My buddy Trevor grew up in San Antonio just like I did, but has been a huge Spurs fan way longer than me. He is always able to "talk me off of the ledge" when I get too bummed about a game or series. I've posted his email to me below....thanks T, you've helped me out again. GO SPURS!!
First, one extraneous comment: If they are going to show a "montage" of lakers-SPURS playoff past and include the (physically impossible) ".4" shot, they should be required to include those close-ups of Fisher and Kobe crying on the bench.
Overall I like the 89 number: 43 in the first half and 46 in the second - the "D" was everything you could hope for, but...
4 straight minutes in the 3rd and 6 straight minutes in the 4th SCORELESS (no FG, no FT) is unacceptable. LA didn't have to produce much offense to get over that.
Now I'm just disappointed we don't get the sweep. After watching the intensity level of the lakers and their crowd (who boos their own team?) compared to the NO games, this seemed like easy sledding. Hell, the SPURS didn't score a point for a whole 10+ minutes of game time and it still came down to the last play.
After reflection on some of the coaching moves from the second half I believe that this may be a "laker trap" being devised by CIA Pop to cause maximum heartbreak. Notice:
* The excessive Vaughn minutes, especially when it was obvious that Manu was off. Self sabotage!
* Taking Bowen out after his 3rd foul and putting Udoka on Kobe? Very unnecessary, and very sneaky, Pop!
All in all, the lakers are capital F'd if they think they're going anywhere.
The SPURS have asked me to read this: A WARNING for players, fans, women, children, and Marv: Manu's bringing it Friday night, so I hope you don't mind some cream in your jeans...
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That man is a good writer. Love it. Classic.
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