Next 10 plays Spurs

[monty4329]

A bunch of posters are already two games off after three games.

and happily, I am

[John B]

5-0 es

[ZeusWillJudge]

5-0 es

The chicken entrails were completely wrong. I never saw it coming.

[look_at_g_shred]

Will be hard to win 3

[sasaint]

and happily, I am

Yeah, I said 4-6. Good chance we go 7-3, and I am happy to be so wrong.

[timtonymanu]

5-0 without Pau es

FIFY

[skin27]

9-1 or 8-2 with Only loss to the warriors or loss to the warriors and blazers

[spursistan]

Watch them crap the bed against the Mavs next ..

[GusT15]

Watch them crap the bed against the Mavs next ..

The Mavs lost to a hot Rockets team by 1 and they could've easily won.You know how Carlisle gets with Texas teams.It's gonna be a hard one to get the W.

[skin27]

The Mavs lost to a hot Rockets team by 1 and they could've easily won.You know how Carlisle gets with Texas teams.It's gonna be a hard one to get the W.

harden had one of his worst game fo the season and they still won..lol

[GusT15]

Thunder@Jazz and Celtics@Clippers tommorow night.

I don't know who is the better choice for the Spurs to win between OKC and Utah.

The best outcome would be for PG and Donovan Mitc to step on each other's foot or bump knees and get a season ender tbh

[LCM]

From March 7th to the @ Rockets game on March 22, the Spurs won't leave the State of Texas. It's great to not have to travel a lot at the end of the year. Then there was the three days off before tonight's game. There will be two days off after the Mavs game before the Knicks come to town. They have 7 road games left - Mavs, Rockets, Celtics, Hornets, Nuggets, Wizards, Cavs. The hardest home stretch left is the B2B game with the Blazers (Both teams are B2B) on 16th and the Warriors, how is KD's ankle injury going to affect the Warriors moving forward, on the 18th. Minus them the Spurs are looking at Knicks, Heat, Cavs, Kings, Hawks, and Mavs as their home opponents! The Spurs have a tougher road than home schedule from here on out! The Spurs just need to stay healthy!

[Kobe'sAchilles]

Whelp, I was pleasantly wrong about my prediction

[Dverde]

Thunder@Jazz and Celtics@Clippers tommorow night.

I don't know who is the better choice for the Spurs to win between OKC and Utah.

The best outcome would be for PG and Donovan Mitc to step on each other's foot or bump knees and get a season ender tbh

Sounds like a typically playoff run for Golden State.

[John B]

6-0 es

[ZeusWillJudge]

It's been an amazing run. I don't know if tonight was technically a trap game, but it was exactly the kind that the Spurs could sleepwalk through and lose.

[skin27]

It's been an amazing run. I don't know if tonight was technically a trap game, but it was exactly the kind that the Spurs could sleepwalk through and lose.

i had no doubt they can beat the Mavs..

[ZeusWillJudge]

i had no doubt they can beat the Mavs..

"Can" wasn't the question. Just whether they would be as up for the game as the Mavs. If they had brought any less tonight, they would have lost that game. It could have happened easily. Give them credit for paying attention.

[LCM]

The Knicks are next. Both teams will have two days off before the game. The Spurs need to beat the breaks off them to be ready for Portland the next day. Glad Rudy is getting the rest he needs to get ready for the stretch run. This 4 game home stand is big and this team is very capable of going 4 - 0. Blazers will be the toughest game. Warriors will be put through the grinder in Houston and OKC before coming to SA. Durant's ankle hasn't been tested yet, interested to see how it responds.

[Coach X]

Next 4 games at home, Spurs must secure Knicks game and play with zero pressure vs Portland and Warriors (they will have chances for the W playing good D). They have to finish the homestand with a victory against the Heat and it won't be easy as they're fighting for the playoffs. The club needs a 2-2 to keep fighting for the #7 which I think is the goal at this point.

Utah's easy schedule will put them clearly above the 7th and I don't even see OKC losing enough to fall under 6th despite their tough schedule, so I'd say the fight for 7th is between LAC and SAS.

After the 4 games homestand, Spurs visit Houston and Boston, potentially 2 lost games. Third consecutive away game will take place in Charlotte, where the sense of urgency will appear or not depending on prior results.

The last stretch of the schedule looks promising. Spurs play a handful of lottery teams, at that point probably trying to lose as much as possible, and welcome the Kings and visit the Nuggets as difficult games. In the meantime, most of the playoff teams will be playing each other regularly. It's a shame the Fakers are out of playoff contention already as they play almost every other playoff team in those final weeks.

[exstatic]

Next 4 games at home, Spurs must secure Knicks game and play with zero pressure vs Portland and Warriors (they will have chances for the W playing good D). They have to finish the homestand with a victory against the Heat and it won't be easy as they're fighting for the playoffs. The club needs a 2-2 to keep fighting for the #7 which I think is the goal at this point.

