Ideal ideal scenario? LA falls to 4 or 5, gets Memphis, they go 7 then Rey play OKC.
Spurs play Houston, then the Clippers.
That's ideal, and who knows, it could happen.
I'm guessing timvp should be happy of how seeding has unfold.
Spurs should face Utah in the first round. The less feared team among all whose are qualified for the playoffs.
The 3 most feared teams will be on the other side of the bracket.
i think timvp rigged something.
it came out too perfect.
Bump.
I'm not sure who I'm rooting for between the Grizzlies and Clippers.
With the Grizzlies, the Spurs would have the ultimate revenge factor ... plus Zach Randolph looks about 75% at best. But they're a very good defensive team that knows exactly how to beat the Spurs. Gasol's brother is a handful, they're well coached and have the defensive pieces (Allen, Conley, etc.) to make life difficult for the Spurs.
The Clippers, on the other hand, have weak coaching, limited depth and limited experience. But then again, beating any Chris Paul team is difficult -- especially because Paul would run pick-and-roll to attack Duncan about 100 times per game. Blake Griffin is obviously capable of being a monster. Their perimeter quickness would be a headache (*cough* Neal *cough*). They have bigs that can defend the rim and the pick-and-roll.
I'm not sure either team is much easier than the other, tbh.
I'm rooting for a 7 game series with a triple OT game 7. Then Game 1 in San Antonio two nights later.
^Only problem with that is seven games would guarantee a back-to-back in the second round. Whoever wins, I hope they do so by winning the next three games, tbh.
Caron Butler out hurts a lot the Clippers. They are the weakest potential second round opponent but playing against the Grizllies will be more fun. Spurs have some unfinished business with them.
I am rooting for LAC no doubt. No Caron, others banged up and their inside guys aren't playoff superstars. CP3 is tough and they can defend at times but they are the more favorable match up.
the clippers would obviously be the easier opponent. no depth, VDN sucks balls at coaching, and no real low post player to tear up the spurs down low. the clippers obviously need to run to be efficient at scoring the ball. their half court offense is just abysmal even with paul on the floor. they have to depend on their 3 point guards (bledsoe, williams, CP3) to score quickly which will play right into the spurs' hands.
also, griffin is not much of a threat. he is limited offensively and only has one real go to move (the one where he spins very quickly). he has no jump shot to rely on and the spurs don't have to worry about jordan or evans picking apart the low post, just watch the lobs. if worse comes to worse, the spurs can just rely on hacking griffin when he is getting hot offensively. he won't be making many free throws.
I'm really disappointed in Griffin. I thought he would be much better. He looks awesome whenever I watch ESPN highlights.
Nick Young, Mo Williams, Eric Bledsoe, and Bobby Simmons are getting big minutes. No brainer who to root for...
I agree. Clippers are a weaker opponent. Paul is better than Mike Connely, but I think Parker would do better against Paul. Also, the Clips seem more likely to lose composure. And they would play a less physical style of game which would benefit the Spurs.
I think Memphis is going to win so I think we should start getting used to that idea. But I agree that Memphis isn't quite as good as last year.
I want Memphis for a couple reasons:
1. Revenge. I think we will beat them in 6 and really take it to them to get last year out of their mind
2. Travel time. It's been stated that there will be back to backs in the 2nd round. Much easier to get on a plane to Memphis for a b2b than going to LA
3. Any time you're facing a CP3 driven team it will be a slug fest. He keeps things under control and even with their weak coaching he can really dictate the pace of the game and doesn't get flustered.
Does anyone else feel like throwing up whenever the Grizz throw lucky-ass shots up, and they go in? It happened so often last year, and the first 3 quarters of game 1 Sunday were the same. Their luck better run out by the second round, if they make it that far.
True, the Dallas-OkCity and LA series is already ahead of our series, so whoever our second round series will be way behind their series so when our second round series is over, they will be rested. I need Clippers or Memphis to hurry up and win. Spurs do not need rest right now at all, so the quicker we get get to next series, the better it is in long run. Or else, I hope LA series goes 7 games.
This is one year that I do not care who Spurs play in any series. I also do not care who refs are,( remember the days when all of us freaked out about which refs were going to be at our games?)
I would not be surprised if they have better playoff record than the 15-2 99 team.
I would not be surprised to see Spurstalk implode when the Spurs suffer their first playoff loss.
Nah, because it will not happen until game 4 of the WCFs.
I was hoping for Steve Javy for game 3 but forgot he retired
We'll beat either one. The Clips barely have any playoff experience and Vinny Del Negro is their coach. Memphis is nowhere near as hot as they were last year and Rudy Gay makes them more of a perimeter oriented team. Also this year's Spurs team is nothing like last year's.
I remember all the freak out about the refs in years past. Has the officiating gotten better or a little less biased than it used to be? I honestly can't tell. These first two games had a load of missed or questionable calls but both teams seemed to get a few breaks.
Again, I know we're not even truly there yet -- but bring on The Grizz, baby!
Karma is such a !
And why would we want to avoid a back to back on the second round? We have the deepest team in the playoffs.
I also don't know who to root for. Conventional wisdom says we matchup worse against the Grizzlies but we swept them this year and only won the series 2-1 against LAC and one of those wins was in OT after that Neal three assisted by Chris Paul.
The Clippers have the best player (in any of the three teams) and arguably the second best too, a ton of bigs to throw at us (Griffin, Jordan, Martin, Evans) and the thing that scares me the most: a lot of guys that can go off from outside (Paul, Williams, Young, Foye). Butler's injury hurts them a lot though.
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