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keep popping the cyanide for society's sake please.keep drinking the kool aid.
lol Tim Duncan has 4 rings. And will get his 5th before he retires. More rings than the kings will ever see.
keep popping the cyanide for society's sake please.keep drinking the kool aid.
Your biggest problem is Popovich. The most OVERRATED coach in NBA history!
The Spurs perimeter players outside of Manu have reached Larry Hughes-level suckage. Right now, Tim and Manu have to go Kobe on every possession for the Spurs to even have a chance.
That's a bunch of crap.
I think the problem is that these Spurs win championships with dedication to detail and giving optimum effort. Down a man and not going at full throttle, they become a very average team. With a team like the Spurs, there's not a big difference between winning and losing games.
Lack of hunger? Sure. But hunger isn't something that should be lacking down the stretch of the regular season and the playoffs.
The Spurs were in danger of peaking too early. Now? Not so much
Agreed. A championship Spurs team minus cohesiveness is a 48-50 win team. But it also works the other way. If the Spurs can get some sort of cohesion going before the playoffs, they'll have a chance.
Agreed. The Spurs probably let their guard down and are paying for it now.
However, I don't think that the impact of injuries can be overstated. Parker first came up lame against the Warriors on the road the first time they lost to Golden State. Since then, the Spurs have gone 11-13. I don't think that's by coincidence.
Parker is a huge part of what this team does. It sounds like an excuse but it's the truth. Add in some missed games by Duncan and Ginobili and it's not shocking that the Spurs are sucking. Not only does Parker create easy points himself off layups, he's the guy who is the best on the team at breaking down defenses and creating open shots for three-point shooters. When Parker got hurt, not only do the Spurs miss out on his points, they miss out on all the easy three-pointers he creates.
People like to whine about Bruce Bowen but the player Bowen most relies on offensively is Parker. Most of Bowen's three-pointers come off of Parker passes. Duncan and Ginobili combined don't create as many shots for Bowen as Parker does. Up until Parker got hurt, Bowen was having his best season ever shooting the ball. Since? He has struggled mightily and has tried to make up for it by creating his own shots .... which has been a disaster.
A bad part about being such a well oiled machine is that if a cog gets damaged, the whole machine is going to feel the impact. Parker has sucked for the last six plus weeks. As a result, the Spurs' machine as sucked.
If Parker can get healthy, this team will be fine. Duncan and Ginobili are playing well. If Parker can add some easy points at the rim and help create shots for shooters such as Bowen, the Spurs can get back to how they were playing in November.
If Parker can't get healthy, this team will look old and will lose in the first or second round.
Oh and I will rant about one thing . . .
FVCK THE FRENCH DOCTORS AND FVCK THE FRENCH NATIONAL TEAM FOR MAKING PARKER PLAY THROUGH HIS ANKLE PAIN. YOU FVCKING PVSSY AZZ TEAM SUCKS. YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST SURRENDERED BEFORE THE DAMN TOURNAMENT. THIS ANKLE INJURY AND CURRENT SLUMP IS YOUR DAMN FAULT, YA ESCARGOT EATING PANSIES.
Ahh, that felt good.
I think PJ is the main reason we are in this slump. Pop does not have a decent assistant right now and he needs one. Our Defence is terrible and we need to bring in a defensive minded assistant. Heck, we need to poach one from another team if we have to.
Most overrated No. Most stubborn maybe.
Where can I get this so-called "basketball 101"? I want to buy a copy and send it to the Spurs before they get to Phoenix. it...I will read it aloud and send an audio recording to Finley myself. Is there also a "Defense for Dummies"?
Thanks, timvpDynasty.
Is it true, Pop has already made some phone talks to Sac?
That's a bunch of crap.
The Spurs have no fire, heart or hunger right now with or without a healthy Parker. Healthy Parker of course gives them a better chance. And I certainly think his health is a big part of why the Spurs aren't winning lately. But is this group hungry? I don't think so.
They started out the season focused and hot. They seemed to have the kind of determination only normally reserved for the postseason from the get-go to start the year. I was amazed by the focus, the ball movement and the efficiency.
