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If the Spurs find ways to minimize Paul's touches and disrupt his passing lanes -- obviously, the Spurs' strength -- it's going to be a short series. Writers are always hedging their bets, talking about six, seven game series. We'll know quickly enough in New Orleans how long this series will last.
But the way I see it: the times the Spurs have had to play longer series in the recent past were when they were playing against veteran teams (the Pistons, the Shaq/Kobe Lakers, etc.) with incredible coaches who know how to make the adjustments.
So this is why, on paper, things don't look so good for the Hornets. They're a little young. Even the idiot sportswriters and television talking heads know this. Scott has coached in the finals twice before, but with severely short handed Eastern Conference quality teams. As a player, Scott has experienced the ups and downs, the ebbs and flows of postseason rounds (I'll never forget the way the Celtics used to manhandle the Lakers one night, and then the way the Lakers would run the Celtics out of the gym the next night).
But like I said before, it's not Scott, Worthy and Magic running the break in New Orleans. It's the Hornets led by a 22 year old wunderkind. So we'll know soon enough how this one will go...
