QuickCap #17 - San Antonio Spurs @ New Orleans Hornets
by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Jan 23, 2012 9:14 PM CST
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roll call is broken. so I'll just say LatinD won
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yay!
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by sleep research facility on Jan 23, 2012 9:15 PM CST reply actions
they just had to make it “interesting” for us…
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by sleep research facility on Jan 23, 2012 9:17 PM CST up reply actions
i demand a recount!
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by sleep research facility on Jan 23, 2012 9:17 PM CST up reply actions
didn’t notice, great plus!
by 4TimeChamps...and counting? on Jan 23, 2012 9:22 PM CST up reply actions
a very bad, very very bad man…
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by sleep research facility on Jan 23, 2012 9:20 PM CST up reply actions
Meh, he needs 30 minutes imo
"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 Jan 23, 2012 9:23 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I hope he starts in the next game
"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 Jan 23, 2012 9:27 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
more days off for Timmy, maybe?
by 4TimeChamps...and counting? on Jan 23, 2012 9:23 PM CST up reply actions
Omg. We won a basketball game.
Who made the game winner, Timmy? With slow internet + box score watching… I missed it.
by M3D1T8R on Jan 23, 2012 9:18 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Omg. We won a basketball game.
Who made the game winner, Timmy? With slow internet + box score watching… I missed it.
by M3D1T8R on Jan 23, 2012 9:18 PM CST via mobile reply actions
yep, timmeh made a tough tough tough shot over Okafor. Looked like the Timmeh of the ol days
"Kevin Garnett once described defending Tim Duncan as "trying to guard a tree"
Awesome! Thx. I guessed it would be him the way his numbers were going. Dang, puts a smile on my face. Wish I could’ve seen it.
by M3D1T8R on Jan 23, 2012 9:29 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Blair is either great or a big pile of crap depending on the matchup
"Kevin Garnett once described defending Tim Duncan as "trying to guard a tree"
ouch.
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by sleep research facility on Jan 23, 2012 9:21 PM CST up reply actions
But he’s doing fine on twitter!
"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 Jan 23, 2012 9:21 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
people still follow him?
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by sleep research facility on Jan 23, 2012 9:21 PM CST up reply actions
I need a recap!!! I hate missing games
But Spurs Win!!!
::inserts chuck norris approved gif::
"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 Jan 23, 2012 9:20 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Parker was awesome.
Duncan was awesome. The rest did him well.
JA took Lenard’s minutes. he almost didn’t play at all in the second half. 7:11 in total he played.
Joseph played within the game
Blair looked bad. Really ugly sometimes.
Bonner fits fine with Tiago/Duncan, depending on who else is on the floor.
Defense was good in moments, but not overall. Jack is really making the best of Gordon’s injury.
RJ looks to be getting his shot back. I think pop has realized he gassed him. He also had a key defensive play on Jack around 42 seconds, running back on defense and making him miss a layup. This is a different RJ….
Winter is coming
Thank goodness I thought we were headed for playoffs RJ the rest of the way.
by silverandblack_davis on Jan 23, 2012 11:03 PM CST up reply actions
What's up with the D?
I saw that we were the first team to allow NO to score 100. i saw blair let landry score on him a few times
by forrestgump52 on Jan 24, 2012 2:54 AM CST up reply actions
The defense was awful!!!!! That team was one of only two teams to not score over 100 in a game and we gave them there best offensive outing!
I’m glad we won but sad by the way we had to win
One thing i can do...................is FINGER ROLL.
our defense is incredibly awful. Neal, Bonner and Blair cant guard a chair, and sadly they are big part of our rotation. Tim cant move laterally, Parker has too big of a burden to carry offensively and our rooks are rooks, even if they show tremendous potential defensively
"Kevin Garnett once described defending Tim Duncan as "trying to guard a tree"
Tony’s never had the physical gifts to be a good defender and yeah Boner and Blair are equally bad in their own ways. Timmy five years ago could make up for any weaknesses in a frontcourt teammate and made people like Rasho and Nazr Mohammed look good… that time is behind us
Go Spurs Go
He is. I mean he hustles hard and fights through screens decently but like stated earlier Tim made a lot of those guys in his prime look way better than they were defensively now that he has slowed down they are starting to look how they truly are.
