Pounding The Rock

I’m warming up to dancing kitty.

Just in time for Top Shot!

Can we just play the Knicks and get it over with?

Yes please!

TDzilla! - February 14, 2012 reply

Looks like I got my revenge on BJ1D3R.

7 game winning streak? Or 8?

JUMBACO!!

...

spot for me? YAY!!
MIP!!! (most improved poster)

4º spot for me? YAY!!
MIP!!! (most improved poster)

cool..m3d1t8r is unbeatable…

I will have to get serious one of these days.

we should all unite to beat m3d1t8r

WIN!

Ayatollah - February 14, 2012 reply

Manu:

Least number of points (1).
Tied for highest number of assists (7).
By far the best +/- of the team.

And that’s all you need to know about Manu.

there should be a picture of Manu in the dictionary on the word WINNER

So then Bonner is the second most valuable player. ;)

We have a good shot to go to 9 tomorrow.

Josh Guyer (completely deck) - February 14, 2012 reply

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poor ralph!

I guess we’ll bring the discussion in here.

While we’re on the subject, it seems to me that the central complaint about Manu is misplaced. He’ s not flopping at fouls that aren’t fouls; he’s dramatically "over-reacting" to actual fouls to call the refs’ attention to it. It’s a soccer technique that may be obnoxious, but it’s certainly not cheating.

exactly, but there’s a BIG difference with soccer: in soccer players flop at everything. I mean EVERYTHING. And not only that, they fake injuries ALL THE FRICKIN TIME. One of the so many reasons I stopped watching soccer.

Oh I hate the fake injuries, then they’re just fine five minutes later.

Birdman84 - February 14, 2012 reply

Paul Pierce says hi.

Tim C. - February 14, 2012 reply

I hate it when I recall what he did

bluesteelxvii - February 14, 2012 reply

that irritates me so much… I lost any respect I had for Pierce at that point

they roll in the floor like they are suffering from an amputated leg just so the other player gets a yellow or red card…..I HATE IT

My family being from South America and avid soccer watchers, I see this all of the time. I used to think it was because they were tired and just needed the extra couple seconds of rest.

That’s part of it. It’s also used to kill the other team’s momentum.

Yes! Exactly.

Discussion? I’m with you, bronster. High five.

Oh? Well, that was easy.

I believe there was no discussion. Flop should only be called out when there is no foul. If there’s a foul, then is selling it or overreacting.

Sh!fty - February 14, 2012 reply

I thought the league was going to start fining for flops a few years ago? I guess it got nixed.

I’ll repeat what I said in the other thread: I don’t think it’s related to soccer. Most international players grow up playing organized ball. Drawing fouls becomes a bigger part of their games from the get go.

There’s also a cultural difference as to how flops are perceived; in America it seems that flopping is a considered a blow to the players masculinity. Basketball is considering a man’s game and physical attributes are consider the most important thing for a player to posses; if you can’t hang physically you are regarded as less of a man or at least less of a player. That stigma is not present for most international players, so when they find themselves at a physical disadvantage, they don’t hesitate to do the smart thing and exaggerate contact to get a call.

Case in point.
Maybe that guy was being sarcastic or maybe he was just pissed because his team lost, but I can’t tell you how many times I’ve come across comments like that.

Seeing a flop is frustrating. Especially when you know, without the flop, it would just be a normal basketball play that probably wouldn’t be called for a foul since the offensive player is not being aggressive. So when refs legitimize the flop by calling it, it seems like a bail out for a player who couldn’t play D on their own.

I agree that it is frustrating, but isn’t getting in position to get the foul playing D, though? There are some indefensible flops, but when a guy realizes he is physically overmatched and gets position to get a call, I think that’s just good, smart D.

But it’s the ones where the offensive player isn’t even being overly aggressive that bug everyone. Where the flopper falls to the floor like he’s been shot out of a cannon and his reaction to the “hit” is totally disproportionate to the amount of force he was hit with. Those really grind my gears. I don’t think that’s good D at all. I do, however, think it’s smart because it makes the refs react.

Pistons fans weren’t complaining when Laimbeer did it.

I only find the ones where there’s not contact annoying. If you move your feet, get position and take a hit, regardless of how hard it actually was, I think you’ve played good D.

We’ve had good floppers over the years so that’s probably why I feel that way, though.

So. Many. Mistakes.

Pretty sure my Breaking Bad comic did the trick.

