Call me crazy, but I think Blair is the perfect player to insert against Miami.
Keep the D up? That has been falling off for a while now! I know they have beaten some teams! I did not say they have not. They beat OKC yes at home and that was a good win! Denver without Lawson a good win too! Clips a good win! Those were all good wins I know, but the problems remain and will continue to rear their heads the further they get, just like last year. This is not a le team, just saying that right now regardless of what any may say or think it is not.
Hard numbers say they've been improving over the last 5-10 games (posted it on the other thread)... what do you have?
It doesn't fail the eye test either. Considering how much the offense has struggled, there's no way we win those games without some stout D.
Outside of Miami, who is a clear cut le team? You need to stop with the cliff jumping. The Spurs might not get past the 1st round, but there's no clear cut ' le team' in the West regardless.
Key stops? What Key stops have we gotten really? I have seen others hit their shots down the stretch win or lose and the Spurs just faulting! I mean D has something to do with that there, if you think the D is where it needs to be so be it! I am sure Pop and the team sure as don't. The D needs work too! I agree on the O though, it's been horrible, HORRIBLE down the stretch. No plays look like they remotely come close to working, just prayer shots you hope fall.
Miami is the clear cut le team, OKC second on that list, we might catch them but we might not? Depends on this week IMO! If we drop a few and they catch us forget it, the Spurs lose that #1 seed and have to go meet OKC where they will probably beat us. We need that #1 Seed out WEST, period. This is not 07 anymore etc. where we played lights out D and were clutch down the stretch with key buckets and stops. This team relies on the three alot and if Tony does well, if thats off forget it. Manu as well, do not get me started on him.
You said the Spurs might not get past the first round, so what good does that do us if our D is improving and the so called O will come? If we are out in round one no clear cut fave does us what good? Honestly? You don't sound too sure yourself? I am not near a cliff, I just see reality, this team is not a le team. Just because some fans are realistic does not mean they are not real fans or near a cliff. I love this team, but they are not great.
If you don't get stops and barely score 20 pts in the 4th quarter of contested games against playoffs teams, then you're not winning those games. You could tell me one game or two is a fluke, but there been more than that.
Spurs have been holding opponents to under 100 points fairly consistently, and that's pretty tough to do, especially against quality teams. We haven't been feasting on the Wizards or the Bobcats lately.
OKC without Harden are worse than last season, not sure that's even arguable. Teams like the Clippers and Denver still have a big question mark when it comes to the playoffs. Memphis I think can ramp up the D, but I don't know if they can go all the way.
The Spurs have been struggling lately, but hopefully they can hit their stride. I don't see any of those teams challenging the Heat, barring some injury. That's why I'm saying there's no 'clear cut' contender.
Because things beyond the team control happen. Tony might be playing with pain, we don't know. Neal might be playing through planar fasciitis. Manu is out right now, but I'm sure if it would be the playoffs, he would try to play through it.
The Spurs need to improve within the things they can control. I think given the personnel we have, the defense is where it should be. If it improves more, then it will be welcome. The offense needs to get back to what worked, and that hasn't happened yet. There's still time.
There is still time, but there is alot of ifs there!!!! You mentioned most of those. I feel they peaked a few months ago and were playing their best ball, last year it was around this time they hit that stride and got on a roll! I feel they have gone backwards this year as opposed to last year where they hit that big stride later on and went on that run. I know this is out of their control or ours as fans! We can root but hey injuries happen and they have gotten a few teams all year and now got ours again! Time will tell! I hope they can yes, but right now Nono it does not look good.
Pop always said you need to get a bit lucky too to win it all. It's true. A lot of things need to align properly. Not even the Heatles could get it done the first season they were together.
Look at the Lakers. $100 million roster, 4 likely HOFs, and they might have to watch the whole postseason on a boat while fly fishing. There's no guarantees. I think the Spurs have done extremely well with the cards they've been dealt. 29 teams don't win it all each season, that doesn't mean they all sucked. Let's just hope TD finds the fountain of youth once more, and TP hits his stride, and Manu comes back with a vengeance for one last run. Kawhi has a coming out playoff party, guys like Tiago and Neal elevate their games, and Verde starts nailing them when it matters. Realistically speaking, I think some of those are much more likely to happen than the already tried "Matt gonna show up this time!" or "Blair is going to grow 6 inches in two weeks!"
