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horrible bench = bonner....... neal....... diaw......
good bench = blair...... cojo......de colo........
Too much worrying, tbh..
Spurs have many flaws at the moment:
- ty bench
- Offense isn't fluid
- Can't get stops down the stretch
- Parker isn't 100%
- Ginobili looks horrible
They will resolve the offensive fluidity and the bench won't be a huge concern with shortened playoff rotations, tbh..they will focus once the playoffs begin, they just need 1 game to turn around..
More importantly, it seems like the majority of this forum doesn't watch the rest of the West..even with all the flaws on this team, they are still much less flawed than Memphis(embarrassing offense and lack of a shot creator), Denver(no shooting, no halfcourt offense, inconsistent defense) and the Clippers(coaching, limited individual talent), tbh..
The Spurs are in the same position they were in to start the season, tbh..2nd best team in the West and they will need Ginobili to have a resurgence to beat OKC..they will still easily beat the 7th/8th seed and defeat Memphis/Denver/LAC in the 2nd round, tbh..
Miami is the only contender in the NBA this season anyways, but this shouldn't be news to anybody..
horrible bench = bonner....... neal....... diaw......
good bench = blair...... cojo......de colo........
Exactly what I've been saying... Spurs need to improve some areas, but the rest of the West isn't exuding great play either...
Agreed, tbh.
It was frustrating to choke that game away, but I was surprised we were in that situation in the first place.
In the end, it's basically a barely meaningful regular season game. No need to have a meltdown.
i can't stand to come on this site anymore because it's all just people wanting to kill themselves about how we don't have a shot. Did anyone think Dallas had a chance two years ago? that team had lots of flaws too. Everyone has to chill, we've barely been losing games and our defense, while it certailny has had some lapses, is still much better than last year. Timmy is better, Tony is better. The bench won't matter as much, rotations will be shorter. Everyone lighten up, we're the 1 seed in the west.
Finally somebody with some real sense. Its like we've lost 10 in a row instead of 2. Yes I know weve been a little sluggish the past few games, but once the playoffs are here it will change. Pop knows what he's doing. Trust in Pop!
Understandable Heat but tbh we are losing too many winnable games. Champion caliber teams win the games they are supposed to win and the spurs haven't done that in the most important part of the season.
Tough schedule is tough. The Spurs have been in every game down to the last possession during this brutal stretch. Its hard for them to get any sort of a rhythm with all the injuries though. Shorter rotation will help the team come playoff time, Pop is trotting bad lineups out there too often.
Pretty much tbh. As long as nobody else gets hurt on top of China Glass Ginobili, there's no need to worry about anything until the playoffs.
The Spurs haven't looked great in a while, but I just find it humorous that there are people predicting a loss in the 1st round..
Have you guys watched the teams in the 6th to 10th seed this year?..the bottom of the West is the worst I've seen since the mid-2000s, tbh..
we're resting guys... we did a good job tonight all things considered
Health/Pop are our main problems right now
Dallas two years ago had a very deep team! They were better than this Spurs team IMO, not easily but they were better and got hot at the right time. The Spurs are stumbling at the wrong time right now, if they right the ship I will change my mind but as of right now no way. I think they slide to the #2 seed now, not a huge deal but I wanted them to have HC if they met OKC. I hope they prove me wrong as a fan but right now it looks bleak. I don't think they just turn it up either and all problems go away magically when the playoffs arrive, the stagnant O is still there late and they can't get stops on D.
ing problem is that we haven't had a complete healthy team in two months and may not the rest of the year. That is the most frustrating thing.
I have the Spurs losing in the WCFs to OKC, btw, but anybody that thinks Memphis/Denver/Clippers have a better chance at reaching the CFs is a ing idiot, tbh..
Spurs' bench played well tonight tbh. Nando really might be able to run the show for a bit in the playoffs (provided he scores or looks to enough). Problem is health, and I don't see the Big 3 going in healthy or being healthy at all in the postseason.
The Grizz and Clippers have flaws the Spurs can exploit in a second round match up, but Denver really doesn't. Spurs can try to slow it down all they want, but they'll still turn it over at a high enough clip for Denver to speed it up. The Nuggs score well in the paint and rebound at a high level, and their athleticism is going to kill the Spurs as well. If they meet in the second round, Denver in 6.
Harlem bringing the truth goods. Excellent post. I was just saying in the game thread that no one in the West is playing spectacular basketball, including the Thunder.
Spurs have been playing bad and sure they might get out of it but we haven't played well against 2-12 this season. We've beaten teams that were good but we've lost to teams that had no business beating us.
It'll be a fun ride through the first two rounds, but it's going to inevitably crash down in the WCF or finals, that's where all the cliffjumping is coming from tbh. Just because we're elite doesn't mean we have a shot at winning it all.
Agreed again. You also have to wonder how much Spurs are coasting... this is a team full of vets, who are notorious of getting bored of the RS... Jackson has actually been ramping up, as expected, since he was the biggest Horry-coaster of them all
ing love post like this and threads like this. Great job guys.Harlem bringing the truth goods
Denver can't shoot, 1 of their only 2 shot creators(Lawson) is playing through a major injury, their halfcourt offense is mediocre, and their defense is slightly above average(if they didn't generate turnovers, it would be poor)..they also don't play nearly as well on the road..
The Spurs only lose to Denver if there's a serious injury or Pop completely forgets how to coach..
Denver doesn't need to shot, they'll wear down Duncan enough going inside so consistently that it'll end up being a walk to the rim. As I said, Denver's ability to score off turnovers at a high clip and the Spurs' penchant for turning it over often will be huge; even if the Spurs slow it down, Denver will be able to keep up off fast breaks. The real determining factor will be if Lawson is near 100% or not in a potential match up. If not the Spurs win in 6, otherwise Denver will take it. Andre Miller and their bench will torch the Spurs' bench, though Jack, Diaw, and Manu stepping up will be helpful. Denver has also begun to play better on the road, only reasons they lost to NOH and the Spurs is because Lawson is hurt.
Also, with how Pop has coached in the playoffs lately, it wouldn't surprise me to see George Karl, and above-average coach compared to Hollins and Brooks, outcoach Pop too.
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