Spurs need to go 7-2 to have their best season ever.

[ninephive]

Tough stretch coming up. I would say don't count on it because we will rest our starters near the end of the season, but we've pretty much been doing that anyway during this 17-game wining streak.

BTW, 7-2 means we go 64-18, so even the 65-win season isn't out of reach.

[Im Still Ballin]

miami v spurs final round 2

callin it here first

[ArbitraryWater]

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=329955

This isn't any other Spurs team this Year...

[Boarder Patrol]

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=329955

This isn't any other Spurs team this Year...

I love the Spurs and I love what they've done since the all-star break. Really a special team this year.

But while having Marco, Mills and the other snipers off the bench is nice, this team needs a top form Parker to win a title. He's looked so awful lately even after that break, that I'd consider shutting him down for the season until the playoffs, or just 10 minutes every now and then to stay loose. He's coasting, but he's also looked really bad. Figure it out, TP.

[Odinn]

Tough stretch coming up. I would say don't count on it because we will rest our starters near the end of the season, but we've pretty much been doing that anyway during this 17-game wining streak.

BTW, 7-2 means we go 64-18, so even the 65-win season isn't out of reach.
Although 64W would be the record for the Spurs history, I wouldn't say 2013-14 season or 2005-06 season is their best season.

It would be 2004-05 or 2006-07 season.
I know these are title seasons, but I'm not talking about playoff success either. Some advanced stats such as Off Rtg - Def Rtg rank and differences, SRS, and Expected W-L record.
Also there is margin of victory, which is not a advanced stat. Despite winning 9 less games than the Mavs in 2006-07, the Spurs outscored their opponents by 8.43 points which was season and franchise best.

[Wavves]

Wow didn't know that. That's crazy.

Well done Spurs

[russwest0]

OKC is one loss for em.

Who will be the other two?

[BoutPractice]

Don't the Spurs usually do better in the playoffs when they're the number 2 seed with 56 to 60 games won? From memory....

[Combat Wombat]

Possible but I doubt it considering they've got Houston, OKC, Indiana and Golden State. I'm pretty sure they have a losing record against Houston and OKC but I could be wrong.

[Artillery]

Don't the Spurs usually do better in the playoffs when they're the number 2 seed with 56 to 60 games won? From memory....

'99 - 1st seed
'03 - 1st seed
'05 - 2nd seed
'07 - 3rd seed

The team with homecourt only wins the Conference Finals about 50% of the time in the past ten years so it probably doesn't matter if they have 1st seed or 2nd seed. Considering the advantage OKC would have with officiating, it would't hurt to have homecourt in a hypothetical matchup with 'em.

[russwest0]

From a personnel standpoint OKC should absolutely shit on the Spurs.

If OKC just gives these guys each 40 minutes per game they shouldn't have too many problems:

Russell Westbrook
Reggie Jackson (AKA Spurs Killer)
Kevin Durant
Serge Ibaka

Then again, hard not to be worried in a matchup of Gregg Popovich vs Scott Brooks.

[Artillery]

From a personnel standpoint OKC should absolutely shit on the Spurs.

If OKC just gives these guys each 40 minutes per game they shouldn't have too many problems:

Russell Westbrook
Reggie Jackson (AKA Spurs Killer)
Kevin Durant
Serge Ibaka

Then again, hard not to be worried in a matchup of Gregg Popovich vs Scott Brooks.

OKC's biggest advantage is the officials.

[bdreason]

Honestly I've never liked the Spurs but my respect for Duncan and Popovich is immense.

[russwest0]

FYI, Reggie Jackson's three games vs the Spurs so far this season:

23/4/2, 71% shooting, W
21/4/3, 57% shooting, W
27/8/2, 71% shooting, W

Spurs are so ****ed in the WCF. Scott Brooks better not **** this up.

[rmt]

Although 64W would be the record for the Spurs history, I wouldn't say 2013-14 season or 2005-06 season is their best season.

It would be 2004-05 or 2006-07 season.
I know these are title seasons, but I'm not talking about playoff success either. Some advanced stats such as Off Rtg - Def Rtg rank and differences, SRS, and Expected W-L record.
Also there is margin of victory, which is not a advanced stat. Despite winning 9 less games than the Mavs in 2006-07, the Spurs outscored their opponents by 8.43 points which was season and franchise best.

