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Don't see how the two games are connected but yeah the media will probably hush about Pop's ploy. In reality, it made no difference.
Can we shut all the critics up about sitting 4 against Denver now? I think the win today rightfully justifies Pop's madness
Don't see how the two games are connected but yeah the media will probably hush about Pop's ploy. In reality, it made no difference.
They were related because our bench came out and took it to them. They played with purpose, instead of looking like they were there to hold down the fort. Our bench was better than Boston's bench. Damn it feels good to say that.
Was it a direct result of the Denver game? Who knows? But you have to believe that was part of it.
I really don't see any connection. Great win today, but I still think Tim and Tony should've come in late in the 4th quarter, down just a few points to a team that could wind up with a seeding just ahead of the Spurs.
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I agree with Pop's move. Beating Boston IN Boston is a better moral booster than beating the Nuggs AGAIN.
id rather have a win over Denver, than a win over Boston. Conference wins are more valuable.
Still, i am not complaining about Pop sitting the guys. I know he has a plan and after a decade, I trust his plan.
I will say, there was a huge part of me that wanted at least Parker to come in once we got within 2 in Denver. Still, I am glad Pop let those guys finish what they started, even though they lost. It shows that he has confidence in them.
This win is great, no dout about it... but it had little to do with Denver game.
That's re ed, grammatically and logically. We're not catching the Lakers, there's no need to catch the Lakers and what's so great about catching the Lakers? Just so that we can say we have the best record in the Conference? It's pointless, all that matters is we get into the playoffs healthy. Keep moving, there's 82 games and we almost won that one against Denver. Get over it.
Well if I had my druthers I would rather have home court throughout the playoffs but at the same time I understand Pop's thinking. With so many guy going down with injuries, why risk it? Plus the nba schedulers suck. There's no need for all those back to back games if they did thier homework. Look at all the time off the Spurs had this week and then the 4 day break for the all star game. I'll take it, but why then have teams playing 4 games in 5 days and single out the spurs for cheating thier fans, I think when a team come in tired and worn out from the travel the fans are being cheated from seeing the best product the NBA can offer on the floor.
If our bench can play the other teams' starters to a virtual draw (like Denver) and outplay the other teams' bench (like Boston) it's going to be hard for anyone to beat us in a 7-game series.
If the Rodeo Road Trip is all about the Spurs coming together as a team, then that near-win in Denver made the bench guys a part of the team in a way that nothing else could have. That game is going to pay dividends for the rest of the season. I'm looking forward to hearing the playoff announcers talking about how the Spurs bench is playing with more poise and purpose than the other team's bench, and how "that is making the difference in these games."
don't worry about catching the Lakers...the Lakers will catch us.
I do see one connection: by forcing bench play against Denver, they then played with confidence and a purpose against Boston. The Green Slime lost this game in the first 4 minutes of the 4th by not matching our bench play, even though Doc stressed the importance of doing so in the huddle.
Ok then Nostradumbass, I guess I'm a damn fool. I'm also a Spurs fan.
Disagree. Boston >>>>>>>>>>>>> Denver.
yet at the end of the game, who were we going to on offense? it was Mason, Bonner, etc. the Big three couldn't do anything.
Isn't that part of being a star and getting the big bucks? taking over at the end of big games?
our Big 3 got outplayed by theirs, if not for an epic game by Bonner (especially his D) we lose handily.
I knew some fool would bring this up. That game had nothing to do with this game. There was enough time between the games for all the players to be well rested.
Pop threw that game away as a protest to the league scheduling.
disagree all you want....but bring reasoning, not emotion.
A conference loss is worse than a non conference loss.
A conference win is more important than a non conference win.
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yea, and if a meteor fell from the sky, the big three might have been incinerated! The "IF" game is stupid. The whole point of having a TEAM effort is that during the course of a game, the entire TEAM needs to step up. Remember, Matt Bonner and Roger Mason are a part of this Spurs TEAM. Which means, the TEAM won the game, with contributions from players on their TEAM.
Also, I don't know how much money you make, but Bonner and Mason also make "the big bucks".
And what leads you to the conclusion that its an either-one-or-the other situation? I didn't much care for that move then, don't care much for it now.
Where was the emotion? Boston is a much better team than Denver. I'd rather the Spurs beat Boston than beat Denver, no matter the cir stances. Confidence-wise, beating Boston on their home court means a lot more than beating Denver yet again.
Conference record and tiebreakers are important but it's not like the Spurs put themselves in an unbearable hole by dropping one game. The emotional response is overreacting to one loss. Especially when the Spurs were probably losing anyways if the starters played.
I knew some jack ass would be thinking rest, when just about everyone else is thinking BENCH PLAY
Im not overreacting to one loss. I have stated that I know Pop has a plan. As far as resting the Big 3 and Finley.....I was upset before the game, cause I look forward to watching Spurs basketball, and I felt it would be a waste of an evening. However, our reserves showed some moxie and made it one uva game. We almost pulled out the win.....and I was entertained. Plus, playing so close to the 3rd best team in the conference, on their floor, on the second end of a back to back after we went to OT in the first game, and without 4 key players....I think we showed that Denver has a lot to worry about if they meet us in the postseason.
Still, with as highly contested as the West is, Conference games hold so much more weight.....One reprieve we do have is the recent rash of injuries to key players who we are contending with.....Paul and Chandler, Billups and Martin, etc.....
I will say it felt good to see us win in Boston.....I absolutely hate Garnett, Allen, Pierce, Perkins, and Allen. I don't care too much for Rondo either.
we're not going to get epic games from roll players every game come playoff time, the Big 3 had 5 days rest and got handled, you can't possibly be happy with their performance today.
yea, and if a meteor fell from the sky, the big three might have been incinerated! The "IF" game is stupid. The whole point of having a TEAM effort is that during the course of a game, the entire TEAM needs to step up. Remember, Matt Bonner and Roger Mason are a part of this Spurs TEAM. Which means, the TEAM won the game, with contributions from players on their TEAM.
Also, I don't know how much money you make, but Bonner and Mason also make "the big bucks".
and you apparently need to education in basketball economics, Bonner is not expected to shoulder the scoring load like TP and Manu. If today's win is how the Spurs are supposed to win, then Bonner would have a 50 million dollar extension in the works
Be happy. That's pretty much what was missing last year, late game production outside of the big 3. You're acting like Oberto hung 30 on them. They got beat by two of the top ten 3 point shooters in the league. That's really not a fluke, it's picking your poison. Not really any different than Steven Jackson ripping people new ones in 2003.
Oh, and the big 3 didn't get handled, Parker did. I think it was their game plan. Timmy got 23p/13r/5a and Manu got 19 on a good shooting %.
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