Good point. If they make the playoffs they won't be playing like a 7/8th seed but a top 4 team. In round 1 you would like to avoid wasting any energy. I think that's what happened with the Spurs in '06 when they wasted energy beating the Kings and didn't have enough left to beat the Mavs.
Spurs need to worry about HC against OKC and not drawing the Lakers in the first round. Yeah, it'd be a ty, tough first round opponent. But if they can't manage to beat the Lakers, they won't beat the Thunder or Heat.
if you guys are scared of the lakers, you don't have championship cojones
expecting some hard refball in such series. Would be better to avoid those ers
I don't think the Spurs need to actively avoid them obviously, but I would be lying if I said I didn't care. I would much rather get Utah, Dallas, or Houston. As bad as the Lakers have been they have the most potential for improvement. It is unlikely but still totally possible that they figure each other out and start rolling into the playoffs. Also there is no better story than the Lakers put together a superstar roster, have a terrible season, sneak into the playoffs, and then suddenly gain traction and start playing good basketball. I would not want to see the spurs involved in that narrative tbh.
The Lakers can't guard Tony Parker. Lol Steve Nash and Steve Blake.
Game over.Series over.
All those shots Mayo, Jones, Collison missed today, Spurs won't miss in the playoffs.
would rather see LAL than younger hungry fast teams like GSW and Houston.
classyball is a better recipe for beating the Lakers undisciplined style. GSW and Houston would wear us out.
tbh they might be forced to throw Kobe on TP and try to hide Nash on Green. but i'd LOVE to see kirby have to fight through screen after screen
or a lineup with TP, Manu, Kawhi would force Nash to guard SOMEBODY
I prefer to read legible les. That being said, why should the Lakers scare anyone. They've lost to Toronto twice this season. Color me for a sweep.
lot of good posts, but i'll quote this one.
yes, you're right the league is WWE levels of ridiculousness. my biggest fear against either Lakers or Thunder has never been about personnel or coaching but officiating. it is truly hard to overcome 5 on 8. I see so many spurs fan mention that the Lakers won't make the playoffs, and I agree that statistically they shouldn't. But this league, under Stern, is notorious for things happening that defy all reason and fairness.
but that being said, ultimately we can't be scared about who we face. I understand Pop and everyone both want the best rank and health, but if forced to choose one, I'll take health all the time.
I just want us to be healthy as possible and be ready to knock out whatever motherfker is in our path. If it's the Lakers, who somehow miraculously got in while more deserving teams got shafted, then so be it. Someone needs to drive a stake through their heart, might as well be us.
not really avoiding rather than throwing a hot Lakers team to OKC. That's strategy and Pop will try that no doubt. Killing off either OKC or hot Lakers without breaking a sweat, that's the right approach
If the Lakers get into the playoffs that means they are hot and rolling, I mean we can beat them but it wont be easy. If they make the playoffs that probably means they have chemistry now Dwight is healthy and they are just clicking. But their bench is absolutely horrible and their coach sucks.
If the Lakers are playing good enough to beat OKC they will beat the Spurs. Their size will be a problem for the Spurs.
Nah after watching the Lakers play today I can't say I'm worried about them. They rely too much on hero ball and all their superstars have lost a step.
I'd be much more worried about a young team like the Rockets coming in and playing with nothing to lose.
IF they make the playoffs, IMHO it's more about the other teams slumped badly or having injury problems to their respective superstars, that Lakers team as of now is flawed & badly constructed, coached by the WRONG person, not really a strong playoffs team, no matter how hot they can get on in the regular season. They WILL be exposed & burned in the post season by the REAL contending team. They're not really like that 2011 Memphis team who was rolling late in the season & actually tanking down to face the number 1 seed that actually was FLAWED in their own right (yup, that jump shooting, run & gun Spurs with broken Ginobili).
I would love to knock the Kobe hype machine off its perch, but let someone else do it. I want no part of the Lakers. This Spursfan is snakebit when it comes to the Lakers. I've seen more than enough of the Lakers improbable antics against us in the playoffs.
.04 and the Brent Barry incidents did it for me, from which I conclude that we will not get a square deal from the cosmos against the purple & gold.
There are indications that Gasol might be ready for the last few games of the season. Even if he joins the team, I'm still confident that the Spurs can knock them off.
Two Lakers playoffs mojo charms are not with them anymore, PJax and Fisher. Kobe without a true dominant offensive big to carry him off isn't all that menacing, tbh.
I don't want to play them just due to the phantom bs that has occurred the last two times the spurs played them which was .4 and Barry getting fouled in '08 but no foul being called. I do think the spurs will win but it will by a Pyrrhic victory in the sense that it will take a lot of juice out of the spurs that they won't have much left for the other rounds.
And Mike D'Antoni isn't a coach who can adjust well.
WERD...if we face the Lakers in the first round, it's a lock that Joey Crawford refs Game 1.
not worried
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