Game 2: Spurs @ Suns - Second Half "Step It Up" Thread
by silverandblack_davis on May 5, 2010 9:13 PM CDT
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Well, this game is essentially back to zero. We can still play better than this. We know Manu is so much better than that first half.
Let's go, Spurs and PtR nation.
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Nash is fine.
I seriously dislike Stoudamire (why so many Houston fans want this guy is beyond me), I’m not a huge fan of run and gun, and I’m STILL pissed off with our last games, when their announcers wouldn’t shut the fuck up about how Houston was some crappy team while worshipping Stat throughout.
Minnesotan Rockets fan
Repost:
So let me get this right: GH messed up a 2 on 1 so we lost 2 points. Crawford cost us FTs and a 3 on the other end with his no call on an Amare foul. Bonner has missed 2 wide open 3s (gotta make one Red Rockets). And Bogans cost us four points and two fouls by not boxing out Dudley? We’re out-executing them but our own sloppiness is costing us 9+ points?
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
This is actually worse than if the Suns had played well in the first half and it was tied. Instead, we give up 10 and let a team shooting 16% less than us back in the game. I wouldn’t be surprised if Spurs were torched in the 2nd.
We didn’t exactly play great. You did notice all the missed open shots, yes? What they’ve got we’ve given to them. Time to outwork these guys in the 2nd half.
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
Suns just really wanted it more that half, and it shows in the offensive boards. Kudos to them.
Just cause we're crippled, don't mean we gotta take the crumbs.
by silverandblack_davis on May 5, 2010 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions
thats gotta be the most frustrating and disappointing good half Ive ever seen
by GodsLoveSpursGlory on May 5, 2010 9:16 PM CDT reply actions
Hey who gets the ball at the start of the 3rd
GO SPURS GO
SPURS 2010 NBA Champions (if team is healty LoL)
On it.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions
fuck dudley. he is not a good player. the only reason he got those points and rebounds was because of our own sloppiness and richard jeffersons ability to keep an eye on dudley.
Reminds me of Bonner, except I bet the turtle rebounds better.
"GINOBILI!" -- Sir Charles
"I mean, Dartmouth really sucks and Cornell only beat us by 18. Temple will beat the hell out of Cornell. Promise." -- Me
He even moves laterally a lot better.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Here some music to pump you guys up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Helloween-I want out
v=FjV8SHjHvHk&feature=PlayList&p=A42C7FAA325FE310&playnext_from=PL&playnext=
Twisted sister I wanna rock
1&index=43
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHz-vDsKyiM
Motley crue-kikstart my heart.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQp1GNr-mLM
GO SPURS GO
SPURS 2010 NBA Champions (if team is healty LoL)
Did anyone else hear Barkley call Mason a three point shooter?
Ha ha ha.
Ha.
"Whereas I never went fly like some of the boys." -- Ice
Suck on this, phx. Yeah, you don’t get it, I realize that. But it’s gonna haunt you in the 2nd half.
And one more for the mojo….
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
I actually want Blair to get some decent minutes this half. His rebounding and energy wre mellow that half. I’m sure communicated pealed paint off the wall about the lack of effort and energy from our bench in the locker room. I want to see D-Bear control the boards.
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
yes that would be good, however please please please dont let us see bonner and blair in at the same time. the stats show that that is a horrible lineup for us.
So if in Game 1 we couldn’t keep them out of the paint, now we can’t keep them from hitting 3s. The good news is that there are only so many ways to score, so we have to figure them out eventually, right..?
"What is this new devilry?" -Jeff Van Gundy
Our defense was fine. We just didn’t finish off the possessions with defensive rebounds. They are in the game because they got so many extra possessions.
"GINOBILI!" -- Sir Charles
"I mean, Dartmouth really sucks and Cornell only beat us by 18. Temple will beat the hell out of Cornell. Promise." -- Me
This one’s going to be tough, the bench shot the team in the foot after the starters played Spurs ball. The only hope now is that we got something that will not be mentioned out of the way. The team can’t afford another one.
Weirdest thing guys, I was just reading through SB 1070, the AZ “we hate illegals” law, and Matt Bonner’s name is listed as the author.
Bastard
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
Now he’s just trying to get in your head.
