QuickCap #23 - San Antonio Spurs vs Portland Trailblazers (GIFs added)
by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Dec 12, 2010 4:49 PM CST
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Once again, the Spurs win every quarter on their way to a double-digit victory. But this time, they fall short of 100 pts.
Ah well. =]
RJ2.0: vive la différence.
I really enjoy this team. They fall short of 100 because they only shoot 43% (some normal open look makes just wouldn’t fall) yet still win by 17. This against a team that caused the Spurs some execution issues on both ends last season.
Thank you SF Giants for an incredible 2010 season and painting the City orange & black!
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
to bad we missed the 80 win mark
"What excites me the most is when a coach calls a timeout and chews out his forward because I just dunked on his head."
--Karl Malone
by spurscitizen on Dec 12, 2010 4:51 PM CST up reply actions
20-3 great start
"What excites me the most is when a coach calls a timeout and chews out his forward because I just dunked on his head."
--Karl Malone
Blazers had a pretty good gameplan going in. They know Spurs cannot hit threes so just leave people open there and everyone collapse in. Especially do not worry about the corner three.
Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.
by swgeek on Dec 12, 2010 4:51 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
great point. that’s how they kept the Spurs under 100. they just concentrated on stopping mighty Spurs’ bigs from having a great offensive game and mostly ignored the weak backcourt.
"Ginobili’s play grants the Spurs real, transformational power" - NY Times, Dec 2010
Stay tuned for post game audio from JRW at the stadium
Biggest coach Pop/Tiago Splitter homer on the internet™
by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Dec 12, 2010 4:51 PM CST reply actions
Woah! Patriots are up 33-0!
Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.
wohooo
"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
It’s not like Chicago is located in the middle of Florida or something.
Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.
the Pats are simply on a different levelin those conditions
Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.
+1—I like to call them the Spurs of the NFL
"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
There are similarities. Boring, consistent, grumpy genius coach that makes great decisions and is a smartass to the media.
Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.
I missed when Pop blatantly cheated…
"The Dallas Cowboys on Monday fired head coach Wade Phillips after the team's 1-7 start this season. Wow, a brand new house, a rapid downward spiral, and now unemployment. They really are America's team." -SNL
by TexaninNYC on Dec 12, 2010 5:04 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I was halfway to posting every one of these points mentioned above, but was always beaten out. Suffice to say, I agree.
by DrumsInTheDeep on Dec 12, 2010 5:06 PM CST up reply actions
Yup—consistently ranked as the best franchises for their particular sports. High sustained winning pct., etc
"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
thank god they got rid of moss
"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
+1
I’m a huge Brady fan (Michigan connections), but Moss is a cancer—I was surprised he lasted as long as he did :P
"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
Even Timmy might admit that his Bears were one of the shallowest 9-3 teams ever.
Thank you SF Giants for an incredible 2010 season and painting the City orange & black!
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
How many games did Simmons have us winning? 50?
I have flying monkeys at my disposal, and I'm not afraid to use them.
I think 49 as a sixth seed. He then updated his rankings and elevated us to 50 wins and a fifth seed. At least he’ll openly gush over Duncan when he wins #5 this season.. And admit that he like all media people underestimated our guys. Again.
Thank you SF Giants for an incredible 2010 season and painting the City orange & black!
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
I have to nitpick something here. TWENTY offensive rebounds for the Blazers? Geez.
Free Tiago Splitter!
if we go 30-29 the rest of the way he could still be correct.
Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.
TD 28 minutes.
"Sometimes the Spurs make you play ugly. That's just the way they are." - Gary Bender
The game is over, and it’s not even bedtime. It’s amazine.
"Sometimes the Spurs make you play ugly. That's just the way they are." - Gary Bender
You’re asleep?
"Sometimes the Spurs make you play ugly. That's just the way they are." - Gary Bender
Damn coding made me leave for work early.
"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 12, 2010 5:09 PM CST up reply actions
What do you code?
Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.
Oh no, not IT stuff. There’s a traffic regulation imposed here that restricts vehicles of certain numbers from traversing the road in certain days. Today, plate numbers ending in 1 and 2 are banned, tomorrow are 3 and 4, and so on. Yeah, it sucks.
"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 12, 2010 5:14 PM CST up reply actions
Aha. Gotcha, that sort of code. Funny how we always interpret words based on our background. E.g. I do some photography so the word “shoot” has a certain meaning for me, but had to remember to use a different word when photographing headshots for the local police officers.
Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.
Hah, that would’ve been dangerous. Even saying “headshot” in front of them is scary.
"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 12, 2010 5:17 PM CST up reply actions
Not really, I’m a Vikings and Redskins fan so it’s been pretty bad. The only consolation is that Dallas was losing too. Now they’re not doing that either. :-)
Please win, Cowboys
"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
guh! I hate to say it but, I want the Cowboys to win.
Michael Vick, go slam your head in a door, please.
zzz
As far as the NFC East goes, I LOVE the Cowboys, respect the Giants, tolerate the redskins, but LOATHE the eagles with every fiber of my being
"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
I’m hoping for a Patriots-Eagles superbowl
"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
how does that go?
"Sometimes the Spurs make you play ugly. That's just the way they are." - Gary Bender
My email address works ;)
"Sometimes the Spurs make you play ugly. That's just the way they are." - Gary Bender
There’s a replay party thread in 12 hours. See you there!
"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 12, 2010 5:10 PM CST up reply actions
But I just finished watching the replay. Guess I’ll just fake it in the thread.
↓↘→ ↓↘→ ↓↘→ + P
by transgojobot on Dec 13, 2010 12:41 AM CST up reply actions
We won? We won!
So we can win when Bonner doesn’t make 5 threes? Good to know.
I smell death... everywhere.
Okay so all the Spurs had a positive or zero plus/ minus and all the Blazers had a negative one. Does that happen very often?
Such utter domination of another team is rare, but it happens. I remembered one such box-score from earlier this season, but forgot which game it was… checked, and it turns out to be the game against the Cavs.
There have been games this season that have had all but one Spur with a positive ± and all but one opposing player with a negative one; the most recent example being the game against the Hawks. Oddly, Manu was the Spur with the negative ±.
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 13, 2010 6:44 AM CST up reply actions
Damn point differential is impressive. I thought the C’s were way ahead, but these Eastern contenders get to pad their leads so much because of patsies in their conference.
"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 12, 2010 5:15 PM CST up reply actions
Exactly
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 14, 2010 3:38 PM CST up reply actions
I cannot believe Dallas is only one game behind us. And they have an easier December schedule so it is going to be tight.
Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.
4-point lead in point differential says it all.
"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 12, 2010 5:17 PM CST up reply actions
I don’t know if it’s still going, but at one point last year, they had won 10 games in a row decided by 1 point.
"Sometimes the Spurs make you play ugly. That's just the way they are." - Gary Bender
They’re better in this current streak. But even Dirk has admitted that it doesn’t mean a thing if it results in another 1st round exit.
"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 12, 2010 5:24 PM CST up reply actions
I agree to some extent. But the Mavs are playing better now than they were to start the season, and at the end of the day a win is a win.
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by quincyscott on Dec 12, 2010 7:18 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I don’t care so much about how are record compares to theirs at this point, though this will matter a lot come May. My immediate concern is that we play them a lot better next time we meet. It’s a different Mavs team with Matrix more comfortable and Chandler on board. I am anxious for the Spurs to show those guys that we can beat them.
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by quincyscott on Dec 12, 2010 7:16 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
“our” record…
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by quincyscott on Dec 12, 2010 7:19 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Roll call is up, please refresh the page to see it
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by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Dec 12, 2010 5:04 PM CST reply actions
we won with our defense, nice!
"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
Holy shizzle… the Blazers only managed 78 FREAKING POINTS? Is that the defense’s doing?
"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 12, 2010 5:04 PM CST reply actions
yes, very much so
Biggest coach Pop/Tiago Splitter homer on the internet™
by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Dec 12, 2010 5:05 PM CST up reply actions
They are going to kill him.
Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.
Not with their luck. Bynum is coming back on Dec 14 I heard.
"Ginobili’s play grants the Spurs real, transformational power" - NY Times, Dec 2010
Gasol has been averaging 40-45 minutes for a while now. They are riding him way too hard at the beginning of the season.
cd with a blowout victory.
"Sometimes the Spurs make you play ugly. That's just the way they are." - Gary Bender
Flawless Victory
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by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Dec 12, 2010 5:07 PM CST up reply actions
So where are you going to hang the banner?
