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Drew Gooden,,,
Roger Mason Jr
George Hill
Michael Finley
Drew Gooden
Kurt Thomas
Bruce Bowen
Matt Bonner
Ime Udoka
Malik Hairston
Someone else? Is there anyone else?
suns will be the real and the only key to spurs' success in the playoffs only if suns make their place in playoffs.
Drew Gooden,,,
I'd have to go with a combo of Roger/Drew. If we can get 22 and 10 combined from them we should be ok.
Oh, and a minimum of boneheaded plays on Gooden's part will help too.
Defence
We lost last year because of a serious lack of scoring outside the Big Three. Cancel Manu out in the Lakers series, so that's a lack of scoring outside TD and TP.
Healthy TD
Healthy TP
Healthy Manu
Bowen on Kobe
Gooden to help in the paint
Mason and Bonner consistent
Mason. No questions asked. Worth every penny. IHO
roger mason could be the x-factor in the playoffs
Andrew Bynum
It's kind of all of the above. First you have to have Duncan/Parker/Ginobili all playing at 90% or better health-wise to even have a shot to go to the WCF, much less the Finals. Then, you need to be able to respond when the other team takes away your go-to options (both offensively and defensively). This means you need every bench player to be able to step up when the time comes.
Injuries are the x-factor...it's as plain as day. If Bynum is injured and/or Manu is down it will affect the outcome. If both teams are fully healthy then oh well, it was a nice season fellas...maybe next year for ya
We need everybody to get this done and we can. How bout George Hill locking down chris paul or deron williams?
Says the guy whose team needed an injured Manu and an incorrect non-call to advance.
I vote someone else!!!Kobe Bryant not playingThe boy is Bad!!!!.....I think we have leveled the frontline advantage with Gooden. Who's going to stop Kobe? Just a question??
tim and tony will be what they are. no worries there.
the key is we need a healthy Manu.
Everyone else just needs to know their roles.
i have a feeling mason is going to step it up big time imo hes going to save us in clutch games.
Little scary how many people are putting their faith in Gooden, when he hasn't even suited up for us...
I think Mason will win 1 or 2 games for us in the playoffs with his clutch shooting.
But I think Bowen and Thomas's defense will also be gamechangers come playoff.
Bowen.
What Randy Hill thinks about this topic:
# Obvious X-Factor: Roger Mason Jr. and Matt Bonner would be fine choices and may qualify as real X-Factors by the end of the playoff run. Rookie point guard George Hill has been a fine sub for Tony Parker, but just may lose playoff minutes to veteran Jacque Vaughn.
# Real X-Factor: In a conference loaded with gifted wing players, playing on a team that puts a premium on defense, someone who can help create a stop during a game's crucial stage is X-Factor enough for us. On this team, it's Bruce Bowen, whose diminishing minutes may require something like a timely, bench-clearing shove to create sufficient impact for the Spurs to advance.
foxsports-link: Quest for excellence includes X-factors
I voted for Mason as the most likely on the list given, but really its Manu as usual who will be the X-Factor.
Joey Crawford aka "Queen Crawford"...
I think the whole bench has to contribute for any team to win.
health
and if Bonner can stay hot during the playoffs, that's an x-factor........cause when those shoulder-launched rainbows splash down, that can seriously crush the heart of a defense.
I'd like to see Bowen get back on track with his corner 3's too (when he's in the game)
bruce bowen.DUH.he has always been up to the test of guarding big players.without him,we are .
I think roger mason jr. i know when manu comes back he wont have such a big task but this year he has hit some crazy shots in some crazy games.he could become our next robert horry.
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