Propsects to catch GSW for the one seed

[spurs1990]

I don't think anyone seriously expected such ty play from the warriors after Durant went out.

Now you got the rest factor for them, which after going all in last year makes sense to do.

It's there for the Spurs. May seriously end up with both teams 'backing into' the one seed.

[BillMc]

Just call it ABC's D-League prime time game of the week.

[BillMc]

Even if we tie them up in the loss column tonight, it's gonna be tough. I don't know SOS but at a quick glance our remaining schedule looks substantially tougher than theirs.

[cjw]

Even if we tie them up in the loss column tonight, it's gonna be tough. I don't know SOS but at a quick glance our remaining schedule looks substantially tougher than theirs.

Tomorrow's game is huge in locking up the tiebreaker. At that point, you just want to put pressure on them to wear down the regulars to try to hold the 1 seed. Spurs are far healthier and didn't gut the back end of their roster.

[PopTheGOAT]

Even if we tie them up in the loss column tonight, it's gonna be tough. I don't know SOS but at a quick glance our remaining schedule looks substantially tougher than theirs.

Both of our schedules are tough but ours is tougher. Not sure where it stands now, but before the Rockets game we were tied w Utah for toughest schedule in the league

[BillMc]

Tomorrow's game is huge in locking up the tiebreaker. At that point, you just want to put pressure on them to wear down the regulars to try to hold the 1 seed. Spurs are far healthier and didn't gut the back end of their roster.

Good point.

Both of our schedules are tough but ours is tougher. Not sure where it stands now, but before the Rockets game we were tied w Utah for toughest schedule in the league

Thanks for the info.

[gambit1990]

i wonder how many games lma misses.

[Splits]

Warriors fans think there's something going on behind the scenes.. Love it

http://forums.warriorsworld.net/main/msgs/4267423.phtml

1999 called and wants their technology back.

God that website sucks.

[bklynspursfan]

1999 called and wants their technology back.

God that website sucks.

Seriously, what's up with that lol

[808]

All things said, just a 0.5 game back

[$pursDynasty]

1999 called and wants their technology back.

God that website sucks.

hey that website is light years ahead of spurstalk and all other team websites. To hear their owner tell it, lol

[spursistan]

Really want that Top seed..Even if Memphis is sucking up storm right now, I would rather ease Aldridge back against a cupcake match-up like Denver/Portland instead of Zbo and co..

[DAF86]

Not a single chance.

[kaji157]

It´s on LMA´s heart.

[Spurs 4 The Win]

I think LMA will easily be back for playoffs. If he misses a couple weeks I doubt we get the 1 seed though.

[dabom]

I think LMA will easily be back for playoffs. If he misses a couple weeks I doubt we get the 1 seed though.

I have doubts too. Everyone is gonna have to go super human to do that.

[cjw]

If league wants these these marquee matchups to mean something, they should be more careful and make sure teams playing in big prime time spots aren't playing on B2B. This is not on the Warriors (Spurs played all their healthy guys) but on the league.

All things said, just a 0.5 game back

Loss column is all that matters. Spurs are tied there with the tiebreaker (Warriors have just played one extra game).

Spurs have a favorable remaining schedule as it relates to travel and back to backs. 11 home and 6 on road with only long trip being to close out season at Por and Uta:

Spurs home with rest day: Atl, Por, Mem, NYK, Cle, GS, Uta, Mem
Spurs away with rest day: Mem, Min, OKC, Dal, Por, Uta
Spurs B2B (all home): Sac after @ Mem, LAL after Mem, LAC after Dal

While Spurs don't have many B2B, only three of their opponents will be on a B2B. Portland home game will be B2B for them after they travel to NO. Sac will be on B2B too after playing OKC. GS will be on a B2B with Houston.


Warriors also have a home heavy schedule with one less game overall and 11 home / 5 road. They also have only three B2B left (OKC-Dal road games, Hou-SA road games, and Min home-Phx road).

Home: Phi, Orl, Mil, Sac, Mem, Hou, Was, Min, NO, Uta, LAL
Road: OKC, Dal, Hou, SA, Phx

They should largely coast at home but could really struggle in those first four road games given all part of B2B. Spurs have tougher schedule so likely will need to win the H2H game to take the 1 seed.

[dabom]

If league wants these these marquee matchups to mean something, they should be more careful and make sure teams playing in big prime time spots aren't playing on B2B. This is not on the Warriors (Spurs played all their healthy guys) but on the league.



Loss column is all that matters. Spurs are tied there with the tiebreaker (Warriors have just played one extra game).

Spurs have a favorable remaining schedule as it relates to travel and back to backs. 11 home and 6 on road with only long trip being to close out season at Por and Uta:

Spurs home with rest day: Atl, Por, Mem, NYK, Cle, GS, Uta, Mem
Spurs away with rest day: Mem, Min, OKC, Dal, Por, Uta
Spurs B2B (all home): Sac after @ Mem, LAL after Mem, LAC after Dal

While Spurs don't have many B2B, only three of their opponents will be on a B2B. Portland home game will be B2B for them after they travel to NO. Sac will be on B2B too after playing OKC. GS will be on a B2B with Houston.


Warriors also have a home heavy schedule with one less game overall and 11 home / 5 road. They also have only three B2B left (OKC-Dal road games, Hou-SA road games, and Min home-Phx road).

Home: Phi, Orl, Mil, Sac, Mem, Hou, Was, Min, NO, Uta, LAL
Road: OKC, Dal, Hou, SA, Phx

They should largely coast at home but could really struggle in those first four road games given all part of B2B. Spurs have tougher schedule so likely will need to win the H2H game to take the 1 seed.

[Spur|n|Austin]

lol at all the boys who said there was no chance we were catching the worriers.

[dabom]

lol at all the boys who said there was no chance we were catching the worriers.

No one thought Durant was gonna get injured. Unless you were expecting that.

[Spur|n|Austin]

No one thought Durant was gonna get injured. Unless you were expecting that.

Was talking about the people after the KD injury but step right up!

[dabom]

Was talking about the people after the KD injury but step right up!

I never said anything after the injury. But your whole idea has changed though.

[Seventyniner]

Not sure where Chinook's magic number thread went, but I believe it's now 17, with the Warriors game counting for 2 (if the Spurs beat the Warriors one more time they can afford to drop one game and still get #1).

[TD 21]

If league wants these these marquee matchups to mean something, they should be more careful and make sure teams playing in big prime time spots aren't playing on B2B. This is not on the Warriors (Spurs played all their healthy guys) but on the league.

It didn't take a genius to figure out that the Warriors, Cavaliers, Spurs and Clippers, projected as the elite this season. The latter obviously has the least pedigree, so they didn't even necessarily have to include them, in terms of this: I know these schedules are complex, but the other 3 only play each other 2-3 times each this season and one has a history of resting players, so how hard would it have been to make sure those matchups didn't at least occur on a back to back?

Not only do should be marquee match-ups get lessened or ruined, but because they're marquee, they become national talking points and it makes it seem worse than it is, in the sense that it makes it seem routine that star players are rested.

[spursistan]

Top seed fellas ..

But really, does HC even matter with how this team been getting hosed at home by the refs this year? we literally lost two crucial playoffs games last season on our court due to officials screwups..