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My thinking about this series is that on any make or miss the Spurs should be running. Make it an uptempo game on offense and grind it out on defense.
Also of note is that Beno Udrih was the Spurs' backup point in both losses. Not that Beno was the reason they lost, but both teams were using different rotations then and, um, the last time they played was January the ing 2nd.
My thinking about this series is that on any make or miss the Spurs should be running. Make it an uptempo game on offense and grind it out on defense.
One wonders how good the Cavs' transition D is...
cavs is a surprise package for the spurs.... that's all they have to offer.... good luck to both teams and i hope the finals will be an entertaining one....
So are you thinking there should be less of the very deliberate, half-court offense which is the Spurs staple?
When Tim would go to parties at Wake Forest, he'd tell everyone that was his name.
If that's true, that's gotta be the gayest he's ever said.
No I'm thinking that just like when the Spurs play PHX they like to get out and push the tempo more. They still run sets but they get into them quicker not allowing defenses to set up all the way. I'm just think with the Cavs having great interior D you would want to get your offense going faster in order to catch the bigs off guard. I don't expect them to adopt a PHX system I just see them setting up quicker and going to the rim faster especially Duncan catching and going to the rim rather than waiting and surveying the D.
I think Tony and Manu could play a bigger role in deciding the series on the offensive end, especially with Hughes hobbled and Gibson still young and prone to picking up fouls. Something along the lines of game 5 against Utah with the Spurs being aggressive and attacking right out the gate.
The Spurs will run.
50 possessions between 2 games? How about the other 100?
Good article. If I were the Cavs I'd have LeBron drive to the rim on every possession: something beneficial (for Cleveland) is bound to happen. It's an unsual siuation for the Spurs because as the article mentioned, LeBron can score over Duncan and Bowen presents little problems for him. This is going to be our toughest challenge yet IMO.
We'll see just how good the Cavs' defense is when they have to alternate between the running game and the halfcourt game frequently. They've yet to face a team that can do both exceptionally well.
How about the Spurs' offense presenting an even greater challenge for the Cavs? 'Toughest challenge' indeed.
I wonder if the author had any comments about Beno's play or the 23 minutes Bonner logged in the last game the two teams played 5 months ago?
no, he makes no mention of who actually played in the games, simply that lebron was capable of getting past bruce and dunking over duncan or getting above duncan for shots. he says nothing of the rest of the teams, or if he does, it's not much.
I bet one could take those same two games, pick 50 Spurs possessions that featured TD getting the rock in the post and come up with a similar conversion rate.
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