jobber
Would let Tony Parker sleep with his wife
The Stealth Fox said:OH MY GOD HOUSTON NEEDS TO STEAL SIXTH FROM DALLAS...
I do NOT want to face San Antonio in the playoffs.
We want Warriors/Mavs 2! Drop some games plz.
The Stealth Fox said:OH MY GOD HOUSTON NEEDS TO STEAL SIXTH FROM DALLAS...
I do NOT want to face San Antonio in the playoffs.
The Stealth Fox said:LOL, I meant offensively, but I'm still wrong. Anyways, I still have my skepticism because the team goes through Rockets-like scoring droughts.
Yes blah blah Tim Duncan has always had success in the postseason right? That's why they've repeated, right?
Obviously, something wasn't right in those even numbered years, don't ya think?
Mavs in 4. Too bad it aint happening.jobber said:We want Warriors/Mavs 2! Drop some games plz.
jobber said:Spurs secret weapon
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It's not that outlandish. I never said it was a fluke. It's just that usually it's just one or two players per game who get red hot. Tonight the whole damn team was hot.reilo said:James Jones = 50% 3pt shooter. Second in the league.
What's so outlandish about a 44% shooter going for 60% for the game? What's so outlandish about 42-43% shooters going for 50+ in a game? One miss and they are in the 40% range again.
Portland at one point was 2nd in the league at 3s, and top 10 in FG% and top 10 in opponents FG%. This is no acciddent. This is EXACTLY how they played during their win streak and James Jones was a HUGE reason for that. Tonight, they were finally healthy.
But of course, when you lose a game fair and square, the fans of the losing team will just say it was a fluke.
Not ridiculous. You are just uneducated about how the Blazers win games.
The Stealth Fox said:Mavs in 4. Too bad it aint happening.
You want the Warriors to steal 8th and the Mavs to win and take first place? What kind of Spurs fan are you?
People have been saying that the Spurs are old since their first championship. Worst reason ever.The Stealth Fox said:LOL, I meant offensively, but I'm still wrong. Anyways, I still have my skepticism because the team goes through Rockets-like scoring droughts.
Yes blah blah Tim Duncan has always had success in the postseason right? That's why they've repeated, right?
Obviously, something wasn't right in those even numbered years, don't ya think?
So, why did the Spurs lose in '04 and '06? Manu making a boneheaded play? Refs? What is it? It's always something, isn't it.
The Spurs are the team to beat right now, but I don't think they're firing on all cylinders... just for one reason.
THEY'RE ****ING OLD AS HELL.
Yeah, Spurs are gonna win the SW division I think. Houston, NO, and Phoenix will be fighting for 4, 5, and 6, and Dallas will be the non-division winner in the top 4.Absinthe said:Golden State plays too fucking erratic and I'm not even sure they'll make the playoffs. I do not like Chris Webber on that team whatsoever.
The thing is, Ginobili is playing better basketball than Duncan right now (and Duncan is playing great). Look at San Antonio's remaining schedule and it appears that they'll maintain home court in the West.
Sure, the age comment wasn't justified then, but is pretty damn justified now. How long will they keep chugging along?BatiGOOOOOOL said:People have been saying that the Spurs are old since their first championship. Worst reason ever.
The Stealth Fox said:Sure, the age comment wasn't justified then, but is pretty damn justified now. How long will they keep chugging along?
If I don't see Duncan, Parker, and Ginobili winning championships in their 60s, your comment is an utter failure. Age always matters, whether you like it or not. The Spurs have dealt with the age issue by signing slightly younger players (who are still old but not quite as old) so they can try to squeeze another championship out of their core with slightly (emphasis on slightly) younger players.
Edit: Speaking of which, when Duncan finishes his career, what will they do? Tank the season and hope for another Duncan that they can steal from the Celtics? :lol
BatiGOOOOOOL said:Of course age matters. My point is that it has always been overblown in the Spurs case. Just look at Bowen at his age running more than a 20 year old. Their age doesn't prevent them from executing Pop's gameplan at all.
Also, next year(or in a couple) Mahinmi and Tiago Splitter will probably be in the team, ready to start the transition for when TD retires. So it shouldn't be that bad.
The Stealth Fox said:Sure, the age comment wasn't justified then, but is pretty damn justified now. How long will they keep chugging along?
If I don't see Duncan, Parker, and Ginobili winning championships in their 60s, your comment is an utter failure. Age always matters, whether you like it or not. The Spurs have dealt with the age issue by signing slightly younger players (who are still old but not quite as old) so they can try to squeeze another championship out of their core with slightly (emphasis on slightly) younger players.
The more you age, the less likely you are to survive a grind-it-out series in the playoffs. Why the hell does that offend you so much? It's just a fact of life, unless you're hiding some Spurs organization secrets from me.
Edit: Speaking of which, when Duncan finishes his career, what will they do? Tank the season and hope for another Duncan that they can steal from the Celtics? :lol
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? WOW. I had no idea.Blackace said:Parker is whopping 25 going on 26?
