The Bobcats are not even in the discussion...to make playoffs!! Please!!!!
That first game just fluky. Seriously ... 112-111, with both teams over 55%? And Super Manu actually making an appearance. And the Spurs actually GETTING a call!
I agree that Super Manu makes the difference, but it's a rare commodity. I love him, but I'd trade him for any of the Laker SF's or guards. Farmar is unstoppable. Ariza is just awesome. I'd even take Vujacic -- at least he's consistent and can make an open shot.
No ... I mean many many losses to the Lakers. We can beat most teams, but the Lakers own us. Any victory over them is a big one because it's rare.
And ... with last year's playoff beatdown, and the rosters largely unchanged, I don't see any different outcome this year. 4-1 Lakers in the playoffs.
ANY of the Lakers small forwards or guards? SERIOUSLY!? cmon now...
Seriously. They are that much better.
we'll give you our starting SF Luke Walton for Manu
on a serious note..... Spurs need to make some changes, i dont think a trade work work b/c the spurs dont have any pieces besides the big 3 any team wants.
Spur's young guys need to step up real quick or they might see an early exit in the playoffs
The jokes on you pal...
Okay...here's come a history lesson.
The Spurs were the last team knocked off Shaq-Kobe in 2003 and the Lakers returned the favor in 2004. Last year's series was the first we faced them since then...the Lakers' team in 2005-2007 wasn't good enough. The Spurs' teams of 2005-2007 would have beaten the Lakers in a 7 game series.
The Lakers won last year and they are very good team..I'm not going to deny that.
But as a Spurs fan, I'm not going to give them the championship in late Jan. They won today's game decisively..but there are things the Spurs can work and get better at.
So until the Spurs are eliminated in the playoffs or the win the le....there's a lot of season left!!
I haven't read his posts but I'm assuming Don Quixote is going with his Radmanovic > Manu, Fisher > Parker logic. That's always worth the laugh.
you should go back a few more years in your history lesson...Okay...here's come a history lesson.
The Spurs were the last team knocked off Shaq-Kobe in 2003 and the Lakers returned the favor in 2004. Last year's series was the first we faced them since then...the Lakers' team in 2005-2007 wasn't good enough. The Spurs' teams of 2005-2007 would have beaten the Lakers in a 7 game series.
The Lakers won last year and they are very good team..I'm not going to deny that.
But as a Spurs fan, I'm not going to give them the championship in late Jan. They won today's game decisively..but there are things the Spurs can work and get better at.
So until the Spurs are eliminated in the playoffs or the win the le....there's a lot of season left!!
Funny, but true. Fish is $$$ in the clutch. And I stand by it -- any Laker for any Spur (of similar size and position). It would instantly make the Spurs better.
The Lakers were dominant in the first part of the 2000's and the Spurs were dominant in the middle part of the 2000's. And the Lakers still haven't won a championship since 2002.
I'm not going back to the 80's.....of course the Lakers have the better history. I'm concerned with this decade and if the Spurs win the le this year...it will be 4-3 for the 2000's.
I don't care how well we shoot, it will still be hard to come across wins against L.A. And this defense everyone keeps referring to will be hard to come across with one legit defensive post Deterrent.
Hahahahahahhahah someone finally took the bait. Dumb noob.
Yes, thanks for recalling the good parts of the history. I remember those days fondly. Unfortunately, those days are ancient history. I'm talking about now (and the recent past). And the situation NOW is that the Lakers have gotten much, much better and should defeat us, New Orleans, or Houston handily come playoff time. And there's nothing to suggest that this will change.Okay...here's come a history lesson.
The Spurs were the last team knocked off Shaq-Kobe in 2003 and the Lakers returned the favor in 2004. Last year's series was the first we faced them since then...the Lakers' team in 2005-2007 wasn't good enough. The Spurs' teams of 2005-2007 would have beaten the Lakers in a 7 game series.
The Lakers won last year and they are very good team..I'm not going to deny that.
