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Let's not get carried away now.
We have a good chance at winning a le this year. We can beat any team in the West right now in a 7 game series without home court advantage, except for the Lakers. Once Parker comes back, I see us being able to contend with the Lakers no doubt.
I've been saying all season the Spurs are the only team in the West who can knock off the Lakers. I'm right.
Let's not get carried away now.
If this Manu were around in the playoffs a couple seasons ago v. L.A....
If this Manu were around in the playoffs a couple seasons ago v. L.A....
FAIL thread + Jinx
Well when you put it like that...
What happens if we lose to the Lakers on Sunday which is totally possible. Are we still le contenders?
I feel like the highs at spurs talk are sometimes too high, and the lows are sometimes too low (i.e. see spurstalk after loss to the nets).
Clearly the nets loss didn't matter as much, it was an atypical game. We had no ginobili and parker.
I think it's best to maintain a humble at ude. We beat the best team in the nba right now currently (not by record, but by how they are playing - the magic) but let's not get carried away.
TBH, I think the Spurs can hang with the Lakers almost everywhere, except for the most important positions..the frontcourt..Duncan and Gasol usually even each other out, so who is left?..
Bynum and Odom vs. McDyess/Bonner/Blair..horrible matchup for the Spurs, and that's where the Lakers advantage comes through..their length/size is just way too much in that matchup..it also doesn't help that Bonner always chokes against LA, they dare him to beat them and he never responds..their frontcourt will just wear the Spurs out, draw fouls, get boards, and the Spurs bigs can't respond offensively..
There's also the serious advantage that the Lakers have against Pop..I love Pop, but they own him..
If the Spurs had a better frontcourt, I would have confidence in this team..it's a huge flaw though..
I don't think the Spurs can beat Orlando or Cleveland in a series, but I think they could make it compe ive..unfortunately, the Spurs will have to get past LA, and that's the worst possible matchup and the only team that has been able to beat the Spurs in the Duncan era..
Galileo was right!
Spurs - Lakers, we sorely need tony parker. Parker is our Lakers killer.
...and playing as he is now a couple of years ago.......If this Manu were around in the playoffs a couple seasons ago v. L.A....
I think the Spurs will put up a good fight no matter who they play and how far they go, but nobody is going to beat Cleveland in a series.
I understand the excitement after a quality win over a good team but let's not go crazy. Talk to me after the matchup Sunday.
As well as the Spurs have been playing, Lakers are the better team and will most likely win a playoff series. I can be happy about the Spurs but I'm not going to get overly excited, especially if they have to face a very motivated Lakers team in the first round of the playoffs.
Where was this thread after the NJ game?
So what happens if Spurs lose to the Lakers next game?
this win was nice, but let's wait and see how parker and the whole team perform in the first round of the playoffs first.
I see blind people.
Manu is a contender. Sadly, Spurs are not.
Manu is as good or better than Kobe right now. That's not just me saying that because I'm a Spurs fan, it is simple fact.
How about Parker vs. Fisher? Huge matchup nightmare for L.A. also.
And I'm tired of this supposed HUGE Lakers advantage the frontcourt. I'd argue RJ/Timmy/McDyess can hang with Odom/Bynum/Gasol/Artest. Bynum is so overrated it frustrates me. In the playoffs, Duncan will be better than Gasol, Bynum slightly better than McDyess, and Artest slightly better than RJ. Bonner is a matchup problem also, although not a huge one. Odom would definitely give us trouble, but he can't carry that team.
Contrary to popular belief, we have advantages over the Lakers also.
There would be FIVE huge banners hanging in the T, not just four.If this Manu were around in the playoffs a couple seasons ago v. L.A....
In that case:
Dwight is a contender, Magic aren't
Lebron is a contender, Cavs aren't
Kobe is a contender, Lakers aren't
Invalid argument. One person can elevate his team to contender status, and Manu is one of those people.
If it's a close loss, without Parker, that's okay. If we get blown the out, then yeah, we've got a big mountain to climb.
This is the most idiotic thing I've read since...........
lakaluva's last post.
You just couldn't stay away could ya?
Says the poster who said he was out a full ing half hour ago.
See you in LA, beeyotch...
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