We lost 5 games by combined 19 points..it is pretty natural for majorly shaken up team to have it chemistry issues which become more costly in clutch..but it has to be said the GSW far superior 3-point shooting will always be the trump card..a couple of defensive slip-ups and you are buried under hail of momentum shifting 3 points...
let's hope the Spurs achieve a stable iden y in these situations by season end; right now we don't seem to know what to run..In the Dallas game, Kawhi bailed us out.. in the Boston one, Pop broke out a couple of old school- Big three plays to get the W..IMO, a Manu-Parker centric late game design won't get us too far.. Pop still has his work cut out when it comes to the potential of Kawhi-LMA 2-man game..
Golden state is highly overrated. Bold, underline highly. Analyze their schedule and it's been a cake walk. They seem to play Sacramento or Utah every night. Plus curry will break down soon. They are terrible at managing minutes. Curry is nothing more than a Rich man's bonner. Leonard and LeBron are truly the best in the league. Hands down. Spurs will beat them 4 games to 2.
^ wtf
That's so uncanny. I woke up this morning thinking, "You know what I'd like? ANOTHER ing thread about execution down the stretch. Yeah, that's what's missing from my life."
And here you are. Keep it going while I go make a sammich.
[Edit: And, for the record, the BIGGEST difference down the stretch is that Steph Curry can make shots from the damn parking lot. Sort of makes everything else fall into place.]
Need Boban to pick him up and gently put him in the trunk of someone's car when he is shooting those parking lot shots...... and we're good!
Crunch time iden y bro.
The spurs rely on Leonard in the first 3 quarters but revert to overeliance on the big 3. There has been so many possesions late in the fourth where Parker-Ginobili-Duncan were the only players to touch the ball. We are a different team in the first 8 minutes of every quarter.
The casual VANILLA will tell you its not a problem because we are winning 81% of our games but i bet you we are a net negative in the last minite execution.
The Warriors are almost flawless on O. Dont let the dumbasses fool you that its all about curry. They know their options very well. And they know the heiarchy of option Curry and draymond then then klay.
The spurs have had so many late game situations where you feel like its 2000'. Kawhi is Bowen and LMA is elson or oberto.
They need.to figure out how to take advantage of their two best players or they are stuck with this problem.
They played Sacramento twice without Boogie (1-7 team without ... 11-12 with). Then in the third matchup? Boogie got tossed after twelve minutes. Score when that happened? Kings up 66-64.
Sacramento isn't a bad team. Just bad without Boogie.
They're a much more cohesive team at this time, which isn't unexpected, considering they basically brought back the same team. They should be commended for staying hungry and seizing the opportunity to do something special.
The Spurs, on the other hand, are still a work in progress. I think we've done real well all things considered, and hopefully we get closer to a finished product by season's end.
Jesus, i dont understand why people cant just.post what they think are the detailed problems instead of trying to.post like someone in the organization who will he held accountable for saying something in Public.
THE SPURS HAVE CHEMISTRY/TRUST/REALIZATIONS ISSUES LATE IN THE FOURTH.
even Manu have repeadly said he shoots too much at times wrongfully..and were stuck on forum full.pf posters who act like they are GMs or coaches who have something to hide..that or they are pretty cluless.
Went too far there bro.
The Warriors at this point of the season is still a MUCH better team but the spurs have the potential to be better. Id argue the spurs are probably better in the first 44 minutes though but only by a little.
The warriors are a much much much much better late game though. Much better. I wouldnt even put San Antonio top 5. Cavs-OKC-Warriors-LAC-Dallas are all better late game teams.
Our go to guy is a mid range guy whos been forced to learn to carry the load.
I felt much safer when Tim was Alpha dog because he gets closer to the basket, or a person whos great at penetrating like prime Manu, TP, etc. All 3 of these guys naturally wanted the ball, could create and had that mental edge. No disrespect to Kawhi, hes performed well above expectations, but he still isnt a creator.
Ive said this before - I think we are legit favourites last year healthy , and this year we are fools gold unless we learn to use LMA as our go to guy. This years team just feels "lucky". We grind against every single team and then we explode for quick 10-0 spurts. And against okc, houston, chi, they can play the whole 48 and its a toss of a coin.
Nope, they just execute poorly, terrible shot selection and relying too heavily on late game isolation rather than ball movement. How ironic it is that the Spurs used to eat isolation teams for dinner, now they've become one.
No, the biggest difference is GS doesn't change the way they play. Spurs get all tense and start clenching their butts. This is where KL is supposed to come in, take the ball to the rack. Unfortunately, SA ends up with (insert any player) taking a mid range jumper. Brilliant.
I just don't know who the Spurs are yet. They have so many different looks, that it's hard to pin down what they are going to do next. You knew what to expect in the Big 3 era. Now? Maybe Diaw...Maybe Parker...Maybe Kawhi...maybe LMA...maybe, who the knows.
And maybe this is good thing.
Maybe...lol.
Nono with the words of wisdom
The anti hoopz czar theory. Thanks.
If anyone can figure out how to close out games by the regular season's end, it is these San Antonio Spurs. Extremely high BBIQ on this roster.
If/when Green gets back on track, everything will change for the better on the offensive end.
Sure, it is painful to watch at times, but, they will very likely figure it out. Rodeo road trip it should start to click more and then playoffs should display a great team.
That's my plan, anyway.
BBIQ has nothing to do with confidence. Spurs play not to lose. Its a mind thing, not a logic thing.
Neither LMA, or at least he isn't the exceptional passer from the post that Tim was/is.
So if you give the ball to LMA, or Kawhi, in the last seconds of a game to ISO, a few times they would make the shot, other times they would draw the foul, but most of times the opposing team will adjust on them and they will miss the shot...not surprising at all since iso is not the most affective way of getting a bucket.
That's why it would be nice if Pop calls a play where we can see more ball movement and find Kawhi/Patty at the 3's point line like the game against Dallas.
How Warriors have won their close games this season...Curry/Iggy 3's, Green's easy layup.
I disagree, I dont want to decide a game on a 3 pointer. A good 3 point shooter shoots 40pc, an inside big will shoot close to 60pc. I didnt mind Pops play in game 7 last playoff series where he went for the high percentage alleyoop to Kawhi. If it wasnt for the rigged timekeepers i think we could have done it.
Aldridge is also a mid range guy.
I wouldnt mind boban as our go to though.
Not sure. This problem is more on Pop than chemistry issues between players.
When he gave the ball to Kawhi to close a game in Chicago, it resulted in an ugly play, without screens, any other player moving and looking for the pass... he just gave the ball to Kawhi to figure out how to score a desperation 3's.
When he gave the ball to LMA to close the game in OKC, again, the designated play was a lot worse than the execution.
The last play of game 7 in LA? Calling the same play after Clippers adjusted the first time.
Three point shooting may be GSs trump card, but LMA is ours. GS is truly only lethal with Green at the five playing center in a micro ball lineup. LMA can play him head up on D, since Draymond is not particularly quick, or great with handles. Draymond, otoh, has no chance to guard LMA on the block. GS will have to bring in a big, and remove a three point shooter from the mix. They are NOT a transcendent team with a big on the floor. If they bring in a big, you bring in Duncan,and continue the LMA/Draymond matchup.
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