Round 2: Spurs VS Hornets

2poor · Post #21 » by **2poor** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 2:16 pm

LyMinh wrote:This is a rare chance to play a team in the playoffs whose board actually gets less activity than ours

Series should be a blast, enjoy it folks!

Magz50 · Post #22 » by **Magz50** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 2:51 pm

NO is actually my second fave team in the NBA so on the off chance we do lose it'll be easier to handle than losing vs the Lakers or Celtics.

DBMethos · Post #23 » by **DBMethos** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:03 pm

^ Celts have to worry about ATL first, LOL.

scootfu602 · Post #24 » by **scootfu602** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:16 pm

pro2020 wrote:
that's what the Mav's thought and they got waxed, I just hope we can get the first game out in New Orleans.

The Spurs are NOT the Mavericks. No comparison

Post #25 » by **SD2042** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:45 pm

I believe this game will go either 6 or 7 series. Spurs should win this.

Reasons Spurs should win.

1. CP3 explosiveness to the basket is contain with zone D in his face.
2. Peja is faced with defensive hands in his face from the perimeter.
3. Get West and Chandler in foul trouble. That means you TD.
4. Slow down the Hornets athleticism.
5. The Spurs offense gets off to a strong start and expose the Hornets lack of experience against a better suit team.

The Hornets are a team that cannot be underestimate. I'm expecting them to give the Spurs a run for their money. Considering the fact they have the young roster and athleticism filled roster on their side. They have the capablities to run the Spurs rugged if they play their cards right. With that, the Spurs can't afford to get caught running on their heels. They have to play with energy and consistancy in order to win out this series.

Black_Jack21 · Post #26 » by **Black_Jack21** » Thu May 1, 2008 3:30 am

Chris Paul will win them atleast 1 game, he's too good to be swept.
I do think the spurs have too many weapons. Both on the defensive end and offensive end.
Bowen will be a tired man at the end of these games, he'll likely have the job of guarding Paul and Peja.
Duncan should find his slightly easier then PHX. Rather than Amare and Shaq to face he only has Chandler and West, i mean no disrespect by any means to any Hornets fans out there but duncan should have an easier game by comparison with the Hornets front line.

But all that being said the hornets have proven themselves quite a capable team, they do have the same record as ours and they hold home court advantage. I think Spurs will take game 1 in NO and go on to win in six.
But Paul is a freak and can't be ruled out.

TAI8 · Post #27 » by **TAI8** » Thu May 1, 2008 7:05 am

This is going to be an exciting series. Spurs in 6.

Tiga · Post #28 » by **Tiga** » Thu May 1, 2008 8:06 am

I'm looking forward to this and I think Duncan will be the key in this one

3x2x · Post #29 » by **3x2x** » Thu May 1, 2008 12:32 pm

No one's even mentioned Bonzi Wells, who I think could be the secret weapon & x-factor for NOH. I'm sure you guys remember how he matched up against you guys 2 years back. Hornets in 7.

pro2020 · Post #30 » by **pro2020** » Thu May 1, 2008 12:57 pm

3x2x wrote:No one's even mentioned Bonzi Wells, who I think could be the secret weapon & x-factor for NOH. I'm sure you guys remember how he matched up against you guys 2 years back. Hornets in 7.

David West is the bigger nightmare, when the Hornets blew out the Spurs David West was a menace - so I really think West is the X-factor for the Hornets, Bonzi can turn out to be a Boris type nightmare for the Spurs too though I definitely won't discount that.

BIG EDDIE · Post #31 » by **BIG EDDIE** » Thu May 1, 2008 2:06 pm

Hey guys!

The Spurs are a great team with lots of Championships won the last few years. The Hornets know this is probably their biggest challenge and they will play the right way.
Sorry, but this year is not the year of SA. This year has been crazy, with lots of surprises and semi-surprises. No way that SA gets to the finals this year, that would be too common.
Hornets will beat the Spurs in 5!

Game 1 - Hornets win by 10-15 points
Game 2 - Hornets win by 1-4 points
Game 3 - Spurs win by 9-12 points
Game 4 - Hornets win by 5-8 points
Game 5 - Hornets win by 6-10 points

3x2x · Post #32 » by **3x2x** » Thu May 1, 2008 2:24 pm

pro2020 wrote:David West is the bigger nightmare, when the Hornets blew out the Spurs David West was a menace - so I really think West is the X-factor for the Hornets, Bonzi can turn out to be a Boris type nightmare for the Spurs too though I definitely won't discount that.

