So we crawl out from under our collective holiday hangovers for the basketball equivalent of David vs. Goliath, only if David was an Afro Spanish/Slovenian half-giant with mini dreads. Nobody likes playing against San Antonio, let alone IN Texas, three days before new years, on the first game back from a five day vacay (I heard those awesome fantastic teens on “The Hills” say that. Cool by association!).
Even San Antonio has to find San Antonio boring and predictable. Frigid and faceless, those also apply. But we can’t forget ruthless and consistent in the list of adjectives. They’re one of the few teams that doesn’t bow their skills when playing against inferior competition. If we come out sluggish and impatient, they’re going to grill us like the sandwiches I make on my favorite holiday gift.
It seems like only yesterday it was January 17th, 2001, and the Raptors were beating the Spurs on their home court. But as you know, 9/11 changed everything. We haven’t won in San An in almost seven years and I’m not expecting to make history tonight, so I’ll save you all the requisite wishful thinking. I’m more interested in seeing how we come out of the gate – our intensity, our discipline, our energy. We play properly, I’ll consider this a win. But if we stink up the joint (deodorant-phobic Tony Parker has a head start) like we’ve been doing on this roadtrip, I’m gonna be pissed.
Girl Talk: Manu Ginobili
I think Manu is the most gorgeous man in the world….aside from Ray Ramono and Johnny Depp
Who do you think’s most surprised to have their name in the above sentence?
(I vote Johnny.)
