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Posted Sunday May 18, 2008, About: Horry defends pick on West
Horry leaned in - that is the foul - no doubt. West was playing with an injury - brave and risky. West was in for a full practice Saturday so it seems this wasn't a serious issue. He was getting weaker/more injured as the game went on - the foul just brought it all out. Great that we get to see both teams at full strength for a Game 7.
The game today is full of floppers, sly moves, and thuggery. Nash is one of the great floppers, so is Manu. CP3 gets more pushes and punches in than anyone, even Bowen, because Bowen is watched much closer. Chandler and Duncan are shoving people around, over the back and pushing off throughout the game. Horry may have lost some of his magic 3 shooting this season, but he has experience that is valuable on the court. IF game 7 gets to be a shoving match, Hornets will win given the home court officating pattern. If they let them run, Spurs might be able to be beat the Hornets. If the officials call both sides tight, Spurs are likely to win with a better bench as starters on both teams foul out. I believe they will let them run and call it loose unless a fight breaks out.

San Antonio fans - shame on you for chanting Horry when West was down. I hope the Hornet fans show a little more class.
Posted Friday May 16, 2008, About: Was Horry's foul a cheap shot?
pushing and shoving - its playoff basketball. The refs will decide when it is too much. Paul and West got called last night for the same thing all of them do - pushing off. The home court for each team seems to be where they either hide it best or the refs give them more leeway. For the Hornets, they need to make sure they don't let their emotions get the best of them (the way some of the posters here do) and play their game - they have the advantage with Home Court. Spurs need to move the ball in game 7. Whatever happened in games 1-6 don't matter now - it is a one game elimination. All the whining on this board won't change any of it.
Posted Friday May 16, 2008, About: Was Horry's foul a cheap shot?
It looked like Horry gave him a bit of a shove after he went up, hard to call it a planned attack, maybe opportunistic, and marginally over-aggressive. This series has seen quite a few hard fouls - I remember seeing Parker on the floor without a called foul in game 4, more than once. Hard fouls are expected, but when it happens to an already injured player, then we are all critical of the foul. All in all, it unfortunately is part of the game. No one was jumping on Chandlers foot last night, and no one was kicking Manu's ankle. It is easier for us all to criticize the foul after the fact when we watch it in slow motion, repeatedly. It was a hard foul, unfortunate, and I hope West can recover to be full strength on Monday - this is the best series in Playoffs.
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