Spurs @ Suns Mar. 9 - Game Blog

[Allanon]

Damn, this game is exciting.

[T Park]

Shitty day from Duncan and Ginobili

absolutely shit

How do you shoot a 3 when the opposing big's have 5 fouls each!??!

[davemaniscool]

eat it phx

[td4mvp21]

Ginobili!!!

[Radiosparks]

Manu!!!

[SAtown]

Very nice Manu

[TampaDude]

Stoudemire shouldn't even be in the game...Spurs ain't winning this one, sorry...

[Kriz-Maxima]

Oh Manu!

[boutons_]

Spurs giving the game away

[Stabbin' Cabin]

Wow Ginobili...

[JohnnySixString]

Spurs just need to play better than the refs. Can't blame the refs, even if they are shitty, for not playing well.

[RonMexico]

Suns fans endured that blocking foul on Kurt Thomas for the past 2 years.

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

wheres the ref to bail you out on that amare?

[Pistons < Spurs]

Are you kidding me??? Nice fucking floater Manu!!!

[td4mvp21]

Wow, we lost this game. I can't believe we fucking lost this game.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

unfucking believable

[Allanon]

Wow, what a floater by Manu, that almost hit the roof.

Spurs can't trade baskets now.

[noles1983]

i hate phoenix with a passion

[SAtown]

Wow, we lost this game. I can't believe we fucking lost this game.

It's a 3 point game

[boutons_]

fuck, Spurs folding, no guts

[lefty]

Wow, we lost this game. I can't believe we fucking lost this game.

???????????????????????????????????????????????

[davemaniscool]

let's play the rest of the game without refs :)

[ChumpDumper]

Wow, we lost this game. I can't believe we fucking lost this game.Really?

After how badly they played?

[JamStone]

turned out to be one hell of a game

[Amarelooms]

Lol and you call the Mavs chokers....Duncan missed a layup

[SenorSpur]

For some reason, I lost picture and sound for a few. Which Spur just scored?

[Hank the Tank]

i wanna see an ot.

[SAtown]

Up 5, Dantoni gets Td up, what the fuck happened

[td4mvp21]

We come in here and play like absolute dog shit, against a team that has been playing like absolute dogshit, get up in the fourth, choke away a lead, miss open layups, get fucked on some calls, and now we are going to lose.

[BonnerDynasty]

No biggie, It's only March.

[TampaDude]

TD missed layup + Manu missed tech FT = the difference right now.

[velik_m]

Shitty day from Duncan and Ginobili

absolutely shit

How do you shoot a 3 when the opposing big's have 5 fouls each!??!

Yeah, but their bigs can't get the 6th foul.

[T Park]

The defense on Grant Hill is still pathetic.

Im assuming thats Ginobili's man.

Shocking.

[Pistons < Spurs]

Wow, we lost this game. I can't believe we fucking lost this game.
There's tons of time left....and besides, no one likes a quitter!

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

aahhhh, shit

[davemaniscool]

why hasn't hill fouled out yet?

[Crookshanks]

Spurs definately should've and could've played better - but damn, these refs are really sucking it up today. How can it be an offensive foul in the 1st half and a blocking foul in the 2nd half? How about a little consistency refs!

[still.focused]

Major choke job from Timmy
Hes playin way too tentative, act like u got some balls man!!

[word]

Spurs had 'em by the sack and let 'em go. Pathetic.

[noles1983]

well thats game....

[TampaDude]

It's over...

[td4mvp21]

How The Fuck Was That Not A Foul?!?!!?!?!?!?!? How The Fuck?!?!? Shaq Hits Him In The Fucking Body?!!?!?!? What The Motherfucking Hell

[davemaniscool]

lotsa misses

[lefty]

WHY fouling ????????????????

[Ronaldo McDonald]

FOUUUUUL!!!! by shaq

[Pistons < Spurs]

TD didn't even fight for that rebound.

[boutons_]

Spurs can't make their shots or stops

[Hank the Tank]

:lol at that sun fan yelling like crazy.

[T Park]

Fuckin Ginobili.

Unfucking real.

[BonnerDynasty]

I waited all weekend for this crap. Damn :depressed

[Kriz-Maxima]

Shaq fouled manu

[ChumpDumper]

This continues to be hilarious.

[davemaniscool]

number 9 on snack attach a ding dong and counting.

[Ronaldo McDonald]

this is bull
bullshit win

[td4mvp21]

That Was A Motherfucking Foul, Fuck These Biased Refs.

[T Park]

Finley!?!?

WTF not Udoka?

When did Finley have a better shooting day than Udoka?

Fuck this.

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

omg

[texbumTHElife]

Shaq and Amare in foul trouble for how long and we still havent gone inside to Duncan?

[word]

deserved loss.

[Warlord23]

Missed far too many bunnies today ... sigh

[ShoogarBear]

Duncan has been a complete tool this game.

[noles1983]

biggest choke job EVER by the spurs 12-2 run in the 4th...embarassing

[SenorSpur]

Tim going to the hold like a vagina.

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

oh now youre not gonna call it refs :lol screw you

[spursrocksocks]

this is fucking sickening

[Pistons < Spurs]

??? C'mon TD...you gotta foul him...

wtf?

And how'd you miss that layup....after you already gave up on taking a wide open jumper.

[SAtown]

Game.

How the hell can Shaq and Amare have 5 fouls with like 100 minutes left, we're up 5, Mike D loses his head, and the Spurs still can't win?

[spursfan09]

HOw many of those layups do Manu and Tim miss in the playoffs?

[WalterBenitez]

Can anyone of us dunk?

[T Park]

:lol

Fuck you Spurs.

You folded up the tents like Dallas today.

Bullshit.

[1Parker1]

Duncan and Manu blew about 4 wide open layups today.

Way to give Suns their confidence back Spurs :tu :pctoss

[Allanon]

Wow, what was that? Ginobolli fouled bell for no reason to give him 2 easy free throws. Then when they need a foul, they didn't give one?

[Radiosparks]

Terrible play down the stretch by the Spurs.

[davemaniscool]

wow...lots of missed shots in the end. no way shaq or studdermire should be in the game at this point. oh well we'll kick your ass in the playoffs if that time comes.

[TampaDude]

The Spurs will lose the next three games, too...just so you know...

[SAtown]

deserved loss.

yessir

[texbumTHElife]

Worst coached and offensively executed game all season.

[boutons_]

absolute fold job

[spyder]

fuck this...refs gave them this game..i never pull out ref cards but this was bullshit

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

i dont know if im more pissed at the spurs or the refs
F
i hope we get timvp's thoughts today

[Amarelooms]

HOw many of those layups do Manu and Tim miss in the playoffs?

