Game Thoughts: Spurs vs. Rockets - Oct. 6

[Spursmania]

The Spurs don't appear to have much quality depth in my opinion.

Please stop...

[rayray2k8]

We should have drafted Durant instead.

[tlongII]

You guys got waxed at home by a bad team. That indicates a lack of quality depth.

[urunobili]

It sucks learning that with the Spurs making these moves we stand no chance in the west.

[NASpurs]

You guys got waxed at home by a bad team. That indicates a lack of quality depth.

You sure do like to bait people don't you? I guess that's how you get your kicks from your asinine comments.

[ChumpDumper]

You guys got waxed at home by a bad team. That indicates a lack of quality depth.

Nah, bench players did all the scoring and rebounding.

Good quality depth.

And it's preseason. I guess blazerfan take preseason much more seriously because -- well -- blazerfan is kind of stupid.

[mazerrackham]

You guys got waxed at home by a bad team. That indicates a lack of quality depth.

Guess you don't understand what preseason's about, huh. Our second stringers played against the rocket's first strings a lot, and our third stringers against their second stringers. Line ups were thrown out there and plays weren't being called, it's not like the Spurs were trying to win, they want to see the individual players.

[crc21209]

The Spurs don't appear to have much quality depth in my opinion.

And so the trolling begins....after the 1st pre-season game!

[#2!]

And so the trolling begins....after the 1st pre-season game!

actually lakaluva trolled the game forum.

welcome to the season everyone

[bbarry]

wow can tlongii be anymore more of a moron? he said he just watched the boxscore, but perhaps he needs glasses, or better yet go back to the 1st grade to learn how to read, because, apparently, he did not see a big fat DNP next to 4 or 5 of our main rotation players.

[koriwhat]

holy ! that's all i got for dj blair.

the guy looked like he belonged here in the NBA more so than all of the scola threads + scola included! dude was far from a beast... he was the nightmare the beast dreams of. the dude just wouldn't let up. he was relentless on the glass, away from the glass, and he also dove! that huge mother er dove! are you understanding any of this? dj blair is a phenomenal talent!

marcus williams should hang it up already because malik thus far has solidified the roster's 15 man count. no room for me-first at udes on this ball club.

hill looked great and then at times he was just trying...to hard.

ian, what can i say? i mean the dude looks great as a player if you never see what he does on the court. he was all over the place and never really got "into it" for more than a few seconds. he got called for all sorts of things.

jefferson, looked alright with the occasional blips from shakin' off the rust. ginobili the same except his presence could definitely be felt in that arena.

bonner was unbelievable from the arc. he wouldn't miss a shot! those 3's were just flowing like water and just as fluid until of course, the buzzer sounded. he still did manageable but man was he on when he needn't be(so much so).

td, md, & tr were all in drag... i mean dressed in fine linen made of baby seals in the north. actually, i think they were wearing just some regular ass . button ups.

pop was pop. just playing pop like pop should be playing pop. same ol' pop.

the rest i can't remember. sorry.

[Libri]

holy ! that's all i got for dj blair.

the guy looked like he belonged here in the NBA more so than all of the scola threads + scola included! dude was far from a beast... he was the nightmare the beast dreams of. the dude just wouldn't let up. he was relentless on the glass, away from the glass, and he also dove! that huge mother er dove! are you understanding any of this? dj blair is a phenomenal talent!

marcus williams should hang it up already because malik thus far has solidified the roster's 15 man count. no room for me-first at udes on this ball club.

hill looked great and then at times he was just trying...to hard.

ian, what can i say? i mean the dude looks great as a player if you never see what he does on the court. he was all over the place and never really "into it" for more than a few seconds. he got called for all sorts of things.

jefferson, looked alright with the occasional blips from shakin' off the rust. ginobili the same except his presence could definitely be felt in that arena.

bonner was unbelievable from the arc. he wouldn't miss a shot! those 3's were just flowing like water and just as fluid until of course, the buzzer sounded. he still did manageable but man was he on when he needn't be(so much so).

td, md, & tr were all in drag... i mean dressed in fine linen made of baby seals in the north. actually, i think they were wearing just some regular ass . button ups.

pop was pop. just playing pop like pop should be playing pop. same ol' pop.

the rest i can't remember. sorry.

