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I'm in playoff mode now. Once they turn it on so do I.

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Getting some rest too

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I'm in playoff mode now. Once they turn it on so do I.

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I respect you bro.

Patty just needs to relax and not force anything which is what I feel he is doing. I really really hope he can find his rhythm come playoff time because when he is making shots the Spurs are winning games

Fortunate with that foul. Need to keep the heat on the heat here.

DP

This game is getting a little to close for my personal preference
10 point game 3:32 left

Well, here we go. Need to find a way to score.

Pop was trying to make that unit stop the bleeding. They did bad.

Better now.

Cojo has looked great. Tony looking good. Boris looking good.

He's played better than Patty this season. He deserves it. All that stops if Patty's jumpers start falling.

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Kawhi 22 pts 9 boards 4 steals 2 blocks 3 assists

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Freaking ridiculous.

Another important stat.
Duncan 24 minutes
Parker 26
Splitter 23
Green 15
Diaw 25

Spurs' during last 17 games:

Offense: 112.1 PP/100 (1st in NBA)
Defense: 97.7 PP/100 (3rd)
Winning by 13.8 PPG (1st)

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Kawhi 22 pts 9 boards 4 steals 2 blocks 3 assists

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Rumble, young man, RUMBLE

Warriors beat the Clippers in a close one. Spurs are now only a half game back of Clippers and 2 games behind the Rockets. 3 seed is definitely possible. It would be nice to have HCA in at least one series.

Glad we won last night. Was looking iffy there for a while in the first half.

Patty needs to find his shot. We need his 3-pt shooting.

GSG.

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Warriors beat the Clippers in a close one. Spurs are now only a half game back of Clippers and 2 games behind the Rockets. 3 seed is definitely possible. It would be nice to have HCA in at least one series.

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Gotta keep winning. That Warriors game on Sunday is looming large.

Warriors play @DAL on Saturday and @SA on Sunday. Almost positive Kerr rests his guys against the Spurs ala Popovich on Sunday. Would be very surprised if we saw the entire Warriors squad that game.

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Warriors beat the Clippers in a close one. Spurs are now only a half game back of Clippers and 2 games behind the Rockets. 3 seed is definitely possible. It would be nice to have HCA in at least one series.

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Depends IMO. I think I am in the opinion that I would rather be the 6 seed then the 5 seed with homecourt. Now if we can get up to 2 or 3 then obviously that is preferable but the way Golden State is looking right now, avoiding them until the WCF seems like the smart thing to do.

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Glad we won last night. Was looking iffy there for a while in the first half.

Patty needs to find his shot. We need his 3-pt shooting.

GSG.

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Going to be one of the most interesting things to watch here down the stretch is how Pop handles the backup PG spot. It's obvious if you watch Pop on the sidelines that he is getting very frustrated with Patty and his inability to make shots. He went with Cojo last night and it payed off. When Cory plays defense like he did last night, he makes it a very hard decision on who to go with.

Problem is, Cory has to play at that level defensively in order to compensate for his lack of offense or else I think were better off going with Patty. Cory seems to get complacent at times but when he's locked in defensively like he was last night, he's definitely a handful for the opposition. Him, Leonard, Green out there is a pretty sick defensive backcourt. They were causing all sorts of havoc last night.

We'll see with CoJo. I like him a lot as a player, mostly because we've been able to see him improve a lot since he got to the league. But I wouldn't be shocked he "checks out" because he knows he would never do better than 3rd string the last two years. Not saying it's an excuse, but I can see that happening. Maybe he'll smell the blood in the water with Patty, realize the playoffs are coming, and stay dialed in.

Backup PG is the only position right now that has me nervous.

In December Joseph averaged 12 . 1 points and 3.5 assists to 1.6 turnovers. He shot 0.545/.500/.744 (granted he took less than 1 3 per game so the middle stat is worthless).

That's not tearing it up on O but it's more than good enough.

He did play well early in the year. He will have to contribute offensively if he plays though. No way around it. Teams will give him repeated looks and he can't be hesitant to score.

Whether Patty is knocking down shots or not, teams will respect his shot. He's proven and they know what he has done.

I agree about both players. The thing with Patty is that he plays well with Manu as the latter is the ball handler and he can provide spacing. Cory can't really play with Manu since he doesn't have the long ball and both guys are handlers. In the future when Manu is gone we'll need someone like Cory.

Patty can play with Tony as well but you can't really have Tony and Cory on the floor at the same time as it kills spacing.

Most of the time I just think of Patty as another SG instead of PG.

I agree but then Cory really doesn't possess that much better PG skills (passing, vision, creating for others, etc) than Patty does. Now were just getting into what would you rather have on the floor, a better shooter or a better defender.

Whoever is consistently getting it done at their specialty skill is the answer, I suppose. There are times, like last night, where Cory is an absolute terror on the defensive side of the ball and there are times where he just isn't making that much of an impact defensively for whatever reason. Then on the other side, there's Patty, who we know can change the game with his three pt shot but who's shot is way off the mark this season. Patty is still hustling defensively but just doesn't have the tools that Cory does.

Problem with Cory is that when he's not making much of an impact defensively, is he really going to be a net positive on the court? I don't want to say the offense is inevitably going to struggle every time he's on the court, but the offense certainly isn't going to be hitting its peak consistently with him out there. His presence alone on the court make's it harder for others to create whereas the defense has no alternative then to get out and guard Patty on the three-pt line. Much like Bonner.

Certainly an interesting battle. Patty made it an easy decision last year but this is a tough one to call this season.

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Tony Parker has the record for most career wins at 1,000 games.

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Actually, he has played in, not won, 1,000 games.

Joseph in early already