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I want a healthy spurs team going into the playoffs too!
Mavs' Chandler wants a healthy Spurs team
http://www.projectspurs.com/2011-art...purs-team.html
San Antonio Spurs fans held their collective breath at the sight of Tim Duncan clutching his ankle in the opening moments of the game against the Golden State Warriors this past week.
Fortunately for the Spurs, Duncan's sprain wasn't as bad as it looked and he will be out of action for possibly up to four or five games. Not to mention Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich plans on having Duncan back at the start of playoffs.
Enter Dallas Mavericks' Tyson Chandler.
Currently, the Mavericks are in the third spot in the Western Conference playoff race and should these two teams meet, it will likely be in the Western Conference Finals.
However, with Duncan recovering, Chandler said if Dallas does meet San Antonio in the playoffs, he wants to beat a fully healthy Spurs squad:
"I want to beat the Spurs and I want to beat the Spurs healthy. I don't want any crutch."
In the Western Conference standings, the Spurs hold a 7.5 game lead over the Mavericks and barring any major meltdown by San Antonio, Dallas will not catch San Antonio.
Chandler knows this but does say the injury to Duncan possibly changes things up in the West playoff race:
"It definitely has the possibility of changing things," Chandler admitted. "But I think, at this point of the year, we have to really concentrate on us. A lot of times you can get caught up in, 'Oh, San Antonio is going to fall' but, regardless of what happens, you have to be playing your best."
I can appreciate Chandler's point. Spurs fans would want the same from whichever team San Antonio faces in the first round. Not to mention erasing any doubt on which is the better team in the end.
But if Chandler wants to face the Spurs, and beat them, so be it. However, here are a few words of advice for Chandler -- be careful what you wish for, you just might get it.
I want a healthy spurs team going into the playoffs too!
im sure the spurs want a healthy butler.....
I, personally, do want a healthy Caron.
So Dallas can have a chance against the Lakers.
But that won't happen.
Lakers vs Spurs in WCF is a near lock.
Chill for now, first things first! We need HC now and then we need to make it there and they do too! Till then it's all heresay! Peace and GOD BLESS...
GO SPURS GO!
The West playoffs are going to be exciting, but predictable. Sorry, but no one is beating the Spurs or Lakers until they meet each other.
Trans: Chandler can't wait to go on vacation.
Apologies, I normally don't respond to things like this (sober), but this is typical monday morning quarterback type stuff.
Do you really think the Spurs or the Lakers have this mindset?
Do you think the Spurs aren't gonna gameplan, or watch tape for the Grizz, Hornets, Denver, or Thunder because the WCF is on lock?
Do you think the Lakers, being a professional basketball club, would NOT play their starters all playoffs for the first 2 rounds because of this certainty you have in mind?
Are you 100% sure there won't be any injuries?
Are you sure Kobe will be injury-free? Much less Bynum, Ginobili, or Duncan?
If I were a world class, playoff experienced, le-contending NBA team with 16 championships or 4, I'd be worried about Friday's matchup vs. the Portland Trailblazers or the Clippers.
Somebody's anxious for fishing season...
Careful what you wish for....allas might get la in the 2nd if they make it.
That's about right. It would be pretty ty for him to say that he wants a Spurs team depleted with injuries.
Chandler thinks Dallas is getting past the Lakers? crofl.
The "one and done" boys shouldn't be looking down the road. Rather, they should be more concerned with trying to get past whatever first round opponent they face.
These folks talked about how washed up TD is this year and now he's an important part of the team. If he was so washed up then wasn't it the rest of the Spurs who kicked the Mavs' asses all the way to Amarillo this year?
The Spurs and Mavs have already played their last game.
chandler is new. he doesn't see the wall they're about to hit.
Co-signing this post.
Spurs-Thunder is going to be a lot longer series than people think, imho.
What do you see for Mavs/Lakers? Lakers in 6?
grizz >>>> thunder
lol mavs.. these guys never cease to amaze / entertain me with their comments
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