And then something funny happened, they beat a bunch of mediocre teams and had an overinflated record. All of a sudden they lost their way. People started missing rotations and didn't seem to care. Guys got focused on 1-on-1 instead of 5-on-5. Pop shuffled players in and out of the lineup with reckless abandon. Players stopped caring about the big picture - which is something that the Spurs live by. All of a sudden the Spurs lost all cohesiveness and focus.
Sure, injuries suck. But I really wish the Spurs would have started the season at .500 after 20 games rather than 17-3. They fell victim to thinking they are better than they are and they stopped working. It sucks.
I thought some of these bad losses lately would snap something in some of these guys' heads to make them realize that every play counts, all 48 minutes. Repeating isn't easy but winning ball games in January against crap teams should be easier than this.
The Spurs used to be a got damn machine of efficiency. Now they are a pile of broken parts.
I see a lot of hunger in Manu and Timmy and TP(when healthy). It's just that lately basically no other player brings anything anymore! Finley's defensive issues and shooting issues are hurting the team, same with Horry, Bonner, Elson, etc...It's like none of the role players are stepping up.
In today's game, for instance, Manu and Tim gave everything they had...but no one else did. I don't remember the last time that Manu played for 40 minutes! Two players cannot win a game, there has to be more guys stepping up on a more consistent basis...I'm beginning to feel bad for Manu and Tim especially...they really play their hearts out and yet lose. Back to back games of Manu scoring 29 pts, Timmy getting his 27 pts, both are really giving their best efforts. Both have had to carry a lot of load with TP being hurt and no one showing up to play...
What do you think is going on with the rest of the players? Do you think Pop will make a trade? Do you think Manu will continue to start? Today, the bench for the Spurs was completely outscored...How many games do you think TP will miss? And is there a chance the Spurs won't be able to even make it to the playoffs, even for top 8 spot?
Lately it's basically Manu/Timmy playing against all the other players on the opposing teams...
I don't think things were this bad last year...
I think Parker's injury is good enough evidence for the Spurs to put their collective feet down and tell Ginobili, Splitter, Oberto, and Parker, no more summer national team bull .
ducks?
you hold 0 weight. , negative weight. i remember the the 05 finals and a little spurstalk poster jumping off the spurs bandwagon.
Asking if Mikki Moore is available probobly.Is it true, Pop has already made some phone talks to Sac?
Yeah its that bad
I'd love that.
you hold 0 weight. , negative weight. i remember the the 05 finals and a little spurstalk poster jumping off the spurs bandwagon.
I hold a load of weight thank you very much.
Thank you.
That's a bunch of crap.
I think he was just practicing his namby-pamby for tonight's Game Thoughts.
Boy has sold out since he hit the big time.
People act as if this team didn't get out to a good start. The team is STILL VERY GOOD. The injuries kinda threw a wrench into the works. Pop sees this and decided to sit Parker... Barry shoudn't have never come back. In another month I will bring this thread back up and give out crow to 98.7% of you schitzos!
Manu and Oberto didn't play for their national team this year. Also, I think Tony said that he'll take a 2 year break from his national team...
Agreed.
This is a huge observation. It's no coincidence that when Parker stopped being able to penetrate, Bruce's game went downhill.
If Parker can get healthy, the Spurs will be better. But their lackadaisical at ude sucks with or without him. They need to find that burning desire and focus that they had to start the season. They need to watch the frickin' tape of themselves losing to the Mavs in 06. They need to watch the tape of Stephen Jackson burying 3's like an assassin for the Spurs in 03 and the Warriors (vs Mavs) in 06.
Everyone needs to step up their intensity level - even players like Duncan on D. Even Pop. He laughs more than he fumes this year. That's not good.
Oh and I will rant about one thing . . .
FVCK THE FRENCH DOCTORS AND FVCK THE FRENCH NATIONAL TEAM FOR MAKING PARKER PLAY THROUGH HIS ANKLE PAIN. YOU FVCKING PVSSY AZZ TEAM SUCKS. YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST SURRENDERED BEFORE THE DAMN TOURNAMENT. THIS ANKLE INJURY AND CURRENT SLUMP IS YOUR DAMN FAULT, YA ESCARGOT EATING PANSIES.
There you go. You insulted a nation.
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sorry that was the last troll post....
/leaves thread
The Spurs could very well be the 9th or 10th seed in a month...if that happens to be the case, what then?
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