Predict the Rodeo Road Trip W/L record (February 6-26, 2017)

[spursistan]

Mon, Feb 6 @ Memphis - L


Wed, Feb 8 @ Philadelphia - W


Fri, Feb 10 @ Detroit- W


Sun, Feb 12 @ NY Knicks- W


Mon, Feb 13 @ Indiana - L


Wed, Feb 15 @ Orlando - W


All Star Break


Fri, Feb 24 @ LA Clippers - W


Sun, Feb 26 @ LA Lakers - W

W/L = 6-2

[RD2191]

8-0 TBH :wakeup

[OrEmuN]

7-1 with the only loss to LAC

[spurs1990]

8-0 TBH :wakeup

Same. Especially since it's never happened I feel they'll shoot for it.

[pookenstein]

7_1. Loss @Clips

[Canyonero]

4-4 (W: PHI, NYK, IND, LAL. L: MEM, DET, ORL, LAC).

[Seventyniner]

6-2 with losses to the Knicks and Clippers.

[Horse]

If they don't fuck around 8-0 easy.

[TheDoctor]

6-2

L: Indy (Monta Ellis will have another career night vs Spurs) and LAC for obvious reasons.

[TXstbobcat]

5-3 with losses to the Grizzlies, Pacers, and Clippers.

But I hope I am completely wrong and the Spurs Go 8-0 on the road trip.

[loveforthegame]

7-1 with the loss against the Clippers.

[Joseph Kony]

7-1, loss to one of the random meh teams like Detroit, I could see Drummond destroying us and one of their scrubs like Leuer going off on us tbh

[GSH]

They are going to beat the Clippers, just because there's this belief that they can't.

They will dump a game to the Sixers which, coincidentally, will give Pop an opportunity to compliment Brett Brown. And they are going to be tired of the road and dump the last game to the Lakers by playing like absolute zombies.

6-2

[TheGreatYacht]

I can see us losing to Philly (only w/ Embiid), Pacers, and Cripples IMO

[UNT Eagles 2016]

4-4

[superbigtime]

7-1. Loss to Indy.

[LittleCriminal]

Spurs go 1-7 with the only win vs the clipps..

[BatManu20]

6-2

[Spurtacular]

5-3

[Robz4000]

@MEM - W
@PHI - W
DET - W
@NYK - L
@IND - W
@ORL - W
@LAC - L
@LAL - W

6-2 imo, though I could see losses at Orlando due to Abaka's presence and at Philly since that sounds like a game Pop would want to lose.

[Spurs Brazil]

6-2

[silverblackfan]

8-0 Homer bet.

Clips finally fall to earth.

[TheDoctor]

8-0 Homer bet.

Clips finally fall to earth.

They ARE an Earthy team. But when those m'fuckers play the Spurs they're the fucking Christopher Nolan Interstellar of basketball.

[BillMc]

7-1

[timtonymanu]

Loss to Clippers and either a loss at Knicks/Pacers. 6-2

[spurs10]

I don't think they are losing to the Clips. They'll show up for that game. Still contemplating my decision- call the press!

[TimDunkem]

7-1 with the only loss to LAC

[Spur|n|Austin]

8-0

[mexicanjunior]

3-5

[TrainOfThought5]

8-0

Im doubling down on this.

[NameLess Scrub]

They'll go at best 6-2 due to obligatory losses to Jamal Crawford and Monta Ellis.

Beyond that, whatever amount of losses needed to stay 2 to 4 games behind GSW.

[sananspursfan21]

Definitely potential to go undefeated....

[wildbill2u]

Pop rests the older starters in NY because of the B2B with Pacers and plays the young guys. NY is shit, but they might beat our second team in a close game. Good experience for the youngster and if they lose, so what. We lose one of these two at a minimum and maybe 2 if the Pacers are on their game.

The nine day layoff after the ASG is too long. Team will have lost their timing and their edge since they are used to playing every couple of days. Clippers have to prove they are contenders and win.

So I make it 5-3 or 6-2, depending on the kids win or lose against the knicks

[Solid D]

6-2

[Thomas82]

I say 6-2.

[spurraider21]

8-0

[mexicanjunior]

3-5

Nice start...LOL at the undefeated posts...:lol

[Robz4000]

@MEM - W
@PHI - W
DET - W
@NYK - L
@IND - W
@ORL - W
@LAC - L
@LAL - W

6-2 imo, though I could see losses at Orlando due to Abaka's presence and at Philly since that sounds like a game Pop would want to lose.

Take it back. Spurs are gonna go 3-5.

[Darius Bieber]

LOL at people saying they'd go undefeated. They're going 0-8.

[timtonymanu]

Can't make good predictions for these games anymore because of Pop's resting schtick.

