Bandwagon Waffleboy's wannabe Spurs cant beatdown Nuggets thread

[WaffleBoy]

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[Northman]

I love Tim Duncan as he is the best player in the NBA in my opinion right now but im actually rooting for Denver to do something. plus, Timmy is not 100% so i think the Nuggs have a real shot at beating them.

[Jake's Finger]

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Why is Duncan looking down Parker's blouse??? That's really inappropriate.

[WaffleBoy]

I love Tim Duncan as he is the best player in the NBA in my opinion right now but im actually rooting for Denver to do something. plus, Timmy is not 100% so i think the Nuggs have a real shot at beating them.

The Spurs will suffocate the Nuggets in their half court offense. Their lack of a post threat will cost them in this series. The Spurs, under Tim Duncan, has NEVER lost to a team in the playoff that didn't have a dominant post player.

The Boy Wonder :super:

[Northman]

The Spurs will suffocate the Nuggets in their half court offense. Their lack of a post threat will cost them in this series. The Spurs, under Tim Duncan, has NEVER lost to a team in the playoff that didn't have a dominant post player.

The Boy Wonder :super:


yea, but the question still is how is Duncan's injury going to affect him? chances are your right but we shall see. ???

[azbroncfan]

The Spurs will suffocate the Nuggets in their half court offense. Their lack of a post threat will cost them in this series. The Spurs, under Tim Duncan, has NEVER lost to a team in the playoff that didn't have a dominant post player.

The Boy Wonder :super:
man I'm not a nuggets fan but this guy has to be the biggest fairweather fan around. If you live in Va there is no scenerio where you route for spurs unless you saw that they were winning and jumped on.

[ro_50]

Waffleboy, just wondering when did you become a Spurs fan, just curious?

I've been one since the 92-93 season cuz of Sean Elliott.

[WaffleBoy]

man I'm not a nuggets fan but this guy has to be the biggest fairweather fan around. If you live in Va there is no scenerio where you route for spurs unless you saw that they were winning and jumped on.

Actually, I am HUGE Spurs fan. I've been rooting for them since they had Del Negro ugh!~ playing for them.

The Boy Wonder :super:

[Tredici]

Waffle,

And I mean this sincerely..

Who gives a ****?

[Moon§hiner]

I'm just impressed that Gilligan can type with Tim Duncan and BIG Bens members in his mouth and still see the screen to read posts.

[Jake's Finger]

The Spurs will suffocate the Nuggets in their half court offense. Their lack of a post threat will cost them in this series. The Spurs, under Tim Duncan, has NEVER lost to a team in the playoff that didn't have a dominant post player.

The Boy Wonder :super:

However, Tim Duncan did manage to get outplayed by European midgets in the Olympics, so he may be due for a playoff failure as well.

In all seriousness, if Camby's 100%, then I'll take our chances, if he's not, San Antonio wins in 5 or 6. It's really that simple. Camby's the only guy in the Western Conference tall enough and more athletic then Duncan and he will run the floor, pushing that ankle to its limit. If Camby can't go, we're F-d.

[WaffleBoy]

yea, but the question still is how is Duncan's injury going to affect him? chances are your right but we shall see. ???

Well, Tim looked good the last couple of games. I am going to say he's around 85 to 90%. 85 to 90% is still good enough to beat the Nuggets.

The Boy Wonder :super:

[ro_50]

First off, the Intl game is different than the NBA game and the Intl teams sagged on him playing while the perimeter guys couldnt hit a shot. It wasnt TD's fault entirely that they lost. Did you even watch the olympics last year Jake's finger And they call the game differently.

TD's the league's best power forward, and Camby is nowhere near the player. Sure he's athletic, and could present problems, but if TD is 80-90% healthy, they will double team him.

They may be best equipped to handle TD w Nene, Camby and Martin, but this is TD and he's been through the playoff battles.

[Northman]

teams sagged on him playing while the perimeter guys couldnt hit a shot

Very true, sports commentators were laughing their asses off because we couldnt hit anything from beyond the arc. even our fundamentals were horrible as the European teams made us look silly.