"What is this new devilry?" -Jeff Van Gundy
by DrumsInTheDeep on May 5, 2010 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Of course that is why he is missing wide open 3’s so his fellow suns can get hte ball. Come to think of it isnt he a free agent this summer? yes it is all coming toghter now. Bonner see an oppurtenty in phonex with his 3 point shooting so he is trying to get us knoced out ealry
GO SPURS GO
SPURS 2010 NBA Champions (if team is healty LoL)
of course joey crawford called that block shot a foul on duncan. bullshit foul. amare did the same thing to duncan and it was a no call.
No. But he’s been awesome.
Just cause we're crippled, don't mean we gotta take the crumbs.
by silverandblack_davis on May 5, 2010 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Hill’s getting out-Hilled! By Hill!
"What is this new devilry?" -Jeff Van Gundy
by DrumsInTheDeep on May 5, 2010 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions
goddamnit!! we have a 6 point lead and manu comes out and now the game is tied. im sorry guys but this isnt george hills series!! whoever he guards it is a mismatch
Guys 2 bs calls going the suns way but this will only add to the spurs fire to win this game.
GO SPURS GO
SPURS 2010 NBA Champions (if team is healty LoL)
guys, we get rebounds using our hands, not with our eyes
If you liked it then you should have put a 5th ring on it. Oh oh oh.
Made even sweeter by a George swish.
"What is this new devilry?" -Jeff Van Gundy
by DrumsInTheDeep on May 5, 2010 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I have this thing – I stop watching the game for a bit, Spurs go on a run. Good to know my mojo is working…
"This team is like a bunch of cockroaches. They just don't die!" -Charles Barkley, after Game 7 vs. the NOOCH.
The "I'm gonna rip the eyes out of your head and piss into your dead skull! You f***ed with the wrong Marine!" face. Because Popovich can be kinda scary.
Our offensive is clicking, we need some stops.
I did a lot of soul searching. I didn't find anything.
Bronner kills everything. Kittens, angels, unicorns, hopes, dreams, basketball rims…
I'm not saying something is wrong, but something isn't right.
Until he starts playing like a real brosketball player, Bonner’s not a bro, man.
Just cause we're crippled, don't mean we gotta take the crumbs.
by silverandblack_davis on May 5, 2010 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Our rebounding is killing us. It’s ashamed with our excellent offense and defensive game that we’re only up by so little. We really are much better than the Phoenix Suns, just a bit more focus on rebounds and they aren’t going to stick around much.
Well.. at least Bonner got a rebound there awhile ago.
Just cause we're crippled, don't mean we gotta take the crumbs.
by silverandblack_davis on May 5, 2010 9:51 PM CDT reply actions
Bonner misses a 3, then leaves his man open and that guy makes his 3. Hmm. Forgive me, Fred. You were right.
I smell death... everywhere.
You guys are both idiots.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions
What do you give us on this thread besides hating on our own players?
I am here to state the obvious.
What are our other options? It’s easy to sit on the sidelines and criticize an NBA player or the decisions of a 4-time NBA Champion head coach who’s in the top 5 of wins all-time. No one’s saying Bonner is the second coming of Bill Russell, just that he’s not single-handedly destroying us or that we have any better options.
Yes, it would be nice if he started hitting his outside shots. But you don’t “throw the baby out with the bathwater.”
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, I meant that Fred was right when he said Bonner didn’t contribute enough to play when he couldn’t score. And the people that warned me that he had a history of losing his shot in the playoffs.
I smell death... everywhere.
And that’s all true. But should we then simply run 4 on 5? HE’S WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. Yeah, he sucks and blahblahblah. Easy to say, but present a solution that doesn’t involve a geriatric having to play 48 minutes (Dice), a rookie who’s foul trouble limit him to 15 minutes a game (Blair), or a man with styrofoam ankles (Ian).
Theo Ratliff is not walking through that door.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Why can’t we go small ball when Dyess in on the bench? It’s not like the Suns are that tall. It’s not like they don’t kill us on the boards when Bonner and Blair are both in.
I smell death... everywhere.
Usually, small ball is griped about by everyone on PtR. Now, it’s a viable option. Who plays in Matty’s role in that scenerio?
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions
And he guards Apostrophe?! Is your plan to allow Apostrophe to score 50 per game while running everyone else to death?
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions
That was when we had role players on the wings who could hit shots.
Damn you Matt Bonner.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions
get blair out there
ffs anything is better than this
"Whereas I never went fly like some of the boys." -- Ice
Et tu, Manu?
