Spurs still contenders..

[Taking it to the Hole]

no way. only homers would believe this.

Duncan will be 40 or close to it. he will slow down. (although he will still be our best big)

Porker - is finished
Evita - is beyond finished
Green - cannot dribble a basketball
Kawhi - is no team leader and retorts to Van Horn 2.0 vs above mediocre defenders
Splitter - softest brazilian vagina since XUXA
Patty - can't run PG. is just a chucker (although he is hitting his shot)

Marco - is gone from this trainwreck

coaches - a woman , italian scrub, african guy. beyond awful coaching staff

we will be lucky to make the playoffs next year with this circus

That being said, the Spurs will still make the playoffs next year. You forget even an average Spurs team like we were this year was good enough to make the playoffs and we miss the #2 seed by one game. The Spurs even at their worst always find a way to turn it on to make a run into the playoffs. People have been saying "they are as old as dirt" argument for years and every year like clockwork they are in the playoffs. As long as you have Duncan, you have a chance. What killed the Spurs this past year was injuries and lack of fluidity on offense. Without the pressure on them to repeat, I can see the Spurs having a rebound season and regaining their previous form. They just need to stay healthy. Easier said then done but it is the truth.

[TheGoldStandard]

People have to understand to - the Spurs have been the most adaptive team. They will continue to adapt their style to stay ahead of the curve and fit the pieces they have. It might not come together like the 3xWCF/2xFinal run, but Spurs have a very good shot and are usually ahead of the curve.

Losing Tim changes things for sure because you can't replicate that, but you have to trust in PATFO

I doubt the Spurs become a terrible team the moment that Duncan walks away but being a championship caliber team will have to be proven for sure since they were sans les without Duncan. My biggest concern is the coaching of new players that will be coming into the fold. Pop has a certain way of doing business and outside of Carlisle I don't see anyone else really handle his players the same way, how will a player react to the way Pop holds certain players accountable for their performance. Will he bench Aldridge or Gasol for bonehead plays or missing defensive assignments should they come? How will that player react. Will he still handle Parker will kid gloves and not bench him when he's struggling and how will that play out in the locker room if one these guys is in the dog house? Tim's personality has allowed him to stay quiet when he has had differences with coaching philosophies and the personalities on the team.

[DPG21920]

Agreed - there are certainly questionmarks. But I think winning les is taken for granted with Spurs fans. It's not common to be this good, this long. That changes, but Spurs can still be very good.

[Sean Cagney]

Agreed - there are certainly questionmarks. But I think winning les is taken for granted with Spurs fans. It's not common to be this good, this long. That changes, but Spurs can still be very good.

^^^^^ Truth

[Nbadan]

Yeah, I think the Manu, Parker, Duncan combination are done winning championships....Spurs will still be in the playoff mix though....

TBH.....When Duncan came to San Antonio I posted that he would win 5 championships...

[Nbadan]

.....Manu and Duncan are now role players....their contribution needs to be redefined as roll players.....Spurs need a big to learn under Duncan, take minutes...I'm not convinced its going to be Aldridge...don't think it necessarily needs to be though...

[Sean Cagney]

.....Manu and Duncan are now role players....their contribution needs to be redefined as roll players.....Spurs need a big to learn under Duncan, take minutes...I'm not convinced its going to be Aldridge...don't think it necessarily needs to be though...

Tim as good as he is right now even at 38 or so is above a role player. I agree on the rest.

[soxxx]

Now that I know your reasoning I agree on most of that there. Nobody can deny a lot of what you said. I thought you were just negative all the time for no reason but this one here is logical. Spurs do need some changes to be right there near the top again, trot out the same team and 5th seed is their ceiling IMO.
How were they the 2nd best team in the league this year when they only played really well for about 20 some odd games late? They were very good later and then fell into a funk again the last few games and some of the playoffs losing 2 at home to the LAC. I know they had some injuries late and that did hurt but they were not the 2nd best team in the league IMO because of their inconsistent play all year.

