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That was my first thought when I read the thread le. Will you be pulling out the Red Ryder BB Gun soon?11. This is all because of those frickin' birds.
In this thread, you can vent about whatever you want about Game Two, instead of starting multiple threads that I have to merge. I know Manny already has a thread about his Game 2 Thoughts, but oh well.
1. Obviously Robert Horry can't guard Josh Howard. So sadly enough, the Spurs will have to either a) Pull Bowen off Dirk and let Horry or Duncan guard Dirk while Bowen guard Howard (which sucks because Bowen does a good job at denying Dirk the ball) or b) Go small from the get-go and perhaps start Finley to guard Terry and let Manu guard Howard. I don't really want to go small from the start because the Spurs will get destroyed on the glass.
2. Where's Playoff Manu? During this time when Tony is hurt, Manu needs to be going off. He didn't do much of anything tonight when it mattered (and he didn't do much in Game One either). Time to become Playoff Manu -- I know he's still in there.
3. Spurs Fans Suck. From the 3rd quarter on Dallas fans were chanting, "Let's Go Mavericks!" so loud it was ridiculous. Spurs fans greatly outnumber Mavs fans at the AT&T, so do something about it. I'm not suggesting anyone throw down or anything. But WTF? At least chant something to drown them out.
4. NVE is a frickin' idiot. Tony is obviously hurting and NVE decides it's a good idea to get tossed
5. AJ - I'm sick of you already. I hated that Tim Duncan was talking nicely to AJ on the sidelines right after AJ got a T. And I hated it that AJ was allowed to run up and down the sidelines all the way over the midcourt line for the whole game. Back the up.
6. The bench - Where's the bench? Barry came on strong late in the game when nothing matteredbut other than that the bench sucked!
7. Tim Duncan - I hope Tim went off on his teammates for not helping him out in the last two games. Tim's finally in great form and now the rest of the team is leaving him high and dry.
8. The refs - I never about the refs and I don't think that the refs cost the Spurs this game. But I'm still mystified by some calls. The inadvertent whistle that turned into a jump ball was classic.
9. Tony Parker - Yeah, I don't like it that he didn't have any assists until very late either -- but I'm giving him 1/2 a pass on this one, considering that I was told that he could barely walk last night and he really thought he wasn't going to be able to play. Props to Will Sevening for getting him to the point he could at least run. Tony missed about 80 percent of his shots in warmups, so I knew he wasn't going to be awesome.
10. Game Three - The Spurs need to win Game Three. It's a "must-win" even though I hate that term. I think whoever wins Game Three wins the series.
11. This is all because of those frickin' birds.
Last edited by Kori Ellis; 05-10-2006 at 12:49 AM.
That was my first thought when I read the thread le. Will you be pulling out the Red Ryder BB Gun soon?11. This is all because of those frickin' birds.
During the inadvertent whistle, Avery was 10 feet on the court complaining about Ginobili mishandling the ball.
The er should've been tossed.
That play was inexplicable to me. I'm with you, Kori, in thinking that the officials did not effect the outcome, but that call was absurd.
i hope they can bounce back in game 3.
Spurs Fans Suck. From the 3rd quarter on Dallas fans were chanting, "Let's Go Mavericks!" so loud it was ridiculous. Spurs fans greatly outnumber Mavs fans at the AT&T, so do something about it. I'm not suggesting anyone throw down or anything. But WTF? At least chant something to drown them out
Sorry, being down 20 and getting your ass whooped, I dont think your in the mood to start a chant.
I don't either.I don't think that the refs cost the Spurs this game
But, those 2 BS calls on Duncan in the 2nd, down 6, he sits, down 20 at the half??
That has something to do with it IMO.
I said earlier that Horry should be on Dirk and Bowen on Howard. Let Dirk get his and not let Howard score more than 20 points. But now we have to worry about Devin Harris. Our defense in the lane was horrible.
Avery. It pissed me off that the crowd didn't nkow whether to boo him or not he picked up the T and he was on the screen.
The love affair is ing over. He's the enemy now so him and his gigantic arena swallowing mouth. And he can keep his damn number, we dont' want it. AJ.
Horry can guard Dirk...at least he never seemed to have a problem doing it with LA...Don't judge him by the regular season. He won't do as good of a job as Bowen...but he'll shut him down when it matters most and he'll force Dirk to turn it over under pressure...Horry is great at stealing the ball in the 4th quarter...ask Duncan.
5. AJ - I'm sick of you already. I hated that Tim Duncan was talking nicely to AJ on the sidelines right after AJ got a T. And I hated it that AJ was allowed to run up and down the sidelines all the way over the midcourt line for the whole game. Back the up.
