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I wouldn't bet on Popovich making the same mistake twice.
Could you ing imagine though?..
Tbh, do the Spurs have any significant advantages over the slumping Heat come post-season time as compared to last year or is just going to be a crapshoot again that comes down to making or missing a chip shot (i.e. 6)
If healthy, the big 3 are close to where they were last year and with That Dude and Patty "Aboriginal God" Mills in tow, playing significant minutes, and with Bonner basically out of the rotation, do we pose a greater danger to the Great Satan this year?
I think we do. Discuss.
I wouldn't bet on Popovich making the same mistake twice.
Could you ing imagine though?
No he won't he is too good and no way dudes choke the way they did last year.I wouldn't bet on Popovich making the same mistake twice.
Could you ing imagine though?
Sometimes he goes senile so it's a possibility...I wouldn't bet on Popovich making the same mistake twice.
Could you ing imagine though?
So you are not with the crowd that believes they've suffered too much emotional damage to recover from 6?
They came back from 6 2 nights later and the game came down to the final minute when Duncan missed the layup.
Most Heat fans agree the Spurs are their worst matchup, tbh..
Spurs would win in 5-6 IMO..
It'd be the only Finals matchup worth watching as the Spurs would roll the Pacers and the Heat would roll MethKC tbh.
Yeah, I was reading the Heat forums (Realgm and their official NBA.com forum)...they want no part of the Spurs.
this.
If we beat OKC in the west, we have a great chance ringing. However I wouldn't overlook the Clippers. They're peaking at the right time. Them winning for LA will be the ultimate over and back by Boston tbh.
Yes.
Basically, 2014 Spurs = 2013 Spurs + Belinelli - Neal + Diaw 2.0
So in theory, 2014 Spurs > 2013 Spurs
And it looks like 2014 Heat < 2013 Heat
Thus, 2014 Spurs > 2014 Heat
...If only basketball games were decided with equations.
Granger playing well makes them scary. They haven't had a wing presence in the Blake Griffin era, and if Granger continues to play well/improve, it makes them much more formidable.
Clippers aren't getting past the 2nd round tbh. Red would have helped but he's done for the season IMO. Both the Thunder and the Spurs would roll them in 5.
As good as Blake has been, he won't be able to drag that team into the WCF as soon as Cliff bottoms out in the 2nd round like he always does tbh.
Fantastic!Yes.
Basically, 2014 Spurs = 2013 Spurs + Belinelli - Neal + Diaw 2.0
So in theory, 2014 Spurs > 2013 Spurs
And it looks like 2014 Heat < 2013 Heat
Thus, 2014 Spurs > 2014 Heat
...If only basketball games were decided with equations.
Clippers don't have the wing defenders to play the Spurs. They match up better with OKC and Houston with Granger, but he doesn't help as much against SA. They still can't out-execute the Spurs either.
I wouldn't bet on 2014 Heat> 2013 Heat just yet... especially when we don't know how the Heat will look like when they're not coasting...
Will really depend on how the Heat role players respond in the playoffs. Their Big 3 will be there and step up but Chalmers/Battier/Allen/Cole have all regressed this season. They don't have that invincible aura anymore IMO and teams like the Wizards/Raptors/Bulls/Nets all think they can hang with them. Even those early East rounds will be hard fought series.
If both teams manage to get to the Finals, Spurs win in 6 or less tbh.
...or, if they are.
They matchup well, but let's see how they do in the WC playoffs first. I doubt they get a Pau-led team and a WCF opponent that scores 89ppg this time around
Willie Green is just a shooter, homeless man's Danny Green. He'll have his games. Granger hasn't had a poor game with the Clippers yet, and his presence is already being felt tbh, and more than just spot up shooting. He's been nailing pull up/mid range shots which is an element they've lacked.
I don't see it tbh. Collison/Barnes/Granger have all been playing over their heads during this streak and will regress to the mean by the time the playoffs roll around. They have an outside shot at the Finals if they luck out with matchups/injuries but they're the most flawed team out of the top West seeds IMO.
Houston is imo. They match up well with the Spurs but outside of that their gimmicky offense can't beat OKC's starpower/athleticism or outscore/run the Clippers.
I hope so. Collison/Barnes don't worry me much because they're proven to be lousy in the playoffs. All season I had discredited the Clips for the same reason as previous years, lack of wing presence. Dudely and Re didn't fix anything for them, and losing Bledsoe for that didn't make sense imo. But I've been watching them play all year, and Granger has looked much better than anybody would have guessed. I still think the Spurs take them in a series, but if Granger continues to get acclimated, it could just be another thorn to deal with, although its nothing we can't handle. Green will be guarding Paul, leaving Kawhi to guard their next best perimeter player, and I doubt Granger is going to torch Kawhi
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