Do We Really Want to Sweep?

We're up 3-0, so let's just "assume" we go the Finals.

If we sweep these guys, that would not only give us a 6 game winning streak, it would give us a looong time off before we'd play in the Finals.. I don't really know if I want that. We could use the rest though. Just hate the rust factor. Thoughts?



**Depending on the length of the ECF, it would probably be 7-9 days.

The main reason I asked is cause I remember last year Pop saying that he hates winning streaks, especially in the playoffs. Obv he won't throw a game, but the question was if you guys would rather sweep.

Less games, less chance of injury. So, yes.

Yes for the sake of Kawhi's knee

I read somewhere it would be 9 days between games

yes...fuck memphis

I want a spurs sweep. Let the pacers and the heat beat the hell out of each other while the spurs get rest.

It's a no brainer. Put them out of their misery.

Golden State Warriors is just the better team. :lmao

Yes. You don't fuck around in the playoffs. You close out as soon as possible.

^^^yup^^^

I would love for Pacers/Heat to beat the shit out of each other while our aging trio rests up. I see your point but I wouldn't take anything for granted. Finish them and get to the finals.

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Originally Posted by BatManu20

We're up 3-0, so let's just "assume" we go the Finals.

If we sweep these guys, that would not only give us a 6 game winning streak, it would give us a looong time off before we'd play in the Finals.. I don't really know if I want that.. thoughts?

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Yes they will lose on purpose.









Shut up faggot

Fuck yes. More play = higher chance of injury. Yeah, it's a long time off. Yeah, they could look rusty. You can shake off rust and you can do things to prevent rust. But they need rest. They need to heal. They need to watch a fuck of a lot of game footage and have a gameplan.

Do I think they'll sweep? I don't know. But I sure as fuck hope so.

Hell yeah you communist.

The only problem with a sweep is less papa johns 50% off nights

yes - Our big 3 are not getting any younger and Leonard's knee needs some rest.

id rather be rested and come out cold then be exhausted and come out sluggish against the heat...at least with rested legs our d wont struggle

Um yeah, I want to see the Spurs win this series, so yeah, I'd love the sweep. Plenty of teams have come back from 3-1.

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Originally Posted by 100%duncan

Golden State Warriors is just the better team. :lmao

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I think we can come back..but..but..I doubt it:lmao

ofcourse

yes

Y.E.S.

We'll likely start the Finals on the road, and will want MAXIMUM rest to take on Miami in their building.

The main reason I asked is cause I remember last year Pop saying that he hates winning streaks, especially in the playoffs. Obv he won't throw a game, but the question was if you guys would rather sweep.

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Originally Posted by exstatic

Y.E.S.

We'll likely start the Finals on the road, and will want MAXIMUM rest to take on Miami in their building.

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True. I hope Indiana can at least take them 6 or 7 and hopefully wear them out a little bit.

Damn guy, and I thought I was a terrible poster.

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Originally Posted by Lincoln

Yes they will lose on purpose.






Shut up faggot

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:lmao:lol :lol Why the fuck would a team tank a game in the playoffs?..

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Originally Posted by BatManu20

The main reason I asked is cause I remember last year Pop saying that he hates winning streaks, especially in the playoffs. Obv he won't throw a game, but the question was if you guys would rather sweep.

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Five actually isn't much of a streak.

OP no disrespect but you sound like a pussy.

Sweep these grizz and get the rest. last year Spurs were on a 20 game WS. Its not the same.

Spurs big 3 rested a game in Nov. The can you use the rest now.

Absolutely, yes. Imo, it will erase any shit talking from the flukey series win the Grizz got in 2011.

Sweeping now imo proves that they only won because our team was hurt (Duncan, Parker, and Manu were all hurt). Now an even older Duncan is destroying prime ZBo, Parker is taking a hot shit on them even though Conley is allegedly the best defensive PG in the league thi syear, and severely declined Manu out hustled them all night.

On a strategic note, it'd give the Spurs ample time to prepare for the winning team. yeah they may be rusty for game 1, but who cares? Huge strategic edge, and 100% rest and health.

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Originally Posted by Lincoln

Yes they will lose on purpose.





Shut up faggot

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Lol Mavs fan still browsing on a Spurs forum... Pathetic.

This thread is stupid as hell. Are you going to be cheering when Memphis scores on Monday??? Moronic.

Do we really want the championship?

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Originally Posted by Kool Bob Love

OP no disrespect but you sound like a pussy.

Sweep these grizz and get the rest. last year Spurs were on a 20 game WS. Its not the same.

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Yeaaa you right. No offense taken. In hindsight that does sound kinda pussy-ish. Let's bust out the brooms on em.

