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And now this, Stern you're a fucking tool. Teams should do what they want in order to win. Who cares if Miami don't get to see our big players. Quote:
David Stern furious with Gregg Popovich, Spurs for sending players home
Adi Joseph, USA TODAY SportsShare1 Comments
(Photo: Soobum Im, US Presswire)
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, Danny Green don't travel to Miami with Spurs
Coach Gregg Popovich says decision comes because veterans are tired
NBA Commissioner David Stern says Spurs will receive substantial sanctions
8:21PM EST November 29. 2012 - San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is paid to win championships, not regular-season games in November.
NBA Commissioner David Stern won't stand for it.
Popovich took that decree to a new level, allowing Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Danny Green to skip Thursday night's game at the defending NBA champion Miami Heat in favor of flying back to rest fo Saturday's home game against the Memphis Grizzlies. The Heat game is the 12th road game of the month and sixth in eight days for San Antonio.
Stern released a statement before the nationally televised game.
"I apologize to all NBA fans," he said. "This was an unacceptable decision by the San Antonio Spurs and substantial sanctions will be forthcoming.''
With small forward Kawhi Leonard out because of a left knee injury, the Spurs will lack their top five scorers for the 8 p.m. ET game on TNT.
From the San Antonio Express-News:
The four were spotted on a Southwest flight making a pre-lunch escape from central Florida. ... In retrospect, Popovich was probably hinting at the decision to come before Wednesday's game in Orlando, when he admitted the most road-heavy November in team history was taking its toll on his players. "We're getting tired," Popovich said. "We've had a six-day trip and a 10-day trip. Usually you don't have that in one month."
Popovich sat Duncan, Parker and Ginobili together three times last season, according to the Express-News, and has limited their minutes this year. No Spur plays more than Parker's 31.7 minutes a game.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/spurs/2012/11/29/tim-duncan-tony-parker-manu-ginobili-danny-green-gregg-popovich-heat/1736221/
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God I love Pop. We've got Miami Heat today. Its on TNT with national TV audience. Big stage, and he rests Duncan, Ginobili and Parker. We already have Jackson and Leonard out. Doesn't care for the hype around a game, just does what the team needs.
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Harden had 6 of his shots blocked and failed to make any of his first 9 attempts.
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:lol: Wasn't a great night for James Harden on his return to OKC. Not only did the Rockets lose, but Harden, although he scored 17 points, was absolutely disgusting from the field shooting 18% on 3/16 shooting
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76ers get the home win 96-93 against the Jazz. Jrue Holiday the best of the scorers with 26 pts, 7 assists and 6 rebounds.
The Pacers get a much needed win against the Mavs 103-83. OJ Mayo's game high 19 points not enough for the Mavs.
Orlando also get a much needed win against the 1-9 Pistons 110-106. JJ Redick with 23 points for the Magic.
The Thunder get the road win 110-95 against the Hornets. Durant and Martin each with 27 pts.
The Warriors move to 5-4 with the 106-98 win over the Timberwolves. Derrick Williams' 23 pts, 7 assists and 6 rebounds not enough for the T-Wolves.
The Knicks streak ends at 6, while the Grizzlies move to 7-1 with the 105-95 home win. Zac Randolph with 20 pts and 15 rebounds.
The Hawks move to 4-4 with the 112-96 win at the Kings. Kyle Korver with 22 points on 7/9 from the field and 5/5 from downtown
Portland get the tight 119-117 win in OT over the Rockets. Nicolas Batum with 35 pts to lead all scorers.
Lakers get their 4th win of the season 114-102 at home against the Suns. Kobe leading all scorers with 31 pts with both Gasol and Howard recording double doubles.
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11thousand at Wildcats home tonight, lost 65-69
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Awesome sight with 12.5k fans at the wildcats first home game of the season.
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The big test for the Knicks is what they do when Stoudemire comes back and whether they have the balls to bench him.
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The Nets move to 5-2 beating the Rondo-less Celtics 107-92. Brook Lopez and Deron Williams both with 24 pts.
Knicks remain the only undefeated team, going to 6-0 with a 104-100 win on the road in Texas against the Spurs. Raymond Felton with 25 pts and 7 assists.
