This Week in San Antonio Spurs Basketball: Monday Panic Attack
by LatinD on Nov 9, 2009 6:00 AM CST
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A bit over 6% of the regular season is behind us now, and the team's losing when faced with real teams. Should we panic? That's a tough one, let me think...
No.
See? Easy. Now join us after the jump, as we recap a pretty craptastic week.
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Here we'll provide information, links and summaries for all the games the Spurs played during the week, so that no one has to miss Pop sneering at a reporter. |
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Game #4: San Antonio Spurs 99 @ Utah Jazz 113 |
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Pounding The Rock: Game Preview #4 - San Antonio Spurs @ Utah Jazz - Back from Vacation Pounding The Rock: PtR Quick Cap: The defense didn't make the road trip... Pounding The Rock: San Antonio @ Utah Game Thread Pounding The Rock: Spurs @ Jazz: Stat of the Game: 7 48 Minutes of Hell: San Antonio Spurs 99, Utah Jazz 113: the Late Edition Project Spurs: Jazz Blowout Win Brings Spurs Back Down To Earth SpursTalk: Game Thoughts: Spurs @ Jazz - Nov. 5 Spurs Dynasty; A Tale of Two Cities MySA: Spurs come out of break bittersweet |
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Game #5: San Antonio Spurs 84 @ Portland Trail Blazers 96 |
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Pounding The Rock: Game Preview #5: San Antonio Spurs @ Portland Blazers Pounding The Rock: NBA Live 10 Simulation: Regular Season: San Antonio Spurs @ Portland Trail Blazers Pounding The Rock: San Antonio @ Portland Game Thread Pounding The Rock: PtR Quick Cap: Blazers Thump Spurs 96-84 Pounding The Rock: This Year's 1st Quarter is Last Year's 3rd Quarter: Blazers-Spurs Recap Pounding The Rock: Spurs @ Blazers: Stat of the Game: 17 48 Minutes of Hell: San Antonio Spurs 84, Portland Trailblazers 96 Spurs Dynasty: The Rip City Ripping MySA: Second verse for Spurs in Portland |
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This is the section for all the original Pounding the Rock content, including the FanPosts that have been recommended by the community. |
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Pounding The Rock: Not Quite A Wallpaper: BatMANU Begins Pounding The Rock: Spurs International Roundup -- Tiago and Nando Square Off
Pounding The Rock: State of the Silver Stars Nation Pounding The Rock: Welcome to PtR. Let Me Give You A Tour Pounding The Rock: Austin Toros Draft Day
Pounding The Rock: Editorial: Why Tony Parker's Injury is Good for the Spurs |
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Pounding The Rock: WatchSpurs Pounding The Rock: Ginobili vs. Dracula, Part 1 Pounding The Rock: Ginobili vs. Dracula, Chapter 2 |
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In this section you'll find every bit of Spurs-related news we were able to find through the Intertubes during the week. |
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Project Spurs: Is Michael Finley a Starter? Project Spurs: Redesigning the Spurs Jerseys
Project Spurs: Who's Taking The Final Shot? Project Spurs: Should Matt Bonner Continue To Start? |
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MySA: Spurs' Parker expects to be out a week MySA: Spurs notebook: Team unfazed by new rims MySA: Back-to-back of bad news MySA: Parker injury hands Spurs' reins to Hill MySA: Spurs still experiencing growing pains
MySA: Blowouts allowing Duncan more rest |
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Spurs Dynasty: Bat-Man Al Hamnik: Popovich, Spurs a perfect fit |
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Those pinstripe jerseys from Project Spurs are a really cool idea.
by BlaseE on Nov 9, 2009 10:18 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
if you hire the players they should be played
what kills me about the spurs they seem to be lock in some tyype of zone . the league is changing with these younger players . pop play the younger player lets get them in the game . the spurs need youth and energy. not old guys and set plays. help
by wildthang01 on Nov 9, 2009 12:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Welcome to PtR wildthang, while I agree that Pop needs to play more of the young players, at least Hairston (see below), I don’t we should run wild and loose without having plays run. If Pop will ever play some of the young guys, it’ll be for the very purpose of evaluating whether or not they can execute well on plays (both offensively and defensively).
When the tooth fairy's own tooth falls out, it is taken during the night by Princess Peanut.
by the little o on Nov 9, 2009 1:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
cant use something thats not you
im all for the spurs getting younger. it brings in some aspects of the game that have yet to be seen in recent spurs memory however it also has its downsides. The spurs of last year were a big NO but, the more they stray from who they where in lets say, 2005 the more identity they lose and then they become like the rest of the league, competing in terms of talent and chemistry alone. when they were winning, they NEVER had the most talent packed lineup in the league. do the spurs need youth? u bet, do they need to become the jazz? portland? thunder? NO WAY IN HELL
" If you don't know which chocolates are in the box, just make sure to show no mercy, take no prisoners and consume untill there’s not one sweet left standing. That way you know exactly what your getting, a temporary case of ADHD and reserved seat in diabetics (type 2)anonymous. Take that Forrest Gump!"
-GMD
by GoofyMartianDude on Nov 9, 2009 12:55 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Hey GMD, welcome to PtR. Just in case you don’t know this yet, you can reply directly to a comment by clicking on the reply button found underneath that comment. That way, you’re reply will be nested right below it, and it’s easier to keep track of who’s talking to whom.
As far the influx of youth. I’ll say that Pop needs to play Hairston, at least for the beginning of the season to see what he’s got in him. Hairston proved himself more than capable of taking the back-up SF minutes from Finley throughout his good showing at the Summer League, and only solidified this notion during the pre-season. Hairston played about as good or even better D than Bogans, while playing about as good or even better O than Finley. He showed he deserves some minutes, at least during back to back games, however, he’s a youngling, and has been known to dunk, so Pop’s can’t play him. Hopefully Pop will toy with the line-ups more and experiment with Hairston in there.
