Reality Check: Spurs will lose 5+ more games by January 1

[GSH]

My johnson speaks for itself tbh.

Mine used to watch me shave. Never said a word, though. Who knew?

[DMC]

Penis I don't love you anymore...

[MannyIsGod]

Great bumps today.

[weebo]

That is the part that keeps me from really being all over the Spurs having a real shot at #5.

When I watch Tim, a lot of it doesn't seem like coasting. His production and defense has been very good, but even with extremely limited minutes, he has those games where the way he moves makes you cringe.

He very well could be coasting. I'm just not sure if he is. But like I said, he is still pretty productive over the course of this year and his per minute numbers are all in line with his previous levels of play.

His offense, in particular his jump shooting and shot selection has suffered. The shot selection doesn't worry me and overall he is still pretty efficient.

Are you serious? Didn't you watch last night's game? Timmy was taking a very good defensive center to school.

[DPG21920]

Did I say he never has a good game?

[weebo]

You're implying he's done which is totally false. He may not be prime Duncan but when he needs to be he can still show what made him great to begin with.

[buttsR4rebounding]

Did I say he never has a good game?

Clueless...Tim Duncan is actually doing something incredibly rare this season. It is obvious that he is focusing on the defensive end and doing a spectacular job. He and Dwight Howard are the only 2 players that rank in the top 10 in both rebounds per 48 minutes and blocks per 48 minutes and Tim Duncan is the only player in the entire league who has a ratio of blocks to fouls over 1. His ratio of 1.11 blocks per foul is incredible. Andrew Bogut is second at .88. He is playing some of the most efficient basketball of his career.

[DPG21920]

Ok, but how does that pertain to what I said?

[ohmwrecker]

Ok, but how does that pertain to what I said?

Bump thread, new flame.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Well so far, you've predicted 1 out of 4 of the games right to be L's. OKC shouldn't be too much of a threat tomorrow.....

[buttsR4rebounding]

Ok, but how does that pertain to what I said?

Your comment the you never said he hasn't a good game implies that for the most part he is not having good games. He is doing exactly what is needed for the Spurs to win.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Let's face it. If any if us knew, really KNEW the we talk about, we'd take it to Vegas and make a fortune. Before the season started, it was pretty much understood that this team would do well to have another 50 win season.

We're about 40% of the way through the season, and we're on a 72 win pace. Nobody could have predicted that. What puzzles me is that there are still so many people questioning whether this team is really good, or just a fluke. We're closing in on the halfway point of the season, and I don't see any epic collapse in the making. We could go .500 for the rest of the season, and STILL win 53 games.

I remember being in the serious minority on a September thread, by saying that I was certain the Spurs would win 50. If anyone suggested they might win 60-65 games, even I would have called them a ridiculous homer.

A voice of reason, so rare these days.

Nearly 10 weeks into the season our team is deep, flexible, talented, focussed, committed, and showing championship-level chemistry and execution when the game is on the line. This year's team is like day to last year's night, and almost no-one saw it coming, me included.

Carry on.

[DMC]

Well so far, you've predicted 1 out of 4 of the games right to be L's. OKC shouldn't be too much of a threat tomorrow.....

Wow the classic Sean Elliott jinx.

[JustSpurs]

Best tread ever!

[DMC]

The Spurs have benefited greatly from having healthy starters. Sure they've had some bench issues in that regard, but their starters have been rather healthy all season. Most other teams have one or more of their starters or big hitters out. That costs games. Orlando had several teams out with the flu. Portland is a wreck. New Orleans had CP3 out for a stretch. LA had Bynum out. Dallas has Dirk out. Boston has KG out. Denver had Melo out. Houston has Yao Ming out. Chicago had Boozer out.

We are one of the very few teams over .500 that has not had any major heath issues with our starters. In years past, that was not the case.

The Spurs are a championship caliber team if they are healthy. They are healthy. I hope they stay that way but it's not guaranteed.

[sportan73]

Wow the classic Sean Elliott jinx.

butnahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[pawe]

OP make another thread for this month. Whatever it is you're doing, it's working.

[Yorae]

Reverse jinx ftw!

[anakha]

OP make another thread for this month. Whatever it is you're doing, it's working.

[honestfool84]

where's hater now? hahahahaha.

[EricB]

Yeah another game where Duncan looked slow and and ol... Wait...

[ChuckD]

Giant overflowing buckets of fail in this thread.

[smrattler]

Spurs keep rolling...

[DMC]

Maybe he meant lose pounds, you know, like for a NY resolution.

"him said him was peelin', peelin pota'os"

[tuncaboylu]

Hohoho