Doesn't matter... who cares tbh. Especially after seeing Kawhi and Timmy bang knees like they did last game.
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Doesn't matter... who cares tbh. Especially after seeing Kawhi and Timmy bang knees like they did last game.
I'd rather beat the team that broke all the redular season records and get them myself.
Nice to do? Yes. Important? No.
SA could easily do 41-0 if they extended themselves. Howevah, Pop is the coach. There will be experimentation with the roster in last batch of games. Kawhi will now miss some games to hopefully insure good health.
I've seen the spurs lose key players on the last day of the season (Manu in 2011). He was our best player at that point in time. Lesson learned.
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Originally Posted by RD2191
Obviously there would be no worthwhile bragging rights associated with it if you don't finish the job, but everybody saying they'd rather have a ring is so pointless... Every single Spurs fan in the world would rather have a ring. Duh. That's not the hypothetical question being asked. Would I play someone at less than 100% to get it? No way. Would it be a ridiculous bonus to a championship season? Fuck yea.
An aside: if the Spurs get to 40-0 at home and the Warriors drop a home game along the way (so that the Spurs have a shot at the first 41-0 ever), how much is the cheapest ticket to get in?
For comparison, the cheapest actual seat (not that standing room only crap) I saw on StubHub about an hour before tipoff for the recent Warriors @ Spurs game was $220. If I remember right, game 5 of the 2014 Finals was between $500 and $600.
I'll go with $400 as a rough guess, and I hope to have the chance to see it proved right or wrong.
41-0 should be THE goal. The Spurs already have 5 titles, so "been there done that." The one thing missing from their list of accomplishments is an undefeated record at home. It would be the "cherry on top" for the Spurs dynasty.Quote:
How important is 41-0 at home?
Yes. That's what it will come down to in the playoffs. Stealing oneQuote:
Originally Posted by Andthentherewas21
Unless we know we can win all 3 here... we have to steal two.Quote:
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Not if we win the game at Oracle.Quote:
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Just being able to win there in generalQuote:
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Originally Posted by Keepin' it real
It's never been done before, correct?
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LOL... I you're talking to me, that isn't the part I was questioning.
THE goal?
Already got 5 rings, so "been there, done that"?
Unbeaten at home is the only thing missing from their list of accomplishments? (Other than a 6th ring, right? But that wouldn't really expand their list of accomplishments, would it?)
I think "THE goal" was the one that sort of made my eyes bug out.
Not sure why people think that Danny and LMA are that kind of dumb guys caring about the record like the Dubs.Quote:
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I was just asking in general...
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Sorry. No, it hasn't been done before. The Spurs just tied the best home "start" ever, which was the 95-96 Bulls at 37-0. They lost their 38th home game of the season, and then lost their last home game of the season as well, to finish 39-2 at home.
The 85-86 Celtics went 40-1 at home. A lot of people bitched that they got a lot of friendly calls in Boston. They were probably right.
Would going hard in the last 4 home games really increase the chance of injury that much? That seems to be the assumption.
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You can actually laugh at yourself a little? You I like. :tu
If I had known that, I would have just disagreed with you without the smartass picture.
A perfect home record would be fun - but it's not an actual goal. I've got a hunch that a lot of fans see it as a consolation prize, since they don't think the Spurs can actually beat the Warriors without HCA. I still think they have a shot, if the refs call the playoff contact loose, like they always have.
i want this.
Agreed, that would restore the balanceQuote:
Originally Posted by hater
players certainly aware of it (i have heard LMA mention it, too)..:downspin:
1. A championship and 41-0 are not mutually exclusive. There is far more evidence to suggest teams that got these types of amazing records won championships.
2. Someone will win a championship every season. The odds of doing it are 1-30 now and used to be 1-8. The odds of a perfect home NBA season don't exist yet because it's never been done.
3. If you buy into the rest theory (I buy in to a degree), there are plenty of road games for our guys to rest (which is better because of the toll travel already puts on your body). Rest on the road, play at home (to keep from rust).
4. We are already 37-0. I could understand not going for it if we were like 15-0 or even like 25-0 or something. But we are 4 games away.
I agree it shouldn't be the main goal or the focus, but if you're Pop or the guys, don't do something to intentionally avoid it.