Game Thread: Spurs @ Paper Clips 7:30 p.m. PST on TNT

[Spurs 4 The Win]

So many luck chuck 3 pointers by Crawford, so many shit 3 point fouls when a player went untouched, so many no calls and missed goaltends, players out of bounds, traveling, push offs, it all adds up, we got screwed out of 20 points, fucking sham

[spurtech09]

For those complaining about the refs, 2 words, tiny brothers+1

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

I'm a Spurs homer, but this team is finished.

Duncan is the only one with a winner's mentality, the rest thought they would cruise into another championship after last year, and seeing that defending is harder than winning their first, they don't know how to handle the adversity. I've been so upset with Kawhi lately, I can't even explain it. Diaw looks lazier than ever, and Splitter turned into a woman again. Duncan deserves more help.

[BillMc]

Well that sucks. Almost 9 AM here and now I have to work without any sleep.

[spurtech09]

So many luck chuck 3 pointers by Crawford, so many shit 3 point fouls when a player went untouched, so many no calls and missed goaltends, players out of bounds, traveling, push offs, it all adds up, we got screwed out of 20 points, fucking sham
+2,000

[TheGoldStandard]

even with the win the clips still don't scare me.....shoot spurs were up than the refs started to do the tricks

We can't string together 3 game win streak.. Doubt we win in a 7 game series to anyone at this point

[SupremeGuy]

Outside of Tim, we were fucking horrible. lol Pop decided to shit all over this game with his shit. I don't even know what to think. That was embarrassing. I can't believe I stayed up for that shit. Fuck.

[tim_duncan_fan]

Where are Bobo and MVPatty? Where is Kawhi?????

[J_Paco]

I know its the first game back from the break, but still a dissapointing loss to this fuck ass team..

True, plus they had no back up point guard and were missing their best player. Terrible turnovers (mostly by Ginobili) and passive play (looking at Diaw, Green, Mills and Leonard) cost us this game.


that ginobli turnover in the 4th hurt us. someone in the playoffs, he's gonna fuk us one last time. I just know it

He just kept giving the ball up with stupid pass attempts. Tony overhelping off of Jamal Crawford sealed our fate as well. Gotta dig down deep and give at better effort tomorrow or it won't be pretty.

[heyheymymy]

fuck

[daslicer]

So many luck chuck 3 pointers by Crawford, so many shit 3 point fouls when a player went untouched, so many no calls and missed goaltends, players out of bounds, traveling, push offs, it all adds up, we got screwed out of 20 points, fucking sham

Unfortunately every year in the NBA I always say you will lose around 3-5 games per year due to horrible reffing. This was just one of those games where the refs will determined to dick over the spurs.

[cjw]

So where are all the Spurs homers now? It's almost March and the Spurs still suck. No more injuries or excuses. First round exit via sweep or lottery draft pick. Gonna lose by 50+ tomorrow night.

Duncan decides to take rest of year off to refuel, we fall to ninth in the west and somehow win the lottery with our 0.1% chance. Good thing we held onto that pick instead of trading it for an underperforming athletic dude on the Magic or something.

[Horse]

So where are all the Spurs homers now? It's almost March and the Spurs still suck. No more injuries or excuses. First round exit via sweep or lottery draft pick. Gonna lose by 50+ tomorrow night.
Right here fuck off we will win it all!

[SupremeGuy]

So many luck chuck 3 pointers by Crawford, so many shit 3 point fouls when a player went untouched, so many no calls and missed goaltends, players out of bounds, traveling, push offs, it all adds up, we got screwed out of 20 points, fucking shamThere's some truth, but don't lie to yourself man, we fucking sucked dick(outside of God Tim).

[SpursFan86]

Fuck outta here with the "refs screwed us" stuff. We played like dog shit against a team we should've beat. I don't care what calls were missed; we didn't deserve to win tonight.

[Darius Bieber]

Right here fuck off we will win it all!

I would win the lottery before that happens.

