Golden State Warriors

[100%duncan]

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.

So its ok to argue that we matchup fine with then but we cant use the regular season games (the only games that we have in terms of measuring the core against them). Well how can we argue that the spurs match-up well with them then?

[SpursFan86]

So its ok to argue that we matchup fine with then but we cant use the regular season games (the only games that we have in terms of measuring the core against them). Well how can we argue that the spurs match-up well with them then?

...by looking at each team's rosters, and analyzing potential matchups and strategies of each team?

I just don't think it's ever a good idea to use 3 regular season games as the basis of your argument. I mean if you want to include it as a side note then go for it, but just saying "Oh I'm not worried about GS, look what we did to them last season!" is stupid, and again, hilarious considering many Spurs fans here are typically the ones scoffing at regular season games and dismissing their importance.

[Nathan89]

That moment when Pop puts TP on Curry.

[100%duncan]

...by looking at each team's rosters, and analyzing potential matchups and strategies of each team?

I just don't think it's ever a good idea to use 3 regular season games as the basis of your argument. I mean if you want to include it as a side note then go for it, but just saying "Oh I'm not worried about GS, look what we did to them last season!" is stupid, and again, hilarious considering many Spurs fans here are typically the one scoffing at regular season games.

Uh that's literally what it means...

Look at last year's games and you can see how danny and kawhi matches up well with teir perimeter guys. Or how timmy can still have his way against them plus a new threat in aldridge.

[weeks]

we were a miracle ginobili shot away from a 7 game series in 2013. they're exponentially better this year.

[HarlemHeat37]

Much better to play them later, when the Spurs will have roles/chemistry/system figured out, tbh..

Beating up on terrible teams shouldn't fool anybody, this team has a long way to go, offensively..

[100%duncan]

we were a miracle ginobili shot away from a 7 game series in 2013. they're exponentially better this year.

Meanwhile the spurs are weaker than that 2013 team. Right? Right.

[DMC]

Warriors can be beaten if the other team doesn't play like re s. You get up 23 points, you bring in Crawford who never saw a shot he wouldn't take, and you throw the ball all over the court and let Doc's kid play hero for a few minutes.

[Kawhitstorm]

It's actually a good thing, need LMA/D-West to be at their best to do damage against Draymond & pound the Warriors small-ball lineup into submission. Danny also needs to get comfortable getting his shots from isolation/post-up heavy offensive sets. Starting from the rodeo road trip the schedule is going to get tough so hopefully the team will be firing on all cylinders by the All-Star break.

[cjw]

Warriors can be beaten if the other team doesn't play like re s. You get up 23 points, you bring in Crawford who never saw a shot he wouldn't take, and you throw the ball all over the court and let Doc's kid play hero for a few minutes.

This. Crawford and Rivers shot the Ws back into the game. When you're up, take the damn air out of the ball. It shows how little trust they have in Stephenson too. Crawford's D is laughable. They need Re back badly so Jamal can come in against benches.

Paul was the best player on the court tonight. Curry turned the ball over a ton and Paul was taking it to guys offensively while playing good D. He was playing 5 on 1.5 by the end with Blake wilting too and Deandre not knowing how to finish anything served to him below the rim.

[rasuo214]

we were a miracle ginobili shot away from a 7 game series in 2013. they're exponentially better this year.

Damn, now I want to rewatch that comeback.

[Robz4000]

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.

FWIW, most of the smarter posters feared them just as much as OKC. While the regular season is just the regular season, you can't ignore something like that. However, when the match up with OKC came to pass the Spurs ended up being the superior team after all.

As for the Dubs, it isn't a three game sample; the Spurs have owned the Dubs in the TD era, including this iteration (though Kerr makes things more dicey). They have a lot of advantages they've had before and new ones they didn't have before.

[will_spurs]

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

The league is known for trying to:
- have interesting match-ups for the first day of the season
- have interesting match-ups for Christmas
- backload the schedule with games between the likely playoff teams

They have a product to sell and it's their job to create situations from which stories can emerge.

