Buck Harvey: It's not over, and neither is the West le

[BigD1]

Actually, in 1999, the Spurs vanquished the T'Wolves 3-1.

Same thing. I believe the playoff system was a bit different that year and the Spurs had a good 5 or 6 days off before the next round.

[FromWayDowntown]

Same thing. I believe the playoff system was a bit different that year and the Spurs had a good 5 or 6 days off before the next round.

Believe what you want, but the facts are different. The Spurs closed out Minnesota in Minneapolis on May 15, 1999. They took a 1-0 lead on the Lakers in the West Semis with a win at the Alamodome on May 17, 1999.

The playoffs in 1999 were different, because they were seriously compressed as a result of the lockout. The Spurs/Lakers series ran from May 17, 1999 to May 23, 1999.

[whottt]

Another excellent teaching point here.

Spurs version of things that go round and round:



Mavs version of things that go round and round:

[Extra Stout]

Mavs fans are right.

Coming back from 2-0 in the first round is just as tough as winning on the road in OT in the Finals.

Just like being guarded by Ryan Bowen is every bit as tough as being guarded by Bruce Bowen.

[cherylsteele]

The fact is the Grizzlies had a better record the last two months of the season and that's with Artest.

Hmmmm.....I seem to recall Artest being on the Kings not the Grizzlies. The first line in your first post and you can't get a simple fact like that correct.

[texas84]

You're either lying, seriously out of touch with basketball, or you didn't watch the series.

Honestly, there are a lot of people across the country who didn't watch that Finals last year. I believe it had terrible ratings (I may be wrong tho). Unless the two teams meant something to you, everyone thought it would be the most boring Finals in history. I only watched maybe 2 games (not even whole games). I do remember Horry making a big shot, but I couldn't tell you what game and the significance.

I'll admit, I'm a Mavs fan first, basketball fan second. If the Mavs aren't playing, I begin to lose interest.

[texas84]

And the Grizzlies are the worst team in the West, and the Mavs didn't play that spectacular...sure number 41... uhh the master race Nazi guy he did alright, but the Grizz is not a tune up for the Champs.

The Kings wouldve been the two seed and Phoenix would be the five with Artest in Sac all year. So this is a great tuneup for the Little Generals Cuban Blowing Nazi Lovers.

Somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed!

Whew, I hope there aren't any Jewish Spurs fans on this board.