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I can't believe we're going all in on Boris Diaw.
Boris. Diaw.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/b....ada3126c.html
Spurs: Game 5 keys to victory
Jeff McDonald
Express-News Staff Writer
Match the desperation: The Suns performed in Game 4 as if their playoff lives depended on it, which of course they did. They will be no less desperate in Game 5.
All the Suns’ resounding victory Sunday afternoon did was give them another elimination game to win.
Mathematically, the Suns still have little chance at surviving this series. It will be up to the Spurs to remind them of such.
The key could be in the start: The Spurs have fallen into a double-digit hole in the first half of three of four games. A start more in line with Game 3, when they led by 14 in the first quarter, might get Suns thinking about their summer vacations.
Be like Bullwinkle: Like the famous cartoon moose, the Spurs have issues with a man named Boris. In the context of this series, that would be Boris Diaw, the 6-foot-8 French Phoenix forward who has suddenly turned into a Tony Parker stopper.
Diaw had success in Game 4 harassing Parker’s drives. He also proved a tough cover on the offensive end, typically posting up the smaller guards sent to defend him. The Spurs need to find a solution to Diaw on both ends of the floor in order to win Game 5. Bullwinkle never had it so tough.
Transition, transition, transition: After the Spurs won Game 3 in a rout, coach Gregg Popovich did what he does best. He grumbled about their defense. Particularly, he thought the Spurs’ performance in transition was “sloppy.”
That didn’t improve much in Game 4, so Spurs coaches will keep harping on the subject. If the Suns can’t score in transition, they can’t win. Plain and simple.
I can't believe we're going all in on Boris Diaw.
Boris. Diaw.
I don't know why, but I feel like tonight, one of the Spurs other than the big three will have a big impact on the game.
Look for Finley, Barry, or Horry to have a big game. Wouldn't it be great if it were Robert Horry?
Heck, Bruce is overdue for some 3's, too.
Spurs in 5.
i get a feeling Finley will go crazy like he did last year in game 5...remember?
2 words. Robert Horry
he is a game 5 specialist
Left me scratching my head. Their series hangs on Boris Diaw.
This is a game for manu to break their backs for good.
A good start is very important here for the Spurs, they need to get out of the gates well. Suns will just grow with confidence if they get up 10-15 pts again and head into the half with another sizeable lead. I got a bad feeling about this game, i want to feel confident Spurs are going to take it but something tells me Suns are going to want it more. I hope i am wrong.
1. Defense
2. Make shots
that's about it
I actually think it will be somewhat close until the 3Q. Then the Spurs will clamp down, and end up winning by around 15 or so. What I don't see happening is Phoenix getting a sizable 1H lead.
"83% of winners of game1 win the series" is what the TV was saying before the Game1s.
I think it's higher for winners of Game5.
Tonight's the night.
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