Spurs @ Hornets Game 1 Blog

[TampaDude]

With all the 3's and Spurs are only up by 6. This game should've been more of a rout

TD left about 10 points on the floor in the first half...the Spurs should be up big right now.

[BiZNicK]

i wonder if byron scott will try a hack-a-oberto

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Somebody please explain to me the math behind Pop taking Manu out after 1 minute of play following a 20 minute rest period??? FUcked with Manu's rythm much??

[Ice009]

Stop That Shit Pop.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Chandler's like a 60% Ft shooter. Why in the HELL are we fouling him on purpose?

[T Park]

59% Ft shooter

or David West getting shots?

I'll take Chandler shooting FTs.

[WildcardManu]

All right! I can't wait for the awesome halftime show.

"Synchronized mopping"

:lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao

[iflyabeech]

enough with all the whining....spurs will kick ass we all know it..so quityerbitchin

[Admidave50]

We could have been easily +10!

We're getting killed in rebounds

[Budkin]

Not again with this Hack a Crap nonsense. Good for Chandler for making the freethrows.

As long as he makes them Pop won't do it...

[td4mvp21]

Can someone tell Duncan it's the second round of the playoffs? You don't put up that kind of performance. We need you.

[T Park]

Chandler's like a 60% Ft shooter. Why in the HELL are we fouling him on purpose?


Youd rather David West keep shooting and getting on a roll??

[carina_gino20]

WTF? So it's perfectly legal to bearhug Timmy? :pctoss this is BS

[Borosai]

Yeah, that intentional foul was stupid. You're up by 6, let them try and make a shot.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Hack-a-Chandler. Fuck. Wake up, Pop...

TRUST
IN
THE
D.

[DazedAndConfused]

NOH is very fortunate to only be down 4. Usually when a team shoots that hot from the field it's a double digit lead.

Hack-A-Chandler??? Really that's just pathetic now. Good to see it backfire in Pop's face, maybe now he'll lay that gimmick to rest.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

:bang

The worst part about it was that Tim was yelling at the ref (clearly audible on TV), whoever it was still didn't let go of Tim, and the ref either didn't look or refused to call it.

Total bullshit.

[sting]

this game sux
- extinguisher bull crap
- no calls

Are you kidding me, if anyone is getting calls, it's the Spurs.

[DAF86]

that stupid end-of-the-half "play" with Manu NEVER EVER EVER results in a basket.

What the fuck are you talking 'bout we score 70% of the time, at the end of the half with that play.

[Deuces88]

It's a good thing Bowen is stepping up because Duncan is fucking ice cold. He really needs to shape up in time for the 2nd half. However, I expect the Spurs to start their typical 3rd quarter stifle-defense.

Also, Kurt Thomas is doing VERY well against West. West has yet to score on Thomas. They need to keep Thomas in the game and Thomas needs to stay out of foul trouble.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Youd rather David West keep shooting and getting on a roll??

You'd suck Pop's dick if he had Osama bin Laden over for dinner.

West wasn't even in the fucking game you idiot.

[Reznor]

Chandler's like a 60% Ft shooter. Why in the HELL are we fouling him on purpose?

I really think Pop did it so they could get the last shot. NO was making a comeback and Pop didn;t want them hitting a buzzer beater to carry momentum into the 2nd half. Good strategy I think.

[Manudona]

Manu after a red hot 4/4 FG in the first quarter did not shoot again in the second? If I remember correctly he just had one FGA (a 3 pointer) WTF was that?

[gameFACE]

No more Hack-A-Whoever, please..........

[TampaDude]

Spurs hit a franchise-record 9 3-pointers in the first half, yet they are only up 4...TD is the difference...he hasn't hit shit in the first half...Spurs better hope those 3s keep falling...

[td4mvp21]

Are you kidding me, if anyone is getting calls, it's the Spurs.

Not enough because your team is hacking us.

[DAF86]

Hack-a-Chandler. Fuck. Wake up, Pop...

TRUST
IN
THE
D.

He just wanted to have the last shot of the half

[Whisky Dog]

Timmy needs to nut up starting now. He's not getting the calls but he's not initiating much contact either, and it seems in this league they give you the calls less if you fade away from contact. He also missed some gimmies at the rim. Time to step it up.

