Thunder proving why having too many defense 1st oriented players can be self destructive. 3 of their 5 starters have combined for a total of 9 points in the series.
thats tough, parker is so damn crafty now, he gets whatever he wants all day, but duncan was going off for 40-20 on the reg bqack then too
Spurs are truly impressive. Hoping and rooting for them to win it all this year. If it's any consolation, San Antonio is a crappy city and the Alamo is probably the worst tourist attraction ever.
This team is amazing, but I really felt the team that won the 98-99 championships was an amazing defensive team and the best I have ever watched led by Robinson and Duncan on the inside. No one did anything against them. They were a stifling bunch.
Personally I believe these Spurs are a better team now... than the Spurs in the early 2000's. I also believe the only Spurs team that could beat the current one is the 99 championship team with Robinson and Duncan. K enough Spurs... Sounds like I'm a Spurs fan here now... Which I am... but the Blazers are my hometown team.
Only question in this series is if it'll be a sweep. This is the best basketball TEAM I've ever seen. They don't have the dominant Jordan/shaq/LeBron individual superstar but they have 5 guys contributing on both ends for 48mins in synergy. I agree you could play them against any of the all time great teams including the 72win bulls and they'd at the least hold their own if not win. This is a special group and I think we should all spend some extra time to appreciate it. While yes it seems like the Spurs will be good forever they had many years of playoff disappointment too. Usually the magic of a particular team fades or changes in future years. I'm glad to be witnessing this team and hope they can win 6 more games.
All 6 Jordan Bulls title teams were better. Jordan made his teammates better. Spurs have no one who can stay with Jordan. Bulls would destroy them.
I'd put Pop over Riley, simply because he has had such a long run with only one league MVP-level player.
Maybe we ought to just feel grateful that Portland played them as close as they did and maybe there can be a moral victory found in there someplace. They were beat pretty good by the Spurs but never like the whipping OKC did tonight.
I like San Antonio a lot better than Houston and Dallas. The Riverwalk area is clean, safe, and fun. Houston is a shithole, and Dallas is full of big hair and idiots.
He reminds me of my coworker who drove the same Honda Civic for 17 years. Ran like a champ. 300,000 miles.
At this point, not getting swept looks like an accomplishment. How the hell did Dallas take this team to 7 games, other than the Spurs played well below the level they are playing at now for the first 5 games of that series.
The only thing that annoys me is the thunder fans/the media are going to say. "oh well this would be a different series if Ibaka was available." While the rim protection would be there... Ibaka doesn't make up for 35points. or even 20points................
