"This team's ceiling is a second round exit."

[Seventyniner]

You know who you are.

http://img.pandawhale.com/post-55245-you-just-gotta-keep-hammering-0HVv.gif


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc3GyW5yIxs

[spursgu]

:lmao some even said first round exit

[808]

:lol Perfect gif

[DMC]

The Spurs have blown a series lead 4 of the last 5 years.

[SAGirl]

ohhhhhhhh
so great.
I had forgotten about the crew that predicted a second round exit.
I know some who are there that know their basketball too.
:toast

[DMC]

Spurs were a 2nd round team. Harden quit. There's no logical reason why the Spurs should have won in Houston by 40 in a closeout game with Tony and Kawhi out. It makes no sense and like SAS says, there needs to be an investigation. Spurs played well, but where was Houston?

[Dex]

I'm sure we will see what all of the haters will find to hate on now.

[SAGirl]

Spurstalk real spurs fans right now:
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The hidden other team's trolls are:
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[NameLess Scrub]

The prediction still was reasonable, tbh, fwiw, etc, ftw, imvho.

[Seventyniner]

ohhhhhhhh
so great.
I had forgotten about the crew that predicted a second round exit.
I know some who are there that know their basketball too.
:toast

Predicting a second round exit is fine and defensible. Calling a second round exit the team's ceiling is far different.

[will_spurs]

The prediction still was reasonable, tbh, fwiw, etc, ftw, imvho.

fuk yo reasonable prediction clown

[NameLess Scrub]

fuk yo reasonable prediction clown

:lol

[Seventyniner]

The Spurs have blown a series lead 4 of the last 5 years.

Just shows that you completely misinterpreted what I meant. I didn't say that as a shot at the Spurs, I said it to defend the Clippers.

People were ragging on the Clippers for blowing 5 straight series leads, but the Spurs blew leads in 4 out of 5 years and still had what should be considered quite a lot of success in that time. One loss in each round and a title, 50 playoff wins total.

[DMC]

Just shows that you completely misinterpreted what I meant. I didn't say that as a shot at the Spurs, I said it to defend the Clippers.

People were ragging on the Clippers for blowing 5 straight series leads, but the Spurs blew leads in 4 out of 5 years and still had what should be considered quite a lot of success in that time. One loss in each round and a title, 50 playoff wins total.

Great, then why didn't you start this thread prior to last night?

[Play Boban]

The team's ceiling was a second round exit when Porker was the starting point guard tbh.

[rjv]

there are probably more ST spurs "fans" who are upset that the spurs won last night than there are rockets fans.

[Seventyniner]

Great, then why didn't you start this thread prior to last night?

Just waiting for the cement to harden. The Spurs still had a decent chance to lose the series before last night's game.

[DMC]

Just waiting for the cement to harden. The Spurs still had a decent chance to lose the series before last night's game.

I see what you did there.

You cannot wait for the outcome then act like you weren't part of the doubters.

[Seventyniner]

I see what you did there.

You cannot wait for the outcome then act like you weren't part of the doubters.

Now I need to figure out how to search my own posts :lol

I'm pretty sure I had this team's ceiling as a 2011 Mavs-like shocker champion, with the most likely outcome a loss to GS in the WCF.

I remember breaking it down as something like 5% loss in the first round, 25% loss in round 2, 50% loss in WCF, 5% loss in Finals, 15% champs. I just don't remember if I actually posted it.

[DMC]

Now I need to figure out how to search my own posts :lol

I'm pretty sure I had this team's ceiling as a 2011 Mavs-like shocker champion, with the most likely outcome a loss to GS in the WCF.

I remember breaking it down as something like 5% loss in the first round, 25% loss in round 2, 50% loss in WCF, 5% loss in Finals, 15% champs. I just don't remember if I actually posted it.
Everyone on this site who knows anything about the game put the Spurs as a 2nd round team with the WCF as a distant possibility. Most here put Kawhi as a Shawn Marion with a distant possibility of Bruce Bowen on defense. Let's face it, if we had the answers we'd be placing bets in Vegas. It's not about hate, but common sense. There's no reason to think old Tony and old Manu could overcome the Grizz, much less the Rockets. Once we beat the Grizz, many here stated the Rockets didn't worry them at all. So it all changes each game. Just look at the game threads.

[illusioNtEk]

It's Pop's system that makes us a contender every year... I bet RC needs to get Pop's approval before doing anything.

[Seventyniner]

Everyone on this site who knows anything about the game put the Spurs as a 2nd round team with the WCF as a distant possibility. Most here put Kawhi as a Shawn Marion with a distant possibility of Bruce Bowen on defense. Let's face it, if we had the answers we'd be placing bets in Vegas. It's not about hate, but common sense. There's no reason to think old Tony and old Manu could overcome the Grizz, much less the Rockets. Once we beat the Grizz, many here stated the Rockets didn't worry them at all. So it all changes each game. Just look at the game threads.

I see what you did there....at least I think I do, so the appropriate response would be "well fuck you too :lol"

I never had a problem with predictions of a loss in round 2, just those who said that was the ceiling. That implies a 0% chance of what has actually happened.

I think it comes from too much focus on what's wrong with the Spurs and not enough on the fact that other teams, especially those not named Golden State, have serious and exploitable flaws too.

[TD 21]

I said the WCF was the ceiling, but predicted a 2nd round exit. No matter how knowledgeable one is, it's impossible to nail every prediction. As long as the reasoning is sound, that's all you can base it off of.

That being said, not only was this one of the most impressive wins and surprising games I've ever seen, for all the obvious reasons, but I can't remember being so wrong about a series, that wasn't swung by unforeseen events.

Pop deserves his fair share of credit, but it's too bad that this has one again become about him and the organization (and the Rockets bizarre lack of energy) and less about the players, individually and collectively.

[SAGirl]

I said the WCF was the ceiling, but predicted a 2nd round exit. No matter how knowledgeable one is, it's impossible to nail every prediction. As long as the reasoning is sound, that's all you can base it off of.

That being said, not only was this one of the most impressive wins and surprising games I've ever seen, for all the obvious reasons, but I can't remember being so wrong about a series, that wasn't swung by unforeseen events.

Pop deserves his fair share of credit, but it's too bad that this has one again become about him and the organization (and the Rockets bizarre lack of energy) and less about the players, individually and collectively.
good post TD 21.
I support credit to the players....

[Ron Swanson]

You know who you are.

http://img.pandawhale.com/post-55245-you-just-gotta-keep-hammering-0HVv.gif

:lmao

[bklynspursfan]

The ceiling is the roof....