[wildbill2u]

Looks like Scott has decided he's gonna make Bowen beat them. I doubt he's up to it over the long haul.

[iflyabeech]

quit yer fucking whining bitches

[peskypesky]

What the fuck are you talking 'bout we score 70% of the times, at the end of the half with that play.

you're dreaming

[T Park]

You'd suck Pop's dick if he had Osama bin Laden over for dinner.

West wasn't even in the fucking game you idiot.



Wow thats mature.

[Deimosfobos]

Spurs played well, the sad part, is NO got a LOT of second chances, thats the only reason this game is close... should be a 10-15pt lead...

[Armando]

NOH is very fortunate to only be down 4. Usually when a team shoots that hot from the field it's a double digit lead.

Hack-A-Chandler??? Really that's just pathetic now. Good to see it backfire in Pop's face, maybe now he'll lay that gimmick to rest.



The League needs to change that rule. If teams foul on purpose then the team they foul should be able to chose the player to shoot freethrows and get possession of the ball.

[Rummpd]

Are you kidding me, if anyone is getting calls, it's the Spurs.

What the heck are you talking about? Your team is only in the game due to the lack of calls inside on NOH defending Spurs.

[td4mvp21]

I hate Reggie Miller btw. Try to be a little bit unbiased.

[T Park]

Looks like Scott has decided he's gonna make Bowen beat them. I doubt he's up to it over the long haul.


Hes not?

Hmmmm, previous playoff performances say otherwise...

[peskypesky]

why no Udoka?

[DAF86]

you're dreaming

I obviusly don't know the actual %, but it works most of the time. In fact it worked this time also. we got a wide open 3

[Deuces88]

3 things wrong.

-Spurs are giving Hornets WAAAYYY too many offensive rebounds.
-Duncan isn't buckling down
-They aren't keep in Kurt long enough. Kurt, so far, is the only one stifling West's scoring. Stop taking Kurt out!

[T Park]

why no Udoka?


Instead of?

[Radiosparks]

why no Udoka?

He doesn't match up well.

[DAF86]

why no Udoka?

'cause Bowen is having a great game

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Wow thats mature.

I guess it's about like defending Pop by whining about David West warming up when he's sitting on the bench next to Chris Paul and Byron Scott.

[DazedAndConfused]

Pop is really embarrassing the Spurs with that hack-a-shaq shit. It's sad because your team is good enough to stop NOH.

[davemaniscool]

Are you kidding me, if anyone is getting calls, it's the Spurs.

Sorry, the board policy is you need more than 6 posts before you comment here.

[T Park]

3 things wrong.

-Spurs are giving Hornets WAAAYYY too many offensive rebounds.
-Duncan isn't buckling down
-They aren't keep in Kurt long enough. Kurt, so far, is the only one stifling West's scoring. Stop taking Kurt out!


Well you can't play the guy 40 some odd minutes.

[redskinfan]

POP needs to play hack-a-zit with that face!

[jmard5]

Are you kidding me, if anyone is getting calls, it's the Spurs.

Yeah, right. Are you serious?

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Gotta slow down Peja and West, and start to score inside.

In the two blowouts we suffered at the hands of NO, the avalanche started after half-time. Come out strong, Spurs!

[lefty]

Pop is really embarrassing the Spurs with that hack-a-shaq shit. It's sad because your team is good enough to stop NOH.

I agree

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Looks like Scott has decided he's gonna make Bowen beat them. I doubt he's up to it over the long haul.

It's not even really Bowen.

He's bringing a hard double on Tim every time and forcing us to beat them from outside. NO is rotating to all the perimeter shooters but the big man isn't rotating out to Bowen quick enough (last one in the rotation as he is on the far side of the court from Tim on the block) so he's wide open.

[Radiosparks]

Well you can't play the guy 40 some odd minutes.

Yeah and Pop trusts his bench players...something Suns don't understand.

[WildcardManu]

Pop is really embarrassing the Spurs with that hack-a-shaq shit. It's sad because your team is good enough to stop NOH.