One thing i can do...................is FINGER ROLL.
by gunnin' gervin on Jan 23, 2012 9:27 PM CST up reply actions
Tony isn’t awful but he isn’t great at defense either. We need some kind of help big time on defense.
One thing i can do...................is FINGER ROLL.
by gunnin' gervin on Jan 23, 2012 9:25 PM CST up reply actions
Tiago.
I know were also counting on him for offense, but i thought he was known also for his D. he’s played some solid 1 on 1 D on some bigs before, im sure we can make him a better help defender.
blair is starting to frustrate me with his lack of d. his hustle factor is also regressed lately.
by forrestgump52 on Jan 24, 2012 2:56 AM CST up reply actions
Tony is a decent to good defender. He is underrated on that end. But you cant ask much defense from him when he is carrying the team offensively withouth manu and TJ
"Kevin Garnett once described defending Tim Duncan as "trying to guard a tree"
True dat!!! He is still giving a great effort and he should be an all star for sure this season. He is carrying this team and needs to be given way more respect than people on here give him
One thing i can do...................is FINGER ROLL.
by gunnin' gervin on Jan 23, 2012 9:29 PM CST up reply actions
He also played 35 plus minutes and took the most shots for our team in that game while turning the ball over twice and dishing out 9 assists.
Nash is hard as hell to guard because he rarely picks up his dribble when driving to the hoop. Nash played almost the same amount of minutes Tony did and actually shot a lot which is rare for him.
I’m not excusing his effort or lack there of in your point of view but he puts in a good effort most games and has been carrying the offensive load big time
One thing i can do...................is FINGER ROLL.
by gunnin' gervin on Jan 23, 2012 9:39 PM CST up reply actions
that’s the point, we are basically asking him to do EVERYTHING offensively. He is saving his energies on defense. I usually hate when players do that, but have you seen our offense when parker is not dominating it?
"Kevin Garnett once described defending Tim Duncan as "trying to guard a tree"
Or when he’s out for 5 minutes!!!
CJ actually played decent in this last game though, although Pop picked a good time to run him in the 1st half.
Winter is coming
can we please avoid the CJ abbreviation? I get confused with CJ Miles and CJ Watson. We need a nickname for Cory
"Kevin Garnett once described defending Tim Duncan as "trying to guard a tree"
Who the hell cares about C.J. Miles, you know who he talking about. LOL
One thing i can do...................is FINGER ROLL.
by gunnin' gervin on Jan 24, 2012 8:46 PM CST up reply actions
CJ actually played decent in this last game though
What did they run? I would assume they would try to feed tiago inside
by forrestgump52 on Jan 24, 2012 2:59 AM CST up reply actions
Bonner tries to block out and use his body as much as he can. he also has pretty good fundamentals. The problem is Blair tries to use his athleticism too much and reach. He should just watch video upon video of chuck Hayes.
Winter is coming
Exactly
Fundamentally Bonner is a solid defender but his lack of length and athleticism hinders him from being better. While Blair reaches to much, rotates to fast and doesn’t fucking box out.
One thing i can do...................is FINGER ROLL.
by gunnin' gervin on Jan 24, 2012 8:48 PM CST up reply actions
Everything you mentioned is the unadulterated truth!!! I agree with mikrobass3 about Jack hitting crazy shots but he got hot from shooting open ones first. Not to mention his team mates hitting open shots. It’s so sad to see the Spurs being so bad on defense
One thing i can do...................is FINGER ROLL.
by gunnin' gervin on Jan 23, 2012 9:24 PM CST up reply actions
He burned Green though. It’s not like he abused Parker, as much. Although Pop played Neal a few times and he got stuck on jack.
That said, once Jack was going off from the start, he never relented.