"Sometimes the Spurs make you play ugly. That's just the way they are." - Gary Bender
my bedroom
Biggest coach Pop/Tiago Splitter homer on the internet™
by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Dec 12, 2010 5:10 PM CST up reply actions
That’ll look nice next to your Tiago Fathead.
by DrumsInTheDeep on Dec 12, 2010 5:14 PM CST up reply actions
Well, I’m off to do my xmas shopping. Which will probably consist of a bunch of gift cards bought at K-Mart, but still. It’s the thought that counts, right?
Free Tiago Splitter!
have fun in the mobs
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by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Dec 12, 2010 5:08 PM CST up reply actions
Amazon.com. You never have to leave the house any more.
Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.
SRSLY. I love amazon
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by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Dec 12, 2010 5:12 PM CST up reply actions
The Spurs are every bit the Juggernaut we thought they would be last season.
Someone fu&kin pinch me.
[ "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
At no point did I ever expect the Spurs to be 20-3. They’re better than we thought they would be last season.
Free Tiago Splitter!
Agreed. This is kinda surreal—I don’t know how to handle being successful this early in the season. Should I have the attitude of just waiting for the other shoe to drop or just enjoy the ride? I’m going with the latter.
"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
hung over?
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by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Dec 12, 2010 5:13 PM CST up reply actions
You didn’t missed much. Crappy game. The Bigs couldn’t score in double figures and Manu missed a FT.
We need to trade this Manu guy. Fo real……
"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
maybe we can trade him for Jason Thompson
"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
more like we need to trade the whole team, we don’t have any MVP candidates, no leaders in points, assists, rebounds. just a bunch of crappy players. if only we could get somebody like Am’ar’e, our fortunes would change for sure.
"Ginobili’s play grants the Spurs real, transformational power" - NY Times, Dec 2010
We also need a coaching change. Defense wins championships.
"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 12, 2010 7:34 PM CST up reply actions
Who doesn’t love Hill right now? The dude’s still improving.
"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 12, 2010 5:18 PM CST reply actions
This team is truly deep. Nobody’s slumping and all our rookies are panning out. There are a lot of killer combinations for Pop to play with.
Manu was pretty bad against the Hawks. Actually, the whole team was playing pretty bad for like 44 minutes or so. Then we just threw the Hawks out of our building and called it a day. It was a very impressive win if you take into account how bad the team looked for the most of the night.
"Ginobili’s play grants the Spurs real, transformational power" - NY Times, Dec 2010
Watching this game in the arena, Manu did not look like a guy who is in a slump. He shot 50% tonight and had fewer turnovers (three is about normal for him with those unpredictable passes). Right now the rest of the team is playing so well that he doesn’t need to put them on his back like earlier in the season. Also, he hasn’t been needed to do his “fourth quarter magic” in the last few games.
"Ginobili. . .He's weaving, he's throwing up triple axels in sneakers, he's willing the ball into the basket. It's Cirque du Soleil with refs." Dan Oshinsky / KENS 5
Last 5 games (all December games):
13.8 ppg
34.5% FG
23% 3pt
89.3% FT
4.6 apg
3.0 rpg
4.6 apg
Last 10 games:
20.1 ppg
44.4% fg
34.8 3pt
92.1% FT
4.3 RPG
5.3 apg
Overall stats for the season:
20.1 ppg
45.6 fg
37.2% 3pt
90.6 ft%
3.6 rpg
4.9 apg
To further show the drop, from November to December (5 games so far):
-He’s averaging 8 ppg less (21.8 vs. 13.8)
-Shooting 14.5 points less in fg% (49.1 vs. 34.6)
-Shooting 18.3 points less in 3pt% (41.4 vs. 23.1)
He might not have struggled as much in this game, but he has been slumping
slightly. Luckily, others like Hill are surging (and Parker has re-discovered his touch).
It’s good he’s getting to average less minutes though and that should help cut down on the fatigue factor, especially as Hill is able to carry some of the scoring load.
When Tony was nursing his hand briefly, I was thinking about George being in charge of the offense if Tony had to miss some games. George did a real nice job of scoring this game, but he’s looking more and more like a shooting guard and much less of a point guard.
He does, but a much more improved SG than last season’s. He’s slashing more and I’d say he’s back to his free throw-baiting self back when he was a rook. I doubt he’d ever be a true PG, but if Pop continues to play him alongside Tony or Manu for stretches, Hill will be alright.
"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 12, 2010 5:50 PM CST up reply actions
That is a great point. And to be honest he looks more comfortable now that he can focus on being a SG.
Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.
All three our main guards play like combo guards, so each two can play very well with each other. And Hill seems to be good enough of a PG to run a second unit without Manu and Tony.
"Ginobili’s play grants the Spurs real, transformational power" - NY Times, Dec 2010
So is Blair. And by the way, Neal looks like he skipped right past the rookie-struggling-to-figure-it-out year.
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by quincyscott on Dec 12, 2010 7:22 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
That behind the back was almost Manu-like….
You can even see Manu pumped up after the play. Maybe he’s distributing his talents among the other players like George, Neal and Blair? :D
"White-orange, orange, white-green, blue, white-blue, green, white-brown, brown"
by magnuskrauss on Dec 12, 2010 11:06 PM CST up reply actions
Manu’s telepathically controlling the others Spurs so that’s why he’s not at full power! Or does he do it with magnets?
"White-orange, orange, white-green, blue, white-blue, green, white-brown, brown"
by magnuskrauss on Dec 12, 2010 11:48 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
He did see an alien ship that was not picked up by NASA.
by SaSleepless on Dec 13, 2010 12:35 AM CST up reply actions
You think he “happened” to be there? No surri.
by SaSleepless on Dec 13, 2010 12:36 AM CST up reply actions
Guess I should actually get some work done. Have a good one folks!
Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.
Later, 6 and geek.
"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 12, 2010 5:25 PM CST up reply actions
We out-commented them by about 213, and out-game threaded them by 1 as of this posting. Huzzah!
"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 12, 2010 5:40 PM CST up reply actions
that’s how we do it
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by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Dec 12, 2010 5:44 PM CST up reply actions
It also helps that the Blazers are having a gawdawful season.
"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 12, 2010 5:51 PM CST up reply actions
I have to imagine their daily traffic was halved when Greg Oden went down, again.
by DrumsInTheDeep on Dec 12, 2010 6:20 PM CST up reply actions
Ouch.
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by quincyscott on Dec 12, 2010 7:23 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Post-game Portland coach Nate McMillan calls Spurs “best team in the league right now.”
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by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Dec 12, 2010 5:42 PM CST reply actions
Only one player in NBA history won more of his first 1,000 games than Tim Duncan. Scottie Pippen won 715. Duncan won 707.
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by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Dec 12, 2010 5:51 PM CST reply actions
Pop on Duncan finally appearing in 4th: “He put himself in. He ignored me. … He’s been hard to coach for a long time. Nobody knows that.”
..
Duncan’s retort: “It’s going to get tougher as the minutes continue to drop. I’ll be unbearable on the bench.”
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by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Dec 12, 2010 6:05 PM CST reply actions 6 recs
I love Pop. And Duncan.
Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.
by swgeek on Dec 12, 2010 7:04 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
More:
"I think (coach Gregg Popovich’s) philosophy this year is to try not to play me in the fourth quarter at all, whether we’re winning or losing," Duncan said. "I think he thinks our team is better without me out there. I’ve been trying to disprove him at some point."
Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.
by swgeek on Dec 12, 2010 9:05 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Portland’s currently in the 8th seed spot with Phoenix, Memphis and Houston chasing them. With Greg Oden being out for the year (again), it seems likely they miss the playoffs. They used to look like a young and up & coming team; they’re now looking rather old and often injured. I’d think they’re likely to go back into rebuilding mode and trade off some players before the trade deadline.
Hey Alamo, check your email. The one on your SBN account.
"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 12, 2010 6:39 PM CST up reply actions
Right now, I think each conference has three teams capable of winning the title: Spurs, Lakers, and Mavericks in the West; Celtics, Magic and Heat in the East. Anybody think any team not listed above has a legitimate shot?
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I think I might put Chicago over Miami and Orlando. All three are even in the loss column at this point, while Chicago just recently had Boozer join the lineup.
I agree, I think Chicago has a lot of potential to do good.
"Sometimes the Spurs make you play ugly. That's just the way they are." - Gary Bender
Despite D-Rose’s and Deng’s improved strokes and Korver’s presence, I still think they lack another shooter. Their big men are alright, though.
"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 12, 2010 7:34 PM CST up reply actions
I say four teams for each conference: add to your list the Bulls from the East, and the Jazz from the West.
"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
I like the Jazz a lot. I just have a hard time picturing them beating say the Lakers in a seven game series. (Maybe I have a hard time picturing the Spurs doing this also, at this point. But we have championship experience, size, and depth, things I don’t see with the Bulls or Jazz.)
