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agreeed on everything. oberto was atrocious.
Tony Parker played awesome! that was Finals MVP Tony Parker. some of us on here right after the game were critical of his play, including myself, but he played an all around great game!
Obviously TD was awesome, a triple double, abused Gasshole on the block, didn't get a couple calls.....but his poor free throw shooting really hurt. played great D, but had a couple moments where he didn't get out to stop Kobe's drives.
Kurt Thomas was awesome! No idea why he didn't play more. Pop wasted too much time trying to rekindle the magic with Horry. KT did have 2 crucial mistakes where he passed up shots that resulted in 24 sec violations, but overall he played well.
Oberto sucked.
Finley played pretty well........scored the ball and hit the boards.
Ginobili actually played a great all around game.......rebounding, assists, moving the ball, blocked shots.....and offensively he actually played pretty well, considering it was obvious he was hurt.....it seemed like he had more than 9 points.
Barry played well again. still needs to be more aggressive taking the ball to the hole. he had one drive at the very end of the game where we're down 5 points and he passes up a layup or foul or 3 point play for himself to dish to Duncan for a layup but TD was fouled, only converted 1 foul shot, and we went from getting a potential 3 points with Barry being a good foul shooter to only getting 1 with Duncan.
Bowen, as usual, was awesome.......made his shots, and made Kobe bust his ass to get his shots.
And that was the whole difference in the game......all the tough shots that the Spurs D forced Kobe into, from the wing and from the elbow, he made them. There were even some contested 3s that went in by others. But the Spurs had many wide open shots, and short shots, that just wouldn't go in......and not just in the second half, like the media would have you believe, citing the old age excuse.......it was mostly in the first half........that 17 point lead should have been a 30 point lead easily! we missed wide open corner 3s, bunny shots from the baseline, 24 sec violations. It wasn't even the inflated rebounding stats of Gasshole that beat us, at least not as bad as Game 4. It was just that some of our shots didn't fall, and their's did, and unfortunately in basketball sometimes that happens.
even though we lost, that was a great game.......it was cool to be there. very hostile environment, especially for like the 5 of us Spurs fans that were there. you can imagine how sweet the first half was, especially the first quarter!
The Lakers are lucky we didn't play them earlier in the playoffs.
agreeed on everything. oberto was atrocious.
lakers were lucky they didnt play PHX or NO, they would of been out if so.
Wow, you painted the picture like the Spurs dominated. All I saw was a team that closed out and beaten 4-1. Excuses, Excuses. Doesn't matter when we played you guys, and if 4-1 doesn't convince you, can't help you.
And this statement is even worse. It took us 15 games to beat 3 50+ win teams and the best you have is that if we'd've played a couple of other 50-win teams, we would've lost? lmao. Some Spurs fans never change.
throughout the series, the Spurs did dominate for longer periods of time than the Lakers......a few plays here and there, and the Spurs could have won that series 4-1
The Spurs are not that far off. They ran out of gas and I hang that on two things, old legs and Manu's injury.
On the other hand, Phoenix is not that far off either and neither is New Orleans and Utah is strong. Portland will be better next year when Oden joins them.
The Lakers should be better as well but that remains to be seen. Keep in mind Kobe is playing in the Olympics this summer and we'll see how his body holds up next year after that. He's not getting any younger either although is he is the best in the game at this time.
Bynum is the mystery. He has potential to be a very good one. Some Laker fan was projecting him at 24/12 but I don't see that happening when he has to share the ball with Kobe, Gasol and Odem. Doesn't mean he isn't capable but when you have that many scorers there are only so many shots to go around. And he has to show, like Amare that he will come back from his injury or is he brittle.
I'm not counting on that or hoping for that, it's just an observation that the Lakers will want to strike while the iron is hot this season. It won't be any easier next year for any of the Western Conference teams.
I didn't mention Houston although they in theory should be better, they just have not demonstrated they can stay healthy.
Denver may be the team that slips out of the playoffs due to Portland or Golden State coming on next season.
Finally, will Seattle be able to have any success against a stacked West? The team will be better but it is doubtful they will have much to show for it the form of wins/losses.
I LOVED this recap! spot on! i hope some of these other spurs fan/idiots or bandwagoners read this and take it all in! nice job! doesnt change the outcome but maybe some of these s will think twice before throwing everyone under the bus so quickly, without thinking! those people dont deserve to be Spurs fans!
thanks, dude.
I know some of the people on here get caught up in the heat of the moment, believe everything that the media is feeding them, and rush to judgment. You would think that after a few days, cooler heads would prevail, but the amount of threads still on here calling for the trading of Manu or Tony is absurd!
A few plays here and there are often the difference in who wins ball games between two very good teams.
Man tony constantly killed us during our first half runs, you can argue that he played a better second hald, but the Tony of 2007 didnīt kill you at any moment.
what?!?! Parker had 23 points, shot 50% 11-22, even made a 3pt, had 3 boards, 2 assists, 1 steal, only 2 TOs
the only negative I see is that he did not shoot a single FT, although he did get hammered a couple times and didn't get the call.
