Bored

[ElNono]

Is this team bored, tbh? It's like they either completely bring it, or just mail it in... tonight was one of those nights that felt like they were going through the motions. Kinda thinking the Knicks were gonna lay down at some point. We came out with a commanding 8-0 run, then just sat back... not just the players, tbh.... Pop also with some head-scratching rotations...

[Agloco]

No, they're just not very good right now tbh

[timtonymanu]

Don't buy it.

It's the D-League Knicks. New York kept trying to throw away the game themselves at the end.

[024]

At this point I think it's just pure denial if you don't think there's anything significantly off with the Spurs. Reminds me of the 2011 Laker fans thinking the team can just turn on the "switch" come playoff time and they were just cruising in the regular season. When playoff time came, the Lakers just got demolished by the Mavs.

The motivation just isn't there, Parker is a step slower, Duncan has been making dumb mistakes, Spurs aren't shooting lights out at the 3 anymore, Splitter is inexplicably playing like 2013 finals mode, and Leonard still isn't ready to step up.

[ElNono]

No, they're just not very good right now tbh


Don't buy it.

It's the D-League Knicks. New York kept trying to throw away the game themselves at the end.

You don't think we win this game is we play with the same intensity and attention to detail we played against the Cavs?

[dabom]

You don't think we win this game is we play with the same intensity and attention to detail we played against the Cavs?

Why da fuck doesn't pop put the starting lineup at the end?

[ElNono]

I'm as concerned as anybody as far as effort is concerned. I don't think it should be something that you should toy with. Bring it every night. But, to me, the team just only does it sporadically.

[spurraider21]

they'll be fine, they just played down to their competition. we lost a game to the knicks last year too

[Arcadian]

They couldn't make layups tonight. 38%. That's all I can say.

[Malik Hairston]

I bet Nono doesn't mind this loss to much, uh? :lol..

[unleashbaynes]

You almost have to TRY to lose to a team that bad.

[ElNono]

I bet Nono doesn't mind this loss to much, uh? :lol..

I really don't, tbh... I mean, I always rather win, but I've watched this team mail it in half this season already :lol

Oh, you meant because Gino didn't play? I still would rather get a W...

[Malik Hairston]

I really don't, tbh... I mean, I always rather win, but I've watched this team mail it in half this season already :lol

Oh, you meant because Gino didn't play? I still would rather get a W...

That Manu value to the team, though:lol...

[ElNono]

That Manu value to the team, though:lol...

I just hope they don't drop a lot of games while he's out, tbh...

[Agloco]

You don't think we win this game is we play with the same intensity and attention to detail we played against the Cavs?

Of course. I think your argument hinges on intent though. I don't see clear evidence that they intend to lose focus and attention to detail. I can only see that, all too often, it's not there.

[DMC]

1
x - Golden State (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/gs/golden-state-warriors)
53
13
.803
-
30-2
23-11
11-3
31-8
109.7
99.6
+10.1
Won 2
8-2


2
Memphis (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/mem/memphis-grizzlies)
47
21
.691
7
26-7
21-14
7-6
29-13
98.8
95.4
+3.4
Lost 1
5-5


3
Portland (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/por/portland-trail-blazers)
44
21
.677
8 ½
28-6
16-15
8-3
24-14
102.8
97.6
+5.2
Lost 1
8-2


4
Houston (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/hou/houston-rockets)
45
22
.672
8 ½
25-9
20-13
5-6
25-16
103.1
99.8
+3.2
Won 2
6-4


5
Dallas (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/dal/dallas-mavericks)
43
25
.632
11
23-11
20-14
6-6
23-17
104.8
100.9
+3.9
Won 2
5-5


6
LA Clippers (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/lac/los-angeles-clippers)
42
25
.627
11 ½
24-10
18-15
8-3
28-14
106.0
100.6
+5.4
Lost 2
5-5


7
San Antonio (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/sa/san-antonio-spurs)
41
25
.621
12
25-8
16-17
4-6
23-18
102.2
97.9
+4.3
Lost 1
7-3


8
New Orleans (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/no/new-orleans-pelicans)
37
30
.552
16 ½
23-12
14-18
7-5
21-16
99.7
99.0
+0.7
Won 1
7-3



There's nowhere to go. Spurs can't lose games fast enough to catch New Orleans or the Thunder, most likely, and won't win fast enough to make a meaningful push up the ladder. Right now there's nothing to get excited about. It's why teams who have it sealed early often start playing extra shitty as their players get accustomed to not having pressure to win.