[WaffleBoy]

Very true, sports commentators were laughing their asses off because we couldnt hit anything from beyond the arc. even our fundamentals were horrible as the European teams made us look silly.

The sad thing about the shooting from the outside is that the 3-point line is considered a 2 pointer in the NBA. ugh!~

The Boy Wonder :super:

[Jake's Finger]

First off, the Intl game is different than the NBA game and the Intl teams sagged on him playing while the perimeter guys couldnt hit a shot. It wasnt TD's fault entirely that they lost. Did you even watch the olympics last year Jake's finger And they call the game differently.

TD's the league's best power forward, and Camby is nowhere near the player. Sure he's athletic, and could present problems, but if TD is 80-90% healthy, they will double team him.

They may be best equipped to handle TD w Nene, Camby and Martin, but this is TD and he's been through the playoff battles.

I did watch the Olympics, and Tim Duncan was embarrassing to me, as an American, since he couldn't post up 6-4 soccer players. It was entirely his fault he got outplayed by midgets, not that they lost. And I'll always think he's a candy-arse for that. And a lot less intelligent then he's given credit for, since he couldn't adjust his game to take advantage of his massive talent edge.

But hey, he's well-spoken and a neat guy, so we'll give him a pass.

The point, about Camby, is he can make Duncan get up and down the floor, and if he's only in the 80% range, you're going to have a long two weeks. Unless Camby isn't healthy, which is definitely a possibility, in which case this isn't a real series. (Marcus did actually carry a team to a Final Four, so he did do something Duncan failed at miserably. I'm sure it was how the game was called those four days, too.)

And on behalf of Terrell Davis and Tony Dorsett, I beg you to stop calling a basketball player TD.

[ro_50]

Jake Finger, I normally do not partake in trash talking, so I wont say anything back to you on your last post.

Marcus Camby was brilliant in college (led a team w/ Donte Bright, Carmello Travieso, and others to the Final Four in 96, which was taken back by the NCAA due to Camby taking money from a agent) and has become a productive player in the NBA.

I will only converse w/ Nuggets fans that are classy. It no point to respond to your last post.

[Northman]

The point, about Camby, is he can make Duncan get up and down the floor, and if he's only in the 80% range, you're going to have a long two weeks. Unless Camby isn't healthy, which is definitely a possibility, in which case this isn't a real series. (Marcus did actually carry a team to a Final Four, so he did do something Duncan failed at miserably. I'm sure it was how the game was called those four days, too.)

omg, you are a idiot. Duncan can work rings around Camby. how many rings does Camby have again? yea, thought so. as for Duncan cough cough failing miserably in College look again. he was the only player that got them that far and when they played Kentucky it took 3 guys to shut him down. Camby lost to one on one battles. try doing some homework before opening your piehole. ****ing idiot.

[ro_50]

Its funny how he brings up College basketball into this, when that happened almost a decade ago.

TD was amazing in college and lost to a gamed Stanford team in the 97 West Region Second Round.

He brings up that comparision and as a college basketball junkie, that is funny.

[Clockwork Orange]

I see The Boy Fondler is jumping on yet another bandwagon.::)

[WaffleBoy]

I did watch the Olympics, and Tim Duncan was embarrassing to me, as an American, since he couldn't post up 6-4 soccer players. It was entirely his fault he got outplayed by midgets, not that they lost.

Clearly you don't know anything about basketball, especially Tim Duncan with that statement. The Olympic or International rules allow teams to pack the lanes. This not only affects post players like Tim Duncan, but also penetrating guards who are custom to seeing the lane open in the NBA. That's just not the case in International play. But going back to Tim Duncan, he not a player that is "athletically" gifted. Meaning, he is not going to be player that can "physically" dominate opponents with "leaping" dunks and put backs. Tim needs space to be effective in the low block. Rarely, you will see Tim Duncan fade away from a double team on the low block at the drop of a dime without a couple of dribbles. Tim just doesn't have that kind of talent, period.