"What is this new devilry?" -Jeff Van Gundy
by DrumsInTheDeep on May 5, 2010 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions
fuck you idiot suns fans, nash is not going to be MVP
If you liked it then you should have put a 5th ring on it. Oh oh oh.
Having a bad game is understandable, being out hustled by the Suns is just embarrassing.
I did a lot of soul searching. I didn't find anything.
.
Where can I get a digital copy of this game?
I would love to document the 3 seconds ABUSE by the Suns
by SpurScientist on May 5, 2010 9:57 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Well, here it is again… we’re flat out giving this game to them. It’s awesome to be outplayed when you have the skills to destroy your opponent.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
They’re making us play out of position. I feel like they are controlling the tempo of this game. The only time I felt this vs Dallas was game 5.
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.
That’s exactly what we’re doing, while we’re not taking advantage of their weaknesses. It’s not as painful to get beaten; it’s far more painful to lose because you’re not making good choices and getting out-hustled.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
78-76 Suns. End of third.
Now’s the moment of truth, peeps and bros. Breeps.
I did a lot of soul searching. I didn't find anything.
2 point deficit going to the 4th – we can do this.
"This team is like a bunch of cockroaches. They just don't die!" -Charles Barkley, after Game 7 vs. the NOOCH.
The "I'm gonna rip the eyes out of your head and piss into your dead skull! You f***ed with the wrong Marine!" face. Because Popovich can be kinda scary.
Bonner shouldnt play a damn min in the 4th he isnt doing anyting and missing every shot he gets he is worthless
GO SPURS GO
SPURS 2010 NBA Champions (if team is healty LoL)
We have to build a cushion lead, the Suns score too much and apparently they can get whatever 3 pt shot they want.
not apparently. haven’t you watched the suns at all this year? they’ve been like that all year. and it’s not because lebron gets them wide open like the cavs (though nash obviously helps matters) — they’re just all very good three pt shooters. it’s hard to guard the suns because their offense is completely fantastic. we need to get our defense back on track. we had some great rotations but also a lot of comically bad ones…
"Whereas I never went fly like some of the boys." -- Ice
i fucking hate frye. i wish duncan would abuse him. but what i hate more is how we give him wide open looks.
I actually heard a radio interview with Frye and really like him. Would love to have him on my team
by One4theThumb on May 5, 2010 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Parker needs to be the most aggresive and spurs really need to pick up thier defense intestey.
GO SPURS GO
SPURS 2010 NBA Champions (if team is healty LoL)
Manu is human. I blame it on Dirk
If you liked it then you should have put a 5th ring on it. Oh oh oh.
bonner needs to stop playing. but for some reason pop is going to leave him starting the fourth. im sick of this. we have such a shitty supporting cast that disappears when the playoffs come. Bonner all ur paid to do is make a goddamn 3! u r open everytime u take them, just make at least one. its not that hard, just look at the guy you left open and how he made it. a bunch of suck
Shouldn’t that make you madder at Gregg Popovich than Bonner? I mean, Bonner can’t help the fact that he’s a waste of skin, can he?
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Did the other guy want to call a 3-second on Amare?
"What is this new devilry?" -Jeff Van Gundy
by DrumsInTheDeep on May 5, 2010 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions
manu!!!
our only free throw shooter!!!
i love you!!!
"Whereas I never went fly like some of the boys." -- Ice
We really need to ban JA from going to road games.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
I won’t be going to anymore spurs v mavs playoff games.
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.
Did George flop like Richardson? If he didn’t, no call
"This team is like a bunch of cockroaches. They just don't die!" -Charles Barkley, after Game 7 vs. the NOOCH.
The "I'm gonna rip the eyes out of your head and piss into your dead skull! You f***ed with the wrong Marine!" face. Because Popovich can be kinda scary.
this is the second or third time the suns have called a quick time out atfer a couple of spurs makes. everytime, they have come back strong. how bout we switch that trend up RIGHT NOW
Methinks they’re going to need that timeout later.
"What is this new devilry?" -Jeff Van Gundy
by DrumsInTheDeep on May 5, 2010 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Why all the hate for Bonner? He’s taking good shots, they just aren’t falling. His defense on the other hand…
banned.
"GINOBILI!" -- Sir Charles
"I mean, Dartmouth really sucks and Cornell only beat us by 18. Temple will beat the hell out of Cornell. Promise." -- Me
His threes happen to not fall when we’re in the playoffs.
