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GameThread #16 - San Antonio Spurs @ Houston Rockets - Part III




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we need to play some defense

Did we explode the tread

It ran out of gas…

oh yeah, I got first! Rock-and-roll \m/

Sigh fucking ridiculous. Dribble dribble then shoot a contested 3 and they make it.

I think RJ 3.0 has reached his breakdown point of the season.

It’s been ONLY SIXTEEN GAMES.
/Caine

shortened season accelerated the process?

Pretty much the whole team, if they continue to shoot this poorly.

Ouch

I miss Manu

sniffle

Ouch. the subject line. :P

SUBJECT LINE!

of course he hits that ugly contested crap

He consistently does that

Manu would too. Gotta respect a guy like that.

hey guy, welcome, but we dont do the subject line here

damn, layin down the law cold-blooded

If you don’t mind me asking, I’ve always wondered why ya’ll do that.

It’s just a thing. But we’ve all adopted it.

How many votes did it get? Cause if you only have a very low amount of people to vote for it that are on this blog then your gonna have issues.

it got about as many votes as George Bush did in 04

Oh well

So it didn’t have the majority.

there was no vote. most people just did it, and it got adopted as a rule.

All the regulars like it. End of story.

Not ALL … but enough. =]

bold should be used for emphasis. not every single word in a comment.

because it is hideous

If you say so. Lol. Always was curious, as I’ve never seen another blog do that.

at least Notre Dame won

My ’Horns today looked like our Spurs last night… that sucked…

Pop choose a great game to rest Duncan

Inactive or can we still toss him in there for fun?

He’s not even in Houston

He’s Merlin, he can simply teleport. Duh

Give the ball to TIAGO!

I’m surprised Dalembert has only 4 rebounds. In fact, the Spurs outrebound the rockets by 9.

we got 4 rebounds on1 possession at one point

And 3 were by Leonard!

F U Houston announcers

and all announcers everywhere

Tiagoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Amazing pass!!

Tiago and 1. Make the free throw!!

Tiago is playing his best game with the Spurs, bar none.

Too bad he can’t get much support from the rest of the team.

He keeps getting better

Keep feeding it to tiago!

No worries guys Bonners back in for the final 4 min just like last ni

Pop never should have pulled him for Neal last night.

Bonner with blair is a decent combo.

I mean Bonner with Tiago. Shit, don’t ban me!!

nice follow by Splitter

yiagoooooooooooooo

Should give Malcolm a try with Tiago.

Tiago brings sparkles to my eyes

“how about that bowel movement” of Rockets?

Splittah! Now get stops.

trading baskets won’t do it

Tiago and Tony finding a groove together. From the boxscore, most of Tiago’s points comes with: assist Tony Parker.

Urgh dont like this

Come on… Lowry is unreal.

Oh man are you serious…really…come on thats some bs shots going in.

Defense losing us games yet again.

That was great D

Not last night.

Houston is hitting contested shots though, at least in the 2nd half. I mean Leonard was right in Lowry’s face.

WTF?! Contested long distance shot. Meh!!!

Why is it that we cant play defense.

are you kidding me? a contested 3?

People like playing against the Spurs. How many of those have we seen this damn season?

lets trade blair bonner and duuncan and keep this Splitter guy


Stinking Rockets throwing it into the ocean…

Portland lost to Detroit

Rockets break 100, so much for defense

DAAAAAMN

Thats not a good sign for Spurs!

SUBJECT LIIIIIIIIIIINE

Are they shooting 100%?

Now dragic – too?

We need stops… :/

they just cannot miss

7 points!!

Gotta get stops!!

your subject line only makes things worse

yeah, its a lil misleadin!

What they’re asking if for you to please stop using the subject line in your comments.

Is that not allowed?

Not really.

But it’s certainly discouraged. It’s an aesthetics thing.

Can you get banned for using it occasionally?!??

No. It’s just a preference we have on this blog. You’re not going to get banned for subject line usage – we all mess up with it occasionally.

probably not – you won’t get banned for using it now and then. the problem is when someone keeps doing all the time after being asked, and then told, to stop. and they make it worse for themselves when they start arguing the merits of it.

