Game #7 Recap: Spurs 107, Clippers 95 - Sloppy Joes Anybody?
by Big50 on Nov 11, 2010 1:26 AM CST
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Stolen unabashedly from Hirschof
Alright, so this a recap, but I'm writing it while the game is going on so you get the emotions I'm feeling during the game. Say it with me in your best Joker voice: Here we go!
"The Clippers? Are you serious?"
1st Quarter:
The Spurs start off strong and jump out to a quick 11-4 lead. They look pretty crisp to start the game with everybody getting involved early. Blair's defense on Griffin looks pretty strong, although he does pick up two cheap fouls trying to get offensive boards. Things start getting sloppy. It looks like a dorm room, garbage everywhere. Speaking of that a Sports Center In-Game just started off with: "The Knicks and Warriors in a good one." Come on now Stuart, I know you gotta sell the highlight, but bald face lying doesn't become you.
Spurs lineup out of a timeout is RJ, Blair, Parker, Hill and Dyess and the Clippers cut the to 18-19. Splitter comes in and gets a rebound and then an offense foul. Well, all the crispness is gone and the game has gotten very ugly. A James Anderson three to end the quarter gives the Spurs a 4 point lead.
Let's hope things get better from here.
2nd Quarter:
Alright, why is Brian Cook owning the Spurs here? He looks like an All-Star right now. He missed two open shots or would have had 10 points in the first 4 minutes of the quarter. Sheesh. Hill makes a couple of nice baskets to keep the Spurs in front, but barely. Here's a question, why do they make movie and car commercials with NBA high-lights in them? It doesn't make me want to buy the car or watch the movie any more...in fact, probably makes me less likely to partake in the item. Am I out of touch here? Why is that cool?
Anyway, Parker is having a decent game 11 points 5 assists with 7 minutes to go in the second quarter. Solid. Spurs playing better with Splitter and Duncan on the floor together. I can see that tandem working out nicely. As I say that Duncan almost gives up an offensive board. Spurs playing better and the Clips are not as amped as they were. Is it me or are the big head NBA commercials a little freaky? They kinda remind me of this:
via www.z100.com
This freaks my wife out to no end. She won't even watch the commercial.
Out of the time out the Spurs have two quick TO's. Then Rage hits a very nice open corner 3 and then gets a steal. Now it's become the Rage show. That ended as quickly as it began. Things getting sloppy on the defensive end. Might be because Blair is back in. Parker and Blair both miss easy layups. Manu hits a three to keep the Spurs up by 8 going into the 3 minute timeout. Commercial thought: How did Derek Fisher get a commercial? I cannot tell you how annoying that is.
Out of the timeout the Spurs give a wide open jumper. Rage nice dish to Blair who dunks it home. I wish he'd do that more. 1:14 to go and an offensive rebound and the Clippers are within 5. The Spurs cannot play decent for more than a couple minutes at a time. Duncan finally scores with less than a minute to go in the half. Spurs manage to not get a shot off before the shot clock expires. This is just lazy/stupid play. Spurs take a 51-44 lead into half time. Deserving very little of that lead. The one positive thing is that Griffin is 2-8 from the field.
Halftime:
I hate analysts. They're all so predictable. It's like having somebody stab you in the eye with Mark Jackson's words for 30 seconds and then coming right back with Jalen Rose's vocabulary to stab you in the ear. How do these guys get jobs...and keep them?
It's worse than this, but the pictures to describe it weren't family friendly.
3rd Quarter:
Back to the action. So this is an ugly start. Clippers go on a mini-run and take the lead. The teams trade baskets and the lead with some nice offense and very unwatchable defense. A tech on the Clippers bench after a Duncan dunk and another nice layup for the GOATPUFF, from a sweet pass from Dyess, gives the Spurs some breathing room. Manu gets a very nice and-one, the Clippers call a timeout., a 65-59 lead for the Spurs. Tim Duncan on the NBA Cares talking about the Wounded Warriors projects. Very cool.
Six minutes to go, and Mark Jackson is droning on....and on....and on. Will somebody give this guy a head coaching job so we can stop having to listen to him while trying to enjoy our Spurs?! I'm not even sure what he's saying any more. Manu just had a very sick pass to Splitter and he can't finish it. There have been at least 4 easy buckets the Spurs have missed. That has got to end.
via scrapetv.com
Go to your home, ball!
