What we need is for OKC/Clippers play each other in the second round. It would be trying to win the 2nd round and the WCF against them. The best case as of now would be for us to face the Grizz in the second round, while OKC and the Clips battle it out. I like the Clippers but they remind me of last year's Spurs. We need defense and rebounding and we should be ready for the playoffs.
The win doesn't count. The Grizzlies have sucked as of late.
therealtruth never addressed my post on page 7. Disappointing.
If we don't have some big wins over great teams in March and April (and maybe even beginning in about the middle of Feb), that's when you start worrying, not early in the season when the team is still ramping up.
Big win over a good team today, anyway.
Pity we played the Clips twice early on as they are a major threat this year, particularly with that nasty bench (although they do have a 4th Q Achilles Heel that I think we can take advatage of when the going gets tough). Bookmark Feb 21 in LA, and March 29 in SA - we really need to win one or both of those games against the Clips to make a statement. Glad we play them 4 times this season, not the usual 3.
if the losses don't count now why do the wins?
anyway, tonight was a good win. Spurs finally moved the ball around (particularly in the 2nd half). we got killed in the 1st half on the boards but battled back huge in the 2nd half. obviously Tim's early shots set the tone. he was back to normal tonight and we kept the ball under control. definitely a step in the right direction against the best teams.
Because your contention is that the Spurs are unable to handle the best teams in the league anymore.
Without Manu, we absolutely decimated one of the "best teams" tonight. They hit everything they could in the first half as well, so they were playing solid ball.
As I said,
ITS JANUARY.
Feel free to put your finger back on the panic button if it makes you feel better though.
good lord, you have the worst reading comprehension and inferring skills ever.
i never said we were "unable to handle the best teams in the league anymore." i simple stated that we currently are not beating those teams, not that we cannot. good stretch though.
, i think this team can contend for the le....however we're eventually going to have to compete against the best....which we're currently not doing on the whole. tonight was a step in the right direction and shows we can decimate teams when we're playing at our best ( even minus Manu)...we just need to KEEP playing like that against those teams going into the playoffs.
Yeah, beating good teams in the regular season really doesn't tell you much about a team. Studies have been done and there's simply no correlation between winning or losing against the best in the regular season and success or failure in the playoffs. It's fan-made drama, tbh.
, the entire 2003 season, Spurs fans were in a tizzy because the Spurs were supposedly weak against the better teams. That ended up being hot air.
Sure, you want to remain confident in the regular season -- and beating good team is a good way to build confidence -- but the regular season really just comes down racking up the most wins.
Maybe the people who think point differential rather than contender head-to-head record is more indicative of future success have the right idea.
And I wouldn't put too much stock in playing OKC twice or Memphis sans Ginobili, and the last time the Knicks swept the season series it was the 2003 season, and we know how that ended...
Good lord, you have an absolute absence of NBA knowledge.
This guy. This guy right here.
No correlation? Links to studies please.
I believe record vs the "best" is not near the top but to say NO correlation un uh. Got to define "best" too. Like top 4 in own Conf and top two in other Conf.
Sometimes the networks will flash stats of vs over .500, helpful but too general.
I think also that sometimes you have to watch the games in order to see what's actually going on. You can usually spot potentially bad match-ups. For example, during the infamous 2011 run where the Grizzlies knocked SA out it was obvious during the season that the Spurs were going to be at a disadvantage size-wise unless Pop made adjustments and/or TD, Manu, and TP went nuts.
This year the problem teams are LAC and OKC so far. But assuming all goes well, unlike with the Lakers, a deep playoff run isn't out of the question for SA.
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what?
It is obvious Grizz are slumping as they got pummeled by Houston and injured Clips. "solid ball"???? didn't you watch the 2nd half? Grizz played like the didn't give a .
So what excuse are you going to give the Grizzlies? That they were tired from the road trip? We injured their star players? Why not so quick to call them "old" like yall do when one of our guys gets hurt??? We outplayed them. The better team won.
It is obvious Grizz are slumping as they got pummeled by Houston and injured Clips. "solid ball"???? didn't you watch the 2nd half? Grizz played like the didn't give a .
It's not so much about beating elite teams in the regular season, it's more about controlling the game. If you can't dictate the terms against the best with any degree of regularity, then how could you possibly be capable of beating them in a series?
Last night, for the most part, the Spurs controlled the game and that was the first time I'd seen them do that against a team of that caliber this season (outside of the Heat game, which for obvious reasons, shouldn't be read into in the least). Now I want to see if they can keep their poise and not fold against an elite team, on the road, in a close game, when the opposition makes a run and the crowd is going wild.
And the Spurs ran them out of the gym.
It is obvious Grizz are slumping as they got pummeled by Houston and injured Clips. "solid ball"???? didn't you watch the 2nd half? Grizz played like the didn't give a .
The Griz played very tough ball in the first half, got a huge helping of road-cooking, and the Spurs still were even with them.
The Grizz got more FTAs on the road, tbh...
They can't really win if forced to run, though; their insistence on offensive rebounding means their transition defense isn't that great either. I mean Marc Gasol's a good shot blocker but do they have a guy with the ability to do chase down blocks like Green?
I said the same damn thing back on page 7, dammit.
beating good teams...shows where ur team is at and if u can hang with them
FabbsUrielNo correlation? Links to studies please.
I believe record vs the "best" is not near the top but to say NO correlation un uh.Wait for studies you to produce we will. Uhmmm huh.Link?
Makes sense that the Queen of ST drama, would want some answers.Fabbs
Uriel
Wait for studies you to produce we will. Uhmmm huh.
Originally Posted by timvp
Studies have been done and there's simply no correlation between winning or losing against the best in the regular season and success or failure in the playoffs. It's fan-made drama, tbh.Real world not exist said studies? Snickers last long, but perhaps "studies" forthcoming no.Fabbs
Uriel
link?
Wait for studies you to produce we will. Uhmmm huh.
All the rest, injury, stern conspiracy and they still have the best record in the league. You ers always have something to about.
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