Where you been?
Enjoying it. Spending as much as possible with the children and the wife. Working hard. Soaking in the copious amount of winning the Spurs have indulged in. I've missed timvp but the timing was right to step away and let SpursTalk become more self-aware while relishing in the good times.
Have you kept up with the Spurs?
s yeah. I've loved this regular season. I've been lucky to watch every second of every game -- and usually more than once. The expectations weren't very high heading into this season so the success has been extra sweet. Until this current skid, things were going about as well as humanly possible. It's been like Christmas morning every day following this team. And now that we can really see the tunnel at the end of the light, it's been more important than ever to appreciate each step of the journey.
How worried are you about the four-game losing streak?
I'm concerned ... and I'm not. I'm concerned about the actual injuries. This team doesn't have a championship hope unless Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker are each 100% healthy. Sprains, strains and contusions this late in the season might linger into the playoffs. I'm also concerned about the possibility of losing home-court advantage.
On the other hand, I see some positives that have developed in the last four games:
1) Tiago Splitter has gotten valuable experience. Prior to this stretch, I thought there was no way he'd be ready to help in the upcoming postseason. Now I think it's possible.
2) George Hill has been forced to become aggressive again. The Spurs can't beat elite teams in the playoffs without Hill playing at a high level. Thus, this development is extremely important.
3) A sense of urgency and purpose has returned. The Spurs were basically going through the motions for the last month to six weeks. Their lead in the standings was so large that they knew they could coast until the playoffs. Now the team has to play under playoff-style pressure to end the season -- which I believe is a good turn of events.
Speaking of home-court advantage, how important is it for this team?
Extremely important. The importance simply can't be overstated. Especially for this edition of the Spurs. Why? Because these Spurs rely so much on offense, particularly outside shooting, and their offense is exponentially better at home. Past Spurs squads could go into other buildings, shut down the home team and escape with hard-fought wins. This team just isn't built that way. Road wins in the playoffs are possible ... but can't be counted on.
With home-court advantage throughout the playoffs, the Spurs would have at least a fighting chance in each and every series.
How important is tonight's game against the Celtics?
Getting a win would be nice but I'm more interested in seeing how healthy everyone looks. With the Big 3 back in action, the best outcome is for Duncan, Ginobili and Parker to look relatively healthy. Plus, it would be a bit foolish to expect this team to come out hitting on all cylinders against arguably the best defensive team in the NBA.
With a back-to-back against the Rockets on Friday night, I think it's important to get at least one of the two games. By getting one, the Spurs would then go into the final seven games of the season needing to get a manageable four or five wins. For a team with championship aspirations, that's doable.
What are your plans going forward?
We be back in the saddle. Let's do this.
Believe.
timvp
Welcome home. We've missed you.
Glad you've been able to keep up with the team, glad you've been with your family. And thrilled you're back for the Playoffs.
Great to see you back, Timvp. I'm hoping that this swoon by the Spurs isn't a sign of things to come. Pop needs to continue to play Splitter and hope he can play through errors and poor play. I'm mostly hoping that Bonner doesn't earn many minutes come late-April, May and June.
Additional generic ass kissing remark
Welcome Back!
Who?
Wow, the return of a legend.
How is your KFC working out lately?
Self-awareness activated.
lol... did you just interview yourself?
The ego you know.
Btw. timvp has posted more in the Celtics loss then in whole season
sup bro... good to hear you're living the life... just in time for the meltdowns too
Huh. Think maybe you could talk to Richard Jefferson?
Everytime I read this threads le it's Dusting off the cowbells
What? How? Given Pop's mentality, what makes you think it's possible for him to help, when he's never given a chance when the team is at full health in the paint? The Spurs need all of their bigs healthy to win a championship, which means Tiago will barely play if they all are, especially considering the rotation is trimmed down in the playoffs. Tiago will barely touch the court in the playoffs.
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Another lossNot looking good now. If they lose tomorrow I feel it's done, over and dead. This is a must win now, A MUST WIN!
The tunnel at the end of the light... that's pretty awesome.
I think the have a good shot at winning every game leading to the Lakers. If we do and the Lakers win every game, we'll be two games up on them. Our next 5 games are every bit as winnable as their next 6. Portland and OKC are not guaranteed wins for them. Bulls are the same deal and they have the the Celtics and the Magic. We need to forget this nightmare and win a game tomorrow.
Even a Laker fan admits that is a great post. Welcome back.
Damn man above, those 16 les bro, nobody can argue that there! I am glad you are a good poster and see something in the Spurs I don't right now, but you are a good poster and LA fan! I hope you do not see them at #17 or them at #18! I hope the Spurs get that puny number 5, that would be huge for us! But I don't see it happening right now.
You pulled off a McArthur...I expected a win today coz of the monstrous mojo you bring with you....
My condolences.
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