NBA Finals: Spurs vs. Heat

[zbone]

Spurs' age showed itself. Duncan was gassed in games 6 and 7. Manu was mediocre at best throughout the series with one explosion. Only Parker had a good series out of their big three. Their next best player in Leonard can't create for himself and their role players were either off or shut down. Some drastic moves will be done this offseason as Duncan clearly can play 20-30 minutes for 2 more years but they badly need a good big and someone like Burks or Stevenson.

 

[Deleted member 365]

Thriller, you're seriously underestimating the Spurs. Yes, they are getting old, but heck, they swept the Grizzlies who are a very good team. They actually should've won this series but they let is slip away last game. And they were right there tonight despite that LeBron went off.

I think the Spurs are great...

However...

They need another big man to help Duncan out... And they need that 3rd wheel/2nd guard. Manu clearly isn't it anymore.

Duncan still has some juice left. But he needs help. He's now "The Admiral" and needs a new "Duncan."

Manu needs to go away, Green abolished to a Steve Kerr role, and a new SG needs to come in. Just a guy like Alec Burks would do the Spurs wonders.

If I were the Spurs... I'd be looking closely at KG, Aldrich, Amare, and Big Al. I'm guessing that all 3 of those bigs are being shopped/looking for a change right now.

 

[MoreFeasts]

I take you back to Pops pregame interview.
What does your team do to win tonight?
"I have no idea."
The pushing every possession just led to too many turnovers.
not just Gino, but Parker too.
worst game I ever saw Parker play.
I've seen Splitter have very good games before this series.

 

[MoreFeasts]

Enough of this. No hard feelings to the Heat fans. The Spurs can call me if they want advice in the future.

 

[NUMBERICA]

In game 7, the gimmick backfired.

How is the only thing that's seemingly had any consistent affect on the best player on earth a gimmick?

 

[scootsy]

Seriously, it went down to the wire... and the Heat were lucky that they even made it to the 7th game.
So now I've got to listen to a year of people talking about how unbeatable they are...

3 straight finals trips.... People aren't too far off saying that

 

[Deleted member 365]

Splitter wasn't athletic enough for this series. He was in over his head. How many more facials did Lebron and Bosh have to give him before we learn that fact?

Splitter is an ok backup. But guys like he and Kosta cannot play against the elite players at their most desperate NBA finals time. It's a big boy game in the playoffs (even moreso for the finals). Guys really show both their heart and talent.

Hence, why boozer, big al, splitter, fade... While (old) Duncan, shaq, lebron, MJ, big shot billups, etc have excelled.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Splitter wasn't athletic enough for this series. He was in over his head. How many more facials did Lebron and Bosh have to give him before we learn that fact?

Splitter is an ok backup. But guys like he and Kosta cannot play against the elite players at their most desperate NBA finals time. It's a big boy game in the playoffs (even moreso for the finals). Guys really show both their heart and talent.

Hence, why boozer, big al, splitter, fade... While (old) Duncan, shaq, lebron, MJ, big shot billups, etc have excelled.

Are you sure Duncan is more athletic than Splitter and not just, you know, ****ing better?

 

[Deleted member 365]

What's interesting to me is how damn right people were about lebron.

Coming out of hs, everyone knew he was going to be good... Real good...

But did anyone see this?

How often do we hear x is the next MJ/bird/Russel... And they end up being busts?

Lebron was compared to magic, right? And it sounded like a nice goal then.

The dude is incredible.

He has exceeded all expectations. How often can you say that about a top pick? Usually they don't even come close to fulfilling their potential

 

[vj_74]

In all fairness, I still root against LeBron because of "the Decision." I felt he should have stayed loyal with Cleveland instead of embarrassing the entire city and organization on National TV. I cheered for LeBron before the decision, but now I cannot cheer for him.

How would we have felt if Stockton would have fled somewhere else in his prime?

BTW - ESPN's attempts to persuade me to cheer for LeBron (through articles and other forms of media coverage) only dissuade me into really cheering against him.

With all that said, he is possibly the best basketball player I have ever seen play the game.

I wanted Lebron to lose this one too, but more importantly wanted the Spurs to win this, if this is indeed their last run with Duncan. Disappointed that they choked it up a bit in game 6.

Now all Heat would have to do is keep replacing their 3-pt shooters with younger ones, players who want to get on the ride for a trip to trophyland and that they'll find easily. i

Lebron maybe the greatest whatever, but he still had to go to a team which already had a star who had won a ring, in order to get his own ring. And did it in the most distasteful way. I dont have much respect for Riley as well, outside of his coaching abilities. I will root for any other team against Miami in the coming seasons.

As for the Jazz, if you have watched these past 2-3 weeks of games, you'd know that they are about another 2-3 years away from sniffing contention, unless they make any surprise major moves.
Iam a fan of Sloan the coach, but I do not know how good he will be in an adviser's role. Hope he turns out to be good, but he cant wave magic wands and same's the case with Malone.

It is Lindsey and Greggyboy who need to get the talent. It is all about talent in the playoffs. Jazz FO/PR cannot fool the fans into thinking that just by bringing some old icons back they are serious about winning a championship or whatsoever. Get the darn talent first.

Despite having James, Wade and Bosh, Heat still needed some deep, sick 3-pt shooting talent to win this one. Shows you how difficult it is. Jazz are'nt even in the same stratosphere yet, they are floating in space somewhere out there

 

[NUMBERICA]

I take you back to Pops pregame interview.
What does your team do to win tonight?
"I have no idea."
The pushing every possession just led to too many turnovers.
not just Gino, but Parker too.
worst game I ever saw Parker play.
I've seen Splitter have very good games before this series.

The pushing was the most effective way the Spurs scored in this series. When the D set and Manu Ginobili got the ball and had to make a decision, he biffed it the vast majority of the time with exception to one game. And Parker might be hobbled, and he was guarded by - wait for it - the most insane physical specimen and versatile player the league has ever seen. How either of those are Popovich's fault, I'm not sure. Without Parker and Manu, they have 0 playmaking ability on the perimeter and without that, Duncan becomes a lot easier to shut down.

 

[Deleted member 365]

Are you sure Duncan is more athletic than Splitter and not just, you know, ****ing better?

Duncan is longer, bigger, and he's even at this state, more athletic than splitter.

Splitter was clearly in over his head this series.