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I wish there was a way spurs could get the 8 seed then win it all
boy that would be funny
This game is huge. A loss means entering the playoffs as a sixth seed and starting the playoffs on the road. A win guarantees the Spurs the third seed. In other words, this is a must-win game if the Spurs still wish to be crowned the 2008 NBA Champions.
Ginobili is back. Barry is back. Time to get the confidence back with a rugged win in front of the home crowd.
The Spurs and their fans better bring their playoff hardhats tonight because the preseason has ended. It's for real starting now.
Get this damn game. F the Jazz. Remember the Elbow.
Believe.
I wish there was a way spurs could get the 8 seed then win it all
boy that would be funny
I don't think anyone will ever forget it.
http://www.makingpages.org/hoops/Malone.danger.html
David Robinson's Preview of Wrestlemania
In April of 1998, Malone was suspended yet again for a flagrant elbow. This time, the victim was former MVP and sportsman of the year David Robinson of the San Antonio Spurs. Malone was fined $5,000 and suspended for one game, which, incredibly, ended his streak of consecutive starts at 543. That's right, despite all the vicious elbows and knees he had thrown over the years, the NBA had not suspended Malone since the Isiah incident. Obviously, Malone was feeling en led. The league would let him get away with anything. Well, almost.
The Utah Jazz clinched the division le with a win over San Antonio that night, thanks to some "heroics" from Karl Malone. According to the Associated Press:
(AP) -- David Robinson was knocked unconscious and suffered a concussion after being hit in the head by Karl Malone's elbow 2 1/2 minutes into Wednesday night's San Antonio-Utah game in which the Jazz beat the Spurs 98-88. Robinson was revived after about two minutes following the first-quarter collision [...] and was escorted from the floor to the locker room. [...] Robinson was guarding Malone near the basket when the Utah forward received a pass from John Stockton. As Malone turned toward the basket, his left elbow caught Robinson on the right side of the head. Robinson immediately dropped to the floor, without breaking his fall with his hands or arms. [...] Robinson was was called for a foul on the play.
Yes, you read that right: Robinson was was called for the foul! As one NBA fan wrote, "This is the NBA, and it's not so important what happened as who did it. If that was J.R. Reid, he'd be back in Europe. But it was the Mailman, so he'll probably get away scot free." The NBA has rules involving elbows; in fact, elbows are mentioned in three different places in the rules, one stating that an elbow which makes contact above shoulder level is grounds for immediate ejection. Of course, this is the NBA and they love Karl Malone, so instead of ejecting Malone, they blamed Robinson for getting in the way. As his limp body was falling to the floor he was assessed a blocking foul -- evidently it's not legal to hit Malone's flying elbow with your head.
A brilliant bit of strategy by Malone, who seems to confuse the NBA with his beloved pro wrestling and is never corrected by the league. When the game is important enough, put the other team's best player in the hospital!
Eddie Sefko of the Houston Chronicle charitably called it a "wild elbow." Avery Johnson said, "He should be suspended. You saw the replay. Two plus two equals four." Of course, only some people saw the replay. Jazz officials refused to allow the replay to be shown in the stadium on the big screens. Obviously, they were afraid that even Jazz fans would turn against Malone. In an ESPN poll, only 29.8% of respondents though it was an accident. Robinson himself forgave Malone, which was very Christian of him, since he seemed to believe the blow was intentional.
On the Clutch BBS, Flapjacker wrote: "I usually feel that anti-Jazzers are the biggest whiners around, but this case is different. [...] David Robinson had reached around to strip a pass to Malone. After the ball had been stripped, Malone did the usual "shooting motion" in order to draw the shooting foul. However, his right hand was still at waist level where Robinson had hacked it, the ball was three feet away, and Malone spun and followed through with "shooting motion" wherein he swung his non-shooting elbow around at head level with full force and smacked Robinson in the back of the head. It's hard to gauge intent, but Malone needs at least a one game suspension for this."
Hakeem Olajuwon said after the incident, "You can go all the way back to college. He's always played that way." Olajuwon was playing for the University of Houston when Rice University center Dave Ramer had his career ended by an "inadvertent" Malone elbow. In that incident, which ended Ramer's career, Malone's coach had to force him to apologize to Ramer as he writhed on the floor in agony.
Malone says he apologized to Robinson after the game. I wonder if Jerry Sloan had to force him.
I expect to see Playoff Spurs returning to form tonight. They're out of time, we know it, I'm sure they do.
Wow, I don't remember that. I just remember being in shock seeing a guy built like DRob fall like that.
For my post #4000, I just have to say... THE JAZZ...GO SPURS GO!!!!!
you, Mailman...NO RINGS FOR YOU!!!
I agree that we should never forget the horrors that Karl Malone inflicted. But we must not lose focus of what is happening now, and the horrors of what Andrei Kirilenko did to Carl Weathers.
NEVER FORGET.
Bring it!
Good feeling about this game.
Alright so what is the best case scenario here,
We win
Suns Win
Rockets lose
We play Rockets in RD 1 of the playoffs with HC right??
More than likely we play the Suns though with the HC, whatever this is confusing
Go Spurs GO!!!!
If Spurs win
Suns win
Rockets win
Its Spurs vs Suns
If Spurs lose Jazz win Suns win Rockets win
its Spurs Jazz 3 v 6
It goes on and on forever
Root for the Spurs, root for the Suns, root for the Clippers.
Manu needs to pace himself tonight though, he blows out that groin and we are ed big time. We need the win but a healthy Manu much much more.
I agree, as Pop has said, health has to be the number one priority.
That being said, I've never seen Manu pace himself. He gives his all, every second he's on the floor. It will be on Pop to watch his minutes to let him get some rust off at the same time limiting the chance for re-injury. Manu will be Manu, I don't think he knows how to pace himself.
Hope Brent and Mike have a field day at the perimeter. Mike's shooting off the dribble recently has been a welcome surprise. Go SPURS!!!
F Utah - that's for DR and for your dirty tactics
F Stern - that's for Seattle
You guys are aware that Malone foul happened a decade ago and he left the team a half a decade ago right? I understand you're upset about it, but to cry & carry on for however many posts as if it had anything whatsoever to do with tonight's game and the subsequent 2008 playoffs smacks a little bit of obsessed bitterness. It think it's safe to let this current team off the hook.
As for the game- We will crush you.
Wow, I wish I did. I got the big time nerves.Bring it!
Good feeling about this game.
That said--F the Jazz.
There is nothing more satisfying than knowing those pricks Stockton and Malone retired ringless.
your team is the hawks atleast that is the team you pick and you say you will crush us
spurs do not even play the hawks anymore this regular season so you can not crush us
ballijuana is a Jazz fan ducks.
Jazz are flying high and fast.
Spurs must bring them down to earth hard.
Come on, Spurs, find your grit and balls for all 48 minutes.
No slow start,
no 3rd qtr collapse,
no 4th qtr scoring drought,
no Pop white towels.
I know some team that's getting their azz handed to them tonight...
Looks like yet another person did not see my signature. For the record and for the 2000th time- I like the Hawks too. Not nearly as much, but I thought they needed the recognition. I don't see how so many people miss my sig. I also don't see why so many people talk to me for liking the Hawks (not that you were talking about that right now per se.) I'm just getting more and more bitter about it though. I'm not changing it. Go ATL.
Throw Malone under the bus all you want. Stockton's a goddamned hero to me though. And honestly, no joke, if you said that to me in a bar I might just put a broken Heineken bottle through your left eye. Asshole.There is nothing more satisfying than knowing those pricks Stockton and Malone retired ringless.
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