Like I said, I'd be stunned to see the Warriors win the championship. They aren't playing well and have significant weaknesses.
Dark horse:
"A dark horse is a previously less known person or thing that emerges to prominence in a situation, especially in a compe ion involving multiple rivals, or a contestant that on paper should be unlikely to succeed but yet still might."
They are literally the definition of a dark horse.
He’s missed the playoffs before, but he’s never lost in the first round. I’m sure that means more to him than making a pointless playoff appearance, especially if there is a possibility he might get knocked out by a ty team in the play-in.
I think people here overrate the play-in. What really gets this team the experience is closing out the season to get into the play-in. That race has them focused, trying to win every game and executing in late game situations. That will really help the team grow, more than 1 or 2 play-in games
I agree and this is a point I've been trying to make. These last games have been worth multiple games in the middle of the season.
Tonight's Pelicans-Lakers tilt may be the most fascinating game between scrub teams in a very long time.
They aren't previously lesser known! You could have said they were a dark horse BEFORE the NBA season when no one expected them to do this, but at this point they are the 2nd best team in the NBA by record and trying to call them a dark horse. Read the rest of that definition. On paper should be unlikely to succeed. The 2nd seed in the entire NBA should be unlikely to succeed?
God damn some of you go to hilarious lengths to cover when you say something obviously wrong.
OP es un got.
Lol, get over it. You're wrong. Just stop.
Why not make a poll asking if Memphis is a dark-horse contender or not?
They were a dark horse contender at a point in the season but you can't call them that presently.
Obviously "overrated" is a subjective term. But I don't know that people are valuing the play-in by itself as much the chance to make the playoffs. As I mentioned before, playing the same team multiple games in a row is an experience the Spurs can't replicate easily. They can to test out adjustments in real time and get to see how players like Murray, Walker and Johnson adjust to a team game-planning against them. It's also at least five more Spurs games (because there's still TECHNICALLY a chance the Spurs get the eighth seed going into the play-in tourney), which for many fans is just a good in and of itself. That doesn't mean you're wrong about this stretch being a test for the team, but there are more tests they can also undergo, and I want them to experience more of them.
What's overrated is the downside to winning games. I think a lot of fans are under the impression that the Spurs making the play-in means the team they knock out picks above them. That's not necessarily true. The play-in only affects the draft order if a team makes the playoffs. The Spurs have the tie-breaks over NOP and LAL (and LAC even though it doesn't matter), and they'd make the play-in seeded above any of those teams. But the draft doesn't care about tie-breaks and reverts everything to coinflips. So the Spurs could get the eighth seed going into the play-in, lose two games and then still have the eighth slot going into the lottery. We're likely only talking about one slot in the lottery (at most) at this point. It's basically found money unless the team wins their way into the real tourney.
I know how the draft order works and let‘s be realistic. They are not making the playoffs
old bill simmons quote... the lakers are going to make the playoffs. its just a matter of who fouls out
not likely to. but you dont think its conceivable they win games against the pelicans and clippers, for instance?
Pathetic display by LA as a team. Davis and James played great and they still can’t be the 9th seed bobcats at home.
I just watched the last few minutes... the decisions they made were atrocious... LeBron lowering his head and running into the whole Pelicans defense, a horrible LeBron-AD alley oop attempt, letting the clock run with 9 seconds left, LeBron pump faking like 4 times and throwing an airball... awful all around execution. By their play you'd think they were tanking hard.
Missing alley oops on consecutive posessions with under two minutes to go
*y-ass Lakers are fu*king up our draft pick! Good lord a team w/ Davis, lebron & Westbrook is worse than our team? I actually LOVE this seasons team but holy sh*t! How are you worse than our team!? Honestly, this Spurs team would beat the out of this Lakers team RN if it was a play-in.
Yea lakers are dog . Lost a must-win game at home with Lebron, AD, & Russ all playing. Spurs are making the play-in.
Busted out laughing while watching the game tonight when they put up a graphic about how the Suns, Grizzlies, and Mavs were the 13th, 14th, and 15th seed just a few years ago. They were trying to make it seem like the Spurs could pull it off too but then they slid a comment right at the end “of course they had top 4 draft picks”
Hopefully there is a plan for this off-season. The whole “this is a fun group” shtick has run its course for me.
Wow...well melo was last second scratch. Westbrook brought the whole team down once again. If zion is pulling a simmons with them that's truly messed up cause they're playing their butts off...imagine what they could do with him
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