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Well a substantial part of it is cause of Manu's style, but being 31 and 32 is somewhat on the old side. He won't be able to be all star calibur anymore. He probably will lose some quickness by then no?
I guess that is based upon the assumption that Manu, because of his physical style of play, will decline two or three years earlier than most guards.
If that is the case, then make backup copies of your championship DVD's, cheer Tim on as he pursues his fourth ring with another franchise, and cross your fingers that the lottery ball springs in the Spurs' favor a third time.
Well a substantial part of it is cause of Manu's style, but being 31 and 32 is somewhat on the old side. He won't be able to be all star calibur anymore. He probably will lose some quickness by then no?
Then again, Manu being played 28mpg could extend his career till maybe 31-32. I hope this is the case. To me I was thinking that this would be the first year of his decline (not huge this year but noticeable). But statistically Manu is actually a little better than the previous years.
I guess he doesn't rely on his athleticism too much. He still has quick reaction time and instincts and a decent set shot to where he could still be effective if he lost a half a step or so.
I just hope he stays healthy and productive into his 30's. Maybe the big three can still be the big three for another 2+ years.
::Crosses fingers::
for old people like Finley,Horry,barry and Bowen is all the can do,to shoot the damn ball,they donīt have the athleticism to go to the rim and penetrate.
Actually he's right. It all starts with Duncan and the guy doesn't play with any sense of urgency whatsoever. He's playing like he's in quicksand this year which is funny because he's supposed to be healthy. Yeah, he puts up his usual numbers but why is it Duncan can't CONSISTENTLY demand the in ball, make a decisive move and take it strong to the rim? What's his problem? The foot excuse is out the window now. He's not past his prime like Shaq so what excuse is there? He doesn't WILL his team to a victory like other superstars. Wade willed his team to victory on BOTH ends and showed Duncan how is supposed to be done. Shaq ed Duncan yesterday. Things got a little physical and Duncan tucked his tail between his legs and just looked like he was ready to cry on the floor. He wasn't the same the rest of the game. Leaders don't do that . Even geriatric Zo out-hustled his ass up and down the floor when it mattered.
And how the does someone "playing with a sense of urgency" lose contact with his man and let him score at the rim with less than a second on the clock? How do you fall asleep at a crucial time like that? I can see if Duncan was screened off or something but it was just Duncan and Howard. You would think he would want to make up for that bonehead play and come out fired up against Miami but nope. Same old pussified Duncan shows up and gets ed again.
They are playing with no heart or sense of urgency!
1. No Defense
2. No Rebounding
3. Too Many Offensive Rebounds & 2nd Chance Points to the Opponent.
4. No Sense of Urgency!
5. Jacking up too many 3's!
6. Small Ball does not work for this team POP! We don't have the young athletic players to play this way except for Timmy, Manu, Tony & Elson! The rest of the team is old! We won with our bigs and need to continue playing that way until we can get some young athletic players to help the big three!
Perimeter shooters have tightened up. They hesitate before they shoot. They'll miss everytime they do that. We've retired or traded away our rebounders over the past 4 years. We have "stand and watch" players at both ends of the court. Poor example I know, but LeBron complains about the same thing about his teammates, they also stand and watch. There is less movement and motion away from the ball. I always liked to watch how when our players circulated like sharks and made things happen in their favor, being proactive instead of reactive, kinda like Manu injecting himself back and forth out and into the defense and offense, he's sometimes good for 5 point swings after making a basket, going immediately to play defense, stealing, swatting or even more exciting making the dribbler nervous enough to lose the ball and taking or passing the steal for a jam. Those were staple stuff you could count on. Now our big 3 have to nearly be perfect AT THIS POINT in the season in order to pull a game out. They are by themselves. Pop asked Tony to cut back and others haven't taken advantage of the lull in Parker's shooting to show their stuff, let alone show any ability to "notch up" intensity.
But you got to experience the lows as well as the highs to enjoy anything.
We've been lucky and y with success and all it brings with it. Anyone with at least 10 years love/hate relationship with this team knows what I'm talking about. It took us a lot of years to get to the first OBrien and it's going to take a lot of years to cycle down and back up again but baby I'm in this for the long haul. Don't talk about my team from your negative perspective and expect for me to listen and buy into, because temporary is temporary and history is exactly that, ebb and flow and I'm extremely proud about my city's NBA history.
You missed something:we arenīt going to the LOOSE BALLS OR LONG REBOUNDS with enough energy.
WINNER!!!
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