No shame in losing to the Warriors, tbh..

[HarlemHeat37]

As many of us have been saying since 2015, they play a different level of basketball than the rest of the NBA, despite their fluky, league-assisted loss in last year's Finals, tbh..

Their 2015-present stretch is the best I've ever seen from an NBA franchise, and as Joe Lacob stated, they are light years ahead of the league..this narrative that the Warriors' lost significant depth was just silly and fear-driven:lol The only hope for the rest of the league was that Curry's slump would extent into the playoffs, but it was short-lived..

Spurs are still a great team, they should get to the WCFs, which is a nice accomplishment for a franchise still playing certain players out of loyalty..no shame in being 2nd best, tbh:flag:

[BatManu20]

Best team in the league tbh, with or without Durant. Still think we meet them in the WCF though.

[HarlemHeat37]

Best team in the league tbh, with or without Durant. Still think we meet them in the WCF though.

Not even arguable, tbh, no-brainer..

Their roster build-up is nearly flawless, a rotation with no 2-way liabilities(Curry is an average defender, Zaza is an average offensive player, that's the closest you'll get) and the ability to play any type of style..

[100%duncan]

League-assisted loss? :lol

[Robz4000]

Just sucks. The Spurs are just one piece away from challenging them (a penetrating PG that can suck in a defense), but I don't see any way the Spurs can acquire one until 2018 and by then they'll prolly need a replacement for LMA.

[PopTheGOAT]

I think we can beat them without Durant. But of course, Durant will be there.
I think the only chance in hell we have against a complete GS team is if Kawhi goes full-on D Wade '06 finals mode.
That or Simmons gets significant minutes and somehow looks like he did in the opener over the entire series. We just need someone to go apeshit or have a guard step up big time

[HarlemHeat37]

I think we can beat them without Durant. But of course, Durant will be there.
I think the only chance in hell we have against a complete GS team is if Kawhi goes full-on D Wade '06 finals mode.
That or Simmons gets significant minutes and somehow looks like he did in the opener over the entire series. We just need someone to go apeshit or have a guard step up big time

Spurs don't have the personnel to compete with them, tbh..the frontcourt advantage was the reason they were able to pound them early on, but even that was short-lived once the Warriors adjusted and raised their intensity..

The Spurs are a star PG away from winning IMO, but they'll have to rebuild most of the roster by the time they acquire one..

[Arcadian]

Yeah, I mean, they led by 22. That's gotta mean something.

:lol Maybe they're not good enough to beat the Warriors, but at least they're good enough to temporarily build a huge lead before blowing it! Not many teams can do that, even.

[Darius Bieber]

There is shame in losing to them at home, no Durant, coming off of a back to back, with a 20+ point lead in the first quarter. But we already know this team is trash anyways so whatever.

[eDizzle20]

The Warriors are a very unselfish team that are the pinnacle of today's NBA of the long ball. There's no doubt this Warriors team should take the title.

[timtonymanu]

Warriors have figured shit out without Durant. That's scary. They have always been the favorite to win the title. Still, fuck them.

[FkLA]

They really had no business losing last year. It was nice to see but definitely flukey. Fuckers are good, tbh.

[G-Dawgg]

The Warriors showed us up with small ball. Kawhi showed us his small balls....

[Hoops Czar]

As many of us have been saying since 2015, they play a different level of basketball than the rest of the NBA, despite their fluky, league-assisted loss in last year's Finals, tbh..

Their 2015-present stretch is the best I've ever seen from an NBA franchise, and as Joe Lacob stated, they are light years ahead of the league..this narrative that the Warriors' lost significant depth was just silly and fear-driven:lol The only hope for the rest of the league was that Curry's slump would extent into the playoffs, but it was short-lived..

Spurs are still a great team, they should get to the WCFs, which is a nice accomplishment for a franchise still playing certain players out of loyalty..no shame in being 2nd best, tbh:flag:

All that size the Spurs acquired in the offseason looked like it really bothered the Warriors.

[HarlemHeat37]

All that size the Spurs acquired in the offseason looked like it really bothered the Warriors.

I didn't say it would work, I said it was their strategy, which JVG and Jackson echoed:lol Spurs even attacked the glass, which they never do vs. any other team, typically..clearly strategical vs. the Warriors..

[Floyd Pacquiao]

I didn't say it would work, I said it was their strategy, which JVG and Jackson echoed:lol Spurs even attacked the glass, which they never do vs. any other team, typically..clearly strategical vs. the Warriors..

