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I like him. We need his scoring and as absurd his ball handling can be, he's one of the very few that can actually create his own shot.
He just can't be closing games when you need defense. He's way too poor for that.
I still say Neal playing is huge for us. A lot of people hate him here. No one is saying he is amazing, but he is Offense off the bench. And it's no coincidence that when he sat for 4 or 5 games with foot issues, we had a stagnant Offense. He is just one more cog to the machine. He takes pressure off the inside game when his shots are falling. Obviously we need a healthy Manu come playoff time. We need a healthy team. All teams do tbh. We have just had our usual issues. Especially with Manu. Adversity makes us better. We played a of a game tonight, but came up a little short. Big deal. We gave some valuable minutes to some players who needed it.
I do think this team will be fine. I dunno if we are winning a le this year. We know the Heat are good. We know we are a small market team with an uphill battle. But a trip to the NBA finals isn't impossible or out of the question. The West is good. So are we. How many teams can say they played like for nearly a month, had a top 2 player go down, and still narrowly hold the 1 seed in their conference, and control their own destiny? The sky is not falling, and you guys need to ride or die. I get you are concerned, we are fans. But this is a good team, with a good coach, he does amazing with what he has. I don't see a lot of coaches doing more with less. I know one thing, I will cheer my ass off until the end, and I have faith in our team. When our Spurs roll to Denver I will be there screaming my ass off cheering for the Silver and Black!!!
I like him. We need his scoring and as absurd his ball handling can be, he's one of the very few that can actually create his own shot.
He just can't be closing games when you need defense. He's way too poor for that.
This. I think that's where Pop ed up at the end. He had a lineup of TP-Neal-Jack-Diaw and Bonner when Conley tied the game with the 3. He should've had Green in for defense instead...
The only way Green and Neal are going to be very effective in the playoffs is if they switch the subbing system to that of Hockey and we can sub in defense every other possession or so.
what do you mean by "fine"?
"fine" enough to get ousted in the conference Finals? all or nothing for me. they won't be "fine" by my standards because i don't know how this team beats OKC or even Miami when it comes down to it.
If that's the case for you then the Spurs haven't been "fine" since last June...
I really don't get the lineup to end the game.
Don't know why Pop didn't have Neal on the floor for the last shot - he's got the quickest release of them all. C'mon - TP, SJax, Bonner - all with slow releases. What's with TP going one-on-one on the last couple possessions - Bonner was wide open on one of them.
Whatever prick. At least I don't have a noose around my neck ready to jump.
LOL like that helped on the game winning layup.
I wanna believe it's gonna be fine but there are so many parallels to 2011 that it's disheartening to get any hopes up. I hope your right Harlem but I'm worried with what I've seen from them lately.
Maybe time to rest everyone up for the playoffs?
Spurs won't lose in the first round this year. The lower 3 seeds this year are the worst they've been in years.
That was a tough contested shot by Green tbh. It's not like it was a wide open layup. I'd rather have Green over Neal in for defense any day..
So Dallas team that won the le is not better than this Spurs team? Tell me what guy is going to catch fire like Dirk that year? Terry was there, Chandler, Peja, Midget Barea, Kidd and Stevenson out there as well, each played their role on that team and they came together. I am glad you find it funny they were a better team than this Spurs team here, I wish that were true in this team being better. Tell me how this choking Spurs team who can't play D late is better?Good one
BTW what is Fine as someone asked? Same crap as last year after we reach the conference finals? They surely are not going to win a le this year so I guess fine means a later exit. They are a good team, not great.
One game does not a season make. FACT BOMB.
Yes, it sucks to lose, but it is what it is and we didn't have Timmy/Manu/Kawhi. The real season starts in three weeks and I'm ready!
Doesn't matter whether either DAL '11 or SAS '13 is better. '13 MIA is MUCH BETTER than '11 MIA.
Couldn't disagree more.
What gives you reason to think any of those issues will be rectified, other than maybe Parker getting close to 100%? Most of these issues are season long, only they're more glaring now.
This isn't '05 or even '07: They can't go 3-4 rounds with a limited - to no bench. They don't have the legs for it. They need steady contributions from 9 and that's just not going to happen.
And forget about how flawed everyone else is. When you have this many issues, are in the state they're in and have had back to back collapses to end your season (that's got to be weighing on them mentally), all that goes out the window. There's no question that at their best, they're better than everyone in the West, with the possible exception of the Thunder, but they're not so much better that they can't lose a series to a bunch of them. They probably will find a way to get through the 1st round, but if they have to blow their load doing so, then all bets are off in the 2nd round.
pretty much.
not much you can do when a bunch of all stars decide to take paycuts and play together. if Lebron was a ballhog and cancer like Kobe our chances would be a lot better, but Lebron keeps guys engaged, shares the ball very well.
our loss against them a few days ago wasn't just a statement, it was a slap to how good they are even without Lebron.
We're also winning a lot of lose able games. Just enjoy these close games and be glad they're happening now and not a month from now.
That Dallas team had a soft jump shooting big who folds when pressured vs good defenders(as we saw him vs Jack), that team couldn't defend quick guards, they were known as chokers, had no post presence, no PnR D and were old. Luckily they never faced quick guards and a good PF stopper in the playoffs(Aldridge/Gasol/Ibaka-Sefalosha/Bosh).
They had more flaws than this Spurs team IMO
I broke my remote control tonight.
That team won the le that year and Dirk had an amazing playoff run in 011, what are you talking about here? How is our team going to do that exactly? They faced the Heat man, they did beat the Thunder just a year before we lost to them, you are making no sense at all here. Aldridge was on Portland, they beat them in round one bro, Bosh was on the Heat. Your logic is starting to make less sense when they faced all those guys or most you mention there.
This is your response? If so you need to look up 011 again and see who they faced to win their le. I am not a Dallas fan by any means, but that team was nice.
I must have looked nuts, checked the score and saw us lose by two points again and saw we blew the lead with under a minute to go again, threw my PHONE and cursed for a few minutes! I am glad it was dark lol.You think they will stop happening a month from now? WHY? It's the playoffs then and it gets tougher. We are not scoring at all down the stretch in the last few games, infact later on they look horrible in the close games to say the least.
Yes. They aren't good defenders bro.
That team had many flaws, it's easy to ignore after everything went right.
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