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moore's law in effect
One of the most...I guess disheartening (is the word) losses I have ever witnessed by the Spurs. Everything that could go wrong in that 4th qtr...did go wrong.
moore's law in effect
Phoenix came in and played a smart game. They didn't have to change much defensively and their offensive strategy was pretty solid I don't see them having to change anything if it still works. We lack the overall depth to press their shooters for 48 minutes straight. Hence while I've been watching the games I've been okay with the occasionally lapse in the swarming defense we would have. But to expect a solid lock down for 48 minutes I was pretty realistic about that.
The thing I saw more than anything else was that phoenix REALLY wants to win these games more than we do. It's disappointing but when a team's second unit is torching your first unit the energy and passion to win over against someone is obvious. Spurs just looked like they didn't want it enough....well anyone who's name isn't Ginoboli.
The pick n roll strategy was awful and when Park, Hill, Jefferson put up those kind of numbers on offense you really are putting too much on Ginoboli and Duncan to score and carry this team to a W.
Free throw shooting which was the worst i've seen in some time from this spurs team really could have hurt this Suns team this entire series and that's just another mental sign of this team and where its at, at this moment. As fans we know on paper how deep this team truly is and what they can accomplish when their heads are all in the same place. I'm just not seeing it right now.
I'm unsure what the Spurs can do to pull this around for 4 straight wins. Coach Mr. Garrison is coaching a'good against Pop....m'kay.
These haven't been blow out losses they are just each individual disappointing losses because we could easily be 3-0 in this series.
i knew the Spurs would lose at the end of the second half. it was obvious to me that the tide was turning. i told my friends to prepare for a loss.
I'm pretty sure you didn't mean moore's law.
Moore's law is a principle in which Chip Technology(CPUs) Doubles every 2 years.
You're talking about Murphy's Law. Everything that can go wrong, goes wrong.
The Spurs have gotten squashed by the Suns during "winning time" in this series, not only consistently, but pretty convincingly as well. Any argument after game 1 that the Spurs just needed to correct a few things went out the window after game 2 and game 3. Tony Parker did exactly what many of us said he'd do, the Suns weathered the storm and just imposed their will. At some point, you have to recognize that the Spurs are being beaten by a better team.
I'm not that upset about Spurs losing this series. Had Spurs won it, they would have been destroyed by Lakers in the WCF. Finally beating Mavs was great, losing in WCSF instead of WCF doesn't really matter.
Spurs need now to end their season decently. Being swept on your home floor would suck so they had to win game 4.
the failure was to not reinsert Parker in the lineup at the very very first game..
Xap'
The "switch everything" defense was mind boggling. Its one thing to switch when Nash and Amare are killing us with pick and rolls. But as soon as the suns understood what we were doing Frye would set a lazy pick 3 feet behind the 3 point line and suddenly Barbosa/Nash/Dragic would have Duncan, Blair or Dice on them. We were just giving away possessions. WTF?!
WTF- now that was the problem?
So many fans needs to eat a crow
parker was not effective. less effective as a starter then bench player.
spurs can't play 3 guys in every game having the rest a non-factor
p&r's were a killer this series - I almost knew it would be ours biggest advantage.
Nope
What a demoralizing series.
We had the best strategy against pick and rolls in the first game. Now Pop is trying something that do not suit spurs much.
In the last 3 games we lost in the 4th Q. in game 2 we were up by 2 then started to turn the ball while the Suns started their run...
It's disheartening because I truly believe (still) that the Spurs are better than the Suns. But the players didn't play to their FULL potential. If only Bonner starts hitting 3s andhey where are those dunks that JR used to do in the finals of 2002 & 2003? whoa!
our "big 3" lost the game to Dragicwhat else is there to say?...
Sorry but I strongly disagree. we're down 0-3. no way we're a better team! what ever happened to a best of 7 showing who was the better team...
Game 4 Sunday, Monday here, Good luck Spurs, It's election day here. hope you win next time.
then win again in Phoenix.
did Pop ever tried to watch Dragic's play this yr at all? I wonder.our "big 3" lost the game to Dragic
Sorry but I strongly disagree. we're down 0-3. no way we're a better team! what ever happened to a best of 7 showing who was the better team...
in all seriousness, not even the biggest of Dragic supporters/homers could have predicted anything CLOSE to that 4th quarter performance...did Pop ever tried to watch Dragic's play this yr at all? I wonder.
another thought: with the ridiculous performance of certain Suns during this series, it certainly seems like a "meant to be" sort of thing for them. and I'm not a supers ious person
I'm sure these last 3 games have been immeasurably enjoyable for most die hard Suns fans...
Last edited by gm5k; 05-08-2010 at 06:07 AM.
that's the playoffs
Somebody from the bench needs to step up to win the game for their team.
Nice comments, I think we win as a team, we lost as a team ... If I had to point out a reason why we are going fishing is because a superior team defeated us ... yeap a TEAM > team.
Secondly, our main star sucks at FT yeah, Jefferson trends to be soft oh yeah, TP back to initial 5 didn't work sure ... but come on ... their bech is really fantastic and they have the desire to win.
Too harsh on Parker. I thought his aggressiveness early on was key in building the lead. He pushed it hard. Then when he hurt his shoulder, that's when he had to let up, and the whole team stopped pushing as hard. I don't blame Tony. He played well until the injury.
Your boy Tony sucked . Quit trying to blame this on Duncan. Tony got clowned by Dragic in the fourth. Go suck an egg, ducks.
True, while I was expecting him to have a good game (it was about time, he hasn't shown that much in playoffs yet, especially against the Spurs), I didn't imagine anything like this. But I think there are only three players left in the playoffs that you could expect this kind of game from anyway. (Manu, Kobe, LeBron)
He must've, because like I said several times now, he praised his development after game 1. And that was a game Dragic completely sucked, almost gave the game to the Spurs. He'll probably be invisible again on Sunday though.did Pop ever tried to watch Dragic's play this yr at all? I wonder.
switching off the picks was a terrible strategy, and continuing to leave the 3 point shooters open
but even then, all the way down the roster, the Suns were just better. they are better shooters, better defenders, better athletes, and they play more focused and disciplined basketball.
even when we were building that 18 point lead, you could see that the Suns were playing better basketball, getting the shots they wanted much more easily than the Spurs ever could.
Agreed. As pionted out below by Timvp TD was 5 - 9 from the field and yet he wasn't being given the ball in the 2nd half. Regardless of his FT shooting he needed to get more touches. TD not getting the ball was a huge mistake.
That's really a pretty bad stat. Less than half? But I've watched him over the years and he has a flat shot. Frankly it's a hard line drive rather than a soft arcing one which if not on doesn't have that much of a chance to go in. The mechanics just look so ugly to me and he hasn't changed that much over the years. It has worked from the field but not very well from the charity stripe.
Sad since when his career is over that one stat will stick out just like it will for Shaq. Imagine if he had worked on it and been a more consistent FT shooter? It boggles the mind that a HOF can shoot FTs that poorly, Damn they are called FREE THROWS aren't they?
Oh well this is something that is part of TD's baggage so in some respects this shouldn't be unexpected.
Everything that I saw last night tells me this series is over. But why do I still have hope? I'll still be watching tomorrow.
Didn't we do this against the Lakers one year? What year was that?
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