First Cup: Tuesday
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... "Snarling and outraged, Tim Duncan stood up for Fabricio Oberto. Now someone needs to stand up for Duncan. If the Spurs are going to do what they've never done before -- if they're going to win a playoff series they trail two games to none, and stem this tide of alley-oops and layups and shockingly thorough blowouts -- then a few guys have to do for Duncan what he's so often done for them. This time they have to be the difference-makers." ...
The Internets are alive: Spurs at Hornets, Game 2
Ball Don't Lie —
... Buck Harvey, SA Express-News: "Manu Ginobili doesn’t have to be good now. He has to be better than that. He has to become what he was earlier in the season. He has to be what he was the last time the Spurs beat the Hornets, and before he landed badly in the Phoenix series. Against these Hornets, good isn’t good enough. Being down 0-2 doesn’t mean this series is over, and the historical data doesn’t mean much, either. But losing by 19 and 18 points here qualifies as failure by any measure." ...
Hornets-Spurs Game 2 Aftermath: Tuesday news wrap
Hornets247.com Blog —
... -- it's been because of too-short jump hooks and the long arms and double-teams of the Hornets. You gotta respect Timmy for downplaying that illness. It would be easy for him to blame his woes on whatever is ailing him, but when asked about his health in the post-game press conference, he responded with just two words: "I'm fine." Ditto for Popovich, who had the floowing to say after Game 2: "No injuries, we're healthy. No excuses." Buck Harvey wants to see much more from Manu Ginobili... Manu Ginobili doesn't have to be good ...
