By Jeff | April 30, 2008 | Print Print

The Spurs made the Suns thier bitches once again, winning the opening round series, 4-1 and next will face the New Orleans Hornets in Round 2 of the NBA Playoffs. Here are 5 awards for your reading enjoyment.

Awards:

The MVP for the Spurs in Round 1 has to be Tony Parker. He sliced up the Suns defense, made outside shots, and kept Nash running on defense. His numbers are up from the regular season and just flat out caused headaches for the Suns. Granted Tim Duncan’s heroics in Game 1 is worthy of MVP honors but Parker was the steadier hand for the Spurs in all 5 games.

Non-MVP goes to Ime Udoka. Ime did not show up at all in this series. He did not contribute on offense enough for the Spurs, and his defense was so-so. Mike Finley was close but he did hit some shot in the classic Game 1 win.

The “MVP Keeps On Giving” Award goes to Nash. A back-to-back MVP winner, Nash, did not show up at all in crucial Game 5. Assists were down in game 5, made numerous turnovers in game 5, and did not show up when the Suns needed him the most. Turn back in your MVP trophys Nash.

The “Did The Little Things” Award goes to Horry. Yes he sucks ass but when it was close in Game 5 he did the little things. He stole the ball from Nash when the game was tight, blocked some shots when needed and was actually good for something for once.

The “Biggest Bitch” Award goes to Amare Stoudamire. This bitch is the biggest sore loser ever. He smack talks Duncan when his team is losing, and again like for many years before, leaves the court after the Spurs made the Suns their little bitch once again. He did not congratulate the Spurs, did not shake hands, nothing!

Comments

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Temple Stark on April 30, 2008 12:22 pm
I can’t blame Amare. That’s exactly what I’d do with such high stakes on the line. I would be so pissed with EVERYONE and EVERYTHING that I’d go with the way I feel, not fake “good game” “good game.” The next day or so after a little reflection the respect would come through and I’d probably be able to mention something.

To me it’s actually disconcerting to see Nash after the game essentially say “it happens” and “Yeah, I guess I made a few mistakes. Millions of dollars makes losing mighty easy so I actually respect a person who seriously cares about losing and let’s it show.

… And, yes, Nash was freakin horrible. I wonder if there’s something off-court in his life that’s distracting him - like his meth dealer was busted.
Shawn Kirsch on April 30, 2008 10:30 pm
The silver lining of game 4 was that the bench got some time on the court, which showed in game 5, as some of them, like Udoka, did something. Nash choked hard, but he’s still not the problem in Phoenix. The problem is Amare, and not because of his immediate reaction after the game. If he doesn’t get touches, he quits playing defense. All the great players step it up in other areas when they don’t have their touches. The Suns need a 4 that will play hard on both ends of the court, all night every night.

Improved stat lines are to be expected from the big 3. Popovich goes from a most of the team to a big 3 rotation in the playoffs. Everybody ’should’ be able to contribute, but the 3 stars are most efficient, so they get extra minutes, when it’s win or go home. That being said, Parker really steps it up to a new level in the post season.