But as a Spurs fan, I'm not going to give them the championship in late Jan. They won today's game decisively..but there are things the Spurs can work and get better at.
So until the Spurs are eliminated in the playoffs or the win the le....there's a lot of season left!!
It's a long season, the Spurs will get better. I get it. I'm cool with that. But it won't be enough in May and June.
The starting lineup is the wrong one.
lol, nuff saidwe beat LA on their second game of back to back without walton, famar and sasha by 1 point...and somehow you guys think we are on their level.
back to reality
typical jayem thread.
-Mars
We are definitely not on the Lakers' level. My homer glasses are off.
I give you the Lakers and the Celtics beating the Spurs in a series..but not the Hornets or the Jazz or even the Rockets.
But...I'm not giving up on their chances especially after one game in late Jan.
Noob, coming from the guy with 1500 plus posts, yes you are very good at something....
LOL=no life...hahahahahahahahahaha
Its my first time posting here but ive been following guys for a while.Im a big time spurs fan and just watched the game today.I believe we are at the same level as the lakers.If you look at the box score, they shot 14 more FT than us.they also beat us at number of blocks 8 vs 2 and 3s.We are one of the top 3p shooting teams in the league but today was an off night for us so thats ok.Our main weakness is not bonner.He is a good player and hits alot of 3s but he shouldnt be starting.He should be limited to 10 min a game.thats how it was with horry last season.Bonner is essentially Horry's replacement so he is not a C.if he players he should play as a sf and just shoot 3s.he would create match up problems for alot of teams.We need a big that can block and rebound.Kurt thomas is a decent backup center.We need to trade oberto, udoka, finely and mahimi for some kind of center.Forget about Kaman and camby.Brad miller would be a beast but we aint getting him for sure.The FO will work it out though.I believe there will be a trade and we'll be in the WCF.Marion is an option but i dont know who we can give them for him.Another problem is Manu ginobili.I love Manu but he's very inconsistent.Today he was useless.Maybe he's not 100% yet so im hoping he gets better because Kobe shut him down.Also Bown has to play more.Fin was horrible on D today.Did you see in the 3rd 1/4 when POP yelled at him after fisher made the 3?
Anyways dont panic.Spurs will win the next 3.
The defense could definitely play better and more importantly smarter (way too many unnecessary fouls) but the Spurs problem against the Lakers was, and still is, their offense. Bad offense tends to enbolden/ignite the opposition mentally and physically.
The Lakers didn't run over the Spurs playing great basketball. They slowly pulled away as the Spurs were unable to keep in striking-distance with their collective offensive inep ude. That's a fact. To put in D. Green's words, "They (Lakers) are who we they thought they were."
The Spurs need Mason and Bonner to play aggressively, what they got was Bonner rushing his shot and Mason trying to play over his head offensively. Mason as an aggressive role player, good. Mason using aggression to play like a "star," not so good. If the role players don't consistently fill their role and play within theirselves, the Spurs have no chance against the elite.
Just about the only player to play solid or decent (when the game was there to be had) was Duncan, but as the OP suggests, they failed to utilize him effectively. Without playing through Tim, they fail to space the floor effectively for shooters, collapse the defense and force help, (drawing fouls, physically taxing the opposition), and maintain the floor-balance that helps with transition D and overall play.
This team, as constructed, needs to play a lower possession game against a team like the Lakers, so the offense has to be run inside out. Opportunistic transition and easy baskets need to be taken advantage of, but you've got to avoid neglecting the big fella.(Stick with the run-game, so to speak)
You've got to be able to hit open shots against a Phil Jackson defense, take care of the ball, not get killed at the free-throw line, and have good ball/player movement to give yourself a shot.
The Spurs today?
I'd say they went 0-4.
I'm someone that actually comes to this board to discuss Basketball. You are just one of those fans that register then quit on their team and come back when they win a game then dissapear again.
Again, what a dumbass.
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