Spurs eliminate Hornets, Pens vs. Red Wings, Lady Coogs host ULL

Spurs eliminate Hornets

Well, as much as I love my Spurs, I didn't think they would pull off the series against the younger Hornets. Losing the first two to have a two game deficit didn't look good for the defending Champs. What it boiled down to is the Spurs experience against the Hornets youth. The Hornets are no pushovers. And I thought the Hornets would run the Spurs into the ground. In game seven, it was pretty much a Spurs controlled game. The Spurs dictated the pace of the game and never let the Hornets threaten until the closing minutes of the game. The Spurs bench also put in some quality minutes to help keep the lead large in the second and third periods.

Down the stretch, some of the Hornets took ill advised shots and some desperate shots when they really didn't need to. On the other end, the Spurs worked the clock and scored key baskets to keep the Hornets at bay. Greg Popovich made all the right adjustments through out the series. He solved the Spurs problems in the third period in time for game seven's third period.

Hornets and fans should be proud of their team. I certainly didn't see the Hornets being this good. They held their own against the Mavs and sent them packing. Then they take the defending champs to a game seven. No shame in that.

Stanley Cup Finals

Detroit Red Wings finished of the Dallas Stars to advance to the Stanley Cup playoffs. I'm looking for a great series. The Red Wings have experience and titles but the Penguins are very youthful. They are going to test the Wings defense. They are high flying. Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are a powerful one two punch.

I'm not surprised the Pens are in the Cup finals. I am surprised they made it this year. I thought they were a least one year away. Instead youth has been served.

It's going to be a hard fought series and will probably come down to who is the hottest goalie. I'm going to go with the Pens in seven.

Lady Cougars host ULL in Super Regionals

The Lady Cougars will be hosting a super regional in softball as they take on Louisiana-Lafayette. It's a best of three series. The 53-9 Coogs will rid the arm of pitcher Amgel Shamblin. She was on fire at the regionals by pitching a 3-0 record with three hits allowed and one run scored for a miniscule .37 ERA.

LouisianaLafayette is no slouch. The come in sport a 49-12 record. The are coming off beating a higly ranked LSU team to reach the super regional rounds. It's going to be a though match up for the Lady Coogs.

Go Coogs Go!

Live to Fight Another Day

The Spurs, the Stars and the Flyer survived to fight another day. The Spurs were facing elimination at the hands of the New Orleans Hornets in game 6. The defending champs held off the upstart Hornets to force a game 7. The Stars held off a sweep at the hands Detroit Red Wings. The Flyers also staved off a sweep by the young Penguins.

In the Spurs vs. Hornets series, no team has won on the opponent's court. Game seven will be Monday night in Hornet. If San Antonio wants to keep defending their title, they need a victory in New Orleans. It's a tall order because the Spurs have been blown out in the three games in New Orleans. Duncan, Ginobili and Parker need to bring the A game and the supporting cast needs to throw in some points too. It's going to have to be a team effort to oust the Hornets. The Hornets have the advantage of youth and the home crowd in game 7.

In the NHL Conference finals, the Penguins were denied sweeping the Flyers. Dallas too survived to force another game. It's a tall order for the Flyers and the Stars to come from 1-3 deficits. Barring two miracles, it will still be a Penguins vs. Red Wings Stanley Cup Finals.