We want a sweep. A lot of nagging injuries could recover with a long rest. Plus, you don't want to give the Grizzlies even a glimmer of hope. They've overcome a 2-0 deficit in these playoffs already, it is not out of the realm of possibility that they could overcome a 3-0 deficit as well. We all know it is not impossible for this team to lose 4 games in a row. The Spurs take care of business when up 3-0, though. They've won game 4 in that situation 7 times out of 10, and have never been pushed past game 5.

Yes, Spurs should obviously try to win game 4. Grizzlies are too good of a team to gift them one game.

Now, Pop shouldn't play too much Tony and Tim in that game to have them ready for a potential game 5.

Yes, we want to win.

well if the Spurs end of facing Miami in the finals then it will be ok. Spurs should be expected to lose the first game against them. Giving them plenty of time to recover. Should we face the Pacers, then it might be different story.

I say the Spurs tank the next 3 then try to win game 7. This would keep them in game shape and would prevent any sort of rust in game 1 of the finals.

Yes, I want the sweep. Every game played means a chance of injury. No team has ever come back from a 0-3 deficit in the Conference Finals, but I certainly don't want the Grizzlies to be the first because of some injury. Don't let them hang around, kill them quickly!

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Originally Posted by Assman

I say the Spurs tank the next 3 then try to win game 7. This would keep them in game shape and would prevent any sort of rust in game 1 of the finals.

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:lol, tbh..

But on the other hand, I'm expecting for the Spurs to lose game 4 and win it here in San Antonio.

Spurs could use some rest just hope they dnt lose too much momentum

Yes, you assclown.

Just get to the finals..

Sooner the better

Not sure if Memphis has the guts to come out and win a Game 4 when they're down 3-0.

You want Pop to rest the starters next game? Build the Grizzlies confidence?

Answer is obvious. This old team needs rest in every way possible. Just don't want to get overconfident that we could beat them the next game.

Yes, you go for the sweep, but I won't be angry if the Grizz win Game 4, tbh.

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Originally Posted by Assman

I say the Spurs tank the next 3 then try to win game 7. This would keep them in game shape and would prevent any sort of rust in game 1 of the finals.

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:lmao

if spurs get down big you let the scrubs get them back then bring the big three back
otherwise you go for the win at the bigging
role players will play better in a game 5 at home

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Originally Posted by therealtruth

You want Pop to rest the starters next game? Build the Grizzlies confidence?

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No I stated that Pop obv isn't going to throw the game.. This was a question for the fans, and whether or not they would rather go into next round on a 6-game winning streak and 8 or 9 days of rest.

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Originally Posted by BatManu20

Lol Mavs fan still browsing on a Spurs forum... Pathetic.

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Good comeback dumbass, it's not my fault you have retarded takes

Lol gnsf

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Originally Posted by exstatic

Y.E.S.

We'll likely start the Finals on the road, and will want MAXIMUM rest to take on Miami in their building.

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shit pacers gonna beat the heat...Bet.....!

That's what I'm talkin' about!!! :ihit:ihit:ihit:ihit:ihit:ihit:ihit:ihit:ihit

Yes, we definitely want to go for the jugular on Monday night and humiliate the fuck outta' them on their homecourt, in front of their homecrowd.... Just as they humiliated us in '11. Never forget. FUCK Memphis!! It's sweet, sweet revenge time. :devil

... And of course, the rest would be SUPER awesome for our team as well. :D

manu plays best on 3 days rest

I wouldn't be surprised if the Heat don't get past the Pacers and I'm not sure how to feel about that tbh. But if it's the Pacers that take them down then so be it. I just want to see them lose and if we earn a shot to beat them, all the better. Still need 1 more. Finish it !!!

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Originally Posted by Lincoln

Good comeback dumbass, it's not my fault you have retarded takes

Lol gnsf

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LOL anybody who makes fun of another person's "internet thread making ability" is the biggest loser of all. And on another team's website no less.... Seriously, think about that for a second. And realize you have no life. And there's nothing you can do to change that. Have a good one.

Fuck yes.

Hell yes. More rest the better for this old ass team.

Actually, Memphis prob wnts to end this soon, too

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Originally Posted by tmtcsc

I wouldn't be surprised if the Heat don't get past the Pacers and I'm not sure how to feel about that tbh. But if it's the Pacers that take them down then so be it. I just want to see them lose and if we earn a shot to beat them, all the better. Still need 1 more. Finish it !!!

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Really? I would be SHOCKED if the Heat didn't get passed the Pacers.. which is why I'm about 90% sure they're still going to. If Indy had finished Game 1, I'd say they have a pretty good shot. But that loss will come back to bite them in the ass when they lose one of the next two at home, if not both. I think they just awoke Lebron tbh.