The Boy Wonder :super:

[RhymesayersDU]

Why are the Olympics being brought up in this?

Team USA got beat because we couldn't break the 2-3 zone. How do you break a 2-3 zone, you ask? By hitting outside jump shots consistently! We couldn't do it. That wasn't Tim Duncan's fault.

Timmy D is the best player in the NBA, period. Even at 85% he'll be the best player on the floor. The Spurs will win this series, in 5 or maybe 6 games. The Nuggets, IMO, don't have a real legitimate shot at beating them, unless somehow we get red hot and stay that way for 4 games.

However, we're playing good basketball, so it least should be interesting. I don't think any of the games will be blowouts.

[WaffleBoy]

There's still time to join.

The Boy Wonder :super:

[SoCalBronco]

I see The Boy Fondler is jumping on yet another bandwagon.::)

Hopefully that's all he is "jumping on". ugh!~

[WaffleBoy]

Wow. 52 to 52 at the half.

The Boy Wonder :super:

[WaffleBoy]

Hopefully that's all he is "jumping on". ugh!~

Still trying to cover up Shanahan's crappy draft choices? Hilarious!

The Boy Wonder :super:

[Spider]

I hate Basketball and even I am watching and Cheering .. Nuggies 8 points in 12 seconds to tie the Game ......... Kick ass Nuggies

[orange 4 life]

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The Boy Wonder :super:

what a SHOCK that youre anti nuggets! ???

so basically you have no love for denver, and you feel about the same about the nugs as you do the broncos. does that about sum it up ???

jake

ps- how about those last couple mins of the first half? gotta love it. go denver.

[Nuggets4]

Nugs are hanging tough. This is EXACTLY what we have to do.

RO, sorry you have to deal with morons like Waffle. We know he's not an accurate representation of Spurs fans.

[WaffleBoy]

what a SHOCK that youre anti nuggets! ???


Anti-nugget? Where have I bashed the Nuggets? They have a good team, but I am a Spurs fan. ???

The Boy Wonder :super:

[SoCalBronco]

but I am a Spurs fan.

The Boy Wonder :super:

More like a sperm fan.

[WaffleBoy]

More like a sperm fan.

When you can't defend Shanahan's bad selections, next option, elementary name-calling. Hilarious! Carry on.

The Boy Wonder :super:

[Nuggets4]

WHAT THE F**K DOES THIS THREAD HAVE TO DO WITH SHANAHAN?

Holy hell you're stupid.

[DB-Freak]

Still trying to cover up Shanahan's crappy draft choices? Hilarious!

The Boy Wonder :super:
I think Bell is a bust because his helmet looks too big on him.

[SoCalBronco]

Nugs ahead by 1 late in the game!

[Spider]

Some beat down , I dont know **** about basketball ( ask the Dave , Rascal , Hile High Shack ) But even my dumb country ass can see the Nuggies hung tough .........

[Spider]

What the Hell . no 2 minute warning

[epicSocialism4tw]

After a legendary first half, Miller can't hit the broad ide of a barn. Camby and Martin are hanging tough and playing some really nice D in the post. Excellent.

What a good game. Congrats, Nuggs fans. Your team is full of hustle and drive. This should be a heck of a series.

[Hulamau]

Nuggets going to win game one Spurs took them lightly

[Spider]

Why in the hell dont they have a 2 minute warning ?

[WaffleBoy]

I can't believe Tim Duncan has ZERO touches down the stretch.

The Boy Wonder :super:

[Mile High Shack]

Why in the hell dont they have a 2 minute warning ?

LOL

you crack me up

[SoCalBronco]

nugs by 4 under a min!!!!

[epicSocialism4tw]

What the Hell . no 2 minute warning

No challenges either. :) Welcome to the wonderful world of basketball.

Looks like Denver can pull this one off.

[SoCalBronco]

89- 84. 28 seconds. nugs will win. Nice. Now all you guys need to do is hold serve at home. Congrats to all our nuggets fans here.

Waffle....OWNED!

[WaffleBoy]

If Tim Duncan is not at least 90%, the Spurs are in trouble.

