Spurs get another break against the Lakers

[underdawg]

Even more than Cowboys fans, or Yankees fans?

Well, the Yankee fans can without a doubt claim they have the biggest payroll in professional sports. I don't think you'll find too many y Cowboys fans right now.

[KaiRMD1]

I'm not too worried about this game because as I've learned, it's just the season. I do want the Spurs to win and odds are, they will win, I don't doubt that at all. The only thing they need in order to be the lakers is defense, that has ALWAYS been their strongest asset against the Lakers. So that's going to be the key in this game along with keeping the lead until the very end. That's what I hate about games against the Lakers, those jerks always find a way back. Or more accurately, Kobe always finds a way to come back. Put Bowen on him, I don't care if he looks slow now, he nows how to guard Kobe no matter what.

[spursreport]

Sasha may be out due to back problems

so lakers will be without

Walton
Farmer

and might be without Odom and Sash

god if the spurs fail to win this then a trade really is needed.....

Spursmania2003...do they (spurs) still need to make a trade? Im dying to hear your answer Triple H fan.

[The_Game]

Spursmania2003...do they (spurs) still need to make a trade? Im dying to hear your answer Triple H fan.

course we do

we beat the lakers by 1 with them missing 3 key role players and them being on a 2nd night of a back to back

this game proofs even more the spurs have no shot to beat the lakers in a 7 game series.

[anakha]

course we do

we beat the lakers by 1 with them missing 3 key role players and them being on a 2nd night of a back to back

this game proofs even more the spurs have no shot to beat the lakers in a 7 game series.

Sure thing, Laker fan.

[daslicer]

course we do

we beat the lakers by 1 with them missing 3 key role players and them being on a 2nd night of a back to back

this game proofs even more the spurs have no shot to beat the lakers in a 7 game series.

Walton,Farmar,Sasha = Udoka,Vaugh,Oberto which I would say isn't key. Its stupid how lakerfans hype up those 3 scrubs. It reminds me in '03 of how they hyped up the injuries to Fox and George screwed their chances against the spurs.

[DrHouse]

First of all Walton, Farmar, and Sasha all play. They play every game. They play at least 15 mpg. They are in the rotation.

Scrubs or not they are an active part of the team and when all 3 of them are gone it does make a difference as other players have to play extended minutes. On the 2nd night of a tough b2b it's going to make a difference. Tired legs = poor defense and weak jumpshots. It's incredible that the Lakers were able to put up 111 pts all things considered. Just shows how strong they are this year. The Spurs got away with a lucky one and they know it, they will not beat LAL playing that style of ball in the playoffs.

[daslicer]

First of all Walton, Farmar, and Sasha all play. They play every game. They play at least 15 mpg. They are in the rotation.

Scrubs or not they are an active part of the team and when all 3 of them are gone it does make a difference as other players have to play extended minutes. On the 2nd night of a tough b2b it's going to make a difference. Tired legs = poor defense and weak jumpshots. It's incredible that the Lakers were able to put up 111 pts all things considered. Just shows how strong they are this year. The Spurs got away with a lucky one and they know it, they will not beat LAL playing that style of ball in the playoffs.

I would love to have Walton,Farmar,Sasha play against the spurs at the sametime. They might be able to score some points but their defense is crap and thus allowing spurs more easy opportunities to score. They scrubs and in the scheme things it wouldn't make a difference. Also quit hyping up comming off a back to back and playing well. The Lakers are a fairly young team and I would be very concerned if they had trouble on back to backs which is something a young team should not struggle with. Again that argument doesn't work but then again you are stupid er very much like those crazy religious nutcase that keep on trying convert people to their beliefs but without any success.

[DrHouse]

I would love to have Walton,Farmar,Sasha play against the spurs at the sametime. They might be able to score some points but their defense is crap and thus allowing spurs more easy opportunities to score. They scrubs and in the scheme things it wouldn't make a difference. Also quit hyping up comming off a back to back and playing well. The Lakers are a fairly young team and I would be very concerned if they had trouble on back to backs which is something a young team should not struggle with. Again that argument doesn't work but then again you are stupid er very much like those crazy religious nutcase that keep on trying convert people to their beliefs but without any success.

You might want to try paragraphs and periods.

[BlackBellamy]

I will tell you right now Barry gave you good production in the playoffs. Mason will not be a huge improvement over that.....I can guarantee that actually.

Oh, you "guarantee", what a valid argument. Any other pearls to share?

[DrHouse]

Oh, you "guarantee", what a valid argument. Any other pearls to share?

I wasn't aware the playoffs started in January.

Wake me up when Mason hits those clutch shots when it really counts.

[BlackBellamy]

I wasn't aware the playoffs started in January.

Wake me up when Mason hits those clutch shots when it really counts.

I, unlike you, wasn't making an argument that I couldn't prove. I don't believe that I stated anywhere that the play-offs have started. You downplay the Spurs because you have a fear of us, as we do for you. You know that we're most likely the only ones in the west that can send you fishing, you've admitted to that. Roger is clutch incarnate. His trigger is made for that shot, and this season he has showcased just that. You think that an aging (albeit once quite good) Barry is preferable to the number one 3-point shooter in the league so far this season, who is only in his fourth season in the NBA? Now you're just being silly.

[DrHouse]

You can't be clutch incarnate if you've never hit a clutch shot in the playoffs.

[BlackBellamy]

You can't be clutch incarnate if you've never hit a clutch shot in the playoffs.

If you are clutch, that's just what you are. It matters more in the play-offs, but a clutch shot is still 'clutch' in the NBA no matter what time of year you shoot it. Mason will have his time to prove his specific, "playoff clutchness", I s'pose.

[DrHouse]

If you are clutch, that's just what you are. It matters more in the play-offs, but a clutch shot is still 'clutch' in the NBA no matter what time of year you shoot it. Mason will have his time to prove his specific, "playoff clutchness", I s'pose.

Wrong.

The playoffs are a whole different beast than the regular season and require a different set of nerves.

[BlackBellamy]

Wrong.

The playoffs are a whole different beast than the regular season and require a different set of nerves.

That is lame, you just won't give anything will you? You want to argue the semantics of 'clutch', rather than just admit that Mason is just that. So it's safe to say that during the regular season you never use the term 'clutch'... ever? Let's say you get a guy for his first season on your team that shines in taking the dagger, you wouldn't call/ consider him 'clutch'? You wouldn't serve it to him in the playoffs and expect him to make it, even though he proved several times in the regular season that he can? (and I fully expect for you to say 'no', even though I have the feeling that you'd be kidding yourself.) It seems that you have a habit of diverting from any rational point made against you by making definitive statements like 'wrong', and you make your predictions based on personal bias not a stat line or something material.