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IMO there is no chance. Too many injuries creeping in. Too many moments where they are still learning each other. Too many hitches on both sides of the ball.
It's not a complaint, just observation.
The warriors have pretty much won the first seed, Imo. I say the spurs chances of finishing 1st is around 5% and 70 wins around 10%.
Spurs are 47-9 right now so they have room to lose 3 games in the next 26 games. The schedule is going to be tough, but if they can manage to not lose more than 1 in the winnable games and lose only two against GSW-OKC they'd win 70.
Obviously Pop will rest players but the spurs are still a of a team even considering rest.
If they can manage to reach 60 wins with only 10 loses....
IMO there is no chance. Too many injuries creeping in. Too many moments where they are still learning each other. Too many hitches on both sides of the ball.
It's not a complaint, just observation.
I still think the Warriors won't get there either; Resting near the end of the season is going to happen.
I would say yes to that as well, but I do think Kerr may push that. They talk about it openly and seem to have that as a goal. I wouldn't be surprised either way.
What does 70 wins even matter if you get knocked out in the 2nd round or wcf?
If they can cut the GSW lead to 2 games before the 70 game mark, you fight for homecourt. That doesnt mean you play your playoff rotation or anything, but you play the average. I see no reason why they'd concede at that point. Home court is huge.
If OKC was closer to San Antonio, Id give the spurs a 20% chance of reaching 70. But the spurs have a healthy lead now so its unlikely OKC pressures San Antonio.
Neither GSW or SAS would tale chances. GSW knows there still a small chance SAS steals the first seed. We're actually pushing them to reach 70.
If the Spurs are 5 games behind in the 70 game mark, I expect them to rest players. Otherwise, its stupid to concede.
Were not players, were just fans so like to talk about possibilities.
who cares about regular season... don't you guys ever learn?
its about being healthy when the real games start
Jesus christ..This is a basketball forum where fans are allowed to talk about possibilities. Stop acting like coaches.
Cliche wannabe part of the team mentalitiy..
Get that second seed (ahead of both OKC and the Cavs) and go into the playoffs healthy. That's all that matters. 70 would be cool but Spurs culture doesn't care about such things.
what's pretty crazy is that this could be a 65+ wins team and still not favored to win it all...
and in a perfect world, Blazers finish at the 8th seed
Yet, some posters like Apa continue to relentlessly bash LMA, Parker, Pop,etc...Ironic, huh?
Spurs have been playing some of their worst basketball of the season, scraping by two of the worst teams in the league and somebody wants to use the Spurs and 70 wins in the same sentence.They have one healthy pg on the roster, the bigs look tired, dazed and confused, Bench can't create offense for themselves and the D is atrocious, Paddy Mills is the new Marco belinelli, the Spurs are a combined 2-5 against the Cavs, Raptors, Dubs, Thunder and Clippers and the schedule is about to get much tougher. , at the way the Spurs are playing, I'm not even sure they'll beat the Kings on Wednesday.
when we lock up the 2nd seed, I say rest for the remainder of the season and hope portland gets the 8th seed
I think we win 65. Tougher schedule the rest of the way, particularly the last month. Pop will start to rest players considerably once we have the #2 seed all but locked up imo.
those ty losses to Wizards and a 1-11 Pelicans team..
Need to get HC against the Cavs, so that might temper Pop punting ways until the last week..And, yeah, Home Court does matter between elite teams..
Yeah, I didn't even think about Cleveland. Cavs might push us.those ty losses to Wizards and a 1-11 Pelicans team
Need to get HC against the Cavs, so that might temper Pop punting ways until the last week..And, yeah, Home Court does matter between elite teams..
We're pushing Golden State too though.
Don't care about wins, as long as we are able to rest our starters the final two/three games of the season, and able to have HCA against everyone except GS then I will be happy.
Think this will how it will play out:
1) Warriors
2) Spurs
3) Thunder
4) Clippers
5) Mavs
6) Grizzlies
7) Blazers
8) Jazz
What I realistically would like to see based on matchups:
1) Warriors
2) Spurs
3) Thunder
4) Clippers
5) Grizzlies (Think they have some interesting matchups that they could give the Clips some trouble.)
6) Rockets (Matchup with the OKC pretty well, could see this being a 7 game series if Harden gets it going and Howard is serviceable. Bev will definitely try to get physical w/ Westbrook)
7) Mavericks (No matchup issues for the Spurs, would go to five games at most plus limited traveling.)
8) Blazers ( Won't beat the Warriors, but Curry and Thompson would have their hands full on defense with Lillard and McCollum.)
Tbh, I can't blame the average upstairs Spurfan for wanting to be part of the team. They see that fatass scrub Porker waddle out onto the court every game for his guaranteed minutes and think, "if he can do it, why can't I?"Jesus christ..This is a basketball forum where fans are allowed to talk about possibilities. Stop acting like coaches.
Cliche wannabe part of the team mentalitiy..
We would be the worst 65 win team in history. Total fools gold when we can't beat the Cavs, Warriors, Thunders, Clips or Bulls
Mavs are 4 games back of the 5 seed at the moment
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