Official San Antonio Spurs 2011-2012 Season Thread

[hornfan785]

Tim, Tony, and Manu aren't playing another minute in the regular season. Pop isn't even bothering to show up to the games as well. lulz

I just heard the Big Three weren't playing, but didn't hear that about Pop. If that's true, that's hilarious.

[housious]

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Big 3 AND Pop going home and not participating in last 2 games. Wonderment. Coach Bud will take over.

[hornfan785]

Awesome. I honestly think we still have a shot at winning tonight and tomorrow even without them.

[ihateowho]

Goddamn...i wouldn't be surprised if they fine Pop if it turns out there was no family issue.

[ihateowho]

But I think it's hilarious.

[Lat22]

I guarantee that ESPN and TNT are pissed.

[CaptainAnt]

I guarantee that ESPN and TNT are pissed.

I'm a little disappointed tbh. Not a very exciting game to see on ESPN

[housious]

I'm a little disappointed tbh. Not a very exciting game to see on ESPN

$#@! that. This game is meaningless.

[housious]

Cory Joseph in.

[hornfan785]

26-29 after the 1st.

[Chad]

[housious]

Utah is going to get $#@!ing face raped. Can't wait for the playoffs.

[Rocko20]

Sweet, the one game I can catch on TV and the big 3 are out.

I wish I was in town for a playoff game, when will the dates be decided?

[hornfan785]

58-53, Spurs lead at the half.

[housious]

lulz

I $#@!ing love how deep this team is.

[CaptainAnt]

lulz

I $#@!ing love how deep this team is.

That said... There have been some egregious unforced turnovers by several Spurs, which is annoying

[walte464]

spurs tied at 82 going into the 4th

[hornfan785]

82-82 going into the 4th.

[housious]

Put the Toros in. $#@! this game.

[housious]

Bonner the only Spurs player wearing white shoes. Makes him look even slower.

[housious]

Byers just got re-cut on that airball.

[CaptainAnt]

Can I have a gif of that butt-pass? Hahaha

[hornfan785]

Fans chanting "We Want Steve," he comes in the game and immediately turns the ball over. haha

[Rocko20]

Getting kind of dusty in here..

[hornfan785]

And he immediately gets pulled. And now Cory Joseph hits a 3 to go up 102-96. awesome

[housious]

Cory Joseph for threeeeeeeeeee

[Rocko20]

What a stupid call

[hornfan785]

Should be an interesting ending, here.

[hornfan785]

hahahahaha, what the $#@! was that?

[hornfan785]

Spurs win! 110-106.

[walte464]

Spurs win 110-106 without tim, manu, tony, and POP

[Longhorn Al]

Hilarious.

[boknowstecmo]

50 wins? You never know.

[housious]

Los Spurs gonna pop that cherry on the Jazz without a condom.

[Texas Guy]

haha, great game for the backups. love the depth on this team, still killing teams right and left, even without pop and the big three.

I can't wait to $#@!ing dominate the Jazz. I think they still boo Manu every time he touches the ball. It will be great.

lulz. the first spurs game ive ever attended was in dec '07, against the utah jazz. manu had 39 points that night. awesome.

[Schlong Connery]

50 wins? You never know.

Three 10-game win streaks in a short season?

[hornfan785]

Good news, everyone! Spurs' first playoff game will be on Sunday.

http://www.nba.com/2012/news/04/26/p...s=iref:nbahpt2

Chicago, Miami and Oklahoma City will open the NBA playoffs Saturday, though their opponents are still to be determined.

Indiana also will host Orlando in its postseason opener Saturday, one of the few matchups that is set entering Thursday's final day of play.

The Bulls are the top seed in the Eastern Conference and will host either New York or Philadelphia. No. 2 Miami will face whichever of those teams finishes higher in the standings, with the Knicks holding the tiebreaker if they finish with the same record.

The Thunder, No. 2 in the West, will meet either NBA champion Dallas or Denver in the first round.

On Sunday, West top seed San Antonio opens against Utah, while the Lakers, the Pacific Division champs and No. 3 seed, get the Mavericks or Nuggets.

Boston-Atlanta and Memphis-Clippers also start Sunday, though home-court advantage for those series won't be known until Thursday night.

The full schedules will be released after Thursday's games.

[VY_myHero]

Sorry why is that a good thing? Our guys are going to be as rested as anyone already, and this just means I can't get riproaringly drunk while watching.

[hornfan785]

Sorry why is that a good thing? Our guys are going to be as rested as anyone already, and this just means I can't get riproaringly drunk while watching.

Our big 3 would be rested, but not our bench and a few of our starters. We have a late game tonight, have to fly back to San Antonio tomorrow, and then having to play a playoff game the next day would suck. Having that extra day of rest is good, I think.

[VY_myHero]

I suppose that would be a pretty rough turnaround for the bench guys. Definitely want them fresh.

[C-Man]

50 wins? You never know.

I know Tim, Manu and Tony won't play a single minute tonight but I would love, love, love for the Spurs to reach 50 wins tonight. Here is an email I just sent to my dad, his best friend and two of my best friends -- all of us die-hard Spurs fans going back to at least the George Gervin days.

Amazingly, a win in the finale would give the Spurs 50 wins for the 13th consecutive season. More amazingly, perhaps, is that the Spurs will have turned the trick during a strike-shortened 66-game season. Currently, the Spurs share the record with the LA Lakers, who won 50 more more games for 12 straight seasons in the Magic-Kareem days. The Mavericks had a nice little 11-year string of 50+ win seasons but that has ended this year (Mavs currently have 36 wins and have one game remaining).

The Spurs would be going for their 15th consecutive 50-win season tonight if not for the strike-shortened 98-99 season when we won our first championship. That season teams played 50 games. The Spurs won 37 of those and applying our .740 win percentage that year would equate to winning 61 games in a regular 82-game season. The Spurs won 56 games in 97-98. Going back further, the Spurs have won 50+ games in 18 of 19 seasons and 20 of 23 since David Robinson joined the team in 89-90. The Spurs have missed the playoffs ONCE since DRob got to SA.

So let's hope they bury the Warriors (23-42) tonight -- and then win 16 more in the playoffs and get "one for the thumb."

Go Spurs Go!

[housious]

I think we win tonight. GS is tanking.

[hornfan785]

I think we win tonight. GS is tanking.

I think so too. Even without the Big Three, this game should be easier than last night's against Phoenix.

[Grammer Police]

GS is fielding a D-league team right now. Ellis and Udoh are gone, Curry, Biedrins, and Lee are sitting out. Klay Thompson (rookie) is pretty good, but he'll score 17 points maximum. You guys will win.

-- edit --

GS is my home market.

[VY_myHero]

GS is fielding a D-league team right now. Ellis and Udoh are gone, Curry, Biedrins, and Lee are sitting out. Klay Thompson (rookie) is pretty good and will probably reach a new career high tonight. You guys will win.

-- edit --

GS is my home market.

FiFy

[hornfan785]

Bulls have a comfortable lead late in the 4th, so it looks like they'll wrap up the overall #1 spot.

[housious]

Leonard resting tonight. James Anderson will start in his place.

[hornfan785]

Well, I was going to say we have a shot at being the top scoring team if we score 9+ more than Denver, but they scored 131 tonight... so I don't think that's going to happen.

[hornfan785]

Warriors starting 5 rookies? Hell, maybe we do have a chance at scoring 140 tonight... we'll see.

[Michael Knight]

geeze pop the bench guys need rest too