Kumbaya Kumbaya...AJ is our friend and a great Spur. I personally am honored to lose to AJ...he's so funny and his accent is neat. Teehee.
Just wait till you rewatch the game.8. The refs - I never about the refs and I don't think that the refs cost the Spurs this game. But I'm still mystified by some calls. The inadvertent whistle that turned into a jump ball was classic.
Also, I agree about Avery,
leave your starters in the game 20 up, and 2 mins left in the 4th?
you avery.
You are dead to me.
Feel better?
I was so annoyed at the refs. Apparently they sucked on both ends of the floor- of course I didn't notice Dallas getting shafted.
I was thrilled that the crowd taunted Steve Javie. In that at least, the crowd rocked. Good times.
I don't know why Pop didn't play Rasho more. I am not saying we would have won if Rasho had more minutes, but there was a point, when even if for no other reason than that you tried everything else, he might as well given Sho a chance.
Last edited by angel_luv; 05-10-2006 at 12:53 AM.
And yet Tony was probably your second best player today.
Poor baby. Did big bad Avery hurt your feelings? Were you hoping the Spurs could get the deficit under 20 and save a little face?
1. Horry can guard Dirk.
2. Beno is once again killing the spurs by forcing them to play Van Exel.
3. Manu has some rare disease or he's being extorted. Anyone know a good PI?
4. Tony needs to get healthy.
5. Spurs need rest.
6. Spurs can win the series the next game by crushing Dallas' confidence.
I know he was. He did a good job for his condition. All year long Manu and Tim were hurt and Tony picked up the slack -- with Tony hurt the last 2 games, I thought Manu would have big games. But no such luck
I know Horry can guard Dirk in stretches. I don't know if he can guard him 35 mpg.
We had a 10 way tie for 2nd best player. NVE was 12th.
That's pretty true. I actually had to think about it when i originally posted if Tony really was the 2nd best today...and I had a very hard time deciding.
If Ginobili doesn't step it up.
Im honestly open to trade talks involving him this offseason.
I think you go back to the regular season lineup and at least start someone at center who is a center. This team's interior D is shot to because Pop is already adjusting to his opponents' game. Make them adjust to yours. The Mavs can't hold their own with the Spurs in the paint. The Spurs also need a solid showing on the glass. The number of offensive boards is abyssmal and the number of one and done sets is ridiculous.
Further, if you don't start Horry then at least you aren't wearing him out by the 4th, which is when you'd like to have him available.
As for the refs, that 2nd quarter stretch was ridiculous. The Mavs should thank their lucky stars for that gift of a quarter.
They're not even making an effort to give him the ball early and get him going Kori. He's always on the weakside. What happened to our bread and butter play last year where he was on the top of the key and Tim or some other big man set a screen for him?I know he was. He did a good job for his condition. All year long Manu and Tim were hurt and Tony picked up the slack -- with Tony hurt the last 2 games, I thought Manu would have big games. But no such luck
That's like gone now. Even if does get a screen, once in a blue moon, its from the wing and not the top of the key.
No, Tony was definitely the 2nd best player for the Spurs ... that's just not saying much today.
Some of you evidentaly missed the calls...
A few go go back and look for...
Manu getting elbowed in the face and called for the foul.
Finley getting elbowed in the face and called for the foul.
Brent Barry having defensive position outside the circle for about 30 minutes and still getting the blocking foul.
Tim Duncan getting held by Dampier, shoved into the circle by him, and then getting called for the blocking foul.
Those are just a few...there were more...but there were about 5 fouls in that game that were Mav fouls that were called on th Spurs.
It's one thing to get no calls...it's entirely another to actually recieve a foul when it is the other team commiting it, multiple times in the same game. Blatantly.
Our brilliant head coach is starting him and playing him 30 minutes at PF6. The bench - Where's the bench? Barry came on strong late in the game when nothing mattered but other than that the bench sucked!
i've been posting a lot about how manu is playing... yep he's playing badly2. Where's Playoff Manu? During this time when Tony is hurt, Manu needs to be going off. He didn't do much of anything tonight when it mattered (and he didn't do much in Game One either). Time to become Playoff Manu -- I know he's still in there.
im trying to put sense on why. i think this is also because of how the regular season played out. last year during the 4th quarter manu was our guy... he was the spurs go to guy. this year because of injuries and the emergence of tony parker Manu's responsibility has dwindled alot and his confidence is way down.
i might be wrong but Manu to get going offensively he needs to be aggressive. to be aggressive he needs touches. non-aggressive manu = bad for the team.
with the emergence of Tim Duncan in this series and the season long playcalling pattern of the spurs Manu has played more passively... that's bad for the spurs...
the team has to make it a point to at least involve manu early in the offense...
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