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They do. Haven't you noticed when you watch the games? A lot of these kids on other teams just want to act cool on TV. But the Spurs are focused on the playoffs.
your logic might work for other teams, but not the Spurs. I've been watching the Spurs for many years.
They do. Haven't you noticed when you watch the games? A lot of these kids on other teams just want to act cool on TV. But the Spurs are focused on the playoffs.
As Rudy Tomjanovich said it best "Never underestimate the heart of a Champion.." I'm not delusional and I'm not dreaming of a championship this season, but crazier things have happened... like Rudy T's Houston rockets run to the nba final from the 8th seed and overcoming a 3-0 first round deficit to beat the Phoenix suns 4-3 on route to their 2nd championship in 2 years back in 95...
I really hope Galileo isn't serious with most of the commets he's made in this thread..
To my recolection, I believe the rockets came in as the sixth seed. No nba team has won squat coming in as the eighth seed except for the nuggets over the sonics in the first round.
I wouldn't put the Mavs into that category and if Martin either can't go or is playing in a greatly diminished state, then the Nuggets, already thin on the front line, instantly become vulnerable.
I'm not buying into this Mavs nonsense. The just came off the most unimpressive extended winning streak in recent memory and yet oodles of people have anointed them legit contenders. If Martin were healthy, I'd put the Nuggets right there with the Cavs, Magic and Lakers, as one of the four teams capable of winning the championship. As it is, at this writing I've demoted them to the head of the next tier with: Mavs, Jazz, Thunder, Spurs and Suns. I don't think the Trail Blazers aren't necessarily not in this group, but they're on a collision course to face the Lakers, so you can rule them out in terms of being able to win a round. The way I see it, the others are all capable of beating each other. I expect the Mavs to advance, but I wouldn't be absolutely stunned if, say, the Suns beat them in a series. Don't get me wrong, they're good, but they're not that good.
Absolutely not.
Actually you may be correct..but either way, it was an amazing run through all the way to the championship...something that i doubt anybody expected to happen that season..
Small things? Like TP's 4th metacarpel?
they were the 6th seed, won only 47-48 games. BUT, they were defending champs, purposely took it easy during the regular season, and had more Heart than any other 2 teams combined. they had 5-6 players who were absolutely, consistently lethal come crunch time.
that said, almost any other coach starting out with the roster we started out with, and this spurs team would have been top 3 in the NBA right now.
we still have the massive potential, something last years team did not have. if everything comes together, this team can beat anyone (except dallas who has the cosmos aligned when they play us) in a 7-game series
did john hollinger put you up to this!?!?
You don't think that having only 6 double digit losses all year says something about the Spurs staying power? This team isn't a bad team at all, it's simply not a championship contender.
Spur fans are so spoiled now that "No Championship = Bad Team".
Ask New Jersey fans about bad teams......
As I said, there's a derived statistic for just about anything under the sun......... 70% of people know that.
I don't know why people still think the spurs can beat LA. Since the Gasol trade the Spurs have a wide margin losing record against LA when Gasol plays including playoffs.
TP's 4th metacarpal isn't as big a concern as his planter fascia. Add finals MVP level Tony Parker to last night's team and they're probably going to be able to hold their own with anyone, and they haven't reached their ceiling yet.Small things? Like TP's 4th metacarpel?
Did anyone notice that we just kicked the out of Miami on the road? And yes Wade was playing.
Galileo was right.
Have you seen the movie War of the World starring Tom Cruise?
That's what LA is like right now. They are old and have ossified into dinosaurs. SA beats them straight up in a 7 game series that goes maybe 6 games.
That's going to be on your conspiracy theories.
Not really. The vast NBA conspiracy has been exposed. Hence, Stern will have to play by the rules for a few years, until the sheeple forget about the Truth.
Honestly the team most likely to beat a healthy Spurs team in a 7 game series is the Mavs, and that's because of their length and versatility. if they remain healthy they are a serious, underrated threat.
Nuggets still don't play defense consistently enough to win in the playoffs, and if they haven't started by now they won't come playoffs. Magic don't have enough talent. Celtics are too old. No one else in the west is a real compe or.
Lakers and Cavs are wearing themselves out and already seeing signs up that wear and tear. If they magically get healthy I think they are still the two best in the league, but I don't think they're pacing themselves for the long haul well. We'll see if I'm right.
The Knicks in 99 were the 8th seed.
Galileo is dead serious and is a basketball expert.
Tonight is a huge game. As 7 point dogs on TV, this is the type of game we usually lose. Galileo smells something in the air; a Spurs win.
so we finally challenge a legit team and dont even show up.
rename this thread to we're delusional m'fers.
Damn, this is embarrassing. This must be what it felt like to heat fans last night.
Although in the time it took for me to forget to post this, we went on a 10-2 run, so I guess I'm somewhat happy.
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