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Good run so far. But i'm LOADED FOR BEAR.
FTG.
I disagree wholeheartedly... The Spurs looked fresh and dynamic on defense as a team tonight. Manu, Tony, Splitter and Diaw are getting healthier as we go.. We are in a good place right now...
Good run so far. But i'm LOADED FOR BEAR.
FTG.
That's the truth! These last two seasons have been a surprise and a gift. We're hugely fortunate to have the pleasure of watching this team compete at such a high level this long.
Positives:
MEM, even against an OKC team without Westbrook, won a lot of close games. They did a great job at taking Durant out and OKC was still able to be in every game near the end. So it gives you hope because even if they take TP out of the game, Spurs are a better offensive team than the Westbrook-less Thunder and should be able to be in every game even if TP struggles. Not only that, but the Spurs are a better defensive team than OKC so when you look at both sides of the ball and how OKC was in every game even with some sub par Durant play, you have to feel good about your chances.
Negatives:
Tim's play. On both ends. His stamina looks gone as does his effectiveness over the course of a game/series. Can he find his game and the energy to pick it up and not have to be benched?
Spurs offense. Memphis is quite easily a better defensive team than GS and the Spurs offense sputtered this series in a major way. Spurs were able to win with defense, but if they allow MEM to rebound like GS did and their offense goes to , Spurs are in a lot of trouble. Will they find their offense consistently or is their style of play doomed in the playoffs as in previous years when the series gets tough.
Like others have said...I both agree and disagree. I'm extremely happy that they've made it back to the WCF's, but now that they're here.. they need to take advantage of it. They need last season's dissapointment to fuel them....
i've always said that when we're healthy we're unstoppable. too bad injuries really get the best of us down the stretch. we're in a pretty good spot this deep in the playoffs. i'm excited and ready for this next push. VIVA LAS ESPUELAS!!!!!!!!
It doesn't get better than this. Playing memphis in the WCF but this time with a healthier duncan, kawhi and green. Revenge.
Agree. Wade hurt, Allen looks gassed. No interior anything what so ever.
You have to think in perspective that after the early exit back in 2011 people were ready to dismiss the spurs for good but here they are again
In response to the "Duncan stamina" the quick turnaround from 3-4-5-6 was tough. Two days before 1. day off at home then 3 off before game 3 will be huge.
I think Duncan gets a second breath.
Been said before....but great ing time to be a Spurs fan. Love this team, regardless of whatever happens going forward.
Believe 2013.
I was glad to see that this will be Duncan's 8th trip to the WCF, which is already amazing in and of itself...
Now the Spurs have to go all-in!
OKC looked beaten and uninspired for a lot of this series. As Barkley pointed out, they were just running isos where Durant went Kobe-one-on-three every time down. Durant and Reggie Jackson looked like the only ones that cared at one point, and all the games were still really close. I just don't think Memphis is as good as some people think. The Spurs are going to have to play better than they did against the Warriors, but not much. Memphis simply doesn't have the firepower to steal any games if the Spurs play smart defense and take care of the boards and the paint.
I was at games 3 and 4 in 2010 when the Suns swept the Spurs. Tim and company looked so washed up; I thought it was over then. So the past 3 years have been gravy.
i loveeeeeeeeeeee meeeeeeeeeeeeeee Spursssssssssssssssssss
This team will be glad to not play on Saturday, enjoy the rest and come out with fight on Sunday!
Get ed. I want and expect a championship and will not be happy with anything less.
So awesome to be a fan of this team.
Kudos to the Spurs. I will always be a fan and think they can beat the crap out of the Grizzlies, but very happy to see another Western Conference Finals with the Spurs messing up Sterns ratings. It has been a great run by the Spurs and as a fan, I have enjoyed it every season.
Ok, now lets kick some Memphis, and eventually, Heat Ass, and get Tim his long over-due 5th ring!
Honestly, I had no expectations going into this year, so its all been gravy. I didn't think the Spurs would win the championship, and had no guess as to how far they would go because it all really depends on match ups. I am happy about what the team has been able to accomplish this year, and it has been fun to watch. The Memphis series should be great.
Honestly, I didn't think they'd make it through this series. They could have easily lost every game. They didn't put together very many good quarters of basketball. Parker's injury came at a horrible time. And I don't know what the Spurs training/medical staff did wrong between the last game and tonight with Tony's hyperbaric chamber/coffin treatment, but somehow he was limping more (and had less lift) this game than last (and of course, he shot like crap).
That all being said. Now... I'm finally hopeful. I think they can win the le.
To get better and better as the playoffs go on, they had to face some tough games. And they did. And they won two games on the road at a very raucous arena (as we all know by that damn decibel meter).
They need to keep grinding. Parker has to get healthier. But I'm hopeful now. I wasn't hopeful before the playoffs started, or at any point in this series. But now, I think Timmy can go get #5.
Spurs are going to the finals, is time for some payback , this team is better than '11.The young guys gained some valuable experience last year and is helping in enormous in this playoffs, they are battle tested
Agree here. As long as SA has homecourt and everybody is able to suit up, they should be expected to advance. Expectations should be lowered if they make the Finals and meet the Heat. They'd be going up against the best player in the league WITHOUT homecourt. No shame in losing to them. But the Grizzlies. At the very least, SA should be able to beat them.
in some ways I appreciate the Spurs more now than when they were winning championships, not sure why.
props to Pop for managing minutes and developing players so well. it may not be conventional, but he's trying to make the best of our situation. It's been a weird and strange journey this season, and the story isn't over yet....
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