PtR Quick Cap: Spurs survive attack of the sword wielding puerco adobado, Win 105-98
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 17, 2009 12:20 AM CDT
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LeBron sure played well for somebody with swine flu. But his team lost 105-98. Here is your box score.
Pop took the night off and allowed his assistant coaches to run the show. I think he did it to avoid the flu.
Yep, the last preseason home game is in the books. To be honest, I don't even know what our record is. Tonight Coach Pop, Richard Jefferson and Manu Ginobili got the night off for the Spurs. For the Cavs, Anderson Varejao, Delonte West, and the Boobster got the night off.
For the guys who did play, we had some good performances.
"Dude, you keep gaining weight and I'm losing weight."
"Shit. You know Carl Douglas? Check out these moves."
Cavaliers
BronBron had 22 points in 19 minutes going 7-14 from the field and 7-9 from the line. If you want to nitpick a great opponent who had a very good game in order to belittle them (like I want to do to LeBron James) you'd point out that he had only 1 assist. His no turnovers and 6 rebounds were nice though.
FatFat grabbed 13 rebounds in 24 minutes, which is good. He also shot 3-11 from the field. Not good.
Mo Williams got warmed up in the third quarter and ended with 15 points and 6 assists.
Jamario Moon, Coby Karl, and Rob Kurz all chipped in with double digit efforts at 12, 11, and 10 respectively.
As always, we don't care about the other team.
Spurs
Tony Parker looked like LeBron. 22 points on 7-14 from the field and 8-8 from the line. He kicked in 7 assists (with 1 TO) and 3 rebounds in his 25 minutes.
Tim Duncan had 13 and 9 in 20 minutes. He didn't shoot great, 5-11 from the field and 3-6 from the line.
George Hill was outstanding. Again. He had 13 points -- 11-12 from the line -- 3 assists and 0 turnovers in 25 minutes. Add it all up and our point guards had 35 points, 10 assists, 1 TO, 5 rebounds, and went 19-20 from the line in 49 1/2 minutes. I don't know about you, but I'll take that every night.
Malik Hairston seemed to be really solid again. Another 11 points. He was +9, which was second on the team to Cubits' +11.
DeJuan, our hot topic of the week (by hot, I mean JRW's lusty guilt), only played 10 minutes but got 7 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists in that time.
Your 3 stars
- Tim Duncan -- It's always good to see Tim being Tim. You know his name is Tim, right? Old joke, who remembers it?
- George Hill -- He's being consistently good each and every game. I likey.
- Tony Parker -- Beep! Beep! Paisano!
Stat of the Game Revisited
BlaseE pointed to our assist-to-FGM ratio last game. Tonight, 23 for 33 or 69.7%. Our last two field goals were unassisted in garbage time when we were milking the clock and going one-on-one. And we only had 11 turnovers. These are good trends I'd like to see continue.
Videos
Tony embarrasses Darrell Jackson.
Bonner... blocks Shaq?
Highlights for the game, courtesy of NBA.com. It's great that they could see the game but didn't make it available for fans, isn't it? Anyway, Hairston and DeJuan do their thing near the end, so if they don't crack the rotation this year I might just have to shoot someone.
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I don’t know about this Tony Parker kid, he’s doing well and all, but I think we all agree Hill is the best pg on the team. Maybe Parker can come off the bench until he gets comfortable with the system, but then again his ceiling shouldn’t be too high. If there was to be a poll, he would only get a vote, if even that much.
If you haven't lived with a squirrel, you haven't lived. - Bob Ross
by Hipuks on Oct 17, 2009 12:42 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes, so that the wifey will get more desperate & hotter!
by 'DSilverlining on Oct 17, 2009 12:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think this comment is pushing the rules of PTR….
by BlaseE on Oct 17, 2009 2:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t get me wrong. I think you write good comments, and I’m glad you are taking an active role on the site. It’s not personal or anything. I’m sure there is a large influx of new readers right now with preseason in full swing and regular season on the horizon. I thought I would let you know how it is around here and put the link up for everyone. At first, I thought the no cheerleaders rule or mentioning attractiveness of women was a little extreme, but once you’ve been here for awhile, it makes sense. Plus, that’s why LatinD runs his blog ….
by BlaseE on Oct 17, 2009 2:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Prudes, all o’ them, ’DSilver! Fight the power!
…Sorry, I went all Hipuks there for a second.
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Dunkin' Cheerleaders
by LatinD on Oct 17, 2009 9:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He doesn’t have the connections necessary. For example, I know several high ranking PTR people. CapHill pretty much loves me, same with you, but in a manly way, and ATS is more of a figurehead really, he says he has power but we all know that’s not true. So I’m connected to the system enough to be able to destroy it from the inside.
If you haven't lived with a squirrel, you haven't lived. - Bob Ross
by Hipuks on Oct 17, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So delusion runs as deep in you as your love of fish. Huh.