:lol pop trying to copy what the thunder did last year. It's all moot until they get a all star caliber guard

[AFMadison]

:lol One game guys, holy shyt. Spurs will have much more consistent fire in the postseason. This was a bad game from all but maybe 3 guys. They had great performances with Andre and DWest, meanwhile we have our worst defenders on their all-stars. Calm the frick down. I'd much rather go into the playoffs with this loss than a season sweep of the Warriors. We need more fire and this should give em that.

[DMC]

:lol One game guys, holy shyt. Spurs will have much more consistent fire in the postseason. This was a bad game from all but maybe 3 guys. They had great performances with Andre and DWest, meanwhile we have our worst defenders on their all-stars. Calm the frick down. I'd much rather go into the playoffs with this loss than a season sweep of the Warriors. We need more fire and this should give em that.

What indicates to you they will have more consistency in the post season other than hope and homerism?

[Darius Bieber]

:lol One game guys, holy shyt. Spurs will have much more consistent fire in the postseason. This was a bad game from all but maybe 3 guys. They had great performances with Andre and DWest, meanwhile we have our worst defenders on their all-stars. Calm the frick down. I'd much rather go into the playoffs with this loss than a season sweep of the Warriors. We need more fire and this should give em that.


Ah yes, the fire in the post season... like last year when they got manhandled by OKC in the second round... or the year before that when they got ousted in the first round by the Clippers. This team is trash, everyone knows it.

[phxspurfan]

They hit more shots than us. Next game maybe we play for 48 minutes instead of 12.

[TampaDude]

They really had no business losing last year. It was nice to see but definitely flukey. Fuckers are good, tbh.

LeGOAT pulled that title straight out of his ass last year. It was truly impressive.

[unleashbaynes]

You gotta beat a team like GS up a little bit in a playoff series.....throw off that shooting

[bigfan]

It sucks but its just one game. Not the end of the world. Learn from mistakes, see you in the playoffs. We will face Houston first and they will be tough.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

It all comes down to the point where they have 4 superstars in their prime and we just have 1. It's not that complicated. :lol hmm let me think washed Parker Manu Mills vs prime Curry Klay Livingston igaudala.

[Hoops Czar]

It all comes down to the point where they have 4 superstars in their prime and we just have 1. It's not that complicated. :lol hmm let me think washed Parker Manu Mills vs prime Curry Klay Livingston igaudala.

:lmao Livingston

[Floyd Pacquiao]

:lmao Livingston

:lol he outplayed the Spurs back court alone.

[spursreport]

Still an unproven Warriors team who has yet to win a legit championship. 2015 was against injured teams. 2016 they were "close" but that doesn't mean shit. This year? They are raping the regular season as expected. They still haven't proven anything in the playoffs. Curry/Thompson/Durant wilted under true adversity last season. They are still known as a 73-9 team who blew a 3-1 series lead in the finals and their only proven championship was against Lebron missing his sidekicks. Regular season dominance won't make that go away. Playoffs will always expose your true colors. Those demons are still lurking as well. A mentally weak team of pussies doesn't grt cured by dominating regular seasn games. :lmao

[Emperor]

Still won the rebounding battle which is a good sign. Should give the Spurs more opportunities but they just need to relax and hit their damn shots.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Playoffs will always expose your true colors. Those demons are still lurking as well. A mentally weak team of pussies doesn't grt cured by dominating regular seasn games. :lmao

But enough about the Spurs.

[Horse]

Ah yes, the fire in the post season... like last year when they got manhandled by OKC in the second round... or the year before that when they got ousted in the first round by the Clippers. This team is trash, everyone knows it.
8 vs 5 cocksucker

[Joseph Kony]

some posters are just whining faggots tbh...spurs win, "its a fluke, fools gold, they didnt have durant," etc, Spurs lose "we're garbage our team sucks, trash team, everyone is horrible"

[r0drig0lac]

Yeah, I mean, they led by 22. That's gotta mean something.

:lol Maybe they're not good enough to beat the Warriors, but at least they're good enough to temporarily build a huge lead before blowing it! Not many teams can do that, even.

yep...only spurs and nets

[313]

There is shame in losing to them at home, no Durant, coming off of a back to back, with a 20+ point lead in the first quarter. But we already know this team is trash anyways so whatever.

[TD 21]

:lol Most predictable thread of the night. I can't decide who the bigger Warriors fan boy is between you and Pop.

You must have been licking your chops at this scenario: Spurs win and you'd have got to say "Warriors were missing Durant and 2nd night of back to back". Spurs lose and you get to regurgitate the same old shit about the Warriors.

I understand the fun of trolling to an extent, but if you spend copious amounts of time doing so and derive that must pleasure from it, you should probably re-evaluate your life.

