Mark my words.... Alot of teams will be much better, we will stay the same signing the likes of Tiago Splitter
That's my gut feeling as well.
We had the easiest road to the Finals we could ever hope for with a 7th, 6th and 5th seed (pretty ridiculous when you think about it) and Tim can fall off at any moment. And Manu is pretty much done, gotta hope he learns to play within himself and fix his 3pt shot but he isn't getting any better let's be real.
So we needed to get better. Standing pat is a bad option but then again this is a team/FO that never went to the Finals twice in a row...
All 3 of those teams won more games (in the tougher conference) than Miami's corresponding road to the Finals.
The seeds lined up okay, but to play teams with 45 -> 47 -> 56 wins en route to the Finals (then playing a 66 win team), that's not abnormal (or EASY) by any stretch.
I'd like to add another piece or two - but Spurs' hope for another le run lies in 1) health to the key guys* & 2) Kawhi, Splitter, & Nando/CoJo continuing to improve by more than TD & Tony drop-off from last year. I would say Manu, but his game already took a big step down last year and team weathered it nicely.
* if that doesn't happen, it doesn't really matter who else the team signs, not winning .
Im on the fence on this one. I understand the point, but the spurs already have great chemistry. I can see them coming out of the gate on a mission strong to restake their claim as the best team in the west.
But we all know pop gets worries they wont get over themselves and starts experimenting with ridiculous line-ups.
Not disagreeing with you but tell me who it is that will knock us out....Clips? Thunder? Lakers? Warriors? or the defensive juggernaut Grizz?
Well make it to the le, and you guys are pussies
Spurs are a rebound away from beating the Heat and suddenlySpurs suck and so many teams will be better than them next year they have no shot
stfu already
Spurs are a rebound away from beating the Heat and suddenly
stfu already
And everyone in the West is a tier below the Spurs barring trades, especially with OKC losing Harden and now Martin for nothing while having to rely on scrubs like Jeremy Lamb and Perkinsalso who knows if Westbrook will come back the same after his injury because his game is predicated on explosiveness. The point is, had the Spurs grabbed that rebound, won the le, and stood pat, most of you would've been fine with it. We didn't get bounced in the first round. Some of you guys really need some perspective. It took LeBron James going unconscious from 3 point land as well as Battier having the game of his ing life to beat us. Not saying we're guaranteed to be in the Finals but you're re ed if you think we need some overhaul or we're going to be a 1st round exit next year
The OP eats assholes. Just sayin.
Yep, as the rosters stand right now - the only legit threat to the a healthy Spurs team (provided Duncan/Parker continue near their current levels - that's the giant caveat in ANY formula that puts the Spurs near a le) in the west is OKC, a team that is backpedaling from the roster that beat Spurs 2 seasons ago.
There is no " le game" in the NBA. This is not college.Spurs will NOT make it back to the le game ... Mark my words.... Alot of teams will be much better, we will stay the same signing the likes of Tiago Splitter
But I get your point, and there is some merit to it. Even I will acknowledge the Spurs got some lucky breaks this year.
But a word of caution: Many critics said the same thing (a lot of teams will be much better ... and Spurs will be the same and one year older) after the Spurs lost in the WCF last year, and we all saw what happened this year.
Thank you Nostradumbass!!!!Mark my words.... Alot of teams will be much better, we will stay the same signing the likes of Tiago Splitter
we couldn't get to the finals in back2back years even with young Tim, how are we supposed to do that now with him being 37 and counting?
This ^^^ guy can't stand criticism.
We had the 7th, 6th and 5th seeds because those teams beat the 1st, 3rd and 4th seeds.
Prime Shaq, prime Kobe, and Phil Jackson are not standing in the way
lol seriously, like the ing injured Thunder, the Nuggets, or the Clippers were these badass juggernauts that we needed to beat to prove ourselves. Spurs took a wet on the Clips last year and would've done so again and even with Westbrook the Spurs would've curbstomped OKC because Harden was still gone. Spurs swept the Grizz at full strength and took the defending champs to the brink. Again, a little perspective here.
Oh he's proud of it...seriously. Ask him if you don't believe me.
Nobody wants a complete overhaul. Spurs need ONE, just ONE good FA. I don't mind keeping the same roster but can we at least sign one good impact player via free agency? That one player should preferably be a backup PG.And everyone in the West is a tier below the Spurs barring trades, especially with OKC losing Harden and now Martin for nothing while having to rely on scrubs like Jeremy Lamb and Perkins
That's what I'm saying. Spurs nab a Kirkilenko and a decent backup PG to spell Tony for a bit and we're set imo. Although honestly I wish Ellis would come off the bench here, I truly think he would be one deadly mofo in a 6th man role on a contender. Problem is I don't see him coming for what we have left, and we almost certainly can't get AK47 and Ellis.
Also Kawhi Leonard is going to breakout next year, mark my words.
we'll be better just because of a natural improvement from kawhi, green, joseph and tiago. Playing in the same system for years makes things better. I don't see big improvements in the other teams of the west anyway and we have a huge advantage for now.
From 28 secs to our 5th le to a we suck thread. Have you bounced a basketball before? Take your ass a nap.
No. We need a decent wing to backup Leonard and that's pretty much it. I'm down with rolling with Joseph as backup next year seeing as how he went from looking like a complete waste of a pick to looking like a good young player with room still to grow in one year.
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