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I'd settle for a team taking them to a Game 6 on their home court. Can't have another Pelicans rolling over and dying like last year, though.
West played great. Loved his energy, balls, defense. Saw him give a couple well timed shoves to a couple of the Golden s. Man up and follow suit the rest of you Spurs.
Boban is ready. Now. He doesn't need some bench-for-no-reason bull . He can play in this years playoffs and contribute.
Kawhi had two excellent stuffs of Curry. Both times the little pussy Curry got foul shots for what should have been a turnover.
I liked Andersons play and effort also. I think he also had a block that got falsely called a foul.
I'd settle for a team taking them to a Game 6 on their home court. Can't have another Pelicans rolling over and dying like last year, though.
Boban should never see the court in the playoffs unless it's a blowout one way or the other. He's a huge liability on defense.
Anderson is ok, he's just too goddamned slow. he had a wide open lay in that got blocked because he moves like a ing sloth.
^^^ The guard play will hurt the Spurs in the playoffs. When the Spurs starting backcourt gets outscored 51-6 there is a BIG PROBLEM. No hiding from that stat. Parker can't run the offense because he can't cut into and break apart the defense. He is even worse on the defensive end, everyone's gotta cover his ass when he has to go one on one, look how many times he gets posted up. Danny is just horrible. Parties all season, all offseason never improved his game when he has the easiest job compared to everyone else. All he needs to do is knock down open three's and he can't do that.
Diaw would have made a big difference in this game & Kawhi had a bad shooting night, only thing I'm worried about is how bad Danny has been...he's gonna need to start knocking down shots to say the least.
If I'm looking at the silver linings, I'm seeing that we've got lots of video on how the Warriors intend to play against SA when Boris isn't in taking advantage of Barnes down low.
I watched the whole game, Spurs got the shots they wanted against this team but failed to make them. GS is having a great season because they not only are solid defensively but can put points on the board night in night out. So if the Spurs want to beat this team in a 7 game series, you have to be able to match the scoring by the Warriors and defend well. The Spurs could have won this game if they had made more shots. This Warriors team will more than likely get the 73-9 record, but no way is this a better team than that 96 72-10 Bulls team. So have faith Spurs fans, if the Spurs play well enough in the playoffs this Warriors team is beatable. BTW, not having Duncan and Diaw that game definitely hurt the Spurs more than it helped.
The pressure that Warriors team will have in these playoffs, they will literally be the favorites over any other opponent, and have to backup a historic NBA season with an NBA championship. That's a ton of pressure, this Spurs team has no pressure like the Warriors will come playoff time. For the Spurs not making at least the WCF would be a failure. The media, everyone will be picking the Warriors to ring now.
Last edited by Chillen; 04-11-2016 at 02:46 AM.
Yeah we missed alot of make-able shots, especially early.
I'm not sure it's quite that dire, though I do agree with the notion of others that the explanation for Martin's substantial 4th quarter minutes load was a matter of seeing if he's a reasonable alternative to Green, whose sole positive statistic at halftime last night seemed to be minutes played. Pop appears to be very near the end of his rope with Green, and understandably so.
I'd disagree that Pop "doesn't have a clue on playoff rotations," mostly because I think Pop knows where he's going in terms of minutes when the lights come on this weekend and probably has a good idea of what he'd like to do into a 2nd Round series against OKC, but still is trying to figure out whether he has any personnel grouping + an approach that fits that group that can be effective for long stretches against GST, particularly if Green continues to be unable to get his stuff together.
LMAO Los Espurs need to get to the WCF before we worry about them beating the Dubs.
I've seen it before. We lost the season series to the Thunder only to beat them in the playoffs. Lost ss to Blazers only to beat them in the playoffs.
I know that the Warriors are better than those teams, I'm just saying that I haven't lost all faith.
Green just shot the ball well in Oracle, which shocked the out of me. It's just amazing he struggles at home now so much
They only won by 6 tho. Why's everyone freaking the out?
My personal gut feeling is the Spurs need to start pushing the tempo again. A little late in the game for that I know but, they need some easy scores which they're not getting in the half court game. The degree of difficultly in many of the shots taken last night were unreal. That's the kind of experimentation that should be going on. Anybody with a pulse knows Martin can't replace Green on the defensive end and his offensive game, while slightly more productive than Green's can't be expected to play extended minutes without being exposed. Boban has no place in the playoff rotation because he's a total liability on the defensive end. Andre Miller didn't get into the game last night. Are we to assume he's out of the playoff rotation? I don't we learned anything we didn't already know.
Favorite moment from last night. When DWest pushed Bogut into Raymond. A dose of his own medicine.
