Game Blog: Spurs @ Nuggets - March. 23

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Originally Posted by RocketfanYAO

crofl @ saying bonner is good ....
crofl @ bonner comes in the other team attacks him

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Time for Splitter's baptism by fire. Let's see what he's got.

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Originally Posted by DesignatedT

Splitter is well out of game shape. The altitude should give him some problems also. Not sure how many minutes he can handle at the moment. Hopefully around 25. He played that last game and was clearly fatigued leading to missed layups and him slowly getting back on D. Throwing him out there for anymore then that right off the bat isn't the right thing to do for him or the team.

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im just hoping the officials let him be somewhat physical out there. he picked up 2-3 bs calls against the Warriors.

I think he'll start and probably play 20-25 minutes i hope. Pop's baby'd him all season long. I say just throw him out there and see if sinks or swims.

Should be interesting to see if he can keep with a very improved Nene since they play together on the brazillian national team and all.

Would be nice to win this one comfortably, but .500 ball gets us HCA...that said, I think we go something like 8-4 to finish the season, and rest the starters for the last 2-3 games.

im much more confident about this game than the Portland game. I actually think we go 2-1 on the trip with victories tonight and against Memphis.

i always enjoy when the Denver crowd boos Manu. They hate him down there especially since he was close to being a Nugget.

I think Bonner is due for a good 3-pt shooting game.

He hasn't had one in quite some time now.

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Originally Posted by Mugen

They hate him down there especially since he was close to being a Nugget.

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Tell me MOAR!

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Originally Posted by Shadowflames

I think Bonner is due for a good 3-pt shooting game.

He hasn't had one in quite some time now.

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And he probably won't have another good one until...October :(

I miss vBookie. Tonight would be a perfect night to bet on Splitter's PTS+REB total.

I'm gonna say 26.

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Originally Posted by Shadowflames

Tell me MOAR!

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i think it was the summer of 05 when Manu was a free agent and Denver was among his top choices...pretty sure Manu took less than what DEN was offering to stay in SA...

Splitter.br vs Hilario.br

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Originally Posted by boutons_deux

Splitter.br vs Hilario.br

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Hilario is a half Brazilian!

because he never plays for Brazil NT! :p:

Go Tiago! :flag:

The holy triumvirate of Splitter, Bonner and Novak will deliver tonight.

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Originally Posted by Mugen

i think it was the summer of 05 when Manu was a free agent and Denver was among his top choices...pretty sure Manu took less than what DEN was offering to stay in SA...

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Thanks for the info.

Here's the Manu to Denver article from 2004.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1835202

They hate him because he kicks their ass.

BTW, how scary deep is this team when the tenth and eleventh guys are capable of leading the team in scoring and/or rebounding? If only they had a backup point guard. Is it too late to pick up AD?

@obstructed view :toast another day to see if pop calls the golden child from heaven, what do you guys think ??? it seems almost planned the way everything is turning out so far!! oh btw wheres thats tiago hater at????:wakeup

getting ready to head to the pepsi center for the game...

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Originally Posted by Cheese

getting ready to head to the pepsi center for the game...

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WoW, good for you!! :toast

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Originally Posted by Cheese

getting ready to head to the pepsi center for the game...

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Nice... hopefully you don't get abused by Nuggets fans.

let's go Spurs let's do it for timmy :flag:

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Originally Posted by ++SaiNt TiAg0++

@obstructed view :toast another day to see if pop calls the golden child from heaven, what do you guys think ??? it seems almost planned the way everything is turning out so far!! oh btw wheres thats tiago hater at????:wakeup

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Since I have been wanting to see Splitter get time, and since I think the Spurs are better defensively with him in the rotation, and since I think the Spurs can't get past the Lakers or the Celtics without some lock-down defense, I think this couldn't be a better turn of events. It's too bad that Timmy had to get hurt, and I certainly wish Pop were smart enough to realize that defense has been buttering his bread all these years, but short of that, I'll take a little divine intervention. :)

No word on the starting lineup huh?