[ceperez]

It is going to go down as to which team is most efficient. Unfortunately, it is very hard to beat the efficiency of a 3 point shot.

Spurs can shut down the paint, however Golden State small ball will require our bigs to defend in the perimeter. A very tough one that the Spurs have an entire regular season to try to figure out.

My take is that if Deldedova can put a number of Curry, then Manu may be able to do the same. Manu at 38 then is key since Spurs will need many perimeter defenders to contain golden state.

[100%duncan]

It is going to go down as to which team is most efficient. Unfortunately, it is very hard to beat the efficiency of a 3 point shot.

Spurs can shut down the paint, however Golden State small ball will require our bigs to defend in the perimeter. A very tough one that the Spurs have an entire regular season to try to figure out.

My take is that if Deldedova can put a number of Curry, then Manu may be able to do the same. Manu at 38 then is key since Spurs will need many perimeter defenders to contain golden state.

Why the would you put Manu on curry when you have Green and Kawhi? You're asking for a death wish.

[NameLess Scrub]

RS games are not meaningless, nor are they then end all of what a PO series outcome will be.

Right now it looks to me like a series could be a long and hard fought one, and the winner will be decided by small details,
like late game execution or HCA.

I love how the Spurs have 2 perimeters defenders that can give the Warriors trouble. Can only hope that's a major factor.

[ceperez]

RS games are not meaningless, nor are they then end all of what a PO series outcome will be.

Right now it looks to me like a series could be a long and hard fought one, and the winner will be decided by small details,
like late game execution or HCA.

I love how the Spurs have 2 perimeters defenders that can give the Warriors trouble. Can only hope that's a major factor.

That is the problem, Spurs have only 2 defenders. Spurs will need Manu, Butler, Anderson and Simmons to step up their game and become elite perimeter defenders. Spurs will win if Warriors take mostly mid range jump shots.

[LarryDavid]

The league is known for trying to:
- have interesting match-ups for the first day of the season
- have interesting match-ups for Christmas
- backload the schedule with games between the likely playoff teams

They have a product to sell and it's their job to create situations from which stories can emerge.

Agreed, but I HIGHLY doubt the league waited to schedule Spurs/Warriors until late in the season just to give the Spurs time to gel.

[weeks]

Meanwhile the spurs are weaker than that 2013 team. Right? Right.

we'll see

[will_spurs]

Agreed, but I HIGHLY doubt the league waited to schedule Spurs/Warriors until late in the season just to give the Spurs time to gel.

Yeah I don't think that enters into the reasoning.

[FromWayDowntown]

Anyone who doesn't think the Warriors are the favorites in the West -- any by a long shot at this point -- is delusional. The Warriors aren't just beating teams. They're destroying them.
More than that, they're tearing credible playoff teams (Rockets, Clippers, Memphis) to shreds at home and on the road. The Spurs, by contrast, have struggled to put away some pretty bad teams (even bad teams playing back-to-backs) in recent outings.

The Spurs are very good and they may be able to beat the Warriors in a series (though if they're to do it, they'll almost certainly have to do it without HCA). Since the Warriors won Game 2 of the 2013 series (the first point at which the matchup started to seem actually compe ive), the Spurs have won 9 of 11 between the teams. But at this point, predicting a Spurs series win would be based on little more than faith.

[Spur|n|Austin]

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

My nighaa LD

[peacemaker885]

Can anybody beat this team? Eddie Johnson mentioned great offense always beats great defense. At this point, I don't think anyone can contain Curry. We have to got to match their firepower.

[ceperez]

Here is the play that they say is unstoppable: http://www.businessinsider.com/nba-c...l-ball-2015-11

The lineup they have on the court is beating the opposition by 57 points per 48 minutes!

[Spurs9]

The problem with them being obsessed with 70 wins now is if the coaching staff is going to rest players like Curry for games. Is Curry going to go down with a injury if they are obsessed with playing every game to keep the streak alive? I still believe the Spurs are a better team in a series.