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When I saw this line, I really thought it would be the most square, public play on the board - and I don't care. I am shocked to see that as of now, more people are on Spurs (I have to believe that will change dramatically).
Let me start by saying that I live in San Antonio but am not a Spurs fan. This town is absolutely depressed about the injuries and terrible start to the Spurs season. The home crowds have been very lethargic to say the least . . . and the Spurs have certainly lost that swagger and feeling of invincibility at home.
As for the game, the Knicks are the worst team they could possibly face right now. The local Spurs beat reporter came on the radio and predicted a Knick blowout - stating the face that the Knicks have the advantage at every position except center.
San Antonio realizes that the only way they can beat teams is to slow the game WAY down, play tough defense, and try to get ahead early. They simply don't have the firepower on offense to pull themselves out of moderate deficits.
Even though it has been their calling card for years, the Spurs are getting lit up to the tune of nearly 50% from the field. The lack of perimeter speed is mainly to blame. Another huge problem is bench scoring and depth. Roger Mason Jr. (who you might ask - exactly) and George Hill (I am not making these names up) are going to have play 35+ minutes and try to defend the perimeter players for New York. It will be funny watching Matt Bonner, Michael Finley, Kurt Thomas, and Bruce Bowen (who has definitely lost a step) try to hang with the Knick frontcourt. The Spurs one strength (Duncan inside) can be negated by double teams (as the only Spur shooting well from the perimeter was Tony Parker) and heaven help them if Duncan gets into foul trouble as you will be seeing a ton of the Matt Bonner, Fabricio Oberto, Anthony Tolliver poo-poo platter.
Spurs simply do not have the depth or speed to hang with New York. I expect the Spurs to play hard, show heart, and not lay down in this game, but I honestly can't come up with a scenerio where San Antonio wins the game short of Duncan going totally bananas and most of the Spurs bench and role players playing out of their mind. The 3.5 is a gift that I will gladly accept. I usually am a flat unit better rarely risking more than 1 unit a play, this will be a minimum of 3 units maybe more. Good luck to you and whatever you decide.
Let me start by saying that I live in San Antonio but am not a Spurs fan. This town is absolutely depressed about the injuries and terrible start to the Spurs season. The home crowds have been very lethargic to say the least . . . and the Spurs have certainly lost that swagger and feeling of invincibility at home.
As for the game, the Knicks are the worst team they could possibly face right now. The local Spurs beat reporter came on the radio and predicted a Knick blowout - stating the face that the Knicks have the advantage at every position except center.
San Antonio realizes that the only way they can beat teams is to slow the game WAY down, play tough defense, and try to get ahead early. They simply don't have the firepower on offense to pull themselves out of moderate deficits.
Even though it has been their calling card for years, the Spurs are getting lit up to the tune of nearly 50% from the field. The lack of perimeter speed is mainly to blame. Another huge problem is bench scoring and depth. Roger Mason Jr. (who you might ask - exactly) and George Hill (I am not making these names up) are going to have play 35+ minutes and try to defend the perimeter players for New York. It will be funny watching Matt Bonner, Michael Finley, Kurt Thomas, and Bruce Bowen (who has definitely lost a step) try to hang with the Knick frontcourt. The Spurs one strength (Duncan inside) can be negated by double teams (as the only Spur shooting well from the perimeter was Tony Parker) and heaven help them if Duncan gets into foul trouble as you will be seeing a ton of the Matt Bonner, Fabricio Oberto, Anthony Tolliver poo-poo platter.
Spurs simply do not have the depth or speed to hang with New York. I expect the Spurs to play hard, show heart, and not lay down in this game, but I honestly can't come up with a scenerio where San Antonio wins the game short of Duncan going totally bananas and most of the Spurs bench and role players playing out of their mind. The 3.5 is a gift that I will gladly accept. I usually am a flat unit better rarely risking more than 1 unit a play, this will be a minimum of 3 units maybe more. Good luck to you and whatever you decide.
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