QuickCap #9 - San Antonio Spurs @ OKC Thunder (GIFs, Box Score, Magic)
by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Nov 14, 2010 8:32 PM CST
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Roll Call: completely deck, alamobro, spursfan87, bj1der, DrumsInTheDeep, NotDeadYet, transgojobot, Tim C., Bakkie009, mission20, gunnin' gervin, pablitoo, sparking!!!, Manu-20, LatinD, r21x, LionZion, freshtunarightofftheboat, set_aside, KA1Z3R, swgeek, shost, Chilai, Lauri, TDzilla!, the little o, CarBahia, jollyrogerwilco, canallon, biolb, M3D1T8R, Jfndizzle, audreypots, Queness, In the 666, TD21, Big50, Unclebob03, Alamo, cojones2thewall, Jacob Taylor Harrington, The Augustus, quincyscott, The Big Dam, cryoscourge
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Total Threads: 2
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| gunnin' gervin | 162 |
| completely deck | 134 |
| Bakkie009 | 133 |
| spursfan87 | 98 |
| LatinD | 92 |
| jollyrogerwilco | 81 |
| DrumsInTheDeep | 77 |
| bj1der | 74 |
| swgeek | 62 |
| r21x | 52 |
| TDzilla! | 52 |
| Tim C. | 51 |
| sparking!!! | 40 |
| mission20 | 40 |
| In the 666 | 33 |
| Manu-20 | 32 |
| Unclebob03 | 26 |
| audreypots | 23 |
| the little o | 22 |
| Big50 | 21 |
| shost | 20 |
| freshtunarightofftheboat | 20 |
| biolb | 18 |
| KA1Z3R | 18 |
| LionZion | 14 |
| quincyscott | 12 |
| Chilai | 12 |
| alamobro | 12 |
| CarBahia | 11 |
| pablitoo | 10 |
| Queness | 10 |
| M3D1T8R | 10 |
| Lauri | 8 |
| The Augustus | 7 |
| transgojobot | 6 |
| cryoscourge | 6 |
| canallon | 6 |
| TD21 | 5 |
| set_aside | 5 |
| NotDeadYet | 4 |
| cojones2thewall | 4 |
| Jfndizzle | 2 |
| The Big Dam | 1 |
| Jacob Taylor Harrington | 1 |
| Alamo | 1 |
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Here are JRW's picks of the best comments from the Game Threads
Early in the game when Blair wasn't playing particularly well
im sorry guys, but im really starting to get tired of blair. Shouldnt he be making smarter decisions by now?? He forces it when he doesnt have it.
mission20
you try training a beast.
the little o
After Bonner tried a hook shot in the lane for his only miss of the evening
Matt missed b/c that wasn’t a 3
jollyrogerwilco
I was just thinking that. He plays the game with a longbow, not a sword.
DrumsInTheDeep
In the 666
So does this mean that Bonner’s new nickname is TREBUCHET?
jollyrogerwilco
About Sean Elliot's post-game wrapup.
Sean credits the Thunder surrender to "too much Tony, too much Manu, and the Sauce of Matt Bonner."™
DrumsInTheDeep
The latest PtR meme, via cyborg.namedecoder.com
[BTW, I love the "for Rational Repair" tacked on to the end. - jrw]
The evening's tribute to the Red Rocket's performance. Posted by the little o:
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Biggest coach Pop/Tiago Splitter homer on the internet™
by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Nov 14, 2010 8:33 PM CST reply actions
Shouldn’t that be “alpha and omega?”
Hey, if posting a sharp, insightful, yet non-sarcastic comment were that easy, even olf would do it.
Mike Monroe: ...the uninformed presume Parker is expendable.
by freshtunarightofftheboat on Nov 14, 2010 9:44 PM CST up reply actions
Bonner m12g Bonner!
by spursfan_needs_counseling on Nov 14, 2010 8:33 PM CST via mobile reply actions
You are correct, my friend. I’m giddy with excitement.
"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 14, 2010 8:48 PM CST up reply actions
You can see the recap calendar, yes?
"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 14, 2010 9:02 PM CST up reply actions
Yep. It should be.
"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 14, 2010 9:10 PM CST up reply actions
Eh, I wasnt one of those people… ::Guilty expression::
[ "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
Great defense in the second half got the spurs this win and that is what makes me happy the most about this win.
