QuickCap #22 - San Antonio Spurs vs Atlanta Hawks (GIF's added)
by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Dec 11, 2010 1:09 AM CST
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SPURS WIN!!
Roll Call: alamobro, audreypots, sleep research facility, Tim C., bones, LatinD, Lauri, Argento, mission20, Josh Guyer (completely deck), bj1der, SinCitySpur, Hirschof, Spurs Kiwi, TD21, Tuhamburglar, spursfan87, In the 666, TDzilla!, jollyrogerwilco, freshtunarightofftheboat, M3D1T8R, Willie D, tp_09, Chilai, Manu-20, guille, quincyscott, TecateBoltsFan, DrumsInTheDeep, LakehillsFan, Alamo, the little o, blackhawkconvoy, Joseph Parkes, grego21, jleithart, Spurlady, Bushka, GMac14, WaveOcean, cojones2thewall, Iullaby, vimce_dg, r21x, SpursfanSteve
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| tp_09 | 129 |
| Hirschof | 123 |
| freshtunarightofftheboat | 121 |
| In the 666 | 91 |
| Spurs Kiwi | 90 |
| jollyrogerwilco | 89 |
| Josh Guyer (completely deck) | 85 |
| Tim C. | 83 |
| spursfan87 | 82 |
| sleep research facility | 78 |
| TDzilla! | 71 |
| LatinD | 63 |
| Lauri | 58 |
| Tuhamburglar | 57 |
| mission20 | 52 |
| TecateBoltsFan | 51 |
| bones | 51 |
| Willie D | 40 |
| grego21 | 32 |
| alamobro | 32 |
| LakehillsFan | 30 |
| bj1der | 29 |
| WaveOcean | 23 |
| DrumsInTheDeep | 20 |
| Argento | 18 |
| M3D1T8R | 18 |
| SinCitySpur | 18 |
| audreypots | 15 |
| Spurlady | 14 |
| quincyscott | 11 |
| blackhawkconvoy | 9 |
| the little o | 9 |
| Chilai | 6 |
| guille | 6 |
| GMac14 | 4 |
| Manu-20 | 3 |
| TD21 | 3 |
| Iullaby | 3 |
| vimce_dg | 2 |
| r21x | 2 |
| cojones2thewall | 2 |
| Alamo | 2 |
| Bushka | 2 |
| SpursfanSteve | 1 |
| jleithart | 1 |
| Joseph Parkes | 1 |
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post game haiku
three quarters of suck
finally some ball movement
spurs win yet again
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by sleep research facility on Dec 10, 2010 9:58 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Disinterested maybe? Plus the Hawks have looong arms. Too many turnovers due to active hands of the Hawks.
"White-orange, orange, white-green, blue, white-blue, green, white-brown, brown"
by magnuskrauss on Dec 10, 2010 10:01 PM CST up reply actions
disinterested has 5 syllables, i can’t use that in a haiku!
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by sleep research facility on Dec 10, 2010 10:02 PM CST up reply actions
disinterested
spurs shuffle through three quarters
shoots down hawks in fourth
"White-orange, orange, white-green, blue, white-blue, green, white-brown, brown"
by magnuskrauss on Dec 10, 2010 10:06 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
::doffs hat::
well played sir
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by sleep research facility on Dec 10, 2010 10:08 PM CST up reply actions
::bows::
thankee
"White-orange, orange, white-green, blue, white-blue, green, white-brown, brown"
by magnuskrauss on Dec 10, 2010 10:10 PM CST up reply actions
don’t you worry, fan
When the triple is falling
Spurs will close the game
I smell death... everywhere.
you got it. nice one.
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by sleep research facility on Dec 10, 2010 10:13 PM CST up reply actions
The Blair happened!!!
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
LOLBlair is WIIIIIIIIIIIIIDEEEEEE
"White-orange, orange, white-green, blue, white-blue, green, white-brown, brown"
by magnuskrauss on Dec 10, 2010 10:00 PM CST up reply actions
Damn, I remember this arcade game. What was it called again?a
"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 Dec 11, 2010 1:35 AM CST up reply actions
“Wise fwome the gwave…. in the fourth quarter!”
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by transgojobot on Dec 11, 2010 1:57 AM CST up reply actions
Hah, right. I miss 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 Dec 11, 2010 1:59 AM CST up reply actions
Here’s a stat for you. The Spurs had 11 TOs in the first half. Only had three more the rest of the way.
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 Dec 10, 2010 9:58 PM CST reply actions
This team would destroy the 09-10 squad.