But in response to the second part of your statement, the spurs would absolutely rather play Indiana than Miami.. both would be tough, but the Heat are just a bad match up for us.

Sweep the leg, sweep the grizzlies

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Originally Posted by Nathan89

Yes. You don't fuck around in the playoffs. You close out as soon as possible.

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Can't argue with this logic. No one is giving away games at this point.

Revenge is sweeter with a sweep. Drive for five baby!

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Originally Posted by BatManu20

Really? I would be SHOCKED if the Heat didn't get passed the Pacers.. which is why I'm about 90% sure they're still going to. If Indy had finished Game 1, I'd say they have a pretty good shot. But that loss will come back to bite them in the ass when they lose one of the next two at home, if not both. I think they just awoke Lebron tbh.

But in response to the second part of your statement, the spurs would absolutely rather play Indiana than Miami.. both would be tough, but the Heat are just a bad match up for us.

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You are an idiot, we are a bad matchup for them, even their own fans admit it.

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Originally Posted by BatManu20

Really? I would be SHOCKED if the Heat didn't get passed the Pacers.. which is why I'm about 90% sure they're still going to. If Indy had finished Game 1, I'd say they have a pretty good shot. But that loss will come back to bite them in the ass when they lose one of the next two at home, if not both. I think they just awoke Lebron tbh.

But in response to the second part of your statement, the spurs would absolutely rather play Indiana than Miami.. both would be tough, but the Heat are just a bad match up for us.

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There is no answer for Lebron but Wade is not even close to what he used to be and they have no size.. Bosh is a bitch and TD will clown his ass...

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Originally Posted by dbreiden83080

There is no answer for Lebron but Wade is not even close to what he used to be and they have no size.. Bosh is a bitch and TD will clown his ass...

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Sup nigga. 160 was boring tbh. What can ya say?

Spurs want to finish this series and get some rest and game plan.

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Originally Posted by Bruno

Yes, Spurs should obviously try to win game 4. Grizzlies are too good of a team to gift them one game.

Now, Pop shouldn't play too much Tony and Tim in that game to have them ready for a potential game 5.

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Not that I'm insinuating you gift any team any game in the playoffs, but, they are? I continue to be amazed at how overrated this Grizzlies team is.

And this isn't me getting swept up in the moment, either. I haven't been concerned with this team for going on 2 years now. My concerns going into this series were all Spurs related (Parker's/Leonard's health, the likelihood that it would be every other day, Spurs recent penchant for choking in the playoffs). Once I found out the first one was essentially a non issue and that there would be a 3 day break between games 2 and 3, I was confident they'd win in 5.

Fewer opportunities for injury, fatigue, etc. More opportunity for Parker's calf to stop pestering him, for Duncan and Kawhi to rest their knees, more rest and healing in general. Rust is a matter of fan perception. Finish off these upstart bearpeople and silence 2011ers for good.

Memphis busy getting their fishing rods together. Luckily they already have a Leur.

http://i39.tinypic.com/11izsrd.jpg

rust isn't as big of a deal if you don't have homecourt. You have less pressure to win the first two.

You know your team is playing well when the fans are worried about, of all things, the implications of a sweep victory in the conference finals.



To answer the OP: Of course we want a sweep. The 2004 ALCS is a statistical anomaly in pro sports for sure (in that instance, baseball), but I don't want to leave any equivalent chance of a collapse like that happening to the Spurs.

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Originally Posted by robdiaz2191

Damn guy, and I thought I was a terrible poster.

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You are. But BatManu20 is right behind you. Dude in the game thread is a disaster, like he's watching the game while standing on his head and taking a painal from his S&M trained dog.

"Can't believe Grizzlies are shooting this good!" - they're shooting 39%

"Tony Allen is killing us with all these jumpers" - Allen has made 1 jumper and missed 3

etc, etc. Dude is a disaster. But you're worse, at least for now. Sleep well!

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Originally Posted by Bruno

Yes, Spurs should obviously try to win game 4. Grizzlies are too good of a team to gift them one game.

Now, Pop shouldn't play too much Tony and Tim in that game to have them ready for a potential game 5.

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The Spurs stated after Game 2 that their mindset in the series was that they were down 0-2. Pop is the last person I can imagine who would suddenly view this series as being over, or Game 4 as a done deal and Game 5 a high possibility. He has the proverbial foot on the Grizzlies' throats, the last thing he should do is let off the accelerator.

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Originally Posted by Splitman4evah

You are. But BatManu20 is right behind you. Dude in the game thread is a disaster, like he's watching the game while standing on his head and taking a painal from his S&M trained dog.