Tim C. - February 14, 2012 reply

Allright…I gotta go get the wife for Valentine’s night. Still don’t know what to do for her.. oh well I’ll think of something.

Goodnight all.

Good luck!

Birdman84 - February 14, 2012 reply

Good night!!

Josh Guyer (completely deck) - February 14, 2012 reply

Tomorrow night’s game is at 6 PM CST (30 minutes earlier than tomorrow). Take note

30 minutes earlier than today’s game, that is.

Josh Guyer (completely deck) - February 14, 2012 reply

Are you a time traveler?

Jeremy Lins Game Winning Three Pointer Vs. Raptors

that was awesome

Wow.

that guy is really special.

More Lin fans than Raptor fans in Toronto.

Yeah, for a second I thought they were playing in NY.

its hard to cheer against him

This is true.

i have to agree

Yup.

quick upload there. i shall watch it now……

it’s awesome to see people of his kind…

Its interesting his shot selection
He knows that he is a terrible 3pt shooter … His confidence level is very high

Coach D’Antoni also gave him the OK to take the shot.

Great.

Damn, no hesitation whatsoever.

Hipuks - February 14, 2012 reply

twss

I couldn’t watch the game
What heppen?
Wallace with a 3pt?

I thought the game was over at that point… Pistons had all the momentum…

And Now, A Haiku:

A thing of beauty
It’s rare and hard to believe
A Ben Wallace 3.

2 shots on the stripe
first one swish
still can’t find the other one

Aldridge is hurt, you guys

This is bad news if we’re trying to not play Minny in the first round

Good thing OKC is #1.

Damn, he’s a big part of my fantasy team. Hopefully it isn’t bad.

Yay, Spurs win! Happy VaLINtine’s Day!

SinCitySpur - February 14, 2012 reply

Guess What
This is the 719 Double-Double of Tim Duncan

Oh I love Timmy.

Oh, that #2 slot is SOOOOO reachable

Gregory Popovich @FakeCoachPop
Where was your Clint Eastwood tonight Detroit?

Hope everyone is having a spectacular VD.

o_O

yup, not a single post during the game… Had to spend quality time with my Ladies.
Good win, shouldn’t have been so close…

Wish I could say the same. Got to see my wife and kids all of 15 minutes. Stupid work.

Boo work! I’m happy to be able to spend the time with them. Not too long ago, I went about two and a half months without seeing my kid awake because of work… Eff that! (career change)

Eff that is right.

Tee-hee.
You too, Crack! :)

Byyyeee everyone!
Hope y’all have a lovely night!
Hugs and kisses!

later Cakes!

Night

That fourth quarter was as much fun as a visit to the proctologist. When Ben Wallace is hitting outside jumpers as part of a 16-0 or so scoring spurt for Detroit, things look bad. But as ugly as this season is going to be at times, these are the sorts of games teams will have to win. Even with that, the Spurs need only win one of their next five games to finish 5-4 on an extended road trip and a conservative estimate probably puts that at 6-3.

0signal - February 14, 2012 reply

I’m not saying you guys have to….but if you wanted to….you could celebrate the win with a little bit of this:

No. We have to. Now that we’ve seen it we have to, there’s no going back.

Hipuks - February 14, 2012 reply

That one’s good.

It’s tough not to keep watching this.

Manu ex Machina - February 14, 2012 reply

I had to miss this game. It looks like things got a little ugly, haha. Nevertheless, another win!

GSG!

Didn’t get to see the game, had to bring my sister to the hospital for some shots. Got scratched by a stray cat. Anyway, game didn’t go as we all expected huh? Too ugly. Glad we got the win though! Will join you guys in the threads for tomorrow’s game. See ya!

anirontag - February 14, 2012 reply

rabies shots? BatManu knows a thing or two about it.

the little o - February 14, 2012 reply

yeah, rabies shot… Have to take her back there for a couple more…

anirontag - February 15, 2012 reply

The PAFTO might want to be watching that.

The Calvinator - February 15, 2012 via mobile reply

No one can stop Jeremy Lin

doubleteapot - February 14, 2012 reply

Except himself. BWAAAAAOOOOOOWWWWW!!!!

If there were two of them the universe would implode

doubleteapot - February 14, 2012 reply

argggghhhh!

Except Caremelo Anthony.

I wonder if Knicks fans would boo him if he stops Lin from playing at his best.

RobertHorryRobertHorry - February 15, 2012 reply

The Spurs will stop Lin Diesel on Wed, Mar 7, 2012.

