Someone please tell me why we shouldnt be concerned about defending our title...

[Spurs 4 The Win]

Someone convince me why these losses arent a big deal and why we will be the same ole Spurs come playoff time....

[RD2191]

They won't. 1st round exit.

[100%duncan]

coasting

[Spurs 4 The Win]

They won't. 1st round exit.

Naw, in my estimation we will finish a 5 seed but have a better record than Portland (who will be awarded the 4 seed as a division champ) and we will beat them and lose in 7 to Golden State

[dabom]

Pops knows deep down he could just bench enrique and our woes go away. :lmao

[NASpurs]

Pops knows deep down he could just bench enrique and our woes go away. :lmao

He already used that strategy last June though.

[Mikeanaro]

Dont be wrong, these losses are a BIG DEAL, they just dont care Pop was pissed when game 6 and 7 happened and his dumb daughter told him he should not be mad lots of coaches never win a ring so he won number 5 and its all fart and laughs, nobody cares about repeating I think thats pretty evident.

[hater]

this team is old and tired from playing consecutive long playoff campaigns.

won't get far if they get a 6th seed or lower.

that's assuming IF they get it together. that's a HUGE IF

as it stands:

chances to make playoffs: 90%
chances to win round 1: 65%
chances to win round 2: 40%
chances to win round 3: 9%

[DesignatedT]

Don't care, five championships.

[Spurs 4 The Win]

Dont be wrong, these losses are a BIG DEAL, they just dont care Pop was pissed when game 6 and 7 happened and his dumb daughter told him he should not be mad lots of coaches never win a ring so he won number 5 and its all fart and laughs, nobody cares about repeating I think thats pretty evident.

I dont think you could have that more wrong :lol

[dabom]

He already used that strategy last June though.

It it ain't broke don't fix it. :lol

[mkurts]

Someone convince me why these losses arent a big deal and why we will be the same ole Spurs come playoff time....

In playoff time Parker or Manu will be out with puny injuries and the rest of the team will suddenly find that extra gear to ascend into Champ mode.

[Spurs 4 The Win]

this team is old and tired from playing consecutive long playoff campaigns.

won't get far if they get a 6th seed or lower.

that's assuming IF they get it together. that's a HUGE IF

as it stands:

chances to make playoffs: 90%
chances to win round 1: 65%
chances to win round 2: 40%
chances to win round 3: 9%

Our chances to win round 3 are astronomically higher if we take out Golden State in round 2

[loveforthegame]

Don't care, five championships.

Get out of here with your voice of reason. You're supposed to be cliff jumping and dumping on the players. ;)

[Harry Callahan]

Don't care, five championships.

The five (cinco) was great and I appreciate it. I just want to see the team that was on the AT & T floor June 15th 2014 show up again at some point this season for awhile. I have not seen them yet.

[Spurs 4 The Win]

The five (cinco) was great and I appreciate it. I just want to see the team that was on the AT & T floor June 15th 2014 show up again at some point this season for awhile. I have not seen them yet.
This

[spurtech09]

intill the spurs are out than be concerned.....

[GrandeDavid]

They won't. 1st round exit.

I agree! One and done.

[Ice009]

It's all about maximizing the opportunity you've been given. Those of you that say you don't care, I'm going to say that you're losers. Win one and give up. It's too hard, it's too tough to defend your title when teams are gunning for you. Spurs have 5, just give up. Nothing's going right, just give up. That's not what I'm interested in doing.

Not many teams/players get chances like this, so not maximizing and trying to do all you can to get the most out of it is a waste. Other teams and players would give up almost anything to be where the Spurs are, so simply saying that you don't care is such a shitty attitude. You don't deserve it in the first place if that is your stance.

[hitmantb]

It's all about maximizing the opportunity you've been given. Those of you that say you don't care, I'm going to say that you're losers. Win one and give up. It's too hard, it's too tough to defend your title when teams are gunning for you. Spurs have 5, just give up. Nothing's going right, just give up. That's not what I'm interested in doing.

Not many teams/players get chances like this, so not maximizing and trying to do all you can to get the most out of it is a waste. Other teams and players would give up almost anything to be where the Spurs are, so simply saying that you don't care is such a shitty attitude. You don't deserve it in the first place if that is your stance.

It is easy to say "I am not interested in doing" from a keyboard.

It is incredibly hard to win a title with an old core, let alone three deep playoff runs in a row until you finally get the job done.

The 5 already drained all of their physical and emotional tanks, to overcome the 2013 loss.

[Spurs 4 The Win]

It's all about maximizing the opportunity you've been given. Those of you that say you don't care, I'm going to say that you're losers. Win one and give up. It's too hard, it's too tough to defend your title when teams are gunning for you. Spurs have 5, just give up. Nothing's going right, just give up. That's not what I'm interested in doing.

