This is who you blame...

[twincam]

I added numbers so to explain my reasons for their blame...not to indicate order of rank.
Geez, relax guys....they will prevail...you just shouldn't blame the refs for this. The Mavs got to the basket all too easy....You blame the Spurs' defense for that....not the refs. you're frustrated, yes...let it go...the series is not over.
Calm the down and be truthful and accept defeat...They will learn from the many mistakes....

[kskonn]

I think Barry should get some more run with Duncan. He has been stepping up offensively and dare I say it, defensively. It is obvious that the Mavs are not going to double of Barry get him out there to open up the floor.

Also why was rasho not in for defensive purposes once duncan fouled out? I did not see the whole game did he come in at the beginning and suck? I saw mohammed out there really sucking so I know why he wasn't in.

[Kori Ellis]

4. Mohammad. Need I say anything? I mean, really!?

He played 1 min and 10 sec and caused something like an 8 point swing all on his own.

Is that a record??

[Rescueone]

It's also sad when you have Rasho and Nazr on the team, and Pop calls on the 3 string Oberto

[Condemned 2 HelLA]

The Spurs played a of a game tonight.
They just came up a little bit short.
They fought their way back from being down double digits, questionable calls, bad f/t shooting and anything else that could go wrong.
It was aggrivating to see the game end the way that it did, but nothing can be done about it now.
Hopefully they learned enough tonight and from game 2 to see what the Mavs tendencies are going to be, will adjust accordingly, and even the series up going back home.

[twincam]

The Spurs played a of a game tonight.
They just came up a little bit short.
They fought their way back from being down double digits, questionable calls, bad f/t shooting and anything else that could go wrong.
It was aggrivating to see the game end the way that it did, but nothing can be done about it now.
Hopefully they learned enough tonight and from game 2 to see what the Mavs tendencies are going to be, will adjust accordingly, and even the series up going back home.

thank you

[PhxSuns]

Nothing gives me more pleasure than watching you arrogant fans complain, whine, and when you are beaten soundly. This series has been a pleasure to watch. You are overmatched in everyway and were lucky to sweak by in the first game. The Mavs have surpassed you and the refs are no longer falling for Monkey-face, Tigger, and Mr. Eva longoria's flops. Your coach is first class, but your team is classless, theatrical, and boring. Hold on to the last moments of your reign as champions, as you won't make it past the second round. The NBA is better for it, and us fans of basketball would love nothing more. You spurs fans are the most pitiful, arrogant, y fans in the NBA. But its all coming to an end.

I look forward to your team loosing in an humiliated fashion, and you ers whining like the es that you are. Go Mavs, and Go Suns.

[samikeyp]

Nothing gives me more pleasure than watching you arrogant fans complain, whine, and when you are beaten soundly.

Generalize much?

this is a thread full of Spurs fans pointing the fingers at the team...isn't that where the blame lies?

[Solid D]

It was a simple dribble hand-off play, Brent failed to execute a decent screen to pick off Harris, and Harris got his hand in there to knock it off Manu's knee. It wasn't really a pass per se, it was a hand-off.

Spurs should have hit more FTs and boxed out Dirk after getting a stop with 8 secs. left.

[DubMcDub]

Sure they can. If anybody shows up in the first half of a game besides just Tim Duncan? Spurs win, period. Despite 18 more FT's for the Mavs, we only lost by 1 point. If everyone hadn't been napping on the bench for the first two quarters, we woulda won by 10. Some defense would have helped, too.

Spurs in 6. Book it, dano!

I wouldn't equate quality of results with quality of effort. The Spurs were playing hard the entire game--including the first two quarters. The results simply weren't as good until the 2nd half.

It happens. But it's a failure in logic to assume that if the Spurs simply were "more awake" they'd win easily. They are playing tough out there every quarter.