You've done what your boy Parker has from '15 on: fallen off a cliff.

[NameLess Scrub]

League-assisted loss? :lol

It's his way of not holding Draymond accountable :lol

[Ice009]

:lol One game guys, holy shyt. Spurs will have much more consistent fire in the postseason. This was a bad game from all but maybe 3 guys. They had great performances with Andre and DWest, meanwhile we have our worst defenders on their all-stars. Calm the frick down. I'd much rather go into the playoffs with this loss than a season sweep of the Warriors. We need more fire and this should give em that.

More fire? This team is known for consistently playing without fire, especially to start games and getting in big holes against lottery teams. Yeah OK, they're just magically going to ramp it up after not doing so for most of the season.


Still won the rebounding battle which is a good sign. Should give the Spurs more opportunities but they just need to relax and hit their damn shots.

Teams fold and miss shots against the Warriors because they get flustered when the Warriors make tough shots. Teams try and keep up and lose focus and put more pressure on themselves trying to make shots to keep up. They start pressing more to make shots and then they start missing (I think that is what happened to Houston the night before, and Houston is a good offensive team, but they couldn't keep up either). The Warriors defense is related to their offense. All the shots they make on offense puts pressure on the other team's offense more so than their actual defense. Spurs did the same thing every other team did trying to keep up and couldn't find an answer offensively. When the Warriors are making shots like they normally do, they can be more aggressive on offense as the other team can't keep up and eventually folds trying to match them basket for basket.

[HarlemHeat37]

I haven't scrolled through the forum yet to see the overreactions post game 2, but I was surprised that the national media was bashing the Spurs' effort, particularly Aldridge, tbh..what did people expect?:lol Aldridge deserves criticism for struggling in the previous rounds(and being a soft player who doesn't come into camp in shape) but I don't know why anybody is pretending that he should be playing well vs. Draymond Green and the Warriors' suffocating defense..

There's no reason to question any Spurs players..they reached their peak, it was a nice season..Warriors have the greatest collection of talent we have ever seen, it's unfair to bash Spurs' players based on this series, tbh..nice season:tu

Just retool around Kawhi and hope something happens to the Warriors personnel..same way teams in the East should be waiting for Lebron's prime to end..

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Just retool around Kawhi and hope something happens to the Warriors personnel..same way teams in the East should be waiting for Lebron's prime to end..

If the goal is to win a championship, and not just be competitive, this is a very true statement. I'll be curious to see what the future blueprint looks like for the Spurs if they get swept out the door here because at this point it's pretty obvious there's a big disparity between no. 1 and 2 in the West.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

The Spurs can probably compete with the league's other 28 teams, so does the strategy become, keep the status quo and wait for the Warriors run to end, or do you re-tool in an attempt to catch them? If anything, the weaknesses to be addressed on the current roster will be exposed in this series. I'm concerned that Kawhi could cause even more damage to his ankle pushing back to soon. The future of the team is not worth that risk. Not sure a healthy Kawhi will get us back at this point, probably just make the end result more palatable.

[DaBears]

The Spurs can probably compete with the league's other 28 teams, so does the strategy become, keep the status quo and wait for the Warriors run to end, or do you re-tool in an attempt to catch them? If anything, the weaknesses to be addressed on the current roster will be exposed in this series. I'm concerned that Kawhi could cause even more damage to his ankle pushing back to soon. The future of the team is not worth that risk. Not sure a healthy Kawhi will get us back at this point, probably just make the end result more palatable.

As a competitor on any lvl, you never settle for being just good enough to compete. You want to be the best.

[Spursmania]

You know what they should be ashamed of? Game one and blowing the lead so badly. I mean faggot LA should of stepped it up and calmed the team down. The atrocious rebounding and endless turnovers with the scared look on their faces was the worst part.
That's when we missed Timmy the most. His leadership and his poise no matter what was happening.:depressed

[DMC]

The Spurs can probably compete with the league's other 28 teams, so does the strategy become, keep the status quo and wait for the Warriors run to end, or do you re-tool in an attempt to catch them? If anything, the weaknesses to be addressed on the current roster will be exposed in this series. I'm concerned that Kawhi could cause even more damage to his ankle pushing back to soon. The future of the team is not worth that risk. Not sure a healthy Kawhi will get us back at this point, probably just make the end result more palatable.

Spurs cannot catch the GSW. They have to give up the lead through bad decisions on or off the court, including the front office and player chemistry. If they gel even more, only cost is going to hinder their meteoric rise. Right now, the Spurs are headed toward being the bug, not the windshield. You don't have to win a ring every year to be a great team though and all I ask is that we at least have a semblance of a chance to win. There's no fun in knowing the WCF is your ceiling, unless your rivals are worse.

