Do you clowns have any analytical ability or do you just cut and paste pictures of tall black men doing a 360 inyoface rim rattlin?
I would like to see who you think will win the championship and WHY!!!!!!
Enough of this Pakistani Tiger ogling at Bballers.
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Do you clowns have any analytical ability or do you just cut and paste pictures of tall black men doing a 360 inyoface rim rattlin?
I would like to see who you think will win the championship and WHY!!!!!!
Enough of this Pakistani Tiger ogling at Bballers.
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True!
Its going to be a very interesting series, I don't think I have ever seen these 2 teams play during the season. I would like to see Dikembe Mutombo being involved, he has the power to stop Tim Duncan.
For Nets everything goes down to Jason Kidd, if he has a good day then New Jersey has a good chance of winning.
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I would like to see who you think will win the championship and WHY!!!!!!Enough of this Pakistani Tiger ogling at Bballers.
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ummmmmmmm I think I made my point clear in almost every post with pictures. Why you so seems to have trouble if I'm around, Chal Chal Chaltahai?
Though, NETS are different team this year but odds favors SPURS. Playoffs changes Game by Game, so to predict who'll win the Championship is difficult to say rightnow. If NETS able to win Game 1, I reckon this series will go down to 6/7 Game; and SPURS might win another Championship on road just like they did in 1999 against NY KNICKS.
i disagree, Philedelphia 76ers ended Lakers playoff victories in 2001 playoffs but Lakers came back to win the final series 4-1.
Dallas defeated SA Spurs in Game 1 but Spurs came back to win.
I think what matters is who is better at that moment.
I don't think away games seem to put any pressure on these guys as they play around 40 games away from home and they are basically used to being on the road.
Matsui - Tell me one guy in New Jersey who can shoot as well as Steve Kerr :)
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Matsui - Tell me one guy in New Jersey who can shoot as well as Steve Kerr :)
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Kenyon Martin, Richard Jefferson, Kerry Kittles,
poooor Dallas.. i was going for themm.. but now that tehy are out.. sacramento is deffinatly gunna win the playofss. its too bad.. i hate them.. there so bitchy....they have a attitude like there the best or something...
Dallas should have won!!!!
ps..HUGE DALLAS FAN..LOVE BASKET BALL
I FINALLY FOUND SOME GREAT BB FANS ON GS....SOO HAPPY!!
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Matsui - Tell me one guy in New Jersey who can shoot as well as Steve Kerr :)
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Asif, one game does not a season or a matchup make. WHo will Steve Kerr defend? Kidd? Kittle? Jefferson? Rodgers (who can shoot the three ball just as well but outweighs Kerr by a hundred pounds and can take him to school down low.
Nets Matchup verywell against the Spurs. Expect a lot Zone defense and games in the 80;s. None of that no-defense shootaround bull$hit.
i dont care about the finals..i am waiting for the next year..cant wait to watch lebron, darko and melo play
Sacramento ???
True that, I simply can’t wait for Lebron, Carmelo and TJ Ford to join NBA.
it all starts tomorrow. Go nets. In the NBA, individual talent goes only so far. It is all about matchups. Let the games begin.....
Matty - Basket Ball is much more than Individual talent and Match ups. Are you telling me that Nets match-up with Spurs better than Lakers ??
Anyways - I cant wait for tomorrow.
**Point Guards
Jason Kidd vs Tony Parker**
Beyond the irresistible storyline that Kidd, a free agent at the end of the season, could supplant Parker as the Spurs’ quarterback (should he receive and accept an offer from San Antonio this summer), this matchup won’t be as important as everyone thinks. The Spurs will vary the defenders they put on Kidd – Stephen Jackson, Bruce Bowen and Manu Ginobili may spend more time checking the muscular, 6-foot-5 Kidd than the skinny 6-2 Parker – and, anyway, the two point guards will be asked to do different things. Kidd must push the ball, find a way to get Kenyon Martin and Richard Jefferson points, score in the halfcourt offense and double-down on Tim Duncan. That’s all. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich realizes there will be enormous pressure on the 21-year-old Parker and will reduce his responsibility for initiating the offense. There is, however, one thing that Parker does as well, if not better, than Kidd – look for his own points as a jump shooter and penetrator – and! t! hat’s primarily what he’ll be asked to do.
Shooting Guards
Kerry Kittles vs Stephen Jackson
Lost amid the Kidd-to-San-Antonio question is the history between Jackson and Nets coach Byron Scott, who dissed the 6-8 guard-forward when he was a Net during the 2000-01 season. Both have taken the high road since, but don’t think Jackson doesn’t want to bury the open jump shots he invariably gets when opponents double and triple team Duncan. Kittles, like Jackson, is a streaky shooter and a capable long-armed defender but, also like Jackson, he can get into slumps and play erratically.
**Center
Jason Collins vs David Robinson**
Collins, the 7-foot Stanford grad, will never be one of the NBA’s 50 greatest players, an honor Robinson will take into retirement when this series is over. In fact, Collins is one of those smaller-than-life pivotmen who does the little things – moves to the right help position, boxes out his man, gets his hands on balls he doesn’t rebound, makes good decisions on when to go back up with a shot and when to pass it back out to restart the offense. The Spurs don’t need 15.6 points and 9.9 rebounds, The Admiral’s per-game averages when the Spurs won the championship in 1999, but they hope to get perhaps two solid 10-and-8 games from the grand ole southpaw.
