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Also, I am going for Detroit because I just like them better for some reason (and my friend wants Miami so it would be boring to go the same way), but I am glad that Shaq is back. Either team who wins deserves to be in the finals and can hopefully defeat the Spurs, but its going to be a great series and with Shaq back in the lineup it guarantees for even better games.
The Spurs-Suns is boring to watch because the Spurs collapse on the Suns, they can't do anything. What made the Suns so good earlier in the year was that Nash could drive into the lane and kick it out to Johnson, Q, or Marion for a three, or else they could send it back in to Amare who would be home free. I know Q has lost his touch but it doesn't seem like they are even trying that anymore. They just force the ball inside and get blocked by Nazr etc.
Anyway, it looks like the Suns are going to be beat, and its been pretty clear all year that the Spurs are the best team in the West, but that doesn't take anything away from the Suns. I know there are people here who have been calling this all year, the Suns run out of gas, bla bla, but they didn't, they just ran into the team that they can't beat. Their style can win them a lot of games, but not against a team so sound on offense and defense like the Spurs. The Suns had an impressive win over Dallas, they deserved to get that far, but San Antonio is just a great overall team and they play the kind of defense that you can not run around.
Also, I think Ginobili and Parker are the two most underrated players out there. Yeah Tim Duncan is an amazing player, but he gets all the credit and he shouldn't. Parker is arguably one of the best points in the game right now. Nobody can guard him.
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