Spurs 2nd in power rankings!!

[skin27]

http://www.nba.com/powerrankings/2018-19-week-13?collection=powerrankings

:ihit

They are 10th on espn rankings though

[r0drig0lac]

this is really weird

[skin27]

this is really weird

Im surprised.tbh..

They ranked the spurs higher than the bucks, raptors and warriors?lol

[szkorhetz]

Nba.com :lol

[TimmyBuckets]

It actually makes sense. Power rankings are not necessarily indicative of standings. Spurs have been the best team in December pretty much.

[skin27]

Nba.com :lol


they are reliable source and they are always right on picking the mvp

[Russ]

Just look at who's No.1 . . .

[skin27]

Just look at who's No.1 . . .

Denver are playing well right now

[Joseph Kony]

impressive also considering the Spurs almost beat the top team twice, winning the first game and barely losing the second literally due to choking at the FT line. :lol


what's surprising is somehow the spurs managed to have the best offense AND defense for the last month, while playing a host of decent/quality opponents. hope they can keep it up, really making a lot of people here and national pundits eat crow

[Russ]

Denver are playing well right now

This seems like a who's hottest poll . . .

GSW will very, very likely win the title and they're No. 8 in this poll.

[Joseph Kony]

This seems like a who's hottest poll . . .

GSW will very, very likely win the title and they're No. 8 in this poll.

yes, have you never heard of power rankings before? its a rank of how teams are playing week by week. GSW likely will win the title but for the first time in years they are looking very vulnerable and have been losing a lot of games relative to seasons past, so of course theyre a lot lower than usual. and while i do think they are the favorites, its not a given. Donkey / klay look like average role players this year and they're 1 curry injury away from getting knocked out in the western playoffs. nothing is a given

[RD2191]

I mean, who's better? I'd take them in a 7 game series over anyone but the Dubs tbh. I mean come on, are we really taking teams like the Nuggets and Clippers seriously? I'm not.

[Joseph Kony]

I mean, who's better? I'd take them in a 7 game series over anyone but the Dubs tbh. I mean come on, are we really taking teams like the Nuggets and Clippers seriously? I'm not.

Nuggets, at full strength, yes. Jokic is the real deal, and they have a lot of depth/shooting and their defense has improved this year. while spurs did almost beat them in consecutive games, they were also missing Harris, Barton, Millsap, and probably some others im forgetting

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

It actually makes sense. Power rankings are not necessarily indicative of standings. Spurs have been the best team in December pretty much.

Yep. The rankings attempt to emphasize recent performance, and it's hard to argue against the version of the Spurs from the last month. Jekyll and Hyde level stuff...it's been a crazy season so far.

[look_at_g_shred]

I mean, who's better? I'd take them in a 7 game series over anyone but the Dubs tbh. I mean come on, are we really taking teams like the Nuggets and Clippers seriously? I'm not.
Clippers are gonna fall off at some point. All it'll take is a 3 game slide.

[spurraider21]

they note that in the last month, the spurs have the #1 offensive rating and #1 defensive rating

[RD2191]

Nuggets, at full strength, yes. Jokic is the real deal, and they have a lot of depth/shooting and their defense has improved this year. while spurs did almost beat them in consecutive games, they were also missing Harris, Barton, Millsap, and probably some others im forgetting

For sure, but the playoffs are a different animal. I'm sure they'll be great in the future but I don't see them as a legit threat this season. They didn't even make the playoffs last season, or a couple of seasons past iirc. Hell, even the warriors took awhile until their rookies started clicking together.

[skin27]

If the spurs continue to win and beat the thunder twice in this upcoming back to back, I expect them to be the number 1 next week.

[RD2191]

Clippers are gonna fall off at some point. All it'll take is a 3 game slide.

That's what I'm saying. Early season record padding in my opinion.

[r0drig0lac]

I mean, who's better? I'd take them in a 7 game series over anyone but the Dubs tbh. I mean come on, are we really taking teams like the Nuggets and Clippers seriously? I'm not.

Celtics, Raptors, Bucks and Rockets could go either way imo (in the West only Rockets)

[Mr. Body]

If the Spurs keep this up, only the Rockets and Golden State worry me. Denver doesn't quite make sense to me and the Spurs already play them well. Pop has always had the blueprint to beat the Warriors, but not the (healthy) players. The Rockets are a complete crapshoot. If the refs call bullshit fouls, they're impossible to beat.

