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Jimcs50
10-29-2005, 09:54 AM
After 2 home games, the Spurs will have 5 games in 5 different cities in 8 days against some pretty good teams(4 playoff teams). I guess this is a good way for the team to bond....a sort of a foxhole mentality. It is a must that they win their 2 home games prior to this long trip, then hope for 2 wins on the road trip at worst and 3-4 at best.

Nov Opponent Time* Local TV National TV
Tue 1 Denver 7:00pm -- TNT
Fri 4 Cleveland 7:00pm WB35 ESPN
Sat 5 @ Dallas 7:30pm KENS NBALP
Mon 7 @ Chicago 7:30pm FSNSW NBALP
Wed 9 @ Charlotte 6:30pm FSNSW NBALP
Fri 11 @ Boston 6:30pm FSNSW NBALP
Sat 12 @ Washington 6:00pm WB35 NBATVHighDef
boutons
10-29-2005, 09:59 AM
"It is a must that they win their 2 home games"

you sound so like boutons, but in a good way. :lol
G-Nob
10-29-2005, 10:14 AM
I don't suspect we'll get off to a good start until Pop gets used to a rotation. I'm okay with dropping a few games early as long as we can come together to get a rotation that works. I fear the team is pressing a bit right now just through the preseason games. Other teams will be fired up to play us, so I expect a slow start the first 10 or 15 games.
ducks
10-29-2005, 10:27 AM
atleast the spurs will have an excuse to start slow
ducks
10-29-2005, 10:33 AM
actually looking at the games
they are all games they should win

dallas is the toughest team but they should beat them
cavs do not worry me. they have lots of new players and will need more time to gel
Jimcs50
10-29-2005, 11:24 AM
actually looking at the games
they are all games they should win

dallas is the toughest team but they should beat them
cavs do not worry me. they have lots of new players and will need more time to gel


If Spurs won every game that they "should" win, they will be 78-4.

This is the NBA, the home teams win their fair share. The Spurs will do well to start out 5-2.
JamStone
10-29-2005, 11:52 AM
Granted, it's a five game road trip to start off the season. But, the only tough games there are at Dallas and at Washington (more so because it's an early game on a road back-to-back). Cleveland at home might be a little tough just because they'll be jacked up to play the Spurs and Mike Brown is very familiar with them. But, as someone already predicted, it's still likely a 5-2 start, if not better. That should be acceptable considering a look at the schedule.
samikeyp
10-29-2005, 01:02 PM
This is the NBA, the home teams win their fair share. The Spurs will do well to start out 5-2.

and the haters will be out in force.
ZStomp
10-29-2005, 01:17 PM
After 2 home games, the Spurs will have 5 games in 5 different cities in 8 days against some pretty good teams(4 playoff teams). I guess this is a good way for the team to bond....a sort of a foxhole mentality. It is a must that they win their 2 home games prior to this long trip, then hope for 2 wins on the road trip at worst and 3-4 at best.

Nov Opponent Time* Local TV National TV
Tue 1 Denver 7:00pm -- TNT
Fri 4 Cleveland 7:00pm WB35 ESPN
Sat 5 @ Dallas 7:30pm KENS NBALP
Mon 7 @ Chicago 7:30pm FSNSW NBALP
Wed 9 @ Charlotte 6:30pm FSNSW NBALP
Fri 11 @ Boston 6:30pm FSNSW NBALP
Sat 12 @ Washington 6:00pm WB35 NBATVHighDef

You think so? I"m now too worried about it. It's not like they're playing the top dogs of the East. I expect 6-1
Sense
10-29-2005, 03:53 PM
I thought this thread was about sarcasm.
TexasAggie2005
10-29-2005, 05:50 PM
Lower tier Eastern Conference playoff teams mostly (those don't count when talking about "playoff teams"). And this just means we get more home games later when we hit our stride. Besides, there's only one back-to-back on the road trip. No worries.
Cant_Be_Faded
10-29-2005, 06:08 PM
--------don't be surprised if the spurs start this season really really slow, with a shitty record, maybe even slightly below 500

i see this team having a very slow start, slower than normal

mostly because everyone will be gunning for and gearing towards us, least of all because of fitting in the new guys and getting lineups straight.

We'll start making up good ground in late december.
Solid D
10-29-2005, 07:17 PM
"It is a must that they win their 2 home games"

you sound so like boutons, but in a good way. :lol

:rollin :rollin :rollin

Good one.
Vashner
10-29-2005, 07:21 PM
Wow the bandwagon already swaying left and right and it's just about to leave the stable.
HB22inSA
10-29-2005, 11:41 PM
Okay, wait, I don't get it.

First I keep hearing how great and powerful and almighty the Spurs are, and how they've already won the 2006 and 2007 Championships.

Now they're going to "have it rough" because of an early-season 5-game roadie?

Make up your minds.

Also, this is incorrect:


If Spurs won every game that they "should" win, they will be 78-4.

They'd be 82-0.
Jimcs50
10-30-2005, 09:32 AM
Okay, wait, I don't get it.

First I keep hearing how great and powerful and almighty the Spurs are, and how they've already won the 2006 and 2007 Championships.

