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GSH

01-13-2016, 11:41 PM

Holy shit, did you guys see Steph Curry dribble the ball past halfcourt, then just immediately pull up for a 3 waaaaaaay past the 3-point line and make it? :wow

I didn't see it - just watched the box and play by play. But it was def the Stef Curry show for a while.

Shots like that - he only has to fall back to Earth a teeny bit, and the Warriors become very beatable. I keep thinking he can't stay totally in the zone forever.

Horry Hipcheck

01-13-2016, 11:41 PM

Wonder if Pop even bothers putting in the starters tomorrow after this. LOL.:pop:

Stomp the Cavs full strength and cut the Dubs' lead to 2 games before factoring in their two in-hand. The Warriors aren't going to present too many opportunities like this to catch them.

Robz4000

01-13-2016, 11:42 PM

OOO no shit? That was when they scored that 3 and only took 2 seconds off the clock? That nearly cost Denver the game.

Do officiating crews work B2B?

Nah, after Gallo missed his second freebie. That was bullshit too tho.

Robz4000

01-13-2016, 11:43 PM

Some of y'all are overlooking the fact he shot 30 times to get his points tbh.

BadOne

01-13-2016, 11:43 PM

Mr. Body

01-13-2016, 11:44 PM

The Dubs are so good any los is news. But I expect a few more of these. They should have lost in Brooklyn earlier in the year, for example.

Kawhitstorm

01-13-2016, 11:44 PM

Game plan against the Worriers: LMA gets Draymond in foul trouble & Curry fails while trying to hero ball against Kawhi.:toast

Kawhitstorm

01-13-2016, 11:46 PM

The Dubs are so good any los is news. But I expect a few more of these. They should have lost in Brooklyn earlier in the year, for example.

Yeah, they were do for a loss after pulling a rabbit out of their asses against Brooklyn/Clippers/Nuggets(at Oracle)/Celtics/Bucks(rematch).

GSH

01-13-2016, 11:46 PM

Stomp the Cavs full strength and cut the Dubs' lead to 2 games before factoring in their two in-hand. The Warriors aren't going to present too many opportunities like this to catch them.

I was just thinking - earlier today, most everybody would have been pretty much okay with resting guys and taking an L tomorrow night. Now if the Spurs lose to the Cavs, the place is going to go apeshit crazy. Somebody needs to tell Pop that tomorrow night's game is a must-win for SpursTalk. :lol

baseline bum

01-13-2016, 11:46 PM

OOO no shit? That was when they scored that 3 and only took 2 seconds off the clock? That nearly cost Denver the game.

Do officiating crews work B2B?

Gallinari missed the second free throw with about 3 seconds left, Thompson got the rebound and broke forward at least two dribbles, and GS called a timeout granted with about 1.5 seconds left. Klay had this look on his face like he knew he fucked up and cost his team the game, but the refs set the clock back to 2.8 seconds and let GS advance the ball.

Mikeanaro

01-13-2016, 11:46 PM

No thanks to the cocksucking refs
There were some weird stuff with the clock adding seconds to give GSW a little help.

Horry Hipcheck

01-13-2016, 11:47 PM

Yeah, they were do for a loss after pulling a rabbit out of their asses against Brooklyn/Clippers/Nuggets(at Oracle)/Celtics/Bucks(rematch).

Warriors are gonna gas themselves tbh. Curry's already close to being a double amputee

r0drig0lac

01-13-2016, 11:48 PM

Some of y'all are overlooking the fact he shot 30 times to get his points tbh.

0,677 TS% today
Curry is the first in the league with 0,673, so it was a great game in terms of score today (not including his 9 turnovers obviously)

Horry Hipcheck

01-13-2016, 11:49 PM

I was just thinking - earlier today, most everybody would have been pretty much okay with resting guys and taking an L tomorrow night. Now if the Spurs lose to the Cavs, the place is going to go apeshit crazy. Somebody needs to tell Pop that tomorrow night's game is a must-win for SpursTalk. :lol

Someone needs to put UNT on watch tbh

GSH

01-13-2016, 11:50 PM

Gallinari missed the second free throw with about 3 seconds left, Thompson got the rebound and broke forward at least two dribbles, and GS called a timeout granted with about 1.5 seconds left. Klay had this look on his face like he knew he fucked up and cost his team the game, but the refs set the clock back to 2.8 seconds and let GS advance the ball.

