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It doesn't matter.
You take any of the first 9 guys away and we're not winning anything in the playoffs.
We couldn't have won without Patty coming on last year.
Danny Green isn't even on the poll and his arrival coincides with and was the initial catalyst for our return to contention. We would be REALLY fucked without Danny.
This is really the truth. We needed everything from everyone of those guys. I change my answer....The Spurs!Quote:
Originally Posted by tim_duncan_fan
Why do Mainstream fans continue to Parrot this shit?Quote:
Originally Posted by tim_duncan_fan
The spurs wouldn't have won 05 without their top 6th or 7th players either...
But Back then it was cool to say This is Tony or Manu or tim team..
Still the common denominator's team-the 5-time champ Duncan.
We were much more top-heavy when the big 3 where in their primes, tbh... but nowadays, it's indisputable what Kawhi's value is to the team.
I agree that Tim is the foundation, Manu the heart of the team, and Tony the steady engine... but father time says that would only work to a .500 record in this day and age...
In a way, it's comforting to see Kawhi taking the reigns of this team, I'm sure it makes it much easier for guys like Tim and Manu to eventually retire, knowing they're leaving the team in good claws...
The 2014 Spurs were perhaps the most codependent championship team in the history of basketball. We pretty much needed everyone. Even Baynes. That's insane to think about.Quote:
Originally Posted by apalisoc_9
Sure, every champion needs it's core players, but I don't think we've ever seen anything else like the current Spurs team.
If poll is about most influential player its duncan and that up to his retirement
The phrase this is "Kawhi's team" doesn't take away from that faxt that spurs are unique team it just simply means he is the best player...
OP knows this and that's what he's asking for..Not sure why posters continue to spin things.
What, you think you're some type of hipster just cause you wear crocs?Quote:
Originally Posted by apalisoc_9
Its weird, brah. They had no problem calling it _____'s team when it transitioned from Timmy to Manu to Enrique even though the Spurs have always been an unselfish team. Now all of a sudden its nothing but team this or team that. I think you might be on to something with their inability to let go of the Big 3 dominant era tbh. :lolQuote:
Originally Posted by apalisoc_9
Duncan 100% and anyone else is trash.
Yeah, seems like a "hipster" thing going on here. I really love Kawhi, but I also love Timmy and Manu to pieces. Does that make me a lame "mainstream fan?" :wtf
Categorize so as to marginalize and a strawman. Nice.Quote:
Originally Posted by apalisoc_9
I will say that the alluding that your 'opponent' is doing what you are in fact doing is a lame schtick. In this case, your Leonard thread du jour belies all this shit and it's too fucking obvious. When xmas and the like try your line they couch it with mountains of spam and circle jerk. At least when they do it it is confusing and flabbergasting. When you do it like you are doing it, it just seems like weak ass shit.
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Originally Posted by apalisoc_9
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Originally Posted by Mr Bones
I have as many Manu and Timmy threads in the last 4 years..I am a huge kawhi fan so I make threads about him..Similarly, I'm a huge Tim, Manu fan so I make threads about them.
I love the spurs as a team..Not sure why people are so mad..
Loving and acknowledging is two different things...Leonard doesn't have to be your favorite player, you might even hate him, to acknowledge he is the best spur.
Who's mad? Not me. I'm calmly talking about basketball, basketball analysis, and basketball perceptions.
props on being the biggest troll, brah. Now go lock yourself in a room and fap to Kawhi's highlights (as if you haven't already).Quote:
Originally Posted by apalisoc_9
You have to acknowledge that TD still has a similar impact to Kawhi if not greater tbh...While Kawhi is clearly more important than Tony and Manu at this point in time, it's not at all clear that he's more important to the spurs' success than TD. Big man defenders are fundamentally more impactful than wing defenders, and TD is one of the top Big man defenders in the league. Actually, he's a DPOY candidate currently (Zach Lowe discussed this last week on a grantland podcast). Add to that TD's scoring and rebounding (just imagine how awful the rebounding would be without him).Quote:
Originally Posted by apalisoc_9
Losing either TD or Kawhi sinks the spurs, no doubt. Losing any of the elite role players also sinks the spurs. But I think it's clear that losing TD would be the most devastating event that could happen to the spurs right now. Without Tim, I sincerely doubt they make the playoffs, or even end up better than a 9 seed. Without Kawhi, it would be tough to make the playoffs but they've proven they can at least stay above water and be a .500 team, probably a first-round out.
TD has been awful defensively in the last 10 games..The spurs have been murdered to the ground with TD guarding the Big man pop and roll without two elite defensive players..Green is one, but the others are awfulQuote:
Originally Posted by Juggity
What are spurs fan watching?
wow
:lol
Either TD or Kawhi. I would say it is still TD's team but by the end of the season it may become Kawhi's team (especially if he continues to play like he did in the Blazers game). I think it's a bit different to ask who is the best player on the Spurs and this is ____'s team. A comparison would be the Heat a few years ago, Lebron was the best player but it was still Wade's team.
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Originally Posted by rasuo214
Good comparison, IMO.
Bro, come on. If you can't acknowledge that TD has had a great season defensively, I'm not sure you've been watching. Big men are the key component of elite defense in the NBA. TD has kept the spurs among the top defensive teams in the NBA even in Kawhi's absence. That might not have been sustainable had kawhi remained injured for longer, but I'd wager that had TD been injured, the spurs' defense would have suffered much more.Quote:
Originally Posted by apalisoc_9
I've always called it Tim's. In 03 05 07 '11, up until now. Never bought into manu's or tp's hype. It will be kawhi's soon. And yes Kawhi is the best player so sone crybaby here can stfu.
:lol Parker and Evita getting ethered in this thread
lol hipster thread