Reply With Quote
i hope Kawhi and Bertans go beast mode against indy tbh
I'm guessing a loss in Memphis!
i hope Kawhi and Bertans go beast mode against indy tbh
8-0 tbh
Damn, bro, you might be re ed or something..wtf is this meaningless gif in this thread?
Last edited by spursistan; 02-12-2017 at 08:27 AM.
Mon, Feb 6 @ Memphis - L
Sun, Feb 12 @ NY Knicks- L
lol already at 2-2, probably gonna lose to Indiana tomorrow too.
Lots of 6-2's. Most thought the Clips would be one of the L's. Going 6-2 on the road (.750) is pretty damned good. And it STILL lowered the Spur's road winning percentage this year.
The Spurs only have 8 road games left in the season. I'll still take 6-2 on those.
Wow, that is ridiculous to be on a 64 win pace with all those road games already played. I always expected the Spurs would be a 35 win team for a while once Tim retired but they have a great shot at 65 wins. Unreal.
Almost wish they had more road games tbh. They seem more focused when they play on the road.
Still, all of these home stands will hopefully pose a good chance to gear up and get locked in for the playoffs while trying to get some rest games in.
I picked the Clippers as one loss too, mainly because of how flat the team looked in the same cir stance last year (first game after ASB). Got the Knicks game right too. Could have been 7-1 if Kawhi had played against MEM.
What is even more ridiculous is that the Spurs had a lot of unexpected losses vs ty teams and are still on pace for that many wins. The league is really watered down right now, tbh.
And the Spurs are a really good team ^
So they have been for like 2 decades now and they have never won games at such a rate, tbh.
What's even crazier is that, outside the Warriors and Cavs games, the Spurs hadn't had trully amazing wins. I'm talking about wins that you say "well, that was a great perfomance. I never thought they could win that game". The kind of wins that would make up for some of the many ty losses they have had, tbh.
Outside a handful of games, the Spurs are expected, and should, win every game, tbh. It would be nice to see the Vegas odds and check in how many games the Spurs were the favourites in the last two seasons and compare it to previous ones.
Last edited by DAF86; 02-28-2017 at 11:35 PM.
Watching Dedmon in preseason, I didn't think they had a chance in against the Warriors or Cavs. He's come a long way, and that helps. I'm still wondering about having him in the SL, because he and Danny are just not scoring threats. Assume that Kawhi and LMA will hold up their ends of the bargain. That puts a LOT of pressure on Tony to be "on" in the point-scoring department. Still, I think the combination of Pau and Dedmon at the 5 is better than I thought it could be.
Still worried about the point. For the Spurs to have a chance at winning the WCF, they're going to have to get a lot of AST's from their big men, IMO. Remember in the '14 Finals, Boris led the team in AST's for the series. And for the entire playoffs, Manu was dishing almost as many dimes as Tony. This year there's no Boris, and Manu just isn't up to the same level as '14. And Patty, face it, isn't a PG really.
Yeah they're a good team. Are they a good enough team? The 1 and the 5 are the two worst places to be weak, IMO. Who knows? Maybe Manu will go Benjamin Button, and make everyone eat their words about giving him that big paycheck. LMA could do a better job of recognizing the double team and making the right passes?
They may not be good enough to win it all, we will see. But they are very clearly a top 5 team in the league. They have a better defensive ceiling than any of the top 5, but obviously they have the lowest offensive ceiling as well (especially the starters).
But they are an efficient team that shoots well from 3 and FT and that will be key. Like the past few years, their ability to rebound will by key (which starting Dedmon helps), Kawhi and LMA will have to be offensive stars like you said, and the shooters we have will have to be hitting.
Mills and Danny aren't playing like the normally do but there is still plenty of ceiling left especially if Pau on the bench gives consistent production. That works even in the playoffs.
I almost didn't want to bring this up. But on a per-36 basis, Murray's AST numbers are pretty damned good. Not saying that he's ready for prime time, but he's the KIND of playmaker that they need. It's no secret that I like Simmons, but I also know that he's likely to bring as much heartache as highlights in the playoffs.
The Spurs have 24 games left. I would really like to see Murray get some extended minutes with the second unit, in place of Simmons. Manu is as ready as he will ever be, so he doesn't need extended minutes. If Mills is the nominal point, fine. But if Murray gets some serious minutes, I think there's at least a chance that he could step it up a level and actually be of some value in the playoffs.
When you're not the favorite, and the Spurs aren't, I just think you have to be willing to roll the dice a bit. We're running out of regular season to do that.
Edit : nvm.
That's because they're like 12-4 against teams with records of over .600 and like 20-7 against playoff teams.
.
Good points. So do not be surprised to see some experimentation from Pop. I hope he does.
Also so they just need to give him the experience. It's no secret that Tony is prone to injuries.
Last edited by SAGirl; 03-01-2017 at 03:36 AM.
I agree with this take. Murray needs some minutes these last few weeks. PG play is the weak spot for this team. No offense to Tony, but he's constantly nursing injury and can't give us what he used to. Mills is great a filling up the basket, but really he's a shooting guard in a PG body unless he's throwing lobs to Dedmon. Murray should get some run and be ready to go at it.
I was one of the 6-2 pickers but missed the two teams we lost to. Thought we would lose the second game of the b2b, not the first game Knicks. And picked the Clippers as the other loss. Shows how much I know.
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Posting Permissions
