Game Blog: 12/11 - Spurs vs. Bobcats

[HarlemHeat37]

I know the Spurs pretty much won this game, but the to's are worrying me. when we challenge a legit team, these to's will kill us.

see: Boston, Denver, Utah..

[slick'81]

Wanna talk fantasy, my 6-cat beast is dominant:

C
Howard
Bogut
Perkins
F
A Randolph
Diaw
Kenyon Martin
Jason Thompson
Melo
G
Rondo
Parker
Rose
Stuckey
Jack

I punted 3s, TOs and FT% and kill in the other 6 cats.

very nice lol

[Chieflion]

Mason 3!

[Xevious]

I agree with Sean... thank goodness that's over.

[Chieflion]

Spurs managed to score 104 points despite 28 turnovers.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

hated the 3rd quarter and loved the 4th quarter

[peskypesky]

cool. we got the win. we dominated the 4th. and RJ had a good night.

[siraulo23]

phew, what a game

[raspsa]

Strange game. Was the defense really that good?

[Ice009]

it is early dec
new players

let them adjust
if it were june then panick

Ahh NO Ducks. I'm not even going to bother pointing out the fail in that post.

[pawe]

The big 3 could have had more rest if only they were able to take care of the lead in the 3rd. At least no one got hurt. Good win San Antonio!

[45 bank shot]

props to the team. but we can't do this again against the elites

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

pathetic assist to turnover ratio 1:1 / 28:28 lol

[Budkin]

Yes, it was the Bobcats... but I liked the way we played and it looks like the guys are starting to gel. A long way to go, but GO SPURS GO!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

That was one strange game. In the end, good win though. Love the focus the team showed in the first 6mins of the 4th.

very nice lol

Thanks. This year I used a spreadsheet and projections and worked it until it was optimised. It is 33-20-1.

In fact, I have 6 teams this year and they are currently coming 2nd/2nd (hth, 12 team), 4th/7th (roto, 12 team, my first year playing roto - team coming 4th is on the rise, team coming 7th lost picks 4-7 with injury over last month), 1st/9th (Dynasty Leagues, 20-team).

[Ice009]

Yes, it was the Bobcats... but I liked the way we played and it looks like the guys are starting to gel. A long way to go, but GO SPURS GO!

Notice there was not much Bonner out there, Not much Mason Jr. and No Finley. We are definitely getting some chemistry going out there.

So can someone tell me why those guys couldn't have been offered in a trade to Goldenstate?

[ducks]

just think 104 points and 28 turnovers

[ducks]

spurs beat bobcats by 19 which denver just lost to

[Johnny RIngo]

Notice there was not much Bonner out there, Not much Mason Jr. and No Finley. We are definitely getting some chemistry going out there.

So can someone tell me why those guys couldn't have been offered in a trade to Goldenstate?

I was about to post the same thing. All three are one-dimensional players that are mostly irrelevant to the success of the team. I'd be thrilled to see at least two of them go before the post-season.

[Sotongball21]

YAY no finley!

[HarlemHeat37]

I was about to post the same thing. All three are one-dimensional players that are mostly irrelevant to the success of the team. I'd be thrilled to see at least two of them go before the post-season.

it's a good position to be in..they're around 10 mil$ in expirings together IIRC, so acquiring another big man could be possible..

obviously there's still the chance that Finley is used in a significant role when he returns though..I'll be hoping every moment that he doesn't, but it is Pop, so you never know..

[duncan228]

Updated.

Spurs extend Charlotte’s road woes in 104-85 win
By Paul J. Weber

The Charlotte Bobcats still can’t find a way to win on the road, and the San Antonio Spurs are still solid at home.

Now the road beckons for the Spurs—and they’re not much better out there than Charlotte.

Manu Ginobili scored 22 points and San Antonio beat the Bobcats 104-85 on Friday night to give the Spurs the momentum of consecutive wins before starting a three-game West Coast swing on Sunday that will be their longest road trip yet.

“We only have ourselves to deal with,” on the road Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. “There is no family or friends around, so we’re stuck with each other.”

Stephen Jackson had 23 points for the Bobcats, who fell to 1-9 on the road and won’t get any breaks in Dallas on Saturday night against the Mavericks—a team the Bobcats have never beaten.

The Spurs, meanwhile, have gotten 10 of their 11 wins this season at home but are just 1-5 on the road. Then there’s this: the Spurs have already played 14 home games, and will only play 12 after Feb. 1 for the stretch run.

San Antonio will play the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday before going to Phoenix and Golden State.

“If we come back here and build on that, we’ll feel good about ourselves,” said Tim Duncan, who scored 17 points. “Those are some very winnable games for us.”

This was nearly a winnable game for Charlotte, too. The Bobcats nearly rallied from a 22-point deficit in the third quarter, making road win No. 2 look possible for a moment.

The Spurs led 65-43 two minutes into the second half when Charlotte began to push. Gerald Wallace scored 12 of his 18 points in the third, the league’s best defense held San Antonio to five field goals in the quarter and the Bobcats went on a 28-7 run.

But trailing 72-71 to start the fourth was as close as Charlotte would get. The Bobcats crumbled again quickly, letting San Antonio shoot 71 percent in the fourth while being outscored 32-14.

“We didn’t get to the free-throw line and we took some bad shots,” Charlotte coach Larry Brown said. “We had a great comeback and we did some great things. We also did some unfortunate things.”

It was not the prettiest game: the Spurs and Bobcats combined for 49 personal fouls and 47 turnovers, including a season-high 28 for San Antonio.

But the Spurs nonetheless continued their dominance over Charlotte, improving to 10-1 in the all-time series. Dallas is the only team in the NBA that Charlotte has never beaten.

Boris Diaw scored 10 and was Charlotte’s only other player in double figures.

Ginobili scored 20 points in the first half, including four 3-pointers, then made just one shot the rest of the game. He finished 7 of 12 from the floor.

Notes: Charlotte F Derrick Brown crumbled to the floor getting walloped by the giant arm of Spurs C Theo Ratliff beneath the basket in the third. Brown pump faked and caught Ratliff in mid-air, and Ratliff was issued a flagrant foul. Brown stayed in the game … Spurs coach Gregg Popovich needs three wins for 700 career victories.

[Ice009]

I was about to post the same thing. All three are one-dimensional players that are mostly irrelevant to the success of the team. I'd be thrilled to see at least two of them go before the post-season.

Yep. As I have kind of been saying, we don't need any of those players. Why couldn't they have been offered in a trade to Goldenstate though?

Anyway I would definitely like to see if we can trade any of them for a big man. The Bulls could be a team that we can look at. Maybe the Bulls need the veteran experience of Finley?

[EricB]

Another big?!?? What minutes would this big get?

More spurstalk know it all genius....

[HarlemHeat37]

We still clearly need a mobile big..whether we get one is a different question, but we clearly still need one..