Spurs-Clips

HeretoBeatmyChest

Great series to watch. Not sure the Spurs have enough but the Clips have no bench. War of attrition as Barkley said.

PurpleThrobber

Tequilla said:

Spurs win this series ...

Then they lose to Golden State in 6 ...

Spurs and Clips are probably the 2nd and 3rd best teams in the West.

Golden State not ready yet. They need to go through the Bulls' disappointment of getting muscled/outsmarted by the Pistons. Thompson still disappears for long stretches and Kuwai Leonard can flat shutdown either Thompson or Curry if necessary.

Popp> Kerr.

For now.

RoadDawg55

PurpleThrobber said:

Tequilla said:

Spurs win this series ...

Then they lose to Golden State in 6 ...

Spurs and Clips are probably the 2nd and 3rd best teams in the West.

Golden State not ready yet. They need to go through the Bulls' disappointment of getting muscled/outsmarted by the Pistons. Thompson still disappears for long stretches and Kuwai Leonard can flat shutdown either Thompson or Curry if necessary.

Popp> Kerr.

For now.

Wtf'd for thinking Curry will get shutdown.

PurpleThrobber

RoadDawg55 said:

PurpleThrobber said:

Tequilla said:

Spurs win this series ...

Then they lose to Golden State in 6 ...

Spurs and Clips are probably the 2nd and 3rd best teams in the West.

Golden State not ready yet. They need to go through the Bulls' disappointment of getting muscled/outsmarted by the Pistons. Thompson still disappears for long stretches and Kuwai Leonard can flat shutdown either Thompson or Curry if necessary.

Popp> Kerr.

For now.

Wtf'd for thinking Curry will get shutdown.

Maybe no 'shut down' but slowed down considerably. Leonard presents much larger issues defensively than your standard NBA point guard.

Tequilla

Golden State has to finish the deal ...

But assuming that they do, they are in the process of completing one of the top 10 seasons in NBA history.

I think you could argue that they've had disappointments the last two years.

greenblood

RoadDawg55 said:

PurpleThrobber said:

Tequilla said:

Spurs win this series ...

Then they lose to Golden State in 6 ...

Spurs and Clips are probably the 2nd and 3rd best teams in the West.

Golden State not ready yet. They need to go through the Bulls' disappointment of getting muscled/outsmarted by the Pistons. Thompson still disappears for long stretches and Kuwai Leonard can flat shutdown either Thompson or Curry if necessary.

Popp> Kerr.

For now.

Wtf'd for thinking Curry will get shutdown.

The only thing that will shut Curry down is a sprain ankle, which he hasn't had in a while.

FreeChavez

PurpleThrobber said:

RoadDawg55 said:

PurpleThrobber said:

Tequilla said:

Spurs win this series ...

Then they lose to Golden State in 6 ...

Spurs and Clips are probably the 2nd and 3rd best teams in the West.

Golden State not ready yet. They need to go through the Bulls' disappointment of getting muscled/outsmarted by the Pistons. Thompson still disappears for long stretches and Kuwai Leonard can flat shutdown either Thompson or Curry if necessary.

Popp> Kerr.

For now.

Wtf'd for thinking Curry will get shutdown.

Maybe no 'shut down' but slowed down considerably. Leonard presents much larger issues defensively than your standard NBA point guard.

You still have to put leonard on one of them, leaving the other to have who guarding them? manu? a limping around tony? Providing bogut is healthy I think the spurs get throttled if they make it to the next round.

Tequilla

FreeChavez said:

PurpleThrobber said:

RoadDawg55 said:

PurpleThrobber said:

Tequilla said:

Spurs win this series ...

Then they lose to Golden State in 6 ...

Spurs and Clips are probably the 2nd and 3rd best teams in the West.

Golden State not ready yet. They need to go through the Bulls' disappointment of getting muscled/outsmarted by the Pistons. Thompson still disappears for long stretches and Kuwai Leonard can flat shutdown either Thompson or Curry if necessary.

Popp> Kerr.

For now.

Wtf'd for thinking Curry will get shutdown.

Maybe no 'shut down' but slowed down considerably. Leonard presents much larger issues defensively than your standard NBA point guard.

You still have to put leonard on one of them, leaving the other to have who guarding them? manu? a limping around tony? Providing bogut is healthy I think the spurs get throttled if they make it to the next round.

Spurs could beat the Rockets ... Rockets getting past the first round will be a huge feather in their cap. I see the Spurs/Clippers winner beating the Rockets.

PurpleThrobber

FreeChavez said:

PurpleThrobber said:

RoadDawg55 said:

PurpleThrobber said:

Tequilla said:

Spurs win this series ...

Then they lose to Golden State in 6 ...

Spurs and Clips are probably the 2nd and 3rd best teams in the West.

Golden State not ready yet. They need to go through the Bulls' disappointment of getting muscled/outsmarted by the Pistons. Thompson still disappears for long stretches and Kuwai Leonard can flat shutdown either Thompson or Curry if necessary.

Popp> Kerr.

For now.

Wtf'd for thinking Curry will get shutdown.

Maybe no 'shut down' but slowed down considerably. Leonard presents much larger issues defensively than your standard NBA point guard.

You still have to put leonard on one of them, leaving the other to have who guarding them? manu? a limping around tony? Providing bogut is healthy I think the spurs get throttled if they make it to the next round.

Danny Green is one of the best defenders in the league. He'll take Thompson.

Spurs match up better against the Warriors than they do against the Clippers. Nobody can handle Blake Griffin (see also coog Baynes getting posterized in Game 1). Curry/Thompson vs. Green/Leonard/Parker/Mills. Much easier to keep fresh legs on those guys.

That is, if the Spurs can beat the Clippers which isn't going to be easy.

Playoffs are all about matchups. Griffin creates massive issues for the Spurs.

Tequilla

Because the Warriors are only Curry and Thompson ...

@PurpleThrobber I suggest you sit this one out.