Playoff Basketball is different Brand of Hoops from Regular season play. The kings seemed to be locked into what the spurs Do, They seem to have figured out their game plan and how to counetr attack to making this a Series. The post up wing players have thrown the spurs off of their normal Help Team Defensive concepts, Duncan is being told to Double either Ron or Bonzi, Leaving layups open underneath the basket, Then when they send parker to Double this leaves mike and martin open for kick outs,Swing passes etc, They also double Team Bringing a Guard from Baseline, Either Barry,Ginobli or whoever may it be that is in the game at this time.
Bottomline is they have a Tough time using their natural Defensive principles in Defending the kings on offense,The unorthodox style is a match up nightmare for the spurs. The problem on offense is mike needs to know when to get his offense going and when to let ron and Bonzi do their thang. Mike is used to being the Big shot maker and the focal point and when Ron and Bonzi get it going, He just stands around and watches without doing some little things to Contribute, Mike Needs to Balance the attack By choosing when to be Agressive and still running the show, Same with Brad
The Heart was there, The didn't quit, They fought to the end. The Defense was the problem in the end, They couldn't keep duncan under control in the paint and Manu got it going a little bit. Ron was being Screened and there wasn't any help Defense to keep Ginobli out of the piant or to challenge his shots, The rotations were slow and lazy, Also on the Perimeter the kings guards failed to contest shots, They just watched many times with know Effort to even challenge shots. This is why even if you don't get the basketball and your shot is not falling, You still have energy that you can use by challenging shots or Rotating quicker,you must utilize this Energy in other aspects of the game.
Sometimes having a Guy out there just because he can make shots isn't the way to Go, In Crunch time you need a Balance out on the floor, When Ron and Bonzi had it Going on offense, You may not need 5 players who can make shots on the floor at one time. There is only 1 Baksetball and all 5 Guys can't shoot this basketball at the same time, Here is where maybe kenny thomas with his quickeness and Rebounding and his ability to Switch on the Screen and Rolls comes into play. Not shareef or brad, but kenny thomas should have been in the game, You have mike,Ron and Bonzi and kevin martin all who can make and create shots, But you need a Garbage man to clean everything up.