What's the main reason why Spurs lost to OKC Thunder in 2016?

Spurs were 67-15 that season. Second to the dubs.

What I remember is this, Anus Kanter and Steven Adams absolutely abused us on the rebounding thanks to the turd tower(boris diaw/david west) that Poopovich kept insisting on in the line-up.

LMA started out hot but cooled down the rest of the series. Kawhi didn't play well majority of the series.

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No answer for KD and Westbrook... and rebounding... no answer for Kanter/Ibaka/Adams and throw in the rebounding efforts of Westbrook/KD. It was a wrap.

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Originally Posted by Rusty

Spurs were 67-15 that season. Second to the dubs.

What I remember is this, Anus Kanter and Steven Adams absolutely abused us on the rebounding thanks to the turd tower(boris diaw/david west) that Poopovich kept insisting on in the line-up.

LMA started out hot but cooled down the rest of the series. Kawhi didn't play well majority of the series.

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pretty much this. Kawhi and LMA didn't play as well as the series went on and there was definitely some questionable officiating but the getting obliterated on the glass was the biggest reason imo

Tim’s second knee went bad. He rested it for a while, came back well for a couple of weeks, but it crapped out in the playoffs, which is why Kanter and Adams feasted, and why Pop had to play other players more minutes.

Not staggering Duncan/LMA/Diaw/West correctly. Flat out not playing Boban.

Of course this could've all been averted by never signing West in place of a legit center.

Duncan's good knee blew up midseason. It was over after that.

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Originally Posted by Down Under

Duncan's good knee blew up midseason. It was over after that.

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Yup. There's a reason Duncan retired after that series. He said he'd play until the wheels fell off, and they finally did.

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Originally Posted by exstatic

Tim’s second knee went bad. He rested it for a while, came back well for a couple of weeks, but it crapped out in the playoffs, which is why Kanter and Adams feasted, and why Pop had to play other players more minutes.

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This, this man knows what's up.

Like others said Duncan's good knee went bad and caused him to be washed up. If the Spurs had 2015 Duncan instead then they would have won this series.

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Originally Posted by Fusternino

Not staggering Duncan/LMA/Diaw/West correctly. Flat out not playing Boban.

Of course this could've all been averted by never signing West in place of a legit center.

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hit the nail on the head with this one

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Originally Posted by Fusternino

Not staggering Duncan/LMA/Diaw/West correctly. Flat out not playing Boban.

Of course this could've all been averted by never signing West in place of a legit center.

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The frustrating thing was West was automatic from midrange all season and then it completely dried up in the playoffs.

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Originally Posted by Dex

The frustrating thing was West was automatic from midrange all season and then it completely dried up in the playoffs.

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i was about to say that he did his job in the RS. that okc matchup wasn’t for him though. and pop didn’t recognize.

Greg Poppovich

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Originally Posted by r0drig0lac

Greg Poppovich

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Size, okc bigs murdered us

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Originally Posted by r0drig0lac

Greg Poppovich

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poop

Start a thread digging up 4 yr old terd and post answer to own question with 1st post...must be really bored

Tim's knee is a decent answer but the reality is the 2016 Spurs were one of our best teams ever talent wise and should never have depended on going as far as a 39 year old Tim Duncan would take them. If Pop had stopped playing West and Diaw constantly against Kanter and Adams and played Boban here and there I think Spurs win that series

Pop refusal to play Boban. Would have kept OKC off the boards and spurs probably win in 6.

Another mental midget team that never got over any mental block except to beat the spurs...just like the clippers.

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Originally Posted by Leetonidas

Tim's knee is a decent answer but the reality is the 2016 Spurs were one of our best teams ever talent wise and should never have depended on going as far as a 39 year old Tim Duncan would take them. If Pop had stopped playing West and Diaw constantly against Kanter and Adams and played Boban here and there I think Spurs win that series

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The reality is that every ring team depended on Tim, even 2014, no matter what his age. He’d always answer the bell when others were playing sub par, like Kawhi in games 1-2 in 2014.

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Originally Posted by poopbox

Pop refusal to play Boban. Would have kept OKC off the boards and spurs probably win in 6.

Another mental midget team that never got over any mental block except to beat the spurs...just like the clippers.

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The new rules were already in effect, and Westbrook would have played him off the floor in two or three minutes by switching.

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Originally Posted by exstatic

The new rules were already in effect, and Westbrook would have played him off the floor in two or three minutes by switching.

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Same old story with the NBA... Spurs get good & win a championship, NBA tweaks the rules to keep that from happening again.

If I recall weren't the refs making some terrible calls that basically cost us the series?

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Originally Posted by SpurSpike

If I recall weren't the refs making some terrible calls that basically cost us the series?

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It was definitely bad. A ridiculous call at the end of Game two that swung the game. I left that game feeling sick.

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Originally Posted by Rusty

david west

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Fuckin David West. That dude sucked ass. Then bandwagoned his way to a ring he really didn't deserve.