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I think the team will struggle in getting their offense going. From Aldridge wanting to average 23ppg to Parker knowing his role or not...
In the end, they will lose simply because other teams are just better built.
I'm going to go with Duncan finally gets a season ending injury and the Spurs get bounced in the playoffs. Obviously just a guess but if Spurs ring I will be shocked. I have been wrong before, don't need to go digging for old posts to confirm it. But I just think this Spurs team reminds me of the Lakers 2004 team, already crowned champions on paper
I think the team will struggle in getting their offense going. From Aldridge wanting to average 23ppg to Parker knowing his role or not...
In the end, they will lose simply because other teams are just better built.
Critical bad call near the end of a huge playoff game.
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I honestly don't see them getting a top four seed so its a really good chance they play the Lakers in the first round in a 4/5 matchup. I see the Lakers being too versatile for the aging Spurs. If that matchup doesnt happen you can just expect the Spurs to lose to a weaker team like they did with the Clippas this year.
Injuries; not match-ups is the potential downfall; just like last season.
Lack of defense and toughness at the low post will be my main concern. LMA and West are great additions to their squad, but neither of them is known for their defensive game, and losing Splitter for nothing doesn't help that cause which is obvious. Duncan is still solid on both ends of the floor but he's like 40yr old next year. Also, the departures of Bellineli, Baynes and Joseph make the Spurs bench rather thin compared to previous seasons, which is definitely not good news for a team that is mainly composed of veterans. Only time will tell whether losing so much depth just to land LMA is a good move, or a bad one.
Parker ting the bed.
It would have to be health with Clippers finally beating the Spurs in the playoffs.
Lose in the second round.
The Spurs simply aren't that great of a team. If they win it all this year, it really speaks for the greatness of Duncan and his leadership abilities.
How? Who knows.
When? That's easy... Long after the Lakers do.
Double standard. If they lose does that speak negatively of Tim's leadership abilities?
If they win it all it speaks volumes for them.. and their opponents, and what "all" really means.
My concern is really Manu and Tony. Both old, and have been for the past years but really steadily declining finally and very close to the point where they are not guys you should be relying on. Kawhi and LMA need to be dominant. The team will go where Kawhi and LMA will take them. I have my doubts about them obviously as LMA is no Timmy and Kawhi has been inconsistent. Winning has been a team effort where he was thrived, but he was not the go to guy and when he was this pas year he struggled at times which is expected. The team will fail if they come up short. Can't blame a loss in the playoffs on the old legs at this point TBH. Also, some young roleplayers will be needed to step up, but ultimately it will be on Kawhi and LMA.
If the Spurs lose. . .
Likely because a Manu or TP injury. Or a jumpshooting team like GSW just getting red hot at the right time.
Lakers won't even finish with the 9 seed, much less be the 5th seed or be any kind of challenge in a playoff series to ANY contending team, much less the Spurs.
Manu s the bed per par. One last turd before he goes to argie forever.
Spurs can still make a serious run for championship but first of all they need to add some toughness to their paint. You ain't winning no championship with your best defensive big being 40yr old and 2nd best being Boris Diaw, imho. LMA's game is much more dependent upon fineness rather than fitness, and playing alongside a defensive hardcore may pretty well cover up such weaknesses, but it's obvious the Spurs don't have a Tyson Chandler or Brook Lopez type of guy on their squad.
Last edited by Mark Celibate; 09-20-2015 at 07:31 AM.
I'm preparing for the Spurs to win it all...I'm not gonna stick around to witness it....if would be really sad and unfair...the basketball gods just refuse to be unkind to the Spurs...sickening tbh
Devil's Advocate: If the Spurs lose (and the odds are that they will), it will be due to Pop's on again/off again coaching style and "ain't I cute and unpredictable" antics where he doesn't secure the best possible scenario in the playoffs just because "Tony needed some burn".
Huh? We got bounced in the 1st round completely healthy
Cavs are hand down favorites. I'd say they have a 80% chance to ring.
Spurs are at same level or below worriers and cripples. Imo
It's wide open any of those 3 can win. And if there's injury a 4th team could easily win.
Aside from injury I can see spurs losing to whichever team matt Barnes plays for
Reasons Spurs lose: Injuries or LMA really isn't as big an impact as so many make him out to be.
The Spurs' core is a year older past the expiration date, their new acquisitions will be have to perform in order to fill in the gaps left by father time.
If the Spurs lose its because Kawhi chokes and gets outplayed by a scrub player like Barnes again.
Please. Splitter was not healthy.
Porker will chuck the Spurs out of the playoffs in an attempt to be The Man, just like he did in 2004, 2006, 2012, 2013, and 2015. And due to blind loyalty, Poop won't bench him.
"Finally?" Fake fan doesn't realize that we just beat the Spurs last year
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