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There&#8217;s a good chance that Gibson will be Scottie Pippen to Lebron&#8217;s Michael Jordan.<\/li>\n<li>Although Parker and Duncan are better than ever, this may be the weakest Spurs team to reach the Finals, especially in the frontcourt and on the bench.<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s unbelievable that Brent Barry is still getting playing time &#8211; he&#8217;s got length but he has no impact on either end of the floor. He&#8217;s reputed to be a three point shooter, but I&#8217;ve seen none of that this year during the playoffs.<\/li>\n<li>Francisco Elson is grom the Netherlands. Somehow I never imagined that there were people of color in the Netherlands.<\/li>\n<li>Drew Gooden is a solid player but has a hard time keeping focus, I think. He&#8217;s a great hustler, though, and has a really nice post game.<\/li>\n<li>I don&#8217;t understand why the Cavs aren&#8217;t working their big men more on offense. Both Ilgauskus and Gooden could really give Duncan a workout.<\/li>\n<li>Weaknesses in Lebron James&#8217; game: jacks up too many threes and questionable ball-handling sometimes. He might be a little too patient in waiting for the game to come to him. He also seems unwilling to stick with the same strategy after it fails once.<\/li>\n<li>The San Antonio veterans have a great killer instinct especially Ginobli, Parker, Horry and Duncan.<\/li>\n<li>Cleveland played a pretty good defensive game for three quarters.<\/li>\n<li>Mike Brown needs to realize that Larry Hughes can&#8217;t play starter minutes on his gimpy foot now. It&#8217;s time for Gibson to start.<\/li>\n<li>Pavlovic needs to have a bigger role in the offense. He&#8217;s a good shooter and capable of high flying lane penetration. 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