SpursNation: Hollins says Grizz weren't tanking to get Spurs

ORLY?

"I just want to say this for Tim Duncan: We did not tank the season so we can get the San Antonio Spurs," Hollins said. "In fact, my thought process had nothing to do with the San Antonio Spurs. It had to do with us being healthy coming into this series, whatever series it was going to be. I was only concerned about our health.

"I think Tim needed some motivation or something but if I had a choice of teams this definitely wouldn’t have been it. I would have taken Houston or something like that, that’s not in the playoffs.

"It was going to be one of those three teams that have been good all season long.

I just want Tim to know that. Tim, we weren’t seeking you out."

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I almost believe them. I really do think they were more worried about keeping their slightly dinged up players healthy than avoiding LA, but I definitely think that given a choice they would rather have faced us or Dallas.

Free Steve Novak

by SpursfanSteve on Apr 16, 2011 11:18 PM CDT reply actions

FALSE

I'm a Spurs and Celtics fan. Is that a crime?

by JaimeP on Apr 16, 2011 11:29 PM CDT reply actions

Hey Timmeh, did you read that? They’re calling you a filthy liar. Now it’s personal.

"Resentments are the rocket fuel that lives in the tip of my sabre."- Charlie Sheen

by Hipuks on Apr 16, 2011 11:53 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

hah

"He was just a young skinny guy who looked like a winner. We didn’t know he was going to be as good as he is."
—Popovich on Manu Ginobili

by spursfan87 on Apr 17, 2011 1:12 AM CDT up reply actions

STFU Hollins. You’re just making it worse for your team.

"A life, Jimmy, you know what that is? It’s what happens while you wait for moments that will never come." - Lester Freamon, The Wire

by silverandblack_davis on Apr 17, 2011 12:01 AM CDT reply actions

It’s pretty funny. So, they would rather play Houston? Why not Sacramento? I am sure Timmeh will be totally unmotivated now.

"I don’t think anything I just wrote makes any sense." - by quincyscott on Apr 1

by Kondor on Apr 17, 2011 12:12 AM CDT reply actions

You're lying.

Yo, I’m 6-11, but I just want to dribble through my legs and shoot jumpshots like a guard. - Marc Blucas on Tim Duncan

by TDzilla! on Apr 17, 2011 12:23 AM CDT reply actions

I recently heard the best explanation yet of why the Grizz didn’t want to face LAL in the playoffs. And it is not necessarily because the Grizz think they have a better chance against the Spurs.

It is because that while they know they’re gonna lose in the 1st round, the last thing they want is for Pau and the Lakers to come to Memphis to knock them out, given all the crap they took for the Gasol trade. It will be much easier to face their fans after the Spurs knock them out.

Also, kinda surprised at the amount of feeling disrespected / ignored from Spursworld but if that gets you cranked for the playoffs then so be it.

"Hey if repeating as champions were that easy even the Spurs could do it." olf

by lazNirv on Apr 17, 2011 10:51 AM CDT reply actions

Interesting theory, except for the part “they know they’re gonna lose in the 1st round.” If you don’t think you have a chance to win, then why make the effort to get to the playoffs in the first place?

by 4Him on Apr 17, 2011 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions