NBA Finals

[TheRoJoShow]

Wemby dirty AF

[Gerry Hamilton]

Spurs took the ball out of Castle’s hands much more tonight than the previous two.

super smart adjustment. But hand may have been forced in reality 

Castle needs to be okay with the player he actually is, and go try to maximize that long term. It will actually make him a better player in the long run 

[harveycmd]

Castle played well. Spurs guards in general did much better job of penetrating, which helped free Wemby on the roll. Biggest difference is that Wemby finally outplayed KAT, although only 8 rebounds is still rather anemic. 

[Gerry Hamilton]

2 hours ago, harveycmd said:

Castle played well. Spurs guards in general did much better job of penetrating, which helped free Wemby on the roll. Biggest difference is that Wemby finally outplayed KAT, although only 8 rebounds is still rather anemic. 

They took the ball out of his hands much more tonight. Fox was primary to close out game too 

That’s the way they need/have to play… Castle will be better if he’s not trying to always force and then turn it over as a primary too much of the time - just not who he is as a player. 

Castle will be at his best as a tough, strong mentality, hustle player that can attack from wing and make plays being around the ball off the ball.  If he isn’t trying to be a team runner decision maker a high % of the time, it will free him up to be the player he should be IMO

[Gerry Hamilton]

2 hours ago, harveycmd said:

Castle played well. Spurs guards in general did much better job of penetrating, which helped free Wemby on the roll. Biggest difference is that Wemby finally outplayed KAT, although only 8 rebounds is still rather anemic. 

Biggest difference was Spurs didn’t turn the ball over last night, especially late to close out the game. 

Spurs had 8 TO’s last night. Great # against a quality opponent

16, with too many late in game two. 

[harveycmd]

25 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Biggest difference was Spurs didn’t turn the ball over last night, especially late to close out the game. 

Spurs had 8 TO’s last night. Great # against a quality opponent

16, with too many late in game two. 

That certainly helped. I'm thinking that's a result of making sure Fox had the ball. 

[harveycmd]

On 6/7/2026 at 9:06 AM, Gerry Hamilton said:

Shaq was the best player on the Lakers. 

He was the most dominant player in the NBA. 

The NBA changed the rules of defense because of Shaq. 

By the way, it was thirty years ago today that Kobe performed the most famous pre-draft workout in NBA history when he was 17 at the Inglewood YMCA. That evening, Jerry West invited Kobe to dinner at his house. Jerry's wife made Italian food for Kobe and Jerry promised Kobe that the Lakers would acquire him even if he had to trade the whole team while they listened to Soul and Inspiration by the Righteous Brothers. 

 

[harveycmd]

Kareem threw the 1985 Western Conference Champion trophy in the laundry hamper. Kobe Bryant famously refused to celebrate or touch the Western Conference championship trophy during his career, setting a standard that only the final NBA championship mattered. He and the Los Angeles Lakers did not put on championship hats or shirts for winning the Western Conference Finals, choosing to remain stoic.