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Mike Finger: Spurs' method wins again Web Posted: 04/30/2008 01:21 AM CDT San Antonio Express-News Finger Steve Kerr wasn’t wrong. He was too little, too late, maybe, but not wrong. He’ll catch some desert heat for this, because as the Phoenix Suns’ season ended Tuesday at the AT&T Center, Shaquille O’Neal spent more time bricking free throws than he did slowing Tim Duncan. Mike D’Antoni, ... [link]

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First Cup: Wednesday
Published 4/30/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Mike Finger of the San Antonio Express-News: "This wasn't the first time the Spurs have ended the Suns' season. It's now happened four times in six years, and the reasons have been the same every time. The Spurs have won because Tony Parker is fast, and because Manu Ginobili is a magician, and because Tim Duncan is the greatest power forward in the history of the NBA. The Spurs have won because Nash can't carry a team on his will alone, and because Stoudemire either can't stay on the floor or can't keep his focus, and because Boris Diaw isn't the Swiss ...

The Internets are alive: Suns at Spurs, Game 5
Published 4/30/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
... Mike Finger, SA Express-News: "... this wasn’t the first time the Spurs have ended the Suns’ season. It’s now happened four times in six years, and the reasons have been the same every time. The Spurs have won because ...

No dance partner yet
Published 4/30/2008 by kambrothers at Lakers Blog
... and New Orleans sent Dallas packing , both series ending in a surprisingly tidy five games and setting the stage for a summer of intrigue. Start with the coaching situation in the desert, where Sports Illustrated's Jack McCallum is reporting that Mike D'Antoni won't be back next year . Call it irreconcilable differences between a coach and GM who don't see the game through the same prism , and aren't afraid to debate their points . Or maybe the Suns just have the wrong model .

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