What are the Spurs chances this year?

[cheguevara]

well....for miami it would have to be shaq...maimi holds the advantage at center over every team...
dallas has a quickness advantage
and the dallas young players are far better than the spurs young players
and yes i do agree that the spurs almost took the seris from the mavs...but mostly becuse of the mavs lack of experience, KVH, and the depth they lost when they had to start harris because griffen wasnt athletic enough to guard the spurs guards....but look now...van horn is gone...we have learned a valuable lesson from the defeat by miami...and griffen is replaced by buckner and george

typical mav fan.

FYI Shaq is not even close as dominant at all anymore, and Spurs match up with the Heat very well.

so u're blaming KVH for the fact that Spurs almost beat them and Heat did???

[David Stern]

Of making the Finals? Slim to none unless the Heat/Cavs represent the East. If I am going to have a boring team in my finals I am also going to need to have a team who is entertaining for me and the fans. I would prefer to have 2 talking, flashy teams on and off the court, but I can/will tolerate one boring team that cares about winning .... and have family like chemistry if it comes to that . I lost alot of Money from 2005!!

[confined]

ok look...
howard + harris > parker
and if u argue that then u guys seriously need to start watching more games...and no i didnt blame just KVH...he had to guard TD when our centers were in foul trouble...i dont kno abotu u guys but from what ive seen van horn cant play D at all so now that hes gone avery wont be tempted to play him...and yes shaq still has an advantage over every other center in the league...who r teh spurs gonna guard him with?...elson, butler? please...and TD cant guard him cuz hed get in foul trouble way too easy....bottom line is the mavs r more athletic...we DO have an athletic small forward...several as a matter a fact...and if the mavs were strong enough to take down the spurs last season and now theyve upgraded their roster whcih makes them even more dangerous....

and i hope to god shaggy doesnt see this thread...we'll be going back and forth for days...

[shaggy17]

ok look...
howard + harris > parker
and if u argue that then u guys seriously need to start watching more games...and no i didnt blame just KVH...he had to guard TD when our centers were in foul trouble...i dont kno abotu u guys but from what ive seen van horn cant play D at all so now that hes gone avery wont be tempted to play him...and yes shaq still has an advantage over every other center in the league...who r teh spurs gonna guard him with?...elson, butler? please...and TD cant guard him cuz hed get in foul trouble way too easy....bottom line is the mavs r more athletic...we DO have an athletic small forward...several as a matter a fact...and if the mavs were strong enough to take down the spurs last season and now theyve upgraded their roster whcih makes them even more dangerous....

and i hope to god shaggy doesnt see this thread...we'll be going back and forth for days...

Dont post about how much more superior the Mavs are compared to the Spurs and maybe we wont be going back and forth for days. Or better yet dont post at all BTW the Mavs were by far much more athletic and quicker then the Heat and they lost in 6. The Heat are also much older then the Spurs. Shaq is still a big part of the heat but he is also on a serious decline. Shaqs not gonna revert to 2000/2001 Shaq if we happen to play them in a series. He isnt going to give us as big of issues as you would like to think.

[dbreiden83080]

They will be fine it is really all about their health at this point. I am really crossing my fingers that Timmy is due for a big Timmy type of season where he can stay healthy all year and just kick peoples asses. I think with what we have added and lost we are basically the same as we were last year talent wise. If Timmy, Manu and Tony are all healthy and firing on all cylinders year round, Spurs will have a dominant year and be right there for the le in June.

[RC's Boss]

You mofos worry to damn much. The Spurs train will come through as it always does!

[kobe_bryant]

spurs will have an excellent chance of winning the ring

[confined]

Dont post about how much more superior the Mavs are compared to the Spurs and maybe we wont be going back and forth for days. Or better yet dont post at all BTW the Mavs were by far much more athletic and quicker then the Heat and they lost in 6. The Heat are also much older then the Spurs. Shaq is still a big part of the heat but he is also on a serious decline. Shaqs not gonna revert to 2000/2001 Shaq if we happen to play them in a series. He isnt going to give us as big of issues as you would like to think.

the guy asked me a question and i answered what can i say...if the mavs can beat the spurs then obviously they have some kind of advantage over them ...thats all im sayin...and the spurs dotn have any good centers liek they have in the past years so shaq could be a problem

[Vingianx]

no faith, #1 Seed

[AdmiralMVP]

I think the Spurs could win 60 games again this year. However, I'd like to see the Spurs win 50-55 games this year and not overplay Duncan or Ginobli. Having the best regular season record and home court advantage is nice, but a healthy Tim Duncan for the playoffs would be better.

As long as Duncan is healthy, the Spurs have a chance to make the Finals.

[mavs>spurs2]

I think the Spurs could win 60 games again this year. However, I'd like to see the Spurs win 50-55 games this year and not overplay Duncan or Ginobli. Having the best regular season record and home court advantage is nice, but a healthy Tim Duncan for the playoffs would be better.

As long as Duncan is healthy, the Spurs have a chance to make the Finals.

This guy knows what he's talking about. Homecourt advantage is nice, but not as nice as having a healthy Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili come playoff time. The spurs don't have too much depth, so having everyone healthy is key. As long as they stay healthy they have just as good a shot as any other team, as long as Stern keeps his ass out of things. (Miami)

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

What Bruno said - nice summary buddy.

Also, what more could we have done? Convince Bonzi to be a role player for $4.2mil is about the only other thing possible, but that is a pipe-dream.

I'd say that right now the top teams in the league are Spurs, Mavs, Suns, Heat, with the second echelon of Clips and Bulls. Beyond that there are about 8 other teams that should make waves but don't have the experience to go all the way.

We've got as good a shot this year as in 2003 or 2005. I never really liked the 2004 Spurs that much...

[cherylsteele]

Of making the Finals? Slim to none unless the Heat/Cavs represent the East.

How will those 2 teams prevent the spurs from making the finals? Last time I checked they are in different conferences.

[David Stern]

How will those 2 teams prevent the spurs from making the finals? Last time I checked they are in different conferences.

Those 2 teams wont prevent the spurs from going... I will! If Heat/Cavs dont make it then I am going to have the Lakers/Suns or someone who gets blown by espn in MY Finals! I refuse to lose $$$ on a series that is "only about what happens on the court".

[David Stern]

This guy knows what he's talking about. Homecourt advantage is nice, but not as nice as having a healthy Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili come playoff time. The spurs don't have too much depth, so having everyone healthy is key. As long as they stay healthy they have just as good a shot as any other team, as long as Stern keeps his ass out of things. (Miami)

What are you talking about? I like teams who dont bring off the court drama to the game and who arent talking flashy sob's!