It feels like we're down 0-2

[dg7md]

Doesn't it? We had another chance to win this one but our team fucking blew it. Shitty plays by Manu cost us, and Diaw lost his way and was more focused on donut desserts after tonight.

:lmao Four missed free throws.
:lmao Lost the game because of this.
:lmao Probably lost the series because of choked free throws.
:lmao Living with media blowing LeBron until Tuesday.

[testies]

we didn't deserve to win game 1, i'm fine with tied series

split in miami, and we are looking good again

[Darius Bieber]

It's because the Spurs should have been down 0-2. This series is over. Backdoor sweep coming up.

[RD2191]

It's because the Spurs should have been down 0-2. This series is over. Backdoor sweep coming up.

[dg7md]

I am 100 percent sure if we hit three of those four FTs we would have won and had stolen another victory from Miami, could have been too much for them to come back from... But now it's tied with momentum on Miami's side.

[webshad]

That's right, we should be down 2-0. What is surprising is we played much better in game 2 than 1 and lost. Although, the refs didn't help either with some bogus call (I guess it could have gone both ways).

I don't think the Spurs can beat the Heat because I have to say it Lebron James is the best player in the world.

[BanditHiro]

LeBron James is just having his way this series even before the cramp he had around 25 points through 3 quarters. the good news is that if he has a slightly bad game the Spurs probably win but the bad news is that he probably won't. Heat in 6

[Typical London Boy]

The only plus side is that it's not 2-3-2 this year. If it were, I'd fear the worst.

[fresnodog]

The only way spurs win is if LeBron goes out with a torn acl! Heat in 5

[Rapper]

backdoor swept

[KaiRMD1]

Basically, the media can't get enough of LeBron. The new york daily news even said he changes the game in ways MJ never did

:bang My own city's newspaper

[HI-FI]

things that don't give me confidence is Parker turning into a pussy around this time of year, which I've already factored in.

The other is the media sucking the PED infused jizz off of Lebron, who still can't give a decent interview to save his life.

If the Tribe wants Lebron to threepat and be the next Jordan, to push that fucking merch, Spurs might have to play out of their minds.

[davidbowie]

we got lucky game 1
this one we pretty much gave away

SMFH

[Agloco]

It's because the Spurs should have been down 0-2. This series is over. Backdoor sweep coming up.

Shoulda woulda coulda.

Miami COULD HAVE been down 0-2 as well.

[Josepatches_]

LeBron is by far the best player of the league but we are the best team . Miami need the best LBJ to win . Let's see . They'll need 30+ points from him every game.

Positive note is Wade doesn't look any better

[davidbowie]

i cant believe we're gonna lose again to these homos

sigh

[BatManu20]

Well needless to say we have to split the next two, but even if we do, this series heavily favors miami unfortunately. They simply have the best player in the series (by far) and you always take the best player when you have to choose between the two evenly matched teams.

Oh, and Spurs continue to find ways to lose games down the stretch. The free throw line will forever haunt this franchise, so we've got that going against us as well.

[icem]

im starting to get worried. miami is better than i thought

[SupremeGuy]

Frankly, both teams should be happy with the series being 1-1. We were up game 1 when LeCramp happened, and if we made our FTs this game, we would have won. Let's just move on and focus on game 3 now. We need to make sure Green and Leonard don't get in foul trouble early and I think we're gravy. I still think we have the better team, and you're pretty stupid if you thought Miami was just going to lay down for us. This series was never going to be a sweep, so let's just move on the the next game. Go Spurs Go. :flag:

[Sean Cagney]

Basically, the media can't get enough of LeBron. The new york daily news even said he changes the game in ways MJ never did

:bang My own city's newspaper

NY should of all people know better than to say that about Mike being he beat them down so many damn times on end....

[TampaDude]

It's a split just like last year, no worries. The NBA is apparently going to get the long $erie$ it wanted. Spurs have HCA so they will prevail in the end.

[baseline bum]

I am 100 percent sure if we hit three of those four FTs we would have won and had stolen another victory from Miami, could have been too much for them to come back from... But now it's tied with momentum on Miami's side.

But wouldn't that have just postponed the back door sweep by one game in your view?

[dg7md]

But wouldn't that have just postponed the back door sweep by one game in your view?

Nope, we probably would have won the series in 7 if we had a jump 2-0 on them...

[baseline bum]

im starting to get worried. miami is better than i thought

Really? How good did you think they were making a fourth straight Finals with back to back titles?

[timtonymanu]

im starting to get worried. miami is better than i thought

No fucking shit. This is the b2b champs that has the greatest player in basketball. This wasn't ever going to be an easy series. We aren't playing the Blazers.

[UZER]

Lucky? Saying Miami would've won if James hadn't gone out is like saying spurs would've won if they hit those 4 free throws.

Nobody really knows and the series is tied 1-1.