Now they're going to "have it rough" because of an early-season 5-game roadie?

Make up your minds.

Also, this is incorrect:



They'd be 82-0.


No, at Miami, Indy, Detroit and at Houston in their 2nd game in Houston, the Spurs will be the dogs.
T Park
10-30-2005, 10:39 AM
Spurs will start the season 7-0


Mark it down.
Jimcs50
10-30-2005, 11:12 AM
Spurs will start the season 7-0


Mark it down.

Ok, I marked it down, now what?
Trainwreck2100
10-30-2005, 11:17 AM
Violet Palmer will ref one of those games andthe Spurs will lose

6-1
HB22inSA
10-30-2005, 12:18 PM
No, at Miami, Indy, Detroit and at Houston in their 2nd game in Houston, the Spurs will be the dogs.
I think the Spurs will be favored in every game except @ Miami.
ZStomp
10-30-2005, 02:17 PM
Spurs will start the season 7-0


Mark it down.

if they don't? will u quit on them again?

:lmao
Solid D
10-30-2005, 02:29 PM
If the Spurs keep giving up 28 points in quarters, they are going to have lots of rough games.
GrandeDavid
10-30-2005, 03:27 PM
An early challenge will be good for them. It all balances out in the long run. And who is to say that those opponents will or will not be prepared to face the Spurs? I think that its all about the playoffs, anyway. Regular season is just one long tune up.
SpursIndonesia
10-30-2005, 08:52 PM
6-1, no worse than that.
ggoose25
10-30-2005, 08:53 PM
what ever happened to whottt?
gospursgojas
10-30-2005, 11:57 PM
Sat 12 @ Washington 6:00pm WB35 NBATVHighDef

What channel is NBATVHightDef???

Anyone know???
howbouthemspurs
10-31-2005, 05:36 AM
What channel is NBATVHightDef???

Anyone know???
Its on channel "ght" yah Hossier!!........i dont know :drunk
Solid D
10-31-2005, 08:52 AM
What channel is NBATVHightDef???

Anyone know???

San Antonio Time Warner is 160

http://www.twc-sa.com/tw_hdtv/hd_programming.php?channel=18

(NBATV non-HD is 205)
Brodels
10-31-2005, 09:35 AM
5-2 would be great.

4-3 wouldn't be so bad.

I think we'll see one of those two records.
romsey31
10-31-2005, 03:44 PM
atleast the spurs will have an excuse to start slow

Spurs have absolutely no reason to start slow. Why do you have to "tinker" to see what works when you just won a championship. Just use the dam players that won it all last year.
Jimcs50
11-05-2005, 08:25 AM
Mission accomplished at home.

Now, the Spurs need to improve on first quarter defense, and just keep improving.The best player so far is Tony Parker. He has been simply fantastic in the first two games. He needs to ply with the same intensity on the road. I might be imagining it, but he looks even quicker this year than last year.

Lebron noticed this too:

"He's quick as hell," James said. "He's probably the quickest guy in our league along with Allen Iverson. He put pressure on our defense, got into the lane and made layups all night. We weren't able to come across to block any of his shots or even contest any of his shots. That's something we need to work on and get better at."

These are not your daddy's Spurs. This team can flat out run with any team, and last night they looked simply unstopable in their running game.

Coach Brown was shaking his head a few times after SA used maybe 5 secs to score on some plays.

"That separation is something they do, quarter after quarter," Brown said. "They let you stick around a little, think you can run with them, then they kick it up another notch."

Can SA run as effectively on this long road trip?

I can not wait til I see Finley play Dallas next game. Will he score 50 on them? :lol
TDMVPDPOY
11-05-2005, 08:47 AM
ROAD TRIP 5-0 thats what im expecting, we have no reason to lose against these scrub teams
Jimcs50
11-06-2005, 12:25 PM
I can not wait til I see Finley play Dallas next game. Will he score 50 on them?

I was close...only missed it by 48 or so.

:)
Trainwreck2100
11-06-2005, 12:27 PM
I was close...only missed it by 48 or so.

:)

You forgot to take into account how crappy Finley plays in Dallas.
Jimcs50
11-12-2005, 09:53 PM
After 2 home games, the Spurs will have 5 games in 5 different cities in 8 days against some pretty good teams(4 playoff teams). I guess this is a good way for the team to bond....a sort of a foxhole mentality. It is a must that they win their 2 home games prior to this long trip, then hope for 2 wins on the road trip at worst and 3-4 at best.

Nov Opponent Time* Local TV National TV
Tue 1 Denver 7:00pm -- TNT
Fri 4 Cleveland 7:00pm WB35 ESPN
Sat 5 @ Dallas 7:30pm KENS NBALP
Mon 7 @ Chicago 7:30pm FSNSW NBALP
Wed 9 @ Charlotte 6:30pm FSNSW NBALP
Fri 11 @ Boston 6:30pm FSNSW NBALP
Sat 12 @ Washington 6:00pm WB35 NBATVHighDef


Looks like the Spurs faired about as well as I had hoped for.

3-2 is not too bad.