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Udoka has to show up. Finley/Barry have to show up. They have problems on the road at times, but Monday has to be different. That Udoka/Bowen lineup owned the hornets when Udoka was hitting shots and making plays all over the court.
Simple. Have the game won and done by half time.
Plan B
3rd quarter, Hack-a-Tyson, to slow the game and kill the crowd.
Udoka has to show up. Finley/Barry have to show up. They have problems on the road at times, but Monday has to be different. That Udoka/Bowen lineup owned the hornets when Udoka was hitting shots and making plays all over the court.
Manu still doesn't look right. He's relying way too much on his 3 point shooting for a while now which hasn't really worked until tonight. I wish he would drive to the basket more. Even when he does that he doesn't have the speed and force to get down the lane like he normally can. Oh well as long as he can make some things happen that's great.
he doesn't need extra quicks to attack the basket against the Hornets. However, since they are packing the Lanes we need Manu to go off from 3 point range.
I've said this many times but the Spur's gameplan doesn't travel. The Spurs bombing 3pters left and right is going to end up in another blowout loss. They need to get easy buckets from Duncan and Parker and Ginobli in the paint. They can't afford to waste valuable possessions letting it fly from 3pt land.
Stupidity - doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
barry,mike or ime one of them have to show up
along with bowen for their outside shooting
all three of big three need a great game to
Our offense stagnated tonight when either Thomas or Finley were on the court.
Thomas needs to play some minutes, but I don't know he needs the majority of them.
With West's back the way it is, I would like to see Kurt in there beating on him and making him earn the foul shots you know the refs are going to be lining up to give him.
No that's the definition of insanity.
Plus that quote can go both ways. All Home games have been carbon copies of each other as far as mental mistakes. NO made more tonight.
Don't play like for a whole quarter
I disagree strongly. Fab's leads to far too many Hornet's layups. I think Horry is far better at protecting the paint, spreading the floor, and he is known for playing well in big game moments.4. Fabricio Oberto
Fabricio Oberto not only needs to start, he needs to play as many minutes as possible. First of all, he's a very good passer -- especially when it comes to secondary passing. Second of all, he -- like Ginobili -- has grown up in that single elimination atmosphere. Thirdly, he has that championship chemistry on both ends of the court. Kurt Thomas doesn't have that chemistry and shouldn't be played much at all. To backup Oberto and Duncan, Robert Horry should be the first choice.
Horry and Udoka are the Spurs key subs in this matchup. The more time they see the floor the better our chances are.
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My keys
1) Outplay whatever edge the refs give the homecourt Hornets (including the one just in the Spurs heads)
2) Ball movement must be fluid, precise, and consistent
3) Protect the paint and not treat it like some cheap to be given away to any Hornet
4) Manu Ginobilli and Tim Duncan have to have huge games
5) Tony Parker needs to run the offense and quit worrying about CP3's game.\
6) Come out with a vengeance in the 3rd quarter.
7) Less Finley, Less Oberto
8) more Horry, more Udoka
9) Duncan guards West
So why do you expect things to change in Game 7? It's not like these games have been close at all, they've all been blowout wins. The Spurs need to do something different to pull out a win.
For whatever reason NOH's rotations on the road are horrific, at home they are just fantastic. They completely shut the Spurs down in the 3rd quarter of the last game. Contesting every shot and keeping Duncan from ever establishing a rhythm. And did I mention the refs will be for the home team again???
Keep Shag's son way far from the Delta.
is a good number.
God finished on the seventh day.
seven is the number of completion.
seven is the only number less than 15 which cannot be represented as the sum of the squares of three integers.
the roman numeral VII (seven) stands for white dwarfs in the yerkes spectral classification scheme.
there are seven wonders of the world.
there were seven roman emperors.
there were seven liberal arts.
(grammar, rhetoric, logic, geometry, arithmetic, music, and astrology.
seven is the number of musical notes in the western hemisphere scale.
seven is the number of games it took for the spurs to beat the hornets.
Spurs have had the lead in half time due to their three point shooting. Offense isn't the main problem ,it's decision making , defense AND TO's that cost us all those road games. And for two of those games in a hole, Spurs had a chance to narrow the gap if they weren't forced to play catch up.
NOH should get credit for their D, but all Spurs have to do is play aggressive for both halves and they can take it.
I give the Spurs a 40% chance. But a really strong, healthy, robust 40% chance.
I think Pop's 3rd quarter curveball will be Hack-a-Tyson. It'll be hard for them to establish any offensive rhythm and will put immense pressure on Tyson to hit his shots. On the other end, it might stiffen them up defensively.
Not only the secondary pass but the ball movenment and esp. player movenment on offense was the main reason the spurs got the better looks at the baskets. When the spurs do not have the flow they are done.2. The Secondary Pass
This is realy a basics of basketball get yourself moving constantly, Barry is good at it. Then you became more unpredictable what leads to better positions.
Wait a minute. Wasn't that Thomas who was figuring West as the series going on? How was it, I must to check your game thoughts from game 2 or 3.4. Fabricio Oberto
As for Oberto - he is missing spots and West is beating him and gets into better position. That's why he gets dominated by him.
What is good in Fabio is his IQ esp. when it comes to how to pass the ball. He sees the (passing) lanes better then other big guys. Well Hory is olso good at taking care of the ball while passing. But damn. Horry had only one good game against the Hornets and it was game 6. Only one, defensivly, IQaly, passingaly. But not shoootingaly, unfortunately.
I don't know about Tim against West. Scott will be aware of that so he can figure how to get a space inside taking Tim to the permiter. Also West will be attacking more.
If Thomas will be hitting those J's after screen and pop or whatever the spurs will be fine.
Who will have the better day on Monday?
Udoka had on Thursday, but can he keep up that rythym?
He 'heard' a lot of critic here on the board, and LJ was the one of the critics.
Ahh yes. That's what I was saying all series long like Agggie is fed up with 4 down.7. Shoot Confidently
4 down is not that bad even against the Hornets, but need more modification, and that is quicker decisions, and players movenment. In Game six manu and TP were running to get themselves into a good position...
And TD should not be the main reason of the 4down tactic, he must be part of the offense making his move faster. It's tough to do all toghether esp. against Hornets but still effectivly in short stretches.
Lack of confidence?
Bet there is and always it was in players minds.
haha this is very true, i guess i find it funny cause at this point we expect him to flop his way to a few calls going our way.
one game. let's win it. be aggressive. b-e aggressive.
As much as Spurs fans scoff at the regular season as not meaning much during playoff time, there is an interesting stat to be found. The Hornets were 30-11 at home doing the regular season, which averages three wins and one loss for every four home games. They have their three wins. Now it's time for that one loss.
I give the edge on defense on Kurt Thomas. Oberto is better on offense for sure. One or the other.. Pop has to choose what he needs and when he needs it.
attack Attack Attack
Shut down Chris Paul and you shut down the Hornets. We need to make our free throws as well.
Attack, attack, attack!
And never hesitate, god I hate hesitation!!!
honestly,
tactics, plans, adjustments... All those aspects become secondary in a Game 7.
the only question is who wants it more ?
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