[koriwhat]

what a bunch of pussy ass wannabe spurs fans yall are!

[DarrinS]

Feels like 1-1 to me. Oh wait, it is 1-1

[Capt Bringdown]

But now it's tied with momentum on Miami's side.

Could have, should have, might have... but the bolded above is all that matters.

[Sean Cagney]

im starting to get worried. miami is better than i thought

They have the best player in the game and have been to 4 finals in a row! What did you expect man?

[mclinejr]

what a bunch of pussy ass wannabe spurs fans yall are!

This.

[dg7md]

I'm definitely not a wannabe fan, I've lived and loved this team from the beginning of my life, but the numbers don't lie about our fuck ups in crucial games in recent years... it just looks grim is all. This loss was more than a tie series, this is some momentum-changing material.

[KaiRMD1]

tbh, Lebron had to have a monster game to beat us by two. How the Spurs play in Miami will be very telling, hopefully it's nothing like the first two in OKC

[RD2191]

I'm definitely not a wannabe fan, I've lived and loved this team from the beginning of my life, but the numbers don't lie about our fuck ups in crucial games in recent years... it just looks grim is all. This loss was more than a tie series, this is some momentum-changing material.

[Arcadian]

No actually, it feels like we should be up 2-0. We won game 1 by 15 points and lost game 2 by a mere 2 points, which we should have covered with free throws. How the fuck did you come up with feeling like we're down 0-2? I don't see it at all.

[icem]

Really? How good did you think they were making a fourth straight Finals with back to back titles?

they only won 54 games in a weak conference. i watched them a few times this year and i wasnt impressed. they are small up front and have a weak bench, i just didnt think they could defend us as well as they have for stretches. we throughly outplayed a thunder team who was the second best team in the league all year. bosh did not play well against us last year so i was thinking that might continue. now he and rashard lewis who i thought had retired are kicking our ass.

[weeks]

i'm not that worried about it honestly. this loss didn't kill much optimism for me. it sucked, but i still feel good about the series.

[The_Coyote]

I believe in my Spurs.

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

Do you really think the Heat can sustain playing at their level with a 7 man rotation basically. Hell no. They will wear themselves out. Spurs lost one. Big deal. You knew Lebron was going to come back after that collapse in Game 1. Now the Heat only have one day off, let's see if they can keep up that intensity, which I say they won't.

[ManuTastic]

Key Spurs stat from last night: 60% FT. That's it.
Also, it felt to me like Timmy especially was missing short stuff in the 2nd half that he usually hits. Plus Belinelli sucked again, and I don't think he gets any better in Miami. Frankly I'd bench him for Bonner. Yes, I actually wrote that.
Two point fucking game. A couple more free throws here, a made basket there, and we're up 2-0. Frustrating loss, reverting to some old bad habits. But it's a long series. As game 1 showed, Miami aren't superhuman and can be beat. These are two very evenly matched teams, so buckle up for a long series.

[$pursDynasty]

The way ESPN makes it sound today we are lucky the Spurs are lucky they didn't get turned to stone for looking at the wonder and majesty of king Lebron or dare challenge the mighty heat. We should have just forfeited before the series started. The same way OKCs wins were just as big of blowouts as our were in the WCF, though ours averaged 26 points and theirs only averaged 12. The title means way more than media acknowledgement but this crap gets old. I wouldn't be surprised if after the Spurs winning the title ESPN reporters first question to TD is, 'how do you think Lebron is feeling?"

[SouthernFried]

Ya'll should just kill yourselves now.

I swear, the maturity level of SpursTalk has nosedived in the last few years. Geesh.

[bklynspursfan]

I'm always worried or concerned after a playoff loss, especially one that ties the series up. I thought we might be in trouble after Game 4 vs OKC. If we can close a game out in OKC, in OT, I see no reason why we can't steal 1 game in Miami.

Game 1 was weird for both teams, so it was hard to get any real feel for it. Look for Pop to make adjustments now heading into game 3 now that he got a true look at what Miami wants to do.

[spurtech09]

tbh, Lebron had to have a monster game to beat us by two. How the Spurs play in Miami will be very telling, hopefully it's nothing like the first two in OKC

I know it could of been worse and spurs can play better.....Lebron was on fire and heat only won by 2 pts....spurs will win game 3 by 8 points

[dbreiden83080]

Losing at home sucks but we all knew this would be a dog fight.. Spurs had chances to win last night I think they were up 1 with 1:23 to go.. Those 4 missed FT's killed us with about 4 min to play. On to game 3..

[Horry Hipcheck]

Spurs fans sobbing because Miami isn't the fucking Blazers. You're all the fucking worst.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Shoulda woulda coulda.

Miami COULD HAVE been down 0-2 as well.

[Budkin]

what a bunch of pussy ass wannabe spurs fans yall are!