When the tooth fairy's own tooth falls out, it is taken during the night by Princess Peanut.
by the little o on Nov 9, 2009 1:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks i am glad to finally be part of the PTR clan!
I definitly agree with you about hairston, he has been incredibly consistent and has displayed both a diverse set of skills along with high iq and maturity. every time i got a chance to see him produce in pre-season and summer league i was completly taken back by his productivity! the guy just seems to get it. he would score 8 points in 10 minutes on 4 shots, grab 3 boards, dish out 2 assists and either a block or a steal durring a game. i would see this and think to myself that it had to be a fluke considering that pop had yet to announce hairston as his SECOND favorite player. but man, every single time i looked up, BAM! there’s hairston once again showing that he is not only bad ass, but he brings it on a nightly basis. he definitly deserves some time and i hope that pop takes this next parker less week to experiment around with some of the less utilized guys, bring back our swagger! i have no prob with more youth as long as it goes into the spurs system instead of redefining it. as far as finley and bogans go im conflicted. say what u will bout finley but fact is that he is a niche player. his job involves a few select things and as far as finley goes last year and so far this year, he is one of the best situational reserve scorers in the NBA. he does what is expected of him and well, very well. yeah his D sucks and he uses duck tape to keep his arm on but fact is finley IS going to get minutes. just hopefully not so many, he does need to improve his efficency a tad for me to be happy with him getting 15 off the bench. and hairston is defintly a diamond in the rough defensivly, but dont rule out bogans especially after that portland game, he, jefferson, and hill all impressed me in different ways. once hariston grows enough to sponge up minutes behind RJ(aka, greg odens pimp) we will only have on last piece to the puzzle: a young back up center. doesnt have to be great just active intelligent, decent rebounder, and athletic. easier said then done i know but the season is still young so… sorry for typing like a house arrested cat lady but im just SO Pumped that the season is underway!
" If you don't know which chocolates are in the box, just make sure to show no mercy, take no prisoners and consume untill there’s not one sweet left standing. That way you know exactly what your getting, a temporary case of ADHD and reserved seat in diabetics (type 2)anonymous. Take that Forrest Gump!"
-GMD
by GoofyMartianDude on Nov 9, 2009 3:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hairston should stay on the bench. Who do you want us to sit so he can get minutes? RJ, Manu, Finley, Mason, Bogans or Hill? I think he’s got some potential, but we’re loaded at the 2 position. Give the old guys a month to get their legs and if they are still struggling, we can go to Hairston. Plus, with Manu, Blair, and Hill coming off the bench, the second unit does not need any more energy. They need someone to calm them down if anything; ie old guy x.
"GINOBILI!" -- Sir Charles
by Fred Silva on Nov 9, 2009 4:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I say bench Finley. The old man’s got ice in his blood and he’s productive, but he’s a known quantity. You know what you’re going to expect from him today, or in February. I say find out more about the unknown quantities, that could possibly develop with more PT if you decide the potential will be beneficial for you in the post-season. If it doesn’t work out, you still have Finley towards mid season to shorten the rotation and kick it up a notch. Finley’s old, and we need to keep him fresh from dying. Pop should at least play Hairston in one of the back to backs instead of Finley,
When the tooth fairy's own tooth falls out, it is taken during the night by Princess Peanut.
by the little o on Nov 10, 2009 12:40 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Welcome, GMD. Breaking down stuff into paragraphs won’t hurt, I promise :)
by silverandblack_davis on Nov 9, 2009 5:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Somewhere, LD is smiling.
My people call it "sarcasm." - Lauri
by CapHill on Nov 9, 2009 5:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, even my eyes hurt sometimes.
by silverandblack_davis on Nov 9, 2009 6:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
…It works… Thanks, Pavlov!
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by LatinD on Nov 9, 2009 7:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks, I am happy to be a part of the best blog on SB Nation! Ah! sorry about the paragraph thing. hey, how strict are u guys with spelling and grammar cause honestly i kind of slept through grades 4 through 7 and am pretty terrible.
" If you don't know which chocolates are in the box, just make sure to show no mercy, take no prisoners and consume untill there’s not one sweet left standing. That way you know exactly what your getting, a temporary case of ADHD and reserved seat in diabetics (type 2)anonymous. Take that Forrest Gump!"
-GMD
by GoofyMartianDude on Nov 9, 2009 7:51 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
We shall educate you.
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by LatinD on Nov 9, 2009 8:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t worry, GMD. You’ll absorb the site’s writing standards just like how Blair’s knees absorbed his ACLs.
by silverandblack_davis on Nov 9, 2009 9:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
So he’ll always be at risk of a complete grammar breakdown?
When the tooth fairy's own tooth falls out, it is taken during the night by Princess Peanut.
by the little o on Nov 10, 2009 12:42 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
maby some day i too will rip off the arms of 7 footers, one can only hope.
" If you don't know which chocolates are in the box, just make sure to show no mercy, take no prisoners and consume untill there’s not one sweet left standing. That way you know exactly what your getting, a temporary case of ADHD and reserved seat in diabetics (type 2)anonymous. Take that Forrest Gump!"
-GMD
by GoofyMartianDude on Nov 9, 2009 9:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Clicking on “reply” is a good way to start.
by silverandblack_davis on Nov 9, 2009 10:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hot damn I have my LatinD hat on today.
by silverandblack_davis on Nov 9, 2009 10:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
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