Go ahead … shock me
April 18th, 2008, 4:38 pm · Post a Comment · posted by jerrybrown
The Spurs have a reputation for playing a plain, base defense against top teams during the regular season and saving their major wrinkles and adjustments for the playoffs. The Suns, meanwhile, played one of their cards during the regular season — after the Shawn Marion deal — when Hill guarded Tony Parker down the stretch with Steve Nash switching to Bruce Bowen.
The move paid dividends in two Suns wins.
“They knew that was coming,” D’Antoni said. “We’ve seen each other so many times over the last two years, four times in the season and the playoffs, there isn’t much you’re going to stun people with. They have Bowen guarding Steve, and that won’t change. They’re small lineup is the same, the people they play late is the same. There isn’t much to hold back.”
