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Don't worry the Spur will finish with a record of:
77-5
I remember when it was big news for the Spurs to win 50 games in a season. Now, it's just an expectation -- can you imagine what this forum would look like if the Spurs failed to win 50 games? Given the tenor of some of these posts, it wouldn't be a pretty sight.
Don't worry the Spur will finish with a record of:
77-5
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Think of it this way. Without homecourt advangtage, you would have had to beat us twice in the Palace. It took an incredibly clutch shot (And a huge defensive error) for the Spurs to win 1 game by 1 point in the palace. The Pistons won the other 2 by an average of 24 points per game. Do you really like your chances in another game against a great opponent? I know it burned my Pistons last year. Why do you think they're busting ass to get HCA this year?
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Last edited by FreshPrince22; 09-12-2011 at 02:24 PM.
Oh for God's sake... step back from the ledge. I seem to remember them sucking ass for a couple of games during the finals too. We all know how that turned out.
Popovich didn't look too worried last night so neither will I. Our best basketball is ahead of us. Not to mention last year we began 20-5.
I remember 82-83 when they won 53 games it was huge news....alas they lost to the Lakers that year. I also remember the year we went 21-61....god it was heart breaking, but hen I saw the big picture....DRob was coming.
I remember Mo Mchone getting fired after we were 11-20 in 84-85 and Bob Bass took over and made a run the the playoffs to fall short.
I remember the year we got creamed in the first round by some 40-45 pts to Lakers. Back the Spurs "D" was an oxymoron.
It is a totally different feeling now...and it feels great.....I did not jump then....I certainly won't jump ship now....unlike some people
I think there's some validity in that, but at the same time, there's a focus that comes with opening a big series on the road. Great teams find that focus and use it to get a win before heading home; good teams get swamped and then try to rely on being at home as a solution (by the way -- I'm not trying to make a point about last year's Pistons here; my point is general and I didn't see the Pistons like that). Good teams, though, don't win les.
There's obviously something to be said for winning the most games and all of that -- but there's also something to be said for going through the process and building through adversity to become better equipped to handle tough spots down the road. I'd rather that the Spurs deal with some rough spots through January, but have those experiences to carry them in tight situations in April, May, and June -- to learn who and what works and who and what doesn't work in crucial moments of games. If they lose some in that process, that's life.
I.E
Suns vs Spurs
2005 NBA Playoffs Western Confrence Finals.
In order to make it through an 82-game season intact, a veteran team cannot act as if every single game is as important as Game 7 of the Finals.THE REGULAR SEASON IS IMPORTANT!!!!!
Many of you think that the spurs will just run into a telephone booth at the end of the season and become Superman in time for the playoffs. They are not payed an unholy amound of money to just coast through the regular season. HCA is a big factor this year and if we keep putting up this kind of tacular effort night in and night out we won't be the #1 seed for long.
I'm not frieking out about last night's loss to OKC or the loss to the Hawks earlier in the month. What I am frieking out about is this teams disturbing lack of effort night in and night out and their complacency with where they're at.
In most recent years, the Spurs would be something like 14-10 at this point, even with a healthy squad. 19-5 is a luxury. That's 19-5 with their second-best player chronically injured, and with their best player hobbled. That's 19-5 with a point differential that says they really ought to be 16-8.
Even with their troubles, they've still logged wins over pretty much every halfway decent team in the West.
Kori said it. It's not a sprint; it's a marathon. I'm sorry if I don't freak out if they don't have the best record in the league wire to wire. I hardly see the point of a team peaking in December anyway.
We should set up some kind of hotline for all these cliff jumpers after the Spurs lose a game. You know, someone to talk them down, restore them back to sanity after freaking out about games in DECEMBER. Personally, I'm on a natural high every day watching this Spurs team play, it's a thing of beauty.
Homers are so annoying. Guys you are supposed to when your team doesn't put forth any effort. No one is really jumping ship because we lost to the Hornets, a few people are just irritated because the team refuses to really try(at least I hope the team isn't trying) and win games. It seems like the spurs are just lying down to anyone who won't just let them win.