I did a lot of soul searching. I didn't find anything.
Yes.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
He’s paid to make 3s, and he is not making any of them. Thats like stealing
"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
This is funny, because it’s exactly what we said of Bowen last year. And of Finley over the course of his SA career. Now, without them, we see the gaping holes they left.
Not to compare Matty with either of them, but this game is a lot deeper than most of you realize.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Are Temple and Yawn paid to sit on the bench? Is Mason paid to suck the life force out of every game he enters? Wait, don’t answer that last one.
"What is this new devilry?" -Jeff Van Gundy
by DrumsInTheDeep on May 5, 2010 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions
+everything
The key to this series.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Stern must have suggested the “It’s R Time” slogan.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Dude, the refs aren’t making us play like shit
by One4theThumb on May 5, 2010 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Duncan, we need you brotha. I know we lean on you a lot. But one more time, carry us.
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.
Again.
"What is this new devilry?" -Jeff Van Gundy
by DrumsInTheDeep on May 5, 2010 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions
ok, someone shoot this guy in the head
"Our bench gets incredibly dangerous..." -Emanuel Ginobili, benchman extraordinaire
Channing fyre is killing us were not out yet though guys we still have a chance.
GO SPURS GO
SPURS 2010 NBA Champions (if team is healty LoL)
"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
by spursfan87 on May 5, 2010 10:14 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
channing frye had been every bit the difference as jared dudley in this game. guys are rolling. that was a tough shot. gotta keep pounding
why can’t bonner be like that? fuck you bonner
If you liked it then you should have put a 5th ring on it. Oh oh oh.
Frye is 5-5 from 3pt land. If only Bonner could do that.
I'm not saying something is wrong, but something isn't right.
It shouldn’t have come down to this, we should have been up big time. It wouldn’t be so bad if the Suns were actually a better team but to see the Spurs beating themselves? Hard to watch. But as a Spurs fan for so many years I’ll watch till they can’t go anymore.
+1
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions
How about some more variety in the commercials? Seeing the same thing over and over again in a ten minute span pisses me off enough that I already feel sick of what they’re pushing. I’ll never buy another Coors Light…and I’m debating on whether or not I will ever have a Corona. I will, however, stare at a hot girl in a white bikini on the beach. How hot is that body!?!
now let’s not waste RJ’s contribution
If you liked it then you should have put a 5th ring on it. Oh oh oh.
Too late.
"What is this new devilry?" -Jeff Van Gundy
by DrumsInTheDeep on May 5, 2010 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Spurs in the bonus the rest of the way – give it to Manu and drive?
"This team is like a bunch of cockroaches. They just don't die!" -Charles Barkley, after Game 7 vs. the NOOCH.
The "I'm gonna rip the eyes out of your head and piss into your dead skull! You f***ed with the wrong Marine!" face. Because Popovich can be kinda scary.
I’d like to see him gone.
"What is this new devilry?" -Jeff Van Gundy
by DrumsInTheDeep on May 5, 2010 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice brick, Drag queen… keep em coming
"Our bench gets incredibly dangerous..." -Emanuel Ginobili, benchman extraordinaire
Make up calls?
Just cause we're crippled, don't mean we gotta take the crumbs.
by silverandblack_davis on May 5, 2010 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions
If we take this then we have the Crawford game AND the game we need from the Suns in the bag. Let’s do this and win :)
"This team is like a bunch of cockroaches. They just don't die!" -Charles Barkley, after Game 7 vs. the NOOCH.
The "I'm gonna rip the eyes out of your head and piss into your dead skull! You f***ed with the wrong Marine!" face. Because Popovich can be kinda scary.
TD just made 2 FTs. Can’t get everything
by One4theThumb on May 5, 2010 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, other than Bonner obviously, why are we losing this game? It’s not RJ anymore. I guess we should blame Manu?
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
Which cancelled Nash’s 3, so we’re still—aw, fuck.
"What is this new devilry?" -Jeff Van Gundy
by DrumsInTheDeep on May 5, 2010 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Actually we have. Quite a bit in fact. We’ve become adept at stiffling that and forcing their roles to play well.
Only now they are, and we’re not defending them.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions
… i think it is safe to call it? maybe? yeah… when over half of our team is playing with no fire, you have no right to win… i just wish we could pick this shit up
ROBBLE ROBBLE ROBBLE
can we just kill these suns players???
