Spurs Revisited

Because I was on vacation, I missed the aftermath of the Spurs' victory.  It was strangely satisfying to me to see this group climb the mountain again.  To watch such beautiful basketball and to see it all come full circle from the brutal game of the Pistons/Knicks era.  Also nice to hear some of the tributes to Mike Dantoni from whom Popovich pilfered much of his current system.  I mean, wasn't it just fun to watch basketball at that level of quality?  We hated the NBA for years, but the Suns and now Spurs proved what could be done with the right rules in place and the right players on the court.  The game we love; movement, skill, unselfishness, shooting, find the right guy, make the right pass, pace.  As Simmons pointed out, Popovich now firmly on the NBA coaching Mt. Rushmore with Auerbach, Jackson, Riley, the 4 of them with 29 championships!  It was also pointed out in several places that the Spurs are almost completely an international team.  Hardly an American AAU player to be found on that roster.  Makes you think.

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