Chris Broussard "Spurs won't make The Playoffs"

[Keepin' it real]

I guess that settles it. See y'all in 2020.

[GreekSpursfan]

And then when the pieces nobody is talking about produce, Spurs are back to being the best Org in the game.

Spurs were always the best org in the game, we never lost that, an ungrateful uncle just decided to stab us in the back. Murray is a complete unknown at this point and he comes back from a significant injury, we drafted two young players that i expect nothing from next year and we got Caroll. So we basically remain the same and might get the same Murray back or even a worse version because of his injury. Obviously i hope the best possible version of Murray but right now as we speak the Spurs are the same as last year while all our compe ors got better and potentially a lot better some of them and their young pieces might make strides towards greatness(Doncic, Fox, Bagley) just as we hope with Murray. As it stands i would bet that we're missing the playoffs.

[Larry O]

YUP... every year, they keep pouring dirt on the Spurs, & every year the Phoenix Rises to burn them every time! It looks like it's going to be another compe ive season coming up, which will be exciting for the fans! I can anticipate some close races, especially for those bottom seeds. Hoping with DJ being back, & most of the new guys having a year's experience under their belts, as well as some of the new additions, this will keep this team compe ive. It seems that this is the goal which PATFO continues to do every year, up to this point. It doesn't seem that they have thrown in the compe ive towel yet, so barring injuries, this team should make the playoffs again. BUT, what playoff round they could exit from, is the million dollar question. It will depend on how the West will play out once the #2 signing drama ends. UGG! Aldridge & De Rozen... that's another story as the Spurs try to get over the hump with them, but the 2019-2020 season will be interesting! GSG!!!

[kobyz]

he already backpaddled from that statement...

[Hoops Czar]

idiot

Spurs are winning the West unless Nephew joins the Lakers. Top 4 seed regardless.

He's the idiot, not Spurs fans claiming the Spurs will win the west.

[UZER]

The Spurs will be better this year, significantly better. I just hope Pop pulls his head out of his ass, like the Patty Forbes combo.

But if they just keep saying the Spurs will miss the playoffs every year, one of these years they’re going to be right.

[acoelho1]

These talking heads don't know much about basketball and I'm loving it that the Spurs are no where in the playoff conversation. We will be significantly improved from last year when adding Murray into the equation where he's had 2 off seasons to improve his shooting. His all-defense capabilities should make the Spurs top 3 in the league on that side of the ball.

Also, White shooting 500 jumpers everyday should translate to significant improvement on his 3pt shot. His defense is elite as well and with Murray, they should be able to terrorize any back court in the league. Walker is the wild card and if he makes a leap this year, we could make a championship run. Don't forget that DDR should be better in his 2nd year in the Spurs system. I like our team and our chances over anyone in the west.

[rjv]

Ah, the annual ritual has begun.

especially with broussard. such a know-nothing front runner.

[TimDunkem]

They could make the 2nd round, but players like DeRozan and Mills will get heavy minutes so obviously there's a ceiling

Pretty much this. Perpetual NBA purgatory team until the deadweights are gone.

[rjv]

Certainly is possible. We barely made it last year. It all depends on how well the young players play.

certainly, there are possibilities that the spurs don't make it but that would be a matter of staying healthy more than anything else. one would have to say that in for certain are: 1) Lakers 2) Portland 3) Utah 4) Houston (although they will fall) 5) Golden State 6) Denver 7) OKC and then that leaves the remaining slot. i think one can rule out sacramento (may even drop a bit, phoenix (new coach, no clear direction) right off the bat and the wolves (may be really bad). so, that would entail three teams that would be the pelicans, the mavs and the spurs and broussard is likely banking on the pelicans. but even one of the teams i listed as being in could slip out as they are not sure fire winners. the clippers would be one of the maybe/maybe not teams if leonard leaves them at the altar and OKC is on the fringes of a break down if this is the year tha they can't get it together. broussard may not be hating on the spurs, after all. he may just be thinking that the spurs are too young at this point. of course, it's broussard so there's just as likely a chance he doesn't know jack about the spurs.

[John B]

Spurs are left without Kawhi. So Spurs would miss out. That’s the narrative. It sells air time.

[Prime BEEF]

Assuming the roster stays the same, I think ceiling is 5th seed and the floor is 10th. Possibly could miss the playoffs but I don’t think it’s probable

Assuming Kawhitter goes to the clippers...

1)Utah
2)Denver
3)LA Clippers
4)Portland
5)New Orleans
6)OKC
7)San Antonio
8)Houston
9)LA Lakers
10)GS
11)Dallas

[FkLA]

The LMA/DD duo isn't the elite duo some other teams have, but they also won't be surrounded by trash like those other duos. The depth of this team is seriously being underrated. 3 through 10, probably only DEN compares and they don't even have a #2 to go alongside Jokic (lol Jamal Murray). They also don't have the GOAT coach coaching them. The biggest weakness I see is Pop's love affair with Wombat. He's the 11th/12th best player on the team but will probably get 6th man minutes, unfortunately. On the bright side, I'm actually pretty confident that Belli will be moved or relegated to being a bench warmer, tbh.

