Spurs vs. Kings Jan. 27th - Game Blog

[timvp]

Discuss.

[Nikos]

Sup TIMVP?

[ALVAREZ6]

Is there a Vbookie for tonight ?

[maxpower]

Seems Peja is out..according to the pregame show. I wonder if that's good or bad? I'd venture on bad...feeling pessimistic tonight...don't know why.

[usckk]

I don't see Marks playing today.

[gophergeorge]

Anyone chatting?

I'm in there playing with myself.... :)

[ShoogarBear]

Peja = Bowen's beetch. Good call for him to sit this one out. Kinda like how lefties get "injured" when it's Randy Johnson's start.

[Matrix]

Need some breathing room in the Pacific so they should take care of business at home

[gophergeorge]

Was that a cheap shot by Webber?

Looked like it to me...

[ALVAREZ6]

Manu hasn't missed yet.

1 3pointer +2 dunks

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Can anyone spell "ass kicking"? Hopefully

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Manu with the 180 in the air spinning around the back bounce pass to Parker.

Crazay.

[usckk]

Why did rose come before horry? Is Horry hurt?

[Manu20]

Parker with 6 assists in the 1st quarter. :smokin

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Parker is on fire!

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Well Malik is doing a good job of fvcking up in the second quarter.

[Duncanoypi]

butter finger by malik...fuck!

[Manu20]

I like Malik but he is playing horrible.

[Guru of Nothing]

Fire Malik!

Malik is playing the ugliest game possible.

[Duncanoypi]

spurs by 1...manu and TP on fire!

[Matrix]

Didn't know the former sun devil house played for the kings

[milkyway21]

Malik is playing the ugliest game possible.here we go AGAIN.... :pctoss

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Cue Spursgroupie (err, girl) saying we're all haters, calling me an asshole, and saying Malik is playing great basketball because he's so pretty.

[Manu20]

The spurs as a team are playing careless basketball right now. Horrible pass by horry to barry.

[Duncanoypi]

Kings with 10 steals...aaaw...TP miss 2 FT's...aww...we're lucky to be up by 8...

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

The Kings don't have ten steals, they've had ten steals thrown to them.

[boutons]

TOs killing Spurs, keeping SAC in the game.

Tony's jumpers and FTs have gone to shit, ok, so he keeps driving, good compensation. His 2 FTs misses were so bad, they guy is spooked at the line.

The snappy passing is cool, but maybe they're overpassing?

[milkyway21]

bowen missed, TP missed, TD missed.... :depressed

we're lucky peja is not playing....or we're toast! :cry

[ducks]

brad miller 6-8 wow

[ducks]

bowen missed, TP missed, TD missed.... :depressed

we're lucky peja is not playing....or we're toast! :cry


and the other would not be playing as well because peja is playing

[Dre_7]

What about the travel call????

[ducks]

bowen run here

[boutons]

now it's cold shooting that's keeping the Spurs from detaching.

[Dre_7]

Im not one to complain about the officiating (in fact I hate it when people do that) but I just got home from class and so far I see a travelling violation on Weber that is not called, and a offensive foul called on Horry that was really a defensive foul.

Hows the officiating tonight?

[milkyway21]

what's wrong with TP?
turnovers...lost balls... :cuss

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

milkyway, it's the whole team. They're toying with Sacramento.

[milkyway21]

and the other would not be playing as well because peja is playingguess i'm scared of those peja treys???

[Dre_7]

Marks sighting!

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

You know you've done screwed up (Malik) when Marks sees the court before you in the second half.

[ducks]

M. Rose 9 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 0

way to go rose

[boutons]

the dawn of Sean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TDfan2007]

WHY DON'T THEY GIVE TIM THE BALL MORE!!!!!!!!!!! :pctoss

[TDfan2007]

Beno is awesome!!!!!!

[milkyway21]

You know you've done screwed up (Malik) when Marks sees the court before you in the second half. :lol :lol

[Dre_7]

Did Tim just almost put it in his own basket?

[TDfan2007]

Yup

[TDfan2007]

C-Webb is injured

[milkyway21]

6:38 3rd Beno's 3 is for those 3 coaches who didn't vote for him to participate in the All-Star... :wow

[TDfan2007]

Damnit Pop!! Put Massenburg back in!!