Ah... the old "I saw the coach call a timeout before he dribbled" trick? Cuz you just know Klay was in no hurry to get up the floor. I'm sure there was a lot of time in between there for the coach to call the timeout.

Kawhitstorm

01-13-2016, 11:51 PM

0,677 TS% today
Curry is the first in the league with 0,673, so it was a great game in terms of score today (not including his 9 turnovers obviously)

Gary Harris was doing a solid job on him then Jameer Nelson checked in & Curry went off. Jameer should have been forced to donate his paycheck to charity had the Nuggets lost b/c he was terrible on BOTH ends.

r0drig0lac

01-13-2016, 11:51 PM

Gary Harris was doing a solid job on him then Jameer Nelson checked in & Curry went off. Jameer should have been forced to donate his paycheck to charity had the Nuggets lost b/c he was terrible on BOTH ends.

agree

Kawhitstorm

01-13-2016, 11:54 PM

Ah... the old "I saw the coach call a timeout before he dribbled" trick? Cuz you just know Klay was in no hurry to get up the floor. I'm sure there was a lot of time in between there for the coach to call the timeout.

Walton was drawing up plays while Gallo was at the line so he probably called timeout right after the miss but the led official didn't hear it b/c of the noise. Klay had a brain fart but the assistant refs probably bailed him out.

ducks

01-13-2016, 11:55 PM

He went to the ref told him the plan do not agree but ref gave it to them

Mugen

01-13-2016, 11:55 PM

:lol I can't believe Golden State got to advance the ball...

That smelly looking motherfucker dribbling it almost to the 3pt line and still getting a pass from the refs...

Mugen

01-13-2016, 11:59 PM

:lol Maybe Pop should just tell the refs what he plans to do pregame so we get every fucking call tbh.

KimmyGib

01-13-2016, 11:59 PM

A poor game from curry until his big 4th quarter. Jameer Nelson along with some questionable reffing at the end helped keep it close.

lilbthebasedgod

01-14-2016, 12:11 AM

Well they rested their best player so yeah.

SpurPadre

01-14-2016, 12:13 AM

LOL, ESPN just a few minutes ago: "Golden State losses for just the third time this season in mid January and yet they're only 2.5 games ahead from 2nd seed." A pause and no mention of the Spurs from the anchor who said it nor from his co-anchor before moving on to the next segment.

Mnky

01-14-2016, 12:20 AM

Like some are mentioning, Curry has had a few games where he had to shoot 30 times to get his. That's a heavy load. We will see how that works out when Pop runs him through a 100 screens a half. He had an awesome 4th tho.

Waiting to see the deflectors response that say Draymond isn't important to the warriors tbh.

ducks

01-14-2016, 12:22 AM

Luke we did not play hard enough no credit to Denver
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"I don't think we played hard enough for the majority of the game" http://snpy.tv/1W9xt

Mr. Body

01-14-2016, 12:29 AM

It must feel amazing to have lost only three times and still only be three games up. Crazy.

SpurPadre

01-14-2016, 12:32 AM

It must feel amazing to have lost only three times and still only be three games up. Crazy.

Excuse me, that's 2.5 games up, tbh.

Spurtacular

01-14-2016, 01:01 AM

Cavs game just got bigger. Spurs want to stay hot and stay only three games back in the loss column.

Spurtacular

01-14-2016, 01:02 AM

Waiting to see the deflectors response that say Draymond isn't important to the warriors tbh.

Raymond makes them better. I think people don't like that loud mouthed over-rated wanker all the same.

Mnky

01-14-2016, 01:08 AM

Raymond makes them better. I think people don't like that loud mouthed over-rated wanker all the same.

