I haven't ranted in long time ...

[Kori Ellis]

Sure, Finley messed up late in the game, but damn, why in the WORLD was Oberto guarding Wilcox??? Wilcox OWNED Oberto the entire game. That was the stupidest decision that I think Pop made all night. There's no excuse for putting the caveman on Wilcox. Chris Wilcox is wayyyyyyyyy to athletic and powerful for Oberto to be guarding him. I really don't know what to say about the spurs anymore. My heart wants to tell me that it's just another loss and they'll bounce back, but I've been saying that for the past month.

Who did you want to guard Wilcox?

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

So I won't really.

I don't expect the Spurs to win many ball games with Tony out, but I didn't expect them to lose this one.

What freakin' really really killed me near the end of the game was Finley's f'up on D. Durant was wide open (45 sec mark, coming out of the timeout) - Finley didn't even come close to rotating.

In the last game, Finley messed up late in the game on D too that was very costly.

I don't expect him to be a good one on one defender. But just having mentally lapses and not rotating or rotating so so late is just killing me.

Anyway, that's all I got.

I'm not blaming the loss on Finley, but got damn.

Don't let tpark see this thread, he's too busy sucking Finley off to notice his ty play.

[ploto]

True.

Spurs still shouldn't lose to the Sonics.

Oh, I agree. There were parts of that game where I thought Seattle looked just awful, and yet they still won.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

This game loss was pretty infuriating to watch, even for the most confident fans.

[Kori Ellis]

Finley's screw ups have been game changing the last two games. I'm not saying that they are the only plays that would have decided the outcome. But they were HUGE mistakes. It's just infuriating.

[ploto]

Who did you want to guard Wilcox?

I predict he will say Elson and then Kori really will lose it!

[baseline bum]

playoffs?

we are only 2 games away from missing the 8th seed if we continue to slide games like this....


very pathetic performance from the bench

changes? we need change NOW

The Spurs are kind of in a damned if you do, damned if you don't predicament as far as trades go. It'll look really bad for recruiting FAs if they ship Finley's or Horry's expiring contracts. Not even considering that, Holt isn't going to be down with trading our expiring contracts for a long-term deal of someone who can help now. Pray Stoudamire is enough to keep the Spurs in the middle of the pack and that Tony comes back healthy. Without a 90% Parker, we're going to need 2003 Tim Duncan + 2005 Manu Ginobili in the playoffs.

[Kori Ellis]

I predict he will say Elson and then Kori really will lose it!

Oh... no.

[SScarrJ]

Elson couldn't have been any worse than Oberto. But I'm sure everyone will defend him since Oberto got dimed for a few easy buckets.

How bout that special tip out at the end of the game? Gotta love when a player just has to put his hands on the ball but would rather play volleyball.

[~Sweetmelody~]

I don't even think I have the energy to rant away ...

I had been looking forward to Thursday's game, but now I am just praying it won't be a blowout.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Elson couldn't have been any worse than Oberto. But I'm sure everyone will defend him since Oberto got dimed for a few easy buckets.

How bout that special tip out at the end of the game? Gotta love when a player just has to put his hands on the ball but would rather play volleyball.

That's something that bugs me too.


I used to love it form Oberto and Bonner, to tap out those rebounds, but then I realized 90% of the time they could simply grab the ball but choose to tap it anyway

[loveforthegame]

The offense has sucked so bad with Tony struggling/hurt that Pop has been trying to keep as many offensive players on the floor as possible (thus the reason Bowen has been out sometimes lately).

Do you think that's why they have interest in Stoudamire? He's been known to light it up now and then but not a Spurs type defender.

[Kori Ellis]

I wanna hear LJ and Kori go on a huge rant.


misery loves company!

Oh, I'm not sure you want to hear that. I was actually considering audio recording timvp and I ranting and then uploading it as an .mp3.

[bigfundamental21]

Just let it out Kori.

We can't hold back any more. And our Spurs can't hold back either. We've got to go into Phoenix crazy mad.

[MaNu4Tres]

Elson couldn't have been any worse than Oberto. But I'm sure everyone will defend him since Oberto got dimed for a few easy buckets.

How bout that special tip out at the end of the game? Gotta love when a player just has to put his hands on the ball but would rather play volleyball.

LOL How bout oberto's step ladder for durant's and 1 in the closing minutes. Then again I'm used to it so I can't rant about it.

[FromWayDowntown]

What's so troubling to me is that the Spurs aren't able to score the ball AND they aren't able to get big stops when they need them. I can understand that the offense might be a bit tougher to come by without Parker, but scoring 85 against a team that gives up 105 a night is grotesque. Given that, I can understand Pop looking for whatever offense he can squeeze out of this bunch, but I don't get the decision to play an offensive group coming out of that late timeout. That's an absolutely horrible decision by the coaching staff. What's more infuriating is the fact that the guys who were out there didn't do much to fight through the screen to get to the shooter -- way to much "Oh well" in that moment and not enough "Oh damn."

Somewhere in my heart of hearts, I think the Spurs will find a way out of this malaise and will be better for it. But in past years, there have at least been signs to find some hope. The best indicator I can find is that a lot of these recent losses are close, but even with that, I think the utter lack of offense in key moments is extremely troubling. This has gone on too long -- and the Spurs have talked too much about needing to correct things -- for this to just be a matter of experimentation. There's something fundamentally flawed about this team on the offensive end (over-reliance on 3-point shooting; washed up role players; dearth of athletic players who can create shots in the half-court; disinterest; soft) at the moment.

[tlongII]

You guys have been on top for a long time. It's time for you to take your lumps.

[Kori Ellis]

What's so troubling to me is that the Spurs aren't able to score the ball AND they aren't able to get big stops when they need them. I can understand that the offense might be a bit tougher to come by without Parker, but scoring 85 against a team that gives up 105 a night is grotesque. Given that, I can understand Pop looking for whatever offense he can squeeze out of this bunch, but I don't get the decision to play an offensive group coming out of that late timeout. That's an absolutely horrible decision by the coaching staff. What's more infuriating is the fact that the guys who were out there didn't do much to fight through the screen to get to the shooter -- way to much "Oh well" in that moment and not enough "Oh damn."

Somewhere in my heart of hearts, I think the Spurs will find a way out of this malaise and will be better for it. But in past years, there have at least been signs to find some hope. The best indicator I can find is that a lot of these recent losses are close, but even with that, I think the utter lack of offense in key moments is extremely troubling. This has gone on too long -- and the Spurs have talked too much about needing to correct things -- for this to just be a matter of experimentation. There's something fundamentally flawed about this team on the offensive end (over-reliance on 3-point shooting; washed up role players; dearth of athletic players who can create shots in the half-court; disinterest; soft) at the moment.

[MannyIsGod]

Man the game tonight has left a really ty taste in my mouth. I know its early in the year still, but this team is looking EXTREMELY lackluster right now. Yeah Tony is out, but outside of the big 3 (2.5 at the moment) no one shows up consistently.

I think they'll probably get their ass kicked in Phoenix.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

The Spurs are kind of in a damned if you do, damned if you don't predicament as far as trades go. It'll look really bad for recruiting FAs if they ship Finley's or Horry's expiring contracts. Not even considering that, Holt isn't going to be down with trading our expiring contracts for a long-term deal of someone who can help now. Pray Stoudamire is enough to keep the Spurs in the middle of the pack and that Tony comes back healthy. Without a 90% Parker, we're going to need 2003 Tim Duncan + 2005 Manu Ginobili in the playoffs.

I'm not even sure that would be enough. This team has too many old people on it.

[timvp]

I'm good. Frustrating loss but I still contend the Spurs looked worse last year. Without Parker and the team already playing crappy, I expected a close game.

I didn't expect the loss but the Sonics hit some shots at the end and the Spurs didn't. On to the next game. Right now, I'm more concerned about Parker's health than the wins and losses. If the Spurs enter the playoffs with a totally healthy team, I still like their chances.

And if championships were easy to win, we wouldn't treasure them as much as we do as Spurs fans. Winning a championship is fvcking hard to do. Bumps in the road like this happen.

It's not over yet. In fact, it hasn't even begun.

Believe.

[Kori Ellis]

I'm not even sure that would be enough. This team has too many old people on it.

I don't know if they are too old.

But I certainly know they aren't frickin' hungry enough.

[anjlbitz]

I'm uhm. too angry to even join the ranting party.

[bigdog]

I predict he will say Elson and then Kori really will lose it!

Actually, no, I was going to say Mahinmi.

[vander]

we'll start winning again once Bonner gets more minutes.