Anonymous
Years ago
Spurs are clicking at the right time of the year...again... Winners of 8 straight.
Thats real bad news for people hoping to see an action packed finals series- can you imagine a Boston v New Orleans??!!!
Most likely a spurs pistons finals...
Basketball purists book your seats.
boston in 6 vs the spurs with KG too tear Timmy D a new one
twenty four
Years ago
I still don't get how 'pure' basketball ended up being slow, grind it out, score 85 and you win basketball...
i think a concept of *defence* has something to do with it...
Mantis
Years ago
Any of the top 9 in the West (except Dallas, my pick to finish 9th) can make the Finals. Any of those 8 teams are capable of beating any other in a 7-game series. The question is who can do it three times, and IMHO it'll come down to matchups between teams during the Playoffs, and even then each series will be decided by which team plays better in one pivotal game. I wouldn't expect any series to finish in less than 6 games.
twenty four
Years ago
Yeah, and how does that make it more 'pure' than any other style?
I should point out that I enjoy watching the Spurs, and don't have a problem with their style of basketball, and I know that good D wins you rings, it just irks me that some seem to think that there is a right way and a wrong way to play basketball.
eastern lowland gorilla
Years ago
And if you were a purist, you'd be stuck watching crappy college games final score 40-35.
billo
Years ago
Agreed 24. I remember when the Sixers were winnnig titles agains the Magic/Titans in the late 90s the consensus was that our free flowing style of game was a more "pure" form of basketball than Goorj's robots. Whatever style the most recent champion plays seems to dictate what is "pure" basketball, which is ridiculous.
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