In a must read article by Randy Hill of Fox Sports Arizona, Hall dives into the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder's Western Conference Finals match-up by getting the opinions of those who have been on the battle grounds against both teams, opposing teams assistant coaches.In the article, Hill interviewed five different NBA assistant coaches whose teams aren't in the playoffs. The names of the coaches are anonymous, but there are some really interesting thoughts and predictions by these select individuals. I always base the opinion of someone who actually does the profession or has been involved in the profession higher than just someone who writes about it, but has never actually been there.
One of the coaches gives his reason why the Spurs are so tough to defeat, and why they've won 18-games in a row and are undefeated to start in the playoffs.
"One thing they're really good at is locking into a team for a seven-game series and figuring out what nee...
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TEAMS: Dallas Mavericks, Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs, Miami Heat
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