That and Manu brings the spark off the bench.

[Robz4000]

There is no excuse for this loss, especially late in the season. They're just mentally soft this year.

[RD2191]

nope, they're fucked.

[ElNono]

Of course. I think your argument hinges on intent though. I don't see clear evidence that they intend to lose focus and attention to detail. I can only see that, all too often, it's not there.

But we're very good. We just don't play the way we need to play for 48 mins to be very good.

[MultiTroll]

Is this team bored, tbh? It's like they either completely bring it, or just mail it in... tonight was one of those nights that felt like they were going through the motions. Kinda thinking the Knicks were gonna lay down at some point. We came out with a commanding 8-0 run, then just sat back... not just the players, tbh.... Pop also with some head-scratching rotations...
Who is baking the crumpetts tonight?

[ElNono]

Who is baking the crumpetts tonight?

Kori, you're coming?

[ElNono]

I mean, it's easy to predict that "they don't have it" this year, etc etc etc... but they did have it for a bunch of games on end... just very inconsistent. I was more worried when TP looked like he couldn't walk, but he got his speed back now, besides the missing guys, there's no reason to mail it in like that.

[Ditty]

This loss wouldn't have bothered me as much, if our schedule wasn't such a bitch coming up.

[RD2191]

Not about being good or bad at this point. We know what this team can do when they're playing their best. Seeding is all that matters right now. Spurs aren't winning anything without at least a top 4 seed. It's there for the taking. Unfortunately it looks like these guys are content with 5 which is pathetic imo. A 6th ring would put Duncan up there in Goat status imo and the franchise a dynasty so we can see phil choke on a dick.

[tmtcsc]

Is this team bored, tbh? It's like they either completely bring it, or just mail it in... tonight was one of those nights that felt like they were going through the motions. Kinda thinking the Knicks were gonna lay down at some point. We came out with a commanding 8-0 run, then just sat back... not just the players, tbh.... Pop also with some head-scratching rotations...

Agreed 100%. However, Pop expected his guys to compete and they didn't.

[tmtcsc]

1
x - Golden State (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/gs/golden-state-warriors)
53
13
.803
-
30-2
23-11
11-3
31-8
109.7
99.6
+10.1
Won 2
8-2


2
Memphis (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/mem/memphis-grizzlies)
47
21
.691
7
26-7
21-14
7-6
29-13
98.8
95.4
+3.4
Lost 1
5-5


3
Portland (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/por/portland-trail-blazers)
44
21
.677
8 ½
28-6
16-15
8-3
24-14
102.8
97.6
+5.2
Lost 1
8-2


4
Houston (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/hou/houston-rockets)
45
22
.672
8 ½
25-9
20-13
5-6
25-16
103.1
99.8
+3.2
Won 2
6-4


5
Dallas (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/dal/dallas-mavericks)
43
25
.632
11
23-11
20-14
6-6
23-17
104.8
100.9
+3.9
Won 2
5-5


6
LA Clippers (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/lac/los-angeles-clippers)
42
25
.627
11 ½
24-10
18-15
8-3
28-14
106.0
100.6
+5.4
Lost 2
5-5


7
San Antonio (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/sa/san-antonio-spurs)
41
25
.621
12
25-8
16-17
4-6
23-18
102.2
97.9
+4.3
Lost 1
7-3


8
New Orleans (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/no/new-orleans-pelicans)
37
30
.552
16 ½
23-12
14-18
7-5
21-16
99.7
99.0
+0.7
Won 1
7-3



There's nowhere to go. Spurs can't lose games fast enough to catch New Orleans or the Thunder, most likely, and won't win fast enough to make a meaningful push up the ladder. Right now there's nothing to get excited about. It's why teams who have it sealed early often start playing extra shitty as their players get accustomed to not having pressure to win.