Yes. I promised myself after 5 to not get to worked up about losing in playoffs for at least 10 years. But it sucks I hate the warriors and we are only teams with a chance to knock them out. So the pressure is backTBH, after 5, I don't get too high or too low on this team. They are what they are. Win or lose, there are a couple of dozen other NBA teams that would trade places with the Spurs in a microsecond.
I believe I said the same the by the 3rd week of November.
I think you're right about the fact that the Spurs offensive approach against GST leaves them the burden of having to make extremely tough shots again and again and again, and that sticking with that exclusively isn't going to get them very far in a matchup with GST.
At the same time, it's a tough spot, since pushing tempo against GST didn't work particularly well when the teams first met and the Spurs have at least been relatively successful in the last 3 games at keeping the games tighter by limiting possessions with a clock-draining approach.
But when you aren't actively seeking shots early in the clock and then you're unable to space the floor -- both because your 3 point shooters can't make defenses pay from out there AND because your fundamental offensive approach fills the midrange and makes it fairly easy for defenders to clog the lane, contest the midrange, and recover to the arc -- a sickly athletic and disciplined bunch like the Warriors are going to be able to speed up shooters when the shots do come and is going to be able to contest most of those shots in some manner.
Frankly, I think the Spurs struggles in the restricted area against the Warriors are the purest reflection of the Spurs' offensive problems in that matchup. The Spurs are able to get themselves to the restricted area but because they can't effectively space the floor, there are a million athletic bodies at the cup when those shots come. The Warriors aren't a rim protection team in the traditional sense, but their ability to speed up shots that seem relatively easy makes it very difficult to score against them, even in the paint.
And I don't think the Spurs can just hope that their 3 point shooting will come around miraculously when the playoffs start. So, finding some way to get at least a few easy buckets becomes a real need against GST.
I don't disagree with that, but Green has become such a net negative at times this season -- his mental and physical miscues at times can't overcome the defensive production he gives you -- so, I get why Pop would experiment in a way that seems almost desperate. His only other options -- if he's not going to stick with Green -- are to start Manu and increase his minutes (which will likely put a ceiling on his production) or to give some portion of Green's minutes to someone else. It's a little puzzling why Green's struggles haven't created more opportunities for a guy like Simmons (though Simmons comes with his own set of limitations that are going to be exposed in a playoff environment).Anybody with a pulse knows Martin can't replace Green on the defensive end and his offensive game, while slightly more productive than Green's can't be expected to play extended minutes without being exposed.
I agree with this. I was confused about the decision to play Boban for the first time for a 5 minute stint at the beginning of the fourth quarter in a 1-point game. Maybe with Diaw/Duncan out and with West/Aldridge having played significant minutes to that point, Pop felt that Boban was a better option than Bonner (which is probably a valid conclusion). But I don't think that Boban will or should be playing more than garbage minutes once the playoffs start. A team meticulously game planning for the Spurs will eviscerate Boban defensively and I frankly think that his offensive game has regressed a bit as the season has worn on; teams seem to be taking some advantage of his tendency toward passivity on the offensive end.Boban has no place in the playoff rotation because he's a total liability on the defensive end.
Spurs seem to be powerless vs the Warriors right now, for one reason or other.
I just want the playoffs to start so we have something else to talk about and get some break from this.
Season is toast. It's a ing shame too considering it's the best season in team history. It just had to come during a time when the best regular season team in league history is in the same conference.
We need to hit more of those open looks we got. It really just comes down to that. If they keep that level of defense and hit shots at a more respectable %, we should be able to compete.
If you told me that the Spurs would be one of the top three teams contending for the le (in theory) at the beginning of the year, I'd have gladly taken it.TBH, after 5, I don't get too high or too low on this team. They are what they are. Win or lose, there are a couple of dozen other NBA teams that would trade places with the Spurs in a microsecond.
A le is never a sure thing. Not even for the Warriors, as hard as that may be for some to believe right now.
I think losing yesterday perhaps will give the Spurs a bit more focus than they might have had otherwise should SA play the Warriors in the playoffs. The Spurs are better when they play with a chip on their shoulder, so I'm ok with the loss...it was meaningless for seeding and the team doesn't care about being undefeated at home. Something tells me Pop didn't want this game as much as he let on based on some of the rotations and play calling I saw. I'm not convinced we're seeing the Spurs true hand yet.
The Warriors are the best team in basketball, but as Dex pointed out, a lot can happen once the playoffs start.
Dubs are a rolled ankle by curry to not even making the WCF.
Thanks for the encouraging words but such a thin margin of error for the Spurs.
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