Which means he got banned for being an ass, not for subject line usage. :)

I banned him first. YAY!

Do we really want to celebrate it?

Chances are, if everybody had handled it a bit cooler, it might not have been necessary.

He was really being douchy about it. I don’t have any regrets.

ive never been asked & Ive been here plenty of times before!!

this is a HUGE suprise to me!!

Don’t worry about it. Srsly. You’re cool and we’re happy you’re around.

Bonners help D is outstanding.

It compliments Tiago’s good position defense.

this game has brought about more flagrant disregard for the sacred anti-subject line than any I can remember

You’re not around much.

I apologize for my indiscretions, as I am but a lowly Rockets fan unaccustomed to your customs.

you are forgiven, for now

I thank you humbly for your forgiveness, good sir

Seriously, Chuck, thanks for taking it like a champ.

We know we’re like a foreign country around here with our backward ways.

Much appreciated.

my Sunkist is the harshest custom to become accustomed to customarily

When in Rome? I know over at TDS we get some flack for being hard-asses, so I enjoy going to other threads too and showing we’re not all jackasses. Besides, I was one of those retarded kids who didn’t care if he won or lost, as long as he had fun.

Sounds good. I feel the same way about going to other team’s threads and such.

You’re fine in my book.

Well thank you sir. I’ll probably be around next Spurs-Rockets game, barring having to work late.

Well, there’s only one left, and it’s in 11 days, so we’ll see you then too!

Gosh, SERIOUSLY? Do the schedule-makers think this is funny?

I sure hope they do!

That would be preferable to them doing it out of hatred.

I like you!

And thank you too sir. Ya’ll are cool guys

Thanks for coming over and playing nice. We get a little cranky, especially when Dragic kills us yet again.

Man, that guy is worse than a curse in the subject line!

agreed. he is the curse.

Which do you mean?

Dragic of course.

No, which CURSE do you mean? =]

Well, if it makes you feel any better, I hate Parker for how he seems to just effortlessly make our defense look putrid.

TP love the paint, no matter what city…

Well, at least you can temper your hatred with a little bit of the old ultra-SCOREBOARD.

It feels good. Lord knows, when we were 3-7 earlier in the season, I felt it was all over

Yeah, a bad start will do that to you.

your cool. it’s spurs fans doing it that’s more an issue.

Its ok you guys will get over it.

From what I’ve seen this blog is pretty low on regulars anyway

duck?

lame duck?

Poor sport?

dude, seriously, people have been booted for less.

Then boot me

I’ve seen people banned for hounding others on similar boards. I’m surprised you guys would encourage cursing but hate the subject line.

why do you need to come to a site and question its rules? it’s not much to ask. but you’re proving to be a dick about it.

YES. Now, ban him or I’ll do it.

Its not in the rules, I'm looking at them now

stop using it wanker

Hey, that’s enough.

Don’t hound him about it. And don’t call names.

It’s really simple. The names on the masthead are the ones you need to listen to.

Now might be the time for you to read the Community Guidelines, paying special attention to #6 and #8.

Cap, ban the guy.

Yes please do, I'll be back once the mods are replaced.

Goodbye.

Hah, I think we pressed the button at the same time.

Most definitely.

shooting 56%…

this is so dam horrible to watch tiago and tony trying there best to keep us in and a bunch of other players arnt even giving it there all here

Please for next game, start Splitter and sign J.Prizbilla to the benck

Howdy, you gettin’ jibby with it?

Very jibby, thanks for asking.

Oh, JRW’s here.
Means it’s time to get our hearts ripped out.

You’re one to talk about finally showing up.

stop showing up late damn it! Not that I can tell you what to do boss

Hey, maybe I’ll give you some latitude, you WERE quoting the PtR Christmas song, after all.

have you been stalking me? O_o

C’mon, Kai. You gotta know I got eyes everywhere.

yo yo yo 148 3 to 3 to 6 to 9. what’s up, bossman?