You are wrong!!!! Lin will go off and D’Antoni’s team will be stellar D!

sleep research facility - February 14, 2012 reply

Good win, Splitter is becoming a beast.

alamobro - February 14, 2012 reply

yay!

unfortunately i can’t watch the replay when i get home tonight. so…how did it end up so close?

Ben MF Wallace.

gunnin' gervin - February 14, 2012 reply

He played great for the Pistons tonight.

I loved how well Leonard and Tiago played. Timmy looked like old school Timmy and the Pistons game announcers were surprisingly pretty fair in calling the game. Good win even though we blew a nice sized lead.

Go Spurs GO!

Spurs got a case of the Tarp game after they built up their lead.

gunnin' gervin - February 15, 2012 reply

yeah they did. Ben sparked the Pistons come back big time

I saw that 3 and then I was like “crap…”

I am a fan of ben wallace since his championship season in 2004 ….
Sounds like a bandwagon but … He won my respect since that moment
*Not to mention that he is a real shot blocker … not like Dwight (Mr Goaltending)

yeah, me too. That finals series against the Spurs was awesome wasn’t it?

anirontag - February 15, 2012 reply

Oh Robert Horry, how I love the

Go Hawks!!

"That was great. He’s always in great shape, and he’s moving well, and he was really active, I asked him on the floor how much longer he was going to play, and he said he was done after this year. I told him he’s had an unbelievable career."

-TD on wallace

gunnin' gervin - February 14, 2012 reply

Yeah, I seen that they hugged at the end of the game and chatted a little bit. Ben does look like he could play a few more years with the right team. He was getting up and down the court with no problem and he played pretty solid defense on Timmy in stretches

I hope Ben sticks around with the Pistons as one of Arnie Kander’s strength and conditioning dudes. Plus he could mentor the bigs with all of his defensive know-how.

gunnin' gervin - February 15, 2012 reply

I read some where that Ben wants to be a lawyer. That would be cool if he became a lawyer but I most definitely can see him being a strength and conditioning coach.

wow. He’ll make a pretty intimidating lawyer then! Imagine that!

anirontag - February 15, 2012 reply

Very classy. Timmy’s the best.

silverandblack_davis - February 14, 2012 reply

The question is
Are we going to need a game-winner to beat the raptors?

Perhaps. It depends how the team comes out. I think it should be a more active game.

If thats the case, Who is the better option?
>Ginobili
>Neal
>Green
>Duncan
>Parker

At this point, you go to Parker, since Manu is still getting his game legs under him. You should still have him in the game as a key option though.

Parker with high pick and roll with Duncan. That should open up the lane or an open shot as he gets around the pick.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K9HDJg1j6Y

Bonner

spursfan87 - February 15, 2012 reply

Sounds crazy but at this point we should not be surprised

cuentaluis1 - February 15, 2012 reply

Not Green.

silverandblack_davis - February 15, 2012 reply

i’m fine with him taking a last second shot if he gets it off the pass. He’s not afraid to take the shot. And that’s why I’m fine with it.

What if they would have counted the shot against Dallas?

In some plays it looked good. Yep… And it’s still debatable. It wasn’t that clear.

It looked good to me. I had a decent view via league pass HD feed on my 24 inch computer screen. But I guess it doesnt beat whatever the refs are using (doesnt beat their final say in the matter, either )

silverandblack_davis - February 15, 2012 reply

Just for the simple fact that he’s not a shooter, from a pureness and accuracy standpoint. I’ll take my chances with the percentages over ice-water veins.

To me, it’s not as much a shooter, but a guy not afraid to take the basket. Honestly, Manu is not a shooter. He’s a winner, but not a shooter. I’d still like him taking the last minute shots. Parker isn’t either. But he knows how to get to the basket.

I think a had a minor orgasm after each of those two Tiago/Manu pick and rolls in the second half…..

Also, Kawhi shoud not be driving to the hoop and dishing ( not yet anyway )

I’m ok with him learning on the job. Until the brain fart, the Spurs were doing pretty well. The problem with him in the past was he was too tentative. I think he needs to continue to be aggressive. It’s the only way he’s going to learn. And in order for him to be on the court he’s going to have to give a little bit on the offensive end as well.

Hahah. But you gotta admit that Tiago rolls well with just about everyone…. except George Hill.

Manu got one point in 24 minutes? WTF?

eastbaysd - February 15, 2012 reply

With 7 assists, a team high +17 and a single turnover.

Spurs are going to amnesty him by the end of this season.