ESPN: Spurs have something to prove in game 5 (Fact/Fiction)

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Originally Posted by ducks

manu plays d?
he overgamples all the time and does not get the steals
BELLI is outplaying him so far this series

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truth space junk superstorm IMO

our guards Defensive ranking this series:
1. Danny (barely)
2. Belli
3. Parker
4. manu
5. Mills

The thing about D is that most NBA players don't actually play much defense, so even if you have someone like Manu that does stupid things on defense at times and isn't that quick these days, he's still miles better than scrubs like Gary Neal, Jamal Crawford, etc. who populate the vast majority of NBA rosters.

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Originally Posted by hater

Belli's D has been pretty spectacular this series. :tu

the most overrated thing in the Spurs team is Green's D. Next is Manu's D. :lol

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Belinelli's D has been pretty good this series. But, it's because Pop finally realized what kind of players he can and can not guard. As long as he isn't on guys like Lillard and Matthews, he can be successful. He's spent most of his time on Barton, which is good....

Steals?

http://espn.go.com/nba/team/stats/_/...-antonio-spurs

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Originally Posted by DarrinS

Steals?

http://espn.go.com/nba/team/stats/_/...-antonio-spurs

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1.91 SPG is pretty crazy, tbh. Hope he can keep it up. A lot of those create fastbreak opportunities and that doesn't even include the flopping art he has mastered, which results in another 1-2 turnovers forced per game.

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Originally Posted by jARS mEsH sEt

3. Fact or Fiction: The Spurs have something to prove in Game 5.


Gutierrez: Fiction. They lost a game in Portland. That's not exactly "sky is falling" type of stuff. They went seven games with Dallas, but there were so many oddities to that first round, you almost have to dismiss it and judge teams based on second-round performances. And the Spurs probably have looked like the best team since the round started.


Harper: Fiction. The Spurs have nothing to prove at this point until the next round. After going up 3-0 in the series, the likelihood of them dropping four straight is next to zero percent. Maybe they'll want to prove it's good to take care of business, but there is no concern about them moving on or not being good enough.

Nowell: Fiction. First of all, the Blazers won 54 games, and second of all, the Spurs have so demonstrated their superiority to this point that another (unlikely) loss is not going to really expose anything about them. The only thing these Spurs have to prove is that they're able to win a championship.

Pelton: Fact, but only for one player: Manu Ginobili. Ginobili has had a terrible series, but it didn't cost San Antonio until Game 4. Should the Spurs advance, they'll need more from him in the Western Conference finals. Now would be a great time to get going.


Youngmisuk: Fiction. The Spurs have nothing to prove. They just need to finish and get as much rest as possible. Even if they lose this next game, in my mind, they still have nothing to prove. Proving something comes in the Western Conference finals and potentially beyond.


:lmao

Pelton dropping truth bombs.

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Why are you so obsessed son? Is it because of 6 or because Manu made you look like an idiot with the whole 20 pts games thing?

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Originally Posted by DAF86

Why are you so obsessed son? Is it because of 6 or because Manu made you look like an idiot with the whole 20 pts games thing?

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He's one of our open members with special needs.

ESPN with the jinxing bads.

My co-workers wife is a pretty new Spurs fan (they just got married a few months ago and she never really watched sports before then) and Ginobili infuriates her so damn much with his turnovers, it's funny to hear from my co-worker how she turns into a rage monster when he does a stupid turn over. She is Hindi, which makes it more funny in my mind for some reason. :lol

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Originally Posted by phyzik

My co-workers wife is a pretty new Spurs fan (they just got married a few months ago and she never really watched sports before then) and Ginobili infuriates her so damn much with his turnovers, it's funny to hear from my co-worker how she turns into a rage monster when he does a stupid turn over. She is Hindi, which makes it more funny in my mind for some reason. :lol

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Cool story, bro

Nobody is asking me, but I think it's a combination of fact. While the Spurs could care less what the public think, it'd be nice to prove that game 4 was a fluke and that games 1-3 are actually indications of how superior SA is to Portland.