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Why? The Spurs aren't going to challenge them.
Why? The Spurs aren't going to challenge them.
That would be a very unrealistic expectation... Joff doesn't have the cajones to pull off bush-league antics... Zaza, on the other hand, has kind of mastered his thuggish goonery.Why think anything less!
I'm with the 'Homer Me (You).' I like the poster who said Joff could easily inadvertently injure Durbeta and change the whole series. Is Joff still on our team?
In fact it wouldn't surprise me if another Spur is injured by Pachulia (or Draymond for that matter - since he caused Aldridge to dislocate a finger a couple of years ago)...
You've really gone mode man. I don't expect them to win either, but you're practically actively rooting against it.
Am I supposed to write that a team that has gone 1-12 in its last 13 road games has any chance whatsoever in a series they don't have homecourt in where the other team has three of the best four players including a top five player? Did you not watch them lay down in New Orleans or just blow critical games to the Clippers and Lakers? I expect the Spurs to take one of Games 3 & 4 at home probably with a vintage Manu game and Aldridge going nuts, but the series should probably be over in five.
Double-teamed..Why? It's not Dray the reining DPOY??
Why a DPOY needs his defensive assignment to get double???
I just want LMA to expose this asshole the whole series.
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I do. And more than one game.
I expect a good series. Klay never played great against us in playoffs + DJ/Danny defense, LMA has the favorable matchup over Dray,...KD alone won't beat the Spurs.
I watched Dubs without Curry, they're horrible. If our supporting cast is bad, Dubs' is really worse.
Dubs in 5
With the Curry injury, the Warriors aren’t invincible this round. Just keep the games close.
Just don't let Pop draw up plays in last seconds.
Ime ,Messina, Borrego, Becky, Manu, SAS trainer, a ball-boy..anyone but Pop.
Mills finished the year with a game with seeding on the line and had 0 points and 3 turnovers with only 2 assists.
Looks like he's in peak performance mode for the playoffs. Ready to reproduce his game 1 from last year against the Warriors.
Gentleman’s sweep. Dubs in 5.
Gentleman’s sweep. Dubs in 5.
If Pop puts Mills on Thompson again, then its over in 4 games.
3rd meeting, he was able to.
One game. What's about a whole series?
For first time in 11 years as pro, he won't have a scoring-machine PG helping to take pressure off drawing defense attention...We'll see.
I hope you're right! Also hoping, Javale doesn't turn into Aldridge stopper. His length can give Aldridge problems inside the paint.
Agree with you that length can give problems but defense is not McGee strength. I wonder how much minutes of the game Pop will be willing to stay big or go small...
McGee being on court or not will depend on that Pop's decision
Murray has to make his money on Klay. Green hasn't been bad on Durant over their careers (was the best on him in 2014), but I think he'll battle foul trouble and get the hook early and often if he's not shooting well. Anderson's there more for his offense. He has to be aggressive against a team that can't guard him. It's going to be a bloodbath of doubles for Aldridge unless Green and Mills are on from three-point land.
I'd probably play Paul or Bertans over Forbes in this match-up. Guarding Draymond is key for the series. Bryn just can't do that. Gay would be my backup center unless Gasol pulls his head out of his ass.
Anderson has been surprisingly effective against GSW this season; 28 mpg, 54% FG, 12 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 4 APG, 2.5 SPG, 1.2 BPG, and +14 Net Rtg. He's done a great job on KD too, helping limit 3's and FT attempts.
I really worry about a potential 3pt shooting disparity in this series.
I don't think GSW will shoot particularly well or at a high volume, especially if the Spurs play small for all 48 every game but the Spurs have had more than a few games where they only hit 5 or 6 threes-that's not enough to be compe ive in this series.
Defensive match ups could make that problem worse if Kerr goes with;
Thompson on Mills
Cook on Murray
Durant on Green
Draymond on Anderson
Zaza on LMA
Their likely either gonna swarm LMA and recovery to shooters, or have KD and Thompson stay home and help off Murray and Anderson which could really cause problems.
Aldridge has been much better handling doubles against GSW and has only turned the ball over 5 times in 4 games against them, he's also been less reliant on post ups and has gotten to the line, crashed the offensive glass (almost 4 per game) and done more rolling and driving taking advantage of limited rim protection but he is still the number 1 option and stopping a dominant big is usually easier than stopping a dominant wing or guard.
I think you have a pretty good set of points there. I might not start Green and let Anderson and Bertans switch between Durant and Draymond to start, with Danny coming in to check KD/Thompson/whomever when those guys run with the second unit. Having another shooter out there would be really helpful, so it wouldn't take more than one pass to get it into hands that could burn the other team. But you can't not start Murray or Anderson. I was gonna suggest starting Gay instead of Danny to get appropriate size on Draymond, but having Rudy out there is going to essential to the second unit, just so they can find a center. I will say, though, I'm not too worried about the GS backups. With Gay on the bench, the Spurs should win that handily. But even with him starting and Tony, Manu, Danny, Davis and Pau coming off the bench, they should do better than hold serve.
Anderson needs to attack early and often so Green doesn't rotate off him. Same with Murray. Those guys are pretty much only effective when they are move toward the rim, so DeJounte needs to play the glass, and Anderson needs to drive. Both guys are strong rebounders.
Spurs in 6.
Spurs are going to have to hit a higher 3 point percentage to have a shot in the series. I think thats the bottom line. All the other details will work themselves out. Golden State isn't all that great as people assume without Curry. Its a huge hit to their offense and their defense hasn't been all that great all year. If Danny and Patty can just get hot then I trust LMA to do work inside. What has been missing all year is the 3 point shooting, though.
Spurs in 6!
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