Game Thread: Spurs vs Pacers: Mon 11/5/12 @ 7:30 PM

[spurs108]

we were talking about the first 4 games of the season then and now..

makes sense, my bad

[TD 21]

Hey, all you gotta do is make the dance. Then anything can happen.

No, it can't. This is the NBA, where many times being elite is not even enough. Take the Spurs, for example. They're widely regarded as the fourth best team in the league, yet you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who thinks they have a legit shot at winning the championship. In the other three leagues, if you're fourth best, it would go without saying that you've got a legit shot.

[Obstructed_View]

After watching James go on his three point binge last year, I was pretty sure there was nobody that could beat him. He's got ankles just like everybody else. Anything can happen.

[Arcadian]

No, it can't. This is the NBA, where many times being elite is not even enough. Take the Spurs, for example. They're widely regarded as the fourth best team in the league, yet you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who thinks they have a legit shot at winning the championship. In the other three leagues, if you're fourth best, it would go without saying that you've got a legit shot.

Oh they definitely have a legit shot. And frankly they should be ranked #2 right after Miami.

[mystargtr34]

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[mystargtr34]

Tiago should post up on the low block, get the ball and then just punt it into the stands and walk off the court.

[ace3g]

Paul Garcia PS ‏@24writer Coach Pop on his team: "They are realizing that if we don't get better defensively, we don't have a shot at being the last team standing."

[crc21209]

Paul Garcia PS ‏@24writer Coach Pop on his team: "They are realizing that if we don't get better defensively, we don't have a shot at being the last team standing."

I saw that on the post-game show. He also said that they are making more of an effort to close out on 3 point shooters...

[ace3g]

http://www.nba.com/spurs/video/121105_ginobili

http://www.nba.com/spurs/video/121105_parker

http://www.nba.com/spurs/video/121105_neal

http://www.nba.com/spurs/video/121105_pop

[Cry Havoc]

No, it can't. This is the NBA, where many times being elite is not even enough. Take the Spurs, for example. They're widely regarded as the fourth best team in the league, yet you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who thinks they have a legit shot at winning the championship. In the other three leagues, if you're fourth best, it would go without saying that you've got a legit shot.

Oops. LeBron just tore his acl. The Spurs still can't win? Makes no sense to say that teams at game 4 are going to be playoff ready with no injuries.

[siraulo23]

defense being talked about as focus and yet we still see turd towers + neal on the same lineup during two junctions of the game tonight

[mrjap2x]

Only saw the second half but how the was this Pacers team up 2-1 on the Heat? It felt as if they played this game lazily...some of that has to do with that double OT game but still...

Chris Bosh was injured in game 1, and no bosh means turiaf/anthony/haslem/james/battier against hibbert/west/hansbrough.
Though miami did win that series due to the magnificent play of wade and james.

[Fireball]

Good game and as much as I like Tiago I think Blairs effort was great an he helped that Timmy was able to rest the 4th quarter for the first time this season ... we need more of that.

[sinok]

Now Blair's got some trade value can we trade him?

Thinking that a game is able to change trade value...
Laughable...

[TD 21]

Oops. LeBron just tore his acl. The Spurs still can't win? Makes no sense to say that teams at game 4 are going to be playoff ready with no injuries.

Fair enough. I just presumed that it went without saying that I meant barring injury.

[TampaDude]

The Spurs look great. I can't wait for the SpursTalk meltdown when we lose @LAC.

Heh...