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Well the guy is a got. Our 2 best players are in their prime.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/duncdon...-121816-part-2 @58:00 min
The Duncan/Leroux podcast is usually a good nerdy listen, but I find this rather harsh statement..LOL at equating a team that's been Champion/Finalist/WCFinalist during that period to the Toronto Raptors..
All things considered-- 2011 aside-- this team has quietly overachieved in the playoffs considering their two best core players (TD/Manu) were over 33 at the start of this decade...Even the Thunder loss last season looks better in retrospect seen how OKC were few minutes away from taking out Golden State in 5 after destroying them at home..
Last edited by spursistan; 12-20-2016 at 04:30 PM.
Well the guy is a got. Our 2 best players are in their prime.
Like for example in 2015, Spurs probably should have lost that series in 5, yet they were in position to close out at home in Game 6 and led on the road with 2 minutes left in G7 while having 39 yo Tim in' Duncan as their best player throughout..
Though I might agree with him on Pop not having any tricks up his sleeve for the playoffs anymore
Our whole make up is nothing like 2011. What is that guy talking about?
These guys are both warriors stans. them both. However, I do agree that the Spurs were only regular season superstars last year. They didn't have that extra gear that real contenders have. The playoff Spurs were basically no different than the regular season Spurs last year. Hopefully Popovich is willing to make severe lineup adjustments this playoffs. Because the starting is pretty trash.
Love Pop, but he the bed the last two post seasons.
He did in 11' and 12' as well.
I hate basketball hipsters, but they're correct that the Spurs are closer to pretenders, tbh, at least so far..they have much more talent than the 2011 team, though, and their best player isn't a PG(which is generally a positive in the NBA)..
Like last year's team, this season's Spurs team has fatal flaws that are going to be more difficult to correct than the flaws of the other top teams(Warriors' lack of size, Clippers' lack of depth and Cavs' lack of defense)..
It completely changed after Jefferson got traded. 2013-2014 we were the best team and 2015 Splitter couldn't move (matched up well with Griffin) and Manu was hurt too.
2014 team were champions and the 2013 as close as you can to be champs against a damn good Heat team. 2012 team also was a WCF team and of championship quality.
Those don't sound like paper tigers since 2011 to me...
I agree the '10-'11 Spurs were a fluky 60 win team like the Nuggets team that won 57 games but the '15 & '16 playoff runs were derailed by injuries. Otherwise, the '12, '13 & '14 postseason runs were a clash of the ans.
The current squad is basically a tier above the '10-'11 squad assuming Softridge plays like he did in the second half of last season.
The 11' team was derailed by injuries (Manu broken arm) and Pops inability to play the right guys (Bonner & Blair over Splitter).
I don't think they've over or under achieved; I think they've more or less done what they should have.
You can be a dominant regular season team on the strength of chemistry, continuity, depth and IQ, but the playoffs are generally where superstar talent trumps all and all 3 playoffs losses in the past half decade were to teams with superior star power.
It actually shows just how good and resourceful this team has been, that even when they couldn't overcome that, they always at least gave those teams a tough series. They never got destroyed, like the Hawks repeatedly have been by the Cavaliers.
lol so not winning a le every season is being a paper tiger? Spurs made WCF, Finals, then won a chip but were paper tigers?
what a ty take. Spurs ran into bad matchups or had injury issues in 2011/2015, and should have beat OKC last season if not for a lot of questionable officiating. A paper tiger would be a team like LA, always having a good record, looking imposing, then choking and failing to ever even make a conference finals. Maybe in 2011 I might agree but this is such a ty take it doesnt even warrant being taken seriously tbh
That team overachieved to win 61 games playing Bonner/Blair over Splitter in the regular season. Bonner/Blair/Neal were playing 20+ minutes while being exempt from garbage time.
I don't think they overachieved at all to win 61 games that year. Memphis played out of their minds to win that series. Plus, Manu didn't play game 1, and played the remainder of the series with his right arm in a sling because it was broken.That team overachieved to win 61 games playing Bonner/Blair over Splitter in the regular season. Bonner/Blair/Neal were playing 20+ minutes while being exempt from garbage time.
On top of that, Pop refused to match up with Gasol/Randolph by throwing Blair and Bonner out there over and over until it was too late. I blame injuries and Pop on that run.
Someone might want to mention the WCF, b2b Finals, and 2014 championship to be his guy. He is embarrassing himself.
lol so not winning a le every season is being a paper tiger? Spurs made WCF, Finals, then won a chip but were paper tigers?
what a ty take. Spurs ran into bad matchups or had injury issues in 2011/2015, and should have beat OKC last season if not for a lot of questionable officiating. A paper tiger would be a team like LA, always having a good record, looking imposing, then choking and failing to ever even make a conference finals. Maybe in 2011 I might agree but this is such a ty take it doesnt even warrant being taken seriously tbh
Those nerds probably use worthless advanced stats. The same ones that say Kyle Anderson is an elite defender.
The Spurs had a point differential of 5.7 (Nuggets had 5.1) & an SRS of 5.86 (Nuggets had 5.37). The defense was also ranked 11th just like the Nuggets. The Spurs overachieved to win 61 games while the Nuggets overachieved to win 57 games.
The Spurs lost Manu while the Nuggets lost Gallo then both got bounced in the 1st rd by a lower seed who looked like the better team through 6 games.
It's not a coincidence that the Mavs got hot & smoked a weak Western conference when nobody expected them to get past the 2nd rd when the playoffs started.
Someone might want to mention the WCF, b2b Finals, and 2014 championship to be his guy. He is embarrassing himself.
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