"Can't believe Grizzlies are shooting this good!" - they're shooting 39%

"Tony Allen is killing us with all these jumpers" - Allen has made 1 jumper and missed 3

etc, etc. Dude is a disaster. But you're worse, at least for now. Sleep well!

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I'll take that as a compliment. :lmao

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Originally Posted by Nathan89

Yes. You don't fuck around in the playoffs. You close out as soon as possible.

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BANG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One small crack in a dam can cause a flood to end up smashing through.


I don't want any let up. I want the Spurs to sweep. A 3-1 series lead can easily turn into a 3-2 lead, and then suddenly it could be a possible 3-3 situation.

Yes. The Spurs want to have time to go over every loss by the Heat, break down every play they struggled with, find every weakness of each player so they know exactly who and when to double, who to leave, what plays to run on inbounds, out of timeouts, and at the end of quarters.

And if the Pacers win, then the Spurs can start planning the parade.

Ah, the age old argument - rest vs rust?

It's really a no-brainer.

Take the sweep, get the rest, allow the bodies to heal, recharge the batteries and get prepared for the next opponent. If there is any rust, they'll probably need about a quarter to get focused. However, given the fact that it's been six years since this team has been in the Finals, I expect the Big Three to be fully locked in and focused from the tiopoff. They know what's at stake.

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Originally Posted by Obstructed_View

Yes. The Spurs want to have time to go over every loss by the Heat, break down every play they struggled with, find every weakness of each player so they know exactly who and when to double, who to leave, what plays to run on inbounds, out of timeouts, and at the end of quarters.

And if the Pacers win, then the Spurs can start planning the parade.

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prayingkid.jpg

:lol

"Better go 7 to get over ourselves." :pop:

In 1999, the Spurs were playing the Timberwolves and won the first two games. It was best-of-five back then, and I remember a reporter asking David Robinson if they were thinking sweep. His answer was something like, "No, no, we're not thinking sweep at all. No way." I remember thinking, "Well why the hell aren't you thinking sweep??"

It wasn't all that surprising when they came out flat and lost game 3. Seemed like David was trying to keep from insulting his opponent. I like it a lot better when I hear Timmy say "You can't give a good team a chance, you have to do everything you can to beat them or they'll make you pay."

As some have also stated, the additional benefit from a sweep is it gives the coaching staff additional time needed to fully breakdown film and game plan for either opponent.

yes.

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Originally Posted by Obstructed_View

In 1999, the Spurs were playing the Timberwolves and won the first two games. It was best-of-five back then, and I remember a reporter asking David Robinson if they were thinking sweep. His answer was something like, "No, no, we're not thinking sweep at all. No way." I remember thinking, "Well why the hell aren't you thinking sweep??"

It wasn't all that surprising when they came out flat and lost game 3. Seemed like David was trying to keep from insulting his opponent. I like it a lot better when I hear Timmy say "You can't give a good team a chance, you have to do everything you can to beat them or they'll make you pay."

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Wolves actually won Game 2 (and stole HCA in the process, not that it mattered as much for a best of 5 series)

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Originally Posted by racm

Wolves actually won Game 2 (and stole HCA in the process, not that it mattered as much for a best of 5 series)

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Maybe he means 2001? Elie rubbed off alot on the team in 99....I think David went back to being mostly nice by 2001.

Would love to see the sweep for all of the above reasons (Agree FULLY), but would also like to see them take the Western Conference title at home and watch the crowd go nuts. I have tickets for the entire run and there's nothing quite like being at the AT&T Center when it's a huge win.

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Originally Posted by racm

Wolves actually won Game 2 (and stole HCA in the process, not that it mattered as much for a best of 5 series)

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My mistake. Must have been 2001 against the Timberwolves then.

yes, win next game. If its a sweep, its a sweep.

Sweep would be nice. Let Pacers and Heat duke it out to 7 and get tired.

What a stupid question lol

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Assuming we play Miami, game 1 would be away, so it wouldn't be devastating if we lost game 1.

If we play Indiana, it doesn't matter.

Another thing...every time Manu makes a move, I'm worried about his hamstrings. One less game of that could be the difference between a championship and a colossal disappointment.

dont take your fucking foot off the gas.


finish these mother fuckers.

Uh, yeah?

This is ridiculous. This is not the regular season where Popovich will tank the occasional game for whatever well thought out strategic reason. This is the EFFING PLAYOFFS. The goal is one and only thing: get to 16. Every game you don't win keeps you one short of that goal.

When leading 3-0. any game that you don't win next simply opens the door to a potential defeat in 7 games.