The Heat get the win on the road in Denver 98-93. LeBron with 27 pts, 12 assists and 7 rebounds
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Benjo wrote:The Wildcats have sold out Perth Arena for tonight's game. Fuck really? thats got to be the largest ever NBL crowd? I think the largest was 10.5k back 2000.
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The Wildcats have sold out Perth Arena for tonight's game.
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Perth arena opens tomoz
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The Knicks remain the only undefeated team improving to 5-0 with a 99-89 road win in Orlando. Melo top scoring with 25 pts.
The Bobcats win their 3rd game of the season and send the Wizards to 0-6 with a 92-76 win at home. Ramon Sessions with 21 pts off the bench.
Toronto pick up just their 2nd win of the season in a low scoring game 74-72 against the struggling Pacers who move to 3-5. George Hill leading all scorers in a losing effort with 18 pts
The Nets improve to 4-2 with a 114-101 win against the Cavaliers. Big nights for Vareajao and Irving for the Cavs though. Irving with 34 pts, Varejao with a game high 35 points and 18 rebounds.
Portland get the road win 103-86 against the Kings. Damian Lillard with 22 points and 9 assists.
Spurs move to 7-1 with the tight 84-82 win against the Lakers. Kobe's 28 points and Dwight's 13 pts and 15 rebounds not enough for the Lakers to get their first win since the announcement of D'Antoni as their new coach.
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Lakers have hired Mike D'Antoni as their new coach.
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Good to see us winning without key players. Beat OKC without Ginobili and we beat Portland today without Parker. Good to see how well the system works and the ability of other players to step into roles.
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The 76ers win their third straight 93-83 against Toronto. Bargnani's 23 pts not enough to stop the Raptors slipping to 1-5.
Pacers win 89-85 to send the Wizards to 0-5. Paul George top scoring with 20 pts.
Bobcats get their 2nd win of the season 101-97 in OT against the Mavs. Kemba Walker with 26 pts, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.
Bulls get the win at home against the Timberwolves 87-80. Nate Robinson with 18 pts off the bench.
Houston win their 3rd game of the season 96-82 against the 0-7 Pistons. James Harden leading all scorers with 20 pts.
Celtics pick up the win in Milwaukee 96-92. Paul Pierce with 25 pts and 9 rebounds for the Celtics while Monta Ellis had 32 pts and 8 assists for the Bucks.
Utah recover from their bad loss against the Nuggets to win 94-81 against the Suns. Al Jefferson with 27 pts and 14 rebounds.
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sydneycroatia58 wrote:Mike Brown sacked by the Lakers after their 1-4 start to the season. This was extremely short sighted IMO. They needed time to gel. However good the players are, they aren't an obvious fit for each other, like a Heat time, with good driving players in Wade and James and bunch of 3 point shooters to kick it back out to. Getting Howard and Gasol working together and understanding where they need to be, involving Kobe and bringing in screens for Nash is clearly something that takes awhile. Unless they get Phil Jackson back I'd say its a bad move.
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Holy shit the Jazz are horrible offensively. Down by 15 at the half against the Nuggets after getting just 11 points in the 2nd quarter. Finished the half on a run of 8mins 25secs without a field goal.
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The Bucks get the win in Washington 101-91. Monta Ellis top scoring with 22 pts in 8/15 shooting
The Nets respond to their rout from Miami to a rout of their own with a big 39 point win against the Magic 107-68. Andray Blatch top scoring for the Nets with 15 pts and 9 rebounds off the bench.
The 76ers get the win in Boston 106-100. Big nights for Turner and Holiday. Turner with 25 pts and 11 rebounds, Holiday with 21 pts and 14 assists.
The Knicks move to 4-0 with a win on the road in Dallas 104-94. Melo leading everyone with 31 pts.
Miami move to 5-1 with the 95-89 win against the Hawks. James with 21 pts, 11 rebounds and 9 assists.
Memphis get the win at home 93-85 against the Rockets. Randolph leading the Grizzlies in pts and rebounds with 15 & 14
Hornets get their 3rd win of the season 107-99 against the Bobcats. Anthony Davis with 23 pts and 11 rebounds and 5 blocks.
The Thunder get their fourth win in a row with a 105-94 home win against the now 0-6 Pistons. KD with 25 points and 13 rebounds
The Timberwolves move to 4-1 with the tight 96-94 win against the now 2-4 Pacers. George Hill's 29 pts, 7 assists and 5 rebounds not enough for the Pacers in the end.
