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Spahn and Sain and Pray for Rain

A look at tonight's box score:

FGA -- 35
FGM -- 8
FG% -- 23%
Total minutes -- 144
REB -- 11
AST -- 7
TOs -- 7
FTA -- 2

Those are the totals for the Spurs not named Parker, Ginobili and Duncan.

At some point Michael Finley and Robert Horry will be too old to play NBA basketball, and there's no current evidence suggesting that point is in their futures.

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Re: Spahn and Sain and Pray for Rain
While I get it and it's clever, you'll probably have to explain that title to 80% of the PtR audience.

P.S. Chicken little indeed, Wayne.

by Aaronstampler on Mar 12, 2008 9:56 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Spahn and Sain and Pray for Rain
Yeah I was part of the 80%, thank God for google though.

by Hipuks on Mar 12, 2008 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Spahn and Sain and Pray for Rain
while i'm old enough to have heard of this and know what it means, i am not old enough to know it from when it was happening.

by bones on Mar 13, 2008 8:31 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Spahn and Sain and Pray for Rain
Your previous "fuming" post is looking more prescient than ever at the moment.

At this point, if the Spurs make it past the second round I'll be shocked.  I'll be mildly surprised if they get out of the first round, with the Western Conference being what it is.

chaos... panic... pandemonium... my work here is done.

by rick2g on Mar 13, 2008 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Spahn and Sain and Pray for Rain
Haha. Nice title. Except for instead of rain, we should pray the rest of the Western Conference to implode.

by thirdcoast on Mar 12, 2008 10:24 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Spahn and Sain and Pray for Rain
Proud to be one of the 20%ers, but I like the "no current evidence suggesting that point is in their futures" comment.

Amen brother, amen.  I'm just glad that we've got Justin Bowen and Dermarr Johnson developing in Austin.

Fuck, it's raining.

by SgtinManusArmy on Mar 12, 2008 10:30 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Spahn and Sain and Pray for Rain
But Finley and Horry are Veterans!!!! That definitely counts for something because Pop loves to play them!

Pop is the greatest coach ever I mean he never makes mistakes. With the way he motivates the team to his rotations and to his comments about " being on a trading committee"

Pop for President!  

by adam8065 on Mar 12, 2008 10:31 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Spahn and Sain and Pray for Rain
Yes I did have to google it the title, I admit it.

by adam8065 on Mar 12, 2008 10:35 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Spahn and Sain and Pray for Rain
Wait I got a rhyme for the Spurs version...

Manu and Tim and HOLY FUCK WILL ONE OF YOU MOTHERFUCKERS MAKE A GODDAMN OPEN SHOT!!!

by Aaronstampler on Mar 12, 2008 10:38 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Spahn and Sain and Pray for Rain
Here is my sad version.

Manu, Tony and Tim with how old this team is sorry you're not going to win!

by adam8065 on Mar 12, 2008 10:51 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Spahn and Sain and Pray for Rain
I absolutely can't believe that this team has no youth on the bench..was James White so bad that he wasn't worth the $100,000 option that the Spurs cut him?

Why don't the Spurs go after Gerald Green, oh yeah because Pop hates young players!

He is athletic, and someone that we can actually throw lobs to in the game one a play breaks down, which happens so many times.

by adam8065 on Mar 12, 2008 10:58 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Spahn and Sain and Pray for Rain
From popcornmachine.net I see (I wasn't able to watch the game, a pity) that Finley was a -17 in 15 minutes and that Horry was a -13 in 17 minutes.

Horry played and Bonner didn't, not until garbage time anyway.

Manu started, alongside Tony and promptly wasted his first six minutes on the court getting frozen out for the Tim and Tony show.

Pop is incapable of learning. He is flat out fucking incapable. I am hopeful once Barry comes back that Fin will be out of the rotation, but I doubt that's ever going to happen. It's a serious long shot.

Bonner needs to take RoHo's spot, but that also won't happen. Pop would sooner play small than give Bonner playoff run.

Manu needs to be the 6th man of the year again. The problem is we don't have another shooting guard on the roster remotely competent enough to start, even with Parker and Duncan doing most of the heavy lifting. Can Barry start? Udoka?

So depressing.

by Aaronstampler on Mar 13, 2008 3:54 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Spahn and Sain and Pray for Rain
i did not see this game....but yikes.  plus, now im all pixxed off because these old guys just made a previous post of mine look completely foolish.

by bones on Mar 13, 2008 8:34 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Spahn and Sain and Pray for Rain
It seemed clear very early on that Tony was viewing this game as a two-man contest between him and Paul. Which would be fine if he'd get someone else involved in the offense, like Paul. Stampler is right about Manu, why the fuck start him if he's not going to touch the damn ball? And, as I've posted several times on this blog (hoping that I was wrong), I am more convinced then ever that Damon is indeed the reincarnation of Nick VE. Look, a guy that small has only one hope ... that he is quicker/faster than others. No doubt Damon once was. But those days are long gone, my friends, long gone.

by agutierrez on Mar 13, 2008 9:51 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Spahn and Sain and Pray for Rain
I googled it.  I also like Pop.  We losers are not on his level of thinking.  He has a master plan.  In June we'll all realize we are retarded and Pop was right.

go team!

