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man, I remember that bonehead play by Strickland, I was so pissed off.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/b...k.33710bc.html
Spurs notebook: Oberto, Ginobili will continue to get starting nod in Game 7
By Mike Monroe
Express-News
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has changed his starting lineup twice during his team's Western Conference semifinal series against the New Orleans Hornets, but he says he will stick Monday night with the unit that prevailed in Game 6 on Thursday.
“I don't really anticipate any change,” Popovich said after the Spurs practiced Saturday morning at their team center on the Northwest Side.
That means Fabricio Oberto will be in the starting lineup for a second-straight game, and Manu Ginobili will start his fifth-straight game at shooting guard.
Popovich also hinted that Ime Udoka had earned another quick call off the bench.
“He's a tough-minded young man,” Popovich said. “He really has a nice all-around game. You don't always notice, because he's not all that athletic. But he rebounds, he makes good passes, he plays the game pretty well, and he's shooting it pretty well right now.
“For all those reasons, we're giving him a few more minutes than previously.”
Bon anniversaire: One of the Spurs' biggest advantages against the Hornets is the collective maturity of the league's oldest roster.
Point guard Tony Parker will go into Monday's Game 7 at New Orleans Arena with 110 games worth of playoff experience, but his teammates were reminded Saturday that he remains the youngest member of the Spurs' core when they helped him celebrate his 26th birthday.
Rookie Ian Mahinmi, the Spurs' 21-year-old French forward, was asked to sing “Happy Birthday” to his countryman, Parker. In French, of course.
Yes, the tune is the same.
Forgotten history: The Spurs haven't played a Game 7 on the road since 1990, when their season ended with one of the most bizarre plays in team history: Point guard Rod Strickland's no-look pass to nobody.
The game was tied, 103-103, in overtime and the Spurs in possession with about 30 seconds left when Strickland fired his ill-advised pass. The nearest Spurs player was Sean Elliott, but he had no chance to catch the pass. Instead, Portland's Jerome Kersey ran down the errant pass and threw the ball ahead to Clyde Drexler.
Strickland then compounded his bone-headed play by committing a clear-path foul on Drexler. That gave the Blazers free throws and the ball. The result: a 108-105 Portland victory that gave them a spot in the Western Conference finals.
Observing from the bench that day: Spurs assistant coaches Popovich and R.C. Buford, seated next to head coach Larry Brown.
Popovich has tried to erase that game from his memory.
“Was I at Pomona-Pitzer then?” he said.
Reminded that he was on the Spurs' bench, Popovich rolled his eyes.
“Just when I'd almost forgotten about that,” he said. “I'll call Sean (Elliott) to make sure he remembers it, too.”
man, I remember that bonehead play by Strickland, I was so pissed off.
Popovich is proving how flexible he is, as the series had come along.Popovich also hinted that Ime Udoka had earned another quick call off the bench.
“He's a tough-minded young man,” Popovich said. “He really has a nice all-around game. You don't always notice, because he's not all that athletic. But he rebounds, he makes good passes, he plays the game pretty well, and he's shooting it pretty well right now.
I'm glad he didn't give up on Udoka from the first two games.
Popovich has tried to erase that game from his memory.
“Was I at Pomona-Pitzer then?” he said.
Reminded that he was on the Spurs' bench, Popovich rolled his eyes.
“Just when I'd almost forgotten about that,” he said. “I'll call Sean (Elliott) to make sure he remembers it, too.”
while we're on Strickland in that game, remember when this wasn't even an ejection? Minute 2:05
Nevermind the gay music
Last edited by MaNuMaNiAc; 05-17-2008 at 10:49 PM.
Why do you use "gay" as a synonym for "bad" ?? What is your problem with gays??
Nothing, its just not my cup of tea. Either way, you're right. I apologize. I'm right about the background music though, aren't I?
That was the game where Rocket Rod throws the "No-look-over-the-head" pass to where Sean Elliott was right!?
I was 7 in 1990, so thankfully that was a couple years before my time as a Spurs fan.
See, this is re ed logic. Whether gays like it or not, the word gay can also mean lame or stupid. s used to mean smokes, got was a bundle of wood, just meant strange. Complaining about people co-opting the meaning of words is dumb.
because that's the way it's treated in popular culture. seriously, get over your "political correctness" highhorse bull . or at least save it for the political forum.
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