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A Pictorial Recap of the Spurs 118-104 Victory over the Warriors


I bring to you what SilverAndBlack_Davis could not.  Of course, I have JanieAnnie and he does not.

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Tim has some rituals.  Or superstitions.  Or quirks.  Call it what you will.  One of them is hanging on the rim after the lights go out and before he is introduced.

Star-divide


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Visual proof that Tim's knee feels good.  He's off the floor for a rebound.  It's the first time, in what, 3 years.  Of course, just like all visual proof of Nessie, it is a bit suspect.  You can't actually see the bottom of the left foot.

 

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"Check it out, Rage.  I've been working on my game.  I can dribble AND run now.  Hey!  Whoa!  Are you chasing me?  Rage, we are on the same team now.   And quit ogling me."

 

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"I guarantee this shit goes in.  Check it out.  I'm going to throw this one up left-handed without looking.  MONEY, baby.  Straight money."

 

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"How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable
Seem to me all the uses of this world."

 

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"High Five, RadMan.  Ow, damn.  Dude, you klutz.  You hit my funny bone."

 

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The oldest double team ever perpetuated in the NBA.  I hope for Corey's sake they didn't steal it from him.

 

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A dream.  George flexing for Lauri.

 

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A nightmare.

 

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I have a hard time believing Mason juked anybody this bad.  What the hell is Randolph jumping for?

 

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I guess he learned his lesson and decided to be a semaphore instead.  Is that an 'E' or a 'C'?

 

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CJ Watson's shoes get an "EW".  FYI, he played on the Spurs Summer League team two years ago.  The one with Hill right after he was drafted.

 

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Yes, another layup.  And this time, Randolph didn't bother being in the play.

 

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Great Googly Moogly.  Marcus Haislip played.  He scored 2 points in his 3:41 and a -8.  NIIIIIICE.

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Great photos, janie, as always. Thanks for sharing.

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by LatinD on Nov 26, 2009 6:14 AM CST reply actions  

Oh, and the captions didn’t ruin it.

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by LatinD on Nov 26, 2009 6:14 AM CST up reply actions  

Hmmm, I don’t think perpetuated is a word. I think I was going for perpetrated. The downside of doing a post in the middle of the night.

We specialize in misinformation around here. Facts and stats just get in the way.

by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Nov 26, 2009 7:12 AM CST reply actions  

Of course it’s a word. Probably not the word you meant to use, though.

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by LatinD on Nov 26, 2009 8:27 AM CST up reply actions  

cj watson’s shoes are kobe iv’s…real nice shoes to wear actually, ridiculously light. not a nice colourway admittedly…

yes, i own a pair, stop looking at me like that.

free george hill!

by sleep research facility on Nov 26, 2009 8:40 AM CST reply actions  

I've heard they're a good shoe

I want one with silver and not that awful yellow. I say yellow cause that’s definitely not gold if that’s what they were going for.

Evey- "Are you a crazy person?"
V- "I'm quite sure they'll say so."
V for Vendetta, blowing your mind away since 2005.

by KA1Z3R on Nov 26, 2009 9:00 AM CST up reply actions  

The whole team’s shoes would qualify them for the tv show “What Not to Wear” – the blue, gold, and orange color scheme led to orange laces on some, orange stripes on the backs of Magette’s with orange pattern on the bottoms, but Watson’s looked like they could glow in the dark.

by janieannie on Nov 26, 2009 10:04 AM CST up reply actions  

I’ve seen that show…..they make you throw all of your old clothes away……

"Mr. Gilmore deserves to be in the Basketball Hall of Fame damnit. Highest field goal percentage EVER"

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gilmoar01.html

by Artis Gilmore on Nov 26, 2009 11:19 AM CST up reply actions  

Great job on the captions, Wayne! You always see things in my photos that I had not thought of when I took them. I especially like the comment on Finley and McDyess on the press.

by janieannie on Nov 26, 2009 10:05 AM CST reply actions  

the semaphore caption

i think it’s actually an ‘L’, but backwards. great captions.

by znimrod on Nov 26, 2009 11:30 AM CST reply actions  

Awesome photos (and captions). I feel like I get a feel for what the games look like up close which is great since I’ve never been to one. Thank you very much.

"We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams." -Willy Wonka

by Rich Town on Nov 26, 2009 2:20 PM CST reply actions  

The hanging from the rim ritual of Tim Duncans is interesting to note.

You wouldnt think a cerebral guy like Duncan would be superstitious. Then again, he does hug the ball before giving it back to an official. Something of a quirk.

...Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is forty five.

by alamobro on Nov 26, 2009 6:01 PM CST reply actions  

There are others – before a free throw he will go over and touch the ball in the hands of the official. New this year, after the captains meet at center court he rushes back to his team mates who are shooting warmups, with George Hill waiting under the basket ready to toss him the ball, and tries a fancy “HORSE” lay-up that Tony, who is following him, must then try to replicate. He and Finley often do a strange little “routine” near the bench prior to introductions, facing each other, pointing toes on the floor almost like writing in sand on the beach, and stretching. I don’t recall observing this last one as often this year, but it has occurred.
I’d get a shot of the ball hugging except he takes the ball to the opposite end of the court from where I sit and faces away from me.

by janieannie on Nov 26, 2009 6:48 PM CST up reply actions  

Doesn’t he also practice with his shorts backwards?

If you haven't lived with a squirrel, you haven't lived. - Bob Ross

by Hipuks on Nov 26, 2009 6:54 PM CST up reply actions  

I’ve heard that , too

by janieannie on Nov 26, 2009 7:50 PM CST up reply actions  

yeah, he said he accidentally did it in college and had a great practice and has been doing it ever since….it is in the interview where gilbert arenas and him interview each other if you wanted to search for it on youtube

by BlaseE on Nov 30, 2009 9:41 AM CST up reply actions  

Are you campaigning for craziest person on PTR?

by janieannie on Nov 26, 2009 8:24 PM CST up reply actions  

Wow. I loved Wilson. Recced.

"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 Nov 26, 2009 8:43 PM CST up reply actions  

You made me read all that with a serious interested face!

by LionZion on Nov 27, 2009 11:19 AM CST up reply actions  

Aaah, almost missed this.

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by LatinD on Nov 27, 2009 12:13 PM CST up reply actions  

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