I agree there fully, that was a good post. We can hope, lets wait and see what happens. I will not get my hopes up too high though, that part there is something I will not do again as that will lead to dissapointment.
How much worse than last year did we manage to become?
OKC was smart to throw this year away by trading Harden, they pick twice before us and are still likely to beat us in the POs, once Perkins is off the team they will have all the assets to win multiple championships.
thats what he wants you to believe hes faking it
Every team has weaknesses that are exposed in loses. We picked a bad night to go cold. And they shot better than usual with the team they had out there. We know we can outrebound them and give them trouble inside, we got so many wide open shots they just didn't fall. All that said and we had the game won before the bs leonard foul.
That's why they're leading the league in point differential at 9.2. They're not too many teams that have had as a high point differential but everyone who has had as high a point differential has ringed.
The Lakers problems can clearly be blamed on coaching. Their coach just doesn't get it.
The spurs have been inconsistent all season long, it looked like they got there together in January and they looked pretty lame in February but still had wins and the March it looks like they've regressed more so I don't know what to make of it. If it was a flukey few games I could understand but it's not getting better by any means. Sure, we've won games but we're supposed to win those games and the way we're winning is pretty ugly, last night should have been an example of us winning by at least 10 going on a run in the 4th but we wet the bed.
you fukin homers are delusional, this team has been garbage all season. and that okc win was a fukin fluke. we were on our way to getting blown out when danny green started hitting some fluke 3s which this team is very dependent on. watch the spurs get their pushed in at okc
I'm going to put this to bed once and for all. Shooting more FT's doesn't mean in , and it's a stat for lazy weak minded idiots who are to lazy to watch and break down games. Shooting more FT's has absolutely nothing to do with how a game was officiated, it doesn't tell you much of anything. You can shoot more FT's than a team and that doesn't tell you that you probably should have had more FT attempts, it doesn't tell you that the refs swallowed the whistle and let a team get away with a lot. I'm so sick of watching LeBron and Wade never got called for a damn foul. LeBron in particular. The NBA is a in joke. And as long as the masses flock to huge market and popular teams nothing will change. The Spurs outscored Miami 46-18 in the paint and have not a thing to show for it. You are coached from the time you are a child to play an inside out game and you will be rewarded and win games. How did that work out? Miami had their fake big man bombing 3's and the refs rewarded them. Make the argument all you want we should have never been that close in a game where they sat their stars. That means absolutely when NBA officiating is working OT to give their money making teams an unfair advantage. A whistle here, a whistle there, no whistle there changes any game anywhere. It doesn't matter if it's David VS. Goliath. OKC vs Charlotte. Officiating can and does change and control every game. Today the NBA and ESPN has a huge story of the "Amazing Miami Heat" beat the Spurs. Everyone is talking, NBA wins.
I was mulling it over last night, and I realized.
home court advantage in the Finals. It's overrated. We don't need it, and we don't want it. In the Finals (and only in the Finals), the so-called "disadvantaged" team gets to play 3 straight games on their home court (unless of course they get swept). It's a ridiculous rule, but it could work to our advantage this year.
Games 1-2: ALL the pressure is on the home team. These are must-win games for the home team, because then they potentially have to play 3 straight games on the road.
Games 3-5: Home court for the other team.
Games 6-7: By the time it gets this far, I feel like the "advantage" has dissolved. At this point, the better team is going to win regardless.
So cheer up, gentleman. Things aren't so grim after all.
We're gonna get raped by the Heat home court or notThat's the point of the meltdown. COMPARED TO THEM THE SPURS SUCK.
All that matters is how we're playing in June.
We don't suck. That's just overreaction nonsense.
Another thing: I like how our team battled back in the 4th quarter. We trailed by 10 points with about 9 minutes left, and we could have done two things: crumble and let the game slip away, or make another run. Fast forward to 35 seconds left in the game: Tim Duncan sinks a jumper and we lead by 3. So we managed a 13 point swing in the final 9 minutes of the game...only to let it slip away in the last 30 seconds. Considering everyone played poorly except Duncan and Leonard, I don't feel too bad about that result.
It's stupid to say we suck considering our record, but last night was ridiculous. We should have dominated that shorthanded team last night.
Hah, the Thunder showed that last year.
Bump. Another soul crusher.
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