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Game 6 is going to be damn tough. The Spurs need someone to step up and provide a lift. Tim, Tony and Manu have come thru great over the last few games. Bowen and Finley have been consistent. Now what the Spurs need is someone else.
There has to be an X Factor. It'd be tough for the Spurs to win without a historical performance. In '03 it was Steve Kerr stepping up and putting the Mavs down in Game 6. In '06, who can fill that role?
Finley
I'm going to go out on a limb and say...Robert Horry.
M-fin
What? Barry has already been nails from 3 the entire playoffs.
Night if the Living DeadExel
Who said he wasn't?
X-Factors in the past have been born out of the need to score. In this series, I don't see that being a means for someone making a difference. I think the X-Factor will be someone who can come in and shake things up defensively and on the glass.
Perhaps Nazr or Rasho will have his coming out party in a time of need.
Barry has scored 8, 2, 5 and 5 in the non-blowout games. He's not part of the Big 5 at this point.
Keith Van Horn
@ NVE picture.
Game 6 X factor will be Barry.
bowen o could be a x factor
Michael Finley for the win!
I'm hoping Horry will step up, but I saw a picture of his game on the side of a milk carton. It was on there with Rasho, Nazr and NVE's game. It's like Space Jam. THE ALIENS STOLE THEIR GAME.
Finley
If he plays great and the Big 3 do their thing, Spurs win.
Well, I think only Brent will have the chance to be the X-factor with the little minutes Horry sees at the moment. But it would be sooo good to see Horry hit some 3s and I am sure he is capable of doing so... but I am worried A LOT more about the DEFENSE! I have never seen a game of the Spurs where the opposing guards got to the basket THAT easy. Focus on defense and the Spurs won't need heroics. They got some stops in the 3rd and went up by 10. I still think the Spurs should put a big on Dirk, so he can't shoot over them and has to drive. But I guess Pop will stick with his stradegy, maybe it is too late to give Rasho some time...
What if this really happens?
It'll be Manu....book it.
And yes I know he's been playing pretty well as it is...but it'll be Manu.
RE: Barry...I never thought I'd say this...but this mother er just needs to stand there and shoot threes and rebound(he's a good rebounder)...I don't want to see the ball in his hands late in the game after the way he got the yips in Dallas the last time.
RE: Horry...Horry hasn't been getting enough minutes to enter the clutch zone...usually those games where he comes up with the huge clutch performances are games where he gets a lot of minutes.
Edit: I do want to see Horry on Dirk defensively in late situations...he can do this, he's is excellent at stealing the ball and blocking shots in these situations. It allows us to put Bruce on Terry or Howard where he can be more effective.
2 years ago, I would have been all over Van Exel in this spot. I found myself thinking back 11 years to a Game 5 in San Antonio in the Second Round, when Nick "the Quick" single-handedly carried his Lakers into a Game 6 with a monsterous shots against the Spurs, sinking a dagger to send the game to OT and another to win it in OT.
I think it's pretty clear now: that Nick has long since left the building.
When I voted for Horry, I wasn't even just talking about the offense that he would bring. I was re-watching Game 1, Horry was great despite getting into early foul trouble, he was hustling, making smart veteran plays, and grabbing offensive rebounds, taking the charge, etc. We need more of that in Game 6. We got some of that from Manu, but we need Horry to step up and play smart basketball.
melvin sanders
I think Finley will have a huge game six.
Finley seems to be the logical choice.
You know, for all the crap he's taken (from me as well), it wouldn't stun me if Van Exel still had one more game in him.
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