Eh, I disagree in thinking this gives the team some confidence going onward.
Beating a team, shorthanded on top of it, that has your number, without the chise, gives this team something to build on.
I think Michael Finley's performance tonight should also stave off the Michael Finley haters till next game.
Personally, the only reason the game was close was due to a way over his head performance from Brandon Bass.
I'll take my chances with him shooting 18 foot fadeways rather than Terry, or Chokeitzki chucking them up.
I would agree with your thoughts of having someone more like Horry in instead of Elson at the end, but that's why this is December. Having Elson out there gives him the opportunity to make a big time play like he did and perhaps give him a bit more confidance which can be built upon later. If he doesn't, then maybe we lose a December game that we're probably supposed to lose. Had this been the playoffs I completely agree, but I like the call here.
I don't really care what happens in the next game but I want to see someone destroy Terry on a pick. He is the dirtiest little in the league, and when he starts getting punked on the court he turns into this ass thug.
If the league isn't going to do anything about his bull , it's time to sick one of our end of bench bigs on him or call up Ian from the NBDL to put a nice bow right into that er's face.
I respectfully disagree.Oberto has no defense just like Bonner
Oberto's defense on the perimiter tonight was good as well.
The one play that sticks out my mind that resulted in a basket for them, but was still good defense, was where Oberto stuck through the pick n roll, and chased Terry back to darn near midcourt and stayed with him quite well.
Oberto is solid as . Starter on a champ.team. Gold Medal... WTF?
ObI Wan GINOBILI!!!
I'm going to be much harder on Oberto. I thought his post defense was horrible the entire game! Time and again, he failed to slide his feet and get in front of a defender. He seemed very overmatched on defense and at times couldn't even grab a rebound. He resorts to slapping at the ball. Also, the dude cannot stay out of foul trouble.
Believe it or not, I was relieved to see Elson back in the game toward the end. This is not an indictment on Oberto or a suck-up to Elson, I just wanted to see more aggression and physicality by the 5-man. Even though, Elson was erratic and his failure to rotate out on Dirk was inexcusable. However that block on Terry down the stretch was stunning. I thought Pop should have used them both more situationally.
Finley provided timely scoring and rebounding. He clearly looked more motivated - for a change. Though his turnover on the inbounds pass was simply "brain-dead".
Spurs were fortunate to have pulled out this win. A good showing.
You cannot talk about Oberto tonight without totally douching Elson, then again, you can't elson in principle because Elson had a potentially Game Winning Block.....
sooo they would have lost without elsons block?
What happened on the inbounds play when Terry stole the ball from Parker? I still don't think I saw a good replay of that. That was inexcusable. Glad it didn't cost us the game.
So it was Elson's fault leaving Dirk wide open for a three? I hope he learns from his mistake. Nowitzki wasn't even close on that shot so maybe he's satisfied playing second fiddle this year.
my only complaint is that the spurs do not think that way. Terry should be knocked unconscious.
Well, Melvin Ely on Mark Madsen was a Top-10 Ever piece of Spurs enforcing.
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@ The Angry Carlton... That's perfect.
I can't stand him, especially the way he talks and acts in interviews. It's like he thinks he's talking to a bunch of children.
I agree with you on that hundred percent. The thing I hate about the mavs is that they are a soft ass team that acts tough against the spurs but when they go up against a team filled with thugs they dissapear. The best example is against the warriors when Jax shoved Jason Terry in a pile up in game 1 and in game 2 when Jax tried to kill him in that mini scuffle he backed off pretty much for the whole entire series except for game when he grabbed Baron from the kneck and slammed him. I hate Terry he really is the definition of a punk but unfortunately the spurs have no Haslem,Kwill,Jax type of player to put him in his place.
And most certainly that face asshole no-talent taint-licking over-physical asshole Marc Madsen deserved some serious enforcing. But I don't place Ely on same level, on the psychological track, as a Massenberg.
Oberto just needs to reduce his foul trouble. And he'll be allright. He shows up for big games.
That was Finley's fault, if anything - he got fooled by Terry and made a little bit of a lazy pass.
Is this the same agressive center that decided to shoot a fall away 5 footer instead of dunking on Jason Terry?Believe it or not, I was relieved to see Elson back in the game toward the end. This is not an indictment on Oberto or a suck-up to Elson, I just wanted to see more aggression and physicality by the 5-man
That play had Rasho plastered all over it are you kidding me.
Horry is our enforcer.
that Dirk(39min), Howard(38 min), & Terry(40 min), didn't help
but it was some officials fault..... wtf with that clock?
Eh, Im weird in that I like that the Spurs aren't dirty.my only complaint is that the spurs do not think that way. Terry should be knocked unconscious.
Leave that to BS teams like Denver and other aholes.
I agree that the Spurs will not make a big deal out of this win.
And if the Mavs are smart, they won't either.
But I think certain quarters around the rest of the league are going "oh, . . . "
And if the Mavs are smart, they won't either
I dunno, they looked pretty hardcore over this game.
Avery's subs ution pattern with Dirk says otherwise, but damn, they seemed to be going all out.
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