Game Thread: Spurs vs. Clippers - Nov. 19, 2012 @ 7:30 PM CST

[Boomersgold]

Honestly, why did Pop choose to finish the game with Neal? He just missed a few games, while Green has been playing lights out lately. Really don't understand why Green didn't play the whole 4th.

2/8 from the three point line? 2/11 from the field? Poor defense, poor passing? Did you even watch the game?

[HI-FI]

well least Niners looked really good tonite. so it wasn't a total fest for me

[crc21209]

Well, with the 6 game road trip coming up against Boston, Indiana, Toronto, Washington, Orlando, and Miami, I'll take 4 wins and call it a good road trip. Nothing less....

[Spurs Brazil]

Blair is just as bad as Bonner. Honestly.

And both are as bad as Tiago and Diaw; Those 4 are just terrible this season

[DesignatedT]

It's not just the bigs. Our guards do a ty effort helping on the glass. I mean Eric Bledsoe offensive rebound with the game on the line? Really? Neal was just standing there with his in his hand.

[TE]

You don't watch a lot of other teams do you?

Did you watch the game at all? Serious question.

I could count with two of my hands the times shooters were wide open. Instead a perimeter player forced a shot, that Neal drive pretty much confirms my point.

[ElNono]

It's not just the bigs. Our guards do a ty effort helping on the glass. I mean Eric Bledsoe offensive rebound with the game on the line? Really? Neal was just standing there with his in his hand.

We're missing our top 2 perimeter rebounders in Jack and Kawhi...

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

We need Green to get a bit better on defense. It was pretty bad today.
Neal was also terrible.

[timvp]

Frustrating loss, tbh.

Don't mind November losses but this one just played out frustratingly.

[Paranoid Pop]

Pop not going to TP or Bonbon for the last play was a big fail tbh.

[bklynspursfan]

Neal forcing a shot was killer. Had like 11 seconds left

[crc21209]

Road Trip predictions?

Boston- W
Indiana- W
Toronto- W
Washington- W
Orlando- L
Miami- L

[ElNono]

I liked that Manu looked good... even at the end making plays... it's a positive note above all the bull

[Splits]

Green was not that bad on D when he was checking CPFlop.

[DesignatedT]

We're missing our top 2 perimeter rebounders in Jack and Kawhi...

Yeah I realize that. That's why I said effort. All the other guys are just standing around expecting Duncan to pull down the board.

[crc21209]

Well at least Memphis lost tonight, and Dallas is losing to Golden State in OT, Houston is getting curbstomped by Utah.

[Mugen]

way too early to play the soft card but Pop wouldn't be wrong.

[TE]

I miss the ball movement that got us 20 straight where did all that go??

[TheSkeptic]

We're missing our top 2 perimeter defenders in Jack and Kawhi...

Exactly. Neither Diaw or Tiago can anchor your defense a la Prime Timmy so if you're going to play them you need some resistance at the perimeter. Guys like Neal, De Colo, Mills, or even Manu at times aren't providing that. So I'm honestly not surprised that our bench got killed on the boards.

[Libri]

Bonner has now earned himself a lot of playing time.

[TE]

This team just needs to get into a rythym. It's unfortunate Kwahi and Jack are out for some time.

[crc21209]

Another thing that is ing us right now is Pop tinkering with the rotation EVERY damn game. Today at one point he went with a line-up of De Colo-Mills-Green-Blair-Splitter. Really? No Manu, TP, or TD...no excuse for that horse lineup...

[HI-FI]

I'm pissed. we still have a ton of games so in the short term this game dont' mean nothing. but I have a bad feeling Stern is wanting an LA team vs Grizzlies in the WCF, plus the monkeyballers seem to have our number. so we better get figured out come playoff time.

[capek]

2/8 from the three point line? 2/11 from the field? Poor defense, poor passing? Did you even watch the game?

And Neal was 3/11. And hadn't played in 3 games, the last two of which Green played great. And Neal was actually in the game at the end and sucking. If you bring Green back in with 6-7 minutes to go, there's a chance he can hit a shot and get back on that hot streak. It's simple player management, and if it doesn't work in 2-3 minutes you still have time to try a last ditch line up change. But if it works, it wins you the game.

[DPG21920]

I am really worried with how Manu looks. I mean with as bad as TP is, how can you average less points, less assists and more turnovers than him ? That makes no sense and it's alarming. Not to mention TP is doing it vs studs focused on him while Manu is a bench guy facing Barnes.

It is so alarming that Manu shoots low 40% FG, and averages only 4 ast to nearly 3 turn overs while TP is beasting with 8 assists and under 2 turn overs.

Manu can't keep costing this team leads the starters build up. Especially when he's playing against scrubs.