[Spurs 4 The Win]

Fuck outta here with the "refs screwed us" stuff. We played like dog shit against a team we should've beat. I don't care what calls were missed; we didn't deserve to win tonight.

There are times when the refs dick you, like in the 2012 game 6 WCF... this was one of those games, sorry man

[philldafunk]

If the league is going to punish the hack a shaq, then they need to do something about the kick your leg out 3 pointers...

[daslicer]

Fuck outta here with the "refs screwed us" stuff. We played like dog shit against a team we should've beat. I don't care what calls were missed; we didn't deserve to win tonight.

It goes both ways they hit a lot of fluke shots that were contested. Even crap teams have their night where they catch team fire. Not saying the spurs are great right now but at the same time I'm not upset at this loss so much bs happened in this game.

[Spurs 4 The Win]

If the league is going to punish the hack a shaq, then they need to do something about the kick your leg out 3 pointers...

League wont do shit about the hack a Shaq, if you cant make free throws, learn to shoot them better, otherwise, stfu

[tmtcsc]

Fuck outta here with the "refs screwed us" stuff. We played like dog shit against a team we should've beat. I don't care what calls were missed; we didn't deserve to win tonight.

I thought the same thing.

[SpurPadre]

If only Larry Sanders suddenly became a born-again Christian so PATFO would think about getting him.

[Spurs 4 The Win]

It goes both ways they hit a lot of fluke shots that were contested. Even crap teams have their night where they catch team fire. Not saying the spurs are great right now but at the same time I'm not upset at this loss so much bs happened in this game.

Every loss to a "contender" outside of a couple of games (OKC and Clips a few weeks ago) has required a mini miracle for us to lose and it was always close, people need to stop cliff jumping, we wont even be seeing the clippers in the playoffs, they are a non factor

[BillMc]

Change happens in the NBA. We still have the best record of the NBA's Final Four from last year. Miami, Indy, OKC all have worse records than us. It's really amazing how consistent we've been over the Duncan Era.

Hats off to Timmy and Tony for a great game.

[CitizenDwayne]

We lost a game. We should have won, but we didn't. Life goes on.

Tomorrow should be interesting. Hopefully we win. If not, life goes on.

We're still in the playoff race. There's no sense in freaking out when we're still in the playoff race.

Spurs fans are so damn spoiled they can't keep anything in perspective.

We may win. We may lose. But this one game does not have much effect in the grand scheme of things.

Chill the fuck out.

[CitizenDwayne]

they are a non factor

This.

We could very well lose in the playoffs, but it won't be to the damn Clippers

[spurs10]

So many are the "worse" loss, but tonight was sad. TP, Baynes, and Tim played well only to be let down badly by Manu, Boris, Kawhi, Tiago, Verde, Beli, and Patty. At least Tiago got to the line. I watched this same shit last time the Clips beat us. The good news is I might save a few thousand dollars a year because spending $200 a game to watch this shit gets old. I could hold my hand over an open flame .....for free.

[daslicer]

Every loss to a "contender" outside of a couple of games (OKC and Clips a few weeks ago) has required a mini miracle for us to lose and it was always close, people need to stop cliff jumping, we wont even be seeing the clippers in the playoffs, they are a non factor

Yeah I agree with everything you said. The spurs need to build some better chemistry and guys need to step up their games outside of Duncan. Parker look good tonight despite some stupid plays at the end hopefully he can build off of this game.

[barakz21]

Damn, Parker really cost us that game with heroball.. Manu, was well.. Manu. That's already to be expected of him. Huge props to TD though, 38 and still battling.

[rasuo214]

The Spurs sucked against playoff teams last season. Did people already forget that? What happens in the regular season doesn't matter in playoffs (other than seeding). Also Shaq needs to stop whining about hack-a-Shaq/Jordan/whoever.

[Darius Bieber]

Change happens in the NBA. We still have the best record of the NBA's Final Four from last year. Miami, Indy, OKC all have worse records than us. It's really amazing how consistent we've been over the Duncan Era.

Hats off to Timmy and Tony for a great game.

Can't really compare SA to them.

