Lillard just broke Houston's heart...

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Robz4000

:lol they gave zero fucks in Game 2 and only came to play for the final few minutes in Game 1. Spurs have blasted Dallas longer than they have Memphis as of late, so they knew how to play them fine. Pop just went away from what worked and Beli has been worse than dogshit (the whole bench has been for that matter up until Game 4).

---

How do you explain games 3,4, 5 and 6 then? Lack of effort too?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by DAF86

How do you explain games 3,4, 5 and 6 then? Lack of effort too?

---

They played with great energy in those games, but the bench being shit has hurt. Again, that fluke Carter shot in Game 3 really sucked. Now it's at the stage where I don't think the Big 3 have it in them to play at an elite level.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Robz4000

They played with great energy in those games, but the bench being shit has hurt. Again, that fluke Carter shot in Game 3 really sucked. Now it's at the stage where I don't think the Big 3 have it in them to play at an elite level.

---

Just give it up man. Against the Grizzlies this shit would have been over a long time ago.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by DAF86

Just give it up man. Against the Grizzlies this shit would have been over a long time ago.

---

Should've been over Wednesday in this series too, but Pop and the bench haven't played up to par. With how the Grizz have played OKC and how bad the Spurs have looked going 7 with them wouldn't have surprised me. Would've felt a lot more confident seeing them in a Game 7 tho instead of Dallas.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Robz4000

Should've been over Wednesday in this series too, but Pop and the bench haven't played up to par. With how the Grizz have played OKC and how bad the Spurs have looked going 7 with them wouldn't have surprised me. Would've felt a lot more confident seeing them in a Game 7 tho instead of Dallas.

---

No matter how putrid the Spurs are playing the absolute least they can put on the board is 90 pts. 90pts on regulation is a good game for the Grizzlies. There's just no way a series between these two could have gone more than 5 or 6 games.

Role players would have played better against Memphis too 'cause I doubt they would have used Carlisle game plan of shutting them down and letting the big three beat them.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by timtonymanu

A rested Blazers team that is young vs a tired Spurs team with an injured Tony. That would be terrifying.

---

Always the injury excuse anytime Parker plays like shit in the post-season. By that logic, he's been injured for most of his playoff career.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by DAF86

No matter how putrid the Spurs are playing the absolute least they can put on the board is 90 pts. 90pts on regulation is a good game for the Grizzlies. There's just no way a series between these two could have gone more than 5 or 6 games.

---

Grizz offense is much better this season tbh, the additions of Miller and Lee have helped a lot. I'm not doubting that Memphis matches up poorly, but so do the Mavs. Yet here we find ourselves going into a Game 7 with Dallas while OKC (who also owned the Grizz in the regular season) are in a similar situation. Fact of the matter is these teams came to win while the Spurs and Thundet coasted. In OKC's case they're lucky the league has their back.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by DAF86

Role players would have played better against Memphis too 'cause I doubt they would have used Carlisle game plan of shutting them down and letting the big three beat them.

---

Spurs' role players have been missing open shots. They prolly would've gotten more but in the end making 0/5 is the same as percentage ad making 0/8.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Robz4000

Spurs' role players have been missing open shots. They prolly would've gotten more but in the end making 0/5 is the same as percentage ad making 0/8.

---

I don't remember many open threes by Belli, tbh.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by DAF86

I don't remember many open threes by Belli, tbh.

---

He was open several times in either Game 4 or 5 and went 1/8. He's also blown a lot of layups too.

Too bad we are breaking his :stirpot:

Quit bitching about the Spurs. Last summer everyone was content with the Spurs coming back with the same team.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by rascal

Quit bitching about the Spurs. Last summer everyone was content with the Spurs coming back with the same team.

---

There were lots of us criticizing the front office for wasting the MLE on Belinelli/Ayres actually.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Johnny RIngo

There were lots of us criticizing the front office for wasting the MLE on Belinelli/Ayres actually.

---

There were a few but many more content with the signings they made.

This series should already be over not because of Pop, but turds like Vince Carter are allowed to travel and flop their way bogus game winning shot and offensive fouls.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Malik Hairston

Ya, Portland is a more athletic, younger version of the Mavs with a worse coach and worse bench, tbh..the lack of a bench doesn't even really matter, all their starters play 40 minutes..

The Spurs were 0-4 against Houston in meaningless regular season games, but the Rockets aren't really a playoff-suited team, tbh..poor coach, ISO ball, and Harden is a playoff under-performer..

If the Spurs win game 7 and get Portland, Duncan won't be able to play more than 25 MPG, and Parker is going to get destroyed if he looks the same as he has against the Mavs..

---

Blazers play big with Lopez and Aldridge. So it is similar to dallas, if we beat Dallas then splitter just had some good training vs nowitzki that's for sure. And Duncan stays on Lopez. Both will get 30+mpg

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by rascal

There were a few but many more content with the signings they made.

---

Content or not, the Spurs misjudged their needs and signed more soft, nonathletic players. Call it a multi-year trend.
The Spurs FO has regular season know-how, but they've lost the ability to discern what it takes to win a title.

How anyone can say that MEM would have been a worse matchup for the Spurs is beyond me. Spurs always struggle with jump shooting teams - see GSW, MAVS. MEM would have been 5 games max because TD, Splitter and Diaw handle Zach and Gasol just fine. It's the perimeter players that give them fits because Parker and Manu MUST play and their defense, especially Manu's, vs the quick, fast players (Reggie Jackson, Harden, etc) is terrible. Instead here we are on the brink of game 7 with DAL smelling blood. Green and Splitter need to play big minutes. No Belli, Bonner, Ayres. Go with whoever is hot and forget your precious rotation, Pop. Play like you're fighting for your life (like all the other playoff teams have been playing).

POR is going all the way, there's no stopping them.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Captivus

POR is going all the way, there's no stopping them.

---

Fine with me. Anyone but the Thunder.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by DAF86

everybody choosing to play Dallas instead of a team that can't shoot for shit, now this. Spurs fans are some retarded fucks, tbh.

---

We got to choose who to play? I wish i knew that. I would have chosen the jazz for the 1st round

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by DAF86

Anybody that knows something about this team knows that Memphis would have been the easier matchup.

---

With the way we are playing there is no easy matchup...period.

If we win, I would have preferred Houston I think.

Regular season wins mean nothing, if you can get at least 50 you're more than likely in the playoffs at that point you need players that have an extra gear.. Right now, we do not.