How much of a threat are the Dubs

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

Spurs beat them off a B2B against them after playing the Clips the night before. Spurs match up with them well because of Kawhi and Green are such great perimeter defenders.

Spurs can beat GS even w/o HC advantage. It really comes down to are completely healthy or not. If they are, they can beat any team in the league w/o HC with the exception of OKC, IMO.

[FromWayDowntown]

It's absolutely true that there aren't many teams that can feel as confident walking into another team's building in a playoff game. The Spurs have significant, recent playoff wins (and, in some cases, multiple wins) on the road against everyone in the West -- Golden State (x2 in 2013), Memphis (x2 in 2013), Portland (2014), Dallas (2014), Clippers (x2 in 2012), and Oklahoma City (Game 6). They also managed 3-3 at Miami over the last 2 Finals, of course. Since the Leonard/Green revolution, the Spurs have played 11 playoff series and have won at least 1 road game in 10 of those (the only exception being 2012 against OKC).

If you just have to get one in the other guys' building, the Spurs have shown in the very recent past that they can do that.

[Brazil]

They deserve credit and respect like the Hawks but at the end of the day with Green / Leonard we match up pretty well with them so no need to be scared

[DrunkTXLabrat]

i agree with the idea of Green and Kawhi being the remedy for the splash brothers. but don't sleep on Draymond Green. He would be a tough assignment. Diaw? JaMichael? this would be a good time to have a season'd Jean-Charles to throw at him, but nooooo. maybe Ayers? Splitter? the spurs might want to take a look around the free agent market for a 3/4 defensive specialist. i think brandon davies woulda been another good player to have season'd by now.

[DrunkTXLabrat]

i agree with the idea of Green and Kawhi being the remedy for the splash brothers. but don't sleep on Draymond Green. He would be a tough assignment. Diaw? JaMichael? this would be a good time to have a season'd Jean-Charles to throw at him, but nooooo. maybe Ayers? Splitter? the spurs might want to take a look around the free agent market for a 3/4 defensive specialist. i think brandon davies woulda been another good player to have season'd by now.

get Kyle Anderson some more pt. He needs to be able to defend.

[EVAY]

I take GS very seriously because they are now a complete, seasoned and (at the moment) healthy team being coached by a far superior coach than Mark Jackson.

As someone else mentioned, they were banged up seriously in 2013.

They are playing MUCH better defense than they used to play.

They have a coach in Kerr who knows how to defend the Spurs offensive sets as well or better than anyone not named Budenholzer or Brown.

They are the 'up and coming young stars' who will be the media and likely NBA PR team's darlings, and thus, the refs' preferences in questionable calls on their Home Court, which they will have.

I think it is possible that we beat them, and I HOPE that we beat them. But yeah, if they stay healthy, they are going to be the greatest threat in the west, imo. Yes, that means greater than OKC.

[DBMethos]

Warrior fans are very confident about this year's team, but you know they still don't want any part of San Antonio.

[DAF86]

They are for real. These aren't your no defense Phoenix Suns from the mid 2000's.

[RD2191]

Lol. GS is a joke. 2nd round exit.

[in2deep]

Spurs matchup well vs Warrior and Portland

not worried about them

Spurs matchup badly vs Houston and Dallas

[SnakeBoy]

Lol. GS is a joke. 2nd round exit.

This is what I thought. I figured they would come crashing down to earth by now but they're still rockin so I thought I'd ask since I don't watch them play.

[taps]

Bogut... can throttle the Splitter-Duncan combo.

I've never seen him do this

[therealtruth]

Leonard and Green will take care of Curry/Thompson. That will force their other guys to beat us which won't happen. That's how you win playoff series. You prevent the other team from playing their game.

[RD2191]

Leonard and Green will take care of Curry/Thompson. That will force their other guys to beat us which won't happen. That's how you win playoff series. You prevent the other team from playing their game.

Yup.

[Cane]

I hope Bogut stays healthy. Easy hacks

[Beaverfuzz]

Maybe a 15% threat. They're still vastly overrated.

[RD2191]

Beaver obviously ate a bowl of truth cereal for breakfast.

[Hoops Czar]

Maybe a 15% threat. They're still vastly overrated.

33-6 in a vastly superior and stacked western conference is being overrated?

[Beaverfuzz]

Leonard and Green will take care of Curry/Thompson. That will force their other guys to beat us which won't happen. That's how you win playoff series. You prevent the other team from playing their game.

Actually you just have to shut down Thompson and Seth will simply try to hero ball the game. We know how that works out. I'm actually more worried about Thompson playing hero ball than Seth, as Seth simply tires out on defense.

[Beaverfuzz]

33-6 in a vastly superior and stacked western conference is being overrated?

You do understand how playoff series work right? Let me know when there's a round-robin system in place for the playoffs.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

It's absolutely true that there aren't many teams that can feel as confident walking into another team's building in a playoff game. The Spurs have significant, recent playoff wins (and, in some cases, multiple wins) on the road against everyone in the West -- Golden State (x2 in 2013), Memphis (x2 in 2013), Portland (2014), Dallas (2014), Clippers (x2 in 2012), and Oklahoma City (Game 6). They also managed 3-3 at Miami over the last 2 Finals, of course. Since the Leonard/Green revolution, the Spurs have played 11 playoff series and have won at least 1 road game in 10 of those (the only exception being 2012 against OKC).

If you just have to get one in the other guys' building, the Spurs have shown in the very recent past that they can do that.

Not too long ago there was that window where the Spurs were mostly awful on the road in the playoffs from 2009-2011. Only big Spurs road victory during that era was Game 1 against Dallas in '10.

Obviously team has improved a lot since those days and I think the most impressive road victories of this era all came last year with Game 6 vs OKC, and Games 3 and 4 in Miami.

[alfahdlan]

In my opinion, not much. If Spurs get them in the WCF over OKC or Dallas, then I'm throwing a party.

The post-season is a game of match ups. Luckily for us, Spurs match up well with almost every team in the league. Stick Green on Curry, put Leonard on Thompson, and suddenly they become a team of chuckers with minimal playoff experience.

Who does parker guard harrison barnes?

[Hoops Czar]

You do understand how playoff series work right? Let me know when there's a round-robin system in place for the playoffs.

Sorry, I don't speak gibberish. I don't know what this is suppose to mean. If you're trying to say GSW hasn't proven they can win in the postseason, OKC was unproven, inexperienced and owned by the Spurs and couldn't win a big playoff series against a smart savvy veteran laden team in the postseason until they did. See: 2012 Oklahoma City Thunder. You're still stuck in 2013.

3rd in points in the paint
4th offensive efficiency
1st Effective fg%
1st true shooting %
1st in assists
4th assist/turnover ratio
2nd in assists per fg (Atlanta #1)
1st opponents shooting %
1st opp. effective fg%
3rd opp. 3-point fg%
1st opp. true shooting %

All of this with a rookie head coach and an ineffective, injury-plagued big man.


Overrated!

[ElNono]

OKC also folded like a cheap lawn chair in the Finals... Right now I have the Dubs ceiling at WCF...

The playoffs are all about matchups. There's little you can draw from the regular season outside of who's a good/bad team.

[Hoops Czar]

OKC also folded like a cheap lawn chair in the Finals... Right now I have the Dubs ceiling at WCF...

The playoffs are all about matchups. There's little you can draw from the regular season outside of who's a good/bad team.

Yeah, the Spurs folded like a cheap lawn chair in the WCF's But, I have to ask, did you actually watch the Finals in 2012? The no call on Durant by Lebron in the closing seconds of game 2 completely flipped that series around. With the exception of game 5, all the games were close.