Eddie Rubber, Meet My Freind Johnny Road

Or, "Eddie Shit Just Hit Johnny Fan!!"

Or, game 7 is tonight.

No need for any platitudes so I'll make a few observations and move on.

1. This is the first time the Spurs have been in a game 7 since 1990 against the Portland Trail Blazes. Most Spurs fnas remember this game for the The Pass. No need to revisit that heartbreaking game again (Spurs lost a nail biter in overtime).

2. I am not feeling good about tonight's game. How can I? My team is the one who lost three of the last four. The one thing that gives me confidence is Manu has shown he is Mr. Clutch time and time again this year, dating back to the Olympics.

3. For the first time ever Tim Duncan is the so called "x-factor" instead of a known entity. He was awesome in 1999 and 2003. Not so much in 2005. Sure he has bad ankles and David Robinson is in row 7 of the crowd and not playing next to him. But that doesn't excuse the missed free-throws. Manu can keep the Spurs close on his own, but he'll need a solid performance from Duncan in every aspect of the game for the Spurs to win. If it wasn't for Robert Horry in game 5, I would have suggested all Spurs fans get a cute little goat costume for Halloween and tell people they were dressed as Tim Duncan.

But no matter what happens tonight,

SPURS RULE!!!