The Boy Wonder :super:

[Spider]

91-84 ...... Nuggies ......... Waffle Next game start another thread like this ........ good Mojo

[SoCalBronco]

If Tim Duncan is not at least 90%, the Spurs are in trouble.

The Boy Wonder :super:


I.E. Now i am a Heat fan.

[WaffleBoy]

89- 84. 28 seconds. nugs will win. Nice. Now all you guys need to do is hold serve at home. Congrats to all our nuggets fans here.

Waffle....OWNED!

2 shots (touches) for Duncan down the stretch will do it.

The Boy Wonder :super:

[Mile High Shack]

I.E. Now i am a Heat fan.

or whoever is the hot team in the league

front runner

[-Slap-]

I.E. Now i am a Heat fan.


hahahaha

[-Slap-]

Cool!

[WaffleBoy]

91-84 ...... Nuggies ......... Waffle Next game start another thread like this ........ good Mojo

Yeah right, lol. This is my last Spurs thread.

The Boy Wonder :super:

[Spider]

I dont know what the hell I just watched , heard somthing about a pick and Roll and Tim Duncan ...... But hell Nuggies won

[BigPlayShay]

2 shots (touches) for Duncan down the stretch will do it.

The Boy Wonder :super:

eat a d*ck waffle. you just got owned.

[WaffleBoy]

Spider, I will create a Nuggets thread next time. ;D

The Boy Wonder :super:

[SimonFletcher73]

If Nuggets can come away with game 2, the Spurs are toast. Camby is so clutch.

[broncos love]

I went and saw the nuggets and spurs in denver on nov 26. I went to denver for the first time to see the broncos vs radiers on sunday night, but got tickets to the spurs game on friday night and its hard to believe how the nuggs have turned it around because they got killed that night, but coach karl has made a difference. I hope the nugs and kings get too the western semifinals and then i got to root for the kings.

[Clockwork Orange]

Go back to being a Pistons fan Waffle.

Hell of an effort by the Nuggets, great defense in the 4th quarter.

[Hercules Rockefeller]

Great game, hope Miller called bank at the end of the 2nd. Nice rebounding job by Melo down the stretch.

[Spider]

Spider, I will create a Nuggets thread next time. ;D

The Boy Wonder :super:
Dont blame ya , you got screwed on this one ........ Man if the Nuggies can go all the way , we need to get the Rockies in a World Series , Denver will be Title town ........

[Tredici]

Woot Woot!

And on Tuesday night Colorado is going to kick some more Texas ass.

GO EAGLES beat the Laredo bucks!!

[Kaylore]

Wow. We vacated their arena before the game was over. Miller was a monster. My father is so pleased he doesn't know what to do with himself.

[RhymesayersDU]

I'm in freakin' shock.

I cannot wait until Saturday, game 3 is going to be epic, Pepsi will be absolutely electric.

Now, we just need to find a way to beat them again. I say this because the Spurs were like 0-17 for field goals over a 10-minute span in the 4th quarter. That won't happen again.

I don't think we'll win the series, but we're not laying down either. Every game will be a battle.

[SoCalBronco]

I'm in freakin' shock.

I cannot wait until Saturday, game 3 is going to be epic, Pepsi will be absolutely electric.

Now, we just need to find a way to beat them again. I say this because the Spurs were like 0-17 for field goals over a 10-minute span in the 4th quarter. That won't happen again.

I don't think we'll win the series, but we're not laying down either. Every game will be a battle.

You will win the series.

Denver at home is very strong.

Waffle will then claim he was a Heat fan all along and had "only a passing interest in San Antonio".

Waffle will then get bitchslapped across the whole board....again.

Go Nuggets, you guys are the hottest team in the league right now. Keep it up. This could be a special run.

[Nuggets4]

The Spurs are gonna be PISSED. We just went in their arena, where they have the best home record in the NBA, and punched them in the mouth. They're bloodied, but not down. Every game is gonna go down ot the last minute in this series. Plain and simple, we caught Duncan on a bad night. That won't happen many more times, if any other time, in this series. We took advantage. We HAD to.

