Spurs lose by 3 and suddenly Tim is using a cane and Manu is in a nursing home.
You. OUT!
Just because you made the game thread doesn't mean you can tell people what they can and can't say or who can post in the thread. If Sequ can run wild here then yeah I don't know what to say.
LOL funniest thing I've heard here though.
Do you want me to start the next game thread and say "oh stop posting in my thread" LOL.
Duncan made some mistakes on defense but how did he look old? After seeing those dunks he made I thought he looked like a younger duncan.
We bench Tim and Tony and we should be okay.
Pjjr has been a Spurs fan a lot longer than you have. He doesn't normally say those things, but he must be as pissed off as I am.
You. OUT!
Grow up and stop acting like you own the message board by telling people to get out of the thread.
Duncan was fine..I don't know where he missed a lot of rotations..he missed 2 or 3 when he wasn't respecting Collison or Krstic on the outside..he was clearly our best player on both ends in the 1st half..
Some people seem to have problems understanding criticism..our frontcourt simply wasn't the main reason we lost tonight..it had little to do with our athleticism up front..
Duncan played great defense in the 1st half..Krstic started making shots, which forced Duncan to come out to play him..this was partly due to Westbrook getting loose EVERY time and getting it to Krstic for open shots..when Duncan has to go out and play Krstic's shot, the interior D heavily suffers, because we don't have the personnel to make up for it..
Westbrook had a HUGE part in this win, he was clearly OKC's best player tonight..his penetration created so many shots for his team..our interior D isn't going to look good when the perimeter D is so bad, and that's the case right now..
Mason got beat every time, Finley can't do anything, Tony is getting abused, RJ is just an average defender..Hill and Bogans have been the only guys doing work on the perimeter, and that puts Duncan and the rest of our big men in horrible position..
Our D looked very good when Hill and Duncan were playing the 2-man game against Durant..the D was rotating well, and Timmy-Hill were denying him and stopping him very well..Westbrook was a different story..
It lags for me too while on a not bad connection...
Pop is a stubborn prick...that lineup for most of the fourth quarter without Manu or most of the three point shooters on the floor was classic Pop sending a message. It must have been because otherwise it made zero sense. Pop threw this one away as much as they lost it.
For the most part, I agree. The Spurs frontcourt does seem exposed against faster, quicker lineups. While the team is running more, they are still having to work too hard for offense. It does illustrate how much league play has changed and evolved to faster play, with quicker players - even in the frontcourt.
I do like Pop's idea of starting Blair, but it isn't enough to contend with quicker, more mobile, athletic frontlines.
Pop and RC are going to continue having to tweak the roster every year to try and keep up.
As for Dice, I don't think he's washed up at all. He's not the racehorse he was when he was younger, but he's got plenty left to contribute.
For what it's worth, I'm getting an automatic replay of the game on my LP station. I just left the TV on the same station for about 1/2 hour and the replay started. Don't know if this is normal or not. Anybody else getting the same thing?
Updated.
Durant’s 25 leads Thunder over Spurs 101-98
By Paul J. Weber
By the time the Oklahoma City Thunder finally reached five wins last season, New Year’s Day had come and gone.
They’ve got five wins again, and it’s not even Thanksgiving.
Kevin Durant scored 25 points and Oklahoma City held off San Antonio for a 101-98 win on Saturday night, hitting another small milestone for the vastly improved Thunder and handing their Spurs their first home loss in five games this season.
“We were just talking about that,” Durant said about Oklahoma City’s fifth win, which last season came Jan. 6. “It feels really good. …If we continue to work like this, you never know what’ll happen.”
Jeff Green added 21 points for the Thunder, who spoiled the return of Tim Duncan and Tony Parker back in the lineup after missing two games with ankle injuries. Russell Westbrook had 19 points, and his one-handed runner with 45.9 seconds left that gave Oklahoma City a crucial two-possession lead down the stretch.
Duncan had 22 points and 10 rebounds but attempted just one shot in the fourth.
Parker scored 17 and missed a 3-point heave at the buzzer, just past midcourt, that would have forced overtime.
