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Yep..best case scenario is the 5 seed with HCA vs. Portland..
Those 2 Rockets games are going to be massive..
I'd be happy with 5th seed and HC vs. the Blazers. That series would be a lot less taxing than the 6th seed match-up vs. Houston or LAC. Rather face GSW less spent than possibly having two 6-7 game series in the 1st two rounds......
Yep..best case scenario is the 5 seed with HCA vs. Portland..
Those 2 Rockets games are going to be massive..
i'm still hoping for a Memphis collapse..
Their next 4
@NY
VS Lebron
VS Golden State
@ San Antonio
Wouldn't worry too much about passing Portland. We'd smash them on any court in a playoff series. Getting past Houston would be much more important. They're slightly ahead of Portland, but we do get b2b games against them.
Right. We had been discussing the possibility of it happening upthread. I just wanted to point out that it had actually happened.
freaking clips got Knicks, 76ers, and Celtics coming up. 3 game road trip. then they get a b2b with warriors/blazers and a game in denver.
they have a fairly easy schedule. ( ing knicks game..... i think im gonna have to say that in every post this thread)
hopefully we can play how we did yesterday for the last few remaining games. passing lac is looking doubtful. houston on the other hand has a bit tougher schedule. maybe the drop a few
I'm sure there are sites out there that don't take this into account, so it's good to have confirmation that ESPN does it.
Houston is doable since we can beat them twice.
After Carslile rip of the Mavs effort vs. the Suns I wouldn't be surprised if the Spurs drop the next game...
3 seed is clearly a possibility. I think this is the best we can realistically get.
All of their recent additions have seen them as a non cohesive unit. I think they are toast in the playoffs.
Mavs and Portland without Matthews arent really playoff caliber teams in the West IMO..a healthy Pelicans team is better than the Mavs with Rondo, for instance..
The Mavs just dont have much talent, and most of their players dont have defined roles..even ignoring that Rondo's style of play is antiquated and that he's a bottom 5 starting PG in the NBA, Nowitzki is nowhere near the same player as recent years, and Parsons doesn't have a defined role on the team..
They were overrated even prior to acquiring the Rondo cancer, too..people really overvalued their fluky series against the Spurs last year..
The Blazers have one of the 3-5 worst benches in the NBA, no perimeter defense and inconsistent outside shooting..they don't even really have much for interior scoring or defending, either..
Matthews was by far their 3rd best player, best shooter and best defender..his absence also forces a mediocre player like Afflalo to become a starter, a role that he can no longer play at a high level..essentially, it would be like the Spurs starting Belinelli in the playoffs..
Clippers will choke. They always choke. Same goes for Houston. Pressure, less whistles from refs and Houston is gone.
Looks like the Spurs want that 2, 3, 6, or 7 spot badly to avoid GSW.
I want the 5 seed, only way we will get it is if the Rockets slide to the 6 and the Clippers take the 3.
not sure if serious
tbh the #3 seed is a given, #2 is hard though. I don't contemplate us being any worse than that unless injuries happen.
I don't know why people are so worried about Golden State in the second round if Spurs are 4 or 5. Like they did with the Hawks the Spurs are one of the few teams that have gone to GS and won on their floor this season. If the Spurs can pull off a win against them in two weeks Kerr and the "splash" whatevers will be ting in their pants.
would be hard to losenot sure if serious
any news on LA's injury situation?The Blazers have one of the 3-5 worst benches in the NBA, no perimeter defense and inconsistent outside shooting..they don't even really have much for interior scoring or defending, either..
Matthews was by far their 3rd best player, best shooter and best defender..his absence also forces a mediocre player like Afflalo to become a starter, a role that he can no longer play at a high level..essentially, it would be like the Spurs starting Belinelli in the playoffs
Yeah. Prefer 2 or 3 (obviously) but I think we can win it from the lower seeds.
Crawford could miss a couple of games in that series so I would love to play the Clippers in the first round, if it shakes out that way. LAC with Crawford has the 2nd worst bench in the league. We'd be seeing J.J. Red having to cover Manu to close games and Leonard being able to play the passing lanes while guard Barnes.
Portland is my first choice for the Spurs in the 1st round.
Atlanta and the Warriors aren't the same teams. The Warriors have two elite front court defenders and a slew of long/athletic wings they are a
The Warriors have struggled against the Spurs but they are the biggest threats to the Spurs easily. Their size and ability to switch screens in certain lineups can slow down the Spurs offensive attack.
The Spurs can't hide Parker on a Thompson or Barnes so he has to guard Curry. Splitter would have to guard Green who can stretch the floor and drive on close outs.
Bogut leads the NBA in DRPM. Duncan is likely to struggle when Bogut in on the floor and Parker probably isn't going to get to the rim as much with Bogut dropping back on screens, daring him to take pull up jumpers. Curry has gotten better defensively. Thompson is decent on that end as well. Iggy is 6th among SG's in that category (behind Danny Green)
Green is also top 5 in DRPM he can guard 3 positions and one of the Warriors best defensive units is actually with Draymond Green playing center.
Leonard has shown that he can shut down Thompson and the Spurs have done a good job in the past of containing Curry. After Curry and Thompson GSW is actually a mediocre shooting team. Livingston doesn't take 3's Iggy is a slightly below average 3pt shooter as is Green. Bogut still has a tendency to pick up fouls (3 per game in 24 minutes)
The Warriors generally struggle offensively when Curry is off the floor.
If the Spurs can contain Thompson and keep any of their role players from getting hot. Thats probably the best bet to stop GSW, assuming Curry doesn't go off.
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