how is this possible?

[RD2191]

the thunder get 3 days off before playing the grizz on tnt. they got 4 days off before playing miami, they get another 3 or 4 before playing the spurs, how is this possible? isn't this su ious?

[T Park]

when March comes around theyre going to be playing a load of games while the Spurs will be playing almost all home games and hardly any b2bs.

Schedules even out.

[RD2191]

i know it does but they get at least 3 or 4 days off before most nationally televised games, just think that's no coincidence

[exstatic]

i know it does but they get at least 3 or 4 days off before most nationally televised games, just think that's no coincidence

It's not. Who cares? Each game is one of 82. National games don't count for any more in the standings or tiebreakers than other games.

[SpursRock20]

It's not. Who cares? Each game is one of 82. National games don't count for any more in the standings or tiebreakers than other games.

Tell that to Stern.

[exstatic]

Tell that to Stern.

Someone needs to.

[Strategic]

when March comes around theyre going to be playing a load of games while the Spurs will be playing almost all home games and hardly any b2bs.

Schedules even out.

The Spurs have only played two more games than the Thunder up to this point, those two being road games. I was surprised today when I heard an announcer say that the Thunder finished a six game road trip today, which was their longest road trip of this entire season. At least they lost three of those games. I notice they have a three game in four days April road trip when they play the Jazz, Warriors and Blazers. That should keep them from resting any players.

[racm]

The Spurs have only played two more games than the Thunder up to this point, those two being road games. I was surprised today when I heard an announcer say that the Thunder finished a six game road trip today, which was their longest road trip of this entire season. At least they lost three of those games. I notice they have a three game in four days April road trip when they play the Jazz, Warriors and Blazers. That should keep them from resting any players.

Especially since all 3 teams are tough at home and want to secure a playoff spot.

To put the big picture into perspective: The Heat go on a two long road trips in March. The Spurs play two TOTAL road games in March.

[exstatic]

Especially since all 3 teams are tough at home and want to secure a playoff spot.

To put the big picture into perspective: The Heat go on a two long road trips in March. The Spurs play two TOTAL road games in March.

...and one of them is a half hour flight to H-town.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

and don't the spurs play 3 games in 4 nights before they play the thunder on national tv

schedule makers trying to get the spurs tired so they can be embarrassed on national tv

[SpursIndonesia]

Yeah, the scheduling is kinda funny. They will even out, but it's much more advantageous having those kinda extra rest when your next opponents are contenders & direct rivals, rather than bottom dwellers like Bobcats, Pelicans, or Wolves (like what the Spurs experience this season).

[therealtruth]

The problems with having too easy of a schedule later in the season is complacency.

[DesignatedT]

The problems with having too easy of a schedule later in the season is complacency.

Don't worry. We have road games @Memphis, @OKC, @Denver, @Golden State and @LAL in April right before the playoffs. Feel better?

[ontheraise]

this shedule is make to hurt spurs record clearly, playing top team the last game of a fourth game in five night stretch while those team get 3 days off is beyond unfair and an unethical

[racm]

Don't worry. We have road games @Memphis, @OKC, @Denver, @Golden State and @LAL in April right before the playoffs. Feel better?

The funny thing is that I think having momentum at that point in the season means those aren't as challenging as those games if they were in November or December.