For the first time, I think we might have a shot at winning this series.

[azbroncfan]

You will win the series.

Denver at home is very strong.

Waffle will then claim he was a Heat fan all along and had "only a passing interest in San Antonio".

Waffle will then get bitchslapped across the whole board....again.

Go Nuggets, you guys are the hottest team in the league right now. Keep it up. This could be a special run.
Or he's a heat/pistons fan with a passing interest in Tim Duncan like he has in Big ben. I bet Waffle was a pistons fan last year does anyone remember?

[labronco]

camby is the league mvp in my book.

[RhymesayersDU]

In order to win this series, we can't let Nazr Freakin' Muhammed grabs 8 offensive boards.

Somebody box him out for Christ's sake.

[orange 4 life]

When you can't defend Shanahan's bad selections, next option, elementary name-calling. Hilarious! Carry on.

The Boy Wonder :super:

the nuggets won, they did it on the spurs home court, WITHOUT any help from the refs, and shanahan had a pretty good draft.
its no surprise that you dont see that, but then again, it made no difference who we selected, you would have the same lame ass slam on it either way.
why?
because thats what lousy fans like you do.
have a great night.

nuggets in 6.

jake

[Nuggets4]

There were a lot of things that went wrong tonight for the Nugs (Mohammad's boards for example). But hte team didn't give up. That was one of the ballsiest performances I've seen in a while.

Wow.

[orange 4 life]

Nuggets going to win game one Spurs took them lightly

"taking them lightly" has ZERO to do with it. i mean ZERO.

can you honestly believe that?
have you seen the nuggets post all star break record?
the spurs saw it.
they didnt "take them lightly", they got outplayed by a better team. a better team that wasnt anywhere close to playing to their abilities.

jake

[DB-Freak]

Would you honestly think the spurs took the nuggets lightly in the playoffs.

Not only that werent the nuggets one of the hottest teams around going into the playoffs?

Pathetic excuse.

They lost because they had a bad day.

[TheManeMan]

camby is the league mvp in my book.


Since you live in LA, wanna meet up and sell me some of that chron your smoking??

[orange 4 life]

I'm in freakin' shock.

I cannot wait until Saturday, game 3 is going to be epic, Pepsi will be absolutely electric.

Now, we just need to find a way to beat them again. I say this because the Spurs were like 0-17 for field goals over a 10-minute span in the 4th quarter. That won't happen again.

I don't think we'll win the series, but we're not laying down either. Every game will be a battle.

oh we'll win the series. bet on it.
tonight was the key.

two things my negative friend.
one, the spurs were at one point 3 of 17 from the field in the 4th.
wanna know where we were at that same time?
4 of 17.
THAT wont happen again either.
two, we have everyone healthy, have homecourt advantage, have more depth, and we won on their court with no help from the refs and playing nowhere CLOSE to the level we're capable of.

nuggets in six. go make the bet.

jake

[RhymesayersDU]

Fair enough Jake. We missed quite a few shots in the 4th as well.

I don't know, I think we have a damn fine team, but still, we're playing a team that has a real shot at going all the way.

Perhaps I'm giving them too much credit, or us not enough.

Either way, I'll be screaming my head off @ Pepsi on Saturday.

[Atlas]

I can't believe Tim Duncan has ZERO touches down the stretch.

The Boy Wonder :super:


Duncan was responsible for the Spurs losing. He had zero touches down the stretch because he was already a dismal 0-7 in the 4th quarter.

[labronco]

Since you live in LA, wanna meet up and sell me some of that chron your smoking??

;)

[WaffleBoy]

I'll give the Nuggets credit they did what they had to do, but I am not giving up on the Spurs. I will not "waffle" like Spider. ;D Look, I am still a Steeler fan. :woowoo:

EDIT:

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You know where I stand.

http://www.signaturetumblers.com/images/NBA/NBA_Miami_Heat.jpg http://www.signaturetumblers.com/images/NBA/NBA_Detroit_Pistons.jpg J/K Hilarious!