"I don't play like this because I want to look pretty... I think people can really see I love the game." -M. Ginobili

by efantich on Mar 13, 2008 11:34 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Master plan?
Pop my have a master plan, but no plan should include playing Robert Horry. It's not that he is incapable of learning, he just isn't going to change anything. He is obnoxiously stubborn at this point, it's almost like he is playing Horry to spite everybody.
"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success." - Henry Ford

by DennardC on Mar 13, 2008 12:20 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

what?
If the Master plan includes playing Horry and Finley  extended minutes count the season over!!!

Yeah, what is the point of starting Manu when he doesn't take a shot until the second quarter?

by adam8065 on Mar 13, 2008 1:42 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Spahn and Sain and Pray for Rain
If Barry is healthy then Pop should start Ime, and have Barry play with Manu and the second unit. I don't care that he can't play defense at least he can pass, dribble and shoot! Also Barry and Manu can play defacto point guards when Tony takes a rest!

Finley and Horry should just ride the bench the rest of the way..age has caught up with them!

by adam8065 on Mar 13, 2008 2:00 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Michael Howard Finley
Michael Finley is the consummate pro. Sharp dresser, classy, and he represents what is good about the NBA. However, his game just died over the summer. He didn't exactly shoot like Jerry West last season, but at least he was competent. His shooting is shockingly bad, I'll bet I could better him right now. Normally, I BS about something like that, but I seriously could outshoot him right now. If anything else, this season will prove, that some youth or at least younger players must be brought in. Basketball is indeed a young man's game.
"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success." - Henry Ford

by DennardC on Mar 13, 2008 2:27 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Another thing...
I know this is game is now a part of ugly Spur basketball history. I was reading some comments from the previous game's post and someone brought a good point as to why Tony does a better job defending Allen Iverson than he does Chris Paul. Allen Iverson really wants to score, he can pass, but his first option is always shoot first, second and third. Players like this are difficult to defend yes, but guys that are like Chris Paul are nearly impossible to defend, I mean Bruce couldn't do anything with him either. Chris is truly a dual threat, he is as adept at scoring as he is passing and he is a better shooter than the Spurs seem to think he is, that going under the screen shit ain't gonna cut it if they face these dudes again. As someone else alluded to, Chris Paul really is that dude...He is the best point guard in the game right now and he might be the league MVP.
"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success." - Henry Ford

by DennardC on Mar 13, 2008 3:24 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Spahn and Sain and Pray for Rain
Udoka is now injured, which means more time for the Finmonster.  I think the Spurs need to go 2-1 over the next brutal three games to win back some confidence and momentum.  But god (err...Odin), is that even possible?

The Spurs looked like clowns last night.  Can they really beat two of Philthy, Detroit, and Boston?

Boston and Detroit are loaded right now and Philthy is playing downright filthy at home.

Barry, please save us!

by VWolf on Mar 14, 2008 2:07 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Spahn and Sain and Pray for Rain
Yes it can.  Bowen was suspended for tonight's game with Detroit (for going after a loose ball).

http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/51423/20080314/nba_suspends_spurs_bowen_one_game/

So Finley will start and we have nobody on the team to backup both him and Manu.  This is looking grim.  This is just what Rip needed to get him out of his shooting slump.

by VWolf on Mar 14, 2008 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Spahn and Sain and Pray for Rain
Oh man, it's like one of those bad movies where they ask if it can get any worse, and then it starts raining.

by Hipuks on Mar 14, 2008 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Loose ball?
Bowen kicked him. Going after a loose ball my ass, if anybody kicks me like that when I'm playing ball, that's a squabble starting. I'm sorry.
"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success." - Henry Ford

by DennardC on Mar 14, 2008 3:38 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Loose ball?
Watch the clip.  Bowen goes after a loose ball.  It looks like Paul racks Bowen, and then Bowen pushes Paul down.  It didn't look like a big deal to me, but if you are going to punish Bowen, you should punish Paul as well.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=hZNwSC_6H90

by VWolf on Mar 14, 2008 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Seen it already...
I've seen this already. It doesn't change my opinion, I can't defend Bruce on this one. Let me put it like this, if Chris had hauled off and stilled on him, then okay I can see why he would have kicked him. That ain't how it happened though and while they were going after the loose ball that was mostly incidental contact, until Bruce kicked him. Just my opinion.
"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success." - Henry Ford

by DennardC on Mar 14, 2008 4:31 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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