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Knicks, Pistons, and Lakers. Losses to three of the worst teams in the league. Blew double digit leads in all three games. Would have the second seed right now if they won those three games.
Ugh I forgot about that one...yeah that takes the cake. I think I was less angry about that one because of the ridiculousness of it all. I remember laughing after Jennings' shot went in.The Pistons loss was the worst of the season IMO..
Blowing an 18-point lead, Duncan throws the ball away, Jennings makes a layup at the buzzer..
Knicks, Pistons, and Lakers. Losses to three of the worst teams in the league. Blew double digit leads in all three games. Would have the second seed right now if they won those three games.
of course Monta... you only make those against us
Lollas
The only team that we should be worried about in a 7 game series is the Warriors. They're a matchup nightmare and the deepest team in the league.
Houston is very inconsistent and WAY too reliant on Harden. He'd have to play even better than he is now for them to beat us, and he has shown no signs of doing so in the playoffs.
The Clippers are mental midgets and we matchup well with them. Not to mention that Tony, Tim, and Kawhi always seem to play well against them.
The Blazers are very hot/cold. They don't have a chance in without Matthews.
The Grizzlies are our new whipping boys. They've only beaten us twice in the last 2 1/2 years, and one of those was that triple OT game where Tony and Kawhi weren't even playing. I hope we get them tbh
Can't rely on loser teams to bail you out.
The Spurs need to focus on keep building on what they've been doing the past week or so... playing well, especially on the road. We do that, the rest will take care of itself.
SMDH..
I wouldn't worry about Portland(without Matthews) or Dallas, as I've been saying, neither of them are playoff-caliber teams in the West if you extrapolate their current rosters to an entire season of basketball IMO..
Memphis is a relatively easy match-up, too..
However, despite their flaws, I don't see how we shouldn't worry about a series vs. Houston or the Clippers in round 1 without HCA..especially when you consider that the Warriors are going to have an easy-ass bracket where they're probably going to avoid the only 2 teams that can match up with them until the WCFs IMO(Spurs and Clippers)..
A peaking Spurs team can beat anybody, but man, this team has really ed itself by potentially not having HCA, at all..last year's Spurs were a historic team, an anomaly when you look at the points, minutes played and depth stats for each individual, it had never been done before, but like the Rockets' historic 6th seeded championship team, there's a reason it has only occurred once..
Houston's late game play is scary. They always seem to win the close games. Spurs overtime record has sucked this regular season, but I think the Spurs would close the deal in a playoff game/series(Spurs beat Rockets in series.)
Tbh if the standings didn't change from today I'd be pretty happy. Memphis is a very favorable first round matchup. Either them or Portland would be ideal. Playing the Warriors in the semis would not be the greatest thing, but we'd probably have to play them one way or another, and I'd rather do so when our seniors are a little more fresh.
They would have home court advantage and the Spurs have been pure dog on the road. I'm also worried at how easily and effortlessly Harden will be able to draw fouls and get our best defenders into foul trouble.The only team that we should be worried about in a 7 game series is the Warriors. They're a matchup nightmare and the deepest team in the league.
Houston is very inconsistent and WAY too reliant on Harden. He'd have to play even better than he is now for them to beat us, and he has shown no signs of doing so in the playoffs.
The Clippers are mental midgets and we matchup well with them. Not to mention that Tony, Tim, and Kawhi always seem to play well against them.
The Blazers are very hot/cold. They don't have a chance in without Matthews.
The Grizzlies are our new whipping boys. They've only beaten us twice in the last 2 1/2 years, and one of those was that triple OT game where Tony and Kawhi weren't even playing. I hope we get them tbh
I'd be very happy if the Spurs get 6th vs. Memphis at 3, tbh..it's probably the most realistic, optimistic outcome, at this point..
I'm still hoping for the best case IMO, which is Spurs at 5 with an easy 1st round matchup vs. Portland, and then getting the Warriors before any potential mileage issues hit Duncan/Manu/Parker..we need teams like the Wizards and Pelicans to get unlikely wins vs. Memphis..
Every team/player/fan in the NBA is worried about that. Not just us....
Here's my order of team's that I'd like to see:
1) Portland
2) Memphis
3) Clippers
4) Houston
Houston would be the worst matchup out of the 4, but I just don't see Harden going supernova for 4 out of 7 games against us. He's too ref-reliant and his go-to move (step-back jumper) is one of the lowest percentage shots in basketball. If Dwight is healthy, then that changes things, but he seems pretty beat up right now.
I just think neither series would be too physical (maybe the Clippers series), which is what I think would be more troublesome for us and our older guys. I actually think Houston has some pretty big flaws (which I don't expect Pop to exploit until a potential series), like Josh Smith, the PG situation and 3 players that cannot shoot freethrows at all (Howard, Dorsey, Capela).
we get b2b games against houston. if we're going to leap them in the standings, it will be in our control
What happens with a three way tie..Houston, Mem and SAS?
I think it's head-to-head and then division record IIRC..maybe division record first..
Spurs probably need to win both Rockets games for the tiebreaker IIRC..
That's right. They need to win both games against Houston to come out on top in a three-way tie.
I agree, the Warriors look amazing. Can't find a flaw, except to shutdown/contain Curry or Thompson. They are very beatable when one of them goes cold. Thompson and Curry haven't proven to be the big dogs in the postseason.The only team that we should be worried about in a 7 game series is the Warriors. They're a matchup nightmare and the deepest team in the league.
Houston is very inconsistent and WAY too reliant on Harden. He'd have to play even better than he is now for them to beat us, and he has shown no signs of doing so in the playoffs.
The Clippers are mental midgets and we matchup well with them. Not to mention that Tony, Tim, and Kawhi always seem to play well against them.
The Blazers are very hot/cold. They don't have a chance in without Matthews.
The Grizzlies are our new whipping boys. They've only beaten us twice in the last 2 1/2 years, and one of those was that triple OT game where Tony and Kawhi weren't even playing. I hope we get them tbh
Memphis has cooled off, and haven't been scary since 2011.
Clippers are still a threat. DeAndre Jordan is playing well. Chris Paul might actually show up this postseason. Spurs PGs haven't played consistently all season. Parker has been bad on most nights. Mills' shot and confidence is broken. Cojo is terrible running the point.
Portland is a regular season type of team. They lost Matthews, Zero bench. Tiago/ Timmy/Diaw are nightmares for that team.
Dallas has the second best coach in the league, but Dirk from 2006 or 2011 isn't playing anymore. Dallas can take a game from the Spurs.
Go westbrook!
Thunder vs Grizz tom...
Since Houston is easily our worst matchup from our potential first round foes, we should avoid them at all costs. The best way to do that is to either win both games vs Houston or lose both games. If we win both, we have a good chance to either grab the 2nd seed and play Dallas or if we do end up as the 3rd seed, we would get HCA vs Houston. If we lose both games, we would finish as the 6th seed and Houston would most likely grab the 2nd seed since their schedule is much easier than Memphis. This would most likely lead to a matchup with Memphis or LAC which would be more favorable. Splitting both games vs Houston would just increase our chances of facing them in the first round since we would most likely not finish higher than 6th. Obviously, we want to win as many games as possible and be playing the best we can play, but just in terms of avoiding Houston, it would be best to either win both or lose both.
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