Series Thread: 2) San Antonio Spurs (67-15) vs 3) OKC Thunder (55-27)

[purguy12]

GS vs Cavs here they come. should be fun

 

[bksballer89]

nope its the truth. come on man how can u say okc will or can beat GS. u are crazy.

Easily. I watch basketball. OKC match up with the Warriors much better than the Spurs would actually. You can actually make a case that they match-up with the Warriors better than any other team in the league

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Lebron makes Durant his bitch every time they play. It's disturbing

I agree that he has, but if OKC beats SA, GS, then they should be a very confident bunch who peaked at the right time.

Cavs would have HC though, and I don't want to see that.

 

[Mecca]

You know they call me the smartest man on SportsHoopla for a reason right?

You are the Stephen Hawking of SportsHoopla .

 

[Hornsstampede2.0]

The Spurs are not even close to being old.
Their 3 best players are all 30 or under.

They have two of the six best players in the league at their absolute peak primes.
99% of the league would love to be "old" like that.

I wish they actually had more experienced SPURS on the bench to be honest.
All their bench is essentially guys who never really were part of the SPURS winning years.

it was the price to pay in order to get young.
They had to sacrifice a lot of depth. And tonight it is showing the lack of depth.

The good thing is that depth is easy to find.
Frontline superstars are much harder.

 

[bksballer89]

The Spurs are not even close to being old.
Their 3 best players are all 30 or under.

They have two of the six best players in the league at their absolute peak primes.
99% of the league would love to be "old" like that.

I wish they actually had more experienced SPURS on the bench to be honest.
All their bench is essentially guys who never really were part of the SPURS winning years.

it was the price to pay in order to get young.
They had to sacrifice a lot of depth. And tonight it is showing the lack of depth.

The good thing is that depth is easy to find.
Frontline superstars are much harder.

Yeah I never got the Spurs are old garbage.

 

[Hornsstampede2.0]

I don't think Golden State will lose another game.

They own the Thunder, Cavs, and Heat.

Maybe Toronto can win a game..... or maybe some flukish miracle comeback by the Spurs.

But they are going to win out.

 

[bksballer89]

I don't think Golden State will lose another game.

They own the Thunder, Cavs, and Heat.

Maybe Toronto can win a game..... or maybe some flukish miracle comeback by the Spurs.

But they are going to win out.

Just when I thought @purguy12 said the stupidest thing of the night.....

 

[wildturkey]

I don't think Golden State will lose another game.

They own the Thunder, Cavs, and Heat.

Maybe Toronto can win a game..... or maybe some flukish miracle comeback by the Spurs.

But they are going to win out.

You crazy. They'll lose more games. I still think they'll win it all but with OKC playing like this, they will give them ALL they can handle. Like 7 games worth that's gonna make GS fans pretty darn nervous. OKC's limits have always been just KD and Russ playing in Iso with no ball movement. Well, in these playoffs, they've figured out how to play more cohesively. Two Top 10 players + team play is a very very tough out

 

[Krispy Treat]

The Spurs are not even close to being old.
Their 3 best players are all 30 or under.

They have two of the six best players in the league at their absolute peak primes.
99% of the league would love to be "old" like that.

I wish they actually had more experienced SPURS on the bench to be honest.
All their bench is essentially guys who never really were part of the SPURS winning years.

it was the price to pay in order to get young.
They had to sacrifice a lot of depth. And tonight it is showing the lack of depth.

The good thing is that depth is easy to find.
Frontline superstars are much harder.

I can't wait until you all unleash that Skyrim giant Boban.

 

[Hornsstampede2.0]

This reminds me of the last SPURS TOTAL REMAKE.


After being a 7 seed in 2010......In 2011, they dumped all their bench players and changed to a motion offense. They were a 61 win team but the new system faltered in the playoffs versus a team playing defense.

after being a 6 seed in 2015.....In 2016, they dumped all their bench players and changed to an Isolation offense. They were a 67 win team but the new system faltered in the playoffs versus a team playing defense.



I trust the front office and Popovich to tweak the problems that were exposed down the stretch.

 

[bksballer89]

You crazy. They'll lose more games. I still think they'll win it all but with OKC playing like this, they will give them ALL they can handle. Like 7 games worth that's gonna make GS fans pretty darn nervous. OKC's limits have always been just KD and Russ playing in Iso with no ball movement. Well, in these playoffs, they've figured out how to play more cohesively. Two Top 10 players + team play is a very very tough out

Yeah exactly. Right now I'm leaning towards GSW in 7. I'll be pretty stunned if that series is finish in 5 or less. That's a 6 game series min

 

[OregonDucks]

He started off the year flat for them, but he ended up finding the right chemistry with their system after like 2 months. The jury is still out for me.

See his time in Portland. Guy will probably get about 20 pts a game maybe about 10 rebounds, but he isn't going to bring you titles.

he is soft. both mentally and physically. he is too quiet to be a true leader.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Yeah exactly. Right now I'm leaning towards GSW in 7. I'll be pretty stunned if that series is finish in 5 or less. That's a 6 game series min

Tristan>Adams

 

[Hornsstampede2.0]

Watch and see.
The 1996 Bulls lost 3 playoff games.

These Warriors want desperately to have a better playoff record.
They lost 2 games without the MVP and it pissed them off.

They don't want any doubt, so they are going to try and have 2 total losses. They will not ease up.

They are going to do everything possible to beat that Bulls playoff record. That stuff matter to GSW.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

I don't think Golden State will lose another game.

They own the Thunder, Cavs, and Heat.

Maybe Toronto can win a game..... or maybe some flukish miracle comeback by the Spurs.

But they are going to win out.

This game driving you to drink ( a lot)?

 

[purguy12]

Easily. I watch basketball. OKC match up with the Warriors much better than the Spurs would actually. You can actually make a case that they match-up with the Warriors better than any other team in the league

make a bet them.

 

[mr.hockey4242]

The Spurs are not even close to being old.
Their 3 best players are all 30 or under.

They have two of the six best players in the league at their absolute peak primes.
99% of the league would love to be "old" like that.

I wish they actually had more experienced SPURS on the bench to be honest.
All their bench is essentially guys who never really were part of the SPURS winning years.

it was the price to pay in order to get young.
They had to sacrifice a lot of depth. And tonight it is showing the lack of depth.

The good thing is that depth is easy to find.
Frontline superstars are much harder.

You can't count Leonard as a top 6 player twice

 

[CodeBreaker]

LeBron will lock down Curry just like LeBron D'd up D.Rose in 2011.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

The Spurs are not even close to being old.
Their 3 best players are all 30 or under.

They have two of the six best players in the league at their absolute peak primes.
99% of the league would love to be "old" like that.

I wish they actually had more experienced SPURS on the bench to be honest.
All their bench is essentially guys who never really were part of the SPURS winning years.

it was the price to pay in order to get young.
They had to sacrifice a lot of depth. And tonight it is showing the lack of depth.

The good thing is that depth is easy to find.
Frontline superstars are much harder.

LA is good, but he's not top 6 in the league.