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Budkin,
Every team goes through adversity through a season.
If they are the real deal this season (I believe they are)....the Spurs can adjust and be good for the playoffs.
Maybe but it's not 2 comfy @ the top when 1 of big 3 go down w/signicant injury-injuries 2 1 or more could be problematic 4 spurs. Spurs may be able to maintain their lead but it will tighten considerably.at the chicken little posters
Spurs will be alright.
But injuries r part of the game-spurs just gonna hav2 work through it-at least tony p wil or should b ready 4 plaoffs.
Budkin,
Every team goes through adversity through a season.
If they are the real deal this season (I believe they are)....the Spurs can adjust and be good for the playoffs.
Funny how no one has came out to say: screw you Mike Conley, you stupid pathetic scrub.
Remember back in aught-five, when Timmy went down with the ankle injuries? How it seemed doom and gloom, because it was March and they were fighting for a high playoff seed? And what actually happened was that the remaining Spurs players stepped up, gritted and gutted it out and started playing a lot smarter?
Injury was going to strike sometime. This is probably the best we could hope for. Ideally, the Spurs role players step up and fill the hole, and they raise their play a notch.
If nothing else, this should sway the sense of complacency they've lacked at times this year. This should bring a stronger sense of urgency to their play, getting them more engaged earlier in the game and playing better.
Or it won't, and then they get what they deserve. But I think this is more likely to move them ahead post-RRT/SPAM than holding pat would've done.
IMO it ing suck more for Manu than for Tony….. old man Ginobili in the same ol situation as last year somehow (I know I know our record and all that crap you’ll say) Pop will burn Manu to win (or lose) a couple of games… Tony takes some rest, comes back right in time for the playoffs, but Manu can play at most one series at a high lever and is already exhausted for pretty much all PO….. ing sucks….. no ring sorry.
He didn't really do anything did he?
I still think the spurs will have the best record in the end
I read he wants 2 sign w/heat when released-can't say I blame him though spurs have as much a a shot,perhaps more, 2 play 4 nba le
I agree with what someone else said that it was Manu's nose more than anything that ed him up for the Suns series.
You know what would be badass.... if there is any way Timmy could pick it up and start putting up his old school numbers while TP is out. Not getting my hopes up but it would still rule.
He played overly aggressive (wasn't called for until the fourth quarter when refs finally caught his physical play) and forced Parker into overexerting himself.
this is actually pretty bad. while parker will get some rest and hill will probably rise to the occasion as a starter again, this puts even more strain on ginobili.
I don't understand why people feel that the lead is good as gone, but at the same time, its not a lock either as you seem to suggest. Don't forget that the Spurs have a considerably tougher schedule to finish the season compared to the Mavs. If they around and dont take care of business, they definitely could jeopardize that lead. I definitely don't see the Lakers making a serious run because they have a brutal finish to the season, but the Mavs can definitely stress them out a bit.What's with all this bull about losing the #1 seed??? We have a 6 game lead on the Mavs and Celtics, 6.5 on Miami, and 8 on the Bulls and Lakers. Do you really think the Mavs, Celtics, Heat, Bulls, or Lakers are going to run the table now? Even if we lose another 10 games down the stretch we'll still keep HCA throughout the playoffs. Nobody is going to catch us now. It's all about what we do with our #1 seed in the playoffs.
anytime he wants son
Duncan looked up: “Oh. This is my swan song?” It was a joke laced with pride. Duncan clearly does not think of himself as some sort of role player in decline. Earlier in the session, he said this: “I can double-double any time. I can get 20 and 10 just about any time I want.”
Yup, that's when Pop started going to a motion offense more instead of relying on four down and timmy in the post.
ironically, i think with TP out we are going to see a lot more touches for Timmy in the post and maybe run some more of the offense through him to alleviate the pressure from Manu...
o #3-4 seed...no way we hold off Dallas without Parker for a month...
pfft. He was born.
Manu and Tim will start playing a lot more minutes like last night. They won't be anywhere near as fresh as they otherwise would be for the playoffs. I don't worry about LA, Miami, Dallas, etc. We'll probably lose most of those games. I worry about playing Portland twice and Memphis twice over the next 4 weeks. Those are the type of games just like last night that will spend the Spurs energy to try to get a win. We could easily lose 10 more games and be in serious jeopardy losing the HCA and also burning up our two remaining superstars. This is not good.
Then the Spurs are not championship material. To drop from 1 to 3 or 4 would be a major collapse and this great record was a mirage.
I don't believe it....but that is what you are suggesting with your post.
I could see them drop to Number 2 realistically if they struggle....but not number 3 or 4.
Wheather some like it or not, If Manu plays at this level for a month or so, Spurs could easilly keep the distance with the 2nd seed.
Another thing that must be reminded is that Parker´s absense is the one with less negative effect record wise during the last 5 years.
I am pretty sure about this but couldn´t find official sources.
In the end i think we will be fine. We have been a less fast break team as of late so that won´t change now.
TD also has the potential to step up given that he has played very little this season and it will help him to be in PO form to increase his minutes gradually.
While this is bad news, Spurs fans should reserve judgment on the probability of losing the #1 seed till we:
- Understand the FO's plan to maybe sign a vet min PG to replace Parker
- See the Spurs in action without Parker; in particular - Pop's subs ution patterns and Manu/Hill/Neal running the offense for 48 minutes
- See if someone else (TD or RJ maybe) steps it up a notch
Last year we played very good without Parker to end the season.In fact Parker had to start off the bench in the playoffs because of how the team played without him.
Bad news but I'm not worried.We can expect to be healthy all the year.
Parker will have a month to return full of energy.He will be the key in the playoffs.
Holy cow !
2 to 4 weeks .... I'm not worried for him but I'm worried for Manu. I'd prefer Manu to get this kind of injury rather than TP, not a big deal and a little bit of rest. Now he is going to carry the load and be washed up for the POs.
On a positive note, TP is damn quick healer I expect him to be back before the 4 weeks
rj was capable of being a number one option
when he was that option he scored fine
if pop can tell rj he needs 15 points to 20 points from him spurs will be fine
tp hurts alot out but rj should be able to get tp' s points if he is aggressive
spurs can run their o their duncan more then their guards with tp out to...
I think Pop will see this as a blessing in disguise. It will force the team to have a bunker down mentality and play with more intensity on defense. They'll have to look to keep teams in the 80s or low 90s.
I think Tim will have to step up his scoring a little and that the team will play at a slower, grind it out pace. Hill will obviously have to step up his game playing major minutes as a starting point.
Most of all though, we desperately need RJ to get it going. No more of this crap where he gets 3 or 5 FGA in 32 minutes. He needs to start being an offensive weapon and going hard to the basket. Spurs have to play more physically and play inside out, at least for a couple weeks.
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