Not many teams/players get chances like this, so not maximizing and trying to do all you can to get the most out of it is a waste. Other teams and players would give up almost anything to be where the Spurs are, so simply saying that you don't care is such a shitty attitude. You don't deserve it in the first place if that is your stance.

Exactly, you can care and still be appreciative of 5. Odds are we wont repeat but dont give up like a fucking pussy.

[Spurs 4 The Win]

It is easy to say "I am not interested in doing" from a keyboard.

It is incredibly hard to win a title with an old core, let alone three deep playoff runs in a row until you finally get the job done.

The 5 already drained all of their physical and emotional tanks, to overcome the 2013 loss.

Oh really? You know this how? What if they are coasting to save up energy, what a dumb stance

[Sean Cagney]

Don't care, five championships.

True...........

[Ditty]

It's only February...?

[Mugen]

Chances are they don't repeat but we got 5 so.......

[ElNono]

Non-Issue

[rasuo214]

Records of the top 8 seeds since the start of the year:

GSW = 15-4 (.789)
Mem = 15-5 (.750)
SAS = 12-5 (.706)
Hou = 13-7 (.650)
Pho = 11-7 (.611)
Dal = 12-8 (.600)
LAC = 11-8 (.579)
Por = 9-10 (.474)

[Ice009]

It is easy to say "I am not interested in doing" from a keyboard.

It is incredibly hard to win a title with an old core, let alone three deep playoff runs in a row until you finally get the job done.

The 5 already drained all of their physical and emotional tanks, to overcome the 2013 loss.

All I'm saying is, is that I'm not giving up. I'm not saying that if we don't win it it'll be a disgrace or anything like that, but if you're going to give yourself a chance to win it, you've got to keep fighting. You're not going to win shit if you give up. You have to give it everything you've got just to have a chance to win it. It doesn't guarantee you'll win it, but at least you can walk away knowing you did all that you could. If we don't win it again then that's that, but giving up well before the playoffs start (like some people here are doing) is a pussy move.

If the ship goes down, I'm going to be on it and go down with it. Lots of people here are jumping ship right now.

People that want to get off the ship right now - fuck off and don't come back.

[HI-FI]

well part of it is most of us are still enjoying 5. plus the team has been on 3 long postseasons. Parker looks like Father Time bent him over Deliverance style.

Still the depth and overall record is still pretty damn impressive considering the injuries. The team may still be able to repeat, just need some good health and luck. We'll know more in a month or so.

[ElNono]

It's not over until The Rains of Castamere starts playing, tbh...

[Amuseddaysleeper]

This team is worse than the 2011 team

[Nathan89]

Spurs fo standing pat shows the confidence they have tbh.

[Chomag]

the injuries excuse really needs to stop, Most teams in the NBA are dealing with injuries. Just need to start manning up.

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

Every year man :lol

[FlAVaK]

Don't care, five championships.

dc;fc

tbh.

[wildchild]

Well, if OP needs a good reason...Amuseddaysleeper can't go to the rest of games this season...:lobt:

[Aremid]

dc;fc

tbh.

Loser mentality.

Beat Kobe. Tie Jordan's bulls. Repeat. Cement legacy.

[KaiRMD1]

This season means nothing, old sports got revenge on everyone last year.

[FlAVaK]

Loser mentality.

Beat Kobe. Tie Jordan's bulls. Repeat. Cement legacy.

tl;dr

[Aremid]

This season means nothing, old sports got revenge on everyone last year.

Beat Kobe. Tie Jordan's bulls. Repeat. Cement legacy.

[Capt Bringdown]

Spurs need some of that "Never underestimate the heart of a champion" vibe.

[Mikeanaro]

Another reason, they are not concerned.

[T Park]

This team is worse than the 2011 team



That couldn't be more wrong.

[T Park]

the injuries excuse really needs to stop, Most teams in the NBA are dealing with injuries. Just need to start manning up.



2 games with their regular line up. 2.


But it's an excuse right?

[Juggity]

This team is worse than the 2011 team

:lol You can't seriously believe this.

I've heard a lot of bad, reactionary takes this season, but come on.

[DMC]

These guys are playing like they are checked out already. There's some residual fight, but mostly they are mailing it in. We'll have a better idea after the RRT, but right now they appear to be fat, dumb and happy.

[G-Dawgg]

At this point, it's common knowledge that the Spurs need to get their act together if they want to make it to the finals.. There are so many other teams that look hungrier than the them this season. The Spurs don't have the look of a back to back champion. -Just sayin

[Richie]

We're still a top 4 defence, the offence just needs to step up. That should improve after more games with the full rotation.

