Is anyone convinced yet that the Spurs have turned around their season? Who thinks tomorrow night's Houston game will be the real indicator?
Will the Spurs will beat Houston tomorrow? I get the feeling that most here don't think the Spurs can win against Houston.
Spurs are 5-0 since the All-Star break and are now in their best regular season month of the year usually, March. Looks good to me.
If Houston wasn't playing at Denver tonight and was resting instead I'd be less confident, but because their schedule is what it is and because we're probably going to land in Houston before they do, I like our chances a lot.
(And it helps that the big Chinese feller is out.)
No back to backs to me are much of an indicator. I do think they are back for real especially with Manu kicking ass like this.
Spurs should have a good shot, they didn't have to work too hard tonight and have been playing the back ends of back-to-backs much better this year.
I just want to know who the asshole is at the league office who gave the Spurs four days between home games and then stuck them with two B2Bs in five days, with travel between all four games.
Absolutely. They've been a top 5 team in winning percentage all year, they've been #1 in point differential most of the season, their defense has steadily improved all year long, and it appears that they are playing their best basketball right now.
Subjectively speaking, only the Dallas Mavericks have a better chance to win the championship than the Spurs do. But the Spurs would have a very good chance to win a series from Dallas - a better chance than any other squad.
We are 40-18
Last year we had 60 wins before we had 18 losses. Dallas beat us then, they are much better this year, so IMO, we have no shot to beat them now.
So no, we are not for real.
Last edited by Jimcs50; 03-03-2007 at 10:05 AM.
Spurs are so battle tested and to me Manu is the key to that series. You know he feels like over that foul in game 7 last year and his postseason overall was not good. If we get to play Dallas Manu will be really determined to make amends for that and he could be the difference.
They have 18 losses and what is up with all this Reg season crap you are talking about. Ask the 64 win Pistons a squad that won a le together, what the Reg season buys you.
Timmy had an injury last year and looks better this year. Tony's mid range is also better and it came down to 1 foul in game 7, so at worst I think it'll be about the same. Have some faith in your team.
I agree with you that the Spurs are for real, but please understand that during the Duncan era the Spurs have consistently excelled during the regular season. The regular season does mean a lot.
Of the 60 NBA champions, 51 of them finished with the best, second best, or third best record. Not a coincidence.
OKAAAAY, so regular season wins dictate who's better when the playoffs start? Ahh never mind
I understand that but the Spurs are on pace for about 57 wins right now that is an excellent Reg Season just looks like right now next to what Dallas is doing.
we had that uber ty stretch of spurs basketball were we lost to some crappy teams and played severely lacking defense a month or two ago... i'm willing to forgive them for that and look at them as a better team then their already decently impressive record would suggest.
I posted that about a week ago...I agree totally...if they can beat Houston....in Houston on the back end of a back to back....I will be impressed.Who thinks tomorrow night's Houston game will be the real indicator?
"Houston on the back end of a back to back"
Houston will be also on b2b and travelling Den - Hou vs Spurs SA - Hou.
Tough for both teams.
It is also a product of the hugely high standards set by the Spurs in the Duncan ERA. They have 24 games to go and are 40-18. A million teams would die to be in that position.
Depends on what sense? Has it been turned around to the point that Phoenix and Dallas should be worried - who knows?
But clearly the Spurs are playing their best basketball of the year. And especially they are playing their best defense of the year, which if it keeps up, makes them a threat to anybody.
Another reason for optimism is that the team is over 5.5 boards better than the opponents over this streak.
Last edited by K-State Spur; 03-03-2007 at 01:26 AM.
you guys need to get a hold of yourselves
we haven't beaten ANYBODY
the detroit win was great, I agree, but for me, its the games vs. utah, phoenix, and especially dallas that I'm concerned. We could win 16 straight against .500 teams only to lose in 5 in a playoff series to a top 3 team.
I'm very happy with manu's play, and the team's ability to crush their opponents as oppose to giving up the big leads, but we haven't achieved anything yet.
The houston game will be a nice indicator (although Yao is out) but wake me up when we play Phoenix and Dallas (though by the time the Dallas game comes around it could be a meaningless one as the standings could be etched in stone by then)
40-18 smart guy.We are 40-19
Last year we had 60 wins before we had 19 losses. Dallas beat us then, they are much better this year, so IMO, we have no shot to beat them now.
So no, we are not for real.
Yeah that great regular season and they lost.
So regular season means jack .
So youve made zero point.
That's if the only thing you are focusing on is the W/L at the end of the day. But if you are actually watching the team play these games, they are doing a lot of things better than they have in a very long time. That doesn't mean we're gonna beat Dallas, but it is reason to get a little more excited than we were a couple weeks ago.
oh i don't doubt the spurs are playing better. i also don't care if we go 62-20 to end the season. to me, the biggest indicator is how we fare against the elite teams of the league. I enjoyed the beat down on the hawks as much as anyone else, but if we make all of this progress only to get our asses kicked by Dallas in the playoffs then it was all for nothing at the end of the day.
So should we be happy with the way the team is playing? Yes
Are the Spurs back on top, on par or above dallas or phoenix? No
but I'll be more concerned with the answer to that last question come April than I am now
I am not worried about the Suns the Mav's yes they are great but the Suns are a ing soft ass team that is intimidated by the Spurs le experience and tough D.
haha, to be honest i do think we could take the suns in a 7 game series
so i agree, it is the mavs i'm more concerned with
If you look at Phoenix and Dallas' streaks this season, they have been against easy teams as well.
But then again, anyone outside of Dallas, Phoenix, SA, Utah are pretty beatable. LA and Houston fell off that list recently, they have been losing.
true, but look at dallas's record against +.500 teams and look at ours
you can tell that at least dallas is playing at a whole other gear
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