Tim Duncan

After all these years, Pistons still tough stuff

scrippsnews.com     May 21, 2008   220 related          

BOSTON -- Once they were the "Bad Boys," the first team to bring in-your-face, blue-collar defense to the NBA. The names were Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars, Bill Laimbeer and Dennis Rodman, and the style was lunch pail and hard hat, as tough as working on the line in the automobile factories...                    

First Cup: Wednesday

go.com     May 21, 2008   81 related          

Celtics vs. Pistons Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald: "Doc Rivers has been critical at times of Garnett's tendency to drift out to the perimeter, where he becomes a multi-millionaire bouncer, setting picks for others but leaving himself too far from the fray. Such was the case for a bit last...                    

Free Darko On Los Angeles-San Antonio [Free Darko Presents]

deadspin.com     May 21, 2008          

We're looking at every NBA Playoff series through the eyes of both Free Darko. Now, at the risk of pulling over-flipping the script myself here, I want to proclaim that after heavy thought and scrutiny, I have realized that Tim Duncan is this millennium’s answer to Michael Jordan, the actual heir...                    

Los Angeles Versus San Antonio Preview

20secondtimeout.blogspot.com     May 20, 2008   127 related          

Western Conference Finals#1 Los Angeles (57-25) vs. #3 San Antonio (56-26)Season series: Tied, 2-2San Antonio can win if…Tim Duncan is dominant enough offensively against single coverage that the Lakers are forced to double team him, opening up opportunities for perimeter shooters to make three...                    

Manu is the Man as Spurs Eliminate Hornets

20secondtimeout.blogspot.com     May 20, 2008   240 related          

Manu Ginobili scored a game-high 26 points as the San Antonio Spurs beat the New Orleans Hornets 91-82 to earn a rare seventh game victory on the road. Paul certainly did not dominate the flow of this game the way that Kobe Bryant does on a nightly basis or the way that LeBron James does even in...                    

Lottery night

showmenews.com     May 20, 2008          

Basketball fans from Miami to Seattle (or, should I say Oklahoma City?) will be anxiously awaiting the results of the NBA Draft Lottery, set to air at 7 p.m. tonight on ESPN. The lottery can bring hope to the league's hapless franchises when they get a chance to draft a certain superstar. Patrick...                    

Liveblogging Spurs vs. Hornets Game 7

myespn.go.com     May 20, 2008   9 related          

Whoa. This is a biggie, huh? I guess the conventional wisdom is that the home team will win, right? That's how this series has gone. But is it ever conventional wisdom to pick against Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker and the San Antonio Spurs? Five words Gregg Popovich hates to hear: "Bruce...