who will be the man?

[romain.star]

who will be the top performer among the BIG 3 vs Denver??
I'd go for TIMVP

[timvp]

who will be the top performer among the BIG 3 vs Denver??
I'd go for TIMVP

True that guy always brings it.

:smokin

[cherylsteele]

Beno :D

[romain.star]

it's a safe bet indeed

[cheguevara]

WGAF, just win

[ArgSpursFan]

Manu , as usual in the playoffs.

[Cara De Dedão]

Nenê.

[romain.star]

well.... actually, as you probably all know, we'll need big games from the 3 of them

[SilverPlayer]

Barry he always brings it one series in the playoffs and then disappears.

[Steve Perry]

We know who won't be the man..........................


















http://www.kcsti.com/kcsti05/student/jordan/JoeyCrawfordTechnicalFoul.jpg

[td4mvp21]

Vs. Denver? I'd say Tim Duncan. He's going to be pissed as hell, not to mention that Ginobili is going to be guarded very tightly I think. Parker will have a hard time penetrating because of Camby.

[romain.star]

Vs. Denver? I'd say Tim Duncan. He's going to be pissed as hell, not to mention that Ginobili is going to be guarded very tightly I think. Parker will have a hard time penetrating because of Camby.


yeah and your point? we're going to struggle against them? that's not a scoop dude

[Bob Lanier]

Who's guarding Ginobili?

Iverson could conceivably bother or at least tire Parker, and Camby+Nene is respectable coverage on Duncan, but the Nuggets have absolutely no decent wing defenders who are not also offense-killing brick artists.

[mardigan]

Elson, he will want to show that he has some balls against his former team. I think he will do something big for us at some point in this years playoffs that will make us forgive his awful regular season

[romain.star]

at this point, i think the Nuggets are the toughest pick both in the West and the East

[Cloud786]

I'd go with Manu breaking out and Tim and Tony providing steady support.
Against Phoenix I'd go with Tony breaking out and Tim and Manu providing steady support.
And against Mavs I'd go with Timmy breaking out and Tony and Manu providing steady support.

[jaespur21]

Timmy will have to set the tone for us....Denver is a tough physical team and Timmy will have to be tough for us. Especially on the boards.

I believe the guards will cross each other out with bowen against carmelo and manu tony vs AI

[TMTTRIO]

I think Timmy is going to be the MVP of the series and Manu's again going to be the X-Factor. I just hope he can play somewhat as well as the '05 playoffs.

[milkyway21]

who will be the top performer among the BIG 3 vs Denver??
I'd go for TIMVP

Now that the playoffs is about to start and the big 3 are HEALTHY(Duncan esp.), I really don't mind who's going to be the star. Let it be Manu or Tony.

What I have in mind right now is :

http://i.a.cnn.net/si/.element/img/2.0/sect/basketball/nba/teampages/covers/060903.jpg :wakeup

[duncan228]

Duncan. It's his time. His team. He's ready. The fire is in his eyes. He wants it and he's pissed. An angry Duncan is good for the Spurs.

[nsrammstein]

Carmelo Anthony will destroy your pathetic and old inside defenders as every other superstar does. Thuggets in 5 over the Spurs

[mardigan]

Carmelo Anthony will destroy your pathetic and old inside defenders as every other superstar does. Thuggets in 5 over the Spurs
Baron Davis will destroy your faggy little point guard like every big point guard does.Warriors in 4

[timvp]

it's a safe bet indeed

Oh, you are talking about Tim Duncan :depressed

[nsrammstein]

Baron Davis will destroy your faggy little point guard like every big point guard does.Warriors in 4

Marcus Camby will make Duncan is bucket-boy

[milkyway21]

the trolls are here. Yehey!!!! :elephant

[mardigan]

Marcus Camby will make Duncan is bucket-boy
Dampdiop will make Adonal Foyle look like hes worth 8 million a year

[nsrammstein]

Gnomebili will make JR Smith look like the second coming of Jordan

[exstatic]

Ginobili. There is a reason that Karl pulled his little (unsuccessful) psyche ploy 2 years ago. They have no one that can guard him. His newly minted in-between game will take Camby out of the equation.