Because they have an inexperienced playoff coach. That's why.
The Spurs have played exactly TWO game sevens in the past 16 YEARS!!
That's how many time HCA has mattered.
THREE TIMES Spurs have had best record AND NOT won . This last season they didn't even have HCA in the West AND DID WIN!
Lakers, Rockets AND Jazz have sent the Spurs home with their most embarasing playoff losses from lower seeds.
Tim Duncan ONLY loses playoff series to teams with two GOAT'S in their prime on them. There ain't one of those teams this year. Spurs will win.
did you read any of the posts in this thread, or just the le?
That was relevant genius. The thread was about the spurs just cruising through the reg. season and not really caring when the drop games. In other words when we should have destroyed the Hawks, Hornets, we lost because the spurs are too lax because they dont think the reg. season matters much.
That's what I thought.
Sorry... I'm not willing to see Parker and Duncan play 40+ minutes now on the second game of a back-to-back just so they can be 20-4 instead of 19-5.
That extra mileage would show up in the late spring.
It's not about being a "homer." It's about having followed the team for a while, and getting a sense of what really matters. It's very easy to get on an emotional roller coaster with each passing game depending on the result.
That is what I was thinking
What he said ^
Alright, I'll admit it, the Pistons are a LITTLE scary. While their starting lineup remains unchanged, the Pistons are beginning to utilize certain players....cough, cough...Rasheed Wallace. Chauncy, Ben, Tashaun.....I'm not the least intimidated by these players. But Rasheed, when he decides to put forth an effort, is a very effective player. The key word though, DECIDES. I'm curious to see how long this blue collar effort lasts. My only comfort facing these Pistons in the Finals, FLIP SAUNDERS. Seriously, FLIP SAUNDERS. How can I take that Seriously? FLIP SAUNDERS. Yeah, there regular season record may look pretty, but I surely would want someone else on the bench during the FINALS. Maybe Kid Rock, at least he's been there.
If the Spurs win against Detroit in the Palace on Sunday, will that shut you people up?
(I doubt it.)
What's the opposite of a homer, someone who absolutely has no faith in their team to the extent they are crying about a 19-5 record in frickin' December?
A boner?
Last edited by MadDog73; 12-19-2005 at 04:10 PM.
Guys I didn't post this thread because I'm ready to "jump a cliff". I'm just concerned with the Spur's lack of aggression. Sometimes it seems like they aren't even trying. I'm not a bandwagon fan for wanting my team to put forth some effort. I started really getting into the NBA in the beginning of the 02-03 season. My favorite team has always been the Spurs. I've never pulled a T-Park and most of the time I haven't even come on here ing after losses. Every fan has the right to desire for their team to put forth some effort. The Spurs have been lackadasical on defense and on the boards this year. Those are the hustle categories.
I guess what I'm trying to say is (and yes I'm guilty of overembelishing) don't attack posters who complain about their team's lack of effort.
I feel the same way, I'm not "overreacting" at all. Its just that it annoys me to see the lack of effort and intensity out there.THE REGULAR SEASON IS IMPORTANT!!!!!
Many of you think that the spurs will just run into a telephone booth at the end of the season and become Superman in time for the playoffs. They are not payed an unholy amound of money to just coast through the regular season. HCA is a big factor this year and if we keep putting up this kind of tacular effort night in and night out we won't be the #1 seed for long.
I'm not frieking out about last night's loss to OKC or the loss to the Hawks earlier in the month. What I am frieking out about is this teams disturbing lack of effort night in and night out and their complacency with where they're at.
Hey...they are gonna lose 15-20 regular season games...everyone does...I actually think it's funny who they are losing to...it's like since that first loss to Dallas they sat down with the schedule and circled all the teams that they were sure wouldn't even make the playoffs and decided to only lose to them...
No matter what everyone says...they seem to forget what he did against the clippers game to send it to O.T. they forget when he post big double doubles..he slacks off a bit n everybody is trying to jump the ship...
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