That and Manu brings the spark off the bench.

Tonight hurt their chances but the 3 seed can still be had. Memphis is falling apart, Portland is trying to get it together and well, Houston is Houston.

[Mikeanaro]

Bored? what you mean? they are prone to miss the playoffs, they suck and thats it.

[Malik Hairston]

It's tough to believe that they can turn it on, tbh..

Kawhi has improved a little, Green is the same or better, Duncan and Ginobili will give you what they can, but everybody else has declined, some key players to a significant extent(Patty, Diaw), and that includes Pop's coaching..

There are too many negative impact players on the team right now, unfortunately..technically, it's the same team as last year, but I'm starting to believe the theories of "being content" after #5..

[Agloco]

But we could be very good. We just don't play the way we need to play for 48 mins to be very good.

FIFY. Their overall body of work indicates that they aren't very good......at least not good enough to sleepwalk through 3.5 quarters then hit the gas a la Michaels Bulls, et al......etc tbh.

[SpurSwag]

I'm not sure bored is the right term, but I do think this was just a bad game and not something indicative of more. Hypothetically, if Kyrie doesn't go berserk we would have had an 8 game winning streak going and we would have been playing our best all season save for that early run we had in the first 15 games. There's no reason to think we are playing poorly as a team right now, we just had one bad game. Sure, there aren't any moral wins or anything, but we played really well against cleveland. It's a 2 game losing streak, but realistically we only played poorly tonight. We just need to bounce back tomorrow and keep on rolling, the key is to not get down on tonight or on Cleveland IMO and to sustain what was going on before this loss

[Agloco]

Don't get me wrong though. I do think that they're hiding another gear somewhere. I just hope they remember the location in time for the playoffs

[cjw]

Half of regulation, either Ayres, Bonner or Reggie were on the floor. Pop was trying to play minute preservation tonight (see Marco's minutes instead of Green, who's played a lot this year) and it bit him in the ass.

Can't believe I've been to two Knicks games this year and they beat both western conference finalists.

[MultiTroll]

No teams other then 99 Knicks and Champ Rockets have won 4 straight road playoffs.
So unless the Spurs are going to set a playoff record, they better get up to 4th.
Huge f'ups vs Cleveland and Knicks.
"What me worry?" Pop schtick never has worked.
Keeping a schmoe like Bonner on the roster in games like tonight is loser.

NoNo have Rumpy put plenty of cinnamin on again.

[ElNono]

FIFY. Their overall body of work indicates that they aren't very good......at least not good enough to sleepwalk through 3.5 quarters then hit the gas a la Michaels Bulls, et al......etc tbh.

This is certainly a "team" in the full sense of the word. There's no longer a miracle worker here, everybody needs to chip in. That said, guys like Tiago or Tony look completely different from start of the year to now. I can't think it was injuries alone, I think there's some coasting in there too, tbh

[ElNono]

No teams other then 99 Knicks and Champ Rockets have won 4 straight road playoffs.
So unless the Spurs are going to set a playoff record, they better get up to 4th.
Huge f'ups vs Cleveland and Knicks.
"What me worry?" Pop schtick never has worked.
Keeping a schmoe like Bonner on the roster in games like tonight is loser.

NoNo have Rumpy put plenty of cinnamin on again.

I don't particularly focus on individual regular season games. This thread is more about whether this team is dangerously coasting too much at times, it's just inconsistent or they literally don't have it.
I'm on the first option right now, but I'll hear opinions on the other ones.

