2nd Round Hornets vs Spurs

Series begins tonight May 3 at 10 PM

World Champs comming in as the road team try to beat off the upstart Hornets.

Great matchup: Parker vs. Paul.

Spurs are the wiley veterans, though. Spurs win in 7 to set up a WCF dream matchup (by the media's standards) with the Lakers.

I'd prefer Utah vs. New Orleans myself.

Spurs will win this in 6 and sharpen their focus along the way.

Spurs will win this in 6 and sharpen their focus along the way.

Cosigned!

This one might go six, but I would lean toward the Hornets. So far not having any playoff experience has not hurt them at all.

If David West can score at will on TD, then this might be a sweep. I know Duncan did not have a good game, but if the Spurs had not hit those 12 three pointers, this may have been 35 point blowout. Even Kobe was yelling at his crib> MVP!! when CP3 went to the FT line :)

We held the Magic to 30 pts in the second half, and the Hornets held them to 33.

The Spurs showed their age tonight.

101-82 Hornets. Strange game with the delay between the 1st & 2nd quarters. Bowen hit a bunch of 3's in the 1st half, but again showed himself to be a cheap shot artist.

Duncan probably won't have another game like that one. Nor will Ginobili likely be as mediocre again against the defenders New Orleans has.

again showed himself to be a cheap shot artist.
After what Bonzi Wells did to him, that's a particularly ballsy complaint. People will believe what they want to believe, I suppose.

Did you hear me say what Bonzi did was "okay"? But after all Bowen has dished out over the years, I can't say he didn't deserve it.

I think what Wells did was perfectly fine, but then you won't find me calling Bowen a cheap shot artist, either.

What's Bowen done over the years that's so incredibly dirty? We, as Pistons fans, are hardly in a place to complain about basketball being played as the physical and strategic game that it should be.

I think what Wells did was perfectly fine, but then you won't find me calling Bowen a cheap shot artist, either.

What's Bowen done over the years that's so incredibly dirty? We, as Pistons fans, are hardly in a place to complain about basketball being played as the physical and strategic game that it should be.Being a long time Pistons fan, I fully appreciate physical play. I also appreciate Bowen being a tough defender and 'strategically' trying to get in his opponents' heads. What I don't appreciate is that he, all to often, steps over the line of physicality with malicious intent during the course of play. His history of undercuts, knees, trips, and kicks are well documented...prime example: YouTube - Bruce Bowen kicks Wally (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRHwB12efXE)

The 'strategy' of attempting to injure your opponent with your feet should be reserved for the kick-boxing ring.

I think what Wells did was perfectly fine, but then you won't find me calling Bowen a cheap shot artist, either.

If Bowen were covering Kobe, I wouldn't mind Bowen being a cheap-shot artist because I can't stand Kobe. :)

If Bowen were covering Kobe, I wouldn't mind Bowen being a cheap-shot artist because I can't stand Kobe. :)




He'll get his chance........

He'll get his chance........

If the Spurs go down 0-2, no he won`t. Not this year!

If the Spurs go down 0-2, no he won`t. Not this year!



You're right of course. But that's a big "if"...

Two 20 point blow outs of ther Spurs and the Hornets have looked more impressive than the Lakers suspect 5-0 playoff record.

I will concede game three to the Spurs, but I think the Hornets comeback and win games 4 and five....

There's just something with Spurs and the season after they win it all. They just can't seem to be able to repeat. They do need some serious help though.

You're right of course. But that's a big "if"...


It is???

This series is pretty stunning. Surely D'Antoni has to lose his job now.

The Spurs need to switch Bowen onto Peja and put TP on CP3. What's killing them is the others. Let Paul go off. It's irrelevant. Unlike Paul, Bowen can shut down Peja.

Once they do this they'll have a better chance IMO in the games.

Also, This Hornets team reminds me of the Mavs that year they beat the Spurs. It's just a bad match-up.

The Hornets are good.

It is possible that they are the best team in basketball right now.

Still, SA could even it back up and the pressure will get higher and higher for the Hornets as game 7 approaches.

