nah, i think Daye is still out
our magic number to clinch the top seed is 5... and win tomorrow knocks it down to 3. its well worth going for, its the best opportunity for a measuring stick, and we can rest our guys in the finale against the Lakers at the very least, if not more if we clinch earlier. even if we lose it gives the guys an idea of what they'll have to be in order to beat these guys a few series down the line, and it would get rid of the distraction of the win streak.
I just wanna see what Pop's strategy against Jackson is. Keeping him to 8-10 points is key to beating OKC. er is also annoying as . I say Ayres roughs him up a bit.
Pop is way overdue in throwing a game.
Technically they already did "fix" it.
You don't have one team play 5 games in 7 nights ending with 3 in 4 nights (against 3 good teams) on a b2b ROAD GAME vs a rival team with 3 days rest and put it on national tv without it being a damn fix.
Oh yeah they set that up well didn't they? SNEAKY bas s. Not sneaking past us fans though. They tried to set the Spurs up to fail late, hope they do not comply and continue to win.
A road b2b against OKC on 3 days rest? Game is on TNT? Tank city, baby.
Of course, a win against OKC would basically lock up HCA throughout for the Spurs, so...
Last edited by TampaDude; 04-03-2014 at 04:05 AM.
I say play everyone and if the game gets out of hand early,pull the plug.
Ed, Ignore this funk-dripping clown, it is a very good read, actually I'm in my jacuzzi reading it for the 2nd time.
Go choke on a bag of s. Your post is completely unneeded and useless, much like your life.
Start Damion James. Give him an Austin Daye Day. Make him the focus of your offense. Let him and the team know he has the green light to do basically anything he wants without repercussions. Tell him this is his showcase game, not just for the Spurs, but for anyone else watching.
When Pop is asked about this in his between quarter interview, hopefully it will go something like this...
Sager: What about you resting the big three today on a nationally televised game and starting of all people Damion James?
Pop: 5 in 7 nights, 3 in 4, with two of those coming against the next top 2 records in the league? You do the math. Thanks David. We miss you too!
Sager: When you say 'David', you mean Stern right?
Pop: No...I'd never do that, just giving a shout out to the Admiral.
Last edited by Old School 44; 04-03-2014 at 08:17 AM.
Pretty sure it sounds like he only wasted your time. Take a hike Metallica breath.
Shhh...don't tell mom the babysitter's dead...
Pop's responses are some 40 words too long.
^^
Play everyone.
Correct.
These defeatist "fans" are terrible. You play to win the game, tbh. Lock that #1 seed up sooner rather than later. We can rest guys after we have that in the bag, tbh!
But no Tiago.
YES! Nobody ever gets that referenceShhh...don't tell mom the babysitter's dead...
Allright, we have lost 7 out of the last 9 to OKC, something like that. I don't want to dodge these guys. We have an opportunity to make a statement win, 3rd game in 4 nights against a rested opponent that many are saying are superior to us. May thin we can beat the Heat, but not OKC. To be the best you've got to beat the best. We need this game, and I think Coach Popovich knows his guys well enough to know that. I think we can put fear and doubt in other team's minds with a quality win tonight.
spurs are on a roll, don't shake the rhythm imo tbh go full strength and do what you've been doing all streak long.
I disagree. The Spurs know who they are, beating OKC in the regular season-series finale isn't going to alter their confidence heading into a potential seven game series a month from now. Losing tonight doesn't hand the top seed over to OKC, either, so there isn't nearly as much at stake as some people think. A win would be great, no doubt about it, and would all but end the race for the top seed. That, however, is the only real benefit. The only other things that are being discussed - pride, confidence, etc. - are things fans want a team to play for. Pop wants to lock down the top seed in the easiest manner possible with the least possible risk to the team. If that means going for the jugular against OKC, then so be it.
Horry, you make some good points. But maybe it's MY confidence that needs a boost. After all I saw them come back in the 2012 playoffs, and we've lost to them 3 times already this year. I have no fear, just a healthy respect, of the Clippers. But I need to see OKC go down. I know we're going to win a championship this year.
Well keep in mind that 1) That iteration of the Thunder had the 21st century Spurs-killer in Harden on the roster, 2) they quite literally got handed their Game 6 victory that should have seen the series return to SA, and 3) the Spurs have offloaded useless pieces in Byars, Anderson, and (sorry) Neal, and replaced them with Baynes, Belinelli, and (maybe) Daye. Splitter, Mills, and Kawhi are all much, much better than they were then, whereas the Thunder haven't really changed a lot since that Finals appearance - except, of course, for selling Harden.
I realize the Spurs are 0-3 against OKC this season, but it wasn't just the Thunder they couldn't beat earlier on. Losses to playoff teams included Portland, Houston, Indiana, Miami, and the Clips. Since the beginning of February, the Spurs have beaten the Clippers in LA, Portland twice, Golden State twice, Miami, and the Pacers in Indianapolis. My point being that there's a stark contrast between the team that played the first half of the season and the team that's been playing since the All-Star break. The Spurs are finally almost fully healthy and the role players are filling in when the starters aren't at their best.
The Spurs could go to OKC tonight and get manhandled and I still wouldn't write them off in a seven game series against the Thunder. Sure, it'd be nice to win, but the last decade has taught me that this team shifts into a higher gear in the playoffs, and if they can go higher than where they are now, I like their chances at winning 4 of 7 against the Thunder.
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