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what went wrong?
It's official. Brent Barry is our MVP.
we got beat by the better team?
I don't know, but it sure is frustrating even if it's still only January
Another bad 1st quarter
not playing the whole game. its not an excuse. its an abomination.
famous regular season excuse...this year west is crazy..if we have one or two bad weeks, we have to chase 8 or 9 other teams....if we still use regular season as excuse, there might not even be playoffs....
The Spurs look completely disoriented the last few games. I don't know what the fuck is wrong with them but they haven't looked good in quite some time. Maybe it's the injuries, who knows. All I know is that Tony played like dogshit, Manu was not too much better, and the rest of the team outside of Mr. Duncan didn't really do anything.
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Originally Posted by timmy21_4rings
Yep. It takes 48 minutes! Oh and it also takes more than just Tim Duncan showing up and playing. There are no excuses. We just sucked tonight. But, I definitely think it is just our usual Dec-Feb funk.Quote:
Originally Posted by m33p0
Nothing drastic happened. We are the worst team in the league at taking shots within 2-3 feet of the basket. Just missing those little tic tac shots....other than that I'm not worried. We're tied with LA and Dallas in the loss column now, after going 6-8 in our last 14, a testament to how mediocre the Lakers and Mavs really are this year.
Have you been hangin' out with Sequ lately?Quote:
Originally Posted by timmy21_4rings
currently we are 5th seeded
Currently it is the regular season.Quote:
Originally Posted by timmy21_4rings
Tim Manu and Tony always make layups harder than they have to beQuote:
Originally Posted by SpursDynasty
That's kind of insignificant when we're tied the #2 and #3 spots in the loss column, and have a better record than the #4 seed which is a division-leader.Quote:
Originally Posted by timmy21_4rings
After this one, I'm not sure who is REAL MVP: Tony or Manu...:D
It was the 2nd game of a B2B, so they were tired. Oh wait, that was the Pistons who played the B2B. The Spurs just looked like were on a B2B.
The Spurs were just saving their energy for Minnesota. Why waste it on a fluke team like Detroit?
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Originally Posted by lurker
As a team, we are relaxed right now. we just take it from the all-star break on , and regulate. Period.
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Originally Posted by lurker
I'm with SD on this one... not worried. We'll get our shit together soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by SpursDynasty
Still you have to make playoffs..does 0-82 (W-L) guarantee you playoffs?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr.Bottomtooth
One of these days the Spurs are going to try and flip that switch" and they're going to find that the bulb is blown out.
A 5th seed does.Quote:
Originally Posted by timmy21_4rings
Exactly what Im thinking. I couldn't find the words to describe it.Quote:
Originally Posted by SenorSpur
If this rodeo road trip goes wrong, Im not sure if our chances winning that trophy looks okay, as Dallas and Detroit are getting back to the top.
It's one of the few regular season losses you see, where they just plain sucked and got outplayed.
Defense was atrocious.
They should AT LEAST love playing the game a little more. Only Duncan (and Ginobili to an extent for some stretches) played like they really wanted to BEAT the team. I haven't seen them play that way where they wanted to kill the opposing team, since early December.
Oh yeah, and their are a lot of patchy performances from our bench on the defensive end.
What the hell happened to Robert Horry? The second he checks in, Detroit goes on a monster run. His +/- had to be off the charts bad in his 6 or 7 minutes in the game in the tonight.
If they're that weak mentally, they don't deserve a championship, but yeah, they just need to go on a win streak of any sorts! Please!Quote:
Originally Posted by bdictjames
Spurs had to know that Detroit would be very, very, motivated for this game - since they were on a 2 game losing streak. However you wouldn't have been able to tell.
its quite obvious. its not the playoffs.Quote:
Originally Posted by baseline bum
You people act like you've never watched the Spurs in january before.
Are you fuckin kidding me?
They sucked.Quote:
what's our excuse to this loss?
It really was the Spurs defense in the first quarter that was the difference in the game. Even with Manu and Tony shooting poorly, the Spurs would have been right in the game had they not allowed so many easy lay-ups in the first quarter. Part of it was also turnovers when the Spurs were trying to force the action looking for fouls. After the first quarter, the Spurs outplayed the Pistons for much of the rest of the game.
They sucked it hardQuote:
Originally Posted by Kori Ellis
Yeah, the Spurs had one bad quarter, and that dictated the game.
Honestly this loss doesn't bother me at all.
The third quarter showed how good this team can be on even a difficult night.
But what the hell, I guess Im just optimistic and whatever like that.
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Originally Posted by JamStone
Unfortunately, 1st qtr is part of EVERY game.
they didn't score the point they were supposed to score. not surprising they lost.
Nah, we said that last year and went 4-4 but won the rings. The real test comes in the 5-10 games after all-star break. Come out firing, we're in with a shot. If not, here comes 2004 and 2006 all over again, a heart-breaking 2nd round loss to someone like Dallas, Golden State or (finally) Phoenix.Quote:
Originally Posted by bdictjames
Having watched Rob closely since he came back, I think he might be done. He looks a step slow for the league and his bball IQ isn't compensating for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by baseline bum
Time to get Oberto back into the SL, settle on a 4-man bench, and get some consistency into the setup.
Hello to all you great Spurs fans! Let me say from watching this game, I was very disapointed with the Spurs effort. As a Piston fan, I saw the samething last night when Dallas beat us, we didn't come to play. But tonight, in the first half, you ran into that Piston team that won 11 games in a row, and left nothing but DNA. But in the second half, your defense choked us off, and had us struggling! But if the Spurs had not have run into the THEIF known as Lindsey Hunter, you might have pulled this one out'!
