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If the Hornets had won, I would have said: "Well, it's a new day for the NBA, and the Spurs will have to work on getting a little more youth around their older players."
A playoff ending loss is always tough to take, but even tougher is knowing the hard work that will need to be done to get back into contention. The Spurs know this as much as anyone -- winning four championships out of the last nine also means you've gone home and back to square one four times.
Anyhow, I'm glad the Spurs won, and for the sake of Hornets fans I hope the New Orleans brass don't screw up the formula that got them this far (look at how the Suns and Mavs have imploded with questionable moves recently). All you need is two or three more role players to get you over the hump in key game situations (hate to brag, but that's exactly what the Spurs are built for). Just pieces to fit into the puzzle when things aren't quite going your way.
But besides key role players, the other thing I think the Hornets might need is a sense of maturity. CP3, for instance, was not gracious in losing (correct me if I'm wrong -- he didn't go around congratulating anyone on the Spurs after the loss), and to me this is not a good sign. If you're gracious, that means you're also a thinker who plays less on emotion than on smarts. To go all the way, you need smarts, because not every game situation can be "solved" through sheer talent and energy.
The Spurs of today are bound to fade away -- at some point, age catches up with you, and you go through the inevitable years of rebuilding -- and it would be great to see a team like a more mature version of the Hornets come in to take their place.
