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Notebook: Spurs will deliberate then decide Brown's playoff status today
Web Posted: 04/21/2005 12:00 AM CDT

Johnny Ludden
Express-News Staff Writer

MINNEAPOLIS — Spurs officials will meet with their medical staff today before deciding whether to put Devin Brown on the playoff roster.

Teams have to submit their playoff roster this afternoon.

"We discussed it. We argued. We fought," coach Gregg Popovich said. "There's been blood."

Brown hasn't played since March 21 because of a herniated disk in his lower back. While his back no longer troubles him, he's still trying to regain strength in his right leg.

"It's frustrating," Brown said. "When I'm out there and playing and healthy, there's no question whether I should be (on the roster)."

Brown still favors the leg at times, but he's making progress.

"Four or five more days of being active and I think I'll be OK," he said.

Teams are not allowed to change their roster for the duration of the playoffs.

"His progress has been so slow that you're really rolling the bones he's going to be able to help you at some point," Popovich said. "The most important playoff series is the first one. You don't think about beyond that."

What happened? The Spurs asked the NBA for clarification on Mike Miller's winning shot at the end of Monday's loss in Memphis.

League officials, Popovich said, have yet to answer all the team's questions.

Miller's 22-foot shot came after the final buzzer. Referee Steve Javie recognized the clock had started early and awarded the basket.

The referees huddled for about five minutes but never looked at a replay of the shot.

"They're still discussing it," Popovich said of league officials. "In general, I think it's the right decision because it's the fair thing to do. It's obvious to everybody on the planet the clock started way too early, and he would have gotten it off. He made it, so give them the win. But there are technical parts to it, too, and questions that have to be answered.

"What if it didn't go in? Would they have done a do-over? What if the clock started too late, would they say screw it and just go with it?"

The Spurs are interested in the interpretation because of the finish in Game 5 of last season's Western Conference semifinals loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. After Derek Fisher caught and released the winning shot in 0.4 seconds, the Spurs contended the clock started late.

Iron man: With Brent Barry sitting out Wednesday's game, Bruce Bowen is the only Spur to play in all 82 games. It's the third consecutive season Bowen hasn't missed a game.

Over and out: Kevin McHale completed his 31-game tenure as Minnesota's coach Wednesday.

McHale, the team's vice president of basketball operations, took over as coach after firing Flip Saunders on Feb. 12. Before Wednesday, the team had gone 18-12 under McHale.

But don't tell him that.

"It feels like we're 2-20," McHale said.

Minnesota advanced to the Western Conference finals last season for the first time. The team's problems, McHale said, began in training camp.

"If you have talent and you work hard, you've got something special," McHale said. "If you have talent, and you don't work hard, you're just... This is a blue-collar league."

If McHale returns, his first task will be to hire a new coach.


*플옵 로스터를 오후 까지 제출을 해야 된다고 합니다.

아시다시피 스퍼스는 대빈 브라운을 플옵 로스터 명단에 넣을 것인가를 두고 고민 하고 있는데, 브라운의 회복 속도는 아직도 더디기만 한다고 합니다. 일단 팀 닥터들을 만나서, 그의 출전을 상의해 볼 거라고 하는군요.

그냥 안 나왔으면 좋겠습니다. 괜히 애 하나 잡을까봐....

*맴피스와 있었던 해프닝에 대해서 스퍼스가 리그 측에 해명을 요구했다고 합니다.

어부, 티맥 등등의 만행 덕에 버저 비터가 스퍼스 비터가 되어 버렸기에, 팀으로선 민감하겠죠.-_-;

* 스퍼스에서 지난 82 게임을 모두 소화한 선수는 보웬 하나라고 합니다.

수 많은 정적들 사이에서, 부상 한 번 안 당하고 이뤄낸 거니 대단한 거죠. 그와 더불어 선수들의 부상이 유난히 잦았던 한 시즌이었습니다.

* 케빈 맥해일이 플린 선더스로 부터 감독직을 인수 받은 후 18승 12패를 기록했다고 합니다.

하지만 선더스는 별로 달갑지가 않은가 봅니다. 마치 2승 20패를 한 기분이라네요. 개인적으로 선더스가 먼저 팀을 재개편 해야 된다고, 트레이드를 주장했으나, 맥해일이 반대했다죠. 그래서 개인적인 생각으론 엉뚱한 사람이 모가지 당했단 생각입니다.

[Duncan&Kidd홧팅]

오늘, 레지 밀러 인터뷰 해석도 하며, 이제 영어만 보면 존내 눈이 돌아갑니다. -_-;; 리캡도 간신히 하고, 각종 영어가 보기 싫네요. ㅋㅋ. 브루스 보웬은 누가 뭐라해도 팀에 있어서 미워할 수 없는 양반입니다. ^^