is to make Chris Paul the scorer, go under the screens and force him to hit his jumpshots. You can let him go off for 20-30 points so long as nobody else gets involved.
You hit the nail on the head, dazed. We did exactly the opposite and Paul did get others involved leading to a blowout in the 2nd half.

[Roxsfan]

Holy shit! Missed the game but just saw the score! We lost by 20+ in our own building?? WTF happened?


Put it this way, the Spurs could NOT throw it in the ocean from behind the arc. It was embarrassing for them.....player after player after player..parker,finley,bowen,horry,richardson, and boner...missing from 3 land. (except udoka/manu made 1 each) a disgusting 2 for 20...10% from 3 land. In contrast, the Hornies were hitting EVERYTHING from everywhere......lights out from 3...especially Peja with 67%from 3 land. West(32pts) was a man-child abusing on the low block and scoring.......paul was spectacular when he wasn't throwing elbows in bowen's face then looking around with this "what did I do", stupid ass look on his face. Horry showing some hops still left in his legs with a nice put back dunk :clap . Spurs not only had no offense tonight, their defense was horrible in the 4 Q. Paul and Chandler were alley ooping all over the motherfucking place and even Ryan-the Dirkanator-Bowen was scoring on a layup :clap . I think Sean Elliot said in the 3Q, and just like that, look whose on top, when the Spurs took a midget-lead on the hornies......but that was the kiss of death.......could Brent Barry mean that much to the spurs......they sure needed his heart and 3 ball skills tonight.......rant over.

[hsxvvd]

New Orleans shot 54 fucking % This is bullshit.

[Slohoop]

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