I don't want the #1 seed in the West!

[Budkin]

You're an idiot... nothing beats home court throughout the playoffs.

[DesignatedT]

if the Spurs can get the #1 seed playing Duncan less than 30 minutes a night, i'll be happy.

lol. I hope you'd be happy.

[lotr1trekkie]

As the season grinds down to the last 60 plus games Pop will have to make some decisions. My point was that the Spurs will not get finals if Pop increases the Big 3's minutes. Then I will have to read from numerous bozzos on this site that Duncan's knees are shot at 34 , Manu is wearing down again and that Tony is over the hill at 28.
I don't think the Spurs can maintain their current pace unless they OVERUSE the Big 3. Tim should not play back to back after the halfway mark. Ditto Manu. Hill's minutes should be increased also because Tony has been playing pro for 13 years.
If we can be 52 and 8 after the next 30 games I say go for it. Otherwise the Spurs need to pace themselves for the real season. Blair, Hill, Tiaggo, Neal etc. need to carry the team to that place.
Last season, we got hammered by Geldings because we had shot our load in the previous series. Want a repeat--- go for the #1 seed at all costs.
Even more then the NFL, the NBA team that is playing the best will win even if they are not the best team
BTW, posters who can only write 1 line of criticism should go back to their Twitter and Facebook. Anyone with one line comments seems so much more intelligent than the are!

[4>0rings]

1] To get it we would have to wear out out Big 3. Miami can play their big 3 every nite for 38 minutes and it will all be good. The Mavs will push for it because of 0 rings. The Lakers feel obligated to get it.
2] The # 4 seed would be perfect
3] Hopefully, Splitter and Anderson will add to the bench which will be vital this season.
4] Defensively, we need to improve by the playoffs. We really have only one BIG. If Splitter can get up to 2o minutes a game, we will be stronger.
Somehow, the NBA has become more like the NFL. Unlike other years the grind to championship in the East will be brutal. Rest the BIG 3 and build on this improved bench!

[Man In Black]

I don't think the Spurs can maintain their current pace unless they OVERUSE the Big 3. Tim should not play back to back after the halfway mark. Ditto Manu. Hill's minutes should be increased also because Tony has been playing pro for 13 years.

Just curious...their current pace has the Big 3 playing LESS minutes than ever other than Manu, which is understandable because he came off the bench for so long. The team is reliant on the Big 3, true. Every team that has one is reliant on theirs. However, the bench has been very capable, even without James Anderson and a often nicked Tiaggo Splitter. I say LET THEM PLAY AT THEIR CURRENT PACE. It's like that pet play that keeps on working. Run it until they stop it. At 25-4, no one has really stopped the Spurs other than playing on back-to-backs or traveling late to a different time zone. Pop will dial it down a little for SPAM unless the Spurs are fighting for their lives again. But since they made an early emphasis on winning the early games, that isn't the issue this season so far.

[Kool Bob Love]

[QUOTE=lotr1trekkie;4851458]As the season grinds down to the last 60 plus games Pop will have to make some decisions. My point was that the Spurs will not get finals if Pop increases the Big 3's minutes. Then I will have to read from numerous bozzos on this site that Duncan's knees are shot at 34 , Manu is wearing down again and that Tony is over the hill at 28.
I don't think the Spurs can maintain their current pace unless they OVERUSE the Big 3. Tim should not play back to back after the halfway mark. Ditto Manu. Hill's minutes should be increased also because Tony has been playing pro for 13 years.
If we can be 52 and 8 after the next 30 games I say go for it. Otherwise the Spurs need to pace themselves for the real season. Blair, Hill, Tiaggo, Neal etc. need to carry the team to that place.
Last season, we got hammered by Geldings because we had shot our load in the previous series. Want a repeat--- go for the #1 seed at all costs.
Even more then the NFL, the NBA team that is playing the best will win even if they are not the best team
BTW, posters who can only write 1 line of criticism should go back to their Twitter and Facebook. Anyone with one line comments seems so much more intelligent than the are!
[QUOTE]

[Kool Bob Love]

As the season grinds down to the last 60 plus games Pop will have to make some decisions. My point was that the Spurs will not get finals if Pop increases the Big 3's minutes. Then I will have to read from numerous bozzos on this site that Duncan's knees are shot at 34 , Manu is wearing down again and that Tony is over the hill at 28.
I don't think the Spurs can maintain their current pace unless they OVERUSE the Big 3. Tim should not play back to back after the halfway mark. Ditto Manu. Hill's minutes should be increased also because Tony has been playing pro for 13 years.
If we can be 52 and 8 after the next 30 games I say go for it. Otherwise the Spurs need to pace themselves for the real season. Blair, Hill, Tiaggo, Neal etc. need to carry the team to that place.
Last season, we got hammered by Geldings because we had shot our load in the previous series. Want a repeat--- go for the #1 seed at all costs.
Even more then the NFL, the NBA team that is playing the best will win even if they are not the best team
BTW, posters who can only write 1 line of criticism should go back to their Twitter and Facebook. Anyone with one line comments seems so much more intelligent than the are!

