No shame in losing to the Warriors, tbh..

[HarlemHeat37]

No no no no. You said particulary 2014, 2015, 2016 etc All Pro player LeMarcus Aldridge shouldn't be criticized to do the Golden Flamers *suffocating defense and Donkey's D*.

LMA had so many Unforced turnovers and stupid assed plays it's not even funny.

That's nothing new, though..his offense has declined, all year, and he's never been able to handle double teams or pass the ball..

Utilizing him as the #1 option against the best defense in the league was never going to succeed(there's a delusion on this forum from certain posters who don't want to admit Draymond is dominant, though )..his game fell off a cliff in the 2nd half of game 1 once the Warriors began swarming him, too..

Most of the people criticizing him in the media haven't watched him in years IMO..they just remember the Aldridge that killed Houston 3 years ago..

[MultiTroll]

I didn't even watch the game, but I made my biggest bet of the year on Warriors -13..it was one of the worst lines I've ever seen from Vegas, tbh..anybody that expected a team full of role players, without Kawhi, to compete in GS(after the Warriors just spent 2 days hearing about how they only won because Leonard got hurt) is a delusional homer..

No I did not expect coach Greg Pop to play the correct players nor alter his stupid assed Aldridge Elbow #1 Option Offense to be canned.
The -13 ass reaming was quite expected.
Nice wager.

[Hoops Czar]

Did you watch the 2nd half of game 1 where the same Spurs squad went up against the Warriors without Kawhi? stop..

Yes, and as dysfunctional as the Paddy-run offense looked, the Spurs were up 3, under two minutes left and had two chances to secure a single rebound and potentially put the game away. Even though the Warriors went on an 18-0 run, they didn't squander the lead, in fact the lead grew from 4 to 10 early in the 4th quarter. The difference between games 1 & 2 is that the Spurs didn't compete. They fell behind early and laid down like dogs thereafter.

[HarlemHeat37]

What's scary is that the Warriors are 10-0 in the playoffs, despite Klay Thompson being one of the worst players of any team in the 2017 post-season I can only imagine the damage they would be doing if he was actually making shots..

[MultiTroll]

What's scary is that the Warriors are 10-0 in the playoffs, despite Klay Thompson being one of the worst players of any team in the 2017 post-season I can only imagine the damage they would be doing if he was actually making shots..

Ya vs the Nurkicless Blazers and Jazz, that is just awesome.
How on Earth were the Spurs up 23 vs the Sthuper Warriorsth?

[HarlemHeat37]

Ya vs the Nurkicless Blazers and Jazz, that is just awesome.
How on Earth were the Spurs up 23 vs the Sthuper Warriorsth?

Kawhi being unstoppable + Warriors rust, probably..but ya, that's part of the point, they shouldn't be that overwhelming with Klay struggling so badly..Spurs could have potentially been able to challenge them if Kawhi hadn't gotten hurt, with Thompson playing so poorly(top-heavy team)..

[tholdren]

Play bertans and dedmon

[MultiTroll]

Kawhi being unstoppable + Warriors rust, probably..but ya, that's part of the point, they shouldn't be that overwhelming with Klay struggling so badly..Spurs could have potentially been able to challenge them if Kawhi hadn't gotten hurt, with Thompson playing so poorly(top-heavy team)..

Precisely.
Which shows what a super team they are NOT.
Kwa with a re for a coach and no second option.
OKC coming within two Judas Durant games of eliminating them.

OVERATED

[SpurOutofTownFan]

Spurs cannot catch the GSW. They have to give up the lead through bad decisions on or off the court, including the front office and player chemistry. If they gel even more, only cost is going to hinder their meteoric rise. Right now, the Spurs are headed toward being the bug, not the windshield. You don't have to win a ring every year to be a great team though and all I ask is that we at least have a semblance of a chance to win. There's no fun in knowing the WCF is your ceiling, unless your rivals are worse.

The problem with the warriors in the long run will be money - they don't be able to pay for all of these guys at the same time. Their key players are still young so I don't see them "declining" per se for the next 3-4 years. They will keep contending if they can address cap.

[UZER]

What's scary is that the Warriors are 10-0 in the playoffs, despite Klay Thompson being one of the worst players of any team in the 2017 post-season I can only imagine the damage they would be doing if he was actually making shots..

It's either Klay or Durant in a game. They take shots away from each other.

[Down Under]

It's kind of similar to the position they were in during the 2001 and 2002 seasons IMO..the 2003 team benefited greatly from gathering young players(along with prime players) and letting them play, while also being aided by the Lakers' growing chemistry problems and fatigued from a long stretch of deep playoff runs..

Next year should be similar, if possible(going to be tough if Gasol opts in, though, which is likely)..let the young players get a shot, take fliers, and hope the Warriors' implode for whatever reason(unlikely, but possible with Durant's Free Agency, Draymond being Draymond and Klay Thompson inevitably growing tired of becoming irrelevant)

This. One conference has a team with the most talent ever assembled and is also an extremely versatile defensive team due to Draymond being able to protect the rim as well as guard anyone on the perimeter. The other has the second best player of all time with 2 other all star caliber players. Keep tooling - we have nice young pieces in Murray & Bertans & maybe even Simmons (although jury is still out), plus a few very intriguing ones in Hanga & Milutinov. We also normally add a very effective role player on the cheap each year - West last year, Dedmon & Lee this year. We should be right back to being at the top after next season when TP & Gasol's contract's expire, while those young players have had another season to develop.

[LkrFan]

League-assisted loss?

Yep yep. Did you watch last year's Finals?

[lefty20]

No shame. Just anger, and a lot of it.