All these GIFs are breaking my browser.
Can the Mavs beat the Lakers in a 7-game series? Somehow I cannot see this happening this postseason unless something pretty drastic happens.
"Ginobili’s play grants the Spurs real, transformational power" - NY Times, Dec 2010
The good thing about LA is they have Odom to counter Dirk, but Dallas doesn’t have anybody to effectively limit Gasol. Artest will also have a field day destroying Butler’s psyche.
"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 12, 2010 8:32 PM CST up reply actions
Chicago over Orlando.
I’d say there are two tiers. Top tier: Spurs and Lakers in the WC, Celtics in the EC. Second tier: Mavs and Jazz in the WC. Heat, Bulls and Magic in the EC.
Thank you SF Giants for an incredible 2010 season and painting the City orange & black!
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
‘cept Lakers have been really stinky so far. Or at least they’ve been two teams – the one that started 8-0 and the one that’s gone 9-7 since.
Going on record, the ‘top tier’ is Spurs Celtics and Dallas. By point differential, Spurs Celtics and Miami. The Lakers are right beneath those three, no matter how you slice it, but they’re also benefiting from the second easiest schedule to date.
I wanna see how the Lakers do come late January, early Feb. when their schedule catches up to them.
The Knicks have had the easiest schedule. I don’t think they’re legit at all.
The Lakers will be all right. I don’t see this team collapsing on Phil’s and Kobe’s watch. Schedule doesn’t matter for the championship caliber teams. If they play well, they can beat anybody. If they are in a funk, like recently, they can lose half of their games. It’s way too early for the Lakers to panic, as well as way too early to discount Miami. Playoffs are not staring on Christmas Day.
"Ginobili’s play grants the Spurs real, transformational power" - NY Times, Dec 2010
But the Lakers and Heat are squaring off on Christmas Day!
But seriously, I agree with you. The ‘chip goes through the Lakers come playoff time. At some point though, I figure luck won’t always be at their side, and that starts with continuously riding Gasol. Although he’s in his prime, big men are more prone to injury and fatigue than guards, so PJ better know what he’s doing trying to milk Gasol for heavy minutes.
"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 13, 2010 12:33 AM CST up reply actions
Those tiers are based one what is, what will likely be after 82, and the reality of who can win a best of seven. Mavs are 1-5 in their last six playoff series despite winning 50+ games every season. They’re also an older team with their key players and ride Dirk for most of their success. They’re not in the top tier of the Spurs or Lakers while being a legit threat to both, much like the Jazz and perhaps Thunder.
Lakers will be fine overall but the schedule gets much tougher starting with Christmas Day. They’ve yet to play the Spurs, Mavs, Hornets or Thunder. This scheduling fact combined with the minutes being played by Gasol and the age of Kobe, Odom and Fisher tells me that they will fall short of the #1 seed & 60 wins that most experts expected, yet will still be a top 3 seed that will be an incredibly tough out in the second round and beyond. If the Mavs and LAL played in a seven game series, on which team would you bet?
Thank you SF Giants for an incredible 2010 season and painting the City orange & black!
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
I think in the East it’s more about matchups than actual talent. For instance- The Heat can beat the Magic (IMO), but the Heat cant beat Boston. Boston would have a tough time with either Orlando or Chicago.
To me, the Bucks and Bulls are the wildcards in the east. If the Bucks can get rolling like they were last year, I think they can beat anyone in the conference. Last year, Bogut was the best all around big in the league- no contest. With Jennings, Maggette, Salmons, and Bogut, they’ve got the potential to be great. Skiles is a good coach with a rep for pushing players hard- and as long as they buy in, they do well. He even got a good year or two out of Gooden back in Chicago.
Bonner with the nice box out!
by SpursfanSteve on Dec 12, 2010 9:38 PM CST up reply actions
(Tim Duncan on playing in his 1,000th regular season game) "I wish I’ve only played 10 and still have 1,000 more in front of me."
Biggest coach Pop/Tiago Splitter homer on the internet™
by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Dec 12, 2010 7:21 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
That is one of the most memorable things I have ever heard from Duncan. Great quote.
All these GIFs are breaking my browser.
by quincyscott on Dec 12, 2010 7:26 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
“Although Duncan reached the four-digit milestone Sunday for games played in the regular season, the 34-year-old was appearing in his 1,171st game, counting the playoffs.”
