I know it’s been awhile since I posted anything on this blog but the truth is I was waiting for the real season to start. And boy did it…
In case you haven’t heard, Game 1 of the Spurs/Suns series was an all-timer, 2OT multiple clutch shot contest which the Spurs ended up winning on an all too easy Ginobili layup. Here’s the video, if you need to catch up.
You can go just about anywhere for a game recap, in fact I suggest the post at SpursDynasty.
I’d like to talk about some interesting things I noticed about the game, you know, basically just ramble to myself…
- The Suns Won’t Get Any Better
What do I mean by that you ask? Well simply this… until the Suns can admit to themselves that they were beat by the other team (read: Spurs) they can never be considered a championship contender. For a number of seasons it’s been, “Oh well if not for the suspensions” or “Oh we had some key injuries.” Always with the excuses these guys… they’ll never improve as long as they keep using them.
- Why Do People Hate the Spurs?
Besides the obvious jealous factor. Why is it when Manu draws a charge it’s called a flop but when Nash does this it’s good defense? (As if Nash can play good defense, just pretend here people.) This shouldn’t bother me but it does simply for the matter that people keep asking for a great team completely ignoring what’s in front of their face. On TrueHoop today, Henry posts this reader comment : “I don’t like the Suns for any reason other than they are enjoyable to watch and I feel that on some level they ‘deserve’ to win.” The idiocy of this statement astounds me. In what way do they “deserve” to win. No team deserves to win; a championship team goes out and takes what they want regardless of the circumstances.
- The Best Possible Way to Win
Seriously though… the only thing better than outright beating a team in the first game of a series is to give them confidence then win it against all odds. Bwahaha…
Well those are my thoughts for now. See you all after Game 2.
No Comments »Posted April 21st, 2008 by Mooquache in Other NBA Teams, Playoffs, Video
An old clip of our good friend official Joey Crawford… I don’t know how I’d never seen this; he has some nerve to call this foul on Billups.
No Comments »Posted December 7th, 2007 by Mooquache in Video
And not because Dirk got a wide open attempt at a three in the last second. And not even because on the previous posession Jet shot the ball with 0.9 seconds remaining and yet the officials reset the clock to 2 seconds for the inbounds pass. So what then? Watch the video and see if you notice it.
ESPN Recap: Mavs @ Spurs
Did anyone else notice how Dirk is allowed to run almost the entire width of the court out of bounds, bump into Manu (defending the inbounds), then step in and accept the inbounds pass? Watch it again, I’ll be here all day.
I’m not entirely surprised a lot of people missed it; after all we’re just fans. But how about the officials; shouldn’t they have stopped the play then? I understand it’s difficult to call fouls on the last play of the game; but when it’s something blatantly obvious and pretty easy to identify the call should be made. This is easy to forget since Dirk missed anyway (he’s just not a game winning kind of guy is he?), but this kind of officiating needs to be corrected.
Two mini-observations:
- After coming up with a great block on Jet, how does Elson lose Dirk on the inbounds anyways?
- Watch the video again and check out Timmeh’s expression when Dirk shoots. Classic!
Stole this video from PtR…
No Comments »Posted December 6th, 2007 by Mooquache in Game Recap, Video
For those of you who aren’t Texans, HEB is the largest grocery chain in the state; they’re very much like a toned-down version of Wal-Mart. Think Piggly Wiggly but with class and less rednecks (usually).
I think this is almost not funny until Manu leaves; that part makes the commercial.
Thanks to KMGoSpurs at SpursReport for the link.
No Comments »Posted November 12th, 2007 by Mooquache in Video
Actually there’s not much to say about this game, just another game showing progress in the Spurs game.
New Orleans look like a really good team; it’s unfortunate that the fans don’t turn out to support the team but then I know I wouldn’t bother with it if I were amongst the majority of Big Easy residents. In fact, pay close attention to the makeup of the crowd and you’ll see that the African-American representation does not seem to match the makeup of the city. What does this mean?
Well at the risk of being inflammatory; I’d say it means the richer, whiter class have had no problem moving back but things aren’t so easy for everyone else. And of course that means the great culture of New Orleans may be on it’s last legs. Sad… but anyways, enough social commentary.
The Spurs played great even if not up to potential. What’s important is that the potential is there. For an example, view the Sickness below…
Great stuff!
No Comments »Posted November 11th, 2007 by Mooquache in Game Recap, Video
