so what happened tonight against the blazers?

Is it becuase of our injuries, or we just didn't play hard enough? Should we be worried? I guess not because its just barely the beginning of the regular season. <p></p><i></i>

The offense just doesn't look fluid right now. You're right, it is too early to worry. I thought the play of Stephen Jackson was a major positive for the Spurs. <p></p><i></i>

Thats true, SJ really showed me somthing tonight. But i wonder what happened to tony parker, it seemed like he had open paths to the basket anytime he wanted but didn't want to take them. <p></p><i></i>

I just don't think it was the Spurs night. Over an 82-game season, there are going to be four or five of those nights. The Spurs should bounce back on Monday against the T-Wolves. <p></p><i></i>

So do you actually have a take or do you prefer to be a troll? Just curious.<br>
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Our Offense was no working tonight. Sure, there were a few bright spots, but the Spurs just did not have it tonight, offensively for the most part. <p><!--EZCODE CENTER START--><div style="text-align:center"><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.sahoops.net/"><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.sahoops.net/SCsigAlamoBlack.jpg"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--></a><!--EZCODE LINK END--></div><!--EZCODE CENTER END--> </p><i></i>

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I just can't warm up to Stephen Jackson. He was an undisciplined, streetball player last season and it will take a while for him to overcome that image in my mind.<br>
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I realize that he was our second leading scorer tonight, but he only shot 5 of 15. Maybe if Tim had taken those other 10 shots we could have mounted a comeback. But Tim was 7 of 16 so maybe we were just destined to lose this game. sigh......... <p></p><i></i>

All of the games I have seen so far looked B_A_D!!!!!!! WTF is going on? We have the talent....there is no other choice but to blame coaching at this point.... <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub61.ezboard.com/bsanantoniospurs62937.showUserPublicProfile?gid=blondie@sanantoniospurs62937>Blondie</A>  <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://homepage.eircom.net/~bray/em/orose.gif " BORDER=0> at: 11/10/02 10:25:57 am<br></i>

I guess we can always blame the injuries or just bad luck,but we need to play harder... Timmy needs to dominate like he did last summer and Parker should start playing like he knows.Give Manu some time to heal his ankle and then let him explode.I really hope Parker will start playing like he shoud otherwise Kidd will be here... <p>May the Dark Side of the Force make you strong... <br>
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Here we go with blaming the coach again. Is it possible to ever go throughout a season without blaming the coach? The Spurs are 4-2, not 0-6. If we were 0-6, then maybe look at the coach. The ball just hasn't bounced our way in some games. And I know it's a great sin in Spursland, but have you ever thought of giving just a little bit of credit to the other team? They're in the NBA for a reason, not just to lose to the Spurs. <p></p><i></i>

Being a first person source here's several things I noticed (I was at the game in my $9 cheap seats at the top of section 227).<br>
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The offense was dead. We started out cold shooting under 20% in the first quarter. Most of the Spurs were hesitant to shoot as the game progressed, culminating in the fourth. The Spurs consistently made the extra pass when an open shot was available.<br>
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The result? More turnovers (due to extra unexpected passes) and more hurried jump shots with the shot clock expiring.<br>
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The exception to the rule was Jackson in the fourth, who was the only player to challenge the Blazer defense in the paint. Jackson played with poise, logging some time at point forward. Jackson was allowed to play point forward when Parker was off the floor, most evident at the end of quarters as Jackson set up for the last second shot.<br>
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The refs called a loose game until Ferry's technical. <br>
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Overall the Spurs were flat. Very little movement on either end of the floor. At times they struggled to even in bound the ball. <br>
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The Spurs consistently allowed Blazers into the paint around the baseline. In contrast, as mentioned earlier, the Spurs struggled to find a player willing to fight their way to the basket.<br>
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Duncan did have two great fast break dunks. It's nice to see the big guy running and finishing strong. <p></p><i></i>

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If a Faker/Troll makes another lame post, does anybody notice?<br>
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