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After a dominating front court performance for the Lakers against the spurs roughly a week ago tonight on TNT in the midst of a 3 game road trip the San Antonio Spurs travel to Los Angeles seeking revenge. Kobe Bryant will still be unable to shoot his team to defeat due to Mike Brown ordering him to the bench with "injuries".
Ftl
great game blog!
lol op ...
i s'pose there is no update on if the spurs are playing full strength?
Aw that's pitiful, you can tell OP put some work into his post. Take it easy on him.
judging by ur username maybe sending "long" text messages to a girl is not exactly in her best interest or legal for that matter. :lolQuote:
Originally Posted by eyestalker
FTL
hope we play this game for real
It wasn't really that much thought, There was a rumor of resting players tonight from various sources, but sounded like unfounded speculation so I didn't put it in the initial post. Some of my other blog intros earlier in the year were a bit more informative but it was intended to be a bit humorous while informative and not super time consuming. (about 3 minutes of checking to see if anything had been confirmed about spur players resting).
I will not show up if the Lakers lose.
not sure that anyone cares...Quote:
Originally Posted by DeadlyDynasty
Ok so here goes nothing:
Q: Will Pop dare play Splitter and Duncan together against the Lakers?
PREDICTION:
Nope....especially not in a regular season game.
Q: So we can rule out being able to size up against the Lakers....so what's next?
A: SPACING! Spurs need to play a high pick-n-roll game to pull Laker bigs out of the paint.
Q: Will Parker play better?
Prediction:
Not likely...the guy was afraid to take the physical contact in the last game, due to it being a regular season matchup. Parker knows that for the Spurs to have any hope in winning, he will have to take a lot of physical contact; he won't see a regular season game as a necessary time to take the contact.
Q: Will Spurs win the game?
PREDICTION:
Not likely. Pop only cares about playing competitively while maintaining the healthiness of his club. He isn't caught up in the moral victories of a regular season game.
Q: Does losing mean anything?
A:
Sure....Lakers will be pumped to give the Spurs ( a team that is getting more props than them this season and who they have dominated) another loss; they are all about moral victories, it is how they improve their team. On the other side of the coin I see this differently than some. The Spurs will come out of these loses with anger, not broken as some may seem to think. Anger is sometimes a good motivator, especially for players like Manu and Duncan who seem to thrive on it.
You add all these together and it means a Spurs/Lakers playoff series would be much more hard-fought than is being predicted.
Go Spurs Go! :flag:
Tbh, even if the Big 3 don't play, I think this game will be competitve. Not saying the Spurs will win, but almost everyone outside Tim, Tony, and Manu played bad too and will want to prove themselves. Green and SJax, two of the only players to not fold, will continue to play without fear of the Lakers. Might be enough for a win if Bynum and Gasol aren't motivated to play at a high level.
Can't watch the game. Cheer for me guys! :lol :flag: :flag: :flag:
Well the one thing I can say is that we can always hope that the Spurs will play more loose because they are not expected to win the game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robz4000
Unfortunately, the critical words in your post are "aren't motivated'. In other words, only if the Lakers don't bother?Quote:
Originally Posted by Robz4000
Not that it matters but the last time we played LA on TNT was it the famous McDyess last second tip in?
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Originally Posted by bklynspursfan
Believe so. The scrub game may have been after that on TNTQuote:
Originally Posted by bklynspursfan
saw that game live :) .. good times! ... everyone around me was crushed .. :lolQuote:
Originally Posted by bklynspursfan
Haha, this view/audio is so much better:
Ah right... Wasn't sure if that was ESPN or not.Quote:
Originally Posted by ajballer4
Dice was such a hard worker man.
nice 1!Quote:
Originally Posted by DJB
So am I correct that there will not be a local broadcast of this? Because nothing could make me stay up and lose sleep just to watch it on TNT.