I agree that Blair had an impressive game. Some may find Blair's case ironic and think that a player who had an injury in the past would shy away from contact but Blair doesn't do that. It seems that he looks for contact and thrives under that type of play.

[koriwhat]

It seems that he looks for contact and thrives under that type of play.

blair most certainly does!

[Chieflion]

I saw Blair's stat line and thought it was ridiculous. No way a rookie does that. But damn, he needs to look for easier shots if the shots don't fall.

[AnthonyM]

I'd guess that half of his eight offensive boards were from his own misses.

He must have done it on purpose to pad his stats.

[DMX7]

The Spurs don't appear to have much quality depth in my opinion.

Are you re ed? Ginobili, Antonio, Blair, Finley, Hill...?

[Rogue]

You read that in a minute?

Foreigners read faster than us. At least for the dude you quoted, having read it doesn't make any difference than otherwise.

[whottt]

I'll just say that Mahinmi has got to be rusty due to all the time he's missed the past couple of years...that's probably the #1 thing with him so hopefully he'll get lots of minutes in the pre-season.

[Trainwreck2100]

I'll just say that Mahinmi has got to be rusty due to all the time he's missed the past couple of years...that's probably the #1 thing with him so hopefully he'll get lots of minutes in the pre-season.

that or he's a chinadoll bust

[angelbelow]

Are you re ed? Ginobili, Antonio, Blair, Finley, Hill...?

Im pretty certain he is re ed.

[Bruno]

Thanks for the recap.

It looks like it was a quite bad game for most of the players (except Blair). It's a quite disappointing start for the preseason.

[quentin_compson]

-Ian Mahinmi started at center and fouled out in 17 minutes of play. He stats don't look very impressive (1-for-6 with three turnovers) but there were some positives to take away from his performance. Defensively, he showed promise as a help defender and was cognizant of his role on that end of the court. Offensively, Mahinmi was relatively aggressive. He still has a long ways to go before being considered for a spot in the regular season rotation but he didn't hurt his standing on the team with his play against the Rockets. Hopefully this is a foundation he can build off of for the rest of the preseason.

I didn't get to watch the game, so I am glad to hear (or read) that, because his stats are certainly nothing to write home about. Hopefully, he'll get a lot of playing time in the pre-season to get comfortable. I still refuse to call him a bust, however.

Blair looked very impressive in the video recap. He'll probably get abused by a lot of bigs in the NBA, but his rebounding and his offensive skills should help him get his playing time.

[ceperez]

Bad game. Stagnant and uncoordinated offense, just plain bad defense.

Only 5 positive points. Blair is a complete menace in offense. Bonner has come prepared. Hill shoots a pretty good percentage. Mahinmi can be a defensive presence when he puts his mind to it. Hairston shows he got the strength to take it to the hoop.

Negative points.

(1) Hill just can't handle the ball like a pg.
(2) Blair is suspect in defense.
(3) Mahinmi can't drive hard to the hoop.
(4) Haislip needs to improve his long range shot. Needs to protect the ball better while dribbling. Absolutely can't defend anyone in the post.
(5) Bogans completely disappeared.
(6) Williams had a really bad game. Although to be fair, he had the highest +/- among all the players.

For the rest, Manu, Jefferson, Mason... they could have done better, but I think they don't need to prove anything.

Conclusion, Bogans so far hasn't shown absolutely anything for 2 games. I definitely don't think Hairston should be booted out to make space for him.

[polandprzem]

THX LJ


And it's a shame. Pop blew this one leaving Tim and Tony on the bench - with that kind of at ude spurs will be having troubles advancing to the regular season.










Ps. Same thing every year ...

[Spurs Brazil]

thanks timvp
My internet wasn't working yesterday and I couldn't see or listen to the game