Yea, I would enjoy the spurs putting him on his azz when they meet up to be honest. Don't like his style.

Kawhitstorm

01-14-2016, 01:24 AM

Raymond makes them better. I think people don't like that loud mouthed over-rated wanker all the same.

Draymond is the Bosh of their team w/ Curry/Klay being Bron/Wade (post-2011).

cjw

01-14-2016, 01:59 AM

Excuse me, that's 2.5 games up, tbh.

They have two games left against the Sixers. Pretty safe to call it 3.5 games.

Anyway, it's three in the loss column that matters. And in terms of tiebreakers, Spurs losses have been NOP/OKC/HOU/TOR/WAS, so four in conference. Warriors are DEN/DAL/MIL, so two in conference. Assuming a 2-2 split, it's the tiebreaker to keep in mind. Long way to go, but important.

GSH

01-14-2016, 02:14 AM

Luke we did not play hard enough no credit to Denver
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"I don't think we played hard enough for the majority of the game" http://snpy.tv/1W9xt

Well guess what, Opey? Playing hard is part of the game, too.

Luke Walton always was a tool.

Mr. Body

01-14-2016, 02:28 AM

Excuse me, that's 2.5 games up, tbh.

Top of the table, I pay attention to the losses only.

Obstructed_View

01-14-2016, 02:53 AM

I didn't see it - just watched the box and play by play. But it was def the Stef Curry show for a while.

Shots like that - he only has to fall back to Earth a teeny bit, and the Warriors become very beatable. I keep thinking he can't stay totally in the zone forever.

Thing is, he spends way more time in that zone than anyone ever has before. He's Kyrie vs the Spurs a lot more often than he isn't from that range. You can usually say that in a playoff series a guy like that can shoot his team into one win even if you do everything right against them, but it feels like he's raising the bar.

They also have a solid team top to bottom. Curry falls back to earth a teeny bit and they're still pretty damn hard to take out. If the Spurs meet them in the playoffs, it should be one for the ages.

Obstructed_View

01-14-2016, 02:54 AM

Draymond is the Bosh of their team w/ Curry/Klay being Bron/Wade (post-2011).

He might be the third best player, but he's way more valuable to them than Bosh, if for no other reason than his consistency.

szkorhetz

01-14-2016, 03:15 AM

http://i.imgur.com/7drHiqr.gif

cutewizard

01-14-2016, 04:12 AM

I just love Denver, land of the reptilians

NameLess Scrub

01-14-2016, 10:03 AM

I'll take it. Still they have lost with Curry and Draymond only once..

Funny thing.. D and R are close in the keyboard. Like somebody meant to name him Raymond but pushed both keys at the same time.

UNT Eagles 2016

01-14-2016, 10:11 AM

Someone needs to put UNT on watch tbh

We have to beat Cleveland at home and go 15–0 at home against the Least. Don't care as much if we lose one of the next 2 road back to back games.

Rain Man

01-14-2016, 10:21 AM

Nothing to see here. Did you jerkoffs really think that they were going to win the rest of their games? How stupid can you be? This team is going to lose a few more games but, in the end, it means nothing. They will still be the champs again.

daslicer

01-14-2016, 10:24 AM

TheDoctor

01-14-2016, 10:31 AM

LMAO! (redundant part deux)
WorriersWorld meltdown is epic:

I fucking hate losing games like this when you have healthy players getting rested. Its the fucking NBA. People pay huge amount of dough to watch these games. No way should guys be getting "rest". We are not fucking San Antonio. Our players can rest in off season or on off days. Not too mention when you have the chance to do something historic as far as winning the most games in NBA history

Fuck you steph. Piss me off more. Where the fuck was this aggressiveness before steph? U let ur team Down tonite

This is a game we should not have lost. Play your best guys and its a win. I want Kerr back now! This is a Luke Walton and Draymond Green loss

8 turnovers by Curry so far....And he thinks he's the best player in the World

Man tough loss, it hurts. More when San Antonio stays winning

That is the most embarrassing thing I've ever seen in my life, Steph. Definitely not an MVP behavior

I want 75 wins....And this loss fucking hurts

Dray is the real MVP; also leads the team in assists....