Quiet you, worry about your Lakers and your regular season MVP

[ChumpDumper]

The League needs to change that rule. If teams foul on purpose then the team they foul should be able to chose the player to shoot freethrows and get possession of the ball.How do you determine intent?

[TampaDude]

Pop is really embarrassing the Spurs with that hack-a-shaq shit. It's sad because your team is good enough to stop NOH.

+1 I'm glad Chandler made both of his FTs...maybe Pop will stop doing that shit...

[wildbill2u]

Hes not?

Hmmmm, previous playoff performances say otherwise...

I don't think he'll continue to shoot 60% on 3s for the game, much less the series.

[Spurologist]

Pop is really embarrassing the Spurs with that hack-a-shaq shit. It's sad because your team is good enough to stop NOH.

it's probably in his head. He's trying to build a legend

[Armando]

How do you determine intent?



Well fouling a player off the ball is the first clue.

[TampaDude]

Manu is 3 for 3 from beyond the arc so far...and when he's away from the ball, he's way too fast for the Hornets' D...Ginobili will be the difference in this game, book it.

[ChumpDumper]

Well fouling a player off the ball is the first clue.So any foul off the ball is intentional?

[T Park]

I don't think he'll continue to shoot 60% on 3s for the game, much less the series.


Yeah because historically hes a poor 3 pt shooter.....

[DazedAndConfused]

It's one thing to do hack-a-shaq to PHX, it made perfect sense to disrupt their rhythm like that. But you guys were doing a great job stopping NOH, instead Pop gave up 2 easy points to close out the half. Just stupid coaching IMHO.

[DazedAndConfused]

Yeah because historically hes a poor 3 pt shooter.....

No he's just not historically a 60% 3pt shooter.

[T Park]

Manu is 3 for 3 from beyond the arc so far...and when he's away from the ball, he's way too fast for the Hornets' D...Ginobili will be the difference in this game, book it.

He missed one near the end of the half.

[Trainwreck2100]

Well fouling a player off the ball is the first clue.

So if a player accidentally trips a guy off the ball the other team should benefit?

[Whisky Dog]

Also, as long as they have Paul on Parker we need Tony going right at him. Paul wasnt able to stay with him and is too short to stop Parker from shooting over him. Get Paul's 4th foul early in the 3rd and really take him out of the game. Not a bad half on the road, but everyone outside of Bruce and Manu need to raise the level up to Spurs championship basketball. The Hornets can't hang with Spurs championship basketball. They've only played a Mavs team who was fighting with themselves after quitting on their coach.

[TampaDude]

He missed one near the end of the half.

They said 3 of 3...was that miss a 2?

[ChumpDumper]

It's one thing to do hack-a-shaq to PHX, it made perfect sense to disrupt their rhythm like that. But you guys were doing a great job stopping NOH, instead Pop gave up 2 easy points to close out the half. Just stupid coaching IMHO.Thanks coach.

[td4mvp21]

If Duncan would wake up the Spurs wouldn't have to rely on three pointers so much.

[T Park]

No he's just not historically a 60% 3pt shooter.


When left open all the time hes pretty close..

[Armando]

So any foul off the ball is intentional?



The referees know when teams are going to do it. Like in the Phoenix series. Everyone and thier grandmother knew it was coming when Vaughn check into the game. I have even seen players tell the refs they were doing it.

[T Park]

I expect a heavy dose of 4 down early in the third.

[Don Quixote]

Pop is really embarrassing the Spurs with that hack-a-shaq. It's sad because your team is good enough to stop NOH.

Calm down, people.


Touch-a-Tyson was a situational move designed to get the Spurs the ball one last time before the half. The coaches were gambling that (a) Tyson would miss one or both FTs and that (b) we would score to close out the half. In this case, the strategy didn't work.

But don't look for Pop to use it much in this series.

[T Park]

The referees know when teams are going to do it. Like in the Phoenix series. Everyone and thier grandmother knew it was coming when Vaughn check into the game. I have even seen players tell the refs they were doing it.


So what if you don't tell the refs?


You know what the easy solution is?

Make the free throws.


