I am not a an of the Heat by any stretch (not as big of a LBJ hater as some, kind of have mixed feelings towards him). And I have been rooting for the Spurs all series long. So initially I was really pissed too.
Butttttt...I had Spurs + points and the over, so I still won both and there's going to be another game to watch. I love game 7s. So given that I am not a Spurs fan, and I don't vehemently hate the Heat, I guess actually I'm happy the way it turned out.
It's not like SA got robbed, they choked.
I couldn't stand to watch any press conferences or even SportsCenter , I felt so bad . Did Coach Popovich ever say why he didn't have Duncan in the game the last 30 seconds? I realize hindsight Is 20-20 but I thought the same thing when it happened.
Pop 's decision to sit Duncan in that situation will wake him up in the middle of the night forever if they fail to win Game 7 tonight. It was his call, like I said earlier, hindsight is easy but it also makes us look quite foolish/stupid too! PS wish he had consulted with some of us who had the Spurs on the MoneyLine or who have th Spurs to win it all.Wanted to switch all the pick and rolls and matchup with smaller lineup.
I agree with everyone in this thread (besides being disappointed), it is kinda weird cause we've all watched our fair share of sports and just when you think you've pretty much seen everything....That happened. Not saying crazy stuff does't happen at the end of NBA games but never on that type of stage with the title hanging in the balance like that. Magic been around the NBA for 35 years and even he said he couldn't really compare it to anything he had seen...Just crazy they couldn't close it out with a 4pt lead and a 88% FT shooter at the line for 2 with 27 seconds left...
Pop 's decision to sit Duncan in that situation will wake him up in the middle of the night forever if they fail to win Game 7 tonight. It was his call, like I said earlier, hindsight is easy but it also makes us look quite foolish/stupid too! PS wish he had consulted with some of us who had the Spurs on the MoneyLine or who have th Spurs to win it all.
Up 4 with .28 to go going to the line to shoot two free throws. 99.9% of the time, the team ahead wins that game.