Round 1, Game 4: Spurs vs Nuggets Official Game Blog Thread

[Gros Membres!]

Why is Elson getting so much minutes??

He was hot to start. Why not?

Charles sticking up for Duncan at the half.

[Obstructed_View]

Barkley: Duncan is getting mugged.

Wow, someone speaks up. Wonder if Stern is going to fine him for that.

I was sort of thinking he was taking a lot of contact, considering the Manu foul on Iverson and the touch foul on Nene's dunk at the other end.

[lefty]

Barkley : " Duncan is being mugged"

[Ginofan]

Melo has been using off arms all series long, it only surprises me that they took 4 ing games to start calling it.

[boutons_]

Spurs losing the paint, 26 - 34.

[Admidave50]

Come on Chuck, speak the Truth!

[Spurologist]

Dammit. It's especially demoralizing when TD misses layups due to non bull call, and then Denver storms back for escort service layups.

[bigfundamental21]

Timmy is not getting the calls tonight. I hope he doesn't let the refs get in his head. We need to come out in the third like gang busters. We did not play that well in the first half and are lucky to only be down by 8.

[dbreiden83080]

Manu and Duncan need to step up in the 2nd half for the Spurs to pull this one out!

If the refs don't give Tim any calls what he does will not matter. What is this revenge for that idiot Crawford, the man is getting MUGGED out there.

[hitmanyr2k]

the excuses Chuck...Tim may be getting handled but all of that is not him getting hammered. He's playing like a punk. Everytime Camby is in front of him he throws up weak .

[Nikos]

Where are the freakin Sjax avatars damn it. They are for good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Cry Havoc]

Honestly right now Tim Duncan is sucking.

Timvp's grades say it is based on expecatations, otherwise Duncan would always get A's, while everyone else gets C's and D's. Tonight Duncan is probably the worst player so far, and I don't even think his presense on defense has done anything either.

So far Duncan gets a D- for his effort on both ends.

Wow, must be easy to say, "Do more" when you're sitting behind your computer instead of getting hammered.

Are you even watching? Duncan has no chance because he's leveled every time he goes inside.

[Pistons < Spurs]

You go somewhere else on offense when your 'center' is throwing up weak while ducking/fading away/falling down and then crying about it.

I have no problem going to Duncan when he's playing like a man. Tonight's one of those nights where the refs are letting them play him physical, and instead of nutting up he's pulling the "I'm Tim Duncan, call the ing foul damnit" .

I don't normally agree w/ AHF, but that's a pretty solid post.

TD has to be more aggressive next half. He has to adjust to how the refs are calling the game. If they're allowing contact, be the aggressor, and take it to them.

I'm sure we'll see a different Timmy at the start of the 3rd.

[smeagol]

Barkley feels man-love for Manu

[Admidave50]

LOL @ Barkley shouting GINOBILIIIIIIII

[DDS4]

TD needs to keep going at it. Force the refs to call something.

Pretty soon it would be so obvious with all the mugging.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

So is Timmy trying to back Nene down, and shoot jumpshots over Camby, again, like game 1??? He should do the opposite - take it right at Camby, go over or around Nene...

[efrem1]

We'll see in the second half. The Nuggs bench weakness will bite them in the ass. These guys won't go 40 and have the game they are having now

[MannyIsGod]

34-26 points in the paints favor of the Nuggets.

That has to change.

They're also outrebounding the Spurs.

[SPARKY]

Spurs are not controlling the tempo and they are sucking on the offensive boards. There have been some questionable calls and non-calls but you have to play through that. For the love of God why is Oberto not playing more?

[Obstructed_View]

Hey did anyone hear what Barkley said about Duncan?

[lefty]

Who are the ing refs tonite ???

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

He's ed twice AHF. TWICE. And one was an obvious call where Camby hit him on the arm. He's not going to get a call, and thats obvious but he hasn't been crying about it.

I agree he needs to get way more physical and aggressive though. I expect him too.

But lets not act as if Manu has been driving. How many of his shots are 3s?

I'm not disagreeing about Manu at all. Shooting way to many threes, particularly considering the fact the Thuggets are looking to foul the out of him any time he drives.

He should use that, do his Manu creativity , and put the whole Nuggets front line on the bench.

But still, this game comes down to Tim Duncan. If he nuts up, we can win this. If he's going to play like a little girl, it, we're toast.

[Spurologist]

the excuses Chuck...Tim may be getting handled but all of that is not him getting hammered. He's playing like a punk. Everytime Camby is in front of him he throws up weak .

You can't make shots when you got nuggets in your ass. Get it? That's the point. Go jerk off to Bulls games vs the heat.

[Quiet Strength]

Because he's playing well?

lol since when?? Elson is hurting the spurs more than anything. His defense is worse than a blind kid with no arms or legs. I dont know why pop is playing him more than he has so far in the series.