How many les did Luis Scola cost the Spurs?

[ElNono]

Anybody know which game this poster came from? I see Smush Parker laying in the cut so it had to be 2006.



And was that a foul on TD? He trying to give Kobe a Bynumesque elbow. I see he turned his head - probably to make sure his tongue ring don't get knocked out by the ball Kobe is jamming in his grill.

I'm pretty sure that was Rudy T's season. I think Kevin posted a video of that game. You know how that season ended...

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

DoK, Do you think the Spurs can make the WCF with the way team is currently constructed?

If by currently constructed you mean with Bonner and getting significant minutes and the Spurs being an up tempo team that relies on 3 point shooting and fast break points, no.

If by currently constructed you mean with the roster they have plus a few additions and a change in philosophy, yes. The last 3 years there've been plenty of flawed teams in the WCF and with the right luck the Spurs could also make it. There was no dominant team in the playoffs last year and the team that won it all had Jason Terry as its 2nd option. The new CBA is only gonna lead to more parity and less teams that are stacked.

Their biggest problem is . His at ude/presence is almost cancerous for them. Bonner is just an untalented guy Popovich has fallen in love with, is lazy, doesn't play hard, and doesn't know how to contribute in any way other than scoring. They either need him off the team or to significantly reduce his role.

They also need to use Splitter/another big man so Duncan can focus less on defense and give them more half court scoring (not like that's a secret). IMO a big reason why his offensive production is so down is because he has more responsibility than ever on defense and it wears him down.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

I'm pretty sure that was Rudy T's season. I think Kevin posted a video of that game. You know how that season ended...

Na that had to have been 2007. Kobe's # is 24 and they still have Smush. In 2005 and 2006 his # was still 8.

[ElNono]

Na that had to have been 2007. Kobe's # is 24 and they still have Smush. In 2005 and 2006 his # was still 8.

Forgot about the number... thanks

[Leetonidas]

lol bitter asian male muddling through life unable to come up with his own takes

[Amuseddaysleeper]

If by currently constructed you mean with Bonner and getting significant minutes and the Spurs being an up tempo team that relies on 3 point shooting and fast break points, no.

If by currently constructed you mean with the roster they have plus a few additions and a change in philosophy, yes. The last 3 years there've been plenty of flawed teams in the WCF and with the right luck the Spurs could also make it. There was no dominant team in the playoffs last year and the team that won it all had Jason Terry as its 2nd option. The new CBA is only gonna lead to more parity and less teams that are stacked.

Their biggest problem is . His at ude/presence is almost cancerous for them. Bonner is just an untalented guy Popovich has fallen in love with, is lazy, doesn't play hard, and doesn't know how to contribute in any way other than scoring. They either need him off the team or to significantly reduce his role.

They also need to use Splitter/another big man so Duncan can focus less on defense and give them more half court scoring (not like that's a secret). IMO a big reason why his offensive production is so down is because he has more responsibility than ever on defense and it wears him down.

[LkrFan]

It's not 8 I can assure you that.

[DAF86]

Anybody know which game this poster came from? I see Smush Parker laying in the cut so it had to be 2006.

Isn't that from the year where Kobe on his prime missed the playoffs?

[picc84]

I disagree. If the core of Nash, Amare and Marion w/ D'antoni at the helm couldn't get it done in 2007 when it was just a three team race between Dallas, San Antonio and Phoenix

tbh, it took a lot for that to happen. a lot that went beyond just basketball.

if not for deux ex machina the suns are 2007 champs. so you're selling them a bit short

[Giuseppe]

tbh, it took a lot for that to happen. a lot that went beyond just basketball.

It's all basketballPERIOD

[picc84]

Nash's nose had its period in one of those games.

[LkrFan]

Isn't that from the year where Kobe on his prime missed the playoffs?

Maybe - that's why I asked the question. But when you think about it, he missed the playoffs once and played on at least two teams with a ty supporting cast. Yet, it is still Kobe: 5, TD: 4.

It speaks volumes to Kobe's greatness. TD, OTOH, won 50+ games every year he has been in the league, never missed the playoffs, yet he has one less rang then Kobe.

[Giuseppe]

...and the bag has never went back-2-back.