If you liked it then you should have put a 5th ring on it. Oh oh oh.
Easy.
Just cause we're crippled, don't mean we gotta take the crumbs.
by silverandblack_davis on May 5, 2010 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions
CapHill? LatinD? Do the honors.
Just cause we're crippled, don't mean we gotta take the crumbs.
by silverandblack_davis on May 5, 2010 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I second the motion.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions
6 points. Not over yet. Just keep fighting.
Just cause we're crippled, don't mean we gotta take the crumbs.
by silverandblack_davis on May 5, 2010 10:31 PM CDT reply actions
2 possession game, and here’s why I’m pissed-
1. How do we keep it from becoming a 3 possession game?
2. And how do we bridge that gap and overcome the deficit?
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
Pounding the ball into the paint and not sagging on D. Period.
And a steady diet from here on of TImothy Duncan.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions
give it to TIM
"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
This seems so simple. Let’s see if we actually do it.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions
In manu I trust. I want Manu shooting for the next 2 min
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.
I want Manu driving to the rim.
Just cause we're crippled, don't mean we gotta take the crumbs.
by silverandblack_davis on May 5, 2010 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Are all those people protesting because they couldn’t get into the game?
I'm not saying something is wrong, but something isn't right.
Completely unacceptable in a playoff game.
Just cause we're crippled, don't mean we gotta take the crumbs.
by silverandblack_davis on May 5, 2010 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
do these suns players and fans know that the series now has to go to san antonio? i dont think they do know that.
And the last time they’ll have Apostrophe, so this is kinda sweet for them.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions
What is saddening is the fact that the Suns aren’t nearly as devastating or threatening as they once were 3-4 years ago, and now we SHOULD be the biggest threat to the Lakers. I just don’t see it, too many stupid mistakes, and the defense is just downright horrendous.
We are getting used and abused. This is exactly why I didn’t want to play this team. Fuck, this is going to be a long brutal series. We gotta win 4 out of the next 5.
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.
I still feel will beat the Suns and face the Lakers in the third round. Will get our Mojo at home, take both games and then come to Phoenix to take another before closing it out in SA.
I’m still with you. Mark these comments.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions
And yet I’m still not worried. Put me on record. Disappointed? Yes. But I’m not worried. we will come back here 2-2.
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
we’ve come back from a 0-2 hole before
If you liked it then you should have put a 5th ring on it. Oh oh oh.
Thank you.
Hey AFaggie…. do another post regarding our NOOCH series for all the new SPURS fans please.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey guys dont understimate the spurs
There is a good chance they can win game 3 and 4 in san antonio. That would put the spurs in postion in to take game 5 on the road. Which I belevie we have a good chance of doing because its not like we ever were blown out in game 1 and 2 and we were always in the game. Its going to be tough but im calling it spurs win the next 4 and close it out in game 6.
GO SPURS GO
SPURS 2010 NBA Champions (if team is healty LoL)
They aren’t likely to get Salvatore and Crawford again this series. We need only clean up the self-inflicted errors. It all started in the 1st half. It also helps that Frye is a worse shooter on the road.
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
Please take over this blog.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions
A message to the PTR
Weather the strom of trolls please dont give them what they want like I said spurs still have a great chance to win the seires.
GO SPURS GO
SPURS 2010 NBA Champions (if team is healty LoL)
Spurs will win the series easy.
All these Suns players hitting shots at home don’t translate on the road.
We’ll take the next 4 games.
by HornPossessed on May 5, 2010 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions
We’re just all drunk.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
I am! Woohoo!
"What is this new devilry?" -Jeff Van Gundy
by DrumsInTheDeep on May 5, 2010 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Dear god the suns shot 42% and put up 110 on us.
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.
by CMoney on May 5, 2010 10:41 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
That’s the problem.
I did a lot of soul searching. I didn't find anything.
by Hipuks on May 5, 2010 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well, welcome to reality guys. Although it’s technically not over, frankly speaking the Spurs are going to have trouble from here on out. Really, this boils down to two things
1)The Spurs aren’t good enough defensively to hold this team down consistently. The Dallas game fooled us in many respects and now we’re starting to see the team D we saw through the regular season, unfortunately.
2)In order to win we’ll have to match them offensively, but we can’t because our 3 point and free throw shooting is atrocious. By the 4th they simply crowded the paint, because they knew we have no threat there. And even though their bad defense fouled us regularly, trading 1-2(or 3) every possession is a clear winning strategy for them.
