Chris Broussard "Spurs won't make The Playoffs"

[tmtcsc]

You forgot OKC, and Dallas will also be battling.

I sure did. Thanks.

[JeffDuncan]

I'll say it here bc it's an appropriate thread. If they don't make the playoffs with a healthy LMA and Derozan (for the most part) they really need to reconsider these two. It would have sucked to want to remain compe ive and not achieve it, but the league only just got less loaded at the top, not more. Some teams got better but not to superteam status (yet to be seen with Kiwi decision). If they don't advance it's only due to them sucking... barring catastrophic injuries of course.

It depends. If LMA has another year of 21 pts and 9 rebs, and if DDR has another year of 21/6/6 or close to that, it will be very doubtful they are to blame for any lack of success.

Last season the major problem was too many traffic cones on defense. Mills was bad on D (and always will be,) Forbes was bad for most of the year, Beli has never been good on D, and Bertans is unplayable at times (like against Denver's bigs.) With so many of the same players back, there's a danger of too much bad D again. Fingers crossed that Murray and White stay healthy, and Gay, and that Carroll can help.

If you sent a healthy Kevin Durant, in his prime, out on the floor with Mills, Forbes, Beli, and Jeff Ayers, the result would not be pretty. Durant would probably fake an injury and hop on the next flight to Canada.

Supporting cast still matters.

LMA and DDR should be blamed only so far as they are truly to blame.

[RC_Drunkford]

people try to say this all the time. What people forget about last season was that

A. the team had a slow start to the season due to the new roster. It took Pop a long time to figure out the right line ups
B: White was injured for the first 20 games and he wasn't the player that he was in the post season then
C: Spurs had a 9-man rotation which meant once one of those 9 players got injured they had a big problem and would likely lose. This years roster is a lot deeper, even Keldon Johnson might get minutes. You got like 12-13 bodies that compete for minutes

Combine that with guys knowing how to play with each other now, Murray and Walker cracking the rotation, the development of the young guys and adding Carroll Spurs should win 50 games easily.

We just gotta hope that LaMarcus and Rudy don't decline

[Chomag]

They will make the playoffs , now being nothing more then 1at round fodder is a different story.

[SAGirl]

If you sent a healthy Kevin Durant, in his prime, out on the floor with Mills, Forbes, Beli, and Jeff Ayers, the result would not be pretty. Durant would probably fake an injury and hop on the next flight to Canada.

Supporting cast still matters.

I see what you did there.

This team has bettter depth than last season, they should be better. At some point some responsibility needs to go to the stars, and coach who play said traffic cones. (if that were the case).

However, this is more about making the playoffs than arguing on behalf of any specific seed/ceiling. They should make the playoffs with the two healthy stars tbh.

[Bill Walton Saga]

The West is always tough year after year and I'm always surprised when an Eastern conference team wins it all.

[spurraider21]

I hope so! So we can get a solid pick for a change... stop spinning wheels, tbh

dno what you're complaining about, none of your mexican boys (manu, oberto, splitter, laprovitolla) were picked in the lottery range tbh

[GreekSpursfan]

If Kawhitter goes to the Clippers, Spurs will not make the playoffs and thats a very realistic approach tbh. I will follow this prediction therefore any other positive outcome will come to me as a pleasant surprise.

[spurraider21]

spurs were starting bryn forbes at PG and rudy gat at SF to start the season because of injuries to the backcourt... the team should be a lot better off this year with a healthier and deeper rotation

white grew into his role gradually, now he has a full offseason to refine and improve where he knows he needs to. dejounte should be a positive contributor and take some of patty's minutes. lonnie looks ready to take some of the minutes off of forbes. keldon can take some of marcos minutes. carroll gives us a decent wing defender which we didn't really have.

hard to see the team not being better than last year, tbh, even if sammich is a non-factor. if sammich can graduate from the g-league in a few months, bertans becomes more expendable which can net us another piece if needed (combined with marco's expiring deal)

[EricB]

Never said they were , so I don't know why you say that.

" load of injuries"? Murray for the whole season, White for a bit and Gay for another one? That's hardly a load of injuries. That's just about common for every NBA team. A load of injuries would be having your go to players getting injured, tbh. And the Spurs were lucky on that regard last season.

Look, nobody is saying that the Spurs are , just that there is a lot of compe ion in the West. Admitting that doesn't make any of us less of a fan, tbh.

Murray missed about 2 months worth of games. DeRozan also missed a 2-3 weeks. Lonnie Walker was in the rotation and because of his injury missed the year.

that matters.

[Frenchfred]

Spurs will have the 7th or 8th spot and probably lose in the first round. If Murray and White play well, then second round.

[monty4329]

Almost every team changed a lot since last season, except Spurs, Houston and Denver. Most of them will have a slow and/or complicated start so it is reasonable to expect several wins for SA off the gate. That will probably be enough to secure once again a PO spot.

It is certainly one of the most open seasons yet (in every sense). A deep bench will prove essential, in my opinion, as every game is winnable for everybody and many teams are front-loaded but very thin after the 6-7th man. On the injury side, I guess we should be done for a while: that alone means a few wins more than many other teams.

Unless Pop comes back from China too tired and gives the reins to Mr. Hammond.

[DAF86]

Murray missed about 2 months worth of games. DeRozan also missed a 2-3 weeks. Lonnie Walker was in the rotation and because of his injury missed the year.

that matters.

Nos you are just making up. Lonnie was never in the rotation.

[Dhbsr555]

Everyone sleeping on The Spurs the are really deep this year. If everyone stays healthy they will get the 2 seed.

[Mr. Body]

I can see the Spurs hitting around 50 wins. Their guard corps, especially healthy, should be a mess for teams to deal with.

Houston will decline, OKC hasn't done anything. It'll be a rumble, but the Spurs will make the playoffs.

[Rummpd]

Without a trade, Spurs may well miss. Beyond 2 stars and Murray team weak unless White improves.

[Brazil]

the annual spurs won't make the POs take... it would not be an offseason without tbh..

[rascal]

Bump

[rascal]

Everyone sleeping on The Spurs the are really deep this year. If everyone stays healthy they will get the 2 seed.

The 2 seed?

[rascal]

Almost every team changed a lot since last season, except Spurs, Houston and Denver. Most of them will have a slow and/or complicated start so it is reasonable to expect several wins for SA off the gate. That will probably be enough to secure once again a PO spot.

It is certainly one of the most open seasons yet (in every sense). A deep bench will prove essential, in my opinion, as every game is winnable for everybody and many teams are front-loaded but very thin after the 6-7th man. On the injury side, I guess we should be done for a while: that alone means a few wins more than many other teams.

Unless Pop comes back from China too tired and gives the reins to Mr. Hammond.

Most teams will have a slow start?

[rascal]

Murray missed about 2 months worth of games. DeRozan also missed a 2-3 weeks. Lonnie Walker was in the rotation and because of his injury missed the year.

that matters.

Murray some type of team difference maker.

[rascal]

If Kawhitter goes to the Clippers, Spurs will not make the playoffs and thats a very realistic approach tbh. I will follow this prediction therefore any other positive outcome will come to me as a pleasant surprise.

Good accurate post.

[Prime BEEF]

I can't wait to see the look on their faces when the Spurs win 50+ games and get home court in the first round

[KDKSpurs24]

I think Broussard actually started changing this opinion when it got closer to the season though.

[dbestpro]

I do not think they will make the playoffs without a significant trade. These guys do not believe in themselves and that alone is half the battle. Mental weakness on this team abounds.