This is the delusion that is Spurs fan... it's usually on display only following a gut-snatching loss to the Lakers. The truth is, a few plays here and there and the Spurs could've been swept. I will give it to you though, Spurs fan. Only your ass could sit there after being completely dominated and opine that the reverse could've been likely with "a few plays here and there" A few plays here and there and maybe the Spurs could defend a conference le? A few plays here and there and maybe the Spurs could even show UP to the Finals to defend a le? I think not. This is what San Antonio is all about: unsustained excellence. They simply don't have what it takes to defend a le or even make it back to the finals to do so.
The Spurs are like a bad sequel, every single time.
I'll take my 3 championships in 6 years, thank you.This is the delusion that is Spurs fan... it's usually on display only following a gut-snatching loss to the Lakers. The truth is, a few plays here and there and the Spurs could've been swept. I will give it to you though, Spurs fan. Only your ass could sit there after being completely dominated and opine that the reverse could've been likely with "a few plays here and there" A few plays here and there and maybe the Spurs could defend a conference le? A few plays here and there and maybe the Spurs could even show UP to the Finals to defend a le? I think not. This is what San Antonio is all about: unsustained excellence. They simply don't have what it takes to defend a le or even make it back to the finals to do so.
The Spurs are like a bad sequel, every single time.
You all faker fans weren't so righteous hiding in a closet for the past 4 years.
Every playoff team that doesn't win the championship has fans that share this view...PHX could have said the same thing regarding their 1st round series against SA and many of its players/coaches and other analysts/announcers did. You must have one gigantic ego to think Spurs fans only feel this way after losing to L.A. You'd probably feel the same way after getting swept by Boston.This is the delusion that is Spurs fan... it's usually on display only following a gut-snatching loss to the Lakers. The truth is, a few plays here and there and the Spurs could've been swept. I will give it to you though, Spurs fan. Only your ass could sit there after being completely dominated and opine that the reverse could've been likely with "a few plays here and there" A few plays here and there and maybe the Spurs could defend a conference le? A few plays here and there and maybe the Spurs could even show UP to the Finals to defend a le? I think not. This is what San Antonio is all about: unsustained excellence. They simply don't have what it takes to defend a le or even make it back to the finals to do so.
The Spurs are like a bad sequel, every single time.
Um sorry to interrupt, Spurs fan, but you and yours should definitely quit with the predictions. How many games did you predict the Spurs would beat L.A. in, 5 or 6?
Soall you want, but Spurs fan always does this after the Lakers destroy their season. Even after the 01 sweep in which we beat you chumps by 39 and 29 in games 3 and 4 respectively, I noted Spurs fan thinking it could've gone differently if a few things had happened. (Yeh, like the Lakers team jet crashing and burning, killing all life onboard)
It's you who's ego is out of check, Spurs fan. It's you who somehow thinks you had a chance after being mugged 4-1. It's you who can't deal with reality.
We kicked your asses in 03, then you beat us in 04, then we won 2 more championships while you guys couldn't get out of the first round. Not really our fault your team sucked for 3 straight years.So
Again, many fans of EVERY team that does not when the championship look back at VARIOUS moments when the series could have taken a turn for the better...it's not simply relegated to the Spurs whenever they lose to the Lakers in a series as you would like to believe for ego's sake; your belief in this idea and the fact you constantly post this stuff on a Spurs message board shows your infatuation with this team.Um sorry to interrupt, Spurs fan, but you and yours should definitely quit with the predictions. How many games did you predict the Spurs would beat L.A. in, 5 or 6?
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It's you who's ego is out of check, Spurs fan. It's you who somehow thinks you had a chance after being mugged 4-1. It's you who can't deal with reality.
As for predictions: I'm not in the business of making them, your reading comprehension skills are just a bit off. I said that if you were to get swept by Boston you'd be coming up with the same topics of discussion that anchor this thread. Does that mean that whenever the Lakers don't play well against Boston in the finals (going back over 20 years) that they always come up with "excuses" just because they're playing Boston?
IF you ask me the series was about the Laker defense more than anything else.
They outdefended the Spurs...it's as simple as that.
No, we just took our lumps and then dominated the 80's. Took more lumps and then stuck a 3-peat in the middle of your team's so-called "dynasty" in which they haven't even made it back to the finals to defend one of their les, and worse, haven't even come close to defending a conference le. As if that isn't bad enough, "dynasties" don't get 3peats embedded in them by their arch rival. Pretty sad. To answer your question though, Laker fans realize there's life after basketball and there's other things to do in Los Angeles. Spurs fan is suicidal because outside the Spurs, there's nothing but looming death in San Antonio. Not sure if you're from NJ or not, but you should be smarter than to be a Spurs fan.
Listen for brains, you guys needed 6, almost 7 games to beat a Utah team that was better last year, that we spanked in 5 games. You won the series primarily because of Manu's injury. The Celts who are younger, a bit deeper and most importanly healthier than us, are about to awaken you to that point. Oh you will be scratching your head as to how we could lose to the Celts after beating the Spurs but the answer is clear. Manu was beat to , that is why you got out of there in 5. Laker fans are talking nothing but smack and this team is not nearly as good as you think it is. Now give back the avvy you stole and go back to Laker land where your trolling ass belongs.
Not hard when you are bricking open jumpshots and your 2nd best player is hobbling around on one foot.
And say what you will about Pau Gasol, but that's mainly to his credit.
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