Spurs need to avoid the Clippers at all costs in the Playoffs

[TheDoctor]

The Clipps are the team to be afraid of. We really need to avoid them at all costs. Their frontcourt is too much too handle for Softridge and Fatsol.

Not only do they have the best PF in the game, which we have no answer for, they have CP3 the Point God who will be taking a jurassic dump on any of our PGs every game.

They would destroy us in uglier fashion than they did in 2015.

[timtonymanu]

Agreed. I fear them more than the Dubs, tbh. Unreal they're average against most other teams, but against us they're godlike.

[Spurtacular]

Didn't we do this thread a year or two ago? Couldn't just bump that sh**?

[dabom]

I agree.

[timtonymanu]

Kawhi loses a step every time he plays the Clips too

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Clipstars > SA Shits

[ElNono]

The Spurs have 70 games left to get better. They either will or won't, but that's why these games are played.

[spurtech09]

The way they played against Utah and Clippers at home there not going to make the play offs......or first round exit....

[Dancelot]

We need green when playing the clippers

[Mnky]

The Spurs have 70 games left to get better. They either will or won't, but that's why these games are played.

Pop could care less about their record, that's been proven. They have a few days off after this, and will have plenty of tape to go over. I have faith that Kawhi won't repeat this type of night too many times, and even manu wont play that way either. Not to mention we are still missing our starting SG, who just happens to excel at guarding the perimeter, where we were getting burned.

Spurs are fine.

[HarlemHeat37]

Regardless, they need the #1 seed, just to avoid a Warriors or Clippers matchup in round 2..the drop-off from the top 3 to 4th in the West is colossal, tbh..

A road of Clippers-Warriors-Cavs would be terrible..much more comfortable if they can get a team like Portland or Utah or OKC in round 2..

[Horse]

The Clipps are the team to be afraid of. We really need to avoid them at all costs. Their frontcourt is too much too handle for Softridge and Fatsol.

Not only do they have the best PF in the game, which we have no answer for, they have CP3 the Point God who will be taking a jurassic dump on any of our PGs every game.

They would destroy us in uglier fashion than they did in 2015.
you mean a game 7 win on a luck chuck and missed call?

[Horse]

I hate all you Debbie downer motherfuckers. How come golden state gets every excuse in the world with the new season but we have an off night and the season is over.

[TheGreatYacht]

Doc Rivers best coach in the league.

[daslicer]

I hate all you Debbie downer motherfuckers. How come golden state gets every excuse in the world with the new season but we have an off night and the season is over.

Because we have a fan bases that is filled with cliff jumpers and bandwagon jumpers. Those tend to be fair weather fans.

[TheDoctor]

I hate all you Debbie downer motherfuckers. How come golden state gets every excuse in the world with the new season but we have an off night and the season is over.
Get off of your horse Horse. This is not a Debbie Downer thread but a reality check one. If the Spurs for some reason play the Clipps in the 2nd round and beat them, please bump this thread get back to me and I'll eat all the crow you want.

[Horse]

Get off of your horse Horse. This is not a Debbie Downer thread but a reality check one. If the Spurs for some reason play the Clipps in the 2nd round and beat them, please bump this thread get back to me and I'll eat all the crow you want.
Don't you think we will improve a lot by then? Especially all the rookies and new players.

[Clipper Nation]

Agreed. I fear them more than the Dubs, tbh. Unreal they're average against most other teams, but against us they're godlike.

It's bizarre, since the Spurs were our worst nightmare for decades. From DRob dropping 71 and 10 on us and clinching the scoring title, to not winning a single game at the AT&T Center in its first ten years of existence, to the Ryan Gomes Game, and countless other embarrassments I'm surely forgetting. 7 changed everything, I guess.

[dabom]

It's bizarre, since the Spurs were our worst nightmare for decades. From DRob dropping 71 and 10 on us and clinching the scoring title, to not winning a single game at the AT&T Center in its first ten years of existence, to the Ryan Gomes Game, and countless other embarrassments I'm surely forgetting. 7 changed everything, I guess.

Top 10 poster. :tu

[DarrinS]

I haven't even had my Turkey yet and you people are talking playoffs?

[Darius Bieber]

Who says the Spurs are even gonna make the playoffs playing like this?

