xbocker
04-19-2008, 08:17 AM
Ok, first of all to start out, Im not a Suns fan, nor am I a Spurs fan (obviously). Im a Bulls fan. Talk as much as you want against my team I really dont care considering this thread has nothing to do with the Bulls.
Im going to explain why I THINK the Suns will beat the Spurs 4-3
First of all, what was the difference between last year's playoff series and this year? One word, Shaq
Summary of Last Year's Playoff Series
1-Duncan Dominated last year's playoff series only because Amare couldn't stop him. Yes Amare might be quicker, faster, and even more athletic than Duncan but Tim's fundamentals overpowered Amare hence the stats show everything.
2- The Suns had to double team Duncan which left other players such as Ginobli, Finley causing easy baskets. But thats not it. What people don't know is Popavich devised of a scheme to confuse the defense(Suns) whenever they double teamed Duncan. This scheme caused confusion among the Suns players and Spurs took advantage of those plays. As a result, the Suns stopped double teaming Duncan as a result of this flaw which led to Duncan's domination
Whats going to happen this Year's Playoff
There won't be any need to double team Duncan considering Shaq is the size of two bodies. Shaq might not do much offensively, infact he might not even do much defensively (OVERALL) but his Defense on Duncan is going to be something. People think Defense is all about rebounds, blocks and steals. Its not. Its also about guarding the player and smothering him and lowering his percentage shots which is what Shaq is going to do in this series. (Evidence??? The season series)
Conclusion
The series is going to 7 games. Its all going to depend on Shaq vs Duncan. If Shaq can stop Duncan, Suns have this series. If Duncan can overpower Shaq, then Spurs in 6
Im going to explain why I THINK the Suns will beat the Spurs 4-3
First of all, what was the difference between last year's playoff series and this year? One word, Shaq
Summary of Last Year's Playoff Series
1-Duncan Dominated last year's playoff series only because Amare couldn't stop him. Yes Amare might be quicker, faster, and even more athletic than Duncan but Tim's fundamentals overpowered Amare hence the stats show everything.
2- The Suns had to double team Duncan which left other players such as Ginobli, Finley causing easy baskets. But thats not it. What people don't know is Popavich devised of a scheme to confuse the defense(Suns) whenever they double teamed Duncan. This scheme caused confusion among the Suns players and Spurs took advantage of those plays. As a result, the Suns stopped double teaming Duncan as a result of this flaw which led to Duncan's domination
Whats going to happen this Year's Playoff
There won't be any need to double team Duncan considering Shaq is the size of two bodies. Shaq might not do much offensively, infact he might not even do much defensively (OVERALL) but his Defense on Duncan is going to be something. People think Defense is all about rebounds, blocks and steals. Its not. Its also about guarding the player and smothering him and lowering his percentage shots which is what Shaq is going to do in this series. (Evidence??? The season series)
Conclusion
The series is going to 7 games. Its all going to depend on Shaq vs Duncan. If Shaq can stop Duncan, Suns have this series. If Duncan can overpower Shaq, then Spurs in 6