Yo! Representing the ABQ?

What’s with the late entrances lately?

fashionably and dramatically late

I’m still having to rely on feeds to see these games, so when I’m in the thread all game long, it really makes the game lag.

And that’s awful.

I cannot understand why Pop is persisting with Bonner…

Bonner hasn’t been bad the past two nights.

you got your answer I think

25/10

& 4 ast for Tiago!

I got onto the new guy, now it’s your turn. subject line = no thank you

Its there, So what do you use it for?

AAAAAAAHHHHHH WE JUST DON’T USE IT.
Okay? Okay.

Cause they voted for it

Can’t you tell.

So what’s the deal? Why don’t you just follow what the regulars tell you?

gifs

was jus wonderin…

You can only close a gif or video

If there is a subject line, then it makes processing on your computer less

and that’s something we encourage.

That’s the exception.

Mat for threeeeeeeee

threeeeeeeeeeeeeee

if they keep making every shot, they will win this game

Why did Tony:
a) leave Dragic open.
b) take such a stupid three.

The minutes are getting to his mind…

Parker, why you do that?

Bonner, 4/11 3s.

good god, my high school team doesn’t attempt 11 in a game

Shooters need to keep shooting.

Neeeeeeeeal!!

MOTHEREFFING NEAL

O neal, wtf. Thanks for making up for that.

Pass to Tiago dammit

that was great by neal but it made no sense

Neal turns negative Nancy’s into positive Patricia’s

At first it was like “no, no, no no no. wtf?”

Then it was like “yes, yes, yes!”

hq! you’re on your game tonight, Kaizer

I had my Sunkist

Now… DEFENSE!

someone get MANU a jersey

maybe he wasnt running at the right speed so he made a circle

Dammit

WTF?! That’s not fair

Yes Dragic would make that. Dragic went back court goddamnit you stupid refs!!!

I was wondering about that, He went to the back court but the ball didnt

If anything (ball or player) goes backcourt after the player has crossed then it’s a backcourt violation.

Sean was saying on the replay he’d reestablished his spot before he got the ball and he had no trouble with it.

no he didn’t. it was a smart play by him.

TRADE PARKER FOR DRAGIC

DRAGIC TIMES CALL FOR DRAGIC MEASURES (and apparently for me to type in Argentinian)

Dragic isn’t that consistent except for when he plays the Spurs.

then we shall acquire him so as he may not be used against us

if we get him and bury him on the bench, it may work

I don’t think I would be able to cheer for Dragic

He jus sealed the victory!

Goran, remains the Spur killer!

PASS THE BALL LEONARD

I dont think that went out

Seriously guys, they call backcourt when the person goes beyond the line. He fucking went backcourt. Come on…ugh

you’ve got to have possession of the ball/touch the ball when you’re in the backcourt. he did neither.

I guess I didnt see it right.

Did I tell you that I hated Dragic?

Even houston announcers say over and back

Well motherfucker.

Martin and Dragic equal Kryptonite to Tiago’s Superman

youngsters killin’ us…

What an unlucky 4th quarter.

Joseph and Blair were awful

we need a 3 then foul to have a shot…

13.6 is not enuff time in a 2 pos game!

Remember T-Mac against the Spurs?

Are we trying to get a lottery pick or what.

only if Sullinger goes into the draft!

Pop, draw up the 4pt play.

RJ for threeeeee

I love watching our young guys, but im getting to old for these close games

Got a shot!

RJ hits one finally!

Rj too little too late

Uhh, it’s a 3pt game.

Great court awareness for Richard.

I blame the subject line if we lose

we are almost anti-clutch without Manu though…

RJ created that shot for himself

First time as a Spur?

Just do the same thing before RJ. Not that hard lol

Damn Martin. :/

Hold a few seconds for a 3? Or quick 2?

RJamnesty, make me believe again

Give it again to RJ!

two in a row for RJ?

And this is another reason why RJ is different than the last 2 years

Quick 2, but take open 3.

