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Shanoff's Wake-Up Call: Spurs Not Dead Yet
Shanoff's Wake-Up Call: Spurs Not Dead Yet
Today's Calls: Tony Parker vs. Chris Paul, Chauncey Billups vs. Ben Wallace, Brandon Webb vs. Daniel Cabrera, Kason Gabbard vs. Richie Sexson, Papa John's vs. Speed Racer and More! The Opening Pitch: What, like the Spurs were just going to roll over? Throughout their dynast-ish run, what sets the defending champ apart is that they reflect Duncan's disposition: Very little fazes ...
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Friday 05/09 A.M. Quickie:Spurs, Celtics, Webb, Brawls, Speed Racer
Dan Shanoff — Chin up, friends: We are living through the slowest days/weeks/month of the sports year. I try to make a game of it in today's Sporting News column: If you counted the Spurs out after they went down 0-2, you're insane... LeBron is choking away the East playoffs (Credit the Celtics? Never!)... Brandon Webb spurs talk of "he's on pace for...": 30 wins isn't on the table, but 25 sure is... I question the need for baseball "frontier justice" -- knockdowns and retaliations... think Goodell or Stern would put up with that... And, ...

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