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You forgot about manu's flopping!
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Man, I really think homecourt is only major difference!!Last year we had it, this year we wont.. But, hopefully both will make it to the champioship and anything can happen.
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I actually think the frontcourt situation is pretty much a wash, mainly because of Ben's iffy scoring. Seems like Mohammed's been looking pretty good lately. Factor in the backups - Horry & Rasho v. Dice and maybe Davis, and I wouldn't claim the Pistons have an edge up front.
I would give a slight edge to the Pistons guards, but _real_ slight, banking on Billups' strength and Rip's speed over the quickness of Parker & Ginobili Could go either way in a series, though, and in a single game, one or two bad calls or bad no-calls could tip the balance either way.
Wildcards to me are Tayshaun and the bench. Figuring Bowen will spend a lot of time on Rip or Chauncey, Tayshaun's got to light it up; if he lets Parker or Ginobili keep him under control, we're in trouble. As for the bench, I'm a lot less concerned about ours now than I was earlier, but except for Lindsey, we don't know how they'll perform in the crunch. If Delk and Delfino play like they're capable of, that'll be huge.
(PS - the 2 regular season games don't mean diddly-jack-fugall.)
1) Tim Duncan
2) Pop>>>Flip Saunders
3) Our bench: Finley, Horry, Barry, NVE if they get their perimeter game going in any game, Pistons are doomed
4) Poor Pistons defense...Pistons may be able to "turn on" their defense whenever they want, but Spurs know how to play it for 48 minutes and for longer stretches. Pistons defense this season is noticibly worse. They let the freakin Sixers shoot 50%+ for 3 quarters the other night!
I think 1 and 2 are the most important though.
IMO the Spurs have the better bench.
I keep seeing this over on the Pistons board.. We beat em twice.. No sweat.
Well, remember that was a few months ago.
Don't ask me why, but the Spurs didn't even seem all that interested in playing either of those games. Now the one on Christmas I can understand, but the other one, it just looked like they decided to mail in a game.
The Spurs you will see in the playoffs will not be that same team. Count on it.
It would not surprise me at all to see it come down to the last game again.
But then again, what if the Heat takes it to 7 again, and those guys are worn out for the first couple of games.
What if the injury free factor catches up with the Pistons.
I'm not saying they can't win it. I'm saying they are going to have to come get it though.
One of the games was a stink fest, both teams sucked terribly on offense...
It was the game that Manu didn't play in.
Manu will have to dominate his matchup against Tayshaun again, and TP will have to man-up on D against either Rip or Chauncey. You figure Bowen will guard whichever is hotter, but Parker's gonna have to take the other one. Hopefully he can wear them down on the other end of the floor.
Also, we'll have to shoot well from 3. That's one advantage we have. More guys who can hit 'em....
And Nazr will have to score as many as Ben...
Well, one thing we know, is if comes down to a free throw contest between Nazr and Ben, the trophy is ours...lol
The Spurs are much better than they were in December and January. Aside from the fact that Manu is better and Tim's figuring out how to play around his injury, Parker's got his mid-range jumper going; Finley's more consistent; Barry's playing the best that he's ever played for the Spurs; Horry's getting in playoff mode; Nazr finally truly solid; and we've got a true inside/outside game going. And, we still have a stellar defense. The Pistons are basically the same team from last year. I don't think home court will matter. It won't go seven.
..bec. The Spurs Are Humble And Tested Champs.....
Reasons?
Spurs have the deeper bench, the coaching edge and the best championship player in the game - TD.
Why Spurs will win?
Bowen owns Vince Carter.
TP owns Kidd.
The Nets in the finals again...that would be great.
TIM DUNCAN is with the Spurs.
Tim Duncan was with the Spurs in 2004, 2002, 2001, and 2000 as well.
Its Bruce Bowen= Kick Hahahaha! Go Bruce
hope we have jacky chan and jet li.
why are the spurs goin to win the championship, its because we have the greatest team, bench, fans in teh world.
Pistons fans are the best how many selluts is that in a row?
What about Ben and Tim?
who would win that?
The Spurs starting five
The Spurs bench
The Spurs coaching staff
and
The Spurs are pure of heart
You should have watched some of their games this year....
If Flip is calling the plays in the Finals, the Spurs win
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