Game #11: Spurs @ JazzHands
by CapHill on Nov 19, 2010 7:01 AM CST
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PrintDo you know what you get when you search for images of Gregg Popovich? A picture of him yelling.
Do you know what you get when you search for images of Jerry Sloan? A picture of him yelling.
If I were to ask you who said the following, you'd probably default to Pop.
But you would be wrong. Coincidence? I think not. The CIA should be proud.
And now, your resident hack preview.
 San Antonio Spurs @ Utah Jazz Where: EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City When: 11/19/2010, 8:00PM Spurs Time - Timezone Converter Watch: KENS, FSUT
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Starters
PG: Despite the outside distractions, Tony played a whale of a game against Chicago. The Wee Frenchman is still dishing out the assists, along with getting to the basket for his wacky layups, but Williams is the top PG in the league, in my opinion.
SG: Raja is going to get his Bell rung when Manu whips by him for another otstanding dunk!
SF: Even when he isn't playing well, RJ is playing well this year (read it again - that does make sense). I'm giving the edge to RAGE, because he's become more explosive this year.
PF: Millsap has been a beast this year. DeJuan, not so much.
C: Jefferson seems to have fit in well with the Jazz. Timmeh hasn't had to carry the team this year.
Bench
George is playing better, Matt is shooting lights out, and Tiago could do well, considering the Jazz don't have a strong bench down low. IT'S OKAY TO PLAY THE BIG NEW GUY, POP! CDECK WOULD APPRECIATE IT! Other than Miles, the Jazz bench seems a little thin, but it certainly hasn't hurt them on the comeback trail.
Coaching
Usually I would have this as a tie, as I respect the hell out of Sloan. He's a great coach, and it's a shame he's never won COY. However, he will not be at the game in order to attend a family funeral, so the advantage goes to his CIA brother.
Intangibles
The Jazz put together an unbelievable string of comebacks these past two weeks. These guys are tough, and I, for one, won't feel comfortable with any lead.
Mojo
We pulled out our own version of the comeback against the Bulls.
Prediction
Yes, we're on the road. Yes, this is a FIGABABA. But the Spurs' sheer offensive weaponry, along with the absence of Sloan, should give us enough to continue the early season roll (I hope).
Other Reading
Spurs
48 Minutes of Hell - You know the drill. Best analysis on the Spurs-o-net.
Jazz
SLC Dunk (SBNation) - They're a little miffed that Millsap isn't on the All-Star ballot. And they should be.
Following Along
TV
KENS, NBA League Pass
Radio
WOAI 1200AM; Audio League Pass[streaming]
Online
As always, NBA league pass is recommended for those who are willing to pony up the cash. Almost every Spurs game will be broadcast there, which is especially helpful for those of us who aren't in the San Antonio area.
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Thanks for the preview Cap. I know this is not a DTOUR but I liked this so much that I wanted to share:
http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/grandmas-superhero-therapy-18
"If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert"
- DBG
by LasEspuelas on Nov 19, 2010 8:04 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
She is my new hero – that’s who I want to be when I grow up.
With all due respect, gentlemen, we're not as crazy as she is.
This is pretty funny. Hopefully, the dog sandwich doesn’t get any activist excited-lol
by cojones2thewall on Nov 19, 2010 6:10 PM CST up reply actions
Too bad i can’t watch this game.
anyways im’ still optimist that our guys can pull a W on this one.
Spurs by 20.:) Yeah!!
GSG!! Keep punding the rock.
Biggest coach Pop/Tiago Splitter homer on the internet™
by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Nov 19, 2010 5:13 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
How is this gif not rec’d? That cat (?) dog (?) is sooooo cute.
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 19, 2010 5:36 PM CST up reply actions
This is awesome even if I don’t care for cats much.
by cojones2thewall on Nov 19, 2010 6:05 PM CST up reply actions
Al Jefferson is good, but is he really as good as Timmeh? Nice preview Cap. Should be an interesting game. Hopefully the Spurs can get a very nice road win tonight.