Winter is coming
He killed everybody who checked him and it started due to piss poor team defense
One thing i can do...................is FINGER ROLL.
by gunnin' gervin on Jan 24, 2012 8:49 PM CST up reply actions
It was painful to watch but we saw some new stuff.Pop still has some tricks up his sleeve for us.
Homesick Naturalized Texan
alright, time to turn the airconditioning on….
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by sleep research facility on Jan 23, 2012 9:22 PM CST reply actions
i have nothing to add to this exchange.
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by sleep research facility on Jan 23, 2012 9:29 PM CST up reply actions
Holy crap!! Anderson played? It must be a mistake on the box score
"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 Jan 23, 2012 9:25 PM CST via mobile reply actions
10 whole minutes! What happened to Kawhi???
~San Antonio Spurs~ ~San Diego State Aztecs~ currently rockin' my world!
belinelli lit him up a bit in the first quarter, so pop didn’t bring him back.
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by sleep research facility on Jan 23, 2012 9:30 PM CST up reply actions
Finally he got a chance
"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 Jan 23, 2012 9:29 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Dirk sucks, they should trade him for a 6’10 red head 3 point killer or a rebounding machine with no acls
"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 Jan 23, 2012 9:32 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
lol
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by gunnin' gervin on Jan 23, 2012 9:34 PM CST up reply actions
Defensive play of the game right there. That was awesome.
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest." --Willy Wonka
by SleepCrack on Jan 23, 2012 9:55 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
More Dwight Howard news: Magic inquire about trading Dwight to NY for Stoudewhiner & Tyson Chandler.
http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/knicks/post/_/id/10220/sas-magic-inquire-about-dwight-to-knicks
"D'oh!"
Wow, I’m shocked that Orlando didn’t take that NJ deal when they had a chance. They had their whole team of young guys/assets. Instead they would take this/ If they do, Otis Smith should be fired on the spot. Well, he should be fired at the end of the year regardless, but come on.
Lakers giving up Bynum would be better as well, if they can get a 3rd team to drop some more into the deal.
Winter is coming
Maybe they aren’t sold on soft centers who shoot jumpers, don’t rebound well and doesn’t play defense. They have enough big guys who do all of the above already on there team. LOL. Lopez isn’t that decent at anything but scoring and he isn’t great enough at that to off set his liabilities.
One thing i can do...................is FINGER ROLL.
by gunnin' gervin on Jan 24, 2012 8:51 PM CST up reply actions
Finally we see us some splitter duncan froncourt and it worked well I would say Duncan was shootng more jumpers when he and splitter were in and splitter got a 2 crucial rebound and made a hook shoot with timmy and him in the game, this team could be very good if duncan and splitter could play high low but I wouldnt mind timmy still taing over like he did tonghit
GO SPURS GO
SPURS 2012 NBA Champions (if team is healty LoL)
A Beautiful sight
I was super happy to see Tiago and Timmy playing together at the end for defensive purposes. I thought they should’ve went to Tiago late in the game more because he had Carl Landry checking him and he could’ve gotten way easier looks on the box
One thing i can do...................is FINGER ROLL.
by gunnin' gervin on Jan 23, 2012 9:32 PM CST up reply actions
Yup and the defense was better than what the box score would show during that duncan splitter stretch only 1 point in the paint I belive the jack reverse lay up and NO was just hitting shots at the shot clock or tough shtos
GO SPURS GO
SPURS 2012 NBA Champions (if team is healty LoL)
Hopefully he plays those two more together. Not to mention giving Tiago the ball on offense more when he has obvious mismatches
One thing i can do...................is FINGER ROLL.
by gunnin' gervin on Jan 23, 2012 9:41 PM CST up reply actions
Hopefully he plays those two more together.
2 7footers players together???? reminds me of a pair…
by forrestgump52 on Jan 24, 2012 3:05 AM CST up reply actions
They can really play together. Hopefully we will se more of that in the future. Keep Tiago’s minutes up Popovich! He is young and rested, he can handle it.
