Posted by GKFv2:
Man, this is annoying.
Forget the Lakers, they have a guy named Kobe Bryant.
The Spurs are an old team. They already won their titles. Their slowness is catching up with them, especially against a team like the Hornets, one of the most athletic in the NBA if not the most. The Hornets also play their share of defense and a guy named Chris Paul.
"You just have to get stops when you need to."
Yeah...no.
To be able to get those stops, you have to be in the game. You don't just wait till the end to play defense. The game isn't only about defense but a lot of guys can score the basketball. It's the the team that plays defense that wins the trophy. Ask Riley, Brown, Popovich, even Phil or anyone else who has been there.
Game hasn't changed too much in that aspect, it's the people who will accept anything that is given to them that hasn't changed. If Isiah made this hiring, people would be pissed.
[Edited by - gkfv2 on 05-08-2008 6:15 PM]
The Spurs didn't look so old in the first round when Parker, Ginobili and Duncan looked like world beaters against a Suns team that was older than them. Shaq, Hill and Nash are much older and in the case of Hill and Shaq have much more wear and tear and injuries.
This years Suns team, or should I say the second half of the seasons Suns are not nearly as good as the Teams he had in previous years. Hill is over the hill, and Shaq is a slow shell of himself.
The Spurs look old now because they are going up against a young athletic team that can get out and run and out quick them.
[Edited by - uptown on 05-08-2008 8:34 PM]
5/8/2008 7:05 PM