Nash got his teammates involved, as always. That was his number one goal and he succeeded.
I think he should have taken more shots. Those three’s in the fourth were surreal, almost Kobe-esque. Is he really that good a shooter!? For a man who shoots that well, he probably should have shot more often. He was unselfish to a fault – or perhaps his teammates weren’t up to the challenge. Who knows, I don’t blame Nash -- without him the Suns might be an eighth seed -- nor do I blame any single teammate.
I won’t pin the blame on Barbs, either. He’s just too nice a guy and I know he tried his best. Ok, perhaps this is a purely sentimental choice.
The single most important factor in this series was allowing Bowen to slap, kick, punch, molest, Karate chop and otherwise molest the MVP with complete and utter abandon. Nash has bruises all over his body, but never once did he complain. Nor did the refs.
All other factors are subsidiary.
When they called a foul on Bowen in the second half, I couldn’t help but burst out laughing. Bowen committed a foul!!?? So long as players like Bowen are permitted to engage in their dirty tricks with impunity, the NBA will remain boring and frustrating; animal cunning will supercede skill and honor.
No other aspect of the series comes close, neither Amare’s suspension nor Marion’s choke job. If refs called Bowen for even a small fraction of his fouls, this series would have been a Suns sweep.
Good guys finish last. Yeah, I know.
The dirtiest player in the league was basically told – not overtly – but by virtue of a stunning series of non-calls, to do his worst, and he did. Can’t blame Bowen for this. Should I blame a snake for biting his handler or his handler for letting the snake loose.?
It’s on Stern and Stu’s heads and no one else’s. They had myriad opportunities to make it a semi-clean game before Horry took center stage with the shoulder check. But they didn’t. And here we are. The Suns curse continues. I love rough fouls; I hate cheap shoots. All pure fans of the game should agree.
If Nash got one/one thousandth of the calls Duncan did, Suns would have won in a landslide. Apparently the NBA has been reduced to a contest for who can best sucker the refs; again, clean ball the spurs wouldn’t have stood a chance; dirty ball, they’re tough, perhaps impossible (for a clean team like the Suns), to beat. They’ve mastered all the arts, and I don’t mean the jumpshot.
Those who claim refs are marginal figures in the NBA are partly right; the important figures are not so much the refs but management, as in any corporate enterprise. What is allowed? What isn’t?
I shall no longer watch this trash. I got sick of the WWF before I reached puberty, and I have no intention of playing along with this façade known as the NBA further into adulthood.
I read many complaints posted on the latest petition by school teachers, mothers and fathers who were appalled of the precedent the league was setting: come to the aid of a teammate, get punished; throw a cheap shot, get rewarded.
Did the Spurs deserve to beat us in game 6? Yes. Of course. They played out of their minds. They deserved to win, minus the usual Bowen stuff which in a semi-sane league would have their entire team thrown out. Problem is: the series was long since decided – not by the players – but by Stern.
Timmy is incredible and should probably win MVP every year. Doesn’t change the fact that he’s playing with a bunch of degenerate reprobates. Floppy on that three. That was classic.
Blame the refs? Yeah it’s a cliché. Every sports fan does it. Like I said – Spurs deserved to win tonight – that was an incredible effort. But they should never have been put in such a position to win in the first place.
NBA is corrupt. Stern and Stu need to go.
I’ll tune in next year during the finals when the Suns or some other honorable team has a shot. As for now, men of honor should boycott the NBA until Stern is replaced. That’s my opinion.
No offense to Pistons, whom I consider a tough BUT honorable team, unlike the Spurs, but I hope the NBA finals this year is the lowest rated ever. The league deserves it. Barring a boycott, I hope the Pistons go all the way.
I think he should have taken more shots. Those three’s in the fourth were surreal, almost Kobe-esque. Is he really that good a shooter!? For a man who shoots that well, he probably should have shot more often. He was unselfish to a fault – or perhaps his teammates weren’t up to the challenge. Who knows, I don’t blame Nash -- without him the Suns might be an eighth seed -- nor do I blame any single teammate.
I won’t pin the blame on Barbs, either. He’s just too nice a guy and I know he tried his best. Ok, perhaps this is a purely sentimental choice.
The single most important factor in this series was allowing Bowen to slap, kick, punch, molest, Karate chop and otherwise molest the MVP with complete and utter abandon. Nash has bruises all over his body, but never once did he complain. Nor did the refs.
All other factors are subsidiary.
When they called a foul on Bowen in the second half, I couldn’t help but burst out laughing. Bowen committed a foul!!?? So long as players like Bowen are permitted to engage in their dirty tricks with impunity, the NBA will remain boring and frustrating; animal cunning will supercede skill and honor.
No other aspect of the series comes close, neither Amare’s suspension nor Marion’s choke job. If refs called Bowen for even a small fraction of his fouls, this series would have been a Suns sweep.
Good guys finish last. Yeah, I know.
The dirtiest player in the league was basically told – not overtly – but by virtue of a stunning series of non-calls, to do his worst, and he did. Can’t blame Bowen for this. Should I blame a snake for biting his handler or his handler for letting the snake loose.?
It’s on Stern and Stu’s heads and no one else’s. They had myriad opportunities to make it a semi-clean game before Horry took center stage with the shoulder check. But they didn’t. And here we are. The Suns curse continues. I love rough fouls; I hate cheap shoots. All pure fans of the game should agree.
If Nash got one/one thousandth of the calls Duncan did, Suns would have won in a landslide. Apparently the NBA has been reduced to a contest for who can best sucker the refs; again, clean ball the spurs wouldn’t have stood a chance; dirty ball, they’re tough, perhaps impossible (for a clean team like the Suns), to beat. They’ve mastered all the arts, and I don’t mean the jumpshot.
Those who claim refs are marginal figures in the NBA are partly right; the important figures are not so much the refs but management, as in any corporate enterprise. What is allowed? What isn’t?
I shall no longer watch this trash. I got sick of the WWF before I reached puberty, and I have no intention of playing along with this façade known as the NBA further into adulthood.
I read many complaints posted on the latest petition by school teachers, mothers and fathers who were appalled of the precedent the league was setting: come to the aid of a teammate, get punished; throw a cheap shot, get rewarded.
Did the Spurs deserve to beat us in game 6? Yes. Of course. They played out of their minds. They deserved to win, minus the usual Bowen stuff which in a semi-sane league would have their entire team thrown out. Problem is: the series was long since decided – not by the players – but by Stern.
Timmy is incredible and should probably win MVP every year. Doesn’t change the fact that he’s playing with a bunch of degenerate reprobates. Floppy on that three. That was classic.
Blame the refs? Yeah it’s a cliché. Every sports fan does it. Like I said – Spurs deserved to win tonight – that was an incredible effort. But they should never have been put in such a position to win in the first place.
NBA is corrupt. Stern and Stu need to go.
I’ll tune in next year during the finals when the Suns or some other honorable team has a shot. As for now, men of honor should boycott the NBA until Stern is replaced. That’s my opinion.
No offense to Pistons, whom I consider a tough BUT honorable team, unlike the Spurs, but I hope the NBA finals this year is the lowest rated ever. The league deserves it. Barring a boycott, I hope the Pistons go all the way.
