my negativity? :lmao That's funny.Quote:
Originally Posted by DPG21920
In all seriousness, I posted about him being fatigued after he missed that last layup, trying to make an excuse for the guy.
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my negativity? :lmao That's funny.Quote:
Originally Posted by DPG21920
In all seriousness, I posted about him being fatigued after he missed that last layup, trying to make an excuse for the guy.
It wasn't a knock on anyone, was just pointing it out but apparently I am not supposed to say anything negative about anyone not named Bonner.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mugen
BTW career high matched for Tony, 15 assists! :toast
Denver looks awesome, and even better at home after the trade.
They are up by 29 against the Raptors right now, have 101 points and it's only 30 seconds into the 4th quarter.
Yes, even though it was against the worst rebounding team in the league, it's pretty clear that Splitter is a superior rebounder then Bonner.Quote:
Originally Posted by RocketfanYAO
Once again, I like Tiago and hope he plays more often.
wow. that toronto team just beat Oklahoma City also. I wouldn't be surprised to see Portland or Denver advance to the 2nd round (whoever finishes #5)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ice009
Bonner did play with Duncan tonight. You should check your facts.Quote:
Originally Posted by DesignatedT
By the way, what's simple is that you've basically only posted up about Splitter when he's done something wrong tonight. Saying he's tired as though it's his fault is pretty fucking retarded, since the coach won't play him until Duncan is out or gets injured.
And when he got beat by Udoh and Thornton, you mentioned how tired he was then too.Quote:
Originally Posted by DesignatedT
Seriously, dude. Just do a search of your most recent posts, and try to defend "lol nice move Tiago" and "Splitter don't do that again" and "even though it's against the worst frontline in the history of the league". :lol
I thought Duncan only played 4 minutes tonight. When did Bonner get subbed in? I have not only posted about Splitter when he's done something wrong... check your facts. I have given him many props tonight and over the course of the season. I hope he continues to get more time also. I didn't say he was tired to knock on the guy either but seeing how defensive you are towards him is pretty comical and is "pretty fucking retarded"Quote:
Originally Posted by Obstructed_View
I am pro-tiago. Have been since day 1.Quote:
Originally Posted by Obstructed_View
Yep, that is why I thought I'd post that because I was surprised the Raptors beat OKC and are getting totally dominated by Denver who is our next opponent.Quote:
Originally Posted by DesignatedT
It's going to be really tough next game and stretch coming up.
Wow Nuggets are nearly up by 40 now. Great trade for them. LOL Carmelo.
Oh, and DT, I didn't mean you were the worst poster with regards to dragging the site down. I meant that you and I literally never see the same thing and I think you get a ton of stuff wrong. But you seem like a good dude.
the only way either of those teams gets to the 2nd round is if they play Dallas in the first.Quote:
Originally Posted by DesignatedT
Denver look very good. If the Raptors beat OKC at home and the Nuggets are up by almost 40 on that same Raptors team who says that Denver has no chance against OKC or Dallas?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mugen
I'd say they have a chance, might not win, but they definitely have a decent chance with the way they are playing now.
oh oh....Pop calling out Bonner/Hill/Neal
After the game? Care to explain?Quote:
Originally Posted by alchemist
oh they definitely have a chance and they've played a lot better since the melo trade but i just dont see them beating OKC barring any sig injury.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ice009
i think their biggest weakness of not having a clear go to guy will be exposed in the playoffs especially when KD is getting whistle after whistle...
I think Denver has a much better chance of upsetting Dallas...same goes for the Blazers....
Hill definitely needs to be called out with his shit play the last month or so.Quote:
Originally Posted by alchemist
Neal was chucking too much for my liking out there, even for Gary Neal.
Calling out Bonner is pointless IMO. It's not like Pop can scare his arms to grow any longer or balls to get any bigger.
yeah, watching post game interviews and Pop said the bench needs to get their shit together. Said Manu/Tony shouldn't have played much today.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ice009
JMcDonald_SAEN Jeff McDonald
Manu, on Sean Elliott's 2-week prediction on Duncan injury: “If he’s that good as a doctor, I think he should change jobs.”
Any decent idea on Tim's injury? Did it just look like a normal grade 1/2 sprain, or is he really screwed?
People say Denver doesn't have a superstar. They've got a bunch of talented guys who are on the cusp, and could carry a deep team that's playing with enthusiasm.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ice009
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Spurs lose Duncan indefinitely in beating Warriors
By Paul J. Weber
Tim Duncan missed his first game last weekend because the San Antonio Spurs didn't want to risk him getting hurt.
