Game Thread: Spurs @ Bucks - Jan. 2 @ 7:00 PM CST

[Russo21]

Haha. Sean on Duncan: "He just continues to punch Father Time in the face."

classic

[Paranoid Pop]

Tim was awesome and so was Henson : 20 pts on 10-11FG, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 0 TO, 1 steal, 1 block in 23 minutes...

Pretty good rookie...

Udoh shouldn't get much playing time if he can keep this up.

[Brunodf]

Glad that Pop didn't allow Splitter to foul out, so he could play our starters extra minutes

[Obstructed_View]

He played for the Lakers for several years. Played at Marquette.

Thank you for answering a question I shouldn't have been too lazy to look up. Amazing that I can't remember him at all. Surely I saw him play at least a few times.

[Boomersgold]

They need to let Blair go by whatever means possible; I'm sure there's a number of D-league bigs who can help the Spurs more than Blair's fat ass.

Also Pop needs to rest the big 3 tomorrow.

Why tomorrow?

[Warlord23]

Why tomorrow?

4th game in 5 nights against a tough opponent, and significant minutes for the big 3 tonight.

[Darkwaters]

Glad that Pop didn't allow Splitter to foul out, so he could play our starters extra minutes

I can't remember the last time we've had a player foul out. It has to have been quite a while.

Gotta keep that streak alive, I suppose.

[spursmartyr]

4th game in 5 nights against a tough opponent, and significant minutes for the big 3 tonight.

No. STUPID idea. Tomorrow is a game we must win, it is moral imperative to not lose bolth times to an upstart Eastern team.

[Darkwaters]

4th game in 5 nights against a tough opponent, and significant minutes for the big 3 tonight.

Yep, I'd say theres a strong possibility that the Big 3 take a rest day tomorrow.

[anakha]

Whatever grade timvp gives Blair for tonight's performance is going to be too high, even if it's an F-.

[Darkwaters]

No. STUPID idea. Tomorrow is a game we must win, it is moral imperative to not lose bolth times to an upstart Eastern team.

Meh

[Boomersgold]

4th game in 5 nights against a tough opponent, and significant minutes for the big 3 tonight.

I don't think Pop can "rest" them without incurring Stern's wrath. I say we play the big 3 in the first quarter and then rest them for the rest of the game.

[Boomersgold]

Whatever grade timvp gives Blair for tonight's performance is going to be too high, even if it's an F-.

Dejuan Blair grade: D-League (Lower than an NBA player "F" grade)

[spursmartyr]

Meh

also, it's a major stain on the championship resume if we get swept by an Eastern team like the Knicks and then beat somebody else in the Finals.

[anakha]

'Moral imperative'? Jesus Christ.

[Darkwaters]

I don't think Pop can "rest" them without incurring Stern's wrath. I say we play the big 3 in the first quarter and then rest them for the rest of the game.

It's the old Manu as 6th man routine.

Start Hedo, sub Manu in at the first opportunity.

Does it really matter? They're probably going to get an abbreviated night, one way or the other.

[spursmartyr]

Dejuan Blair grade: D-League (Lower than an NBA player "F" grade)

He'll more than likely get an "Inc."

[Warlord23]

also, it's a major stain on the championship resume if we get swept by an Eastern team like the Knicks and then beat somebody else in the Finals.

gnsf

[Darkwaters]

also, it's a major stain on the championship resume if we get swept by an Eastern team like the Knicks and then beat somebody else in the Finals.

Meh. 1999 still works for me.

Besides, getting "swept" in a 2 game series is much different than by a conference opponent, and 4 games. We all know the more complete conference has long been the West anyways.

[spursmartyr]

gnsf

No, I'm not kidding around. Especially if the Knicks and Heat come down to say, a Game 7, where the Heat are favored by the refs, and then the Heat win, and then we beat the Heat in the Finals. It'll always be, "What if we played the Knicks? They owned our asses that year, so the 2013* championship is tainted."

[Darkwaters]

Damn, Miami womped Dallas 16-6 in OT. That just sounds harsh.

[Darkwaters]

No, I'm not kidding around. Especially if the Knicks and Heat come down to say, a Game 7, where the Heat are favored by the refs, and then the Heat win, and then we beat the Heat in the Finals. It'll always be, "What if we played the Knicks? They owned our asses that year, so the 2013* championship is tainted."

If that happens then who gives a . Duncan would have one for the thumb and people would have long forgotten about an "upstart Knicks team" that didn't even make the finals.

[Solid D]

Thank you for answering a question I shouldn't have been too lazy to look up. Amazing that I can't remember him at all. Surely I saw him play at least a few times.

I'm sure you must have. He was a decent role player.

[Obstructed_View]

I'm sure you must have. He was a decent role player.

Maybe. Seems like maybe he played for Charlotte at one point. Looked like Gary Payton. Maybe that's a different guy. Didn't look like the guy doing the Bucks game.

[JRHernandez88]

Spurs have a little tough stretch coming up...