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it's expected, many people have waited for the Spurs to falter, I'm pretty sure Disney execs were popping bottles behind the scenes when they knew Manu was out for the season.
Hornets, Blazers, Rockets, Jazz...
I say bring them on !!!
Beware what you wish, because the Spurs will give you nightmares !!!
The beast is wounded, but not dead yet !
They will fight till the end... and beyond !
They are true champions, they will not surrender !
So come on, the Spurs and their fans are waiting for you.
Beware what you wish, because the Spurs will make you cry !
it's expected, many people have waited for the Spurs to falter, I'm pretty sure Disney execs were popping bottles behind the scenes when they knew Manu was out for the season.
not me....I wanted them to be 100% healthy, i think the Nuggets would have found 3rd time is a charm when it comes to trying to beat the Spurs in the playoffs
I wonder how you made your post done with so many smiles. but your point is exactly true. even without Manu, spurs are still among the top 3 most powerful teams in the west IMHO. The other two teams are the Lakers and our boys in blue.Hornets, Blazers, Rockets, Jazz...
I say bring them on !!!
Beware what you wish, because the Spurs will give you nightmares !!!
The beast is wounded, but not dead yet !
They will fight till the end... and beyond !
They are true champions, they will not surrender !
So come on, the Spurs and their fans are waiting for you.
Beware what you wish, because the Spurs will make you cry !
I don't wish injury on any player so I feel bad for Ginobili. However, I would LOVE to play the Spurs in the playoffs now. It would be a free pass to the 2nd round.
Why wouldn't they? It is just good business...Every West teams fans are saying the Spurs are done and want them in the 1st round...
Now the Spurs and Rockets are on equal footing. Rockets minus T-Mac and Spurs minus Ginobili. Can a wounded beast hurt the Lakers?
T-Mac himself was just a big minus on the rockets team, so the rockets have gotten better according to the rule of "negative minus negative equals positive".
The Rockets have been better than the Spurs for a few weeks now...with or without Manu.
I don't now why, but now that Manu is out, I want to play the Lakers in the 1st round.
We might surprise them
Why? So the Lakers can sweep us in 4, then have Kobe showing us his "big balls" routine after every blowout victory? That is a sight I would rather not see...
I'd rather have the Lakers in the 2nd round, fatigue and all that.
Yeah, I really don't want to see Kobe's ball dance. Although, I did enjoy it at the AT &T center when he did his ball dance before Mason one-upped him and won the game with his big three. I loved the look on Kobe's face. Classic.
Every West team's fans can kiss my Spurs ass.
i say to them, 'be careful what you wish for.'
spurs have nothing to lose now.
a word of warning to the west teams.....be very careful what you wish for because you may not like what you get. ;-)
The Spurs may not be as potent as they've been but they ain't actually chopped liver....there's Tony P, Tim D and I have a feeling that at least for a period of time the bench and role players will step it up a notch!
Hornets, Blazers, Rockets, Jazz...
I say bring them on !!!
Beware what you wish, because the Spurs will give you nightmares !!!
The beast is wounded, but not dead yet !
They will fight till the end... and beyond !
They are true champions, they will not surrender !
So come on, the Spurs and their fans are waiting for you.
Beware what you wish, because the Spurs will make you cry !
That is fully understandable.
1. Tim is playing like . He is no scam artist like Ginobili so Tim must be really hurt. And it is not a short term problem either.
2. Ginobili ed up the rest of the team by hiding the extent of his injury and what's worse, Pop & Co. bought into his scam. I mean look at how poorly Mason and Hill are playing at the moment after getting off to a promising start.
3. The Spurs are essentially down to the Big One (1!!!) and that's Tony who has emerged as the premier PG in the NBA this season. But one man cannot carry the team, even Kobe couldn't. I just hope that Tony moderates his effort facing the hopeless task and avoids injuries and burnout. When the Spurs have rebuilt, Tony needs to be there 100% to lead the squad.
I am a HUGE fan of the Spurs and have been one for more than 10 years but the reality is that the Spurs are in such a total disarray that even the hapless mavs would kick their asses in the playoffs if the opportunity arose.
At least I will be spending less money on playoff tickets with the foreseeable first round exit. But this still sucks.
Any sensible Jazz fan wants nothing to do with the Spurs, even if Ginobili is out. Any fan that thinks otherwise is a complete fool.
Manu is playoff basketball for the Spurs. In seasons past I've always felt that the Spurs will get as far as Manu can take them. You have the constants in Tim and Parker, and then Manu is there to take you to the next level. Now a lot of other folks will need to elevate their games for the Spurs to have even a remote shot. I can understand why fans of other teams are saying that about us.
If the Spurs' role players step up, a first-round exit is not guaranteed. We'll see what Pop does with the rotations in these last few games: if it's more Vaughn, Finley, and Udoka, then the other teams should be eager to play the Spurs.
Hornets, Blazers, Rockets, Jazz...
I say bring them on !!!
Beware what you wish, because the Spurs will give you nightmares !!!
The beast is wounded, but not dead yet !
They will fight till the end... and beyond !
They are true champions, they will not surrender !
So come on, the Spurs and their fans are waiting for you.
Beware what you wish, because the Spurs will make you cry !
yeah bring that ,spurs will show them
That's just the icing on the Spurs cake. The biggest problem is Tim's poor play. The second biggest problem is that the Spurs failed to build a backup plan and their recent performances indicate that there may not be enough time to do it now. Only bright spots at the moment are TP and DG but that's two guys. And occasionally MF is the third one, and even the thought of that really scares me.
How hilarious is this that now that the Spurs are hurt and "ripe for the picking" or whatever the those other teams think.... the Suns are out of the playoffs.
I am honestly more confident about the Spurs now than ever. They aren't complete. They aren't expected to win anything. Everyone is gunning for them, because everyone thinks they will be an easy challenge.
But now, the Spurs have nothing to lose. They get to play their balls off every single game because the worst that can happen is they meet expectations.
I'd be afraid if I were Kobe. I'd be VERY afraid. Because with nothing to lose and everything to gain, the Spurs, now more than ever, have something to prove.
The NBA. Where "Come and get us!" happens.
You're making too much of the fact that Ginobili has always been a streaky and unreliable player. He is the reason Lakers beat the Spurs in the playoffs last year. All Ginobili had to put forth was a "normal" effort but he totally choked like a mav.
You don't play around Ginobili, because there are no two Ginobili's in this league. As simple as that.
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