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At least the Pistons beat the Lakers. I am glad Malone went out ringless.
And yes, even though I wasn't completely against the whole Malone to SA thing, this little fact still makes me happy. Especially since we got ours without him, and you know he's got to be kicking himself for it now.Quote:
Originally Posted by inagra
some of you people continue to bitch about the fact that the clock started late on that possession. Folks when tim duncans shot cleared the net there should have been .8 on the shotclock so the argument that the clock started late and took him .7 to get the shot off is just a cry baby excuse. Get the fuck over it your team lost that series, they had every opportunity to win.
On the other hand your team came back from that shot and dissapointment and won themselves a title. Hats off to them, but some of you just bitch n whine waaaaaaaaaaaaay to much and are begining to sound like kings fans.
i still does.. and i think it always will.
for some reason.. i just watched that games replay last night.. after duncan made his shot.. i switched channels
The Lakers ware playing much better, and with the Spurs winning game 5, the Spurs would had probably lost the series anyway. Even winning that series, Minnesota was a problematic matchup, and the Larry Brown Pistons ware definitely better than the Spurs in 2004.
Manu wasnt playing the same level as this year. Duncan was slowed down by an injury. We had no good backup PG. Horry was nervious. Hedo was playing awful during the playoffs. The Pistons would have won anyway.
It was 0.3, so the rule stands.Quote:
Originally Posted by Merlin
The shot was an amazing shot, but for every 0.4, there's the memorial day miracle, and there was the Horry shot. At least the Spurs are up 2-1 in that department.
No.
It has more to do with the Spurs offensive predictability than that "killer instinct". The Spurs, prior to this year, was the most offensively predictable team in the league, probably ever. Dump the ball to Duncan, 4 guys stand around and watch. It takes a couple of games to figure them out, and it's very much like the George Karl Sonics, they are great in the regular season, but when teams have a 5/7 game series to figure them out, they are much easier to beat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Banks91
A huge part of the Spurs success this year during the playoffs is their unpredictability. Manu off the bench, him freelancing and creating in the 4th quarter, lesser reliance on Duncan on offense and Barry and Horry offering different dimensions off the bench, these are all things that catch other teams off-guard, and require them to watch tape to come up with ways to match it up.
Very rarely has there been a team in the history where you KNOW exactly what they are going to do, and they do it over and over and over again to win a championship. It's one of the main reasons Malone and Stockton never won a championship, it's also why Barkley with his park his butt in the paint offense never won anything. Pop has grown as a coach, and is more willing to try different things, this makes the Spurs a much better team.
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Originally Posted by ambchang
:tu Good post.
Lmao :lol @ the sidebustin Mavsfan tryin to get some side action. Your team sucks so bad that you have to bandwagon San Antonio just to throw jabs at us Lakers. Mavs have no real ammo of their own to fire off at us so hey let's pretend that being a Mavs fan is just like being a SAS fan. :blah :blah :elephant Get the fuck out out of here. Wake me up when Dirk becomes a superstar. Tell me when he gains an ounce of toughness. Tell your Herman Munster looking owner that he can't buy a championship. Obviously money can't buy him a haircut either or a new jersey aside from the same one he wears everyday. Why was your owner handing out jock straps and Gatorade from the bench in the playoffs? :lol This is a legitimate gripe between Laker and Spurs fans ok. Of course you can have an opinion but when it becomes agenda then you deserve to be ripped a new one. Lmao I can write a whole page but I'm going to stop here.Quote:
Originally Posted by mavsfan1000
Spurs are always CHAMPIONS in my BOOK!
Nah... We piss off far too many more teams far more often, so it's only fair that we get a taste of our own medicine once in a while.
:D
(Of course, if we hadn't gotten our ring, I wouldn't be so forgiving. ;) )
What pisses me off is that we didn't get another crack to play that same Lakers team last year. It would have been really sweet to get revenge on them in the playoffs, but the whole Lakers organization pretty much went down the gutter when Kobe started to think he was Jesus and Shaq started to think he was God. Oh by the way, Jerry Buss, doesn't it bother you that Phi Jackson is slamming your daughter every night. Great way to run an organization there Jerry!
What goes around comes around right? He's banging other peoples young daughters so I guess it's only fair that some old dude is banging his.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taking it to the Hole
Regardless of what the rule is/was, you can't catch and shoot in .4 seconds. Impossible.Quote:
Originally Posted by ambchang
On a further note....
Seeing the Laker's plunge into mediocrity was payback enough.
Yes It Still Chaps My Ass
I was pretty pissed/shocked when it happened. When it was total bullshit cause the clock started late and such. But now I don't really care. Spurs are going on to win more titles while the Lakers fall back into a draft team. Sucks to be the Lakers & Lakers Fans :)
:flipoff you LL! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by iminlakerland
If I watch the whole game, I tend to tear up at the end. After Tim's shot, I thought for sure they had the win. The Spurs worked so hard and looked so dejected. :depressed
Talking big and inheriting our left overs only after the fact that we took ourselves out of contention is real tough guys. Atleast Shaq and Kobe are not no.1 lotto picks. Don't forget you got D.Rob and T.D. by sucking big time. One bad year doesn't take away from what the organization has done or us kicking your asses all those years.
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Originally Posted by Horry For 3!
What kind of fan would bring it up?
? The record from 99 to 04 in head to head is 3-2, advantage lakers, I wouldn't call that a major ass kicking.Quote:
Originally Posted by MajicMan
Also, it's nice to build teams from smart trades and draft picks (Robinson, Duncan, Elliott, Manu, Parker, Kerr, Horry), rather than tampering.
And Shaq was a no1 pick, it's just that Orlando picked him.
And if you want to somehow discount drafting #1 picks for championship (why?), just see the five champions in the 80's, and look at Magic and Worthy.
You love it! :smokinQuote:
Originally Posted by iminlakerland