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Game Thread # 8 -- vs. Los Angeles Lakers

The Lakers come to town Tuesday night sporting a 3-2 record and the league's second highest scoring offense.  They're beginning the season with an absolute brutal stretch of HOU, @PHX, UTA, NO, MINN, @SA, @HOU and DET.  Jeezus.

Kobe Bryant.  Felt obligated to mention him.

Kurt of ForumBlueAndGold.com asked me a couple of preview questions.  I didn't ask him any in return because I'm rude.

1.  What is Manu Ginobili eating for breakfast and where can I get some? Or, at least, what is he doing so well early on?

This has been the topic du jour amongst Spurs fans in the early season (and you can read hundreds of related words on my blog).  The safe opinion is that he's rested after not playing for the Argentine national team this offseason, but after watching him play I know it's more than that.  Though recklessness is his trademark, he's playing with an abandon that I've never seen out of him; taking threes early in the shot clock, attempting ridiculous passes to the likes of Matt Bonner, even getting into the face of opponents (something he's never done before this year).

Personally, I think he's finally comfortable with the notion of asserting himself as one the best players in the league.  Which he is, whether people notice or not.  He's currently leading the league in PER and fifth in points per 48 minutes.  Is that all that surprising considering he was ninth and fifteenth in those categories last year?

2.  I thought the Spurs traditionally started slow, so what else is going on here?

Well, their schedule has been easy, Ginobili's been trashing defenses and Robert Horry's and Jacque Vaughn's rotten corpses have stayed in street clothes.

3.  Outside of staying healthy, what does this team need to do to repeat?

Nothing.  They'll beat Boston in 5 games, Ginobili wins the MVP and I get the entire Spur home crowd to chant "Nancy boy" during all of Ray Allen's free throw attempts.

There you go.

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Re: Game Thread # 8 -- vs. Los Angeles Lakers
This begins a run of three games that I'll actually get to see on tv, two because they're on national tv, and the Lakers one because I live in LA.Sweet.

You know what would be cool when Ray Allen shoots free throws? If everyone on the Spurs crowd held colored signs to form a giant image, north korean rally style. In this case the image could be a giant rainbow flag or perhaps that teddy bear used to promote fabric softener? We could even bring Kim Jong Il to help us organize the whole thing.

by Hipuks on Nov 13, 2007 12:40 AM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Re: Game Thread # 8 -- vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Spurs 100
Lakers 95

Today is Parker's day.

by guille on Nov 13, 2007 3:02 AM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Re: Game Thread # 8 -- vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Spurs 97
Lakers 92

Bynum has a decent night against Elberto and Manu continues to do his thing.  Though I could also see this reversed since the Lakers had the Spurs' number last year before they all got injured and Kobe sunk into a deep depression.  

by rod stablehorn on Nov 13, 2007 7:47 AM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Re: Game Thread # 8 -- vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Spurs 99
Lakers 82

Going to the game tonight... i'll be the one wearing Opus's jersey.

by bellasa on Nov 13, 2007 8:02 AM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Re: Game Thread # 8 -- vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Damn. Wish I could go. Envying you, bellasa.

Spurs 105
Lakers 95

We've been scoring a lot lately, so why not? BTW, Matthew, who won the last game?

I'm with Guille. This might be Parker's day.

by LatinD on Nov 13, 2007 10:33 AM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Re: Game Thread # 8 -- vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Suh-weet. I'm off work today, so I'll be able to catch the game. Spurs 101, Lakers 90
Autobots, transform and roll out!

by Hideyori on Nov 13, 2007 11:48 AM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Re: Game Thread # 8 -- vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Spurs- 109
fakers-96

Let's see if PJ has any smack for Pop or SA? Doubt it, but that might make it more funner...

T2150

by T2150 on Nov 13, 2007 11:51 AM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

SA Wins
Spurs 95
Lakers 84
"The road to success is always under construction."

by DennardC on Nov 13, 2007 12:44 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Re: Game Thread # 8 -- vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Spurs 97
Lakers 95

Duncan with the winner at the buzzer.

by Aaronstampler on Nov 13, 2007 1:42 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Re: Game Thread # 8 -- vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Spurs Avg (97.9) + Lakers Opp (102.6) /2 = 100.25
Lakers Avg (108.4) + Spurs Opp (88.3) /2 = 98.35

Spurs 100
Lakers 98

I'm beginning to get semi-confident that my simplistic averaging method will give me a perfect record as a contrary indicator.  

chaos... panic... pandemonium... my work here is done.

by rick2g on Nov 13, 2007 2:14 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Re: Game Thread # 8 -- vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Spurs 112
Lakers 94
These are the GLORY days!!!

by PapaSpurf on Nov 13, 2007 3:12 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Remnants Of Showtime Get Shown-Up
LAL: 86
SA:  99

The Spurs defense rises to the challenge of stopping the second highest scoring offense in the league, although Kobe finally gets the best of Bruce and manages to score 36 pts. Meanwhile, Parker absolutely shreds the Lakers guards and finishes with 29 pts and 8 ast.

by ATLBraves4Life on Nov 13, 2007 5:06 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Re: Remnants Of Showtime Get Shown-Up
...although Kobe finally gets the best of Bruce and manages to score 36 pts.

I wouldn't say "finally"... Kobe's dropped 40 on Bruce and the Spurs more than once, IIRC.

chaos... panic... pandemonium... my work here is done.

by rick2g on Nov 13, 2007 6:25 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Re: Remnants Of Showtime Get Shown-Up
little TP had what? 26 and 9.  good call.  you were very close.

by bones on Nov 14, 2007 10:19 AM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Re: Game Thread # 8 -- vs. Los Angeles Lakers
You should have asked why he calls the blog "blue and gold" when the Lakers colors are purple and yellow.

by Aaronstampler on Nov 13, 2007 7:22 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Re: Game Thread # 8 -- vs. Los Angeles Lakers
SAS 97
LAL 78

Manu GINOBILI with a game high 30 points performance

Enough said

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by sivanjohn on Nov 13, 2007 7:53 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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