Down 15 or 13 or whatever, struggling like hell on offense, you would think we would be pressing hard on D especially while going through the offensive slump.
Nope, that was the Spurs of old, now we just stand or walk around and give them whatever shot they want.
In fact we are lucky to be not be down 20 the way we’re playing.
Hoping they’re going to miss, as our defensive strategy, not going to cut it.
Since we never come back from being down double digits in games any more, I say rest everyone as punishment, and let the deep bench get some practice, to get something positive out of this loss.
Feeling a little negative, sure. Was excited to finally get to see a game on TV, and hopefully get a much needed road win. This first half was just disgusting.
mojo is dead!!
Josh Guyer (completely deck) - January 29, 2012
No Duncan, No Tiago … = 18-30
cuentaluis1 - January 29, 2012
…For mojo?
DrumsInTheDeep - January 29, 2012
already?
TrooperJoe73 - January 29, 2012
Come on down to the rodeo!
WaveOcean - January 29, 2012
pro bowl is still not better than this
JonnyJam - January 29, 2012
The bench hasn’t scored a single point. Maybe a little Anderson could help?
Edg5 - January 29, 2012
Leonard!
KD1 - January 29, 2012
KAWHI!!
day_late_friend - January 29, 2012
thx Leonard
hurts2bgood - January 29, 2012
Atleast Leonard is hustle the boards
Kevin21 - January 29, 2012
Same crap lineup
eastbaysd - January 29, 2012
No, I think Parker’s in there. The crap line up had Joseph in it right?
anirontag - January 29, 2012
Timmehs in there,too.
eastbaysd - January 29, 2012
but add Green
eastbaysd - January 29, 2012
Working so far Josh!
oldtimeyspurfan - January 29, 2012
1-2-3 The Spurs and Kawhiiiiiii (for “Black Star” fans out there)
DunkinDan89 - January 29, 2012
Leonard with an offensive board and the put back! Finally we score!
anirontag - January 29, 2012
danny green
eastbaysd - January 29, 2012
finally a stop
hurts2bgood - January 29, 2012
Eh….blah
Ed (dfjmed) - January 29, 2012
This team is too young
spursfan87 - January 29, 2012
TNWESPNS
eastbaysd - January 29, 2012
--
DrumsInTheDeep - January 29, 2012
I didnt know Manu and TJ made such a big difference
Dark Black - January 29, 2012 via mobile
Getting some things to go
Dark Black - January 29, 2012 via mobile
Duncan back in the game for Blair.
day_late_friend - January 29, 2012
Ian using TD
hurts2bgood - January 29, 2012
Ian scoring on Timmy
spursfan87 - January 29, 2012
he has that shiny potential
WaveOcean - January 29, 2012
=
I feel like the kid in the back.
KD1 - January 29, 2012
lmao
spursfan87 - January 29, 2012
He might be special.. :/
Josh Guyer (completely deck) - January 29, 2012
Aloha
JonnyJam - January 29, 2012
Green you gotta make those open looks!
mission20 - January 29, 2012
Well if there is someone who can get yawn in foul trouble. Its tim.
play_splitter - January 29, 2012
this is the match up
hurts2bgood - January 29, 2012
pOOp
eastbaysd - January 29, 2012
Duncan misses both FTs.
day_late_friend - January 29, 2012
But RJ grabs the reb and assists Duncan on a made shot.
day_late_friend - January 29, 2012
I always feel like punching someone when Bonner’s in the game
Kevin21 - January 29, 2012
Timmy!
KD1 - January 29, 2012
smooth glass ahh how i miss that
play_splitter - January 29, 2012
Is RJ carrying the team right now?
Edg5 - January 29, 2012
Carter got fouled on that layup
WaveOcean - January 29, 2012
Yes, he was.
Edg5 - January 29, 2012
Hate to agree but there was contact there
Kevin21 - January 29, 2012
that possession says it all
hurts2bgood - January 29, 2012
Great, VC looking 24yoa again.
TrooperJoe73 - January 29, 2012
So how long until Manu comes back?
spursfan87 - January 29, 2012
Too long.
eastbaysd - January 29, 2012
TANK TANK TANK
DrumsInTheDeep - January 29, 2012
6 weeks or so
TrooperJoe73 - January 29, 2012
1-2 weeks. Haven’t heard anything new.
