Game Preview #73: San Antonio Spurs @ New Jersey Nets
by silverandblack_davis on Mar 29, 2010 6:00 AM CDT
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Another quality win last time out, eh? No time to celebrate because we're immediately taking on a real challenge - facing the luckless New Jersey Nets. Don't laugh now. This game isn't to be taken lightly. As athletes might say, it's difficult going up against a team with nothing to lose. Well... the Nets are fighting to avoid beating the record for futility in a regular season, so there's that to be wary about.
But with crygasm-inducing performances from Manu Ginobili the last few games, what do we need to worry about, right? Right. A couple of tribute photos to TMWNS and of course, a preview deserving of this Spurs-Nets game after the jump.
Here's a song and video tribute for The Man With No Name.
Badass Westerns are cool.
Even with those twin revolvers, he's still pretty relaxed.
And transgojobot already put this nice 'chop in a FanShot, but I reckon it's deserving of another look.
Weaksauce.
Let's get this show up and running.
 San Antonio Spurs @ New Jersey Nets Where: Izod Center - East Rutherford, NJ When: March 29, 2010; 6:30 PM Spurs time Watch: FSN SW(San Antonio); YES(NY/NJ)
How They Stack Up
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 George Hill SHHF |
Point Guard George has been going up against top level competition at the PG and SG spots lately, and he's really showing that he belongs. He goes up against a speedster this time in Devin Harris, so it'll be another test. If Hill passes this one with flying colors, I might have to give him the benefit of the WVATS white box next time. Advantage: Nets |
 Devin Harris Tony's nemesis |
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 Manu Ginobili TMWNS |
Shooting Guard Despite Lee being a decent defender, he can't stop The Man With No Swaggadocio. Advantage: Spurs |
 Courtney Lee Solid Soph |
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 Richard Jefferson RATM |
Small Forward With his fine performance against an elite team, RJ finally earns the tighty whities. And also because the match up in this position is very much in his favor, so I expect another good game, Princess. Advantage: Spurs |
 Jarvis Hayes Can and Will Be Dominated |
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 Tim Duncan GPFOAT |
Power Forward I'm hoping Yi won't realize Tim's not his usual self and won't run circles around him. I'm also hoping Pop gives TD the night off. It is the Nets, after all. Advantage: Spurs |
 Yi Jianlan Can Post Up A Chair |
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 Antonio McDyess SAM |
Center I'm pretty much undecided on how Dice is going to be a factor for us come playoff time, but I do know when that time comes, he will play his heart out. For now, Brook Lopez is a talented big and will pose problems for the "intimidating" frontline of San Antonio. Advantage: Nets |
 Brook Lopez The Better Twin |
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 DeJuan Blair BFO |
Bench & Role Players Slam, BAM, thank you, ma'am. Bonner proved to be the better Ginger last game (He dominated KG? Are you kidding me?!), so hopefully it inspires confidence. CD-R is like Manu-ultralite - he can score with the best of 'em - and Terrence Williams is a good athletic rookie that can make plays. Advantage: Spurs |
 Chris Douglas-Roberts CD-R |
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 Gregg Popovich GOML |
CoachKiki Vandeweghe was the Nuggets GM when they drafted 'Melo, so I'll cut him some slack. Wait, he's a coach now? Advantage: Spurs |
 Kiki Vandeweghe Depressed |
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Other Factors
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Intangibles |
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The Spurs are playing some inspired basketball, thanks to you know who's lack of swagger. Advantage: Spurs |
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Mojo |
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R.I.P. - Mojo Advantage: None |
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Keys To The Game
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Strength of ScheduleAfter finishing 2-1 on a very tough three-game stretch, the NBA's schedule makers finally let up on us with tonight's match up. However, things will again get tough as the Spurs return home to face a slipping but always dangerous Rockets team, then a red-hot Orlando Magic club, before making a trip to Hollywood to seek revenge. Please be reminded that there will only be a day's rest in between the next few games. The Nets, meanwhile, have a dreaded three-game homestand playing host to the West. After the Spurs, they host the Suns, then the Hornets. Last Time They MetOur win against New Jersey early on wasn't really convincing, but we managed to tough it out, 97-85. Brook Lopez went bonkers for 28 points, but guess what? This was the Yawn break out game - 15 points on 6-6 shooting and 9 rebounds. |
Some Other ReadingNetsNets Daily - The SBNation blog for Nets fans. Surprisingly, it's more active than PtR in terms of visits and page views. Spurs48 Minutes of Hell: The best TrueHoop team blog is now even better, after adding two new writers. Congrats to Jesse and Andrew, who are already doing good work. |
Where to Tune In
TVThis game will be aired on FSN Southwest in SA, and YES in the New York/New Jersey area. If you have cable or satellite, you'll have to look up your individual channel. And of course, there's always League Pass for the haves. For the have nots, read on. OnlineAs always, NBA League Pass is recommended for those who are willing to pony up the cash. Most Spurs games will be broadcast there, which is especially helpful for those of us who aren't in the San Antonio area. Please don't post links to illegal game feeds in the game thread. Links to illegal feeds are not permitted on SBNation, but you can probably find them out there on the internets if you're resourceful and desperate. In fact, nobody can stop you from googling "atdhe". You can also shoot an email to poundingtherockmail@yahoo.com for more assistance. NBA League Pass audio is still free this year, so check it out. RadioIf you're in the San Antonio area and aren't near a TV, tune in to WOAI (1200 AM). |
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I am hoping for Mahinmi to play 30 minutes, Blair 39 minutes, Temple 25 minutes. I also hope that we don’t take the Nets likely. They have been known to be giant killers, with Boston and Charlotte as their big time victims.
