Lakers Land Dwight Howard

[hater]

newfound respect for these guys

Bynum is a better offensive player than Howard. Nash is 50 years old..

OKC still beats them in a 7 game series..

I don't really give a if LA got Howard. Our team is mainly based on perimeter shooting anyway. The only guy who drives the paint is Parker. LA has no one who can keep up with our perimeter players. I wouldn't be surprised if we swept them next season.

[Brazil]

I am dragging it up prior to it happening, unlike some who cherry pick later. If I am wrong, at least there's fresh reminders.

fair and square DMC

I still think that this team ceiling relatively healthy is WCF, this is what I had before season start. They still can do it as the rest of the West is not that good, it will all depend on TP and on Tim new youth. Silver lining here is that TP normally doesn't need a lot of time to shake the rust so if he could come back healthy a couple of games before the POs he should be fine. But even in that case, I don't see the Spurs capable to go through OKC even sans Harden, they are too young, too fast and too good at drawing fools imho

[phxspurfan]

Payton, Malone, Kobe and Shaq also leapfrogged the Spurs on paper. But we all know what happened after that

[therealtruth]

Payton, Malone, Kobe and Shaq also leapfrogged the Spurs on paper. But we all know what happened after that

They beat us in the second round and Malone got injured in the Finals.

[DMC]

Payton, Malone, Kobe and Shaq also leapfrogged the Spurs on paper. But we all know what happened after that

They leapfrogged them in the playoffs and lost to Detroit.

[spurs1990]

Anyone catch the end of the Memphis game tonight?

Conley unclutchly misses both a jumpshot and a buzzer beating layup to beat LA.

IE the same character who cost the Spurs a loss a few days ago.

[Sean Cagney]

Anyone catch the end of the Memphis game tonight?

Conley unclutchly misses both a jumpshot and a buzzer beating layup to beat LA.

IE the same character who cost the Spurs a loss a few days ago.

Yeah he would miss against them and then hit everything against us late. WHY NOT?

[spurs1990]

Yeah he would miss against them and then hit everything against us late. WHY NOT?

Each day is getting better than the next. Been that way since the RRT tbh

[Sean Cagney]

Each day is getting better than the next. Been that way since the RRT tbh

After that it has all fallen appart, to say the least.

[boutons_deux]

Payton, Malone, Kobe and Shaq also leapfrogged the Spurs on paper. But we all know what happened after that

Malone got hurt, DET took the LOB.

[dunkman]

Howard? Game over then!
The talent is there, what's missing is coaching. Brown was a disappointment, and D'Antoni had to take the hot potato mid-season. Phil was a much better option too.

[therealtruth]

Anyone catch the end of the Memphis game tonight?

Conley unclutchly misses both a jumpshot and a buzzer beating layup to beat LA.

IE the same character who cost the Spurs a loss a few days ago.

That jumper is a lot harder with rim protection.

[lefty]

to the greatest franchise in sports

Mitch did it again

The brain of Magic's manager is full of

2 things.

Absolutely critical for the Spurs to get that #1 seed again in 2013.

.

5% chance Spurs beating the lakers (if la is healthy).

The west is ridiculously stacked.. going to be a lonnnngggg season for the spurs

First seed just go so much more important

Taking names of all the bags saying theyre giving up the nba. If they post next season they should be banned

I don't really give a if LA got Howard. Our team is mainly based on perimeter shooting anyway. The only guy who drives the paint is Parker. LA has no one who can keep up with our perimeter players. I wouldn't be surprised if we swept them next season.

[spurraider21]

Bynum is a better offensive player than Howard. Nash is 50 years old..

OKC still beats them in a 7 game series..

or spurs in 4

[Chinook]

Ah, the days when people thought that the Spurs' front court was weakness. Seems so long ago now.

[Brazil]

Hey I was right.... 2012-2013 has been indeed a long season for the Spurs

[timtonymanu]

Ahh... so sweet how this turned out. Lots of talk about the West getting better and the Spurs not improving and then they win the conference last year and the le this year.

Good times.

[Dex]

[hater]

I would roll my eyes but this is just the Lakers being the Lakers. They pretty much get whoever they want, whenever they want. That's what happens when you're the team 99% of players grow up wanting to play for (including Tim Duncan) while being in the best market ... so there's really no reason to be angry. Tbh, with their built-in advantages, the Lakers should win every NBA championship.

But, anyways, what are the ripple effects of this trade in terms of the Spurs? My first thought is it should be an even bigger priority for the Spurs to sign another center. I haven't liked what I've seen when Splitter tries to defend Howard.

Thankfully, Duncan does rather well against him, especially when you factor in both ends of the court. But it's undeniable that the Lakers are now much improved.

*sigh*

[Joseph Kony]

to the greatest franchise in sports

[Joseph Kony]

I don't really give a if LA got Howard. Our team is mainly based on perimeter shooting anyway. The only guy who drives the paint is Parker. LA has no one who can keep up with our perimeter players. I wouldn't be surprised if we swept them next season.

[baseline bum]

This thread warms my heart

Mine too, Dorrell.

[ElNono]

Well, that worked for the better...

[RD2191]

Doesn't matter...they can't beat OKC either.

The Spurs le years are over.

[Sean Cagney]

EASILY one of my fave moments of the entire playoffs right there, that is a classic.