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What is Manu's status? Barry's?
I'm really tempted to take the Suns.
Who's coming out of this series?
What is Manu's status? Barry's?
I'm really tempted to take the Suns.
Barry is back (had 8 points in 9 minutes against the Jazz, 3-3, with 2 of them being 3 pointers)
and Ginobili is back (had truly been healthy since the Lakers game....apparently) and went 4-4 against the Jazz.....so he looks alright.
Truthfully, I wouldn't be surprised if the Suns were favored this season, as Shaq does a great job on TD, but not so much vice versa.
It's a tossup truthfully. If the Suns had HCA, I think you guys would be ed. Not that either team can't win on the other's court, but you always want to play G7 at home.
Definitely going with the Suns on this one, though I'm a little biased because I like them.
*thinks back to the last Spurs game 7 at home*
Do we?
The Suns getting Shaq is great for the one team that they can't beat, but it doesn't seem to work so much against everybody else. Shaq defends Duncan as well as anybody, but you guys should be able to p'n'r him to death in the 4th Q of tight games, and if he's sitting on the bench in foul trouble, even better for the Spurs.
I'm going to grudgingly say Spurs in 7, but who knows. I reserve the right to change my mind before I make final picks before Saturday.
Hey, 80% of the time, it works every time.
I just hope Pop actually does P'nR them to death, but I question his offensive sets sometimes.
To be honest, I would love to see the Spurs attempt to run and gun a bit more with Barry back, anything to take Shaq out of the game.
Wow, either San Antonio or Phoenix is done after the first round. And yet either the Jazz or Rox will be moving on to be mercykilled by the Lake Show.
I like the Spurs and dislike the Suns and hope Spurs take care of them.
But I have to pick the Suns coming out of the matchup.
In halfcourt sets, you p'n'r shaq, he's too lazy to come out and show. And yes, ironically enough, you beat the Suns now by doing to them what they did to everybody else when they had Marion.
I think the Jazz could put up a decent fight against the Lakers.
But yeah, this makes the loss for Spurs fans against LAL all the more frustrating, because the Lakers have a golden ticket to the WCF
Given the play of both teams as of late it's hard to predict. They each have played at a high level and each have had stretches of poor ball. I say Spurs in 7 as it will come down to home court.
Shaq can't beat you himself...dont double...allow him to brick 6ft shots and send him to the line. Sure he'll score 18-20 points...just dont give up open 3's and you'll be fine
I think the Jazz will lose to the Lakers. The Lakers are good enough to get one in SLC. Lakers in 6 over Utah.
You never know with what the playoffs hold...but the lakers are 22-4 with Pau in the lineup and play at a high level. However if we get past the Nuggs the Jazz will be tough, however we played them well this year and beat them at home without Pau and Bynum.
From a Mav fan perspective, I guess we root for Phoenix. Guy on Dallasbasketball's boards makes a good point:
I hope that series goes to seven, because then if we get past NO we either get San Antonio or Phoenix, a team with three 35+ (injury prone) year olds at their major positions after they just played a 7 game series ... I think Phoenix will run out of gas by the like the 5th game of the second round ... I don't think they have any chance of going through a whole playoff run ( meaning going through the Spurs, Dallas/NO, LA/Utah, and Boston/Detroit ) with Nash, Hill, and Shaq being as important to their success as they are .
Shaq can't beat you himself...dont double...allow him to brick 6ft shots and send him to the line. Sure he'll score 18-20 points...just dont give up open 3's and you'll be fine
The problem is that Shaq always plays extra motivated against Duncan.
Shaq can get any shot he wants with TD on him, but when TD has Shaq on him, he's screwed.
Shaq played superb last time the teams met, and I don't really expect him to score like 8 straight points with vintage shaq moves, but he really has made a huge difference in this matchup.
The Spurs offense still worries me, and the Suns have always held the Spurs to a very very crappy shooting % (and yes, this Spur fan will tell you that Suns can play a degree of defense when they want to) this season.
My biggest fear is that Phoenix splits one of the first 2 games, wins of their home games, and then closes SA out in 6.
But then again both teams seem to play better on the other's court. SA lone win was PHX, and PHX won both games in SA.
While 2005 was a much different Suns team than now, SA took all 3 road games that year, and took games 1 and 5* last season
*Amare and Diaw left the bench at the end of game, and violated league rules resulting in a suspension.
I think SAS will come out strong and energized and win the first 1-2 games. But over the course of the series their age and inconsistency will rear its ugly head.
I want to say Suns in 5 . I just think the Suns are better,focused and more motivated then the Spurs. The Spurs don't look so good. Offense sputtered in the end and D is getting old. Nash will rip Parker. Shaq will contain Duncan plus get him in foul trouble. Amare will just destroy the Spurs on offense. The Suns shooters are better and will have better looks. Suns are going to want it more too. Suns in 5.
I say the Spurs in 7 provided Manu's healthy and the Spurs run pnr on Shaq's ass when he i on the court ...when he is in foul trouble than pound it ...but until the use parker and Manu to create inside force shaq to foul and then beat the Suns like you guys ALWAYS have ...
There isn't a team in the league that can beat the Spurs in 5.
Suns easily in 5. The spurs have no answer for Shaq or Amare while Shaq totally shuts Duncan down.
Don't underestimate the advantage of having a great coach (Pop) as opposed to a terrible coach (D'Antoni). That's how the Spurs beat the Suns both times despite having arguably less talent.
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