"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 Dec 10, 2010 10:00 PM CST up reply actions
::Happy dance::
"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 Dec 10, 2010 10:00 PM CST up reply actions
Best stat:
Manu: 24.5 minutes
TD: 27.5 minutes
by grego21 on Dec 10, 2010 10:01 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
wait, is that bill simmons commentating on the warriors/heat game?
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by sleep research facility on Dec 10, 2010 10:01 PM CST reply actions
ohh Sh*t, i was going to watch that
"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
Well, it’s on espn. And they’re playing it again from the beginning in a few hours if you have a dvr
best game of the season by Blair
"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
what a stat line by him…
Love that spin move against Horford..
by sparking!!! on Dec 10, 2010 10:16 PM CST up reply actions
He played well against Golden State, too. Turning a corner, I hope. I especially liked his passing tonight. Some really nice plays with Parker down the stretch.
All these GIFs are breaking my browser.
by quincyscott on Dec 10, 2010 10:31 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Tookie! Tookie! Ca-Caw?
"White-orange, orange, white-green, blue, white-blue, green, white-brown, brown"
by magnuskrauss on Dec 10, 2010 10:16 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
yup! :D
too bad about Tiago getting little burn on this game. I guess pushing him to run with the Hawks would be bad for him.
"White-orange, orange, white-green, blue, white-blue, green, white-brown, brown"
by magnuskrauss on Dec 10, 2010 10:27 PM CST up reply actions
(shhh, don’t tell anyone. I’m gonna post it next game hopefully)
by In the 666 on Dec 10, 2010 10:29 PM CST up reply actions 11 recs
snort
hahahahhahahahahaah! Excellent! :D
"White-orange, orange, white-green, blue, white-blue, green, white-brown, brown"
by magnuskrauss on Dec 10, 2010 10:36 PM CST up reply actions
Well done, man. Well done.
"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 Dec 11, 2010 1:44 AM CST up reply actions
‘Green’ is not enough; chop should be ‘golden’.
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by transgojobot on Dec 11, 2010 2:00 AM CST up reply actions
Thanks (not worthy)… Now I’m gonna have to come up with another. Splittsville is easy ‘to work with’ though. He has great facial expressions and gesticulations when he’s in the paint. Reminds me of musicians/vocalists doing whatever it takes to produce the sound they want.
by In the 666 on Dec 11, 2010 10:41 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Seriously guys, what are we gonna do about the Manu Ginobili fellow. I mean our whole team in the +, but him. We gotta get rid of this guy.
He took a lot of ball movement stopping shots. It was a very un-smart game played by him. It’s like Hill stole his powers.
I’m telling you, it’s the beard!
All these GIFs are breaking my browser.
by quincyscott on Dec 10, 2010 10:33 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
If the Spurs can win a game like this against a team like the Hawks when Ginóbili has a rare off night, I’m grateful. Especially since you know he’s going to be brooding about it and will have an amazine performance next 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 Dec 10, 2010 10:12 PM CST up reply actions
can’t wait for the Portland game….maybe Manu will torch for 40+ points. :)
by sparking!!! on Dec 10, 2010 10:21 PM CST up reply actions
roll call up and posted
Biggest coach Pop/Tiago Splitter homer on the internet™
by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Dec 10, 2010 10:04 PM CST reply actions
doesn’t stop me. fight the power. comment 1 minute after everyone else.
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by sleep research facility on Dec 11, 2010 7:47 PM CST up reply actions
Some more stats, Spurs 3 pt FG% improved from 40% in the 1st half to 48% for the entire game. Hawks got worse, from 57% down to 50%.
ATL FG% actually improved from 42% to 45%, Spurs FG% got slightly worse, from 57% at the half to 53% for the whole game.
Spurs edge on the boards disappeared by the end of the game, but they got 12 assists in the 2nd half vs. 8 in the first.
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 Dec 10, 2010 10:04 PM CST reply actions
whoah 129 post,can’t believe that one, I must be very annoying!
"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’m so sad about how League Pass limits my chances of typing players’ names in all-caps.
I smell death... everywhere.
just do it anyway, i still do.
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by sleep research facility on Dec 10, 2010 10:09 PM CST up reply actions
its funny, it blunts the highs when we hit a big shot, but it makes the lows more palatable.
i have considered, during a game thread, just shutting the browser down and taking the game in. but i just can’t do it.
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by sleep research facility on Dec 10, 2010 10:14 PM CST up reply actions
I’m going full screen for 4th quarters. That’s why I don’t comment much.
I smell death... everywhere.
many has complained about league pass….so is it really good or worth the money?is it expensive?