Their worst fear happened two days later instead.
Duncan is out indefinitely after spraining his left ankle in a 111-96 win over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night, dealing the NBA's winningest team its first significant injury all season and at nearly the worst possible time.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said Duncan would be out "a while" but had no timetable. Spurs forward Antonio McDyess said he spoke with Duncan after the game and thinks the 34-year-old All-Star will miss at least a couple of weeks.
"I thought he had done real damage, like broken or fractured," McDyess said. "I was just happy to see it was just a severe sprain. I actually thought it was worse."
Manu Ginobili scored 28 points, and Tony Parker had 17 points and 15 assists. Parker was among the first to rush over to Duncan after he crashed to the court barely four minutes into the game. Parker then turned and winced toward Popovich, who stood with his hands in his pockets, watching his two-time MVP lay on his side and clutch his left foot with both hands.
"It's not flowers and lollipops," Popovich said about what he was thinking at the time.
Ekpe Udoh led Golden State with 15 points. It was Udoh's foot that Duncan appeared to be trying to avoid while landing awkwardly after hitting a short jumper in the first quarter.
X-rays on Duncan's foot were negative.
Troubled by aches and injuries the previous two seasons, Duncan's surprising durability until now has been a big reason why the Spurs (57-13) have led the NBA all season and are on pace to surpass their franchise record of 63 wins set in 2005-06.
The Spurs have a seven-game lead over the Los Angeles Lakers in the West with 12 games left. That breathing room afforded Popovich the luxury Saturday of giving Duncan his first game off all season, after Duncan had been the only Spurs player to start the first 68 games.
Duncan had played 32 minutes the night before in Dallas. Popovich said he didn't want to risk an injury.
He's got a big one now.
"I saw him in pain. He's not one of those guys that's going to pretend or do that if he is not hurting," Ginobili said. "It's bad, but hopefully it's just a couple of games and he'll be back soon."
Acie Law and Dorell Wright scored 14 apiece as the Warriors dropped their fifth straight. Golden State played a night after getting pummeled at Dallas by 28 points, and have one stop left in Houston on Wednesday before returning home Friday to host Toronto.
"You don't want to see a good guy like that getting hurt," Golden State coach Keith Smart said of Duncan.
Rookie Tiago Splitter, the 7-footer who got his first NBA start in place of Duncan on Saturday, filled in again for his idol and finished with 10 points and 14 rebounds.
Steve Novak scored 13 points, and Jefferson had 12 for the Spurs.
The loss assured Golden State a 14th straight season without a win in San Antonio. Put another way, the Warriors have never won in San Antonio since Duncan was drafted in 1997.
But Golden State has given the Spurs two Duncan scares this season.
In January, Duncan fell to the floor and cringed for about a minute during a 113-102 win at Golden State. He was diagnosed with a hyperextended left knee and returned to the game.
That wasn't the case this time. He limped off the court with the help of trainers and did not return. McDyess said Duncan was icing the ankle at halftime and described the injury to him as painful.
Earlier this month, the Spurs announced that Parker would likely miss two to four weeks with a sprained calf muscle. He wound up missing just one game.
NOTES: Parker tied a season high in assists. ... Spurs F DeJuan Blair didn't play after spraining his left wrist in Saturday's win over the Bobcats. Blair is expected to return Wednesday.
San Antonio Spurs 111, Golden State Warriors 96: Spurs win, but it’s all “flowers and lollipops”
by Jesse Blanchard
48 Minutes of Hell
AT&T CENTER–Tiago Splitter notched his first NBA double-double (10 points, 14 rebounds), Steve Novak provided another spark off the bench, and the defense held Monta Ellis to 10 points. Yet the San Antonio Spurs 111-96 victory was, as head coach Gregg Popovich put it, “not flowers and lollipops.”
That’s because Tim Duncan went down early against the Golden State Warriors, again, only unlike last time there would be no return for a triple-double. X-rays were negative, but as Sean Elliott reported, Duncan could be out a couple weeks.
“It’s bad timing. Hopefully it’s nothing really bad, but I saw him in pain and he’s not one of those guys that’s going to pretend or do that if he’s not hurting,” Manu Ginobili said. “It’s bad, but hopefully it’s just a couple games and he’ll be back soon.”
With Duncan limping to the locker room, Tiago Splitter stepped in and had a very productive first quarter with eight points and six rebounds. With big nights from Novak (13 points, 5-6 shooting), Tony Parker (17 points, a tied-for-career-high 15 assists), and Ginobili (28 points) it was enough to get past these Warriors without Tim Duncan. But not without some cause for concern.
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