This Is Where We See What This Team Is Made Of

[HI-FI]

I agree that you can see he is tired on his jumper, but he's been attacking the rim fairly well. He had some nice finishes tonight that we really haven't seen much of this season. I think if we advance this series is going to do wonders for him, as it'll improve his stamina going forward and get him into a rhythm

Manu is a big reason why my confidence is somewhat shaken. I always worry when he drives that he'll pull or break something. He's had some massive brain farts lately, even coming from him.

When you have some older players against younger guys, you always worry about the mileage.

That being said, as you mentioned we'll find out what this team is made of. I won't doubt the hearts of champions, especially if that desperation kicks in for another ring. If Pop can figure some things out and get out of his own way, and guys get hungry/urgent, I feel much better about everything.

[SpurSwag]

Manu is a big reason why my confidence is somewhat shaken. I always worry when he drives that he'll pull or break something. He's had some massive brain farts lately, even coming from him.

When you have some older players against younger guys, you always worry about the mileage.

That being said, as you mentioned we'll find out what this team is made of. I won't doubt the hearts of champions, especially if that desperation kicks in for another ring. If Pop can figure some things out and get out of his own way, and guys get desperate, I feel much better about everything.

Every time he makes a move, I cant help but to watch him a second or two longer to see if he's holding or anything or walking funny. However, you can see him getting more confident by the game, too bad the results aren't there right now. He's shooting more and going to the rim more, which is good. Hopefully he starts converting at a higher percentage. I think a lot of our problems can be solved if he becomes a more serious threat so that our entire offense doesn't depend on Tony's penetration.

Personally, I think we're going to the NBA Finals still. Who knows what happens there, but I still like our chances in this series. That being said, I'm assuming Curry and Thompson can't keep playing like this. This year feels a lot like 07 to me in that I think this round will be our hardest out of the western teams (obviously miami will be harder than cleveland was). Memphis doesn't seem like a threat to me honestly, they can't score enough and OKC doesn't have enough weapons.

[Hoops Czar]

With the exception of the two games at the Staples against the dysfunctional Lakers, the Spurs haven't won a road game since February. The defense has been appalling for over two months and the offense has been sporadic at best. Yeah, they're no longer the favored.

[RD2191]

With the exception of the two games at the Staples against the dysfunctional Lakers, the Spurs haven't won a road game since February. The defense has been appalling for over two months and the offense has been sporadic at best. Yeah, they're no longer the favored.

[Austin_Toros]

Chucking threes wouldn't be as bad if Neal didn't throw so many bricks.

[TampaDude]

Spurs-Heat Finals...book it.

[Budkin]

If we win a game out in Oakland, we'll win the series.

You HAVE to be able to win at least ONE road game per series. If you can't, then you aren't good enough. Period.

[Russo21]

Tim Duncan said, "On a regular basis, those are shots that we want people to take. Hopefully, they miss some of them but they didn't tonight."

The Law of Averages will catch up to Klay Thompson. The er isn't going to hit 8-9 from 3 again. If he shoots a human-like 4-9 tonight we win even though we played like ass. Anyway it's good to go through some adversity and learn to overcome it. The playoffs last year were to freakin easy. Winning the last 10 games of the season then the first 10 games of the playoffs we forgot how to respond to a loss last year and that really hurt us. Lets hope we learn from our mistakes and get the offense rolling and the D up to par and get game 3.

[Gervin44Silas13]

Shots have to go in in order to win.....also stupid turnovers are hurting us!!!!

[McGusto55]

Well said...Spurs es

[Horry Hipcheck]

I can't see the Warriors playing any better. Really, I can't. Curry and Thompson have been on fire, and nobody else on that roster has had to do much other than facilitate their shooting. The Spurs have played abysmally for most of the first two games, and are tied 1-1 with a 9 point loss in Game 2. Just nine. Pessimists will argue that the Spurs haven't woken up yet, GS looks too confident, Oracle Arena is a place where visiting teams go to die. My take? GS has every right to feel confident. But it has taken Jordan-esque shooting and a pathetic effort from the entire Spurs roster just to give them a 1-1 tie heading home. What happens if, or rather when, the Spurs wake up and play championship basketball for 48 minutes? What happens when Curry's shots stop falling, or when KT isn't allowed uncontested 3's at his leisure? If the Spurs were actually playing like themselves, and were tied 1-1, then I'd be more concerned. I've been watching a high school team play for the last two games. If the real Spurs show up in Oakland, we've got ourselves a series.

Another question: What will the cliff jumpers say if the Spurs come alive and take 1 or both games in Oakland?

[Big Empty]

We need to hit our shots and continue to apply pressure. We need to jump on them from the get go instead of slacking and giving up double digit leads in the first half. When we get an early lead we are able to shoot with more confidence and knock down shots.

[look_at_g_shred]

Funny thing is..I woke up this morning thinking of making a thread with this same le lol..

[TD 21]

3) There's nothing Pop really could have done to change the outcome of this one.

There's things he could have done to give his team a better chance, but as has become customary, he panicked, allowed them to dictate the match-ups and started playing lineups that made no sense and have had very little time together this season.

4) Have some damn confidence in our team guys!

Why the should we? They've given us no reason in recent years to feel confident in them in this situation. In fact, they've done the opposite. Every time the going get's tough, they crumble in an instant and flame out in spectacular fashion. I'm not suggesting the series is a lost cause, but there's absolutely no reason to feel confident in this team at this point.

If they go on to piss away what should be their spot in the Finals in a year where virtually everything lined up for them and do so to a mediocre upstart (that's missing their second best player, to boot), then short of trading Duncan, everything needs to be re-evaluated.

[RD2191]

td21 dropping truth bombs left and right