OKC and Indy both had MAJOR injury problems. Sure, the Spurs had Pussy and Patty injured at the beginning of the season, but that's it. Had Duncan or Parker or Leonard had a season-ending injury, Spurs would be bottom of the League. Miami lost Lebron James. Simple as that.

[Darius Bieber]

The Spurs sucked against playoff teams last season. Did people already forget that? What happens in the regular season doesn't matter in playoffs (other than seeding). Also Shaq needs to stop whining about hack-a-Shaq/Jordan/whoever.

Spurs had a WAY better record last season than they do so far this season. Spurs had winning streaks back then. They didn't lose to the Lakers, Nets, Jazz, etc.... like they did this season.

[daslicer]

Change happens in the NBA. We still have the best record of the NBA's Final Four from last year. Miami, Indy, OKC all have worse records than us. It's really amazing how consistent we've been over the Duncan Era.

Hats off to Timmy and Tony for a great game.

Whats amazing despite all the injuries and drop off in the play of a lot of our key players this year the Spurs will still end up winning 50 plus games. Unfortunately the spurs got screwed with a ton of injuries early on this year along with a shit schedule that was insanely hard that put them in this bad predicament. It takes some luck to be a top of team in the NBA and this year the spurs have had zero luck.

[TheGoldStandard]

The Spurs sucked against playoff teams last season. Did people already forget that? What happens in the regular season doesn't matter in playoffs (other than seeding). Also Shaq needs to stop whining about hack-a-Shaq/Jordan/whoever.

Spurs had a tough time with 7th seed dallas, killed Portland because they were thin on the bench and inexperienced and almost wet the bed when Ibaka came back. Spurs were tailored to beat a Miami team that was 1 player dominant. The problem is they can't even string together more than 3 wins in a row. No ball movement, nobody really pulling weight.. Spurs are lucky that Pelicans suck too and the Suns will tank or they might not even make the playoffs

[sammy]

What I don't understand why he didn't use the hack a idiot when we were down by 1 & this would've stopped their offense! Kawhi should've been on the floor for defense instead on the bench. Pop also responsible for this loss!

[Darius Bieber]

Spurs had a tough time with 7th seed dallas, killed Portland because they were thin on the bench and inexperienced and almost wet the bed when Ibaka came back. Spurs were tailored to beat a Miami team that was 1 player dominant. The problem is they can't even string together more than 3 wins in a row. No ball movement, nobody really pulling weight.. Spurs are lucky that Pelicans suck too and the Suns will tank or they might not even make the playoffs

Yup. Had Manu not hit that three (when the refs missed an obvious illegal screen by Duncan on Fisher) to send OKC to overtime in Game 6, Spurs would not have made it to the 2014 Finals.

[Southwest Texas Fan]

I'm a Spurs homer, but this team is finished.

Duncan is the only one with a winner's mentality, the rest thought they would cruise into another championship after last year, and seeing that defending is harder than winning their first, they don't know how to handle the adversity. I've been so upset with Kawhi lately, I can't even explain it. Diaw looks lazier than ever, and Splitter turned into a woman again. Duncan deserves more help.

Splitter actually played tough tonight.

[Spurs 4 The Win]

Spurs had a tough time with 7th seed dallas, killed Portland because they were thin on the bench and inexperienced and almost wet the bed when Ibaka came back. Spurs were tailored to beat a Miami team that was 1 player dominant. The problem is they can't even string together more than 3 wins in a row. No ball movement, nobody really pulling weight.. Spurs are lucky that Pelicans suck too and the Suns will tank or they might not even make the playoffs

Candidate for Idiot poster of the year

[Darius Bieber]

Candidate for Idiot poster of the year

How? OKC is about to pull ahead of the Spurs real quick....

[Spurs 4 The Win]

Yup. Had Manu not hit that three (when the refs missed an obvious illegal screen by Duncan on Fisher) to send OKC to overtime in Game 6, Spurs would not have made it to the 2014 Finals.

