Did I say 6 games...best make that 7.
you know what the sad thing is, all these laker jackasses won't have the guts to come in here once they are ousted from the playoffs this year. They'll just disappear and pretend nothing happened.
You haven't seen a coward band wagoning piece of until you've met a Laker fan...
It's a bit of a loaded stat (small sample size) - but the last time the Lakers won a series (any series) without HCA, Shaq was still on their roster.
http://www.nba.com/spurs/timeout/20secondto.htmlFlying Under Radar Just Fine With Spurs
by Bill Schoening
About a week ago, I was introduced to a gentleman who clearly was a huge Spurs fan. He took me aside to ask a very serious question, "Why do the Spurs not get the national attention they deserve?" he asked.
I hear this complaint often from the passionate fans that follow the Silver and Black. I will admit that I was perplexed one night earlier this month when I had to wait until the fifth NBA game recap on SportsCenter to see highlights of the team that leads the Western Conference.
Then I remembered the now famous quote of Gregg Popovich that rings true every season, "There's only one goal, and that's a championship."
If that is indeed the case, then the goal is not to have the best record halfway through the season, win the Southwest Division, or be the lead story on ESPN.
The Spurs don't get caught up in posturing, bragging, or trash talking. Third year guard George Hill showed even the young guys on this team are mature when he said, "What we have to do is stay focused and humble and keep improving". That doesn't like sound like a guy who is upset that the Spurs don't have their own little daily section of the USA Today like the Miami Heat.
The Spurs know that if they stay healthy and continue to get better, they will be in a position to contend for a le. If that happens, the national media will then have to pay attention. Unless, of course, Brett Favre decides to come out of retirement.
Spurs can definitely beat LA. Weirder has happened. I can prett much guarantee they won't beat them, but there's about a 10% chance they will. Good enough for me. I'd say 30-35% if Splitter played like we expected.
West threats to Lakers are merely mirages
A Dallas mirage beats them. Damn those mirages...
Instead of flipping the switch, the West is flipping them the bird.
With their complacency, arrogance and sense of en lement the Lakers possess, it reminds a lot like 2003 and if Denver beats them , the Laker excuses will be comedy gold. Also nothing silences the LAL trolls like a loss.
The Lakers haven't proven yet either... THIS season. This isn't boxing. No one is the champ until beaten. They are the '09/10 champs, and no one can ever take that away from them. But THIS year, there are very different teams in the league... chief among them, the Spurs. And they haven't proven they can beat these Spurs in the playoffs any more than the Spurs have proven they can beat these Lakers in the postseason.
We'll have to wait and see. But there is no reason whatsoever to put the Lakers on a different plane at this point.
Oh, and it's not merely LUCK that has kept the Spurs healthy... it's also the fact that neither Manu nor Parker played internationally last summer. Everyone rested up and got themselves ready to make a le run this season. That has a LOT to do with it.
LA media is myopic. The sense of en lement is sickening. But who cares what they think? Really? And the National Media, David Stern, and all who have conspired to keep TV ratings/money the forefront of the NBA culture.
The Spurs and the great city of San Antonio knows in their heart of hearts they can beat the Lakers. That's all that counts.
And you know who else knows it? LAKER FAN. I lived in LA for ten years and whenever the silver and black rolled into town, Laker fans were genuinely nervous, scared, and unsure if they were going to win.
This is such a pointless debate. Presuming that both teams are fairly healthy in a potential playoff series, I see pluses and minuses with both teams. Since I'm a Spurs fan, I'll mention what concerns me regarding the Spurs. Much of their victories, as we all well know, have come against injured opposition and late in games. The bottom line is they got those wins. In years past they would've probably lost that game at home against depleted Toronto the way things were going. So you gotta admire this Spurs team's mettle and ability to "find a way".
In playoffs past, Bonner has not shot too well, and we'll be counting on him and another inexperienced player in the playoffs in Gary Neal to shoot well. Also, in looking at Richard Jefferson's play of late and Tiago Splitter's disappointing season thus far, some things need to happen. Plus, the Spurs need to improve their team defense, and I'm pretty confident they will come playoff time due to the fact that they have acknowledged this need.
I'm enjoying the season, I wouldn't be shocked were the Spurs to win the championship, but I also wouldn't be surprised to see them lose to the Lakers in the playoffs. I'm just not looking that far, instead enjoying each game. For the first time in over a decade I'm able to watch most games as I've lived in Brazil but now live in San Antonio.
LA media. that's all there is to say
Bumping this. LA would have to make up 8 games in the standings with only 18 games between now and then to do so.
and they're playing Boston tonight... which just might be a loss.
i'm actually cheering for the Lakers tonight, though... just to widen the gap between us and the Celtics for HCA throughout the playoffs and Finals.
Tried to cheer for LA last LA/BOS game and just couldn't do it.
and they're playing Boston tonight... which just might be a loss.
i'm actually cheering for the Lakers tonight, though... just to widen the gap between us and the Celtics for HCA throughout the playoffs and Finals.
i want these mofos knocked out b4 we lay our hands on them which would be in the WCF by the looks of it, nothing beats seeing these es cry again on national tv
Lakers are now 8 games back with 30 to go, after going 6-4 in their last 10 vs. the Spurs 8-2. They also trail Dallas now by 1 after Dallas' 10-game win streak.
So it's highly improbable that the Lakers will catch the Spurs. Even if the Spurs went on some big tailspin and went say 16-14 for the last 30 games, the Lakers would have to go 24-6 just to tie. And if the Spurs only did their historical average of 2 wins every 3 games, as opposed to their current average which is much higher, they'd go 20-10 and the Lakers would have to go a ridiculous 28-2 just to tie.
Not going to happen -- I think the chances are less than 1%.
Against a much tougher stretch schedule to boot.
I may disagree, but I'll listen to Laker fan who wants to talk about how things will change in the playoffs.
But Laker fan who still recently thought that they'd win the regular season was an idiot.
Ha Ha me too. I really tried, but my hatred of the lakers is pure, unaltered, unfiltered, and irrevocable.
Not worried about the Lakers...they can't run with us...
maybe...late march?
More worried about the Mavs. The rivalry is much more intense even when one of them isn't so good.
And even more so the Celts.
I would like much more distance from both.
Worthless article and opinion every historical fact speaks otherwise and the Spurs core is multichampionship team.
I'm a spurs fan from LA, so let me tell you a bit about laker fans. Most are not even fans of basketball, they are only fans of a winning franchise, the sport could be badminton, as long as they're winning no one cares. They couldnt appreciate, say a game between the mavs and boston, since neither of those teams are the lakers.
To me the lakers are the new york yankees of basketball, just a franchise that throws money at the best players instead of having to do some actual team building, scouting etc. If they dont win each year then it's a failure since they do spend the most in the league. Its the same reason why fans outside of NY hate the yankees. Ironically, laker fans who also hate the yankees dont even understand the comparison I've just made above. They're just homers, every city has them. They dont love their team, just their zip code. And when they move, so does their allegiance.
Having said that, I dont know what this writer was trying to accomplish, maybe he just wanted to sell papers. Calming laker fan's nerves wont increase or decrease the team's chances in any way.
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