OT: RIP Spurs!

[Rastapopoulos]

Wow - I thought it might be a Spurs-Celtics final. I certainly didn't foresee us outlasting the Spurs in the playoffs in my most optimistic moments. What the hell happened? Was Duncan's injury worse than we thought?

(Alternatively: think what Memphis's record could have been if Rudy Gay had been out all season! They could have made top 4 in the West.)

It's kind of sad to see the end of an era. The Spurs were the dynasty I least disliked. Does Marc have current bragging rights in the Gasol household? Is Chris Wallace vindicated (apart from for the Rudy Gay contract)?

 

[Chuck Taylor]

Memphis is a terrible matchup for them...that said, they're not done yet.

 

[illmatic99]

End of an era is absolutely right.

 

[Minstrel]

Window just slammed shut. It mostly depended on Duncan and he's a shadow of his prime self. Add in the fragility of Parker and Ginobili and you have a good team who's no longer a contender.

 

[tlongII]

The Spurs suck now. How they pulled off the regular season they had is beyond me. They have no size and Duncan just can't do it anymore. Parker has always been overrated and Ginobili is injury-prone. I've always felt that Popovich is overrated as well.

 

[jlprk]

Who would have thought Lionel Hollins could do this? It shows that it'd be pretty easy to replace McMillan.

 

[PapaG]

Did I miss the part where the game was over?

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Did I miss the part where the game was over?

I think he's implying he thinks even if they win this game they won't make it very far.

Also, it might have just been someone's opinion, but I thought I saw that the Grizzlies were better this year without Gay. Anyone know what their records were?

 

[PapaG]

I think he's implying he thinks even if they win this game they won't make it very far.

Also, it might have just been someone's opinion, but I thought I saw that the Grizzlies were better this year without Gay. Anyone know what their records were?

Did anyone have the Spurs going anywhere? I openly advocated tanking to get the Spurs on this board, but of course, I was shouted down, because "champions" don't tank games for a playoff seeding.

Somebody had better tell Lionel Hollins this, because I think he made a mistake! :MARIS61:

 

[Denny Crane]

I think he's implying he thinks even if they win this game they won't make it very far.

Also, it might have just been someone's opinion, but I thought I saw that the Grizzlies were better this year without Gay. Anyone know what their records were?

Memphis was 30-24 with Gay, 16-12 without him.

 

[illmatic99]

ZBo is a beast.

 

[yenniedn]

Zbo with yet another clutch jumper late in the game. Why don't we have someone like him???

 

[VanillaGorilla]

I still love Z-Bo.

 

[Denny Crane]

Ginobili is a beast.

 

[Darkwebs]

Holy cow, Manu!

 

[Patriot]

It's a 2.

 

[illmatic99]

Manu, freaking hell. Nice shot

 

[Darkwebs]

Uh oh, it's a 2

 

[julius]

They can't call that anything but a 2.

 

[julius]

It's funny how the last time an 8th seed beat a #1 seed, it was exciting and all over TV. This time, it's like "ho hum..."

 

[Denny Crane]

It's a game of inches.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Zbo with yet another clutch jumper late in the game. Why don't we have someone like him???

Because if he'd stayed with us, he wouldn't be the same player. Like Chauncey, he had to bounce around to realize that he needed to work on his game. Now he actually plays a bit of defense and passes the ball!

 

[Darkwebs]

Spurs still have one chance.

 

[illmatic99]

ZBo is just unflappable. Wow. 6 points in the last 18 seconds.

 

[Darkwebs]

HOLY syhit!!

 

[Denny Crane]

Pops for Blazers coach next season?

 

[PapaG]

Neal hits the three for the tie!

 

[Darkwebs]

Neal! We need a shooter like him

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Not so fast! What a shot! OT!

 

[Darkwebs]

Brandon Roy-esque