Please dont panic.......We knew it would be a split

[LavaLamp]

duncan's foul trouble, us getting hacked and not getting the calls coupled with a questionable small ball lineup that was rolled out twice, led to us getting our ass kicked. we should NEVER play small ball versus PHX because they are better at it and the whole team is chock full of great passers. now, i have a problem with our lack of aggression due to not getting fouls calls. you have to keep attacking and force the ref to make a call and we just didn't do that.

Why did Popovich put a small ball line-up on the floor at times during Game2? Was it because TD was getting his customary rest or had to sit because of fouls? Can't the Spurs continue to play their style of basketball (do you have a name for that style?) with TD on the bench? Who replaces TD to play his position and function while he is on the bench?

[ChumpDumper]

I'm panicking. Should I be worried?

[LavaLamp]

Reality is Spurs stood around for most of this game and watched Timmy play. They got him the ball in bad spots on the court and just let him go to work. Manu, Tony and the bench did nothing the whole game. I am just pissed off by the effort that was put in last night.

From what I have read about Suns game strategy, they try to do this intentionally. It's the "Let Kobe have a big night" strategy which the Suns coaches hope will lead to the other star players of the opposing team getting cold and being uninvolved in the game for stretches... while their main star puts up career numbers.

I know the Spurs are a much better team than the Lakers this year. I just used the Kobe example to illustrate.

How do you think Popovich will counter?

[lebomb]

How do you think Popovich will counter?

He will come out and WIN.

[LavaLamp]

He will come out and WIN.

What I mean by my question is what adjustments, if any, will he make to win the next game?

[lefty]

Blowout was a good thing ; a wake-up call

Plus, it'll make Spurs super angry at home; and that's not good for the Suns

[Nashfan]

I think the objective fan knew this was not gonna be easy. What ticks most of us off was that the Spurs just didn't seem to care about a playoff game.

I'm not quite sure how you can say the Spurs didn't seem to care about last nights game. They sure looked interested to me. Maybe they didn't expect the Suns to play defense but all the Spurs players looked very into the game and frustrated at the same time.

[mavsfan1000]

I say it's not the results of the game that should cause panic. It was strategy the suns used to get it done. I think they found it with Kurt Thomas on Duncan and not doubling unless the spurs spacing is bad. If the suns can actually bother the spurs offense that would be something new and a series turner. With that said I expect Parker and Manu to have better games in game 3.

[MadDog73]

What I mean by my question is what adjustments, if any, will he make to win the next game?

I wouldn't be surprised to see Manu start.

After all, the whole point of his coming off the bench is a "spark." And frankly, that ain't happening, and I think have Tim, Tony and Manu all at the court at the same time will help Spurs establish an early lead.

[lefty]

I say it's not the results of the game that should cause panic. It was strategy the suns used to get it done. I think they found it with Kurt Thomas on Duncan and not doubling unless the spurs spacing is bad. If the suns can actually bother the spurs offense that would be something new and a series turner. With that said I expect Parker and Manu to have better games in game 3.

The answer to that : giving Horry more minutes ; in game 2 he didn't play much; he stretches the defenses

[ArgSpursFan]

.........maybe most thought we would lose game #1 and win #2, but a split is a split.....and we should be happy. NOW after saying that......we cant have a split here in Saytown. We need to keep Phoenix from gaining back home court.....if at all possible.

Damn right.We can´t pretend to win 2 straight games on the road vs Phoenix in the Semis.We did our job in Phoenix,now it´s time to finish what we started,At home though.
And for all the San Antonians folks who are gonna be in game 3,PLEASE GET ING LOUD!!!!!!!
I wish I can be there too.to bad I´m 20.000 miles away.

[judaspriestess]

you had your starters in untill like 3 minutes left in the game...

three minutes is an eternity in basketball. Why have your starters in for the last three minutes? its not like the Spurs were going to do a 20 point turnaround in those last moments. Crappy move by your team but who cares, what matters is the Spurs got the split. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!