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    Since both teams rested their star players , alot of people say that one of the Nuggets weakness is their bench and that the Spurs bench would run circles around them...

    But after the Nuggets-Spurs final game, The Nuggets bench completely destroyed the Spurs bench. leaving the question Who's bench is better?

    I will stick to my prediction and say Nuggets will pull the Upset. Why?

    Because they will outscore the Spurs, they don't need to play defense because the Spurs defense is suspect at best.

    Conclusion:

    Nuggets bench>>Spurs bench.

    Starters:

    Carmelo Anthony>>>>Bruce Bowen
    Nene Hilario<Tim Duncan
    Marcus Camby>>>Francisco Elson
    Allen Iverson>>>>>>Michael Finley
    Steve Blake<<Tony Parker

    Coaching:

    Popazit>George Karl

    Advantage: Denver Nuggets

    Series Winner: Denver Nuggets in 6 Games

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    what about ginobili?...anyway, it won't be a cakewalk for the spurs, najera has become a better defender in denver and kleiza has really picked it up the second half of the season...camby and nene will try to do their work in the paint while melo and ai do their thing. spurs should be alright and get it done in six but they will be very compe ive games

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    The Spurs players that got the bulk minutes tonight - JWhite, Butler and Beno - will barely see the floor in the postseason, if at all. They aren't exactly the players that you need to look at to compare benches.

    But you already knew that.

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    what about ginobili?...anyway, it won't be a cakewalk for the spurs, najera has become a better defender in denver and kleiza has really picked it up the second half of the season...camby and nene will try to do their work in the paint while melo and ai do their thing. spurs should be alright and get it done in six but they will be very compe ive games
    Ginobili is not a starter, he can't do it all coming off the bench

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    I will stick to my prediction and say Nuggets will pull the Upset. Why?

    Because they will outscore the Spurs, they don't need to play defense because the Spurs defense is suspect at best.


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    Ginobili is not a starter, he can't do it all coming off the bench
    sorry, ginobili is a starter, i don't care what the proper *definition* is of a starter...to me, the guy with the third-highest MPG is a freakin' starter....ok, fourth-highest, forgot about bowen

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    The nuggets do have a pretty good bench. Linas Kleiza continues to impress me.

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    The nuggets do have a pretty good bench. Linas Kleiza continues to impress me.
    yup, if they could just get diawara to stop jacking up 3s, he's like another antoine walker

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    yup, if they could just get diawara to stop jacking up 3s, he's like another antoine walker

    Without the "shimmy" of course.

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    yup, if they could just get diawara to stop jacking up 3s, he's like another antoine walker
    He jacks up less 3s lately maybe someone spoke to him.

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    The thing is:

    Duncan > ( Carmelo + AI + 1 )^n where n is an number between 2 and 4.12

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    The thing is:

    Duncan > ( Carmelo + AI + 1 )^n where n is an number between 2 and 4.12

    Really?

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    if camby gets dpoy, nothing makes me more happy than seeing duncan toying him....


    and if td doesnt get his calls, expect a few refs to be suspended.

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    if camby gets dpoy, nothing makes me more happy than seeing duncan toying him....


    and if td doesnt get his calls, expect a few refs to be suspended.

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    Since both teams rested their star players , alot of people say that one of the Nuggets weakness is their bench and that the Spurs bench would run circles around them...

    But after the Nuggets-Spurs final game, The Nuggets bench completely destroyed the Spurs bench. leaving the question Who's bench is better?

    I will stick to my prediction and say Nuggets will pull the Upset. Why?

    Because they will outscore the Spurs, they don't need to play defense because the Spurs defense is suspect at best.

    Conclusion:

    Nuggets bench>>Spurs bench.

    Starters:

    Carmelo Anthony>>>>Bruce Bowen
    Nene Hilario<Tim Duncan
    Marcus Camby>>>Francisco Elson
    Allen Iverson>>>>>>Michael Finley
    Steve Blake<<Tony Parker

    Coaching:

    Popazit>George Karl

    Advantage: Denver Nuggets

    Series Winner: Denver Nuggets in 6 Games
    are you an idiot?

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    Ah, that's right! This is the NBA, stars and coaching don't win games, crack induced hallucinations do.

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    Nene<Duncan??????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????
    Duncan>Nuggets.

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    It's useless even arguing with him.

    He thinks TP is just a little bit better than Blake and Duncan is just a little bit better than Nene, but Iverson and Carmelo are >>>>>>> than their guys.

    And he completely forgot about Manu in his "analysis."

    But like the other poster said, anyone who says Spurs aren't good at defense should be dismissed out of hand.

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    keep asking questions George Gervin's Afro's Avatar
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    Since both teams rested their star players , alot of people say that one of the Nuggets weakness is their bench and that the Spurs bench would run circles around them...

    But after the Nuggets-Spurs final game, The Nuggets bench completely destroyed the Spurs bench. leaving the question Who's bench is better?

    I will stick to my prediction and say Nuggets will pull the Upset. Why?

    Because they will outscore the Spurs, they don't need to play defense because the Spurs defense is suspect at best.

    Conclusion:

    Nuggets bench>>Spurs bench.

    Starters:

    Carmelo Anthony>>>>Bruce Bowen
    Nene Hilario<Tim Duncan
    Marcus Camby>>>Francisco Elson
    Allen Iverson>>>>>>Michael Finley
    Steve Blake<<Tony Parker

    Coaching:

    Popazit>George Karl

    Advantage: Denver Nuggets

    Series Winner: Denver Nuggets in 6 Games

    You right run and gun teams that play zero defense always do well in the playoffs..

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    You right run and gun teams that play zero defense always do well in the playoffs..
    The Nuggets, particularly since the All-Star break, have been a little more interested in defense, although of course, we're not talking about the kind of great defense that San Antonio plays. They still are mostly an offensive minded team but like the Suns, they love to steal the ball (second in the league) and of course, they block those shots out of the paint with Camby and Nene. Their main problem has been turnovers, which they've worked hard to reduce so that those steals and blocks can actually mean something. Also, Melo and AI get to the line a lot, they are something like 3-4th in the league in free throw attempts. I'm not saying they will win the series or are even great at defense, but it's not like they don't play any defense, especially if you consider how different their games have been the last month and half or so.

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    Denver might be more committed to defense now than they were earlier this year, but they are still only 3-23 when they fail to score 100 points. That would suggest to me that they aren't exactly capable of locking teams down and winning games when they struggle to score the basketball. Likewise, Denver has held opponents under 100 points only 28 times this season.

    By contrast, the Spurs allowed 100 points only 14 times all season (2 of those 14 were games against Phoenix; another 2 of those were the last 2 games of the season when Duncan, Parker, and Ginobili didn't play). The Spurs are 2-12 in games in which their opponents score 100+. By contrast, the Spurs are 33-4 in games in which they score 100.

    Controlling and dictating tempo will likely be the decisive factor in the series.

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    So if TD, TP, Gino, AI, Melo and Camby are down we are swept...
    We are doomed

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    That game was a preview of absolutely nothing, but nice analysis, Heat fan.


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    the voice of truth should be worried about his heat getting upset. spurs get this upset story every year. kings, nuggets (they were hotter that season than this one), grizz, suns, etc.

    i just have a hard time taking any post that says popozit seriously. it's got a 7th grade sensibility to it.

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