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12-29-2010, 08:53 PM
2008 revisited, Lakers provided another Jacob Riis quote to live by (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/2008-revisited-lakers-provided-another-jacob-riis-quote-to-live-by)
by Jesse Blanchard
48 Minutes of Hell
AT&T CENTER–For the first time since Manu Ginobili injured his ankle in a second round series against the Hornets, just prior to the 2008 Western Conference Finals, the San Antonio Spurs are one of two viable Western Conference contenders to the Lakers throne.
Realistically, it might be the first shot the Spurs have against the Lakers since the Grizzlies’ horrendous Gasol for Gasol and spare change trade shifted the balance of power in the Western Conference.
With the benefit of hindsight, however, if the San Antonio Spurs buck all odds and manage to somehow win Tim Duncan a fifth NBA championship, could they actually have the Lakers acquisition of Pau Gasol to thank? Hard as it is to believe, looking through the Spurs 97-82 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/san-antonio-spurs-97-los-angeles-lakers-82-well-this-was-a-pretty-big-game), I’m reminded of yet another Jacob Riis quote:
“Some defeats are only installments to victory.”
Keep reading → (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/2008-revisited-lakers-provided-another-jacob-riis-quote-to-live-by#more-12063)
by Jesse Blanchard
48 Minutes of Hell
AT&T CENTER–For the first time since Manu Ginobili injured his ankle in a second round series against the Hornets, just prior to the 2008 Western Conference Finals, the San Antonio Spurs are one of two viable Western Conference contenders to the Lakers throne.
Realistically, it might be the first shot the Spurs have against the Lakers since the Grizzlies’ horrendous Gasol for Gasol and spare change trade shifted the balance of power in the Western Conference.
With the benefit of hindsight, however, if the San Antonio Spurs buck all odds and manage to somehow win Tim Duncan a fifth NBA championship, could they actually have the Lakers acquisition of Pau Gasol to thank? Hard as it is to believe, looking through the Spurs 97-82 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/san-antonio-spurs-97-los-angeles-lakers-82-well-this-was-a-pretty-big-game), I’m reminded of yet another Jacob Riis quote:
“Some defeats are only installments to victory.”
Keep reading → (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/2008-revisited-lakers-provided-another-jacob-riis-quote-to-live-by#more-12063)