38 Hour turnaround to Gm 1 again

[Fabbs]

Gm 1 vs Utah on Sunday at 2:30 San Antone time.
LordSternfish and corporation have again made the Spurs go 36 hours after eliminating. 2006 after eliminating the Kings then facing the Mavs.

Oh well, i guess its nice to be wanted on Sunday national t.v.? :toast

[boutons_]

Spurs have HCA the rest of the way.

We just have get the first 2 @ATT, split in Utah, finish @ATT, 4-1.

Jazz were 20-21 on the road, 6th best rd record in WC.

Jazz are 2-4 on the road in these playoffs.

[SpurOutofTownFan]

Guaranteed Spurs win on Sunday. Spurs are on a roll now and it will take time for Utah to get rid of the rust. It's the best scenario.

[CubanMustGo]

At least SA doesn't have to travel. That helps.

[ambchang]

Jazz will be a tough matchup.
Deron Williams is a very strong PG, and quick enough to at defend Parker effectively. Bowen will probably guard DW.
Ginobili will have to destroy whichever SG matchup the Jazz throw at him. Fisher, Giricek, whoever. But I think Sloan will put Kirelinko on Manu to slow him down.
Boozer will present some problems for Tim, and may even put him in foul trouble, but of course, Tim wins this matchup.
Okur is the one that could destroy the Spurs. Elson doesn't have the basketball IQ to guard Okur, Bonner doesn't have the lateral quickness, and neither does Oberto. His 3 pt shooting also means the Spurs will have to have a big out in the perimeter guarding him, removing an important clog in the paint. If you throw Bowen at him, he can take Bowen inside, and who's going to guard Wiliams? This matchup leaves me scratching my head.
Spurs are infinitely better from the bench, Millsap and Harpring are excellent role players, but so are Finley, Barry, and Horry.
Sloan is one of the greatest coaches in NBA history, so he, at least, matches up with the Pop evenly.
I think it's Spurs in 6, maybe 7.

[Kobulingam]

I'd still put Bowen on Okur most of the time when Okur plays. Okur isn't going to kick Bowen's ass too much in post.

Parker can hound Deron Williams. Parker is a very good defender.


EDIT: And Horry on Okur too.

[BradLohaus]

I think Bowen will split time on Williams and Okur early in the series, but only if Okur starts scoring against us, which he has done since he's been in Utah. Parker did fine against Nash for the most part, so I wouldn't worry too much about a Parker-Williams matchup. But just like tonight, Bowen will be on the primary ball handler when it counts.

Bowen could switch between Utah's point guard and center. What a defender.

[MannyIsGod]

Yeah - this short turn around shit gets annoying as hell.