[MultiTroll]

I don't particularly focus on individual regular season games. This thread is more about whether this team is dangerously coasting too much at times, it's just inconsistent or they literally don't have it.
I'm on the first option right now, but I'll hear opinions on the other ones.
Ok well, they've never been this low a seed and titled. Nor every other NBA team sans the Hakeemets.
So while i don't like to lock into numbers too much either, reality is they are going to have to have an enema real soon and/or set or tie the all time record by the Rockets. 4 road series just does not look good for how sluggish they are playing.

[ElNono]

Ok well, they've never been this low a seed and titled. Nor every other NBA team sans the Hakeemets.
So while i don't like to lock into numbers too much either, reality is they are going to have to have an enema real soon and/or set or tie the all time record by the Rockets. 4 road series just does not look good for how sluggish they are playing.

What's the acceptable seed? I think #5 is attainable.

[MultiTroll]

What's the acceptable seed? I think #5 is attainable.
I'm kinda like you, i was hoping they were in coast mode and was thrilled with the streak and then beating Cleveland for 47 and a half minutes.
The Give Back II did not have me seeing a silver lining and now the suck factor carried into the Knicks game.
Why Popped has let Colonel Sanders and Fisher own him is beyond me but, they did. And apparantly still do.

#5 would still require 4 road series wins. Yet at this point rising to 5 would seem an accomplishment.
2 games vs Dallas, 2 vs Houston so it's doable. Right no now way it seems like they will sweep.

[ElNono]

I'm kinda like you, i was hoping they were in coast mode and was thrilled with the streak and then beating Cleveland for 47 and a half minutes.
The Give Back II did not have me seeing a silver lining and now the suck factor carried into the Knicks game.
Why Popped has let Colonel Sanders and Fisher own him is beyond me but, they did. And apparantly still do.

#5 would still require 4 road series wins. Yet at this point rising to 5 would seem an accomplishment.
2 games vs Dallas, 2 vs Houston so it's doable. Right no now way it seems like they will sweep.

I kinda expected a letdown after that run. It sucks, but good teams go on a high to kinda test themselves, so when you get up there, you realize it's still the regular season, there's nothing to prove, so back to coasting you go.
Memphis is another good team that has been doing that a lot this season. Hopefully losses like this are a good reminder that you can't take anything for granted.

[TD 21]

It's tough to believe that they can turn it on, tbh..

Kawhi has improved a little, Green is the same or better, Duncan and Ginobili will give you what they can, but everybody else has declined, some key players to a significant extent(Patty, Diaw), and that includes Pop's coaching..

There are too many negative impact players on the team right now, unfortunately..technically, it's the same team as last year, but I'm starting to believe the theories of "being content" after #5..

I don't know about "being content", so much as it is attrition. Before this run began, in '12, Duncan and Ginobili were verging on ancient, Parker was verging on old and Diaw and Bonner weren't far behind.

Then you think of all the mileage since then, both playoffs and regular season, because this is a team that not only generally played hard during the latter, but ran the most exhausting offense in the league. Eventually, it was going to catch up to them.

The number one sign of a perennial contender not having it anymore, is an inability to sustain; something we've repeatedly seen throughout this season. From them constantly, quickly blowing significant leads, to their inability to start second halves strong, to their inability to win close/overtime games.

[Beaverfuzz]

Is this team bored, tbh? It's like they either completely bring it, or just mail it in... tonight was one of those nights that felt like they were going through the motions. Kinda thinking the Knicks were gonna lay down at some point. We came out with a commanding 8-0 run, then just sat back... not just the players, tbh.... Pop also with some head-scratching rotations...

Fuck yo team clown!

[Chomag]

Pops resting players, coasting, and the whole regular season doesn't matter all season long has developed some bad habits and habits are very hard to break. I wish I could tell my boss when im having a not so productive day that I was just coasting untill crunch time. :lol

[ElNono]

lol not bored anymore

[Galileo]

lol not bored anymore

:lmao

[Agloco]

lol not bored anymore

Pop sticking his foot in deep tbh

[Rapper]

Winning is boring