[Kawhitstorm]

Regardless, they need the #1 seed, just to avoid a Warriors or Clippers matchup in round 2..the drop-off from the top 3 to 4th in the West is colossal, tbh..

A road of Clippers-Warriors-Cavs would be terrible..much more comfortable if they can get a team like Portland or Utah or OKC in round 2..

I don't see the Spurs finishing w/ the #1 seed w/ the shitty situation at PG & Manu playing like ass on B2Bs. The only chance they have is Softridge playing like he did in the 2nd half of last season b/c Kawhi can't carry the team at this pace.

Cripples should finish w/ the #1 seed even if Choke-P3 gets injured b/c they have Felton to back him up & Blake is only going to get better as the season progresses.

[DarrinS]

Who says the Spurs are even gonna make the playoffs playing like this?

You still posing as. Spursfan? Lol

[Darius Bieber]

You still posing as. Spursfan? Lol

Just stating the obvious tbh. Can't expect to win playing like this at all.

[timtonymanu]

It's bizarre, since the Spurs were our worst nightmare for decades. From DRob dropping 71 and 10 on us and clinching the scoring title, to not winning a single game at the AT&T Center in its first ten years of existence, to the Ryan Gomes Game, and countless other embarrassments I'm surely forgetting. 7 changed everything, I guess.

They also neutralize Kawhi for some reason. He's had most of his subpar shooting nights against y'all.

[dabom]

They also neutralize Kawhi for some reason. He's had most of his subpar shooting nights against y'all.

Their best player is a PG. So when Kawhi is on him, CP3 has double/triple screens to get Kawhi off and they set moving screens alot.

[RD2191]

Who says the Spurs are even gonna make the playoffs playing like this?
:lolboldthebiebs

[Darius Bieber]

:lolboldthebiebs

my nigga Rob:hat

[ElNono]

:lol biebster running his schtick, tbh...

[timtonymanu]

:lolboldthebiebs

[JohnnyMax]

Spurs just can't hang with the Clippers; they're just too big and athletic, especially without Tim to take DeMonkey out of the game by posting him up.

[spurtech09]

No need to worry Clippers will get knocked out of the play off by some other team.....Clippers will never make it to the Finals.

[ElNono]

This team is really looking like it goes as far as Kawhi takes them, tbh... no offense to the Clippers, who are a great team. Obviously, it's still way too early and we have a bunch of new guys... so no time to panic just yet.

I also feel that after beating the hell of the Dubs in the 1st game, we kinda got a target on our backs... some teams really are looking for the test. Just a shame we haven't consistently stepped up to the plate.

Wish it would be more than just Kawhi playing with a chip on his shoulder, tbh...

[YGWHI]

Numbers don't look good
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Either the jerseys
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[MaNu4Tres]

People here expecting a championship, and then start " Spurs need to avoid X team" threads.

If you think Spurs need to avoid a team, then they arent good enough. Plain and simple.

[SAGirl]

It's bizarre, since the Spurs were our worst nightmare for decades. From DRob dropping 71 and 10 on us and clinching the scoring title, to not winning a single game at the AT&T Center in its first ten years of existence, to the Ryan Gomes Game, and countless other embarrassments I'm surely forgetting. 7 changed everything, I guess.
Tim Duncan has retired TBH...

[MaNu4Tres]

Numbers don't look good
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Either the jerseys
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795077935392849920

They wore the grey uniforms every home game during the 2013' playoff run, except for the Finals.

[Hoops Czar]

This team is really looking like it goes as far as Kawhi takes them, tbh... no offense to the Clippers, who are a great team. Obviously, it's still way too early and we have a bunch of new guys... so no time to panic just yet.

I also feel that after beating the hell of the Dubs in the 1st game, we kinda got a target on our backs... some teams really are looking for the test. Just a shame we haven't consistently stepped up to the plate.



Wish it would be more than just Kawhi playing with a chip on his shoulder, tbh...

So another second round exit if they're lucky :depressed

[Amuseddaysleeper]

I feel like I barely see the Spurs wear the white uniforms anymore.

[LongtimeSpursFan]

Why can't Spurs get past clippers? They don't even have Matt Barnes anymore.

[phxspurfan]

they're average against most other teams, but against us they're godlike.


