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GameThread #21 - San Antonio Spurs @ Memphis Grizzlies - Part III




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hopefully splitter can get it going in the fourth but overall happy the spurs showed up defensviley tonghit and Kawhi and green played great D

Not over yet but ya it looks good so far

A lo to be happy about so far.

and the starters showed up to play basketball.

::insert “finish him” mortal kombat image::

Anderson-Neal-Green-Tiago-Bonner? Holy crap, shit just got real.

Pops wants to destroy

4th-quarter lineup, baby!

Dream team…..

Defense, how I’ve missed thee.

Defense?

They took Anderson out again…

I hate Pop

Anderson was going to make the FO look stupid

Apparently, the Grizzlies beating the Spurs last season in the playoffs have turned the Grizzlies, in their mind, into perennial contenders with a rich history of winning.

This IS part III…

Sean just said..“clock is on our side”

green has 4 steals?????

and he poked that one there from behind…

So apparently James Anderson plays only at the end of quarters

We need someone who can heave the ball from past mid court.

if he plays well, makes the FO look bad

C’mon Pop!

He hates everyone

tough luck for the Grizz, Gay turning on his ankle off of his team mates foot…

not liking the start to this 4QTR

Damn. I remember this 4th quarter.

WTF tiago was held

That is exactly why Tiago needs to play. He changed Conleys layup and made him miss.

How is that a foul on Tiago?

wow even commentators said mem got a break. Splitter got fouled but called for the foul

WTF… thats a T!??

We need to freaking score!! Come on Spurs!

Bullshit call on Bonner.

wow. Bonner GRABBED that rebound. and he got a T too.

Well… This is a great start of the quarter.

bonner with a tech? that’s…..not expected.

Weve cooled off

bonner is not..

These announcers are stupid

that’s over the back, why get a T Sammich?!,,,

lol. When Matt Bonner is getting technical fouls something is wrong

Bonner. Hah.

He really makes the game funnier.

Bank threee!!!! Bahahaha.

Strong rebound Bonner

bonner is not..

How does Bonner get a T?

Matt shot that three with an attitude

As much as you can shoot a three with attitude.

almost broke the glass

he’s in a rage. running amok. only Chuck Norris can stop him now.

5 thress for Bonner!!!

Now they are all the fouls on the Spurs.

Apparently the bank is open. Get it? Bank? Because he banked it unintentionally.

Sean Elliott so funny.

I remember how everyone talked about how funny he was as a player, and how great he would be as an announcer, then they put him on TNT and… not so much. I still love him and his Memorial Day Miracle and his championship winning assist to Avery and his three kidneys. He can make as many terrible jokes as he likes.

Thats ok bonbon just hit another 3 or two. U show em

Too much time left

too high, way to high…

We need to stop playing frantically. Get set and run the offense. We have too big of a lead to blow. I’m begging you Spurs! ha

Spurs better not blow this lead!!

That happens too often

Tell me this is not DALLASanAntonio

This is SPARTA!

in 4th quarters is when we really miss Manu

And Manu said “Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the game.”

Classic, just classic

Oh man all Young keeps making his shots. Sigh

It’s just a zone guys. Seriously

Why is Tiago not playing

Pop has to manage his minutes, extended minutes is bad for his knees…oh wait…

Spurs getting sloppy…

Comon guys chill and get control

that’s what i’m sayin’…. we can trade baskets at this point, just don’t panic.

Dumb foul, Gasol. That would have been a really tough shot. No reason to slap down at the ball.

Way to shoot the FTs, Timmeh!

Who is wearing yellow shoes?

Sam Young, Dejuan’s college teammate.

I see. They’re snazzy.

If by “snazzy” you mean “ridiculous looking” then I agree.

Yes. Yes that’s what I mean.

Then me and my 33 years of wisdom agree :-)

RJ IS SO RELIABLE

First Dejuan, now RJ… You’re as fickle as a Republican primary voter.

Family values = timely threes.

Two words: MOON. COLONY.

Anderson = moon colony.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. The moon colony is so insane I can’t handle it. WTF are they thinking? Can’t they see Gingrich is a ridiculous pompous blowhard?

Bonner = rebounding machine

Yaaay Tiny Ears!!

As long as we don’t stop playing good D.

Gooseneck from RJ… nice.

mini-ears!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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and Green for another 3!

Green Machine and back to +20!

back 2 back threes

Good shot Green!! Keep making them!

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Games are so much fun when you have a 20 point lead

Sad to see Timmy not able to hedge on those screen and rolls

Parker 12 Ast, Mem 10 Ast

it it back to 20!

Leonard playing the 4

Bonner 5 made three pointers, Mem 3

Double-double night for Kawhi!

Yes… great hustle!

Damn, they are still sitting at 62

this feels so good after last night.

that was just too easy. hah!

Pop…come on…it’s time to let the guys play

haha. yes that was a great TWSS. i could keep it going

last night was a tease, after all. the result really left me feeling unsatisfied.

Of all the people to put in an All Star commercial…Jose Calderon?

He’s not even an all star if you limit it to Spanish point guards.

what other options are there for the raptors? besides “no one man should have all that pasta”……

Why even highlight he Raptors? They’re not even remotely close to having an All Star

How about some Anderson, Pop?

Hey, he had his chance tonight and missed his shot.

we’ll have another Anderson sighting in about 4 minutes. go get your binoculars

Somewhere, the FOX Sports people decided “you know what would go great with this NASCAR commercial? Coldplay.”

