Game Blog: Spurs @ Nuggets - March. 23

[Borosai]

Horrible execution down the stretch.

[ElNono]

lol playing Blair and Hill on that last play and sitting Novak and Neal

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Great Gino's confidence is going to go down after this game.

I highly doubt it. In fact, he'll probably look back at the tape, realise he took a lot of poor shots, and improve his shot selection next game.

[NRHector]

Why do I have a feeling that the Spurs were just robbed?????

becuase they were

[8FOR!3]

It's hard to play defense when every time someone on Denver drives to the basket they're getting a call. That forced us to play the paint tight and left a lot of unnecessary wide open shots. No blame goes to Pop, Ginobili, or TP imo, the Spurs played hard against a tough team who had the refs on their side. Those Denver fans were obnoxious as too.

[Libri]

Do you eat sunshine for breakfast? There is plenty to be concerned about. Like the fact Bonner is going to get major minutes and has regressed. Or the fact RJ can't step up in any situation and has repeatedly let the Spurs down. Spurs can't win without a top RJ and he hasn't been anywhere close to that in months.

RJ can't motivate himself. Pop needs to rip into his ass every damn game!

[Killakobe81]

stat of night: 39-26 FT disparity

agree they got some home cookin...but how many 3's did the Spurs take?
What about the 3 by Neal on a 3 on 1 break inside of 5 minutes?

[Fireball]

I told y'all that if the Spurs lost the lead, they would not retake it.

well, you had nothing to lose ... win win situation

[NRHector]

lol playing Blair and Hill on that last play and sitting Novak and Neal

yeah that was ing stupid like dumbass bonner is our savior

[ducks]

You do know that Parker had the ball on the possession that could've put the Spurs up.


STFU idiot.

manu chocked tp did not

[moisaenz]

Spurs sucked at defending the three....

[Arc]

duncan is out and splitter still can't get over 20m..

is something wrong with him or is pop really that ed up?

[Death In June]

Spurs can't survive the absence of TD with Blair/Hill/RJ/Bonner sucking. One of those four needs to get their straight.

[Pauleta14]

not missed that dunk
or denver did not get all those free throws

not only the dunk, he missed 2 other EASY layup, each time to increase the lead!!!!

instead, fast break and the nuggest stay in the game ...



I'm so mad at him that I stoped caring about Bonner suckiness...

[Mugen]

Dice was a warrior out there and Splitter was rock solid.

Blair/Bonner combo is a ing joke.

[ElNono]

sucks because we shot lights out...

Hill another pale game... RJ and Bonner letting Harrington dominate (27 points)...

[timtonymanu]

Poor McDyess. Guy played his ass off in the final minutes and these guys choked. This better not be a pattern in the playoffs especially since he's about to hang them up.

[DPG21920]

RJ can't motivate himself. Pop needs to rip into his ass every damn game!

He does. Everyone does. You literally see them yelling at RJ and he doesn't respond. It is definitely cause for concern.

So is Manu's overall play, except he gives full effort while RJ does not. Manu makes mistakes and RJ is content to just be the guy who doesn't mess up.

[Capt Bringdown]

This was an extremely winnable game - we definitely snatched defeat from the jaws of victory tonite.

Spurs collapsed after Splitter picked up his 4th and Pop went with Bonner/Blair and then micro-ball in the 4th.

Blair deserves the goat horns tonight, as his play was strictly scrub.

[ducks]

I highly doubt it. In fact, he'll probably look back at the tape, realise he took a lot of poor shots, and improve his shot selection next game.

him watching film YEAH right
he has not improved his shot selection all year

[AnthonyM]

lol bonner has dropped 20% (57 to 37%) in his 3pt shooting from feb to march.

definitely not promising for the playoffs

[PÒÓCH]

what disturbs me the most is having to lose to those low class thug wanna be's,
who have to pound their chests and do those gay little dances after every made dunk and free throw.

[Pauleta14]

I highly doubt it. In fact, he'll probably look back at the tape, realise he took a lot of poor shots, and improve his shot selection next game.

the problem is that he also MAKES a lot a poor shot he takes...

[DPG21920]

Pop also needs to revise his strategy IMO. He needs to switch Manu and TP's rotations up. Instead of resting Parker so he can be the man at the end, Manu needs to have that rest.

[mexicanjunior]

It's hard to play defense when every time someone on Denver drives to the basket they're getting a call. That forced us to play the paint tight and left a lot of unnecessary wide open shots. No blame goes to Pop, Ginobili, or TP imo, the Spurs played hard against a tough team who had the refs on their side. Those Denver fans were obnoxious as too.

Pop's reluctance to play their 2nd best interior defender when the Nuggets torched them inside the paint is definitely worthy of blame. Splitter could have cleaned some of the Lawson-Felton show up...He also DNP'd Novak, who was the hottest 3 point shooter on the team. He definitely could have nailed alot of those open looks RJ on...