Positives: - We played much better defense in 2nd half - Barton played well - T-Rob was great Lessons: - Keep playing defense - Use the bench
...ummm, hello? How about an even BETTER reminder! --> http://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1977_finals.html#POR-PHI
Will these spurs fans show up and congratulate us after the Blazers win in 6? I don't give a shit if a couple of them are "classy"...fuck them. We're in a war and I have no interest in conversating with the enemy. SO until the series is over...fuck you spurs fans!! Go Blazers! I'll be at games 3 and 4!
blazers will have to stop the big 3 on the spurs in Game 3 to have a chance. Up to this point only have had to worry bout parker really. Spurs bench will prolly be average at best, Splitter will be typical on defense, prolly a little better on offense, Kawhi will be his usual 15 and 9 self. Big 3 will prolly carry the load big time. Duncan and Ginobli will have to have their best games. Parker will be parker. x factor for the spurs will be danny green or patty mills. Don't think Pop will change much of anything. I think the blazers can win Game 3, but I think they have to win convincingly have a shot mentally in Game 4.
This^^ The Spurs CANNOT keep up this hot shooting. And the Blazers CANNOT keep up their perplexing poor shooting. 2 missed dunks, back-to-back for LA? Serrously? Shooting was better overall in Game 2, and I expect even more improvement in game 3. As long as the Spurs shooting returns to a more realisitc percentage, we will be just fine. We win game 3
I'm a big Andre fan. However, Stotts has zero interest in a guard who can't shoot threes. So in this case, there was never really an 'opportunity'.
So we lost two games in San Antonio. Big deal. Home teams usually win. Yawn. Margin of victory is irrelevant. Now it's our turn. Welcome to our house! After we even the series, we only have to steal one on the road and win at home. We've got the Spurs right where we want them.
Spurs have an amazing road record this season, but I still have faith that we can pull off two wins in a row at home. RIP CITY BABY!
I'm a Utah Jazz fan, and I was randomly reading this thread, and felt the need to respond to this. Do you realize that you guys had the 28th worst pick and roll defense in the league? And do you realize that the initial option on 80% of the Spurs plays are some variation on the pick and roll? The reason the Spurs are shooting so well is because they're getting wide open shots without even having to run multiple options in their sets. It's like the moment the Inital screen is set, the whole Portland defense gets Into complete disarray. I just think your focus on hot shooting is misguided, and what you should really be focused on is your pick and roll defense, which is whats causing the Spurs role players to get so many open looks. The difference between how the Mavs defended the pick and roll , and how the Blazers are , is huge. The Spurs role players have been more comfortable in these past two games than the entire Mavs series. This bold part confuses me. Why would the best bench in the nba be average against one of the least productive benches in the league, on a team that's almost dead last at defending the pick and roll offense?
This is a very good post, and I appreciate it. However, this is the irrational optimism and rah-rah thread. This post would be better suited for one of the realistic pessimist threads. Being as it's your first post I vote we let it slide. This time.
just a thought on my part. apart from Ginobli who is not really a bench player, this is the Spurs bench's first playoffs together. I think Portland will come out hungry and it will take the SA bench a game to get it's feet under it again in the visiting city, that's all. Diaw is not a consistent threat for the most part. Belly has had only 2 good games this playoffs, Mills has been spotty, and Baynes was an abberation. I just think Game 3 will be more for the Big 3 then the bench. Granted, I still think the spurs win.
Easty, can we keep our lil tryst in one thread? It's tough clickin in n out these pages with one hand tbh....