Wow Klay wanted to be a hero so bad, fucking retarded fuck

I just hate losing games when you hold out your best players. You have a chance to make NBA history this year. Being known as the best team in NBA history is huge

Please Kerr, comeback soon. Save us from Luke!

HAHAHAHAHAHA these pansies are delusional!

100%duncan

01-14-2016, 10:33 AM

I watched the replay and couldnt fucking believe they were allowed to advance the ball :lmao even golden gay players thought they already lost

Rain Man

01-14-2016, 10:35 AM

What's up Warrior troll or laker fan pretending to be a warrior fan.

Neither. I'm a realist. Not trolling just spitting truth.

How are you going to look at that team and say that I am wrong? The fact that people are celebrating their 3rd loss speaks volumes. Show me another team that got off to that start and DIDN'T win it all.

100%duncan

01-14-2016, 10:37 AM

LMAO! (redundant part deux)
WorriersWorld meltdown is epic:

They sound like 11 yr olds

HAHAHAHAHAHA these pansies are delusional!

TheDoctor

01-14-2016, 10:43 AM

Neither. I'm a realist. Not trolling just spitting truth.

How are you going to look at that team and say that I am wrong? The fact that people are celebrating their 3rd loss speaks volumes. Show me another team that got off to that start and DIDN'T win it all.

:lmao

So if the Spurs catch and pass Golden Showers at some point what would be the logic to predict the Champion?

turb0time

01-14-2016, 10:47 AM

:rollin

SouthernFried

01-14-2016, 10:48 AM

Actually, they sound a lot like Spurstalk.

Many have said that Draymond could be more valuable to that team than Curry. Dunno about that, but they sure look different without him.

Rain Man

01-14-2016, 10:49 AM

:lmao

So if the Spurs catch and pass Golden Showers at some point what would be the logic to predict the Champion?

If ifs were fifths we'd all be drunk.

Talk to me when that happens. Until then you don't have a leg to stand on.

Losing to the Cavs tonight will only put them back to where they were a couple of days ago.

TheDoctor

01-14-2016, 10:53 AM

They sound like 11 yr olds

:pop: - "They're a bunch of superfluous poppycocks"

100%duncan

01-14-2016, 10:54 AM

Actually, they sound a lot like Spurstalk.

Many have said that Draymond could be more valuable to that team than Curry. Dunno about that, but they sure look different without him.
They are throwing their mvp under the bus so I guess you are right

Embedded

01-14-2016, 10:55 AM

:corn: brb going to warriorsworld for fun. :lmao

LOL @ dabom, hit 'em while they're down

TheDoctor

01-14-2016, 10:55 AM

If ifs were fifths we'd all be drunk.

Talk to me when that happens. Until then you don't have a leg to stand on.

Losing to the Cavs tonight will only put them back to where they were a couple of days ago.

Actually, I have two-and-a-half legs to stand on.

Embedded

01-14-2016, 10:56 AM

They can shoot halfcourt 3's against us all night, I'll live with that.

spursistan

01-14-2016, 11:31 AM

LMAO! (redundant part deux)
WorriersWorld meltdown is epic:

HAHAHAHAHAHA these pansies are delusional!
:lol

MVPCues

01-14-2016, 11:55 AM

Neither. I'm a realist. Not trolling just spitting truth.

How are you going to look at that team and say that I am wrong? The fact that people are celebrating their 3rd loss speaks volumes. Show me another team that got off to that start and DIDN'T win it all.

I think that it is very likely that Warriors fans will celebrate the Spurs 7th loss as well. There is not much separation between the two teams considering they have not played each other yet.

Any other year I would say you are probably right. The problem is the Spurs are having a franchise record year and not far behind. I believe at this time the Warriors are likely the odds favorite to win, but they don't have to win. If they stumble near the end, using your own shortsighted logic, the Spurs would be the odds favorite to win.