This. Blake Griffin is like second coming of Wilt against us for some reason. Every damn time

[daslicer]

They are not a favorable matchup but we'll see what happens as the season progresses. A lot of unpredictable variables that have to be factored in trades,injuries,chemistry,coaching adjustments,younger player development. Doc has pretty much laid out the game plan which is clog the paint and force Kawhi to be a jump shooter. Pop and CO has all year to figure them out.

[YGWHI]

This. Blake Griffin is like second coming of Wilt against us for some reason. Every damn time
In 2015 playoffs Splitter was injured and Boris/Baynes had to defend him...Now, LMA can't deal with him.

[YGWHI]

Sadly, the Clips are one of the best teams at exposing Pau' lack of mobility

This was just ridiculous
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[hooperflash]

Didn't we do this thread a year or two ago? Couldn't just bump that sh**?

It was the Grizzlies that time :tu

[SAGirl]

Sadly, the Clips are one of the best teams at exposing Pau' lack of mobility

This was just ridiculous
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Pau has been horrible on D... so many switches... they had a mismatch against Deandre with Patty too...

[ElNono]

So another second round exit if they're lucky :depressed

too early for that...

[ElNono]

People here expecting a championship, and then start " Spurs need to avoid X team" threads.

If you think Spurs need to avoid a team, then they arent good enough. Plain and simple.

That's how I feel too, tbh... obviously matchups matter, and whenever you win a ring, you always need a little luck, but they need to prepare for anything...

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

This game was a lot like SA at GS. It's very early season and Clippers played out of their minds and they might not repeat this, however, it has also shown how poor the match up is - Clippers got every switch they wanted. It's early, but last season the very first game was foreshadowing exactly what would happen to the Spurs in the playoffs. Hopefully Pop can figure it out this time.

[Spurtacular]

It was the Grizzlies that time :tu

Pretty sure there was a Clips one too.

[r0drig0lac]

People here expecting a championship, and then start " Spurs need to avoid X team" threads.

If you think Spurs need to avoid a team, then they arent good enough. Plain and simple.

[SPURt]

Both Clippers and Warriors lack a great bench. Both teams have 4 really great starters and a floater. If y'all think these teams are going to ride 4 players through 82 games and playoffs y'all are crazy. People cliff diving when the Spurs are playing without 2 starters lol. Take two starters off the Dubs or Clips and let's see what happens.

[TD 21]

People here expecting a championship, and then start " Spurs need to avoid X team" threads.

If you think Spurs need to avoid a team, then they arent good enough. Plain and simple.

Especially a team that's not projected to be definitively better than them, nor the best in the conference.


I still maintain that they're not so much a match-up issue as they are underrated, which is strange for a top 5 team over a half decade stretch. It's a combination of their franchise being synonymous with losing, the lack of so much as a WCF appearance from their core and they way they imploded in '14 and '15.

People don't seem to realize how good they are and bad the Spurs are versus the elite in the past 2+ seasons.

[DMC]

If the Clippers make it past the 2nd round the Spurs will likely avoid them.

[spurs10]

People here expecting a championship, and then start " Spurs need to avoid X team" threads.

If you think Spurs need to avoid a team, then they arent good enough. Plain and simple. Truth! You don't 'avoid' other teams you beat them!

[SuperCam]

Truth! You don't 'avoid' other teams you beat them!

Wardell, Klaynus and Raymond rang two seasons ago by avoiding healthy teams, tbh

[spurs10]

Wardell, Klaynus and Raymond rang two seasons ago by avoiding healthy teams, tbh You are right there...probably not something you want to count on though.

[YGWHI]

They wore the grey uniforms every home game during the 2013' playoff run, except for the Finals.

Sorry, just read...And you're right. Those were the 'good' grey


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAHCTC19C-Y

[MAxEric]

I rally hate the Clippers, especially CP3, BG and Jordan
Fuck their silly faces!!!
Hope Spurs will crush them to death in the next meeting!!

KL-->more fire for revenge

[tmtcsc]

The Clippers are the Clippers and will melt down sooner or later. There's no need to fear any matchup at this point in the season. The Spurs need to worry about themselves more than anyone else. Get this thing running smoothly by the time the playoffs start.