Um, no. Playoff series are seven games. There hasn’t even been a game in SA yet.
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
by SpurredOn on May 5, 2010 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I know it’s not over, but unless the Spurs either learn to play consistent D, or start hitting more from 3, the series is over. Boxing out would be a nice help also.
Really, the game can be summed up by two players: Bonner and Frye. They’re the exact same no-rebounding, bad defense, goofy guy who stay in the league by hitting threes. Their guy though hits 5 of them and ours throws up bricks.
It’s not so much defense as it is execution on offense. We screwed up early by missing so many easy scoring opportunity. This game we brought it back to our pace. This will continue next game.
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
by SpurredOn on May 5, 2010 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I disagree about the defense though. It was excellent in the 1st, but how many stops did we get in the 4th? I lost count of how many times we left Richardson and Frye open for 3 in order to “help” inside unnecessarily. About the only Spur who didn’t do this once or twice in this game was Manu.
Not to mention they have the go-to play with the Nash-Stoudamire basic pick and roll. They went to that play successfully every time they need to halt a run. The Spurs haven’t been able to stop that play all season, against anyone. They need to stop trapping Nash there, because it just gives AS a clear lane.
Although I agree with you about them crowding the paint (though they actually started doing it in the 2nd quarter), I think this isn’t that close to over yet. We have to protect home, and then this series swings.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I’m still on that bandwagon too.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey, what happened to the troll?
:::snicker:::
I'm not saying something is wrong, but something isn't right.
why? they have a fucking 2-0 lead.
we need to blow them out in game 3 and scare them in game 4 to have a shot
half of a series is mental, and we’re blowing that half right now.
"Whereas I never went fly like some of the boys." -- Ice
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
we will be swept by the suns because we suck! fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck
I remember your children crying on Christmas last year, and then throwing Skittles at them and laughing.
Enjoy it now, cause when you inevitably fall no honorable SPURS fan will be there to giggle at you. We’ll all be home, polishing our trophies and snickering at Steve Nash’s empty shelves.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Cool it guys. Wait, never mind, I’m still trying to figure out which one of you is a troll. Keep talking, you’ll give yourself away soon enough.
I'm not saying something is wrong, but something isn't right.
I’m just laughing at the thought of a Quagmire-looking guy somewhere in a dark basement in Vegas, frantically scrolling up and down through the comments with his finger eagerly on the BAN button.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Did Dudley just say “wivalry”? He talks like Elmer Fudd. An Elmer Fudd talking fool who owned us this game. FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!
I'm not saying something is wrong, but something isn't right.
I only watched from the boxscore so the pain has been muted a bit. However, the analysis won’t be as in-depth. But I can take it if you want, as a quick cap.
Just cause we're crippled, don't mean we gotta take the crumbs.
by silverandblack_davis on May 5, 2010 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Nah, don’t worry. I need to get things off my chest, and I should recap a loss someday.
I smell death... everywhere.
Someday meaning… today?
Just cause we're crippled, don't mean we gotta take the crumbs.
by silverandblack_davis on May 5, 2010 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions
And I also want to let off some steam, too but I’ll let you have this one. I can take Game 3 since I’m watching that one.
Just cause we're crippled, don't mean we gotta take the crumbs.
by silverandblack_davis on May 5, 2010 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions
You should do one about how Bonner is costing us this series. I’m sure Fred will rec you.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions
That’s true, and our franchise will still be there in a year.
Sorry, that was uncalled for, and you seem nice. I’m just disappointed.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I understand
LeBron’s not going to leave, but I think after this year we’re saying buh bye to Shaq and Antwan.
Antawn’s still got a few more years in that contract, right? And he’s what? 33 or 34 years old? Dayum.
Just cause we're crippled, don't mean we gotta take the crumbs.
by silverandblack_davis on May 5, 2010 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Dallas is older, if that’s any consolation. Oh wait, the Celtics are older, too. FFFFUUUUUUU
Just cause we're crippled, don't mean we gotta take the crumbs.
by silverandblack_davis on May 5, 2010 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions
fuck that fat face dudley. all the suns have done is hold their own on their homecourt. you havent sent any message. these losses were all done by the spurs. their own mistakes. goddamnit i hate our supporting cast! fuk you bonner!! fuk you bogans! fuck you mason even if u didnt play!! fuk you jefferson for not driving that last play! well i cant say fuk you to ginobili but still step you game ginobili!! and fuk u pop!!! for keeping bonner in the game with blair and letting the suns get 9 offensive rebounds in that quarter.
