Game 17: Spurs vs Rockets: Sat. Nov 30 7:30 PM, Parker (Game time decision)

[Kidd K]

@ the ty Rockets' announcers. Dude jumps in and uses Splitter's back like a pommel horse and they think it isn't a foul.

[HarlemHeat37]

Let's not pretend like most of our defict didn't happen as soon as Duncan and Parker sat down in the first man. We were down 13-15 already because of the bench, and all the momentum was on Houston's side. Now Parker is single-handedly turning that momentum around and giving it to us.

Y'all gotta get off Parker's ass. He might miss 3-4 in a row sometimes but he also does what we're seeing now sometimes too. We need him badly

I didn't blame Parker for the deficit, I criticized him for playing bad defense and unnecessarily helping on Harden and Howard when neither guy was hurting the Spurs, tbh..

There are many reasons the Spurs are losing, so far..

Tony deserves a lot of credit for getting the Spurs back in it down the stretch of the 2nd quarter, though, obviously..

[Chinook]

Things that we should have known already.

-Green isn't the best starter in terms of plus-minus for no reason.
-Parker is not a good leader.
-When Beli isn't shooting and unsustainable percentage, its clear his shot selection isn't much better than Neal's.
-Leonard is not a particularly good Harden defender. Pop compounded this by putting Green on Casspi.
-Ginobili shouldn't be a default crunch-time player. It should be based off what he does in the game.
-Most importantly, the Spurs are a better team than Houston. They'll show that when they make adjustments.

[Libri]

Jeff McDonald ‏@JMcDonald_SAEN10s
Diaw making early exit to locker room with athletic trainer Will Sevening and Dr. David Schmidt. It looked ugly.

What injury?

[ElNono]

good thing it's Bobo's left hand

[bklynspursfan]

You can bet your ass the 2nd unit will play better than they did initially. They don't get outplayed by many 2nd units, so I expect them to make up for their lackluster play

[bklynspursfan]

What injury?

Finger, not sure which hand/finger.

[Reck]

Howard and heroball bringing spurs back into the game.

Nice boobs.

[ElNono]

It's an 11 pt game... put down the razors, tbh

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Thank god for Tony, Spurs are lucky to only be down 11. I mean 12.

[Kidd K]

Thanks Pop. Next time stfu.

[HarlemHeat37]

Green should be defending Harden and Leonard defending Parsons IMO, makes more sense..

[TXstbobcat]

Pop going ape

[bklynspursfan]

Pop T, will get this team going even more. Look for a run like that again in the 3rd guys

[Darius Bieber]

Giving points away.

[Double-Up]

lol at the technical foul

[Libri]

Finger, not sure which hand/finger.

[Kidd K]

It's an 11 pt game... put down the razors, tbh

Seriously. -23 in the 4th, sure go ahead and flip the channel if you want. -23 halfway in the second? come on now.

[PlayNando]

Props to Tony that quarter tbh.

[bklynspursfan]

Thanks Pop. Next time stfu.

1, he has a valid argument.. 2, him getting fired up and even tossed has gotten good results from the team in terms of their level of play going up.

[Brunodf]

Lineups with 2 bigs outscoring the Rockets, shocking

[timmy2003]

Green should be defending Harden and Leonard defending Parsons IMO, makes more sense..

Agree but Parsons is just damn hot from the 3 point line

[Double-Up]

Harden is still playing hurt, if he were right it wouldn't even be a game. No disrespect but the Spurs don't give a about November.

[sook]

strikingly similar to the rockets blowing leads. I say spurs win this by 4

[Staplepuffs27]

what was pop arguing?