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Legler giving us some love.
Maybe Tony avoided the ESPN crew, but I clearly saw him at the end of the game waiting for the last guys with Timmy...
Legler giving us some love.
I think that was RJ. If your talking about the guy that was out on the court with timmy waiting for Neal.
You can do a search for my comments on Boozer over the years to know I can't stand the guyBut I have to live with him on my team and I agree he'll be a positive addition considering Noah will cover up his weaknesses in the paint. The Bulls still have some growing up to do but it's nice to see their effort doesn't go away when they get down big. I think that definitely has to do with the maturity of Rose. The last couple of years when they got down big their shoulders would slump and they wouldn't have any fire to attempt any comeback.
Must have been someone else, just rewatched, he definitely left with about 22 seconds left. Rj was closest to duncan at the end, but that's okay. Its better for parker to avoid the media.
I can probably imagine why you cant stand Boozer, However, harlem has a point about what Noah brings the the table and how that will mask Boozers shortcomings. The Jazz didnt have a lengthy defensive minded rebounding big which lead to Gasol taking advantage of Booz.You can do a search for my comments on Boozer over the years to know I can't stand the guy
The scary thing is that boozer probably would have helped a lot during the bulls 3rd quarter drought and it might have been a different game. Not looking forward to playing the bulls in chicago =p
Whenever the Bulls went on that huge run in the 2nd quarter, it was much worse than I thought it would be, but the Spurs played well and looked sharp in the 2nd half. Very good win.
Spurs down 17, and what does jestersmash do? He tries to force the Universe's hand in this game.
Let the Bulls ride that 17 point lead to victory = no more jestersmash posting on spurstalk.
I think we can all agree that the universe said " no" to that - spurstalk would never be the same without jestersmash's brilliant insights and periodic flaming.
I'll take $500 vbookie dollars for my hand in this win
Wow...great comeback win. After that horrendous first half, I thought for sure Parker's BS had killed the team's chemistry but it was nice to see them recover. That must have been a of a halftime speech by Pop...
Well Tony did talk to the press in the postgame... kind of shocking, I thought Pop would have sheltered him.
Which one of you call into the blogradio and hates on Bonner? ing idiot fess up.
Did he shut down divorce questions as he did pre-game?
Easier to shelter in the open when he leads the scorers and has a decent game despite the drama of the day. Perhaps they think it's easier to downplay it?
pop already talked to him told him what to say
wanted to get it over with
stop the stupid rumors
JMcDonald_SAEN Jeff McDonald
Matt Bonner left tonight's game w/back spasms after collision with Noah. Thinks he'll be OK after Gator-on-Gator crime, but looked in pain.
^ thought i saw him on the side with a trainer, hopefully this doesnt cause him to miss any games.
Although i do want to see Splitter play.....hmm...
haha jk
Get well soon Bonner
Parker was asked about teammates wife and he just said that it's his private life.
http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursna...ally-by-bulls/Spurs block out Parker news, rally by Bulls
by Jeff McDonald
...Somewhere in the midst of the 24/7 blitz, there was a basketball game to be played.
Once on the court, Parker found respite, and the Spurs eventually found their eighth straight victory, overcoming a horrific first half to beat Chicago 103-94.
After the ball went up, it looked a lot like a Spurs game.
I think we need proof he cheated
Some post-game quotes.
Parker splits from Longoria, then keeps Spurs hot
By Paul J. Weber
The locker room door swung open and Tony Parker stood up from his chair, already showered and dressed, with not one of his dozen teammates anywhere in sight. The star of the game smiled and waited to answer questions.
But not about the divorce.
Parker scored 21 points hours after his actress wife Eva Longoria filed divorce papers to end their three-year Hollywood marriage, blocking out a gulf of attention and speculation to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 103-94 win over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.
“It was a weird game,” Parker said. “I had a rough start.”
Was anyone surprised?
He arrived at the AT&T Center after Longoria—the “Desperate Housewives” star who gave the Spurs a rare courtside celebrity to boast about—filed for divorce Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, citing irreconcilable differences.
Before he could warm-up for the game, Parker confronted more than a dozen reporters and television cameras choking the hallway outside the Spurs’ locker room, waiting for the first comments from the three-time All-Star about the apparent end of his marriage.
Parker obliged, but only succinctly answered three questions before the interview was brought to an end after less than a minute. After the game, a team official told reporters that he would cut off access to Parker if anyone asked him personal questions.
