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Lucky we're not matched up against the spread in the finals.
against the spread
Lucky we're not matched up against the spread in the finals.
Moron...oh well. I knew haters would come out.
I saw something on that very thing, it seems that the team with the largest point differential has won the le something like 80% of the time.
SA had a pt diff of +8.4
Phx was +7.3
Dal was +7.2
http://www.covers.com/pageLoader/pag...s_regular.html
Don't belie da hype!
Why be accurate when you can sell papers and magazines?
you would think that somebody writing for a sports betting website might know that the spread has as much to do with beating expectations as it has with running up the score. if everybody thinks you'll win by 44, you lose ats if you win by 43.
he was also ignorant about the spurs point spread, as well as who played on may 18th.
http://www.covers.com/articles/colar...?topID=122&t=0
Julian inson eats, sleeps and breathes sports – that probably explains why he’s always so hungry, tired and frequently lightheaded. He’s been dishing the goods on college and pro sports for two years at Covers.com, but he still maintains his lifelong dream of playing on the Professional Candlepin Bowlers Tour.
Well, "Julian" and "Professional Candlepin Bowlers Tour" is enough to completely disregard this butt pirate.
Last edited by monkey_boy; 06-01-2007 at 03:56 PM.
I don't think it was a "lucky break" for the Spurs to avoid Dallas. Given how ty Dallas played the last three weeks of the season, is it really so safe to assume they'd have beaten the Spurs when they couldn't beat the Warriors?
I think the Mavs played the entire season in fifth gear and didn't leave enough in the tank for the playoffs. Spurs probably would've paid them back this year.
Couldn't agree more.
Given the examples of Detroit and Miami last year, as well as Dallas and Cleveland this year, the regular season couldn't be more irrelevant. I remember watching the two games Dallas took in San Antonio earlier this year and thinking that it was a total continuation of the playoff series -- the Mavs just looked a little bit stronger, quicker and more athletic. The real story is that the Spurs are a veteran team that knows how to pace themselves and get ready for late April.
I think Dallas did the commendable thing in deciding to not take the regular season off like all the "good" teams in the East, but there's a balance between coasting and burning yourselves out.
The Spurs have done this for years, usually to their advantage.
I don't think the regular season is irrevelant, I think it's a tune-up. A chance to work out kinks and get people working together. Pop is always "not in a hurry to win." The season is 82 games, each game is 48 minutes. Play it all smart and you're peaking when it matters. I think Pop is one of the best at understanding this. It's a marathon, not a sprint.
There is always luck in winning, but luck alone won't do it. It takes talent, hard work with a strong work ethic, and strong leadership. The Spurs have been fortunate to have it all for a lot of years.
Yes they did, and since the TD era, they have had the best point differential 6 times, so his point about not covering the spread does not mean anything. The Spurs were favored by over 10 pts more than any team and were also road favs more than any team except Dallas, so just because they do not cover the spread that does not mean that they are barely beating the opponents. Championship teams have a harder time covering spreads because they are usually favored by a larger point spread than most teams....
This guy does not know jack .
Hollinger swore up and down all year long that point differential, along with offensive and defensive efficiency per 100 possessions, is the better gauge of a team than W-L record....i.e., the Mavs were beating everybody by 5 points, their efficiency ratings projected them at 58 wins but they got 67. Well, they were going all out when a lot of teams weren't.
Whereas with San Antonio, a home loss to Charlotte and Boston doesn't mean anything in the grand scheme of things, because they were beating everybody by 12 points. I think Dallas lost maybe one or two games all year long to lottery teams. The Spurs had much more than that, but those kinds of games tell you nothing about playoff potential.
It is an ODD year , Spurs win in odd years. It is written in the stars. Book it. You don't beat againts the spurs in odd years. Now cover spread I have no idea. BUT we are going to win and that is all that matters for spur fans.
I would like to add we got "luckY" and in a ODD year "1997" we got tim duncan.
the Spurs aren't boring, were just odd!
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