first time since 1998

[td4mvp3]

i don't think we make it past the nuggets, and it looks like the heat aren't getting by chicago, so it struck me that this could be the first year that neither duncan or shaq has been in the finals since jordan was still running things.

[bdictjames]

Good point. The 2 most dominant players today. Thank God for bringing them to the NBA.

EDIT: But I'm not giving up on the Spurs just yet. My bad I didnt read the whole thread.

[cherylsteele]

[degenerate_gambler]

awww....

are you just a nostalgic, sensitive person

or

a quitter?



either way...shove this thread up your ass.

[SRJ]

That would be weird, but you're wrong. Denver has won its last game of the 2007 Playoffs.

[mardigan]

One game and your jumping ship. I guess that says a lot

[td4mvp3]

awww....

are you just a nostalgic, sensitive person

or

a quitter?



either way...shove this thread up your ass.

yawn.

[cheguevara]

pussy.


giving up after game 1. gimme a break

[Extra Stout]

Why aren't the Spurs getting by the Nuggets?

[DarrinS]

This thread sucks.

[td4mvp3]

Why aren't the Spurs getting by the Nuggets?

thanks for at least asking instead of just insulting me. i was just really impressed by the nuggets and think nene is a bit too much. the spurs don't seem to have anyone to match up with him and i'm still not convinced we're as good defensively as everyone touts.

[nkdlunch]

don't come back to post here if Spurs get through round 1. you are a weak fan.

[Duncanoypi]

Yeah...this is not march madness....

[td4mvp3]

don't come back to post here if Spurs get through round 1. you are a weak fan.

dude, seriously, what are you going to do if i post here from now until the day duncan dies? grow up, already.

[Extra Stout]

thanks for at least asking instead of just insulting me. i was just really impressed by the nuggets and think nene is a bit too much. the spurs don't seem to have anyone to match up with him and i'm still not convinced we're as good defensively as everyone touts.

1) The Nuggets beat the Spurs by 6 in Game 1 in SA two years ago.
2) Nene played for the Nuggets then too.
3) It is unlikely that a mediocre defensive team like Denver is going to shut down the Big 3 for an entire playoff series. If that could be done, the Spurs would be the #6 seed, not the Nuggets.
4) The Nuggets are a hot-and-cold team.
5) The Spurs, like the Suns and Mavericks, showed visible signs of rust from taking the last three or four games off.
6) Parker probably isn't going to be the primary defender on AI again.

[Dave McNulla]

i don't think we make it past the nuggets, and it looks like the heat aren't getting by chicago, so it struck me that this could be the first year that neither duncan or shaq has been in the finals since jordan was still running things.

watch out that you don't break your ankle jumping off the bandwagon.

[DarrinS]

[nkdlunch]

dude, seriously, what are you going to do if i post here from now until the day duncan dies? grow up, already.

grow some nuts then. pussy

[cornbread]

What the is this crap? It's one loss.

[Budkin]

i don't think we make it past the nuggets, and it looks like the heat aren't getting by chicago, so it struck me that this could be the first year that neither duncan or shaq has been in the finals since jordan was still running things.

Don't jump! I swear we're going to win the series!

[degenerate_gambler]

Don't jump! I swear we're going to win the series!

Jumping is messy.

If he's got a towel, I've got a shower rod.

[easjer]

thanks for at least asking instead of just insulting me. i was just really impressed by the nuggets and think nene is a bit too much. the spurs don't seem to have anyone to match up with him and i'm still not convinced we're as good defensively as everyone touts.

Well, let's talk some more about Nene after someone tries to drive inside and forces him to do something about it. I'm not trying to discount him wholesale, but the Spurs were pretty weak and lacked their trademark aggression in getting inside and forcing shots in the paint. So I can't say how Nene will do if actually asked to defend in the paint. They packed the lanes with their bigs as a key of their defense, but I didn't really see the Spurs testing their defense much.

And honestly, 6 points. Down by 2 with a minute left. You can't tell me that the difference of one or two of the seventeen things that were bad and wrong about the Spurs play don't equal a clear win. Lots of stuff to fix, and only a little ways to go to win. If they play even average tonight, I think they win handily enough to cover the spread. If they play well, I think it's lights out tonight.

Tonight should tell us more about this team and where they are.

[DarrinS]

Well, let's talk some more about Nene after someone tries to drive inside and forces him to do something about it. I'm not trying to discount him wholesale, but the Spurs were pretty weak and lacked their trademark aggression in getting inside and forcing shots in the paint.

Thank you. Someone gets it.

[The_Worlds_finest]

all my bookie money says, the naysayers are back on after tonights game

[Jimcs50]

I too feel that the Nuggets are going to win the series.

These are not your daddy's Nuggets. They have it all, speed, ghreat outside shooting, great penetrators, great defenders in the post, great rebounders.

It was a nice 10 yr run, but alas, all great Empires fall sooner or later. We need to sit TD, and TP down all next year, and get the 1st pick in the draft....we do that every 10 yrs when we start to get old and mediocre.