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- Sparkster185, on 10/11/2007, -1/+41One would think being a fan of Cleveland sports would make me used to it. Alas, it still burns.
- sportz103, on 10/11/2007, -8/+39They really need to get rid of this East vs West split during the playoffs. Just seed the league as a whole, best vs worst, this way you get the two best teams in the finals. Same problem they have in baseball, they make the Yankees vs Red Sox a divisional playoff, so after that no one cares to watch the actual World Series.
- hootpie, on 10/11/2007, -4/+33Witness.
- chuck667, on 10/11/2007, -10/+37Poor form Cavs, you barely even made a contest of it.
- trer, on 10/11/2007, -17/+41Was there every any doubt? Most boring NBA Finals ever. Football season please!
- lordmike, on 10/11/2007, -0/+24Another complete humiliation for my hometown... I don't know what would have been worse, losing game 7 on the last shot, or this pathetic, embarrassing debacle... what a sad, sick joke this was....
- yomamaisfat, on 10/11/2007, -3/+26Robert Horry can now retire and work as a Will Smith look alike.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -9/+31Kudos to San Antonio, from Houston. All class, no hype.
- threemagic, on 10/11/2007, -16/+37http://digg.com/basketball/The_lowest_ratings_for_an_NBA_Finals
that sums it up! - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -17/+38Most boring finals ever.
- alpine75, on 10/11/2007, -9/+29Congrats Spurs fans!
- Insomniac33, on 10/11/2007, -5/+23What an awful NBA Finals. The Cavs didn't stand a chance from Game 1... then again, with an inept coach (Mike Brown), a Point Guard who can't play the position and doesn't have the speed to guard Tony Parker (Hughes), a 3-point "specialist" that can't shoot the 3 or play any shred of defense (Marshall) and a member of the 1st-team All-NBA Floppers (Varejao), who would expect them to compete? LeBron couldn't win the series himself, not against a Spurs defense that wouldn't let him get to the hoop as easily as Detroit did.
The Finals of the 80s with Magic's Lakers, Bird's Celtics, Hakeem's Rockets, Isiah's Piston, etc., now THAT was entertaining basketball. Fast paced and physical, back when teams were loaded with quality players and the league wasn't watered down by expansion. 20 years later, and ratings are terrible and the competition isn't nearly what it used to be. - Insomniac33, on 10/11/2007, -2/+19I don't think San Antonio is the most boring team at all. Match them up against a team like Dallas, Phoenix or Golden State, one that runs up and down the court and plays an up-tempo style, and they can play the same kind of game. But they play their best when they play like they did against Cleveland, that's why they won their 4th title in the last decade.
San Antonio vs. any of those 3 up-tempo teams I named would be an exciting and entertaining series for sure. it's just that no team in the East is legitimately good enough to play an exciting series (with the exception of maybe Chicago). - spursauto42, on 10/11/2007, -6/+20Here come all the complainers. every year teams/fans bitch about calls. Even I was unhappy last year about calls during the Mavs/Spurs games, but I understand that the most aggressive team gets all the calls and that series could have gone either way
Spurs are the 4 time champs...
as for the ratings...not the Spurs fault the Cavs just didn't bring the juice. If it was Suns/Spurs or Mavs/Spurs in the finals rating would be great. The east is just the JV team, sorry east coast. - spursauto42, on 10/11/2007, -1/+15No, Spurs/Suns/mavs + crappy east team = low ratings/boring basketball
Spurs 4 time Champs - MrLazySmurf, on 10/11/2007, -5/+19Jeez, you Suns fans really have nothing better to do in that desert. Go hump a cactus.
You should really be pissed off at Steve Nash for flailing his arms when he hit the ground (flopping when he hit the ground), if he took the hit like man maybe his teammates would've realized that it was a regular foul and stayed seated on the bench!
Suns Solution for a Championship
1. Fire Coach
2. Hire Carlisle from the Spurs. - MeanYogurt, on 10/11/2007, -0/+13Why do you focus so much on one game of a best of 7 series? The writing was on the wall after the Sun lost the first game at home.
- Jrr6415sun, on 10/11/2007, -5/+18"Poor form Cavs, you barely even made a contest of it."
Yea the Cavs played bad, but the last 2 games were 75-72 and 83-82. You can't say that wasn't a contest. If things had gone slightly diffently it could be a 2-2 tie right now. - MichiganJeep, on 10/11/2007, -6/+19Ohio, are you trying to beat the Buffalo Bills record for most chokes in the Finals?
