The Blazers and the Spurs
I was watching the Spurs last night and had a couple of thoughts I thought I'd share. After all, despite people saying they're boring and any number of pejoratives, it's hard not to view them as a model franchise and certainly KP admires them.
- Ginobili. Do you know who Brandon Roy is? Ginobili. Now look, before you start calling me a lunatic for comparing an all-star and MVP candidate to someone's sixth man just look at the game. Ginobili plays with that same deceptive speed, the controlled pace, the drive-and-kick and the drive-and-finish. It's eerie how similar the theoretical approach of those two players is. And ponder this: if Blazers had had Oden and LMA in the linup for 3 years and then Roy had joined the team, wouldn't his career trajectory have been radically different? Circumstances play a role (as well as amazing talent and godlike willpower) in creating an MVP. I regard Ginobili as a great player. There are far worse people Roy could be compared to.
- Tony Parker. In looking at the Spurs as a team we would aspire to be, who is our Tony Parker? Is it Blake? No. Is it Jack? No. Is it Sergio? Well, I have to say he has the best chance of achieving it out of our 3 point guards. In JQ's excellent chat this week, he mentioned that Sergio may end up getting traded. That he wasn't a "good fit" with Nate. I think we can all agree on that. I'm a Surge man-crush guy but I have to say that, for the greater good of the team, we may end up letting him go. After all, we can't have all the talent. But I can't help thinking we're letting one get away in Surge. We can easily live without and replace Blake and Jack (okay "easily" is a stretch but they're not irreplacable). Surge, I don't know. I feel he may end up being someone's Tony Parker.
- Duncan. It's hard not to watch Duncan and think LMA. Every time Duncan calmly hit one of those bank shots I think of LMA's feathery outside jumper. Duncan's got some great moves to the basket but at the end of the day I regard him as a kind of face-up player, which seems to be LMA's pursuit.
- Barry. I watched this guy just sit on the sidelines and shoot 3's. If that isn't Webster, I don't know what is. At least, it's what Webster appears to be consigned to do. I wish he would do more. I'm puzzled by the guy. He's one who's reliability game in and game out I question. Ultimately, if he could give the Blazers some reliable, Barry-like 3pt shooting, I think we'd all be very happy.
- Poppovich. I love stability at the coaching position. I love the predictability, the certainty, and the authority that comes with a long-term coach. For how much I'm puzzled about Joel and Surge, I'm no longer thinking of doing anything but keeping Nate long-term. I want him just like SA has had Poppovich for so long.
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Except the Spurs don't have
And the Blazers don't have a lock-down defender like Bowen.
by Blazerholic on Jan 18, 2008 3:21 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Roy is more controlled than Ginobli
by BlazerBandit on Jan 18, 2008 7:08 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Disagree
by BlazersOrBust on Jan 19, 2008 10:25 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think
I mean, I think you can. I just don't think anyone ever will.
by tominhawaii on Jan 19, 2008 6:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You "CAN"
I compared Durant to Dirty Dirk Nowitzki before the draft, and I was fired from my job due to media pressure and protests over my blatantly racist comparison. Having learned the error of my ways, I feel like I should accuse you of being a bad person.
Mortimer
by Mortimer on Jan 20, 2008 12:53 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hitler?
I really don't know where I'm going with this. It's really hard to try to find a reformed racist to compare myself too since I'm not racist and never have been a racist. I was looking to play the "I'm not racist, I have black friends" card. Maybe I should have used Mark Fuhrman.
by tominhawaii on Jan 20, 2008 11:23 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Me thinks the lady doth protest too much.
by ratbastird on Jan 20, 2008 5:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And they don't have ...
Our bench is cold-blooded. Theirs is just cold.
by bfan on Jan 18, 2008 9:49 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

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