GO SPURS GO
SPURS 2011 NBA Champions (if team is healty LoL)
+1
One thing i can do...................is FINGER ROLL.
by gunnin' gervin on Nov 14, 2010 8:43 PM CST up reply actions
+infinity
Hey, if posting a sharp, insightful, yet non-sarcastic comment were that easy, even olf would do it.
Mike Monroe: ...the uninformed presume Parker is expendable.
by freshtunarightofftheboat on Nov 14, 2010 9:31 PM CST up reply actions
oooooo, very nice! I wonder how many people got that? Probably a higher percentage than the general public, given the geekiness/intelligence level at PtR.
Hey, if posting a sharp, insightful, yet non-sarcastic comment were that easy, even olf would do it.
Mike Monroe: ...the uninformed presume Parker is expendable.
by freshtunarightofftheboat on Nov 15, 2010 2:08 PM CST up reply actions
have fun
One thing i can do...................is FINGER ROLL.
by gunnin' gervin on Nov 14, 2010 8:38 PM CST up reply actions
Success! That last half mile, when my body felt like it was breaking down, I just kept thinking, “What would Matt Bonner do? He’d finish this run so he could go get a sandwich, that’s what Matt Bonner would do!”
Also, my legs hurt.
Damn straight. High-fives all around!
by DrumsInTheDeep on Nov 15, 2010 9:08 AM CST up reply actions
Way to push through the pain.
Also, c_deck suggests this song.
The point with intangibles is that no one can see them.
A turkey on white sub from Subway was his pre game meal. He said you gotta stick with the fundamentals. LOL
One thing i can do...................is FINGER ROLL.
by gunnin' gervin on Nov 14, 2010 8:37 PM CST up reply actions
refresh for roll call
Biggest coach Pop/Tiago Splitter homer on the internet™
by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Nov 14, 2010 8:37 PM CST reply actions
Goodnight guys.
"Sometimes the Spurs make you play ugly. That's just the way they are." - Gary Bender
I bet Bakkie isnt going to sleep too well. Too many catecholamines surging.
[ "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
I was surprised when looking at the boxscore that Hill was only 1-10 shooting. He looked fairly good and contributed in other ways with 4 reb, 5 assts, 3 steals and 6 pts (due to 4-5ft).
Not a great statistical line, but scored two crucial bucket in the 3rd quarter run that proved to be decisive.
Though, isn’t that always the way it is with Timmy?
Hey, if posting a sharp, insightful, yet non-sarcastic comment were that easy, even olf would do it.
Mike Monroe: ...the uninformed presume Parker is expendable.
by freshtunarightofftheboat on Nov 14, 2010 10:42 PM CST up reply actions
ugh *buckets
Hey, if posting a sharp, insightful, yet non-sarcastic comment were that easy, even olf would do it.
Mike Monroe: ...the uninformed presume Parker is expendable.
by freshtunarightofftheboat on Nov 14, 2010 10:43 PM CST up reply actions
Impressive win against a rested, younger, playoff team in theyre gym. Wow.
[ "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
Very nice win indeed. I think they are a little over rated though and i am looking forward to us going against Utah and the Lakers
One thing i can do...................is FINGER ROLL.
by gunnin' gervin on Nov 14, 2010 8:42 PM CST up reply actions
This should have been a 20 points blowout, the Spurs werent bothering to defend in the first half, and those turnovers were atrocious,
[ "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
Great googely moogely! I come home and check out the boxscore to see Ginger scored 21 points on 7-7 shooting from the 3-pt line. Did he sacrifice a really big chicken?
With all due respect, gentlemen, we're not as crazy as she is.
I can’t wait to read the recap, especially if it includes “Bonner” and “defense” in the same sentence.
With all due respect, gentlemen, we're not as crazy as she is.
by CapHill on Nov 14, 2010 8:55 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
He improved last year and his hard work shows. Obviously, it’s not much if he’s not hitting, but he’s not as bad as a liability as he once was.
I think so too but i still screaming when he do a dribble penetration.
by sparking!!! on Nov 15, 2010 12:19 AM CST up reply actions
I think he ate a really big chicken. Sandwich, me thinks.
"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 14, 2010 8:49 PM CST up reply actions
RJ looked like he knew what was going on at all times…
[ "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
How many times could that have been said of him last year?
Any number besides zero?
The point with intangibles is that no one can see them.
Just from memory, a couple of times towards the end of the season, and two or three times in the playoffs against Dallas.
Hey, if posting a sharp, insightful, yet non-sarcastic comment were that easy, even olf would do it.
