Steve Kerr picks...

[zekes]

suns in 7. :nope he calls the coaching matchup "even." so much for steve being rationale. must be his arizona roots...

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/playoffs/saspho;_ylt=AmP1NvFOLG8C.Gc9EF1mP.S8vLYF

[ATXSPUR]

oh well. this will be fun busting his bubble. I thought he would know better....

[gino>yourlife]

some of you guys worry too much about the media

[Marcus Bryant]

Kerr has an off-court rationale for this prediction.

[slayermin]

Kerr has to give the public persona of being impartial. Maybe that is why he is picking the Suns.

Isn't that the reason Sean Elliott was fired from ESPN?

[cherylsteele]

He gives the backcourt nod to the Suns...which is okay with except he only talks about Nash.....what about Finley, or Bell? Never mentions Parker either.

I think the edge still goes to the Suns but make an analysis and exclude all the parts lacks good journalism.

[alamo50]

Hmmmmm, I am surprised by Steve's pick.

[exstatic]

Doesn't Steve own a piece of the Suns? He did at one point, after his playing days...

Oh, and Sean wasn't fired from ESPN. He went from single to re-married and didn't want to be a road warrior. He gets to pick and chose his games for the Spurs, and he doesn't work more than maybe 2/3 of them, a lot of those at home.

[Extra Stout]

Picking the Suns is not irrational, merely incorrect.

[raspsa]

suns in 7. :nope he calls the coaching matchup "even." so much for steve being rationale. must be his arizona roots...

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/playoffs/saspho;_ylt=AmP1NvFOLG8C.Gc9EF1mP.S8vLYF
Wll, he did pick Dallas to win in 5 ove rthe warriors so his crystal ball is in danger of cracking.....

[Amuseddaysleeper]

if it goes 7, I don't know if the Spurs could take a game 7 in phoenix

they need to end this in 6, imo

[AZLouis]

Doesn't Steve own a piece of the Suns? He did at one point, after his playing days...

Oh, and Sean wasn't fired from ESPN. He went from single to re-married and didn't want to be a road warrior. He gets to pick and chose his games for the Spurs, and he doesn't work more than maybe 2/3 of them, a lot of those at home.

Kerr is a part of the investment group that purchased the Suns from the Colangelos.

Which is funny when he suits up in gray and black for the all star extracurricular garbage they shove down our throats.

[zekes]

Picking the Suns is not irrational, merely incorrect.

thinking that d'antoni and popovich are equals in coaching aptitude is.

[stu scotts eye]

it doesn't work like that. each matchup is unique

[jmard5]

That is all, well... predictions. We know what happened to those "expert predictions" with the Mavs/Warriors series. :lol

[bonesinaz]

:lol I thought he picked the Mavs to win it all.

[GrandeDavid]

Kerr is just pimping his investment. The Spurs will win this series, no doubt in my mind.

[GrandeDavid]

And calling D'Antonio and Pop equal as coaches is a stretch and a half. Stupid take. Pop has way, way, WAAAAAAAAAAY more big game experience and positive results than D'Antoni. Stupid take, Kerr.

[dbreiden83080]

thinking that d'antoni and popovich are equals in coaching aptitude is.

Yeah Pop outcoached D'antoni before and he will again there is a gap there between them as coaches.

[Marcus Bryant]

Doesn't Steve own a piece of the Suns? He did at one point, after his playing days...


A piece of the Suns and he's an acquaintance of the team's owner.

[GrandeDavid]

Also, I'd take Parker and Manu over Nash and Barbosa any day. Parker and Manu are champions. Manu will have a bigger series than any of the aforementioned.

[dknights411]

Coaching is not quite "equal" as Steve thinks, but I'm not surprised at all by the choice. This is one of those "flip a coin" series for the media anyway.

[dbreiden83080]

Also, I'd take Parker and Manu over Nash and Barbosa any day. Parker and Manu are champions. Manu will have a bigger series than any of the aforementioned.

Manu and Tony will own this series, Timmy may not have to dominate if they get in the lane as much as i think they are going to.

[Ya Vez]

Bottom Line: Phoenix is good defensively, so it doesn't have to score 110 to beat S.A.

I about fell out at that one.. I guess the suns are all of sudden good defensively... lol

[Trainwreck2100]

Kerr is a part of the investment group that purchased the Suns from the Colangelos.

Which is funny when he suits up in gray and black for the all star extracurricular garbage they shove down our throats.


So that's the reason Gervin was the alumni representative this year. No way we were gonna repeat without Kerr

[Hoy]

Kerr has to give the public persona of being impartial. Maybe that is why he is picking the Suns.

Isn't that the reason Sean Elliott was fired from ESPN?

Dear ignormous, Sean quit ESPN because he did not want the requisite work load and travel.

Hoy the educator. :p:

[Tek_XX]

Safe pick for Kerr. Acknowleging the Spurs are good enough to win 3 games but not so much that his investment and home town aren't good enough.

He would have picked the Suns over the Mavs in 7

[thekingrobert]

he did the same on 05 so whats the surprise

[wildbill2u]

Logic says:

Tim >Diaw
Elberto < Amare
Bowen < Marion
Finley < Bell
Parker < Nash MVP Nash runs team better and can score big
Manu = Barbosa

Experience says:

Tim > Diaw
Elberto < Amare
Bowen = Marion based on Bowen's contribution on defense
Finley only slightly < Bell based on Bell's defense
Parker = Nash Parker usually has better games against Nash in comparison
Manu > Barbosa Battle of the 6th men with edge to Manu in 'heart' 'will to win' and experience in big games.

[1Parker1]

A lot of the media is picking the Suns in 7....and it's not so "irrationale." Yes, the Suns still don't play defense...but it is greatly improved compared to 2 years ago. They also have a solid team from players 1-7 and they match up very well with the Spurs. Nash is also having probably his best season out of all the years he's actually won the MVP because I think this year he's becoming more of the "closer" that he needs to be in close games.

I'd say Spurs have a 50-50 chance of winning this series.

[Jimcs50]

Every ESPN writer picks Spurs......scary.








http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs2007/series?series=saspho

[1Parker1]

Questions to this series:

Can Finley continue playing his great defense, while maintaining his great shooting touch? Can Barry do what he does best but in the clutch? Will Horry be able to keep up with the Suns if the Spurs slow down the pace and hit shots and defend the paint? Will Ginobili be able to get out of his mini-funk while being guarded by an all defensive 1st teamer? Will Parker be able to counter 2 time MVP Steve Nash? Will Duncan be able to match Amare's energy and play in the paint? Can the Spurs stop Barbosa?