I've got a hundred vBookie $$ on him!

[kolko]

6:38 3rd Beno's 3 is for those 3 coaches who didn't vote for him to participate in the All-Star... :wow

One of them is Pop because I think he can't vote for players on his own team.

[milkyway21]

put Manu back in!

[TDfan2007]

GODDAMNIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHY DOES THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN WHEN THE SPURS PLAY DEPLETED TEAMS!!

:pctoss
:cuss

[TwoHandJam]

What a fucking pathetic performance tonight. This up-and-down play is going to drive me to drink.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Robert Horry is a hoss. Take notes Rose.

[TDfan2007]

Dude, Tim's gotta stop being a pussy and drive it.

I've given up hope on Tony

[TwoHandJam]

Robert Horry is a hoss. Take notes Rose.
If Marks is getting time ahead of Rose, he just might be done for the season.

[Duncanoypi]

we're up by 4...dont panic guyz!

[Dre_7]

Dude, Tim's gotta stop being a pussy and drive it.


He needs to take it strong whenever webber is guarding him.

[CHAMPS AGAIN]

bowen missed, TP missed, TD missed.... :depressed

we're lucky peja is not playing....or we're toast! :cry

Won by 30 with Peja playing, no RASHO

[milkyway21]

GODDAMNIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHY DOES THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN WHEN THE SPURS PLAY DEPLETED TEAMS!!

:pctoss
:cusscome on, we can still pull this through :sleep

welcome back, Big shot Bob! big game.

[myhc]

where's grim to put things in perspective? :lol

[Dre_7]

where's grim to put things in perspective? :lol

LOL :lol :lol :lol

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

LOL, Ginobili wrestles Miller, offensive foul on Brad.

[Dre_7]

Bowen 3!!!

Miller O foul!

[ducks]

3:38 SA - B. Bowen makes a 24-foot three-pointer from the left corner. Assist: T. Parker

[ducks]

3:25 SA - M. Ginobili misses a technical free throw

[myhc]

grim! oh grim! where are you?.........oh well, i'll be grim for tonight.

god dammit. the spurs do what they ALWAYS do and what they ALWAYS will do. choke the ball away against a depleted kings team. why don't they put the ball in the god damn hoop? they're lazy, that's why. they don't care and we're not going to win. no. we're going to lose because we can't shoot, our guys suck at defense, and we have a losers mentality. WE'RE FRAUDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TDfan2007]

C-Webb for 3?

[ducks]

put masserberg back in

[Duncanoypi]

17-25 FT...SAC should be done...

[TDfan2007]

Game Over

[milkyway21]

there are a lot of All-Star potential players on SAc team, glad Manu is having a great game... :spin

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Ginobili = http://www.fotosearch.com/comp/BDX/BDX327/bxp60090.jpg

[Duncanoypi]

up by 10...hope there's no T-Mac on the floor....

[boutons]

what a nice hang time and release on Manu's short jumper to go up 90 - 80. He new it was big shot and took the hang time to get it just right. He's a champion, a winner.

[Manu20]

Manu hits 2 free throws and a jumper to increase the lead to 10. Game over

[myhc]

GAME OVER! we suck. don't you people realize that? WE SUCK. we're going to fumble the ball away. watch chris webber go wild and hit 3 after 3. why? because we lose these games. that's why. our defense stinks to eternal hell in the last minute of close games. why's that? because we're frauds and we suck. tim duncan hasn't done shit in 3 weeks. tony parker is too damn inconsistent and manu is a fake all star. we play no d. you all watch. we will lose this game. WE WILL.

[Duncanoypi]

Manu is having a campaign in this game for all the west coach...

vote Manu vote Manu!...

[milkyway21]

Peja, the two-time 3pt-shoot out champ is OUT! sorry! :nope :nope

[TDfan2007]

You had better be kidding myhc!!!

if not, well...

:flipoff

[myhc]

You had better be kidding myhc!!!

if not, well...

:flipoff


:lol :lol :lol

i'm tonight's grim!!!!!

