Golden State Warriors

[DMX7]

The Spurs play them 3 times after mid-March and not at all this calendar year. Is the NBA trying to protect them from us?

[peacemaker885]

Could be the other way around.

[DMX7]

Could be the other way around.

Could be... but we owned them pretty badly in the final matchup last year.

[apalisoc_9]

Kawhi win dpoy last year because they played gsw late
Could be the same for mvp

[TrainOfThought5]

Kawhi win dpoy last year because they played gsw late
Could be the same for mvp

Hmmm.... if Kawhi shut down and embarassed Curry, while putting up 30+, i could see it.

[hooperflash]

, tbh

[DJR210]

Can't wait to see the Curry/Kawhi matchup.

[bic50]

Could be... but we owned them pretty badly in the final matchup last year.

I think it for the best, spurs aren't playing all that great right now. Atleast not at the level they are capable of. Maybe by the time they face GS they are playing up their potential.

[Russ]

The League likes to backload the schedule with good matchups.

[DarrinS]

Warriors are legit, tbh

[daslicer]

I prefer it this way it gives the spurs more time to build up their chemistry with LMA before they play the Warriors.

[Uriel]

I prefer it this way it gives the spurs more time to build up their chemistry with LMA before they play the Warriors.

[weeks]

i think it was a conscious effort by the league to give us time to gel before we faced them
they want a good antagonist for them to face, to make it interesting and challenging
if we can work em good it'll just hype a posteason matchup that much more

[LarryDavid]

i think it was a conscious effort by the league to give us time to gel before we faced them
they want a good antagonist for them to face, to make it interesting and challenging

Makes sense... Probably has nothing to do with logistics, travel, arena schedules, etc.

[GSH]

Makes sense... Probably has nothing to do with logistics, travel, arena schedules, etc.

[weeks]

Makes sense... Probably has nothing to do with logistics, travel, arena schedules, etc.

c'mon man you think it was a coincidence we got DeAndre's visit to Dallas the same night as LMA's return to portland
everyone knew our team was gonna need some time to click, wouldn't surprise me if they decided to give us some...GSW looks unstoppable right now

[LarryDavid]

c'mon man you think it was a coincidence we got the DeAndre's visit to Dallas the same night as LMA's return to portland
everyone knew our team was gonna need some time to click, wouldn't surprise me if they decided to give us some

Then why schedule OKC as the first game?

[weeks]

Then why schedule OKC as the first game?

yeah i feel you, i dunno tho. i think OKC has kinda fallen off the mainstream radar, still a classic matchup for opening night

[Uriel]

The Warriors are the best team in basketball right now. Can't see how Spurs fans can just outright dismiss them as a threat.

[100%duncan]

Everyone acknowledges that no . Doesnt erase the facts that our strengths are their weaknesses.

sucking GS

[silverblackfan]

That was a pretty good come back against the Clippers. I don't know which team gets the credit for that. GS is looks very comfortable and dominant.
It was still a good game up until the clips fell apart...

[FkLA]

IDGAF what they've done to other teams. Kawhi and co. waxed their ass last time they played the Spurs.

[SAGirl]

The Warriors are the best team in basketball right now. Can't see how Spurs fans can just outright dismiss them as a threat.

That was a pretty good come back against the Clippers. I don't know which team gets the credit for that. GS is looks very comfortable and dominant.
It was still a good game up until the clips fell apart...

GSW look legit. Only SOME fans dismiss them and I am sure the team itself is not as nonchalant with any opponent, be they the warriors or not. That would be a recipe for disaster.

Clippers have a history of choking late. You could not even count on them to hold up a lead at home wow!

[silverblackfan]

You must admit that the Spurs vs Clippers first game in 2016 has some marketing appeal now and is getting better.

[SpursFan86]

Funny how Spurs fans are usually the ones saying "lol regular season", i.e. Rockets sweeping us in the regular season the other year and Spurs fans writing it off as a non-issue in a playoff series...and now, a lot of these same people are saying "Look, we've done well against the Warriors in the regular season! They wouldn't do against us in the playoffs!"

I mean if you want to argue we match up well with them, that's fine (and for the record, I do think we match up well with them), but don't point to a 3-game sample size in the regular season as some sort of concrete evidence Especially considering they beat us pretty badly in one of those games too - it's not like we destroyed them in every matchup.