- brownzilla, on 10/11/2007, -2/+14Will you suns fans get over it already. I feel like I'm gonna hear about that one game from suns fans for the next 10 years.
- Insomniac33, on 10/11/2007, -1/+13To everyone that keeps bitching about how the Spurs "cheated" their way to the Finals, the real people to blame for the Suns losing that series are themselves. Amare and Boris left the bench during an altercation. Coaches drill this kind of stuff into a player's head at the beginning of the season, that you are NOT supposed to leave the bench or else you will get the 1 game suspension that they received. The rule clearly states this, and they broke the rule, so Stern had no choice but the give them the one game suspension. It matters not what their intent was when they ran onto the floor, whether they were going out there to throw a punch or to break up an altercation. Google "Rudy Tomjanovich Kermit Washington" and you'll see why even when someone goes onto the court to break up a fight, the result can be even worse. You may not like the rule, but it's the rule and they broke it.
Oh, and the Suns had a 16 point lead in Game 5 w/ Amare and Boris suspended. Then they chocked away the lead. They had their chance and they blew it.
And no, I'm not a Spurs fan. I'm a Celtics fan, and if anyone is going to hate San Antonio (see: 1997 Lottery) it's me. But you have to give them credit for what they did. They totally demolished the Cavs and earned their 4th title. Congrats to them. - goosepillows, on 10/11/2007, -0/+12aye
i'm not particularly fond of the Witness marketing campaign
but compare lebron to say garnett
lebron really has a horrible supporting cast, and they made it to the finals.
testament to his ability, and the sweep is a testament to his teammates inability. - nick2, on 10/11/2007, -3/+14Least it is over now. I hate hearing how Cleveland was doing horrible everyday.
- 3rnesto, on 10/11/2007, -13/+24Cant wait for college football.
- HigherLogic, on 10/11/2007, -0/+11In most people's mind, the Spurs and Suns series was the Finals, and definitely the most entertaining. Look at the back-and-forth W/L, really one of the better series I've seen in a long while (and still upset about Game 5, but it's all good, kudos to the Spurs, there's always next year).
And I agree that it should be the "best of the best," not this East v. West *****. Then again, people in the East would have no teams to root for, they wouldn't have even made it to the playoffs with the records they had :P - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -9/+20I don't care for straight winning like that. Too boring.
- MrLazySmurf, on 10/11/2007, -5/+16REPEAT!!!!
GO SPURS GO
The only thing the CAVS did well was the press conferences after the game, they never let emotions get the best of them. Mucho respect gained for Lebron, and company.
I just hope Carlisle doesn't coach the Sonics, they'll definately be a quick contender next year.
West is going to be very, very, tough again next year. - JDUB213, on 10/11/2007, -0/+10No, It was Tony Parker. I thought they just said it.
- Forestmb, on 10/11/2007, -2/+12You must be a Celtics fan.
- spursauto42, on 10/11/2007, -7/+17I agree with the seeding thing...as for Robert Horry, come on...I've seen harder hits in a junior high game. Watch the video of the hip check on you tube and watch his arms flail just a bit late. nice acting job. next I'll be hearing that the suns should have been in the finals.
Spurs 4 time Champs...Yessssssssss - Roguecop, on 10/11/2007, -2/+11Another clueslees, shallow 'video game' basketball opinion calling the Spurs 'boring'. It's called TEAM play, intellgent play, it's the future of the NBA. There is now an answer to the dominate player in pro basketball and Popovich found it, it's called team defense that which exploits the weakness of an opponent. Its also called team offense, that finds the best player on the court to get to basket. Appreciate the art and mechanics of the team game, it ain't about gamble defense and the fast break...
Spurs and the most winning team in NBA playoff history. RESPECT! - SkinnyPuppy, on 10/11/2007, -4/+13"More proof the Cavs didn't legitimately win the Eastern Finals."
What a ***** idiot you are. - Roguecop, on 10/11/2007, -2/+10Team Payrolls:
New York Knicks: $139,381,526
San Antonio Spurs: $65,702,029
That's right less than half. - Pixelillusion, on 10/11/2007, -17/+25congrats, spurs! they're a class-act team and more than deserve their 4th championship
- tehbishop, on 10/11/2007, -1/+9Nope! But I have got to tell you a cool story that goes something like this: FOUR!!! GO SPURS GO!
