This Loss is a Blessing in Disguise

[Brazil]

Disguised as an asswhoopin'. This should get the Spurs rolling.

Blair
Parker MVP
Tim Duncan settling for long jumpshots
MWP getting all Palace on us
Bynum getting all Wilt on us
Pop CotY

you forgot a bunch of

manu
Tim Duncan 2 rebounds
depth
Matt 1 reb
Splitter 13 mn
Mills

[Duncan2177]

This was a bad game... It happens. If people think one regular season game means anything for the playoffs they need to have their heads examined.
Go look at the Mavericks losses last season, they lost twice to the Lakers in the last month of the season, twice to Portland as well and look what happened in the playoffs.
But the Spurs are done, right guys? Too many fairweathers, I hope this loss trims the fat off the bandwagon.

It's the coach and his stupid decisions that pisses fans off are you blind?

[ArtVandelay]

Are the Lakers the real beast of the West?

of course they are
kobe's just done an excellent job of masking it by jacking up 30 shots every night

when the playoffs start and he has his scoring le he'll force it down low and cheese his way thru the west

[DMC]

you forgot a bunch of

manu
Tim Duncan 2 rebounds
depth
Matt 1 reb
Splitter 13 mn
Mills

I didn't forget, the site melted down about that time I was editing. GNSF doing the million man march.

[ElNono]

No blessing IMO... Pop will just chalk it up to poor shooting and move on...

He's way too invested in the offensive game to realistically do anything about it 10 days away from going into the playoffs...

[Budkin]

No this is the kind of game that plants doubt in a team.

[therealtruth]

This was a bad game... It happens. If people think one regular season game means anything for the playoffs they need to have their heads examined.
Go look at the Mavericks losses last season, they lost twice to the Lakers in the last month of the season, twice to Portland as well and look what happened in the playoffs.
But the Spurs are done, right guys? Too many fairweathers, I hope this loss trims the fat off the bandwagon.

Getting blown out at home and on the road are different.

[mkurts]

The Fakers played outstanding defense and held TP to 2/12 shooting and Patty Mills to 3/11 shooting and KL to 1/4 shooting, well it was either that or they had vision problems which reduced their accuracy.

This only goes to show that the Spurs team is still a work in progress for the playoffs and needs a player that can carry the team, not the small three.

[DMC]

Was this the game that led to the turn around?

[Seventyniner]

The bench almost-comeback against Dallas in January kicked this team from 1st gear straight to 3rd. The Jax and Diaw acquisitions pushed them into 4th, and the Lakers loss is when they shifted up to 5th. The Spurs have been lapping the compe ion ever since.

[spurs4real]

Was this the game that led to the turn around?

Yep that was D Game, Good Call!

[Brazil]

I agree that this game was important to shake it up the players and Pop

[SA210]

Was this the game that led to the turn around?

YES, it woke Pop up to the bs he was doing. It brought back the old Pop.

[Kidd K]

Props for calling it OP. 100% correct.

[TDomination]

Loss of the year

[silverblk mystix]

Sshhh...

Don't upset the Popsuckers again.

[Blake]

Sshhh...

Don't upset the Popsuckers again.

lol you're still trying to claim victory

[silverblk mystix]

lol you're still trying to claim victory

You still want last years Pop.

[SA210]

You still want last years Pop.

God no

[Solid D]

Was this the game that led to the turn around?

Well played

[therealtruth]

The Spurs haven't lost since this game, right?