Most of this forum tbh. These guys aren't going to let it slip away again. We'll at least get the split in Miami.

[Spur|n|Austin]

im starting to get worried. miami is better than i thought

:lol

[ErnestLynch]

To correct my posting that Miami can't win in San Antonio. I forgot that the Spurs are fully capable of beating themselves in San Antonio. 4 missed FT's in a row. In an NBA finals playoff game ?

[Capt Bringdown]

It's not that we lost game 2, its HOW we lost game 2. The Spurs choked away an easy opportunity at the FT line to add 4pts to their lead. Even if they hit a mediocre 3 out of 4 of those shots, the outcome might have been different.

So, the Spurs are left wondering why they can't seem to help themselves win against the Heat. A crisis of confidence. A choke job. Gifting easily-won and obtainable advantages to the opponent.

Sound familiar?

[ErnestLynch]

Though I hate turnovers, the Spurs can become too turnover obsessed. When we have low/no turnovers that generally means the pace is slow, half court set BB which isn't the Spurs game. Basically I'm confortable with having some turnovers if the pace is good and they're playing how they win, at a fast pace. They just have to find that 'sweet spot' where the pace is good and the turnovers aren't out of control. If the Spurs are going to play 'their game' and how they've been winning, there are going to be turnovers, and sometimes, a lot of them. But when it's clickin' it's beautiful to watch and it works. They can also become to 'make the last pass' obsessed. It just may be, against a team like Miami, that they aren't going to get as many of those 'perfect shots'. I saw them passing up shots I thought they should take.
Then again, never coached an NBA game so ...what the fuck do I know.

[TampaDude]

To correct my posting that Miami can't win in San Antonio. I forgot that the Spurs are fully capable of beating themselves in San Antonio. 4 missed FT's in a row. In an NBA finals playoff game ?

Yup...4 missed FTs in a row and a paltry 6-17 from the floor in the 4th. The Spurs beat the Spurs last night. SMFH.

[hater]

I still see this going at least 6 games IMO. problem is game 6 is in Miami.

Sure the optimist in me would like to think Spurs can be leading 3-2 going into game 6. but the realist in me just does not see how that scenario could play out. Not with Bosh, Wade and Lebron playing at such a filthy level. Shit none of the rest of the Heat need to show up.

I knew this was going to happen so not surprised. IMO Spursfan needs to take it like the Spurs themselves. 1 game at a time.

Regardless losing this series will be nothing compared to last year :lmao

this is a piece of cake

[ErnestLynch]

Yup...4 missed FTs in a row and a paltry 6-17 from the floor in the 4th. The Spurs beat the Spurs last night. SMFH.

The frustration fastball from Manu to Timmy didn't help matters either. Timmy was layup bound if that's just a regular pass and not a 90 mile an hour fastball.

[TampaDude]

The frustration fastball from Manu to Timmy didn't help matters either.

When you can smack the ballhandler in the fucking face and not get whistled, you ain't gonna lose, dude. Gnomesayin'?

[lefty]

things that don't give me confidence is Parker turning into a pussy around this time of year, which I've already factored in.

And we all saw it ocming

Well, except the French Legion and the Parker cocksuckers

[hater]

um, the Spurs didn't beat the Spurs last nite. 3 guys called Lebron, Bosh and Wade beat the Spurs last nite.

[ErnestLynch]

When you can smack the ballhandler in the fucking face and not get whistled, you ain't gonna lose, dude. Gnomesayin'?

Yeah I'm not saying it wasn't a shitty no-call but Manu got frustrated and we gave up two, late in the game. Tim had the layup. You have to be able to control that frustration and keep playing. Again, it wasn't me that got whacked so ...

[cd98]

Every time the Spurs lose, it feels like the series is over. Every time the Spurs win, it feels like the Spurs are going to sweep. That's the playoffs. Winning championships is hard.

[AFBlue]

Not to me.

These are two closely matched teams where the result will vary game to game based on key plays down the stretch. Both games played out as such. If the Spurs make their free throws un the fourth, it changes the complexion of the game. Spurs stepped up in game 1...just fell short last night.

What allows me to stay grounded and rational is that Pop has yet to make his first big adjustment. As Spo said, it'll be a long "possession series." If you weren't prepared for that ahead of time, now you know.

[superbigtime]

Waah! Boo hoo! I wish some of the little girls on this forum would grow up. Losing is tough, but man up! Don't you want your team to play like real men? Then how can you expect them to do so with all the whining and crying going on around here?

[heyheymymy]

god you ST spursfans are such betas. you just got done watching a 7 game series between these two teams in the finals last year and the series is now tied 1-1.

for fucks sake, you guys cliff jumped less LAST year when we didn't even know the spurs were capable of pushing these heat players to 7 games. Now, after all you know, and after all you've seen, you want to give up when its tied 1-1? The series is in our favor this year, game 7 in SA this time, better chemistry, better exp, and the format change keeps mia from getting 3 straight at home.

it's anyone's series, and to think spurs can't win in mia because we are 3-5 on the road? we won there last year, and somethings going to give. we couldn't win in okc.... until we DID.