Yeah, cuz OKC didnt just goaltend the play before and get prefferential treatment the entire 4th quarter :rolleyes

Oh, and they lost by double digits every game in SA, what makes you think they suddenly win a game 7 lol fagget

[Darius Bieber]

Yeah, cuz OKC didnt just goaltend the play before and get prefferential treatment the entire 4th quarter :rolleyes

Oh, and they lost by double digits every game in SA, what makes you think they suddenly win a game 7 lol fagget

Thunderrefs. Also Ibaka's shotblocking ability.

[Spurs 4 The Win]

How? OKC is about to pull ahead of the Spurs real quick....

I would bet you $100 that doesnt happen, you are a fucking troll, gtfo pussy

[daslicer]

Yup. Had Manu not hit that three (when the refs missed an obvious illegal screen by Duncan on Fisher) to send OKC to overtime in Game 6, Spurs would not have made it to the 2014 Finals.

It works both ways I felt the refs not calling the illegal screen on Duncan was a make up call from the previous possession where Serge got away with an obvious goal tend against Manu.

[rasuo214]

Spurs had a WAY better record last season than they do so far this season. Spurs had winning streaks back then. They didn't lose to the Lakers, Nets, Jazz, etc.... like they did this season.

They also didn't have the injuries last year. The point is just because you suck against quality teams in the regular season doesn't mean shit in the playoffs. The Spurs won't be playing the Lakers, Nets or Jazz in the playoffs so those games are irrelevant. If you think the Spurs can't overcome the poor seeding then that's a valid point otherwise the Spurs have shown the regular season isn't a good barometer of what will happen in the playoffs. I mean the Spurs are 2 1/2 games back from the 3 seed and people are acting like they're 10 games back from the 8th seed.

[Spurs 4 The Win]

Thunderrefs. Also Ibaka's shotblocking ability.

How did that work out for him in game 5 faggot

[Darius Bieber]

I would bet you $100 that doesnt happen, you are a fucking troll, gtfo pussy

The Thunder are only 5 games back of the Spurs and have a VERY easy schedule coming up. Pacers, Nuggets, Hornets, Suns, Lakers, 76ers, Wolves..

[rasuo214]

Spurs had a tough time with 7th seed dallas, killed Portland because they were thin on the bench and inexperienced and almost wet the bed when Ibaka came back. Spurs were tailored to beat a Miami team that was 1 player dominant. The problem is they can't even string together more than 3 wins in a row. No ball movement, nobody really pulling weight.. Spurs are lucky that Pelicans suck too and the Suns will tank or they might not even make the playoffs

If the playoffs were next week I'd be concerned, but it isn't. Right now these losses simply hurt the seeding. Also seriously? The Spurs are lucky the West doesn't have 8+ teams with 60%+ winning percentage?

[Spurs 4 The Win]

The Thunder are only 5 games back of the Spurs and have a VERY easy schedule coming up. Pacers, Nuggets, Hornets, Suns, Lakers, 76ers, Wolves..

You wont take the bet pussy cuz you know you are trolling and just trying to start shit, so why dont you go fuck off like the little faggot you are

[Darius Bieber]

How did that work out for him in game 5 faggot

Ibaka had an off night.

[Darius Bieber]

You wont take the bet pussy cuz you know you are trolling and just trying to start shit, so why dont you go fuck off like the little faggot you are

:lmao

[SpurPadre]

If only Larry Sanders suddenly became a born-again Christian so PATFO would think about getting him.

[RD2191]

You wont take the bet pussy cuz you know you are trolling and just trying to start shit, so why dont you go fuck off like the little faggot you are
Dude, calm down.

[Johnny RIngo]

Yeah, cuz OKC didnt just goaltend the play before and get prefferential treatment the entire 4th quarter :rolleyes

Oh, and they lost by double digits every game in SA, what makes you think they suddenly win a game 7 lol fagget

I dunno, man. Any match-up with the Thunder makes me nervous with the way Westbrook dominates Parker h2h. It's like watching an adult play bball against a child.

[spurs10]

We lost a game. We should have won, but we didn't. Life goes on.

