How do you match up against Golden State now?

[james evans]

This reminds me when Houston loaded up their team with Superstars way back when.

Then they discovered... there's only one ball. This has that same potential to backfire.

Houston was old. The better example would be the Trailblazers with Steve Smith, Stoudamire, Wallace, a borderline washed up Sabonis, and older Pippen, and a Jermaine O'neal wasting away on the bench. There's only 1 ball. You need workers on a team. U don't need a team with 2 bosses. The question is, who's gonna defer

[Mr. Body]

This reminds me when Houston loaded up their team with Superstars way back when.

Then they discovered... there's only one ball. This has that same potential to backfire.

I agree that there's potential for problems. They were already a spectacular shooting team. So they add spectacular shooting to spectacular shooting. One guy will have to take more of a backseat, and that guy is Klay Thompson. Plus they've lost important front line guys. Result: Klay Thompson will not be there in a couple years. All they've done is swap out the two players in the long term, hurting front court depth, in the (admittedly good) chances they can outshoot anyone dominantly until then.

[Russ]

This reminds me when Houston loaded up their team with Superstars way back when.

Then they discovered... there's only one ball. This has that same potential to backfire.

Never underestimate unintended consequences.

How could you pass up KD?

But is really what he used to be before his foot injury?

Is the (perhaps) frail Curry chronically injured?

That's why we watch, right?

[myhc]

Try to pound them inside like everyone has said. And try to make the 3 point differential not a total annihilation.

[tmtcsc]

Bull . Going big is exactly what you do. Lamarcus to Gasol would be one of the best high-low games ever.

[james evans]

Spurs need to try to win the regular season games against the Warriors instead of doing what they did last year. Even if they lose all the regular season meetings against the Warriors they will gain some knowledge how to play against this team.

yeah that throwing games bull to look like a genius isn't gonna fly anymore. Especially when you have no Plan B. Go out there, kick their asses and when they come with a plan B, you come with a plan B as well.

[Obstructed_View]

yeah that throwing games bull to look like a genius isn't gonna fly anymore. Especially when you have no Plan B. Go out there, kick their asses and when they come with a plan B, you come with a plan B as well.

To be fair, the Spurs exposed the Warriors in that one game. It's the blueprint everyone else used to beat them for the rest of the season. Winning or losing the other ones wouldn't have made a difference.

[Obstructed_View]

Your plan won't work because Klay will rape Tony

I think they'll suspend him for that.

[GSH]

I think they'll suspend him for that.

More likely they'll call it inadvertent penetration and just fine him.

[Obstructed_View]

More likely they'll call it inadvertent penetration and just fine him.

Well, if it was Green, yes.

[PublicOption]

Its time to go back to 4 down and just make them stop it.

[marinoman]

well mr. moving screen andrew bogut is gone and while green and others will still do some, its now manageable, so there's that

[99 Problems]

The GSW lockeroom has the potential to go off, we've seen examples this season. Plus Walton's gone with everything he carried to the table. Bogut's 10-15 minutes a game wasn't much but it was quality and allowed Kerr to mix it up and that's gone.

[Obstructed_View]

The GSW lockeroom has the potential to go off, we've seen examples this season. Plus Walton's gone with everything he carried to the table. Bogut's 10-15 minutes a game wasn't much but it was quality and allowed Kerr to mix it up and that's gone.

Bogut averaged 22 minutes a game the last two years in Oakland. Now he's gone and his backup is gone.

Wonder where Kendrick Perkins is. I'm sure he's gonna try to go to Oakland to plow the road for them.

[el contusione]

Dubs are too good offensively. Everyone is saying that you pound them inside but a 3 is always more than a 2. So if they are making their 3s say good night. It will be tough to beat them in the regular season and if you have to play them in a 7 game series I just don't see it happening.

[Mr. Body]

Dubs are too good offensively. Everyone is saying that you pound them inside but a 3 is always more than a 2. So if they are making their 3s say good night. It will be tough to beat them in the regular season and if you have to play them in a 7 game series I just don't see it happening.