This Popovich guy needs to be rolled. His team has been outscored by 35 points in the 3rd quarter after 2 games. Nice halftime adjustments bud !!!! He also has MOSES covering Chris Paul. Did that work the first game......NNNNNOOOOO. Did he change the matchup for the second game? NNNNNOOOOO. Man, this guy could take some coaching lessons from our boy FLIP... I hope the members of the Spurs Forum are FRYING this guy........

The Hornets are good.

It is possible that they are the best team in basketball right now.

Still, SA could even it back up and the pressure will get higher and higher for the Hornets as game 7 approaches.

It would be nothing short of a miracle if this current Spur team can beat the current Hornet team 4 of the next 5 games.

I don`t see that happening.

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WTF? Angry kittens? Now that's an impressive non-sequitir. :laugh:

where are those pop admirers now???

Pop does everything right-bla-bla-bla.

It would be nothing short of a miracle if this current Spur team can beat the current Hornet team 4 of the next 5 games.


I wonder what the Vegas odds say.

I'd take 15 to 1 odds no prob.

Scoe...I'm starting to think you been spending too much time with SKOOL in chat lately

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where are those pop admirers now???

Pop does everything right-bla-bla-bla.

Losing this series doesn't make Pop a bad coach, and it's far from over.

where are those pop admirers now???

Pop does everything right-bla-bla-bla.

I'll trade Flip for Pop.

...Is Pop available?

I'll trade Flip for Pop.

...Is Pop available?

Count me in as well, anytime, anyday. Pop has 3 rings, how many Flip has?

Pop made the adjustment. TP is on CP3, and Bowen is on Peja. So far it's working out OK. Peja is scoreless. Too early to tell though.

Now if only we could teach Flip how to make an adjustment . . .

At the risk of sounding like i'm talking to myself in this thread. Spurs win. Brilliantly coached game by Pop (and i'm not just saying this b/c he listened to me, although that is part of it :))

Peja was negated by Bowen. Which took him off the floor alot, and effed up NO's spacing and didn't give CP3 much room to work with.

CP3 went off, DW scored some, but without Peja the Hornets couldn't put enough on the board to win since they're not exactly a defensive juggernaut.

Pop also put in a few different plays, one that was particularly effective that negated the double team on Duncan.

You can see why the Spurs are so effective in the PO's besides having Duncan. He's a really good coach.

Thanks for the Spurcaps lpgrl. :)

CP3 and TP both put on a dazzling displays tonight. I love CB, but if either one of them was our starting PG we would be unstoppable.

CP didn't win the MVP, but if they get by the Spurs his team may be the one to stop the LA Kobes..

And how many steps does Genobli have to take to get called for traveling?

Bowen on Peja may have been the key as he was held to single digits for the first time this series.

Good entertaining game compared to the ugliness of the Cavs-Celtics.

And how many steps does Genobli have to take to get called for traveling?No one really knows for sure, but I'm guessing it's almost as many as Lebron. :)

No one really knows for sure, but I'm guessing it's almost as many as Lebron. :)

Almost as many as Rip takes when he catches the ball outside?

That was a good game.

Those 3-4 straight possessions toward the end with Paul and Parker exchanging hoops were pretty entertaining.

That was a good game.

Those 3-4 straight possessions toward the end with Paul and Parker exchanging hoops were pretty entertaining.

It's great to be able to score a bunch of points but if you can't play defense; you have to. They pretty much canceled each other out.

On another note; check out the boxscores for Manu and TP. NNNNIIIIIICCCCEE.

So I guess this is what the first four games of the '05 finals were like for people who weren't fans of either SA or Detroit. Blowouts in every game make for a pretty uninteresting series, although I expect things will be tight in Game 5.

So I guess this is what the first four games of the '05 finals were like for people who weren't fans of either SA or Detroit. Blowouts in every game make for a pretty uninteresting series, although I expect things will be tight in Game 5.

I am kind of in that crowd. It is interesting how huge the disparity is between home and road this year when the teams are so close talent wise.

Funny the Pistons have been the only team to win 3 road games in the 2008 playoff series and the only tea, in the elite eight to break through with a road victory in the second round. However in some media minds they would be probably only the third or fourth favorite to win the title.

By the time I tuned into this game at the beginning of the 4th, it was already over. Don't know what happen but the defending champs held serve and even though the Hornets still have HCA, the pressure is on them.