"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.
There is??? How’d you get it?
"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 Dec 11, 2010 1:50 AM CST up reply actions
I’d love to know too. although I don’t spend much time in the Phil. How much is it per month? Is it purely online or does Sky give you an extra channel? If online, how good of an internet connection do you need to make it worthwhile?
My dad is trying the NBA premium channel thing that BTV’s offering, but maybe he should get league pass if it’s cheap.
He's Manu Ginobili
by carina_gino20 on Dec 11, 2010 2:11 AM CST up reply actions
Damn, Carina. I didn’t know you go here occasionally. Manila? What area?
"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 Dec 11, 2010 2:39 AM CST up reply actions
Oh, and ILP is just purely online. TD21 hooks it up to his HDTV, I think, which maximizes the experience. Also, you really need an internet plan that’s more than the standard package to be able to view the 3k kbps. I’m on the 999 Smart plan and I can only go 800 kbps for most games.
"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 Dec 11, 2010 2:41 AM CST up reply actions
I don’t really go that often to Manila although I have family there. Kapag umuuwi ako, I fly to my hometown.
Sucks about ILP being all online. That’s what I told my father but I was hoping I was wrong. I doubt our connection at home is good enough to handle ILP. I guess we’ll have to make do with that premium channel.
He's Manu Ginobili
by carina_gino20 on Dec 11, 2010 2:57 AM CST up reply actions
Astig. I think you can still ask BTV if their NBA premium thing allows you to choose the games you want to watch.
"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 Dec 11, 2010 3:21 AM CST up reply actions
I don’t think we can choose. I think they already have set games. But at least there’s like 3 or 4 games shown each day, just that maybe some days if they do show the Spurs, it might not be live.
My brother got to watch the game live today on the premium channel—something that rarely occurs with BTV alone.haha
He's Manu Ginobili
by carina_gino20 on Dec 11, 2010 3:30 AM CST up reply actions
I see, although sadly I’m not too optimistic about Spurs games always being included in those 3-4 games per day package.
Sulit ang ILP sakin, and if you get the premium one (I only have the standard) even better since there’s no 24-hour limit to watch the previous day’s games.
"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 Dec 11, 2010 12:24 PM CST up reply actions
Yes. Totally, totally worth it. I’ve been able to watch nearly every game, even when I get home way late.
What I just don’t understand is the “blackout” for NBATV games. Games on MSG, YES, ESPN and TNT I understand. But NBATV isn’t doing an original broadcast. They’re just showing the territorial broadcast from whoever the home team is; a League Pass game in HD. It’s why I couldn’t even watch a replay of last Sunday’s Hornets beatdown. ::pout::
Also, the stream quality of LP broadband is just stellar. Aaaaand I just jinxed my replay for this Sunday afternoon’s game.
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by transgojobot on Dec 11, 2010 2:09 AM CST up reply actions
Maybe it’s time for a dual monitor setup, 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 Dec 10, 2010 10:21 PM CST up reply actions
Someone else is probably a lot more qualified to comment on this. In fact I think I read this in a comment before I got broadband LP and dual monitors myself (it was a gift).
Anyway, two monitors doesn’t solve it, really. Unless you have a program or good drivers that let you keep a screen full-sized, every time you click away from the NBA game it goes to half-size! So another solution is needed to get it the way you really want (i have yet to find this solution).
I can see both. That’s not the problem. It’s the lag of the League Pass feed.
I smell death... everywhere.
i didn’t comment at all. The streaming cost me a full memory usage of my old laptop. Sigh.
by sparking!!! on Dec 10, 2010 10:23 PM CST up reply actions
::shake fist::
Next time, Gadget!
"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 Dec 10, 2010 11:46 PM CST up reply actions
when is JA coming back?
"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.
hope so,neal is on the nba.com’s top 10 rooks and we know that JA is 50% from three before his injury.Pop might want to see if his stroke is not rusty and he does fit too.Idk if it’ll mess a little chemistry because I think it won’t.Hope that after that injury he’ll be as good as GHill coming back from the injury!
"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’m not going to worry too much about &erson’s stroke getting rusty… it’s more a conditioning thing, but I think he’ll have enough time before the playoffs. Worst comes to worst, Pop could assign him to play a few games in Austin to get back into game shape.
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 Dec 10, 2010 10:15 PM CST up reply actions
not bad,maybe 5 games with austin so that he’ll get in shape as long no injuries occur.He is a vital part of the bench,since quinn and Ime are the only bench warmers and Tiago is like a role/prospect in the bench.
"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.
