Pessimistic View: Spurs Miss the Playoff

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Originally Posted by MaNu4Tres

The stretch from March 21st through April 4th is disturbing.

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Therefore the importance early in the season to win games.

It was there. Staring at my face from the beginning of the season. The Spurs would need to have a good showing at the start of the season to help combat the end of season schedule.

I was hoping for a slightly better than .500 by the time December ended. Then hoping the team would have at least a 5-1 home stance record prior to the RRT.

This upcoming schedule is brutal for any team in the league much less one that is not above .600. And March is even worse than the RRT schedule.

If the Spurs can pull this one out with a winning record...Make the playoffs...They will have definately been battle tested more than any other team in the league prior to the playoffs starting.

37 wins... please.

The Spurs missing the playoffs could happen, though I'd give it a pretty small probability with the way this team have proved for years it gets stronger as the season closes. I know last season doesn't exactly back this up, but with no Manu and with Tim being pretty injured then, I don't think we can discredit the trend. Under no circumstance would they ever finish the season with less than 40 wins though.

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Originally Posted by MaNu4Tres

The stretch from March 21st through April 4th is disturbing.

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The way we are playing right now we will lose most of those games :( A better Spurs team has a shot, but they have ALOT of work to do to get there.

The big 3 + Pop will not allow the Spurs to miss the playoffs.

Like Harlem said 1 and 2 seed is out of the question. 3-5 is where the Spurs should be. It's possible for the Spurs to have the 4th best record in the NBA if they really go on a huge winning streak this last half. But it's an if. and it's what I'm hoping for at least.