Edg5 - January 29, 2012
Box out dammit
Edg5 - January 29, 2012
was that a foul by Beaubois?
WaveOcean - January 29, 2012
off Ian’s leg
hurts2bgood - January 29, 2012
yeah, i thought he touched it last
WaveOcean - January 29, 2012
where is the bench?
TDzilla! - January 29, 2012
spectators
TrooperJoe73 - January 29, 2012
36-25, Mavs.
day_late_friend - January 29, 2012
Why does every former Spur tend to own us?
Dark Black - January 29, 2012 via mobile
grudge?
TrooperJoe73 - January 29, 2012
playing games against former teams is a special thing for players
WaveOcean - January 29, 2012
well I i hope Hill won’t drop 30 on us when we play Indiana.
anirontag - January 29, 2012
Everything going Dallas’s way.
mission20 - January 29, 2012
This isn’t gonna work.
Ed (dfjmed) - January 29, 2012
The only way i see it being close is if Timmy plays 40 minutes and that is not gonna happen
Kevin21 - January 29, 2012
Ian why did you have to go to Dallas of all teams?
spursfan87 - January 29, 2012
Did he want out of San Antonio?
WaveOcean - January 29, 2012
we didnt pick his option if I remember correctly. Same as Anderson
spursfan87 - January 29, 2012
DING DING DING
Edg5 - January 29, 2012
Taco Bell $5 box = Drunk food at Midnight
KD1 - January 29, 2012
JUMBACO!!
TrooperJoe73 - January 29, 2012
RRT is gonna be ugly. Sigh.
TX2NC - January 29, 2012 via Android app
At least TJ will be back, right?
Dark Black - January 29, 2012 via mobile
Hey! Should I bother looking for a feed?
Ayatollah - January 29, 2012
always
TrooperJoe73 - January 29, 2012
ESPN3
WaveOcean - January 29, 2012
if you like to be tortured
hurts2bgood - January 29, 2012
Espn
TX2NC - January 29, 2012 via Android app
depends on how much pain you can tolerate.
JonnyJam - January 29, 2012
Yes. We need all the mojo we can muster
Edg5 - January 29, 2012
espn3
KD1 - January 29, 2012
Road woes not fun
TX2NC - January 29, 2012 via Android app
Put Tiago in
spursfan87 - January 29, 2012
twss
anirontag - January 29, 2012
take a chance Pop
spursfan87 - January 29, 2012
2 early fouls. He’ll be there in a while.
anirontag - January 29, 2012
TIMMY!
KD1 - January 29, 2012
Timmeh!
day_late_friend - January 29, 2012
I want some Sparkles.
ironm8 - January 29, 2012
Me, too.
eastbaysd - January 29, 2012
The defense is awful
spursfan87 - January 29, 2012
Green with the tip!
anirontag - January 29, 2012
soft touch
eastbaysd - January 29, 2012
I like soft touch.
eastbaysd - January 29, 2012
And now even Odom’s scoring.
day_late_friend - January 29, 2012
he can do that
WaveOcean - January 29, 2012
I know, but he hasn’t been shooting midrange J’s lately.
day_late_friend - January 29, 2012
What’s it like seeing Odom as a Maverick?
WaveOcean - January 29, 2012
Defense looking like poop as usual
Kevin21 - January 29, 2012
That was probably the only five seconds where Pop wasn’t using profanity.
DrumsInTheDeep - January 29, 2012
he looked very calm and composed.
WaveOcean - January 29, 2012
wine? hah!
anirontag - January 29, 2012
A wine timeout?
eastbaysd - January 29, 2012
A wineout?
Edg5 - January 29, 2012
I have to stop commenting because I won last time, but we lost the game
hurts2bgood - January 29, 2012
Manu looks like he’s having fun
spursfan87 - January 29, 2012
having fun
isn’t hard
when you’ve got a library card
WaveOcean - January 29, 2012
Manu looks so sad
ironm8 - January 29, 2012
He has the same look as the rest of us.
KD1 - January 29, 2012
whether we win or lose in this one, the game against Memphis will even be uglier. Especially if Pop doesn’t rest the starters.
anirontag - January 29, 2012
I guess he won’t play Timmy tomorrow.