If they face the Mavs I would anticipate them missing 40% of em :elephant

[T Park]

Great, the Suns have confidence, the Spurs fuck up 2 games in a row.

Great job boys.

Fucking christ.

[Crookshanks]

This is just so pathetic - don't the Spurs realize EVERY game counts right now? This is not the way to start this horrendous stretch of games!

We had them by the throat - but we just don't have that killer instinct lately.

Oh and has anybody mentioned the horrible officiating?

[td4mvp21]

Fuck these refs, that's all I gotta say.

[SenorSpur]

Shaq and Amare in foul trouble for how long and we still havent gone inside to Duncan?

Spurs score 2 fucking points in the final 5 minutes. Go figure this shit. With a win, the Spurs could've, not only maintained their own playoff seeding, but also helped push the Suns down the seeding ladder. Instead, the Spurs help these punk-ass bitches by giving them confidence.

I HATE THIS SHIT! :bang

[Kriz-Maxima]

Shaq fouled out how many times?

[sribb43]

great..now all the suns fans and media think the suns have a shot at the title. i gotta hear this shit from now until the suns finally get bounced from the playoffs

[WalterBenitez]

Can we waive Finley?

[Ronaldo McDonald]

i'm not worried about the suns, though. they'll go through their annual castration come playoff time.

[Don Quixote]

Way to close out a game, Spurs.

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

friggin Sunday afternoon games. life goes on

[T Park]

Not driving to the basket, upfaking and or whatever to get Shaq and Amare out of the game is fucking sickening.

Fucking SICKENING.

[1Parker1]

This is bullshit. Spurs just gave the Suns confidence and let them get back into the series should they meet in the playoffs. :pctoss

[Amuseddaysleeper]

I blame the spurs more than the refs, but my god that officiating was KILLING ME out there

[Stabbin' Cabin]

fuck this...refs gave them this game..i never pull out ref cards but this was bullshit

Ehh if I were a Spurs fan I would sure as hell not be bashing these refs, especially after the start of the 4th.

[Cherry]

deserved loss.

The Spurs can't play for 48 minutes:pctoss :pctoss :madrun :ihit :bang :(

[JamStone]

New NBA rule: if you weigh more than 350 pounds, you get 10 fouls a game

[velik_m]

This really sucked.

[BonnerDynasty]

This Spurs team is not championship material.

[BlackSwordsMan]

No help from Bowen, Finley, Horry, Oberto, Vaughn, WOOT!!!

[Ronaldo McDonald]

Duncan needs to start play better if the spurs want to win. last two games he's been hard to watch. It's like he had his talent taken away like the players did in space jam or something

[Pistons < Spurs]

fuck this...refs gave them this game..i never pull out ref cards but this was bullshit
I only saw the last 3 minutes, so I can't say how much impact the refs had .... but I can say that I saw a completely uncharacteristic craptastic performance from Duncan down the stretch. The opportunity to win this game was there. The Spurs just didn't want it as much at the end.

[SenorSpur]

This is bullshit. Spurs just gave the Suns confidence and let them get back into the series should they meet in the playoffs. :pctoss

That's the part that kills me the most! :depressed

[baseline bum]

The Spurs sucked today. Phoenix just sucked less. Seriously, Phoenix just missed shots and that's why the game was even close.

[Crookshanks]

When was the last time the Spurs won one of these afternoon games? I HATE these afternoon, nationally televised games! Spurs always play like crap in these games - and then we wonder why they don't get the respect they deserve?

[lurker]

Fuck these refs, that's all I gotta say.
Fuck the refs for calling the game evenly. :lol 15 fouls on each team.

[BonnerDynasty]

Well done Finley. Well done.

[T Park]

This team was so close to making huge strides and they just fucked it up.
FUCK!!!!!!!

[Kobayagi]

Fire Pop, trade Duncan, they guy can't hit a layup.

[davemaniscool]

Shaq fouled out how many times?

nine fouls by my count. He and studdermire won't foul out on national TV on a Sunday afternoon game. All I can say is Tim is going to be sore tomorrow.

[boutons_]

Spurs could easily go winless this week.

[BonnerDynasty]

See what happens when you don't play Bonner.

This loss is on you Popabitch!

[JMarkJohns]

So... I'm stuck doing research... I followed the game via gamecast, but obviously that's good for stats and scores and little more. I'm shocked the Suns won this game. I figured they'd lay an egg again. I see some are complaining about officiating? Are there examples?

Anyways...

[btimsah]

This is the first time as a Sun's fan that when the refs "let them play" it actually benefited the more physical Sun's over the Spur's.

http://www.jsd.k12.ca.us/bf/teachers/Metz/website/images/random/crying_baby.jpg

[duncan228]

The losses that are hardest for me are the ones like this.
Where they don't give it their all and leave it all on the court.
Even with the refs being ridiculous, if they play hard I deal with the loss much easier.

This sucked.
I hope it's the final kick they need to get in the right gear for the final push to the playoffs.

And the worst part is how out of fucking control the Suns trolls are going to be on the board.

[td4mvp21]

We're not winning shit in the playoffs. We can't put together two good games in a row against playoff teams? Fuck that. The Spurs have a lot of work to do, I almost wish they would have kept losing so they would have realized that. Tim Duncan had the greatest motherfucking choke job ever today. That's not the way to lead your team. He just started throwing up wild shots even though he knew the fucking dumbass biased refs wouldnt' call it. Man up and lead us to victory, Tim. This is almost as important playoff game. You just gave the Suns confidence-they beat us and now they will go on a big streak, you just fucking watch. Kudos to Parker and Ginobili for being the only Spurs that showed up today. Unfortunately it takes an entire fucking team to win games and that's why we can't consistently beat the good teams this season. How pathetic is it that we can't put together two wins against two playoff teams? That's what matters! An 11 game winstreak means nothing if we are just beating the shit teams. Absolutely nothing. I'm expecting the only win over the next 5 games to be against the fucking 76ers, even then we'll be lucky because I bet we will come out and play the shittiest basketball against the shittiest Eastern conference team.

[still.focused]

This game is completely on TIms back
He played like a scared little girl the entire game
When given the ball 4 times against 2 different players w/ 5 fouls each
He didnt even as much make an aggressive move
Ball stolen by STAT
Ball stole AGAIN by STAT
Scared layup that he missed against Shaq
Tough layup against Shaw after holdin the ball 4 ever and passin up a wide open shot

Shameful

[SenorSpur]

When was the last time the Spurs won one of these afternoon games? I HATE these afternoon, nationally televised games! Spurs always play like crap in these games - and then we wonder why they don't get the respect they deserve?

