<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> Michael Finley, owner of perhaps the purest jump shot on the Spurs' roster, opened the season by missing 55 of 81 attempts in the first nine games. His worst night came in a loss at Dallas on Thursday in which he scored no points, missing all six of his field-goal tries.</p> </p> What happened next provided proof positive that shooting slumps don't last. Twenty-four hours after putting up a goose egg at Dallas, Finley was nearly flawless against the Rockets.</p> </p> For Finley, the season so far has served to strengthen his belief in that old shooter's credo.</p> </p> "You can't make the shot you don't take," he said. -- <font color="#000000">San Antonio Express-News</font></p> </div></p>
