Game Blog: Spurs @ Nuggets

[Bartleby]

Billups limping?

[DPG21920]

we have our end of benchers out there competing hard against the 3rd best team in the West. We are still in the game minus 4 of our best players, including our Big 3.

we are committing a few too many turnovers. we have been a bit sloppy. but as a whole, we have done ok. i wish we could get a few less fouls called on us so we can get into a flow....but oh well.

I was half joking. I am proud of the way the guys are competing. This has nothing to do with their effort.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

I've said this before, but I really hope that we get Denver in the playoffs..

Well their last 2 championship runs started off against Denver.

[HarlemHeat37]

Hairston needs to be on the 12-man..he gives us a dimension that we need..none of our current swingmen can give us the athleticism he does..

[Biggems]

5 on 4 and we blow it....we could have had an easy bucket and gotten within 9 there.

[Ice009]

Lets hope to God Pop is not showcasing these guys for trades!

Interesting. Never thought of that. This is the last game before we get a few days off so this would be the game to do it if he wanted to showcase for a trade. Also these few days off are a good time to make a trade so you can get the new player in to learn a few things.

[Bartleby]

What is pops reason for this exactly? After a win that took a lot out of the team to get, he's going to lay down for the very next game? Doesn't that just take all the air out of the win last night. He's not going to play his best players at all, not even limited minutes? What am I missing here? This seems like he's just trying to be cute and out thinking himself.

Tim played crazy minutes last night. The chances of injury go up considerably with fatigue. Is it really that hard to understand?

[Biggems]

I was half joking. I am proud of the way the guys are competing. This has nothing to do with their effort.

of course Udoka and Oberto are absolutely murdering any trade value they might have had

[FreeMason]

Thats hawkman actually lol

Exactly, but Birdman is dominating the Spurs like he is a super hero.

[Death In June]

This seems rather re ed given that we have an opportunity to take the #1 seed...

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Interesting. Never thought of that. This is the last game before we get a few days off so this would be the game to do it if he wanted to showcase for a trade. Also these few days off are a good time to make a trade so you can get the new player in to learn a few things.

All signs point to them standing pat. I like busy trade deadlines but it's not shaping up to be one.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Ive seen alot of games that are over at half time, especially agains piss poor teams like the Warriors.

And exactly how many times have the Spurs done that this year? Very, very few, maybe 3. They have in previous years, but not this year.

The rhythm of this team against lesser teams this year is to turn it up mid-3rd or later, and often mid-4th, and win it at the end. Like it or not, we've done it all season, so suggesting that the game should have been done by 1/2 time is ignorant wishful thinking on your part.

Also, as I said, with all their players back, the Warriors are no longer piss poor. They are in the middle of the bunch now.

[Rapper]

Are big 3 sick together? or is it one of Pop's strategies?

Or Big 3 get injured?

I wake up early today in order to watch Timmy plays.what happened??

The spurs don't want to beat Nuggests? I'm so confused.

PS:" the tickets of this game is not worth even 1 dollar

[Biggems]

Champ Bailey in the house with a redheaded honey

[024]

did the announcers just say vaughn was defensive player of the year a few years ago?? or was it bowen?

[DPG21920]

of course Udoka and Oberto are absolutely murdering any trade value they might have had

That was the joke!

[Ice009]

Also, Hairston was my 3rd pick in the preseason so I just want to give props to all the people that said he should be the first player chosen. Good call guys. I'm liking Hairston a lot better than Ime right now.

[toki9]

I actually like how our 2nd and 3rd stringers are getting the chance to play...

[DPG21920]

Damn, that was a clean block.

[dbestpro]

The mind games of Pop. He does not want Denver thinking it can beat our team at full strength. He obviously feels that the overtime game, the back to back and the al ude would give Denver the win so why give Denver the confidence.

[duncan228]

It's all here:

http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=115976

[Biggems]

It is like every trip down the court is a foul on the Spurs.

We are going to have to forfeit the game if they dont stop calling fouls on us.

[crc21209]

It also doesnt help that the refs are sucking off the Nuggets at the line- Nuggets- 19 attempts, Spurs-4.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

What is pops reason for this exactly? After a win that took a lot out of the team to get, he's going to lay down for the very next game? Doesn't that just take all the air out of the win last night. He's not going to play his best players at all, not even limited minutes? What am I missing here? This seems like he's just trying to be cute and out thinking himself.

That's why we call him "CIA Pop".

He's got his reasons (probably a combination of niggling injuries and seeing who he wants to go forward with from the lesser players), so we should just accept it.

[SAtown]

Who can tell me what's going on?

The first three threads on this very forum.