Lets not bring Benson up on the San Antonio forum now. By the way, I bet if he shows up in this series he will have a San Antonio Spurs hat on. :hatQuote:
Originally Posted by cjjr72984
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Lets not bring Benson up on the San Antonio forum now. By the way, I bet if he shows up in this series he will have a San Antonio Spurs hat on. :hatQuote:
Originally Posted by cjjr72984
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Originally Posted by Don Quixote
I'll be playing Jazz there this morning. LOL small world.
I'm in Gentilly and know what its like to be a pioneer. Wilderness isnt all that bad once you get used to it.
Pioneer is right!
This town is full of wild outlaws, and we need more sheriffs!
Gentilly got it much worse than my neighborhood.
I live in the East. Right off Hayne past Bullard.
New Orleans baby! :tu
I live off Hayne just to the west of Bullard.
New Orleans baby!!
Whoa! Hold up, what street you live on??Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Quixote
Berg.
Are you a chick?
Lol, nah bro.Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Quixote
I live on Pebble by the way.
I know the area well. For a non-local, I've gotten to know the city very well.
Alright then, perhaps we can organize a small get together to watch the games, because tickets are likely to be hard to come by and expensive.
I'm with ya on that. I'll let you know though. I'm a bee-mail subscriber so I MIGHT be able to get some tickets for game 1.Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Quixote
The role players will have to step up in this series. I don't think the big 3 can do it alone again either. I wonder if they'll bother to get Finley some looks? He was shooting well to end the season and shot the ball well in the first two games then they never looked to him again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Amuseddaysleeper
Check out the big brain on Brad!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Teal Street
Spurs need to remember, CP3's acting job is the reason why Bowen's streak of 500 consecutive starts ended. :makemyday
Hornets are a very tough match up for the Spurs, as they are athletic and quick and Bonzi Wells has historically done well against us. This series is going to come down to two things; Ginobili's health and Ime Udoka. If Ginobili is healthy...at least 90%, the Hornets don't really have anyone who can stop him. Ime Udoka may get the job of defending Peja/Bonzi/or even West at times in this series. That's going to be huge if he can hold his own and make some shots.
That said, this whole "experience" thing that many Hornets fans and media is overlooking is very misleading. Experience does matter, and ultimately I think that's what may push the Spurs over the top. Saying Dallas had an edge over the Hornets due to their postseason experience is misleading; Dallas is something like 3-14 in the last two postseasons after taking a 2-0 lead against the Heat in the Finals in 06. Dallas isn't a veteran team with playoff experience. Hornets are going to have to adjust to the added pressure not only in the postseason, but in the 2nd round, against a Spurs team that has been doing this for years. That makes a big difference.
Experience can make the difference.Quote:
Originally Posted by 1Parker1
Duncan, last night:
On the importance of experience -"There is no substitute for experience. Guys don’t panic, we don’t for the most part take bad shots. We come down, we execute, we make the right plays and take the right shots, they don’t always go in but we put ourselves in situations to win games down the stretch. We do it by making the right decisions and that comes from experience and from being together and from knowing what you want out of those situations.”
Spurs in 6. We might shock them in game 1 although we're not always great on game 1s, but we always adjust for game 2.
Easy man. I'm a playoff Newb. Jeese! O.K. so I stated the obvious.Quote:
Originally Posted by G-Nob
I want a big kahuna burger now, lolQuote:
Originally Posted by G-Nob
GO HORNETS!!! :toast
Off topic.. can someone direct me to that picture that someone edited with Pop standing next to "Loser" and D'antoni's head was in a circle?
:lamo
If the Hornets want to improve their chances of winning this series, Peja, Wells, and Chandler will have to really step their offensive games up. I expect Paul/West to get their stats but IMO I feel the difference in making this a long series hinges on those 3 players.
Im not saying this will happen or it wont happen. Im saying this is what needs to be done if NO wants to really make this a series they could put themselves in position to win.
As much as it pains me to say so, I think you're at least partially correct. Wells is due for a big game or two in the playoffs, and they may as well be against the Spurs. Chandler doesn't need to score a ton, but it would help if he added another 6 or 8 per game for this series. Peja will hit timely shots, and that will be good enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by 21GoSpursGo9
I don't for a minute underestimate the Spurs. This will be a very tough series, but I really think the Hornets will take it. I wouldn't have made this prediction a few weeks ago, but I think the Hornets have the speed and athleticism to do it. I don't worry about the experience factor except to the extent that D West and Chandler allow their emotions to get the better of them. They have improved on that score . . . so I'm hopeful.
The Hornets crushed the Spurs twice this year, doing great things for their confidence. That's the good news for the Hornets.
The bad news: by now, everyone knows that Pop's approach to regular season games is more as "practice" for the playoffs. As the Cavs last year, and the Suns this year, quickly learned: regular season wins/losses mean almost nothing to this team. Part of me practically thinks Pop lost on purpose to the Hornets this past season just to see how this team gets off, giving him more material to plan for, and to inject a healthy amount of fear and respect in the Spurs.
To a man, the Spurs players say they play better and with more focus when they fear and respect their opponents. The Suns talked about the Spurs' gamemanship, their mental discipline and sheer will and ability to execute, no matter how strong the Suns came out against them. Yes, experience and cohesion count, even trumping talent and pride. Two time-MVP Nash, and one-time Coach of the Year D'Antoni, would be the first ones to tell you that.
But are the Hornets even as talented as the Spurs? Well, there are four future hall of famers on the Spurs squad: Timmy, Pop, Tony and Manu. If he stays healthy and maintains his balance, Chris Paul has a hall of fame future. But after that, who else on the Hornets squad? Case closed.
Ergo: the Suns equaled (or according to them, surpassed) the Spurs in talent, but fell woefully short in the areas of playoff gamemanship, experience and focus. The Hornets are younger, but hardly "more talented," and they have even less playoff experience than the Suns.
So who, besides Charles Barkley, is choosing the Hornets to win more than a game or two in the next series? Even if I wasn't a Spurs man, I wouldn't bet on the Hornets.
I don't think Hornet fans realize yet that Bonzi is one of the most feared Spur Killers ever.Quote:
Originally Posted by VoiceofReason
Actually, I do watch the NBA.Quote:
Originally Posted by ShoogarBear
That wasn't a dig. No particular reason for you to know what Bonzi did to the Spurs routinely when he was with Portland, Sacramento, and Houston.