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it's only ugly spurs basketball.
Its only December. They're saying the same thing new jersey too!!
it's only ugly spurs basketball.
I gotta admit I lol'ed
Time to revive this thing again, Let the forces of "It is only December" re-emerge again.
It's only December, and it's all fixable.
The past two games we lost to two of the best teams in the league in very tight games, while playing good D and with a lot of intensity. Main problem was stupid turnovers; cut those in half and we'd have won those games. That or hit a few FTs against Boston.
I'm unhappy but I'm not jumping ship. This squad has talent and, finally, some athleticism. They have time to come together and I think they will.
I do want to see better decisions from Manu though. Again, that's fixable.
Only mediocrity can be trusted to be always at its best.
LOL @ comparing the Nets situation to the Spurs.
I love these threads. Keep em coming. I'll be sure to keep this thread handy when they go on a win streak.
well it is only December lol
hahahaha!
First of all, who doesn't go on a win streak, maybe New Jersey and Minnesota. Heck, even the Knicks had a win streak. What is your definition of a win streak?LOL @ comparing the Nets situation to the Spurs.
I love these threads. Keep em coming. I'll be sure to keep this thread handy when they go on a win streak.
It is only December!!!!
Yeah, But it feels like february. The spurs don't want to tax their starters in the second half to keep them fresh for the post season. If the spurs continue to lose these games in december, they will have to use their starters more just to get into the playoffs.It is only December!!!!
If thats going to be the case, the spurs have no chance when the post season begins.
This is NOT the same spurs team of seasons past.
Until January comes around... It's definitely December...
Well played. I will start "The official 'It's only January" thread" next month then.
And when it becomes april, posters will be posting, "See ya in october thread."
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Only Spurs fans would compare their team in any way to the Nets
There are problems to fix, and there is a long way to go. It is only early December.
think about it guys, if we even had 5 turnovers less a game we would be undefeated right now!!!!!! lol no but we would be sitting pretty im positive!!!
if we take care of the ball and only allow 8 turnovers a night mark my words we will beat any team, turnovers are making us lose these games guys . we havent lost by much, and everytime we lose we have a load of turnovers, its because the good teams capitalize on our t/o and the bad teams cant execute our t/o!!! so if pop just makes sure there are no sloppy passes we will win!! they need to play boring again, i think theyre trying to do so much cause of the new team mates, and tony cant play like that period.
It is only December. I'm glad it is still early because this team has a lot of flaws at the moment and needs time to find themselves. If the team is like this at the end of December, there are some real deep problems with the chemistry.
The only good thing I've taken from our losses is that we aren't getting blown out every night. Plus we played decent D.
A good chunk of the season is gone and there is small reason to panic. "It's only November" didn't mean that the Spurs get a free pass or anything like that, it means that jumping off the cliff before the season is even done is just stupid. It's just as dumb as the Laker fans thinking they were getting 72 wins, and it is just as dumb as the fans that think the Lakers will automatically repeat, before the season even started.
Hindsight is 20/20. Foresight is worth nothing because no one has it. Plus, nothing is going to happen anyways until the trade deadline rolls up.
First of all, let me explain what "It's only December" means. It is just like procrastination. Like a kid telling his mom he will do his homework later during the night and then he can't finish it due to the workload.
No, that's what it means to you.
What it means to me (and obviously to many others), with regard to the pattern this franchise has gone through over the last decade or so, is that seasons are not won or lost in December as long as there are signs of improvement. Those signs are there. It would've been great to win against either Boston or Denver, but we aren't quite there yet... the fact that they were hard-fought losses tells me this team has vastly improved over 2 weeks ago (when they would've been blown out).
If we have a poor December with such a soft schedule, I'll start to wonder whether this team is going anywhere, but until we get 8 weeks into the season, why stress? The first 20-30 games of any season are shake-out time. Things get serious, and teams start to show their true colours, in January.
You mean the Spurs have never had slowish starts and unremarkable early december records prior to winning les before?
I posted about this in another thread, and we had slow starts in two of the 4 championship years (1999 and 2003). From 2004-2007 we started fast every season.
Let's face it, this team is no longer the Big 4 in the prime of their careers, as it was from 2004-7 - it's a jury-rigged, rebuild on the fly roster, and far less predictable than those teams. We just have to hope that they come together as a team, and no amount of ing or "fire X!" will make that happen. We just have to cross our fingers and be patient.
According to first 20 games played in our championship seasons, no.
1999 6-8 to start, 31-5 after that.
2003 11-8 to start December.
So actually, you are wrong. Half of our championships have come after poor-average starts, which is what we've had this year, partly due to injury.
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