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Artillery

01-13-2014, 05:04 AM

Backdoor swept in 2012

Reflahoma never deserved to win that series after that shameful game 6. It became apparent when the refs stopped blowing the whistles for them when they made it to the Finals. OKC actually had to play a basketball game on their own merits without any outside interference. They ended up getting embarrassed by the Heat in five games...with homecourt advantage. Nobody takes that 2012 run by OKC seriously, in retrospect

oarabbus

01-13-2014, 05:06 AM

Reflahoma never deserved to win that series after that shameful game 6. It became apparent when the refs stopped blowing the whistles for them when they made it to the Finals. OKC actually had to play a basketball game on their own merits without any outside interference. They ended up getting embarrassed by the Heat in five games...with homecourt advantage. Nobody takes that 2012 run by OKC seriously, in retrospect

This. The win over the Spurs was really nice but that OKC team just got wrecked by the Heat.

TheWeeknd

01-13-2014, 05:07 AM

Reflahoma never deserved to win that series after that shameful game 6. It became apparent when the refs stopped blowing the whistles for them when they made it to the Finals. OKC actually had to play a basketball game on their own merits without any outside interference. They ended up getting embarrassed by the Heat in five games...with homecourt advantage. Nobody takes that 2012 run by OKC seriously, in retrospect
just shows how pathetic the spurs were then tbh :confusedshrug:

russwest0

01-13-2014, 05:11 AM

Both Spurs and Thunder shoudn't have made finals last year probably. Though OKC's run didn't depend as much on the refs.

Mr Feeny

01-13-2014, 05:15 AM

Yeah I read somewhere that SA have the best winning percentage in sports
over the past fifteen years. They're consistency is incredible. It seems like they win
atleast 50 games every season. And let's be honest. Nobody expected them to come
within a game of winning the championship last season, before the season started.
They're a professional bunch:applause:

maybeshewill13

01-13-2014, 05:18 AM

They're on top by default.. OKC would have another 5 wins if GOATbrook hadn't been out so long. Spurs a cool team doe. Second best team in the West.

Mr Feeny

01-13-2014, 05:23 AM

They're on top by default.. OKC would have another 5 wins if GOATbrook hadn't been out so long. Spurs a cool team doe. Second best team in the West.

Yes. I was one of the people who denigrated Westbrook's impact on the Thunder early on. It wasn't until last year's conf semis vs memphis that we saw how crucial he was to OKC. I hold my hand up high. Westbrook is as close to a 1-B as you can get in a one two punch.

Cold soul

01-13-2014, 05:24 AM

KevinDurant35

01-13-2014, 05:47 AM

Kevin Durant is the best player in the league and that pretty much sums it up. :cheers:

Artillery

01-13-2014, 08:57 AM

just shows how pathetic the spurs were then tbh :confusedshrug:

No need to take offense brah. Just stating the truth. An even older Spurs team made the Finals the year after and took the Heat to seven games...without homecourt advantage. OKC has no excuse for their shameful performance. Any team that depends on Harden for a large portion of their scoring is always going to fall flat like the Thunder did in the 2012 Finals. Harden depends on the zebras for the majority of his scoring - as a result he's at the whim of the officials. When the refs are biting(like in the 2012 Spurs series) he looks dominant. When they decide to let the player actually get a bit physical, Harden falls apart. I actually think it's better for the Thunder, in the long term, to learn how to play bball without such a BS player.

ArbitraryWater

01-13-2014, 11:08 AM

I want my Mavs to play them in the first round... that's a win for us telling y'all

Marlo_Stanfield

01-13-2014, 11:10 AM

Reflahoma never deserved to win that series after that shameful game 6. It became apparent when the refs stopped blowing the whistles for them when they made it to the Finals. OKC actually had to play a basketball game on their own merits without any outside interference. They ended up getting embarrassed by the Heat in five games...with homecourt advantage. Nobody takes that 2012 run by OKC seriously, in retrospect
give Durant and Harden a pass. it was and probably will be their first and only series where they ever got fair officiating vs the Heat. no wonder they choked. especially James Chokeden:facepalm

Darius

01-13-2014, 11:21 AM

Impressive but didn't they have some terrible record against "contenders" this season?

rmt

01-13-2014, 11:29 AM

I want my Mavs to play them in the first round... that's a win for us telling y'all

Hard to do that with Blair starting - there's a reason he was buried at the end of Spurs' bench last year. With him starting for the Mavs, it's an open lane to the rim. You guys need to get a Tyson Chandler-type to play beside Dirk. And Diaw seems to do a good job on Dirk.

