LA vs San Antonio

[ElNono]

ElNono, this current Spurs team is also fool's gold as currently coached. The reason why things are looking better for the playoffs this year is because the Western Conference has changed.

Sure, but it's not just the coaching. As I stated before, the biggest problem is that wear and tear affects 3x as much when you're gray and old. And two of our best 3 players are in that department.

[TheSkeptic]

Sure, but it's not just the coaching. As I stated before, the biggest problem is that wear and tear affects 3x as much when you're gray and old. And two of our best 3 players are in that department.

Well yeah. Let me rephrase though.

I think that even while taking age into account this team has the pieces to win it all (albeit by a longshot). The age of 2/3rds of our big 3 is a problem but the coaching is compounding that by doing things like sending Duncan out with Blair/Bonner against LAL.

In light of all this, I don't think the Spurs are serious contenders this year although beating up on bad teams has been fun.

I am extraordinarily bitter about the Lakers though...I was so confident their coach would ruin everything while running Kobe into the ground during the regular season. The fact that they're playing good basketball and Artest is making shots simply disgusts me on so many levels.

[ginobili's bald spot]

I am extraordinarily bitter about the Lakers though...I was so confident their coach would ruin everything while running Kobe into the ground during the regular season. The fact that they're playing good basketball and Artest is making shots simply disgusts me on so many levels.

Don't worry we ain't winning either. Our bench is way too weak.

[TheSkeptic]

Don't worry we ain't winning either. Our bench is way too weak.

I'd agree with that except in the playoffs the rotation shortens anyway. With some intelligent subs ution patterns and decent sets, the Lakers can get away with playing nothing but the 6 or 7 basketball players on their roster...

They'd also be a long-shot but I think they have a better chance than these Spurs.

[ginobili's bald spot]

They'd also be a long-shot but I think they have a better chance than these Spurs.

agreed but....

With some intelligent subs ution patterns

Isn't going to happen

[DPG21920]

DD doesn't do bad business bets. He also doesn't do the opposite either because smart money is only good if it's Balla status $100 or above.

I hope I make $100 one day

[TheSkeptic]

agreed but....




Isn't going to happen

Seriously?

Other than the Goudelock thing, it honestly looks to me like Brown hasn't been a total disaster. And in any case Messina and Kobe can come up with ideas and persuade him to change things up can't they?

[DPG21920]

DD, you and I will bet and put your record to the test.

[100%duncan]

We gon' tap det Lakers ass- ElNoNo

[DeadlyDynasty]

DD, you and I will bet and put your record to the test.

Ok.

[jjktkk]

lol your fanbase buying into another fool's gold season, but when the Lakers come into town and slap you (w/o the league's leading scorer) it all of a sudden doesn't matter.

DD trying to prove Lakers are still a contender. Your sounding alot like a Spurfan.

[DeadlyDynasty]

DD trying to prove Lakers are still a contender. Your sounding alot like a Spurfan.

lolwut? Ask DPG what I think about that

[jjktkk]

Plus DD should appreciate my stance, since if I would go with the "Spurs are scurried of the Lakers" schtick, I would just be one more of the greys upstairs, and he would have to ask Slomo to delete his account like last season

What a little move.

[jjktkk]

I just find it funny when the fat be@ner grays play the "regular season champs" card when they are the ing DEFENDING regular season champions. Not only that but the Spurs nowadays are the epitome of a team built exclusively for the regular season imo.

Sounds alot similar to the Lakers tbh.

[ElNono]

We gon' tap det Lakers ass- ElNoNo

Hey, beats:

I will not show up if the Lakers lose.

[DeadlyDynasty]

What a little move.

A move would be afraid of drinking Pepsi in your own house out of fear you'll get browbeaten by your wife

[DeadlyDynasty]

Hey, beats:

Do you think I'm ashamed of saying that if I posted it in the main forum Game thread?

Latching onto another disreputable spurfan (100% got) only solidifies my earlier point.


Damn I'm good.

[ElNono]

Do you think I'm ashamed of saying that if I posted it in the main forum Game thread?

Latching onto another disreputable spurfan (100% got) only solidifies my earlier point.

Damn I'm good.

Damn you slippin

[z0sa]

I disagree. I hope Pop is looking at the numbers (I doubt it) and remembering that as you said it's the first time Tim has scored double digits against the Lakers. I hope Pop remembers that our entire team was basically outrebounded by one guy. I hope Pop realizes that he can't send Tim or Tiago out against the LAL frontcourt by himself. Make no mistake. If Blair/Bonner/Diaw are the rest of our "bigs" we're done here.

Agreed. Notice I said 'spursfan.' The team definitely needs to remember that game, and for a long time. But if Tim Duncan doesn't average a double double, Spurs have -zero- chance against LA. That's just the facts of life. If Timmy can't do that the Spurs can't win a le.

What it seems like people are forgetting is the fact that there was nothing flukish about the beatdown we took last time. If we're starting (again) with Blair on Bynum then I expect to see similar results. Ditto if the big 3 sit and Pop for some reason gives Splitter the start. You have to match size with size to try and slow down their frontcourt while hoping our perimeter can do more than theirs.

These rotations and this horrific mismanagement of our players and the impact it's having on our defense (Blair is still seeing minutes after all), will be our downfall in the playoffs. The Spurs' championship hopes are razor thin even if everything goes right. Pop needs to get it together and start putting the team in a better position to win games against opponents like the Lakers.

I wouldn't call the mismanagement horrific as much as questionable. Splitter will probably get decent (20 or so) minutes tonight. He averages about that on the season. But he probably deserves 30-35 against a frontcourt like LA's even of he won't always get that much PT against other teams.

Bonner better nail some shots. He's about to be cooked alive if he doesn't. Additionally, I'm all for Blair using six fouls defending the likes of Bynum and Pau. That's just how being undersized and a bottom 15 defender works. Make em work for every point, especially with no Kobe to really punish the bonus situation.

[100%duncan]

Do you think I'm ashamed of saying that if I posted it in the main forum Game thread?

Latching onto another disreputable spurfan (100% got) only solidifies my earlier point.


Damn I'm good.

Slippin in our s , got. You will welch I see.

[Leetonidas]

Agreed. But if Tim Duncan doesn't average a double double, Spurs have -zero- chance against LA. That's just the facts of life. If Timmy can't do that the Spurs can't win a le.



I wouldn't call the mismanagement horrific as much as questionable. Splitter will probably get decent (20 or so) minutes tonight. He averages about that on the season. But he probably deserves 30-35 against a frontcourt like LA's even of he won't always get that much PT against other teams.

Bonner better nail some shots. He's about to be cooked alive if he doesn't. Additionally, I'm all for Blair using six fouls defending the likes of Bynum and Pau. That's just how being undersized and a bottom 15 defender works. Make em work for every point, especially with no Kobe to really punish the bonus situation.

Don't count on it

[z0sa]

Don't count on it

I'm not.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Slippin in our s , got. You will welch I see.

That makes no sense whatsoever. Are you aware that you speak at an African level?

[DeadlyDynasty]

Damn you slippin

Cool throwaway line...dets what i would resort to too if I was in your shoes and only being backed by the lowest of the low

[ElNono]

Cool throwaway line...dets what i would resort to too if I was in your shoes and only being backed by the lowest of the low

you think I would ever side with 100%duncan...

just stop