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Thou hast angered thine Duncan. Thou shall repeath the lack of Ruth.
Duncan & the Spurs respond to Amare's accusations on Bowen And Manu playing dirty
Suns, Spurs Prep for Game 3 After Stoudemire Slam
By ELIZABETH WHITE, Associated Press Writer
Posted May 11 2007 8:27PM
http://www.nba.com/games/20070512/PHXSAS/preview.html
SAN ANTONIO (AP) Amare Stoudemire's accusation that the Spurs are a "dirty team'' should really fire up the already rugged playoff series between Phoenix and San Antonio.
Shouldn't it?
Well, it didn't appear to do much for the Spurs, who had their first chance Friday to respond to Stoudemire's comments and mostly said they weren't all that bothered.
"He can continue to give us fuel if he wants to, but honestly we're not going to play any harder or any less because of what anybody says,'' Tim Duncan said. "For whatever reason, I guess people don't expect people to play hard. It's not the regular season. We're not going to let people walk through us.''
On Thursday, Stoudemire said Bruce Bowen tried to hurt him during the Suns' 101-81 series-evening victory in Game 2 on Tuesday. He also called out Manu Ginobili and blasted the entire team as "dirty.''
"It was a purpose kick to the Achilles' and he definitely tried to injure me,'' Stoudemire said of Bowen.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich called the whole situation "irrelevant.''
"I saw the replay and it's obvious I did clip him, but to kick him, that wasn't the intention at all,'' Bowen said. "It was an unfortunate situation and I'm sorry that he feels that way. ... I have a lot of respect for him, so I wouldn't do that.''
Stoudemire stood by his remarks Friday.
"My comments were made and they were positive comments,'' he said. "There was no negativity and no bad gestures toward players. Just being honest, and I'm done with it.''
Suns coach Mike D'Antoni said Stoudemire was just saying what he felt. Stoudemire said he did not talk to the league and Bowen said he hadn't, either.
"Whether it's right or wrong, that's for you guys to discuss,'' D'Antoni said. "But I listened to the comment. I don't think it was bad.''
Ginobili said he was surprised to be singled out by the Suns' center, who along with Phoenix's Steve Nash and Duncan were selected to the all-NBA first team Thursday. Stoudemire said Ginobili kneed him on purpose during the regular season.
"It's a team thing, you don't want to leave Bruce alone all the time,'' Ginobili joked, referring to past accusations against Bowen. "We try to play hard; I don't think anybody's dirty. I don't know why he said it but I really don't have anything to say about it.''
Saturday's Game 3 is sure to be rife with tension, at least for San Antonio fans, who will surely be riled up. But the Spurs said they're more concerned about making a few adjustments and getting Ginobili, who has had a subpar series thus far, involved.
Ginobili has averaged 11.6 points during the playoffs, down from 16.5 during the regular season. He scored just six points in Tuesday's loss and eight in the Spurs' Game 1 victory in Phoenix. Ginobili torched Phoenix for career highs of 48 points and 16 made field goals in a game in January 2005.
"I'm not making the shots, first, and then of course they're playing good 'D,''' Ginobili said. "I didn't play good the first two games, my shots were not looking good, so of course the confidence was not there. But as I said before, I just try to forget about it and play a more relaxed game.''
And Ginobili's teammates are confident they'll get what they need from him.
"We're not worried about Manu. It's not a ceremony to revive him, so to speak,'' Bowen said Thursday. "We understand he's going to play well, he's going to do all right.''
The teams have had three days off, and neither practiced on Wednesday. The Suns said they know what to expect coming to San Antonio, and even if they don't return home up 3-1, they don't want to head back to Arizona on the brink of elimination.
"They're going to pull out all the stops to win these two,'' D'Antoni said. "We need to get at least one. Should be a great battle.''
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that's it Timmy
Thou hast angered thine Duncan. Thou shall repeath the lack of Ruth.
LOL. We certainly are eating all the hype that the NBA wants to generate over these games. One would think the games themselves are meat enough. Game 3 will certainly be interesting.
Oh boy now Timmy is pissed..........
I hope the Spurs deliver tomorrow.
I'm pretty sure Amare's words don't carry much weight in the Spurs' minds,
"It was a purpose kick to the Achilles' and he definitely tried to injure me,'' Stoudemire said of Bowen.
Typical Spurs. Suns talk trash like a group of es while the Spurs respond with class. It'll be great to see D'Antoni and his gimmick get eliminated after 5 games. The NBA doesn't need a group of trash-talking floppers in the WCF.
Crying floppers are much better.
LMAO @ Gino"It's a team thing, you don't want to leave Bruce alone all the time,'' Ginobili joked, referring to past accusations against Bowen.'
Stoudemire stood by his remarks Friday.
Waah!!!Waah!!
Which team was it that was whining to the media about officiating and other players? Oh yeah, the Suns. Fact is the Spurs respond with class while the Suns like to , whine, and trash-talk.Crying floppers are much better.
While the Spurs have one flopper in Manu the whole Suns team are a group of floppers. Since their defense is so mediocre they need to resort to flops to get some stops. Very cheap IMO, especially when your undeserved MVP keeps sliding under charging players and flailing his arms like he's been hit by a truck. Then there's Raja Bell who likes to flop on both ends of the court.
They showed more of their comments on ESPN.
Ginobili and Bowen didn't care--they didn't seem happy to be singled out, but took the high road-- but it seemed like Duncan was a little offended on behalf of his teammates.
I love what ginobili said
"I get hard fouls all the time.....I don't say anything"
man, i love that guy
yeah, i think he's a little bit pissed.
nice to see Manu joking about the issue..i think he's ready to play game3.
"I'm positive!! I'm not negative!! But all the Spurs are dirty and floppers and my leg hurts...owwwwwwie owie owie."
Oh yeah, I'm entertained. It's like watching a mental train wreck.
yeah, I liked that comment. Manu is cooler than the average NBA babies.I love what ginobili said
"I get hard fouls all the time.....I don't say anything"
man, i love that guy
Taking a charge is good defense. It is as effective as a steal or a block in forcing a turnover. We'll just have to trust the refs to identify when position is established by the defender. In Nash's case, he uses his court vision and intelligence to predict what the offense plans to do, plants himself quickly and then take the charge. It requires skill, speed and athleticism. He is good at it. Flopping is very different from that.
say what you want about the suns, but i love steve nash, he's hardly an undeserving mvp, an a very classy guy. it's a shame that while i wouldn't mind seeing him win a ring, it'd be at the cost of seeing idiots like amare and marion getting a ring too.
Dear Amare, shut the up. Don't piss off Tim Duncan. Wait a minute. As a Spurs fan, piss him off all you want
What a ing pussy. But what can you say? Players reflect their coach.
Good.....Timmy is fired up. Usually forbodes well for us.
Yep, unless his teammates fail to show up.
I agree with what you said, most of it. Nash is excellent at setting his offense up in the way you describe. But ALL players flop... yours, ours, GS, UTAH, Detroit, ALL flop. A lot of flopping is to sell contact that was already made - unless your iverson flopping because the wind blew. In a fast paced game, refs don't see all the contact and players will sell the foul.
Oh man, what a perfect signature!It's not the regular season. We're not going to let people walk through us.
I agree.
I guess we should make a distinction between a flop to help a ref see contact that was made, and a flop which attempts to give the impression of contact when there was none. Can't think of a better word for the former (maybe exaggeration?) whereas the latter is what I normally consider a flop and is actually bad for the game.
Stoud has a low IQ. Mad hops, but a low IQ.
Is it game time yet?
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