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The Bogans signing wasnt a big deal until his fluke game against Portland. Then Pop fell in love with his "defense" and made him a rotation player.
why did the Spurs have to sign Bogans, that would have solved a lot of problems to begin with
The Bogans signing wasnt a big deal until his fluke game against Portland. Then Pop fell in love with his "defense" and made him a rotation player.
He's a shooter, says Pop. The problem is, he's not making them.
It's great to see them win, but this isn't a championship team. I'm not even sure what possible changes can be made in the offseason to make this a championship team, but it'll be interesting to see what direction the FO goes.
It made sense to say "it's only December," when it was only December. There was still a lot of potential there and the possibility of improvement and the team developing chemistry. So to the guy who keeps bringing that up - stop being a whiny .
I wouldn't read everything into one game. The Lakers hit 10 of 20 three-pointers. You can't beat that. And it won't happen often.
And, even with that rain of 3's, the Spurs still only gave up 92 points.
I get more discouraged after the Spurs play bad D (they haven't for some time) than when they lose because they only hit 37% without Laker-killer TP to take up the offensive slack.
But that's just me. Sometimes I feel like Mr. Peepers in a Glen Beck age.
The problems they had in December are the same problems they have now...only difference is people feel like acknowledging it instead of pointing at the calendar to blow it off. The realists that saw this team for what it was back then were right all along...don't be a whiny because you couldn't see passed your Spurs blinders at Christmas time.
If you saw that Tony would have a broken hand, Manu would light it up and Timmy would break down then I want the god damn lotto numbers.
The Lakers length in the 2nd half obviously bothered the Spurs. That's been the story for 2 years now. If the 3's are falling Spurs win, if they don't the Lakers, like they have done for so many years will pack the paint. Phil Jackson does an excellent job at changing his defense on the fly and short circuiting the oppenent's offense.
this week is going like expected shocked me somewhat spurs were ahead in the first half
should have beat hawks though that loss hurt
It's just 1 loss though, and sometimes the heartbreakers are the best kind of losses because it forces you to do some soul searching and we may see a different team come out from all this.
no d in second half
Meh.
Did I say it was winnable in my post? Learn how to comprehend before you troll.
I think some people just saw that blowing winnable games early in the year would bite us in the ass later down the line. Wasn't really that hard to predict...
That wasn't why they were losing games early in the season. It was poor defensive rebounding, unable to make timely stops, no show acts from guys like Bonner, Bogans, Jefferson, Mcdyess, Popovich using poor rotations and unwillingness to give guys like Hairston and Mahinmi a chance.
Just look at the threads back then, posters were complaining about the same stuff...only difference now is the Popologists aren't out in full force to blindly defend them anymore.
I wish I knew. Only thing I can come up with is Pop is loathe to give young players much a of a chance especially if they exhibit athleticsm and a penchant for dunking the basketball.
What's even worse was at the time of the signing all the Popalogists around here were chirping away at how great it was to have a "proven" nba player, (proven scrub more like) and writing off poor Malik as "not ready"
I mentioned to the people watching the game with me that'd the Spurs would melt-down in the 3rd quarter when halftime rolled around.
Give it to the Spurs, they have been VERY consistent in pathetic 2nd half performances against +.500 teams.
Unsurprisingly, my joke-prediction was correct. The lakers didn't even look like they were trying.
This loss doesn't hurt because this season has been filled by one disappointment after another. I knew after the 3rd quater, they were going to lose. When you have Jefferson, Bogans, and Mason and Bonner on the floor! You're pretty much asking for a loss.
Isn't a fan always supposed to root for his team despite the odds?
Fan is short for Fanatic after all. A person who pays attention to the reality of certain situations is a realist... not a fan at all. They are more like the Laker "fans" that were at the ATT center tonight. Root for who is winning, not who matters to you personally. As long as you are with the 'in' team, you are cool. Nevermind about being an individual. Its all about image.
When did I say not to cheer for the Spurs?..
I'm asking why so many people are melting down and talking about how this loss hurts so much..the Spurs have had a lot worse losses than this one..it seems like a lot of people expected to win this game if you look at the game thread..
People are treating the Lakers like they're Minnesota..
Losing to the Cavs w/o Lebron, Blazers w/o Roy, Lakers w/o Kobe and Bynum, losing back to back to Detroit and Philly, choking against Atlanta, and much more..THOSE losses should hurt, I don't understand why this loss was so bad to so many Spurs fans..
Suck ass spurts just die already!!!
wasnt it expected? who can carry a team for a whole game hill or kobe? easy answer
And expect another loss on friday mo fos
What hurts me Harlem is the fact that something is going on in the orginazation that I just don't understand. The Spurs had the Lakers where they wanted them and failed to take advantage. The score was close and the Lakers were in penalty early in the 4th. After that nothing but jump shots??? Pop should have told his guys to take it to the rack, but yet jumper after jumper? Something is clearly wrong with the mental state of the Spurs and tonight clearly showed it. That is what hurts. This is the potential matchup if the Spurs meet the Lakers in the playoffs and considering their position could very well be the case. That is why it hurts.
...and if folks were expecting a Spurs win, I'd like to know why? As much as we've been hearing rumors about the Fakers struggles and injuries, they're STILL the overwhelming favorite in the West.
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