Well David West is the Hornets' 2nd best player, so he's expected to play well regardless. X-factors are normally reserved for another otherwise non-key guy that can step up and give their team an added advantage. IMO Bonzi is that guy for New Orleans, if not statistically, at least the impact he brings out there.

pro2020 · Post #33 » by **pro2020** » Thu May 1, 2008 2:46 pm

3x2x wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Well David West is the Hornets' 2nd best player, so he's expected to play well regardless. X-factors are normally reserved for another otherwise non-key guy that can step up and give their team an added advantage. IMO Bonzi is that guy for New Orleans, if not statistically, at least the impact he brings out there.

I see what your saying, I'll use Manu as an example, even though he was the Spurs best player during the regular season people thought he was the x-factor for the Spurs to be successful against the Suns. I take it in that sense, although I definitely understand what you mean though, hopefully in our case Bonzi isn't effective

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johnnyjohnnyjohnny · Post #34 » by **johnnyjohnnyjohnny** » Thu May 1, 2008 7:11 pm

X-Factor for the Spurs? Does Popovich count? Historcally, the Spurs greatest asset in the playoffs has been the ability to adjust from one game to another. Also, do not discout playoff experience.

Ballings7 · Post #35 » by **Ballings7** » Thu May 1, 2008 8:42 pm

I like Udoka defending against Bonzi as an improvement this time around. Especially when Udoka showed he was solid against Diaw in the post at times last series. One of the reasons we got Udoka in difference from Bowen and others is he's a stronger defender. Also is a noticably better rebounder. Another example is Udoka defended well against Lamar Odom on some occasions in the last two Laker games.

Also, Bonzi doesn't have quite as big a role as he did with Sac.

BIG EDDIE wrote:Hey guys!

The Spurs are a great team with lots of Championships won the last few years. The Hornets know this is probably their biggest challenge and they will play the right way.
Sorry, but this year is not the year of SA. This year has been crazy, with lots of surprises and semi-surprises. No way that SA gets to the finals this year, that would be too common.
Hornets will beat the Spurs in 5!

Game 1 - Hornets win by 10-15 points
Game 2 - Hornets win by 1-4 points
Game 3 - Spurs win by 9-12 points
Game 4 - Hornets win by 5-8 points
Game 5 - Hornets win by 6-10 points

I'll hold you to this kind of scenario. Don't just disappear if it doesn't go your way.

Blame Rasho · Post #36 » by **Blame Rasho** » Thu May 1, 2008 11:27 pm

I am more concerned about this series than the past series. Paul was basically unguardable this past series and is playing at an unholy level. I mean not even Lebron has had a series as good as he as had.

They have all the things you need to beat us... They have a bullish guard in Wells, they have the 3 point ace Peja, West is criminally underrated by every media agency, Chandler is a legit 10/10 guy, on and they have a good coach, who I don't think has lost in OT in sense he has been in New Orleans. Oh and they have Chris " I am better than Deron Williams" Paul.

Blame Rasho · Post #37 » by **Blame Rasho** » Thu May 1, 2008 11:28 pm

johnnyjohnnyjohnny wrote:X-Factor for the Spurs? Does Popovich count? Historcally, the Spurs greatest asset in the playoffs has been the ability to adjust from one game to another. Also, do not discout playoff experience.

We always have that advantage... I remember that Scott ran out of timeouts 6 mins into the 4th qtr in the finals...

EZGOIN · Post #38 » by **EZGOIN** » Fri May 2, 2008 4:34 am

There are too many things for me to quote so I'll just start a list.

1. Chris Paul did in fact have a tremendous series vs. the Mavs but with all due respect, it's the Mavs. For the record Parker would have torched them just as bad. (Obviously in a much different way Parker and Paul are completely different players)

2. To whomever it was who mentioned Bonzi as an x-factor, are you kidding me? ........ Actually I'm just kidding you! As a Spurs fan for a really long time I hate Bonzi (in a basketball kinda way, I don't actually hate the guy). He kills the Spurs. The only hope is that the Hornets either don't realize this or are afraid to run their offense through Bonzi and look stupid in the eyes of the "experts" by not putting the game/series on Paul's shoulders.

3. This series will be over with before you realize it so don't blink. I mean no disrespect (even though that's pretty much what I'm doing) but the Hornets aren't good enough to win this series. This will probably play out like the WCF did last year. The Jazz were playing great but were just out of their league.

Blame Rasho · Post #39 » by **Blame Rasho** » Fri May 2, 2008 4:38 am

Woah Rare post from EZ....

DBMethos · Post #40 » by **DBMethos** » Fri May 2, 2008 11:16 am

I actually do hope that NOH runs their offense through Bonzi. Though he may have his way with us, it'll go completely against what got them here and Paul/West won't be as involved. Sounds good to me.