Not cliff-jumping but if we dont repeat would it be because:

[SpurPadre]

1: father time caught up with the team
2: team was emotionally spent after last season and satisfied
3: couldn't fully adapt to different offense structured to feature more Kawhi
4: Pau Gasol turning us down in the off-season
5: PATFO sitting on their asses and not having a plan B after Gasol turned us down
6: the rest of the league simply got better

[Darius Bieber]

7. Pop still has a beard.

[TheGreatYacht]

3, 5, 6

[Sean Cagney]

2 IMHO. 6 is another thing and a little bit of #1 as well but I will say #2 is the best option up there. They also were hungry last year after that huge loss and motivation after that is a HUGE key, that part is not there this year nor is the urgency it seems.

7. Pop still has a beard.

Wild card!!!

[Va Spur]

we lost

[Aremid]

1: father time caught up with the team
2: team was emotionally spent after last season and satisfied
3: couldn't fully adapt to different offense structured to feature more Kawhi
4: Pau Gasol turning us down in the off-season
5: PATFO sitting on their asses and not having a plan B after Gasol turned us down
6: the rest of the league simply got better

2
4
5
6

same old story after 99, 03,05,07

The FO still hasn't learned in 5 tries lmao

[timtonymanu]

#1 is the most likely.

We have to remember that this team has been to the WCF 3 straight seasons and the Finals twice. Injuries and fatigue are the two things in the way of a repeat this season.

[Malik Hairston]

Just #1 and part of #2..I don't think they're "spent" or "satisfied", but there's clearly something missing from a number of key players on the team, particularly Diaw and Splitter..

Injuries have been a massive factor, too, they haven't been able to establish any type of rhythm as a team, this season..

I don't think any FA moves would have changed anything, it wouldn't have magically fixed the problems of key players from last year's le run losing their effectiveness..

The rest of the league is slightly better, but that doesn't really have anything to do with the way the Spurs are playing..they're losing to a lot of mediocre teams, this season, the level of compe ion hasn't really been a factor..they seem to treat bad teams with the same amount of respect as great teams..

[SpurPadre]

I agree #1 would most likely be the reason with a little of #2 but Gasol turning us down could really prove to be damaging and it's ironic saying that considering Pau is old. He would've done wonders for us. In that case, maybe we should just blame that lying piece of tspence?

[Sean Cagney]

Just #1 and part of #2..I don't think they're "spent" or "satisfied", but there's clearly something missing from a number of key players on the team, particularly Diaw and Splitter..

Injuries have been a massive factor, too, they haven't been able to establish any type of rhythm as a team, this season..

I don't think any FA moves would have changed anything, it wouldn't have magically fixed the problems of key players from last year's le run losing their effectiveness..

The rest of the league is slightly better, but that doesn't really have anything to do with the way the Spurs are playing..they're losing to a lot of mediocre teams, this season, the level of compe ion hasn't really been a factor..they seem to treat bad teams with the same amount of respect as great teams..

Yes, but Pau Gasol certainly would not have hurt had he come to SA though! I agree on most of what you said though, dead on.

[BatManu20]

#1 and #6. Other teams have improved, and we've regressed a bit with age (naturally). We rely on Tim, Tony, and Manu still to be our core scorers, and they're all too old for that.

[ElNono]

I'll cross that bridge when and if we get there, tbh...

[daslicer]

I would say 1 but in general guys outside of the big 3 also just regressed along with injuries. Diaw,Splitter,Mills, are worse than what they were last year. That's 3 key guys who were in the rotation whose performance has dropped which has a huge overall effect on the team. The spurs need a 8-10 game win streak to establish some theme and consistency something they haven't been able to do this year due to the injuries and tough schedule.

[Russ]

7. Pop still has a beard.

The elephant in the room.

[-21-]

I wouldn't say it's #1. Our old guys have declined for sure but they're playing well compared to the rest of the squad (Splitter, Diaw, Mills).

[Hoops Czar]

8. Can't get a defensive stop

[wildchild]

5: PATFO sitting on their asses and not having a plan B after Gasol turned us down

It's hard to believe we couldn't do nothing with Belli and Ayres contracts

[kobyz]

1. Pop's beard, 2. R.C. Buford is drunk and falling a sleep, 3. Pussynelli.

[Fireball]

I'll cross that bridge when we get there, tbh...

fixed

[z0sa]

Far too early to make calls like this still, tbh... playoffs are an entirely different animal that may bring new perspectives, win or lose..

[Raven]

1. the force is strong in cancernelli

[cd98]

Age and 3 point shooting has been in the toilet. Last year our shooters were knocking down the open 3, but not this year. Mills and Green have struggled and Manu has been hot and then really cold.

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

Quit complaining guys. They lost against the Clips at home after a whole week off. This is first time all season the Spurs have had everyone healthy. Its about gelling and finding their rhythm again.

The key is Diaw, especially when it comes to the bench. He has been playing awful of late. But I suspect him to turn it around like Horry would towards the end of the season and playoffs. Last year it was the bench that carried this team. Of late they have not been playing well and that is because they haven't been healthy all season. I suspect that to change in the a week or so.

[cd98]

Our 2nd unit has not dominated other teams' second units like they did last year.

[Chomag]

The Spurs are just playing satisfied. Oh ya and Pop's beard too lol