They'd better get used to it because they've got two more of these early Sunday games this month (DAL and HOU)

[1Parker1]

Spurs got nothing from Finley, Horry, Stoudamire, Oberto, and a little from Udoka offensively and blown open layups by Ginobili and Duncan. Shit like this, against a defensively soft team like the Suns should not be happening in March when you're 1 game out of first and 3 games to the 6 seed. :pctoss

[Budkin]

Spurs choked bad bad bad. God I'm pissed.

[SAtown]

The sky if FALLING!

[Amuseddaysleeper]

If it's the fourth quarter tim HAS HAS HAS HAS HAS to dunk the ball everytime instead of putting up soft layups.

Granted, he couldn't buy a call to save his life, he needs to finish a lot more aggressively.

[word]

I am making my sign for the Denver game:

Stop Sucking !!

[BonnerDynasty]

See what happens when you don't play Bonner.

This loss is on you Popabitch!


I saaaiiiiiiiiiiiiidddddd.

[~Sweetmelody~]

I seriously have a stomachache. What the hell was that shit? ? This will no doubt give Suns some momentum.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

even the mav fans on the mavs board say the reffing was crooked :lol

[Kori Ellis]

Spurs shot like crap and couldn't score for the last five minutes of the game. They deserved to lose.

[Crookshanks]

nine fouls by my count. He and studdermire won't foul out on national TV on a Sunday afternoon game. All I can say is Tim is going to be sore tomorrow.
Neither Shaq nor Amare should've even been in the game the last 5 minutes. What does it take to get that 6th foul? Breaking someone's arm or neck?

I hope the Spurs are good and pissed for tomorrow's game. They should be ashamed of the way they played today - they played like Miami instead of the Champs!

[Kobayagi]

This is the first time as a Sun's fan that when the refs "let them play" it actually benefited the more physical Sun's over the Spur's.



Dude, u gotta work on your plural. Seriously.

[Banzai]

Don't worry Spurs..you know your team is good..let this one slide..move on to the next match and go from there.

[td4mvp21]

The reffing was pretty fucking even until the last 5 minutes of the game. The Spurs got HACKED several times and no call. That's why they fucking sucked. It didn't help that we missed easy shots either. A great choke job today indeed.

[1Parker1]

What's more alarming than this loss, is just how reliant the Spurs have become recently on offense to the Big 3. Finley, Horry, Stoudamire/Vaughn, Oberto, and Udoka all have brought no offense to this team for 2 straight games.

[E20]

The Spurs shot 35% from the field, The only players that were decent were the big three, everybody else pretty much was stagnant on offense, Shaq should have fouled out when he was in the the circle and fouled Ginobili, everything was rattling out and they were still right in it. This is more of a Spurs loss/choke then a Phoneix win.

[T Park]

The Spurs sucked today. Phoenix just sucked less. Seriously, Phoenix just missed shots and that's why the game was even close.

Pretty much

Spurs were lucky to even have a lead.

Time to drop the soft card.

Doubt it works this year though.

[Budkin]

Spurs shot like crap and couldn't score for the last five minutes of the game. They deserved to lose.

Isn't that because the Suns shored up their D with Shaq? :smokin

[JMarkJohns]

Dude, u gotta work on your plural. Seriously.

Maybe he's only a fan of one specific Sun, so he just went from there? :)

[Pistons < Spurs]

Don't worry Spurs..you know your team is good..let this one slide..move on to the next match and go from there.
Agreed!

I felt like shit last week when my Pistons lost to Boston at the end .... but it's just a regular season game.

Let the Suns have a false sense of security. Let them get all the hype from this win. Fly under the radar, and do what you got to do in the post season!

[btimsah]

Dude, u gotta work on your plural. Seriously.

I tell you what. When you learn how to spell out the word, "you" I'll take advice from you. Untill then, STFU.

Seriously.

[T Park]

The Spurs shot 35% from the field, The only players that were decent were the big three, everybody else pretty much was stagnant on offense, Shaq should have fouled out when he was in the the circle and fouled Ginobili, everything was rattling out and they were still right in it. This is more of a Spurs loss/choke then a Phoneix win.


Duncan and Manu were shit.

The only ones that showed up were Thomas, Parker, and Udoka.

[td4mvp21]

calm the fuck down people..they win 11 in a row and they are the greatest team ever and they lose 2 in a row now they suck? Fuck relax damn it! So we won't have the best record in the west who cares? This team is good enough to win it all! We also need a healthy Barry back because sorry Finley is absolutely horrible!

We were playing decent, but we still have a lot to work to do and the last two games make it painfully obvious. How can you sit here and say that when we have a sub .500 record against good teams and have failed to put up two good performances in a row against two playoff teams in our own conference? That isn't a good sign at all. We can beat the good teams if they are inbetween 5 games of shitty Eastern conference teams. Too bad that's not how it works in the playoffs. I thought Pop was stupid for saying we aren't as good as last year, but he's right. We aren't right now.

[Budkin]

Where the fuck did our offense go? The end of that game was pathetic.

[tmtcsc]

For fucks sake, it feels like we lost to the Memphis Grizzlies again. Phoenix played balls out to barely beat us. LOL, see you in April for your yearly end of year ass whipping.

[T Park]

For fucks sake, it feels like we lost to the Memphis Grizzlies again. Phoenix played balls out to barely beat us. LOL, see you in April for your yearly end of year ass whipping.


:lol

The Suns were terrible.

THe Spurs were lucky to even be in it.

[dbreiden83080]

I can't beieve how bad the big 3 played late in this game. Timmy with a missed layup, Tony not finishing, Manu not finishing and taking bad shots, we beat ourselves today.

[mikejones99]

When Brent Barry return the Spurs will be great team again

[slayermin]

All I have to say is thank god for Kurt Thomas.

He's the only big wearing a Los Spurs jersey that played with heart today.

[RonMexico]

Suns got a lot of lucky breaks.

They also missed a lot of open 3's.

[btimsah]

The Spurs shot 35% from the field, The only players that were decent were the big three, everybody else pretty much was stagnant on offense, Shaq should have fouled out when he was in the the circle and fouled Ginobili, everything was rattling out and they were still right in it. This is more of a Spurs loss/choke then a Phoneix win.

The flipside is that the Suns were about 3-13 from 3-pt range, something that doesnt happen all that often either.

So I'm not sure I see your point.

[T Park]

All I have to say is thank god for Kurt Thomas.

He's the only big wearing a Los Spurs jersey that played with heart today.

Amen.

Duncan was an absolute puss today.

[imek1]

The reffing was pretty fucking even until the last 5 minutes of the game. The Spurs got HACKED several times and no call. That's why they fucking sucked. It didn't help that we missed easy shots either. A great choke job today indeed.

Man oh man, some of you spurs fan (not all) are such crybabyies.. I mean , really, do you remember this guy ??