If you liked it then you should have put a 5th ring on it. Oh oh oh.
If you look at the rest of the games they played they beat weak teams like:
Chicago (possible 8 seed playoff team)
Clippers
New York (beat twice)
Sacramento
Detroit
So if there ever was a trap game could it be now. I know It’s hard to say negative things when we have TMWNS but what if Pop rests him.
"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 Mar 29, 2010 8:44 AM CDT up reply actions
If I weren’t at work, I’d go for the classic General Ackbar “It’s a trap” image. I think the youngins need to get some time today, since it worked so well last time with Yawn.
Spurs Basketball. Improving [other] NBA teams since 2010! - swgeek
some of the damage our building sustained in a hail storm last week has been covered up with a tarp. someones printed out the following image, and placed it right next to it:
free malik hairston!
perth wildcats - 2009/2010 nbl champions baby!
by sleep research facility on Mar 29, 2010 8:55 AM CDT up reply actions
Heh, Wayne used something like it in the earlier game threads.
by silverandblack_davis on Mar 29, 2010 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions
And it’s late. I gotta go pass out.
by silverandblack_davis on Mar 29, 2010 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions
why am I just learning about this now. I have knowledge of this before now
"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 Mar 29, 2010 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions
or no knowledge
"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 Mar 29, 2010 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions
“It depends. If Tim will sit, we might be in for a dogo fight.”
That’s a joke. Timmy is playing like an old, old man. If Timmy sits, then someone else is gaining some experience. Not a bad plan and we should still be able to take care of NJ – no without Manu, NJ would probably kick our ass.
"Mr. Gilmore deserves to be in the Basketball Hall of Fame damnit. Highest field goal percentage EVER"
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gilmoar01.html
yes, he does but I am not sure this team could beat Churchill’s Basketball team without Manu
"Mr. Gilmore 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 Mar 29, 2010 9:09 AM CDT up reply actions
When the Nets beat the Celtics in Boston, take a look at the free throw numbers:
Boston: 9 of 11
New Jersey: 34 of 41
NJ had 30 more attempts and 29 more points from the stripe. Don’t read too much into that game.
Holy crap, how is that even possible? Maybe that’s part of the reason the C’s are bad at home.
"I like the fact that he’s a man." – Hubie Brown on Blair
by Manu ex Machina on Mar 29, 2010 9:06 AM CDT up reply actions
they must of pissed off the refs….or someone was making sure an upset happened $$$
"Mr. Gilmore 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 Mar 29, 2010 9:10 AM CDT up reply actions
I dont get why all nba fans talk that much about free throw disparity being all about the home team getting help from the officials. Im tired of this. Usually someone will say “they are screwing us, we are the home team and we got to the line only 10 times!!” or “30 free throws? HOME COOKIN!!” or “I hate the officials, visting team has more free throws than us!”………….
A crazyz thought: maybe the team that got a lot more free throws was just being aggresive while the other team settled for jump shots. Maybe that was the case with that Nets-Celtics game. Of course sometimes the officials help the home team, but when the disparity is that big it means that a team is getting to the rack while the other is avoiding contact.
"Rock and Roll angels bring that HardRock Hallelujah"
Boston had decent points in the paint. I think it was more transition D and lazy D in general by Boston, 25 points given up on 18 turnovers that game.
