Let's see, Phil Jackson has already said the Spurs are "vulnerable" and their new athletic roster makes them "different, but I don't know if they're better" and the series hadn't even started yet.

"For Phil Jackson, that's kind of been his history," David Robinson said.

"They did that with New York [when Jackson coached the Bulls], they did that back with Detroit. That's kind of been his M.O You know, when you've got 10 championships [nine actually], I guess you can do that. Rest of us, we're just trying to get 'em so

"We pay no attention to it. It's all going to come down to what happens on the floor. I mean, I don't think anybody in our locker room pays attention to it. We just go play."