The drama overshadowed an eighth straight victory and a 9-1 start for the Spurs—tying a franchise-best that not even Tim Duncan saw during any of San Antonio’s four championship runs.
Derrick Rose scored 33 points for the Bulls, whose win streak ended at four.
Rose couldn’t lead the Bulls to another comeback after he scored 17 points in the fourth quarter in a win Tuesday night at Houston.
“I don’t know if it was fatigue,” Rose said. “The good thing about the NBA is you play again in a few days. We still feel good about ourselves.”
Manu Ginobili scored 20 points and Duncan had 16 points and a season-high 18 rebounds for the Spurs, who last opened 9-1 in 1981 during the George Gervin era.
Luol Deng scored 18 points for the Bulls, but on 6 of 17 shooting. Joakim Noah had 10 points and 14 rebounds.
But all eyes were on Parker.
He was 9 of 14 from the floor and had seven assists, and when the Spurs emptied their bench with 22.2 seconds left, fans treated Parker to a standing ovation.
Parker kept his head down and never smiled.
Parker and Longoria’s split made for an usually frenzied atmosphere around the Spurs, whose teams under coach Gregg Popovich have largely enjoyed insularity and few off-the-court distractions.
Longoria, 35, did not indicate in the court filings when the couple broke up. They have no children together, and Longoria has one previous marriage.
“It’s a difficult time right now for me and Eva,” Parker said before the game. “We got a joint statement and everything else is our private life.”
Asked about speculation that Parker might have been involved with the wife of a former Spurs teammate, Parker replied: “That’s my private life.”
Longoria often attended her husband’s games when not filming—and in the process, usually eclipsing Spurs great David Robinson as one of the few famous faces in the crowd. When Parker signed a four-year, $50 million extension with the Spurs last month, the 28-year-old spoke as though staying in San Antonio was as important to Longoria as it was to him.
Popovich said during a morning shootaround that his star point guard getting a divorce—during what has so far been one of the best early starts in Parker’s career—wouldn’t be a distraction.
Popovich then addressed the situation one more time before the game.
“This is a difficult situation for everyone, obviously,” Popovich said. “Eva and Tony are two people that we love and care about. We wish them both the best as they move through this.”
Before the game, Parker said he would focus “100 percent” on the Spurs and winning basketball games. He is averaging 18.6 points and a career-best 8.4 assists.
The Spurs trailed 47-37 at halftime but stunned the Bulls with a 37-point third quarter in which San Antonio shot 71 percent. Meanwhile, Chicago missed six of 23 shots and scored just 12 points, a season low for any quarter.
“We talked about it all preseason. In training camp, in preseason—that we wanted to have a good start and not have the same mistakes as last year,” Parker said.
He then thanked reporters and walked out of the locker room, like it was any other night.
Notes: Duncan has twice as many rings, but Hall of Famer David Robinson can say he reached the Spurs’ all-time scoring mark quicker. Duncan appeared in his 987th career game Wednesday, matching the number Robinson played in his 14-year career, but Duncan remains 12 points shy of The Admiral’s team record of 20,790 career points.
The Spurs have had great team success so far this year. One thing they haven't had is a 30 point scorer.
not looking forward to it, but will be interesting to see how their resolve is if they lose a game or two. Especially a tough tight one against a LA or Boston or Miami.
+1. I'd rather the team have balanced scoring throughout the board like tonight with TP and Manu going for 20 each and TD chipping in 16, RJ 12 and Hill 14. One guy doesnt have the burden of carrying the scoring load..
San Antonio Spurs 103, Chicago Bulls 94
by Andrew A. McNeill
48 Minutes of
AT&T CENTER — Upon first glance, Derrick Rose scoring 33 points on 15-27 shooting, including 2-4 from the 3-point line is a scary proposition for the San Antonio Spurs.
But to simply look at the box score would sell short the defensive gameplan the Spurs implemented in their 103-94 win over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.
Keep reading →
http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursna...-parkers-soul/Notes on a scorecard: Why playing Wednesday was good for Parker’s psyche
by Tim Griffin
...It was understandable that a chance to play basketball was a welcome respite for the Spurs point guard from the whirling maelstrom in his private life. And he played like it with team-high totals of 21 points and seven assists that led the Spurs to a 103-94 victory over Chicago.
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