- Insomniac33, on 10/11/2007, -1/+9Amare and Boris were stupid for running out onto the court. They should've known the rule, their coaches should've known the rule, and no one but themselves are to blame for the suspension they received. The rules state that if you leave the bench during an altercation, you get a 1 game suspension. Clear as crystal. While I don't think it's the best rule in the world since they obviously weren't going to get involved in the altercation, I can understand why the rule is in place. Back in the day when Kermit Washington knocked out Rudy T. and nearly killed him with a punch to the face, Rudy was running onto the court during an altercation. Not to get into the fight, but instead to try and be a peacemaker. Instead of making peace, he nearly lost his life on the court. I can understand that David Stern doesn't want anything like that to happen again, hence the rule.
- spursauto42, on 10/11/2007, -4/+11I guess all the other crap teams loaded with top draft picks year after year, by your calculation should be champs every year because it's so easy to win. It's not just one player or even multiple players. You also need a good coach and a good system and good scouting.
I guess we got lucky getting Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili as lottery picks, oh no. we picked them up at the bottom end of the draft.
Spurs 4 time Champs - steampunkthames, on 10/11/2007, -4/+11Give someone a chance? The presence of the spurs in the last decade has not been a trivial or coincidental thing.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -2/+9I thought your name was spankster
- spursauto42, on 10/11/2007, -1/+8Guess you've never heard or met the guy. If you were a fan of the game you would know a little more about him. I like LeBron, I like Shaq, I like Wade, I like Nash...I like good guys that play hard and don't go around sleeping around on their wives, are selfish on the court, get arrested...
I guess he just doesn't pound his chest enough on meaningless plays or tout what a great player he is so that you will believe he is a great player. More commercials does not equal more championships....
Spurs 4 time champs - tehbishop, on 10/11/2007, -1/+8I know that I am, because the Spurs did in fact have to win 4 games to beat a team so indeed they deserve it. Sorry Nash and whiners in the Desert, no ring for you.
- spursauto42, on 10/11/2007, -2/+9man, manu and tony got clobbered more than a couple of times. they got hit and hit the ground hard. yet no spurs jumped up and onto the floor to "check" on their teammate. an experienced team knows not to get up or they would face the same fate.
Know the rule and you won't get burned by them - hater2win, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6LOL! That was awesome... quarterback on the hawks... lol. I LOL'ed
- jefbob, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6@rdoger6424
ummm, try Falcons. - bryannnnn, on 10/11/2007, -6/+12GO SPURS GO! 99 03 05 07!
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -10/+16Spurs swept the Lebrons!!
- battletrax, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6i happen to live in San Antonio
its hard to sleep all the people yelling outside, haha ok i did a bit too. - trancient, on 10/11/2007, -2/+7I'm a Laker fan and if they didn't stop the Spurs those three years they faced them in the playoffs you'd probably be looking at a seven-time winner.
Dominating performance, mad-ass trio right there. - ronaldinho, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5Something is wrong with today's NBA fans. The Spurs should be the team that every true basketball fan wants to watch, because they truly play a beautiful team game. They are unselfish, executes on the offensive end, and fully utilize their stars' talent. They hustle and defend hard on the defensive end, and they always have a strategy that can most cripple their opponents (witness LeBron's struggles this series). They are well-coached, they don't make mistakes, and they got so much poise. This is a true team, and basketball is a team game, people. Did I even mention the coach and the front office? I'm from Boston and I want River's and Ainge's head on a platter. The Spurs are so well-run, man it's such a good time to be a Spurs fan.
And before I get digg down, I am not even a Spurs fan, but they have my respect. They really play the right way. They just got no charisma, that's all. Not to mention that the Cavs were the easiest team the Spurs faced during their playoff run, which can partially explain the low ratings. LeBron will be back though, once he gets more help, he will definitely get better. I'm looking forward to it.
Suns fans don't whine about that Game 5 with the suspensions. You wouldn't even be able to beat Utah the next round anyway. They will kill you on the boards, Kirilenko will become every Suns players' nightmare with his shot-blocking and long arms, and D-Will will kill Nash. And one more thing: Suns, please don't trade Marion. He's your unsung MVP as far as I'm concerned. Amazing that he didn't make it to the All-Defensive team. That's a travesty. Trade Amare for KG or something. - vorathee, on 10/11/2007, -2/+7Go MAVS Go,,,woops!!!!! Congrats to Duncan and company.
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