I also think his coach didn't really light a fire under his ass, but he's in Pop's world now! Seriously, the way he responded to the ass-chewing and benching early in the first has to be an encouraging sign...you know...he played last whole season at a team where defense meant NOTHING and it would be really nice to see him pick up the slack on defense now that defense is the key
Perhaps, but in that Utah game that's a very small silver lining compared to what they were able to establish the rest of the game. I just think in this game for a good stretch we put more positives together on whole and gave more of a complete effort down the stretch. Had a few rays developing.
Surely. I was pleased with many things that I saw. I am just not happy about things overall.
As I have said before, I was fully prepared for a rocky start. I knew it would take time to gel. I knew the schedule was tough to start. What I thought would instantly be better was the energy level. Last year I came up with excuse after excuse on why when the Spurs would lose, they would be embarrassed. I blamed it on injuries, age, talent...if there was an excuse I tried to apply that to it.
When the Spurs brought in RJ, Hill, Blair, McDyess, Bogans and the rest, I thought that long gone were the days of low energy blowouts. Now that they have happened 3 out of the 5 games, I don't have an excuse for that.
That is what has caught me off guard the most. I don't mind the W/L. I mind the way they are losing.
Understood. They'll have to put forth the same effort they put forth tonight consistently to have a shot, but it's possible.
i think he did well at the big forward spot in the fourth.
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I definitely think the team can turn it around. I have not even really began to evaluate the team yet. Too early imo. Point was that I am a little surprised at certain things, even though I prepared myself for a rocky start.
I gotta say it. RJ just pisssed all his PT away.
Pop needs to start Dice or Blair and bench Bonner to have a good start and pump the energy level of the team. Problem is pop, When is he going to realize that starting Bonner is a waste of time?
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nice dunk and a stupid foul after that from ginobili im not that mad about this game lets get back on track next game only 5 games into the season big deal...portland cant beat us on our best night just a couple fluke shots by roy at the end and blake making a lucky 3 pointer thats all this blazers team is not good at all I think the spurs may have found there weakness but was a little too late
, I didn't know he could still do that. I don't think I've seen Richard throw a dunk like that down since the one he plastered on Kevin Willis back in the 03 Finals.
You can tell that the Spurs announcers aren't used to seeing a vicious dunk like that from a Spurs player. They were speechless.
wat was odens hands doing on RJ crotch?
RJ really played hard tonight. I thought that he really wanted to carry the load, but I think he's getting juiced out playing both ends of the court.
What he just did in a Spurs uniform was pretty much the equivalent of a leprechaun giving fellatio to a unicorn..
It deserves it's own thread.
You mean the Princess' Peanuts?.. yup, awesome dunk.I just wonder if Oden has coughed up RJ's nuts yet, because they went all the way in.
Wow, FSN audio picked up that nasty crack from the rim, sick.
sick nasty
TAKE THAAT LMFAO. They really didnt expect it
yeah yeah that was a goooood dunk
RJ was very bad in the 1st quarter but after that I think he played very well. His defense improved and he was very agressive on offense.
Play Bogans in the starting 5 will only help RJ
He made me smile to see that dunk even though I was upset about the game. He looked pissed and that was like the message from him. Welcome RJ... to be our big 4.
I agree that RJ and Bogan played well together. Hopefully, everyone will play well together as a team soon.
good to see RJ so intense and angry. He saw Manu get blocked 2-4 times by Greg Oden and decided that layups from 6 inches off the ground weren't going to cut it.
For some reason when I watch that dunk I hear "LETS BURN THIS MOTHER ER DOWN POOKIE!"...probably timmy
Ouch! As sweet a dunk as any Spur player has thrown down in about 5 years. I honestly started to think that RJ no longer had the hops to execute a dunk like that. He's looked a little "heavy legged" around the rim in these first few games.
It happened so quickly and was so unexpected. It was also the perfect way to neutralize a shotblocking fiend like Oden because there's no way he can get off the ground as quickly to challenge the dunk.
A play like that can usually ignite a team (i.e. Malik Rose's facial on Dikembe Mutombo in the 2003 NBA Finals). I only wished that play could've "spurred" the team to a victory.
Still it was goddamn sweet, that's for sure. I hope to see more of this out-and-out aggression from RJ.
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