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Cliff jumper thread.
, my Robdiaz with the reverse-jinx shtick, tbh..
Harlem bringing it. Cliff jumpers should get pinked tbh.
What terrible prediction did I make in this thread?
Hmmm a 26 point away win against the #1 team in the East.
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With the best home record in the NBA.
Indiana is a s of the team that earned their current record. They were a good team for the 3rd quarter, and they are a defensive force overall. But they simply can't score. These next few games will be a much stronger test.
there's a bunch of thread like these, tbh...
If by "meltdowns" you mean critiques, they were deserved . . . and nothing's changed. Parker and Duncan are still nowhere near last season's level and I still don't like them against the Thunder.
there's a bunch of thread like these, tbh...
No, by meltdowns I mean meltdowns... like knee jerking over a couple losses and start calling the FO "negligent"
They might not win it all this season, but writing them off in december was stupid as stupid can be.
They're absolutely negligent and the fact that the team has one again bailed them out (in the regular season, at least) doesn't change that.No, by meltdowns I mean meltdowns... like knee jerking over a couple losses and start calling the FO "negligent"
They might not win it all this season, but writing them off in december was stupid as stupid can be.
Not when nothing's changed, it isn't.
tbh, I just hope your self-proclaimed "vast" knowledge foretold you about this team just doing what no other Spurs team of ANY ERA has EVER been able to do...
If not, you gotta keep learning...
20 straight in 2012 tbh
that's RS + playoffs... this mark is the new RS record...
You can never predict win streaks like this. Sure, you can throw it out there, but even if you sense a team is due for a good stretch, there's never reason to think it'll get to this point. So I'm obviously surprised, but I'm not shocked.
Still, it means nothing as far as the big picture is concerned. They had a 20 gamer two seasons ago and we all know how that turned out. The Clippers had a 17 gamer last season and lost in the 1st round and the Heat had a 27 gamer and were a single play away from not winning the championship.
I'm not trying to put a negative spin on this, I'm just trying to maintain perspective. You can't refute what I said about the things I was concerned about in December not having changed.
lol Pacers are not one of THE BEST
But it was a negative spin in december, and now is "I'm not sold". I said back in December that this team needed time to grow, and they'll either come together or they won't. And for all intents and purposes, they did. They're currently the best team in the league, not just record-wise, but also beating the other top teams in the league (and actually handing out beatdowns). So on that aspect, yeah, you can consider your december concerns addressed. Will they stay healthy or be able to maintain this level in the playoffs? neither you or I know that, but all we can do is hope that they do, and at the very least we know that they can play like THIS.
The Spurs are not the only team with flaws. Every team has them. OKC, Rockets, Clippers, Miami... they all have them one way or another. The Spurs have done an admirable job of masking them, and that's what got them to this point. Why not celebrate it?
I think the biggest takeaway from the streak is not what it has meant for other teams historically. That means absolutely nothing. Rather, it's how the Spurs have done it. They're DESTROYING opponents, and not even at full strength sometimes. We all know the team can play better, both collectively and on an individual level. They've taken two from Golden State this season with the B team, and throughout the streak we've seen role players step in to pick up slack from the starters. Belinelli exploded for 27 the other night when Parker barely showed up.
The streak isn't happening because the Spurs have the accelerator on the floor. It's happening because they're throwing a healthy amount of roster depth at their opponents and playing the type of ball Pop has ins uted since 2011-2012. Parker practically vanished for a stretch of games this week, Duncan didn't crack ten points tonight, Green is a little hobbled. And yet we've been watching this team's point differential creep up every night and OKC, Miami, and Indy slip further back in the rear view mirror.
What at happened to Houston after a 22 game streak, the Spurs after reeling off 20, or Miami after 27 doesn't have any implications for this. The Spurs are playing at maybe 85% tops, swapping players in where needed, and the gears are shifting smoothly right now. It should be a promising sign that the team maintains such an intensity regardless of who's on the floor. The Spurs will be a tough out if they can throw an endless stream of aggression on both ends of the floor at the likes of Houston and OKC.
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