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Why are we in 7th place?, it looks like we have a better conference record than the Jazz.
A little consolation that OKC lost to fall back a half game, and SacTown lost. Our odds are now up to 99.9%.
Why are we in 7th place?, it looks like we have a better conference record than the Jazz.
We lost the season series 1-2 against the Jazz.
Anyways,the Jazz aren't the team we must be paying attention to what they do,they have such a ridiculously easy schedule left there is a very small chance we climb above them in the table.
If,and i say if,we want to go higher than 7 cause Denver looks like locking the #2 up,we should be paying attention to OKC,They are a beatable team if PG isn't playing at an MVP level,and they have a tough schedule left.Two games up from the Spurs,and got them beat in the tiebreaker.
If we beat the warriors, blazers and rockets we have a great chance to get the 4th seed atleast..
Also,if we beat the Warriors in the WCF and then beat whoever comes out of the East in the NBA Finals,we will win the championship
if we end up as 6, 7, or 8 seed I don’t see us get past the 2nd round..2nd round exit at best
14 games left, out of that 14 games only 5 are tough opponent.
warriors, blazers, nuggets, Celtics and rockets.
OKC has a tough schedule, but they play 9 games at home, of the good tams only Bucks is an away game, and it is the last of the season. They'll win at least 8 games, maybe more, I am afraid. I'll keep rooting against, though.
I don't see any way we can get better than 7h, honestly. Rubio is back and Utah will still go for the 4-6th spot, hoping for Blazers to collapse.
How can we win 4 games more than Blazers or 2 more than OKC? I don't see it. Unless we go 12-2...
OKC has 9 games at home but 5 of those games are GS,Toronto,Indiana,Denver and Houston (with Denver and Houston on the first night of a b2b).They can easily lose 2 more games than the Spurs till April,but the question still remains,do we want them too?
What's the real benefit to aim higher than 7,cause i really don't see one.
Confidence building. Demar being quoted that Spurs can beat anyone is exactly that. Earlier in the season, when the team averaged 20-30 points butt-kicking margins, I doubt any Spur had the faintest belief that they could beat anyone. Not true anymore. So to keep winning, disregarding possible matchups is a confidence builder that they can hang on their defense and plays. And coming from Demar who struggled in the past, is even better. I’ve said it before, this team can beat any team (except Dubs) IF healthy and clicking. Hopefully some team like Clippers’ Beverly and Harrell can bang them up. I really don’t think Dubs cruises this time despite Cousins’ addition.
That's not what i meant.I didn't mean that we would "throw" games away on purpose.We will do our thing and win as many games as we possibly can,and find the correct rotations and perfect our chemistry heading to the playoffs.
What i meant was,what's the point of "wishing" a team like OKC or Portland lose more games than us to the point we overtake them in the standings?
I honestly think we can give Denver a run for their money in the first round.They are inexperienced,they have many weaknesses as a team and their main strength which is one of the most deep if not the deepest rotation in the league goes minuscule in the post season.Rotations tighten,stars play heavy minutes,coaches have a much more important role.
So what if we overtake OKC and finish at the 6 spot? We have to deal with Houston instead? Were's the benefit in that? Having to deal with Harden's and CP3's flopping asses and anti-basketball antics in the first round? Hard pass for me on that scenario.
Yup I wouldn’t wish to be in Dubs bracket if Spurs can avoid. Agree the best is 7 with Denver matchup.
Agree that we don't need 5th or 6th seed. But for a different reason, I guess: to me there is no chance we beat Denver, but it would be a good basketball series. We would lose to Houston and to OKC, but it would be awful basketball to watch. If we had a chance that would be different, of course. I would even love to play the Warriors, I am not sure about being swept, and it would be fun to watch Boogie go nuts against refs and everybody else and maybe try to smack Poeltl.
By all means,i'm not saying we are anything but underdogs against Denver as well.But you can't deny,if we steal one game in Denver then the Nuggets are in big trouble in a 7 game series.Jokic as talented as he is,he has not tasted the playoffs yet.
100% agree with you about a series against Houston.It would be hard to watch.Mid range vs Moreyball,with flopping and whining,PJ Tucker haunting DDR and White with 3 fouls from the 1st quarter in every game.
Dunno about a series against OKC though,i kinda liked the 2OT game in San Antonio.As for the Warriors,they'll be in the playoffs till June,no need to have to endure Kerr smirking and Curry shimmy shaking against the Spurs again.Let someone else have to deal with that .
Would love for pop to eliminate pringles again
7th seed is ideal. Gets us a high enough draft pick, a beatable opponent in the first round and keeps us out of the Warriors bracket. If we make it to the 2nd we'll most likely run into Houston or OKC which are also beatable.
The entertainment value of that is priceless. Makes the season an automatic success.
Seams everyone is rooting for the 7th seed not giving any thought that there is a real chance that the Dubs can end up the 2nd seed. Spurs could end up in the 4th or 5th seed with the Dubs in the other bracket and the Spurs could end up playing Denver in the second round which whom they could beat and the Dubs will be in a tougher bracket and be beat up by time the WCF arrives. The seedings are way to close all the way around to be rooting for a particular seed.
would be hilarious if we end up 4 after all this. OKC and Portland are right there, and both could take L's tomorrow.
We just need to finish strong and take care of our business.
Spurs being in the mix for the 4th seed just shows how terrible the West is outside the Warriors.
Warriors are not that hot either. They just recently lost to Suns and Celtics at home. B2B lost to Magic and Heat? I think it's more like even out now between the East and West
They always turn it up a notch in the playoffs (though they have amazing luck when star players are injured against them in their runs). Maybe this is the year they finally look beatable but I don’t see it happening. They definitely have more compe ion out East that is finally not just LeBron and scrubs.
Pop's blueprint on all of them, Bud, Kawhi, Brown tbh
and still has a chance to win 50 games..lol
if the spurs beat the blazers, warriors and rockets thay have a great chance to get the 4th seed..
Yea u said that earlier today just 20 posts ago capt obvious
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