Kawhi needs to pull a 2003 Duncan.
Kyle should be able to hang with the Warriors.
Perhaps a mid-season trade for a PnR guard.
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Kawhi needs to pull a 2003 Duncan.
Kyle should be able to hang with the Warriors.
Perhaps a mid-season trade for a PnR guard.
Trade parker or move him to the bench and bring in another pg that can score, pass, and defend
Shots go in 4 games each series.
No superteam has ever won the title in their first season and it's not happening this year either. That leaves the door open for us.
http://celtics247.com/wp-content/upl...0/07/big-3.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by Budkin
Sample size of like 4 teams lmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by Budkin
Not only does Parker need to turn back the clock, but neither Gasol or Ginobili can drop off a cliff.Quote:
Originally Posted by HarlemHeat37
On top of Anderson, probably one of Simmons, Bertans or yet to be signed veteran power forward, have to emerge.
Despite the Warriors' lack of depth (which will probably be bolstered during the buyout period), I don't even think one of Durant, Curry or Green, being injured, would make the Spurs favorites. All it would do is give them a punchers chance.
Thank you, yes I would be happy with Kyle becoming a solid and reliable player this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by SAGirl
I'm on the boat it's gonna take a while. Let's hope Bertrans is all he can be, and same for Anderson. Simmons is more iffy, IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by TD 21
Ultimately, I think things like Danny have a good shooting season will carry more weight than how the bench does.
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Originally Posted by GSH
This with the team bus on it.
Let's assume first that GSW has no injuries.
Given that, Spurs will need:
(1) Leonard to up his game as much as he upped his game last season.
(2) Aldridge will start jacking up 3's at a high clip.
(3) Gasol will start jacking up 3's at a high clip.
(4) Green plays like 2014 Green.
(5) Parker plays like 2013 Parker.
(6) Manu plays like Manu
(7) Dedmon becomes a defensive menace
(8) Mills ups his game Lilliard like shooting.
(9) Anderson becomes Boris Diaw that wants to shoot 3's.
(10) Simmons becomes Tony Allen that can shoot 3's.
(11) Bertans becomes Kyle Korver
(12) LJC becomes Ibaka lite
(13) Bryn Forbes becomes Neal 2.0
(14) Pop becomes Pop 2014.
Oh shit I forgot about them. My bad. I still think there will be chemistry issues with the Dubs though.Quote:
Originally Posted by HarlemHeat37
I agree. The Bogut loss is bigger than people think. Also everything stems from Draymonds pnr. He's gonna be the odd man out, and you know he'll let it be know as the season goes on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Budkin
The bigs are old....er. They lost Bogut, Speights, Ezeli, Barnes, Barbosa. That's a lot of quality minutes gone. If the 'big 4' play a lot of minutes this year, they will be worn down by the end of the season because they'll be coming off of a finals run two years ago, an all out blitz from start to finish for 73 wins, another's finals run, then playing in the olympics. Can Durant's foot hold up?
Don't think it's gonna be smooth sailing.
Tank for who? How many rings have Anthony Bennet/Bargnani/Olowokandi won?Quote:
Originally Posted by lilbthebasedgod
The Bulls won the draft in 2008, Rose won the MVP in 2011, and they never played in the Finals after Jordan's retirement.
A team can win the draft, can have the best player in the season, but there are still so many intangibles go into a team winning a title.
The draft isn't guaranteed anything other than a very small chance to get better.
Impossible. Kawhi and LMA, both, will take less shots than last season because of Pau's addition to the offense.Quote:
Originally Posted by UZER
We won't see a player like Tim Duncan again.Quote:
Originally Posted by BG_Spurs_Fan
But also, Tim played 39 mpg in 2013 regular season and 42 mpg in 2003 playoffs
Pop played Kawhi just 33 mpg in last regular season and 34 mpg in last playoffs
There is no way Kawhi can score more points or have that type of Duncan's season playing just 30 minutes a game
:lol:toastQuote:
Originally Posted by ceperez
This was a very funny post ceperez and I do get the gist of what you are saying. Everyone has to be jacking up 3s at a good clip and everyone has to be the absolute best version of themselves and even then it's a toss up.
Basically this. San Andreas.Quote:
Originally Posted by GSH
And then the unstoppable Panthers offense got curbstomped in the Super Bowl by the Broncos and their own defense. What comes around goes around. In a couple years the Panthers will take out some AFC juggernaut in the Super Bowl, look out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoops Czar
I wouldn't call Kevin love eliteQuote:
Originally Posted by alpha_HaZE
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Originally Posted by ceperez
Plus, Spurs fans become the most devoted practitioners of Creative Visualization and
VISUALIZE DAY AND NIGHT, FROM NOW, THAT THE SPURS WIN THE 2017 NBA TITLE!
Honestly the Spurs were so great in 2014 because of injuries to our own team. Bench players were forced to start and play heavy minutes, and it also cause several different rotation throughout the season. Pop needs to let the team play and gel.
Spurs will win if they come out with the focus and intensity of the 2014 team. That was the best team in NBA history. Nobody was stopping us that year.Quote:
Originally Posted by AFMadison
I'm trying to feel optimistic today:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1ANov-Ogvg
Man that Manu dunk and then fadeaway 3..... Guy was feeling it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spurtacular
He actually had a similar play vs. The Thunder in the previous series. I don't recall if he finished with a dunk or what; but I was surprised at the similarities when I saw it. I think he had it in his mind that he would do that on an outlet at some point in the series.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sigz