Ayatollah - January 29, 2012
more mintues for Tiago then.
anirontag - January 29, 2012
RJ and Kawhi are the Spurs’ leading rebounders for this game.
day_late_friend - January 29, 2012
Arenas to the Lakers?!
JonnyJam - January 29, 2012
BWHAAaAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!
He can’t play! He can’t play anymore! He is DUN. Dee you en DUUUUUUN SUNNNNNNNN
WaveOcean - January 29, 2012
Arenas just makes every team he’s on suck. Hope the Lakers do sign him. Would be a terrible influence in the locker room…
anirontag - January 29, 2012
Wait—Kobe,
ArtestMWP, AND Arenas???DrumsInTheDeep - January 29, 2012
all the chemistry of oil and water.
WaveOcean - January 29, 2012
Kobe has his way with the thugs. It actually may work.
Kondor - January 29, 2012
Finally RJ drives
Kevin21 - January 29, 2012
nice drive by RJ
hurts2bgood - January 29, 2012
I wish RJ would attack like that every game
play_splitter - January 29, 2012
Ha
Dark Black - January 29, 2012 via mobile
The Mavs want this one. Even Carter seems to be trying hard.
Edg5 - January 29, 2012
can’t remember the last time I saw him try on defense.
anirontag - January 29, 2012
Wow. RJ wanted to dunk that ball!
anirontag - January 29, 2012
This is when you realize how untalented the Spurs are.
We just cant buy a shot inside
ironm8 - January 29, 2012
That is the most aggressive I have seen Jeferson this season
spursfan87 - January 29, 2012
RJ!
KD1 - January 29, 2012
Ouch that was all ball by Carter
Kevin21 - January 29, 2012
oh man
WaveOcean - January 29, 2012
off hand foul
hurts2bgood - January 29, 2012
Dammit RJ
spursfan87 - January 29, 2012
Suck, we do.
Ed (dfjmed) - January 29, 2012
Boxout we don’t
KD1 - January 29, 2012
Tim is so smart
Dark Black - January 29, 2012 via mobile
Must be really good to have a shot blocker in your team
spursfan87 - January 29, 2012
I love Leonard but he destroys the team’s spacing.
Edg5 - January 29, 2012
you need Bonner for the spacing
Kondor - January 29, 2012
Yes.
Edg5 - January 29, 2012
YAY! Free throw made!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let’s Partaaaaa
ironm8 - January 29, 2012
Duncan makes both FTs.
day_late_friend - January 29, 2012
boomshakalaka
WaveOcean - January 29, 2012
Shaka Zulu!
In the 666 - January 29, 2012
DEFENSE DAMMIT
spursfan87 - January 29, 2012
OFFENSE WOULD ALSO BE NICE
DrumsInTheDeep - January 29, 2012
sigh
Kevin21 - January 29, 2012
kahwii looks so confused out there…
play_splitter - January 29, 2012
Ugly, ugly, ugly
KD1 - January 29, 2012
I’m out
spursfan87 - January 29, 2012
You are going to miss an awesome come-back win.
Edg5 - January 29, 2012
T
day_late_friend - January 29, 2012
I’m going to stay for a little while
spursfan87 - January 29, 2012
too soon
Ayatollah - January 29, 2012
Neal that is commonly known as an “airball”. :(
eastbaysd - January 29, 2012
jeez, this game is unfreakinwatchable
ironm8 - January 29, 2012
that’s literal for me. something wrong with my net connection. My feed is now just a slide show with some short clips…
anirontag - January 29, 2012
PARKER makes a three!!
day_late_friend - January 29, 2012
wow. Just ugly shots after ugly shot for the Spurs. And the Mavs just keep hitting everything they attempt
anirontag - January 29, 2012
TP3
Kevin21 - January 29, 2012
Pop, why aren’t you playing Tiago?
Josh Guyer (completely deck) - January 29, 2012
Stupid 2 fouls ..
cuentaluis1 - January 29, 2012
Once you get 2 fouls, you are in the doghouse until Pop says you can come out.
eastbaysd - January 29, 2012
I know he has 2 fouls, but what do he has to lose?
spursfan87 - January 29, 2012
Seriously. Let him play.
eastbaysd - January 29, 2012
46-34, Mavs.
day_late_friend - January 29, 2012
Normally our O or D clicks, this game… nothing…
chapnis - January 29, 2012
Hardly anything has been clicking this season
Kevin21 - January 29, 2012
The Mavs are playing at another level. I’ve never seen them shoot this well all season.