UNT Eagles 2016

01-14-2016, 11:57 AM

Keep holding serve at home and win as many on the road as possible... we can't win em all, but hopefully 3 less losses than GSW down the stretch here

Rain Man

01-14-2016, 12:06 PM

I think that it is very likely that Warriors fans will celebrate the Spurs 7th loss as well. There is not much separation between the two teams considering they have not played each other yet.

Any other year I would say you are probably right. The problem is the Spurs are having a franchise record year and not far behind. I believe at this time the Warriors are likely the odds favorite to win, but they don't have to win. If they stumble near the end, using your own shortsighted logic, the Spurs would be the odds favorite to win.

I'm shortsighted or just honest with myself? Again, if ifs were fifths...

You guys make no sense. Warriors are on a historic pace but are bound to fall off. On the other hand, the Spurs and their "bug" 3 are on a historic pace but are only going to get better.

Come on, Spock. Who is being illogical?

NameLess Scrub

01-14-2016, 12:20 PM

I'm shortsighted or just honest with myself? Again, if ifs were fifths...

You guys make no sense. Warriors are on a historic pace but are bound to fall off. On the other hand, the Spurs and their "bug" 3 are on a historic pace but are only going to get better.

Come on, Spock. Who is being illogical?

There's not enough separation and they haven't played each other.
When they play each other, there's a chance they will try to not show everything they've got.
The Warriors are peaked from the start. The Spurs started adjusting to new key players.
The Spurs also have an incredible record.

It's not a given the Warriors will be champions. Very likely, but they can still have a losing streak or get into the one matchup they cannot beat.

Let's remember the 06-07 Mavs.

Rain Man

01-14-2016, 12:38 PM

There's not enough separation and they haven't played each other.
When they play each other, there's a chance they will try to not show everything they've got.
The Warriors are peaked from the start. The Spurs started adjusting to new key players.
The Spurs also have an incredible record.

It's not a given the Warriors will be champions. Very likely, but they can still have a losing streak or get into the one matchup they cannot beat.

Let's remember the 06-07 Mavs.

Let's also remember the 66-67 Sixers
71-72 Lakers
95-96 Bulls

All 3 had the 36-3 start. Guess how many of those 3 won the title.

Spurs will drop a few more and Warriors will drop a minimum 6 more total including playoffs.

TheGreatYacht

01-14-2016, 12:42 PM

The Warriors are trash, :lol

Raymond is their best player tbqh.

TheGreatYacht

01-14-2016, 12:45 PM

They are throwing their mvp under the bus so I guess you are right
Agreed, what Harlem and others do to Lamarcus is disgusting. Shitty fans.

NameLess Scrub

01-14-2016, 01:17 PM

Let's also remember the 66-67 Sixers
71-72 Lakers
95-96 Bulls

All 3 had the 36-3 start. Guess how many of those 3 won the title.

Spurs will drop a few more and Warriors will drop a minimum 6 more total including playoffs.

Agreed with the odds. It is established their current odds are high.

What I'm trying to say is that we won't know until the RS ends.
With half the season ahead they can still get into a losing streak. Not to mention injuries.

If they break the Bulls record, they will most likely win the title.
But due to the matchup factor, and also if the Spurs end with a separation of less than say, 6 games, would you be sure they can't lose in a series?

I only watched the Bulls out of those other teams, they were 12 games ahead of the 2nd best team which was the Magic. And they had Jordan, who was almost an automatic game winner.

The Spurs were 9 games behind the Mavs in '07, though the 2 teams could not play in a series.

look_at_g_shred

01-14-2016, 01:54 PM

Keep holding serve at home and win as many on the road as possible... we can't win em all, but hopefully 3 less losses than GSW down the stretch here
Irony

UNT Eagles 2016

01-14-2016, 01:59 PM

Irony

As long as we win our home games.

BanditHiro

01-14-2016, 02:10 PM

LMAO! (redundant part deux)
WorriersWorld meltdown is epic:

HAHAHAHAHAHA these pansies are delusional!

to be fair, they sound like us after the first quarter ends with a only 1 point lead.

