We can dream, but if Pop/Tim/Kiwi/Manu and co. solve Curry/Warriors...

Kawhi is going to lock Curry down on one end, then exploit his mismatch on the other end. He will then unquestionably be the best player in the NBA.

2014. No doubt. Game 6 was rough. That following season and that playoff run and taking down the Heat. EPIC.

Beating this Golden State Team for a #6 I put underneath it with a tie between dethroning the lakers.

On a side note. I work at the airport and Shaq came through here in San Antonio this weekend. He was wearing his Championship ring. All I have to say is that thing could fit two or three of my fingers. It was comically ridiculous for a ring. He earned it.

they are 8-0 vs Spurs/Thunder/Clippers/Cleveland..either they blew fuck out of them or made demoralizing comebacks when those teams thought they got it..

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Originally Posted by honestfool84

I guess I'm one of the few Spurs fans who still has some faith in his team... I'll take the Spurs over the Warriors any day, I don't care what happened in one regular season game.

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Originally Posted by RD2191

Kawhi has a lil something for Curry. Don't underestimate the DPOY.

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In the 96 Finals, DPOY Gary Payton locked up MVP Jordan after he switched on to him in Gm 4 & the Sonics made a series out of it after being down 3-0. Let's just hope Pop rotates Danny/Kawhi on Curry rather than Porker/Patty.......or Andre Miller.:lol

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Originally Posted by midnightpulp

We have everything to gain and nothing to lose. Beating the (healthy) Warriors en route to a title would be the most impressive title run in NBA history, even more impressive than the "Redemption" title of 2014, which is currently the most impressive title run in NBA history.

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Yup, and shooters can get hot in a stretch, if Green and Leonard catch fire on the right series, who knows ? LMA will have to step up and Manu needs to at least be healthy enough as the bench orchestrator, while TD is back to his normal self as rim protector capable of playing at least 30 minutes per game against them. So many ifs, but the would be opponent indeed is a very formidable one.

One thing for sure is that their bench is certainly beatable. If we can make big headway there with Manu back... look out. Make guys like Marreese Speights take those inefficient 18 footers from the top of the circle. Barbosa, too. Etc.

I've never seen a team like the Warriors. It's inhuman how good they are, winning games they have no right to win.

Play curry tough, but straight up, no doubles. Let him score 80. Just stay home on everybody else all game long. The human brain will not let someone shoot 20 times in a row. He'll eventually start forcing passes to other teammates to try to get them involved which will be playing into your hands if you stay home. Plus, letting him shoot everytime is a win psychologically for your D because he's doing exactly what you want him to do, even if he scores, so it's not demoralizing like it is if you scramble scramble scramble and get beat.

Plus, even if he scores 80, he'll get tired carrying that kinda load for 6-7 games.

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Originally Posted by HarlemHeat37

The Warriors would be the Spurs best opponent since the 2001 Lakers, tbh..beating them probably wouldn't be as satisfying as the 2014 run, but in terms of opponent strength, it would definitely be the most difficult since 2001..

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Agreed 100%. However I'd say this team, compared to who the 01 Spurs matched up to the 01 Lakers, isn't as behind the talent 8 ball as that team was.

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Originally Posted by ElNono

Not worried about the Warriors, tbh... getting past Matt Barnes is the real problem...

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Fuck the naysayers legs get tired the playoffs are a different animal. Shit happens Go Spurs Go!!!

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Fuck the naysayers legs get tired the playoffs are a different animal. Shit happens Go Spurs Go!!!

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Not when you aren't playing 4th quarters like the G.Showers. But I'm with you. I believe we got a good chance to take em out.

Take away their great shooters by using the hack-a-bum. They have several players who shoot less than 70 percent and are vulnerable to this tactic. Pop can use 10 players to get 6 fouls each. That is 60 possessions. If they shoot 100%, good on them. If they shoot their average, they make maybe 36 points out of that total. Boring but could work. Anything to keep the splash boys from going crazy on us.

More specifically, solve Draymond/Curry high pick and roll. Its 80% of their offense.

