maverick2112 said:
Scott...........explain to me how the Spurs come out for gm 4 after losing gm 3 with no focus...................????
That makes no sense at all...........
The fact is that the Spurs are no where as dominate as the public believes they are..........
By the way will the spurs come out with or without focus in gm 6.???
Maybe that is why Spurs HC Popovich was livid after game 3. He said only Duncan came to play and was disappointed. I think Pop and vast majority felt Spurs would come to play in game 4. Hell I did. I won $$$ with Pistons ML earlier in day and put all the winnings on Spurs ML and lost.
Spurs played with a lot more passion tonight vs games 3 and 4. Spurs won by 13pts tonight despite Parker playing HORRIBLE. Spurs played extremely well in games 1 and 2 and blew out Sonics and I think they thought the series was OVER. Spurs lost game 4 by 1pt on road, despite missing 15 free throws and Duncan missed final shot that he makes majority of the time. Game 4 hand it to Sonics for playing exceptionally well and Spurs committed tooo many turnovers.
Spurs won crucial game tonight by 13pts. Congrats to Spurs! They got the job done.
Don't forget this series would be over if Spurs made 1 or 2 more free throws instead of missing 15. Or if Duncan made game winning shot where it wasn't difficult shot. Don't forget Spurs BEAT the hottest team in the NBA since all star break. They beat the Nuggets in 5 games.
Sorry, but I am still impressed with Spurs. I don't think they are unstoppable but I do think they clearly are the best team in the NBA. People need to start giving Sonics some credit for stepping up and playing well.
Spurs won't lose focus against Suns/Mavs/Pistons/Heat/Pacers
1) Spurs
2) Pistons
3) Heat
4) Suns/Mavs (tie)
5) Pacers
6) Sonics
7) Wizards (by landslide #7)
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scott:
kings were not a really good team.
Kings are a better team than Wizards and Nets. I have been more impressed with the Sonics vs the Heat in the playoffs. Doesn't mean I think Sonics are better but I am not imrpessed with the Heat because they have not been tested.
Kings are a quality team. Spurs had the toughest 1st round opponent and Sonics prob. had the 2nd toughest 1st round opponent.
spurs look completely solid one game
lost the next
Spurs beat the hottest team in NBA in 1st round in 5 games.
Spurs beat Sonics by 22pts in game 1.
Spurs beat Sonics by 17pts in game 2
Spurs might have lost focus in series and.....
Spurs lost by 1pt in game 3 (despite missing 15 free throws and Duncan missing game winning shot)
Spurs lost by 11pts in game 5 where Sonics dominated late 3q/4q but Sonics played flawless b-ball. Congrats to Sonics.
Spurs won game 5 by 13pts with having a lead majority of the game. Also did this with Parker playing POORLY!
WHY ARE PEOPLE DOUBTING THE SPURS? Remember, this Sonics team beat the Kings in round 1 and have multiple players playing great basketball. Yes they are shorthanded but they still have a lot of talented players playing and playing well.
Maybe if Spurs swept Nets and Wizards people would be pumping them up. I guess beating the hottest team in NBA in 5 games (despite losing game 1 where Spurs sorta gave game away) and Spurs beating a solid Sonics squad playing well who beat the Kings in round 1.