MVPCues

01-14-2016, 02:52 PM

I'm shortsighted or just honest with myself? Again, if ifs were fifths...

You guys make no sense. Warriors are on a historic pace but are bound to fall off. On the other hand, the Spurs and their "bug" 3 are on a historic pace but are only going to get better.

Come on, Spock. Who is being illogical?

I don't have a crystal ball (apparently you do), so all I can look at are the current records and the current level of play. Given that, again, I think the Warriors are the favorite at this time. They don't have to win though. You talk like it is a lock the Warriors will win, done deal. How is that attitude when the season is not half over yet and they have not played each other being honest with yourself?

Spurs might stumble in the second half of the season. Warriors might stumble. Both might stumble or maybe neither one. Only time will prove what happens.

How many 34 and 6 teams did not go on to win it all? Your premise is any 36 and 3 team will always win the chip. You really don't see a flaw with that premise when another team is 34 and 6?

Spurs9

01-14-2016, 03:35 PM

Injuries are catching up to Warriors now. I called it tbh when they were so concerned with the record they never rested players :lol

Rain Man

01-14-2016, 03:38 PM

I don't have a crystal ball (apparently you do), so all I can look at are the current records and the current level of play. Given that, again, I think the Warriors are the favorite at this time. They don't have to win though. You talk like it is a lock the Warriors will win, done deal. How is that attitude when the season is not half over yet and they have not played each other being honest with yourself?

Spurs might stumble in the second half of the season. Warriors might stumble. Both might stumble or maybe neither one. Only time will prove what happens.

How many 34 and 6 teams did not go on to win it all? Your premise is any 36 and 3 team will always win the chip. You really don't see a flaw with that premise when another team is 34 and 6?

My point is that you delusional fans seem to think that the returning champs that have a record setting record are just going to drop off. Yes, the Spurs are off to a great start as well but they are no match.

If IF they meet up in the WCF it's not Curry, Klay or Green that will hurt them. It's going to be Iggy.

Rain Man

01-14-2016, 03:39 PM

Injuries are catching up to Warriors now. I called it tbh when they were so concerned with the record they never rested players :lol

Right. Then after all star break and healing, they will be rested and ready to dominate.

Horry Hipcheck

01-14-2016, 04:24 PM

My point is that you delusional fans seem to think that the returning champs that have a record setting record are just going to drop off. Yes, the Spurs are off to a great start as well but they are no match.

If IF they meet up in the WCF it's not Curry, Klay or Green that will hurt them. It's going to be Iggy.

It's not about them "dropping off". They should have a solid 7-8 game lead for the 1-seed by now and they don't. The Spurs sit within striking distance even after that 24-0 start of theirs, and catching them for the 1-seed doesn't mean the Spurs would be a lock for the Finals and that they've run out of gas. The Spurs match up favorably with GSW, as any contributor to this board with half a neuron can tell you, and meeting them in a hypothetical WCF WITH home court advantage over them would be a monstrous achievement considering they and their fans are more hungry for 73+ wins than anything else. If the Spurs had already played the Dubs once or twice and their lead was more than just a few games, nobody would care about them dropping a game here and there. With four games against them still to come and only a 3 game deficit to overcome, I'd say it's not unreasonable to scrutinize not only every loss, but how they lose. Curry's playing through a leg injury and they had him spend 40 minutes trying to salvage the W. That's not smart play for them.

Rain Man

01-14-2016, 04:36 PM

It's not about them "dropping off". They should have a solid 7-8 game lead for the 1-seed by now and they don't. The Spurs sit within striking distance even after that 24-0 start of theirs, and catching them for the 1-seed doesn't mean the Spurs would be a lock for the Finals and that they've run out of gas. The Spurs match up favorably with GSW, as any contributor to this board with half a neuron can tell you, and meeting them in a hypothetical WCF WITH home court advantage over them would be a monstrous achievement considering they and their fans are more hungry for 73+ wins than anything else. If the Spurs had already played the Dubs once or twice and their lead was more than just a few games, nobody would care about them dropping a game here and there. With four games against them still to come and only a 3 game deficit to overcome, I'd say it's not unreasonable to scrutinize not only every loss, but how they lose. Curry's playing through a leg injury and they had him spend 40 minutes trying to salvage the W. That's not smart play for them.

