We just seemed too dumb last game
1. Pop with that play
2. Manu with the foul
3. Timmy forcing up
4. Kawhi forcing that up
5. The team for not giving it to kawhi most of the 4th
Too many mental mistakes
Having watched the Spurs consistently since Duncan was drafted, I can say this isn't a new trend. 2012-2014 was a span in which they were regularly dominating regular season opponents, but for most of the last two decades they've been a team that struggles in close games down the stretch. They've almost never had a go-to scorer that can handle pressure or a lock down defender that can make clutch plays. The Spurs win their games in the first 3 quarters or they struggle.
'Surprised the Spurs win any games, tbh.
It's not that they can't...
It's just they don't know how to do it with this team yet.
They have more versatility in the closing than they did last year though.
Surprised no one has mentioned Pop's play calling. It's not always the players' fault. That KawhISO Pop drew up against Chicago was awful. At least a screen would've gotten him a little bit more space.
Spurs Peak After March
I hate how the Spurs lose, don't deserve to be 1st in southwest division, 2nd in west, or 2nd in the nba standings. Smh
For real though. One of the best records in the NBA and they're not even close to playing to potential. Aldridge will continue to improve and get in the flow. As long as they stay healthy, they'll be a force by the end of the season.
Spurs Peak After March
Timmy was our closer until 05, then Manu took over, then Tony. Yes, the spurs choked games away in the past, but they won plenty of close ones too.
The Spurs overcame Tony's decline in 2014 with great execution, but what we'very seen since last season has been poor execution and mental mistakes in the clutch that are not characteristic of a veteran team.
ElNono with the truth.
They didnt peak last year.
Spurs Peak After March
Pretty sure stats say the Spurs have had the best record in the NBA in close games over the 2011/14 span.
Last season they were average. Perhaps transitioning from Manu handling the ball to someone else isn't going that well, but I don't think you can draw the conclusion the Spurs don't win in the 4th. Spurs won 2 close games on the road against the Clippers in the playoffs.
really? it feels like we've been closing out pretty well this season.
i love blowouts, but experience in tight games benefits this group. they'll stumble here and there, but i still expect them to make it happen every time.
The Spurs have had some pretty ing good teams over the years, wouldn't you agree? I mean, they have the best record of ANY team in ANY major sport over the last 15 years. This year they are off to their second best start in franchise history! (You ing twits.)
The best record of any team in any major sport over a fifteen year span, and you're saying they can't finish games, and that they have a history of being chokers. So Who... the ... has been piling up all the wins for them all these years, when they've been choking? You're all pissing yourselves because Golden State is having a record start. But I guess you'll say that if the Spurs weren't such chokers, they would start 19-0 every season.
After taking a minute to think about it, don't you feel just a little bit stupid for that? You should feel a lot stupid, but I'll settle for a little bit.
Please, the Spurs are playing playoff caliber teams in Okc, Wiz, and Bulls. NO has been the Spurs Portland (late 00's and early 10's) of late, so no surprise they beat the Spurs. Remember, ALL THESE LOSES HAPPENED ON THE ROAD.
It was when the Spurs were losing games at Home last year that was difficult to swallow, against scrub teams no less. As I said, that game when the Spurs were up 7 with 50 seconds to go at home and lost to the Pistons in OT, I still remember that game. Difference between the 6th seed to a 2nd seed.
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Excellent reasoning
If you're 14-4 and you're losing the close games, you're really good.
They did peak after the Rodeo Road Trip. They got Kawhi back, everybody was more or less "healthy" and started to dominate, to crush teams, GSW included. For a stretch (Feb-March) they had the best Record (post All-Star break), best OffRtg and were number two in DeffRtg (or vice-versa). But then Tiago broke down (again), the team lost some its rhythm and NOLA happened.
Well this.. Maybe Aldridge needs to be added to #5
Really? Go back and review their record (after February, not March). Spurs peaked going 19-4 in March and April to close out the regular season.
Yeah, they peaked. They peaked at the right time. They had an 11 game winning streak at the end of the season. Then they lost a game. Spurfans were pissed because of what that did to the playoff seeding - I get it. But one game is not exactly a decline after a peak. (BTW - that 11 game losing streak to (almost) close the season? I think they won those games by an average margin of 18 points. Does that sound like a team that was out of rhythm?)
Anthony Davis had a good game. Guess what? He's good. Spurs took 13 FT's, Pelicans took 25. The Spurs shot .570 in that game, with Manu and Kawhi shooting a combined .333. What was missing from that game was defense. Every time the Spurs tried to defend, they drew a whistle. So they tried to make it a scoring contest, and they lost. They lost A game. That's basketball.
But the good thing about the Warriors is they didn't seal the win with Curry's game-winning shots in all closing moments, they required great plays from other players not named Curry to close the games, like Iguodala desperation 3 pointer sot vs Nets, 116-115 vs Clippers and Dray made a layup...
We need those "other" guys, Green and our bench have to step up and do a good job.
SA's historic best two closers are near 40(TD and Manu). Parker and Aldridge are inefficient, choke artists in the post-season. Spurs only hope is Leonard but he's still very new at this first option gig. One of the reasons I'm not a fan of this new style offense since it depends heavily on the production of two guys(TP, LMA) who have made a career out of choking in the playoffs.
Clutch FTs coming up.
No team can close games. Teams go on runs and you hope you're the last one to have the biggest one at the end of regulation.
A win is a win.
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