<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Timd.jpg/250px-Timd.jpg">

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Yeah, this asshole ref that called some of the worst shots in NBA history and now has all sorts of legal trouble for fucking up a few games against the spurs, now THATS some bad ref'ing, so really , any spurs fan has no call when it comes to a shit ref. Every team deals with a few bad calls every game, happens to the suns and the spurs , so come up, stop being a little bitch and just suck up the fuckin loss

[UV Ray]

For fucks sake, it feels like we lost to the Memphis Grizzlies again. Phoenix played balls out to barely beat us. LOL, see you in April for your yearly end of year ass whipping.

Yeah and you didn't want those grapes anyways.

[spyder]

The reffing was pretty fucking even until the last 5 minutes of the game. The Spurs got HACKED several times and no call. That's why they fucking sucked. It didn't help that we missed easy shots either. A great choke job today indeed.
i agree..Timmy missed easy shots, but the refs did screw them over

[noles1983]

with our upcoming schedule and our obvious struggles with playoff teams, how far can we realistically fall? 6th or 7th spot?

[still.focused]

Get rid of those Los Spurs jerseys too
I understand what they represent
But theyre ugly and we aint played decently with em on

[ploto]

Manu's stupid foul was the dagger-- sorry, Manu. The Suns were only up by 3 at that point, and you send to the line a guy who shoots 90% fouling him after he grabs a rebound.

The Suns did a better job of making adjustments in the fourth quarter, especially putting Grant Hill on Parker and varying their offensive plays.

[imek1]

The reffing was pretty fucking even until the last 5 minutes of the game. The Spurs got HACKED several times and no call. That's why they fucking sucked. It didn't help that we missed easy shots either. A great choke job today indeed.

Man oh man, some of you spurs fan (not all) are such crybabyies.. I mean , really, do you remember this guy ??

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Timd.jpg/250px-Timd.jpg

Yeah, this asshole ref that called some of the worst shots in NBA history and now has all sorts of legal trouble for fucking up a few games with the spurs (including some when suns COULD have won the entire championships), now THATS some bad ref'ing, so really , any spurs fan has no call when it comes to a shit ref. Every team deals with a few bad calls every game, happens to the suns and the spurs , so come up, stop being a little bitch and just suck up the fuckin loss, your team is still damn good (but suns will prevail!)

[E20]

Duncan and Manu were shit.

The only ones that showed up were Thomas, Parker, and Udoka.
KT played well timley jumpers, same with Udoka. Manu showed up played well in teh 1st half and his three point shooting helped us (4-6), Duncan played pretty shitty/soft but still gave 17 points/10 Rebounds. Other than if you look at the box score even though the scoring was distrubted among the big three 8 points from Udoka and 9 from KT isn't gonna cut, this game was obviously a misnomer, HTF does Finley score 1 point. Bowen scored 3 and Oberto scored 4, the rest scored 0. This is a poor team outing. Can't fault the Big three, because outside of Ime/KT every played like shit.

[SenorSpur]

calm the fuck down people..they win 11 in a row and they are the greatest team ever and they lose 2 in a row now they suck? Fuck relax damn it! So we won't have the best record in the west who cares? This team is good enough to win it all! We also need a healthy Barry back because sorry Finley is absolutely horrible!


I pray the Spurs don't take your attitude toward this. It's that kind of punk-ass, cavalier-type attitude that will get you beat. Look here dude, this aint got shit to do with going for the best record. This is about playing your BEST BASKETBALL as you head into the playoffs. Playing with a sense of urgency and instilling doubt into the minds of opponents that you may face in the playoffs. The Spurs failed in all three areas today.

Besides all that, the margin of error between playoff seeds 1-6 is very slim. This is no time to start dropping games and free-falling out of a possible top-four playoff seed.

[baseline bum]

:lol

The Suns were terrible.

THe Spurs were lucky to even be in it.

Hence, it being like a loss to Memphis. :lol

[ploto]

When was the last time the Spurs won one of these afternoon games? I HATE these afternoon, nationally televised games! Spurs always play like crap in these games - and then we wonder why they don't get the respect they deserve?
Two more this month.

[TampaDude]

The Spurs sucked today. Phoenix just sucked less. Seriously, Phoenix just missed shots and that's why the game was even close.

Yup...the Suns went only 3 of 14 from beyond the arc...the Spurs are lucky they weren't utterly blown out today.

Something is seriously wrong with the Spurs...something that will have to be addressed before the playoffs, or it's going to be an early exit for Pop and company...that is, if they even make the playoffs.

Also, let me reiterate what I said already...this was the second loss in a 5 or 6 game losing streak for the Spurs...they are going to lose to the Nuggets tomorrow night, the Hornets on Wednesday, and the Pistons on Friday...and I'm not so sure they can beat the Sixers on Saturday...I hate to say this, but there is a very good chance the Spurs could MISS THE PLAYOFFS...yes, you heard me right...MISS THE PLAYOFFS...the 12-game win streak was a fluke...the Spurs should have lost several of those games, too.

I know you are all thinking I'm crazy...that I'm overreacting...but I see nothing from the Spurs recently that makes me believe they can repeat...I used to think that, but not any more...unless they get their shit together, or the other WC teams start losing games, the Spurs are not going to make the playoffs, or if they do, they will get bounced in the first round.

[JohnnySixString]

To put it simply, the Spurs SUCK as a TEAM. Not one game this entire season has made me think, "This TEAM has their shit together". We have three really good, somewhat consistent players and the rest are mediocre at best. And I know pop is supposed to be a really good coach and all, but you have to wonder what the fuck is going on in his head. The season isn't over because of this choke job. The Spurs are not dead. Yet. But if this is how they plan on continuing to play, they are FUCKED.

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

Spam anyone?

[Allanon]

The Suns are a tough matchup for the Spurs.

Shaq and Amare in the middle makes TP reconsider taking it to the hole.
Duncan and Amare play even
Manu gets Bell on him

Both teams have quite a bit of Playoff experience but the Suns are more athletic.

Time for Nugz tomorrow, Spurs just gotta shake this off and get ready for tomorrow against a running Nugz team.

[loveforthegame]

What a crap loss. I thought the Spurs had it in the bag when they were up 5 with 5 minutes to go. But easy missed baskets by Duncan and Ginobli late in the game really hurt. They had good games early on and were a big reason we were in the game but they stumbled when we needed them the most.

Parker and Thomas were pretty solid. I liked Udoka in the 1st half but he wasn't a factor at all in the 2nd half.

Finley continues to struggle. He's not getting open looks like he was before. He's dribbling around and then taking a shot. We need guys like Parker or Ginobli driving and kicking out to him. And wtf was Pop thinking bringing him in with 18 seconds left when he was 0-5 and hadn't played for like 8 minutes?