Suns come back from 26 down to beat the Cavs 107-105. Goran Dragic top scores with 26 points.
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Mike Brown sacked by the Lakers after their 1-4 start to the season.
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Good win by the Clippers to back up the rout of the Spurs, beating the Blazers 103-90. Jamal Crawford coming up big off the bench with 25 points
The Thunder pick up the road win in Chicago 97-91. KD top scoring with 24 points, with 8 of those in the final 3 minutes.
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Quote:Suns beat the Bobcats 117-110. Monster efforts from Gortat and Michael Beasley. Gortat had 23 pts, 10 rebounds and 7 blocks. Beasley had 21 pts, 15 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 blocks Very pleased with the team at the moment. Obviously we won't be challenging for the playoffs atm, but we have a solid squad. Especially if Beasley can show why he was the number 2 pick a few years ago. Gortat is a beast, it really helped him training everyday with Howard when he was in Orlando. Dragic is a solid option at point guard. Scola was a great pick-up for us. The only worry atm is Dudley. My favourite player, gives his all and is highly dependable, but has struggled so far this year.
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Standings after 10 days of the season gone. 
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Kobe Bryant top scores with 29 points, but it isn't enough to stop the Lakers falling to 1-4 after a 95-86 loss to the Jazz
Detroit slump to 0-5 after a 105-103 at Sacramento. DeMarcus Cousins top scored with 21 points and 11 rebounds.
The Spurs lose their first game of the season going down to the Clippers 106-84. Blake Griffin leading all scorers with 22 points and 10 rebounds
Golden State pick up their 3rd win of the season 106-96 against the Cavs. Big nights for David Lee and Kyrie Irving. Lee with 22 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists. Irving with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists on the losing team.
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Suns beat the Bobcats 117-110. Monster efforts from Gortat and Michael Beasley. Gortat had 23 pts, 10 rebounds and 7 blocks. Beasley had 21 pts, 15 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 blocks
Heat beat the Nets by 30 103-73. LeBron close to a triple double with 20 pts, 12 rebounds and 8 assists. Kris Humphries with his first double double of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds
Hawks get the tight win at home 89-86 against the Pacers. Al Horford leading the Hawks with 16 points and 9 boards
Celtics get the win against the Wizards 100-94 in OT. Garnett with 20 pts and 13 rebounds
Grizzlies beat the Bucks 108-90. Zach Randolph with 19 pts and 13 rebounds
76ers win a low scoring affair 77-62 against the Hornets. Jrue Holiday with 14 pts and 12 assists
Nuggets grab their 2nd win of the season 93-87 at the Rockets. Ty Lawson with 21 pts and 8 assists
Timeberwolves get the home win against the Magic 90-75. Luke Ridnour top scoring with 19 pts.
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NBA app has been added to apple TV in Australia. Christmas has come early!!!
Good day for it to happen too, heaps of quality games on.
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Kris Humphries having a great first quarter. 9 points and 7 rebounds already. He only had 7 points and 9 rebounds in the first 2 games combined.
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Knicks continue their winning start to the season with a 100-84 win over the 76ers thanks to Melo's game high 27 points
Raptors get their first win of the season 105-86 over the Timberwolves. De Rozan and Lowry with 22 points a piece. Not a good night for the T-Wolves with Kirilenko top scoring with 17 and Pekovic with 15 the only other player into double figures.
Orlando move to 2-0 thanks to a 115-94 win over the Suns. JJ Redick with 24 pts off the bench on 9/14 shooting.
Hawks get their first win of the season on the road 104-95 against the Thunder. Al Horford with 23 pts and 12 rebounds
Only other game left today is Detroit @ the Lakers
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Bucks get their 2nd win of the season 105-102 at home over the Cavaliers. Mike Dunleavy with 29 pts off the bench thanks to 6/7 from long range
The Spurs continue their undefeated start to the season moving to 3-0 with a 110-100 win over the Jazz. Tony Parker with 24 points and 10 assists
The Mavs beat the Bobcats 126-99. O.J Mayo with 30 points
Warriors get the win on the road 114-110 against the Clippers. Curry and Landry both lead the team with 23 points.
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Need a thread just for James Harden imo
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