3 at the buzzer is our only hope

Not Neal, FFS.

We had plenty of time! What was that shot?!

two nights in a row for OT and we came up with two airballs

another heart breaker

Siiiigh. Close loss.

I blame the subject line!!!!!!!!!!

Well that was short. On target, but short. Neal get your legs back soon.

he had a lot of time

another awful play to end the game

sigh.

so, this is what mediocrity feels like?

Well…

I speak for all mediocrities. I am their champion; I am their patron saint.
I absolve you.

no amount of sunkist makes this right

Rj was closer on he turn around heave than neal was

I sure can’t wait to get Manu and Ford back.

This shit is getting hard to handle.

10-7… we aren’t gonna make the playoffs at this rate…

The standings in the west are stacked. Spurs will make the playoffs.

plus Manu and Ford are out

that is my biggest worry, the schedule is going to get tough from here on

We are good for right now. Everyone in the west has or is close to the spurs record. We arent in trouble yet.

Damn subject line fucked this game up!..
fuckity fuck fuck fuck…
italicized even!

did you just say the F word?

maybe…
ok, yes
;)

Airball? Seriously?

manu needs to come back soon

Moments like this, you realize why he’s so good.

shit. l

you’re at a loss for words?

Good game, guys. Always respected ya’ll. Good luck in the future.

thank you for ceasing the subject line

You can cool it now, friend-o.

Never did it on purpose. Just habit to post in there. Just trying to make friendly conversation.

Geez, Kai. The Chuckwagon is a good guy. Can’t you tell?

How far in the future?

Immediately. We barely beat ya’ll without manu or Duncan. Kinda scares me.

Classy guy. We play 1 more time, look forward to it.

good win, but you seriously need to get rid of that Dragic guy. he is an abomination.

He seems to like playing ya’ll….

we have problems with him no matter what uniform he’s wearing.

Well, every team has that, right? For us, it’s Jason Terry, he goes into God mode when he plays us for some reason.

I hate watching him play against us, so I am starting to dislike your nice team. grrrrrrr …

We need to sign a backup PG

one would think that FO should have come to that conclusion when TJ went down.

I guess they thought Corey would be the answer, then again, who knew both our part time PG (Manu) and our full time backup PG would go down within the same month.

TBH I think Anderson can run the point better that Joseph

I think &erson is as good as gone at this point. Pop is hoeing him, and this is not a good sign for his career as a Spur.

Well, at least the team fought despite being short-handed. It’s always a battle with the Rockets. Pop, if this game doesn’t give you enough reason to play Tiago more then I don’t know how else I can deal with your methods.

Gah, they shot 56%.

The Rockets seem to always light us up when they play at home. Ridiculous.

The game was lost in that stretch where Lowry got straight to the cup, hit a three pointer in Leonards eye, then Dragic got straight to the cup. The D has to improve, big time.

I thought it we started to lose it when Pop subbed out Parker and Splitter for Joseph and Blair, thats when they got the lead back.

had to give them a breather. but maybe should’ve brought them back quicker?

Yeah, but what can we do. Ford and Manu out. We really miss those guys. Ahh if we had them we wouldve blown there ass out.

Haha I forgot about Duncan. Look at the guys missing. Sigh

They made some difficult shots that just made the difference. Man, Spurs opponents are doing great against contested shots this year.

Arent they? They are doing really fucking great ha

Lowry and Dragic getting straight to the cup in the waning minutes isnt a tough shot. Its very poor defense.

I’m not saying every shot of theirs was contested. There were moments of bad d, but there were also shots that they made that just make you scratch your head.

I would never say they played stellar D in this game.

Moments of bad D? They shot 56% for the game.

I meant in the 4th. Their defense was improving going into the 4th as they were shooting under 50% from the field. In the 4th, when the best lineup is in, their D was pretty good, but Houston made tough shots.

That said, if they were more consistent, they might not have had such a difficult time down the stretch.

Splitter is our Silver lining

Silver Sparkles.

He looks great

Hes good at basketball, too. :P

but lets not burn him out

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