Hornets win again. Home court looks to have a strangle hold in the rest of the conference semis.

My prediction of the Hornets winning in 7 is lookin pretty good...

Hornets know how to turn it on in the second half. When David West and Chris Paul are on their game, its hard to beat them. So much for Ernie Johnson and Tim Leglers Spurs in Six song. This was in going 7 unless the Spurs come out tight in game six. Hornets just need to be within 3 at halftime and come out like they have been doing in each home game. if they do, then the Spurs are cooked at home Thursday...

Spurs are in trouble. The Hornets have just blown them away at home - although the Spurs themselves are currently 5-0 at the At&t Center.

These are some weird playoffs with Pistons being the only team able to win on the road in this round. Looks like there may be 3 series going full 7.

West on the floor after getting bumped. This might be the end of the Hornets run.

West on the floor after getting bumped. This might be the end of the Hornets run.

Yep Robert Horry strikes again!!

Were are those Pop doubters now?

Were are those Pop doubters now?

Just means that he can win at home....can they do it on the road Monday?? West should be OK by then...Byron hopes..

Can't leave Manu open though..his threes were deadly ...and so was Horry :)

NO was pretty screwed when Tyson went down in Game 5 w/ the toe injury. Add DW on top of that, and i don't know if they can pull it out in Game 7.

Pop makes adjustments. Freakin' Ime Udoka played 21 minutes last night. Timmy had the most minutes with 35. Spurs played various rotations. Flip would have played all starters 48 minutes

Hornets got jobbed on the homecooking calls. They will win in 7 at home.

I think the Spurs win a Game 7 on the road. That's what champions do. I'll be rooting for the Hornets though.

yeah all those offensive foul calls were ridiculous, i mean a couple were legit but then the spurs started flopping all over the place and getting the whistle

Damn man, go Spurs. Go Ginobili, I cant believe how many threes he buried on that game.... the Hornets just let him do his job. I love when the spurs win thanks to Manu. Tim is still not playing the way he used to. And Iudoka seems to fit the rotation very well.



I hate Tony "I share my wife more than the ball" Parker. Sucker.

Assuming West's back is okay, it's time to flip a coin as to the winner.

Spurs up 49-42 at the half as Manu gets hot in the second qtr. Remember this game is in New Orleans. The Spurs led at halftime of games 1,2 and 5 and got blown out in the third qtr and loss. Let see what team shows up in the third qtr:sssh:

Spurs are in the driver's seat at the end of the third quarter with a 15-point lead. It's their game to lose. Believe that NO will mount a fierce comeback attempt in the 4th quarter, though.

The Spurs look like scruffy pirates. I don't like scruffy pirates.

What happen to the guy who came in second in the MVP race? No CP3...all Pargo all the time...Paul did not get his team involved at all down the stretch...No experience for the Hornets... Duncan had 5 fouls with 3 mns left and they never gave the ball to West to attack him.....Blame the loss on Scott and Pargo....

Buddha is rolling happilly in his grave as he predicted that the Hornerts would not make it past the second round. :hoops:

I think the Spurs win a Game 7 on the road. That's what champions do. I'll be rooting for the Hornets though.

I hate that I was right about this. Getting tired of the Spurs, but I can't see rooting for LA.

I hate that I was right about this. Getting tired of the Spurs, but I can't see rooting for LA.

It is still an off/even year for the Spurs, so they are not suppose to win. So either they lose to the Lakers or we take them out in the rematch in June:stirthepot:

I will root for the Spurs as I don't want the two teams that got lucky with the off season and mid season aquisitions to win and be in the finals

Oh God, I just checked the score online. I taped this game so I could watch it if the Dastardly Spurs lost. I really am disconsolate because I have such an aversion to this team and I really hate to see them succeed and I can't stand to see them happy. Truly. I know it sounds severe. But I'm so glad I didn't watch the game live because I just couldn't take seeing them win.

Well, gazoo, I've got to root for the Lakers now. Who I also detest. GO LAKERS. I can't stand them either, but I am so ready for the Dastardly Spurs to be yesterday's newspaper.

My God if they win the championship I'll have to find another sport to follow. Maybe I'll start following the women's game instead. A girl can only take so much.