Tomorrow should be interesting. Hopefully we win. If not, life goes on.

We're still in the playoff race. There's no sense in freaking out when we're still in the playoff race.

Spurs fans are so damn spoiled they can't keep anything in perspective.

We may win. We may lose. But this one game does not have much effect in the grand scheme of things.

Chill the fuck out. I do appreciate your optimism.

[Spurs 4 The Win]

Dude, calm down.

Naw, Im tired of the little faggot trolls coming to this board and making a mockery of our fanbase with the stupid Parker is a cancer, Evita is a pussy, Kawhi is our supergod bullshit, and then that faggot Apalisock/Malik_Hairston/HarlemHeat/DariusFaggot all troll from one account, shit gets fucking old

[BillMc]

If only Larry Sanders suddenly became a born-again Christian so PATFO would think about getting him.

We should ask D-Rob to start working on him. :)

[Spurs 4 The Win]

I dunno, man. Any match-up with the Thunder makes me nervous with the way Westbrook dominates Parker h2h. It's like watching an adult play bball against a child.

Well we won game 6, so your fear is irrelevant and so is the entire scenario

[daslicer]

Doubt OKC will overtake the spurs in the standings for that to happen they would have to go on a super win streak of 12-14 games in a row along with the spurs having a massive losing streak of 5-6 games in a row.

[RD2191]

Doubt OKC will overtake the spurs in the standings for that to happen they would have to go on a super win streak of 12-14 games in a row along with the spurs having a massive losing streak of 5-6 games in a row.
Very possible imo. The Thunder looked great tonight against the mavs.

[SpurPadre]

We should ask D-Rob to start working on him. :)

Da Admiral would gladly volunteer his time, too.

[TheGoldStandard]

Doubt OKC will overtake the spurs in the standings for that to happen they would have to go on a super win streak of 12-14 games in a row along with the spurs having a massive losing streak of 5-6 games in a row.

They're only like 5 games back, lol.. Spurs could very well lose there next 5 its been that kind of season

[Darius Bieber]

Very possible imo. The Thunder looked great tonight against the mavs.

Kanter replacing Perkins is a big upgrade as well and gives them interior presence on offense. Kanter sucks on defense but Ibaka will pick up the slack.

[Darius Bieber]

They're only like 5 games back, lol.. Spurs could very well lose there next 5 its been that kind of season

This. Also, Spurs being 5 back of 3rd place is WAY different than OKC being 5 back of the Spurs.

[CitizenDwayne]

I do appreciate your optimism.

It's got nothing to do with optimism.

Obviously the Spurs aren't gelling the way last year's team did. That doesn't mean they're not still a contender. There are several contenders out west. Hopefully they get it together by playoff time, like they did last year.

I just never understood why one game has the ability to send some fans into a frenzy.

This team looks about the way they have for a while now: slightly above average, with occasional flashes of brilliance and occasional flashes of ineptitude.

My point is just that this one game does not really warrant the meltdown people are having.

[Ditty]

They're only like 5 games back, lol.. Spurs could very well lose there next 5 its been that kind of season

Okay we are mediocre this season, but aren't that bad :lol

[Darius Bieber]

It's got nothing to do with optimism.

Obviously the Spurs aren't gelling the way last year's team did. That doesn't mean they're not still a contender. There are several contenders out west. Hopefully they get it together by playoff time, like they did last year.

I just never understood why one game has the ability to send some fans into a frenzy.

This team looks about the way they have for a while now: slightly above average, with occasional flashes of brilliance and occasional flashes of ineptitude.

My point is just that this one game does not really warrant the meltdown people are having.


Sadly, it's not just one game. Take a look at the games against Clippers (both games in the past month), Jazz, Lakers, Nets, Kings, Pelicans, etc..

[daslicer]

They're only like 5 games back, lol.. Spurs could very well lose there next 5 its been that kind of season

Spurs are 14 game above .500 while they are only 4 games above .500 with the same amount of games played. I still feel the spurs have a good cushion on them. Its usually hard to make up that type of deficit. Its possible but it will take a massive nose dive from the spurs to do it. The ball is in the spurs court and if they can't keep ahead of OKC they have only themselves to blame.

