Spurs lose to Boston without KG........called an upset.

[lebomb]

..........that is what Ive heard on ESPN, on the radio and read in the paper. WTF???? The Spurs were without Tony!!!! They make it seem like Boston was hurting without KG....but, the Spurs should have sucked it up and won. Both KG and Tony are averaging about the same. Tony is SUPER important to the Spurs, because he opens up the middle and Tim Duncan. No respect STILL.

[ancestron]

I know. I was getting sick yesterday listening to the broadcast. All this drooling over the greatest team ever in the history of the NBA ever, the Boston Celtics yay! wow they are so good!
You'd think they won the Championship last year. They still haven't done except be freakin media darlings.
They should've been interviewing Tim Duncan before half-time. "So what do you think of these guys trying to knock you off the mountain Tim? I mean who do they think they are?"
I can't stand Paul Pierce. You can just look at him and tell he's a .

[m33p0]

upset? O RLY?

[nkdlunch]

Celtics are good. Add Garnett and Parker and it would be an awesome compe ive series!

[gmanrulz]

Obviously parker is more important to spurs then KG is to boston, you know, cuz otherwise we would have won

[Budkin]

We all knew this was going to happen. The truth will be told in June.

[BonnerDynasty]

Yeah it is funny. Every recap I have heard the last 24 hours has played it off as a huge UPSET.

George Bush hates Spurs people.

[Pistons < Spurs]

Everyone fails to mention that Boston was also without Perkins. Now don't get me wrong, he's not an All Star player, but he is their starting Center. He's been a solid defensive contributor all year. Their second leading rebounder, and he blocks just as many shots as KG. Sure Big Baby stepped in and had a very nice game .. but that really speaks more about their depth. I thought it was rather appalling that Duncan and Oberto didn't or couldn't take advantage of Boston missing both of their starting bigs.

And I personally find KG to be a much bigger/valuable piece to the Celts than I see Parker being for the Spurs. Duncan is the equivalent to KG in terms of value towards their teams, not Parker.

[The Dude]

Why even watch ESPN?

[JamStone]

It was an upset. Spurs should have won the game even without Parker.

[jman3000]

we lost to the celtics last year too. big ing deal.

[spursfan09]

It would of been more of an upset if we lost on our homecourt. Oh yeah when Toronto beat blewout the Spurs on thier homefloor. Thats an upset.

[spursfan09]

And would it of been an upset if all Celts were healthy but lost to the Tony-less Spurs?

[lebomb]

Everyone fails to mention that Boston was also without Perkins. Now don't get me wrong, he's not an All Star player, but he is their starting Center. He's been a solid defensive contributor all year. Their second leading rebounder, and he blocks just as many shots as KG. Sure Big Baby stepped in and had a very nice game .. but that really speaks more about their depth. I thought it was rather appalling that Duncan and Oberto didn't or couldn't take advantage of Boston missing both of their starting bigs.

And I personally find KG to be a much bigger/valuable piece to the Celts than I see Parker being for the Spurs. Duncan is the equivalent to KG in terms of value towards their teams, not Parker.

OK.....then where does that put Paul P. and Ray Allen??? You think KG is the overall leader like Tim? So Tony is like Paul P or Allen??

You also forgot that Brent Barry didnt play. That throws the Spurs lineup off as well.

Whatever......I still dont see it as an upset. Sorry.

[bdictjames]

Considering how well we've been playing over the last month or so, yeah it was a HUGE upset, nothing we've ever seen.

Celts fans are gonna be mad when you are talking about how Tony is as important to this team as Garnett. Homer alert!!!

[ApolloCreed]

LMAO at comparing Tony Parker to KG.

It was a big upset.

Boston played with heart and compensated for missing their all-nba big man.

[The_Game]

boston were also without their starting center Perkins....they were very shorthanded. which makes the win that much greater for them.

[SpurOutofTownFan]

And I personally find KG to be a much bigger/valuable piece to the Celts than I see Parker being for the Spurs. Duncan is the equivalent to KG in terms of value towards their teams, not Parker.

You are seeing this from the value stand point however i have to disagree - Parker is fundamental to the spurs style of play and the pieces it currently has. It's the way the team is built.

Boston seems to be ok without KG as another role player comes in an fits right in their scheme. The spurs don't have another player who can do what Parker does within that specific game plan. It has been clear how different this team is when Parker is playing decently well. When TP is playing his A game, the spurs are almost unbeatable. It creates a huge problem for the opponent's defense plan and allows manu to get loose. Tim has more space to move around and the ball generally moves faster and better.

KG is KG although he hasn't proven anything yet unlike Parker. I don't think not having KG on affects Boston as much as not having Parker affects the spurs.

[stretch]

Tony is SUPER important to the Spurs, because he opens up the middle and Tim Duncan. No respect STILL.

Umm, no its COMPLETELY the other way around. Tim Duncan opens up the middle for Tony Paker.

[lebomb]

Is everyone comparing size or something?? Tony Parker is arguably as valuable to the Spurs as any star on any other team. I dont see KG as the Celts superstar.....I see Paul Pierce. Did everyone forget about the championship last year.....without Tony the Spurs would NEVER have won it all. He was our MVP or THE MVP for that matter. I still say a Spurs team that lost without Parker is not considered an upset.

[ludda]

Who cares..with all the Celtics and KG nut riding, I'm surprised this wasn't made a bigger deal than it was. Frankly, I'm surprised ESPN didn't throw a post game celebration for the Celtics for their heroic "upset"

[Pistons < Spurs]

Whatever......I still dont see it as an upset. Sorry.

The defending Champions. The most consistent and proven team this League has had for the last 6 years or so. Losing to an up comer just built this offseason. A team whom everyone questioned their ability to achieve chemistry. A team that everyone said the biggest weakness was their depth.

And then they go out and beat the Spurs missing two of their starters. One of them being their best player. A top 10 player in the entire League.

And, the Spurs made a free agent acquisition to help bolster the loss of TP. Naturally he can't replace or duplicate what Parker means to the team, but it's still another player brought in to backup, and help sooth the loss of key personal.

It was an upset. And that doesn't mean that the Celts are some scrub team. They're for real. And my Pistons will probably have a real tough time getting past them...or even looking foolish against them... to reach the Finals.

But a Spurs team missing Parker and Barry, should pretty much always beat a team missing 2 starters, including this Celtic team. And they shouldn't allow Leon Powe, Brian Scalibriene or Big Baby to control the paint and the glass for any period of time.

[lebomb]

Umm, no its COMPLETELY the other way around. Tim Duncan opens up the middle for Tony Paker.

When Tony drives the lane, everyone converges on him.....that allows him to dish to the 3pt. line, or a dump off underneath to whomever. You know what I meant

[spursfan09]

The defending Champions. The most consistent and proven team this League has had for the last 6 years or so. Losing to an up comer just built this offseason. A team whom everyone questioned their ability to achieve chemistry. A team that everyone said the biggest weakness was their depth.

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What ESPN have you been watching? They've been all over the nuts of these guys. I didn't even read the rest of your post.

[lebomb]

But a Spurs team missing Parker and Barry, should pretty much always beat a team missing 2 starters, including this Celtic team. And they shouldn't allow Leon Powe, Brian Scalibriene or Big Baby to control the paint and the glass for any period of time.

You dumbass......Tony and Barry are also 2 starters!!!!