"Kevin Garnett once described defending Tim Duncan as "trying to guard a tree"
I think he should handle the rotation the way he does but close out with Tiago/Duncan (depending on the team).
The more Duncan and Tiago can anchor the 1st/2nd unit/3rd variation teams, the better the defense stands to be more consistent throughout. Also without TJ or Manu, the second unit needs a go to guy and Tiago makes the most sense.
Winter is coming
yeah I agree that one of Timmy and Tiago should be on the floor at all times. But if Timmeh plays 30 minutes and Tiago 35 or something like that, we could have both of them on the court for 15 minutes or more.
"Kevin Garnett once described defending Tim Duncan as "trying to guard a tree"
I’d like to keep Timmy to 27-28 minutes. I think Pop should try and ride Bonner/Tiago and Blair/Tiago a little bit more. Obviously, Bonner/Tiago makes more sense since Bonner can stretch the floor a bit more. or Tiago/leonard, since Leonard has a shot, sometimes…
The unit with Leonard probably needs Green to enhance the athleticism though. can’t run with Neal, unless you protect him with a lot of D.
Winter is coming
He has been getting a lot of minutes and scoring a little bit also
One thing i can do...................is FINGER ROLL.
by gunnin' gervin on Jan 23, 2012 9:33 PM CST up reply actions
He has played well there which sucks because he stayed hurt or hacking with us.
One thing i can do...................is FINGER ROLL.
by gunnin' gervin on Jan 23, 2012 9:41 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah they are
One thing i can do...................is FINGER ROLL.
by gunnin' gervin on Jan 23, 2012 9:52 PM CST up reply actions
Pacers enjoying the benefits to spurs hard work … but its ok
by cuentaluis1 on Jan 23, 2012 10:12 PM CST up reply actions
true also
One thing i can do...................is FINGER ROLL.
by gunnin' gervin on Jan 23, 2012 10:14 PM CST up reply actions
Looks that Pop finally found out that he was a rookie
"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 Jan 23, 2012 9:36 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Maybe he just wanted to rest him due to the guy playing so many minutes the last 5 games
One thing i can do...................is FINGER ROLL.
by gunnin' gervin on Jan 23, 2012 9:42 PM CST up reply actions
That, but RJ also played a ton of minutes (which look like it hurt his shooting). Leonard’s shot will always keep him from getting key minutes when the team struggles for shots. I really think if Pop wants to go small put Leonard in place of Blair (I can dream).
Perhaps JA’s figured out a way to apologize to Pop and looks like JA is going to make Leonard work harder now.
Winter is coming
Timmy circa ’05! What a thing of beauty! And, what a welcome surprise. Good night, all!
by roni_g on Jan 23, 2012 9:34 PM CST via mobile reply actions
In Post Poll: W's and Grizz about to start. Who ya got?
I'm not as good as I once was...and that's just the cold, hard truth.
Happy that Anderson was let out of the doghouse, if he had been in it. He didn’t do much but the team did while he was in, having a +13 in ten minutes. Now it’s up to him to earn minutes or others to lose minutes.
Anderson played and I missed it? How did he look on defense?
by CapHill on Jan 23, 2012 9:49 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
ok
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by gunnin' gervin on Jan 23, 2012 9:50 PM CST up reply actions
Great defense on the inbounder on the last play of the game though.
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest." --Willy Wonka
by SleepCrack on Jan 23, 2012 9:57 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
He missed his open 3 pointers pretty bad though. One was an airball and the other barely hit rim if I recall correctly. He was aggressive offensively but not out of control which was good
One thing i can do...................is FINGER ROLL.
by gunnin' gervin on Jan 23, 2012 9:52 PM CST up reply actions
Seems like he had a shot blocked on a drive but stayed with it to put it back in. Drew a foul on another play for two free throws. I expect he might be thinking too much on some of his shots that by missing he might get pulled, and just needs to start getting into a rhythm. I think his minutes this game were mostly at SF, a bit hard to tell as both he and Green were playing together and seem so interchangeable as far as position goes.