Anyway, the record is fool's gold. I don't think they can beat a healthy OKC. Reggie Jackson's been killing them - no one can stay in front of him. Hard for me to swallow being beaten not by Durant or Westbrooke, but by Jackson.

davehos

01-13-2014, 11:32 AM

Not a Spurs fan I actually hate them but they're great organization ran top to bottom. It's crazy for them to be mix year in and out for the past decade plus especially in the Western conference . That my friends is decade plus of pure dominance. Respect. :applause:

This. Not sure how any logical person could argue that the Spurs "didn't deserve to be there" after taking one of the most stacked teams in history to a game 7.

I guess some people just like to troll.

KG215

01-13-2014, 11:33 AM

They're on top by default.. OKC would have another 5 wins if GOATbrook hadn't been out so long. Spurs a cool team doe. Second best team in the West.
Pretty much this. Not to mention they're 0-2 against a healthy OKC this year. Think they get us one time before Westbrook is scheduled to return, so I expect them to win that one.

Still, they aren't going away even though Tim and Manu are getting up there in age...it's impressive. I gave up on predicting "this will be the year" they fall off after the 2012 season.

ArbitraryWater

01-13-2014, 11:34 AM

Hard to do that with Blair starting - there's a reason he was buried at the end of Spurs' bench last year. With him starting for the Mavs, it's an open lane to the rim. You guys need to get a Tyson Chandler-type to play beside Dirk. And Diaw seems to do a good job on Dirk.

Anyway, the record is fool's gold. I don't think they can beat a healthy OKC. Reggie Jackson's been killing them - no one can stay in front of him. Hard for me to swallow being beaten not by Durant or Westbrooke, but by Jackson.

Agreed. Tyson was a perfect pick. Someone like Asik would be nice.

I think this is the spurs last great run, I KNOW it's been said before, but like you mentioned, their records against other top teams is putrid. Feels like they will break down this post-season...

TMT

01-13-2014, 11:37 AM

Spurs have this regular season thing down pat.

The issue is facing the right matchups or avoiding the teams that have our number (Thunder, Rockets). Could easily see them in the Finals again this year if they are healthy.

I want my Mavs to play them in the first round... that's a win for us telling y'all

:oldlol: Okay there DeJuan Blair.

ABfor3

01-13-2014, 11:41 AM

I don't think this is any news, as long as that Trio and Pop are still together , they'll be atop the conference

T_L_P

01-13-2014, 11:55 AM

I want my Mavs to play them in the first round... that's a win for us telling y'all

We blew you apart last game.

Your only chance would be if Dirk could somehow put up 40 a game :roll:

ImKobe

01-13-2014, 11:56 AM

Spurs have this regular season thing down pat.

The issue is facing the right matchups or avoiding the teams that have our number (Thunder, Rockets). Could easily see them in the Finals again this year if they are healthy.

:oldlol: Okay there DeJuan Blair.

I have a lot of respect for the Spurs. OKC will be a tough one, but OKC doesn't have Harden(AKA the guy that pretty much raped you in the playoffs). Spurs are the deeper team but it depends on Parker's play.

Rockets are a bad matchup because of Harden lol

KG215

01-13-2014, 12:51 PM

I have a lot of respect for the Spurs. OKC will be a tough one, but OKC doesn't have Harden(AKA the guy that pretty much raped you in the playoffs). Spurs are the deeper team but it depends on Parker's play.

Rockets are a bad matchup because of Harden lol
Durant is the one that really raped the Spurs in the 2012 WCF. Harden was very good, yes, but he wasn't the one that hurt the Spurs the most.

mr.big35

01-13-2014, 12:53 PM

They have the best coach and GM combinations. It seems they can get random players and make them good.

It's A VC3!!!

01-13-2014, 12:55 PM

They're on top by default.. OKC would have another 5 wins if GOATbrook hadn't been out so long. Spurs a cool team doe. Second best team in the West.
That's not by default. Westbook is injured, has been injured and will continue to get injured from here on out. He's not the iron man that he used to be. you can't make an excuse for every time he gets injured. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if he got injured in the playoffs....again.

