Taking the Mojo to San Antonio
That's pretty much all you need to know about our night!
Yeah, we had great seats. Last row at the top of the building. Seriously, these were great seats. You guys can spring for these any time.
Manu's future being told
Matt Bonner being introduced.
I swear, he almost ignited. Too bad he didn't start.

This is the guy that Powell and I high-fived right after this...
"Man, I'm getting hungry"
via a.espncdn.com (AP Photo/Gloria Ferniz)
Powell and me at the game
There is only one way to celebrate a win.
Yes, we really ate at the Cracker Barrel
Random Thoughts
- I don't see many live games. This was my first in two years. It is very disorienting froma game flow perspective. They don't have the score and the game clock (or shot clock) printed over the court so I lose track of all game situations. Down 6, up 8. I don't know.
- We really did like our seats and they really were the TOP row.
- In the full court picture, I love that you can see Pop's bandage on the big screen.
- The Cracker Barrel is delicious. Powell and I tried very hard to appear to be assholes. I'm not sure we succeeded. [Updated]: This is supposed to "to not be assholes".
- San Antonio is not a town I want to live in again, but every time I go, I'm reminded of how nice the people are.
- We saw two incidents of road rage on the drive home. A van tried to run a car off the road. More than once. And a fight in the median on I-35 in downtown Austin.
Game Thoughts
- Tyson Chandler must be really good, Hilton Armstrong must really suck, or the Hornets aren't nearly as good as last year.
- Easily the most impressive person to watch on the court last night was Tony Parker. Live, you get a completely different perspective on how fast he really is and how quickly he gets through the paint.
- Chris Paul was unconscious in the second half. That game wasn't really close.
- Stampler is right, George Hill makes his layups more difficult than he has to.
- Even from our seats, Cubits had some noticeable cubits.
- FinDog got his stroke back that game
- What's up with the Mason first shot heat check?
- From an elevation of approximately 3000', Chris Paul still looks like he's flopping.
- [UPDATED]: Powell totally called Manu's dunk. When Manu caught it and took one step, Powell yelled, "Dunk that shit". Which Manu preceded to do.
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I’ve never been to a spurs game outside of Los Angeles. Do spurs home games regularly sell out? Here Laker tickets are almost impossible to get ahold of while Clippers tickets you can get for free all the time.
You guys gonna give us a picture of a complete stranger, but not a legit photo of yourselves at the game. C’mon now.
The Cracker Barrel is a place I have never been. I’ll keep it mind though. I always want to eat somewhere nice after live games.
I posted every “good” picture I had. The picture of us was what happens when an idiot like tries to turn off his camera.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Feb 1, 2009 2:00 PM CST up reply actions
oh, and I wouldn’t recommend the Cracker Barrel. My wife still hasn’t stopped laughing. The phone call went something like this:
ATS: Hey, we just got out of the game and we need to eat. We’re at Cracker Barrel.
Mrs. ATS: What? You’re fucking kidding me, right?
ATS: No, we are at Cracker Barrel.
Mrs. ATS: Your eating at Cracker Barrel?
ATS: Yes.
Mrs. ATS: What the fuck for?
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Feb 1, 2009 2:03 PM CST up reply actions
Also, the dude was their with his wife and kids. He needed us as man support. He and his wife were THRILLED that we wanted to take his picture and put it on the blog.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Feb 1, 2009 2:22 PM CST up reply actions
Insanely Jealous
Got a chill just seeing all that silver and black in the crowd..One day I am so going to a game in San Antonio
" Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes, that way when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes. "
Awesome. This is the post of the month. I hate you for watching them live.
I’m going in 2010 if it kills me. I can’t die without visiting the Cracker Barrel.
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Dude, it’s the first of the month. Thanks.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Feb 1, 2009 7:26 PM CST up reply actions
Thanks for slapping in the nuts.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Feb 1, 2009 8:43 PM CST up reply actions
this has just made me all the more determined to make it to the US sometime in the next year or 2, just to see them live.
and i don’t care if it costs me an arm and a leg, i’m getting courtside seats.
by sleep research facility on Feb 1, 2009 7:20 PM CST reply actions
my trip isnt nearly as long as your guys might be, but i am about 1000 miles or so away. not sure what that is in kilometers…..about 12-13 hours if you drive. i go down at least once every year. if you guys do pull off a trip at the same time let me know and maybe i’ll try to get down there then too and buy you guys a beer.
actually, my wife and i have a trip lined up over the first weekend of march. hitting the washington and phoenix games on the 6th and 8th, i think. this is fair warning just in case anyone down there might care to hook up for a game or a beverage somewhere during my trip.
