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Spurs are also a significantly less talented team now than they were a couple of weeks ago. Weren't they already the worst defensive team in NBA history? Now minus two of their top vets they look Houston level to me.
In this throw away season, it wouldn't surprise me one bit if Houston beats the spurs in the next two games they play. Still say that the spurs won't even reach 20 wins this season, which should net them the 3rd worst record at the very least.
The spurs with their talent are trying to tank, the rockets with their talent are trying to win but can't. In a contest between these two teams, its hard to tell who is actually worse.
Spurs are also a significantly less talented team now than they were a couple of weeks ago. Weren't they already the worst defensive team in NBA history? Now minus two of their top vets they look Houston level to me.
??? In no way are the Rockets trying to win this year. If anything, they’re tanking more blatantly than we are. If they have a lead, they just pull guys off the floor to lose the game. They’ve done it multiple times with Sengün.
Whatttt? We are clearly trying to win and they are clearly
trying to tank. They have 5x the talent.
I think we can be awful and Pop can still try to avoid winning games.
It is more probable that Vassell will be held out the entire season or have reduced managed
minutes than he being responsible for causing the Spurs to fall out of the bottom three teams.
The bottom three, Spurs, Detroit and Houston are locked in and will stay in the bottom three.
I don't necessarily agree that they have 5x the talent, but they are horribly coached / managed. With all their "talent" and a better coaching staff, they could have at least 20 wins by now. They are a bunch of young selfish knuckleheads and I think they are trying, but something is going on behind the scenes to make them worse than they actually are. You said it yourself the have 5x the talent but its obvious that something is not quite right with that team.
By the same token we have an HOF coach who at times makes curious line up changes and keeps certain players out with "injuries". How many times on this board have we seen don't bring back so and so player too soon because if he or the team plays well, we might win a game. If that isn't sneaky tanking I'm not sure what is.
I get it, we're doing it to try and get Wemby or a top player in the draft. Don't call it load management either. So many more teams are doing it now, that it has become an issue in the NBA management/players negotiations. I understand if you are a playoff type team and you want to rest your players a bit for a playoff run, but for cellar dwellers like the rockets and spurs, you can call it development all you want, but in the end its really just tanking 101 for a better pick in the draft.
I'm sure the spurs players are trying to win always giving their efforts, and I'm seeing the development I'm just not sure what the problem is .
I suspect that after the lottery, if the spurs fall out of the top four picks, someone in the front office will be fired or forced to resign. Tanking is no fun for the players or management and its bad for business, after all who wants to be like the rockets have been the last few years?
5x more talented but behind Spurs who have lost 16 in a row and got their ass whooped by the Spurs twice. Ok
If we didn't become sellers at the deadline and Devin/Tre doesn't get hurt, we easily smash 23.5 TBH.
Spurs playing compe ive basketball vs decent team….wait until Vassell is back. Hope they lose but I’m guessing even without Jak/Rich they will be more compe ive.
That’s one game picked up for Spurs. Not gonna win 5 huh…
Spurs tied with DET now. AFTER a 16 game losing streak. Only question is will CHA win enough to stay 4th because with Vassell back soon this team will stay ahead of DET and HOU unless something crazy happens IMVHO
Man McDermott looked good last night.
https://vine.co/v/i27QqIr2FmE
Wait a minute, is that McDermott?
Dont blow this San Antonio
1 Houston just sucks, no matter how hard they try to win - a very disfunctional team, they'll end up with the worse record , but not necessarily the best pick.
2 & 3 Detroit and the spurs both know its development time - the team with the worst development probably gets the 2nd worst record. Its a tossup at this point.
4. Charlotte went on a little win streak which has probably given them the 4th worse record. With Lame lo & Bridges pretty much out, the surrender flag is coming out pretty soon if it isn't out already.
Its seems like a lot of posturing, but in the end its the lucky ping pong balls that will decide the fate of these 4 teams for Wemby & Scoot. Some team outside the bottom 4 could also get lucky (hope that doesn't happen) Hopefully we get a little bit lucky and start on a positive note for next year.
Last edited by jjspur; 03-01-2023 at 06:44 PM.
Detroit showing everyone how it's done. Went full Chris Webber in the name of the holy tank.
https://www.tankathon.com/remaining_schedule_strength
The good thing is that Charlotte has one of the easiest remaining schedule in the NBA while the Spurs have the 13th hardest, but we need to be careful lol
Houston is out, they're awful, Detroit same but they can win 4-5 games.
Next three games will give us a lot of informations, Houston two times and Indiana, if we win 2 or more games then we could loose a place in the lottery.
Last edited by duncan2150; 03-02-2023 at 09:15 AM.
Devonte Graham could be a huge asset down the stretch. Let both he and Keldon Chuck 10 3’s a game each and we got this.
Definitely true. Ha.
I think Haliburton is questionable tonight versus the Spurs with a sore calf. I don’t like where this is going. Hope Pop brings his A (tanking game) down the stretch.
We are a prime target for other teams to rest players down the stretch. This is exactly where Pop has ed us the last few years. Thank god we can’t realistically drop lower than bottom 4.
Well what do you know
A soft part of the schedule.Well what do you know
Sure - but even then you argued Spurs weren’t going to win…Have to hope HOU pulls one win out or its going to be a nervous end to the season. Ya, SA schedule toughens up post HOU no doubt about that. Just have to see how it all shakes out and hope CHA can pull of 3-4 wins to help SA out…
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