It's set.
Why is this game on Monday and not Sat or much more appropriately Sunday? After tonights Utah-Lakers Gm 6, The Lakers Marketing Networks are also having a would-be game 7 on Monday, so we can rule out scheduling conflict. Spurs-Hornets Gm 6 over on Thurs, Lakers-Jazz Gm 6 not even played until Fri yet both 7s on Monday. Oh well.
Kind of mixed how i feel about the Thurs-Monday gap. Lets the Spurs rest which you would think would be to their advantage. Otoh it lets David West recover from his bumps. Anyway on to the game.
Pop-a-Cement chose to more or less stick with 4 Dumb, esp in the 3rd qtr of Gm 6. Manu was on fire with timely treys, Duncans shots were falling and just as importantly New Orleans were not. They did pull within 5 a couple times. If New OrLs shots fall again in Gm 7 like they have every Hornets home game, i predict Cement will stand dumbfounded in the 3rd qtr as usual. Really there is no doubt of that, as his post game 5 comments "i don't know, i have no idea" summerize. He may think he was being glip and cutsey, but in this case he wasn't. No clue but still wont give power to a Tex Winters type. Sad. The dynasty depends on adjustments. Seems like 3rd qtr of Gm 7 will be telling.
Manu. Skandery did you catch yet another SuperManu perfomance in Gm 6?* Those treys came when the Hornets were about to steal momentum back from Poppycock and his Martyball 4 Dumb ways with the Spurs 12 pt lead dwindled to 5.
*Rick Bucher reported that Manus ankle improved from 80% to 96.2% for Game 6. That explains it.
Ime Udoka was huge off the bench, i think he fits well vs Hornets and hope CementHead utilizes him again in 7.