More like if Bynum and Gasol play more down to Earth, or if MWP and Barnes don't become the second coming of MJ. Spurs were competing with the Lakers despite Tony and Manu never showing up, and Duncan being of little help defensively. It was only in the third quarter, when the Lakers couldn't miss, did the game get out of hand.Quote:
Originally Posted by EVAY
More down to earth than our bigs shooting 36% last time?:lmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by Robz4000
You mean MWP and Blake were hitting fadeaway 3-pointers left and right is normal? This coming from the guy who gave up on his team earlier in the season?Quote:
Originally Posted by DeadlyDynasty
the game was over then, no pressure they just threw them up went inQuote:
Originally Posted by Robz4000
It started in the 3rd. As DD said, Bynum/Gasol were shooting poorly despite raping the Spurs on the boards. It was MWP and the bench carrying the team offensively, which doesn't happen 9 times out of 10 (except with Kobe out :lol).Quote:
Originally Posted by 11:10
that's how they've been playing since kb got hurt
The spurs actully had a chance to get the lead down to single digits even 8 if I recall but they just missed open shots like on 3 straight possesions to end the 3rdQuote:
Originally Posted by Robz4000
I'm not a dumbass like you, I know my team's limitations.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robz4000
You think the Spurs can win a title. That makes you stupid.
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Originally Posted by 11:10
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Originally Posted by Robz4000
Stupid for actually caring about my team? Yaok. Go ahead and watch your Doyers continue to be irrelevant.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeadlyDynasty
That makes no sense whatsoever in the context of what we're talking about.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robz4000
Caring and being realistic are not mutually exclusive. Doesn't that make sense to you, or is your brain that dumb that you can't even get that?
Spurs need to adjust their rotation. Last game, their only answer to being doubled up on the boards was packing the paint and letting MWP and company rip us to shreds. Cmon Pop, do what you gotta do and play Splitter and Diaw big minutes.
Rosters submitted yet?
The argument is about tonight's game, not whether either team can win a championship. You just threw it out there because the context of our conversation wasn't working in your favor.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeadlyDynasty
To be honest, you're right down there with Narutoluva and Kool-Aids: you only care about your team when it's winning, and when it isn't you feign disinterest. All three of you come off as true bandwagoners. At least Cully is here win or lose, despite his tiring material (then again he's jumped franchises more times than you've prolly passed a college class).
the calm before the storm
He wont. We all know that.Quote:
Originally Posted by z0sa
GTFO of our game thread. Go downstairs, or better yet, to the bowels of humanityQuote:
Originally Posted by DeadlyDynasty
All available according to Jeff McDonald!
Everyone in tonight per McDonald.
If this weren't a game thread....Quote:
Originally Posted by Robz4000
/thread
Everyone is playing tonight!
Everyones playing!! WOo! I can't wait to watch!!
Dave McMenamin: Popovich on his "DNP - Old" listing for Tim Duncan this season: "I won't be doing that again. Some people didn't find it too humorous"
:lmao I don't get what's so bad about it that people got butt hurt about that.
Nice move.Quote:
Originally Posted by NASpurs
Let's going to win this one. They can rest in SA.
Oh yeah?...care to recap the posts?Quote:
Originally Posted by Robz4000
You: Lakers had a fluke game.
Me: Lakers bigs shot 36%
You: [excuses and whining], then you changed the subject with the "You gave up on your team!" pissy pants spurfan routine.
Me: I said I've been here all along (which I have), but that I'm realistic and not some sunshining ignorant faggot like yourself.
You: You responded with the quintessential gnsf "I'm a good fan b/c I think they can win:cry:cry:cry!" bullshit.
Me: I pointed out the fallacy in your line of thinking
You: More crying and excuses about changing the subject (that you initially changed:lol)
Don't you feel stupid now?
Glad to see Pop is showing balls. Win or lose I can't complain now.
Thank goodness everyone's playing. Let's just do what we can then.
Everyone's available & ready to go," Pop said. "Of course, they were available and ready to go last time we played, and we got humiliated." Let's hope its a different outcome tonight!! GSG!
Jeff McDonald: "Everyone's available & ready to go," Pop said. "Of course, they were available and ready to go last time we played, and we got humiliated." 1 minute ago
Pop with more encouraging words. :lol
Lol Pop..
humiliated and you have no answer when you could play Duncan /Splitter together
Cry some more. it might help.Quote:
Originally Posted by Splitman4evah
If you read my last post, I mentioned how I never brought up the idea of the Spurs winning a championship. You mentioned it after I pointed out how the last game went in the 3rd quarter. Hence, I didn't bring it up first, you did in order to try to make yourself seem like you had all the facts. I think the butthurt from all the rape downstairs is getting to you. Also, your insults towards everyone's general intelligence is getting pretty overused. Are you trying to hide some lack of mental ability?Quote:
Originally Posted by DeadlyDynasty
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Originally Posted by NASpurs
Pop throwing out a little challenge to his team....this is more like it...win or lose...at least it is time for a battle cry...fuck this pussy tank a Pop....
