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Spurs have Bonner and Blair getting major minutes
Did anyone get that "odd" feeling once the game started? In other words, it's that gut feeling that one gets that pretty much sums up the outcome of a Spurs game, which is a loss.
Here are the factors I've come on conclude:
1. Spurs fans at the ATT Center were NOT into it from the start. Bad JUJU.
2. They (Spurs) were playing too tense (not loose).
3. As Sean Elliott ALWAYS preached (Too much one-on-one), not sharing the ball, which explains their horrific lack of assists during the 1st half. No ball movement and poor shot selections.
4. Blowing double digit leads. This phenomenon has occured one too many times. History repeats itself.
5. 4th quarter meltdowns. Not executing in the final 2:00 of the game (carried over from the regular season).
Now with Manu injured, that is NO EXCUSE to lose to a #8 seed.
Just my observations.
Spurs have Bonner and Blair getting major minutes
Spurs on a early sunday game and that being a game one, knew it was a loss....
Without bonner, this game is over much sooner, tbh.
what did he contribute before those lucky 3s? he helped the Griz make Gasol look like an all star big
ive never seen the spurs melt in the final minutes like i have this season... they look like a team of rookies in the closing minutes. i was disappointed with tony today. he got to the foul line a lot but never got an and 1.
19-25fg% from mark and randolph says otherwise.
yup had that feeling from the very start... it jus felt like it was going to be a loss... we needed that win too memphis is gonna have us tired as if we make it out the first round
I had confidence that SA was going to overcome Parker's bad play/Hill running the offense/Bonner getting major minutes/Blair making Blair-esque mistakes/Ginobili not playing and pull out the win.
Until Battier's 3.
It was all my fault, I taped the game...and when I do that the Spurs lose. Sorry, it is all on me.
It was all my fault, I taped the game...and when I do that the Spurs lose. Sorry, it is all on me.
Hill ran the offense in the first half, which is why there was no ball movement and few assists. That odd feeling is the one where fans slowly realize Pop is trying to put his thumbprint on yet another playoff failure.
Yup, it's the gut feeling that tends to come up before tip off.
oh well.....the fact remains: 0-1
Bonner was not guarding Gasol except in rare situations. Every time Gasol went to the bench, so did TD. Bonner guarded Randolph twice and he was 1/2. He was on Arthur and Young for the most part and did a good job. Not sure what game y'all were watching.
had a good feeling about this game going in, then 30min before the game we hear that Manu wasn't playing. I thought it would be a tough win but never thought Battier would win the game after Bonner went Robert Horry.
Bonner guarded Randolph way more than he guarded Young. Not sure what game you were watching. See Duncan's quote about having to help with Randolph. When the frontline puts up ridiculous numbers like they did, you sort of have to look at the center who played the most minutes, which is Bonner.
yeah it was a weird game to me......but spurs will bounce back I just know it
Who stopped either one of them? Both shot out of their minds against every one of our bigs.
Bonner guarded Randolph twice in 1on1 situations. They put a graphic up at the end of the game that showed how badly he torched everyone. And zbo was 1/2 on Bonner. He also guarded Allen at times.
What's sickening is how clutch the Spurs were early in the season. Now they're the Houston Texans of the NBA...
It didn't really feel like a playoff game tbh.
This is the most disappointing thing. We won so many games in the final minutes through the first 65 games it was sick. At one time we were like 11-1 in games within 5pts under 3 minutes or something
The Spurs pretty much aggressively double teamed the ball the entire game to the point that it looked like a zone defense. The fact that Randolph got two shots up before anyone else could collapse doesn't mean Bonner wasn't guarding him.
The law of averages is catching up. Thats what happens when you play right to the margin of a play or two makes the difference of winning or losing.
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