My people call it "sarcasm." - Lauri
by CapHill on Oct 18, 2009 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
One of these days, DSL’s gonna unleash his inner Blair.
Right now, I’m tryin to be cute meow
by 'DSilverlining on Oct 18, 2009 7:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
thanx for the assist, Lauri. I’m having trouble posting the pics. I owe u one.
Here puss puss puss puss. have some catnip
Venus de Milo is a memorial to those who had tried rebounding against Dejuan Blair. –"Spurs_fan_in_exile" (edited)
by 'DSilverlining on Oct 18, 2009 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, game night threads are gonna be real interesting this season…
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney
by bellasa on Oct 17, 2009 9:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
heh heh, because I'll make my triumphnat return
now I must return to the KA1Z3R Cave to look for my awesome pics to astound you with.
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V- "I'm quite sure they'll say so."
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by KA1Z3R on Oct 17, 2009 9:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
“Triumphnat” ?
From under the radar to hanging in the rafters - Big50
5 in 10
by jollyrogerwilco on Oct 18, 2009 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I actually laughed when I read that part. So wait… does that mean I have to take it seriously? But seriously though, it’s alright ’DSilver.
I think number 2 is more like a control mechanism for PtR to not turn into a certain forum that breeds douchebags… just ask Hipuks on that one.
by silverandblack_davis on Oct 17, 2009 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m choosing to believe that Blase was just joking… right?
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney
by bellasa on Oct 17, 2009 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know me, I never got my sarcasmometer going right.
by silverandblack_davis on Oct 17, 2009 7:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
agree, that Tony Parker kid has long ways to go yet, but I think he has a little bit of potential.
by spursfan87 on Oct 17, 2009 1:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
what???
I know g. Hill is pretty good and all, but he is nowhere near what level tony parker is at. I don’t think hill could have don’t what TP did in the playoffs last year. Nba analysts always say TP is one of the top ten pg in the nba. They never mention g hill. Maybe they would if he had enough minutes, but g hill wouldn’t be as good if he hdnt had such a good point guard like TP to follow and learn moves from. I think maybe you switched up the peoples names in your message cause that frankly would make wayyy more sense.
by Zain521 on Oct 17, 2009 1:08 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sarcasm is tough to relay on these here internets. Thanks for being polite on your response, unlike some other people we see around here.
I'm comfortable winning -- Emmanuel Ginobili
by pollackj on Oct 17, 2009 1:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
comon idiot
dont ever post for spurs blogs if you are not even aware of how good tony parker is ……. freakin idiot …….
u sound like the other moron who was talkin about Vaughn down below ……………………… do you guys ever even watch the spurs ??? see 2007 finals please and shut the f up
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by Tim C. on Oct 17, 2009 1:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Noice. I miss that dude/dudette.
by silverandblack_davis on Oct 17, 2009 12:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uhm… The guy’s right. You folks here don’t know what you’re talking about. If there were a poll to determine who the best player is on the Spurs, Parker would get many, if not most of the votes. Hill can’t even get minutes in the D-League. He’s shit, you hear me? Shit. We should trade him for Jacque Vaughn.
And that Tim Duncan guy couldn’t even get a double-double in a preseason game? Worthless. He is waay overrated and didn’t deserve those MVPs.
You guys don’t know what you’re talking about. You should just abandon this site and write about zombies.
"Yes, it's important that I have good numbers, and I'm well-respected as a player. But I think it's more important that I'm respected as a man." - Some Tall Guy Who Wore #50
by theonlyromeo on Oct 17, 2009 1:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Way to step it up.
We specialize in misinformation around here. Facts and stats just get in the way.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 17, 2009 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Zain, just a little fyi… Not only are we all major league sarcastic bastards, we also love to pick on Tony Parker. We love him, we wouldn’t trade him for any other point guard, but we still love to pick on him.
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney
by bellasa on Oct 17, 2009 9:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’d say something about the “reply” button beneath each comment… but it’s Saturday.
Straight from the No-Stat Zone to your computer!
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by LatinD on Oct 17, 2009 9:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
umm...I thought defense won championships?
Now don’t get me wrong but I think that G Hill has the potential to have as much of an impact on the team as TP. Of course G Hill is light years away from being able to do what TP does on the offensive end; however, I don’t think (of course this is just my humble opinion) that TP is anywhere near as good as G Hill on the defensive end. If I can recall correctly (from the decades of being a spur fan) “Defense wins championships” is the Spurs Mantra. So TP can score himself to a league points per game title but its going to come down to solid defense that is going to make the difference between hoisting up yet another championship trophy.
by Abdushnar on Oct 17, 2009 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Team defense wins championships. But you also have to be able to run an efficient offense to be able to keep pace with your opponent, and that’s what Tony allows the Spurs to do. He shoots an amazine percentage from the field, hands out 7 apg, and he defends his position about as well as you could ask for a player who does everything else as well as he does.
