EPTOn June 08 2013 01:00 Pantagruel wrote:
Great win for the Spurs. I think it was a high level game by both teams though not quite their A+ games. The spurs did extremely well taking care of the ball and I think we can expect a few more turnovers in the coming games but I also believe they will shoot better, especially from 3-point range. Leonard and Green missed a number of wide open 3's that could have put this game away for the Spurs even earlier and Manu and Duncan missed a few easy baskets at the rim. The same can be said for Miami who also missed a number of open shots. I think Chris Bosh really let Miami down however, there is no other player you can really pinpoint and say they had a bad game for them.
All in all I think this is shaping up to be an amazing finals. Miami and SA look really evenly matched (I dont think they were ever separated by more then 9 points in this game). With that said, I think SA will win the NBA finals ; they just have that desire this year. Just like the Memphis series SA looks so zoned in and I think ultimately their execution will trump Miami.
If the Spurs do end up winning I can't see anyone except Parker winning FMVP. Parker to me is really a unique player. A point guard whose game initially was predicated on speed who is still improving at age 31 (an old 31 too considering how much mileage he has playing for the Spurs). I have never seen a player improve so dramatically at such a late age, especially one who is already a star. It's a testament to Parker how he has transformed his game in the middle of his prime, a time when most star players have unbelievable egos and generally don't change until they start to decline. To me he has become a true superstar very late in his career, something I could not have predicted in my wildest dreams even just 3 years ago. I'm glad he is beginning to get his due.
Great win for the Spurs. I think it was a high level game by both teams though not quite their A+ games. The spurs did extremely well taking care of the ball and I think we can expect a few more turnovers in the coming games but I also believe they will shoot better, especially from 3-point range. Leonard and Green missed a number of wide open 3's that could have put this game away for the Spurs even earlier and Manu and Duncan missed a few easy baskets at the rim. The same can be said for Miami who also missed a number of open shots. I think Chris Bosh really let Miami down however, there is no other player you can really pinpoint and say they had a bad game for them.
All in all I think this is shaping up to be an amazing finals. Miami and SA look really evenly matched (I dont think they were ever separated by more then 9 points in this game). With that said, I think SA will win the NBA finals ; they just have that desire this year. Just like the Memphis series SA looks so zoned in and I think ultimately their execution will trump Miami.
If the Spurs do end up winning I can't see anyone except Parker winning FMVP. Parker to me is really a unique player. A point guard whose game initially was predicated on speed who is still improving at age 31 (an old 31 too considering how much mileage he has playing for the Spurs). I have never seen a player improve so dramatically at such a late age, especially one who is already a star. It's a testament to Parker how he has transformed his game in the middle of his prime, a time when most star players have unbelievable egos and generally don't change until they start to decline. To me he has become a true superstar very late in his career, something I could not have predicted in my wildest dreams even just 3 years ago. I'm glad he is beginning to get his due.
Well the series has to play out. While I think Parker is the most likely to win because of performance I could see Duncan winning it in a "lifetime achievement/he's gonna retire soon so we'll give it to him" kind of thing.
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