Absinthe said:Duncan has at least three years left in him and maybe more. Ginobili and Parker are still young and they're going to be the core that the Spurs build around. Also, Udoka will take Bowen's place as their defensive stopper. But yes, they need to start drafting and developing big men.
The Stealth Fox said:You also still have that potential all-star power forward you drafted in 2002 that could give you 15/10.... oh wait...
The Stealth Fox said:ARE YOU KIDDING ME? WOW. I had no idea.
Ginobili... eh... whether you have 3 to 5 years at that age in you depends on your conditioning and so on, but yeah, I think I may be too quick to judge with respect to Ginobili.
Well, the great thing is, everything that the Spurs FO touches turns to gold, so I guess they'll be winning, and if they're not winning, they'll always be on the cusp of winning.
Blackace said:Manu is one year younger than TD. Parker is still young tho
BatiGOOOOOOL said:Nah, he would already be in his 30s when TD retires. Better to have a couple of 20 year old guys that are bigger and with much more potential learning from the best in the game. Heck, Tiago is already playing better than Scola in his old team.![]()
Absinthe said:The difference is that Dallas is owned by Mark Cuban and he isn't afraid to spend money. Steve Kerr and company seem to be petrified to do so.
Green Shinobi said:The Lakers still have years of relevancy.
Kobe is 29, Odom 28, Gasol 27, Farmar 21 and Bynum 20. They'll be able to go over the cap to re-sign all of these players. Depends on whether Jerry Buss wants to pay luxury tax to keep the team in contention.
Blackace said:Somehow Mark Cuba and company spent too much money on two shit players Walker, and Jamison and was able to move them too.. :lol
The Stealth Fox said:Don't be a hater. Scola has a good 8 years on him if he conditions himself well. He's probably the most versatile PF the Rockets have had in 10 years... but that isn't saying much. :lol
BatiGOOOOOOL said:Hahaha. I like Scola. I would've loved to see him as a Spur, but I'm not going to question Pop and Buford's masterminds after all they have accomplished.
There's something else about the Scola saga that we don't know, because apparently money was never a problem, as the Spurs were ready last season to give him a very similar contract to what Houston did, but the buyout prevented it. Who knows what triggered the decision to trade him.
Absinthe said:Who is this Ian Mahinmi that the Spurs have? It seems like he gets almost no playing time. It looks like he'd at least split minutes with Oberto.
He is in the D-League with the Toros.Absinthe said:Who is this Ian Mahinmi that the Spurs have? It seems like he gets almost no playing time. It looks like he'd at least split minutes with Oberto.
That's the Spurs D-League affiliate, right?BatiGOOOOOOL said:He is in the D-League with the Toros.
Absinthe said:Jamison is a fantastic player that didn't fit in on that team. Walker is shit. Keep in mind that they also overpaid for Keith Van Horn.
Holy shit San Antonio is old. Horry, Kurt Thomas, Stoudamire, Finley, Bowen. Even Oberto is 32.
Blackace said:Jamison is Walker pt 2..
Absinthe said:Maybe when he played for Dallas, but this guy is averaging 21 and 10 this year.
Blackace said:Vin Baker did that for the Bucks when he was out East and the only player to go to on the team
Absinthe said:He's been playing with Butler nearly the whole year. And Arenas for a little of it.
Blackace said:Arenas has been gone for most of the year and Bulter is the number 2 guy and Vin Baker did it with Ray Allen..
Green Shinobi said:Blazers are 23-12 when James Jones plays, and 8-16 when he sits out.
Damn, I didn't even know about him. I'll have to keep an eye out.
Sun, Mar 2 Dallas 3:30 PM
Tue, Mar 4 @ Sacramento 10:00 PM
Fri, Mar 7 LA Clippers 10:30 PM
Sun, Mar 9 Sacramento 9:30 PM
Tue, Mar 11 Toronto 10:30 PM
Fri, Mar 14 @ New Orleans 8:00 PM
Sun, Mar 16 @ Houston 7:00 PM
Tue, Mar 18 @ Dallas 8:30 PM
Thu, Mar 20 @ Utah 10:30 PM
Fri, Mar 21 Seattle 10:30 PM
Sun, Mar 23 Golden State 9:30 PM
Mon, Mar 24 @ Golden State 10:30 PM
Wed, Mar 26 Charlotte 10:30 PM
Fri, Mar 28 Memphis 10:30 PM
Sun, Mar 30 Washington 9:30 PM
i think the lakers need 60 wins to remain 1st in the west. that's 19 of the remaining 23.Cloudy said:Lakers fans, what do you think about March? Only 2 sets of B2Bs. If we win only the home games, that's 50 wins right there..
viakado said:i think the lakers need 60 wins to remain 1st in the west. that's 19 of the remaining 23.
i just want the lakers to have home court for at least for the first 2 rounds of the playoffs.
the last two years, i say other wise. a #1 seed in the west gives them a huge confidence boost.Cloudy said:I think the #1 seed is to much pressure on this team. I'll be fine with any of the top 4 seeds..
BatiGOOOOOOL said:Do you even have to ask about '04? How probable is it for something like Fisher's shot to happen?