Let's see if the team responds to the last ass kicking they suffered at the hands of these fuckers....
I feel good about tonight. I mean, yeah of course, the size of the Lakers front court is imposing and the Spurs can't make Blair grow six more inches but tonight the Spurs are going in with a better rhythm than last game. Hopefully some of the shots Parker and others were missing will go in tonight.
I don't know; we'll see.
Provided he doesn't play them limited minutes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robz4000
Glad to hear everyone is playing tonight. Win or lose I'm sure the guys are going to come out with more aggressiveness, energy, and something to prove.
Go Spurs!!
:lol humiliated
:lol thinking you can counter the Lakers' front line with short Blair and soft Bonner.
Good to see the Big 3 playing. Hopefully they play much better because they are still recovering from that last Laker game.
Tim played about as well as I'd expect given the circumstances. I think Tony and Manu will likely play better at the very least.Quote:
Originally Posted by timtonymanu
Bringing out the big guns. :makemydayQuote:
Originally Posted by NASpurs
Nah, if they get raped early, might as well save them and get the win in Sacramento tomorrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by z0sa
Haha... that's old school. Glad to hear him say that.Quote:
Originally Posted by NASpurs
Cool backpedaling from you. Why did you go with the "I care bit" in the first place then, dumbass?Quote:
Originally Posted by Robz4000
My guess is now he'll sit big three @Sac tomorrow. Are the Kings tanking or will they try to win that one?
Nice to see pop letting everyone play this tells me that he dosnt give two shits about who we face in the palyoffs seeing as how he is expecting a win playing everyone
Because you gave up on your team already, so you shouldn't even have the right to post about them, shitstick.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeadlyDynasty
Pop with more quoteworthy(?) quotes
Mike Trudell: Pop was asked about if Duncan tries to coach on the sideline when he's out: "Duncan doesn't let me say a word... about 5 minutes ago
Mike Trudell: Pop cont'd: "(Duncan's) been a thorn in my side for 15 years and I don't know how much longer I can take it. " about 5 minutes ago
:lmao
:lmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by Robz4000
Do you realize how utterly gay you sound right now?
"You don't think your team can win, so you shouldn't be posting!!:cry:cry:cry"
How gray of you:lol
My team not being good enough to win it all has nothing to do with them beating up on a fool's gold team like yours. You can't seem to grasp this:lol
Too funny, especially this final quip:Quote:
Originally Posted by NASpurs
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Mike Trudell
@LakersReporter
Popovich was asked how he's tolerated all that from Duncan over the years: "I'm a hell of a guy."
I expect a great Tony tonight.
25+ points.
:flag:
I expect the Spurs to come back strong in this one... everyone, although I expect a couple of role players to struggle, that last game will fuel them on this one. We might lose but at least it will be close.
:lol responding to said gray posterQuote:
Originally Posted by DeadlyDynasty
If I'm so far beneath you, don't respond to me. I'll be right here win or lose.
As long as Pop continues not to play Duncan and Splitter together, this is a win, no matter the result.
Want to bet?Quote:
Originally Posted by eyestalker
I always make time for the little people. That's why I'm such a role model here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robz4000
http://www.lakersground.net/Quote:
Originally Posted by DeadlyDynasty
How noble of you.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeadlyDynasty
You see it as him being an annoying Laker fan (Ok I'll give you that point). I see it as him acknowledging the fact that we're only a few adjustments away from competing with them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Splitman4evah
But seriously, stop rubbing it in DD.
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Originally Posted by Splitman4evah
I don't think TP could play any less than he did last time, that being said, I also expect a good game out of him. Bring it on! GSG!! :flag::lobt::lobt:
DD is good peoples.
A non-contender team hanging with another non-contender team. Its all good.
Splitter starting...
NBA Guru @NBAGuru
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Tiago Splitter starting at center tonight instead of DeJuan Blair. Blair on the floor warming up so guessing this is a strategic move.
https://twitter.com/NBAGuru/statuses/192438300722733056
Motherfucker.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnthonyM
Holy fucking shit? is that true of somebodys trolling
OMG... :wow
Tiago starting!!
you trolling
this would be the worst time to debut the lineup even if it is necessary
splitter is put in the worst position to fail and pop would have the fire to start bonner/blair citing the failed game vs LA