[timtonymanu]

It's got nothing to do with optimism.

Obviously the Spurs aren't gelling the way last year's team did. That doesn't mean they're not still a contender. There are several contenders out west. Hopefully they get it together by playoff time, like they did last year.

I just never understood why one game has the ability to send some fans into a frenzy.

This team looks about the way they have for a while now: slightly above average, with occasional flashes of brilliance and occasional flashes of ineptitude.

My point is just that this one game does not really warrant the meltdown people are having.

Yeah, still too soon to count the Spurs out. But there is reason to be concerned. IMO, Diaw/Splitter is the biggest concern. Don't know if they are just coasting, but their subpar play has been hurting the Spurs this year.

[Darius Bieber]

Spurs are 14 game above .500 while they are only 4 games above .500 with the same amount of games played. I still feel the spurs have a good cushion on them. Its usually hard to make up that type of deficit. Its possible but it will take a massive nose dive from the spurs to do it. The ball is in the spurs court and if they can't keep ahead of OKC they have only themselves to blame.

Keep in mind the Spurs still play OKC twice, so lose both those games and it's not so tight anymore...

[BatManu20]

Lost in all the sucktitude of tonight's loss was Duncan's great game. 30 pts, 11 rbs, 2 blks, 1 stl, 0 tnvrs. Against one of the best defensive bigs in the game in DeAndre Jordan.

t's crazy that a big who's almost 40 fucking years old is still our best player... You really can't say enough good things about Timmy. He's just unreal and we'll never have another player like him.

[daslicer]

Keep in mind the Spurs still play OKC twice, so lose both those games and it's not so tight anymore...

Spurs don't play them until late March and April. If the Spurs are barely ahead of them by the time they meet them in March then the spurs are in some serious trouble. The Spurs should make serous progress by then in the next few weeks that the 2 games against OKC should be meaningless. If thats not the case by late March I won't even care if the Spurs lose because it will already be set in stone that the Spurs are just terrible this year.

[Sean Cagney]

Lost in all the sucktitude of tonight's loss was Duncan's great game. 30 pts, 11 rbs, 2 blks, 1 stl, 0 tnvrs. Against one of the best defensive bigs in the game in DeAndre Jordan.

t's crazy that a big who's almost 40 fucking years old is still our best player... You really can't say enough good things about Timmy. He's just unreal and we'll never have another player like him.
^^^^^^ DAMN RIGHT!

[CitizenDwayne]

Sadly, it's not just one game. Take a look at the games against Clippers (both games in the past month), Jazz, Lakers, Nets, Kings, Pelicans, etc..

That's my point. It's not just one game, so why does this one game cause so many people to go berserk?

I understand being concerned about the play of the team, and the cumulative effect of these losses is disturbing, but it's just tiring seeing cliff-jumpers after every loss.

This team has many flaws, and these need to be addressed. I honestly don't see this team making it to the Finals, but I hope it can happen and that is a possibility.

I guess I just find it weird, after 6, seeing so many people freak out about the regular season.

[spurs10]

It's got nothing to do with optimism.

Obviously the Spurs aren't gelling the way last year's team did. That doesn't mean they're not still a contender. There are several contenders out west. Hopefully they get it together by playoff time, like they did last year.

I just never understood why one game has the ability to send some fans into a frenzy.

This team looks about the way they have for a while now: slightly above average, with occasional flashes of brilliance and occasional flashes of ineptitude.

My point is just that this one game does not really warrant the meltdown people are having. Cliff-jumping over any RS loss is indeed unnecessary. I think we can get through this RRT with a 6-3 record. I can only hope that slowly we can regain our composure and finish the RS strong. If we can enter the playoffs with a top four seed, I like our chances because we have the experience to overcome a lot when push comes to shove.

[Silver&Black]

We lost this game tonight......we're fucking finished.
If we win this game tonight.....we've flipped the switch.