I’m too sleepy to look it up, but I think it was a home game for Boston, too.
by silverandblack_davis on Mar 29, 2010 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions
I don’t get why all NBA fans don’t complain about free throw disparity when there are long odds. It seems that everytime some official has to pay for his kid’s college tuition a strange thing happens – a severe underdog wins. Free throw disparity is the largest indicator that a ref has thrown a game. Don’t be fooled by the neutral uniform, those guys pick who is going to win before even the tipoff. The whole thing is ran by the referee-in-chief, Stern. Stern has a close collection of coaches, refs and yes, even a few players who act as double-agents for his slow, choking hold on the betting world. Don’t believe me? Fine, maybe you will remember that next time you put down that “guranteed win” and walk away without a dime in your pocket. Sucka
"Mr. Gilmore 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 Mar 29, 2010 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions
And here I thought the refs were mind-controlled by aliens.
Guess I was wrong.
Alfajores cause mojo! - janieannie
all humans are descended from the Great One – Virus Primus
"Mr. Gilmore 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 Mar 29, 2010 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions
to their credit – that’s a good one!
"Mr. Gilmore 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 Mar 29, 2010 9:27 AM CDT up reply actions
Denver @ Dallas Tonight
There are benefits to either team losing, but I believe we should be rooting for Denver in this one. This is probably one of the most important non-Spurs games left of the regular season. Not only will it set one of them one loss closer to us, but it will also determine the head to head tiebreak between the two of them.
If we win and Dallas loses, we will sit at 45-28 and Dallas will be at 48-26 with a game left to be played between us. Assuming we win that game, we can be one loss behind Dallas the division tiebreak with them. If I give us the Minnesota game in SA as a win, that is 7 other games a piece.
7 Game Strength of Schedules:
Mavs: .523, 4 road, 3 home, 2 SEGABABA’s and 3 THIGAFONI’s
Spurs: .583, 4 road, 3 home, 2 SEGABABA’s and 4 THIGAFONI’s (not counting the Minnesota game)…Our FOGAFINI has 3 THIGAFONI’s in it.
If you go by home/road records of opponents, we have 3 games against sub-.500 teams (HOU, @ SAC, & MEM), Dallas only has 2 (MEM & @ SAC).
Orlando’s road record is equal to Memphis’s home record so don’t underestimate that game. You can also look at how they destroyed us on January 16th there.
We get Orlando the night after they are at Dallas. It would be epic if they beat Dallas and then lost to us.
What are the odds we can go 2-1 in the @ LAL, @ PHX, and @ DEN (FOGAFINI, K-Mart out, TP returns) games?
tough – LAL is a loss, PHX is prob. a loss, DEN is a maybe if TP can be productive from the bench role
odds that we go 2-1 in that str3tch: 1:3
"Mr. Gilmore 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 Mar 29, 2010 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions
You could really make it: what are the odds we got 2-1 in those three games and beat Dallas on the road the last game of the season?
Hollinger is giving us 23.7% chance to win the division. He also has us at the second most likely team to win the Championship (9.1%) from the west behind Utah (12.6%).
Hollinger’s Western Conference Champion Odds:
24.8 Utah
18.4 San Antonio
16.5 Los Angeles
13.6 Phoenix
11.8 Denver
7.3 Portland
4.8 Oklahoma City
2.7 Dallas
With projected first round match-ups of:
1.Lakers vs OKC
2.Utah vs Portland
3. Denver vs San Antonio
4. Dallas vs Phoenix
Yeah. I’m actually not as afraid of Denver as I am the other 3 teams in the top 4, so this scenario would be fine by me.
Spurs Basketball. Improving [other] NBA teams since 2010! - swgeek
they don’t scare me, but if anything crazy were to happen, they’d be the last team I’d want to chance losing to…..I hate Mavs fans at Spurs games….in general…. I’m sure there are some decent ones out there….somewhere…maybe
I’m sure there are some decent ones out there….somewhere…maybe
GOL
Alfajores cause mojo! - janieannie
let’s not kid ourselves, i live in the DFW area, there are none
"Mr. Gilmore 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 Mar 29, 2010 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions
With Karl still out due to his cancer treatments and with K-Mart sitting out the last 13 games with knees problems, the Nuggets are in a really fragile state right now. Plus, their frontcourt depth was never great to begin with.
Utah, really?
they had our # all season
"Mr. Gilmore 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 Mar 29, 2010 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions
good point…that is when Duncan was amazing and Manu was less than Manu and Hill and RJ hadn’t found their roles on the team
some of those games have been with Finley and Bonner as starters even…..
true – Utah will be a mf-r though with home court advantage
"Mr. Gilmore 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 Mar 29, 2010 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Hollinger is either genius or insane. May be both. I cannot understand how he can put the Lakers so low. To me, they are hands-down favorites to win the West, and all others are contenders at best. Also, Dallas is the last? Puhleeeeeeeese.
