When did they cross the line from gritty, hard nosed perennial favorites to elbow throwing, groin kneeing body checkers? They have thrown some cheap shots at the Suns that would make Tie Domi proud. The cheap shot is the last resort for those who have had their egos bruised. It is the hiding place for cowards or (as in Bertuzzi’s case) the momentarily insane. That is what makes the recent actions of the San Antonio Spurs so strange. It is a franchise that has been a model of good sportsmenship led by a true gentleman player (Tim Duncan) and a coach that believes that good character is more important than a good jumper.
Confucius once said “you can teach a pimp a jump shot but you can’t teach him how to keep his hoes in line”…..it’s true, look it up…it’s under his lesser know writings called “Deep thoughts from the opium den”. Point is I didn’t expect this from the Spurs and I don’t think Nash did either.
Are they scared? Are they worried that they have finally lost a step and can’t keep up when the Suns go into overdrive? I am not sure what it is but it is getting worse and it is great to watch. I hope they let everyone play in game 5 - well maybe not Horry, that was a pretty good body check with a solid forearm thrown in.
I think one of the ESPN guys made the excellent point that this is the only good series in the second round and if they suspend a bunch of the star players the league will be robbing us of the only entertaining match up they have to offer. David Stern knows that the NBA needs new rivalries and letting this series play itself out is good business sense. So look forward to fireworks on Wednesday and watch Nash come back with a huge game. GO KID CANADA!