[tmtcsc]

If the Clippers make it past the 2nd round the Spurs will likely avoid them.

That's just cold booded.

[DMC]

That's just cold booded.

You could look at that two ways: They could have gotten past the 2nd round by avoiding the Spurs.

[tmtcsc]

You could look at that two ways: They could have gotten past the 2nd round by avoiding the Spurs.

Lol, you're right. I took it the other way.

[DMC]

Lol, you're right. I took it the other way.

That's how I meant it lol

[Trueblood]

Because we have a fan bases that is filled with cliff jumpers and bandwagon jumpers. Those tend to be fair weather fans.

This

[ViceCity86]

Clippers by far the best team this season so far.

[TheDoctor]

TBH

[Robz4000]

We already knew they couldn't beat the Clippers, but I'm still not confident this team gets out of the first round. They're still so inconsistent and they have several fatal flaws that a team like Utah/OKC can take advantage of in a potential series.

[midnightpulp]

Terrible matchup. CP3 kills TP/D-League, Redick also kills D-League, their bench guards kill our bench guards, Blake>LMA, and DeMonkey and Gasol are about a wash.

[TheDoctor]

The Spurs shitting the bed per par against a Blake-less Clippers team :lmao

[SASdynasty!]

Not if we get them in the second round. Chris Paul would never let his team get to the Conference Finals.

[John Petrucci]

Not if we get them in the second round. Chris Paul would never let his team get to the Conference Finals.

Nah that's exactly when he would FINALLY accomplish that incredible feat. He'd like nothing better than to see us in the 2nd round.

[daslicer]

We already knew they couldn't beat the Clippers, but I'm still not confident this team gets out of the first round. They're still so inconsistent and they have several fatal flaws that a team like Utah/OKC can take advantage of in a potential series.

Spurs will easily get out of the first round. The problem the Spurs have with the Clippers is CP3,Reddick,Jordan,Blake. Those 4 guys play at a high level against the Spurs and are hard to cover defensively. CP3 is the head of the snake and he's a very very smart player. The spurs can't guard him on picks or screens. He's always able to knock down the jumpers. If they can make the switch then he can always find an open man for a layup, dunk or 3 pointer. On top of that CP3 can score on a mismatch very easily. Wesbrook is a profoundly stupid player so I can't see the Spurs struggling to get defensive stops against OKC. Also Utah is not good offensive team so they will be easy to stop defensively.

[Robz4000]

Spurs will easily get out of the first round. The problem the Spurs have with the Clippers is CP3,Reddick,Jordan,Blake. Those 4 guys play at a high level against the Spurs and are hard to cover defensively. CP3 is the head of the snake and he's a very very smart player. The spurs can't guard him on picks or screens. He's always able to knock down the jumpers. If they can make the switch then he can always find an open man for a layup, dunk or 3 pointer. On top of that CP3 can score on a mismatch very easily. Wesbrook is a profoundly stupid player so I can't see the Spurs struggling to get defensive stops against OKC. Also Utah is not good offensive team so they will be easy to stop defensively.

The Spurs have zero rim protection and they thrive by getting to the rim, especially Westbrook. Utah is the second or third best shooting team statistically with bigs that have given the Spurs problems in the past on top of plenty of former Spurs who understand the Spurs' intricacies. Not saying they'd be favored but they'd have more than a small chance.

[daslicer]

The Spurs have zero rim protection and they thrive by getting to the rim, especially Westbrook. Utah is the second or third best shooting team statistically with bigs that have given the Spurs problems in the past on top of plenty of former Spurs who understand the Spurs' intricacies. Not saying they'd be favored but they'd have more than a small chance.

Kawhi can guard Westbrook so that won't be an issue. He's always had success locking him down. Utah does not scare me they have no legit star. Hayward and Hill are good players but they are not difficult to guard. They are not great penetrators. So they can't really take advantage of the spurs lack of rim protectors. Gobert is a great defensive player and they can play a grind out game with the spurs but that type of style favors the Spurs. In my eyes I don't give them a small chance at all to beat the spurs. They have a tiny chance of doing it if a key spurs player gets injured.

[Spurs9]

Why do the clippers always own us tbh?