Oklahoma City shot 56 percent from the floor in the second half after shooing 39 percent before halftime.
“We controlled the first half defensively and in the second half they just shot the ball well,” Duncan said.
Manu Ginobili scored seven points for the Spurs but sat out the fourth quarter because of a tightened hamstring.
Trailing 97-94 with 26.9 seconds left, the Spurs recovered a botched inbound pass by Thabo Sefolosha and Richard Jefferson went full steam the other way. But Jefferson lost control of the ball and turned it over in the end of a low-key night for the San Antonio newcomer.
Jefferson finished with four points and took just four shots in 35 minutes. With Duncan and Parker out earlier this week, Jefferson averaged 26.5 points in victories over Toronto and Dallas.
Durant was just 6 of 18 from the floor but made 13 of 15 free throws.
“I’m just being aggressive,” Durant said. “My shot wasn’t falling the way I wanted to, so I got to the line and helped us out there. Like I said, this is a big win for us.”
Westbrook, who also had 11 assists, scored 14 of his points in the second half, including nine in the third quarter when the Thunder came back from a seven-point halftime deficit. Nenad Krstic added 11 points from the Thunder, who played the first of four games in five days.
The Thunder will go home Sunday to play the Los Angeles Clippers, then head east to play at Miami on Tuesday and at Orlando on Wednesday.
Parker and Duncan had not played since losing at Portland on Nov. 6, when both suffered injuries to their left ankles.
Duncan answered any doubts about his health with three dunks—usually a few game’s worth for the reserved future Hall of Famer. Duncan shot 9 of 14 from the field in 37 minutes, while Parker shot 7 of 18 and had five assists.
George Hill scored 18 off the bench for the Spurs.
Fortunately for the Spurs, they won’t be packing their bags much over the next three weeks. The Spurs play seven of their next nine at home, with their only road games during that stretch at Dallas and Houston.
In other words, the Spurs won’t be leaving the Lone Star State again until Dec. 7.
NOTES: Ginobili announced earlier this week that wife Many is expecting twins. Considering what Ginobili has given the Spurs over the years, might Spurs coach Gregg Popovich stick around to coach his kids? “I think they might play for Jerry Sloan,” Popovich quipped. … Westbrook had his fourth game with 10 or more assists this season.
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Jefferson finished with four points and took just four shots in 35 minutes. With Duncan and Parker out earlier this week, Jefferson averaged 26.5 points in victories over Toronto and Dallas.
We can't afford to lose games at home to ty teams... inexcusable.
I don't think anyone can continue to call the Thunder a " ty" team. After all, they've now beaten the Spurs three straight times dating back to last season. I still see your point, though.
didn't read a word you typed, just added you to ignore.
Yup, they replay games now. Check my original post for times
not enough blair pt
need more plays runned for him.
Well even if I am on ignore I just want to say that Pjjrfan is a good poster.didn't read a word you typed, just added you to ignore.
Yup, they replay games now. Check my original post for times
You acting all butthurt over one thing he said is pathetic.
If you want to flip out over what I said in the game thread, which wasn't even anywhere near as bad as some of the other trade proposals people have suggested in the last week then I don't know what to say. You might as well put half of the message board on ignore. Oh well enjoy yourself.
PM me gif/youtube requests. I'll do em tomorrow
Thanks for the dunk!
Duncan is looking good to me so far this season. I don't know what people are talking about saying he's not.
TP is the one that looks like crap. He looks so gassed. NT play sucks.
Killer gif man. Anything you have, I'd love to see.
PM me gif/youtube requests. I'll do em tomorrow
why the didn't duncan do this more throughout his career?
PM me gif/youtube requests. I'll do em tomorrow
It was great seeing timmy dunk like that again. Thanks for sharing!
Can you do TD 1st half dunk on the break?
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Wow. The replay of the game is on and w/ 3 minutes left in the game I have seen Tim and Tony shoot 2 of the worst shots ever. Tim tries to do a bank shot and hits the side of the back board. TP pulls up off the dribble and airballs.
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