[NameLess Scrub]

So considering the given losses to Jamal and Monta, the forecast has dropped to 5-3

[RD2191]

Can't make good predictions for these games anymore because of Pop's resting schtick.

[james evans]

the rodeo road trip record all depends on Golden State's record over the next few games

[TampaDude]

Well, 8-0 is certainly out the window now. :lol

[silverblackfan]

Should have had a caveat on whether Kawhi plays or not. Damn it.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Can't make good predictions for these games anymore because of Pop's resting schtick.

[TheGreatYacht]

Changing my prediction to however many GS loses within that span

[superbigtime]

what was I thinking saying 7-1. more like .500. offense is garbage without Kawhi and LMA needs some basketball Viagra.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Well, 8-0 is certainly out the window now. :lol

2003

[phxspurfan]

7-1, and Dedmon averages 15/10

[spurs10]

I'm guessing a loss in Memphis!:downspin:

[ECOV]

i hope Kawhi and Bertans go beast mode against indy tbh :lol

[playbonner15]

8-0 tbh:wakeup

[JohnnyMax]

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[spursistan]

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Damn, bro, you might be retarded or something..wtf is this meaningless gif in this thread? :lmao

[spursistan]

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RD2191 :lmao

[JohnnyMax]

Mon, Feb 6 @ Memphis - L
Sun, Feb 12 @ NY Knicks- L

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[Darius Bieber]

lol already at 2-2, probably gonna lose to Indiana tomorrow too.

[GSH]

Lots of 6-2's. Most thought the Clips would be one of the L's. Going 6-2 on the road (.750) is pretty damned good. And it STILL lowered the Spur's road winning percentage this year.

The Spurs only have 8 road games left in the season. I'll still take 6-2 on those.

[baseline bum]

The Spurs only have 8 road games left in the season. I'll still take 6-2 on those.

Wow, that is ridiculous to be on a 64 win pace with all those road games already played. I always expected the Spurs would be a 35 win team for a while once Tim retired but they have a great shot at 65 wins. Unreal.

[Dex]

Lots of 6-2's. Most thought the Clips would be one of the L's. Going 6-2 on the road (.750) is pretty damned good. And it STILL lowered the Spur's road winning percentage this year.

The Spurs only have 8 road games left in the season. I'll still take 6-2 on those.

Almost wish they had more road games tbh. They seem more focused when they play on the road.

Still, all of these home stands will hopefully pose a good chance to gear up and get locked in for the playoffs while trying to get some rest games in.

[Seventyniner]

Lots of 6-2's. Most thought the Clips would be one of the L's. Going 6-2 on the road (.750) is pretty damned good. And it STILL lowered the Spur's road winning percentage this year.

The Spurs only have 8 road games left in the season. I'll still take 6-2 on those.

I picked the Clippers as one loss too, mainly because of how flat the team looked in the same circumstance last year (first game after ASB). Got the Knicks game right too. Could have been 7-1 if Kawhi had played against MEM.

[DAF86]

Wow, that is ridiculous to be on a 64 win pace with all those road games already played. I always expected the Spurs would be a 35 win team for a while once Tim retired but they have a great shot at 65 wins. Unreal.

What is even more ridiculous is that the Spurs had a lot of unexpected losses vs shitty teams and are still on pace for that many wins. The league is really watered down right now, tbh.

[DPG21920]

And the Spurs are a really good team ^

[DAF86]

And the Spurs are a really good team ^

So they have been for like 2 decades now and they have never won games at such a rate, tbh.

What's even crazier is that, outside the Warriors and Cavs games, the Spurs hadn't had trully amazing wins. I'm talking about wins that you say "well, that was a great perfomance. I never thought they could win that game". The kind of wins that would make up for some of the many shitty losses they have had, tbh.

Outside a handful of games, the Spurs are expected, and should, win every game, tbh. It would be nice to see the Vegas odds and check in how many games the Spurs were the favourites in the last two seasons and compare it to previous ones.

[GSH]

And the Spurs are a really good team ^


Watching Dedmon in preseason, I didn't think they had a chance in hell against the Warriors or Cavs. He's come a long way, and that helps. I'm still wondering about having him in the SL, because he and Danny are just not scoring threats. Assume that Kawhi and LMA will hold up their ends of the bargain. That puts a LOT of pressure on Tony to be "on" in the point-scoring department. Still, I think the combination of Pau and Dedmon at the 5 is better than I thought it could be.

Still worried about the point. For the Spurs to have a chance at winning the WCF, they're going to have to get a lot of AST's from their big men, IMO. Remember in the '14 Finals, Boris led the team in AST's for the series. And for the entire playoffs, Manu was dishing almost as many dimes as Tony. This year there's no Boris, and Manu just isn't up to the same level as '14. And Patty, face it, isn't a PG really.

