I don't know about 70 wins but I know I'm taking the over and the Spurs whenever we line up to play _allas
You should know by now that posting anything on this board objective right now is a waste. They're practically pissing themselves over the signing.
Wait for them to calm down.
We know Dallas we not win jack next year, so stop being bitter.
They have a good chance to win 60-65 games as long as they don't have to play Tmac every game ;-)
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You people think Finley is so great but I have watch Finley for a while. The guy is overrated right now but San Antonio probably would be the favorites with or without Finley. I don't get why Finley all of a sudden is so great. He just went through surgery. You are caught in the hype like most spurs fans. The guy is not that good anymore and his poor shooting cost Dallas the game against Phoenix last year. Finley is not going to improve San Antonio any over Barry.
Yes!
Even assuming that objective view proves to be 100% correct, why does that cut against the Spurs winning 65+, and maybe as many as 70 games? I mean, if you look at last season, Barry fits the very same description.
With that guy on the roster playing big minutes, and without a legitimate back-up center for the first 4 months of the season, and with Tim Duncan missing most of March and April, and with Manu missing stretches of games during the season, the Spurs won 59 games and were within reach of the best record in the regular season. Assuming that a summer of rest will result in at least marginally better health for Manu and Tim, and with the addition of two more shooters, plus improved depth at center, it certainly seems plausible to think that even if Finley struggles at times (ala Barry) the Spurs could put up a fairly significant number of wins.
I don't think 70 or 72 is terribly realistic, but that doesn't mean it's impossible. But something around 65 (with good health) strikes me as realistic, making 70 an outside possibility with some lucky bounces and other breaks.
They'd be a lock to win 70 if they played the Suns more frequently.
Spurs Thrash Suns
Spurs Blowout Suns in 4th and OT
I am sure you know a lot about Fin. You say he is not good anymore. That his surgery will suddenly make him a horrible player. He is overrated? Wow, maybe Miami, Phoenix, T-Wolves and Spurs should have listened and not tried to get Finley. Maybe we need to tell him no thanks.
"Ranks #16 in the NBA in Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage(0.407) "
" CAREER AVERAGES "
YEAR TEAM G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
95-96 PHO 82 72 39.2 .476 .328 .749 1.7 2.9 4.6 3.5 1.04 .38 1.62 2.40 15.0
96-97 PHO 27 18 29.5 .475 .255 .812 1.3 3.2 4.4 2.5 .67 .15 1.63 1.60 13.0
96-97 DAL 56 36 35.6 .432 .387 .807 1.0 3.5 4.5 2.8 .89 .36 2.14 1.70 16.0
96-97 -- 83 54 33.6 .444 .361 .808 1.1 3.4 4.5 2.7 .82 .29 1.98 1.70 15.0
97-98 DAL 82 82 41.4 .449 .357 .784 1.8 3.5 5.3 4.9 1.61 .37 2.67 2.00 21.5
98-99 DAL 50 50 41.0 .444 .331 .823 1.4 3.9 5.3 4.4 1.32 .30 2.14 1.90 20.2
99-00 DAL 82 82 42.2 .457 .401 .820 1.5 4.8 6.3 5.3 1.33 .39 2.39 2.10 22.6
00-01 DAL 82 82 42.0 .458 .346 .775 1.3 3.9 5.2 4.4 1.44 .39 2.32 2.10 21.5
01-02 DAL 69 69 39.9 .463 .339 .837 1.3 3.9 5.2 3.3 .94 .36 1.70 2.10 20.6
02-03 DAL 69 69 38.3 .425 .370 .861 1.6 4.3 5.8 3.0 1.10 .30 1.65 1.50 19.3
03-04 DAL 72 72 38.6 .443 .405 .850 1.1 3.4 4.5 2.9 1.17 .54 1.15 1.60 18.6
04-05 DAL 64 64 36.8 .427 .407 .831 .7 3.4 4.1 2.6 .75 .28 .94 1.90 15.7
Career 735 696 39.3 .449 .370 .807 1.4 3.7 5.1 3.7 1.16 .30 1.88 1.90 19.0
Playoff 56 56 41.4 .417 .382 .851 1.3 3.9 5.2 2.9 1.27 .38 1.64 2.40 17.8
All-Star 2 0 14.5 .476 .250 1.000 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.5 .00 .00 1.00 .00 11.5
(taken from www.nba.com)
I see what you mean by overrated. 19 points per game. 45% FG%.
37% Three%. 81% FT%.
Yeah, we made a mistake.
Yes, if there are no serious injuries.
Yes, Spurs fans are a little giddy right now. We need a couple of stinker games to get us back to earth.
No way Pop wants to coach the all star game again. He's going to sandbag the first half of the season.
who cares about the regular season?!as long as the Spurs make the playoffs and take the trophy again!
75! baby
You'll see why Finley is overrated. Dallas would not just get rid of him unless they knew he is not the same he once was. He was great at one time but those days are over.
and to think your team is still paying him!
Funny how fans from other teams only chance of any type of joy is to hope the spurs fail. A morale victory for them is if the spurs don't win 70 games, i guess they just gave up on winning a championship or else we would hear how their team is going to beat the spurs.
I don't hate the spurs team but I hate fans that are so arrogant and assuming the spurs already won it. The lakers thought the same thing in 2004. Just stop being so y because you don't know what will really happen.
I've stated on this board that 60-65 is possible w/ or w/o Finley. It's as if the Spurs never won anything and all of a sudden Finley is the savior of the franchise. If they win it next year it's not like everyone will be saying, "Oh, that Finley guy is the reason we won." Sure the Spurs are a bit better with him, but they were just fine w/o him too.
Yeah, and after i said that's why ya still have to play the games you'd have thunk i was Osama from the backlash.
Then what the is your point?
I don't think anyone here (at least the reasonable faction, which is generally readily evident) is saying that Finley is a savior or that he will determine whether the Spurs win or lose in 2005-06. I think what most are saying is that Finley helps the Spurs to become better than they were in 2004-05. The idea here is that signing guys like Finley to add to this mix is the difference between winning 59 games and possibly winning 65-70 games. The idea of the Spurs winning 65+ games (or even 70 games) would be a sign that the Spurs were a little bit better than they were in 2004-05, wouldn't it?
Certainly, they have to go out and play and win games if they're to repeat. They have a lot of work to do. But we, as Spurs fans, certainly have reason to have higher expectations now for the coming season and a more legitimate hope that our team will repeat. What's bothersome about that?
What's the le of this thread?
Check the other threads, people are ting themselves, or that's what they're saying in their posts.
Finley will make them a bit better, but not 11 games better. C'mon.
Nothing at all, and you're allowed to have optimisim, just like the other 29 teams. But people are almost too giddy over this. Spurs fans should be more concerned with winning the division than 70 games. That Houston team might be a handful for the division.
Rational thinking? Watch the comments flow after that last sentence..
Spurs are the same team with or without Finley. I predict 61 wins. I don't see Finley making them any better than Barry did last year. I thought they would win it without Finley to so this doesn't make the spurs any better.
pot calling the kettle black. you should be worried about not getting swept.Nothing at all, and you're allowed to have optimisim, just like the other 29 teams. But people are almost too giddy over this. Spurs fans should be more concerned with winning the division than 70 games. That Houston team might be a handful for the division.
Rational thinking? Watch the comments flow after that last sentence..
Phoenix sucks, they're the spurs' .
This team will win 50 games by just showing up.
I can easily see them winning 70, if they stay healthy. For any conspiracy theorists left on the bandwagon, this upcoming season will be very interesting.
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