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Richard wasn't very aggressive on O during the first half, but started to pick it up in the 2nd.
His foul trouble really hampered his intensity, though. He bad lucked into a lot of those.
Quick Grades: Spurs vs. Grizzlies
The Spurs were careless with the ball. The defense was a step slow. Each possession seemed a bit labored. But, as has been the case this season, the Spurs found a way to win. It took overtime but San Antonio outlasted Memphis 112-106. The Grizzlies deserve a lot of credit for continuously fighting back each time it appeared as if the Spurs had gained the upper hand. The victory extends the winning streak to eight games and improves the record to 23-3.
Tim Duncan B+ Produced at a good clip but slow decision making on both ends.
Manu Ginobili A- Great playmaking but defense was missing in action at times.
Tony Parker A+ Stayed in attacke mode all night. Relentlessly fought for the win.
Richard Jefferson B+ Scored and rebounded well but sloppy with ball and on D.
DeJuan Blair D- Still not rebounding and was poor on the offensive end.
George Hill INC Missed the game with a sprained big toe.
Matt Bonner C- Helpless against Zach Randolph. As of late, has been playing soft.
Gary Neal B- Competed on the glass once again. Still shooting. Defense still iffy.
Antonio McDyess A- His defense against Randolph late was key in getting the win.
Chris Quinn A Stepped in for Hill and knocked down shots. Relatively good on D.
Tiago Splitter C+ Made a few more passes but that’s about it. Invisible on the glass.
Ime Udoka F- Spurs would have been better off with the Coyote playing Udoka's minutes. Seriously.
Richard wasn't very aggressive on O during the first half, but started to pick it up in the 2nd.
His foul trouble really hampered his intensity, though. He bad lucked into a lot of those.
F- Udoka
What did you expect him to do?
15/8/3/3 kinda game?
There is no question above
Be a DNP in the boxscore.
Ime is the reason I grew up with NBA aspirations.
Ime Udoka should have gotten an A+. The fact he wasn't a -20 should be fact that he did a commendable job by his own standards.
Bonner's +/- of -8 is telling; he cannot defend Zach Randalph. I hope Pop remembers in the future.
Udoka is pathetic.
Simple "knowledge" of Pop's system doesn't automatically mean you perform well in it. Assuming Hill is healthy and ready to go next game, I say move Quinn over to PG duties while Parker's gettin a breather and let George handle the 2/3. Chris has shown to be more than capable given spot minutes.
I don't wanna see Ime on the floor again unless it's garbage time, and even then, I have my trepidations.
Accurate grades as usual. I wouldn't mind bringing in the Coyote instead of Udoka. BUT a win is a win.
Did you watch the game? He lost, fumbled or dropped the ball every time he had it in his hands ... I want James Anderson back!
I was at this game tonight, I was yelling 10 seconds in "ime is a disease! Udoka understand nothing!"
He was just awful. So glad to see pop reach out with a cane off curtain and yank him off the stage.
Zach Randolph was just impossible to keep off the glass. Was telling my friend with me at the game that they had to be saving dice for the second half to really play the grizzlies bigs more aggresively.
First game i've caught at the AT&T Center this year, it's always exciting to catch a game go into overtime, more exciting to get the win. But once the game high begins to fade the thoughts start swirling back at the game and you just feel slightly disappointed that they didn't blow this team out like they COULD have. And it throws in a little fear in how they have done so far against this younger aggressive players that can rebound create such mismatches so far in this early season.
Nit-picky, but i'm loving the spurs season this year as much as last year. Actually I don't mind any year except that dry spell after free agency has died in the summer and i'm stuck with Golf/FIFA/Baseball highlights to cull me over till football and basketball season start up again.
I hate golf/fifa/baseball highlights.
Spurs have 2 weeks and a half to waive Quinn and Udoka before their contract became guaranteed for the rest of the season. It surely looks like Udoka will be waived and Quinn will be kept for the year.
It would be ok if Quinn stayed, but Udoka needs to go!
Instead of the usual "AT & T connection of the game", there should have been a "AT & T turnover of the game" this time. My vote would go to Ime for his pathetic attempt of a pass to Timmy in the second quarter (it was in the low post), with Tony's 8-second violation a close second. Overall though, a assist-turnover-ratio a litte over 2-1 is not bad at all.
Spurs made a lot of mental mistakes in that one, and RJ should have sealed the game with a dunk late in the fourth quarter. Spurs would have been up by 7 with roughly a minute to go. Not being able to keep Z-Bo off the glass was bad as well, but on the other hand, there were a lot of Spurs stepping up (most notably, Tony), and I'm certainly glad we got the win.
Need more from Bonner... hes the Spurs 2nd most important big behind Duncan and the team will need a good effort when hes guarding Dirk and Pau for 30 minutes a night in the playoffs.
Pop knows what hes doing.
TP was fantastic, he was in 2009 playoff form. Dice was a big key to the win. Z-Bo had a tough time when Dice was in.
Quinn did a a very good job, props to him.
Tiago was pathetic on the boards, Blair played one of his worst games in the NBA, he got killed everytime and played dumb on O.
And Udoka is just a joke, he's the 2nd worst player in the entire league, only Mason Jr sucks more. I'll say it again, he was done in 2008, why the bring him back. I hope we'll cut him soon
IMO Parker's grade needs to be docked a bit just for that boneheaded 8 second mistake he made. That's not an all-star PG move right there.
This far into the season it still looks like the Spurs are going to have to rely on one more fountain of youth for Dice.
Agree, so far Dice is the best big to play next to Duncan. His D this season has been very solid
Bonner and Playoffs never work, Blair is having a bad season, especially when he plays against big guys like yesterday. Tiago is having problems to rebound the ball.
Using hobbit magic to improve his shooting...
As far as Udoka is concerned, anyone think if the Suns start to blow it up after their latest trade that we might be able to get Grant Hill to back up Jefferson? The Suns should be willing to do Grant a favor, and we are the best team (record-wise) in the NBA right now.
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