Never any new blood. Pop and Phil Jackson in the WCF. Who'da thunk it? Yawn.

Well, gazoo, I've got to root for the Lakers now. Who I also detest. GO LAKERS. I can't stand them either, but I am so ready for the Dastardly Spurs to be yesterday's newspaper.

I might actually have to root for the Lake Show now that I think about it because I think Detroit matches up better with LA than San Antonio. Spurs and Pop know how to beat Detroit. Detroit can take LA, I think. 'Course, they gotta beat those pesky C's first, which will be a tall task.

I was pulling for Spurs as I want a re-match in the finals.

POP musta read my negative post about his losing ways. He's coming to meet the Pistons in the Finals. Look for the Spurs to dispatch the Kobe's in 5 games. This time we're ready for his sorry excuse for coaching. See ya in the finals, Pop...

Oh God, I just checked the score online. I taped this game so I could watch it if the Dastardly Spurs lost. I really am disconsolate because I have such an aversion to this team and I really hate to see them succeed and I can't stand to see them happy. Truly. I know it sounds severe. But I'm so glad I didn't watch the game live because I just couldn't take seeing them win.

Well, gazoo, I've got to root for the Lakers now. Who I also detest. GO LAKERS. I can't stand them either, but I am so ready for the Dastardly Spurs to be yesterday's newspaper.

My God if they win the championship I'll have to find another sport to follow. Maybe I'll start following the women's game instead. A girl can only take so much.

Never any new blood. Pop and Phil Jackson in the WCF. Who'da thunk it? Yawn.

I knew you would be happy with that win.


I guess I don't really care either way or maybe I expected it.

I hate the Spurs, they always do that. Why can't somebody just beat them already! Lets go Kobe!!

Pretty impressive game from SA. And a breakdown by NO in the last five minutes. Not sure why Pargo seemed to take the last dozen or so shots of the game.

Watch out Lakers.

Never any new blood. Pop and Phil Jackson in the WCF. Who'da thunk it? Yawn.

Pretty telling.

Both of the remaining teams are the 2 i didn't want to see left in the WC. At this point, i don't know who the hell to root for her.

It's not so much the teams, but both coaches use their bench and make great adjustments. Neither are a preferable match-up for Flippy.

I think we will have to go alot deeper to beat either of team.

Also, Pargo shot them into that game, and then defensively took them out of the game. It was a little funny to watch. But NO just showed their youth under pressure. It didn't help that DW looked very un DW like. That back looked like it wore on him as the game went on.

If you don't think Flip Saunders can coach circles around either Phil Jackson or Greg Popovich, then you just don't know basketballs.

If you don't think Flip Saunders can coach circles around either Phil Jackson or Greg Popovich, then you just don't know basketballs.

Exactly. Any expert on basketballs will tell you Flip has been sandbagging his entire career. Flip can outcoach those guys anytime he wants to.

Exactly. Any expert on basketballs will tell you Flip has been sandbagging his entire career. Flip can outcoach those guys anytime he wants to.
He just needs to flip that switch.

Pretty impressive game from SA. And a breakdown by NO in the last five minutes. Not sure why Pargo seemed to take the last dozen or so shots of the game.

Watch out Lakers.

I know Pargo scored 18 points, but he was controlling the show in the end and took 10 shots in the last 5 minutes and had 1 assist. CP who had 14 assists for the whole game only had 2 down the stretch as Pargo wouldn't give it up. I know they were struggling out there and Pargo may have got them close, but in the last 2 mins I would have put the ball back in CP3's hand to create and find the open man.

Yep now you know why Kobe won the MVP. He had the ball in his hands in the close games with jazz and LaBron was controlling the game in the end of the series with the Celtics. Letting Pargo control seem odd to me, but both CP and Scott allowed it???

At least, league's MVP has gone further this time that past season, Dirk Lolwitzki, what a joke.

Go Manu! You're the real Spurs MVP. The San Antonio's Police Department is still searching for Tim Duncan, who is currently dissapeared since 1st game against Suns. And also searching for the skills the last finals MVP forgot somewhere. You've to keep playing this way Manu! (but stop it against Detroit .__.).