But from what I see from the Motorcity, is that the Spurs look old and slow. There seems to be no chemistry anymore. I thought Duncan brought it hard and correct, but the rest of the team was still riding on the bus. It's a long season, and you've got a lot of guys breathing down your backs, but we still think you are the best in the west! Infact, we still think we're gonna see you guys in that finals place, that we all want to see! But this time, we're gonna try and keep the garbage from Cleveland out! See you the next game here at the Palace, have a great season, and BEAT BOSTON and Cleveland FOR US! We'll try and help you out on your end too! GO SPURS!
it's official now....Pops was drinking budweiser during the game
Just like last year.Quote:
Having watched Rob closely since he came back, I think he might be done
OOps, who made that game winning shot that won the series vs Denver?!!??
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Originally Posted by SenorSpur
You REALLY CAN'T be serious posting something like that when your sig is....well, what it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by So Cal
Exactly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kori Ellis
I felt like they were impersonating the damn Bobcats....oh wait.
Haha, owned. But seriously I think Horry is done. He can still hit 3's but he's a damn liability for everything else.Quote:
Originally Posted by freemeat
Turn back the clock to 2005 - bring back Nazr Mohammed!
In most of our losses this season, it's either been
1. TD, TP, or Manu was out - Six of our 11 losses have come when one of these guys is out.
2. We just missed shots and the other team made their's - no skill required from the other team for that to happen.
Is it All Star Break yet? Note to self: No more Spur games before March.
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Originally Posted by SpursDynasty
fixed.
If I hadn't already subscribed to LP, I'd cancel it. I'm officially going on strike for the next game. No way I want to watch this team play Minnesota.
:lol Dude you're so gay. Calm down.Quote:
Originally Posted by SenorSpur
HA HA!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by THE SIXTH MAN
It's only a 1 game strike :lolQuote:
Originally Posted by THE SIXTH MAN
Nobody sees that the Pistons played with a grudge on their shoulder due to the Mavs game the night before? You should all know the Spurs don't kick it in high gear during the regular season, and the Pistons weren't going to get owned by Texas twice in a row. We got smashed early, but closed the gap to within a more respectable 10, but it was too late for the final comeback. "We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time." by Lombardi fits this situation well.
It's January, we'll lose at least 13 more times, we're fine.
Although i dont condone the loss at all...but its hard to say a team as resilient and good as the pistons are going to drop three in a row.
we just got them on one of their bounce back nights, that and we have been flat for the past month.
The Spurs and Pistons both tried to shoot some shots they were supposed to shoots and also shot some shots they shouldn't have shooted, but most of the shots the Spurs wanted to shoot didn't go where they were supposed to go (unlucky bounces) and most of the shots they shouldn't have shooted did go where they were supposed to go, but most of the shots the Pistons wanted to shoot did go where they were supposed to go and most of the shots they shouldn't have shooted didn't go where they were supposed to go (lucky bounces). In the end, what killed the Spurs was having less points on the scoreboard than the Pistons because that's what determines the winner in most, but not all, basketball games... Just my $.02...
You take stupidity to new heights every day Jeff...Quote:
Originally Posted by SpursDynasty
So there is no skill in shooting a b-ball??
And if Phoenix loses their next game and we win, we're in 1st.Quote:
Originally Posted by timmy21_4rings
What's the big deal?
It was also Detroit's 4th game in 5 days. You know, our excuse for losing to Golden State.Quote:
Originally Posted by SenorSpur
Whoops
we lost the game in the 1st quarter. 18 straight points from Pistons. Pop didn't call a timeout. thats why we lost. pop is getting senile
Owned :blahQuote:
Originally Posted by freemeat
No excuses, but here are the reasons for the L:
-Sleepwalking on defense and getting OWNED
-Too much 1-on-1 shit
-Manu's hand is hurt so he can't shoot for shit
Also, nice of Tony to show up for the game after halftime. I'm sure he had more important things to do for the first 24 minutes.
If Tony Parker hadn't had his head shoved completely up his anal cavity, they would've had a little better shot at winning the ball game I think.
TP in la-la land = Spurs loss.
No it wasn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by 703 Spurz
I know but didn't we win the last 2 games of it? That was the start of the greatest 13-game stretch in sports history right? We were able to build momentum.Quote:
Originally Posted by RuffnReadyOzStyle
And I cannot believe you put Golden State in there. How low have we fallen. :lol
Spur's January Phenomenon.
Nothing wrong.
Unfortunately. the Spurs came up with another bad game on national TV. Poor Barkley must have taken a ton of ribbing from his colleagues for being a Spurs supporter.
I'm glad someone actually realizes this. Who knows if it will be this year or 3-4 years from now, but it's pretty funny how every year the Spurs community just assumes that everything will be ok come March-ish just because that's what has happened in prior years.Quote:
Originally Posted by SenorSpur
Simple. The Pistons out-defensed us completely in the first half.Quote:
Originally Posted by debo
The Spurs were constantly turning the ball over with forced and unforced errors or throwing up prayer shots as the shooting clock expired. Our shooting percentages suffered because of the excellent Piston defense.
I can't remember when the Spurs looked so clueless on offense. It was embarasssing to see Tony and Manu forcing shots or turning the ball over time after time.