I saw just a little of the Utah game the other night and was surprised at how well Jefferson fit in. Is he as good as Timmeh? No, but he’s playing pretty well, and he’s a better scorer. Timmeh is still rebounding better than Jefferson though.
With all due respect, gentlemen, we're not as crazy as she is.
Over the last few years when healthy Jefferson has put up very similar numbers, and has been one of the best low post offensive players around but timmy was clearly better defensively. As timmy gets older this match up gets closer.
FUCK IT Spurs by 55!
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It's nice to know that even though I have genital herpes, I can still go fishing.
Sincerely, thanks for giving me peace of mind."
by Cello the great on Nov 19, 2010 9:40 AM CST reply actions
Biggest coach Pop/Tiago Splitter homer on the internet™
by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Nov 19, 2010 10:38 AM CST up reply actions
nice – i feel like that when i teach
"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 19, 2010 5:45 PM CST up reply actions
Looking forward to putting the Jazz in a deep hole and denying them the comeback.
by DrumsInTheDeep on Nov 19, 2010 10:20 AM CST reply actions
Or, we could let them get out in front and then come back like we did against OKC and CHI.
I call it: a taste of their own medicine.
The point with intangibles is that no one can see them.
Darn, didn’t read your comment b4 posting mine below. +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 19, 2010 1:17 PM CST up reply actions
I think the strategy will be to concede a small lead to them going into half-time. That’ll confuse them, and when the Spurs storm out of the locker room to take a commanding lead in the third, they’ll only have half of the 2nd half with which to try to mount a comeback. :)
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 19, 2010 1:17 PM CST up reply actions
I think the strategy should be for the Spurs take a lead into the 3rd, but in some paradoxical way, that will mean that the Spurs are actually in a hole because they will have to make a comeback of their own to counteract the comeback that the Jazz will make around the same time the Spurs are making their reverse comeback to take the lead and win the game.
"He has an innate ability of putting the damn ball in the hole." - Pop on Ginobili
by ZeusVizzle on Nov 19, 2010 2:05 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
I don’t know what this means, but I’m sure that’s what will happen.
by DrumsInTheDeep on Nov 19, 2010 3:15 PM CST up reply actions
I like both tuna’s and Vizzles’s thoughts on this, but Im going to go with tuna’s.
[ "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
actually, jrw posted before me with the same thought as mine, just written a little differently. So the three of us are in agreement together. :)
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 19, 2010 4:35 PM CST up reply actions
You put the Jazz 4th in their division and 1st in the conference.
This game should be very interesting, both teams come in hot while “surprising” most of the league.
A casual diehard Spurs fan.
Nice preview, but I would not have guessed that quote attributed to Pop. While he is prone to exaggerating in that manner, I think that’s mainly Sloan’s schtick.
[ "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
(first post [here] ever)…thanks for the preview, and let’s hope the spurs make this one as easy as possible. I’m tired of yelling at my tv when we start messing up
It's a fez, I wear a fez now, fezzes are cool
-The Doctor
thanks! I’ve been trolling here for a couple of years and figured it was time to join
It's a fez, I wear a fez now, fezzes are cool
-The Doctor
I’ve been trolling here for a couple of years
olf?
But seriously, welcome to PtR. Join the game threads if you can – the more the merrier.
Especially him. Some of these games, the more prozak the better.
Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.
GOL
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 19, 2010 1:18 PM CST up reply actions
Has Olf been around? He hides when The SPURS have a better record…
"It's Manuway or the Highway" - tlo
He was around during the summer… some of the stuff he posted is the reason I added a sig.
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 19, 2010 5:38 PM CST up reply actions
Welcome, prozak. I also read the site without commenting (lurked) for quite a while before I eventually joined.
Thanks for taking the plunge. Where are you from?
The point with intangibles is that no one can see them.
just a reminder:
IT’S OKAY TO PLAY THE BIG NEW GUY, POP!
by spursfan_needs_counseling on Nov 19, 2010 12:24 PM CST reply actions
Fuck it, Spurs by 65
"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
Great preview, CH.