Step away from the cliff people.

[Silver&Black]

Lost in all the sucktitude of tonight's loss was Duncan's great game. 30 pts, 11 rbs, 2 blks, 1 stl, 0 tnvrs. Against one of the best defensive bigs in the game in DeAndre Jordan.

t's crazy that a big who's almost 40 fucking years old is still our best player... You really can't say enough good things about Timmy. He's just unreal and we'll never have another player like him.

:worthy: Timmy the GAWD

Think he was like 12-14 from the field too....outstanding Timmy.

[RD2191]

We lost this game tonight......we're fucking finished.
If we win this game tonight.....we've flipped the switch.

Step away from the cliff people.
I don't think so. A win would of been the same as a loss for me, tbh. Team still looked like shit either way.

[Darius Bieber]

I don't think so. A win would of been the same as a loss for me, tbh. Team still looked like shit either way.

this tbh. Clips were without Griffin.

[CitizenDwayne]

Yeah, still too soon to count the Spurs out. But there is reason to be concerned. IMO, Diaw/Splitter is the biggest concern. Don't know if they are just coasting, but their subpar play has been hurting the Spurs this year.

I completely agree.

I agree with everything you said, and that there's cause for concern, just not the nightly meltdown we're faced with on here.

We still have Pop/Duncan/Parker/Ginobili. The Spurs are still relevant and a legitimate playoff threat. Therefore, I am happy. Anything after last year is gravy.

When those 4 leave, dark times may be ahead. And I'm very curious to see how this forum's posters will react.

[daslicer]

We lost this game tonight......we're fucking finished.
If we win this game tonight.....we've flipped the switch.

Step away from the cliff people.

:lol I agree with what you said. We'll know in the next few weeks how good the spurs really are. If the Spurs are still crap at the end of March then people should start panicking.

[CitizenDwayne]

We lost this game tonight......we're fucking finished.
If we win this game tonight.....we've flipped the switch.

Step away from the cliff people.

:toast

[HI-FI]

I completely agree.

I agree with everything you said, and that there's cause for concern, just not the nightly meltdown we're faced with on here.

We still have Pop/Duncan/Parker/Ginobili. The Spurs are still relevant and a legitimate playoff threat. Therefore, I am happy. Anything after last year is gravy.

When those 4 leave, dark times may be ahead. And I'm very curious to see how this forum's posters will react.

:lol
probably won't be a ST when that happens. or it will be trolls and shills amidst a wasteland.

i don't look forward to those dark times either. so many little things that we all take for granted. TD will be the hardest to replace, he's a once in a generation type of guy. As long as they can put together some really competitive teams that play the right way, that will be huge. Also, on the flipside it will be nice to not have to worry about every little injury the older guys get. It will be interesting how RC builds a team with a lot of youth again.

[Sean Cagney]

We lost this game tonight......we're fucking finished.
If we win this game tonight.....we've flipped the switch.

Step away from the cliff people.
I agree but they are not winning that game tonight man, lets be honest here.

[spurraider21]

Don't understand why CoJo couldn't get any minutes in this one... Mills was struggling, Manu was largely a non-factor (though he did hit some timely 3's), and Green wasn't doing much for most of the game.

[BillMc]

Stats show that losing close games is effectively almost random. One shouldn't worry too much about close losses like tonight, they can go either way. It's games where we get blown out (or blow out the other team) that are indicative of our true strength either way. A bigger concern than our records is the fact that our point differential is the weakest of any Western contender except Houston and OKC.

[Chillen]

Spurs are 14 game above .500 while they are only 4 games above .500 with the same amount of games played. I still feel the spurs have a good cushion on them. Its usually hard to make up that type of deficit. Its possible but it will take a massive nose dive from the spurs to do it. The ball is in the spurs court and if they can't keep ahead of OKC they have only themselves to blame.

Either way it sucks to be the Warriors and Grizzlies. They will have to play either Spurs or Thunder in the 1st round the way the seeding is shaping up.