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LMAO doesn't change the fact that you wanted to tank and we did well without Duncan, the 5-3 is probably off too but unfortunately for you and I the ultimate point doesn't change....Tankboy.
Look i'm still for the Spurs, but just because I can be REAL about these games doesn't mean i'm jumping ship. You're not gonna win all 82, and I get that. Believe it or not I'm not just going to be sitting there in my seat at the SBC on Sunday. I'm just not going to EXPECT to win like I have for the past 67 games.
LMAO doesn't change the fact that you wanted to tank and we did well without Duncan, the 5-3 is probably off too but unfortunately for you and I the ultimate point doesn't change....Tankboy.
i agree manu. i still think we'll be alright, i just am gonna eb ready for anything. come playoffs i think everything will be ok. injuries never hurt timmy that much. cant win them all, and im not gonna expect um anymore either. but i think we'll win 9 or more of our remaining 14. go spurs go
as long as the Spurs don't have to go on the road.
Now you're getting mean Pooh...that's not funny.
For you Whottt, I humbly apologize. I'm sorry.
PACERS COACH RICK CARLISLE
“On paper this looked like a really, really tough situation, especially with Fred Jones out. But I thought we had a really good game plan defensively and a good idea of what it would take to beat them. We had a lot of guys step up. AJ again orchestrated our team with great efficiency. It’s a really good team, even without Duncan. "
(On Ginobili and Parker) Fortunately for us they were missing shots they normally make. I can’t say enough about the for ude our guys showed tonight."
(On Reggie Miller’s 25,000th point) "There is not much to say…another in a string of great accomplishments in a hall of fame career."
(On Friday’s game) "We’ll rest and recharge tomorrow and deal with Friday when it comes. It’s going to be tough. They’re the world champs and they’re a great team. We know we’ll have to play a near perfect game.”
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PACERS FORWARD AUSTIN CROSHERE
“This was a big win. We needed it to get back on track for the upcoming road trip. We were able to come out aggressive early and confuse their defense often. "
(On Reggie Miller hitting the 25,000 shot mark) "It’s unbelievable. I don’t think the rest of the team combined has that many points."
(On playing the Spurs without Tim Duncan) "We’re used to all these injuries and to expect the unexpected. It seems that they aren’t as prepared to play without him.”
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PACERS GUARD REGGIE MILLER
“It was a nice accomplishment. It took a lot of hard work but I couldn’t have done it without the help of my teammates. More importantly, this win keeps us in the playoff hunt. We have three big upcoming games on the road against playoff-level opponents. It’s going to be a tough trip and we’re going to have to play our best basketball.”
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PACERS GUARD ANTHONY JOHNSON
“We showed a great amount of defensive effort tonight. This effort allowed us to get a big win tonight. There is a lot of pride in our locker room now. We do not want to take chances of missing the playoffs. This team was built with Donnie Walsh and Larry Bird with a lot of pride and with the effort towards making a total team on both ends of the floor."
(On starting) "I am trying to do what I can to help lead this team into the playoffs and as deep as we can go. We just have to keep it turned up.”
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PACERS CENTER JEFF FOSTER
“This is a big win; but they all have to be big from here on out. We had to step this up and keep it turned up. We take them a game at a time. "
(On Tim Duncan) "Yes, he was out; but keep in mind we had three players out also. You play the game to win and play with what you have. We will play with a lot of intensity the rest of the season.”
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SPURS COACH GREGG POPOVICH
“(It was) a very disappointing game. Physically and mentally, we did not compete. We were soft as a group. I’m disappointed in our approach. We did not play to win and played without any fire. Our compe iveness was just not there. We have some guys that need to realize that they need to step up their games because we are not that damn good without Tim Duncan. On the other hand, the Pacers have done a good job with many of their guys out of playing hard and being compe ive."
(On Reggie Miller’s retirement) "Thank God…Reggie is somebody that every player in this league could learn from, especially on how the game should be played and how you should prepare. (He is) one of the all-time greats. On the selfish side, I hope he retires and stays there.”
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SPURS GUARD MANU GINOBILI
(On the difference in the game) "(It was a) desire to win. Their desire was much greater than ours. It’s not that we didn’t want to win the game, but we didn’t do the necessary things in order to win. It seems like we are feeling sorry for ourselves without Tim (Duncan) and that we don’t expect to win these games, and it shouldn’t be like that. We need to fix it. Even without Tim, we should be able to execute better and play harder and we are not doing that.”
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SPURS CENTER RASHO NESTEROVIC
“We did not play our best basketball. With our without Tim (Duncan) we should be competing and playing hard. The last three games we did not play like that. Right now our focus should not be on home court advantage, it should be on how we are playing and right now I have a bad feeling.”
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