Yeah maybe he is thinking too much out there. I mean can you blame the guy? You see other guys not hitting shots still getting run and when you don’t they pull you? I mean I would be thinking a lot also.
One thing i can do...................is FINGER ROLL.
by gunnin' gervin on Jan 23, 2012 10:37 PM CST up reply actions
Is it me or are there no great big men in the league(Howard’s good but not great).
"I have seen the future and he wears number 21" - Charles Barkley
Howard is just so damn athletic and strong. I mean there aren’t many big guys who have the god given gifts he has and he has been getting by for years off of that alone.
One thing i can do...................is FINGER ROLL.
by gunnin' gervin on Jan 24, 2012 8:54 PM CST up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eGJOqMHsDI
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by sleep research facility on Jan 23, 2012 10:38 PM CST up reply actions
DeJuan45 DeJuan Blair
I grew up a lot a whole lot!!!
8 minutes ago
DeJuan45 DeJuan Blair
"@khknowledge: @DeJuan45 that’s why someone should just do things for you just so they can see you happy" I kno it’s cool Im great Im happy
15 minutes ago
George_Hill3 INDIANA GEORGE HILL
@Bowen12 congrats big bro on your accomplishment
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Great win go spurs go!
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BALLIN http://t.co/6sNtRWHK
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Me and my big bro http://t.co/gHBpMSE1
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I'm not as good as I once was...and that's just the cold, hard truth.
“Tim Duncan” trending on Twitter!!! GSG!!!!!
When Tim Duncan isn’t on the court, the Spurs lose a bit of their intellect. When Ginobili goes missing, the Spurs lose their heart. - Tim V. 48MoH
by p2cat on Jan 23, 2012 10:42 PM CST via mobile reply actions
What a crazy lockout year. With tonight’s win, we’re back on top in the Southwest, and #4 in the West again. If the playoffs started today, we’d play Utah.
I'm not as good as I once was...and that's just the cold, hard truth.
This is why when people say “X team is in x place in the west” it doesn’t mean much since it can change a week from now drastically. GS is blowing out Memphis right now, for instance. Not the west, but Boston smashed Orlando….
Winter is coming
Yep. We’ve just gotta stay afloat. Keep winning.
I'm not as good as I once was...and that's just the cold, hard truth.
by Ed (dfjmed) on Jan 23, 2012 11:28 PM CST up reply actions
Utah is very similar to Memphis so please no……. even if their perimeter players arent even half of what the grizzlies had last season.
"Kevin Garnett once described defending Tim Duncan as "trying to guard a tree"
The big difference is Al Jefferson and Millsap are not as athletic. They also don’t have Arhur and a PG. They are more youthful than anything.
They have Raja, but he’s not the same. Tony Allen is definitely a tougher matchup at this time. favors could and likely will be better than Arthur, but he’s not at the moment. He’s still learning how he fits. They also don’t have Battier.
Oh and Earl Watson is their best PG.
Winter is coming
Just for grins, as it stands now, how do you think a Jazz-Spurs 7 game series would end?
I'm not as good as I once was...and that's just the cold, hard truth.
by Ed (dfjmed) on Jan 23, 2012 11:32 PM CST up reply actions
Are we taking it without Manu and TJ playing? Any series is really unlucky without either of them. With a fully healthy Spurs team, they could take them in 5-6. Utah is very young. If Watson is going to continue to be their best PG and tey can’t get anything out of Harris, they are in trouble.
Winter is coming
Yea, God willing, we have Manu and TJ back by the playoffs. I think 5-6 is a good guess. We’ll need them. And that elusive big.
I'm not as good as I once was...and that's just the cold, hard truth.
by Ed (dfjmed) on Jan 23, 2012 11:37 PM CST up reply actions
They still foul a lot, so if the Spurs have their full unit, Manu and parker should be at the line a decent amount.
Winter is coming
I think in all seriousness we could take them out in 4 or 5 games with ease. They dont have much outside their frontcourt.
