They match up perfectly with Denver. Denver, having almost no half court game, tries to run as much as possible. That just makes it easier for the dubs to get their 3 ball goingQuote:
Originally Posted by Spurs and Mavs fan
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They match up perfectly with Denver. Denver, having almost no half court game, tries to run as much as possible. That just makes it easier for the dubs to get their 3 ball goingQuote:
Originally Posted by Spurs and Mavs fan
Dubs close out with Curry/Jack/Thompson/Barnes/Bogut.
Pop closes out with Parker/Ginobili/Green/Leonard/Duncan.
Yeah, exactly, this team is more dependent on the jumpshot than the 11 spurs and we all know what happened when we faced a formidable defense in the Griz....Quote:
Originally Posted by HarlemHeat37
GS...kawhi on curry ... Nuff said!
That's why we got tmac. To keep an eye on things.Quote:
Originally Posted by SpurPadre
Also, Bogut is their only big that has a chance against Tim, and if Bogut is on the floor, expect Hack-a-Bogut, tbh..
True. I just dont like the height diffence for parker guarding Thompson. Cojo is great defensively, and just got a lot of offensive confidence from the previous series.Quote:
Originally Posted by Floyd Pacquiao
Danny Green is atrocious at running through screens, I wouldn't risk having him on Curry, tbh..
Either trap and rotate, or put Leonard against him..
Thompson is hit or miss offensively, he's streaky and has tunnel vision..also, the Warriors are going to have him guarding Parker, since he's good at guarding PGs and he did well against Tony during the regular season..Thompson will be fatigued from guarding Tony, thus Green/Manu should be able to guard him well on the other end, tbh..
Regardless of how we feel about the Warriors, Spurs should feel good that they avoided the Clippers or Grizzlies in round 2, tbh..
Even if it's a long series, the Warriors aren't a physical team and they don't have any fake thugs, unlike Memphis/Clippers, much less damaging to the Spurs players..
Have to wonder how much tall ball spurs will play
theyve defended the Warriors pretty good this season minus Jarret Magic Jack
and if Pop will change his philosophies
GS just closed out games with Draymond Green at C
Bogut is on minute restriction and Landry is undersized
a Splitter/Duncan/Leonard frontline should dominate the glass vs them
Clips don't scare me. Memphis on the other hand is looking pretty damn good.Quote:
Originally Posted by HarlemHeat37
They play the same style that Phoenix did back in the mid-00's and they are not half as good, tbh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spurs and Mavs fan
I don't like Denver high altitude, though no back to back game in post season, but still .....
Absolutely agreed! :tuQuote:
Originally Posted by HarlemHeat37
Let's still just see how this all pans out, though, of course ... :p:
Alright, well after thinking about it I prefer Golden State for the simple reason that the only WC teams the Spurs have not defeated in the playoffs during the Tim Duncan era are the Rockets and Warriors. And that's only because the Spurs have never played either team.
For the douches that will say we haven't beaten OKC, I seem to recall pushing the Seattle SuperSonic's shit in during Game 6 of the 2005 WCSF. Same franchise, that counts.
Warriors. Double Curry and where does their offense go? Plus George Karl has another playoff upset left in him.
If it was that easy, having Iggy on him for Denver should have done the trick.Quote:
Originally Posted by McGusto55
im guessing you didnt actually watch the Nuggets vs GSQuote:
Originally Posted by phxspurfan
all theyve done is trap Curry and he finds the open man or scores anyway
They're eventually going to have to beat the Clippers/Grizzlies in the WCF. I'm not sure OKC will make it out of the next round.Quote:
Originally Posted by HarlemHeat37
Golden State, they're more immature and in-experienced. I feel like Golden State would really outshoot themselves against the Spurs. Also, just seeing how emotional they were getting tonight, their decision making against SA would probably be horrible. I would prefer Golden State and I would have Spurs winning on 5. Ideally, I want GS to win in 7 games, but I'd take 6 games, that will still give the starters plenty of time to rest. If we do get GS, would Splitter make a huge difference? I feel like Spurs would still win in 5 without him.
GOLDEN STATE.
1) Inexperienced in later rounds. When Richard Jefferson has the most playoff experience on your team, that doesn't inspire much confidence.
2) Only Bogut really has a chance to defend Duncan. No other bigs of note on the Warriors.
3) Unlike the Nuggets, the Spurs know how to play a halfcourt game, and that type of game is kryptonite to a run-and-gun team.
I think we'd take GS in 6. I'll allow for Curry and Jack to each have one game to go apeshit, lol.
It's not Curry's shooting that's killing the Nuggets, it's the open teammates, hockey assists and broken-down defense. Let Curry score 40 on 29 shot attempts and keep everyone else from killing you.Quote:
Originally Posted by phxspurfan
He's shot pretty well against us in the past.Quote:
Originally Posted by Austin_Toros
This. Of the parts of games I've seen, all GS did was expose all the flaws that people had been complaining about Denver all year. No legitimate superstar. No defense. Too many points in transition. They haven't kept focused and are mediocre outside of Denver.Quote:
Originally Posted by Obstructed_View
Having a guy like Curry will help them win this series(probably in six), but you just treat him like Kobe. Let him go off. Let him take as many shots as he likes but limit his teammates and in the long run the Spurs are the better team.