I'm paying special attention to the Kurt Thomas effort tonight. My observations will be in the comments.
Labels: Kurt Thomas, Phoenix Suns, playoffs, San Antonio Spurs
posted by Hersey @ 7:30 PM
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Big lineup. Fans wearing bandaids to honor Nash. Love it.
1st
KT swats loose ball off of Elson. extra shot
Reach in foul on Duncan's first drive. Strip looked clean. 1-2 FT
KT hits first jumper. Steals lob- leads to fast break 3. 7-1 PHX
Timeout Spurs. Popovich has no qualms about calling the 1st timeout. I remember reading John Wooden saying he NEVER wanted to call the first timeout. I've seen Pop call a timeout after one possession before. He has total control of that team.
1st
Duncan hits one-hander.
Duncan up and under misses. KT chases Parker off layup. KT knocks Duncan off balance- misses one hander. Duncan gets deep feed- scores chippy.
KT blocks Parker layup. Diaw subs.
2nd
KT back in 28-27 PHX
Duncan double spin move, misses off-balance banker
KT contest Parker jumper, Duncan off reb.
Bodies Duncan in leaner, Marion blocks. Horry putback.
2nd
KT steals deflection. Suns score on sloppy break.
KT hits second jumper
Doesn't contest on Parker/Duncan PNR. Parker hits.
Contests Parker deperation layup. Bailout foul. 2nd foul
2nd
KT solid screen on Ginobili free Nash.
KT switches on Parker on PNR and Duncan scores over STAT
KT hits third jumper
KT deflection steal.
KT out. Diaw subs
3rd
KT contests Duncan jumper with late double. misses badly.
Duncan double spin, hits off balance one hander. Good D. Better shot. KT forces Duncan to pass late in shot clock. Rebounds Parker miss.
KT contests, Duncan hits turnaround banker.
Pushes Duncan away from basket. Strips Duncan, Duncan recovers and flails. 3rd foul. 2-2 FT
KT switches on PNR. Duncan scores. Bad pass TO.
KT out. Diaw subs. 60-50 PHX
3rd
KT back in. 63-57 PHX. Duncan picks up 4th foul. KT out. Diaw subs. 67-60 PHX.
4th
KT back in. Duncan back in. 77-66 PHX
Duncan hits banker. Forces one hander- misses.
Duncan same move. Same result. KT hits layup from Nash.
Duncan dribbles of KT's foot. bottles up Duncan with double team- 24 sec violation. Keeps reb alive- LB off reb. Good screen- Nash gets Duncan hits jumper. Marion block, KT recovers.
4th
KT deflects Barry pass at the rim- steal. KT jumper blocked by Barry. Nash hits KT for layup.
KT hits jumper from LB. KT defends, Duncan misses banker- KT rebounds.
KT out. Jones subs. 94-76 PHX
We love you Kurt.
Yeah...Suns, don't even think about dumping Kurt Thomas just because he's slow. His defense and rebounding are too important. Hersey, I think Gregg Popovich must be a dictator. In addition to what you say, Dennis Rodman claimed Popovich "wanted to be the guy who tamed" him.
This move was seemingly obvious because KT was brought in for Duncan. KT really brought it tonight the team defense was so good the Spurs looked like a one-man team. KT didn't shut down Duncan but he is the only person able to play him straight up. With that tough D and Nash's ability to create shots- they looked really focused tonight.
I watched the Suns this last playoffs and have come to really appreciate how incredible Steve Nash is.
The Suns need some front court help. One option that I hope they will consider is Chris Richard from the University of Florida. He could be an excellent 2nd round selection or free agent invite. I am a Florida Gator fan and feel he is overlooked. He is a tough competitor and a great athlete. As a guy off the bench he could play a very positive (and affordable!) role for the Suns. Better grab him up quick..... I think he also would be a great fit with the Warriors, Mavericks, and Spurs.
Take care.
Mark
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