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Hill barely beating Dice IMO
But still, Hill
Tony is rightfully last IMO - and thats not a bad thing.
Hill barely beating Dice IMO
But still, Hill
I changed my mind while answering this. I did say tie between several, but changed it to Manu. Even when not scoring, he is doing everything else. He is tied with Tony for assists, has a bunch of rebounds and steals, and creates for everyone else.
Tony is still getting back really, but don't discount his importance, especially in this round. Tony is averaging 5 assists with manu, and will become more and more efficient in scoring. As he does, we become MUCH better, because we have guys that can play off that (rj, dice, duncan, hill).
Manu was probably the most important player overall, but so many players were so important: Hill, Duncan, Dice, Parker, RJ, even Blair and Bonner giving decent backup minutes at time were important to a lesser extent.
With that said, Manu was NOT supermanu since the injury, which we probably will need at some point in the series. Parker also needs to probably score 20 for us to beat phx.
Rick Carlisle.
MVP: Manu
X-Factor: Hill
The list for me goes this way:
1-Dice
2-Tim
3-Manu
4-Hill
5-Tony
IUPUI! George Hill gives the Spurs a flexibility at the guard spot they haven't had since Stephen Jackson left town. He had a great series. If he doesn't step up for the one monster game when the big three combined for only 31 pts, we don't win that game, and possibly the series.
I vote for the proboscis.
Manu was MVP. He was the catalyst and most dynamic player this series. AND he had a broken nose.
He involved Hill so well and put Hill in a position to succeed. Granted, Hill stepped up and delivered. I don't think that opportunity would've been there had the Mavs not already been keying on the Big 3. The Mavs dared Hill to beat them and he did in 2 games.
Hill and McDyess both played amazing and Hill may even be reaching into All Star territory. I really thought Manu carried us and was the MVP though.
Dice was great in almost all of the games. His defense, rebounding, and timely shots were huge.
Pop's game plan was big as well. The way Terry and Kidd became non-factors was huge in this series. Terry was one of the little buggers who tore the Spurs up in '06.
Hill helped the Spurs from going 2-2 into Dallas in game 5. No one knows how the series plays out if that scenario happened.
It' tough to point one guy out for me, it seems like everyone put their stamp on at least one game this series. Dice would probably be my vote though due to the consistency.
Going with Hill. His offense became a huge part of our success and his defense didn't hurt either.
Close second was Dice, the energy and hustle was great to watch, plus came through on spreading the mavs defense with his outside shooting.
Final series +/- tally, FWIW...
Duncan: +25
Manu: -6
Parker: +15
Hill: +7
Dice: +15
tony parker was ing clutch in the fourth quarters of all the close games
I'm torn between Tim and Manu.
The Spurs wouldn't have won without 'Dyess and most likely Hill, but they're essentially role-players that played well. They put the Spurs over the top.
It's my fat boy theory: Alone in his kiddie pool the water nears the brim. But it takes the addition of another kid or two for the brim to be breached -- to put the water over the top.
Without the fat boy, those normal sized kids wouldn't have to worry about the pool overflowing. Tim and Manu brought it to such a level.
Manu was the best player of the series but the Spurs won it with their defense and ability to control pace, so I'm leaning towards the guy who's most responsible for that: Duncan (but I'll think about it).
Hill stepped it up when the Big 3 played like ass. With that said, I think all 5 of these players were great this series.
I'm totally with you on this one. One could argue that Manu was really good, that Georges was oustanding shooting the basketball or that Tony thrived in his teamate role and finding ways to matter in the clutch. But Dice who rose so many questions amongst us through out the season was amazing on both side doing the right thing at the right time while being awesome at guarding Dirk. Way to answer the playoff call big fella.
Dice, then Tony
the MVP has nothing to do with what was expected from a player. It's just who has the best production whatever his status is. It should be one of the big 3 without a doubt.
Tony or George for me. Dice was great for the Spurs but it took him until now to do the things we've expected of him all year. I can't give MVP to a player who met minimum expectations. Praise, absolutely; MVP, no.
I went with Tony though. Tony hit clutch shots in the fourth quarters of the series, and seemed to be the cooler for the Maverick's runs the entire series up until the clincher. He has become very adapt at coming off the bench to provide whatever the team needs, in the last game he had a stat line like 10pts, 7 REBOUNDS, 5 assists, 2 steals, and 0 TOs. He also did a good job shutting down Jason Kidd while George was guarding Terry, or whoever else. Clutch baskets+selflessness+multifaceted contributions+leadership/toughness (you see him talking down to Terry and other mavs after he got hit in the last 2 games?)=MVP
It's really unusual. You can't really pick an MVP because everybody's role was important. Different players will stand out to different fans for different reasons.
The person who stuck out the most to me was Duncan. He didn't score like he usually does in the postseason and he doesn't handle the ball but he was still the key piece to the whole thing. No Duncan no nothin'.
RJ won the game in Dallas and he wasn't an option?
Dice
So far, TP and Dice. But of course on these forums TP goes unnoticed. Duncan? no. Manu? He was awesome for us and carried the spurs the second half of the season but in the series, no, not really, especially after the injury, so he is mvp but not for this series.
George Hill's performance in Game 4 was hugeee for the series
I chose him
1a. Hill
1b. Dyess
2. Manu
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