Game Blog: 3/31/12 - Spurs vs. Pacers

[Ice009]

People here keep talking about Spurs gettign the chip this year but they are not going to be doing i with this defence....

All I have got to say is that Pop CANNOT play Bonner and Blair more minutes than Tiago and Diaw.

If you want any kind of defense Blair and Bonner both getting more minutes needs to stop.

[jestersmash]

Here some data from hoopdata.com. We're #5 in the League in Off. efficiency vs. defensive efficiency differential. Miami and Chicago lead but maybe that's because they play in the East. We are behind OKC in the West. I don't think we're so shabby.

Name OffEff DefEff Diff Own Opp Diff Own Opp Diff Own Opp Diff Own Opp Diff
MIA 106.6 96.6 10.0 51.66 47.18 4.48 31.8 28.6 3.13 14.26 15.71 -1.45 26.42 26.97 -0.55
CHI 105.7 96.0 9.7 49.48 45.38 4.10 26.3 24.2 2.12 13.09 13.04 0.05 32.69 26.44 6.25
PHI 102.3 94.6 7.7 48.19 44.83 3.36 21.5 26.2 -4.71 10.53 13.58 -3.05 24.38 25.14 -0.76
OKC 107.5 100.3 7.2 52.18 46.75 5.43 34.1 26.7 7.39 15.45 13.10 2.35 27.42 27.77 -0.35
SAS 106.0 101.5 4.5 51.54 49.26 2.28 26.1 22.3 3.73 12.56 12.73 -0.17 24.46 23.80 0.66
LAL 102.2 98.9 3.3 49.08 46.23 2.85 30.1 22.7 7.38 14.57 11.21 3.36 27.94 25.57 2.37
IND 102.2 99.1 3.1 47.03 47.23 -0.20 32.5 31.0 1.54 13.45 14.41 -0.96 28.91 2

This is an absolute nightmare to read

Just link to hoopsdata in the future.

[Arcadian]

I think the clear Final Four in the NBA this year is OKC, SA, Chicaco, and Miami. Can we just skip the remainder of the season and the first two rounds of the playoffs? Those four teams should all be in the conference finals.

[Nathan89]

All I have got to say is that Pop CANNOT play Bonner and Blair more minutes than Tiago and Diaw.

If you want any kind of defense Blair and Bonner both getting more minutes needs to stop.

Don't worry after we get down in the playoffs Pop will start Tiago next to Duncan even though they didn't get to play together all year.

[TE]

I really do hope Pop doesn't play Blair that much, especially in crunch time. Tiago and Timmy need to be in the game. I don't know why Pop consistently keeps that from happening. Also, wtf is up with not playing Diaw? C'mon Pop.

[Nathan89]

Splitter played 7 less minutes than Blair and still score 3 more points. Also his defense...you know the rest.

Also 2 more rebounds.

[Robz4000]

People need to realize that Pop isn't going to play Tim and Tiago together much, if at all. He hasn't done it in two years and he isn't going to start now. However, with Diaw and Bonner coming out of his s and playing better D, he shouldn't have to. Simple solution is in matchups against bigger teams he starts Diaw in place of Blair. If Bonner disappears again in the playoffs, then just play Diaw with Splitter. The potential for D is there, Pop just needs to bring it out.

[ducks]

matt's d has improved not the best but it is better then it has been

[ducks]

people the pacers are the 5 seed in east and spurs were in complete control

[T Park]

I really do hope Pop doesn't play Blair that much, especially in crunch time. Tiago and Timmy need to be in the game. I don't know why Pop consistently keeps that from happening. Also, wtf is up with not playing Diaw? C'mon Pop.

Yeah clearly hurt them tonight...

[easy7]

Great game!!!

[Johnny RIngo]

Result was never in question all night. Pop was experimenting with lineups and we were still up by ten throughout the game. Defense was disappointing - hopefully a more consistent rotation will fix that. For once, I'll agree that Bonner had one of his best games of the season. Splitter was efficient but he's a long way from being the big we're looking for in a championship run.

[therealtruth]

So we take Bonner and Diaw out of the rotation and the defense is still bad. The next guy to remove from the rotation is Blair. Pop can give him a game to rest.

[siraulo23]

so weird seeing blair finish games

pop is experimenting a little bit i guess

[Obstructed_View]

When did David West's jumper disappear? Used to be automatic and I don't think he hit one the entire night. He took a ton of shots.

[Biernutz]

We went to the game to-night and their was a medical emergency in the lower level about 10 rows off the floor across from the Spurs bench. Some guy totally went down like a heart attack. They didn't stop the game but the had medical personal and ems techs working on a man as he was on the floor. They brought the paddles over to where he was but we never saw anyone do CPR or shock him.They never put him on a stretcher or a board or anything. THEY had about 5 guys carry him out of the middle of the row down the asile to behind the basket on the spurs side of the court. They almost dropped his head to the floor. It was quick work by the guy at the front to grab the back of his shirt to keep him from banging his dome on the court floor. They then took him into the tunnel and out of sight. This looked really bad the way they carried him out. Did the TV say anything about him or was he just passed out drunk and they were just getting him out of the stands?

[spurs10]

so weird seeing blair finish games

pop is experimenting a little bit i guess

Hope so, and I hope this wasn't a glimpse of the playoffs with the benching of Diaw.

[sehui]

So why didn't Boris play at all? You would think he should play every game so he get more exercise to shed that fat!

[SpursRock20]

We went to the game to-night and their was a medical emergency in the lower level about 10 rows off the floor across from the Spurs bench. Some guy totally went down like a heart attack. They didn't stop the game but the had medical personal and ems techs working on a man as he was on the floor. They brought the paddles over to where he was but we never saw anyone do CPR or shock him.They never put him on a stretcher or a board or anything. THEY had about 5 guys carry him out of the middle of the row down the asile to behind the basket on the spurs side of the court. They almost dropped his head to the floor. It was quick work buy the guy at the front to grab the back of his shirt to keep him from banging his dome on the court floor. They then took him into the tunnel and out of sight. This looked really bad the way they carried him out. Did the TV say anything about him or was he just passed out drunk and they were just getting him out of the stands?

I didn't see any mention of it nor did I notice anything from the telecast.

[Arc]

does anyone else have nba league pass broadband? i ask because i want to know if your feed has been ty like mine. for the past couple of games now mine has been absolutely horrible. it stops, lags, the feed is constantly switching from HD quality to standard ugo quality. anyone having the same problems or is it just me?

[jestersmash]

We went to the game to-night and their was a medical emergency in the lower level about 10 rows off the floor across from the Spurs bench. Some guy totally went down like a heart attack. They didn't stop the game but the had medical personal and ems techs working on a man as he was on the floor. They brought the paddles over to where he was but we never saw anyone do CPR or shock him.They never put him on a stretcher or a board or anything. THEY had about 5 guys carry him out of the middle of the row down the asile to behind the basket on the spurs side of the court. They almost dropped his head to the floor. It was quick work buy the guy at the front to grab the back of his shirt to keep him from banging his dome on the court floor. They then took him into the tunnel and out of sight. This looked really bad the way they carried him out. Did the TV say anything about him or was he just passed out drunk and they were just getting him out of the stands?

Based on your description, it sounds to me like they violated a handful of basic medical protocols here.

Best case scenario (the patient was still breathing fine and had a strong pulse/no obvious arrhythmia), the lack of CPR and use of an AED is obviously justified, but now their prime concern should have been proper C-spine immobilization. This is textbook pre-hospital care.