The difference in season results can come down to mere sequences of plays. Heck last year, game 5 against Dallas, the Spurs were losing with around 2 minutes left, on the verge of falling down 3-1 and probably losing to the Mavs in the first round. Instead they make a few plays and win a close game, go onto to win the finals.

I wasnt in love with this 2015 team, but a difference of one or two plays likely means the difference in the Spurs being a first round exit, or possibly WCF against the Warriors, or even winning the whole thing......the Spurs easily could have lost to the Mavs last year and were really on the verge of going down 3-1. It is what it is, you make some baskets, miss some baskets.

[hater]

Porker is trash

Evita is thrash's thrash

Duncan is 40 and just a solid big

Kawhi is Van Horn 2.0 vs decent defenders

yeah we contenders

[Sean Cagney]

The difference in season results can come down to mere sequences of plays. Heck last year, game 5 against Dallas, the Spurs were losing with around 2 minutes left, on the verge of falling down 3-1 and probably losing to the Mavs in the first round. Instead they make a few plays and win a close game, go onto to win the finals.

I wasnt in love with this 2015 team, but a difference of one or two plays likely means the difference in the Spurs being a first round exit, or possibly WCF against the Warriors, or even winning the whole thing......the Spurs easily could have lost to the Mavs last year and were really on the verge of going down 3-1. It is what it is, you make some baskets, miss some baskets.

Last year they were way more consistent all year long though and won 62 games and had HC, they did not play around from day one. I meant they were way more consistent for a full year last year and this year for only a handful of games at the end which gave people hope again after such a bad year overall pretty much until the late win streak. They looked either uninterested most of the year or just never really got the chemistry going they had the year before, this was most of the season until the last 20 some odd games. They got banged up right before the playoffs again which did not help though, Splitter and then Tony in game one got hurt twice.

I agree on that Mavs series, that one was a tough one. They key basket goes your way one year and you win a le, the next year the key shot does not go your way and you miss or the other team hits that shot and you are out in round one, it's that close.

[RD2191]

Porker is trash

Evita is thrash's thrash

Duncan is 40 and just a solid big

Kawhi is Van Horn 2.0 vs decent defenders

yeah we contenders

[soxxx]

Last year they were way more consistent all year long though and won 62 games and had HC, they did not play around from day one. I meant they were way more consistent for a full year last year and this year for only a handful of games at the end which gave people hope again after such a bad year overall pretty much until the late win streak. They looked either uninterested most of the year or just never really got the chemistry going they had the year before, this was most of the season until the last 20 some odd games. They got banged up right before the playoffs again which did not help though, Splitter and then Tony in game one got hurt twice.

I agree on that Mavs series, that one was a tough one. They key basket goes your way one year and you win a le, the next year the key shot does not go your way and you miss or the other team hits that shot and you are out in round one, it's that close.

Yep, so my whole belief is that the Spurs still have a solid chance at winning the le. Us getting eliminated early may be a blessing in disguise. I know in 2011 when we lost to Memphis, we thought it was over, little did we know the team would go to 3 straight WFC....so perhaps this loss results in another short run.

[Sean Cagney]

Yep, so my whole belief is that the Spurs still have a solid chance at winning the le. Us getting eliminated early may be a blessing in disguise. I know in 2011 when we lost to Memphis, we thought it was over, little did we know the team would go to 3 straight WFC....so perhaps this loss results in another short run.

With this same team a year older I disagree on that, they need to re tool some parts or Tony has to be TONY again and Kawhi has to make that leap. I don't see them as a contender next year or a favorite so to speak with the same team a year older. I doubt they bring the same team back though, Pop and Danny Green basically confirmed that after game 7. Us getting eliminated early is just that IMO, a sign of things to come if they don't get better and a mid to later seed next year as well. 2011 was just that though, they got Diaw and Leonard after that and a few parts like Green plus Tim turned into God Mode and was a few years younger. Tony is not Tony from that year either it seems and Manu quite a bit older, time has caught up somewhat finally. Different situation unless they re tool, if they trot out the same team I don't see a run like 012 after the 011 year all over again. I agree after 011 with what happened though, but they need to tweak some again to get there.