Series Thread: 2nd Round: Houston Rockets vs San Antonio Spurs

[msgkings322]

They wont sweep the Wiz or C's. I would be surprised if they did

It's probably not going to happen, but I would NOT be very surprised.

 

[wildturkey]

I agree with Kenny. Rockets playing 7 guys tonight was ridiculous and it is a quick turnaround. Would not be surprise if the Spurs close them out on Thursday just due to fatigue.

I have no idea why Montrezl Harrell isn't on the court for some minutes. He's a good rotational player. At times this season, he was better than Capella. Yeah, he's prone to mistakes in his youth but with Nene out, I'd be totally fine playing a guy like him.

 

[DarthVedder]

Manu!!!

Nice to see other guys stepping up, with Mills and Green playing a bit like they did during the Championship runs. If only LMA found some consistency, I want to throw something at the TV each time I see him or Gasol settling for long fadeaways while being guarded by Harden.

 

[Nightcrawler]

How the hell are the Spurs going to carry on?

I'm glad for the win, but I can't imagine how happy the warriors are right now. They either get to play a gassed rockets team or an injured Spurs team. I'll probably have no choice but to root for the cavaliers soon. Would've been nice to see a healthy Spurs vs warriors series. Oh well.

 

[RobToxin]

Spurs got the title in the bag. I hear that if Kawhi can't play, they got permission from the league office to bring in Lavar Ball.

Fuck Lavar Ball. That piece of shit would blame every loss on Ginobli being white.

 

[bksballer89]

Yep. I can see it going 5-6 vs these guys, while Cleveland probably gets another sweep in the Shiteast

I don't think Cleveland sweeps either

 

[tlance]

Hoping it isn't,

But I will not be surprised if the Kawhi injury is significant and forces him to miss additional games. No way he sits out the end of that game with a minor sprain. Ankles almost always feel worse the next day than they do in the moment.

Just hoping no real damage was done so he can get back on the court ASAP.

 

[tlance]

Yep. I can see it going 5-6 vs these guys, while Cleveland probably gets another sweep in the Shiteast

I think GS is more likely to sweep the conference Finals, but not because the competition is weaker.

 

[DorianRo]

1. Things are evened up a little bit now with an injured Spurs rockets team. Someone out of the west finally has as easy of a draw to get to the finals that a Lebron team does

 

[bksballer89]

Hoping it isn't,

But I will not be surprised if the Kawhi injury is significant and forces him to miss additional games. No way he sits out the end of that game with a minor sprain. Ankles almost always feel worse the next day than they do in the moment.

Just hoping no real damage was done so he can get back on the court ASAP.

He already said he is playing.

 

[trojanfan12]

but if LA cant play like a big more consistently they are toast. He has got to be that 20 and 12 guy EVERY night

^^^This right here.^^^

Kawhi will be Kawhi and if he's healthy, he'll do his thing and have a great series. For the Spurs to win though, both of their bigs have to show up and exploit that advantage every game.

That still may not be enough because of the number of weapons the Warriors have, but it will give them a real good shot at it.

 

[trojanfan12]

Fuck Lavar Ball. That piece of shit would blame every loss on Ginobli being white.

No need to worry. With Lavar on the team, the Spurs wouldn't lose another game. In fact, to guarantee it, they should just make Lavar player/coach.

After all, Pop is good...but he ain't no Lavar Ball.

 

[gordontrue]

Huge step up in competition compared to the Blazers and a banged up Utah team

I was told those teams are world-beaters, better than every eastern conference team.

 

[bksballer89]

I was told those teams are world-beaters, better than every eastern conference team.

LMAO. This wasn't a typical year for the West. It was much better 4 or 5 years ago.

 

[Ickey Shuffle]

The Warriors are not gonna sweep the Spurs lol. Or Houston for that matter.

 

[TJL]

1. Things are evened up a little bit now with an injured Spurs rockets team. Someone out of the west finally has as easy of a draw to get to the finals that a Lebron team does

LeBron's "Easy draw" has always been overrated, he never had an easy draw when he was with the Heat.

The Pacers/Celtics/Bulls were always tough outs.

And the Raps last year were a good, tough team.

 

[Iggloo]

 

[LAD]

The Spurs can beat the Warriors the same way they have beaten the Rockets the past 2 games. They slowed the game and limited the possessions.

The Rockets and Warriors beat teams basically the same way. The push the tempo creating a lot of possessions and use that tempo and number of possessions to get in rhythm. They get their opponents sucked in to playing their style and beat them at it. What makes the Warriors better is they have more scorers and actually play defense.

The Spurs are probably the one team in the league that is both disciplined enough and talented enough to avoid getting caught in the Rockets/Warriors style long enough to actually beat them.

Yea but will they have the legs to do it after this battle with Houston?

 

[LAD]

I was told those teams are world-beaters, better than every eastern conference team.

Were you told they were world-beaters or just good competitors??

 

[TJL]

Were you told they were world-beaters or just good competitors??

I've actually seen multiple people saying the Jazz are one piece away from contending for a title, and people were hyping up Dame/McCullom as the best PG/SG combo in the league, and it was all being done to give more credit to the Warriors.

You have to remember that just because you don't feel this way, or say these things, other Warriors fans, especially ones that aren't avid fans, suck, just like '11-14 Heat fans that are now Cavs fans, suck.