Ok the article can eat my ass but about what David Lee said.....he plays on Golden State's team right? They're in the same time zone as the Lakers, right?
How the can he 'watch' the Lakers late games when they play the same time due to being on the same god damn coast?
The Spurs have caught some breaks - no doubt, but that is still a ridiculous statement.
Notice that a hard fought game against OKC @home on MLK day was the Lakers BEST win of the season so far - that's the same OKC team that the Spurs have slapped twice (and was healthy on both occasions) - including once on the road.
Lakers also have losses @ Utah (where Spurs won vs. same roster), @Denver (where Spurs won), PHX @ home (Spurs beat that PHX roster on road), Grizz @ home (Spurs beat).
Yeah. It's getting really old (no pun intended) that so many analysts/writers keep refering to the age of the Spurs without even taking 30 seconds to actually look at the roster and see the age of the Spurs players.
The Spurs and the Lakers have generally had an easy schedule so far. Now's the period for both teams to buckle down to work.
That sucker really had the balls to mention Chicago and Atlanta?Boston is in the East. So are Miami and Orlando. Even Chicago and Atlanta.
Plus, even if you do want to take that opinion (which I still don't agree with, but I'll let go in this post for the sake of argument) - that still doesn't change that a more difficult portion of the schedule is BEHIND the Spurs (regardless of who was on the floor at the time that they were playing them). i.e. Just because Dirk didn't play in the last 2 Mavs games doesn't mean that the Spurs have to play the Mavs 6 times instead of 4 in the regular season.
The Lakers still have a harder schedule IN FRONT of them than the Spurs, so San Antonio has that + a 6 game lead at the moment, which bodes very well for them keeping HCA into the postseason (at least in the West) - which was my original point to Laker fan.
LMAO what a stupid statement.
why don't you go ahead and consider injuries, DNP, minutes played by the stars, fouls, technicals, etc, etc.
Lakers have had easier schedule. Facts are facts.
The Lakers have had a considerably easier schedule than the Spurs to this point. Even if some may want to quibble based on injuries, suspensions, etc. there is one undeniable result of the schedules to date; the remaining schedule for the Lakers is considerably more difficult than the one facing the Spurs. That guarantees nothing, but facts are facts.
Season to date records:
Lakers v above .500 teams: 5-5
Lakers v. below .500 teams: 26-7
Spurs v. above .500 teams: 15-5
Spurs v. below .500 teams: 20-1
Now one can write off some of the difference in winning percentages to various mitigating factors, but nothing changes the fact that the Spurs have played many more games against the better teams to date and, therefore, play many fewer games against the better teams in the second half.
Games remaining (+.500/-.500)
Lakers: 26/13 (including 5 against the bottom 7 teams)
Spurs: 18/23 (including 11 against the bottom 7 teams)
I predict you take the GED exam and your answers are predominantly incorrect.
Lakers:
Strength of schedule (season) : .449 (easiest in the NBA)
Strength of schedule (last 25%) : .449 (5th easiest in NBA)
Spurs:
Strength of schedule (season) : .517 (9th hardest in the NBA)
Strength of schedule (last 25%) : .555 (6th hardest in NBA)
Now I realize that not every team the Spurs have played has been at 100% full strength, but for people (especially Lakers fans) to keep talking about how the Spurs have had such an easy road so far is wrong, and it's even more wrong to compare the Spurs schedule thus far as being similar to LA's.
It seems like anyone who has an opinion on the Spurs this season (outside of San Antonio) only sees what they want to see, and don't bother taking time to look up any sort of evidence to support their opinions.
No one actually gives a (outside of a gimmick, like Hollinger) about strength of schedule.
LA already had thier 3 peat.
2 out of 3 is not bad at all.
LA is going to lose. NEAL WITH IT LA FANS.
Thanks for sharing.
No one actually gives a about what you post either, but nobody is stopping you, right?
Facts? Lakerfan has no use for facts.
Is harping on SOS in January what Spur fan is reduced to?
Beat a legitimate basketball team in a playoff series and we'll talk.
Well, when all kinds of idiot Lakers fans want to talk about how easy the Spurs have had it this season it seems kind of worth it to bring it up...
1. Who's harping?
2. If you really feel that way, what are you doing here now?
3. Thanks for sharing.
Get a more impressive win than OKC at home this year - then we'll worry about losing HCA (which has been critical in each of the last 2 LA championships).
The San Antonio Spurs are the 2011 NBA Champions.
It has already happened. We just have to wait a little while to witness it.
The spurs have played above .500 teams with stars missing so those teams like Dallas are not even playing like an above .500 team with those players missing, so those stats are meaningless when you break it all down .
The spurs record is overinflated by an easy schedule and lots of breaks with injuries to other teams. The lakers have also had an easy schedule and have not played as well as the spurs.
Thanks, Debbie Downer.
I addressed your flawed logic in the post. Even if one accepts your reasoning, it doesn't change the fact that the Spurs have a much easier schedule going forward.
No not really.
Health is the only thing that matters to the Lakers at this point. They definitely aren't sweating HCA throughout the West like San Antonio seems to be.
Did Kobe tell you that? Or was it Phil?
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