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Quote Originally Posted by HardCheddah:
I've had Clips +155 to win the series since the start and I'm sure that I will debate hedging all day but in the end I think I will probably let it ride. Would be nice to get a few more points on the spurs side live and then try to middle.
BB, I'm glad to see you're staying off this game. Every season there are teams that rub us the wrong way and though it's not always fun, the best thing is to just stay away from those teams. I have felt since the start of the season and play-offs that the spurs "have it coming" as you say.
I know a lot of people are criticizing Pop for the hack a Deandre, but I think Pop knows this year that he does not have the mix of talent and DRIVE that he has had in previous years. He has been very open about the fact that they would not be where they are if not for Mills going nuts. It shouldn't be a secret to anyone at this point, the spurs cannot guard these freak PF athletes like Blake and AD. I think the press conference after game 6 was an act of desperation as you say to try and light a fire under his guys.
Call me crazy, but in a series where the LAC have struggled to hit from beyond the arc I could see Hedo hitting a big shot, or Hawes' range giving the spurs' bigs trouble. Realistically, we would only need a 3 from each of them and a few boards to supplement the production of Glen Davis and I wouldn't be surprised to see a bigger contributionthan that. Hedo has been on some deep runs and hit some big shots in his career and Doc has said for months that he thought Hedo still had that in him. We may find out tonight.
Despite the spurs being the defending champs and the rockets starring the "other" MVP with Harden, I still think the preferred match up in the western conference finals for the NBA is Warriors vs Clippers. Battle of the Baby Faces.
Similarily, I think we could see Washington upset Atlanta in the second round to get a Cleveland vs Washington Eastern Conference Finals. LBJ vs Pierce. Irving vs Wall. These two teams have a very strong budding rivalry but I'll leave that for later.
I've had Clips +155 to win the series since the start and I'm sure that I will debate hedging all day but in the end I think I will probably let it ride. Would be nice to get a few more points on the spurs side live and then try to middle.
BB, I'm glad to see you're staying off this game. Every season there are teams that rub us the wrong way and though it's not always fun, the best thing is to just stay away from those teams. I have felt since the start of the season and play-offs that the spurs "have it coming" as you say.
I know a lot of people are criticizing Pop for the hack a Deandre, but I think Pop knows this year that he does not have the mix of talent and DRIVE that he has had in previous years. He has been very open about the fact that they would not be where they are if not for Mills going nuts. It shouldn't be a secret to anyone at this point, the spurs cannot guard these freak PF athletes like Blake and AD. I think the press conference after game 6 was an act of desperation as you say to try and light a fire under his guys.
Call me crazy, but in a series where the LAC have struggled to hit from beyond the arc I could see Hedo hitting a big shot, or Hawes' range giving the spurs' bigs trouble. Realistically, we would only need a 3 from each of them and a few boards to supplement the production of Glen Davis and I wouldn't be surprised to see a bigger contributionthan that. Hedo has been on some deep runs and hit some big shots in his career and Doc has said for months that he thought Hedo still had that in him. We may find out tonight.
Despite the spurs being the defending champs and the rockets starring the "other" MVP with Harden, I still think the preferred match up in the western conference finals for the NBA is Warriors vs Clippers. Battle of the Baby Faces.
Similarily, I think we could see Washington upset Atlanta in the second round to get a Cleveland vs Washington Eastern Conference Finals. LBJ vs Pierce. Irving vs Wall. These two teams have a very strong budding rivalry but I'll leave that for later.
Good Luck to anyone and everyone who decides to make a play tonight. I urge you, play or not, to watch this game though because it should be one of the best of the year.
Good luck, tonight, HC. And yes, I can see Haws or the Turk coming out of nowhere to make contributions that tilt the game in LA's favor. It's always the guys who you didn't account for who can do that to you. Knowing Doc, though, he will stick with the starters for the most part, unless fouls etc force his hand. Although in Boston. the Celtics won some huge playoff games with bench guys who came out of nowhere. So Doc is more prone to trust his bench at home than on the road (as we saw in the last game), and it has payed dividends before.
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