Can the Spurs beat the Suns without Tim Duncan?

[DarrinS]

Tim and Bruce will not be suspended.

[coachmac87]

somebody close this thread...stupdiest question of all time

[easjer]

Did ya see what happened without Timmy last night? Defense stuttered and the lead was halved.

If Amare isn't playing, maybe. But unlikely, because Marion IS playing, and if Duncan goes, Bowen is also out and suddenly there isn't a shut-down player on Marion, so off he goes.

Who's going off for us? Well, Parker will for some of it, but they can still clog the lane. Manu? Sigh, who the knows? Maybe he'd be amazing, maybe he'd jack up bad 3's all night.

Horry isn't there to save us, but Fin might hit some shots. Of course, on the other end, with Bowen unable to relieve Parker on Nash and Manu(?) guarding Bell . . .

It'd be one of the oddest games I've ever watched, but without Timmy's D and guaranteed 20+ points. . . I certainly wouldn't be laying $ on the Spurs.