Now, truth. How many of you were freaking out after the Spurs only score 18 points in the third quarter?
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 Dec 10, 2010 10:07 PM CST reply actions
I thought we were going to go down to the wire, but I didn’t freak all the way out.
I have flying monkeys at my disposal, and I'm not afraid to use them.
another head scratching game of how we win,it’s like I have confidence in this team especially in the 4th q as long as we are not trailing in double figs but even in trailing in double figs,it’s like we find ways to win,clutchness,defense or I-Don’t-Know what the hell happen and we just won.A grace from God and the basketball gods it is.(Hopefully until June)
"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.
didn’t Sean say something about “oh, they’re going to need a HUGE 4th quarter to pull THAT [100+ pts] off!”
He’s like a flippin’ Nostradamus ova here!
zzz
I guess we’re going to have to get used to Pop’s Spurs 2.0 scoring points in bunches…. when they move the ball. I was afraid of a 4QC like the one against Dallas (?), but I’m getting more confidence in this team’s ability to post big runs on opposing teams. I mean, when you have Bonner making defensive plays and DeBeast finishing on PnR’s and posting up bigger players, there’s something special going on.
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 Dec 10, 2010 10:20 PM CST up reply actions
We can’t embed YouTube videos in comments, can we. Or can we?
I have flying monkeys at my disposal, and I'm not afraid to use them.
I don’t think we can…. I believe we can do animated GIFs though.
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 Dec 10, 2010 10:09 PM CST up reply actions
seriously I got no Idea who to put on the C…TD and Pau are on the PF right?And then at the all star game they can come up with a pf/c or c/pf that is a superstar that’s not even in the pf/c ballot since you can only pick one,how to they make way for that?do they ask a player to be injured?lol
"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.
19 and 3.
And yet, the hated Mavs are right behind us. They have won 11 straight.
[ "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
Utah. But the Jazz are going to be tired from playing the Magic tonight. 12 straight victories looks very doable for the ponies.
[ "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
segue here, who is ur MVP candidate except for SA players(since I think Gino deserves it though)
"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.
yea russels been doing pretty great, he might be an all star reserve and KD a start to as an all star starter since everybody knows he’s way better than the Moon man at SF.I’ll go for Rose and Westbrook
"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.
This song is going through my head, probably because it’s one of my happy songs and the Spurs won and whew, consider this day salvaged. See you all later—
I have flying monkeys at my disposal, and I'm not afraid to use them.
Anyway, I know that it was lost somewhere in the game thread, but check that Ted talk about being a man. It’s good.
I smell death... everywhere.
hey LD, I can’t remember who it was (I think it might be you) but I was talking to someone about (Curly) potentially being a great pickup for the Spurs in preseason… now, everyone loves ’m…. I was just curious.. was that you?
Good evening there. It’s noon here in the Philippines. I just started my day good with a win.
The best PF forward to ever play the game. Period.
by bluesteelxvii on Dec 10, 2010 10:26 PM CST up reply actions
Yes… best of the West against the East.
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 Dec 10, 2010 10:24 PM CST up reply actions
Very good night from Bonner! :D weird statline though, full of 2’s and 4’s
24:24 min. 2-4 fg 2-4 3p 2 OR 4TR
Excellent assist to RJ! :D Had me stand up and shout!
"White-orange, orange, white-green, blue, white-blue, green, white-brown, brown"
That barrage of 3 pointers in the fourth devastated any chance of the Hawks coming back. WTG! Go! Spurs! Go!
The best PF forward to ever play the game. Period.
by bluesteelxvii on Dec 10, 2010 10:23 PM CST up reply actions
i shouted too….and woke up some of my friends.
by sparking!!! on Dec 10, 2010 10:28 PM CST up reply actions
I’ve noticed Bonner making that extra pass to RJ 2.0 in the corner for the past few games… it works great because Matt is such a threat behind the arc that RJ’s defender has to come flying at him, and that gives the Spurs a wide open corner three.
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 Dec 10, 2010 10:28 PM CST up reply actions
Bonner is learning that the long ball is not the lone weapon in his arsenal but his passing as well. :P
The best PF forward to ever play the game. Period.
by bluesteelxvii on Dec 10, 2010 10:31 PM CST up reply actions
Well he needs to do that. That way team defenses have to think more about rotating out to him the way they do. Thus it opens up the possibility for more shots by him as well.