[ChuckD]

1] To get it we would have to wear out out Big 3. Miami can play their big 3 every nite for 38 minutes and it will all be good. The Mavs will push for it because of 0 rings. The Lakers feel obligated to get it.
2] The # 4 seed would be perfect
3] Hopefully, Splitter and Anderson will add to the bench which will be vital this season.
4] Defensively, we need to improve by the playoffs. We really have only one BIG. If Splitter can get up to 2o minutes a game, we will be stronger.
Somehow, the NBA has become more like the NFL. Unlike other years the grind to championship in the East will be brutal. Rest the BIG 3 and build on this improved bench!

Horrible take. Our playoff fail the last two years has had EVERYTHING to do with fighting our way out of the bottom tier of seeds.

[OrEmuN]

I couldn't understand OP's reasoning. Just make no sense to reject no 1 seed.
If we are able to get no 1 seeding without overplaying Manu, Parker and Timmy, we should WANT to get home court advantage.
Just cut down on Manu's minutes and we will be fine at the end of the season.

[Sean Cagney]

Come on man, you want to face possibly the Mavs and LA instead of avoiding one possibly? Are you seriuos? Stupid thread.

[TDMVPDPOY]

take no.1 seed

lakers or mavs will end up either 2nd or 3rd seed, they play each other in the 2nd round probably

we face whichever of them in the WCF

[TampaDude]

take no.1 seed

lakers or mavs will end up either 2nd or 3rd seed, they play each other in the 2nd round probably

we face whichever of them in the WCF

^ this

[DMC]

If we need seeding to have a chance, we are ed in the Finals, but I will take 1st over all else.

[UnWantedTheory]

What the is wrong with you?

[UnWantedTheory]

Come on man, you want to face possibly the Mavs and LA instead of avoiding one possibly? Are you seriuos? Stupid thread.

[UnWantedTheory]

[Warlord23]

OP's name needs to be grayed IMO. He's the prototypical GNSF

[ohmwrecker]

OP's name needs to be grayed IMO. He's the prototypical GNSF

This is the dumbest thing I've read on this thread tbh.

[cutewizard]

1] To get it we would have to wear out out Big 3. Miami can play their big 3 every nite for 38 minutes and it will all be good. The Mavs will push for it because of 0 rings. The Lakers feel obligated to get it.
2] The # 4 seed would be perfect
3] Hopefully, Splitter and Anderson will add to the bench which will be vital this season.
4] Defensively, we need to improve by the playoffs. We really have only one BIG. If Splitter can get up to 2o minutes a game, we will be stronger.
Somehow, the NBA has become more like the NFL. Unlike other years the grind to championship in the East will be brutal. Rest the BIG 3 and build on this improved bench!

Nice idea, we all share the same feeling man.....

But, for some reason, Pop is NOT playing Splitter, so.....

I truly wonder whats happening....


Go Spurs go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[angelbelow]

Our best chance at winning the championship this year is securing the best record in the NBA while keeping our stars around the same amount of minutes we've been playing them this year. Even then, we don't match up particularly well with the favorites. Therefore if we can secure HCA without playing the big 3 anymore than we have - it would be imperative to do so.

[Ditty]

Taking from the standings right now

1.SA
2. Mavs
3. Lakers
4. Utah
5. OKC
6. NO
7. Denver
8. Portland

it could be a cake walk to the WCF

6,7,8 seeds could be weak matchups especially if Carmelo ends up getting traded, and Rockets are inconsistent but could give any team a run for there money, if they get a quality big man for Yao if not they will be a easy team to beat.

Spurs would dominate the Blazers in 5 games.

I would hope the hornets could move to a 5th seed cuz Spurs would dominate them in a 7 game series in the 2nd round.

Utah and OKC would take about 6 games tops to beat them, but OKC would give LA a hard time in the 1st round again if they slipped to the 3rd seed.

Denver can give Dallas alot of trouble, and could knock them out in the 1st round.

Then of course Dallas vs LA would clash in the 2nd round

How would a 1st seed not be perfect especially if Dallas and LA are the 2nd and 3rd seed?

[Ditty]

5 games? What makes you think the blazers'll even get one?

portland is tough at home ,and spurs have always struggled in portland but I think that should change this season but think spurs would have a let down game if they would play in the playoffs.

[DMC]

I don't think the Blazers will make the playoffs with their injuries and other issues. Phoenix will probably get better once their newest acquisitions get acclimated. They will probably squeak in.

[wontstartdumbthreads]

You're overposting.

[lotr1trekkie]

ONE MO TIME- for those who can read. Even if Pop can maintain the current minutes for the BIG 3, they will be worn out come playoff time. I would sacrifice the #1 seed in order to have the BIG 3 rested and healthy. Instead of upping their minutes, Pop should reduce them by not playing Tim and Manu in back to backs. Tony is 28 but has played a lot of ball. He needs to rest too. If the Little 9 can secure the #1 seed, go for it. If not, I want our Big 3 as fresh as daiseys for the playoffs.
I believe that the Spurs are deep enough this year to get to the finals. Don't waste B3 energy trying for the #1 seed. The higher the better but save the B3 for the long, long, long playoff run.
If responders can't write more than one sentence to contradict or post only an avatar--you are morons.