What lineup would you start for Game 5?

[George W Bush]

Even though I don't listen to polls,

I voted for Rasho,
mainly because he looks kinda lonely over on the bench.

What can I say,
he can block more shots than I ever took in the
National Guard.

Go Spurs!



I'm George W Bush and I approve this lineup

[austinfan]

I don't see why Pop has kept playing him. I mean, even in the Sacramento series and throughout the regular season he wasn't that great. Beno's not that great either, but geesh, I'd rather have him than Van Exel out there.

I've never understood the Pop fascination with NVE all season either. People kept saying, "Well, he'll turn it on like a switch when the playoffs arrive," but only the very best players a la Tim or Jordan can manage that. When it became apparent in about January that Finley was making adjustments to the Spurs system and NVE still wasn't, I had a feeling it wasn't going to be a pretty picture come April. And yet Pop continued to have faith in him.

Pop is such an enigma. I really don't get where he's coming from half the time, even though I think he's great.

[E20]

If Pop wants to go small. Sign me up for a 10 day contract. I'm 5'9" thats small right there I will blaze by Harris and Terry.

[DDS4]

Even though I don't listen to polls,

I voted for Rasho,
mainly because he looks kinda lonely over on the bench.

What can I say,
he can block more shots than I ever took in the
National Guard.

Go Spurs!



I'm George W Bush and I approve this lineup

[beirmeistr]

Parker
Ginobili
Duncan
Bowen
Rasho

Enough of the Spurlings. Bring on the Spurs.

[cherylsteele]

manu off the bench to avoid foul problems

the only problem here is that was what happened in game 4....but yes bring Manu off the bench. I don't see him fouling out again in this series.

[cherylsteele]

Yeah, I really thought Nick would do something, ANYTHING, but the guy just ing sucks. He's totally out of it. He has no game left in him. He should've retired.

He has done something....nearly fouling out in less than 10 min.....so far he is the best player on the Mavs.

[1Parker1]

Time to live or die with Small Ball.

Exactly. It's too late to start Rasho/Nazr after they haven't really played in like 4 games. They're rusty and probably won't produce as much as we want them to.

At this point you have to go with what you have. I personally would go with Game 4's lineup, except insert Manu back into the Starting lineup. I fully expect Barry and Horry to be energizers for us off the bench.

Duncan
Finley
Bruce
Manu
TP

[cherylsteele]

Exactly. It's too late to start Rasho/Nazr after they haven't really played in like 4 games. They're rusty and probably won't produce as much as we want them to.

At this point you have to go with what you have. I personally would go with Game 4's lineup, except insert Manu back into the Starting lineup. I fully expect Barry and Horry to be energizers for us off the bench.

Duncan
Finley
Bruce
Manu
TP

Huh? We have lost 3 in a row with small ball...I recall rasho started game one and we won.....starting the game with small ball isn't working. You go with what got you here all year....two bigs in the middle blocking layups....which is what is killing mostly.

[sa_butta]

Huh? We have lost 3 in a row with small ball...I recall rasho started game one and we won.....starting the game with small ball isn't working. You go with what got you here all year....two bigs in the middle blocking layups....which is what is killing mostly.

[Manu'sMagicalLeftHand]

Assuming TP will play...

Parker
Barry
Bowen
Oberto
Duncan

first subs utions: Manu in, Barry out, Horry in, Oberto out.
late in the 1st quarter: Finley in, Bruce out, Rasho in, Duncan out, Beno in, Parker out.
early in the 2nd: Barry and Oberto back in.
later: Duncan, Bruce, Parker, back in
end the quarter with: TP, MG, BB, RH, TD (I hope this lineup gets the most minutes, with Barry and Finley contributing).

[kalikot_boy_kr]

tom/muna/toni/rashe/brass

[ploto]

Parker
Ginobili
Duncan
Bowen
Rasho

Enough of the Spurlings. Bring on the Spurs.

Amen-- bring back the line-up we've seen for the majority of three years-- the one that showed the best defense in the league and the guys who know how to play TOGETHER.

Rasho at C 55.56%

I think it just might be one of the signs of the Apocalypse-- Spurs fans calling for Rasho! Guess you don't appreciate what he did do until you miss it.

[abelle23]

start rasho and lock up NVE!!!

[strangeweather]

Starters:

PF - Duncan
SF - Bowen
C - Rasho
SG - Finley
PG - Parker

Subs:

Ginobili - SG/SF
Barry - PG/SG
Horry - PF/C

I would only go past the 8-man rotation in case of foul trouble.

[Nbadan]

Starters:

Tim Duncan
Bruce Bowen
Manu Ginobili
Micheal Finley
Tony Parker

Subs:

Brent Barry - to give a blow to Parker/Manu/Bowen
Rasho - for rebounding opportunities
Horry/Oberto - doing spot duty on Dirk only.