Duncan sprained his ankle in March of 05 and Spurs struggled to win games without him (though Horry came up big for them during that stretch iirc) so the lesser record is warranted. Don't know - for all the offensive prowess of this year's team (Belli and Mills really have been special this year) - those championship teams could get STOPS when needed. I just question when superstars like Lebron/Wade play 40+mins in the playoffs, will this free-flowing offense work? It didn't last year.

[Combat Wombat]

FYI, Reggie Jackson's three games vs the Spurs so far this season:

23/4/2, 71% shooting, W
21/4/3, 57% shooting, W
27/8/2, 71% shooting, W

Spurs are so ****ed in the WCF. Scott Brooks better not **** this up.

http://dimemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/bos_perkins_kendrick-480x270.jpg

[russwest0]

OKC's biggest advantage is the officials.

It was a big advantadge for them in 2012, but if the officials in this years playoffs officiate like they did in last years, it will hardly be an advantadge.

Biggest advantage for OKC will having the talented young legs and being able to ramp up their minutes in the playoffs while Pop still has to manage the minutes of his old core. Tough to beat a team that plays Durant 45 minutes, Westbrook 42 minutes, Ibaka 38 minutes, Reggie Jackson 38 minutes, etc, when your best players can't be out there matching them in minutes.

[russwest0]

http://dimemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/bos_perkins_kendrick-480x270.jpg

Perkins is actually decent vs the Spurs because they still run a traditional big lineup most of the time. For guys like Duncan, even Splitter, Perkins is alright to have out on the floor (and by alright I mean like, it doesn't TOTALLY **** the team over). Hell, Perkins actually had a 15pt game in the 2012 WCF. 7-9 shooting too. OKC only won by 3pts that game as well, so if he doesn't do that who knows, maybe OKC doesn't make it to the Finals.

[Wonder Bread Kid]

lmao

Kawhi didn't play in one of the three games and only played 15 minutes in another game after injuring himself in the second quarter. Spurs have been undefeated since his return from that injury.

Spurs are a completely different team/beast than the team that played in those previous three match-ups.

If Pop plays his entire roster (that's hard to see considering it's a second of a back to back game) you'll see that.

[SHABBA]

OKC don't seem to have much trouble with the Spurs. Their record over the last 15 games is ridiculous against them.

OKC are still favourites to come out the West.

[Anaximandro1]

It's going to be tough.

Spurs have a tough schedule and Pop needs to rest his top players.



OKC are still favourites to come out the West.

Yeah. They have a good team, great individual talent and fresh legs.


-The combined age of Durant/Westbrook/Ibaka is 74

-The combined age of Duncan/Manu/Parker is 106


I still have hope. I think Kawhi gives the Spurs a chance. He is a huge upgrade over Jefferson and old man Bowen.

[Cone]

same shit, different year.

great regular season only to choke in the playoffs

[JohnFreeman]

Please Spurs, beat OKC.

[Doctor Rivers]

Please Spurs, beat Miami.

fixed

[T_L_P]

same shit, different year.

great regular season only to choke in the playoffs

So funny coming from a Thunder fan [what your avatar suggests].

The Spurs should have been out of title contention for years now, whereas the Thunder have got close to a championship once but ended up getting embarrassed by the Heat :oldlol:

[ninephive]

So funny coming from a Thunder fan [what your avatar suggests].

The Spurs should have been out of title contention for years now, whereas the Thunder have got close to a championship once but ended up getting embarrassed by the Heat :oldlol:
Hahaha exactly. If the Spurs are chokers, what in the world does that make the title-less Thunder? Just playoff jokes?

[LONGTIME]

Hahaha exactly. If the Spurs are chokers, what in the world does that make the title-less Thunder? Just playoff jokes?

Thunder are still a young team. Spurs...6 Biggest choke job in NBA Finals history.

[bukowski81]

Thunder are still a young team. Spurs...6 Biggest choke job in NBA Finals history.

So beeing young is a good excuse but beeing old isnt??

Durant is 25, Duncan, Parker and Ginobili were already NBA champs at that age.

[fiddy]

miami v spurs final round 2

callin it here first
bookmarked :roll:

[Doranku]

Haven't they won 50+ for like a bajillion straight years? I'm surprised that they've never won more than 64 games during one of those years.

[retaxis]

So beeing young is a good excuse but beeing old isnt??

Durant is 25, Duncan, Parker and Ginobili were already NBA champs at that age.
Lol so true but idiots rarely think before they post anyway. They just disappear and reappear none the wiser while the years past by for them.

[thefatmiral]

I just want them rested