Toronto is 16-17
Memphis is 15-16
NOH is 14-16
Toronto and Memphis are both playing much better as of late and they will likely be above .500.
The Hornets are struggling, but they do have Paul/West/Okafor and that is enough talent to win some games.
Handle the post? All conjecture at this point. We will see who's who's holding the LOB when it's all said and done. For everyone of your pie in the sky posts I could show you a hundred from Spur fan predicting the sky falling in. I imagaine reality will end up somewhere in the middle.
Right now, Lakers are better than the Spurs...period. If the Spurs get more in sync, and pass the Lakers record, then they'll be better..it's pretty simple.
All those sky is falling posts came in the beginning of the season with injured starters. Ask those same Spurs fan right now and I guarantee you their opinions will be different.
Yes..but that is because this is a Spurs forum, dude. This forum is about 85% Spurs fans. Pretty much have to expect more from the majority. Right now the Lakers are better than the Spurs..but they are catching up...you can't deny that.
my 2 cents:
Spurs are getting better...not sure if they are better then the lakers...just be happy that they are getting better.
so basically the spurs sucked until they got healthy and got to beat up on crap teams. wow everyone could have predicted that. why are the lakers struggling? health. oh wow another no brainer
Maybe Spurs fans should just accept that they will NEVER be fully healthy in the postseason.
If Ron artest is that big of a factor to effect the team then the Laker's have problems....
are we suppose to go 82-0?
You're saying that the Lakers are struggling because of injuries and Artest is the only guy injured. Artest is nothing more than the 4th, 5th best player on the team...
People put too much emphasis on the record and rough/hot stretches.
A few weeks ago I was possibly the only person in this forum sustaining that the Spurs were the only legit contenders in the WC besides the Lakers, I was more optimistic than Spurs fans themselves...
I don't think they're better than the Lakers (they lack top wing defenders) - the most I can see is that they may have the upper-hand in the matchup, although I'm not sure of that yet. Need to see more of both teams and how the season develops.
The reasons provided by the OP are kind of lame/bogus though. The biggest advantages I see for the Spurs is:
- the Lakers are one of the most permeable teams in the league to dribble penetration and they aren't a shot-blocking team. They force misses with the length of their interior defenders.
- the Spurs have two excellent finishers at the rim off penetrations, Parker and Ginobili. Plus, they're very good with the drive'n'kick game. They have a big to spread the floor. They have enough size inside to stop the Lakers post game and to make a wash of the rebounding battle.
The downside for the Spurs is the lack of someone other than Keith Bogans (an offensive liability) to throw at Kobe.
Also Phil Jackson is one of the few coaches in the League that does not like double teaming players like Duncan. Expect that to be another advantage for the Spurs.
cool story bro.
Actually the teams that double Duncan are the ones who lose to the Spurs.
Probably because he roots for the Bulls...
And yet he makes a thread about the Spurs, hence why his views on the Spurs do not represent me...
Since when can views of one person represent another dumbass.
Yup, it's a major reason why the Suns have always had a problem with the Spurs in the postseason.
Our rotation bigs are Duncan, Dyess, Blair and Bonner. Out of those players Tim is the only one that can matchup with the Lakers front court in terms of size.
Pop can throw RJ at Kobe and Manu has always made more than a decent job defending Bryant.The downside for the Spurs is the lack of someone other than Keith Bogans (an offensive liability) to throw at Kobe.
Just maybe, people forget the Spurs were a little banged up and it would take sometime to get them rolling again and if they stay healthy they should get better and better this season as they gain more confidence. The talent is there, a core of Duncan, Parker, Ginobili, McDyess, Jefferson and an excellent rookie in Blair is solid if healthy. The Lakers have had some injurys flare up recently, but have struggled to beat .500 teams and have gone down to the wire in some games vs scrub teams (Kobe miracles at the buzzer). Lots of ball to be played still, but I would not be surprised to see a Spurs/Lakers WCF again in 2010.
Nobody is better than the Lakers until they beat them in a 7 game series. They are the DEFENDING champions afterall....
Which was exactly what I said dumbass.
You s posting in a troll thread.
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