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Duh!
5 guys, 5 holes
Damn, scratch that
The Spurs both deserved to and needed to get their asses handed to them tonight. They've been playing 24 minutes of good basketball for a while now and Denver just showed them why you need to play 48.
Aside from Tim and KT every player on the team was terrible or subpar (and for you Manu nutriders he may have scored 24 but he settled for the J too much and played pretty bad D).
This team really needs understand that Tim is their best player and when he's hot like he was tonight they need to play through him, not jack up jumpers.
The defense needs to improve in its consistency, they need to pound it into Tim more, and Michael needs to stop sucking...then we'll be fine.
Duh!
5 guys, 5 holes
Damn, scratch that
not to excuse it, they certainly need to play harder. but being the 2nd half of the 2nd game in a back-to-back at al ude against a team who runs more than anybody in the league, they may have just run out of steam.
also doesn't help when manu and tim were being shoved out of their spots all night, but the spurs couldn't even breath on melo or AI without hearing a whistle.
You knew it was gonna happen.
Ran out of gas and Pop cut his losses with the game over and saved the guys for sunday.
Bring on the Suns.
This will hopefully set them straight. I've noticed the lack of D. I've been thinking they've played a bit laxed despite the wins. They needed to be deflated a bit so they could be corrected.
The players played poorly, but Pop made some mistakes that led to bad defensive matchups. Pulling Bowen off of Melo to start the 3rd after Melo was contained in the first half wasn't smart. Melo rolled on Finley and that's when everything started going downhill for the Spurs.
But I don't think Pop minds losing this game.
lol yeah I'm already ready for that game...should be a good win for the Spurs.
Perfect film showing fodder for Pop tommarow.
Yeah it almost seemed like he was TRYING to lose...
I agree with that, AI was going to cool off a bit anyways. He rarely has a huge scoring game without needing a lot of shots to get it.
Same thing happened last year as we finished off the year with a tear.
Pop will get em right before Sunday.
Yes because hes a drive to the basket, dribble penetrator.
hes not a jump shooter.
PERIOD.
Kori - totally agree on Bowen-Melo. Melo hit 4 straight to open the 3rd, and after that is where it all fell apart.
I was surprised at Duncan's lateness or lack of help at times in the 2nd half, especially on the Najera layups.
What we didn't have tonight, but have shown ever since the RRT, is an ability to ratchet the D up a notch when necessary. I think it was tiredness.
Bull . Manu has made more than enough jumpers - step-backs, pull-ups and 3s - in the last 20 games to prove to everyone that he can penetrate or shoot. He made a number of tough jumpers tonight. What are you talking about???
To say that Manu is "not a jumpshooter PERIOD" is absurd. I know you've been watching the games just like I have, so why would you say something so obviously false?
I don't think anyone minds him taking good jumpers, but stepbacks and fallaways when other guys are open first off aren't Manu-like shots, and second are just plain stupid. That's the problem I have with his game today.
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