So, while Hill might rate a notch or two higher as a defender, TP’s not handing over the starting position anytime soon.
From under the radar to hanging in the rafters - Big50
5 in 10
by jollyrogerwilco on Oct 19, 2009 3:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
FatFat = Win
Parker’s 50% from the field (again) and 100% from the line. That Chip dude should be fired.
"Yes, it's important that I have good numbers, and I'm well-respected as a player. But I think it's more important that I'm respected as a man." - Some Tall Guy Who Wore #50
by theonlyromeo on Oct 17, 2009 1:11 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Excellent win! This is what I like to see. Great recap! I’m dying to actually be able to watch these guys play! I was stuck with the Bulls and T-Wolves tonight. Good game, came down to the wire.
by Ed (dfjmed) on Oct 17, 2009 1:47 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Pop was too drunk to make it in tonight.
That or (as my friend thinks) he was entertaining Coach Brown’s wife.
"We suck on 'D. Both individually and team-wise, we suck. We're pretty consistent that way. I don't know if I have an answer to that. If I did, we wouldn't suck quite so bad." - Popovich
by Hirschof on Oct 17, 2009 2:31 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
careful, you might get flagged by BlaseE
by 'DSilverlining on Oct 17, 2009 2:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Burn!
I'm comfortable winning -- Emmanuel Ginobili
by pollackj on Oct 17, 2009 3:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Add it all up and our point guards had 35 points, 10 assists, 1 TO, 5 rebounds, and went 19-20 from the line in 49 1/2 minutes. I don’t know about you, but I’ll take that every night.
- are u kidding? Why, can’t we play them at the same time? Y? Pop? YYYYYYYYYY?!?!?!
by 'DSilverlining on Oct 17, 2009 2:31 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice game
George was particularly impressive.
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by Robby23 on Oct 17, 2009 2:39 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for putting that about my stat of last game. The boxscore you linked to has us at 9 TO’s though and not 11.
I was at the game and it was one of the worst refereed games I’ve ever been to. Not all of the calls were bad and they were pretty even for both teams, but refs need to know when to swallow their whistles and let the teams play. The game was just whistle after whistle after whistle….
I’m shocked to see Duncan at 5 of 11. He looked great. Dice did too for that matter. Bogans was playing really good D on LeBron in the first quarter as well.
I’m probably lying, but I think Parker made a deliberate effort to not high five my girlfriend’s nephew. Maybe it was fear of the swine flu……kids can be dirty I guess….
Parker had a move in the first or second quarter where he spun around Jackson and when you see the highlight, you might fall out of your seat. It is just a total embarrassment.
Bonner blocked Shaq. My friend said he should just retire after the game.
by BlaseE on Oct 17, 2009 2:40 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Bonner gonna tattoo that block somewhere. NBA is readying the Lifetime Achievement Award for the red rocket.
by 'DSilverlining on Oct 17, 2009 2:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uh oh, BlaseE suffers a box score reading deficiency. The individuals added up to 9 turnovers, but the team had 2 (probably 24 second violations) for a total of 11. It’s on the very bottom right.
We specialize in misinformation around here. Facts and stats just get in the way.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 17, 2009 10:22 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice TP move. I hope Jackson was asked something about that during the post game.
"Yes, it's important that I have good numbers, and I'm well-respected as a player. But I think it's more important that I'm respected as a man." - Some Tall Guy Who Wore #50
by theonlyromeo on Oct 20, 2009 4:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What would the NBA lose if we were to see the games broadcasted online, with commercials for every timeout just like a regular game or a replay just like Hulu.com? NOTHING! that’s what!
Now that we know the score would we still see it? yes we would on Hulu like website. Where is the game video? is it making them money now? NO! just sitting on a shelf somewhere in NY city or wherever their HQ is at!
Where are the games from last season? they only offered a handful of them on ITUNES. Why? I would like to see a spurs game that’s not in November against the TWolves.
I think they need to think hard about their fans and basic economy 101, supply and demand. We demand to see a worthless preseason game, and they need to make it available LEGALLY. I mean, can’t they learn from the movie industry? You don’t have to leave you computer to watch a movie legally. You pay by commercials (Hulu) or cash (netflex).
When will they learn? They will lose more money to chinese hackers than they ever made from riding Yao Ming.
by SaSleepless on Oct 17, 2009 2:59 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
At first glance, I was wondering wtf is puerco adobado? I was having flashes of some smelly Mexican rebel or somethin. Then I just typed it into the ol translator then viola – it’s marinated pork. What we call here in the Philippine Islands as pork adobodo! OMG, that’s my fave dish! second to chicken adobo. Hmm, that wets my appetite..
by 'DSilverlining on Oct 17, 2009 3:14 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Kababayan, noypi ka pala :)
by silverandblack_davis on Oct 17, 2009 12:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OY! I put that out to flush out the most beautiful race in the world. Ur avatar looks like JC. Are you God?
