This wasn't so much pops ejection that cost the spurs the game. It was a collective collaboration of the little things that lost them this game. The fourth quarter defense was atrocious. Their was very poor offensive execution. Allowing the mavs to get two and three shots at the basket. The spurs had a 13 point lead heading into the fourth quarter. This should of been in the win column with or without pop. Blaming pop is just an excuse for poor execution..
Mavs had 50 points in the paint tonight and beat us on the glass..killed us with offensive boards..
The Spurs are 23rd in the NBA in points in the paint allowed..this is gonna go down even worse after this game..glaring issue that can't be resolved with the current players on this team..
This team can get to a high level if Tony and Manu ever decide to have a full game vs. +.500 teams, but we aren't winning anything relevant if we don't fix the issue inside..
Zarba tossed pop QUICK. I'd love to know why bud yanked George hill when he did. He was playing Terry well and was playing great rotation d too.
Still waiting for mcdyess to show up.... Very disheartening game from him.
Not really, poor subs utions from a deer in headlights played a major part in this lost. Pop can weigh into guys for playing poorly and make subs in meaningful moments.
I think you're unfairly putting too much emphasis on RJs fourth-quarter defense. You don't give up 42 points in a quarter and blame it on one or two players. The team defense was horrendous...
Nobody was closing out on three-point shooters, rotations were slow, defenders were getting picked and switching too easily, there was no effort on the boards...I could go on, but the bottom line is that it was just a downright failure by all involved.
It was just unfortunate that the Mavs' two best shooters got hot at the same time.
It was a 10pt lead because of that stupid tip. I think that was a bad one for coach Bud. He should have put guys with more size to get that board
Hill on the bench during crunch time was the biggest mistake they made over playing the big 4 all those minutes. He is the perfect foil to Terry, and Terry had a wide open three in the clutch moments of the game.
I've grown tired of Hill's bit lately but he works very well for this team against the Mavs, yall have to admit.
Mavs hit some incredibly tough 3 pt shots down the stretch to win. I would take my chances in a 7 game series. You can win a couple by getting that hot, but even Mav fans would have to admit....that kind of hot shooting doesn't happen that often. Every single crazy 3 pt shot went in. There was nothing that could be done to stop that.
What bit is this exactly?
I meant by that his play in general. I was sipping on the GHill koolaid more than most on this board but even I will admit he's underperforming relative to expectations this season.
But regardless of that he is a very good matchup with the mavs because he can flat out deny Jason Terry the ball. That's why Terry got so frustrated today, in fact, I would have paid money to see Terry take a swipe at Hill. Hill would have floored that turtle headed wit.
You could be right but to me it appeared as if RJ was the chief reason why the momentum shifted at the beginning of the fourth. He made some really bad decisions that allowed Dirk to get rolling. Once Dirk got rolling, the Spurs couldn't stop him. Sending help allowed others to get open and the avalanche commenced.
Underperforming? Meh, I think expectations were too high to begin with.
Coach Bud did a great job . . . . . . if the game was a 36 minute affair. He setup the fourth quarter demise by not giving his stars enough rest in the third.
His boards and defense have slipped overall compared to last year. So, in that regard I think he is underperforming.
But I do agree with you. He got overrated pretty fast.
I thought the Mavs hit some tought shots: Terry over Tim baseline, Dirk last second 3's...There were quite a few tough shots. But I guess when you get rolling the basket looks big.
Yeah not playing hill at all in the fourth was just WTF esque.
Yeah and Tony did so good late getting blocked and shooting threes! You always point the finger at Manu, but your Boy Parker has been FAR from perfect at times and does some really stupid things.
Watch you defend him again.
Thats just IT! People will have to accept and stop hating for now and admit it's not just either Manu or Tony but both that need to step up! Tim is the only great player we have on this team right now, nobody else is playing consistent at all.
And you morons keep taking the bait...
Spurs got gassed in the 4th, but you can't blame that whole atrocity of a collapse on Bud over playing the guys. Though the lineup that got the Spurs rolling in the 3rd had Hill and Tony on the court together.. I thought that Bud should have gone back to that in the 4th.
Dirk is too good to keep down for a whole game. So you had to know going into the 4th that if you gave him any light at the end of the tunnel, he was going to start rolling. After he hit a couple shots in the fourth on defensive lapses, I knew it was over because he starts getting every kind of shot, bounce, call, etc going his way. You can't let him get his rhythm. And then the team starts raining 3's - Kidd, Jet and Dirk all in back-to-back possessions. In the 4th, the Spurs were all discombobulated.. late on switches, getting in each other's way on both sides of the court, etc. I need to re-watch the fourth to watch again how they let this one get away from them so badly.
The entire fourth quarter was a cluster ...the matchups were just flat out bogus
Also, props in a sense for sticking to a plan....but was it just me or were they constantly switching on EVERY PICK AND ROLL regardless of the situation.
Then when we try to turn the tables, Dirk freakin blocks McDyess under the basket. Weak. Mavs have our number right now, I'm gonna get tix to this next game and represent for sure. F those guys.
Usually Dirk kills the Spurs from the line in the fourth. And he hasn't recently hit many threes against the Spurs. In the fourth tonight, dude was just a flat out stud. Gotta tip the cap to that performance in the fourth. That's an example as why he might be most underrated clutch player of all time.
I noticed this as well. Hill was playing solid the whole game. I kept expecting him to come back into the game but never saw it.
I loved how he shoved Terry (not because I can't stand the ninja turtle bas ), but because he showed that punk ass that he will him up if he does that again. After that, Terry came up and apologized to Hill, and Hill accepted. I would have decked that mofo. This is the only thing I didn't like from Hill. He wasn't playing in the guts of the game anyway, might as well have made a statement.
Mason played a strange game. Started bad then started making shots and carving the macs up with great passes then started stinking again. Strange strange game from mason...
Nothing new...I'm glad you all finally got to watch a game.
Manu makes terrible decisions, Tony is lost in his new role, Duncan gets lost, Stupid subs utions, no flow, no passion, no heart, poor coaching...friday night game, home against the mavs, sold out, libraryesque crowd...
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