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    I was worried before Game 7 against the Mavs last year. I'm far less concerned this year for some reason. Maybe my expectations are just lower and the hunger that was still there last year has been satisfied. At this point, I'm just hoping for a good effort. If they give a good effort and don't win, that happens and I can live with that.

    If the Clippers win this series, they will have earned it. You can complain about the Spurs in Game 4 and Game 6, but I thought the Clippers (and, most specifically, Paul) were just exceptional when they needed to be in big spots on the road of must-have games. They might not win a le, but those were championship level efforts by that team and they should be credited for that, even if the result is a disappointment for Spurs fans.

    With that said:

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    Spurs got to come together on something and find someone to carry that weight because they need to drop the silver hammer on the clippers tonight and knock CP3 into golden slumbers.

    absolutely hilarious

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    I got a close game with the Clips pulling away late in the 3rd. Hope I'm wrong like always.

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    Exactly...last summer was the sweetest time to be a Spurs fan. That Finals against Miami was something straight out of Hollywood. Best championship ever. 5.
    ^^^ YEAH.

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    Spurs have yet to have their backs against the walls in these playoffs. We will see how we come out. Usually when pop calls out the team, we come out the next game with better energy than the game prior.

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    I was worried before Game 7 against the Mavs last year. I'm far less concerned this year for some reason. Maybe my expectations are just lower and the hunger that was still there last year has been satisfied. At this point, I'm just hoping for a good effort. If they give a good effort and don't win, that happens and I can live with that.

    If the Clippers win this series, they will have earned it. You can complain about the Spurs in Game 4 and Game 6, but I thought the Clippers (and, most specifically, Paul) were just exceptional when they needed to be in big spots on the road of must-have games. They might not win a le, but those were championship level efforts by that team and they should be credited for that, even if the result is a disappointment for Spurs fans.

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    Yeah, I'm proud of this team regardless of the disappointment they might have caused for their efforts in the close out game 6. The Clippers are a top three team in the league when Blake Griffin and CP3 play the way they've been playing. Just gotta tip your hat to them.
    The Clippers are a very good team. There would be no shame in losing the series to them. Nobody is getting past the Warriors, anyway.

    5 > 0
    Agree with the first. The Clippers are no joke. I don't think the Warriors are as good as people think they are. They are very flawed. Memphis will make it a series with them.

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    We got this. Spurs to respond and get the job done.


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    We got this. Spurs to respond and get the job done.

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    I have no confidence in pop tonight. None

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    Since Pop didn't mention anything about defense after Game 6, do you think he's settled with the mindset that in order to beat the Clips, we'll just have to focus on improving the offense because he simply doesn't have an answer for that double-screen for Paul or anything for Griffin? In other words, is he going into this with a D'Antoni mindset?
    If he were going to make any changes, we would surely not hear about them in the pregame or postgame pressers.

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    Don't know why Pop didn't try the zone that was so effective in game4? when Paul and Griffin were dissecting them in the second half of game 6. Play the hot hand whoever that is. Why didn't he use hack a Jordan in the second half of game 6? That pick and pop with Paul is killing them. Better Jordan at the free throw line than Paul and Griffin in a groove.
    I am somewhat ambivalent on the Hack-a-Jordan, and this is one reason why. In some of these games we have been impotent on defense to stop them. I believe that without it, in a game or two, they would have blown us out of the water. It allowed us to keep it close, and at least be within striking distance for a chance to win.

    I do think it takes the game out of the refs hands, to some extent, as well. Blake isn't getting rewarded with questionable and-1 opportunities, Paul isn't being rewarded with flops and and-1's, similarly. We end up giving up 1 point for what often would have been three.

    That is not to say it doesn't have it's disadvantages, as well. It does give Blake, et. al. rest, and with no bench, they need it. When our offense is working, it may funk up our rythm, gets us into foul trouble, and we lose some of the o-rebounds on the second attempted free throw.

    Luckily, those lost offesnive rebounds were lost earlier in the series. I believe they got that cleaned up after one particularly bad game were they lost like three of them. I don't remember this being a problem since that game.

    All said, it is a mixed bag, and a strategy that Pop wrestles with employing, himself, as it doesn't show up in every game, nor at every time Jordan is on the court. It is a tool, anyway, but maybe not always the right tool for the job.

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    I'm still not convinced the Dubs are an unbeatable force.
    I agree. We match up well with the Warriors. I don'r fear them any more than The Clippers or The Rockets. This year may be different, but they will have to prove it to me. Of course, I am not optimistic we make it that far, or even past tonight.

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    Well, at least the Spurs will be playing at a more normal time tonight. I was getting sick of all the late games.
    Sucks for Europe though. Right in the middle of the friggin' night.

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    All the negative Nancy's off!

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    Big game.

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    Spurs got this!!!!!!

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    gotta see Ballmerde cry

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    Clips' defense has been pretty tough, disrupting Spurs offense, while Spurs defense gives awa too many open mid-range jumpers.

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    I agree. We match up well with the Warriors. I don'r fear them any more than The Clippers or The Rockets. This year may be different, but they will have to prove it to me. Of course, I am not optimistic we make it that far, or even past tonight.
    If we do make it past tonight, I hope we have enough left in the tank to beat the Rockets, who I know aren't as good as the Clippers. Gotta focus on tonight though...just under 3 hours away!

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    If we do make it past tonight, I hope we have enough left in the tank to beat the Rockets, who I know aren't as good as the Clippers. Gotta focus on tonight though...just under 3 hours away!
    Them losing their starting poing guard definitely makes me feel more at ease, but cart before horse.

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    In a dilemma deciding to wear my Duncan jersey or my Ginobili t-shirt for Game 7. Will it be Manu's last game? Timmy's? Both? Neither? I dunno. Might wear the Manu t-shirt and my Duncan socks so I can honour both. Lets hope this isn't the last game for 2 of our mightiest heroes.
    I'm bottomless with a black Manu jersey. Even if we repeat I think he's done. no reason for Timmy to retire.

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    Spurs will win by double digits! Go Spurs Go!

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