So who's stopping the Spurs in the west this year?

[Loose]

Good regular season team? They came within two games of the finals last year. And the team that beat them took a step backwards. You seem defensive and threatened.

lost a step we lost 2 y'all by 2 with a new roster , we never beat y'all in the regular season anyway. hell we didnt even put thabo on TP.

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

lost a step we lost 2 y'all by 2 with a new roster , we never beat y'all in the regular season anyway. hell we didnt even put thabo on TP.

I'm not even thinking about that game. I'm thinking about the offs. Good luck with running your offense and no Harden.

 

[Primetime]

Bosh has done work on Duncan every time they have matched up since he joined Miami.

I hear what you're saying.. but can TD cover Bosh at this point in his career?

I doubt Miami is gong to let up on small ball anyway, regardless of the Duncan matchup.

As much of a headache as it'll be individually for bosh or rashard to have to guard him over a 7 game series (scrappy help defenders and all), the hell that Lebron is going to unleash on the other end with a spaced out court to work with on 40+ minutes of playing time per, is going to be a worthy trade off for them at the end of the day.

Spurs definitely have the talent and experience to make it out the west tho, but you could say that almost every year.

 

[Grand Eeezus Maxwell]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyjOy7fRzs0

Seems just like yesterday

 

[Fckumeen]

Seems just like yesterday

I know.

 

[Juven]

i know for a fact they arent winning a title.
ill put coli cash on it

 

[bangbreh]

harden was a huge letdown last years 'offs.
he is a 6 man at best in okc.
houston, different story.

 

[Brief Keef]

My fellow Spurs brethren were getting on me because I said OKC clearly proved they were the better team in the WCFs last year and the Spurs aren't seeing them this year.

But that was before the Harden trade. I think they may have fell below the Spurs now. I don't think Kevin Martin's scoring ability can make up for everything Harden brought to the table. Getting Maynor back was a plus though.

Who else is there? Don't think the Clips or Grizz are there. I did hear some grumblings about some team in L.A. or somewhere that has a backcourt and Al Roker as their coach. I can't remember their name though.

The Spurs are returning an elite team. They didn't get better personnel wise, but they know their system and roles and Pop said they had the best training camp he's ever seen as coach there. And Kawhi should improve in his 2nd season. They got a strong shot to take the west.

in the regular season no one #1 record on the way

 

[Reggie]

I still think the Lakers may be there in the end. They are gonna get that thing hitting on all cylinders by midseason and will be at their peak form by the playoffs. I wouldn't mind seeing Heat/Spurs or a rematch of last year's Finals, but with San Antonio being older and bowing out the last couple of years in the playoffs and OKC trading their x-factor in Harden, something just tells me the Lakers are gonna be right there when it's all said and done. And this is coming from one of the biggest Lakers haters out there.

 

[CrimsonTider]

harden was a huge letdown last years 'offs.
he is a 6 man at best in okc.
houston, different story.

The Finals, not the entire playoffs.

 

[bangbreh]

The Finals, not the entire playoffs.

ok, your right.
he let me down in the finals.
nitpicky ass guy.

bold it if you want, but he let okc down.
bottom line.

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

Sooner or later we all saw who the prophet is.

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

 

[vegetarybrownrice]

<----- you better thank him b

 

[GreatestLaker]

No Westbrook, No Kobe, No Nash, No Lee and an unhealthy Curry.

Another * Finals appearance for the Spurs.

These fakkits only go anywhere when the other teams are injured.