Lakers and Memphis Both Lost

[Ragamuffin]

good news for spurs...

[DMC]

good news for spurs...

Yeah, if they all lose their next 30 games, Spurs could sneak in.

[Beartrucci]

Yeah, if they all lose their next 30 games, Spurs could sneak in.

Hey you never know! Lonnie's gonna shine in the G-League and who knows what he'll do with his 5 mpg once he comes up. LMA's suddenly going to play well with another star too. Can't wait.

[BatManu20]

10/10 Thread. Will recommend to friends and family.

[NASpurs]

How is this good news? It's bad for the tank.

*edit* nvm, we should be focusing on teams on our level, like the Kings and Mavs.

[HWoodNixon]

Would rather tank .

[Ragamuffin]

why you dont want spurs in playoff ?

[Ragamuffin]

How is this good news? It's bad for the tank.

*edit* nvm, we should be focusing on teams on our level, like the Kings and Mavs.

why you dont want spurs in playoff ?

[JeffDuncan]

We want.

But we think we don't get.

[HWoodNixon]

Because there is zero chance of winning a championship given the talent level of the team. Tanking ensures us a lottery pick so we can be more compe ive in the future.

[NASpurs]

Yeah there’s nothing like getting raped in the first round again for a non lottery pick! Woo mediocrity

[Ragamuffin]

understand thanks all ...

[tbdog]

Because there is zero chance of winning a championship given the talent level of the team. Tanking ensures us a lottery pick so we can be more compe ive in the future.

That is such a weak minded losers mentality and just really pathetic. You must bring so much bright energy to family dinner.

[DejuanorwhatDude]

That is such a weak minded losers mentality and just really pathetic. You must bring so much bright energy to family dinner.

So the Warriors shouldn't have lost enough games to get Steph Curry in 2009? Or were they "weak minded losers" for doing that?

To get great players you generally have to lose enough games to have the right to do that and then have the smarts to pick the right player when given the chance.

[NASpurs]

Great night overall in the grand schemes of things. With the Jazz winning and the Wolves on their little winning streak, the Spurs are a couple of losses away from being the second worst team in the West and there's not that much (5 games in the L column) separating them from the Suns.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

The Spurs are a loss out of the 8 seed. Just the way the season will be in the West. There’s going to be a logjam for 6-12 in the conference all year I think. Heck, maybe 3 thru 12 if some of the other teams come to earth.

[tbdog]

So the Warriors shouldn't have lost enough games to get Steph Curry in 2009? Or were they "weak minded losers" for doing that?

To get great players you generally have to lose enough games to have the right to do that and then have the smarts to pick the right player when given the chance.

Plenty of teams have tanked and walked out with nothing. Some have stayed down there. Curry was picked 7th btw. 2 Pg's were drafted before him, Flynn and Rubio. 2 more guards were drafted before him, Harden and Evans. Thabeet was drafted 2nd overall. Tanking guarantees nothing except loses, lowers income due to merchandise and tickets sales being poor. Then it can cause major divisions within the organisation. Coaches want to succeed while management doesn't. Vets want to play but the youth movement takes priority. Players are on the chopping block come trade deadline at the expense of draft picks. And this can linger for years.

[HWoodNixon]

Plenty of teams have tanked and walked out with nothing. Some have stayed down there. Curry was picked 7th btw. 2 Pg's were drafted before him, Flynn and Rubio. 2 more guards were drafted before him, Harden and Evans. Thabeet was drafted 2nd overall. Tanking guarantees nothing except loses, lowers income due to merchandise and tickets sales being poor. Then it can cause major divisions within the organisation. Coaches want to succeed while management doesn't. Vets want to play but the youth movement takes priority. Players are on the chopping block come trade deadline at the expense of draft picks. And this can linger for years.

if the Spurs are the so called best run organization in sports, then surely those aren’t issues!

[YGWHI]

The Spurs are a loss out of the 8 seed. Just the way the season will be in the West. There’s going to be a logjam for 6-12 in the conference all year I think. Heck, maybe 3 thru 12 if some of the other teams come to earth.

Agree. I have no doubt the Spurs will make the playoffs. There are other teams-records that aren't sustainable long term.

[Spurtacular]

Only 63 games left and the OP is worried about playoff positioning. SMH

[therealtruth]

No guarantee the Spurs will make the playoffs. I think they've had one of the easiest SOS so far and they haven't taken advantage. Past Spurs teams used to feast on the easy schedules. The Nuggets could take their playoff spot this year. Also the Jazz will probably figure it out like they did last year. And don't forget the Lakers with Lebron. That's a tough bet that Lebron won't make the playoffs.

[ceperez]

The league has picked up on many ideas that made the Spurs successful in the past. 3 point shooting, moving the ball, exhausting the opponent etc. So what is happening now in the West is that its almost a dead heat for every team. If you cannot bring in the energy every game, then you can't expect to win due to pure talent.

Spurs are playing poorly but an even more talented team (i.e. Utah) has a worse record! The top 4 teams today in the West include the Clippers, Nuggets and Grizzlies. Who would have thought!

[tbdog]

if the Spurs are the so called best run organization in sports, then surely those aren’t issues!

They the best because they haven't' tank for 20 years. The last time they did it was forced upon them when DR and Person missed the whole season, and Sean Elliot missed half. That was back in the day when it was one star per team type of thing. Yet the lottery balls dropped for us and we ended up with TD and not Keith Van Horn. I wonder how things would have gone if Spurs got Van Horn instead?

[sananspursfan21]

Plenty of teams have tanked and walked out with nothing. Some have stayed down there. Curry was picked 7th btw. 2 Pg's were drafted before him, Flynn and Rubio. 2 more guards were drafted before him, Harden and Evans. Thabeet was drafted 2nd overall. Tanking guarantees nothing except loses, lowers income due to merchandise and tickets sales being poor. Then it can cause major divisions within the organisation. Coaches want to succeed while management doesn't. Vets want to play but the youth movement takes priority. Players are on the chopping block come trade deadline at the expense of draft picks. And this can linger for years.

This is my mentality with it. Play hard night in and night out. If you genuinely suck that bad, fine. Here’s your lottery pick. Otherwise, fight hard because talent isn’t guaranteed, even if you think perpetual losing is.

[sananspursfan21]

Plenty of teams have tanked and walked out with nothing. Some have stayed down there. Curry was picked 7th btw. 2 Pg's were drafted before him, Flynn and Rubio. 2 more guards were drafted before him, Harden and Evans. Thabeet was drafted 2nd overall. Tanking guarantees nothing except loses, lowers income due to merchandise and tickets sales being poor. Then it can cause major divisions within the organisation. Coaches want to succeed while management doesn't. Vets want to play but the youth movement takes priority. Players are on the chopping block come trade deadline at the expense of draft picks. And this can linger for years.

This is my mentality with it. Play hard night in and night out. If you genuinely suck that bad, fine. Here’s your lottery pick. Otherwise, fight hard because talent isn’t guaranteed, even if you think perpetual losing is.