Apparently, everyone needs to learn from RAGE! He's been money tonight. Parker is slicing up the Clippers defense. Spurs on a little run up 8. The defense is still off, but it's been slightly better the last few minutes. Two TO's right in a row from Hill and Parker. Back from the time out at 2:24 in the 3rd, Spurs up 72-64. It'd be nice to see some defense right about now. Jefferson hits a three and then the Spurs go on another mini-run with Parker getting a fast break layup. Spurs have two ok defensive postions, but mostly bad play by the Clippers. And, we're right back to sloppy play. That didn't take long. A nice end to the 3rd. Manu scores going, you guessed it, left and then Bledsoe gets his last second shot swatted by Splitter.
We need to keep this lead big to get our guys rested.
4th Quarter:
Alright, 14 point lead. Let's see if our boys can make this a nice easy win. George hits a nice open three after some solid ball movement. Spurs hustle on defense to start here. Playing a little out of control, but at least there's hustle out there. Wowzer, there was just one hell of a dunk from Aminu, that was bad defense and some real athleticism. Manu answers with a 3. Again, back to sloppy play on defense. The offense is looking like a well oiled machine with Anderson, Manu, Blair, McDyess and Hill on the floor. I keep harping on it, but the defense is just not smart. Blair just ruined a whole possession by being lazy and not getting back on his man.
Down to an 8 point lead with 7:40 to go. Brian Cook continues to go off. Anderson hits a three and then for some reason we DOUBLE TEAM Cook and the Clippers hit a wide open three. How can we not guard Brian effing Cook one on one? *sigh* The lead is now down to 6 with the offense taking after the defense and getting rushed and out of control. Blair bails out Jefferson who takes a terrible shot and missed a wide open Manu. This is a frantic game at this point. The Spurs seem like they're afraid they're going to lose and are pressing. Maybe it's because Duncan is on the bench, but these guys have got to calm down.
Calm down, make smart decisions, win the game
Out of the time out. Manu makes free throws to put the Spurs up ten. They play good defense, but give up an open layup at the end of the shot clock. Well, this is looking like a M. Night Shyamalan movie, it's just not making sense. Duncan is having to check back in with 3:23 to go. Not good. 5 point game. Parker knocks down two free-throws. 7 point game, 2:20 to go. McDyess with a HUGE block on Griffin. Rage fouled and will shoot two on a questionable flagrant call. McDyess has had a very nice game. He hasn't done a ton that will go in the stats, but he's been very solid. Jefferson misses an awkward looking shot, McDyess knocks out to Manu. Ginobili then proceeds to run down the clock and makes a sick behind the back dribble, fake pass and sweet layup. 11 point lead. 1:47 to go.
After Griffin gets an unlucky tech called on him, he proceeds to get a wicked alley-oop, I mean sick dunk. Wow. Duncan to the bench, Splitter in. Even towards the end of the game the defense is getting broken down like a '76 Pinto. Gary Neal is in the game. Mass subs for the Spurs, Neal, Gee and the white guy who they signed recently. Neal has a nice dish to McDyess and that's the icing.
Spurs win! 107-95
Summary:
It was sloppy to be sure, but a win is a win and it tastes so good
This game was as consistent as Jalen Rose's ability to use proper sentence structure. The Spurs started off strong and then the game got sloppy in a hurry. I know I used that word a lot, but it's exactly what happened. There were stretches of the game where the Spurs looked great on offense and good on D, but it never lasted long. Here are some stats for your viewing pleasure:
| LA Clippers | Players in bold: Currently in-game | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | Min | FG | 3Pt | FT | +/- | Off | Reb | Ast | TO | Stl | BS | BA | PF | Pts | |
| R. Butler | G | 39:33 | 7-14 | 3-6 | 1-2 | -7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| E. Bledsoe | G | 31:16 | 5-15 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -17 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| D. Jordan | C | 14:20 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | -14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| B. Griffin | F | 38:12 | 5-18 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -15 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| R. Gomes | F | 38:04 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| Bench | Min | FG | 3Pt | FT | +/- | Off | Reb | Ast | TO | Stl | BS | BA | PF | Pts | |
| A. Aminu | 26:05 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 1-2 | -8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| C. Smith | 16:34 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | |
| W. Warren | 16:20 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| B. Cook | 11:13 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| J. Collins | 6:23 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| C. Kaman | 0:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 40-85 | 7-10 | 8-14 | 11 | 32 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 95 | |||
| Percentages: | .471 | .700 | .571 | Team Rebounds: 10 | |||||||||||
| San Antonio | Players in bold: Currently in-game | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | Min | FG | 3Pt | FT | +/- | Off | Reb | Ast | TO | Stl | BS | BA | PF | Pts | |
