is our team "mentally weak"?

[Agloco]

my #1 beef with our team is their constant "put it on the back burner" mentality.

if we could just live up to our potential and develop a "killer instinct" i honestly believe we would be unstoppable.

does anyone else feel like our inefficiency stems from a lack of mental toughness? sometimes we just go with the motions and wait too long to turn it on (thus games like the Raptors, Lakers, tonight).

it angers me when we just have a mental lapse in the middle of a game. anyone else feel like this?

In a word, no. You don't win 3 les by being mentally weak.

[Creation88]

still any questions after today's defensive debacle down the stretch?

THIS team is NOT the team that won 3 Championships. it's completely different.

[m33p0]

I don't know if you knew this but the SPurs have been injured all year long lol.

i don't know if you know this but the Spurs have been treating the RS like it's still training camp the past few seasons. it has worked before because they could always get away with it, since 'only' the suns and mavs challenged them with only health being the deterrent to winning a championship. this year it's different. they actually have to play the regular season. healthy or not, they have not been mentally prepared for big games.

[Agloco]

still any questions after today's defensive debacle down the stretch?

THIS team is NOT the team that won 3 Championships. it's completely different.

But not mentally weak......

Injured yes. Mentally weak no. Don't get it twisted.

[Morg1411]

this thread is stupid.

What he said.

[LockBeard]

Pretty soft.

[Creation88]

rears its ugly head again. perfect execution down the stretch.

[phxspurfan]

Playing down to the opposition kills the Spurs again.

[Mugen]

we have no killer instinct.

NONE.

[TDfan2007]

Mentally weak? Not so much.

Lack of talent and a dissapointment to home fans who paid good money to watch this team lose due to poor execution? Yes

The mind of this team is fine. All of these guys are extremely confident and calm under pressure. HOWEVER, outside of our big three, our talent is D-league level so...

[TDfan2007]

we have no killer instinct.

NONE.

Now this I'll agree with.

[Creation88]

i have to believe a lot of this stems from Pop's inability to stop being stubborn.