0 for 17 in the final minutes of the game. How do you miss 17 straight shots? I was on the verge of pulling my hair out. Tony Parker missed runners, Duncan missed jump hooks, Manu missed Manu shots. Oh my goodness. That won’t happen again. I’m guessing this will be the typical Spurs first-round series. They never sweep a first round opponent, last year being the exception to the rule because they were playing a Grizzlies team that was over their head.
Notes from other games:
1. Ben Gordon. Holy cow. What a performance. The man is unconscious. He NEEDS a great nickname, because he lights it up and has ice water running through his veins. He’s ice cold, because, as Andre 3000 said, he’s cooler than being cool.
2. Um, thanks for playing Grizzlies, Nets, and Sixers. All three are waaaaaay overmatched. But Iverson will go for 40 at least once in the next two games.
3. Speaking of the Nets, did anyone notice how Vince Carter lost it in game 2. The Heat already have him out of his game. It was pretty ugly how quickly he lost his cool. Zo and Keyon Dooling, yes, Keyon freaking Dooling got to Vince. Really? You’re the go-to scorer, and you’re letting Keyon Dooling get under your skin? He’s not having another game over 25 in this series, and he may or may not pull up lame next game. I’m going with may on that one.
4. I’m sorry I doubted the greatness that is Tracy McGrady. Two years ago, I thought he was the best player in the league. He took a huge step backward with Orlando. But then again, who wouldn’t have on that squad? I was foolish to go against him, and I should have seen this coming. When you are relying on two starters who have combined for over 900 games and never seen a playoff game, those aren’t good odds folks. It really, really doesn’t help when they are one year removed from the Golden State Warriors and the Atlanta Hawks. And did you see the Praying Mantiss (it would be nice if I had spell-check on this site) get posterized? I haven’t seen Shawn Bradley get dunked on like that since Derek Anderson was still playing basketball, you know before he was dealt from the Spurs and injured every muscle and bone in his body.