Boarder Patrol

01-13-2014, 12:58 PM

I want my Mavs to play them in the first round... that's a win for us telling y'all

Like you were supposed to in 2007 before you got embarrassed in the first round and the Spurs won the title? :roll:

SCdac

01-13-2014, 01:17 PM

Another great season for the Spurs, regardless if they win a championship or not. As somebody who's lived in San Antonio since 1985 I'm proud of them and what they do in a smaller market and for a city with only one professional sports team. Tim Duncan is still the ****ing man, even at 37 going on 38. Will they win it all, who knows. Can they make it back to the Finals, probably. That alone says alot. Belinelli has been a key signing/steal, Ayres is better than Blair as big off the bench, and Manu looks to be playing with a chip on his shoulder (reportedly, he hit the weight room hard this summer and it shows in his shot/legs/jump). For all intents and purposes Spurs look about as good as last season which can be perceived multiple ways of course. Personally, I think the Spurs are like a Joakim Noah / Serge Ibaka (one of them in place of Tiago) away from being champions. Duncan + Noah would be beast of a front court. Greg Monroe on the current Spurs would be nice.

TMT

01-13-2014, 01:26 PM

I have a lot of respect for the Spurs. OKC will be a tough one, but OKC doesn't have Harden(AKA the guy that pretty much raped you in the playoffs). Spurs are the deeper team but it depends on Parker's play.

Rockets are a bad matchup because of Harden lol

Even since trading Harden, our record against the Thunder has not been favorable. And yeah, Harden makes the Rockets a tough matchup for us but not as much as Dwight. Those boys destroyed us on Christmas day. Chandler Parsons shot the ball like Larry Bird.

I'm sure we will have to face one of them in the playoffs. But if it's both, then we are in trouble.

YouGotServed

01-13-2014, 01:29 PM

What's Spurs record against the top teams in the West?

TMT

01-13-2014, 01:40 PM

What's Spurs record against the top teams in the West?

Not good. That's the problem.

We destroy the teams we should beat (I think the Knicks loss was the only exception), but have struggled come the big matchups (Thunder twice , Rockets twice, Portland, Indiana, Clippers).

SCfor3

01-13-2014, 02:01 PM

Who cares, they treat regular season like no tomorrow, this much more improved gsw team will beat them in 2nd round or wcf this year.

Wally450

01-13-2014, 02:02 PM

Backdoor swept in 2012 and choked away the ship last year.

Great team but just not good enough. Sadly all these wins are for not. :lol

I guess we could say they're "empty wins"

Boarder Patrol

01-13-2014, 02:07 PM

Who cares, they treat regular season like no tomorrow, this much more improved gsw team will beat them in 2nd round or wcf this year.

The Spurs don't care about the regular season, at all..

see them taking on GSW with their bench, AND WINNING.

SCfor3

01-13-2014, 02:13 PM

The Spurs don't care about the regular season, at all..

see them taking on GSW with their bench, AND WINNING.
Once well get andre miller or hinrich well be fine.

r0drig0lac

01-13-2014, 02:18 PM

Who cares, they treat regular season like no tomorrow, this much more improved gsw team will beat them in 2nd round or wcf this year.lol

Boarder Patrol

01-13-2014, 02:23 PM

Once well get andre miller or hinrich well be fine.

So a scrub backup PG will take you from losing to them with their bench to beating them in a playoff series, when you lost in 6 last year? Ok...

SCfor3

01-13-2014, 02:32 PM

So a scrub backup PG will take you from losing to them with their bench to beating them in a playoff series, when you lost in 6 last year? Ok...
No, but DO you realize that we got Andre iguodala and our younger players got better?

+Bogut and Curry both are 100% healthy(wasn't in that series) and david lee.

Miller
Barnes
Dray green
+ either ezeli or j oneal is a good bench... and its not like u need to go 10-11 deep in playoff series like that.

You guys should be scared.

TMT

01-13-2014, 02:34 PM

The Spurs don't care about the regular season, at all..

see them taking on GSW with their bench, AND WINNING.

:oldlol: He got you there.

Marlo_Stanfield

01-13-2014, 02:54 PM

Backdoor swept in 2012 and choked away the ship last year.

Great team but just not good enough. Sadly all these wins are for not. :lol
just like Miami backdoor sweeped the Thunder even harder:roll: :roll: :roll: