The San Antonio Spurs Thread

[Lance Armstrong]

I was once a Lakers fan until Kobe kicked Shaq out of town, so I'll be back cheering when Kobe retires.

hahaha, nailed it. Bandwagon fans

 

[tlance]

ROFL...If they can't duplicate it then it was a fluke.

ROFL.

You do realize that they DID duplicate it.

They came within a Ray Allen miracle of back to back titles. When two strong teams play each other, only 1 can win.

 

[Nosferatu]

Hmmmm...didn't Ibaka miss 2 of those games in San Antonio??? I think you proved my point.

Nope proved you haven't a clue of what the hell you're talking about. Did he miss game 6? Or did he play like 48 minutes?

 

[RobToxin]

You do realize Ibaka wasn't completely healthy for the entire series, don't you???

Neither was Tony Parker.

 

[gordontrue]

While the rest of the NBA fans have been playing roller coaster with their emotions all week... Spurs fan have been kicking back and laughing at everyone, haven't they?

 

[Sportsman]

hahaha, nailed it. Bandwagon fans

Actually, no. I've rooted for the Lakers and Clippers since young and follow my favorite players like Lebron. Hardly, bandwagon. I enjoy NBA basketball in many different ways and I'm not just some blind homer.

 

[Sportsman]

ROFL.

You do realize that they DID duplicate it.

They came within a Ray Allen miracle of back to back titles. When two strong teams play each other, only 1 can win.

The Spurs got a ring for making the finals???

 

[Nosferatu]

You do realize Ibaka wasn't completely healthy for the entire series, don't you???

You do realize he played more minutes in the series than Manu Ginobili did and averaged 11.5 pts and 5.3 boards. Hardly numbers that would have changed anything about the games he didn't play.

The Spurs crushed the Thunder at home whether Ibaka played or not.

He played 48 minutes in game 6 and was a -10 oh and it was in Oklahoma...

 

[Sportsman]

Nope proved you haven't a clue of what the hell you're talking about. Did he miss game 5? Or did he play like 48 minutes?

OKC was already down 2 games with their back against the wall with Ibaka trying to give as much as he could but you could clearly see he wasn't the same player as he was during the Clippers series. With already being down 0-2 OKC had to expend too much energy while trying to integrate Ibaka back into the fold, it is very understandable that OKC couldn't come back against those odds especially when both teams are pretty evenly matched.

 

[Sportsman]

Neither was Tony Parker.

Much easier to replace tony parker in the Spurs system than Ibaka in the OKC system. Ibaka is their only true defensive inside presence.

 

[Lance Armstrong]

Yes, spurs fans are sitting back and watching the soap opera play out.

 

[Nosferatu]

Much easier to replace tony parker in the Spurs system than Ibaka in the OKC system. Ibaka is their only true defensive inside presence.

He can't guard everyone. Not sure why you keep trying, some of the games may have been a little closer but it's not like he's the difference in winning or losing by 25. If so he's the best player in the history of the sport.

 

[Sportsman]

You do realize he played more minutes in the series than Manu Ginobili did and averaged 11.5 pts and 5.3 boards. Hardly numbers that would have changed anything about the games he didn't play.

The Spurs crushed the Thunder at home whether Ibaka played or not.

He played 48 minutes in game 6 and was a -10 oh and it was in Oklahoma...

ROFL...Manu has more players (Leonard/Green) that can replace Manu and give the Spurs the same contribution as Manu. OKC has Collison. Collison doesn't come close to what Ibaka brings to the table.

OKC was already down 0-2 in the series and had to adjust to Ibaka being in and out of the lineup. Actually Ibaka playing 48 minutes actually was too much which reduced his effectiveness since playing more would aggravate your injury more and make you less effective.

 

[Lance Armstrong]

Sportsman sounds like uncle Rico.

 

[Acrux]

ROFL...Manu has more players (Leonard/Green) that can replace Manu and give the Spurs the same contribution as Manu. OKC has Collison. Collison doesn't come close to what Ibaka brings to the table.

OKC was already down 0-2 in the series and had to adjust to Ibaka being in and out of the lineup. Actually Ibaka playing 48 minutes actually was too much which reduced his effectiveness since playing more would aggravate your injury more and make you less effective.

 

[Sportsman]

He can't guard everyone. Not sure why you keep trying, some of the games may have been a little closer but it's not like he's the difference in winning or losing by 25. If so he's the best player in the history of the sport.

He is the difference in the overall tone of the series. The tone was already set with him missing 2 games and OKC being down 0-2 having to play catch-up. It's very difficult to try and play from behind against an opponent that is one of the top in the league. OKC had to play 110% every single game. First they had to make up for Ibaka's absence with extra effort then put forth extra effort because they were down 0-2. With Ibaka back playing less minutes and not as effective because of the injury, OKC had to adjust their game again which put them out of rhythm. Much of hoops has to do with rhythm and effort and Ibaka's injury caused OKC's rhythm to be off and them to expend too much effort to make up for the injury.

 

[Nosferatu]

He is the difference in the overall tone of the series. The tone was already set with him missing 2 games and OKC being down 0-2 having to play catch-up. It's very difficult to try and play from behind against an opponent that is one of the top in the league. OKC had to play 110% every single game. First they had to make up for Ibaka's absence with extra effort then put forth extra effort because they were down 0-2. With Ibaka back playing less minutes and not as effective because of the injury, OKC had to adjust their game again which put them out of rhythm. Much of hoops has to do with rhythm and effort and Ibaka's injury caused OKC's rhythm to be off and them to expend too much effort to make up for the injury.

Sounds like excuses to me, he's a very good player but he's not the difference maker you seem to think he is, you make it sound like if he's healthy theres nothing the Spurs could have done, which is obviously ridiculous. You also realize the series was tied up at 2 at one point and Oklahoma had the momentum and the Spurs tore 'em up in game 5 and went into Oklahoma and beat them on their home floor to clinch. He has been in the league five years now how many titles does the Thunder have in those five years? I mean if he's that big of a difference maker you think they'd have won a couple by now. You are with all due respect insane if you think Ibaka changes the outcome of the series.

 

[Sportsman]

Sounds like excuses to me, he's a very good player but he's not the difference maker you seem to think he is, you make it sound like if he's healthy theres nothing the Spurs could have done, which is obviously ridiculous. You also realize the series was tied up at 2 at one point and Oklahoma had the momentum and the Spurs tore 'em up in game 5 and went into Oklahoma and beat them on their home floor to clinch. He has been in the league five years now how many titles does the Thunder have in those five years? I mean if he's that big of a difference maker you think they'd have won a couple by now. You are with all due respect insane if you think Ibaka changes the outcome of the series.

Let me ask you. Do you think if the Spurs were missing Duncan the first to games and he was hindered the rest of the series that the Spurs would have beaten OKC???

The role Ibaka fills is the difference maker for the Thunder. Ibaka is the only inside presence that OKC has and playing a team with big front line like the Spurs makes his contribution even more vital to OKC. Without Ibaka (or Ibaka not being 100%), the guards can get all the way to the hoop and Duncan and Splitter can post up low and shoot over anyone, which opens things up for the spurs perimeter players to shoot three's, etc. I know the current league is enamored with perimeter players and think bigs hardly contribute anything to a team's success but that just isn't the case. The Heat were able to get away a weak inside presence for 2 years but they had to expend tremendous effort in order to do so. The Heat would have had a cake walk if they had Ibaka instead of Bosh at PF. Look at the last 10 years of Champions in the NBA, they all had solid defensive inside presence except the Heat.

 

[Acrux]

Let me ask you. Do you think if the Spurs were missing Duncan the first to games and he was hindered the rest of the series that the Spurs would have beaten OKC???

The role Ibaka fills is the difference maker for the Thunder. Ibaka is the only inside presence that OKC has and playing a team with big front line like the Spurs makes his contribution even more vital to OKC. Without Ibaka (or Ibaka not being 100%), the guards can get all the way to the hoop and Duncan and Splitter can post up low and shoot over anyone, which opens things up for the spurs perimeter players to shoot three's, etc. I know the current league is enamored with perimeter players and think bigs hardly contribute anything to a team's success but that just isn't the case. The Heat were able to get away a weak inside presence for 2 years but they had to expend tremendous effort in order to do so. The Heat would have had a cake walk if they had Ibaka instead of Bosh at PF. Look at the last 10 years of Champions in the NBA, they all had solid defensive inside presence except the Heat.

what if what if what if.... what if the clippers had beaten OKC, then the Spurs would have swept them in 4.


Move along...

 

[Hornsstampede2.0]

SPURS had 12 wins in the playoffs by 15+ points


That annihilated the previous record.


All those blowout wins were entirely luck based???


When they beat teams in the playoffs, they frankly embarrassed them in overwhelming fashion.


They were not losing to anyone in a 7 game series.