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With the season opener against No. 2 Clemson just nine days away, Auburn coach Gus Malzahn says it was time to name his starting quarterback.So he turned over the job to redshirt sophomore Sean White.Were excited for Sean, Malzahn said. Hes earned it. Hes a guy that has experience in our offense [from] last year. Hes a tough guy. Hes in a good spot. Hes in a good spot to lead this team. The team is going to rally around him. So Im excited for him.I think it will be important that hell have a good full week to work specifically just with the ones. Weve really tried to do a good job of all three guys getting equal opportunities.White was thrust into the starting role last season after a Week 3 loss to LSU and started five straight games before an injury against Arkansas forced him to miss the majority of Auburns final four games. In those five games, White completed 59 percent of his passes and threw for 1,063 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.The former ESPN 300 recruit also started the Birmingham Bowl but gave way to Jeremy Johnson after White threw two interceptions in the first half.White beat out both Johnson, last years opening day starter, and John Franklin III, the top dual-threat quarterback in last years ESPN JC50 rankings, in a competition that began in the spring. It was also the latest Malzahn had ever waited before naming his starting quarterback, as both a head coach and coordinator.I think each individual situation is different, Malzahn said. Thats probably more of a testament to how good the competition was.Malzahn informed White of the news before Thursdays practice.It feels really good, White said. I feel blessed to be in this position, and I feel responsible to lead the team against Clemson. Im happy that coach put that responsibility on me. 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The Spurs, who havent played since sweeping the Memphis Grizzlies a week ago Monday, had the third-best record in the NBA at 58-24. If not for a Tony Parker ankle injury late in the season, San Antonio might have earned the next-best record behind the Heat. But one season hardly makes for a successful franchise. The measure of greatness in professional basketball can be counted by the number of Larry OBrien Trophies in team headquarters. The Heat won last seasons title and lost in the Finals the previous year. The Spurs have four championships since 1999, with the last coming in 2007. That year, San Antonio knocked off a young Cleveland Cavaliers team led by LeBron James. Fast-forward to June of 2013 and James is already staking claim to the title of one of the best players in NBA history. Hes won four MVPs, including the last two, and is a much more seasoned force. "Just smarter, a lot smarter, more experienced, older, more mature both on and off the floor," James said on Wednesday. "And I think thats the most important thing. Ive matured as a basketball player. Ive matured as a man. And it has allowed my game to sprout." It surely has and James confidence has sprouted along with his game. Theres also nothing wrong with James memory, especially when it came to that first brush with the NBA Finals. "When I got the ball, they kept me on the sideline. They went under a lot of my pick-and-rolls and dared me to shoot," explained James. "If you go into my pick-and-roll now, Im going to shoot," he said. "And Im confident Im going to make every last one of them. Im just more confident in my ability to shoot the ball. "You cant dare me to do anything I dont want to do in 2013." Bold words from the games best. Another difference between the Finals six years ago and now has to do with James supporting cast. Cleveland started James, Daniel Gibson, Drew Gooden, Sasha Pavlovic and Zydrunas Ilgauskas. Miami features Hall of Famers-in-wait in Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, but that duo may hold the key to the series. Both struggled badly against the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals. Wade averaged 15.4 ppg during the Indiana series and his knee is nowhere in the vicinity of healthy. But, with everything at staake, Wade had 21 points in Game 7.dddddddddddd Bosh has been really bad of late. He hasnt scored in double figures since Game 3 against the Pacers and had a very difficult time matching up physically with both Roy Hibbert and David West. Things dont get easier against San Antonio where hell either have to defend Tim Duncan or Tiago Splitter, who is much bigger and stronger. And what about Duncan. The three-time Finals MVP, enjoyed a career renaissance this season. After shedding 25 pounds in the offseason, Duncan averaged 17.8 ppg, 9.9 rpg and 2.7 bpg. He returned to the All-NBA First Team for the first time since the 2006-07 season and was Second-Team All-Defensive. Duncan was not alone in getting San Antonio back to the Finals. Parker was his consistently great self in the regular season, but his scoring is up almost 3.0 ppg during the postseason. Hes at 23.0 ppg throughout the playoffs and was legitimate MVP candidate before an ankle injury. Manu Ginobili is the third member of San Antonios version of the Big Three. He has struggled shooting during the postseason (38 percent from the field and 32 percent from the 3-point line.) Duncan, Parker and Ginobili have combined for 98 playoff victories. That total is second all-time to the Los Angeles Lakers trio of Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Michael Cooper. Duncan, Parker and Ginobili have played 150 playoff games together. That is 72 more than the next highest trio of active players -- Bostons Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Rajon Rondo. (Wade, Udonis Haslem and Mario Chalmers are third with 69.) "Weve been blessed to have won four championships. 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