thispego
05-30-2008, 11:33 AM
The Spurs have never been this close to a repeat. It was great beating the Suns the way we did, there were memorable games for Finley and Duncan. Parker had a career night in game 3. New Orleans was a crazy series with road blowouts and Ginobili doing a lot of the heavy lifting, culminating in another first for the Spurs, game 7 road victory.
The Series with the Lakers didn't turn out the way I wanted but it's hard to feel bad about it. There were a few things that went the Lakers way (Fisher foul on barry, plane incident for Spurs and the 1 days rest for games, etc) and how could we expect an old and tired team to contend with all that AND beat a team who already had the greatest current player on the planet but then was given Memphis' franchise player for nothing. Not to mention the best third option in the league who was the centerpiece of the Shaq trade with the Heat. Lamar Odom has been underrated his whole career and I loved watching him his last couple of years with the Heat.
Just about every Spur underperformed in these playoffs and consistency was hard to come by. I am still proud of them though. It was the toughest Western Conference in ages and would have been beyond the level of extraordinary that the Spurs already are at to have pulled off another championship this year. It was possible, but the odds were stacked against us and not enough went the Spurs way. I am happy that they finally made it to the WCF after a championship and maybe in 2010 they will finally break through and get that elusive REPEAT.
Duncan was Duncan. He was good and he was great. He faced a lot of double teams and was taken out of his game a few times, and I can't say I loved his shot selection all playoffs but he was what we needed him to be for the most part.
Parker needs to keep working on his jumpshot. CBF pointed out how Parkers form is way off since last year and he's been throwing up too much junk that doesn't even look like it's going to go in. Parker needs to act like he still listens to Chip England. He can never be satisfied because Parker is extremely gifted and he has a long way to go before he reaches his full potential.
Ginobili amazed and dissapointed. Why can't manu be more consistent? Why can't Manu's body be more durable? We saw Ginobili digress into strictly a jump shooter these last few playoff games and I don't even want to think about the possibility of Ginobili saving his body, health, or energy for summer games. You have to believe that was on his mind but I also believe Ginobili is too big of a competitor to do that. But then again, you never know. We will probably need to reassess Ginobili's regular season role for next year.
Bowen hit his 3's and even a few elbow J's and took care of business on the defensive end. Kobe is unstoppable and Bowen may just be too old for this type of challenge nowadays but I just can't find any complaints with Bowen this season.
Barry - Glad we have him for a couple more years. Amazing comeback from a torn calf muscle :wow
Oberto I don't think has regressed as much as some people see it. I think he suffered more as a result of our offense sucking shit for large portions of game. Hell it was Oberto on more than a few occassions who actually got the offense jumpstarted again. I have definitely not given up on Fabricio and will be glad to see him again next year.
Kurt Thomas I hope we resign. give him a whole year to learn the Spurs offense and he could turn into a real assett.
Finley doesn't seem to have much more left. We can keep him or he can retire, matters little to me as long as he doesn't start next year. Glad he finally got his ring last year and he defintiely earned his Spurs since he got to SA.
Horry - Sorry you had to go out like that brah. You've had a Hall-of-Fame career.
A season for the Spurs without a championship can not be considered a success but this year was definitely not a failure. Proud of the boys and can't wait til next year. Don't let us down Front Office.
The Series with the Lakers didn't turn out the way I wanted but it's hard to feel bad about it. There were a few things that went the Lakers way (Fisher foul on barry, plane incident for Spurs and the 1 days rest for games, etc) and how could we expect an old and tired team to contend with all that AND beat a team who already had the greatest current player on the planet but then was given Memphis' franchise player for nothing. Not to mention the best third option in the league who was the centerpiece of the Shaq trade with the Heat. Lamar Odom has been underrated his whole career and I loved watching him his last couple of years with the Heat.
Just about every Spur underperformed in these playoffs and consistency was hard to come by. I am still proud of them though. It was the toughest Western Conference in ages and would have been beyond the level of extraordinary that the Spurs already are at to have pulled off another championship this year. It was possible, but the odds were stacked against us and not enough went the Spurs way. I am happy that they finally made it to the WCF after a championship and maybe in 2010 they will finally break through and get that elusive REPEAT.
Duncan was Duncan. He was good and he was great. He faced a lot of double teams and was taken out of his game a few times, and I can't say I loved his shot selection all playoffs but he was what we needed him to be for the most part.
Parker needs to keep working on his jumpshot. CBF pointed out how Parkers form is way off since last year and he's been throwing up too much junk that doesn't even look like it's going to go in. Parker needs to act like he still listens to Chip England. He can never be satisfied because Parker is extremely gifted and he has a long way to go before he reaches his full potential.
Ginobili amazed and dissapointed. Why can't manu be more consistent? Why can't Manu's body be more durable? We saw Ginobili digress into strictly a jump shooter these last few playoff games and I don't even want to think about the possibility of Ginobili saving his body, health, or energy for summer games. You have to believe that was on his mind but I also believe Ginobili is too big of a competitor to do that. But then again, you never know. We will probably need to reassess Ginobili's regular season role for next year.
Bowen hit his 3's and even a few elbow J's and took care of business on the defensive end. Kobe is unstoppable and Bowen may just be too old for this type of challenge nowadays but I just can't find any complaints with Bowen this season.
Barry - Glad we have him for a couple more years. Amazing comeback from a torn calf muscle :wow
Oberto I don't think has regressed as much as some people see it. I think he suffered more as a result of our offense sucking shit for large portions of game. Hell it was Oberto on more than a few occassions who actually got the offense jumpstarted again. I have definitely not given up on Fabricio and will be glad to see him again next year.
Kurt Thomas I hope we resign. give him a whole year to learn the Spurs offense and he could turn into a real assett.
Finley doesn't seem to have much more left. We can keep him or he can retire, matters little to me as long as he doesn't start next year. Glad he finally got his ring last year and he defintiely earned his Spurs since he got to SA.
Horry - Sorry you had to go out like that brah. You've had a Hall-of-Fame career.
A season for the Spurs without a championship can not be considered a success but this year was definitely not a failure. Proud of the boys and can't wait til next year. Don't let us down Front Office.