Go back to your bait.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

They said 3 of 3...was that miss a 2?

The 3 of 3 was taken from the replay footage in which Ginobili was 3/3 at the time of the highlight.


Hopefully the Spurs continue hitting shots, as this is a very small lead for the type of strong offensive showing we had.

[Spurologist]

It's one thing to do hack-a-shaq to PHX, it made perfect sense to disrupt their rhythm like that. But you guys were doing a great job stopping NOH, instead Pop gave up 2 easy points to close out the half. Just stupid coaching IMHO.

Would you be saying the same shit if Chandler missed the fts

[ChumpDumper]

The referees know when teams are going to do it. Like in the Phoenix series. Everyone and thier grandmother knew it was coming when Vaughn check into the game. I have even seen players tell the refs they were doing it.So your answer is yes, every foul off the ball is intentional.

[bdictjames]

I expect a heavy dose of 4 down early in the third.
Hopefully so. Duncan should score more.

[Deuces88]

Also, as long as they have Paul on Parker we need Tony going right at him. Paul wasnt able to stay with him and is too short to stop Parker from shooting over him. Get Paul's 4th foul early in the 3rd and really take him out of the game. Not a bad half on the road, but everyone outside of Bruce and Manu need to raise the level up to Spurs championship basketball. The Hornets can't hang with Spurs championship basketball. They've only played a Mavs team who was fighting with themselves after quitting on their coach.

Yea, I really like how Parker is drawing fouls on Paul. Keep him as a non-factor and the defense hurts the Hornets more. Now if only Spurs can get their offense together *glares at Duncan*

[wildbill2u]

It's not even really Bowen.

He's bringing a hard double on Tim every time and forcing us to beat them from outside. NO is rotating to all the perimeter shooters but the big man isn't rotating out to Bowen quick enough (last one in the rotation as he is on the far side of the court from Tim on the block) so he's wide open.

Exactly. That's the way the double defense works. And they wind up leaving Bowen open as their choice of Spur shooter. It's a pretty good strategy.

So far so good, but they'll continue to double Tim hard and work to cover the other perimeter shooters.

Scott knows Bowen didn't shoot any 3s in the Suns series and averaged about 1 pt per game.

[boutons_]

In second half,
Bruce won't give us 17
Tim won't give us 3 and 3.

[TampaDude]

The 3 of 3 was taken from the replay footage in which Ginobili was 3/3 at the time of the highlight.


Hopefully the Spurs continue hitting shots, as this is a very small lead for the type of strong offensive showing we had.

Okay...thanks!

[Armando]

So what if you don't tell the refs?


You know what the easy solution is?

Make the free throws.


Go back to your bait.

I don't fish

[Amuseddaysleeper]

bwahahahaha@ cutting off Barkley

[Ice009]

Gotta slow down Peja and West, and start to score inside.

In the two blowouts we suffered at the hands of NO, the avalanche started after half-time. Come out strong, Spurs!

We just got to play our game. FIGHT. FIGHT. FIGHT.

[Ice009]

Quiet you, worry about your Lakers and your regular season MVP

No need for us to go off at each other in here. Give that energy to the Spurs.

[Tigole Bitties]

I love this Jerry Stackhouse commercial

[T Park]

I don't fish



Go back to whatever it is you teams do when your season over.

Fish, bowling, basket weaving.

[peskypesky]

Scott knows Bowen didn't shoot any 3s in the Suns series and averaged about 1 pt per game.

Let's hope Scott doesn't know that Bruce has been one of the highest-percentage 3pt shooters in the league several times.

[BiZNicK]

lol those dude with the mops looked like they were having a relay race

[Ice009]

Calm down, people.


Touch-a-Tyson was a situational move designed to get the Spurs the ball one last time before the half. The coaches were gambling that (a) Tyson would miss one or both FTs and that (b) we would score to close out the half. In this case, the strategy didn't work.

But don't look for Pop to use it much in this series.

Very possible that that's all it was.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I don't think 4down is the answer to start the second half. We need to unleash Parker on Chris Paul, Paul already has 3 fouls. Get him his fourth early and force Byron to make a choice on sitting him or not.