"Kevin Garnett once described defending Tim Duncan as "trying to guard a tree"
I think that the combo of Zbo and Marc are better than Al jefferson and Milsap
by cuentaluis1 on Jan 23, 2012 11:37 PM CST up reply actions
W’s have let Memphis right back into this.
I'm not as good as I once was...and that's just the cold, hard truth.
I wonder how much he’s getting paid. I bet they got him on the cheap, because of his lack of experience.
I'm not as good as I once was...and that's just the cold, hard truth.
by Ed (dfjmed) on Jan 23, 2012 11:39 PM CST up reply actions
Regarding Blair… ouch.. but true.
Too undersized to guard even undersized power forwards.
Winter is coming
His defense is exactly the same of last 2 seasons
His offense better
Im more worry about his Rebounds, last 2 seasons he average 12 rebs per 36 min, this season he average 9.7 per 36 min
by cuentaluis1 on Jan 24, 2012 12:23 AM CST up reply actions
Warriors lose. Prediction…Mark Jackson gets the axe after the season.
I'm not as good as I once was...and that's just the cold, hard truth.
I agree. They are actually playing a little better defensively like he said he was going to try and get them to do.
One thing i can do...................is FINGER ROLL.
by gunnin' gervin on Jan 24, 2012 9:03 PM CST up reply actions
Tiago Splitter had another strong game off the bench with 12 points and six rebounds. But his increasing playing time is coming at the expense of DeJuan Blair’s playing time. Blair logged only 8:56 in the second half — the fourth straight game where he has played less than 10 minutes after the break. It will be a test of Blair’s maturity to keep from falling into a funk with his lessening playing time. In the past, Blair’s conditioning deteriorated when he lost his spot in the playing rotation. His career with the Spurs could depend on him having a different attitude this time.
per MySa
Winter is coming
Interesting. Blair has to step up though. Tiago is on the rise and Blair has a big question mark over his head.
There is no way Pop would put Blair in at crunch time over Tiago.
Do or do not! There is no try!
Good defense, at least when they needed it.
HOT: Hornets guard Jarrett Jack produced his fourth 20-point performances in his last six games, scoring 26 points. He also served as New Orleans’ best facilitator, dishing out nine assists while pulling down six rebounds. Jack was the Hornets’ go-to scorer in the final minutes, but he couldn’t get open to for the game’s final shot. Instead Carl Landry missed the rim entirely on his three-pointer at the buzzer.
QUOTABLE: “I just wanted to win on the road honestly. I don’t remember the road ever being this tough.” — Duncan, on the Spurs winning just their second game away from San Antonio this season, improving to 2-6 on the road. It was their first road win over a Western Conference foe in five tries.
Winter is coming
Nice game tonight, very entertaining. Tony got career high in assists, and Tim looked 5 years younger. Our offense looks much better when Tony passes the ball. Tim and RJ started very well on the offensive end, and other guys joined the fun.
Both teams played hard
I thought RJ’s defensive play at the end was the best thing he did all game. his offense was nice to see coming around too.
Winter is coming
RJ and TD was pretty much all the offense we had in the 1st Q. It allowed us to stay in the game after pretty bad start.
Both teams played hard
NBA should introduce challenge system, like other sports. What Okafor did against Splitter with 14 sec to play was pretty evident foul. It didn’t cost us the game at the end, but it could easily. Why the NBA doesn’t want to review this kind of calls is beyond me.
Both teams played hard
They feel like it would slow down the time. They should do it like the NFL. You lose a timeout if you challenge. That way no extra time is taken away from the game….I’m sure there’s an extra dollar cost to it that they don’t want to do, although it would help them clear up the “refs are against us” argument a little bit more.
Winter is coming
Slowing down is a very lame argument. Restrict the number of challenges or do it at the expense of timeouts as you said. As for the cost, all those games are recorded anyway now, and they do have reviewing capabilities available. We see it all the time on TV, so there is no reason, why the refs cannot see the same thing. They review some things like out of bounds calls and flagrant calls. They just should give coaches an opportunity to challenge when the game is in balance and one bad call can change the outcome.