Mike Monroe: ...the uninformed presume Parker is expendable.
by freshtunarightofftheboat on Nov 15, 2010 2:06 PM CST up reply actions
I’m here!!!!! What time does the game start?
"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 14, 2010 8:45 PM CST reply actions
Thanks!
"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 14, 2010 8:55 PM CST up reply actions
38 pts, 37.8 fg, 2/9 from 3pt and 5 assists, 8 turnovers for OKC in the 2nd half
1st half: 66 pts, 51.1, 3/5 3pt, 15 assists, 4 turnovers in the 1st half.
grego, I think the stats you posted sums up what I think we may see from the Spurs this year. A close first half, maybe down a few points to lull the opposing team into overconfidence, followed by a completely different third quarter in which the Spurs lock things down and rain devastation and destruction down on their hapless foes.
I don’t know what Pop is saying to his guys at half-time, but it seems to be working.
Hey, if posting a sharp, insightful, yet non-sarcastic comment were that easy, even olf would do it.
Mike Monroe: ...the uninformed presume Parker is expendable.
by freshtunarightofftheboat on Nov 15, 2010 8:21 PM CST up reply actions
K. Durant +/- -15
Biggest coach Pop/Tiago Splitter homer on the internet™
by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Nov 14, 2010 8:49 PM CST reply actions
they should waive him
"He was just a young skinny guy who looked like a winner. We didn’t know he was going to be as good as he is."
—Popovich on Manu Ginobili
Dejuan Blair missed a few easy shots, but kept his chin up. I had no idea he had 11 rebs in only 16 minutes.
[ "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
He needs to cut down on his going for everything on every play to keep himself out of foul trouble though.
Ya think ? I kind of liked it. A few of those plays got us the ball back. He was hustling, big time.
[ "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
He can be a decent backup for RJ
"He was just a young skinny guy who looked like a winner. We didn’t know he was going to be as good as he is."
—Popovich on Manu Ginobili
After some D-League play, of course
"I like the fact that he’s a man." – Hubie Brown on DeJuan Blair
by Manu ex Machina on Nov 14, 2010 9:29 PM CST up reply actions
Duncan 6pts
HOW ARE THEY DOING THIS
Biggest coach Pop/Tiago Splitter homer on the internet™
by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Nov 14, 2010 8:52 PM CST reply actions
Biggest coach Pop/Tiago Splitter homer on the internet™
by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Nov 14, 2010 8:52 PM CST up reply actions
f’in magnets how do they work?
by Jacob Taylor Harrington on Nov 14, 2010 10:13 PM CST up reply actions
I was thinking the same thing. And no played too many minutes, either. Rage played 38, but thats hardly too many minutes.
[ "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
That’s because Pop gave him the option of playing the 4 or the 5.
by TD21 on Nov 14, 2010 9:39 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
GOL.
Wasn’t it funny how RJ was pushing publicly for Simmons to play the Spurs’ small ball 4 (when Bobby was still on the team)? :)
Hey, if posting a sharp, insightful, yet non-sarcastic comment were that easy, even olf would do it.
Mike Monroe: ...the uninformed presume Parker is expendable.
by freshtunarightofftheboat on Nov 14, 2010 9:46 PM CST up reply actions
Dice defense was really good too
"He was just a young skinny guy who looked like a winner. We didn’t know he was going to be as good as he is."
—Popovich on Manu Ginobili
Are we sure he’s old? Because he hasn’t been playing like it.
With all due respect, gentlemen, we're not as crazy as she is.
I went nuts those last two Bonner made. I mean that 7th was from way out there!
I’m gonna have to find and post my pic of Bonner signing for fans before the game I went to in Sacramento when I told him his defense was looking good. Bonner naysayers henceforth be silent.
I did not get to see much of the game, had to listen to the second half. But if Jefferson harried Durant into a 23 point night, that is ver Bowen-like. Plus all those corner 3s he’s hitting this season. Maybe all those personal workouts with Pop they were visiting a hypnotist, and Jefferson becomes convinced he’s Bruce when the opening buzzer goes off…
by quincyscott on Nov 14, 2010 8:57 PM CST via mobile reply actions
On, D, it was as solid as you can hope for against Durant. He made him take tougher shots and he has some good help D at times coming off a double.
He was very aggressive with the ball which put pressure on the D. He’s also picked up his free throw shooting in the past few games.