| M. Ginobili | G | 35:42 | 6-9 | 3-5 | 7-7 | +10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| T. Parker | G | 35:40 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 5-6 | +18 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 21 |
| D. Blair | C | 28:04 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -16 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| R. Jefferson | F | 35:35 | 6-11 | 4-6 | 6-6 | +4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| T. Duncan | F | 22:07 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bench | Min | FG | 3Pt | FT | +/- | Off | Reb | Ast | TO | Stl | BS | BA | PF | Pts | |
| G. Hill | 26:02 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 2-2 | +5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| A. McDyess | 25:42 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| T. Splitter | 15:35 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-5 | +10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| J. Anderson | 11:13 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 1-2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| G. Neal | 0:47 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| A. Gee | 0:47 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C. Quinn | 0:47 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35-70 | 11-17 | 26-30 | 9 | 40 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 107 | |||
| Percentages: | .500 | .647 | .867 | Team Rebounds: 7 | |||||||||||
If you notice the Spurs did a decent job of making life difficult for Blake Griffindor, but Rasual Butler tore this team up. Late rotations are where Butler and Gomes got most of their points. The Spurs are clearly not in a groove on either side of the floor. The defense picked up dramatically when Splitter and Duncan were playing together. Blair has got to pick up his defensive rebounding. I don't know what's going on with him, but he's playing dumb and lazy. He picked to two very cheap offensive fouls and then proceeded to stop trying on the offensive boards. Ok, that's harsh, he didn't give up, but the effort wasn't the same after those fouls.
George Hill had himself a decent game. He doesn't look right for some reason, but he seems to be a lot more confident than he has been. Having him playing well will help this team a lot. All that said, a win is a win. This team is going to be very very good on offense and will eventually be a good defensive team. I hope they can be better than good on defense, but it's clear that Splitter is going to help with that.
Your 3 stars:
3: Manu Ginobili - 20 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists - He hit some big shots to keep momentum from getting all the way over to the Clippers and stopped the bleeding. His 4 turnovers didn't help.
2: Richard Jefferson - 22 points, 3 boards, 2 steals - RAGE was on tonight. He hit his open threes and made smart decisions for most of the game. The defense isn't quite there yet.
1: Tony Parker - 21 points, 9 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals - Parker pushed the tempo on offense and wasn't really a problem on defense. He disappeared a couple of times, but overall played a very solid game.
Game Thread Magic:
rick2g: My wife has just announced that Splitter is, and I quote, "7 feet of deliciousness".
from spursfan87
bones: couple stops – couple hoops and viola.
DrumsinTheDeep: Viola?
CapHill: FEAR THE BALD SPOT!
CapHill: Did Dice get new Legs?
bellasa: I hear he stole someone's ACL's
lullaby: if they’re our "scrubs" then my magic 8-ball reads "outlooks is good"
Aaronstampler: Dr. Quinn: Victory Cigar.
Get to feeling better Timmeh. I'm off to bed.
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So far, so good: Guard Chris Quinn has been with the Spurs for just six days, but the team is 3-0 in the games he has been on the roster.
The Hobbit has this to say:
"Undefeated in the Quinn era"
Yo, I’m 6-11, but I just want to dribble through my legs and shoot jumpshots like a guard. - Marc Blucas on Tim Duncan
Good recap.
Man, early on Blair was good on defense, but after that it dropped off. He really has got to make some of those easy baskets he gets. One of his offensive fouls was because he missed a shot that he should have had.
It seems, now that Blair gets bigger minutes, his play is magnified further and this is why we think something is wrong. And usually he starts against the better players compared to last year. This is probably why it seems like he digressed.
Hill just needs to stop hesitating. That’s his biggest problem and why he seems off. He did hit some nice shots, but far too often he still hesitated and it caused problems with overpassing and shot clock issues. I do like that Pop focused on Hill, taking away Neal’s minutes (since Neal seems to have enough confidence to last him a lifetime). Pop really needs to tell George, he’s going to pull him if he keeps hesitating.
I’d give Manu an A+ if he didn’t have those turnovers. He had some really poor/lazy passes that led to easy points for the Clippers. Some of those plays were the reason why the Clippers gained momentum and stayed in it. It’s funny, but Parker was way better as a ball distributor tonight (or last night as I write this).
Kind of mad Duncan had to come back in, but he didn’t have to work too hard, so at least they were easy minutes. His whole night was pretty easy, luckily.
I was hoping for 30 for TP and Manu and RJ at like 33-34 (pretty close). I knew the game wouldn’t be a blow out though, especially with Duncan being sick.
