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Indy was w/o their 3 top players last night.
Give me another excuse.
One way to prove my point about former Spurs. Jackson was a good player as a Spur, "good" coming off the bench, even though he threw the ball away a lot. Did you notice how "very good" he was last night? Play the Spurs, the odds-on favorite, and your former team to boot, and you play as if you are 6 inches taller and can hit any shot. When he went into the stands at Detroit, I thought that was vintage Jackson, something he would've done sooner or later as a Spur. And because we support all our players, we would have stood behind him, no matter the cir stances.
Indy was w/o their 3 top players last night.
Give me another excuse.
they have had lots of time to practice without all their guys
Indy when they don't have their top players got another level of subs (look at their payroll) how many players do the spurs have at 4M$ a year?
And above all, don't compare a team which has developed a game all year long without their stars at a team which just played few games without their cornerstone?
I agree only on their lack of enthousiasm, but to me it's more linked to the willing (unconscious) to avoid being injuried. That Pacers can't afford it considering their present seed...
Dallas won again and is now going to pass us and win the division.
you pop!!!
TD would not have sprained his ankle had Rose been here because the rotations would have been different and he would not have landed on Rasho's foot in the first place....it all changed...it all led to this....I blame the trade of all the bad . Karma is a .
Last edited by Jimcs50; 03-24-2005 at 11:47 AM.
If they are affraid of getting injured, then they do not belong in a Spurs uniform.
DRob played despite having a floating piece of bone near his spinal cord when he could have become paralyzed or injured permanently had that piece lodged against his nerve in a bad fall....that is the worst excuse that I have ever heard.
I hope Pop is happy now....But probably not.
I hope he is losing sleep every night now and I hope he learned a valuble lesson.
Sorry Jimcs50 but to me it would be the stupidest things to do to play 100% when you don't recover totally when playoff is so closed and SA is among the favorite team! Would you prefer Tony or Manu being injuried?! Not me.
And please when you 're trying to make a scenario like: if Rose were there, Tim would not have been injuried, don't tell after that my comment was stupid! (sorry but with a lot of if, we would have the best team ever seen (if I bring O'Neal along with Tim, we would have win! super!) That trade is done, that's it, and it has nothing to do with Tim injury or present team chemistry...
You know...I'm not totally sure Pop is the one that forced this trade...the fact that he said it was for financial reasons means the decision probably came from higher up...kinda like the reason we almost didn't sign Parker also might have come from higher up.
There's no doubt that Pop thought Malik wasn't playing well enough to justify his contract...but Pop works hard to develop a lockerroom with chemistry...And Pop has been pleading with Malik to earn his contract for a few years...not necessarily trying to trade him. I am not so sure Pop wanted to pull this trade in the middle of the season.
I think the trade edict was in place and the Spurs did it when they did it because Mohammed was probably as good a player as they could get that actually filled a need and better than anyone they could get in the offseason.
I know it is ludicrous to mention if Rose were here, the chips would not have fallen where they had....but it is true, that TD would probably not been at that exact point in time where he landed on Rasho's foot....and therefore, there is a great deal of truth to what I said, if you think about it......
TD would not have sprained his ankle had Rose been here because the rotations would have been different
Ducks...he might not have had to come back as soon if Malik had been here to fill in and we had actually won a freaking game with him out...
But we couldn't win without Duncan this time and we were in a battle for HCA...
Duncan himself may not have pressed to come back as much if Malik had been here...contrary to what you haters think, Duncan probably trusts Malik to get the job done more than he does Nazr.. or Rasho for that matter. He's actually seen Malik score 20 points in a game...
The reason we're 11-8 since the trade is because we've had some combination of Tim, Manu, and Tony out with injuries.
The 10th guy on the bench being traded doesn't have anything to do with that.
Yeah cuz...Pop never starts Malik or gives him big minutes when Duncan is injured...
Minor point. I thought we were 8-6 since the trade. When was it? Right before Mem loss?
Sorry, but Malik would not have made that much of a difference with our starting backcourt out (unless you count bricks and turnovers)
Is anyone else going to get a kick out of watching AHF defend the TO's and fouls of a player for a change? I know it's going to be entertaining to me...
how many t.o's
did the spurs have last night whott
Jim........I respect you very much but this Malik thing is getting old. I did not dislike Malik and was even a fan of his. This slump of the Spurs has nothing to do with Malik but everything to do with injuries. It's black and white! Get over it. If you need a reason to tell everyone "I told you so", then you are not the man I thought you were. Your bet is not lost yet! Why don't you channel your energy toward helping them and get behind this team. Remember the Memorial Day Miracle Shot? Let's think positive. You can not even remotely think that the players or coaching staff are enjoying the present situation. I choose to think the Spurs will prevail. Everyone loves a winner but only the tough hang in there when things are rough! Let me know when Malik and the Knicks win a le.
Last night doesn't matter...let's not dwell on the past ducks...
The fact is that Aggie is an efficiency freak who gravitates towards high basketball IQ players...and due to his stance on this trade and his past disdain of Malik...he is now in bed with Mohammed for the duration...a player that's got all of Malik's flaws, without the hustle and determination, and he's got a lower basketball IQ to boot...I just think it's going to be funny.
who the really cares?????
Malik is gone and you can't say what would have or wouldn't have happened....get over it already....Jesus ing Christ
In keeping with the theme....Amen
All the Spurs need to do is get their heads outta their butts.. wake up and PLAY. Tim being out is a HUGE factor, however the Spurs team is still very good.. They just need to believe that and will start winning again!
I never have said I told you so about this trade, I am just pointing out that the team has sucked w/o Malik, even when all players were playing. Chemistry is the only explaination, because Malik did not play in a lot of games that we won.
I said I hated the trade from the getgo, because it was money driven, and not made to improve the team.
I have not jumped ship, I still am hoping for a miracle, but I will tell you this, nobody outside this forum is still picking SA as the team to beat, and that is a fact.
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