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Curry makes 77 NBA distance threes in a row

If the first round goes according to chalk, the Spurs are going to have their hands full getting past the Clippers in the conference semis. LA is nearly as hot as San Antonio heading into the playoffs.

IMO, even though I want to see a Final Four of Atlanta, Cleveland, Golden State and San Antonio, I would not be surprised in the least to see only half of those four make it through.
 
moqui said:
If the first round goes according to chalk, the Spurs are going to have their hands full getting past the Clippers in the conference semis. LA is nearly as hot as San Antonio heading into the playoffs.

IMO, even though I want to see a Final Four of Atlanta, Cleveland, Golden State and San Antonio, I would not be surprised in the least to see only half of those four make it through.
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The Clippers are good, I thinkl they have the #1 offense in the league. I just can't see them beating the Spurs.
 
weedsportwarriors said:
I beg to differ, the Spurs maybe older but Coach Pop is the best coach in the NBA and has been able to rest his players all year. The Spurs have only one player who averages more than 30 minutes a game (Leonard - 31.7) and only three more that average more than 25 minutes a game (Parker - 28.6, Duncan - 28.9 and Green - 28.7) then they have three more that average over 20 minutes (Diaw - 24.4, Ginobili - 22.7 and Bellinelli - 22.5). They have 11 players that average over 15 minutes a game. Pop knows how to spread it around to keep his players fresh for the playoffs. In the Spurs last ten games they have had only 11 players play more than 30 minutes and only 34 players average more than 25 minutes. That is called resting your players for the playoff run, Pop does this better than anyone. Oh yea, and they have won all ten of those games with an average margin of victory of 15.7 with a 15 point win over the Warriors.

Now lets look at the Warriors, who are younger than the Spurs. The Warriors have had three players who have averaged over 30 minutes a game, (Curry - 32.8, Thompson - 32.1 and Green - 31.7) and have 2 more players that average over 25 minutes a game, (Barnes - 28.4 and Iguodola - 27.0). They have only eight players that average more than 15 minutes a game. Even though they are younger overall, I believe the minutes will catch up with them just as much as the Spurs. In the last 10 games the Warriors have had 23 players play more than 30 minutes a game and 45 players play more than 25 minutes. Their average margin of victory is only 6 points a game with 2 losses, with one being to the Spurs by 15 points.

By looking at the numbers I honestly feel the Spurs will be fresher going into the play-offs than the Warriors. I realize the Warriors players are much younger but I think the Spurs team-concept play will win out in the end. I believe the western conference finals will come down to the Warriors and the Spurs, with the Spurs winning in 7 games.
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Huh? I'm not saying the Warriors are going to beat the Spurs in the playoffs. And as a disclaimer I watch or listen to part or all of almost every Warriors game and have for many years. I'll strengthen your argument before anything else:

-The W's were down 22 at the start of the forth (having been down more)
-The last time the W's beat the Spurs in San Antonio was Valentines Day `97

"...but I think the Spurs team-concept play will win out in the end."

That's the "huh?" If you are basing your statement on minutes...ok. If you are basing your statement on the W's not being able to win in San Antonio...ok. But "team-concept"...that's completely inaccurate. The W's are #1 in Team DEF and #2 in Team OFF (.4 behind the Clippers). San Antonio is #7 and #3 respectively. The W's are #1 in eFG%, TS%, and #2 in AST/TO ratio. The Spurs are also in the top 8 or so of each of these categories.

Point is: there are myriad reasons the Spurs could beat the W's in the Playoffs (experience alone is a huge factor), but "team-concept" is not an advantage the Spurs have over W's.

44cuse
 
RF2044 said:
Oh please. The Spurs go legitimately 10 deep and play fixed minutes. They also beat down GS a couple of days ago.

The Warriors are certainly capable of winning a series against San Antonio, but that doesn't mean that they will. GS has marginal playoff experieince. It is funny how every year, people bury the Spurs and write them off as too old.
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I don't know if they can beat the Spurs and I believe the Spurs are peaking right now. But not accurate to pull that conclusion from one game particularly since it was the back end of a back to back on a 3 game road trip.

'96 Bulls, '97 Bulls, and the W's only teams +11.4 per 100 possessions in 38 years. (and your very own '08 Celts) :)

I think the better argument is: the W's can't win at San Antonio and they'd have to take all 4 at home to win the series. Given the SPurs playoff experience and how they are playing right now, hard to see them not winning 1 at Oracle. I think that's the better argument.

EDIT: One other thing to add here (assuming this gets to this point)...Steph's game has changed significantly (for the better) in his years in the NBA. Kawhi Leonard becomes the ultimate decider of this series (again, if it happens) because Steph's TS% is a career high .639 with .442 from 3. His 3PT% will most likely go down on the playoffs and...here's the kicker... .581 of his 3's are assisted. His career average is .621. He's doing much more off the dribble which the W's rely on. This is fairly nit-picky ultimately because they have so many offensive weapons (they are #2 in OFF rating for a reason). But it's not impossible to see 1 game at Oracle where Kawhi takes him out of that rhythm and Klay has an off shooting night and they lose one at home.

44cuse
 
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44cuse said:
I don't know if they can beat the Spurs and I believe the Spurs are peaking right now. But not accurate to pull that conclusion from one game particularly since it was the back end of a back to back on a 3 game road trip.

'96 Bulls, '97 Bulls, and the W's only teams +11.4 per 100 possessions in 38 years. (and your very own '08 Celts) :)

I think the better argument is: the W's can't win at San Antonio and they'd have to take all 4 at home to win the series. Given the SPurs playoff experience and how they are playing right now, hard to see them not winning 1 at Oracle. I think that's the better argument.

EDIT: One other thing to add here (assuming this gets to this point)...Steph's game has changed significantly (for the better) in his years in the NBA. Kawhi Leonard becomes the ultimate decider of this series (again, if it happens) because Steph's TS% is a career high .639 with .442 from 3. His 3PT% will most likely go down on the playoffs and...here's the kicker... .581 of his 3's are assisted. His career average is .621. He's doing much more off the dribble which the W's rely on. This is fairly nit-picky ultimately because they have so many offensive weapons (they are #2 in OFF rating for a reason). But it's not impossible to see 1 game at Oracle where Kawhi takes him out of that rhythm and Klay has an off shooting night and they lose one at home.

44cuse
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yup.
much as I love Curry (and I really do) I think at the end of the day, Kawhi > Steph
 
moqui said:
yup.
much as I love Curry (and I really do) I think at the end of the day, Kawhi > Steph
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Kawhi is a product of the system and benefits greatly from his teammates. He is a good fit for the Spurs. Curry is the better player.
 
Spurs fall to the 5 seed, so if they beat the Blazers in round 1, we get Golden State vs. San Antonio in the second round.
 
moqui said:
6 seed.

Clippers/Spurs in the first round. what a series.

the West is insane. that is a Conference Finals caliber matchup
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Incredible. The NBA Playoffs are going to be awesome this year.

44cuse
 
but then 17/23 after that? his percentage plummeted!
 
Golden State in 5
Atlanta in 6
Houston in 7
Cleveland in 5
San Antonio in 6
Chicago in 5
Toronto in 7
Memphis in 7
 
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