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None, this team has given me no reason at all the last month or so to be confident that they will become clutch and win a game like this one the road.
We're only down 2-1, but it strangely feels like we're down 3-1.
It took a late 3 from Battier, and 2008 Duncan-esque 3 from Z-Bo to give the Grizz a 2-1 lead. , the Spurs only won game 2 by 6 points and yet that's the combined total of points the Grizzlies won games 1 and 3 by.
All I'm saying is, as crappy as we've played, our losses came down to one possession games. Granted, we're horrible executing down the stretch, the team just needs one more player to step up to right the ship. We can't allow getting outscored by 9+ in a quarter like we did yesterday.
Winner of Game 4 takes the series, like TampaDude says
None, this team has given me no reason at all the last month or so to be confident that they will become clutch and win a game like this one the road.
Spurs are 3-14 on the road against playoff opponents in their last 17 games.
They're due a road win. I feel fairly confident that TP will finally pull his head out of his ass and Manu and Timmy will refuse to let us lose.
That's the thing, back in the NO series, we were losing games 1 and 2 by 20+ points. Granted we got to go home for back to back games, in 3 and 4, I just pray someone else can step up. Hitting at least 5 threes a game as oppose to 2 or 3 can make all the difference.
No one is due anything. This is the NBA playoffs. They might win, but it won't be because they're due. It will be because they continue to hit the glass, TP will snap out of his horrific slump and they start to play with more energy and urgency.
TP can't play like forever, something's gotta give. Still, even if he snaps out of it the Spurs can't defend Memphis' front court or make any 3's on the offensive end
But wouldn't you say if TP snaps out of it, the Spurs could win this series, since TP having the worst playoffs of his career only led to the Grizz winning their games by a mere 3 points?
I'm grasping for straws here
I'm confident the Spurs will win, and series in 7.
I think Duncan on Randolph works the best, and maybe double team Gasol on the post, and let there wing players shoot, even if there wide open sometimes. Sounds alot easier said then done, but to me that strategy seemed to get the Spurs back in the game last night. If the Memphis shooters knock down there shots, then I give them all the credit, and they deserve to win this series. OJ mayo is there best shooter, and he is nothing more than a streaky shooter, and that's all he can do this series is shoot, and of course please play Splitter over Blair. Splitter wouldn't bring a huge difference, because he is not as physical, but I really hope Splitter is more physical than Bonner, and Bonner has been physical at times, but Splitter on Gasol would be an interesting matchup, especially against the double teams on Gasol which I think we should do because Splitter is long, that Gasol would have to pass it back out on the perimeter, and waist time on the shot clock. That's of course if Splitter plays, and if he ever learns how to play with his hands up. I'm fine with Bonner playing, he hasn't done a bad job offensively, defensively he looks bad but he is rebounding the ball well. Blair hasn't brought anything this series, besides one or two few good defensive possessions, and a bunch of layups. Mcdyess looks like he is coming around, hopefully that injury doesn't bug him.
I'm very supers ious, so I don't want to say what my outcome will be, but I believe we will win tommorow, and the series.
I still think the Spurs will win this series, but it's going the distance...
When I saw the le I thought it said 'How confident do you feel in the Spurs tanking Game 4?'
I thought maybe Pop had started announcing his strategy to the media or something.
Spurs can survive Memphis's front court as long as they continue to hold them to 41% shooting and out rebound them.
That's how I keep reading it as well haha
that was the difference. the Spurs played better than the Grizz the rest of the game if you look at the point total for the next three quarters combined.
i don't really care for predictions. we'll see. the Spurs should've won all of these games wo who the knows.
Spurs need to play like the regular season spurs.
this spurs team is unrecognizable.
The thing is that we're playing like and only losing by a few points. If we can just stay ahead and execute we'll be alright.
Not very. It's just embarrassing at this point.
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@ #1 seeds
LOL 8th seed without their star Rudy Gay getting all up in that #1 seed's ass
Spurs did almost steal 2 of the games with a one-armed Ginobili, an Eva-less Parker, a one-ankled Duncan, and McDyess whose on the verge of retirement. Oh yea, no Splitter as well
But unfortunately I don't see any of those health/mental issues improving enough to not be concerned especially since the 4th quarter blunders have been creeping up in the 2nd half of the season. Watching Ginobili grimace just to hoist a free throw tells ya its going to be one of a battle.
Memphis has had 2 bad shooting games in a row...how long do you realistically think that continues?
Not very, In fact I think the Spurs are going to lose the series.
The have not executed on the offensive side at all in crunch time, it is actually playing like the teams' seeding should be reversed.
If the Spurs lose this series, I think Holt should fire him before he even leaves the arena after the game. I have been a Pop supporter and I still like him, but his lineups and usage (or lack thereof) of certain players and the abandonment of the defensive philosophy have doomed this team into also-rans. This is unfortunate because I personally feel if coached properly this roster can still compete for a le.
Well the rebounding is in every game, so that is a constant. SA is a better shooting team than Memphis as well. Memphis isn't that good of a shooting team.
Even if they improve, I still think that if TP plays just at a not sucking level, the Spurs win.
If the real Parker shows to play we'll win the next 3. If not, we're in big trouble
The Spurs are in trouble even if they manage to pull this series out. The Thunder won Game 3 last night. So at worst, they are looking at this series ending in 5 games if Denver wins Game 4.
This is huge, because OKC might be looking at three days of rest at the very least. While the Spurs are stuck in a power struggle with the all-time great Memphis Grizzlies. This will be trouble if the Spurs have a quick turnaround with the well-rested Thunder.
Basically, they will already be at a disadvantage in the second-round even with home-court.
idk....spurs haven't played spur basketball.....spurs needs to bring it and stop killing themselves if they want to get past memphis.....the bench ain't getting it done and parker seems like hes lost or something.....he seems down or something.....but anyways spurs need to stop fooling around and start playing....
You're going to see a brand new team on Monday.
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