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We tanked tonight. The effort was predictable. If we draw the Spurs we will win in 6 games. If we draw the Thunder we win in 7 games. If we draw the Nuggets or Grizzlies we win in 5-6 games. Easy azz that. Spurfan knows deep down inside that the Lakers are a scary ing team that have the Spurs number.
We have the best bigmen in the world. We have the best compe or ever. We are on a roll the last 15-20 games. Don't you see it Spurfan? It's our time.
It's not a surprise we purposely tank like tonight vs Washington. We do it for basketball reasons, or to put it in understandable terms for you re s: we losing to draw you.
Get ready.
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you scared
Your reasoning is so ing awful, it's just sad to look at.
First of all, "tanking" doesn't apply to the Lakers' situation, you ing moron. "Tanking" is when a team purposely loses to help their cause. Losing tonight didn't help your team with . In fact, their playoff standing is still very uncertain. Looking at the Lakers schedule, I see several sure-thing losses coming up in the next few weeks.
Let's assume for a moment that the Lakers had already clinched a playoff berth. Even if that were the case, you're still several games behind Houston for the 7th seed. Winning tonight would do nothing to increase your chances of moving up.
If anyone here is scared, it's clearly you. This thread is a defense mechanism to hide your fear. Get ready, alright. Get ready to eat your own . April 20. That's when the beatdown of your team begins.
Nothing says tanking like taking a 18 pt lead...
This gotta be either a 21_Palins or history2bs troll... tragic stuff...
So if you draw anybody, the Lakers will win? Been hanging out in OKC lately? (Meth joke, figured I'd explain since you seem slow)
If you think you're lucky to get the Spurs, you're ed even if you win. Neither the Lakers nor the Spurs will make it to the Finals this year. It doesn't matter beyond that fact, however all else being equal, I'll take the knowledge that my team has played as well as it can, given they've never been a dominant team and never had dominant talent other than Tim. Meanwhile the Lakers are the joke of the NBA, a poster child for the wrong kind of stacking. The human centipede of the NBA.
Lakers should euthanize old dog Pau. He doesn't fit into the system, he hasn't been the same player since Vanessa Bryant snitched on him to his fiance and then Nowitzki and Terry took his soul in 2011.
tbh, that's crazy talk. What should be euthanized is the system, namely, D'Antoni. Jim Buss just won't do it because frankly it would be embarrassing as and a waste of money.
Oh that goes without saying, I just think the Lakers found something that marginally worked and Pau's ty feet can't keep up with this team now. I think past this season, Jim Buss is going to use the excuse that Mike D'antoni didn't have a full training camp and will rehire him. Jim Buss will go down as the worst thing that happened to the Lakers organization.
Lakers would have to plan very hard to land the eight seed exactly. They would have to decide in real time on any given night whether to win or lose a game. If they are truly doing that, bless them, they are trying so hard to get that privelage of being eliminated by the spurs. Must be a great honor for them to be eliminated by the spurs if they go through all that trouble. I hope it pays off for them.
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Enjoy the sweep and the good amount of rest we'll have for the second round? Is that a serious question?So what is Spurfan gonna do when purple and gold purposely draw the Spurs?
Gonna enjoy Aron Baynes dunking on Robert Sacre at the end of Game 4, tbh.
spurs ain't a lock for the finals since you can never predict what's gonna happen next day or next minute, there will be tons of uncertainties such as injuries or but it's safe to say the spurs are favorite to win the west w/ OKC & clippers both playing out of their characters. lakers have maybe the tiest record against top teams and i don't think the momentum will change as soon as the playoffs begin. lakers ain't gonna be an easy matchup for any team but it's not like there will be any easy matchups in the playoffs tbh, even the rockets could cause you some serious troubles with 3' rains and the beard going terrorist mode tbhIf you think you're lucky to get the Spurs, you're ed even if you win. Neither the Lakers nor the Spurs will make it to the Finals this year. It doesn't matter beyond that fact, however all else being equal, I'll take the knowledge that my team has played as well as it can, given they've never been a dominant team and never had dominant talent other than Tim. Meanwhile the Lakers are the joke of the NBA, a poster child for the wrong kind of stacking. The human centipede of the NBA.
Spurs do fine when the role players know it's a one and done game, they perform above expectations quite often, however in a series, the term "role player" often gets accurately defined and SA doesn't have enough "star" left in two of their stars to overcome the "role player" in their role players.
i don't see your logic bro. spurs are leading the west through an 82-game season and i don't think they could've achieved that with players who only play good because it's a one and done game tbh. an 82 game season ain't nothing close to a one and done game imho
star players will be important in playoffs and the spurs have little advantage over OKC or clippers in that regard, but if you have a great coach and enough depth, i won't call it impossible for you to win the le in a 04' pistons way tbh. you can't expect all your role players to perform above their normal levels every game but when the sample size is big enough, you will have enough power off the bench even with 20-30% role players performing at all-star level. even the 10th or 11th man of spurs squad (like blair) would've easily made the 8-man rotation on any other western playoff team imho.
Idk, Tim's been pretty damn good, even considering how bad he looked after the injury; he'll be ok in the playoffs imo. What'll do the Spurs in is Tony getting shut down and Pop refusing to make any serious adjustments until its too late like last year.
The gap between his skill set and that of Manu Ginobili has widened so much that his resurgence isn't enough any longer. He'd have to be 2003 Tim Duncan to propel these Spurs to the Finals. Manu is a s of his former self. He's the x factor.
They did the same thing last year. Then they swept a nobody Utah Jazz and a crippled Clippers team before being backdoored by a team that won only one game in the Finals.
There's only so much a coach can do. Blair and Bonner suck balls in the playoffs. I expect Danny Green to regress to "I'm no star" type play, for Tony to be doubled and basically a big will lock him down. Then it will be up to Tim to muster enough confidence to not stare at the rim for 4 seconds before shooting. He's fine on defense, but he cannot defend the entire team.star players will be important in playoffs and the spurs have little advantage over OKC or clippers in that regard, but if you have a great coach and enough depth, i won't call it impossible for you to win the le in a 04' pistons way tbh. you can't expect all your role players to perform above their normal levels every game but when the sample size is big enough, you will have enough power off the bench even with 20-30% role players performing at all-star level. even the 10th or 11th man of spurs squad (like blair) would've easily made the 8-man rotation on any other western playoff team imho.
They won't be swept, but I expect a 1st round exit, 2nd at most.
Manu looks good athletically, which is great. His shot will gradually start to fall too. He won't be the Manu of old, but I don't see any reason why he won't get near last year's level. The Spurs' only favorable way to the Finals that's possible is for Denver to beat OKC even with Manu at a good playing level.
SA will have trouble in the 1st round.
I just don't see it, unless they get the Lakers and the refs completely take over. Golden State is too damn young and their best player is on one ankle. Houston could be trouble but the Spurs have been able to beat them this year. If Dallas somehow got in I could see a problem with how they've been playing lately, but that would prolly go 5 at most.
You cannot set yourself an out by using the refs. Either the team will win or they won't. If you think the league is rigged the entire discussion is pointless.
Welp, Spurs in 5 in that case.
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