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i hope we win the ship this year, but if we dont, all i want is for us to beat the suns. im tired of people complaining about what happened last year and throwing out a bunch of what ifs. im also tired of shaq and his shenanigans.


what do you guys think will be the keys to winning this series?

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spurs in 6!

DaBobZ

IMHO the Spurs will take in in 6, like in 03 and 07.

It is by far the best matchup of the first round, and it will be full of drame this year again.
Last year showed how much the Suns are a retarded franchise, esp. their coach and Amare.
We'll see how it turns out this year, will it be bloody? will we see the Suns whining all over the place?
Anyways it's going to be a great series.

Keys in this matchup:
- Coaching: Will D'Antoni manage to give Pop trouble in half court schemes?
- Tim: Will he dominate like always against the Suns (see Shaq).
- X factors: Hill against Finley -> will they knock down their shots?
- Barry: Will he own them as ALWAYS from 3? See 05'
- Bell: will he get over his shooting slump?
- Paint: Will Manu and TP dominate inside?

I say Spurs in 6, and might not win the first 2 in SA. If they do, they might take in 5 or SWEEP.

GO SPURS GO

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Aylwin

My analysis. It's obviously a contrast in styles. We're opposite in almost every way yet there are some similarities.

Our big 3 is now down to 2 (Amare and Nash) and we need them to bring it every game. Our supporting cast provide extra offense and some defense (thanks to Shaq) but they haven't been as reliable this year as in the past. The Spurs also need their big 3 to perform. Your supporting cast solidify the defense and provide some outside shooting but I don't think you're as deep as in previous years.

Hill has been playing quite well for us and Finley has provided solid support. But I think Hill has the edge... unless his injury acts up.

Thanks in part to Shaq, I don't think Tim will be as dominant as in the past but he's anyway good for 20-10 on any night against anybody. Tony is difficult to stop no matter what. We might be able to limit him to some degree. I think the key to our success is stopping Manu. He can score 10 or 40. If we can contain him early then I think we have a good chance.

I like our chances this year (which also happens to be an even numbered year ). I'm guessing Suns in 6. No matter what though, this is definitely going to be the most interesting and entertaining matchup of the 1st round.

ezealen

For us to win, Manu's ganna have to do his thing. Tim's ganna be a non factor in the first few games until Shaq tires out. If Manu can help us get through those first few games, we should win this.

Spurs in 6

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The suns are the team I did not want to see in the playoffs and well there you go, they match up well and it comes down to our bench players and the threes falling. Manu has to be big and udoka,barry, stoudamire have to drop the threes. With shaq in the paint I dont think parker will be waltzing in for lay ups. Spurs in Seven.

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This has got to be one of the top playoff games ever... Seriously, you will see this game on ESPN Classic for MANY years to come...

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Dissappointing loss. But hey, you know it's going to be a great series when you get double overtime already in the first game.

DaBobZ

What a classic! Can't believe it was an opener of a 1st round. I mean this was like a game 7 of the nba finals.
I loved the way Pop kept the game alive (the hack a shaq in the 4th, perfect timing to kill the Suns momentum and then of course no timeout on Manu's drive for the win with Shaq on the bench). Pop simply outcoached D'Antoni as always (winning shots for Diaw and Barbosa? When Nash, Amare and Bell/Hill are options #1 to #4? gotta be kiding right?).
Great game from the big 3, Finley's shot, Manu's drive and Timmay's three were just money, man when I saw Timmay taking the three I was like "WTF is going on, no way" but it went in.

this series will be tough for both teams and let's hop for the best!
I'm just worried about Manu's health. All his shots are flat and really look ugly. We really need him to get healthy. I hope he gets his shot back sometime this series.

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