Game Blog: Spurs @ Bucks - Jan. 12

[ohmwrecker]

Not fair. They turned up the D at the start of the 3rd and never let up.

They started there, but didn't put the complete game together until the last 6.
Matt Bonner bailed them out tbh.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I encourage everyone who has DVR to go back and watch that play Pop called to get Duncan an open dunk.

It was 83-80 with 1:37 remaining.

Parker inbounds to Duncan, who quickly gives the ball back to Parker giving a soft screen on Parker's defender.

Bogut and Parker's defender close quickly on Parker at the top of the court, all the while Duncan has been running fast to the opposite end under the basket. Parker continues to dribble to the other side of the court, and Bogut's realized he's lost his man. By the time Bogut even realized what was going on, Duncan had the ball in his hands for an open dunk.

RJ and Hill rush to the top of the key to set two bodies on Bogut. All the bucks were only focused on their own man. There was a huge cluster of bodies and Bogut could only watch through them as Duncan get his easiest score of the game.

Flawless execution by Duncan and Parker.

Pop is the ing man.

Indeed. A thing of beauty.

We'll see that player against the Fakers in a crucial situation, I'm sure of it.

[ZoParkerHill]

Haha Bonner mad dogging Malik xD

[EricB]

Some Spurs fans really need to start showing this team more respect. This is by far the best team we've had since 2007, we're streeting the NBA, and yet some people behave as if we're 18-22 and 9th in the conference. This is an excellent team, and they keep showing it, especially in 2nd halves. Read the signs.

Yeah they are playing damn good defense and they haven't gotten back yet one of their better defenders.

Can't wait for JA to hurry back.

[Ice009]

How'd you like the D on that possession? Have we still "stopped playing".

Some Spurs fans really need to start showing this team more respect. This is by far the best team we've had since 2007, we're streeting the NBA, and yet some people behave as if we're 18-22 and 9th in the conference. This is an excellent team, and they keep showing it, especially in 2nd halves. Read the signs.

We did stop playing for a stretch there in the 4th quarter. Offensive execution went down the toilet after Bonner got hot for a little bit.

Spurs have usually played sloppy and lacked energy at times on back to backs this season and they did play sloppy again tonight for a lot of the game.

The D was a lot better in the second half though so that is a good thing. Bonner played a great game so I'll give him that. Any win is a good win.

[EricB]

Great 2nd half by the Spurs. Good to see Tim alive and active at the end of the game on a back to back. This team is just looking crazy good. I want to play a legit playoff team though.

Tim looks fresh on back to backs.

The cutting of his minutes way down is working.

[BlairForceDejuan]

LMFAO, Malik calls Bonner GINGER to his face again without knowing what he's doing hahaha

[timaios]

Manu is really amazing this year !

Now, if Tony & RJ could stop sucking !

[ohmwrecker]

Malik is eating right now in the postgame interview with Matty B.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

They started there, but didn't put the complete game together until the last 6.
Matt Bonner bailed them out tbh.

I didn't say they did, I said they turned up the D at the start of the second half, which they did, and that pretty much carried them to the win.

As for the idea that a player who gets hot "bails out" his team, isn't that his job? Also, Bonner got some of those looks off nicely executed plays.

Certainly not a complete game by our guys, but coming from behind with D to win on the 2nd of a b2b... I'll take it. It's what the team has done a lot this year, and shows how composed and confident they are.

[DPG21920]

Spurs are winning games, but in my opinion, they are not playing all that well. This has been ongoing for the last 10-12 games (as a whole overall). They are not playing smooth. They are not meshing (meaning with all of their best players playing well on the same nights).

They are playing good. It also says a lot that you can watch them play, get frustrated with their level of play and then realize they are winning a ton of games.

But from what I can see, the Spurs really aren't putting together many solid, full games.

[ohmwrecker]

Malik with the Mengke Bateer shout out.

Stronger than Shaq!

[spyder]

Can I marry the beautiful girl in your sig?

Sure..after I divorce her but I don't think that will happen..lol

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

We did stop playing for a stretch there in the 4th quarter. Offensive execution went down the toilet after Bonner got hot for a little bit.

Spurs have usually played sloppy and lacked energy at times on back to backs this season and they did play sloppy again tonight for a lot of the game.

The D was a lot better in the second half though so that is a good thing. Bonner played a great game so I'll give him that. Any win is a good win.