Great to hear. Jefferson is relentless, and adds so much to the Spurs when he plays well. Here’s hoping the seaon will continue like it started for him.
by quincyscott on Nov 14, 2010 9:06 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
SO that’s why both were so secretive about the summer workouts! lol
Did anyone else notice Durant also had 5 turnovers? Maybe not surprising given how many touches he gets, but another indication of the D the Spurs played on him tonite.
Even though KD outscored RJ 2.0 by 5 pts., I’d rather have Jefferson’s (efficient) 18 on 11 shots than Durant’s 23 on 23. I’d argue the Richard ‘won’ the matchup tonite.
Hey, if posting a sharp, insightful, yet non-sarcastic comment were that easy, even olf would do it.
Mike Monroe: ...the uninformed presume Parker is expendable.
by freshtunarightofftheboat on Nov 14, 2010 10:03 PM CST up reply actions
Okay, guys. We just proved we’re not a bad team, and that Duncan can take whole weekends off. Night, all.
I smell death... everywhere.
see ya D
Biggest coach Pop/Tiago Splitter homer on the internet™
by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Nov 14, 2010 9:05 PM CST up reply actions
Spurs are 8-1 for the first time since 2004-05. Only three players — the Big Three — remain from that club.
McDonald
Biggest coach Pop/Tiago Splitter homer on the internet™
by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Nov 14, 2010 9:05 PM CST reply actions
Didn’t we do well in the playoffs that year? 2005?
by RamblingSpur on Nov 14, 2010 11:33 PM CST up reply actions
“Durant’s a great player so we tried to make him work his fanny off for everything he got tonight. I’ll take 23 points on 23 shots.”
—Gregg Popovich
:)
by day_late_friend on Nov 14, 2010 9:23 PM CST reply actions
LOL, he said “fanny”
"I like the fact that he’s a man." – Hubie Brown on DeJuan Blair
by Manu ex Machina on Nov 14, 2010 9:33 PM CST up reply actions
What a win, folks! I loved every minute of it after the refs swallowed their whistles for a while.
"I like the fact that he’s a man." – Hubie Brown on DeJuan Blair
by Manu ex Machina on Nov 14, 2010 9:34 PM CST reply actions
Some of those fouls helped keep the Spurs in the game in the first quarter. Well that, and the fact that San Antonio shot a very un-Spurs-like FT %.
Hey, if posting a sharp, insightful, yet non-sarcastic comment were that easy, even olf would do it.
Mike Monroe: ...the uninformed presume Parker is expendable.
by freshtunarightofftheboat on Nov 15, 2010 8:24 PM CST up reply actions
what’s good: 1. spurs win both games of a baba. 2. pacquiao won yesterday.
what’s bad: 1. rj hasnt had a 5point game in like forever. 2. i was in the shopping mall, ~20m from the grenade blast yesterday.
"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
damn. glad you are alright.
"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 14, 2010 9:41 PM CST up reply actions
h and td21: yeah, i was with my girlfriend and our son. scared the shit out of me. spent thirty minutes hiding behind the strollers in the baby section. nothing makes you feel more secure than graco.
"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 14, 2010 9:46 PM CST up reply actions
Damn, man. I was too busy reading Pac-related stuff since yesterday and I didn’t come across that news. Good to know you and your family are safe.
"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 14, 2010 10:35 PM CST up reply actions
whoa! Are you OK? That’s really scary to hear about…
Hey, if posting a sharp, insightful, yet non-sarcastic comment were that easy, even olf would do it.
Mike Monroe: ...the uninformed presume Parker is expendable.
by freshtunarightofftheboat on Nov 14, 2010 10:04 PM CST up reply actions
wth? Glad you and your family are okay.
by sparking!!! on Nov 15, 2010 12:32 AM CST up reply actions
There is something …. different
>The spurs are a top 3 offensive team while they are Top 15 in deffense
>The spurs are the best 3Pt FG%
>Also the spurs are a TOP 5 Steals and Blocks team
I think its great but i dont want that the spurs depend on the 3pt shot
Thing is, the Spurs have enough different shooters that Pop can keep throwing them in until he finds the one with the hot hand in each game. If no one is able to hit an open three in a game, then yes, it’ll be a long, painful game.
Even the threat of the three can be enough to help the Spurs. When the perimeter defenders are ‘staying home’ on the Spurs they’re guarding (instead of clogging up the paint), TP/Manu/Hill/whoever have an easier time driving to the basket.