[DMC]

You know what they should be ashamed of? Game one and blowing the lead so badly. I mean faggot LA should of stepped it up and calmed the team down. The atrocious rebounding and endless turnovers with the scared look on their faces was the worst part.
That's when we missed Timmy the most. His leadership and his poise no matter what was happening.:depressed

The team should be practicing with artificial crowd noise that elevates drastically any time they fuck up. It's like training for urban entry under duress instead of being calm because you know you're just training.

[MultiTroll]

I haven't scrolled through the forum yet to see ....but I don't know why anybody is pretending that he should be playing well vs. Draymond Green and the Warriors' suffocating defense..
Nor did you even watch the game?
ffs

[HarlemHeat37]

Nor did you even watch the game?
ffs

I didn't even watch the game, but I made my biggest bet of the year on Warriors -13..it was one of the worst lines I've ever seen from Vegas, tbh..anybody that expected a team full of role players, without Kawhi, to compete in GS(after the Warriors just spent 2 days hearing about how they only won because Leonard got hurt) is a delusional homer..

[HarlemHeat37]

If the goal is to win a championship, and not just be competitive, this is a very true statement. I'll be curious to see what the future blueprint looks like for the Spurs if they get swept out the door here because at this point it's pretty obvious there's a big disparity between no. 1 and 2 in the West.

It's kind of similar to the position they were in during the 2001 and 2002 seasons IMO..the 2003 team benefited greatly from gathering young players(along with prime players) and letting them play, while also being aided by the Lakers' growing chemistry problems and fatigued from a long stretch of deep playoff runs..

Next year should be similar, if possible(going to be tough if Gasol opts in, though, which is likely)..let the young players get a shot, take fliers, and hope the Warriors' implode for whatever reason(unlikely, but possible with Durant's Free Agency, Draymond being Draymond and Klay Thompson inevitably growing tired of becoming irrelevant)

[apalisoc_9]

If Durant gets injured and the Warriors manage to win the chip...

beside SA or Lebron winning, that would be the third best scenario
:lmao

[Hoops Czar]

I didn't even watch the game, but I made my biggest bet of the year on Warriors -13..it was one of the worst lines I've ever seen from Vegas, tbh..anybody that expected a team full of role players, without Kawhi, to compete in GS(after the Warriors just spent 2 days hearing about how they only won because Leonard got hurt) is a delusional homer..

The effort put forth by the Spurs against the Warriors wouldn't have been good enough to beat any playoff caliber team. Stop making it about the Warriors.

[HarlemHeat37]

The effort put forth by the Spurs against the Warriors wouldn't have been good enough to beat any playoff caliber team. Stop making it about the Warriors.

Did you watch the 2nd half of game 1 where the same Spurs squad went up against the Warriors without Kawhi? :lol stop..

[MultiTroll]

I didn't even watch the game, but I made my biggest bet of the year on Warriors -13..it was one of the worst lines I've ever seen from Vegas, tbh..anybody that expected a team full of role players, without Kawhi, to compete in GS(after the Warriors just spent 2 days hearing about how they only won because Leonard got hurt) is a delusional homer..
No no no no. You said particulary 2014, 2015, 2016 etc All Pro player LeMarcus Aldridge shouldn't be criticized to do the Golden Flamers *suffocating defense and Donkey's D*.

LMA had so many Unforced turnovers and stupid assed plays it's not even funny.

[HarlemHeat37]

No no no no. You said particulary 2014, 2015, 2016 etc All Pro player LeMarcus Aldridge shouldn't be criticized to do the Golden Flamers *suffocating defense and Donkey's D*.

LMA had so many Unforced turnovers and stupid assed plays it's not even funny.

That's nothing new, though..his offense has declined, all year, and he's never been able to handle double teams or pass the ball..

Utilizing him as the #1 option against the best defense in the league was never going to succeed(there's a delusion on this forum from certain posters who don't want to admit Draymond is dominant, though:lol )..his game fell off a cliff in the 2nd half of game 1 once the Warriors began swarming him, too..

Most of the people criticizing him in the media haven't watched him in years IMO..they just remember the Aldridge that killed Houston 3 years ago..

[MultiTroll]

I didn't even watch the game, but I made my biggest bet of the year on Warriors -13..it was one of the worst lines I've ever seen from Vegas, tbh..anybody that expected a team full of role players, without Kawhi, to compete in GS(after the Warriors just spent 2 days hearing about how they only won because Leonard got hurt) is a delusional homer..
No I did not expect coach Greg Pop to play the correct players nor alter his stupid assed Aldridge Elbow #1 Option Offense to be canned.
The -13 ass reaming was quite expected.
Nice wager.