:spin :spin :spin

[Duncanoypi]

1:14 SAC - C. Webber misses a 25-foot three-pointer from the right wing

oooh...Webber is the secodn coming of T-Mac...(Todd McColough)

[Dre_7]

Rose came back in for the final seconds!!

[TwoHandJam]

Manu really starting to cement his rep as Mr. 4th quarter. He bailed us out big time. Rob was clutch too.

[TDfan2007]

i'm tonight's Grim

:lol :lol :lol

[MaNuMaNiAc]

My internet is fucked up, what's the score?

[usckk]

90-80 is over SPurs win.

[TMTTRIO]

Barkley was like if Ginobili doesn't make the All Stars, I'm not going :lol

[milkyway21]

1:14 SAC - C. Webber misses a 25-foot three-pointer from the right wing

oooh...Webber is the secodn coming of T-Mac...(Todd McColough) :nope :nope :nope

TD>Webber

BTW, who do you think can make it to the ASG from Sac team? I don't think Webber is. Miller, probably? :rolleyes

[boutons]

Tim still had some really bad plays.

When TF will he learn that we he puts the ball on the floor in traffic, it's an AUTO FUCKING MATIC TURNOVER. damn, he's dumb.

[Dre_7]

damn, he's dumb.

ok???

[usckk]

Marks should of played more. Massenburg have 2 bad games already

[Duncanoypi]

a little love brother...

[milkyway21]

tim sometime think he's a point guard. but, the 2-time MVP is certainly NOT dumb...

[TDfan2007]

The Big Fundamental is dumb?????

:smokin :smokin :smokin

[Duncanoypi]

tim sometime think he's a point guard. but, the 2-time MVP is certainly NOT dumb...
a little love to Timmy...

[TDfan2007]

He only had 2 turnovers.

He isn't even in the Top 50 in TO per game.

[TDfan2007]

However, Tim was WAY too passive tonight, especially with peg-leg gaurding him.

[boutons]

I'm getting to the point where I wish they wouldn't throw the ball to him. He holds the ball too long, doesn't look for anybody else, esp when he way out on the wing, then he tries to dribble into the paint, ball lost, or he clangs his bank shot, gets tangled up in the double/triple teams.

He can get his points shooting long jumpers, put backs, get his RBs, but quit running the offense through him, it's suicide.

[TDfan2007]

^^^^^^^^

:smokin :smokin

[TDfan2007]

The reason why Tim holds the ball is so that the double team can come and he can pass it out to an open teammate.

He does that to get his teammates involved

[carolgino]

is the game over?
i can't watch it in my courntry :depressed :depressed
Manu scored 25 points tonight

so happy for that..
now i'm going to school.. :lol :lol

[milkyway21]

a little love to Timmy...of course! he's the MAIN reason I'm rooting for this team! :angel

[Useruser666]

I'm getting to the point where I wish they wouldn't throw the ball to him. He holds the ball too long, doesn't look for anybody else, esp when he way out on the wing, then he tries to dribble into the paint, ball lost, or he clangs his bank shot, gets tangled up in the double/triple teams.

He can get his points shooting long jumpers, put backs, get his RBs, but quit running the offense through him, it's suicide.

Boutons, were you being sarcastic? You must have been.

[sbsquared]

I was at the game last night and it was great. I know it got close a couple of times - but you never felt as if the Spurs were going to lose. There never seemed to be a sense of anxiety among the Spurs players - every time SAC closed the gap, the Spurs would step it up and make some key plays.

However, several times during the course of the game, it looked like street ball - I think there were 4 TO's (2 for each team) on one "possession." It was great to get the win, but it was a sloppy game for both teams.

[waly.mg]

TODAY'S LEADER
(For games played on 01/27/2005 )
+ 27
Manu Ginobili

San Antonio Spurs
MIN FGM-A FTM-A REB AST ST BS TO PTS
35 9 - 15 5 - 6 6 3 1 1 2 25

Player MIN EFF
E. Ginobili 35 +27
T. Duncan 37 +25
B. Bowen 36 +14
R. Horry 23 +12
T. Parker 35 +10
B. Barry 18 +6
B. Udrih 12 +6
T. Massenburg 22 +5
S. Marks 4 0
M. Wilks 2 0
M. Rose 11 -1
D. Brown 5 -1

[Slo spurs fan]

I miss yours comments solid D :depressed !