This team was an all time great offence in the playoffs last year, if we can get back to even 80% of that we have a chance because our defence is still elite.

[G-Dawgg]

Good defense doesn't mean shit if you're still not winning the games and competing like a championship caliber team

[heyheymymy]

Don't care, five championships.:lobt2:

[BatManu20]

Cause they went all in for 5, tbh. Don't expect a repeat, it's extremely unlikely. If it happens, that's gravy, but don't hold your breath. Just enjoy the ride.

[Fireball]

Why concern yourself with things that seem to have 0% chance of happening ... the Spurs are now healthy and rested and they just cannot get it together. Another wasted night where they could have made up some ground against Clips and Rockets. There is nothing to enjoy it tbh ...

[aal04]

We lost to every playoffs team in the regular season last year.

We looked very average vs 8th seed Mavs.

Then we clicked and pooped on everyone on the way to being possibly the greatest final team in history

[benefactor]

Don't care, five championships.

[Ibleedslvrnblk]

Its funny that people still read into the regular season so much here. You are right this team has no chance considering they had the worst December known to man kind and yet only three games back of second in the division. Besides GSW no one else is making themseleves seperate from the pack.

Let's talk when April comes around then worry...

[Pauleta14]

Our main issues are heath and synch... and both are linked tbh

We can keep playing that way until the PO and win it all the same way we can (and did) dominate the RS and sucked during the PO...

As painfull it is to watch the team, talent is not the issue, now that health problems seem to disappear (Tony?), the team has to work to be on the same page again and it's not as easy at it seems.
There isn't the adrenaline that fuel them last year, don't underestimate how opponent want to beat the champ and again, the injuries of the 2 most important players (imho) really hurt the synch..

As frustrating as it might be, we won't/can't know until the PO start.

[mexicanjunior]

They won't. 1st round exit.

After the RRT, it will be lottery time.

[Killakobe81]

It's not over until The Rains of Castamere starts playing, tbh...

great line, El. Have you read all the books?

Does that Make the Superfriends the Lannisters, Cubes And Stannis and his with and the Spurs the starks. Is Duncan Jon snow? LOL

[romain.star]

Don't care, five championships.

Although it's not conscious, i think the players feel a bit like this. The ship gave them a sense of release, after the 2013 and 2012 runs. They would have to find back this needed sense of ermergency and i doubt they will

[cjw]

Naw, in my estimation we will finish a 5 seed but have a better record than Portland (who will be awarded the 4 seed as a division champ) and we will beat them and lose in 7 to Golden State

With Blake out, Spurs should pass the Clippers before the ASG and Dallas/Portland within a few weeks if they continue playing at a .500 clip. Even Houston has a brutal stretch coming up. To me, only the top two seeds are out of reach.

People may be overreacting to the Toronto loss as in years past, that was essentially a guaranteed W. They are close to a 70% win% team at home and for basically every other west team, that's a coin flip to 60-40 game at best. Defense has been clicking but the offense goes through awful cold spells. Surprised Patty hasn't been injected to try to right the ship.

[soxxx]

Spurs are coasting. They will grab the 3 seed when they have to. Probably watch the Grizz or Warriors get knocked out in the first round, then eventually beat whatever one that doesnt lose despite not having homecourt.

[hater]

^ disagree

they were not coasting last nite.

Spurs wanted to win BAD last nite. Give Pop his 1000 career win. Even Larry Brown was there to witness it.

They got beat give props to the Torontos tbh even with their main man playing poorly, they stepped up and bitch smacked us

[coachmac87]

Because nobody has ran away with it yet....

[SinceWeDraftedDROB]

In the words of Rudy Tomjanovich, "Don't ever underestimate the heart of a champion". That team coasted in their b2b year. We could be like them...you know...minus one Dream shake.

[coachmac87]

I'd rather have somebody give a legit argument with out trolling saying why we have ZERO chance on repeating...

[ElNono]

great line, El. Have you read all the books?

Does that Make the Superfriends the Lannisters, Cubes And Stannis and his with and the Spurs the starks. Is Duncan Jon snow? LOL

tbh, I stole the line from one of Bill Simmons write-ups, I've not watched a single episode of Game of Thrones... :lol

[Horse]

We gave that shit away. The efffort was there (20 offensive rebounds) but we shot 33% don't win many shooting that bad.

[cd021]

better depth than last season. Parker, Splitter and Diaw aren't playing as good as last season but I could see Diaw and Splitter turning things around in the postseason. Parker has to be at least an average PG to not hurt us or Pop has to play him fewer minutes. Between 28-30 mpg While splitting the remaining minutes between Cojo & Mills.

[Pauleta14]

BS...

With an average Parker we don't pass the 1st round last year...

[superbigtime]

Hard to accept how weak this team can be.