[Hoops Czar]

Did you watch the 2nd half of game 1 where the same Spurs squad went up against the Warriors without Kawhi? :lol stop..

Yes, and as dysfunctional as the Paddy-run offense looked, the Spurs were up 3, under two minutes left and had two chances to secure a single rebound and potentially put the game away. Even though the Warriors went on an 18-0 run, they didn't squander the lead, in fact the lead grew from 4 to 10 early in the 4th quarter. The difference between games 1 & 2 is that the Spurs didn't compete. They fell behind early and laid down like dogs thereafter.

[HarlemHeat37]

What's scary is that the Warriors are 10-0 in the playoffs, despite Klay Thompson being one of the worst players of any team in the 2017 post-season:lol I can only imagine the damage they would be doing if he was actually making shots..

[MultiTroll]

What's scary is that the Warriors are 10-0 in the playoffs, despite Klay Thompson being one of the worst players of any team in the 2017 post-season:lol I can only imagine the damage they would be doing if he was actually making shots..
Ya vs the Nurkicless Blazers and Jazz, that is just awesome.
How on Earth were the Spurs up 23 vs the Sthuper Warriorsth?

[HarlemHeat37]

Ya vs the Nurkicless Blazers and Jazz, that is just awesome.
How on Earth were the Spurs up 23 vs the Sthuper Warriorsth?

Kawhi being unstoppable + Warriors rust, probably..but ya, that's part of the point, they shouldn't be that overwhelming with Klay struggling so badly..Spurs could have potentially been able to challenge them if Kawhi hadn't gotten hurt, with Thompson playing so poorly(top-heavy team)..

[tholdren]

Play bertans and dedmon

[MultiTroll]

Kawhi being unstoppable + Warriors rust, probably..but ya, that's part of the point, they shouldn't be that overwhelming with Klay struggling so badly..Spurs could have potentially been able to challenge them if Kawhi hadn't gotten hurt, with Thompson playing so poorly(top-heavy team)..
Precisely.
Which shows what a super team they are NOT.
Kwa with a retard for a coach and no second option.
OKC coming within two Judas Durant games of eliminating them.

OVERATED

[SpurOutofTownFan]

Spurs cannot catch the GSW. They have to give up the lead through bad decisions on or off the court, including the front office and player chemistry. If they gel even more, only cost is going to hinder their meteoric rise. Right now, the Spurs are headed toward being the bug, not the windshield. You don't have to win a ring every year to be a great team though and all I ask is that we at least have a semblance of a chance to win. There's no fun in knowing the WCF is your ceiling, unless your rivals are worse.

The problem with the warriors in the long run will be money - they don't be able to pay for all of these guys at the same time. Their key players are still young so I don't see them "declining" per se for the next 3-4 years. They will keep contending if they can address cap.

[UZER]

What's scary is that the Warriors are 10-0 in the playoffs, despite Klay Thompson being one of the worst players of any team in the 2017 post-season:lol I can only imagine the damage they would be doing if he was actually making shots..

It's either Klay or Durant in a game. They take shots away from each other.

[Down Under]

It's kind of similar to the position they were in during the 2001 and 2002 seasons IMO..the 2003 team benefited greatly from gathering young players(along with prime players) and letting them play, while also being aided by the Lakers' growing chemistry problems and fatigued from a long stretch of deep playoff runs..

Next year should be similar, if possible(going to be tough if Gasol opts in, though, which is likely)..let the young players get a shot, take fliers, and hope the Warriors' implode for whatever reason(unlikely, but possible with Durant's Free Agency, Draymond being Draymond and Klay Thompson inevitably growing tired of becoming irrelevant)
This. One conference has a team with the most talent ever assembled and is also an extremely versatile defensive team due to Draymond being able to protect the rim as well as guard anyone on the perimeter. The other has the second best player of all time with 2 other all star caliber players. Keep tooling - we have nice young pieces in Murray & Bertans & maybe even Simmons (although jury is still out), plus a few very intriguing ones in Hanga & Milutinov. We also normally add a very effective role player on the cheap each year - West last year, Dedmon & Lee this year. We should be right back to being at the top after next season when TP & Gasol's contract's expire, while those young players have had another season to develop.

[LkrFan]

League-assisted loss? :lol

Yep yep. Did you watch last year's Finals?

[lefty20]

No shame. Just anger, and a lot of it.