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Pop's trying to match-up with his opponent as usual. Our biggest advantage is size, and Pop's not using it.
Either way, you might not see this funky lineups/subs utions after this series.
This 4-guards on the floor 90% of the time crap is not working and will not later either. The Spurs are trying to be the Phoenix Suns instead of the team that's won 3 les. I don't understand what Pop's doing with our lineups.
Pop's trying to match-up with his opponent as usual. Our biggest advantage is size, and Pop's not using it.
Either way, you might not see this funky lineups/subs utions after this series.
The Spurs are a self-learning, growing, organized neural network that grows and grows and grows until it has overcome all in its path.
The Spurs are up 3 to 2. The series should've been over tonight thanks to Manu.
Hopefully you have your parachute on.
I agree they're not beating Detroit like this.
On the other hand, they are getting a chance to concentrate on our weaknesses on the front lines and on rebounding. Maybe they'll come up with some ideas that will be useful later on.
Pop has liked the small line-up a lot this season. If and when we play Dallas, I would not be surprised to see it so Bruce can cover Dirk.
It's a matchup thing, if the Spurs go against the Mavs with a 4 guard lineup they are ed.
Manu is talking about Dallas in his post game interview? wtf? Concentrate on the Kings.
Spurs sense of en lement this year is appaling.
Kings are a very tough matchup for the Spurs with two of the most physical, talented swing players in the league while the Spurs swing players are all light, finesse players. Mavs would/will be tough but I don't think that matchup would be more difficult than this one for the Spurs. Plus Bonzi is playing out of his mind. If Spurs can withstand him they should be able to withstand a hot Dirk.
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Kings as guinea pigs or lab rats? I know you don't mean that, I've read some of your stuff.
How about venturing outside your laboratory and win one on the road before packing your bags for Detroit?
Signed,
A Proud Kings Fan.
Spurs are trying to get out of the first round right now. Each series is taken one at a time.
I agree, 1 out of 3 for small lineups is not a good percentage if you are the Spurs.
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If the Spurs get back to the NBA finals, they won't be playing like they did tonight and in this series. If they make it back, that means they got better each series.
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What does that mean-- the small line-up dominated the overtime of game 2.
The lineup is completely based on the matchup from series to series. The Kings have a big man (miller) who is a giant puss and wants to shoot from the outside coupled with a guard (artest) and forward (wells) who are tough as nails and want to pound it in on the rim. I know you want to see the big lineup out there, but the problem with that is that none of our 7 footers can guard wells or artest on the outside. Because the Kings' have guys at these positions who can both take it off the bounce as well as post it makes it extremely difficult to match up with. I agree with Pop that the best lineup is a small lineup that can match up better on the outside. The main reason is that this smaller lineup is much quicker and can rotate on the defensive end much quicker than a big lineup. The problem in game 3 and 4 is that the defensive rotations were horrible and either slow or non-existent. Defense takes energy, and the Spurs brought energy and hustle to game 5 that they didn't to games 3 and 4. The lineup is fine, they just have to come with energy to win.
Against a bigger team that plays a more traditional set then the Spurs would most likely use their bigs more and count on our 7 footer defensive wall. We tend to match up much better against those teams. The Kings are like a knuckle ball pitcher in baseball in that they play a very unorthodox lineup that you don't see very often (also like a Texas Tech Football Offense). It is hard to adjust to and play when you aren't used to having to play it.
game 2 = asterisk, no artest guarding manu for 90% of his minutes
They are like an amoeba as Horry would say.
True, true.
Um, how does that go again?
i think this series will make the spurs stronger which is why i wanted sac. Dallas hasn't even been tested this post season and will have to really bring it to beat us in a 7 game series.
On the other hand, Sacramento probably feels that they were 2 min away from going up 3-2...or maybe even winning the series considering they felt they should have won game 2. Funny how momentum swings in a series. It doesn't take much.
Exactly what I was thiking. Assuming we get out of this series, we won't have to worry -as much- about the rebounding. If we can take anything to the next series and beyond it's that we'll have learned how to rebound.
I don't get why everyone is freakin out about the bad matchups in this series.
IF we take care of business friday, then the bad matchups are over.
Pay attention to Kenny Smith.
Watching tonight, I changed my mind, this isn't like Seattle of last year, this is identical to Phoenix of 03.
A team that is just the worst matchup possible.
You couldn't ask for a worse matchup.
The Kings best players are guys that we can't match up with.
Remember the Suns in 03? How much of a they were in the first round?
Go watch that series, and tell me it ISNT identical to this one.
If the Spurs survive this one, this will catapult them past the Western Conference.
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