I have the feeling he will diappear against Duncan.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sigz
West is overrated
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I have the feeling he will diappear against Duncan.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sigz
West is overrated
As always the trick is to steal HCA by splitting in NO.
Defend home court, up 3-1 with 3 games to close it.
What you said in the OP is "I'm not afraid of NO". Very unwise.Quote:
Originally Posted by lefty
You also said "when we played, we dominated them". Not in the 3 games I watched, during two of which we were the one being dominated, and the other was a 4th Q win by the Spurs.
Your cockiness is undeserved going into this series. The Hornets are VERY DANGEROUS. I would say they are as dangerous as the Suns since they have HCA and Paul/West destroying punks.
Please change the thread title, which is a jinx if ever I saw one.
As I said, when we showed up, we beat themQuote:
Originally Posted by td4mvp21
When going CIA hardcore, we lost.
It's the playoffs, no more CIA
I like to be cockyQuote:
Originally Posted by RuffnReadyOzStyle
In fact, I'm cocky.
We will W-I-N
Yeah but in all likelihood this series goes 6 or 7 games. Let's hope the Spurs come out on top.Quote:
Originally Posted by lefty
Ok I will admit I have not seen NO that much. But I know how good CP3 is. TP vs CP will be a great matchup. But this dude David West. I can't not picture his face at all. I hear alot about him, so I know he is no scrub. But we have freaken Tim Duncan. Timmy went against both Amare and Shaq this series, I like think he's licking his chops right now.
HEalth and experience will matter big timeQuote:
Originally Posted by td4mvp21
i'm worried about david west. the spurs have no one that can guard him.
WTF ?Quote:
Originally Posted by itzsoweezee
David West is Boris Diaw on steroids. Better midrange game, better post up game, better defender, pretty much better in every aspect but passing.
Glad you're confident. But this series will be tougher.
NO has dynamics. They are doing well this year, back in New Orleans, Chris Paul turning into a superstar, and the cast is showing up
NO is also athletic and young. They have very little experience however and will be playing off pure fire and energy alone and SA needs to seriously handle business.
Nobody should be thinking sweep or 4-1 in this go around.
Yeah but does he play the with 2 other centers? Diaw would have been an easy cover had we not used our bigs to cover Amare and Shaq.Quote:
Originally Posted by DazedAndConfused
I haven't seen a lot of NO this season either.Quote:
Originally Posted by spursfan09
NO is scrappy, and hustlers. They aren't afraid to take a charge and play in unison often. It will be a totally different scene in the paint by far.
no homecourt this time for the spurs...Hornets in 6
I never said we wouldn't win, I was trying to point out that pride comes before a fall.
Underestimating the Hornets is a fool's paradise.
This will be a tough series that will go 6-7 games.
I don't see this going more than 5 games.
They couldn't guard Paul.
We can. Tony is faster and a much better defender against Paul than Kidd is now. Bruce can also slow him down.
That is their whole game.
Nash, Stoudamire and Shaq to worry about.
Yes, We can.
And the Suns will need to make some changes that they believe in.
Daily Kossack (math4barack)!
Spurs in 5
Not to mention Bowen will get under CP3's skin.
During that regular season game, Bruce didn't touch him and he reacted like a little girl.
Imagine if Bruce actually touches him
Interesting matchups in this series.
If I'm NOH I'm starting Bonzi Wells in place of Mo Pete. Move Peja to the shooting guard spot. This way if the Spurs put Bowen on CP3, Parker will be forced to guard Peja or Bonzi.
This should be a good chessmatch between two good coaches.
The Spurs > The Suns > The Hornets
I do believe if the Spurs play the way they played the first three games against the Suns, the Spurs won't lose.
But you can't take the Hornets for granted even slightly. They are the perfect Cinderella team this year. They match up well against us. They have a known Spurs killer in Bonzi Wells. They have the confidence and swagger of underdogs, since no one expects them to do anything this year. That is a very dangerous combination for a team like the Spurs who appeared to rest on their laurels throughout most of the season.
Wouldn't the Spurs have the same problems with Bonzi like Diaw?Quote:
Originally Posted by DazedAndConfused
I have to agree with this!Quote:
Originally Posted by DespЏrado
I think he's right on point!
NO is a terrific team.
The top 3 teams imo: Spurs, Lakers, Suns, in that order.
And those 3 are a step ahead of the others:
NO, Jazz, Mavs,
which are a step ahead of the last two
Rockets and Nuggets.
Execution down the stretch.
Being able to go to Timmy on the block.
Bruce and Tony to slow down CP3.
Tony and Manu going to the rim.
Our defense.
Regular season doesn't mean anything.
To me, it is a huge uphill battle for NO to win this series.
I wouldn't be surprised if we swept them.
They come in to this series knowing that they are against the defending world champs with Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili.
We come in knowing that we have been to the mountaintop.
Ok, where are the Hornets trolls? Bring 'em on :lol
Guys you're forgetting that this is the playoffs.
Like some of you had said, its a totally difference amosphere. The Spurs wont take this next 4 games likely. They'll put alot of focus on New Orleans and actually give them their due respect.
I think that's where Mavs had failed twice in back to back years. They didn't take The Warriors seriously and lost, same thing with the Hornets.
That Mavs team is full of cocky players (Terry, Dampier) and some bench players. Oh and not to mention that they're chokers that crack under pressure.
This series is going to go 6 games tops, favoring the Spurs.