Next season doesn't exist. Only today exists. So say we all.
It’s not subjective to the teams. This is what his formulas output. So you need to question his formula and not necessarily him.
1. Doesn’t take into account injuries
2. Doesn’t take into account roster changes
3. Too much emphasis on point differential
4. Too much weight on strength of schedule
That would be the big 4 criticisms against it, I think.
But he’s shown a eerie ability to predict playoff success by looking at point differential in the past. Can you really say that he emphasizes it too much?
Alfajores cause mojo! - janieannie
We just need to wait for our last square-off against them. It’s the last game of the season for us, so it should be a high intensity game with a playoff atmosphere.
"I like the fact that he’s a man." – Hubie Brown on Blair
by Manu ex Machina on Mar 29, 2010 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions
With the way the west is now, I don’t think any game for the rest of the season would be a throw away.
"I like the fact that he’s a man." – Hubie Brown on Blair
by Manu ex Machina on Mar 29, 2010 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Blase, I have a crazy idea….
There is no such thing as an easy path to the Finals via the western conference. And the Spurs can make the playoffs even if they were to lose virtually ALL of their remaining games. If this is the case….why not sit Tim Duncan for 3, 4, 5, hell FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON. And have a rested Duncan to face the Lakers in the first round?
Of course the ideal scenario would be to rest Duncan AND avoid the Lakers in the first round.
Both of these scenarios are plausible, though
Crappy teams fear us !
I completely agree if we can’t pass Dallas or Denver to fight for the 3 seed, then it makes a lot of sense to try to position yourself as the 7. You won’t play the Lakers until the conference finals and you get a few draft picks better…..we really need a good draft pick this year too.
There is also a lot of sense, if you are confident we can take the Lakers, to just be the 8th instead of the 7th.
If we believe Hollinger, we should try to avoid Utah, not the Lakers, right?
Next season doesn't exist. Only today exists. So say we all.
Utah dismantled us the same way in every single game we played against them. I have zero confidence that we could even make that a competitive series – it’s just a terribble matchup for us.
Spurs Basketball. Improving [other] NBA teams since 2010! - swgeek
Dismantled? I don’ t think you’re recalling the games accurately. We got dismantled once, in Utah. We gave away double digit leads in two others when we were dismantling them, including one where we twice had shots for the win at the end. The fourth we lost by seven points when neither Tony or Manu played. And this was all pre-ASB, when unforced turnovers were helping beat us against everyone.
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
by SpurredOn on Mar 29, 2010 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well, with the way last night went for us and Dallas, I think it’s time to rest up for the playoffs. If we can avoid Utah and matchup with Dallas or Denver, good. If we draw LA or Utah, so be it. Let’s just take care of homecourt and get to 50-51 wins.
Blase,I havent crunched the numbers….but we really still have a legitimate shot at homecourt ??
Crappy teams fear us !
We have a shot but it’s no longer legitimate.
I meant in the regular season, though. I want us to win the last 4 home games: HOU, ORL, MEM, and MINN. That puts us at 48-29 needing 2-3 wins out of these road games: LAL, SAC, PHX, DEN, and DAL. Sacramento should be a win so we just need to win 1 or 2 of the 4 tough road games. Two would account for a potential Orlando home loss or other single home upset.
I think PHX is a probabale win (especially now that Lopez likely misses that game) but the @DEN game is our toughest remaining on the schedule. It’ll be the fourth game in five nights, traveling into the altitude. If we win that I’ll be highly impressed.
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
Especially since K-Mart killed us last game. I’m still speechless about that.
"I like the fact that he’s a man." – Hubie Brown on Blair
by Manu ex Machina on Mar 29, 2010 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions
That’s the one I meant.
"I like the fact that he’s a man." – Hubie Brown on Blair
by Manu ex Machina on Mar 29, 2010 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah, i was just reinforcing it that we are in a similar situation to a game we won….especially if Parker is back
Gotcha ;-)
"I like the fact that he’s a man." – Hubie Brown on Blair
by Manu ex Machina on Mar 29, 2010 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions
They are 38-17 with him, a 57-25 pace which would be a clear second seed finish. They are 10-9 without him, a 43-39 pace and one win ahead of Memphis’s projected finish.
Jesus. Can it really be ALL K marts absence? There has got to be some other factor involved in this massive drop off.
Crappy teams fear us !
I would say Karl’s absence, but I really never thought he was that good of a coach.
Spurs Basketball. Improving [other] NBA teams since 2010! - swgeek
I think it’s the natural flow of playing 82 games. They’ve had a bunch of road games recently. They’re known for being a mentally flighty team. And I think they opened the season with a purpose to show they would win the West this year but you can only sustain that for so long.