Horry, Vaughn, Bowen (on offense), and Stoudamire didn't help one bit.

Shaq hurts the Suns against most teams but he's going to be a killer against the Spurs.

[still.focused]

Parker coulda went for 40 easily
That floater he prides himself in was available the entire first 3 quarters
Kickin out to Tim is usaully a sound desicion but when Tim is scared and just holds it
The Spurs are better off wit Tony lettin it fly

*TD sets high screen*
Tony: "Here ya go Tim"
Tim: "...........But he's so big"
*turnover*
*foul*
*Spurs timeout*

[loveforthegame]

The Spurs were really lucky the Suns were missing so many 3's. They won't miss that many open looks that often.

Really liked Thomas nailing those 15-17 footers. I just wished he could have done a better job keeping Shaq away from the basket.

[JohnnySixString]

Man a lot of fans are babies on here. Yes the refs sucked, ok the Spurs lost..move on damn it. There is a game tomorrow. Stop acting like this team sucks. And who cares what are seeding is for the playoffs we have to win on the road to make it the finals anyways.

Stop being such bitches!

Can we whine like bitchy little babies if they lose tomorrow as well? :p:

[SenorSpur]

Manu's stupid foul was the dagger-- sorry, Manu. The Suns were only up by 3 at that point, and you send to the line a guy who shoots 90% fouling him after he grabs a rebound.

The Suns did a better job of making adjustments in the fourth quarter, especially putting Grant Hill on Parker and varying their offensive plays.

Hmmm. Manu committing a stupid foul. Where have I seen that nightmare before? Oh yeah, Game 7, 2006 WCSF. Spurs up by 3. Manu commits an absolutely assinine foul on Dirk, who scored the basket and completed the FT for an And 1.

Again I ask, why Manu Why? WTF were you thinking about fouling Dirk in that situation? :bang

Damn shame that after overcoming a 3-1 deficit to tie the series, they lose that game in OT, after it was setup by a stupid foul by Manu.

[Pistons < Spurs]

Spam anyone?
http://www.nodutdol.com/maybbs/nddbb1/Spork.jpg

[td4mvp21]

SPAM my ass.

[TampaDude]

So the SPurs are now going to miss the playoffs..man shut the fuck up!

If the Spurs beat the Nuggets tomorrow night, then I will STFU...deal???

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Suns feel vindicated with that trade now :pctoss

Way to go SPURS! :madrun :madrun :madrun

[Ronaldo McDonald]

this shows everyone one thing:

Duncan is either our catalyst or the weight that can bring us down, depending on how well he plays.

All the talk about Ginobili or Tony being "the man" on our team just isn't true. We need Duncan to be playing at MVP level in order for us to win, bottom line. Duncan needs to play with some fucking balls. Right now they're tucked behind his legs.

And i haven't even talked about Finley and Udoka. No one gave Barry the credit he deserved. Udoka isn't an adequate back-up for Fin. He makes stupid plays on offense, and has a inconsistent shot. If your're a guard on the spurs you've got to be able to knock down the three with some consistency and stay in the flow of the offesne. Our offense is messy when he's on the court. And he isn't the defensive player that eveyine claimed he would be when we picked him up, so he is virtually useless out on the court. He's a player fo average-below average bball iq, and players like that don't last on our team (ie Elson). I expect him to be gone by he end of the season. Whoever said this guy would be apt to back-up Bowen when he retires was clueless, because right now he'd have trouble being the back-up towl boy

[JohnnySixString]

Suns feel vindicated with that trade now :pctoss

Way to go SPURS! :madrun :madrun :madrun

Yes, thanks to the Spurs, what once was a fucked up trade that was destroying a team is now the best thing they have done. Of course, the Spurs played like utter shit and would have made Chris Dudley look good if he were playing.

[UV Ray]

Dude, u gotta work on your plural. Seriously.



I tell you what. When you learn how to spell out the word, "you" I'll take advice from you. Untill then, STFU.

Seriously.


gotta?

[FromWayDowntown]

The Suns are a tough matchup for the Spurs.

Shaq and Amare in the middle makes TP reconsider taking it to the hole.
Duncan and Amare play even
Manu gets Bell on him

Both teams have quite a bit of Playoff experience but the Suns are more athletic.

Time for Nugz tomorrow, Spurs just gotta shake this off and get ready for tomorrow against a running Nugz team.

Actually, the Suns haven't really been that tough of a matchup for the Spurs in recent years. Suns fans might try to convince others that the Suns are a tough matchup, but the Spurs have consistently won games over the stretch from 2005 through to today and the difference is really quite significant.

With that said, the Spurs' offense right now is both way too predictable and far too passive in most instances. They play sometimes as if they're waiting to be bailed out by calls (particularly Timmy) instead of attacking without regard to the whistle. If the role players aren't making shots, this offense grinds to a halt and becomes stagnant other than the occasional attempt by Manu or Tony to penetrate, and those efforts are easily repulsed by a defense that's already sitting in the lap of Tim Duncan and daring the Spurs to win from behind the arc. Sometimes that's true even if the role players are making their shots. It's too easy for defenders to swipe down at the ball as Duncan holds it on the block and Duncan's seeming passivity on the catch and turn makes it less likely that he's going to get calls when he does get stripped.

Officiating didn't cost the Spurs this game; the Spurs cost themselves this game.

[temujin]

D'antoni was pretty good at getting a technical.
After that, the refs would not call a foul on any Sun.

Manu missing the FT was bad.

Scoring 2 points in the final 5' is inexcusable.

Even the Suns could win a game like that.

[td4mvp21]

When will our next win be? Seriously, someone tell me, because we play good teams for the next 5 games. vs. Nuggets, @ Hornets, @ Pistons, @ 76ers (they aren't good but we will probably play shitty anyway!), vs Celtics. So I'm guessing the Spurs are going to be on a 7 game losing streak; apparently we can't consistently beat the good teams.

[E20]

People need to calm down with all this talk of fixing hte Spurs and shit.

The reason the Spurs lost was because outside of TD,KT,Manu,TP,Ime no one else did jack shit.

[TampaDude]

When will our next win be? Seriously, someone tell me, because we play good teams for the next 5 games. vs. Nuggets, @ Hornets, @ Pistons, @ 76ers (they aren't good but we will probably play shitty anyway!), vs Celtics. So I'm guessing the Spurs are going to be on a 7 game losing streak; apparently we can't consistently beat the good teams.

Thank you...I'm glad someone else on here gets it...the Spurs are in deep shit if they don't get it together...

[temujin]

And parker was very annoying with overdribbling the ball late in the game.

The loss is bad because it would have put the Suns in a very very bad situation.

