A big thank you to Malik Rose...

[violentkitten]

those stats mean nothing. just like parker's stats don't when it comes to assessing his game. nazr was crap in the finals round and his inability to handle the rock was far worse than malik rose's.

look, you're an aggie. don't try to talk basketball.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

the spurs made that trade because they wanted to pare back long term salary. nothing more, nothing less.

That's what they told a Joe Public that was in love with bench scrub Malik Rose. In reality they knew they were getting a better player, but were sensitive enough to the community to not piss everyone off by saying Malik was on the decline and had been getting worse over the last two seasons.

mohammed was crap in the finals and that was against the type of frontline he was supposed to excel against.

Nazr was averaging 8 and 7 going into the NBA Finals. He averaged 5 and 6 against Detroit.

For comparison, Tim Duncan was averaging 25 and 11.8 going into the Finals. He averaged 20 and 14 against Detroit.

Tim's scoring decreased by 5 PPG against Detroit's big front line, Nazr's three. Maybe instead of bagging on Nazr you should acknowledge the fact Detroit plays some pretty good defense.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

look, you're an aggie. don't try to talk basketball.

ooh, you got me.

his inability to handle the rock was far worse than malik rose's.

Alright: Nazr's playoff turnover average: 1.02 per game. Nazr's NBA Finals TO Avg: .71.

Malik Rose career playoffs: 1.17 TO/game.

Try again.

[violentkitten]

oh, so now malik rose was a "bench scrub"? i'm sure you had no problem cheering for that "bench scrub" when he was stepping in for david robinson and helping the spurs win championships.

yes, it was about the money. it was always about the money. what the spurs have told the public was that it was done because nazr was "bigger". that's so casual fans like yourself could understand. of course having taller frontcourt players makes sense. certainly has worked for dallas.

nazr was crap against the exact kind of frontcourt that he should have excelled against. man, he had duncan up front drawing detroit's attention. nazr should've had a monster series. instead he was worth jack .

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

In '99 Malik played a great role. In '03 he had a good game where he dunked on Mutombo that everyone remembers him for.

In '04 and '05 his numbers were down. For someone who es about Nazr's turnovers you sure seem to want to forget Malik throwing passes to the guy in the Duncan jersey in the fifth row.

As for Nazr in the Finals, Duncan's numbers were down against Detroit's front line too, I guess he ing sucks too huh?

Just admit Detroit played great interior D and get on with your life.

[violentkitten]

oh yes, malik was never huge for the spurs in the postseason just like you know more than pop about coaching. yeah right.

[ducks]

be intersting to see what rose would have done against a great defensive team like the pistons in the finals
or what he never has yet

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

oh yes, malik was never huge for the spurs in the postseason

Hey dumb , read...

In '99 Malik played a great role.

[violentkitten]

hey dumb don't talk to me. you managed to get into redneck university so im sure you think you're hot . your malik rose hate is driven by an inability to understand the game. it's ok, you're an aggie, we understand.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Redneck U, an Aggie, you got me. When you've gotta attack someone's nickname, it's a good sign the argument's over.

your malik rose hate is driven by an inability to understand the game.

I understand his game was deteriorating the last two years, which seems more than you're capable of.

You and others said he'd change NY too, he sure had one of an impact when they were on a losing streak to close out the season.

[violentkitten]

your handle is rather pertinent given the stupidity you have displayed in this forum on a consistent basis.

[BronxCowboy]

All the ing Rose haters can go straight to , and themselves on the way. You're not fans, you're haters and assholes.

[rl64tx]

Malik's best bet is to just go sell his ing fat bomb cheesesteaks...The big pay check ruined him!!! He thought all he had to do is show up and collect

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Look, Malik kicked ass in '99. If he had kept playing like he did then, I'd wish he was still around.

'03 was the last hurrah, and he had a few good games here in there (much like his replacement had this post-season).

But the last two years he had gotten it in his head that he needed to shoot more and break the offense every time someone passed him the ball.

That's not Spurs basketball, and that wasn't his role. The last year and a half a lot of the lovers seem to want to gloss over when he was getting out-worked by the hustle players on other teams for the baskets and rebounds he used to own.

I'm sorry people can't accept that, but that's reality. Deal with it.

[SequSpur]

Malik Rose plays for the Knicks. He had nothing to do with this championship.

This is not Spurs related.

Malik.

[T Park]

Aggie, your makin too much sense again.......

[Spursdaone]

Malik Rose plays for the Knicks. He had nothing to do with this championship.

This is not Spurs related.

Malik.

I agree. Shut the up about the Malik talk. He is soft.

[bigzak25]

Malik Rose plays for the Knicks. He had nothing to do with this championship.

This is not Spurs related.

Malik.

spurs related...hmmm...shall we talk about who quit on them after the 1st loss to denver?

go back to your how many square does it take to wipe your ass thread...