**Small Forwards
Richard Jefferson vs Bruce Bowen**
These two players offer a fascinating contrast. Jefferson, who had a terrific sophomore season, is all speed and energy, a devastating finisher on the fast break, a frenetic, mess-up-the-stew defender. Bowen is even stronger on the defensive end – he was miffed that he was not named to the NBA’s all-defensive first team – but he’s more of a textbook-type who gets by on strength and experience. Bowen is more predictable than Jefferson on offense, a terrific standstill three-point shooter, but ineffective when he puts the ball on the floor. Here’s a vote for youth and spontaneity.
**Power Forward
Kenyon Martin vs Tim Duncan**There’s more interesting stuff to say about Kenyon Martin than there is to say about Duncan. Let’s see, the Nets’ guy has channeled his famously incendiary temper into constructive play; the playoffs have been his coming-out party; he has cool tats.
By contrast, there’s not much new to say about Duncan except to reiterate that, except for Shaquille O’Neal, there’s no better low-post player on the planet. Duncan is unstoppable, he makes terrific decisions and he must – repeat must – be doubled, which will open up the floor for his teammates.
**Bench
Lucious Harris Manu Ginobli
Rodney Rogers vs Malik Rose
Aaron Williams Speedy Claxton**
The matchup that could have the most impact is Lucious Harris vs. Manu Ginobili. Each represents the spirit of his bench, a pair of rambling and rambunctious two-guards who play with the elan of regulars. But Ginobili, at 6-foot-6, is the better and more versatile player, capable of guarding and causing offensive trouble from three positions. Malik Rose (inside scoring and rebounding) and Speedy Claxton (speed in transition) know their roles, and the Spurs could get contributions from a quartet of grizzled veterans – Kevin Willis, Steve Kerr, Steve Smith and Danny Ferry. Look at it this way: The contributions of San Antonio’s 10th man, Kerr, were largely responsible for the Spurs’ getting by the Dallas Mavericks in the decisive Game 6 of the Western final. The Nets don’t even have a 10th man.
**Coach
Byron Scott vs Greg Popovich**
Scott’s steady performance during the Nets’ 10-game playoff winning streak has made everyone forget that it was only a year ago that he was unable to come up with anything to stop a Lakers sweep in the Finals. But, in all likelihood, any Eastern coach would’ve faced the same fate, and Scott deserves credit for developing a team that is deliciously unpredictable and surprisingly mature.
Popovich’s team, obviously, leans toward the “mature” more than the “unpredictable.” But that doesn’t mean that Pop, this season’s Coach of the Year, isn’t a master button-pusher. He works constantly on moving Duncan around so he can get the ball in lighter traffic; he holds the reins on the creative point guard play of Parker, sometimes tightening, sometimes loosening them; he monitors the delicate psyches of players like Bowen and Jackson; he finds playing time for the deepest bench in the league.
Nets are gonna take it this year 
big match tonite, can't wait.
Tim Duncan, Bowen, and Barker doing a clinic on the Nets so far. Let's see if it holds.
Game 1 - NETS vs SPURS
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Smiles for Tim Duncan.
New Jersey and San Antonio were knotted at 42 at the end of 1st half, but Tim Duncan tallied 13 of his game-high 32 points in the third qtr to pace the SPURS en route to a 101-89 victory in Game 1 of NBA Finals 2003 over the NETS.
In the 1st half, Duncan made only 2/3 shots. He wasn't that much aggressive as I've seen him in the playoffs. But in the 2nd half, Parker set the tone, Duncan coverted the lose ball into buckets; and David Robinson was feeling as young as ever. The Twin Towers of SPURS(Duncan and Robinson) blocked 10 shots, 12 assists and boards 25+ rebs. Ginobilli, Jackson and Bowen knock down wide open shots.
With this loss to SPURS, the winning streak of 10 Games for NETS came to an end. NETS faced foul trouble from the start including K-Mart, who committed two silly fouls in the 1st qtr. He sat out most of the 3rd, 4th qtr and then fouled out in the closing moment of the ball game. Rogers and Harris did their job from the bench but it wasn't enough for NETS to prevent the defeat.
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New Jersey Nets guard Jason Kidd, right, dribbles around San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker, left.
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New Jersey Nets guard Jason Kidd, right, has the ball knocked away by San Antonio Spurs Tony Parker, left.
Parker was outclassed by Kidd in the 1st half but in the 2nd half, Parker set the tempo for SPURS. To be precise, Kidd struggled from the field. Tony Parker was too much in the 3rd qtr. Inside, outside, fake layup and there comes the 2 pts basket. Dodging Game!!! Whenever Parker set the tone, Duncan performs even better. Tony Parker added 16 points and five assists for the ball game.
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San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker goes high to the basket.
NETS have got to be more mentally strong than physcial. The ball moment on the court lacks in tonight's game. Also, NETS had only 7 fast breakpts, which has been their best aspect of the Game in the playoffs. I thought Dikembe Mutombo did a great job on Tim Duncan by blocking two easy layups. Byron Scott should have used him against T.D when K-Mart sat out on the bench.
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NBA and ABA legends Julius "Dr. J" Erving, left, and George "The Iceman" Gervin are shown during NBA TV's live pre-game show.
The great moment of the Night? Mine would be when legends of NBA and ABA, Dr J and George Gervin were introduced to the crowd. :)
Game 2 on Friday @ San Antonio. SPURS will try to gain a 2-0 series lead whereas NETS will try to even up the series.
New Jersey NETS vs San Antonio SPURS - SPURS lead 1-0.
Where was Deke Mutombo ?? He was supposed to guard David Robinson ?? NETS will lose this series 4-0, If they continue playing 3rd class players like Jason Collins and Aaron Williams.