DTOUR 5/23/2010: Whatever Edition

by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on May 23, 2010 7:12 PM CDT in DTOUR

Someone give this guy CPR cause he's choking Matt Bonner style.

Obama: LeBron would fit 'pretty well' with Bulls

The reward. You can't tell for certain which players are focused on winning championships until they've won them. "Those are the Michaels and the Kobes and the Shaqs and the Duncans and the Ginobilis and all the people who have been there,'' Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "You have to have that attitude to get there because it's hard as hell to win it, a championship. And you know who knows it the most is the people who have been there.''

I asked whether he finds himself obsessing on the four championships his teams have won or those they've failed to win. "You're a bad, bad person," he scolded for asking. "When the thoughts go through your head, when you're laying in bed at night or you're on an airplane, the things that drift in there more than the wins are the ones you think you gave away."

It says something about your focus, I told him.

"It says you're sick," Popovich said, smiling. "It says you're an immature child and you can't appreciate what you should appreciate in life. It says you should mature a little bit more. And you can write that."

But when you're retired and no longer trying to win every year, I said, then you'll appreciate the good work for what it was.

"Yeah, that's true," he said. "You know what I'm looking forward to? When I do walk away, for the first time I'm going to watch the tapes of those Finals games. I'm going to read some of the articles about the players and the team and all that, because I haven't read a one or watched the films -- unless I'm sitting there and they put on ESPN Classic or whatever it's called, so if something might come on, I'll watch it for five minutes. But I'm saving it as a gift for later, to watch those games and read those articles.

"So for now I don't even think about it. I don't care about them, they don't mean anything. We've got other work to do."

Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/ian_thomsen/05/21/countdown.playoffs/index.html?eref=sircrc#ixzz0onivKzOs

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Damn it i didnt see Manu

living the Texas dream

by Joe25 on May 23, 2010 7:22 PM CDT reply actions

richardson is at his best when he scores points

You are only young once, but you can be immature for a lifetime

by the little o on May 23, 2010 7:54 PM CDT reply actions

those paragraphs from that article are captivating.

You are only young once, but you can be immature for a lifetime

by the little o on May 23, 2010 7:58 PM CDT reply actions

Oooooo, Stern is going to fine the hell out of Obama.

I'm not saying something is wrong, but something isn't right.

by SinCitySpur on May 23, 2010 8:19 PM CDT reply actions

obama checks his closet for stern at night

You are only young once, but you can be immature for a lifetime

by the little o on May 23, 2010 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions

…bro.

Free Tiago Splitter!

by Tim C. on May 23, 2010 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions

Parker is the clear winner here tonight. Although Eva could be just a tad more robust. She seems pretty skinny.

The Spurs = Not your granddaddies 7th seed !

by alamobro on May 23, 2010 8:38 PM CDT reply actions

my sarcasm-o-meter just imploded

You are only young once, but you can be immature for a lifetime

by the little o on May 23, 2010 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions

I’m serious. She’s a hotty, but I wouldn’t exactly call her buxom.

The Spurs = Not your granddaddies 7th seed !

by alamobro on May 23, 2010 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions

when will they have Parker Jr?

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

by TDzilla! on May 23, 2010 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions

Dunno, but that should plump her up. (Briefly, albeit)

The Spurs = Not your granddaddies 7th seed !

by alamobro on May 23, 2010 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions

Can’t they just have a surrogate mother?Eva is aging already.LoL

Ginobelieve!---That is Matt Bonner straight down the lane with the dunk,I repeat Matt Bonner down the lane with the dunk!LoL---NBA guy that recaps the games on NBA.com(Spurs-T'Wolves recap)---Manu is the god of basketball-write it down in your list of Greek gods.Zeus says its official---his a fan!

by tp_09 on May 24, 2010 4:06 AM CDT up reply actions

Aging? Shes no spring chicken, but shes only 35. You must be pretty young.

The Spurs = Not your granddaddies 7th seed !

by alamobro on May 24, 2010 4:26 AM CDT up reply actions

I did notice Steve Nash trying to politely avoid looking at that outfit during his halftime interview.

Basically voted most normal person on PtR.

by Queness on May 23, 2010 8:55 PM CDT reply actions

How come Channing Frye really sucks now but didn’t suck when he played the Spurs? Damn it all.

Just cause we're crippled, don't mean we gotta take the crumbs.

by silverandblack_davis on May 23, 2010 9:18 PM CDT reply actions

having a bad case of the Matt Bonner perhaps?

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

by TDzilla! on May 23, 2010 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions

I say RMJ. Bonner still hustled his way.

In Manu, we trust.

by day_late_friend on May 24, 2010 12:32 AM CDT up reply actions

are more of us lurking at bsots or ss&r?

You are only young once, but you can be immature for a lifetime

by the little o on May 23, 2010 9:32 PM CDT reply actions

I’m lurking at bsots, along with a Cavs blogger and a Bulls blogger. That’s about it. Haven’t checked ss&r yet.

by fanoftheunderdogs on May 23, 2010 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions

Uh, why did they get 5 seconds back on the shot clock on the jump ball?

"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 May 23, 2010 9:40 PM CDT reply actions

I think it’s a new rule. I saw it a couple times this season.

by doggydogworld on May 24, 2010 8:58 AM CDT up reply actions

LOL with the Channing Frye pic.

