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Yeah...at least we got payback on the Mavs. Looks like the Suns are gonna get payback on us, though. We must win the next two games at home or we're done.
Well anyone would have said that before the postseason began, but the Mavs series gave me a lot of confidence...never would I have imagined them ripping off 3 in a row after Mavs went up the first game. After that, I saw a team that could go to the finals, unless the Lakeshow gets healthier and starts playing to their potential...and it wasn't a crazy thought. Now, however, it's a different story. The outside shot will decide if we go to the next round.
Yeah...at least we got payback on the Mavs. Looks like the Suns are gonna get payback on us, though. We must win the next two games at home or we're done.
After OKC almost stole game 2.
Spurs on the other hand, lost miserably in both games. Bad comparison.
You are very foolish if you believed the Spurs would get to the finals.
10 months out of the year I will agree with you, but not in the post season. After witnessing how well and beyond expectations the Spurs began to play at the end of the season and in the first round against Dallas, my eyes and hopes lit up and honestly I saw a top 3 team in the league about to give a championship a serious run.
And why is that???
The Spurs dominated the #2 seed very well balanced Mavericks, and the Lakers began playing poorly with all the nagging injuries and the Thunder, a team the Spurs would dominate, gave them a serious run.
On the Eastern side...no team impresses me. I think the Magic are overrated and I think the Spurs would match up well against them and have far more experience, and as good as the Cavs are on paper, they haven't impressed me one bit in postseason play.
So why exactly was is foolish? Not saying it had amazing chances, but the Spurs were playing the best basketball in the league so why is it unreasonable with their experience and coach and the way they were playing to believe they could maybe go all the way, one final time????
The lakers were coasting in the OKC series. Don't you remember the lakers did the same thing with Houston in the first round?
They knew they could win that series with no problem all they had to do was step on the gas.
If you look at the rosters there is no way the spurs can beat the lakers in a playoff series and it is looking like they are not getting past the Suns either. The spurs are just too small for the lakers. Terrible matchup problems. I don't know why anyone would think the spurs had a shot against LA.
The Dallas series had many fooled. That series was closer than you think.
Having to play Bonner and an old pf McDyess because they have no legit center is a weak spot on the roster that won't get them far in the playoffs. And against the lakers you need some size.
This season was lost at the trade deadline when the spurs had a last shot to upgrade the roster and did nothing. Not saying if any moves at the deadline would have been enough to get them to the top but doing nothing was definately not going to improve the team.
The Dallas series was VERY close, but in order for it to ever be that way the Spurs had to step up and they did..they played very well, and could have played better. Beating them was no joke, it was a big task, they were one of the best teams.
And I agree that on paper, Spurs have slim chances vs. Lakers but they're all banged up, they have/had like 8 guys with nagging injuries at once, including their most important players. A 75-90% Lakers team has a chance of losing to a Spurs team that was playing top notch basketball. I'm not saying it would have happened, but you never know how it would go.
What I believe is the Spurs are too small to match up well against ANYONE on paper, except maybe Phoenix, but somehow they beat Dallas, who puts two 7 footers in at the same time for most of the game. Butler plays bigger than he is and they have good depth at center with Haywood and Dampier. Those guys aren't both studs but studs but I'll take Haywood over all of our big men except Duncan. They don't need much scoring out of those guys because the Mavs have plenty of depth and offensive fire power, and to be able to have Dirk and another 7 footer at any time of the game is great advantage.
Suns are better than you think.
They're damn good, and match up well against the Spurs, but I still expected to beat them.
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