Game Blog: Spurs @ Warriors - Jan. 24

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Another utterly solid and unflustered performance by the best team in the NBA thus far this season.

[jestersmash]

so "his usual ball hogging self" only meant this game? . . . oookay

Yeah when David Lee is 10-13 and Ellis is < 50%, he's hogging the ball, and this isn't the first time he hasn't looked more for his teammates when they were having good shooting nights.

Next, you sort of contrived this notion that "ball hogging" and "chucking" are synonymous when they are not. You responded to my "ball hogging" comment by saying he's not an inefficient chucker. That's completely beside the point. I called him a ball hog to start, not an inefficient chucker.

It's ok to be wrong. Move on to the next post.

[Em-City]

so "his usual ball hogging self" only meant this game? . . . oookay

[Crookshanks]

Another utterly solid and unflustered performance by the best team in the NBA thus far this season.

Yeah - Saturday's game was an anomoly.

[slayermin]

Why didn't Blair get back in there?

[cutewizard]

38 wins, only 7 losses

pretty good!!

its beer time.....


"lets drink and be merry, for tomorrow we shall drink and be merry!"

[FvckMavs]

Why didn't Blair get back in there?

Pop seems to be mad at his defense.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Why didn't Blair get back in there?

Maybe Pop wanted to give Tiago a closer look.

[ElNono]

I thought the defense was awful, but it was a good win. Shooting practices against teams that don't play D are great confidence builders. RJ found his shot, Manu hit some 3's, Hill found his way to the rack, Splitter got some burn... hope they can build on this.

[cutewizard]

Manu hit 3 out of 4 three point shooting attempts!!!

wow!!!

75% 3 point shooting tonite

[DesignatedT]

Defense got a little better in the 2nd half. Offense started playing well and the ball movement was fantastic tonight... something we have been missing the last few games.

[Capt Bringdown]

Why didn't Blair get back in there?

Pop-o-gram.

[slayermin]

Neuman did go over to talk to him when he came out. Maybe he celebrated the Steelers last night and was hung over.

[GSH]

Hyperextended left knee.

Hyperextended and hyperflexed are the exact opposite. Hyperflexed is when the knee is bent all the way back, but that's not really what they are saying here.

And for the smartasses who said that talking about an MCL injury was stupid - don't be too sure just yet. If they are calling it a hyperflexed knee, there's still a chance of a PCL strain or tear. Tim's quads are strong enough that he could be back out on the floor the way he was, with a PCL injury. I was watching him, and when he was just standing he was up on his left toe a lot, instead of standing flat footed. Either way, I guarantee you the doc was looking for ligament damage in the locker room.

There are some physical tests that they do to check for ligament damage. They bend your knee into different positions and then apply pressure to parts of your leg to see how much it moves, or how much it hurts. It's harder to detect PCL problems that way. I guarantee you he'll be getting an MRI in the morning. I'm surprised they let him back on the court without one. But I still won't be surprised if they diagnose a strain and make him take a couple of days off. Especially if he's still up on that left tiptoe.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Yeah - Saturday's game was an anomoly.

2nd of a b2b on the road against a hot team. It was likely!

That people are skeptical about this team any longer astounds me. These guys are legit, and barring major injury, will contend for the le.

[DesignatedT]

lets hope duncans knee doesn't swell up overnight also.

[crc21209]

More important than the win, is that TD is OK.

[janetcn12]

Yes, Pop will be coaching West All-Star team for 2nd time. Congrats Pop

[senorglory]

... And for the smartasses who said that talking about an MCL injury was stupid - don't be too sure just yet. If they are calling it a hyperflexed knee, there's still a chance of a PCL strain or tear....

The replay of Tim's injury reminded me of several ligament injuries I've seen first hand on the court. My own, for instance.

[senorglory]

2nd of a b2b on the road against a hot team. It was likely!

That people are skeptical about this team any longer astounds me. These guys are legit, and barring major injury, will contend for the le.

it was just such a horrifying loss. <shudder>

[duncan228]

More important than the win, is that TD is OK.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

it was just such a horrifying loss. <shudder>

Every team, even the best teams, have a few of those a year. Look at the bigger picture and the ongoing trend.

[TampaDude]

Spurs keep rolling...GO SPURS GO!!!!!

[duncan228]

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[GSH]

The replay of Tim's injury reminded me of several ligament injuries I've seen first hand on the court. My own, for instance.

Yeah. I know some people here can't believe that anyone but the team doctor knows anything about sports injuries, but that had ligament damage written all over it. It looks like there wasn't any, but that's just an amazing piece of luck.

I've already said that in the second half it looked like he was up on his left tiptoe a lot, when he was at rest. I'm looking at the replay of the first half right now, and he's flat-footed. The knee may be solid enough to play the second half, but it looks like it's weak. I really hope they rest him a couple of games.