Go win a championship before you come and insult the spurs. Your style of play will never win you a championship. All you guys have done is hold home court.
Remember the names of bloggers like this when this series is over. Typical kid, blowing their load too soon. We’ve been here before. We’ll be here again. And we will come back to win this series.
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
+1
I seriously want to give you one of Sean Elliot’s kidneys.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions
It may be time to write a Fan Post. Everyone who thought this playoff run would be easy is living in ‘07. We’re gonna grind out this championship.
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
Dude. GO. FOR. IT. You are the most confident Spurs fan in this blog and you also make a lot of sense.
Just cause we're crippled, don't mean we gotta take the crumbs.
by silverandblack_davis on May 5, 2010 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
You need to write a Fan Post. Of course, it would probably immediately be deleted for it’s adherence to wisdom and logic, but I’d quickly enjoy it.
Your words and thoughts echo mine and thus, are brilliant. I’d like to read more confirmation that I’m not the only one here with a backbone and a brain.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Can’t, there’s no internet in this Arizona jail/immigrant transport facility I’m in. I have to keep running down to Starbucks on break and typing comments in, and won’t have enough time to write a full brilliant post for you.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Alright guys.......
I have the most faith in this team and think you are understamting the heart of a champion. I m calling it spurs in 6 and I will not post here until we either lose or win this series.
GO SPURS GO
SPURS 2010 NBA Champions (if team is healty LoL)
In an imperfect world, where the Suns win, I would root for them to take it all. They aren’t a bunch of jackasses. Maybe one dumbass.
Manu is still our savior. Tim is our foundation, Tony is our french guy, Georgie is our cubits, Pop is our coach. we’ll still win this.
If you liked it then you should have put a 5th ring on it. Oh oh oh.
have we ever won a game reffed by Joey Crawford? I mean the guy is clearly hellbent on making us lose. same story every time. whatever bs call it takes, Joey would make it.
I am here to state the obvious.
what’s the story behind this? was he passed up by the spurs during draft 30 years ago?
If you liked it then you should have put a 5th ring on it. Oh oh oh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaZIAXJJDKQ
Not to mention, Google “Tim Duncan Joey Crawford.”
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions
I don’t know if it started earlier, but that was the most ridiculous call in the NBA history. JC was banned for the playoffs, and we got the trophy that year, I think.
I am here to state the obvious.
Funny how if you did a study of “the most ridiculous calls in NBA history,” I’d bet that Crawford was involved in the majority of them by far.
And Stern/Jackson doesn’t think that’s interesting.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions
And still, the NBA insists on putting Crawford in Spurs games.
Just cause we're crippled, don't mean we gotta take the crumbs.
by silverandblack_davis on May 5, 2010 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
As much as it pains me to admit it, you have to give credit to the Suns. They wanted this game more than we did. Their bench was huge, Dudley and Frye in particular. The series is far from over, but the Spurs need to bring their “A+” game in San Antonio.
These aren’t the Phoenix Suns of past years, they are deeper and have a better bench and shooters.
Pop needs to realize that he CAN’T play Bonner at all. Or Bonner and Blair at the same time at least.
I'm not saying something is wrong, but something isn't right.
These aren’t the Phoenix Suns of past years
That’s nearly true. But it’s also very true that the SPURS of old actually had a high basketball IQ and played with poise. Those things come back, and this series swings dramatically. Regardless of how “new and improved” the kleenex suns are.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Credit where credit is due. Gentry has them playing like a real team.
Just cause we're crippled, don't mean we gotta take the crumbs.
by silverandblack_davis on May 5, 2010 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions
It’s pretty humbling when you realize you’re just the dirty work player. I realized it recently when I couldn’t hit a damn shot in a pickup game. Man I suck…but not at dirty work!
Sometimes “dirty work” is all you get in pick up games. When I play most guys just wanna jack up 3’s and if I want the ball I have to pick up the garbage. And I’m usually a good shooter.
Well, I’ll see you guys on Friday
We’re going to learn a lot about what our teams are this weekend. Either you curl up into a ball, defeated, or you come out swinging.