[T Park]

play em even for 2 more quarters, get out of there with a win.

[WildcardManu]

Tim looks ready to roar back in this second half

[Radiosparks]

Lets go Timmy!

[T Park]

I don't think 4down is the answer to start the second half. We need to unleash Parker on Chris Paul, Paul already has 3 fouls. Get him his fourth early and force Byron to make a choice on sitting him or not.


Mix it up.

Would be hard to believe though the refs will give the god child his 4th though.

[Armando]

Let's hope Scott doesn't know that Bruce has been one of the highest-percentage 3pt shooters in the league several times.



I think Bowen won't be getting those open looks in the 2nd half.

[TampaDude]

play em even for 2 more quarters, get out of there with a win.

WERD...take this first game and you at least got the split in NO.

[WildcardManu]

I think Bowen won't be getting those open looks in the 2nd half.

If they shut down the 3, that means the lane is open

[td4mvp21]

:lmao All West had to do was scream

[TampaDude]

TP was WAY off on that J...

[Radiosparks]

Pop is pissed!

[boutons_]

yeah, Tim, Bruce bailed your frigid ass out in the first half,
now it's time to play like a HoFer in the playoffs.

[td4mvp21]

Another bogus foul call

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Damn, Thomas with two quick fouls.

[Trainwreck2100]

bullshit ft

[TampaDude]

Looks like the Spurs are playing 5 on 8 tonight...

[TDfan2007]

I don't like the body language for our guys right now. They're acting like this game is going to be easy.

[boutons_]

Le't go Robert, shut down the paint and West.

[td4mvp21]

Damn, it would have been nice if Duncan made that.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Tim Duncan, thanks for joining us for game one finally.

[Radiosparks]

Take him to the hoop Timmy.

[WildcardManu]

good start, those shots for tim should start falling in soon

[TDfan2007]

damn! Tim just can't get a bounce...

[peskypesky]

nice footwork by timmy

[01Snake]

Come on TD

[peskypesky]

maybe the ft's will get Timmy going

[boutons_]

Tim, hit your vs Suns, avg, get 22 - 11 in 2nd half.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I don't think 4down is the answer to start the second half. We need to unleash Parker on Chris Paul, Paul already has 3 fouls. Get him his fourth early and force Byron to make a choice on sitting him or not.

Exactly - 4 down leads to double-teams and 3pt attempts, but we need to PENETRATE.

[bthewigwam]

I don't think 4down is the answer to start the second half. We need to unleash Parker on Chris Paul, Paul already has 3 fouls. Get him his fourth early and force Byron to make a choice on sitting him or not.

I agree, Pop should really work to get Paul his 4th foul. That would go a long way towards winning the game it seems.

[td4mvp21]

Wow here come all the whistles

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

If we're going to play 4 down, run the cutters right down the lane!

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

What the hell? Foul on Horry? Are you shitting me?

[TDfan2007]

we'll be in the penalty at the 9 minute mark if this keeps up.

[peskypesky]

Spurs are making CP3 look like Jason Kidd. lol

[Armando]

The Spurs offense is predictable. Give ball to Duncan Lather Rinse Repeat. But damn if it is ever effective. After all these years very few teams have been able to stop them.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Finley on Peja? Are you serious, Pop?

[Spurologist]

tppppppppppppppp

333333333333333333333333333333

[TampaDude]

TP for 3!!!

[WildcardManu]

punish them from the 3pt line

[peskypesky]

Parker for 3!!!

[Radiosparks]

TP with the 3!

[TDfan2007]

bailout 3 by TOny. Bruce needed to find tim at the rim.

[td4mvp21]

Are you joking me?!?!?! Paul slipped!!!!

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

You think the refs could make it a little more obvious for the Hornets? What is this? Five fouls in 3 minutes in the third?

[td4mvp21]

Charging?!?

[T Park]

my god when did David West become freaking Michael Jordan??

Bullshit

[WildcardManu]

The world has gone mad, the bigs are driving the lane and guards are posting up.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

*bleep* Finley just farted on David West. That's a foul.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

C'mon, get into the lane!

[td4mvp21]

OH MY GOD. We are already over the limit.