Yet they coughed up lots of games this playoffs and nearly lost two series in a row. Is there that big of a difference between Thompson shooting a three and now Durant shooting it? Now you have to get three guys into a rhythm.

[el contusione]

You cannot beat that starting five , even if they don't have a bench. I hate to admit it. We have 3 good starters, they have 5.

This..
Obviously Kerr will try to juggle the mins of the starters where at least 1 or 2 starters are playing with the bench. Spurs bench isn't vastly great either. Spurs bench was terrible in the playoffs.

[el contusione]

Yet they coughed up lots of games this playoffs and nearly lost two series in a row. Is there that big of a difference between Thompson shooting a three and now Durant shooting it? Now you have to get three guys into a rhythm.

The difference was Curry's injury and Barnes playing terrible. Now you replace Barnes with Durant. Barnes was still getting his shots it was just he wasn't making them.

[024]

Yet they coughed up lots of games this playoffs and nearly lost two series in a row. Is there that big of a difference between Thompson shooting a three and now Durant shooting it? Now you have to get three guys into a rhythm.

No but there is a huge difference between Durant shooting a 3 and Barnes shooting one.

Why are you comparing Durant to Thompson? Durant is replacing Barnes and Barnes got his wide open shots in the finals and missed almost everything. The Spurs didn't match up well against the Warriors to begin with. The Spurs tried hiding Parker on Barnes and it worked in the earlier years but we all saw that plan slowly cracking. Now replace Barnes with Kevin Durant and the Spurs are in a terrible spot.

[Mr. Body]

No but there is a huge difference between Durant shooting a 3 and Barnes shooting one.

Why are you comparing Durant to Thompson? Durant is replacing Barnes and Barnes got his wide open shots in the finals and missed almost everything. The Spurs didn't match up well against the Warriors to begin with. The Spurs tried hiding Parker on Barnes and it worked in the earlier years but we all saw that plan slowly cracking. Now replace Barnes with Kevin Durant and the Spurs are in a terrible spot.

You aren't replacing Barnes with Durant. Durant needs way too many shots for that. Thompson goes into the standing in the corner role. That's why I keep saying Thompson will be traded before long, maybe next summer. He's too expensive to be a role player and that's what he'll be. You can only get so many guys major touches. I guess maybe he can come off the bench but then he's really expensive for a bench player, while they will need to start replacing Bogut and the other role players they'll start losing. Essentially they're getting Durant for a year at the expense of size, then will need to jettison Klay to fill out the roster. Overall an improvement but not as long-term as everyone says. There's still a lot of work to be done, meanwhile Curry and Durant look injury prone.

No, the Spurs will still match up badly, but they've done nothing to address matching up with LeBron.

[Tully365]

It's kind of mind-boggling to think a 73 win team would even consider getting rid of two starters in the first place. That by itself is historic.

They signed Zaza Pachulia on a shockingly cheap contract, so that's about 75% of Bogut's role covered... word is lots of bench guys are calling to play for the min, so if they lock up a Dedmon/Reed type they're good. The latest rumors on Hoopshype.com now say that FA David Lee is interested in returning. Damn!

I'm a Spurs fan first, but as a basketball fan you've got to admire all the work that went into building a super team: conversations from Iguodala that made a lasting impression, texts from Curry, & The Phone Call from The Logo, Jerry West...

[Obstructed_View]

David West will end up on either Cleveland or Golden State.

[Obstructed_View]

No, the Spurs will still match up badly, but they've done nothing to address matching up with LeBron.

As for the first part, I disagree. I think the Spurs match up better than ever with the Warriors. The only chance anyone's going to have to beat them is to wear them down. As for the second part, are you referring to the Warriors matching up with Lebron? If so, I agree. There's absolutely nobody to even slow him down on that roster now.

[Chinook]

I feel like Willie Reed is being overrated as right now.

[Keepin' it real]

how do you match up against Golden State?

Play to your strengths. Go big, defend like , and let God sort 'em out.