(From that sports site…)
by In the 666 on Dec 12, 2010 8:46 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
this makes me borderline weepy. The only person’s retirement who has actually brought tears to my eyes was Emmitt Smith’s. Duncan will probably do the same.
Great players come frequently. Classy players come every now and then. Those who have both come roughly once in a lifetime. We’ve been so blessed to have our giant Wizard for so long.
Bonner with the nice box out!
by SpursfanSteve on Dec 12, 2010 10:55 PM CST up reply actions
he’s not going anywhere yet! let’s enjoy him while we can
Biggest coach Pop/Tiago Splitter homer on the internet™
by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Dec 13, 2010 12:40 AM CST up reply actions
Don’t look now but the Hornets lost to the Sixers. I image it’s looking mighty unstable in NO right now.
Who was it that was saying Nuggets fans were, um, intelligence challenged? I just wandered over to the Bronco’s blog and their fans are pretty bad. Insults, infighting, ridiculous demands, the works. Is it Colorado or just coincidence?
Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.
Hey everyone! Great win. Another good sports day for me. My Bears got annihilated by the Patriots today. This weather here in Chi-town is absolutely absurd! Honestly, I cannot say I’m very surprised by this. I’d have bet on NE too. But, atleast the Packers lost… to the Lions! Didn’t see that one coming. But, atleast the Spurs won. All is well.
Aaron Rodgers got hurt, that is why. He may be held out next game too as I think he suffered another concussion. Hate to see that, I like Rodgers, super guy. Packers brought it on themselves by not fixing the OL last couple of years and letting Rodgers be a punching bag every single game.
Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.
Epic Beard-off
Dejuan Blair vs. Baron Davis
who will win? :D
"White-orange, orange, white-green, blue, white-blue, green, white-brown, brown"
FFF – Facial Forest Fire?
"White-orange, orange, white-green, blue, white-blue, green, white-brown, brown"
by magnuskrauss on Dec 12, 2010 11:45 PM CST up reply actions
I’d love to see a GIF of Przybilla’s takedowns on Tony and Blair. The white haired lady behind me was calling him a “mugger” and said he’d better not meet her in the parking lot after the game!
"Ginobili. . .He's weaving, he's throwing up triple axels in sneakers, he's willing the ball into the basket. It's Cirque du Soleil with refs." Dan Oshinsky / KENS 5
Honestly they were not as bad as they looked at first glance. First one looked like Przkryskbyeyyalla just is not coordinated enough to defend properly, and second one was really Blair holding on to the ball and forcing Przybilla down.
Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.
The replay in the arena showed him grabbing Blair’s jersey and throwing him down – snapped DJ’s neck. DeJuan took a long time to go to the line,waiting hear mid-court and flexing his neck, with his buddy Hill comforting him and his mentor McDyess also giving him reassurance – that was a good team thing to see.
"Ginobili. . .He's weaving, he's throwing up triple axels in sneakers, he's willing the ball into the basket. It's Cirque du Soleil with refs." Dan Oshinsky / KENS 5
Gheorghe Muresan Joel Fershizzla just lacks some mobility, lateral movement, quickness, coordination and occasional jock droppage.
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by transgojobot on Dec 13, 2010 12:53 AM CST up reply actions
For you, Josh. From Tim Griffin of Spurs Nation:
We were kidding in the chat during the game wondering when we might see a FreeTiago.com website pop up. Splitter was limited to only 3:33 of game action — and all of his playing time came at the end. It marked the second consecutive game where his playing time was low after playing only 1:04 in the game against Atlanta. Sunday’s game seemingly was an ideal game to put him in against Portland’s big inside players. But Popovich decided to go with other players — even inserting Duncan back into the game. It looks like Splitter’s role on the team will be as a gigantic insurance policy in case fatigue or injuries should strike any of the other Spurs’ big players.
"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 13, 2010 5:23 AM CST reply actions
It appears Pop is bringing Splitter along at the pace of understanding, 180 from last year with Jefferson.
by indiancharlie on Dec 13, 2010 7:04 AM CST up reply actions
And now for something off topic…
The Knicks have won 13 of theyre last 14 games.=o0
I sh!t you not, go look if you dont believe me. Granted they have all been against patsies except for the win against the suddenly crappy Nooch and against the Hollinger 10th ranked Nuggets last night.
[ "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
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