WaveOcean - January 29, 2012
Hello? WE say that for every team that’s playing the Spurs this year
hurts2bgood - January 29, 2012
exactly
spursfan87 - January 29, 2012
ah
well I haven’t been following the Spurs
WaveOcean - January 29, 2012
Nothing like playing the Spurs huh
mission20 - January 29, 2012
never seen them shoot this well? Sounds like something we say every road game.
anirontag - January 29, 2012
the Defense is awful
spursfan87 - January 29, 2012
maybe we can hang in there & turn it around next half
JonnyJam - January 29, 2012
hopefully Tiago can contribute in the 2nd half. stupid fouls.
anirontag - January 29, 2012
Teams seem to shoot very well against us, maybe it’s not luck but bad D?
chapnis - January 29, 2012
Bad D
KD1 - January 29, 2012
Dreadful D
ironm8 - January 29, 2012
I’d go so far to say, turrible.
chapnis - January 29, 2012
Well this sucks
prozak - January 29, 2012 via mobile
Too soon?
play_splitter - January 29, 2012
Way too soon. We play for 48 minutes
Josh Guyer (completely deck) - January 29, 2012
yup
MikeyKosa - January 29, 2012
…
day_late_friend - January 29, 2012
Look at what happened in the Miami game. Wait………don’t watch that game.
KD1 - January 29, 2012
We cant complain about parker .. he is the reason we are alife without manu
cuentaluis1 - January 29, 2012
yeah, offense IS Parker. The team’s just relying too much on him.
anirontag - January 29, 2012
well, at least we have a 4 game cushion before we play .500 ball with the Lakers.
ironm8 - January 29, 2012
It’s useless crap like RJ missing both freethrows… :/
chapnis - January 29, 2012
And Haywood making them.
Ed (dfjmed) - January 29, 2012
I bet Haywood makes both
Kevin21 - January 29, 2012
Mavs D is solidly solid.
eastbaysd - January 29, 2012
In the 666 - January 29, 2012
Duncan should have gone for it instead of passing the ball to Blair. DeJuan was just too deep under the basket.
day_late_friend - January 29, 2012
RJ!
LatinD - January 29, 2012
There we go
Dark Black - January 29, 2012 via mobile
Single digits at the half and we got a shot…
chapnis - January 29, 2012
RAGE, And-1!
day_late_friend - January 29, 2012
nice D by blair
hurts2bgood - January 29, 2012
wooooooo
The Calvinator - January 29, 2012
+1 for RJ
hurts2bgood - January 29, 2012
Why must you make me so sad Spurs?
KD1 - January 29, 2012
terrific steal
but that’s a terrible pass by Beaubois
WaveOcean - January 29, 2012
Dunno how they scored on that fastbreak
Kevin21 - January 29, 2012
RJ cant hit a freaking free throw
spursfan87 - January 29, 2012
OH COME ON!!!! RJ! jeezzzzz
ironm8 - January 29, 2012
Typical.
Dark Black - January 29, 2012 via mobile
Am i the only one that fantasizes about punching Terry sqaure in the nose.
The Calvinator - January 29, 2012
nope. I do too. Especially when he does that plane thing.
anirontag - January 29, 2012
RJ is the best Spur out there right now, free throws notwithstanding. Not sure if that’s good, though.
Edg5 - January 29, 2012
Need to put out the fire.
eastbaysd - January 29, 2012
Blair made couple of very nice plays
Kondor - January 29, 2012
Including the turnover? :/
chapnis - January 29, 2012
Oh come on, can’t you at least recognize the good things the guy did?
day_late_friend - January 29, 2012
this
Kondor - January 29, 2012
steal and offensive rebound. and he just scored on his own rebound too.
Kondor - January 29, 2012
0-3 FT… wow
chapnis - January 29, 2012
What a miracle shot by Beaubois
WaveOcean - January 29, 2012
and that was good D right there too.
anirontag - January 29, 2012
Pop seems awfully calm
Dark Black - January 29, 2012 via mobile
it’s better for his health that way
JonnyJam - January 29, 2012
He knows reality
TX2NC - January 29, 2012 via Android app
Too many wineouts.
eastbaysd - January 29, 2012
YES!
