Alexander: Media Views On Spurs vs. Mavs

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Some of these are in the Series Previews thread (in case you thought you'd seen them ).

Media views on Spurs vs. Mavs
By Joe Alexander

Here's a look at what members of the Dallas-Fort Worth and national media are saying about the Spurs vs. Mavericks series with the opening round of the playoffs about to begin.

Tim MacMahon, Dallas Morning News
You can make the case that Tim Duncan has been the NBA's most dominant player during the last dozen years. But Tony Parker is the Spurs that should most concern the Mavs entering this playoff series.
http://mavsblog.dallasnews.com/archi...t-problem.html

David Moore, Dallas Morning News
No one will say it out loud. But don't be fooled. This matchup with San Antonio is what the Mavericks wanted.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont...e.3d7d13a.html

Gil LeBreton, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
In this recurring battle of good versus evil, of Jason Terry's knuckles versus Manu Ginobili's histrionics, and of Mark Cuban versus the city of San Antonio, the familiarity has bred a measurable contempt. Boy, do they hate Cuban, for example.
http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/story/1322719.html

Eddie Sefko, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Mario Elie can tell the Dallas Mavericks a thing or two about being the No. 6 seed. He can show them a ring about it, too.
http://www.star-telegram.com/287/story/1322644.html

Sean Deveney, Sporting News
The Spurs' frontline has been held together by chicken wire and bubble gum all season. PF Tim Duncan is still an All-NBA player, but his knees are hurting, and he's getting by on guts just now.
http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn...c.php?t=539700

Steve Aschburner, Sports Illustrated
Neither team is what it was three years ago, when the Spurs and Mavs squared off in a conference semifinal series that went to seven games, plus five extra minutes, before visiting Dallas eliminated the defending champions en route to its own Finals trip.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200....mavs/?eref=T1

Bill Ingram, HoopsWorld
It seems only fitting that the San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks will kick off the 2009 NBA Playoffs against each other. Why waste time, right?
http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=12298

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