Hey, if posting a sharp, insightful, yet non-sarcastic comment were that easy, even olf would do it.
Mike Monroe: ...the uninformed presume Parker is expendable.
by freshtunarightofftheboat on Nov 14, 2010 10:12 PM CST up reply actions
That’s the thing though. With Duncan not what he was 3-4 years ago, they need a 3-point shot even more. They’ll need it against the Lakers if they want to beat them.
speaking of beating the Lakers with the 3-pt shot, the Suns made it look like a very viable option tonight! The Lakers were one 3 short of allowing an NBA record number of 3s to be scored on them and WE ARE the #1 3pt shooting team in the league. I believe this bodes well for us as a match-up dynamic.
by RamblingSpur on Nov 14, 2010 11:39 PM CST up reply actions
What was funny about the post-game interviews (in the LA area) was that both Kobe and the Zenmeister seemed to be saying, “What are you gonna do when they’re shooting lights out like that?”
If it were Timmy/Manu/TP/any Spurs player and Pop facing the press after a barrage like that, I’d expect they’d be saying “(They shot the ball really well, but) we have to defend the three better.”
Interesting that the Suns went all three-happy on the Lakers… they only made 8 out of 21 from behind the arc when the Spurs eked out a “W” in Phoenix, and previous to their 22 out of 40 hailstorm at Staples, they made 66 out of 175 in the first 8 games of the season. Now, 37.7% — and a little over eight makes on a little under twenty-two tries per game — isn’t bad, but last nights shoot-fest vaulted them into 3rd best 3pt FG% behind the Spurs and the Pistons (strange, eh?). It turns out that their 3 pt. shooting against San Antonio was just a hair under their first 8-game average; if they had shot their current 9-game average, or had made just one more make, they might have beaten us last time.
Even more interesting, wasn’t Turkey-Glue also on the Orlando team that set the NBA record for most three-point makes in a (regulation) game?
Hey, if posting a sharp, insightful, yet non-sarcastic comment were that easy, even olf would do it.
Mike Monroe: ...the uninformed presume Parker is expendable.
by freshtunarightofftheboat on Nov 15, 2010 1:58 PM CST up reply actions
I think we only scored below 100 once or twice.Wow Matt Bonner 7-7,LoL.What a comeback Matty,but Georgie has been abysmal.Anyhow,we need the 09-10 GHill,the 09-10 Beast and hopefully when James recovers he’ll be shooting the three with vengeance and fire just like Matt.I haven’t watch the game but I hope we had a better defense against this team and hopefully along the way we can tighten it up on defense.Hope we can be 18-1 after this trip. And we are playing like we’re on fire on offense,just wow.So are we number one on that category?(Cuz it’ll be very weird.)‘Cause I think if we have a great offense plus a better defense(at least) or great defense,then we are going to be unstoppable.Wish our guys luck for these stretch.It’s either they lose 1 or 2 or win it all.I got to accept that this is a tough stretch for us.If last year OKC was the ones sneaking up on teams,I think it is us this year,I mean we’re always overlooked.(And I think it is the only part that’s not unusually this season).Hope we can have this until June.
So how many hopes I just typed? :)
"I cry,but everyone will cry if I'm in the NBA"-Adam Morrison.I know now why fans cry when they see him on the floor.
I love the histogram, CD. :)
If I didn’t watch the 2nd half and just looked at the stats, I’d be asking, “Who the heck are these guys, and what did they do with the Spurs?” I mean, three quarters scoring 30 or more points? Are you kidding me?
But the 3rd quarter, when the Spurs held the Thunder to 14 points looked and felt like quintessential San Antonio basketball. In the 4th, it looked like OKC didn’t know what hit them. I’m still not sure myself… I looked up, and the Spurs had started to pull away, going up double digits.
In any event, a solid win on the road in a SEGABABA against a likely playoff team. Contributions all around — a personal best 7-7 triples by Bonner in his 2nd game back, are you kidding again? — and best of all, signs that the team can play lock-down D for an entire quarter or more.
A lot of my questions were answered tonight in an affirmative way. The Spurs should be proud of their game tonight; I’m certainly proud of them right now.
Hey, if posting a sharp, insightful, yet non-sarcastic comment were that easy, even olf would do it.
