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Portland will win the Northwest and has to have a top 4 seed (but not necessarily HCA in Round 1).
Portland can fall no further than 4.
What happened to the previous thread about the standings of other teams ahead of us, it is completely deleted and gone? Wtf
Anyways, Mavs lose and Portland loses, looking more and more like Portland will drop to the 6/7 seed range so getting homecourt over the Clips is crucial and getting ahead of the rockets would be even better for us. Next 5 games are huge for us, go 5-0 and we are in business.
Portland will win the Northwest and has to have a top 4 seed (but not necessarily HCA in Round 1).
Portland can fall no further than 4.
Yeah what the happened?
Anyways, still annoyed about that loss to the Knicks. We SHOULD be in 5th right now and in position to get HCA over Portland. Given how terrible we've been in OT games this year + a few terrible losses to ty teams, it's actually encouraging that we're where we're at. Just need to finish out the season strong.
I initially thought this upcoming stretch would be tough, but it looks like we've gotten some good luck. Korver might miss the game on Sunday, and KD/Ibaka will both be out for the game on Wednesday. Memphis and Dallas have both been struggling too. If we could go 4-1 over the next 5 games, that'd be great.
Forgot about that, great point, that is excellent news for us, if we can stay in front of the clips, a first round date with Portland would be a dream scenario. A nice tune up for Golden State. Especially if we can get a homecourt 5 seed.
3 would be great to dodge the GSW bracket
We have to play them eventually, I dont care if we lose in the WCF or WCSF, if we cant beat them we cant beat them, delaying wont accomplish much. No matter where we finish, we are on a collision course with them, and I would honestly rather play them sooner than later so that we dont get eliminated by a trash team that will get swept by Golden State. It will be the defacto WCF if we meet in the 2nd round.
Not counting on this team getting HCA. They have a tendency to blow games they should win like losing to the Knicks,Jazz,Lakers.
Well even Sean was saying the trouble with getting a 4th or 5th seed is GSW.
Agreed, pretty stupid to think hiding from GSW is beneficial. Fatigue has always become an issue for the Spurs by the WCF so it's best to meet them in the semi's. One round to get into playoff mode and then they are either better than the dubs or they aren't.
What a move by the mods to close CD thread..
put in work there.
Of course you're right. We will meet them eventually. We play Blazers and then rest up for the Dubs.
the spurs will probably get better as the playoffs go along... i'd rather play them later when we're rolling
Not with the mileage from the last few playoff runs, tbh, better to play them in round 2..
See: 2008 playoffs where the team was dead vs. LA after the NO series
On paper, the only teams in the West that match up decently with the Warriors are the Spurs and Grizzlies, and Memphis is going to get the 2nd seed, they wouldnt get GSW until round 3..nobody else has any chance against them, so might as well get them earlier IMO..
Exactly what I was thinking, playing road playoff series is rough and draining, getting the toughest opponent out of the way first would give us an emotional boost. Having to go 7 with New Orleans was murder because the Lakers were rested and waiting, side note, we also got ed and had to play a back to back which is BS and the plane got mysteriously stalled on the runway late into the night.
just going off more recent history. struggled against dallas and started playing better after. granted... mavs/carlisle were a tough matchup and portland was a cakewalk, but i dont think we beat OKC round 1 last year tbh
Getting the 5 seed would allow the easiest opponent in the 1st round, Portland..Spurs would beat them in 5 again IMO, which would lead to a rested series against the Warriors..
In contrast, if they get the 6 seed and Houston, that's going to be a long, frustrating series, even if the Spurs manage to pull it off..
You are forgetting we had homecourt/wake up call from the mavs/and a very easy series with Portland, they just laid down and took it. So we were very well rested vs OKC, also we had the basketball gods on our side in our quest for redemption. This year that does not appear to be the case.
I say Warriors in WCF,mainly because of pressure.
We dont want anything to do with Houston, not because they would beat us, but because half the posters here would have a heart attack from the BS reffing, not to mention it is a rivalry and would be incredibly physical and draining and we wouldnt have homecourt. Not a good situation for an old team.
^^^^^^ ThisWhy are fans assuming we are in round two or three ALREADY?????? They need to get out of a round one first.
That 1-6 OT record is going to feel so bad if the Spurs don't get a top 5 seed, tbh..
We have pissed away 6 games this year (Portland and Memphis 3OT, Knicks, Detroit, Lakers, and of course Cleveland) So negating the one game we absolutely stole vs the Pelicans, that is a net of 5 games we absolutely choked the away. We could be sitting at the 2 seed smhThat 1-6 OT record is going to feel so bad if the Spurs don't get a top 5 seed, tbh
Portland is playing Memphis tomorrow.
Houston is playing Suns..
It's funny how the spurs are still in the hunt for 3rd seed despite the struggles.
I hoenstly feel like the spurs will need to go 13-1 to close the season if they want to even sniff the 2/3 seed unless Memphis and Houston just implode.
Its possible Houston lost Terrence Jones for the rest of the season. If so they become a much easier match up for the Spurs.
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