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I think we'll see a little rust but if the SBC center fans act like fans then the Spurs will come out firing.
Do you think the 8-day layoff will make the Spurs well-rested or rusty? In other words, will the Spurs open the 1st quarter on fire or will they come out sluggish?
I think we'll see a little rust but if the SBC center fans act like fans then the Spurs will come out firing.
Rest is better. Ginobili, Duncan, and Parker all needed this rest but rust might effect them the first game.
the rest will be good for timmys ankles
Steve sure could have used some rest.
The Spurs will be fresh and hungry.
if they face the heat the rest will be good
especially for duncan
and really the rest is good for duncan against pistons
sheed does the best job on duncan
duncan has plenty of time to watch him and try to figure him out
This thread has been made many times...
Stop policing/criticizing what other people post. If you don't like this thread, don't post in it.
This is actually one of my quotes too.
But it seems that you never tell anyone else when they post on my threads...
Cmon now... this is the first time i see you complain and it's with me.
steve gets all summer
It's not the first time that I've complained about people doing it. But I'm telling you that many people are sick of you doing it. Heed my advice.
The only reason I've done it so many times, and I'm sure you've seen me most of the time complaining, is when either the mavsfan or the timberwolves fan try to make an arguement..because clearly they are wrong you and I know it...but mostly I'm the only one up to it.
The rest have been because of the non-spur related stuff on the spurs forum...I mean it's clear...but I haven't seen you move any of those either..
That's mainly where I complain..
oh and btw..the reason I said this has been done many times was because mainly I started the first one...
First off I actually like the Spurs. I also don't like you bringing my name out with people who differ from you. I thought my arguments were logical and weren't bias against the spurs.
Spurs adopting lessons of Phoenix series
By T.A. BADGER, Associated Press Writer
June 5, 2005
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich repeated his pat answer when he was asked how his Spurs will customize their game to fit their yet-to-be-decided opponent in the NBA Finals -- the Miami Heat or the Detroit Pistons.
``At this point of the season, each of us is who we are,'' Popovich said. ``None of us is going to change right now.''
It's a well-worn line, but some of the Spurs players are talking otherwise. They say they are making some changes for the championship series after having so much success playing full-throttle offense while eliminating the Phoenix Suns in five games in the Western Conference finals.
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``One of the things we realized against Phoenix is that if we push upfield, we're pretty potent offensively,'' said Robert Horry, who will be playing for his sixth championship ring with a third team.
Horry said the long break that the Spurs are getting after ousting Phoenix last Wednesday is generally a good thing.
``The bad thing is that Pop's throwing in about 50 other plays and that's confusing me,'' he said. ``This time off is just allowing him to be creative offensively.''
San Antonio has long been among the NBA's top defensive teams -- this season it allowed opponents a league-low 88.3 points per game.
And the Spurs have long been seen as a bland bunch on offense -- just dump the ball into Tim Duncan on the block and let him do his thing.
Duncan's still the first offensive option, but this season he posted the lowest scoring numbers of his eight-year career. Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili have both emerged as legitimate scoring threats, and San Antonio has increasingly relied on transition scoring sparked by its smothering defense.
In their five-game series, the freewheeling Spurs outscored the Suns -- the league's No. 1 offense during the regular season -- by an average of five points.
When the Finals get under way on Thursday, expect to see more of that up-tempo approach.
``I think that's one of the things we're going to stress a little bit more is to push upfield and try to make the other team get back defensively,'' Horry said.
Bruce Bowen said the series against the Suns showed the Spurs how effective their running game can be, so there's no reason not to keep it up.
``You want those types of points, you want those types of transition baskets,'' he said. ``That's something we worked on all year and it kind of paid off even more against Phoenix.''
The Spurs took a couple of days off after the Phoenix series, and they'll be off again Monday. But their practice sessions remain strenuous even though some of the players -- most notably Duncan and Ginobili -- are contending with injuries.
``Maybe that's not smart on my part, maybe it is, I don't know, but I think we have to stay sharp and that's the only way I know to stay sharp,'' Popovich said Sunday following an intense session lasting nearly two hours.
Bowen agreed, saying, ``Pop is making sure we don't get out of shape, I'll tell you that.''
Duncan said the eight days between the end of the Phoenix series and start of the Finals will help him strengthen his sore ankles.
``But I don't think I'm going to be 100 percent until I go through the summer and have an extended period of time off,'' he said. ``Right now, I'm just biding my time until the game starts.''
``The bad thing is that Pop's throwing in about 50 other plays and that's confusing me,'' he said. ``This time off is just allowing him to be creative offensively.''
50 plays for 4 down?
He should stay with basics and do them better.
``The bad thing is that Pop's throwing in about 50 other plays and that's confusing me,'' he said. ``This time off is just allowing him to be creative offensively.''
I'm sure that's exactly what he's doing.He should stay with basics and do them better.
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