Game 43: Spurs @ Hawks, Jan 24, 6:30PM CT

[ElNono]

Referring to last season and into the playoffs. His shot was fine to start the season, and seems to be going south.

He was actually pretty poor all season last season... lots of up and downs... his FG% was nowhere near average, it was his 2nd worst shooting season. The only constant with last season is that he doesn't take shots in games where others are hitting, and he's driving better than last season.

It's not about what good teams do, it's about what good players do. Can you post a link to where Pop has said Manu's role is not to score/space the floor and simply create? I think they paid him because they feel he should be able to and needs to do what most players making his money do - everything.

I can post a link where Manu has said it, last season during the Finals. I would expect that's what Pop wants from him, otherwise he wouldn't have gotten a new contract and his role back. I think they paid him because they feel they did everything they needed to do to win a championship, including Manu, and they were a rebound away from it. I have the utmost respect for DaPointGuard, but I disagree on this specifically. I think the Spurs were fine with Manu getting all the attention from Miami, but they wanted to have another "out" that was not Gary Neal... that's where Belli comes in.

[wildcardX]

Battier, Cole or some other bench guy will bury us on Sunday

Bobcats almost beat the Heat earlier in the week.

[TheGoldStandard]

Bobcats almost beat the Heat earlier in the week.

All these "elite" teams have gone Bohica on us

[SpurPadre]

Bobcats almost beat the Heat earlier in the week.

As the media will tell you, they are ''coasting'' and would be undefeated right now if ''they took each game seriously''

[LakerHater]

[elemento]

I wasn't expecting such an easy victory tbh

Props to the team

[Sean Cagney]

I wasn't expecting such an easy victory tbh

Props to the team

Yep! Get healthy and lets GET EM!!!!!

[downunder]

Patty Mills given man of the match by local tv station then put up photo of someone else not Mills !!!!

[ElNono]

Patty was amazing, wish he would be more consistent

[TampaDude]

Easy win...NEXT!

GO SPURS GO!!!!!

[cd021]

I'd still question green in this matchup now, offensively speaking, after they figured him out in game 6 and the guy has no plan b to turn to. Leonard's value is obviously there but it's just no where near wades value AT the moment. That's all I'm saying.

I don't think they figured him out as much as choosing to play him tightly. During the Finals Jeff Van Gundy kept showing how Green got open by running to the open side side of the half court when his defender turned to ball watch. They guarded him closely in game 6 & 7. Duncan got alot of single coverage, in large part because of Green being played tightly.

If Parker played better (because of his calf) we should have pulled out the championship.

Green may not get that hot again, but Miami will play closer attention to him opening the drive lanes and keeping a guard from doubling in the post.

[Tim_duncan21]

Nice. another double double from TD. and 4 blocks to tie shaq in the all time block list

[cd021]

I love that Diaw took 4 3's. He averages about 1 a game. He's 5-6 in the last 2 games. He also spent much of his time hanging out behind the line.

If he is going to be a starter in the playoffs it would be a benefit for him to attempt or at least spot up from there.

[TheGoldStandard]

I love that Diaw took 4 3's. He averages about 1 a game. He's 5-6 in the last 2 games. He also spent much of his time hanging out behind the line.

If he is going to be a starter in the playoffs it would be a benefit for him to attempt or at least spot up from there.

Yes, he didn't do that stupid pump fake. I absolutely hate that move when his defender is somewhere in the paint and that pump fake allows the guy to get back to him.

[dbestpro]

Nando should get some burn at SG if for no other reason than to try and improve his trade value. CoJo will never have much trade value in a league where PGs fall from the trees.

[heyheymymy]

even when boris does pumpfake at the 3 point line, he has a very capable drive and post up skill set and can take it to the basket in a variety of flaky croissant ways