Actually, that period in the 4th you're talking about, I remember then messing up one play and getting good shots which they missed on a number of others.

Anyway, as I said at half-time, this team always turns it up at one end or the other (sometimes both) in the second half when they need to, the sign of a team that knows how to win. Give them more credit, and work on your anger!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

aw man, how old are you?

I'd ask the same of you if you think she's beautiful. She's a plastic brunette barbie doll with a big nose. Synthetic does not equal beautiful, but you generally learn that in your 30s...

[Ice009]

Again ... the Lakers beat the Knicks lately and nobody else ... weak ass schedule

Let's use a take like your Milwaukee one. The same Knicks team that smashed the Spurs got destroyed by the Lakers. The same Amare that has been dominating every Spurs big man not named Tim Duncan the last 5 years got stifled by Bynum when the game was up for grabs.

[EricB]

Let's use a take like your Milwaukee one. The same Knicks team that smashed the Spurs got destroyed by the Lakers. The same Amare that has been dominating every Spurs big man not named Tim Duncan the last 5 years got stifled by Bynum when the game was up for grabs.

Hey how bout that.

[Ice009]

Spurs are winning games, but in my opinion, they are not playing all that well. This has been ongoing for the last 10-12 games (as a whole overall). They are not playing smooth. They are not meshing (meaning with all of their best players playing well on the same nights).

They are playing good. It also says a lot that you can watch them play, get frustrated with their level of play and then realize they are winning a ton of games.

But from what I can see, the Spurs really aren't putting together many solid, full games.

Thank you. That is pretty much what I am trying to say. Pretty good take as usual.

[spyder]

aw man, how old are you?

30

[Ice009]

Give them more credit, and work on your anger!

lol yeah I thought I was doing better with that this season, but I am slipping back into bad habits with that the last week or two which I need to get out of.

[spyder]

Does anyone know if there's an app for spurstalk for iPhone? Just wondering

[silverblk mystix]

Let's use a take like your Milwaukee one. The same Knicks team that smashed the Spurs got destroyed by the Lakers. The same Amare that has been dominating every Spurs big man not named Tim Duncan the last 5 years got stifled by Bynum when the game was up for grabs.

Bull in' .

The knicks had a red-hot night against the spurs...it happens once in a while...

against the lakers...amare struggled for most of the game -couldn't hit a shot until late in the 3rd qtr and the knicks were still in it...

Felton played the game of his life against the spurs and against the lakers the mother er disappeared...was a non-factor....knicks still had a shot until they faded late in the game...

the knicks were just ice-cold all night against the lakers...it happens...it doesn't mean ...

the lakers (with bynum) got blown out by the spurs AFTER kobe PRACTICED and vowed to beat toughness into his teammates skulls...

stop sucking off the lakers already--it is getting pretty in pathetic...

[frodo]

blair can be quite a beast when/if used against the right opponent at the right timeimho. its just too hard for triggas to make up their natural deficiencies imho. Boykins would be so much better than kobe if he were of a legit height.

[Ice009]

Bull in' .

The knicks had a red-hot night against the spurs...it happens once in a while...

against the lakers...amare struggled for most of the game -couldn't hit a shot until late in the 3rd qtr and the knicks were still in it...

Felton played the game of his life against the spurs and against the lakers the mother er disappeared...was a non-factor....knicks still had a shot until they faded late in the game...

the knicks were just ice-cold all night against the lakers...it happens...it doesn't mean ...

the lakers (with bynum) got blown out by the spurs AFTER kobe PRACTICED and vowed to beat toughness into his teammates skulls...

stop sucking off the lakers already--it is getting pretty in pathetic...

Thanks for breaking that down with stuff I already knew. Waste of time even posting that. Sorry that you went ahead and typed that up.

I was using that example because he used the Bucks win over the Lakers by 20 points in LA to base LAs level of play on.

I just thought I'd show him how that can work both ways in making a team look really good or really bad by using the Knicks game as a similar example to what he used. I was trying to say that there is no way Milwaukee is some super team after they beat the Lakers by 20 recently and that is not why we struggled at times tonight because Milwaukee are not that good.

[Cane]

Spurs only allowed 33 points in the second half and it was the 2nd game of a back to back. Not bad.

Boykins circus shot That really got the crowd going