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Originally Posted by midnightpulp

We have everything to gain and nothing to lose. Beating the (healthy) Warriors en route to a title would be the most impressive title run in NBA history, even more impressive than the "Redemption" title of 2014, which is currently the most impressive title run in NBA history.

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That's what made 2013 so bitter. The Spurs had solved the 66 win Heat and then Parker had to get injured. :pctoss

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Originally Posted by UNT Eagles 2016

One thing for sure is that their bench is certainly beatable. If we can make big headway there with Manu back... look out. Make guys like Marreese Speights take those inefficient 18 footers from the top of the circle. Barbosa, too. Etc.

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Livingston is a nightmare matchup for the Spurs

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Livingston is a nightmare matchup for the Spurs

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Fathead will solve him, just watch.:wakeup

I love reading the naysayers comments, my goodness. Still a lot of basketball to be played and these runaway seasons more often than not turn over results that no one expected. The 72-10 is the exception to the rule. I remember this Dallas Mavericks team that was pretty unbeatable.....

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Agreed 100%. However I'd say this team, compared to who the 01 Spurs matched up to the 01 Lakers, isn't as behind the talent 8 ball as that team was.

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The current Spurs are far more superior than any team the '01 Lakers faced during their run.
-'01 Blazers: '16 Rockets
-'01 Queens: '16 Cavs
-'01 Spurs w/o Derek Anderson: '16 Cripples without Blake/ReDick
-'01 Sixers: '16 Heat with Wade on a good day

If we look at it from a historical stand point then the closest one is: '96 Bulls: '16 Worriers / '96 Sonics: '16 Spurs
From an opposing stylistic stand point: '13 Heat: '16 Worriers / '13 Pacers: '16 Spurs

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Originally Posted by UZER

Play curry tough, but straight up, no doubles. Let him score 80. Just stay home on everybody else all game long. The human brain will not let someone shoot 20 times in a row. He'll eventually start forcing passes to other teammates to try to get them involved which will be playing into your hands if you stay home. Plus, letting him shoot everytime is a win psychologically for your D because he's doing exactly what you want him to do, even if he scores, so it's not demoralizing like it is if you scramble scramble scramble and get beat.

Plus, even if he scores 80, he'll get tired carrying that kinda load for 6-7 games.

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This. Curry can carry a team for one or two games, but for 6-7? :lol OKC already showed a template on how to beat GSW in the playoffs.

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This. Curry can carry a team for one or two games, but for 6-7? :lol OKC already showed a template on how to beat GSW in the playoffs.

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The template is getting lucky and facing the Worriers on an off night.:lol (Barnes/Draymond were blowing point blank layups & they were bricking WIDE open 3s...not to mention OKC getting away w/ 20+ turnovers)

Worriers on an average night would demolish OKC like they did in the 1st half of their first meeting at the Oracle.

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Originally Posted by baseline bum

That's what made 2013 so bitter. The Spurs had solved the 66 win Heat and then Parker had to get injured. :pctoss

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.......... manu?

The game get tighter in the playoffs once teams become familiar with the tendencies of the opposing players.

Just looked at what happened to GSW against the Cavs in the finals. GSW looked mortal.

Pop is prepping the Spurs for a bump and grind post-up every time offense. That's going to take its toll on opposing players. What you need to do is take the legs from under the jump shooting Warriors. That's done by tiring them out.

Spurs brought in Andre Miller to make sure that anyone that Curry is guarding will be the focal point of the Spurs offense. Curry will have to work his butt out on defense..... that's the game plan. You can bank on it! An exhausted Curry is a recipe to beating the Dubs.

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The template is getting lucky and facing the Worriers on an off night.:lol (Barnes/Draymond were blowing point blank layups & they were bricking WIDE open 3s...not to mention OKC getting away w/ 20+ turnovers)

Worriers on an average night would demolish OKC like they did in the 1st half of their first meeting at the Oracle.

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Draymond has been trash from 3 since getting embarrassed by Kevin Hart. 2-14 (2-15 if you count the AS game), ended the month of February 3-17. So Draymond bricking wide open 3s isn't an anomaly right now. We'll see if his awful 3 point shooting continues.