Udoka comes through in role of sixth man

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First Cup: Friday
Published 5/16/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... as much as the Spurs do. But there's one major difference. 'We know what we're facing,' Duncan said. The Hornets don't. Byron Scott said before Game 5 in New Orleans that his young team didn't fully understand the situation they were in, and Scott saw that as a good thing. But in a Game 7, wouldn't a little institutional knowledge be an advantage. The Spurs hope it is, even if the topic of experience makes some of them chuckle. 'So far,' Parker said, 'it hasn't helped us that much.'" ...

Game 6 Aftermath: Friday News Wrap
Published 5/16/2008 at Hornets247.com Blog
... they break down the Spurs pick-and-roll traps last night (complete with video)... They hadn't really trapped Paul all series, and all of a sudden in the 3rd quarter in Game 6 they decide to trap Paul on the PNR and it got the Hornets out of sync. Paul passed out of the trap and his teammates were often dumbfounded as to what to do. The indecision of the other players really hurt the Hornets in that fateful 3rd quarter. In the Express-News, Mike Monroe notes the significant contributions by Ime Udoka at both ends of the floor last night... ...