Nickelback, yes. Coldplay, not so much.

i see this game is a lot better than yesterday’s…

There was a game yesterday?

yeah, spurs subs vs mavs starters

I tend to have selective amnesia when the Spurs lose to the Ponies.

look who the cat dragged in…

just woke up. why cant these nba games be played at a time convenient for people in the east…?

it’s a tough life brother…

brod, kumusta?

ok lng… eto, walang BTV… :(

di na rin gumagana firstrowsports sa atin. :(

haha tagsa sa makit-an Spurs diha…. boxscore2x ra gani ko ani

ako pud. naay feed, sigig buffering. way klaro

Only because RJ is there to save us with triples.

Sure are alot of empty seats.

They knew it was going to be a blowout, so why show up?

why are the starters still in the game? Pop giving the bench a rest?

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Starters should have to close the game tonight after bench effort in Dallas last night.

Parker has already played 35 minutes, Pop.

::sigh::

he is young, lol

No Anderson, Pop does not like you, dont know why

Zay ave zee day off tomorrow, yes? Zee Frenchman can, how do you say, restez then.

So essentially this is “garbage time” right

yet our starters are in…

Exactly.

they didnt play yesterday

Exactly.

pop owes them the 4th Q.lol

David “Drums” McGinnis

DAMMIT, I’VE BEEN MADE

Not a bad shot clock violation

Never hit the rim…Tim

Pop making them finish it out, as opposed to last night.

Someone needs to explain to Tony that it’s not good enough to draw iron with the midrange jumpers.

Ok guys we still have to score to make sure we win.

If they can’t end this game with a 15+ point lead, they should ALL get benched.

18 point lead with under 4 minutes to play…why the fork isn’t tiago in the game???? mad@pop

so ah….how about scoring guys?

I love the “starters” playing in garbage time.

Pop is a sick man.

Have to save Anderson for when you really need him. He’s like the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. This is not our darkest hour.

they’re chomping back down on our lead

Pop is playing small ball with duncan again …

81-67, SPURS. 2:20 left in the game.

It’s a good thing we’re playing our starters. Otherwise we would be squandering our lead.

Wow – my sarcasmometer just went bonkers.

Anderson should change his last name to Finley, then he would be playing 40 minutes a night

Lol

That was lol, don’t know what happened

won’t take affect until next year

but then he’d have to die first.

or maybe Neo
Just to trull like World peace

Hey people! Just in time to make the roll call. I’ve been missing a lot of games lately. Maybe even causing some of the losses. I apologize for that.

So you’ve been AWOL from PTR because you’ve been playing for the Spurs? RJ is that you?

Wow. It’s so emtpy in Memphis. So cold.

I know I haven’t been around much, but what is it with this crush you guys have with Anderson? He hasn’t looked remotely competent this year. If dominating the preseason were enough we’d still have Ian.

Did you watch last night’s game?

He hit some shots, but otherwise looked like a spaz with the ball. I think RJ, Leonard, Green, and Neal are all clearly better than him right now at the same wing spots.

::Everyone looks at CapHill::

I can no longer get involved in these conversations.

He has played well in limited minutes. His production and potential have no relation with his minutes. It’s just yet another weird permanent doghouse case.

I’m glad someone agrees with me. :)

Did you go to school with him or something?

Nope – just an Oklahoma State fan.

I haven’t seen any reason to give him more minutes as opposed to the other wings on the roster. Agree to disagree, I guess.

He should be taking some of Neal’s playing time. But yeah, agree to disgaree.

It’s certainly tough to come up for minutes for all of them. I’m one that thinks that Anderson has looked pretty good in all his games, and just missed on a number of shots early in the season that easily could have fallen. Neal’s been scoring more, but due to shooting a lot more. Other than last night’s game, Green and Neal have both been in a bit of a shooting slump themselves lately. Seems like Neal is down compared to last year as far as contributing in other areas like rebounding, and his shooting %’s are down as well. I expect he maybe rushed back from his operation a bit too soon.

12 point lead, come on!!!

anderson sighting

Grizzlies bench coming in.. Anderson in too.

there you are James!

Yay Anderson, gee thanks Pop

Immediate results

James Anderson = HVC

Blair looked like Shawn Marion on that shot.

Anderson with the assist. Blair with the floater.

Rudy gay 1 point!

pondexter 4 pts

0 field goal… Good D by Leonard?

Leonard with his first “shut down” of his NBA career. Proud moment here

Gasol 7 points.

told y’all. Anderson with under a minute to play.

GOD, we’re playing Houston AGAIN!

AGAIN?! Man I’m so sick of them!

fun fun fun, in the sun sun sun….

39+ minutes for Parker. :(

He’s got a day off. It’s cool.

Still don’t like it.

Not sure why Pop’s not managing his minutes better.

He doesn’t have much choice with the options we have o back him up.

I know – but it’s going to bite us towards the end of the season.

no joseph tonight

Haven’t we played Houston like 10 times already? Wth.

next game would our 11th meeting this season

Houston..I am so sick of plaing Houston.

Spurs win!!! Woohoo!!!

That’s an old school Spurs final score!!

wohooooooooooooooooooooo!

I knew we’re going to get another road win when I finally get back on the threads. I knew it.

It’s been great, guys and gals! Good day Pounders!

Yahoo!:

San Antonio Spurs – 83
Memphis Grizzlies – 71
Final

Some odds/ending bettor just got screwed.

That was easy…

Did he say they couldnt respond to Spurs sloppy play!???

Bonner made up for that final play against DAL.

griz only score 73 points. pop must be doing wonders on coaching team D

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