Edg5 - January 29, 2012
Bad
KD1 - January 29, 2012
Hurray. Neal made a FT!
eastbaysd - January 29, 2012
Dos.
eastbaysd - January 29, 2012
Now, we can rest =/
ironm8 - January 29, 2012
Can we talk Dice out of retirement?
spursfan87 - January 29, 2012
They make contested shots and we cant make open shots.
mission20 - January 29, 2012
Because they’re better than us.
chapnis - January 29, 2012
I disagree
The Calvinator - January 29, 2012
certainly looks like it tonight
WaveOcean - January 29, 2012
They’re playing with more energy. Spurs missed a lot of open/makeable shots in the 1st, and in the 2nd, there’s no flow in the offense.
day_late_friend - January 29, 2012
Thats how it always happens, when we actually play D they hit the luckiest shots
Dark Black - January 29, 2012 via mobile
I don’t like calm Pop….
Kevin21 - January 29, 2012
he is not calm, he is resolved. he understands that him beating the team won’t make them taller, more athletic or more talented.
ironm8 - January 29, 2012
A lot more Neal and Kawhi at the 4 in the second half, please. Or 24 minutes of Splots.
Edg5 - January 29, 2012
I wish Splots could play 48…
chapnis - January 29, 2012
I can’t see why Pop doesn’t play him 35-40 min a game. I mean he’s young, he can do that.
anirontag - January 29, 2012
Poor fitness from curtailed offseason?
chapnis - January 29, 2012
I think 35-40 mins a game is too much, 30-32 maybe.
day_late_friend - January 29, 2012
Spurs gotta adjust. They just gotta.
eastbaysd - January 29, 2012
Blair is playing well
spursfan87 - January 29, 2012
Everyone gets lucky sometimes?
chapnis - January 29, 2012
If by well you mean he threw the ball into dirks head regathered and went to the bucket while everyone wondered wtf happened…then yeah
Bushka - January 29, 2012
During the last 2 mins, he was the only Spur fighting for the boards. He made a steal, leading to an RJ fastbreak layup.
day_late_friend - January 29, 2012
Blair with the globetrotter move
JonnyJam - January 29, 2012
Down 11. Could’ve been worse.
Edg5 - January 29, 2012
could have been much better…7 missed FTs
hurts2bgood - January 29, 2012
I can feel the Spurs getting more into the game. If it weren’t for a couple amazing shots, this would be a 7 point game.
WaveOcean - January 29, 2012
I don’t like this game.
ironm8 - January 29, 2012
This is the new lockout slogan
ironm8 - January 29, 2012
We need some sexond half magic…
eastbaysd - January 29, 2012
The heat game showed how bipolar we can be.
chapnis - January 29, 2012
oh boy…that word is not going away, is it
WaveOcean - January 29, 2012
Matchup horror stories part 1.
Danny Green on Lamar Odom
Dajaun Blair on Dirk Nowitski
BOOOOM that just happened.
Bushka - January 29, 2012
Is that a movie?
hurts2bgood - January 29, 2012
do you want to buy it?
Bushka - January 29, 2012
Someday I’ll tell my children that I saw Danny Green guarding Odom.
Edg5 - January 29, 2012
i dont watch horror films
hurts2bgood - January 29, 2012
http://www.poundingtherock.com/2012/1/29/2757056/gamethread-20-san-antonio-spurs-dallas-mavericks-part-iii
Josh Guyer (completely deck) - January 29, 2012
.
SanAntonioGiant - January 29, 2012
Awesome
Bushka - January 29, 2012
Bud looks like he’s about to cry
Jordan Leithart - January 29, 2012
Down 15 or 13 or whatever, struggling like hell on offense, you would think we would be pressing hard on D especially while going through the offensive slump.
Nope, that was the Spurs of old, now we just stand or walk around and give them whatever shot they want.
In fact we are lucky to be not be down 20 the way we’re playing.
Hoping they’re going to miss, as our defensive strategy, not going to cut it.
Since we never come back from being down double digits in games any more, I say rest everyone as punishment, and let the deep bench get some practice, to get something positive out of this loss.
Feeling a little negative, sure. Was excited to finally get to see a game on TV, and hopefully get a much needed road win. This first half was just disgusting.
M3D1T8R - January 29, 2012 via mobile
This
mission20 - January 29, 2012
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