Im obviously not the only one since there are many far more knowledgable posters than me on this board... but after about 20 games into the season when it became clear that Splitter wasnt going to play an integral part this season..
I said that it wasn't possible for me to foresee a situation where a team could win an NBA championship with DeJuan Blair and Matt Bonner as its second and third best bigmen. Think about that... these are two guys who probably wouldnt start or play key roles for ANY team in the league. Would even the Cavs start Blair or Bonner ahead of Hickson or Jamison? What about a team like the Raptors? I say they still start Amir Johnson/Ed Davis ahead of these two guys.
It's just too difficult to win a championship with these two guys playing significant roles. They are both one dimensional basketball players.. they both play ing hard.. and im sure they care about the team and its fans.. but they dont belong anywhere near an NBA contender.
Im really not that surprised at whats happening since i never expected the Spurs to win the ship... even if they come back and beat the Grizz (which i think is still 50/50) they are gonna get destroyed by Perkins/Ibaka... or Gasol/Bynum/Odom... or Chandler/Dirk... or Camby/Aldridge even
... these guys are just too big and athletic for our bigmen outside of Duncan and Splitter.
No matter what happens.. the regular season was fun as winning all those games... i enjoyed it big time... and im still gonna root for the boys this series because i think they can still win... i just dont think the team will win the championship.. never have tbh.