Round 1, Game 1: Spurs @ Warriors, Sat April 14, 2PM CST, ABC

[MVPCues]

... better than the opponent we are facing in this round?

Ok. I didn't know if you meant better than if we had gotten a different seed.

Wishful thinking IMO. Do we have a chance? Yes. Is our chance over 50%? I don't think so. 35% seems like a fair number to me.

[BillMc]

People talk about this should have been a redemption series for kawhi. No! This series can and hopefully will be a redemption series for Lamarcus.

Losing to the warriors last year and the way LMA played pretty much led to all the trade talks and such and eventually the talk between pop and him. And boom all year lamarcus has come out in redemption mode.

Now we have gone full circle and he's back against the team that started his redemption mode. Can Lamarcus complete it and lead the Spurs to victory?

This series can easily be a series that can change everyone's perspective of him. If he's able to help the spurs make this series a highly compe ive one, even if they lose in 7, it can change how lamarcus is viewed as a player/leader.

Can he make the right pass out of the double team, will he call for the ball when things are not going our way, will he take advantage of mismatches.

If Lamarcus wants to leave a real mark on the NBA, on the Spurs, this is the series to do it. He has been the man all year, now it's time to lead this team in the playoffs. No one is expecting you to win so there is no pressure.

Well said. LMA needs a signature moment in SA.. Hopefully he has many this series.

[Mugen]

Let's get this ty season over with baby!

[MVPCues]

Let's get this ty season over with baby!

That is my sentiment. Get the season over regardless of the result so the Kawhi situation can be resolved one way or another.

[cutewizard]

This may be the biggest basketball game of LMA's career. The range of possibilities are enormous.

The Spurs seem to be using him like they once used Tim Duncan -- low post scorer and defender. Team anchor.

This is a change in style that Aldridge has taken to much more than I would have thought.

The irony is that Pop reportedly told LMA to forget about the "Spurs way" and just play his game -- however, the result has been that Aldridge's game is much more Spurs-like than ever before.

Is Pop a genius or just lucky? Did Pop know what he was doing with some kind of zen approach to get Aldridge to the desired destination by alternative means?

No matter what, the clock may strike midnight this afternoon. Or not.

[cutewizard]

Lets the games. Lets enjoy basketball. We Spurs fans overthink too much.

[raybies]

Need someone to average over 12 pts a game other than Aldridge to have a chance.

[Emperor]

Lets the games. Lets enjoy basketball. We Spurs fans overthink too much.

I'm gonna enjoy watching my all-time favorite player Manu possibly play his last few games. It's been quite an honor having witness his greatness and screw ups aswell throughout the years.

[Raven]

Ok. I didn't know if you meant better than if we had gotten a different seed.

Wishful thinking IMO. Do we have a chance? Yes. Is our chance over 50%? I don't think so. 35% seems like a fair number to me.

They are very top heavy, they are bound to go through the motions to find the right lineup. But yeah I know my opinion is daring and not at all reasonable.

[hooperflash]

Can we bring back JSimmons, the Juice?

[Mal]

Is Leonard even with the team ?

[bklynspursfan]

Need someone to average over 12 pts a game other than Aldridge to have a chance.

Gay should be that guy. We'll see if Patty can figure out Klays defense. Back in 2013 when they put Klay on TP, it didn't take TP too long to adjust. Patty is a different type of player but hopefully he has seen enough where he & the coaching staff can get creative

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[bklynspursfan]

Obviously not a surprise at all but in case some thought he might show up

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[spursistan]

Obviously not a surprise at all but in case some thought he might show up

Firmly believe he has played his last game for the Spurs. Good in' riddance ..

This franchise is too big, too prideful to be supplicating to this pussy ..We've just had Timothy Theodore Duncan for 20 years in case some suffer of amnesia..

[LakerHater]

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Sux

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[TheDoctor]

Checking in ... GSG