[ducks]

spurs need barry
he is another playmaker

[UV Ray]

Actually, the Suns haven't really been that tough of a matchup for the Spurs in recent years. Suns fans might try to convince others that the Suns are a tough matchup, but the Spurs have consistently won games over the stretch from 2005 through to today and the difference is really quite significant.

With that said, the Spurs' offense right now is both way too predictable and far too passive in most instances. They play sometimes as if they're waiting to be bailed out by calls (particularly Timmy) instead of attacking without regard to the whistle. If the role players aren't making shots, this offense grinds to a halt and becomes stagnant other than the occasional attempt by Manu or Tony to penetrate, and those efforts are easily repulsed by a defense that's already sitting in the lap of Tim Duncan and daring the Spurs to win from behind the arc. Sometimes that's true even if the role players are making their shots. It's too easy for defenders to swipe down at the ball as Duncan holds it on the block and Duncan's seeming passivity on the catch and turn makes it less likely that he's going to get calls when he does get stripped.

Officiating didn't cost the Spurs this game; the Spurs cost themselves this game.


The sweet voice of maturity and reason from way downtown

[Don Quixote]

Crap. Los Espuelos better get it together again in a hurry, and learn to close out victories. Even the bottom-feeders this year -- i.e., Suns, Nugs, Mavs -- are good, and more than capable of taking them out in the first round.

[td4mvp21]

I don't think it's over, the world is ending, and I'm not jumping ship, I'll cheer for the Spurs no matter what, but I am very concerned. Obviously they can't beat the good teams consistently. Our record vs. +.500 teams is horrible, it's embarrassing considering we are the fucking defending champions. Major changes need to be made and if they aren't, we can kiss a repeat goodbye. I think the players got content with their little 11 game win streak over mostly shitty teams, and they need to realize how they are playing isn't fucking cutting it. Wake the fuck up already, it's March.

[tmtcsc]

Yeah and you didn't want those grapes anyways.


What sour grapes ? We played like shit and missed easy layups. To have our shooting % in the 30's against Phoenix is inexcusable. It had nothing to do with the refs and everything to do with us not closing out the game and playing smart.

Don't get me started on Snaq's fat ass diving for balls he knows he can't save. He's such a fraud. Uh, ok Shaq, we get it..you are actually trying to hustle. Why did the refs blow the whistle when we had numbers off that stupid ass play ? Snaq takes up room in the paint and grabs the boards that land in his hands. We'll show Kurt that you have to deny him the ball by fronting him. Next time we face him he'll be on the bench loaded with fouls.

I'm sure you feel good about your win and you should. You are still alive in the playoff chase. Kudos to you but if you think you are going to see the same effort from your team going forward you are kidding yourself.

As for the Spurs, they better win these games that they are supposed to. No more losses to the fucking Suns or Grizzlies of the league.

[mojorizen7]

Tim Duncan guarding Shaq/Amare in the paint=1 personal foul? Stop complaining about the officiating for fucks sake. It was the same type of officiating we all watch from game to game night after night.....bad.

[SpursDynasty]

Well, Phoenix hit a couple of lucky shots here and there. What cost the Spurs the game was missing about 3 or 4 point-blank shots in the final minutes of the 4th. So I'm not worried about this loss. Phoenix is still 6th place in the West and is 4-6 over their last 10, so I don't know what they are all excited about.

[JohnnySixString]

what? They played well all the way till the end of this game? THey didn't get the calls it happens! They didn't bitch to the refs and whine about anything like you are doing.

Denver's game was a back to back game and some line up rotations that were absolutely horrible.

Shit calm down, you are going to have a heart attack over nothing :lol


I agree about the calming down part. The Spurs played like shit. And it's not like we can do a damn thing about it anyway. Don't get so stressed over something you have no control over. It sucks, but that's sports.

BTW, they're playing the Denver game tomorrow... back to back again. That's not a good sign, even with homecourt. Hopefully losing two in a row motivates the Spurs to whip some ass.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Spurs were just stupid and didn't play the 48 minutes

We had the fucking lead against these guys 5 minutes in, and then choked it away.

[SpursDynasty]

We are 43-19, at this point last year we were 44-18. One game difference which isn't a big deal.

This Spurs team knows who they are already as the rest of the West (Lakers, Hornets, Mavs, Suns, Rockets) haven't even found their identities yet, much less their playoff identities.

Pau Gasol and Bynum have to adjust playing together.
The Hornets are inexperienced.
Mavs have struggled with Kidd, why would it be any different come playoff time?
Suns have struggled with Shaq, why would it be any different come playoff time?
The Rockets are soft and don't have Yao.

See what I mean...

[1Parker1]

Spurs need to employ something to get their offense going. I said it even before all these trades happened, this season more than any other, Spurs offense has been horrendous to look at. It's become so predictable, it's almost scary and I wonder how the Spurs coaching staff doesn't see it or isn't doing anything to address it. I can't remember the last time the Spurs had a significant contributor outside of their Big 3 on offense.

[td4mvp21]

what? They played well all the way till the end of this game? THey didn't get the calls it happens! They didn't bitch to the refs and whine about anything like you are doing.

Denver's game was a back to back game and some line up rotations that were absolutely horrible.

Shit calm down, you are going to have a heart attack over nothing :lol

They didnt' play well at all. Ever. All of us were laughing when they were up because they sucked ass the entire game. I don't know how any one can get giddy about the Spurs losing when they played like shit-how does that make you happy, to know that they can't play well against good teams? You do know that the only teams that make the playoffs are GOOD teams, right? I'm not going to calm down until I see some changes in the way we play good teams, I'm going to continue to worry about it until something changes. I guess I don't have to wait long to find out because the next 5 are going to be fucking hard and I'm willing to bet nothing will change and we will find our selves barely in the playoffs...hopefully I'm wrong.

[tmtcsc]

When will our next win be? Seriously, someone tell me, because we play good teams for the next 5 games. vs. Nuggets, @ Hornets, @ Pistons, @ 76ers (they aren't good but we will probably play shitty anyway!), vs Celtics. So I'm guessing the Spurs are going to be on a 7 game losing streak; apparently we can't consistently beat the good teams.

Take a deep breath. We will play better against the Nuggets. If we lose a few more games, we have no need to panic. I know its a tight race but we'll be ok. We have 1/4 of the season left to get back on track. Wins and losses are important but getting better is the most important thing.

Kurt Thomas will get better adjusted and Pop's rotation will come into form. After that, I suspect that our offense and defense will come together too.

Seriously, would you rather be the Spurs or the Suns ? They just gave 110 % effort, at home after being embarrassed by other teams and barely won. They can't keep playing every game like it might be the last. Teams like Philly will continue to expose them for what they are. They play defense sporadically and still take stupid shots on offense.