Mike Monroe: ...the uninformed presume Parker is expendable.
by freshtunarightofftheboat on Nov 14, 2010 10:37 PM CST reply actions
Definitely our best win so far! I was at work but i checked in at half to see we allowed 66 points and were down by five. I didn’t feel too good about that, and was seriously doubting our defensive abilities. But after seeing we limited them to 38 pts in the second half, and Durant to 23 on 23 shots, I think we will be able to pull it together and become an championship-caliber defensive team by mid-season.
What a Spurs weekend. Back to back double digit wins, one expected at home and one where they just ran past a good team on the road.
For all the match-up issues OKC supposedly gives the Spurs, this was the fifth win in six tries against the Thunder, and four consecutive in OKC.
Thank you SF Giants for an incredible 2010 season and painting the City orange & black!
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
So after two days rest, we get the Bulls on their SEGABABA. I hope Houston runs them silly.
Although I don’t think they’ll see much of each other, I’m interested in seeing Noah vs Splitter.
"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 15, 2010 9:08 AM CST reply actions
I am interested in seeing Splitter against anybody. Give him playing time. That’s how he will earn some respect from the refs. Why would they treat him as the star we expect him to be if we are afraid of letting him play ? It’s a conundrum. What should come first : less fouls or more playing time ?
Conditioning (not much needed) and gaining familiarity with teammates and the league. This has to be a gradual process.
Splitter will get more time as the season goes on.
"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 15, 2010 9:39 AM CST up reply actions
I expect the original intent was to give him more time, but 3 fouls and a couple of minutes and plans changed. In the 2nd half things were going so well with Bonner in, that Tiago may have been briefly forgotten. It was rather funny that with a few minutes left and Bonner coming out of the game that Jefferson was our center for a while. Maybe there was some inside joke there in having Jefferson at center?
Probably. Just like Pop to make him play the 5 if he doesn’t want to be the stretch 4.
Hey, if posting a sharp, insightful, yet non-sarcastic comment were that easy, even olf would do it.
Mike Monroe: ...the uninformed presume Parker is expendable.
by freshtunarightofftheboat on Nov 15, 2010 2:00 PM CST up reply actions
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Gregg Popovich probably won’t win coach of the year, but he has my vote. I’m not sure what Popovich and the other Spurs coaches did with Richard Jefferson this summer, but someone should place big piles of praise outside their office doors. The time Popovich put in with Jefferson is more important than any single X or O scribbled so far this season. Richard Jefferson only had 18 point on 5-11 shooting against the Thunder, but he got to the line 7 times, and his defense on Kevin Durant was noteworthy. In short, he looks like a different player, and his play is probably the most crucial component of San Antonio’s 8-1 record. This, I think, is the mark of great coaching. That is, getting the best from one’s players. And, in this case, the coach transformed the player at a time better suited for vacationing.
"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 15, 2010 9:44 AM CST reply actions 4 recs
Thank you for posting that. Rec’d
Hey, if posting a sharp, insightful, yet non-sarcastic comment were that easy, even olf would do it.
Mike Monroe: ...the uninformed presume Parker is expendable.
by freshtunarightofftheboat on Nov 15, 2010 2:00 PM CST up reply actions
Ok, £ers. Go back and revisit the story above. I just got the magic posted to the end under the gifs.
The point with intangibles is that no one can see them.
Nice addition, Coach! I missed the magic of the game threads for three consecutive games now. Hope to be there for our next game.
:)
by day_late_friend on Nov 15, 2010 11:27 AM CST up reply actions
Thanks, bossman. Always good to read about that magic when you miss a game thread.
"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 15, 2010 5:32 PM CST up reply actions
San Antonio (8-1)
Pace: 99.2 (6), Off: 108.2 (5), Def: 101.1 (8)
We’re one of five teams to be in the top 10 both offensively and defensively.
"Sometimes the Spurs make you play ugly. That's just the way they are." - Gary Bender
The NBA Power Rankings clearly indicate that the league ranking is based on per 100 possessions. Are the B-R rankings based on a simple points per game without adjusting for the pace?
B-R is adjusted for pace, but they’re a little more complicated(I think points per shot factors into it as well).
Following the link you provided, I couldn’t tell where the Spurs were ranked 8th on defense. I saw them listed as 16th in points against. I figure you get there by clicking on the DRtg column under Miscellaneous Stats?
Cherry-picking the best stats for the Spurs again, Tim C?
=]
The point with intangibles is that no one can see them.
rec’d.
Rim Rockin' Red Rocket -silverandblack_davis
by SpursfanSteve on Nov 15, 2010 11:22 PM CST up reply actions
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