Yes the Spurs have underperformed, and yes, it shouldn't have come to a game 7, but the west is historically tough this year. This is why we fought for home court. Time for our guys to go and take care of business.
-Pound it to Timmy and Tiago. Make Dirk defend.
-No more step back 3s plz
-Play with fire
-Leave Ayers and Marco at the Dallas hotel
Tomorrow should be fun.
Spurs will win, but it may be ugly. And whatever Pop is thinking he's doing, he better be right about it. He's been uncharacteristically unwilling to adjust, and idk if it's because he's just coasting through the last years of his time with Duncan or if he knows the Spurs need every advantage possible going forward and so he's risking a series loss just to keep his cards close to the chest. It's not the West that concerns me - it's what the Spurs are going to do about the adversity.
Agreed. Sometimes I wonder if people here have even watched the playoffs before. It's fine to be disappointed/upset with how we've played so far this series, but some people are acting like it's unusual not to steamroll through every team you face on the way to the Finals. We're not the first le contender to ever struggle in the 1st round.
In '08, Boston got taken to 7 games in the 1st round against the 8th seeded Hawks and 7 games in the 2nd round against the 4th seeded Cavs. They then won the ECF in 6 games and went on to win the Finals in 6 games as well.
Phoenix got taken to 5 games (back when the first round was best-of-5) in the first round, 6 games in the 2nd round, and 7 games in the WCF before making it to the Finals in '93 and losing in 6 to MJ's Bulls.
Sometimes the road to the Finals isn't a cakewalk. Sometimes inferior teams are going to step their game up and give you a run for your money. All that matters is whether you advance or not. Sure, it'd be nice to get a little extra rest, but I'm not going to complain as long as we win tomorrow. We'll worry about Portland when we cross that bridge.
Last edited by SpursFan86; 05-03-2014 at 05:52 PM.
This.
As long as Pop has a plan, I'm fine with scraping past opponents.
I mean, literally every team aside from Portland is getting taken to 7 games in the 1st round. Is OKC no longer a serious contender now that they let Memphis nearly beat them in the 1st round? What about the Clippers? They're in danger of losing to a Warriors team that hasn't even had Bogut all series.
If Tim, Manu and Parker were all in their primes like the 08 Boston trio was then the Mavs and the whole NBA would be ed.
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Agreed. I'm just trying to show that there have been great teams that have went on to be successful in the postseason despite struggling in early rounds with inferior teams. Although it is worth mentioning that Boston blew out Atlanta every game they played at home in that '08 first round...they just couldn't beat Atlanta on the road for whatever reason.
Typical Spurs fan; there's always an excuse(s) for their failures
Other than a mild ankle sprain that Parker incurred mid series, the team is completely healthy and this isn't a match-up issue in the least. The reality is, there is no excuse, there's just the fact that this is a bunch of no confidence, mentally broken losers, who have found new ways to embarrass themselves four years running. No other team of their stature has fit this profile in recent memory.
Other than a mild ankle sprain that Parker incurred mid series, the team is completely healthy and this isn't a match-up issue in the least. The reality is, there is no excuse, there's just the fact that this is a bunch of no confidence, mentally broken losers, who have found new ways to embarrass themselves four years running. No other team of their stature has fit this profile in recent memory.
TD with truff bombs. The Spurs are getting shat on by DeJuan Blair, I repeat, DeJuan Blair.
I am not sure what effect the extra games will have for the Spurs. They need their rest. They're not going to get enough rest before the next round and we saw what effect that had in '06. If they had gotten rid of the Kings sooner in '06 I think they could have beat the Mavs in the next round.
Loss means it`s end of an era.
Fatigue is not what cost the Spurs in 2006, they fought back from 3-1 down after close losses in Games 3 and 4 and were one stupid foul away from completing the comeback in seven games.
It's the west, it's going to be hard. Get over it.
I would like to, using a nice wood baseball bat, smack this little bit of wisdom into more than a few posters on this site.
The 4/5 seeds have the shortest series...
It is indeed tough.
Memphis playing OKC very tough away without Randolph at the moment as well.
Spursfan will find an excuse every year they don't win a le. But of all of them, the one you bring up in 06 was probably the most painful as it was a better chance at a three-peat than 04.
2000 - Duncan injury
2001/02 - Top two seed both years and ran into Lakers buzzsaw
2004 - Fisher 0.4
2006 - Dirk's And One
2008 - Fisher fouling Barry
2009 - Spurs were "too old"
2010 - G*@!# Dragic
2011 - Manu injury to close out the year / Battier in game 1
2012 - Thunderefs
2013 - 6
2014 - Vince Carter finally learned how to shoot with a flop to boot
Exactly what was said when we lost 2012 to the Thunder and the year before to the grizzlies.
Spurs on the brink of folding like a cheap lawn chair as the #1 seed in the West,,,,,again. Thanks, Pop.
The only year I think the Spurs legitimately had a shot was in 2006, and that season ended almost entirely because of one play. 2011, Memphis was a matchup problem and the Spurs didn't have the personnel to address it. 2012 was a good chance at the Finals, and should have gone 7 - the officiating was truly awful in Game 6, but that wouldn't necessarily have guaranteed a Game 7 win or a victory over Miami. The 2008 Spurs made a good run, and there SHOULD have been a foul on Fisher at the end of Game 4, but the Spurs would have lost that series anyway. 2006 and 2012 were both excellent opportunities at a le, and one of them didn't go the distance it should have due to officiating. Any loss this season will be due to coaching inep ude, I imagine. The Spurs still have the talent to get back to the Finals, but adjustments aren't being made and I don't know that they will be.
Tell me one thing from the regular season that made you so sure that we'd be worldbeaters. Oh, and don't point to our record. We preyed on teams all year, and the regular season is notorious for it's lower effort level and physicality.
Other than a mild ankle sprain that Parker incurred mid series, the team is completely healthy and this isn't a match-up issue in the least. The reality is, there is no excuse, there's just the fact that this is a bunch of no confidence, mentally broken losers, who have found new ways to embarrass themselves four years running. No other team of their stature has fit this profile in recent memory.
Our best overall player is 38 and nearing retirement. He can't be our hero every night anymore.
Our offensive engine had a subpar year probably due to fatigue.
No superstar, and a bunch of unproven role players. This team massively overachieved, which has led to spoiled fans such as yourself developing unrealistic expectations.
Make no mistake. This team isn't soft, and they're very mentally tough. They just don't have as much elite talent and athleticism as other playoff teams.
Bad, bad example. Boston completely dominated every win. The Spurs have played one good game in the series, and won by 6. Game 1 they won because Dallas missed wide open shots over and over. Game 4 they won in the last minute on a Diaw three. This series should probably be over already with Dallas advancing.
Tomorrow night we get to reset the cliff jumpers to why the Spurs will never beat Portland.
I believe fatigue caught up with the Spurs in the blowout win in game 2. It's interesting. I am wondering how often the Spurs have gotten blown out in the first round. It can't be too many.
Honestly the spurs were not going to win '00 without Duncan. That is not even an excuse. Also the Lakers were the superior team in '01 and '02 there was no chance in winning against them. I'm not going to debate '04,'06,'08. Losing in '09 was going to happen the Mavs were just a bad matchup lol. 2010 the Suns were the superior team they had a better regular season. '11 The Grizzlies were just a bad match up. '12 the Spurs got overpowered by the Thunder's big 3 not much they could do just a bad matchup. You can say the spurs choked in '09 and '11 I personally don't care but half of the things you are calling the fans out about are not legit.
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