The Boy Wonder :super:

[Nuggets4]

Yeah, you stuck with the Steelers through the hard times of a 16-2 season. You poor bastard.

[WaffleBoy]

Yeah, you stuck with the Steelers through the hard times of a 16-2 season. You poor bastard.

Yeah, but the last loss was pretty rough. I'd rather go 2-16 than 16-2 without winning a championship. Only Chefs fans would take that. Hilarious!

The Boy Wonder :super:

[Spider]

I'll give the Nuggets credit they did what they had to do, but I am not giving up on the Spurs. I will not "waffle" like Spider. ;D Look, I am still a Steeler fan. :woowoo:

Me Waffle ? LOL , Speaking of the steelers , how long did you have to comfort Big Ben ?

[WaffleBoy]

Me Waffle ? LOL , Speaking of the steelers , how long did you have to comfort Big Ben ?

You know what I hate? Some of the Steeler fans were making excuses to the health of Big Ben in the Championship game. I can understand he's a rookie and all that, but don't come at me with the excuse that he had a broken foot or toe. That's just lame and pathetic. Leave that crap for Chef fans.

The Boy Wonder :super:

[SoCalBronco]

You know what I hate? Some of the Steeler fans were making excuses to the health of Big Ben in the Championship game. I can understand he's a rookie and all that, but don't come at me with the excuse that he had a broken foot or toe. That's just lame and pathetic. Leave that crap for Chef fans.

The Boy Wonder :super:

that's odd. when they were barely escaping in the regular season you kept telling me "SoCal, Burress is injured".

[Spider]

You know what I hate? Some of the Steeler fans were making excuses to the health of Big Ben in the Championship game. I can understand he's a rookie and all that, but don't come at me with the excuse that he had a broken foot or toe. That's just lame and pathetic. Leave that crap for Chef fans.

The Boy Wonder :super:
;D I woudnt worry about it ..... Big Ben will be ok as long as the Steelers Keep that D ..... dont force big Ben to play from behind , keep the game under control ..... I would love to see Jake get the same advantage .. if these Browncos work out like i hope , Jake could have a rock solid D , and play with a lead

[ro_50]

Sorry I couldnt post during the game, I was working the desk shift tonite at Kalamazoo Gazette.

I did manage to see most of the game. I dont make excuses w/ injuries or anything like that. TD was 75-80% out there and he had some good looks at the basket. BTW, every team is not healthy when the playoffs begin after the grind of the 82 game season.

I was impressed by how Denver close the second quarter. That won them the game. They were down by eight and scored eight points in 20 seconds to tie the game. They won the game on that Andre Miller's three-point heave at the buzzer.

In the second half, I didnt understand by GRob did not play more. I know he chunked up some shots early in the fourth, but no one on the team was hitting their shots. That meltdown was gut-wrenching to watch. Give a lot of credit to the Nuggs D. and their clutch offensive rebounding. They got a lot of them in the second half and that wore down the Spurs D late in the game and Melo got those big offensive rebounds.

I was impressed by how the Nuggs closed out the penetration lanes off the pick and roll when Manu tried to go to the basket in the second half. Spurs didnt adjust.

I was SCARED AS HELL COMING INTO THIS SERIES and now I'm terrified. Game 2 is a must win. I hate to use cliches, but it is. They cant go down 0-2 into Denver. This series will be over if Spurs lose the next game.

They have now lost five straight playoff games, four dating back to last year's meltdown to the Lakers.

The Spurs need Barry, GRob, or someone to step up in scoring. I was shocked Pop did not use GRob down the stretch.

[WaffleBoy]

that's odd. when they were barely escaping in the regular season you kept telling me "SoCal, Burress is injured".

Burress? I hate that flava clown. I have WAY MORE respect for Lelie than that "Leon" the clown.

The Boy Wonder :super:

[SoCalBronco]

Burress? I hate that flava clown. I have WAY MORE respect for Lelie than that "Leon" the clown.

