Western Conference Finals: Spurs (DONE.?) vs. Lakers

[Glenn]

And the excuse machine has already rolled into action.

Spurs slept aboard grounded plane in New Orleans
By Henry Abbott
ESPN.com

Updated: May 20, 2008, 1:49 PM ET

The San Antonio Spurs, fresh off a Game 7 win over the New Orleans Hornets, were planning a quick getaway to Los Angeles to prepare to face the Lakers in the Western Conference finals.

Instead, they spent the night in their grounded plane in New Orleans.

League sources have confirmed a report from French radio station RMC, which quoted Spurs guard Tony Parker as saying the team learned at 2 a.m. Central Time that due to a technical problem, their plane would be stuck on the ground until 7 a.m. (8 a.m. ET).

According to the report, Parker said the Spurs could not find hotel rooms in New Orleans, leaving the team no option but to sleep on the plane.

San Antonio uses the charter company Champion Air, which has announced it is ceasing all operations at the end of May.

Even the Spurs' charter company is DONE.

Also, the unidentified "MoTown owns" vote is from me.

As you know, the site has been acting funny and the poll got posted before I could add that last poll option.

Bad matchup for the Fakers.

Nobody to guard Duncan and nobody to stop the Little Tony/Flopobili penetration.

The Eastern champ beats the Spurs for the title, though.