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Sometimes you have to recognize when they're the better team. We had a heck of a season, though.
Well, they'll probably all be back next season, and they should be able to win their division, at least one series and maybe surprise. It's good that Kawhi, Splitter and Green got experience this playoffs, even though it ended pretty miserably for Tiago and Danny. Still, it's experience and can serve as motivation. Maybe they've got one more run during what very well may be Duncan's last season.
Sometimes you have to recognize when they're the better team. We had a heck of a season, though.
My sentiments exactly. No excuses. No what ifs.
Even Joey Crawford has stayed the away.
Bringing this up kinda tells how gutted you are man, i personally haven't had this feeling of emptiness and pure rage invoked by a sporting event in almost a decade. If they at least folded in the 3rd or 4th and just played like pussies the entire game id have a much easier way of processing it, but they had to make that run.........why why why...........bleh......
Seriously, that vomit emoticon doesn't begin to describe...How about a team in 2004 that won 17 straight, swept the first round, and then collapsed after being up 2-0 . . .
OKC slowing down Parker significantly decided this series
Spurs season is over once Thunders switched the pnr on Splitter totally eliminating him:, and Green choking/cold streak shooting the 3
Still a great season for the spurs, nobody in their wildest dreams expected the spurs to have the no.1 seed in the west and be in Final 4 of the POs
As you said, this time no excuses, the spurs were healthy when it mattered but just not enough against this OKC team, the better team won
Kind of sucks ending the season losing 4 straight in a backdoor sweep fashion, especially after that 20 game winning streak
Props to OKC, and what a road to the NBA Finals, eliminating Mavs/Lakers/Spurs who have represented the West in the NBA Finals for however many years in a row
The parallels are downright eerie.How about a team in 2004 that won 17 straight, swept the first round, and then collapsed after being up 2-0 . . .
The body language, the mental midgetry, the all around collapse
Its all 2004. Only thing missing is the game 6 that's a no contest beat down
I have been thinking about 2004 all week. The last time I saw a Spurs team so dominant at the end of the season, it ended in game 6 on the road.How about a team in 2004 that won 17 straight, swept the first round, and then collapsed after being up 2-0 . . .
So, when do the Olympics start?
Harden was the MVP of the game. Our defense had some positive moments when he wasn't there. When he was in the game, we couldn't stop them at all. And the SOB just will not miss a ing shot when it matters. Leonard should've closed out on him hard when that shot clock was running out and made him drive. We had help inside and the shot clock was running down. Alas.
You can't allow 50% shooting AND have 21 turnovers and beat these guys.
Spurs are gonna have to play a perfect game to win Game 6. They'll have to be like 15 points better than OKC because the refs will be super intimidated and will give them that much as a gift. We really need them to miss some jumpers.
Bonner played a grand total of 50 seconds...
Get that to 00:00 for game 6...
So Parker's really that easy to stop? Why the didn't anyone else think to do this like fifteen games ago?
Meh, if the Spurs lose Wednesday the Big 3 era is over. This was the final kick to try to get one more. Duncan was able to turn back the clock but he's holding on by the skin of his teeth right now. Ginobili too is operating on guts more than anything.
of a got damn run. Glad that the Big 3 got a lot of love over the last month. But damn ... it's over*.
*Game 6 pending
I'm tired of seeing bright spot threads. We should have won this in 5 but are playing like a bunch of scared little pussies. They can win game 6 if the just play Spurs basketball but it's hard for me to believe they can now.
The last gasp was making it Parker's team. Maybe someone should tell him there's an olympic berth on the line for game 6.
I'm tired of seeing bright spot threads. We should have won this in 5 but are playing like a bunch of scared little pussies. They can win game 6 if the just play Spurs basketball but it's hard for me to believe they can now. I'm trying to believe, I really am.
One thing we cannot discount is that we are not facing a grizzled former championship team. The Thunder are still trying to figure it out and maybe, just maybe they have a hiccup left within them. Plus they have pressure and they're due for a loss on their home court.
Damn I wish we played with some kind of urgency for 4 quarters and won the game. Manu played incredible..its just sad that we lost he just did not want to lose that game and knew how important of a game it was, while TP..who I have lost some respect from him because him falling to the ground 24/7 and complaining to the refs non stop he needs to play tough out there like he did some what on defense against westbrook. Parker better give it his all in game 6, everyone better. The Thunder hit some tough tough shots tonight, and they're are very young team, the Spurs can win this game, everyone giving up its pretty funny, all the Spurs have to do is win ONE game, they lost 3 in a row do you really think we cant win one game, come on guys, its not going to be easy but they can do it.
It hurts , it really hurts
Man, there's no way I can rewatch that game.
Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeiiiiiiiii
The only thing you're going to see is that Duncan should have shot it
What's so hard to stomach is that they played so well for so long and to go out like this is hard to take; I know it occurred one other time but I was hoping lightening would not strike twice but.....it's not looking good but we have to keep hope alive right?
Because Pop just got CIA'd.
Timvp, is Pop overrated or a great coach who has a few fatal flaws that are being exposed? Or neither? Or both?
That's tough to say. I think in general he's overrated. And he'd be the first to admit that. Every NBA coach who survives in the league more than two years needed some sort of luck. Pop came to a situation where David Robinson embraced him and then he landed Duncan in the draft and basically got a free ride for 20 years or however long it's been.
I would probably still classify him as a great coach but there are probably hundreds of other people who could have had similar success. Again, even Pop would agree with that sentiment.
That said, there are probably 1000 times more coaches who wouldn't have gotten four championships out of what Pop had. Add in Pop's job as a GM and the overall foundation he laid for this team and he's been very valuable and worthy of most of his praise.
But do I think he's a basketball genius who is the only coach on earth capable of doing what he did in any given year? No.
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