Game Blog: Spurs vs. Thunder - Game 5

[Poolboy5623]

Are u kidding me? This team is now a joke! Wow what a group of chokers and I've never said that about a spurs team since the late eighties when I started watching..I can't watch this anymore..

[ballhog]

Can we start over with the starters?

[Capt Bringdown]

Collison was invisible against the Lakers. We're making him look like Elvin Hayes ffs.

[dbestpro]

Pop has lost his mind.

[polandprzem]

I hope it's CIA pop


dammit

[mudyez]

we still can win game 6 and 7...believe

...and btw: let bud start in place of pop!

[ace3g]

everything was looking good until Bonner checked into the game instead of Splitter...

[jiggy_55]

Bonner over Splitter is hilarious! Then 4 guards with Blair???

[timvp]

You can't play Bonner, Blair and Neal together in any scenario. You can't play Bonner and Blair together in any scenario. You can't play Blair and Neal together in any scenario.

We know this.

Damn it Pop.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

OMG WTF IS POP DOING

I ain't even got no words for this.

Pop's rotation making LJ sound like Ducks...

[DPG21920]

Its obvious Pop made an adjustment and the foul trouble pretty much ed it up. I think you HAVE to give Tiago a shot now because this lineup is just terrible and has no experience with each other.

I mean, Ibaka goes out early and Brooks doesn't panic. No excuse to have Matt off the bench when Tiago is there. Even with foul trouble.

[polandprzem]

Spurs are going to have to dig deep to win this series...It looks like the Thunder figure the Spurs out

exactly

[TDomination]

This is panic coaching.

This is beyond panic coaching. This is pathetic coaching

Just sad...man he should've never started manu....

What got us here? You don't go away from it because we lost 2 games on the road against a good team.

this feels like a loss already because of what Pop is doing

[Spurs Brazil]

Please, finish strong

[Kuestmaster]

also refs ting on us as usual. It's lame

[MannyIsGod]

Its amazing we're losing this game. Given the way OKC started there's just no excuse for being down at this point in the game. This is bad. REALLY bad.

[spurspokesman]

so okc comes out scared and loses ibaka and now spurs are down jesus

This unfortunately points to a long night for the spurs and a potential loss.

[DAF86]

There was no reason to change things so much.

[JohnnySixString]

Is it too late to go back to being a defensive team?

lol

[NASpurs]

Bonner over Splitter is hilarious! Then 4 guards with Blair???

4 guards plus Blair might as well be 5 guards.

[Kidd K]

Guys, you can't "take advantage of being in the bonus" if the refs stop calling the Thunder for fouling. Harden slaps Parker's hand for a "steal", no call. Parker gets hit on layup attempt, no call. Collison is moving and standing on the circle, yet we get called for charging and lose yet another bakset and no and 1.

Bonus doesn't mean if the refs swallow the whistle as soon as you get to it.

Got the early calls and then we stopped getting anything. What the is wrong with the officiating?

Exactly.

We got 2 minutes of fair officiating, then it went back to game 4 officiating. I expect to not get calls at this point unless it will barely effect anything. Like a loose ball foul that doesn't result in a turnover or FTAs. . .or FTAs only for our bad FT shooters. . .useless calls. That's about all we'll get.

[Uriel]

I actually don't think this is the bigman rotation Pop intended to go with. It was probably brought on out of necessity due to the foul trouble.

[spurspokesman]

Thunder in the driving seat

[100%duncan]

Play Splitter you idiot.

[illcendiary]

Have the Spurs even gotten to the line since getting in the penalty?