[ducks]

spurs need to hire a new assistant coach with new o ideas
pj was here for so long
spurs o is starting to get more predicatible

[temujin]

We are 43-19, at this point last year we were 44-18. One game difference which isn't a big deal.

This Spurs team knows who they are already as the rest of the West (Lakers, Hornets, Mavs, Suns, Rockets) haven't even found their identities yet, much less their playoff identities.

Pau Gasol and Bynum have to adjust playing together.
The Hornets are inexperienced.
Mavs have struggled with Kidd, why would it be any different come playoff time?
Suns have struggled with Shaq, why would it be any different come playoff time?
The Rockets are soft and don't have Yao.

See what I mean...

That, and Scola are the big advantages.

[td4mvp21]

Our offense has always been predictable. I'm surprised people are just now talking about :lol

[Allanon]

We are 43-19, at this point last year we were 44-18. One game difference which isn't a big deal.

This Spurs team knows who they are already as the rest of the West (Lakers, Hornets, Mavs, Suns, Rockets) haven't even found their identities yet, much less their playoff identities.

Pau Gasol and Bynum have to adjust playing together.
The Hornets are inexperienced.
Mavs have struggled with Kidd, why would it be any different come playoff time?
Suns have struggled with Shaq, why would it be any different come playoff time?
The Rockets are soft and don't have Yao.

See what I mean...

I'm not trying to rub it in or anything, you guys are suffering some tough losses with a horrendous schedule but I think the record is misleading.

Even though you are only 1 game behind last year, the big difference is last year closed with a much easier schedule. This year, the easy games are done and a rough road is still ahead. Unfortunately, with your 5 more back to backs (including tomorrow), I think it's going to get worse before it gets better.

Again, not trying to rub it in, just trying to express my point of view. And as a Duncan fan myself, I was dieing watching him out there on the court. That was painful.

[SenorSpur]

I'm not trying to rub it in or anything, you guys are suffering some tough losses with a horrendous schedule but I think the record is misleading.

Even though you are only 1 game behind last year, the big difference is last year closed with a much easier schedule. This year, the easy games are done and a rough road is still ahead. Unfortunately, with your 5 more back to backs (including tomorrow), I think it's going to get worse before it gets better.

Again, not trying to rub it in, just trying to express my point of view. And as a Duncan fan myself, I was dieing watching him out there on the court. That was painful.

Point taken. Very observant of a Fakers fan.

:toast

[duncan228]

And as a Duncan fan myself, I was dieing watching him out there on the court. That was painful.

I love watching Duncan even when he's having a bad game.
But it was painful today.

The only good thing I can take from him today was the look on his face at the end of the game.
He was obviously pissed at himself.
And that should serve us well the rest of the way.
I expect him to be a monster tomorrow.

[word]

One thing I noticed is Oberto was WIDE OPEN under the basket or in the lane and they passed him over. I wonder if all those dropped mangled passes the past few games have had an affect on players confidence in him. I swear Parker was looking RIGHT AT HIM one play he was wide open and passed him over. Happened more than once but that was blatent. The Spurs shot selection these past few games has just blown balls in my opinion. And this constant stutter step before shooting appears to be a bad habit they've picked up from Stoudemire. Take the ball, shoot it and stop fucking around. It's like they're wide open and think, ' If I just dribble one time and move one step closer to the defender, that will somehow make it an easier shot'.
It won't. They've gotta break that habit NOW.

[Spurs Brazil]

Shaq, Nash notch double-doubles as Suns cut Spurs, end home skid

PHOENIX (AP) -- The Phoenix Suns picked a nice afternoon and the perfect opponent to show why they felt they needed Shaquille O'Neal.


Three days past his 36th birthday, in his 10th game with Phoenix, O'Neal scored 14 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to help the Suns beat their nemesis, the San Antonio Spurs, 94-87 on Sunday.

The ever-hustling, 7-foot-1, 325-pound center provided the toughness, not to mention girth, the Suns felt they needed inside to finally get past the Spurs in the West. He even dived into the third row of seats for a loose ball, catching an unfortunate fan with an elbow to the lip.

"I think I hit one guy," he said. "I tried to miss the kids."

Grant Hill scored 18, including a crucial baseline 20-footer with 1:15 to go, as the Suns showed why they thought they needed O'Neal to compete with the rugged Spurs and the other big teams in the West.

"There's a lot of teams with size in the West," Steve Nash said. "We added size, let alone a guy with championship experience. One win isn't going to say we're a finished product, but we're on our way, I think, to improving and getting to a place where we're going to feel confident once the playoffs come around."

Phoenix outscored the Spurs 14-2 in the final 3:40 to improve to 4-6 since O'Neal joined the team.

"It was definitely a playoff atmosphere," said Suns coach Mike D'Antoni, whose team lost a bitter series to the Spurs a year ago. "It's a big game just because of the standings and everything, but we do know we still need some work, and we know it's not going to be easy."

Manu Ginobili scored 22 but missed several down the stretch for the Spurs, who lost their second in a row after an 11-game winning streak. Tony Parker added 21 points. Tim Duncan had 17 points and 10 rebounds but was just 6-of-19 shooting.

"I had two turnovers and two missed layups down the stretch," Duncan said. "We're up five with three-something left -- a situation where we usually play a lot better than that."

Amare Stoudemire scored five of his 16 points in the last three minutes for Phoenix, which had lost its previous three in a row at home. Stoudemire played the final 6:51 and O'Neal the last 5:55 with five fouls.

"I should have only had three [fouls] but when you're playing against Tim, you have to be aggressive," O'Neal said. "If anybody knows what he's going to do with the ball, I think it's me. We've had our battles."

O'Neal's two blocked shots made him the third player in NBA history to have 26,000 points, 11,500 rebounds and 2,500 blocks. The others are Kareem-Abdul Jabaar and Hakeem Olajuwon.

The intense victory stemmed Phoenix's slide in the standings, pulling them a game ahead of Dallas for the No. 6 spot in the West.

"O'Neal does change things greatly for the opposition," Ginobili said. "It's a big body to bother us every time we penetrate."

Former Sun Kurt Thomas made an 18-footer to put the Spurs ahead 85-80 with 5:12 to play. A frustrated Suns coach Mike D'Antoni drew a technical moments later, but Ginobili missed the free throw in a sign of things to come.

Nash's 3-pointer cut it to 85-83 with 3:40 to play. A 24-second clock violation by San Antonio led to Stoudemire's driving shot over Duncan that tied it at 85 with 2:58 left. Stoudemire made one of two free throws with 1:57 to go to put Phoenix ahead for good, then added two more to give San Antonio an 88-85 lead.

