Michael Finley is a Spur

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Originally Posted by timvp

Jaren Jackson was a perimeter defender first and a streak shooter second.

Until he got fat then he was nothing.

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Sorry, but all I could remember from him was a couple of game where he got hot from behind the arc. His defense didn't really stand out to me. Didn't he spell minutes for Mario Ellie?

I really want Finley to win a championship as much as anyone on the Spurs team this year!

Much improved and a bigger contributor this year!!!

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Originally Posted by GrandeDavid

Off the subject, Finley did choke horribly in the clinching 2003 matchup as a Mav. Then again, so did Van Exel, Nash and the Mavs were without Nowitski.

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He did choke horribly in Game 6, but he was the one who hit the game winning lay-up over Robinson in Game 1 of that series. When I saw Kevin Martin hit that game winning lay-up over Duncan in the first round last year, I was immediately reminded of Finley's heroics.

And to be fair, the Mavs only ended up scoring something like seven points in that fourth quarter of Game 6. It wasn't just Finley and NVE who choked, the entire fucking team, including Nash, just could not hit anything. When I saw the GSDubs run around in the half court set like headless chickens and jack up late-shot-clock 26 footers in Game 5 this year, I was immediately reminded of the Nellie Mavs in that game.

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Originally Posted by Express-News

After making a stunning 49 of 50 foul shots, watching the Spurs clang 17 of their own, and getting a timely acrobatic lay-in from Michael Finley with 14 seconds left, the Mavericks walked out of the SBC Center with an equal parts thrilling and nauseating 113-110 victory in the opener of the best-of-seven series.

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Originally Posted by ibid

Teaming with Jackson, who scored a game-high 24 points, Kerr's flurry allowed the Spurs to score a remarkable 23 consecutive points, overtake the Mavericks and launch themselves into the Finals against New Jersey. Outscored 29-10 in the final quarter of Tuesday's loss, the Spurs reversed course Thursday. They held the Mavericks scoreless for eight minutes, outscoring them 34-9 in the final quarter.

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Excuse me, that was nine fourth quarter points.

Plus, Finley was pretty nasty in Game 5 of that series, with 31 points, 8 boards, and 5 steals in a must-win to stave off elimination. He was (and is) an extremely clutch player.

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Originally Posted by jman3000

dude definately has cojones... i remember in an interview a few years ago he was asked who he thought was the most clutch player in the league... he didn't even hesitate and he said himself. when i saw it i kinda just dismissed him as an arrogant fool because it was obvious to me it was kobe bryant. i can see now that he's just supremely confident in his abilities if put in the right situation.

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:lmao love it

when he is ours, he is oozing in confidence, when on the other team, its called arrogance and cocky

:lmao

Finley seems to be doing what others have done before him - Elie, Horry, Barry. Horry and Barry both had terrible, terrible series against their former teams before shaking it off and contributing in positive/big ways. Finley didn't have the terrible time against his team, but is much like them in other ways.

They come in with the expectation of being a role player and try hard to make that fit into some ideal, rather than letting it flow. I am pleased to have him right (as much as I was cursing him earlier). Same with Horry and Barry. I think if the organization strives to maintain their high levels of excellence and expectations, the Spurs will be a great place for good vets to come for some time.

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Originally Posted by timvp

If Finley's last name was Jackson, I'd feel confident that he'd fill the Jaren/Stephen Jackson role.

Then again, that'd mean he'd be Michael Jackson and I'm not sure Jacko has an outside shot. However, he'd get some favorable calls from the refs.

:smokin

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:lmao

What, are you trying to say? If Michael Jackson played in the NBA, he would be favored by the refs just because he's white?

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