If Hill can get to become a little bit more dependable, it might allow for Manu to sit more, but until then, TP/Manu need to be on the court a lot with Hill since a lot of his shots come assisted.
This is where Manu off the bench is useful, but obviously then it pulls him out of the starting lineup.
Will somebody give this guy a head coaching job so we can stop having to listen to him while trying to enjoy our Spurs?!
Amen.
The Spurs seem like they’re afraid they’re going to lose and are pressing.
I was thinking they played like they were afraid they were going to win. As though embarrassing an injured team gets you bad karma points.
Fun recap. Has anyone else felt like every home game so far the team has played way too fast & lose, as though it’s a scrimmage and they’re just trying new things on the fly? Maybe this pays off later in the season but I wouldn’t be bothered to see some old boring/efficient Spurs basketball again, even at the quicker pace they’re playing this season.
Thank you SF Giants for an incredible 2010 season and painting the City orange & black!
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
Right on Big. Pop will say that we were weak on D with them making 70% of their 3’s and maybe so but we shot 64% fg’s and 86.7% free throws. Up to this point, making the 3’s and our free throws is a major reason we are where we are and it’s time to say thanks Coach Chip.
So why no Neal? It bothers me to see he had the same amount of floor time as Golem.
I wasn’t able to catch the game since I was out on the town with the Mrs.
"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 Aaron "Hirschof" Preine on Nov 11, 2010 7:49 AM CST reply actions 2 recs
Agreed.
Memo for Pop: Neal is not garbage time material !!!!
He still showed his intensity like if it was crunch time. He is my man.
by spursfan_needs_counseling on Nov 11, 2010 8:17 AM CST up reply actions
“gollum” not “golem”
Nerd fail.
"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 Aaron "Hirschof" Preine on Nov 11, 2010 2:12 PM CST up reply actions
Something that could end up being a big move for a team in serious contention for a deep playoff run.
Kevin Love’s breakout double-double (23 points and 24 rebounds Tuesday night against the Lakers) only underscored the bizarre dispute between the 22-year-old and coach Kurt Rambis over his minutes. Love has been walking a fine line between publicly grumbling and saying the right things of late, and other teams have taken note. One team that would be an ideal fit for Love, Houston, has explored the possibility to the point of presenting trade scenarios to the Wolves. Those overtures, sources say, have been met with an icy response. Another team to keep an eye on with regard to Love is the Trail Blazers. No stranger to frontcourt injuries, Portland doesn’t want to get caught shorthanded again, and coach Rick Adelman lives in Love’s hometown, Lake Oswego, Ore. Adelman’s son, Patrick, was a teammate of Love’s in high school.
"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 Aaron "Hirschof" Preine on Nov 11, 2010 8:32 AM CST reply actions
It’d be nice to see him in silver and black, no? I don’t know how his defense is, but from what I have heard he rebounds like a mad man.
I would LOVE to have Love in silver and black. He’s smart enough to learn defense.
With all due respect, gentlemen, we're not as crazy as she is.
but who would you give up? Blair + Neal? Blair + Bonner? Neal? Gee?
"The A-Train 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 Joe deLarios on Nov 11, 2010 12:35 PM CST up reply actions
I’d give up Blair is any of those guys for him. I’d like to keep Neal, but even he would be tradable.
I’d give up Blair and Bonner for Love, but not everyone would.
With all due respect, gentlemen, we're not as crazy as she is.
I would give anything for love (pun intended…meatloaf anyone?)
[ "Duncan, the Spurs' 34-year-old captain, was aghast when Splitter told him he used to watch him as a kid."]
"I didn't enjoy that at all," Duncan said
But I won’t do that? No, I won’t do that.
"A life, Jimmy, you know what that is? It’s what happens while you wait for moments that will never come." - Lester Freamon, The Wire
by silverandblack_davis on Nov 11, 2010 5:42 PM CST up reply actions
It’d be difficult to come up with a way to match salaries up prior to mid-season (neither Bonner nor Neal could be traded before then), and I’d be more inclined to wait until the season ends. If McDyess does retire once he wins his championship ring with the Spurs this year, there would be some cap room to sign free agent replacements for some of the talent the Spurs might have to give up. To have Love & Tiago playing together for several years (and Manu, RJ and Tony for the next few) sounds great, and I would keep Anderson with them.
Splitter +10 Blair -16 – This was so obvious wathing the game. Splitter made the team better, solid and reliable. He is improving every game, I know now he is going to be big for us. Blair, on the other side looks more like D-league material so far.