DE5TINY.

[Jordanobili2320]

Feels like 1-1 actually because 0-2 would be a big difference. Fucking idiot.

[Spur|n|Austin]

Feels like 1-1 actually because 0-2 would be a big difference. Fucking idiot.

:lol tbh.

[heyheymymy]

just remember how hopeless shit felt after games 3 & 4 of the WCF this year against okc, and how you felt after game 5 & 6.

didn't know the spurs had that in them did you? it's a long series full of twists and turns, the nba sees to that to sell shoes, tickets and ad space.

so buckle in and enjoy the ride

[Skull-1]

Do you really think the Heat can sustain playing at their level with a 7 man rotation basically. Hell no. They will wear themselves out. Spurs lost one. Big deal. You knew Lebron was going to come back after that collapse in Game 1. Now the Heat only have one day off, let's see if they can keep up that intensity, which I say they won't.


If we lose tonight it is gonna feel like 0-2.

[xmas1997]

At this point it is 0 to 0 with Miami having home court now, and whoever wins the first 3 games takes it all since they split the first two games.
We will see what we will see.:flag:

[024]

It is true the Spurs caught a break when Lebron started cramping. I remember the Heat were up 6 in the third quarter with momentum when Lebron had to check out early. That game could have easily snowballed if Lebron remained in the game and played his normal minutes. But a win is a win in the playoffs and hopefully the Spurs realize how lucky they are the series is even. They need to play much harder and smarter.

[HI-FI]

it feels that way because Heat came out of the gate more juiced ready and you could tell that affected the Spurs.

part of that is on Parker. he's supposedly the head of the snake, but often turns into a snake's vagina. I wish he would fix his body language but it is what it is.

More importantly, the Spurs are much bigger and complex than simply Parker's team, so hopefully Pop sits him if he's disappearing.

The other factor that affected my confidence was how the media reacted to the AC situation. The media are propagandist shitheads for the most part. The story went from the Spurs' redemption to "how dare they don't roll out the red carpet for Queen James". It's incredible how many people claim the AC was sabotaged without any proof, while no one touches on Lebron's suspicious cramping. Ultimately Lebron means more money to them than the Spurs, until he retires and then the knives will come out.

Spurs just need to win a game on Miami's homecourt in a decisive fashion to show they're for real. That will inspire a lot of confidence. Spurs have also yet to play close to a complete game, so as long as they can build towards that, they should be alright.




Not to me.

These are two closely matched teams where the result will vary game to game based on key plays down the stretch. Both games played out as such. If the Spurs make their free throws un the fourth, it changes the complexion of the game. Spurs stepped up in game 1...just fell short last night.

What allows me to stay grounded and rational is that Pop has yet to make his first big adjustment. As Spo said, it'll be a long "possession series." If you weren't prepared for that ahead of time, now you know.
good point.

[Skull-1]

it feels that way because Heat came out of the gate more juiced ready and you could tell that affected the Spurs.

part of that is on Parker. he's supposedly the head of the snake, but often turns into a snake's vagina. I wish he would fix his body language but it is what it is.

More importantly, the Spurs are much bigger and complex than simply Parker's team, so hopefully Pop sits him if he's disappearing.

The other factor that affected my confidence was how the media reacted to the AC situation. The media are propagandist shitheads for the most part. The story went from the Spurs' redemption to "how dare they don't roll out the red carpet for Queen James". It's incredible how many people claim the AC was sabotaged without any proof, while no one touches on Lebron's suspicious cramping. Ultimately Lebron means more money to them than the Spurs, until he retires and then the knives will come out.

Spurs just need to win a game on Miami's homecourt in a decisive fashion to show they're for real. That will inspire a lot of confidence. Spurs have also yet to play close to a complete game, so as long as they can build towards that, they should be alright.





Parker just gums up the offense. Pathetic really.

[ShoogarBear]

On the other hand, it could have been 3-0 by now, too.

[DarrinS]

It feels like we're up 2-1

[DarrinS]

Parker just gums up the offense. Pathetic really.

YOU ARE A FAGGOT

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

Doesn't it? We had another chance to win this one but our team fucking blew it. Shitty plays by Manu cost us, and Diaw lost his way and was more focused on donut desserts after tonight.

:lmao Four missed free throws.
:lmao Lost the game because of this.
:lmao Probably lost the series because of choked free throws.
:lmao Living with media blowing LeBron until Tuesday.

How does it feel now???

[dg7md]

How does it feel now???

Master jinx thread in disguise... tbh... :lol

[DMC]

the series can turn quickly so lets not start sucking each others dicks just yet