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You actually had me goin there for a while.
You actually had me goin there for a while.
You actually had me goin there for a while.
Barring a few key pieces I would have to agree. They will be damn good yes, but back to the finals? Thats tough. Terrific damn 15 years, good lord they have been good that damn long! Incredible. Tough losses here or there yes, but that just shows they got there first when most teams would die to have been there that many times.They need a backup ball handler when Parker is out, that is FOR CERTAIN! That was glaring in these finals when Parker sat. They also need another BIG IMO! Not a scorer per se but someone who can rebound in the post and play some D as a backup. They were thin there as well.
Lakers were injured all year. They had their top players miss chunks of the season. They had no back court in the playoffs. Won't be a surprise if they re-load and are back next year.
You have been right. There hasn't been a le since 2007 with this core.
After a loss that is a great damn speech! He said some real stuff in there. I wish we had someone on our team who could do that after a loss and try to get them hyped again or make them feel better, all I saw was sadness which made it ten times worseI agree, if DWIGHT stays though. Oh yeah that Kobe guy too, how healthy will he be? When will he come back and how much at that age will this effect him.
Tim Duncan is FAR FROM over in my view, of course your hearing this from a die hard fan and let me say this, i watched every game and the finals game 6 he was masterful...but you can somewhat thank POP for pulling Duncan out, but again mistakes are made it happens nobody's perfect. Duncan has 'no plans' to retire and so hes gonna honor his contract it looks like 1 year i think right? Honestly when i saw his press conference i laughed cause it reminded me just how much compe ive personality hes got.... I also think that people judge him based on his age when he clearly shows he can still 'hang' with the rest of em. As for the haters 4-1 is nothing to be ashamed about, hes been great for so many years and he finally hits a brick wall and everyone jumps on him? greatness can't always hold an undefeated streak, sooner or later something happens.... but anyways Duncan will come back we'll see how he does but i believe in him. I think hes the greatest player ever with or without rings, and hes got 4 so there ya go. Finally.... the road to the playoffs will be something, the road to the finals will be harder and more stretched out because of the recovery of the compe ion. Everyone gets healthy and so you have a battle to face, but lebron can't feel pretty light when hes got rose and rondo and granger looking at his 'lucky ride' as he should be extremely worried... my 2 cents.... DUNCAN G.O.A.T.
Have to say this loss was tough, but for some reason I'm optimistic because of one Kawhi Leonard. This guy is so damn good and he isn't anywhere near his ceiling.
I have no idea how great Kawhi can be, this Finals gave glimpses, but as a Spurs fan I'm fully on board to see where he goes. He's the future and now the post Big 3 era doesn't look so bleak.
They'll be back...in San Antonio. Way too many unknowns to say for sure that they'll be back in contention. I love Kawhi's potential and desire to be great, but they have so much flying in the face of a repeat season...namely age and health. They could opt to bring back the same core next year, including guys like Splitter and Neal, and I'm still not sure they'd have enough to get back.
I'd like to see them take a different direction this summer than they took last year. S&T Splitter in lieu of overpaying and get back assets in return. Part with Neal. Sign (or trade for) a starting-caliber front court player. Bring back Manu at a role player cost and reduce his role/minutes. Integrate De Colo and Baynes into the rotation. Draft a wing player to back up Kawhi. Oh and Kawhi...make him a featured component of the offense because he's ready.
Well how did the Spurs respond after the events in 2004 and 2006.
Get real, your team is full of failures and never won a damn le.
The Spurs will be back next season for a couple of reasons:
- Spurs re-devotion to defense
- Kawhi's exponential development
Paul Garcia PS @24writer 11h Coach Pop said Kawhi basically did what he did this year without many plays being called for him. “He’ll be getting more plays,” in future.
- CJ has a lot of promise at the back up PG spot
- Splitter is still useful against the big teams like Memphis.
- Baynes full training camp
- Addition by subtraction with some of the roster
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Spurs need sign a player(s) that can handle the ball and attack the basket. When shots aren't falling you need players who are comfortable attacking the basket.