[SpurSpike]

They moved up during a period when they played 11 of 15 games at home. They play 15 of their next 22 games on the road, this will be the true test of this team.

[RD2191]

Celtics, Raptors, Bucks and Rockets could go either way imo (in the West only Rockets)

:lol taking east teams seriously. The celtics couldn't even get past a 1 man lebron team even with home field advantage. I might take the raps seriously with Kawhi but even then I'd be hesitant tbh. I mean people don't realize how superior western conference basketball is to the east. It's like comparing the nba to college basketball. :lol

[RD2191]

They moved up during a period when they played 11 of 15 games at home. They play 15 of their next 22 games on the road, this will be the true test of this team.

That's a good point.

[TimmyBuckets]

They moved up during a period when they played 11 of 15 games at home. They play 15 of their next 22 games on the road, this will be the true test of this team.

That and the RRT

[sasaint]

They moved up during a period when they played 11 of 15 games at home. They play 15 of their next 22 games on the road, this will be the true test of this team.

Absolutely. A team that has found road victories very hard to come by will be improving a lot if they win 6 of those road games.

[skin27]

That and the RRT


im worried about the rodeo road trip..they could go 2-6 if they can’t fix the road struggles.

[GreekSpursfan]

I'm one of the stongest believers of this team but we need to see them do what they do lately on the road and more consistently. Also lets not disrespect Denver probably the deepest team in the west that kept the No1 seed despite all the injuries.

[exstatic]

That and the RRT

I think that includes the RRT.

[TimmyBuckets]

im worried about the rodeo road trip..they could go 2-6 if they can’t fix the road struggles.

We'll know soon enough. That's when we see if this team is real or not.


I think that includes the RRT.

Yes. I didn't realize how soon it was. Year flashed by.

[DocDoc]

https://stats.nba.com/players/traditional/?sort=PLUS_MINUS&dir=-1&Season=2018-19&SeasonType=Regular%20Season&PerMode=Totals&DateFrom=12%2F07%2F2018&DateTo=01%2F06%2F2019

"Their success has been about both the starters and the bench, as all nine rotation guys rank in the top 13 in cumulative plus-minus (plus-112 or better) over the last month. "

[KDKSpurs24]

This seems like a who's hottest poll . . .

GSW will very, very likely win the title and they're No. 8 in this poll.
Thats the whole point of power rankings.. since the beginning of time.

[rascal]

The Spurs have been very lucky with the schedule. They have had many home games and caught many teams with injured stars or starters or on back to back road games.

[RD2191]

The Spurs have been very lucky with the schedule. They have had many home games and caught many teams with injured stars or starters or on back to back road games.

Stfu faggot

[spurraider21]

The Spurs have been very lucky with the schedule. They have had many home games and caught many teams with injured stars or starters or on back to back road games.
we just had a 6 game stretch of Houston, Denver, Denver, Clippers, Celtics, Raptors

thats about as tough a stretch as we'll have all season

[Spur|n|Austin]

I can't believe nba.com has still not changed who and how their website is run - that site is so bad.

[TimmyBuckets]

The Spurs have been very lucky with the schedule. They have had many home games and caught many teams with injured stars or starters or on back to back road games.

Luck has nothing to do with it. That was the schedule since before the season started. If we've been lucky with other players being injured, then other teams have been lucky White was injured early and DJ is still injured.


we just had a 6 game stretch of Houston, Denver, Denver, Clippers, Celtics, Raptors

thats about as tough a stretch as we'll have all season

Went 4-2 in that stretch too, only losing close games. The only reason everyone isn't completely convinced yet is the horrendous road record. This stretch and the RRT will make or break Spurs.

[Arcadian]

Those idiots at ESPN should take note. 10th my ass.

[rascal]

Bump

[rascal]

I mean, who's better? I'd take them in a 7 game series over anyone but the Dubs tbh. I mean come on, are we really taking teams like the Nuggets and Clippers seriously? I'm not.

You would take them in a 7 game series over anyone other than GS.

[rascal]

Those idiots at ESPN should take note. 10th my ass.

10th looks to be a generous ranking.

[RD2191]

You would take them in a 7 game series over anyone other than GS.

I was hacked:wakeup