Spurs survive, exterminate Hornets
MVN Outsider —
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Man, I can’t stand the San Antonio Spurs. Maybe it’s Gregg Popovich’s barking from the bench. I’m pretty sure if that if I was in traffic and merging into one lane and the car next to me is driven by Mr. Popovich, he would cut me off without much of a thought. In fact, I think the only Spur who might let me in would be the gentleman from France, Tony Parker.
Maybe all the flopping by Manu Ginobili gets me riled up, but hey, he’s a foreigner. Perhaps it is because his English is not so good? ...
Lakers take 3-1 lead; Spurs Get Lesson in Karma
Dime Magazine —
Chalk that one up to karma, or perhaps the law of averages. Brent Barry’s missed three-pointer at the end of Spurs/Lakers Game 4 — a game-winner had it done down — came after he took an obvious bump from Derek Fisher ; depending on who you were pulling for, it was definitely a foul or definitely not a foul, or at least fell into the “Do you make that call in that situation?” category of fouls. (A tight-lipped Kobe Bryant ...
The 2008 NBA Playoff Recap: What We Learned [Nba Season Wrapup]
Deadspin —
The 2008 NBA playoffs did more than just entertain us for the last seven or eight months. It taught us stuff. Some stuff we only suspected, and some other stuff we never even knew before. Here is that stuff. The Atlanta Hawks have fans...real, flesh-and-blood fans. Boston fans, on the other hand, apparently are bandwagon jumpers. The NBA will not tolerate "menacing" hand gestures. Ever. Kevin Garnett never forgets. "Third person" is LeBron James' preferred method of speaking. Basketball and rapper slap-fights can go hand-in-hand. Trash-talking Lebron James does not ...