Utah's easy schedule will put them clearly above the 7th and I don't even see OKC losing enough to fall under 6th despite their tough schedule, so I'd say the fight for 7th is between LAC and SAS.

After the 4 games homestand, Spurs visit Houston and Boston, potentially 2 lost games. Third consecutive away game will take place in Charlotte, where the sense of urgency will appear or not depending on prior results.

The last stretch of the schedule looks promising. Spurs play a handful of lottery teams, at that point probably trying to lose as much as possible, and welcome the Kings and visit the Nuggets as difficult games. In the meantime, most of the playoff teams will be playing each other regularly. It's a shame the Fakers are out of playoff contention already as they play almost every other playoff team in those final weeks.

Utah had the most home friendly, patsy filled schedule, post ASG, and they’ve pretty much laid an egg. How they dropped behind us is a complete mystery, but I like it.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Next 4 games at home, Spurs must secure Knicks game and play with zero pressure vs Portland and Warriors (they will have chances for the W playing good D). They have to finish the homestand with a victory against the Heat and it won't be easy as they're fighting for the playoffs. The club needs a 2-2 to keep fighting for the #7 which I think is the goal at this point.

Utah's easy schedule will put them clearly above the 7th and I don't even see OKC losing enough to fall under 6th despite their tough schedule, so I'd say the fight for 7th is between LAC and SAS.

After the 4 games homestand, Spurs visit Houston and Boston, potentially 2 lost games. Third consecutive away game will take place in Charlotte, where the sense of urgency will appear or not depending on prior results.

The last stretch of the schedule looks promising. Spurs play a handful of lottery teams, at that point probably trying to lose as much as possible, and welcome the Kings and visit the Nuggets as difficult games. In the meantime, most of the playoff teams will be playing each other regularly. It's a shame the Fakers are out of playoff contention already as they play almost every other playoff team in those final weeks.

I think the Portland game is the most important as Spurs would all but secure the tie breaker with a win and Portland are catchable.

Unfortunately Utah’s schedule is super easy and unless they make mistakes they’ll jump up the standings. OKC have a tough schedule so they might drop and the Spurs hold the tie breaker with them too but they’d likely need to win 50 games or so to catch them.

[Coach X]

Utah had the most home friendly, patsy filled schedule, post ASG, and they’ve pretty much laid an egg. How they dropped behind us is a complete mystery, but I like it.

I think the Portland game is the most important as Spurs would all but secure the tie breaker with a win and Portland are catchable.

Unfortunately Utah’s schedule is super easy and unless they make mistakes they’ll jump up the standings. OKC have a tough schedule so they might drop and the Spurs hold the tie breaker with them too but they’d likely need to win 50 games or so to catch them.

Yep.

If Spurs had just won two more games already, then they'd have a chance of fighting for something else. Now we look back and remember the 20pt lead lost vs Chicago, the MSG game, the losses vs Phoenix and Orlando at the beginning of the season, losing vs a depleted Grizzlies team, etc. For each one of those, you need to be one game above .500 vs West playoff teams in order to balance the overall record and have homecourt advantage. Now it's too late for our team I believe.

Anyway, to me, the season goal is just making the playoffs and competing in the first round with this new team so they acquire experience playing together under the Spurs uniform. Behind the Clippers, I'd say the Nuggets are the favorite first-round matchup for everybody in the west so 7th might be a great position where to finish.

[rascal]

Yep.

If Spurs had just won two more games already, then they'd have a chance of fighting for something else. Now we look back and remember the 20pt lead lost vs Chicago, the MSG game, the losses vs Phoenix and Orlando at the beginning of the season, losing vs a depleted Grizzlies team, etc. For each one of those, you need to be one game above .500 vs West playoff teams in order to balance the overall record and have homecourt advantage. Now it's too late for our team I believe.

Anyway, to me, the season goal is just making the playoffs and competing in the first round with this new team so they acquire experience playing together under the Spurs uniform. Behind the Clippers, I'd say the Nuggets are the favorite first-round matchup for everybody in the west so 7th might be a great position where to finish.

The Spurs could have easily dropped other games during the season. They are 4-1 in one point games so it balances out.

[Coach X]

The Spurs could have easily dropped other games during the season. They are 4-1 in one point games so it balances out.

TBH they won more games against Top teams than I expected. That balances out but it also makes those losses more painful and incomprehensible.

I understand this team is a work in progress for the whole season. It still is under construction until Dejounte is back and all the players that form the bedrock of the team get used to playing together. And PATFO finds the secondary pieces to make it all work.
I'm happy with the outcome of the season as long as the team makes the playoffs and the group lives some experiences together. Hopefully, they can avoid the Warriors and face an accessible team.