Saw this type of post coming tbhMost frightening matchup for the Spurs since peak Shaq-Kobe
They were missing key rotation players, 6th game in 9 days, Curry had arguably the worst game of his career and they still kept the game close..
The Spurs have a historically great defense, so it's not unrealistic to expect them to hold GS well below their averages, but even if we give the Spurs full credit for their shooting woes, playing that type of defensive strategy every game is going to wear SA out by game 3, tbh..
Really? Cmon, slow Curry, you slow the Warriors. Will other players score? Sure, but tonight was very promising and you know our Spurs are not hanging their hat on this game. I'm sure they're just as frustrated with stupid turnovers and missed shots themselves. It was a good game and very telling in terms of Curry's game.
who gaf about injury.
GS has no room to talk about injury-wise. they don't want to go down the 'asterisk' road believe me.
this was FAR from the best we've looked all year. a mediocre game from the spurs IMO
they're still more dangerous than SAS in my opinion but i think we have a puncher's chance
salty much, princess?,,,
Of course you did. The Spurs are the best defense in the league. That you took a blowout in Oakland a statement of fact is your folly. GS blew out the Spurs last season as well, and the Spurs took the other two. That happens all the time with two really good teams. The Spurs WILL blow out the Warriors at least once. It's not a big deal. It's like two top-rank pool players. Look at what the Heat and Spurs were doing two each other.
When you start counting ppg and use 70 as the number for the Splash Bros., you are saying what they'll average. They'll be closer to 45, and that's being optimistic for them.Furthermore, I didn't say they would average 70, just that they are capable of scoring that in any given game, and two players who are capable of scoring those points is tough obstacle to overcome.
It wasn't nerve. It was the Warriors' bench winning against the Spurs' bench. If that is just what we are going to expect, then yeah, it's an issue. But if that's even and even match-up, the team will be fine.This game has renewed my confidence somewhat, but I still worry about our comparative lack of firepower. Like I said in another post, I hope it was just nerves that prevented the Spurs from beating down these s by 20.
Yes, the Warriors are awesome and scary good.
The Spurs held the Thunder to 85 points and the Warriors to 79 and that's got to be intimidating to their compe ion.
Really? This far into the season and now it's going to regress? No. Whomever they face next, they're going to romp. They now have the fear of God in them that they might not make that 73 wins.
Oh, so this game "counts more" than the first matchup in which Curry and Klay were on pace to score about 60 combined points? Curry dropped 37 in 28 minutes, and he's been doing it all year against all defenders.Mid continues to hold's. If you needed this game to understand the basics of basketball you are a ing .
Klay isn't the one who scares me. It's Curry, and you're the if you think he's not capable of exploding over a playoff series, even against the Spurs. This game was nice, but you have enter every game (as I'm sure Pop and Co. do) against the Warriors assuming Curry is going drop 40-45 points on you, and try to hatch an overall gameplan from there.
On a side note, Parker's defense was stellar tonight.wanting to start 5'10" Patty House. He can't even stop a 40 year old Leandro Barbosa
Draymond Green just a few minutes ago: "They only won by 8 points!"
They are an arrogant bunch. I always believe against arrogant people you have to beat them 3 times before their confidence is shattered. The first time you win they will say its a fluke. The second time they will play the injury card excuse. After the third time they will have a mental meltdown.
Warriors fans the understand basketball, not the bandwagon or trolls, are saying the same thing about SA. Offensively we didn't play great either and we still won. These teams are even and its gonna be a war in the playoffs.
I believe he's a strong front runner. He can be broken in half mentally. Just look at the Grizzlies series and Cav's series when he needed David Lee to bail out his ass. I believe if LMA has a few more good games against him he will crumble mentally.
So you used the 1st game for your whole basis when there has been "history" of the Spurs owning the warriettes.Oh, so this game "counts more" than the first matchup in which Curry and Klay were on pace to score about 60 combined points? Curry dropped 37 in 28 minutes, and he's been doing it all year against all defenders.
Klay isn't the one who scares me. It's Curry, and you're the if you think he's not capable of exploding over a playoff series, even against the Spurs. This game was nice, but you have enter every game (as I'm sure Pop and Co. do) against the Warriors assuming Curry is going drop 40-45 points on you, and try to hatch an overall gameplan from there.
On a side note, Parker's defense was stellar tonight.
got.
Patty had an alright game.
Jonathon Simmons defense.
Warriors media and most of their fans don't seem to respect the Spurs, tbh
I'm sure Thompson and Green will say something at any moment now
yep
when the skill levels are this close, the percentages virtually identical, victory or defeat is basically a matter of luck/biased officiating.
i'm not a big believer in the latter, so i think it's just gonna come down to lucky shots in the end.
Laker fans.Warriors media and most of their fans don't seem to respect the Spurs, tbh
I'm sure Thompson and Green will say something at any moment now
Just keep playing Kawhi on him. He only picked it up once the Spurs stopped doing that. Take him out of the offense, and he'll start being an issue.
so many are bandwagon johnny-come-lately types...they still haven't gotten it. the regular season is really meaninglessWarriors media and most of their fans don't seem to respect the Spurs, tbh
one 30 point blowout and they started poppin champagne. it's kinda funny. even lakerfans won't fall for that, they got too much experience
You can take care of that by playing a lot more post ups, which is what the Spurs should do against this folks, tbh.
I'm gonna throw this out there,,,these teams aren't going to meet each other in the playoffs,,,,one of them is gonna get beat before that and the world will be shocked,,,,
Spurs also missed easy shots as well. So we can stuff the "they missed shots" thing.Most frightening matchup for the Spurs since peak Shaq-Kobe
They were missing key rotation players, 6th game in 9 days, Curry had arguably the worst game of his career and they still kept the game close..
The Spurs have a historically great defense, so it's not unrealistic to expect them to hold GS well below their averages, but even if we give the Spurs full credit for their shooting woes, playing that type of defensive strategy every game is going to wear SA out by game 3, tbh..
The Spurs missed Duncan in the last game and I was told "injuries are no excuse"
Now tonight "they were missing key players"
GTFO
And this game is a "statement of fact?"
And don't bring up last season. It's irrelevant. The folly I did make was thinking the 2015-2016 Warriors and the 2014-2015 Warriors were similar, and the Spurs still had an advantage over them considering last season's matchups. Curry is on a completely different, stratospheric, never-before-seen offensive level. Maybe I'm overrating him vis a vis the Spurs defense, but I expect him to drop 35-40 (or be on pace to) against us every game. All Klay has to do is basically not suck, and we're close to my 60ish combined PPG for them. Or at the very least, a +15 advantage over our two biggest guns (the latter is really the more accurate judgement since pace obviously affects PPG). Again, prior to this game, I had no reason to believe otherwise.
I have some renewed confidence, but I'm still going to go into every game against them expecting big numbers from Curry/Klay (or that =10-15 vs. LMA/Kawhi).
we did as many as we could. We turned it over on postups too when they double teamed. I remember boris and lma both had TO's while posting up. Warriors' hands are just too quick. Manu just needs to stop trying to jam it in there when LMA is ALREADY double teamed.
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