Game 20: Spurs vs Pacers: Sat. Dec 7, 2013 7:30 PM

[cd021]

lol yep. That is the only reason that I wanted Maggette. Spurs used to get to the line a lot back in the day when Duncan and Manu were dominating. They can't get to the free throw line at all anymore.

7.8 FTA between Parker & Duncan. Even then they are shooting an combined average of 72%. Splitter is really the only other player who gets to the line consistently.

[cd021]

Not really, they have quality wins against the Pacers and Thunder.

They were good wins but historically, they've always been a royal pain in the ass at home. The biggest difference is that they are cleaning up with the east and getting easy wins.

[cd021]

The Pacers were not a top team in years past. Towards the end of last year they started to come on and this year they are now a top team and the spurs have not had a good record against the top teams( usually need injuries to top players to get wins against the top teams- if teams play the spurs healthy the spurs don't fare well) the last couple of years. Fools gold team that beats up the weak teams gets their fan base excited and falls to the first good team that is healthy in the playoffs, happened the last 3 years.

Bull . Last season we were 31-17 against +500 teams tied for 3rd with OKC (behind Miami and Denver). Its perception rather than reality. We've lost to Houston on a B.S. call, OKC, Portland and now Indiana. Its not even 1/4 of the way through and you're trying to say we can't beat good teams.

Memphis was healthy, with the 3rd best defense in the league to boot. We swept them in the WCF.

Your stance is just illogical.The Spurs beat bad teams and you call their record fools gold? So we are just supposed to roll over and only show up against the good ones. Just pisses me off is all...

[colargol]

You said the same thing last year. Verbatim. All the time. The Spurs ended up 20 seconds from a le.

You're a fan with no faith and no ability to enjoy the games. You just have to spew bile over every game thread that isn't a blowout in our favor and talk about how done the Spurs are.

It just shows that you have absolutely zero knowledge of basketball. Zero. None. You're a popcorn fan who wants to be entertained, rather than appreciating the sport for what it is.

[sventhedog]

best case scenario for the spurs front office to realize this team needs a tweak in the frontcourt. spurs ceiling on defense won't be enough come playoff time with the current roster.

[rascal]

Spurs had good records the last two years against good teams and the year before they won 61 games and had a good record spite the flameout in round one! Last few years what is their record against good teams in the season? It is not a losing record. I agree they have a ways to go but they have played good against teams the last few years. They almost beat the Heat last year who were the best team in bball, infact should have beaten them. They are no slouch team like you are making it out to be.

The spurs have lucked out with playing teams with injured stars for most of their wins against the top teams over the last two years(when a team is healthy the spurs don't fare well), it is incredible how lucky they have been during the regular season with the schedule. I have followed it closely and it sets up the team as a fools gold team when the playoffs come around that will fall against the first healthy good team they have to play. Last year that luck playing injured teams in the playoffs continued up until the finals.

If you really go back and look at the games the Spurs will have a below .500 record against the top 5 teams when they play them healthy.

[Sean Cagney]

The spurs have lucked out with playing teams with injured stars for most of their wins against the top teams over the last two years(when a team is healthy the spurs don't fare well), it is incredible how lucky they have been during the regular season with the schedule. I have followed it closely and it sets up the team as a fools gold team when the playoffs come around that will fall against the first healthy good team they have to play. Last year that luck playing injured teams in the playoffs continued up until the finals.

If you really go back and look at the games the Spurs will have a below .500 record against the top 5 teams when they play them healthy.

That would be about every team in the playoffs LUCKING out playing a team without a guy (Miami too). I have seen the Spurs beat good teams late in the year (Especially 2012 during that crazy run late) and convincingly! The Spurs have a good record vs teams. You think the Spurs are the only team playing guys without players? I doubt they have a below .500 record against teams like you said but you can go look that up because you are the one who studied them losing to teams for years.

Spurs have guys out all the time and either lose or surprise a team without a star, does that count too? Does the other team get a * by the win? Luck is a part of playoff runs though from a shot or a bounce etc., that is life! Spurs are not the only team to benefit from it. If the Spurs were that much of a fluke they do not go 7 and probably should have beaten Miami, that was not luck getting that far.

[r0drig0lac]

the important thing is to see the pacers missing open jumpers per pair today when yesterday to hammer all

[crc21209]

The schedule sucks ass. OKC gets Indiana tonight on their back end of the back to back and of course Durant is dominating Paul George and George is laying a big egg so far....

[Harry Callahan]

Quality wins don't exist in the regular season.

They don't exist.

This idiot poster Rob's lot in life is to be an ahole. It's like trying to converse with a crap throwing chimp (ala TD21). Likely a teenager trapped in a basement by his overbearing parents. Screw him.

[look_at_g_shred]

Make the Raptors game thread already !!

[iminol]

[look_at_g_shred]

he's always done this

[TheyCallMePro]

I didn't watch this game because college football (No wonder we lost!) but I keep hearing Sean Eliott talk about how he watched the tape and he continuously talks about how well Patty Mills played at the end of the game and almost brought us back.

So I was wondering if anybody know where I can watch the game? Wasn't it also simulcast on NBATV? I really just wanna see the ending.