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The spurs would have to experience a significant drop in play in the next 31 games to not win over 63..
They are currently on pace for slightly over 69 wins right now. But with Duncan & Ginobili out, the Rodeo Road Trip, and a tough schedule ahead, odds are the pace drops.
Previous record is 63 wins (2005-06). Do you think we win 64+?
The spurs would have to experience a significant drop in play in the next 31 games to not win over 63..
65-17
64 or 65 wins imo.
They only need 21-10 in their next 31 games. They have room to lose one game in every three. It's unlikely the win less than 64 games. Realisticly, they would probably win 64-67 games.
67-68
Yes. Though it likely won't be enough for the #1 seed. What a season.
I doubt it. The schedule after the RRT gets harder. Manu is out for an indefinite period, and he will need to get back in game shape and get his timing back, too. Plus, I expect us to be locked in to the #2 seed pretty early, so Pop will play the first unit less and less until the playoffs.
True, but if they don't win it all is that considered a failure in your eyes? GSW might hit 70 I know and have to be the faves as of right now to win it all.Depends on how those three games play out with the OKC thunder whether the 2 is locked up or not. I would hope for atleast winning the home games and dropping the one in OKC but who knows they always play the Spurs tough.
The spurs have always had a succesful season, Imo. Outside of maybe two or three years, the spurs have always been either favourites or at least a punchers chance of winning it all.
You're not goin to win every year and in some years injuries will happen.
This year a WCF appearance would be considered a success. People need to understand the situation. Golden state is a historic team..no shame in losing against them.
More interesting is how they are going to sustain exellence without TD and Manus leadership.
The Kawhi Leonard Prime years is going to be interesting. Aldridge.would be 33 by then and parker about 37...so its interesting to see if they can manage to find a legit second guy for Leonard in his 26-30 year old years.
Agreed.
Yes. Easily. Next question...
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Yes...yes they will.
Doesn't matter. Then there will be a new franchise record. If they don't win a ring, no one will give a .
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They should and most likely will, but it's up to the Spurs themselves. Even though they are only 4 games back from the GSW they aren't going to catch them as they are on a mission themselves to beat 72. While having little to no chance of getting the number 1 seed and being a massive 6 games ahead of OKC and being safely in the 2 spot they can afford to rest guys and potentially drop some games. They have a crazy record considering they are incorporating a new all star big and a changing offensive philosophy plus having the big 3 old declining, injured and resting games. A tough schedule ahead but it's really up to the Spurs if they want to go for their record. Barring disaster and OKC going on a tear the 2 seed is safe and I don't think the Spurs care too much about records. Heck we didn't win the chip in 2006 when we set our record. Banners are what matter in San Antonio. It's up to them.
That's true in a sense, though I think that if the Spurs have an historically great season (say they win 67 games or so) and lose in the conference finals to a Warriors team that wins more than 70 games, that Spurs team would actually be significant and would be remembered as one of the great teams that didn't win a le. If they end up with an historically great season and then beat GST in the playoffs, too, they'll be among the elite of the elite one season teams of all-time.
For what it's worth, the Spurs magic number to clinch a playoff spot is 12 and can get down as low as 8 before the All-Star break (with the help from the Blazers, the Spurs can beat the Celtics' playoff clinch in 1986 (which was the earliest ever), though they'd own only the 2nd fastest clinch at that point, assuming GST clinches first). The sooner they solidify their playoff seeding, the less likely it becomes that they'll be setting any franchise records for wins.
And not first in our own conference?
The stretch from March 12 through April 12 is going to have a lot to say about whether the Spurs can get to 65 wins or not:
3/12 v. OKC
3/15 v. LAC
3/17 v. PRT
3/19 v. GST
3/21 @ CHA
3/23 v. MIA
3/25 v. MEM
3/26 @ OKC
3/28 @ MEM
3/30 v. NO
4/2 v. TOR
4/5 @ UTH
4/7 @ GST
4/8 @ DEN
4/10 v. GST
4/12 v. OKC
12 is indeed a magic number.
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