8-4 without TD: Lottery team?

[ducks]

timpvp is it a worse drop off then with david robinson at the end of his career

[Useruser666]

If the Spurs wouldn't have Duncan, they would be a different team. They would have different plays, and be setup to use the personal they did have to their fullest. It's hard to say where they would be. I believe they would be above .500. Probably better than the Lakers and even make the bottom of the playoffs.

[Phenomanul]

If the Spurs wouldn't have Duncan, they would be a different team. They would have different plays, and be setup to use the personal they did have to their fullest. It's hard to say where they would be. I believe they would be above .500. Probably better than the Lakers and even make the bottom of the playoffs.

It's hard to say... but let's put it this way..

I'm glad we do have Duncan.

[TwoHandJam]

When duncan has been healthy he has performed well in Back to Backs when Manu has been healthy he has not performed well in Back to backs. I don't think it is a double standard.


If we said it was cool for tim to sit out because he had injuries but said Manu could not sit out then that would be a double standard.

Again, Tim has not played basketball in the summer for the past 3 years so it is not a fair comparison. The fact is, every summer Tim has played ball, either something drastic has happened (2000) or he's missed numerous games with injury (this year). Pop even played Tim a career low in minutes this year and he was still injury prone. We should be thankful Manu has been as durable as he has been this year considering his three years of virtually nonstop play.

[ducks]

he was injured prone when he went to the brand of shoes he wears
has nothing to do with the fact he played in the games


he needs to tape his ankles

[TwoHandJam]

he was injured prone when he went to the brand of shoes he wears
has nothing to do with the fact he played in the games


he needs to tape his ankles

That's just pure speculation on your part ducks. You can't possibly prove that. Was it Tim's shoes that blew out his knee in the summer of 2000 as well when he was still with Nike or do you think playing in the men's Olympic qualifier had something to do with it? Please.

There is a high correlation between Tim missing games/being injured and playing in the summer. Just look at his games played in his career stats at NBA.com.

[waly.mg]

And without Manu too in how many?

[SequSpur]

Since the Spurs lost by 40 to Dallas, I would say they are worse than a lottery team.

[bigbendbruisebrother]

he was injured prone when he went to the brand of shoes he wears
has nothing to do with the fact he played in the games


he needs to tape his ankles

Did you see the closeup shot of his ankles last night when he was shooting free throws in the 3rd quarter? They had so much tape that the right one in particular looked like my 90 year old grandma's. I was wondering how he kept the shoe on it was bulging so much.

[smeagol]

Since the Spurs lost by 40 to Dallas, I would say they are worse than a lottery team.

They lost to SEA by 20 pts with Duncan.

Does that mean they are a lottery team with Duncan too?

[SequSpur]

There is a big difference between 20 and 40. Don't they teach Math in Argentina?

[Athenea]

There is a big difference between 20 and 40. Don't they teach Math in Argentina?

Sequ= PHD in etiquette & protocol