They also need to find a true back up SF; for 2 reasons - give Kawhi some rest and it would be nice when we go small to have 2 true SFs out there.
Kawhi really looks promising, hopefully he delivers when he gets more touches or when the defense of the opposing team focuses on him. Green should expand his offense and maintain his 3point shooting but yeah his 3 point shooting role alone has been very impressive as a jump shooter. I hope Manu, Diaw and Tim returns next year. Hopefully Baynes gets some minutes so he can lessen the minutes for Duncan in the regular season. And Splitter too, hope he comes back in a reasonable price and improve his game.
Yes sir!!!! Drive for 5 is still on next season. (It is supposed to be Drive for 6, but oh well)
This ongoing offseason, one very vital move that I think the team needs to make is to allow Kawhi to have a bigger role in the offense. I think we and Pop have seen enough in Kawhi's play to make him at least the 2nd option in the team's offense. And I'm quite confident that Pop will, as stated in his post-Finals interview. By doing this, the team could take away the heavy scoring load off Tim but we'll still expect the ball to be thrown to him on the post or for him to his jumpshots from time to time.
Player development should continue, obviously. One player that I want to mention is Danny Green. I don't believe he is already a top 10-15 shooting guard, as stated by timvp, not without an acceptable dribbling skills. Miami's adjustment of forcing him to put the ball on the floor really took away the Spurs advantage and to add to that, he struggles passing when double-teamed.
As for the free agent signing, I do hope the Spurs sign a solid playmaker i.e Calderon. I still want Manu to finish his career in SA and I can't picture him wearing a uniform other than the black and white. But if he ends up retiring or be in another team, I wouldn't be surprised based on his play of late. But it sure would be heartbreaking. I also wouldn't mind Paul Millsap. In my opinion, a good complimentary player to Tim - has perimeter shooting and a good rebounder.
For Pete's sake! We won this thing, realistically. We didn't because of freaky cir stances that have absolutely nothing to do with our team. And what do our adept fans have to say. WE NEED TO CHANGE THIS TEAM. Were you asleep during our run.
As far as I am concerned, if we bring back this team intact, with a year under our belt, we'll be back to the finals.
Go watch some baseball and wait for the football season to start.
Im not so sure. They probably lose to okc if westbrook is heqlthy. They have no shot against okc next year. They have a developed jackson, internal improvement of ibaka and durant. Youth like lamb. They also have a lottery pick to replace trash like thabeet.
Spurs need one more playoff caliber big man (like a Perkins type) and a backup ball handler or for Joseph to do well in summer league and blossom into a real backup PG. If Parker is the only playmaker and Manu is relied upon again, we lose. If Duncan is the only dependable playoff big again, we lose.
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If Oberto comes in and coaches Baynes and Baynes develops quickly into a good serviceable big man, and Joseph works on his game and his knowledge of the Spurs system over the summer and blossoms into a true backup PG, we have an absolutely awesome shot at a championship. Because then we get rid of Blair, Bonner and McGrady and bring in a new wing a backup big. We could be really good if so.
They beat OKC easily this year with Westbrook.. Spurs played so well in the playoffs..
I think the spurs will win the nba championship next yr.......this yrs nba finals was rigged....weird series....all a storyline.....spurs is a better team than miami
The Spurs will be able to attract a top FA, because they have money to spend and that player could put the Spurs over the top.
Up 5 with 20 seconds to play is NOT the time to gamble.
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I would NOT pay 8 - 9 million per year to a guy that I would not feel comfortable "going to war with."
LOL CHOKERS! A Jazz fan talking about Chokers. 4 les to your 0 les, first round exit! Swept last year hahahhaa. Get the outta here.
Duncan had a borderline miraculous season for his age. What are the odds he can come anywhere close? I think the odds are just as good that he experiences a Ginobili-like plummet in performance. With that comes the end of championship runs. Still a strong and exciting team, but not championship material.
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