Both teams played hard
I’m not saying I agree with the slowdown, but that’s the main argument they go to from what read. I completely support replay. I think it works well in football and definitely has helped in these playoffs. Heck, the Giants are likely not going to the superbowl without replay.
I’d be happy with two challenges per game. And if you call it wrong, you lose a time out.
Winter is coming
To be honest it looked like a clean block at game time speed and having challenges in a game that already bog’s down at the end in close games is just over kill. Die hard fans don’t mind but the causal fans would leave even quicker than a Derek Jeter marriage proposal.
One thing i can do...................is FINGER ROLL.
by gunnin' gervin on Jan 24, 2012 9:00 PM CST up reply actions
No, it didn’t look like a clean block to me, and I don’t see why it is so important if some impatient fans would leave earlier. It would just mean less traffic after the end of the game. If time is such a big concern, the first thing to go should be overtimes for regular season games. If you restrict review time and do it at the expense of a timeout, you won’t lose much if anything. BUT you’ll have a chance to make it right more often. I am sure the refs would also make less bogus calls knowing that they can be challenged.
Both teams played hard
Two reasons why League doesn’t have a challenge/instant replay. (Though I am not necessarily against such a rule)
1. Because of the unofficial fact that they do makeup calls after making a bad call.
2. NBA officiating is rather subjective, things are not universal, a foul in one game would not be a foul in a different contest, etc. One call in a sport with so many possessions rarely affects the outcome of the game (as opposed to football)
A man gets the eye of a Tiger, but a Tiger gets the eye of a Manu.
One call in a sport with so many possessions rarely affects the outcome of the game (as opposed to football)
It even more rarely in tennis, but they introduced the challenge system and the game won because of that. I am not saying let us review every call, but having couple of challenges per game seems reasonable.
Both teams played hard
From MySA
And this is why RJ’s shot has suffered. Pop has got to balance out, even his younger guys minutes, but RJ did good….
Most unsung: Richard Jefferson’s shooting touch returned after he hit for 14 points with four 3-pointers. And his defense on Trevor Ariza down the stretch helped him cool down the Hornets’ mosts athletic player as Jefferson played all but 53 seconds after halftime.
And this is why a lot of the negative plus/minus scores came about..
Bring on the bench: New Orleans jumped to an early 22-13 lead with 5:12 left in the first quarter before a hustling performance prompted by the San Antonio bench helped pull the Spurs back in the game. The inserion of Matt Bonner, Cory Joseph and Danny Green helped the Spurs regain the lead by the end of the quarter.
Player of the game I: Duncan had his best game this year, producing a season-high 28 points and a team-high seven rebounds. For good measure, he even threw in the game-winning shot.
Player of the game II: Tony Parker had a memorable night running the Spurs offense, scoring 20 points and dishing out a career-high 17 assists.
If not for Tiago’s missed dunk, he would have had 18.
Player of the game III: Chris Paul may be gone, but the Hornets look like they have a keeper at point guard in Jarrett Jack, who led them with 26 points and eight assists and also grabbed six rebounds. Jack scored 17 points in the second half as he directed the Hornets’ best offensive game of the season.
Good fantasy player pick up.
Stat of the game II: The Spurs’ 3-point shooting improved for the fourth consecutive game to 43.8 percent. The Spurs shot at least 43.8 percent in six of their first nine games this season, but had not reached that level since the loss at Oklahoma City in the ninth game of the season.
Some great team defense!
Weird stat of the game: New Orleans shot at least 50 percent in every quarter of the game. The Hornets became the first Spurs opponent to accomplish that feat this season.
Injuries: Manu Ginobili missed his 13th game (record 8-5) after undergoing surgery for a fractured fifth left metacarpal. T.J. Ford missed his eighth game (record 5-3) with a torn left hamstring. New Orleans guard Eric Gordon (bruised right knee) and guard Xavier Henry (resolving ankle sprain) both missed Monday’s game.
Winter is coming
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