Truth is, they match up really well with LA and can hold their own with the other top West teams but they’re also just as vulnerable as everyone in the West. When CB isn’t scoring 20+ and/or they’re not making their 3s, they look just like us in the same situation.
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
Fuck it, Nets by 85
"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
Prokhorov’s Nyets by 100000 because, well, I’ll be at the game; an epic jinx, if there ever was one. lol
...!!
Sit Timmy. Limit Manu’s minutes. Season high minutes, points, rebounds and fouls from Ian. Young guys carry their weight by winning tonight. Jumping out big early would mentally put this one away and allow the young guys to play stress free. It many not be pretty or even a blowout but it’ll get done.
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
Yes, for goodness sake, bring out the Big Yawn in this game.
"I like the fact that he’s a man." – Hubie Brown on Blair
by Manu ex Machina on Mar 29, 2010 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Ya know, I have to admit, I am beginning to have trouble with the acronyms.
Basically voted most normal person on PtR.
Here they are for you ladies:
SHHF – Sir Hotbod Handsome Face (ugh… it’s weird that that’s coming from me)
TMWNS – you know this, j/a
RATM – RAGE Against The Machine
GPFOAT – Greatest PF Of All Time
SAM – San Antonio McDyess
GOML – no explanation needed :)
by silverandblack_davis on Mar 29, 2010 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions
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Speaking of Westerns: I just saw that they’re shooting the re-up of True Grit (Coen Bros) in my county, Williamson.
does that have to do with Zydrunas coming back to the Cavs last night?
"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 Mar 29, 2010 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Manu to miss tonights game
Manu Ginobili will miss tonight’s game against the New Jersey Nets due to lower back spasms.
"We'll see how our character is," guard Tony Parker said. "We don't have time to be sad. Nobody cares. It's just us. We're the only ones who can help each other."
by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Mar 29, 2010 2:38 PM CDT reply actions
And suddenly, the trap game is even more dangerous.
Spurs Basketball. Improving [other] NBA teams since 2010! - swgeek
yep – blerg
where the hell is a giant man-eating suitcase when you need one
"Mr. Gilmore 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 Mar 29, 2010 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
This should probably be a separate fanshot as well. Damn. Hopefully we can handle the Nets without Manu, but if the back spasms continue we have major problems.
"We'll see how our character is," guard Tony Parker said. "We don't have time to be sad. Nobody cares. It's just us. We're the only ones who can help each other."
by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Mar 29, 2010 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions
He deserves a night off and this is the easiest game we have left. Perfect timing, back spasms.
Hairston and Mason need to step up tonight.
Im going to effin kill pop. WHY WHY WHY WHY was Manu on the floor in the waining minutes of a blowout ! ? !?
F%Ck im pissed.
Crappy teams fear us !
I wouldn’t be surprised if Manu tweaked his back on that KG block. Manu extended his entire body and stopped all of KG’s force with one hand. It may have just tightened up on him as the game wore on.
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.
Here is the game that shows off the rooks. Ours vs. theirs. With Pop being so much “From Russia With Love” is there any chance he would ever coach for the new Nets owner?
He will be fired any day now so maybe. Kidding aside, I doubt it . The Russian will probably sign expensive big-name players that have already stars. My not so humble opinion is that Pop likes to take hi-potential players and coach/teach them so they realize their potential (Timmeh, Manu, TP, Hill etc). The expensive big-names are not usually that coachable.
Imagine if NJ managed to sign Bosh and get the #1 pick(Wall) this offseason. Instant turnaround right there.
Spurs Basketball. Improving [other] NBA teams since 2010! - swgeek
Maybe he could put RJ in his lunch box for the trip, he is an expensive big-name and as pointed out by Hubie Brown, good job of coaching the squat and quick release from the corner.
by indiancharlie on Mar 29, 2010 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions
and the drive hard to the lane my-only-paint-move in which everyone anticipates and I get called for a charge move
"Mr. Gilmore 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 Mar 29, 2010 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions
They still have dreams of signing LeBron. The big draw is the NY area – even in this global economy there is a big marketing advantage being there and LeBron has big business dreams. I think that NJ is more likely than NY – LeBron has stated his preference for a defense minded coach and D’Antoni is not exactly the stereotype for that. The question is: who can the Nets hire that would be good enough to lure LeBron?
Brown, after he gets fired for another ECF flameout.
Spurs Basketball. Improving [other] NBA teams since 2010! - swgeek
Doubt it. I know they have the best record right now, but he has not done nearly enough with LeBron and company to merit being the bait to lure him. Sadly he may still be the best on the market.
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