When you get it wrong, you really get it wrong. My prediction of the Phoenix Suns chances against the Spurs have not only been shattered into smithereens, but the Suns are now on the verge of completing the exact “bizarro” version of my prediction, and eliminating the Spurs with either a clean sweep, or by [...]
Monday, May 3, 2010
Steve Nash has a hurt hip. Tim Duncan has ailing knees. There are many things that could be written in an attempt to elaborate the potential outcome of this second round Western Conference playoff series between the San Antonio Spurs and the Phoenix Suns, but no other factors will have a larger impact. Steve Nash [...]
Thursday, April 22, 2010
The San Antonio Spurs notched a 102-88 victory in Dallas to tie the first round of the Western Conference playoffs 1-1. Richard Jefferson finally came alive for delivering 19 points, providing much needed support to the Spurs “big 3″ Manu Ginobili, Tim Duncan and Tony Parker. Jefferson’s emergence couldn’t have arrived soon enough for San [...]
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
The San Antonio Spurs have won 9 of their last 11 games, currently rank 8.5 games back from the top playoff seed with only 2 games separating them from the 4th seed. The Spurs roster, crafty and veteran-saturated, is making its move in the final stretch as if it where a thoroughbred horse stealing a [...]
Friday, November 6, 2009
The match up of the Spurs vs. Trail Blazers will represent a slug-fest in the west. Portland will test themselves against the retooled Spurs lineup, as the Spurs will also see how well they can perform against a deep yet young team who is coming off of 54 wins last year. KEY MATCH UPS Tim [...]
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Update: November 6th, 2009 “Batgate” scandal is being reinforced by an officer of the ATT center. Manu Ginobili made my Halloween just a little bit more special this year.When Manu hit the bat, I thought to myself “Is this some sort of Halloween gag?” I mean, Greg Popovich did prank Shaq last season with his [...]
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Tonight’s match up between the Chicago Bulls and the San Antonio Spurs is the must watch game of the week. It airs tonight at 8:00 PM EST on TNT. Derrick Rose will try to build upon his mercurial rise during last season’s playoffs, and it will not be easy for him to do so tonight, [...]
Monday, October 26, 2009
With the NBA season starting tomorrow it is time for some Protect the Paint predictions as to which player will win which award this year. Two of these predictions might come as a surprise to most readers, but if they happen to become reality, you heard it here first! Most Valuable Player – Chris Paul [...]
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Antonio McDyess is officially a member of the San Antonio Spurs, strengthening Protect the Paint’s prediction that the Spurs are the team to beat for 2010. McDyess (and draft choice DeJuan Blair) joins Tim Duncan and Matt Bonner to give San Antonio an incredibly strong, versatile frontcourt. Duncan does everything. He might not rap or [...]
Friday, July 3, 2009
Kobe Bryant will no longer need to worry about fighting with Ron Artest during the playoffs. They can now plan to fight each other every day during practice. Artest agreed in principle to sign a three-year deal worth $18 million, proving he wants to win. He seemingly could have made a lot more cash elsewhere. Artest [...]
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