[Robz4000]

Kawhi can guard Westbrook so that won't be an issue. He's always had success locking him down. Utah does not scare me they have no legit star. Hayward and Hill are good players but they are not difficult to guard. They are not great penetrators. So they can't really take advantage of the spurs lack of rim protectors. Gobert is a great defensive player and they can play a grind out game with the spurs but that type of style favors the Spurs. In my eyes I don't give them a small chance at all to beat the spurs. They have a tiny chance of doing it if a key spurs player gets injured.

Success locking him down isn't holding him to 30 PPG on 45% shooting tbh. He also won't have Duncan locking down the paint to act as a safety blanket. They may not have a legit star but that won't stop them from having superior players at every position outside SF potentially. Like I said, Spurs should still win but a first round exit is a real possibility if things don't improve.

[tim_duncan_fan]

We're a first round exit this year against the majority of potential playoff teams.

We can't defend ANYONE and can't rebound for shit. We have THREE 6'11-ish guys and somehow NO rim protection.

It really doesn't matter who we draw. We're done.

Let's figure out how to get out of this LaMarcus Aldridge contract.

[daslicer]

Success locking him down isn't holding him to 30 PPG on 45% shooting tbh. He also won't have Duncan locking down the paint to act as a safety blanket. They may not have a legit star but that won't stop them from having superior players at every position outside SF potentially. Like I said, Spurs should still win but a first round exit is a real possibility if things don't improve.

I don't recall that happening last year when Kawhi spent most of his time guarding Westbrook in the playoffs. Westbrook's numbers in that series was 25.2 points on 37 percent shooting. Duncan is my favorite player of all time but he was clearly washed up in that series last year. So you can't even use that argument of him being Kawhi's safety net. Westbrook is profoundly stupid player that I don't fear. He's the type of player that will take 30 bad shots to get his points but can't make the other players around him better. Those types of players never go far in the playoffs unless they have stacked teams which he no longer has. Unless the Spurs have injuries I don't see them struggling with OKC.

[HarlemHeat37]

Even Wes Johnson and Mbah a Moute are making 3s:lol

[TheDoctor]

Even Wes Johnson and Mbah a Moute are making 3s:lol

Add to the list Raymond Felton's Spurms' killer drives

[TheDoctor]

Clippers and Knicks in talks about a possible Melo trade w/o taking any of the Clips BIG3 back :wow

PG - CP3 - Parker
SG - Wes Johnson/Austin Rivers - Danny
SF - Melo - Kawhi
PF - Blake - LMA
C - DJordan - Dedmon

Likely Reddick, Jamal Crawford and Austin Rivers/Wes Johnson are gone. Still, that SL looks scary good and hard to defend tbh. Now the weak spot is at the SG position.

[Robz4000]

:lol if they give up Reddick and Crawful for FatMelo the matchup completely turns in the Spurs' favor. What is with everyone's fascination with names?

[Ice009]

:lol if they give up Reddick and Crawful for FatMelo the matchup completely turns in the Spurs' favor. What is with everyone's fascination with names?

Well, there is a chance Melo has a late career resurgence as the 3rd option. It takes a lot of pressure off of him. Not sure. It could turn out good for the Spurs or they could jell and it could turn out worse.

[RD2191]

:lol if they give up Reddick and Crawful for FatMelo the matchup completely turns in the Spurs' favor. What is with everyone's fascination with names?
Wrong

[Robz4000]

Well, there is a chance Melo has a late career resurgence as the 3rd option. It takes a lot of pressure off of him. Not sure. It could turn out good for the Spurs or they could jell and it could turn out worse.

Third option or not, it gives Leonard somebody to guard while said player can't guard him at the other end. On top of that they lose key role players against the Spurs. This move would be made moreso to match up with the Dubs in a potential second round series than to beat the Spurs.

[Robz4000]

Truth

FTFY

[look_at_g_shred]

:lol if they give up Reddick and Crawful for FatMelo the matchup completely turns in the Spurs' favor. What is with everyone's fascination with names?
I agree

[UZER]

The media hype would be ridiculous penciling Clipps Dubs in the WCF because its what "all NBA fans want".

[TheDoctor]

We just can't get over this team tbh. Tonight the Spurs were w/o DLeague but LAC was w/o Austin MJ Rivers.

Glad we play the winner of OKC/HOU matchup.