As for the toughest matchup? That depends, team to team. I'm sure Dallas isn't really happy playing GS. I think the toughest seed #5-8 match up in either conference is WC #5 Houston.

[nsrammstein]

Estrogen levels high for you today?

[exstatic]

Estrogen levels high for you today?
No. Crack levels high for you?

[v2freak]

Td

[milkyway21]

Time for Nuggets to respond
By The Denver Post
Article Last Updated: 04/19/2007 12:51:42 AM MDT
(Post / John Leyba)

The Nuggets have been drummed out of the playoffs three years running by 4-1 opening-series mismatches. Will this year be different?
NBA writer Marc J. Spears breaks down the key questions the Nuggets need to answer to surprise the heavily favored San Antonio Spurs starting in Game 1 on Sunday in San Antonio.

KEY QUESTIONS

Iverson, Anthony await answers

Denver Post staff writer Marc J. Spears breaks down the big questions surrounding the Nuggets heading into their playoff series against San Antonio.

1. Can Nuggets guard Allen Iverson take his game to another level in the postseason?

When the Nuggets acquired Iverson on Dec. 19, it gave the franchise hope it could become a championship-caliber team. Coming down the stretch, "The Answer" delivered, helping Denver gain a playoff berth. Iverson has been money in the postseason, averaging 30.6 points, 6.1 assists and 2.1 steals in 62 games for Philadelphia. He led the 76ers to the 2001 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Iverson also is rested going into this series.

2. Will the Nuggets' Carmelo Anthony fare better this time around against the Spurs' Bruce Bowen?

Bowen hassled Anthony two years ago in the playoffs, holding him to 42.2 percent shooting from the field. Anthony is more confident and more polished this time. He averaged 28.9 points during the regular season, the third-highest average by a Nuggets player since Denver entered the NBA in 1976. However, in his lone appearance against the Spurs, on Jan. 10, he was held to 15 points. Bowen is a three-time all-NBA defensive first-team selection, who again will get strong consideration for the league's defensive player of the year award.

3. Can Nuggets forward-center Nene slow down Spurs star Tim Duncan?

Can anyone except referee Joey Crawford?:lol(that's funny).Duncan again is a strong MVP candidate, having averaged 20 points and 10.6 rebounds. He's even better in the postseason, in which he has averaged 25.8 points, 10.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 118 games. The 6-foot-11, 260-pound Nene has played well in the second half of the season, but dealing with Duncan is another matter altogether. Why Nene over NBA defensive player of the year candidate Marcus Camby? Because he has the bulk to help him better deal with Duncan and has at times showed he can hold his own against the league's best, including the likes of MVP candidate Dirk Nowitzki of Dallas. Camby also can roam a little more when not guarding Duncan.

4. Will the fast-breaking Nuggets be able to run against the stingy Spurs?

Probably not, based on regular-season statistics. Going into the teams' season finale, San Antonio led the league in allowing just 90 points per game, and 44.2 percent field-goal shooting. The Spurs were 24-3 this season when holding teams between 80 and 89 points, which figures to be where they'll try to keep the Nuggets. San Antonio knows how much the Nuggets struggle when they don't score 100 or more points. Discounting Wednesday's meaningless finale, San Antonio clamped down in two regular-season wins over Denver, holding the Nuggets to an average of 81.5 points.

5. Can the Nuggets keep Spurs guards Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili from driving to the lane?

The Spurs have manhandled the Nuggets in part because Parker and Ginobili seem to be able to get into the lane any time they want. Doing so allows them to get easy shots or set up their teammates. Denver's best bet to stop the drives could be using more zone sets to help out Nuggets guards Allen Iverson and Steve Blake with difficult matchups. If the Nuggets stay in a man defense, will seldom-used defensive specialist guard Yakhouba Diawara get more playing time?