Moreover, and most important, Bonner doesn’t take the shot driving to the basket. The second gif posted here may be my favorite this season, as much as I hate to see Bonner driving any closer than he did to the basket. Hopefully teams keep collapsing in to guard him when he “drives” or whatever you want to call what he does when he takes more than one dribble to the basket.
btw, what happened to all the fast-break points? Did we use up this game’s quota in the Warriors game? Were the Hawks getting back and contesting better? Were our guys not pushing the ball up the floor (as Sean was saying)? A couple of easy fast-break buckets would’ve made the three-fest in the fourth quarter unnecessary.
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 Dec 10, 2010 10:26 PM CST reply actions
I think aside from the fact that the Hawks have long arms and are really getting back on defense, the Spurs lacked ball movement and are a bit sloppy. Good thing they woke up just in time to launch those bombs. The end result is a “W”.
The best PF forward to ever play the game. Period.
by bluesteelxvii on Dec 10, 2010 10:28 PM CST up reply actions
It’s amazing they stayed in the game with those sloppy 3 quarters!!!
Are they TRYING to give us all heart attacks?!
zzz
Maybe they just did enough to stay in the game for the first three quarters and then realized that the game is not gonna be given to them that easy. Not to mention that Johnson is out. This is really a winnable game for us and they proved that we’re the best right now. Let’s build on this one and start another double-digit winning streak.
The best PF forward to ever play the game. Period.
by bluesteelxvii on Dec 10, 2010 10:36 PM CST up reply actions
I was holding on to my seat literally because the lead was not insurmountable. If I had a heart problem, I could have died on my seat!
The best PF forward to ever play the game. Period.
by bluesteelxvii on Dec 10, 2010 10:39 PM CST up reply actions
I credit the Hawks for this. They made it a defensive priority to get back in transition. Really took away a big portion of the Spurs’ offense and forced us to find other ways to score.
All these GIFs are breaking my browser.
by quincyscott on Dec 10, 2010 10:40 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
One trend I am noticing the past few games is that the Spurs are playing much more intense team defense. It’s great to see, particularly considering how bad the defense looked early in the season.
All these GIFs are breaking my browser.
by quincyscott on Dec 10, 2010 10:43 PM CST via mobile reply actions
They have to because their offense has seen little slumps that need defense to carry them through those portions.
We’ll need sharp defense come playoff time. Potent offense alone won’t do. A lot of teams tried being just an offensive juggernaught in the playoffs. How did those teams fare again?
You know, I was playing basketball at the rec tonight and talking with some friends of mine (I know, I should have been here on the game thread, but I was detoxing after taking a final exam lol), and it was really hard to stay humble when talking about the Spurs. I’ve never had that issue this early in the season, but even while the mainstream media continues to hide from the fact that SA is out for blood this season, it makes me so proud to know that lots of people are taking notice of the greatness that’s been there all along in the Alamo City.
Sorry, just in one of those moods—this team has always made me so proud, and this year is no exception. I take no win for granted—and am enjoying the hell out of this ride.
GO SPURS GO!!!!
::puts away cheerleading pom poms::
"You may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas." -Davy Crockett
"Give me an army of West Point graduates, and I'll win a battle. Give me a handful of Texas Aggies, and I'll win a war." -Gen. George S. Patton
Good win Spurs. it looked iffy out there for a while but we pulled through. Sorry I couldn’t be more involved in the thread but I had some stuff to work out with the girlfriend. Great job by the team.
"I've got Tim (Duncan) and you don't. That's the difference." -Gregg Popovich
Just so I have it straight. You are working things out with your girlfriend, and while you two are having a serious conversation you are also watching the game and occasionally posting on the thread. Do I have it correct?
Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.
Very gutsy Popovich tonight. Almost cheeky. His unrenewable resources are Duncan Dice and Manu, and like a miser he resents having to spend those minutes at all. Well, Tim played 28 minutes, Manu 25, and Dice 14 (avg. is 18).
The Hawks never got much of a lead, but it was close the whole game – takes guts to write that strategy and stick to it.
This is part of the reason why Splitter doesn’t get in unless Bonner and Blair both have issues. For the most part Bonner is playing well and Blair is starting to look like what they expected. If both continue this, Duncan and Dice can sit out even more and Splitter will steal 10-12 of their combined minutes.
Great thing about this game: Manu had one of his worst games of the season, and he still managed to lead* the Spurs in scoring!
Crazy talented team we have here, fellas.
*RJ also had 18.
Hi All!
What time does the game start again?
Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.
Sometimes I sooooo wanna do a late-night replay game-thread.
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by transgojobot on Dec 11, 2010 2:15 AM CST up reply actions
Hear hear. Watching the replay right now, but skipped the 3rd quarter.
"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 Dec 11, 2010 2:42 AM CST up reply actions
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