[01Snake]

Fucking FoulFest!

[Radiosparks]

Here comes the BS calls.

[td4mvp21]

What a bunch of bullshit...

[SpurAddict561]

wow these calls are lookin like the ones on Diaw we got last game

fuckin wow

don't breathe on West guys!

[TampaDude]

Refs calling ticky tacks...hopefully that goes both ways...

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

:lmao Horry just put one hand on West and got called for a foul, NO now in the bonus with 8:22 to go in the quarter.

[TDfan2007]

well we're in the penalty at the 8 minute mark...only a minute off. Spurs getting called for everything.

[td4mvp21]

Spurs 5
Hornets 1

[T Park]

WTF

he slipped!!!

[Trainwreck2100]

When did west turn into a white german guy?

[td4mvp21]

Visions of 2006...

[Guajalote]

5 fouls in 3 1/2 minutes. Guess they're changing how they're calling the game.

[SPARKY]

Bullshit foul.

[Spurologist]

NO is known for home cookin

[TDfan2007]

This NO crowd sucks ass

[Rummpd]

This is total BS

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Refs calling ticky tacks...hopefully that goes both ways...

Um, it's not.

If you'd believe the refs the Spurs have committed seven fouls, NO zero in the second half.

[td4mvp21]

How the fuck is THAT not a foul?

[ChumpDumper]

I can see how hornetfan can claim the Spurs are getting all the calls.

[DubMcDub]

When did west turn into a white german guy?

Since when is Tim Duncan a white German guy?

[Spurs Brazil]

WTF with those refs

Fuck

[WildcardManu]

oh yeah, no fouls

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Jesus fucking christ!! horrible fucking officiating tonight

[td4mvp21]

Make it less obvious zebras.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Duncan missed another layup. Total pussy.

[Spurologist]

West fouled TP there

WTF

[TampaDude]

Fucking hell...that was a foul on Parker!!!

[TDfan2007]

Man Tim REALLY can't get a roll. HIs shots are just dying off the rim.

[WildcardManu]

fucking bullshit refs

[T Park]

:lol

wow

they won't let you guard West.

Unreal.

[Radiosparks]

C'mon D!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Why are we not running a cutter straight down the lane as Tim is catching and the double comes???

[peskypesky]

bad quarter from the spurs. :(

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Bowen is cold, we're not getting Manu open, the refs have a hard on for teal, and Pop won't take a timeout. We are fucked.

[WildcardManu]

zebras must go

[TampaDude]

This is starting to stink...

[TDfan2007]

Who didn't see this coming... :rolleyes

[td4mvp21]

Fucking rigged dude. Thanks a fucking lot for giving the Hornets momentum biased zebras

[Rummpd]

Horrible stretch.

[boutons_]

fuck, spurs can't hit

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Uh-oh. Here's the cold snap I was worried about.

:pctoss

[Trainwreck2100]

Since when is Tim Duncan a white German guy?

Tim Duncan = White german guy circa Finals 2006
West= White german guy circa WCSF 2006`

[Bulwark]

Manu with TO Damn I hate those passes

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Good job Pop. 10-0 run by the Hornets. You don't get points for the timeouts you have left at the end of the game.

[WildcardManu]

slow down reggie, you'll choke on your spit

[manufor3]

oh my gosh...

[T Park]

West can hack Parker

but you breath on West, nothing...

[dolacheck]

The Refs are a joke

[SpurOutofTownFan]

they adjusted now not giving the spurs those open 3s anymore - duncan should adjust now as well or they are toast

[Don Quixote]

Way to come out for the 2d half, guys.

[itzsoweezee]

3rd quarter scoring drought. who didn't see this coming?

[manufor3]

oh ya :flag:

[BiZNicK]

A 3 for TP

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

15-5 in the third quarter. Ugh.

[SpurAddict561]

This is about to get ugly if Timmy doesn't wake his fucking ass up

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

This is EXACTLY what happened in the two blowout losses this year.

Back to square 1.

[TDfan2007]

Pop needs to adjust the spacing right now. It's been awful. I have no idea who Manu was passing to on that last play...

[Rummpd]

Spurs are going to fight through this.