Is time to give Splitter more minutes, HE IS READY ! ! !
by spursfan_needs_counseling on Nov 11, 2010 8:35 AM CST reply actions
Maybe blair is what he is…….an energetic backup PF who can provide good mins and energy off the bench instead the starting center. Tiago/Duncan starting and Blair/McDyess off the bench would seem to be the balance in the front court.
Good things come to those who keep fighting
I agree. If he can improve his jump shooting game, like we heard he did, that would really help him get more playing time.
I really like Blair but he should not be starting. He can hold the pivot when he is on D but his lack of height is a serious issue.
"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 Aaron "Hirschof" Preine on Nov 11, 2010 11:22 AM CST up reply actions
It seemed rather like Pop had a game plan going in of giving Hill and Blair enough minutes to try to break out of their respective slumps. Mixed results. Their games looked better, though the team didn’t necessarily look better.
In a game which the Spurs won by 8, Tony had a +18 and Manu a +10. So while George was in for Manu, the team basically stayed even; but while he was in for Tony they lost 10 points. George wound up with a +5, but that was due mainly to the time that he spent in a lineup that included both Tony & Manu, along with Tim and Tiago. It leaves me wondering what the team will do if Tony gets hurt and misses a number of games. I still tend to think that George could handle it by being aggressive towards the basket and showing more of his teardrop shot over his 3 point shot; and that it may help his game to have to work the PG without Manu helping him out.
The seeming push for George meant less time for both Neal and Anderson. Anderson saw a fair portion come during the Spurs’ dwarf lineup with Blair, Jefferson, Tony and George. He scored 7 points in just over 11 minutes, with his one FG miss coming when George passed him the ball in 3 point territory with about 2 seconds to go on the shot clock. Neal played a little bit more than a minute at the end, didn’t get a shot attempt other than 2 free throws (his miss looking pretty bad, maybe he needs to be on the move when he shoots).
One of the best lineups looked to be the one that included both Tim & Tiago. It seemed like the only basket the Clippers may have made was when they put back a Tiago blocked shot. While Tiago and McDyess both had a +10 and Tim a +15, Blair had a -14. With Tim recovering from the flu and Tiago still getting into shape, the team actually seemed to miss Bonner. Matt might return the next game.
These 3 point rookie archers are working out better than we could have dreamed. Anderson and Neal are each shooting 50% from three land, helping make the Spurs the 2nd most accurate 3 point shooting team in the league.
[ "Duncan, the Spurs' 34-year-old captain, was aghast when Splitter told him he used to watch him as a kid."]
"I didn't enjoy that at all," Duncan said
3 point rookie archers
That’s a sweet turn of phrase, a-bro. Check out the Quotes page which has been updated to reflect your recent awesomeness.
The point with intangibles is that no one can see them.
Very nice recap!
It’s worse than this, but the pictures to describe it weren’t family friendly.
Good stuff.
Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.
This game was as consistant as Jalen Rose’s ability to use proper sentence structure.
This is all sorts of win and the perfect description of the Spurs so far this year (although Mark Jackson is a close 2nd to Rose on the grammar scale).
With all due respect, gentlemen, we're not as crazy as she is.
Thank you for this lovely recap. I now feel almost as though I was actually able to watch this game. Also, I hate Qwest.
Good stuff Big…I dig this.
I agree with all that you wrote. At this point, Beast is a big liability on court. I remember, every time he came into the game during the second half, we would lose our lead. His help defense is really worse. Honestly speaking, at this point, I think Matty is a better fit than Beast. With the same number of shots that Blair takes, Matty would have a better output and is almost similar to Beast on defense.
Keep the faith!!
Temple waived
I hear TEMPLE of Garrett has been waived. This surprises me, I like him.
Keep the faith!!
That is a surprise. I’m not sure whether they can even get him allocated to the Toros at this point. So being one of Pop’s favorite players doesn’t necessarily guaranty much.
Suddenly the Spurs are looking very shallow at PG behind Tony. Is this move to boost George’s confidence, or are the Spurs now shopping for a PG?
Mark Jackson tried to spoil the Spur-Clipper game for me, and probably would have
succeeded had I not switched to the local Clipper telecast. When Jackson is teamed
with Van Gundy, I can’t take it — I have to mute them, as I do with Jalen Rose and Stuart Scott. Incidentally, we are 5-0 w/o Scalabrine, but he’s coming back Saturday vs. Philly.
I don’t like it.
Advertisers put NBA footage in their commercials so DVR users will think they’ve fast-forwarded too far and hit the play button. By the time they realize it’s just a commercial it’s too late, they’re that much closer to buying a new Camaro.
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