The Boy Wonder :super:

Its Plaxico's fault that you guys didnt offer him an extension waffle? What is he supposed to do?

[WaffleBoy]

Sorry I couldnt post during the game, I was working the desk shift tonite at Kalamazoo Gazette.

I did manage to see most of the game. I dont make excuses w/ injuries or anything like that. TD was 75-80% out there and he had some good looks at the basket. BTW, every team is not healthy when the playoffs begin after the grind of the 82 game season.

I was impressed by how Denver close the second quarter. That won them the game. They were down by eight and scored eight points in 20 seconds to tie the game. They won the game on that Andre Miller's three-point heave at the buzzer.

In the second half, I didnt understand by GRob did not play more. I know he chunked up some shots early in the fourth, but no one on the team was hitting their shots. That meltdown was gut-wrenching to watch. Give a lot of credit to the Nuggs D. and their clutch offensive rebounding. They got a lot of them in the second half and that wore down the Spurs D late in the game and Melo got those big offensive rebounds.

I was impressed by how the Nuggs closed out the penetration lanes off the pick and roll when Manu tried to go to the basket in the second half. Spurs didnt adjust.

I was SCARED AS HELL COMING INTO THIS SERIES and now I'm terrified. Game 2 is a must win. I hate to use cliches, but it is. They cant go down 0-2 into Denver. This series will be over if Spurs lose the next game.

They have now lost five straight playoff games, four dating back to last year's meltdown to the Lakers.

The Spurs need Barry, GRob, or someone to step up in scoring. I was shocked Pop did not use GRob down the stretch.

I am not surprised, ro_50. The Spurs have a bad habit of losing the 1st game in the opening series of the playoffs. I am not worry about the Nuggets, but the health of Duncan. How many minutes did Duncan play tonight?

The Boy Wonder :super:

[WaffleBoy]

Its Plaxico's fault that you guys didnt offer him an extension waffle? What is he supposed to do?

I don't have ANY respect for a guy who talks about how many catches and dollars he wants directly after a BIG playoff loss. :kiddingme

The Boy Wonder :super:

[ro_50]

TD did play 35 minutes. He was prob 80% but missed a lot of shots he normally makes.

It was frustrating.

I've seen this before in 99 when they lost to the TWolves in the second game and in 03 when they dropped that game to the Suns on that Marbury running three-point shot at the buzzer.

They been here before and know what it takes to get out of it. But they have also lost five games in a row in the playoffs.

[Nuggets4]

I am not surprised, ro_50. The Spurs have a bad habit of losing the 1st game in the opening series of the playoffs. I am not worry about the Nuggets, but the health of Duncan. How many minutes did Duncan play tonight?

The Boy Wonder :super:

Yeah, I mean, they're 6-2 in playoff openers with Duncan according to the ESPN recap.

[ro_50]

They are really 5-2 now w/ TD when he plays in the first game of the playoffs.

They won in 98 over the Suns in game 1, in 99 won over the Twolves, 00 lost to the Suns (TD did not play in that series w/ a injury), 01 won over Twolves, 02 won over Sonics, 03 lost to Suns, 04 won over Grizzs, and today lost.

[BroncoMatt]

Miller was nails tonight, I've got the game on tivo since I just came home from work, all I could do was watch the nba.com gamecast. Melo seemed to have had a rough night, 4 points and 3 fouls at the half. To think the Nuggets went into San Antonio and won without any help from their superstar is absolutely amazing. People can say Duncan wasn't much of a factor well neither was Melo.

[RhymesayersDU]

Melo needs to get used to defense getting tougher on him, and calls coming less frequently. If he thought he didn't get calls during the season, it only gets worse now. The refs simply don't call fouls they might in the regular season in the playoffs.

Plus Bowen is a flat out stud on D.

[ro_50]

You know, as a personal note to this series, I'm a big fan of Dermarr Johnson. I have followed his career since a highly touted kid coming out of high school and then he went to Cincy.

He was drafted by the Hawks and I use to go get autographs earlier this decade (mostly for my little cousins who are age 6) and I ran into him a couple times and we ended up talking for about 10 mins. A great kid and a nice guy.

