Message From Above

At least the Spurs amped up their defensive and overall energy level this time even though they still got abused. Tbh that could be attributed to Pop's pulling the starters last night so they get the message and to rest up a bit. Spurs can lose to anyone on a back to back so they were fortunate to be this close considering the insane numbers in this game.

Basketball Gods have been more than kind to the Spurs considering their health and record but they've also taken measures to get to that level this time around. Plenty of work to do but considering this was a back to back after the incredibly high octane Knicks game and that the Spurs have lost to horrible ballclubs on back to backs (Nets last year, Clippers earlier) they were lucky to be even this close.

Both clutch time performers choked big time in Ray Allen and Manu but the C's got the W.

C's are also a fantastic ballclub but I'd like to see Big Baby shoot lights out like that again.

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Originally Posted by timvp

What's even more ironic is that some Spurs fans said it was right to quit last game because the Knicks were shooting too well. Tonight, the Celtics were shooting even better and the Spurs erased the lead in less than one-third of the time.

And this was against a championship contender ... not a D'Antoni squad.

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The difference is that Spurs players competed against Boston but did not against Knicks

The main reason

Read body language

One that that sucks is that every team in the NBA is going to bring their A game against the Spurs as long as they have the best record in the NBA.

tbh, the reason we lost is that we stopped going to Bonner in the second half...

i swear to god, if the pacers shoot 50-60% i'm not watching another game.

yup, tonight you saw why you don't quit games when there's really no reason to do so. i hated that move by Pop yesterday and tonight gives it validity.

Hey timvp. is there a letter low enough for Hill's grade tonight? Double F? F square?

Fricking tbh again

First trap game all over the place and now tbh

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Originally Posted by timvp

What's even more ironic is that some Spurs fans said it was right to quit last game because the Knicks were shooting too well. Tonight, the Celtics were shooting even better and the Spurs erased the lead in less than one-third of the time.

And this was against a championship contender ... not a D'Antoni squad.

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At least at the end of this game it looked like they wanted to win. It didn't seem that way in NYC. Too little, too late tonight.

Edit: Or, what Przem said.

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Originally Posted by MannyIsGod

Tonight was a complete and utter fluke. Ray Allen missing two free throws? 2 late steals with no foul calls?

I don't really care either way. The Spurs had played great defense up until this point and I was sure that Spurstalk would implode at the first sign of a losing streak.

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Where is this great d you speak of?

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Originally Posted by polandprzem

Fricking tbh again

First trap game all over the place and now tbh

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This was a trap game, tbh

:lol

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Originally Posted by polandprzem

Fricking tbh again

First trap game all over the place and now tbh

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Tbh, this wasn't a trap game.

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Originally Posted by Arc

i swear to god, if the pacers shoot 50-60% i'm not watching another game.

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Josh McRoberts is gonna go for 29 and 15. Book it

lol Manny... second time in like a month... you're freaking me out :lol

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Originally Posted by DPG21920

Where is this great d you speak of?

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Past few games I mean. Especially the OKC game.

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Originally Posted by ElNono

lol Manny... second time in like a month... you're freaking me out :lol

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:lol

So was it a trap game or not?

Tbh I don't get ya O' ppl

They played pretty good defense, but again, OKC was coming off a pretty tough schedule, like the Spurs v. Orlando.

Then they played Dallas with no Dirk.

BTW, nifty new format! I was posting from my phone during the game. Aces!

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Originally Posted by DPG21920

They played pretty good defense, but again, OKC was coming off a pretty tough schedule, like the Spurs v. Orlando.

Then they played Dallas with no Dirk.

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What about against the Lakers?

They lost to, arguably, the best team in the East tonight by 2 points-no moral victories but at least they were competitive unlike last night when they should've beaten a mid tier opponent. Now that loss, to me, is more disappointing than losing to the Celtics.

Now that Spurs lost to Celts/Knicks back 2 back, I'm sure we'll start hearing the "overrated" and "not as good as their record" talk. But as with the other uppper echelon teams in the east/west, Spurs will go through their slump and will fall back in the pack & will fight for their lives as the season continues. . Spurs started strong but I think how they finish may give us a clue whether they'll be able to fight with the other big boys.

I want Splitter to start :)


Pop might just do that

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Originally Posted by _JaG

Josh McRoberts is gonna go for 29 and 15. Book it

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Sweet. Need the points for FL.

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Originally Posted by DPG21920

They played pretty good defense, but again, OKC was coming off a pretty tough schedule, like the Spurs v. Orlando.

Then they played Dallas with no Dirk.

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At this point I'm just looking for signs. I'd be far more worried if the Spurs were playing like this in March.

The Spurs have two basic avenues to a title. Shoot lights out for the entire playoffs, or develop a consistent defense. Right now they play well for periods (last half of the 1st quarter was an example of good defense) but they're rarely able to maintain it.

As constructed this team isn't going to be a great defensive team, but hopefully they can simply play better defense.

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Originally Posted by mytespurs

They lost to, arguably, the best team in the East tonight by 2 points-no moral victories but at least they were competitive unlike last night when they should've beaten a mid tier opponent. Now that loss, to me, is more disappointing than losing to the Celtics.

Now that Spurs lost to Celts/Knicks back 2 back, I'm sure we'll start hearing the "overrated" and "not as good as their record" talk. But as with the other uppper echelon teams in the east/west, Spurs will go through their slump and will fall back in the pack & will fight for their lives as the season continues. . Spurs started strong but I think how they finish may give us a clue whether they'll be able to fight with the other big boys.

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We didn't play defense. Bottom line. Our offense will carry us so far. When the real season comes around, pace slows down and you're going to need to make stops. Especially against good executing teams like the Celtics.