[Jsmythe]

I think the playoff locks are: Nuggets, Blazers, Jazz. All of these teams had 50+ wins last season and either stayed the same or improved.

Almost locks are Lakers and Rockets. Most would say these are locks but we don't yet know who will be on the Lakers and whether Lebron and AD can remain injury-free. Houston seems to be on the verge of imploding if Chris Paul and James Harden can't get along.

Assuming both the Lakers and Rockets get into the playoffs, that leaves 3 final spots. Fighting for these spots will be the Spurs, Warriors, Thunder, Clippers, and Kings.

• The Warriors lost KD, Klay (to injury), Iguodala, and maybe Livingston (retirement) and Looney (free agency). They picked up D'Angelo Russell. If you look at their roster, it doesn't seem very intimidating. It's basically just Curry, D'lo, and Draymond with a bunch of role players.
• The Thunder have the same team back, so they are in good shape to make the playoffs if Westbrook stays healthy.
• The Clippers are a mystery because they seemed to do better after they traded away Tobias Harris. It remains to be seen if they can keep up their good play from the end of last season with so little talent. This assumes they won't get Kawhi, which seems likely at this point.
• The Kings upgraded their roster with Harrison Barnes, Dewayne Dedmon, Trevor Ariza, and Cory Joseph. They will definitely be better than last year but they only had 39 wins last year and the other teams in this group all had 48+ wins. Can they improve enough? Maybe.
• The Spurs have the same team but with Murray back, White a year more experienced, and LW4 possibly breaking out. With 48 wins last year, I think they can get 50 wins next year. I think that should be good enough to get into the playoffs.

Among the other teams, the Mavs could be good except Porzingis will miss at least half the year. The Grizzlies and Pelicans have nice young talent but both are in the first year of rebuilding. The Timberwolves and Suns I think will be at the bottom of the west.

If I had to guess, I think the Clippers and Kings will be the 9th and 10th teams in the west, with the Warriors taking the 8th seed through sheer determination by Curry.

[buujness]

Just setting up the narrative for Pop to win COTY, tbh.

[Raven]

I could see the argument the last bunch of years, I don't see it this year, with the west getting considerably weaker and the spurs getting murray back and standing pat.

[Rosewood]

He's the idiot, not Spurs fans claiming the Spurs will win the west.

Both idiots.

Spurs are making playoffs, you're just here to troll tbh.

[crc21209]

The LMA/DD duo isn't the elite duo some other teams have, but they also won't be surrounded by trash like those other duos. The depth of this team is seriously being underrated. 3 through 10, probably only DEN compares and they don't even have a #2 to go alongside Jokic (lol Jamal Murray). They also don't have the GOAT coach coaching them. The biggest weakness I see is Pop's love affair with Wombat. He's the 11th/12th best player on the team but will probably get 6th man minutes, unfortunately. On the bright side, I'm actually pretty confident that Belli will be moved or relegated to being a bench warmer, tbh.

I’m all for trying to move Beli to try and free up some minutes for the young guns. However...Beli does bring an offensive punch off the bench sometimes when the offense is struggling.

[r0drig0lac]

Just setting up the narrative for Pop to win COTY, tbh.

[GreekSpursfan]

The LMA/DD duo isn't the elite duo some other teams have, but they also won't be surrounded by trash like those other duos. The depth of this team is seriously being underrated. 3 through 10, probably only DEN compares and they don't even have a #2 to go alongside Jokic (lol Jamal Murray). They also don't have the GOAT coach coaching them. The biggest weakness I see is Pop's love affair with Wombat. He's the 11th/12th best player on the team but will probably get 6th man minutes, unfortunately. On the bright side, I'm actually pretty confident that Belli will be moved or relegated to being a bench warmer, tbh.

If you're saying (lol Jamal Murray) then someone might say (double lol Derrick White, your guy) for being severely outplayed in the series. Jaml Murray has a bigger ceiling than White, if he can reach it is beside point. He can shoot of the dribble, more athletic, can actually shoot the three unlike White, he's creative attacking the basket. Murray has the potential to become a No2, White on the other hand is more like a No3.

[Barfunk]

I predicted Spurs would go 6th last season, but made 7th. We're making the playoffs again, and I'm going with 5th this time.

[Barfunk]

Chris Brou is yet another got Spurs hater by the way.

[slick'81]

Spurs def not missing the playoffs barring injury of course

[Leetonidas]

The LMA/DD duo isn't the elite duo some other teams have, but they also won't be surrounded by trash like those other duos. The depth of this team is seriously being underrated. 3 through 10, probably only DEN compares and they don't even have a #2 to go alongside Jokic (lol Jamal Murray). They also don't have the GOAT coach coaching them. The biggest weakness I see is Pop's love affair with Wombat. He's the 11th/12th best player on the team but will probably get 6th man minutes, unfortunately. On the bright side, I'm actually pretty confident that Belli will be moved or relegated to being a bench warmer, tbh.

I agree. As long as Murray comes back and plays decently and White continues to improve, Spurs have a pretty deep roster. Spurs have go 12 deep at least imo. Our real problem is our 1 and 2 are soft and play an archaic style and some of the guys who should be the 11th and 12th men are the 6th or 8th (Mills/Belinelli)

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Jesus told him so it must be true.