https://soundcloud.com/the-bill-simm...wild-wild-west
Start from the 50 minute mark.
Some great points brought up by Simmons. Who on the Spurs outside of Kawhi is better than they were 3 years ago? And he also says what I and some other posters have been saying all season. Outside of Kawhi, who can they rely on consistently? Zach feels the Spurs are the team to beat assuming GS still has healthy issues come playoff time. Simmons thinks Houston will beat the Spurs.
Simmons also says Kawhi is the greatest perimeter defender he's ever seen.
Great conversation
how can simmons claim an H-town victory? Who can they rely on outside of the three point shot? What happens when the game slows down to a half-court set? When the whistles stop? When they have to get three or four defensive stops in the last few minutes of the game?
Houston has the ability to get the shots they want, a majority of the Spurs wins were nail biters and one of them took one of the most miraculous comebacks we have seen all season. Spurs have no answer for Harden and while I liked their defense in the fourth quarter against Houston in the last game, they eeked it out with a superhuman performance from Kawhi. Harden is a tough cover and while they're sketchy defensively at times, their offense is incredible.
I absolutely think Houston can beat the Spurs in a series, as the Spurs will need several players to step up. It's nice to see our outside shot falling lately, but if only Kawhi shows up we will be screwed.
Spurs need to go all out for the first seed. Houston will be an annoying team for sure
Houston has a Top-2 MVP candidate and Spurs killer Harden. Three microwaves coming off the bench in Lou, Gordon, and Nene. Two defensive specialists in Beverley and Ariza. Manu killer Ryan Anderson....
Spurs fans should know that a team can get hot for a whole series (OKC)
Simmons = Celtics fan = hates the Spurs since they drafted Duncan = will pick whichever team to win it all as long as it's not the Spurs.
Am I an idiot (ok, yes) but is there no way to skip ahead to the 50 minute mark. Not listening to almost an hour of this just for one Spurs part
The high variance of the 3 point shot, upon which they are relying at a historical rate, makes predicting Houston playoffs campaign a tricky exercise..they could literally beat and lose to anyone outside the 8th seed in the West..
I hope Spurfans aren't reading too much in 3-1 regular season series..that cold have gone their way, too..
Yes you can, if you move your mouse over the soundwave thing you will see the timer adjust. Eventually you hover the mouse over the 50 minute mark and click it. Starts there instantly
Hope that makes sense
They lead the league in 3PA and FTA. Not sure that's ever happened before, but that's not a good sight if foul machine Deadman is your starting CenterHe was -12 in 9 minutes against them. Was unplayable.
It does but it doesn't work for me. I click and nothing happens.Yes you can, if you move your mouse over the soundwave thing you will see the timer adjust. Eventually you hover the mouse over the 50 minute mark and click it. Starts there instantly
Hope that makes sense
Exactly. A series with Houston will come down to two things: how well the Spurs control the pace, and how well they defend the three point line.
If Houston goes cold, the Spurs probably win pretty handily in 5.
If Houston is able to get production from deep...it probably goes to 6 or 7, and could really go either way.
Maybe try a different browser? I was able to skip ahead in Firefox without issue.
Good call. I went from Chrome to Explorer and now it works. Many thanks!
Bill. Get your together, man.Good call. I went from Chrome to Explorer and now it works. Many thanks!
I'll do my best. This world frightens and confuses me, you've machines that fly, but one thing I do know is Kawhi is MVP.
mfs in here worried about houston. Damn we got some of the most paranoid fan base in all of basketball.
Maybe the podcast is on iTunes? Not worth all the trouble but an interesting listen.
Houston is the media's shiny new toy now that GSW and Cavs have become a little stale. But they'll get bored quick when yet another D'Antoni team overachieved in the regular season only to be kicked around in the playoffs.
Houston is a legit threat tbh.
We beat Hou in 5. Not even close.
I'm not sure what Rockets you can count on outside of Harden. I'm not sure what Thunder you can count on outside of Westbrook. This is an easy game to play.
Anderson is better than he was three years ago. Dedmon is better than he was three years ago. David Lee is actually better than he was three years ago.
The Rockets look like a big threat. Their problem is D'Antoni problems. They can only win in one way. If a team figures them out, all they can do is the same thing, harder. They depend utterly on one player to stir the drink. They cannot be counted on defensively. They depend on outside shooting and when sphincters start clenching late in playoff series, the shots can stop falling.
We will need to go back to 2014 ball movement. I think Pop is starting to realize that as well, if you re-watch the ATL game from last night he is now focusing on finding your teammate, skip passes, ball movement and crisp shooting. Pop probably knows after last year that we can't rely on iso-ing Kawhi and LMA all game, even if LMA is healthy. But down the stretch you know who we are working the offense through.https://soundcloud.com/the-bill-simm...wild-wild-west
Start from the 50 minute mark.
Some great points brought up by Simmons. Who on the Spurs outside of Kawhi is better than they were 3 years ago? And he also says what I and some other posters have been saying all season. Outside of Kawhi, who can they rely on consistently? Zach feels the Spurs are the team to beat assuming GS still has healthy issues come playoff time. Simmons thinks Houston will beat the Spurs.
Simmons also says Kawhi is the greatest perimeter defender he's ever seen.
Great conversation
Lol casual fans that haven't watched the Rockets play
I believe the spurs would beat Houston in the playoffs. 6 games. All close games except game 6...which would be a blowout.
And it would seem to make sense to end up matching up with Houston this year, the year after Duncan retires, since Houston was the only WC Team Duncan never beat in the playoffs since he never played them.
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