Yeah they're a good team. Are they a good enough team? The 1 and the 5 are the two worst places to be weak, IMO. Who knows? Maybe Manu will go Benjamin Button, and make everyone eat their words about giving him that big paycheck. LMA could do a better job of recognizing the double team and making the right passes?

[DPG21920]

They may not be good enough to win it all, we will see. But they are very clearly a top 5 team in the league. They have a better defensive ceiling than any of the top 5, but obviously they have the lowest offensive ceiling as well (especially the starters).

But they are an efficient team that shoots well from 3 and FT and that will be key. Like the past few years, their ability to rebound will by key (which starting Dedmon helps), Kawhi and LMA will have to be offensive stars like you said, and the shooters we have will have to be hitting.

Mills and Danny aren't playing like the normally do but there is still plenty of ceiling left especially if Pau on the bench gives consistent production. That works even in the playoffs.

[GSH]

They may not be good enough to win it all, we will see. But they are very clearly a top 5 team in the league. They have a better defensive ceiling than any of the top 5, but obviously they have the lowest offensive ceiling as well (especially the starters).

But they are an efficient team that shoots well from 3 and FT and that will be key. Like the past few years, their ability to rebound will by key (which starting Dedmon helps), Kawhi and LMA will have to be offensive stars like you said, and the shooters we have will have to be hitting.

Mills and Danny aren't playing like the normally do but there is still plenty of ceiling left especially if Pau on the bench gives consistent production. That works even in the playoffs.


I almost didn't want to bring this up. But on a per-36 basis, Murray's AST numbers are pretty damned good. Not saying that he's ready for prime time, but he's the KIND of playmaker that they need. It's no secret that I like Simmons, but I also know that he's likely to bring as much heartache as highlights in the playoffs.

The Spurs have 24 games left. I would really like to see Murray get some extended minutes with the second unit, in place of Simmons. Manu is as ready as he will ever be, so he doesn't need extended minutes. If Mills is the nominal point, fine. But if Murray gets some serious minutes, I think there's at least a chance that he could step it up a level and actually be of some value in the playoffs.

When you're not the favorite, and the Spurs aren't, I just think you have to be willing to roll the dice a bit. We're running out of regular season to do that.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Edit : nvm.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

What is even more ridiculous is that the Spurs had a lot of unexpected losses vs shitty teams and are still on pace for that many wins. The league is really watered down right now, tbh.

That's because they're like 12-4 against teams with records of over .600 and like 20-7 against playoff teams.

[SAGirl]

I almost didn't want to bring this up. But on a per-36 basis, Murray's AST numbers are pretty damned good. Not saying that he's ready for prime time, but he's the KIND of playmaker that they need. It's no secret that I like Simmons, but I also know that he's likely to bring as much heartache as highlights in the playoffs.

The Spurs have 24 games left. I would really like to see Murray get some extended minutes with the second unit, in place of Simmons. Manu is as ready as he will ever be, so he doesn't need extended minutes. If Mills is the nominal point, fine. But if Murray gets some serious minutes, I think there's at least a chance that he could step it up a level and actually be of some value in the playoffs.

When you're not the favorite, and the Spurs aren't, I just think you have to be willing to roll the dice a bit. We're running out of regular season to do that..
Good points. So do not be surprised to see some experimentation from Pop. I hope he does. :tu

Also so they just need to give him the experience. It's no secret that Tony is prone to injuries.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

I almost didn't want to bring this up. But on a per-36 basis, Murray's AST numbers are pretty damned good. Not saying that he's ready for prime time, but he's the KIND of playmaker that they need. It's no secret that I like Simmons, but I also know that he's likely to bring as much heartache as highlights in the playoffs.

The Spurs have 24 games left. I would really like to see Murray get some extended minutes with the second unit, in place of Simmons. Manu is as ready as he will ever be, so he doesn't need extended minutes. If Mills is the nominal point, fine. But if Murray gets some serious minutes, I think there's at least a chance that he could step it up a level and actually be of some value in the playoffs.

When you're not the favorite, and the Spurs aren't, I just think you have to be willing to roll the dice a bit. We're running out of regular season to do that.


I agree with this take. Murray needs some minutes these last few weeks. PG play is the weak spot for this team. No offense to Tony, but he's constantly nursing injury and can't give us what he used to. Mills is great a filling up the basket, but really he's a shooting guard in a PG body unless he's throwing lobs to Dedmon. Murray should get some run and be ready to go at it.

[wildbill2u]

I was one of the 6-2 pickers but missed the two teams we lost to. Thought we would lose the second game of the b2b, not the first game Knicks. And picked the Clippers as the other loss. Shows how much I know. :rolleyes