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Barring significant injury I just don't see the Spurs doing worse than 62 wins. They won 56 last year with a squad that was really just worn out from their historical 3 year run to 5. In addition last year's club had at least 3 or 4 crazy losses. That combined with a much more favorable schedule this year should put the Spurs at least 62 wins, probably more. Unless this is the year that Father Time joins Tim's posse I think 64 wins is doable.
We got to 62 wins in 2013/2014 even with injuries sidelining our key cogs (Kawhi/Green/Gino/Parker/Splitter) in brutal Jan/February stretch along with great amount of Pop-half-tanked games for rest :lol Don't see why this team can't get there unless we lose one of Kawhi/TD/LMA/Green for 15+ games..Then it it becomes really hard in the West..
I seem to remember Pop doesn't being in the lead prior to the ASG and made All Star West coach. He wants the time off. The team might as well except those that make the ASG or other activities. All I know is that expectations are to the moon. It will all boil down to injuries as always.
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Originally Posted by UNT Eagles 2016
Everything aside, I don't think a 1 point sample should tell us much. Specially when the Spurs should have won in '13.
1 more FT and we would be saying it doesn't matter as long as the Spurs are in the finals.
That was one of the all-time luck chuck games and they still barely won in overtime.Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperCam
I think there will be less screwing around this season and if healthy they will build to an unbeatable crescendo come the finals just like '14.
A fluke shot by Parker doesn't bounce the exact right way and the Heat likely close that series out in 6 if anything, it works both waysQuote:
Originally Posted by NameLess Scrub
Agreed.Quote:
Originally Posted by UNT Eagles 2016
But what I mean is, they were good enough in the road to win that series. You could make the argument that game 7 at home is a necessity, of course.
But I always think Pop will sacrifice a couple of games for health. And if it comes down to a game or two again, they might end up behind the Cavs. That will always be a great factor as long as they continue to depend on the old big 3.
Ideally, they pull a '14 and get both rest and HCA.
This, Leonard fucked the pooch on those last 2 free throws in regulation and then Kyrie went unconscious from 3. I think the Cavs hit like 6 straight 3 pointers and still barely won.Quote:
Originally Posted by Horse
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Originally Posted by UNT Eagles 2016
Only way Warriors run roughshod on the league again is if everyone gets injured yet again
Kyrie going 20-32:Quote:
Originally Posted by Spurs 4 The Win
:cry fluke shooting lucky bs doesn't count impossible to do again :cry
Bill Parker going 15-23 in the same game:
:downspin:Tony being tony again good to see him healthy for this one game just playing like his old self :downspin:
Spursfan :lol
I think they were picked here so the writers have an excuse to write about Kobe if the Lakers aren't the worst team in the west. Steve Nash somehow got two MVP trophies based on poor preseason predictions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Silver&Black
[QUOTE=SuperCam;8169514]Kyrie going 20-32:
:cry fluke shooting lucky bs doesn't count impossible to do again :cry
Bill Parker going 15-23 in the same game:
:downspin:Tony being tony again good to see him healthy for this one game just playing like his old self :downspin:
Parker being more of his old self is a lot more likely than irving going for 57 again.
Kyrie hit seven threes in that game, almost all of them contested, without a miss. If there was ever a "just shake his hand" game, that was it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Horse
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Originally Posted by SuperCam
Oh yeah, 34 year old Bill going 65% on nearly twenty five shots is much more likely :lol :downspin:
The regular season will depend on how many games does Pop want to throw away.
Now given those games that he's throwing away (actually resting players), how many of those will the scrubs win?
nobody cared about winning against GSW last year. Now a bottom feeder's season would be made by beating the GSW.Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperCam
Spurs easily #1 if everyone is healthy. Warriors were a fluke team that would get curbstomped in the playoffs by Clippers, Spurs and maybe even Grizz or Rockettes
Lol, one is a career high with 100% 3 point shooting and the other was a great night, tell me which is more likely to happen again, stfu retardQuote:
Originally Posted by SuperCam
I think the Cavaliers will win the #1 overall seed. Teams that come off a Finals loss usually come back hungry and motivated the following year (see: 2014 Spurs) and proceed to wreck the NBA. The #2 overall seed will likely come down to the Warriors and Spurs.
The way ESPN is I'm surprised they don't have us behind G.S , Clippers and the Lakers. ESPN
hates us because we are a winning small market team.
Not to mention that they question the health of Westbrook and Durant, but NOT Coby? No WAY the Fakers shouldn't be predicted to be butt naked LAST in the West.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spurtacular