The Spurs played against Phoenix without Tim Duncan, their franchise player, and proceeded to annihilate the Suns by 33.
The Warriors, on the other hand, played in Dallas without Steph Curry, their franchise player, and proceeded to get annihilated by the Mavs by 23.
The Spurs' biggest advantage over the Warriors is that they are much less reliant on a single player. If one Spurs player is unable to go due to injury, they have enough depth and talent across the board to still win games by a considerable margin. By contrast, if Curry gets injured, the Warriors are toast.
You like the Spurs chances if Kawhi has a season ending injury?
A lot more than I like the Dubs' chances without Curry.
We wouldn't be getting killed by 23 pts, that's for sure.
Not very good. Kawhi is out franchise player not tim duncan.
No
Comparing a current top 2 player to a 40 year old
Can spursfans be any more of a delusional.homer?
I don't even think the two situations are comparable. But one thing is for sure, we can contain Curry with Wing Stop which is the real advantage here.
I think some people just don't know.
Comparing a current top 2 player to a 40 year old
Can spursfans be any more of a delusional.homer?
So who's gonna hip check Steph in the playoffs?
I actually agree with this...
Comparing a current top 2 player to a 40 year old
Can spursfans be any more of a delusional.homer?
OP a good poster but this is the bads.
They were also missing Barnes, Ezel and Barbosa just to be fair.
Well, to be fair, if Kawhi doesn't play this game I still think we win anyway.
Kawhi is making it look so easy, I think a lot of us still under-rate how important he is. Remember the old days, when you thought Tim had a so-so night, and look up at his stat line - and it's just amazing? Kawhi is starting to be like that. His lines may not be as awesome as Tim's in those MVP years, but the point is Kawhi is doing a lot without a lot of splash. The Spurs aren't the same team without him in a game - especially on defense.
That being said, yeah, I like the Spurs chances without Kawhi better than the Warrior's without Curry. He's a crutch that they lean on constantly. Like it or not, the Spurs still have Tim, Tony, and LMA.
But, on the other other hand. That's only an advantage if Curry goes down to an injury. As long as he's in there, no lead is safe. It will be an interesting series, if that's the way it turns out.
Also Suns missing their best player.
And at this point, the Suns are in disarray while the Mavs are well coached and a tough, crafty team. Dumb knee jerk thread.
Even if we consider Kawhi the franchise player, the point still stands. If Kawhi had sat out instead of Duncan, I don't think anybody would say that the Spurs would still lose to the Suns. The point is that the Spurs are much less reliant on one player than the Warriors are.
If the Spurs lose Kawhi to injury, they can still get by for a while. If the Warriors lose Curry, they're terrible.
we hope the warriors lost consecutive games
Warriors away from home. Spurs at home. Suns best player out. Dirk not out.
true without curry gs is weak like today
hope gs loses to houston
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