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the Nets in his second season, but has since been a Finals MVP and an All-Star. But Hill’s a much better shooter than Parker and hit 40 percent of his treys.
The Spurs could listen to offers for Hill, but contenders need to get younger, not older.
Coach Gregg Popovich is likely to stay longer after Duncan retires and might be intrigued by remaking this franchise with Hill, Blair and Splitter.
Ginobili, asked if he sees the Spurs as a legitimate champion contender in the future, said, “I really think so. I think we are always competitive. I would go with these guys again.”
Maybe he’s right. After all, circumstances conspired to derail the Spurs. Ginobili was never the same after busting his nose against the Mavericks. Parker was more heavily bandaged than Ginobili and needed a painkiller shot before Game 4 to play through shoulder and back injuries.
The Suns also have a bench far superior to the Spurs, one of the best point guards in NBA history, a defensive stopper like San Antonio used to have with Bruce Bowen, and a versatile nine-man rotation including a three point-shooting 6-11 center Channing Frye to draw Duncan away from the basket and spread the floor.
Steve Nash mentioned the Spurs no longer have the size discrepancy that allowed the Spurs to “play volleyball” against them in previous series, in part, because McDyess and Matt Bonner play out on the floor more than in the paint and Blair is an undersized 6-5 frontcourt player.
Just don’t expect Ginobili to buy it.
“No excuses,” he said.
No title either.
The Spurs have made their bed and probably will lie in it until they’re too old to climb out. And it’s hard to
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