[Capt Bringdown]

TD getting dominated by West, that's the story of this game.

[peskypesky]

Duncan having one of his worst playoff games ever. time to put in Bonner.

[Admidave50]

terrible turnover by Many in a critical time!!

[td4mvp21]

Maybe if the Spurs were allowed to play defense. . . .

[Allanon]

Turnovers and wide open layups are hurting the Spurs right now. David West with an easy dunk then TP guarding Peja?

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

they adjusted now not giving the spurs those open 3s anymore - duncan should adjust now as well or they are toast

They didn't shut down the three. We've just gone cold. Think we're 0-5 from three now in the second half.

[td4mvp21]

And why is Duncan sucking? This is the wrong game to suck in.

[Tigole Bitties]

Terrible 3rd quarter... nothing new.

[Rummpd]

Bring in Udoka and put him on West, cannot hurt.

[TampaDude]

The 8 on 5 is working well for NO...

[WildcardManu]

These refs are a fucking joke

[Don Quixote]

West > Amare??

[Radiosparks]

Maybe if the Spurs were allowed to play defense. . . .

Exactly! :bang

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

The bottom line is if Tim Duncan doesn't grow a pair and looks to the refs to save his ass, we are fucked.

[boutons_]

Spurs 5 pts vs 13, let's see if they can get respond with their own run and grab mo and lead for the 4th.

48 minutes

[Kobulingam]

TD getting dominated by West, that's the story of this game.

Refs calling fouls whenever someone bodies up West, but not when someone bodies up Duncan.

[01Snake]

Are you kidding me, if anyone is getting calls, it's the Spurs.

:nope

[BiZNicK]

whats up with these sissy fouls now?

[TDfan2007]

This is about to get ugly if Timmy doesn't wake his fucking ass up

He's too passive right now. It's not going to happen today unless that changes. Hopefully he gets his shit straight before game two. We only need one game here.

[peskypesky]

:flag:

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I still don't get it - double on Duncan = open lane = paradise for CUTTERS.

Have you seen any cutters getting into the lane when Tim is doubled yet? I haven't. :rolleyes

[Budkin]

Spurs starting to fall apart... No O No D.

[T Park]

Reggie Miller I think Climaxed twice there at the end there.

[TampaDude]

Duncan is like, what, 1 for a billion so far???

[sting]

Yeah right, it's the ref's.

[Rummpd]

Stern must have enjoyed all star weekend and fixed this one. Unreal.

[peskypesky]

Can we please get just ONE good quarter from Duncan? Please?

[Capt Bringdown]

Hornets are very happy to have Bowen as our leading scorer.

[WildcardManu]

horrible transition D, no one noticed Peja

[ChumpDumper]

Great execution.

[Allanon]

Another Manu Turnover, nice.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

What are we doing on offense? The spacing blows.

[td4mvp21]

Wow I'm surprised the refs called that :rolleyes

[sting]

Yeah, I guess the ref's just made that 3. PEJA BABY.

[Bulwark]

Manu 2 TO in a row

[T Park]

Maybe if the Spurs were allowed to play defense. . . .


No shit :lol

[Spurologist]

TD needs to fucking take this game over.

[Rummpd]

Yeah right, it's the ref's.

Totally.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Bring on the cutters if Tim is doubled.

PNR them to death.

What happened to the GAME PLAN??? :pctoss

[boutons_]

18 pt swing.

Let's go, guys

[ChumpDumper]

Yeah right, it's the ref's.Nice of you to admit it.

[Budkin]

Manu the TO machine.

[TampaDude]

FINALLY a fucking call for the Spurs...

[WildcardManu]

Reggie Miller I think Climaxed twice there at the end there.

:lmao

[Rummpd]

Hit the friggin FTs

[td4mvp21]

And now we just can't score; adjustment time Pop!

[TDfan2007]

What are we doing on offense? The spacing blows.

:tu

This is pathetic defense being played right now. The offense will come if we fucking play some D. This 3rd quarter is looking like all of game 3 versus PHX.

[Radiosparks]

Finally break the run.

[Rummpd]

Nice play.

[BiZNicK]

10-0 run wtf