I am officially DONE with PATFO.

[dabom]

Since their starting lineup became better than ours. And if they add Millsap? 2011 Spurs-esque collapse incoming.

Mills<<<Teague
Green<<<<<<<<Butler
Kawhi>>>>>>>>Wiggins
LMA<Millsap
Gasoft< Pretty much anyone

Doesn't work that way. You'll see when the season is over.

[TheGreatYacht]

Tyus Jones >>>> Pity Mills

[DaBears]

Yeah but this year's team has no healthy Tony Parker, possibly no Simmons, Manu who is a year older (I know he had a good playoff run, but Timmy was also an all star player in 2015 the season before he was finished for good, it's a risk), other aging role players like Pau and Lee possibly. Meanwhile the Rockets and Thunder improve. We can't keep using previous seasons as a measure for the next one. Something the Spurs front office keeps doing year in and year out. They have to keep trying to improve. I agree with your last statement though.

JSIMMs just offered 9 mil contract. He is staying put.. They will pick up 1 or 2 quality players that come JAN will shock us all & have us all including myself stating this guy is one of the best in the league come next year. We may come out of this offseason With Rudy G. As well.. I say that is a talented roster... It gives you a fighting chance, and that's all that you can ask for...

[TimDunkem]

Doesn't work that way. You'll see when the season is over.

Not saying it's a given, but doesn't look good. Meanwhile, all Kawhi has for help is a declining Green and Softus.

[timtonymanu]

The improvement of Murray, Bertans and how White and Blossomgame (if he even makes it past training camp) are the only things I'm looking forward to this season with Kawhi playing at an MVP level and winning it

[timtonymanu]

I'm still convinced Spurs have the 3rd highest ceiling at best in the West. Kawhi is a superstar and Murray should be a nice improvement.

IMO it's

Warriors




Rockets
Spurs
Thunder
Timberwolves
Jazz (if they can get Hayward back)
Blazers
Pelicans
Clippers

[SpurOutofTownFan]

so much fail, so much complaining and bull .. jesus christ lots of ing morons

[skulls138]

Our chemistry must be really ing fragile if losing Patty would've destroyed that. Obviously, this is a team that isn't contending if that's how mentally weak they are.

Pretty sure we were a top three team last year. Pretty sure we werent the Nets last year.

We need a player donr get me wrong but its got to fit and not get in the way of our developing players who could be an all star themselves

[bklynspursfan]

so much fail, so much complaining and bull .. jesus christ lots of ing morons

Absolutely. Never fails tho , year in and year out

[BillMc]

People afraid of a D'Antoni team. Spurs still second in the west.

Don't fix what isn't broke. People was splashy signings but sometimes the best you can do is restock and let others make the mistakes.

[TheGreatYacht]

Pretty sure we were a top three team last year. Pretty sure we werent the Nets last year.

Lmao casuals continue to bring up records and conference finals appearances as if Kawhi wasn't 100% responsible for it.

This team couldn't hold on to a 23pt lead for a half without Kawhi. God damn pathetic

[AFBlue]

Lmao casuals continue to bring up records and conference finals appearances as if Kawhi wasn't 100% responsible for it.

This team couldn't hold on to a 23pt lead for a half without Kawhi. God damn pathetic

Did Kawhi leave this team during the offseason? Unless that's the case, your point is moot. There's reason for optimism as long as Kawhi is a part of this team and healthy. The early 2000s Duncan teams were no different.

[SpurOutofTownFan]

Did Kawhi leave this team during the offseason? Unless that's the case, your point is moot. There's reason for optimism as long as Kawhi is a part of this team and healthy. The early 2000s Duncan teams were no different.

He's just bitter his french boyfriend is out indefinitely

[ernest787]

Did Kawhi leave this team during the offseason? Unless that's the case, your point is moot. There's reason for optimism as long as Kawhi is a part of this team and healthy. The early 2000s Duncan teams were no different.

It seems a lot of posters here may not have been around for the early 2k Spurs, so for them this is all new.

[TheGreatYacht]

Did Kawhi leave this team during the offseason? Unless that's the case, your point is moot. There's reason for optimism as long as Kawhi is a part of this team and healthy. The early 2000s Duncan teams were no different.

Sam Presti isn't walking thru that door to draft the next Tony Parker. You can keep thinking Kawhi with his already bad knees and ankles can keep carrying this load for years to come. Everything is awesome!

[TheGreatYacht]

It seems a lot of posters here may not have been around for the early 2k Spurs, so for them this is all new.

Feel bad for those fans that missed Duncan carrying Popovich and the scrubs around him. Arguably a Top 5 player that should've won at least 7-8 rings if PATFO didn't get in the way

[DarrinS]

Sam Presti isn't walking thru that door to draft the next Tony Parker. You can keep thinking Kawhi with his already bad knees and ankles can keep carrying this load for years to come. Everything is awesome!

Corpse of Tony coming back next year. It's going to be a great season.

[TheGreatYacht]

Corpse of Tony coming back next year. It's going to be a great season.

Manure the half man returning to bring us more scoreless memorable comedic gems

[TimDunkem]

Corpse of Tony coming back next year. It's going to be a great season.

Just you wait...He's coming back better than ever...

[TimDunkem]

Manure the half man returning to bring us more scoreless memorable comedic gems

Just imagine how tired Ol' Manu is going to be running the offense off the bench for Patty again next season.

[TheGreatYacht]

Just imagine how tired Ol' Manu is going to be running the offense off the bench for Patty again next season.

Those poor fans when Turnobili suits up one last year

[TimDunkem]

Those poor fans when Turnobili suits up one last year

Thought that was a .gif from the 2013 Finals for a second there.

[SpursforSix]

Did Kawhi leave this team during the offseason? Unless that's the case, your point is moot. There's reason for optimism as long as Kawhi is a part of this team and healthy. The early 2000s Duncan teams were no different.

Don't get me wrong. Leonard is a superstar. But he's not Duncan. You have a top 3 player of all time whose a big and they can carry a team a long way and erase a lot of defensive mistakes. As good as Leonard is, if someone gets by him, there's not much behind him to clean up.

[AFBlue]

Sam Presti isn't walking thru that door to draft the next Tony Parker. You can keep thinking Kawhi with his already bad knees and ankles can keep carrying this load for years to come. Everything is awesome!

Sam wasn't here when they turned George Hill into a top-15 pick and took an eventual top-5 player in the league. The fact that the Spurs FO has so much respect from the media and so little respect on this board absolutely blows my mind. Through the draft and free agency they continue to find and develop players into contributing members of championship-contending teams. But yeah, keep doubting and putting off the success on people who haven't been here for years while they've sustained it.

[DMC]

That's that winning at ude you want from your FO. "X team is really, really good. Rather than compete, our plan is to just wait for them to implode." Never mind that the Spurs themselves are on the back side of a +15-year chokehold on the NBA, but whatever.

This isn't JV basketball where everyone gets a pep talk. It's a business that's in place first and foremost to make a profit. You don't do that by breaking the bank with a poor ROI outlook.