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Vujacic wont' be guarding Manu anymore.
Ariza will.
And Gasol won't be guarding Duncan.
Bynum will.
Whiniest little ever
George Hill, Mason.
Manu can't be guarded except by a team with strong Team D (see: Boston Celtics D against Kobe last year). Ariza alone will be burned.
Now Bynum on Tim?
Tim ing PWNS Bynum. You're being serious? It'll be the same PJ as always, double Tim and force spurs to shoot jumpers.
You clearly have mistaken the Spurs from 2003 and 2006 with this current team. The Big 3 are not as good as they once were.
You clearly have mistaken the 3 peat Lakers from 2000 with this current team. The current core has won absolutely nothing yet.
Maybe I'm missing something, but how much better is Bynum going to make them vs. last year? Turiaf wasn't a scrub and from what I remember he played decently for the limited minutes he had. Odom down low presented matchup problems for the Spurs and this year's traditional Laker lineup is better suited for the Spurs (if we get good play out of our bigs.) I'm not saying that Bynum's not a good player and will have no effect, but I just don't see how it will be as distinct of difference as some Laker fans portray it. Will it help - sure but not game, set, match.
Spurs vs Lakers in the playoffs this year would be a WAR.
If the Spurs can land a veteran Big this year i say that puts us over the top: Joe Smith anyone???
didnt the sonics franchise handover Kurt Thomas to us last year for some draft picks??? maybe we can score again
our big 3 last season were injured and tired. The Big3 you'll face this season will be MUCH better. You're a fool.
I would agree with this. The Spurs had several matchup advantages just as the Lakers did and I thought the Lakers did a better job of eliminating those matchup problems and utilizing their own matchup advantages than the Spurs did. Thus, they won the series.
I'm sorry but the Spurs had no Big 3 in 2003. It was Duncan by himself. Parker and Ginobili were barely even half the players they are today. Just had to clear that up...You clearly have mistaken the Spurs from 2003 and 2006 with this current team. The Big 3 are not as good as they once were.
And I disagree except with Ginobili. Duncan and Parker are the same or better. Ginobili is struggling but remember he is still recooperating a bit from ankle surgery so I'd give it some more time before making that judgment.
There's no guarantee your Big 3 won't be injured and tired again this season.
The bottom line is Spurs fans were saying the exact same things last season. And none of it mattered. The Lakers still won.
And newsflash, the Lakers beat the Spurs WITHOUT Bynum and Ariza. Whatever they bring is an added bonus.
And there's no guarantee that Kobe won't be in jail for raping a white chick so this futuristic discussion should end.
And newsflash, the Lakers beat the spurs without mason and hill and with an injuried manu.
The Lakers beat us without a legitimate 4th scorer in Roger Mason, an improved Bonner, and a solid back-up in Hill. Again, no need for trash-talking in this thread....the most important thing for the Spurs is to get homecourt advantage against the Lakers. The Spurs have never played well at Staples in the playoffs. We are 2-12 all-time in the playoffs at Staples, I don't know if we play worse anywhere else in the playoffs....last year we were 56-26, the Lakers were 57-25...all we needed to do was win one more game and we would have opened at home and won the series...This year, since we'll win all 3 games against the Lakers in the regular season, if we stay consistent against other teams we can close the gap between the #1 seed and #2 seed in the West.
Again, all they did was win one more game than we did and got homecourt advantage. Next week's game won't be a big deal. The Spurs are expected to win that game and there will be no need to celebrate big or trash-talk.
An expected funk after a very long winning streak comes to an end.
I feel LA wanted that game even more. Of course I may be wrong.
This should not be important... the finals will be Spurs/Cavs
You picked up Mason but lost Barry. Barry was huge for you in the playoffs against the Lakers and was a reliable scoring option off the bench. So in reality it's not that big of a deal that you added him. Hill is a rookie, I don't think I need to say anymore. Rookies rarely, if ever, have a serious impact in the playoffs.
The bench is mediocre at best. Too much glut in the backcourt, woefully thin up front. Not going to get it done against the Lakers who can put a 7 footer on the floor at all times.
The Spurs are not getting HCA over the Lakers. Have you looked at the standings lately?
Summary: My biased opinion. My biased opinion. My biased opinion.
Mason > Barry, in terms of what he's done for the Spurs this season compared to what Barry did for the Spurs last season. I will give you Hill-I'm not expecting him to do much in the PO's other than hold down the fort when TP is getting a breather.
And we have some good quality players coming off the bench. I wouldn't call it mediocre. Inconsistent? Yes. But not mediocre.
Bonner
Mason
Hill
Thomas
Udoka
Vaughn
This is not a great bench, I'm sorry. Mediocre is putting it nicely.
Hill
Ginobili
Bowen
Thomas
Mahimni
equal to the Lakers bench.
Best NBA bench production 08/09 so far...
1.Dallas 37.4 ppg (Jason Terry)
2.Washington 37.2 ppg (starters suck)
3.Portland 36.2 ppg (crazy depth)
4.Bucks 35 ppg (Villanueva & Sessions)
5.Spurs 34.8 ppg (Manu & lots of roll players)
Ok, first just take Vaughn out of there, how many minutes has he seen this year? You're missing Ginobili and either Bonner or Oberto and they make that bench look a lot more decent. I see quite a bit of size, but light on the talent on your bench. So people in glass 'houses'...
I usually try to stay out of SA vs LA threads, cause it can get ugly. But, if you believe SA's bench is as good if not better than LA's, you are looking at things a bit bias. SA might be just as good as LA as far as the starting 5, but LA has a better bench. All it takes is to get hot in May and none of that matters.
Wow so based on Spurs fans expert opinions not only is their bench better than the Laker's bench, their Big 3 are so dominant nobody in the NBA is capable of guarding them.
I mean that 23-11 record must be a joke. Just random lucky teams hitting some fluke shots. you guys are a riot, lay off the Kool-Aid.
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