My heart dropped when he got into that nasty car accident and his recovery is amazing. He almost lost his life. I'm so happy that the Nuggs gave him a chance after his turn w the Knicks last year. This kid a survivor.

[Northman]

If Tim Duncan is not at least 90%, the Spurs are in trouble.

The Boy Wonder :super:


Told you man if Duncan isnt at full strength the Nuggs could take advantage of that. the commentators kept saying that the Spurs will get better as the series progresses but so does the Nuggets motivation. plus, Karl is no slouch as a coach so they arent going to fold up the tent anytime soon.

[easymobee]

Yeah right, lol. This is my last Spurs thread.

The Boy Wonder :super:

We'll just have to figure out your password and start one under your name.

What is it? Big Ben?

[Clockwork Orange]

Something that was very noticeable after the game was the overall change in attitude, maturity and leadership on this team from a year ago.

Last year they were just happy to be in the playoffs and it showed. After they won game 3 against Minnesota they were brash & cocky (as were the T-Mutts). This year is a different story.

After the game there was no arrogance, no bragging, no verbal barbs.....hell, there wasn't really any smiling in the postgame interviews. It was pretty much the standard company line during the playoffs. "It's just one game." "This series is a long way from being over." "We need to play even better in game 2."

But that's indicative of a team that has matured, has a smart, strong coach and a team that expects to win. They may not win this series, but the way they carried themselves on and off the court tonight shows just how far this team has come from a year ago.

[WaffleBoy]

You will win the series.

Denver at home is very strong.

Waffle will then claim he was a Heat fan all along and had "only a passing interest in San Antonio".

Waffle will then get bitchslapped across the whole board....again.

Go Nuggets, you guys are the hottest team in the league right now. Keep it up. This could be a special run.

Hilarious! SoCal and Spider, you better join the wagon. Next stop, Seattle.

The Boy Wonder :super:

[Drek]

Honestly, short of Duncan never getting his game on the Nugs had no real chance in this series. Even without Duncan I'd bet that Ginobili and Parker could have pushed it to a game seven. However, that being said, I think Denver will be a top two or three team in the West within the next two seasons. They'd be there already if they had signed Arenas instead of Miller like they'd wanted, but now they still need to add more offense. Anthony is ok, but his poor FG% hurts. Martin is a good secondary scorer, but he can't be counted on as a featured threat. If they can add one elite offensive weapon they'll be a lot better team. If I recall Micheal Redd is an FA this year, if they could add him they'd be one of the elite teams in the league.

The Suns will surprise people as well I think, despite already being so highly rated, because people think they can't keep it up. Everyone is used to defense winning in the playoffs, but thats because we've only seen these fast breaking teams that can't manage any half court offense, like the Nets the last few years. The Suns don't fall victim to that and are actually a very deadly half court team. They might not play a ton of defense, but its REAL hard to slow the game down on them because then they just roll out the shooters and start lighting you up that way. They're a throwback to the Bird/McHale Celtics and Showtime Lakers. Not as good as those all time teams but good enough to beat any team in this league.

[ro_50]

I'm forutnate the Spurs got out of the first round against Denver. The Nuggs are just one good 2G away from making the leap. I think if Voshon returns next year, the team holds the option on his contract and they keep D Johnson, they can make a decent two guard system.

I'm still high on DJ's abilities and he just needs more PT cuz he can stick the three and take it to the hoop.

As for the Sonics, they pose a team the opposite of the Nuggs: a great shooting team, but I think the Spurs can take them in 6 or 7, but they have to do a good job Rashard Lewis, his size and ability to hit the j poses problems for the Spurs.

[watermock]

I thought the Suns were very impressive. That Vermacelli guy was lights out. They didn't miss a 3 the whole series, we had Boinky throwing up hopers on one leg.

Getting the early lead was an illusion. Melo doesn't match up as well inside and shouldn't even been used there, he is much better in space. Boinky isn't a point guard, tell me the last time a 5-5 point guard made a real impact.