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Agreed, tbh. It's crazy to think of how more ridiculous it could have been if Harden was still around.
Agree with Mugen.
OKC has no depth outside of Beta, Westbrook, and Ibaka but I'm still worried about a Spurs-Thunder series due to their ref advantage alone.
Agreed, tbh. It's crazy to think of how more ridiculous it could have been if Harden was still around.
We've seen the ceiling of this Clipper team in the form of the '08 Hornets tbh. Not really scared of them. The Rockets pieces just don't fit and really can't judge them until I see what they get for Asik.
Still real early but the Heat, Warriors, and Thunder are the only teams, as presently constructed, can eliminate a healthy Spurs team. All 3 have the length to defend us well and the options to exploit Duncan on the pick n pop. Should be an interesting year again but, overall, the league is very, very weak in terms of "elite" teams tbh.
The western conference as a whole has declined a lot the last couple of years. The clippers aren't much better than before, the thunder aren't as good as they were in '12. The warriors are a wildcard and gave us issues last year but if that's the best the west could muster up you've got to like our chances to represent the conference in the finals. The question is how good are the heat and can the pacers keep it up
OKC had their usual officiating advantage in 2012 and it still took an elite effort from Harden to beat the Spurs..Westbrook rarely dominates against the Spurs, too..can't see them beating the Spurs in a series, tbh..they have a small chance since Durant can go off, though..
I disagree with Mugen about the Clipps being like the '08 Hornets..Chandler dominated that series on defense, DeAndre Jordan isn't a good defender, and even if he somehow becomes a quality defender by the end of the year, Pop is going to run hack-a-Jordan all game and take him off the floor..Spurs would dominate the Clippers in a series IMO..
Warriors are really the only team in the West that scares me, as long as the Spurs are healthy, which obviously isn't a given..
And ya, as I've been saying since the Harden trade and Wade's decline, the NBA is weak right now..if the Thunder had kept Harden, no team in the West would have even a dark horse chance at beating them from 2012 to 2016, tbh..
While it is still early, good to see Kawhi on Klay still works and something that can carry over should they meet in the playoffs.
One thing I noticed during the Warriors/Thunder game; Barnes was able to force a lot of fouls on Durant in the post, something Spurs should try in their match ups this season.
Like some have mentioned it is still too early to draw any conclusions with the Clippers/Rockets.
Oh, I see. Well, I typically don't think that way - but this year I do because of the team trajectory over the past few years. Last year, for example, making the Finals alone was a huge success because nobody expected it. This year, however, it would not be. It is expected.yeah I know... I was kidding. It seems like it's championship or bust every year, that's all.
Hoping for another trip to the finals.
Guys I know West conference sucks right now, but what do you think about East?
Leastern Conference. Miami looks good but not great (coasting), Pacers exploited a chump schedule and got owned by the first halfway decent team they played
I'm happy with the record but the Spurs have a lot of room for improvement. Save for the Knicks game, they haven't really played great for 4 quarters straight in any of their games.
Once this team gets fluid, I fully expect them to win it all this year and we all know it should have been back-to-back Championships. Miami is Co-Champion at best. SMH...F'in rebounds.
"Prison Garb" uniforms? Really? Come on CBS article writer. The Spurs uniforms are great. That's why they haven't changed them in a long long time. I do wish they would roll out "San Antonio" black road unis as a throwback. Now that has to be the late 70's black lettering unis, not the hideous mid 1980's white lettering on the road unis.
By the way, the Spurs have already set themselves up for another 50 win season with this start. If the guys can stay on the court for the most part, they should be in good shape to give it another deep playoff run in 2014.
It's going to suck in the near future when the Spurs actually have a bad or mediocre season.
This run in the Duncan era has been unprecedented with the possible exception of the Russell Celtics. In their case the Celts had no salary cap to contend with in a league with much less raw talent. Tim's ability to play at a really high level for sooooo long is really a treat for us Spurs fans. We have had fewer down times/seasons than any other NBA team in our history with the possible exception of the Lakers. Besides, LA's "ability to rebuild" is based on "factors" outside of a talented front office anyway FWIW.
When a team like the Spurs has had only four or five top ten first round draft picks in their 37 year NBA history, they have done a great job putting compe ive teams together in each of their generational eras (Gervin, Robinson, Duncan). Well done.
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