Re: Poll: Would you throw in the towel vs the Suns if it meant Round 1 vs PHO not UTA
Forget all the other considerations for a minute. Do you know how much money it's worth to a team to get into the playoffs? It's a lot. I don't know about now, but it used to be that the Spurs didn't turn a profit unless they made the post-season. And they used to talk about how having a series go to 7 games wasn't all bad.
The Jazz are another small market team, and doing that would be some seriously cold shit. If the Spurs obviously tanked to put one team into the playoffs, and knock another one out, they really might cause the league to think about a rules change. I know if I was one of the Millers, I'd be standing on a chair yelling about it at the next owner's meeting.
Re: Poll: Would you throw in the towel vs the Suns if it meant Round 1 vs PHO not UTA
Which team would require less of Duncan? Which team can Blair/Bonner/Diaw contribute most against? With MEM looming in the 2nd round and maybe LAL in WCF (if OKC falls apart like today), I'd prefer TD to get as little wear and tear as possible in the first round.
Re: Poll: Would you throw in the towel vs the Suns if it meant Round 1 vs PHO not UTA
I'd rather face Phoneix than Utah honestly. That's just the simple truth. Utah is physical as hell, and they can be really tough at home. They love to ground and pound. Wouldn't be surprised to see them take a hard shot at Manu or Tony coming down the lane. Al Jefferson can score on Timmy just as well as Timmy scores on him, and Millsap can be everywhere at times. Not to mention Devin Harris who's one of the only few guards in the league that can fly step for step with Tony.
But that home-court advantage is the real problem. Utah always gets some home-cooking. I'd rather have our road games in Phoenix where we actually can thrive then in Utah. I'd take the Suns in the 1st Round ya'll. Just my take on it.
Re: Poll: Would you throw in the towel vs the Suns if it meant Round 1 vs PHO not UTA
Yes, I would definitely tank if it meant the Suns instead of the Jazz. In fact, it is really what I hope the Spurs do. I want a San Antonio vs. Phoenix matchup.
Re: Poll: Would you throw in the towel vs the Suns if it meant Round 1 vs PHO not UTA
That being said, it's worth looking at this from another angle:
If we beat the Suns in the season finale, we could eliminate them from playoff contention in just one game.
Whereas, if we tank the game in order to draw a Spurs-Suns first round matchup, it would have to take us 4-7 games to eliminate them from the playoffs.
Re: Poll: Would you throw in the towel vs the Suns if it meant Round 1 vs PHO not UTA
Well, I guess it's sort of a two-edged sword for Utah, considering how loaded this draft is supposed to be:
"The only way the Wolves can have a first-round pick in the June draft is if Utah makes the playoffs and has to give up its lottery-protected pick, which was part of the Al Jefferson trade two years ago."
http://news.yahoo.com/wolves-shut-lo...5029--spt.html
Maybe the question should be, "If you're Utah, do you really try that hard to get an 8 seed, or do you tank to get an extra first round pick in this draft?"
Re: Poll: Would you throw in the towel vs the Suns if it meant Round 1 vs PHO not UTA
Utah has some of the worst fans in the league, so whatever fucks them over the most is my choice. Whether it be sweeping them in the first round or tanking against the Suns, either way I'm happy.
Re: Poll: Would you throw in the towel vs the Suns if it meant Round 1 vs PHO not UTA
I would like to reverse the Skunker
Re: Poll: Would you throw in the towel vs the Suns if it meant Round 1 vs PHO not UTA
spurs really only need to win one game to lock up the number 1 seed in the west since they own the tiebreaker against the thunder. just win that one game and rest the other games.
Re: Poll: Would you throw in the towel vs the Suns if it meant Round 1 vs PHO not UTA
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Originally Posted by
J.T.
Tanking is gay. Spurs beat a better Jazz team 4-1 in the 2007 WCF. If they draw the Jazz in the first round and it goes more than five games I'll cut my dick off with a rusty pair of safety scissors.
Crisis averted :lmao
Re: Poll: Would you throw in the towel vs the Suns if it meant Round 1 vs PHO not UTA
Re: Poll: Would you throw in the towel vs the Suns if it meant Round 1 vs PHO not UTA
the word Spurs and the phrase "throw in the towel" is something I hate to imagine combined in the same sentence describing an event.
"You play to WIN the Game!"
Re: Poll: Would you throw in the towel vs the Suns if it meant Round 1 vs PHO not UTA
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DAF86
The Suns would beat the Jazz in a 7 game series. And they would also give us more trouble than Utah.
The Suns would have definitely given the Spurs more of a fight, probably even win one. To me it was always very clear that the Jazz was the easiest opponent for us.
