duncan228
02-20-2011, 03:31 PM
Miller uses the 'boring' angle, but it's actually a pretty nice piece on the Spurs. Great line toward the end:
You see, this was interesting, the sort of stuff never supplied by Duncan, Ginobili or the Spurs. That would be too much flavor for San Antonio, too much color for a team that wears black and white and wins all over.
Can't forget boring Spurs at celebration of stars (http://www.ocregister.com/articles/spurs-289024-lakers-antonio.html)
Jeff Miller
The Orange County Register
LOS ANGELES – They are outnumbered here by Celtics 2 to 1 and there's one fewer of them present than there are members of the Miami Heat, the most important and interesting team in the history of organized sports.
And the San Antonio Spurs don't care anymore about that than most of us care about them. We all know how little that is, right?
But if the Lakers ever figure this out and recapture their focus or mojo or minds or whatever has escaped them, the Spurs probably will be waiting for them deep in the playoffs again, this time fully capable of ending Phil Jackson's career.
So while Carmelo Anthony was nearby talking about himself and LeBron James was nearby talking about Carmelo Anthony and Kobe Bryant was nearby talking about Anthony and James, Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili were just talking.
"You have to be prepared to play every day," one of them said.
"The key was we were ready to go from Game 1," the other explained. "We're healthy. And we're experienced."
Which Spur said what on Friday of All-Star weekend doesn't matter because none of Spurs really say anything anyway. They just win – this season more frequently than any other NBA team, so far by a long shot – and do so in a manner as predictable and enthralling as the Dewey Decimal System.
Now, if you think we're going to write an entire column on the San Antonio Spurs, you're crazier than the route Ron Artest can take when expressing himself.
We'd prefer that you keep reading. Duncan and Ginobili, as good as they are, aren't that good. Nor are they that interesting. Remember, it's the Spurs.
So, don't worry, we'll get to Kevin Love chiding USC and Paul Pierce mocking Lamar Odom's muscles and Dwight Howard calling Shaquille O'Neal prehistoric.
First, though, we'd like to pay homage to the season the Spurs are putting together, emphasizing the very real possibility that they'll be the ones who, in three months, send the Lakers into the offseason and Jackson into happily ever after.
San Antonio currently leads the NBA by five games. This is a ridiculous margin, particularly in a league with some ridiculously good teams.
They lead the Western Conference by six games. They've won 25 of 27 at home – remember that dominance, Lakers fans, when the playoffs start.
The Spurs already have beaten the Lakers at home and on the road, with two more meetings scheduled. They've beaten the Lakers handily and by the tip of a single finger.
They also have some feel-good history working.
"We're the only team among the leaders that's been healthy all season," Coach Gregg Popovich said. "I've been looking over my shoulder lately. Something's gotta happen, you know? This isn't fair. But if you look at the years when we won championships, we were healthy."
And the Spurs have done all this in the shadow of the Heat, the Anthony saga in Denver and the Lakers' recent unrest.
Consider this: San Antonio's star point guard just got divorced from a world famous actress and the entire process began and ended in fewer than three months and with relatively little drama and even less attention.
If this had happened with one of the Lakers, we're thinking four words: "Real Ex-Wives of L.A." The networks would line up and beg for the rights.
Keep reading... (http://www.ocregister.com/articles/spurs-289024-lakers-antonio.html)
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/spurs-289024-lakers-antonio.html
You see, this was interesting, the sort of stuff never supplied by Duncan, Ginobili or the Spurs. That would be too much flavor for San Antonio, too much color for a team that wears black and white and wins all over.
Can't forget boring Spurs at celebration of stars (http://www.ocregister.com/articles/spurs-289024-lakers-antonio.html)
Jeff Miller
The Orange County Register
LOS ANGELES – They are outnumbered here by Celtics 2 to 1 and there's one fewer of them present than there are members of the Miami Heat, the most important and interesting team in the history of organized sports.
And the San Antonio Spurs don't care anymore about that than most of us care about them. We all know how little that is, right?
But if the Lakers ever figure this out and recapture their focus or mojo or minds or whatever has escaped them, the Spurs probably will be waiting for them deep in the playoffs again, this time fully capable of ending Phil Jackson's career.
So while Carmelo Anthony was nearby talking about himself and LeBron James was nearby talking about Carmelo Anthony and Kobe Bryant was nearby talking about Anthony and James, Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili were just talking.
"You have to be prepared to play every day," one of them said.
"The key was we were ready to go from Game 1," the other explained. "We're healthy. And we're experienced."
Which Spur said what on Friday of All-Star weekend doesn't matter because none of Spurs really say anything anyway. They just win – this season more frequently than any other NBA team, so far by a long shot – and do so in a manner as predictable and enthralling as the Dewey Decimal System.
Now, if you think we're going to write an entire column on the San Antonio Spurs, you're crazier than the route Ron Artest can take when expressing himself.
We'd prefer that you keep reading. Duncan and Ginobili, as good as they are, aren't that good. Nor are they that interesting. Remember, it's the Spurs.
So, don't worry, we'll get to Kevin Love chiding USC and Paul Pierce mocking Lamar Odom's muscles and Dwight Howard calling Shaquille O'Neal prehistoric.
First, though, we'd like to pay homage to the season the Spurs are putting together, emphasizing the very real possibility that they'll be the ones who, in three months, send the Lakers into the offseason and Jackson into happily ever after.
San Antonio currently leads the NBA by five games. This is a ridiculous margin, particularly in a league with some ridiculously good teams.
They lead the Western Conference by six games. They've won 25 of 27 at home – remember that dominance, Lakers fans, when the playoffs start.
The Spurs already have beaten the Lakers at home and on the road, with two more meetings scheduled. They've beaten the Lakers handily and by the tip of a single finger.
They also have some feel-good history working.
"We're the only team among the leaders that's been healthy all season," Coach Gregg Popovich said. "I've been looking over my shoulder lately. Something's gotta happen, you know? This isn't fair. But if you look at the years when we won championships, we were healthy."
And the Spurs have done all this in the shadow of the Heat, the Anthony saga in Denver and the Lakers' recent unrest.
Consider this: San Antonio's star point guard just got divorced from a world famous actress and the entire process began and ended in fewer than three months and with relatively little drama and even less attention.
If this had happened with one of the Lakers, we're thinking four words: "Real Ex-Wives of L.A." The networks would line up and beg for the rights.
Keep reading... (http://www.ocregister.com/articles/spurs-289024-lakers-antonio.html)
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/spurs-289024-lakers-antonio.html