tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165450453057285644.post5771267452281376163..comments2024-03-19T00:14:32.863-07:00Comments on 48 Minutes of Hell: Satan and His Minions Strike the First BlowGraydonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07425068982352114271noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165450453057285644.post-53721157275967550082008-05-23T22:25:00.000-07:002008-05-23T22:25:00.000-07:00Well, that was about the most cogent accurate anal...Well, that was about the most cogent accurate analysis you're likely to see anywhere on the net. Ooow, just got a tear from patting myself on the back....Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18084993291101960267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165450453057285644.post-32364725497638852962008-05-22T14:01:00.000-07:002008-05-22T14:01:00.000-07:00I disagree with most of your points. Duncan will g...I disagree with most of your points. Duncan will get his and the Lakers will let him. The key is stopping Manu and Parker, after that no one on Spurs can score, at least not against much younger and more athletic Lakers. <BR/> Lakers bench will be the difference, they are much more athletic--Horry has less remaining in the tank than Doug Collins. Barry? Feh! Udoka can't do much on O against Luke and (soon) Ariza and showed last night that he can't guard Kobe. <BR/> Last night Lakers bench made the win happen. Jordan F and Sasha (who, surprisingly, is a shut-down defender) played a "small/quick" game that old tired Spurs couldn't compete with. And a lack of fast break means death against the Lakers.<BR/> Bowen is old, and last night all that age showed up at 7-minute mark of 3rd Quarter. Spurs needed this win big time and the fact that they blew it showed that the window is closing for them.<BR/> If you can't win when Lamar and D Fish are having off nights (and Kobe was under his average too) when can you win?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18084993291101960267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165450453057285644.post-64808506845168801012008-05-22T07:53:00.000-07:002008-05-22T07:53:00.000-07:00The Lakers proved you can't have any sort of menta...The Lakers proved you can't have any sort of mental letdown because Black Mamba will scorch you when he sees a team have a mental lapse. Kobe goes 1/3 for two points in the first half. Spurs get SLOPPY on D in the second and he goes off for around 25 in quarters 3-4. I think the Spurs did a great job in the first half of pushing the ball and driving-and-kicking. It was in the second half where they went to a more half-court set that LA made their run to close the 20 point lead. I said it yesterday and I'll say it again: in this series the Spurs need to fast break at least 30% of the time. I know it seems like a high percentage but there is no way the Spurs can win this series by letting the Kobes get back on D. Turiaf had a block, Odom had a couple and Gasol had another. Again, I said all this yesterday: too munch length for the Spurs to combat the Lakers in the half court. Spurs need to run and run and run.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03646469453204224751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165450453057285644.post-69290022920700353952008-05-22T01:39:00.000-07:002008-05-22T01:39:00.000-07:00Yes, I'm confident that the Spurs will defeat the ...Yes, I'm confident that the Spurs will defeat the Lakers in the next game and in this series. Go Spurs Go !!!Sax Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058422143389531525noreply@blogger.com