Venus de Milo is a memorial to those who had tried rebounding against Dejuan Blair. –"Spurs_fan_in_exile" (edited)
by 'DSilverlining on Oct 18, 2009 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s actually Oberto. I know he’s not with the Spurs anymore, but until I find something better like metalandganja’s, I’m sticking to it.
by silverandblack_davis on Oct 18, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Link fail. I was supposed to link his profile pic. Here.
by silverandblack_davis on Oct 18, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nothing is as good as metalandganja’s avatar. Nothing.
We specialize in misinformation around here. Facts and stats just get in the way.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 18, 2009 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Werd. Where is he by the way?
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney
by bellasa on Oct 20, 2009 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I clicked on the link. Dude, you didn’t give me any warning. I was eating some puto (rice cakes 4 u Americanos) and almost threw up.
Disturbing! I’m gonna have nightmares about this.
Just curious – Is he pregnant? Who’s the father?
Venus de Milo is a memorial to those who had tried rebounding against Dejuan Blair. –"Spurs_fan_in_exile" (edited)
by 'DSilverlining on Oct 18, 2009 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are we the only two Noypis here?
Venus de Milo is a memorial to those who had tried rebounding against Dejuan Blair. –"Spurs_fan_in_exile" (edited)
by 'DSilverlining on Oct 18, 2009 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope. There’s TDZilla and theonlyromeo. I think there are 4 or 5 others.
by silverandblack_davis on Oct 19, 2009 12:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Always a treat to meet kababayans wherever in the world. Mabuhay ka Davis!
Venus de Milo is a memorial to those who had tried rebounding against Dejuan Blair. –"Spurs_fan_in_exile" (edited)
by 'DSilverlining on Oct 19, 2009 3:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right back at ya, pare :)
by silverandblack_davis on Oct 19, 2009 4:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yup, me too.
"Yes, it's important that I have good numbers, and I'm well-respected as a player. But I think it's more important that I'm respected as a man." - Some Tall Guy Who Wore #50
by theonlyromeo on Oct 20, 2009 4:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I knew it! God is a Spurfan! (Handel’s Messiah playing on the background)
Venus de Milo is a memorial to those who had tried rebounding against Dejuan Blair. –"Spurs_fan_in_exile" (edited)
by 'DSilverlining on Oct 18, 2009 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow took only 3 FGAs but shot 12 from the stripe? Siiiick. Does anyone who saw the game know how we looked defensively?
And ATS good post, it made me crack up several times
As always, we don’t care about the other team.
by joe20 on Oct 17, 2009 5:53 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Regarding the photo of Manu laughing:
Whatever Finley said had the whole bench laughing hysterically for easily a full minute. I didn’t have a good angle to capture the laughter, so I’m glad to see the pros got the photo.
by janieannie on Oct 17, 2009 9:19 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You know FinDog seems to be a very quiet reserved man. I bet when he unleashes something it kills them. I’d love to know what it was.
We specialize in misinformation around here. Facts and stats just get in the way.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 17, 2009 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Parker vs Hill
No contest at the moment. But I believe Pop is giving George laudits to instill confidence and to keep Tony on his toes. Not that I think Parker hasn’t realized the Hill has greatly improved his game, but there are subtle differences. To start with Hill can’t come close to the dribble penetrating abilities or the outside shooting of Parker, but the backup has shown a lot of improvement in both of these areas. On the other side of the coin, Parker doesn’t have the defensive skills of Hill, primarily because his arms aren’t as long. When you’re in the proper defensive position and on the balls of your feet it really helps to have long arms that can reach down low to effect the dribble of the person you’re guarding. Plus Hill can get much higher, again arm length, to pester a shooter on his way up to shoot. Remember how much Pop puts on defensive skills and you can see why he is so high on Hill who is already on his way to becoming one of the best defensive guards in the NBA. Great defensive skills at the point can cause havoc with other teams. Pop is out to rebuild the SPURS lockdown defenses of the past and it all starts at the point. Offensively, Tony is much better than Hill, but defensively, ???? Get it?
by jimjule on Oct 17, 2009 9:20 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wayne, I insist that you ask at your next opportunity what Finley said to make the bench fall out like that. And I believe your next opportunity will be this Tuesday, yes? I eagerly await the results of your investigation, etc., etc.
WWTD?
by Lauri on Oct 17, 2009 9:32 AM CDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
The game videos are up.
Straight from the No-Stat Zone to your computer!
Dunkin' Cheerleaders
by LatinD on Oct 17, 2009 9:45 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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