Nite WO. Thanks for joining us and not being a complete asshat.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Later, Wave. Good luck to your team. Make KG cry buckets.
Just cause we're crippled, don't mean we gotta take the crumbs.
by silverandblack_davis on May 5, 2010 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Indeed. Good luck!
"What is this new devilry?" -Jeff Van Gundy
by DrumsInTheDeep on May 5, 2010 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions
The NBA: Where Joey Crawford happens.
If you liked it then you should have put a 5th ring on it. Oh oh oh.
Crawford seems to think NBA fans tune into the game to watch him. I think Stern should realize a lot of these refs are ruining the game. Just call the game, we don’t need all your theatrics and old-man gyrations.
+1
The NBA has become just two steps away from the WWE.
But we all need to stop with the ‘bad officiating’ card. That’s the stuff suns fans pull when they consistently fall short. We lost this game, pure and simple. I don’t even think they won, per se, so much as we beat ourselves. Period. Only us to blame.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Joey Crawford evidently has a personal vendetta against the Spurs. He gave Timmeh a tech for laughing on the bench. It was so outrageous that even Stern had to punish him. Then he came back, and our record in the games he is officiating is much worse than our overall record. Is that a coincidence? I don’t think so. This is not just a bad officiating. This is playing 5 on 6 every time he is on the court. And he is on for 48 minutes and has a whistle.
I am here to state the obvious.
Totally with you, it just sounds and makes us look bad to go there though. We lost, pure and simple. Yes Crawford was there, but we’re collectively better than just him. And that his mere presence won’t be the headline or the byline in the history books.
True champions rise above the officials, both on the court and on the Rock.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 6, 2010 12:13 AM CDT up reply actions
Of course, I hoped we would win in spite of JC, but we didn’t, which is sad. I try not to bitch about officials too much, but JC’s record against us is just ridiculous. I understand your point, and it is a good point. As I see it, there are NBA refs, who sometimes make bad calls, treat stars differently, etc. And there is Joey, and you just know in advance that we will play 5 on 6, if he is reffing.
I am here to state the obvious.
Blame it on me, PtR’rs.
I made a game-time decision not to let my puppy watch the game with me no matter how much she whined (because the Spurs lost the last time I let her), but she got loose somehow and ran in just in time to see Frye make a three in the first half. I hustled her out of the room right away, but the damage to the mojo was done… the Suns pulled even by the end of the half, and it went downhill after that.
Wasted some nice supporting performances by RJ and Hill (I kinda predicted they’d play better tonight), but as I feared going into the series, not holding down their ‘other guys’ (Hill, Dudley, Frye) hurt us. Transition D was much better, but defensive rebounding was terrible (though in truth, it’s hard when we’re playing small ball). FT differential was what, -15? And those effin’ threes… I think Manu hit 2, Hill one or two, and Duncan one. Bonner? Take him out of the rotation (though to be fair, Bogans hurt himself with some bone-headed defensive plays, one right in front of Pop… thought Coach was going to explode!)
Manu, basketball genius that he is, ...
Just looking at the stat line from a sort of ‘impartial point of view’ – my wife ….
SPURS
FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO
40-79 7-18 15-22 7 30 37 28 8 8 12
Fouls : 31
SUNS
FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO
36-85 9-19 29-37 18 31 49 19 6 1 14 Fouls : 21
Her words – “either they just couldn’t keep them off the glass or some ref f’ed them tonight” – and she was in the other room not even watching. I’m not sayin’ it’s reffing – we freaking couldn’t get a board to save our collective butts…but the Suns had no business winning that game, save for the 15 extra free-bies they got and that flurry of offensive boards by thier bench in the 2nd quarter.
"This team is like a bunch of cockroaches. They just don't die!" -Charles Barkley, after Game 7 vs. the NOOCH.
The "I'm gonna rip the eyes out of your head and piss into your dead skull! You f***ed with the wrong Marine!" face. Because Popovich can be kinda scary.
Continue your conversations here, ladies and gents.
"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 5, 2010 11:05 PM CDT reply actions
Is that just me or is all that Bonner hating during the games really tiring? I mean we already need to overcome Suns team, Suns fans hating, Joey’s “refereeing”, isn’t that enough? May be we could just cheer our players up during the games and complain about their deficiencies later?
I am here to state the obvious.
Hmmm… have I already given out all of my ’+1’s’ for this series already?
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on May 5, 2010 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions
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