I’ll definitely write a post to ask for recommendations once next year’s schedule is set. There’s still lots of time left. :)
i always try to pick at least one clown team that the spurs should easily beat :-)
SA and all of south texas are great places to spend a few days even if the boys do somehow you when you are there……
Spend a few days in Austin, just drive to San Antonio for the games…
Catch the Spurs Spirit! It's a Fast-breakin' Fiesta!
And the Puffy Tacos at Las Palapas or Henry’s Puffy Tacos
Catch the Spurs Spirit! It's a Fast-breakin' Fiesta!
I love the puffy taco race at the Missions games. It always cracks me up when that taco gets creamed by the little kids on his way to home plate.
I have a friend who loves to attend minor league ball games and it’s due to her that I have an official Puffy Taco beanie baby. It’s gotta be worth a mint… right?
I am happy. I am proud. - Manu Ginobili
My wife loved the puffy taco too. It was 5 years ago and she still talks about him.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Feb 2, 2009 5:23 PM CST up reply actions
I know I've already said this, but I love her more and more each day.
Really… what’s not to love about Puffy? The jalapeno feet? The Cherry Tomato hat? The green tights?
Great, now I can’t wait for baseball season to start.
I am happy. I am proud. - Manu Ginobili
haha…to be totally serious, i may be there around that time, as my sister (who has no interest in basketball) wants to go and suggested we go over together.
by sleep research facility on Feb 2, 2009 6:30 AM CST up reply actions
Love the pics ATS! It cracked me up when I saw the pants photo. You should attend more of these Spurs games.
by silverandblack_davis on Feb 1, 2009 8:51 PM CST reply actions
great game to be there, i gotta think. good opponent, great win. not too many tense moments. from the times i have been to that place i know that it can get really hot up there at the top. maybe not so much in february?
you get a totally different perspective from being there vs. watching on TV for sure. i was really close to the floor one time and was struck at how big tony parker actually is.
speaking of frenchy, one game a few years back, we sat way up. next to us was a pretty young girl from france who was there all by herself – and came all the way to see tony play in person. she was nearly in tears at the opportunity. kinda cool.
when i saw game 3 of the spurs vs. hornets playoff series, i was the second to last row and it was AWESOME. i could care less where i sit, as long as i get to see them in person and hang out with my fellow Spurs brethren. I was high fiving everyone around me and everyone was pounding brews. glorious.
What the Bowen giveth Horry taketh away. --LatinD (2008 Playoffs Round 2, Game 1)
the Spurs do not defeat you so much as they grind you into tiny shards of psychological wreckage.
-the Denver Post
by Hamer_SpursFan on Feb 1, 2009 9:44 PM CST up reply actions
Eating
There’s got to be 1000 better restaurants in SA than Cracker Barrel. I mean Whataburger is better! Anyway, it’s always fun gettin’ to a Spurs game live. The fans are great…for the most part, and the Spurs are great so that’s makes it even better.
One man's toxic sludge is another man's popuri
dude, i was there, too! we (my wife, my brother and his wife) were in section 230 about 3 rows from the top. we were in the corner, so we’re even cheaper than you. but even then, it’s not as bad as people may think.
this was my first game in about 2-3 years, so it was imperative that they win. the place went insane when MANU dunked – i think Powell and I said the same thing at the same time, because i just had this feeling he was gonna dunk it. and then Mace’s steal and jumper really blew the place up.
there was this hornets fan right behind us, and so during the start of the game when they jumped on us 10-4, he was all gloating and talking and stuff, oohing and aahing over paul. Pop calls a timeout, regroups the guys, they come out and take the lead in like a minute it seemed. i think i heard him say something one more time the rest of the game – awesome.
and yes, you can see chris paul’s flops from any elevation. it’s amazing to me how MANU and Fabo get reemed about their flopping when cp does it so much more blatantly. it’s really not even close how much he flops compared to MANU. and he fouls offensively like crazy. he gets away with so much crap, it’s annoying to watch him play at times. but he does have some mad skills – i just wish he would play straight up more often instead of trying to draw so many fouls.
and ladies and gentlemen, david west, your 2009 West All-Star reserve!
Speaking of eating, ATS, how should we coordinate our Thai Village expedition?
Catch the Spurs Spirit! It's a Fast-breakin' Fiesta!
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