They should have a 7-8 game lead? You do realize that they have only lost 3 games, right? It's hard, damn near impossible to do better than that.

I get it. You see LA's progress and the emergence of Kawhi and it looks good. Reality has to set in at some point though. Spurs need that 3rd and nobody else is reliable. It's a nice dream though.

Obstructed_View

01-14-2016, 04:44 PM

Injuries are catching up to Warriors now. I called it tbh when they were so concerned with the record they never rested players :lol

They didn't have much perspective, as they went virtually the entire season without injury problems last year.

Horry Hipcheck

01-14-2016, 05:09 PM

They should have a 7-8 game lead? You do realize that they have only lost 3 games, right? It's hard, damn near impossible to do better than that.

I get it. You see LA's progress and the emergence of Kawhi and it looks good. Reality has to set in at some point though. Spurs need that 3rd and nobody else is reliable. It's a nice dream though.

I didn't say they should be undefeated; that lead should have come from a worse start from the Spurs. The Spurs, with their 2014 title roster intact, sat at 23-16 through 39 games last season. Kawhi's health had a lot to do with that, but the Spurs were dropping gimme games left and right. GSW wasn't the only team to race out to a solid lead in the West last season. I'm not saying that this year's team should be measured by that same ceiling, but implementing some big pieces to replace what had been key roster members would usually indicate that the Spurs would have dropped more than just 6 games by now. They're matching their best starts in franchise history and doing so rather emphatically, soft schedule be damned. Golden State has had an equally favorable schedule, and reeled off 24 wins in a row to start the season. Being on a 72+ win pace, in most seasons, would put you light years ahead in the standings. Instead, they've got a 3 game lead with 40 games to go. 67 wins last year was good for an 11 game lead over second place Houston, at a respectable 56 wins. So yeah, something closer to a 7 game lead at 36-3 is about what I'd have expected if the Spurs weren't roaring to one of their best starts ever.

Your condescension is cute, but no, I don't just see Aldridge playing nice with Timmy and think this team is locked for a title run. I see that the Spurs have given these Warriors fits for the last 3 years because the Spurs match up with them really well. I've never said they'd for sure beat GSW in a 7 game series. Maybe they won't. But I've done more than just jerk myself off to Aldridge's stat line, and I don't know what "third" you think the Spurs lack when they've been demonstrating for years that their depth as a top to bottom machine is how they kill you.

GSH

01-14-2016, 06:45 PM

They should have a 7-8 game lead? You do realize that they have only lost 3 games, right? It's hard, damn near impossible to do better than that.

I get it. You see LA's progress and the emergence of Kawhi and it looks good. Reality has to set in at some point though. Spurs need that 3rd and nobody else is reliable. It's a nice dream though.

I think he was saying that with only 3 losses at the mid-point of the season, it's almost unbelievable that they don't have a bigger lead over the next team (Spurs) than they do. I don't see how you can disagree with that.

And putting an injured Curry on the floor for 40 minutes, to try to salvage a single game? Risking the season for one mid-season W? That tells you something - although I disagree that it was about getting 73 wins this season. It says that the Spurs are all up in their heads, and that they are worried about facing them in the playoffs without HCA. Last season Kerr said that it had been the Spurs they were most worried about, going into the playoffs. This year they're off to a history-making start, and the Spurs are STILL nipping at their heels. You damn betcha they're worried about the Spurs.

There's no way in hell Pop would have let his franchise player stay on the floor that long, in the exact same situation. He would have taken his chances with the other guys, and lived to fight another day. Not many people understand what stress fracture really is, but the situation with Curry is textbook asking-for-trouble. If they had a 7 game cushion on the Spurs, it probably would have been handled differently.