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

by TDzilla! on May 23, 2010 10:00 PM CDT reply actions

No GOL?

"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 May 23, 2010 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions

BLOLAIR!!

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

by TDzilla! on May 23, 2010 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions

fuck, I’m bored

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

by TDzilla! on May 23, 2010 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions

I know. This “offseason” thing is stupid as shit.

"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 May 23, 2010 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions

Apparently the Bulls and Cavs fans have it worse off. They’re hanging out on the Suns blog making random comments about which city is better, Cleveland or Chicago.

by fanoftheunderdogs on May 23, 2010 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions

Cleveland or Chicago? They’re debating this? That’s like debating the merits of Led Zeppelin vs. Wolfmother.

Asked before the game how Parker has looked, Popovich said, "He’s still cute. "

by 0signal on May 24, 2010 9:07 AM CDT up reply actions

Seeing Nash get banged in the nose gave me flashbacks of Manu in the Dallas series.

:’(

by fanoftheunderdogs on May 23, 2010 10:29 PM CDT reply actions

The announcer said that nash was fixing his nose LoL,he was just checking it if it got manu-ed.Anyways in the LA series Amar’e had a cut near his nose too.
NBA PLAYOFF TREND
From SA Ginobili’s nose to Stevie’s cut to Amar’e’s cut—-thanks to ol derek fisher

by tp_09 on May 24, 2010 4:11 AM CDT up reply actions

nash broke his nose

You are only young once, but you can be immature for a lifetime

by the little o on May 23, 2010 10:51 PM CDT reply actions

now he says he “bent it”

You are only young once, but you can be immature for a lifetime

by the little o on May 23, 2010 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions

sweeter the 2nd time around?

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

by TDzilla! on May 23, 2010 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions

I HIGHLY SUGGEST A SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON OF NASH’S BENT NOSE AND MANU’S BENT NOSE

FOR THE GOL’S, O’COURSE

:D:D:D

by fanoftheunderdogs on May 23, 2010 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions

……… And…..

“Nowitzki will opt out of Mavs contract”

Wow. Didn’t see that one coming.

by fanoftheunderdogs on May 23, 2010 11:13 PM CDT reply actions

he’ll prob re-sign with the Mavs and restructure his contract.

by FreshmakerDTM on May 24, 2010 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions

whats up with Elton Brand’s health nowadays?

can we go after him and the #2 pick (Turner) from Philly? i’d give up RJ and Dice for that.

by FreshmakerDTM on May 24, 2010 11:41 AM CDT reply actions

Giving up Dice with how he stepped up this season/postseason? Naw.

by fanoftheunderdogs on May 24, 2010 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions

i would’nt hesitate to make that trade IF Brand is healthy…

by FreshmakerDTM on May 24, 2010 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions

depending on how much blair improves on his jumper, this season or the next, adding brand would be redundant

You are only young once, but you can be immature for a lifetime

by the little o on May 24, 2010 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions

Brand strikes me as a cash grabbing has-been.

Though he was certainly a stat stuffer when he was healthy.

The Spurs = Not your granddaddies 7th seed !

by alamobro on May 25, 2010 1:07 AM CDT up reply actions

Blair would have put up big-time numbers on that Clipper team, also.

by doggydogworld on May 25, 2010 8:40 AM CDT up reply actions

I doubt that…Blair doesn’t have a jumpshot and needs work on his post game..
Both can rebound yes… Brands a better defender, shot blocker.
Brand finished around the rim more aggressively than Blair currently does… Blair puts up a lot of layups, rather than 2 handed dunks.
But, yes, thats when Brand was healthy.. IF he is healthy again, he sure can help out Timmy on both ends of the court, guarding the other teams 4 and letting Tim come help from the weak side.

I’d give up the inconsistent RJ and SAM. I’ll give Hairston RJ’s minutes.. and Dice is going to be 36? I’ll take Brand at 31 and the #2pick… If Splitter isn’t coming, use the MLE for some wing(s) that could hit the 3.

by FreshmakerDTM on May 25, 2010 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions

On a per-minute basis Blair scored 20% less than Brand as a rookie but rebounded 25% more.

by doggydogworld on May 25, 2010 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions

are you serious? You’ll take brand and that god awful contract? No thanks. At least RJ’s is expiring. Cost/reward not with it.

Rim Rockin' Red Rocket -silverandblack_davis

by SpursfanSteve on May 26, 2010 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions

Yes, I would take Brand and his contract and the #2 pick for RJ and SAM.

Not that it would ever happen now that Philly has a coach that the players seem to like and Collins already said he NEEDS Elton Brand.

by FreshmakerDTM on May 27, 2010 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions

YUS!! MY PRECIOUS UNDERDOGS ARE WINNING! WHEE /spinning in circles

by fanoftheunderdogs on May 24, 2010 11:05 PM CDT reply actions

Unless my sarcasm meter is broken today, I just wanted to throw out a “The More You Know” segment: Don’t ever try to give me CPR if I am choking, because that may be the opposite of what I need. Even if it is Matt Bonner style.

by Cedarpark on May 25, 2010 6:23 PM CDT reply actions