Spurs-Hornets Game 7: At a fork in the road

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First Cup: Monday
Published 5/19/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News: "Spurs guard Michael Finley, a veteran of four Game 7s, says the prescription for the Spurs' Big Easy blues is threefold. 'We need a good beginning, good middle and good end,' Finley said. Popovich agrees. 'As trite as it sounds, it's about playing well for 48 minutes,' Popovich said. 'It's about keeping composure, continuing to be aggressive. At that point, players play well or they don't, or you make shots or you don't, and you live with the outcome.' True to any lottery, fate will have the last word in ...

Hornets-Spurs: Monday News Wrap
Published 5/19/2008 at Hornets247.com Blog
... Orleans playing a bad home game. Crushing the Spurs at home for three straight times gives them tremendous confidence, much needed in a pressure packed game. Still, the Spurs are so resourceful, and they have a few guys on the bench who can make important plays at pivotal times. This game should not be a blowout, and might well exceed 48 minutes. I'm flipping my coin now, and it comes up ... PREDICTION: Hornets win Game 7 In the Express-News, Jeff McDonald tries to figure out the Hornets homecourt advantage... Maybe it is an adverse reaction to ...

Players and Coaches are Saying
Published 5/19/2008 by Dingo (noreply@blogger.com) at San Antonio Spurs Dynasty
... try to be the ones that respond to that pressure the best way." --Manu Ginobili "I don't want today to be our last practice. I don't want tomorrow to be our last shootaround. I just felt I needed to let them know and hopefully they feel the same way." --Byron Scott "We can forget about what's in the stands. Inside the court, we are going to be 5-on-5. We've got to make the shots. We've got to guard better than them. That's it." --Manu Ginobili "If we can't keep it close, experience can't help us." --Tony ...