Originally posted on 06/01/2014:

Quote Originally Posted by gregm View Post
Lebron would be at the rim and get fouled in a game like this no doubt, but come on, give Duncan his due here. He isnt a powerful muscular presence here but he is always there in games like this. Also, an amazing performance by a spurs bench that is the best in basketball and popovich much better than brooks. Without parker in the second half and they still crushed that 3rd quarter, westbrook should have been brought in with parker and duncan sitting, four fouls be damned , that was the time to take a lead. They went into the fourth with a double digit point deficit because they sat westbrook.

Whether Durant is soft or not isnt that big of a deal to me, there are some major physical presences like D.Howard but I would still rather Durant have the ball than the physical guys, but he just doesnt step up like in this overtime. Duncan is mentally tough and wants that ball in a overtime like this, that is why Duncan has 4 rings and is what is the difference between these two teams.
That's it, mental toughness. Timmy wanted it more and if he was gonna go down, he was gonna go down swinging. Timmy brushed the dust off those old post moves and took right at their best defender and did what the truly great ones have to do. Timmy may be quiet, but never underestimate his will to win.