My homerism (a chronic, but not terminal condition) would probably have me rate French Boy over Williams tonight, because he’s probably still extra-motivated to push Desperate Housewives and Basketball Wives out of the ratings lead. Crazy Boy is a lock over Bell, even if Raja had been playing well on offense, which he hasn’t. (Remember how we were hoping to sign him in the off-season?)
Loved your comment about RJ 2.0 (so true), and while I’m not sure whether DeBeast plays against Millsap or Jefferson, we probably split the bigs matchup. It doesn’t matter anyway, since Dice and Bonner and Splitter give us flexibility to create problems that Utah may not be able to solve, and solve the problems Utah presents us. A dose of Dice on Millsap might help cool the Jazz off, should Paul go out of control again.
And… though we haven’t seen much of Neal’s shooting lately, this could be a game where Pop deals Neal into the mix with explicit instructions to shoot often and shoot early. The Jazz may be surprised and have trouble adjusting to the up-tempo attack of the Spurs this year.
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 19, 2010 1:35 PM CST reply actions
I expect that tonight and tomorrow’s games are giving final opportunities for Blair to prove that he should be the starter. If he doesn’t have a fairly good game (and tonight might be his better chance) that the Spurs might decide to go with someone else when they play Orlando. If Blair doesn’t get himself into foul trouble, I’d look for him to have a double-double game tonight.
Hill should have another decent game tonight as he becomes more adjusted to playing games without his balance bracelet (or has figured out how to hide it under his uniform).
I’d like to see Green play well enough that he earns himself 5-10 minutes per game as the backup SF. Then when Anderson comes back he might play more at the SG position, where he may have more of an advantage. Obviously the SG position has a bit of a crowd there, but over the years I think Anderson will have a greater impact there than at the SF position.
I think you might be right about Blair, which is why I would love to see some Splitter this game. A lot of Splitter. Maybe I’m just really pulling for him to do well (I have since I watched his ACB games over the summer) but I think he should get the opportunity.
"I've got Tim (Duncan) and you don't. That's the difference." -Gregg Popovich
I’d like to see Splitter come in for D when the Jazz start feeding us a steady diet of PnR.
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 19, 2010 4:38 PM CST up reply actions
I’ll be in San Francisco watching Bad Religion and The Bouncing Souls tonight. Good thing everyone I’m going with has an iphone. NBA app ftw… GO SPURS GO!
Great preview again Cap. I didn’t know we were on a FIGABABA also. In that case we should really try to win this with our bench since we have the Cavs tomorrow. You know they won like 60 games last 2 seasons.
"I've got Tim (Duncan) and you don't. That's the difference." -Gregg Popovich
Even when he isn’t playing well, RJ is playing well this year
Uh huh. He looks better in his “bad” games this year than any of his “good” games last year.
"It's Manuway or the Highway" - tlo
Talk about making a floor of your old ceiling…
The point with intangibles is that no one can see them.
“Guess who likes you?…..”
Biggest coach Pop/Tiago Splitter homer on the internet™
by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Nov 19, 2010 5:07 PM CST up reply actions
Is Bonner a definite for the game? He left the last game, apparently injuring his back while hitting the floor(?). It sounded similar to the back sprain that George had suffered, which caused him to miss one game.
Biggest test of the season since the October 30th loss to the Nooch. The Bulls and Utah have virtually identical Hollinger rankings, but Chicago was on a segababa at our house. The Jazz are at home and well rested.
[ "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
Pop says Bonner will be available tonight. Everybody else (sans James Anderson, of course) healthy and ready to go.
Biggest coach Pop/Tiago Splitter homer on the internet™
by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Nov 19, 2010 7:23 PM CST up reply actions
the team is well aware what the Jazz did to them last year so I can see them coming out strong and putting the Jazz into a hole. Then I can see them losing focus and the Jazz coming back to win.
Don’t want that, Spurs gotta play all 48 tonight to get the W.
These Jazz don’t give up. But then, neither do our Spurs. This should be a good test for both teams.
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 19, 2010 7:53 PM CST up reply actions
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