Ginobili's 8-foot floater over both Phoenix big men cut it to 88-87. That set up Hill's shot from the corner that boosted the lead to 90-87. Ginobili missed three in a row, then Raja Bell and Nash put the game away with free throws.

"We had our chances," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "Steve Nash and Grant Hill hit some big shots going down the stretch. We missed some big shots. It was a great game both ways."

Neither team led by more than six points in the first half or eight in the second. The Spurs shot just 38 percent.

Game notes
Muhammad Ali, who lives in nearby Paradise Valley, watched the game from courtside. He got a standing ovation when introduced to the crowd. ... Republican presidential candidate John McCain and his wife Cindy also were in the crowd. ... Phoenix was 3-for-14 from 3-point range, San Antonio 7-for-16. ... Phoenix had a 23-5 advantage in fastbreak points. ... Ten Spurs or Suns players have come or gone on the teams' rosters since their last meeting on Jan. 31. ... Phoenix is 2-1 against San Antonio this season with one to play. ... The Suns are 21-2 when holding an opponent under 100 points.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=280309021

[jakerjsj]

Hahahah We Just Owned You Losers Man I Hope You Guys Lose Every Game From Here And Out Say Goodbye To The Playoffs Cheaters

[1Parker1]

Phoenix is 2-1 against San Antonio this season with one to play

We play the Suns 4 times?

[Bianconera]

I have a feeling my week will be complete shit if the Spurs lose this one :depressed

4 time NBA Champs, DEFENDING Champs, MVPs, DPOYs, and you still don't know which team will show up :dramaquee (regular season though)

How is your week now, buddy?
Don't be depressed. You gotta keep your faith alive. :toast

[RonMexico]

We play the Suns 4 times?

Yeah, I thought we only played 3 times.

That's cool there's another. I think there's one more Rockets-Suns game to played in Houston, so I'm gonna try to go to it.

[1Parker1]

Yea it looks like April 9.

I thought teams played only teams within their division 4 times, within their conference 3 times, and within the East 2 times....

[RonMexico]

That's what I thought too. I wonder how they've been able to sneak in 2 extra games with the Rockets and Spurs this year.

I wonder if the Suns also play the Mavs 4 times because they have the past few years.

I guess with 4 per division and 2 per East games being the "locks", there are a few flex games in there for other conference opponents... probably games that ESPN/ABC/TNT have options to pick up. If that's the case, then no wonder that they have an extra Suns-Spurs game in there this year.

[sribb43]

Yeah, I thought we only played 3 times.

That's cool there's another. I think there's one more Rockets-Suns game to played in Houston, so I'm gonna try to go to it.

mavs suns only play 3 times this year...last one being in PHX

[Ice009]

If the Spurs had won on Friday night, I wouldn't be so pissed right now...but, LIKE I SAID ON FRIDAY NIGHT, the Spurs are on a 4 to 5 game losing streak now...trust me...


What are you doing here? If you want to give up LEAVE. Don't come back when the Spurs win.

[Ice009]

How the fuck can Finley stay in the game and Udoka not get more minutes.

BTW< Duncan COME THE FUCK ON!!


Finley needs to be benched.

[Ice009]

Shaq not taking Duncan's hand to help him up sums up my opinion of Shaq.
He's an asshole. A bully.
He's got no class. No sportsmanship.
Had it been Duncan down he would have taken Shaq's offer of help up.

The better man, the classier man. The epitome of sportsmanship.
Duncan.

I'm glad ABC re-ran the clip so many times. Show the nation who Shaq is.

Tim needs to stop doing that shit and start stomping on people . NO FREAKING KILLER instinct at all from Tim lately. None at all.

[Ice009]

For the love of god

start Udoka in the second half

stick him on goddamn Hill and shut him the fuck down

im sick of the geriatric mother fucker going off for 20 every goddamn time the spurs play em!!!


Nah Pop won't ever start Udoka. it's for the good of the team but he has feelings for Michael ;).

[duncan228]

Tim needs to stop doing that shit and start stomping on people . NO FREAKING KILLER instinct at all from Tim lately. None at all.

Killer instinct during the game has nothing to do with offering a hand to help someone up when it's a dead ball.

[Ice009]

He needs to forget about helping other people up from the other team. Help your team mates leave the opposition on the ground.

How many times did Jordan help someone up from the other team?

Anyway i don't like the way Tim is playing lately. When is the last time Tim dominated Shaq? i can't really recall and dominant performances against O'neal since 2003. Tim for some reason plays scared and timid aganst O'neal. He's gotta DOMINATE Shaq and attack him. Looking at that post game recap it seems like Shaq thinks he owns Duncan.

[Ice009]

And you guys think Kurt Thomas will be able to stop Bynum.......LMAO. He's good, but he can't deal with the bigger Cs of the league.


Can you stop going on and on about Bynum please? When Bynum comes back and if he dominates then you can talk all the shit you want. Until then STFU.

[Ice009]

Thomas plays like a stud, take him out.

Pops on fucking drugs.

Pop is great!

[loveforthegame]

Finley needs to be benched.

He very well may be but then who's going to step up and score besides the big 3? Especially before Barry comes back and before he's back in game shape? You know Ginobli, Bowen, and Udoka will not play all the swing minutes.

[Ice009]

He very well may be but then who's going to step up and score besides the big 3? Especially before Barry comes back and before he's back in game shape? You know Ginobli, Bowen, and Udoka will not play all the swing minutes.


What I mean by benched is put him on the bench and let him play 10-15 minutes a game max. If he's not hitting shots or playing defense leave him there the rest of the night.

START UDOKA! I've wanted to see how this would go since January and It's one of the only things Pop hasn't tried rotation wise. lol Pop must be doing it to get to me. "Screw that Ice009 guy, I'll do any starting line-up change and substitution pattern, but I won't start Udoka" ;)

[crc21209]

For the most part i think our defense was there but our offense sucks right now. The ball is not moving, when we move the ball well we will always fucking score! I promise. lol. But when it sticks or Tim holds it in the post forever or when Tony dribbles the damn clock out we end up with a crappy shot, when Barry gets back this should help out also. But damn move the ball around the horn.

[TampaDude]

For the most part i think our defense was there but our offense sucks right now. The ball is not moving, when we move the ball well we will always fucking score! I promise. lol. But when it sticks or Tim holds it in the post forever or when Tony dribbles the damn clock out we end up with a crappy shot, when Barry gets back this should help out also. But damn move the ball around the horn.

Excellent point...crisp, well-timed ball movement has been a hallmark of the Spurs for over a decade, and it has helped them make the playoffs every year and win 4 NBA titles...they seem to be straying away from that philosophy now, and that is probably why they are struggling.

[Syracuselaxman44]

Refs really like the suns

rofl