Game 7

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What's it going to take for the Spurs to win?

-I have a hard time believing we will see a 30 point game from Tim again so Danny Green will need to step up.

-Seriously Pop, I respect that you're a loyal guy, but if you see anything less than Game 5 Manu than you need to just take him out. He's become a huge liability on the offensive end and is a turn over machine lately.

-Hope to god Parker is feeling okay despite the OT game tonight. Although I felt he tried to do too much at times in OT.

-Never have a lineup of Manu, Splitter, and Neal all in the game at once. I believe the Heat would have made a run eventually but this lineup caused it to happen right at the start of the 4th.

I said Spurs in 6 and with how this game went it's sapped most of my positivity going into game 7. Luckily those guys have more mental fortitude than I do and I hope game 7 is a good one. It just seems like game 6 was devastating mentally and physically for the spurs. Hopefully the alternating continues and the spurs find a way to pull out a win in game 7.
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Pop had pulled Manu earlier in the game for turnovers. The only reason I can think that Manu was playing crunchtime over Parker (who had like 18/8) was because Parker's hamstring was hurting him.
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Mario Chalmers wont go for 20 again. Lebron can always go for 30 but Im hoping the spurs can hold him to around 20-25 like they did early in the series. Danny Green will score more than 3 points. Spurs will shoot better than 27% from 3 and 43% from the field. Spurs are fine.
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Lots of tactical errors by Pop in Game 6 as well as some bad play.

Everyone focuses on Manu justifiably so. He was a disaster on both ends. Lebron went off in the 4th partially because Manu ended up guarding him a lot. Why he played essentially the entire 4th and OT in spite of making mistake after mistake was mind boggling.

Neal and Green both were mediocre to bad as well. They both tried to create off the dribble if the 3 wasn't there and that isn't their game. They needed to work harder to get open or help others to get open. They aren't the guys you want trying to create offense and they should know that. Green did make some nice transition defensive plays again however.

The real head scratcher for me was not putting in Diaw more in the 4th. He was giving Lebron fits when he was in all game, why go away from that in crunch time. Lebron can't just overpower Diaw. Diaw also was contributing nicely on the offensive end and playing within the system (passing up long jumpers the Heat was clearly trying to get him to take and instead playing garbage man quite effectively).

Leonard had a phenomenal game and is 21 years old. Play the guy 48 minutes in Game 7. Pop needs to remember that a 21 year old doesn't need the same rest as a 31 year old. Leonard gives the Heat fits on both ends.

Worst case if Parker needs a rest and Manu is playing like that put in Joseph. Just tell him to go 4 down to Timmy and eat up some clock and hope to trade baskets worst case. Just don't have Manu go in there as a turnover waiting to happen.

Splitter actually played decent in Game 6. He was in when the Heat made their run in the 4th but that wasn't his fault. He was the only one scoring and was playing decent D, he just can't stop Lebron.

Most of all though just be aware that certain combos should never be on the floor. Leonard or Diaw MUST be on the floor if Lebron is playing. Parker or Duncan must be on the floor. Neal and Manu should never be on the floor at the same time. It's Game 7 and there is no tomorrow. Play them all until they drop and then tell them to suck it up.
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