Game Blog: Lakers @ Spurs - April 11- 7:30 PM CT

[noles1983]

i love how they show spurs fans all smiling and laughing. that i would demand a refund

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

He has a perfectly good big that he sits on the bench and plays limited minutes per game.

Yes he does, and I bet he'll bring him out to play 25mins+ in at least one of the next two games against the Fakers.

The next Lakers game is in the middle of a back to back to back and it's at staples center.

Pop will rest everyone for that game.

I don't like his coaching at all. These guys look like total off of that rest.

We have a deep, deep team. That's how you rest people by using your depth, not giving them the night off and telling everyone else to bust their ass only to watch those three guys play like dogs when they get back.

I want Stern to start fining teams for doing this.

I doubt Pop will rest the Big 3 for the Staples Centre game - if anything, he'll play them short minutes the night before and rest them the night after. He knows he has to hit on some rotations that thrive against the Fakers, and that's what he's trying to find right now.

That last bit is BS. It's called roster management. Teams should be able to play whoever they like any time they like to minimise risk and get the most out of their players as they see fit.

[Blue Duck]

I don't understand pop's reluctance to try this. This is a lineup that is going to be needed at some point in the playoffs. On another note TP should have played in Utah. I understand resting players, just not all of the big3 at once. As we see nothing is guaranteed and "tanked" games come back to haunt you.

[Horse]

Truely when bynum was getting all those boards and scoring it was a close game it did'nt get out of hand till they started hitting all their shots and I mean all their shots the whole second half has been long jumpers that's fools gold bad night move on. They hit everything give them credit end of story.

[HeroSquad]

If Bonner brings this team back to win it, he should have his jersey retired on the spot and then be allowed to bang each of the Spurs cheerleaders in his Pontiac. This is your time Pale Mamba...

[elemento]

The problem is not losing

The problem is the fact that we're getting destroyed at home after resting our 3 best players. SA simply suck at rebounding. We had the same problem against Chicago and now we have the same problem against the Lakers. And we're gonna have the same problem every time we face a big front-court.

[loveforthegame]

Bynum coming back into the game.

[MannyIsGod]

Everyone will point to the Lakers hitting a bunch of shots late in the game and say that there was no way to defend that but that will be bull . This game was lost when you gave up 19 god damn boards to Bynum in the first half and allowed the Lakers to build a lead even when shooting poorly. Then when they caught fire the game was put out of reach but the Spurs let it get to that point.

[100%duncan]

So much for the first must-win of the season

[loveforthegame]

JA has delivered every time Pop has called his number. Shame he doesn't sub him in when other guys are laying eggs.

[noles1983]

now the lakers miss everything...

[spurs1990]

OKC lost but I don't know if that is bad or good we might to do everything we can to avoid Bynum in playoffs, I want to see us play everyone against the Grizz to see if we need to duck them too

This would be hilarious if it wasn't most likely the case.

What a season.

[100%duncan]

Hornets actually played the Lakers better.

[spursince#99]

3 straight possessions with 0 points

[Chomag]

ummm... JAx one of about the only spurs players out there playing with fire and Pop pulls him out?

[Ice009]

Anyone remember last year? We went into LA and smashed them by 20, then they did the same to us. Means very little at this point.

I predict we'll see an entirely different Spurs in the next game against the Fakers.

Anyone remember last year? I think you're the one that doesn't remember. After that 20 point thrashing that's when the Spurs went down the toilet.

[bbarry]

Told you people, Patty Mills SUCKS. He's worse than RMJ, or minimally, is a RMJ tier player.

[Quiet Strength]

OKC lost but I don't know if that is bad or good we might to do everything we can to avoid Bynum in playoffs, I want to see us play everyone against the Grizz to see if we need to duck them too

Theyre still playing

[spursince#99]

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[GSH]

Truely when bynum was getting all those boards and scoring it was a close game it did'nt get out of hand till they started hitting all their shots and I mean all their shots the whole second half has been long jumpers that's fools gold bad night move on. They hit everything give them credit end of story.

I said this earlier in the game thread - but the Lakers got really loose shooting the ball because every time they missed, they got about half of them back off the glass. They didn't have to worry about missing shots. And, yeah, being loose definitely helps em go in.

[Duncan2177]

i love how they show spurs fans all smiling and laughing. that i would demand a refund

What kind of ed up fans are they? weird

[PingPong]

Mills Airballs....

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

I love Jackson's anger and toughness. Too bad it seems to be lost on some other Spurs.

[loveforthegame]

A lot of guys need to take a long hard look in the mirror after this game.

[HeroSquad]

A lot of guys need to take a long hard look in the mirror after this game.

Well maybe not Blair and Boris. Don't want them feeling TOO depressed.