NBA: Popovich's lineup switch pays off again

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Ball Don't Lie found this 5/16/2008 on www.mysanantonio.com [flag]
Web Posted: 05/16/2008 12:48 AM CDT Mike Monroe mikemonroe@express-news.net Spurs coach Gregg Popovich turned around the Spurs’ fortunes in Game 3 of their Wesern Conference semifinals series against the New Orleans Hornets by reinserting an Argentine into his starting lineup. He now is 2 for 2 with reinstated Argentine starters. Fabricio Oberto, a teammate of Manu Ginobili’s on the ... [link]

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The Internets are alive: Hornets at Spurs, Game 6
Published 5/16/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
... Mike Monroe, SA Express-News: "Spurs coach Gregg Popovich turned around the Spurs’ fortunes in Game 3 of their Wesern Conference semifinals series against the ...

Game 6 Aftermath: Friday News Wrap
Published 5/16/2008 at Hornets247.com Blog
... but he responded to that Horry incident by saying that Horry "makes winning plays" and "does the little things." Huh? What do winning plays and the little things have to do with drilling someone from behind like that? Not to mention the fact that if you watch the play, there was no legitimate basketball reason to set a pick there. How many times does a defensive player get blindside picked in that area of the floor? Mike Monroe gives us the reactions from West and Coach Scott... "I haven't seen it (film of the ...

West Will Play
Published 5/16/2008 by Patrick Dorsey at The NBA Source
... The San Antonio Express-News has an update on David West, who pinched a nerve in his already injured back last night. Here is what he said: ...

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