[boutons]

Absolutely NOT sarcastic.

When they throw the ball to Tim, it's so bad now that I tense up, and that's just the start, since so many bad things can and do happen when he has the ball. As he stands out there on the wing facing his man forehead-to-forehead, and rocking the ball back and forth, doing nothing, watching for nobody else, (I'm hoping he won't make the wrong decision and put the ball of floor, which is exactly what the defense wants), the tension mounts. No other Spur is doing fuck all, just watching Tim do nothing, or they are trying to be available for his too-infrequent escape pass. Nobody's cutting down the lane, there's nobody coming off a screen at the elbow or top fo the key for a catch-n-shoot, nada.

When will he stop driving into the paint and double teams? And then scramble around for the ball when it's stripped?

I love to see him post up, but LOW!!, and back his man down, but really wish he, and Rasho, had some low post power moves like Gasol. "Finesse" doesn't get it done in the low post, it's take a power game.

I love the guy, but throwing the ball to him very often kills the possession (TO, clanged shot, fouled but missed FTs). There don't seem to any plays where Tim is supposed to pass the ball. Should I introduce Pop to SAC Asst Coach Pete Carril?

Jermaine Oneal is currently a much more potent scorer than Tim, and Jermaine doesn't waste several seconds deciding what he's going to do. He catches the ball and starts his move often in the same motion, and he's got a ton of moves, including low block power moves.

I suppose Tim can do better, but I guess I'm still shell-shocked from the playoff collapse. Whatever, 35 - 10. I"m trying to see where our weaknesses are now rather than in May, just like Pop. er, SKerr said Pop would have liked the 2nd half last night since it was a better test of the Spurs than when the Spurs were shooting 50+% in the first half and coasting.

The SAC win was the 5th game in a row where the Spurs showed some toughness when the going got a bit rough. A good win, much better than a blowout win.

[Useruser666]

Absolutely NOT sarcastic.

When they throw the ball to Tim, it's so bad now that I tense up, and that's just the start. As he stands out there on the wing facing his man and rocking the ball back and forth, doing nothing, watching for nobody else, (I'm hoping he won't make the wrong decision and put the ball of floor, whihc is exactly what the defense wants), the tension mounts. No othe Spur is doing fuck all, just watching Tim do nothing, or they are trying to be available for his too-infrequent escape pass. Nobody's cutting down the lane, there's nobody coming off a screen at the elbow or top fo the key for a catch-n-shoot, nada.

When will he stop driving into the paint? And then scramble around for the ball when it's stripped?

I've love to see him post up, but LOW!!, and back his man down, but really wish he, and Rasho, had some low post power moves like Gasol. "Finesse" doesn't get it done in the low post, it's take a power game.

I love the guy, but throwing the ball to him very often kills the possession. There don't seem to any plays where Tim is supposed to pass the ball.

Jermaine Oneal is currently a much more potent scorer than Tim, and Jermaine doesn't waste several seconds deciding what he's going to do. He catches the ball and starts his move often in the same motion, and he's got a ton of them. And plenty of power moves.

I guess I understand what you are saying, but I don't think you understand the way the offense works. I love fast breaking, but in the half court letting Tim draw the double or ISO are valid plays.

[Solid D]

I miss yours comments solid D :depressed !

Thanks, but I went to the game. The Spurs weren't sharp but they did what it takes to put the Kings away. The Kings solved the side screen/rolls with Tony and Tim, particularly in the 2nd half. The Spurs looked totally awful in the pivot, with the exception of Robert and his effort plays. They were huge.

Finally, (4th qtr.) Timmy started to make his moves early when he posted up and it made a big difference. I think Pop finally got through to him that he could get the Kings' bigs in more foul trouble and some easy points that way. Tony didn't seem to want to push the ball in the 2nd half and his assists disappeared, thus Manu had to become the only real backcourt creator.

[Useruser666]

T-Mass didn't look good at all. That inbounds play off his ass was embarrassing. He showed little effort. I'm glad Horry and Bowen were playing well.