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I completely disagree. This is as close as the Spurs are going to get to adversity this season, and it's the perfect time for the rest of them to gel. In ten days when RJ and Georgie are finally playing well again, we'll all be breathing a sigh of relief, regardless of whether or not the Spurs win all these games.
Negative nelly rears his fat head again. #1 seed is a lock.
Bonner's gonna regulate. No worries.
Agreed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimcs50
It's a virtual lock, I agree. But top seeds aren't locks to reach the finals, unless the Lakers have it.Quote:
Originally Posted by said7
Top Seeds, West:
2000: Lakers (Finals)
2001: Spurs (WCF)
2002: Kings (WCF)
2003: Spurs (Finals)
2004: Wolves (WCF)
2005: Suns (WCF)
2006: Spurs (WSF)
2007: Mavs (choke)
2008: Lakers (Finals)
2009: Lakers (Finals)
2010: Lakers (Finals)
5/11 overall, but mostly Lakers. There would have been more top seed choking last few years if it weren't for the emergence of a truly dominant team.
Top Seeds, East:
2000: Pacers (Finals)
2001: Suxers (Finals)
2002: Nets (Finals)
2003: Pistons (ECF)
2004: Pacers (ECF)
2005: Heat (ECF)
2006: Pistons (ECF)
2007: Pistons (ECF)
2008: Celtics (Finals)
2009: Cavs (ECF)
2010: Cavs (ESF)
4/11 overall; only 1 of the last 8.
Agreed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Obstructed_View
Hardest six game stretch? uhhh
Tue. Dec 28 - Lakers
Thu. Dec 30 - Dallas
Sat. Jan 1 - OKC
Tue. Jan 4 - NYK
Wed. Jan 5 - Boston
Fri . Jan 7 - Pacers
I knew we had a tougher one than this. Not saying it's going to be easy, but calling it the toughest stretch of the season is REALLY stretching it.
Kind of a pussy thing to say.Quote:
Originally Posted by mexicanjunior
If you consider the truth vaginal...have at it.Quote:
Originally Posted by TIMMYD!
We have 12 games remaining:
@ Denver - W
@ Portland - L
@ Memphis - L
vs Portland - W
vs Boston - W
@ Houston - W
vs Phoenix - W
@ Atlanta - W
vs Sacramento - W
vs Utah - W
@ LA Lakers - L (resting starters)
@ Phoenix - L (resting starters)
So you're expecting the Spurs to quit and get beat by 30? Nah, you're just a pussy.Quote:
Originally Posted by mexicanjunior
It's not like it hasn't already happened this year...with no inside presence and more minutes for Bonner/Blair, it seems like the chances to get blown out by good teams increases also...but nah, you are just a homer swallowing Pop's jizz...enjoy his DNA.Quote:
Originally Posted by Obstructed_View
There are 3 hard games here, plus Dallas was missing Dirk. Considering that these games coming up are all important to each opponent in their playoff seedings, your 6 games are not even close to this stretch of games in degree of difficultyQuote:
Originally Posted by Spursfan092120
..... is in the finals, up 2-0, going back to Boston.
Don't jump on to bandwagon when we win.Quote:
Originally Posted by mexicanjunior
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Originally Posted by tuncaboylu
Oh yeah...I'll be sure to follow your instructions...
What to expect from the Duncanless Spurs
by Timothy Varner
48 Minutes of Hell
Scott Sereday, as usual, has done a terrific job of accounting for the statistical issues surrounding Tim Duncan’s injury. And there is also a good bit in his post about the value of role players vs. the value of home court advantage. Do read it.
My take on Duncan’s injury, providing it doesn’t extend beyond the start of the postseason, is that it’s not such a big deal. My biggest concern is Duncan’s condition, which could diminish over the next few weeks. Couple this with the expectation of more postseason minutes for Duncan, and he may spend the first round of the playoffs getting into game shape.
Keep reading →
Hit the links for the whole pieces.
http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursna...l-stretch-run/Quote:
With Duncan out, Splitter facing critical stretch run
Jeff McDonald
...Spurs coach Gregg Popovich could start the 6-foot-11 Splitter in Duncan’s place, as he did Saturday against Charlotte, when the perennial All-Star was given a routine night off. Or Popovich could return to DeJuan Blair, who started the first 63 games.
Either way, Splitter is set to face a stretch that, for better or ill, could define his rookie season.
“This,” Manu Ginobili said, “is the opportunity he’s been waiting for.”
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http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursna...playoff-hopes/Quote:
Duncan’s injury could benefit Spurs’ playoff hopes
Tim Griffin
...Even with a brutal closing schedule that will include 11 playoff contenders in the final 12 games, the upcoming stretch could develop a couple of spots that the Spurs will desperately need in a playoff run.
:lol Yeah, that's me, the blind Pop defender. :lolQuote:
Originally Posted by mexicanjunior
Looking worse and worse
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Originally Posted by Jimcs50
Bonner can't even regulate the amount of Skittles he pours into his hand.Quote:
Originally Posted by Borosai
Jimcs50 - I completely agree with you (I actually agreed with you when you started this thread).
I'll even take it a step further - this is the hardest EIGHT game stretch of the season. After Houston on Friday, we have an early Sunday game at home vs. Phoenix, and you know how we usually fare in early Sunday games (especially when it's the 3rd game in 3 and a half days). Then, that Tuesday we are at Atlanta.
With the way the Lakers are playing, as soon as TD went down, I knew the # 1 seed was in serious jeopardy. It may very well come down to Tuesday, April 12 @ LAL for all the marbles.
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Originally Posted by Jimcs50
I jinxed them.
:depressed
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Originally Posted by hater