2014-15 5(x) Champion San Antonio Spurs - Title Defense Thread.

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Are the Spurs going to rest anyone tonight?


Hope not. I'm going to the game.
Obi Wan Ginobili
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I could be wrong, but I think Pop wants the 3 seed. If he does, he doesn't need to rest guys on B2B's as much as he needs see if the starters can build up a big lead and hand it off to the bench. If he finds the other team wanting to have a dog fight, just back off and keep the guys from getting injured.

This team thrives on continuity and timing. Resting guys too much right now is a scary proposition, knowing that every team in the west can beat anyone. If your team is out of sync, dropping a game or two to get back in a rhythm might be a nail in the coffin.

We have so many guys playing well right now, you might as well play them every game from here on out. They don't need to play 35 minutes, just let them stretch their legs, run some offense, and keep the blade sharp.

This team is good enough to dial back the intensity, limit minutes, and still win games against the best.
Natasha Romanoff
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And with the exception of Danny and Timmy, all of our starters missed significant time at the beginning of the year. They don't have a full NBA season on their legs.
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Tiago is OUT tonight. Seems like everyone else is good to go.
Natasha Romanoff
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I want Splitter to be back so badly. He was coming into his own there the last couple of weeks. Please, Splitter's Calf, be healthy for the playoffs.
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Aron Baynes coming on so strongly has really ameliorated the blow of Splitter being out for stretches.

Need #22 ready and rarin' to go when the second season starts, though.
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Splitter is extremely important to what we do and they know that. I could see him coming back maybe the last game or two just to get some kind of wind back before playoffs but it wouldn't completely shock me if they held him out until the first game of the playoffs. That calf has given Splitter problems since he came into the NBA.

I'm sure they just want to make sure it isn't going to be some lingering issue in the post-season.
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http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2015/04/05/splitter-injury-not-serious-per-popovich-but-hell-miss-time/
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And yes, Baynes has ended up being a huge pick up for the Spurs. So glad he decided to come back on a one year deal last season. Has really saved us from having to use Ayres and Baynes has really improved. I hope we can give him a multi year contract after this season.
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Y'all wouldn't rather have OKC push the Warriors instead of the Pelicans. I see OKC atleast battling. Pelicans I see a 4 game blowout.


With no Durant and Ibaka hobbled (or possibly still out) GS will obliterate the thunder. They MIGHT lose one in OKC and settle for a gentleman's sweep, but I wouldn't count on it. The thunder defense is horrific and the Warriors' offense is historically amazing, which is a bad combo. They'll put up 120 a night without breaking a sweat and they'll probably clear 130 at least one. So do that on O, double team Westbrook (who will still take 30 shots), and that is good game.

GS has a cake walk either way, but I think the pelicans are marginally tougher. Davis is a beast.
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Just read an interesting statistic. Since the '99 season, Spurs are 122-25 in home games in the month of March. That's an 83 PERCENT winning percentage.
tbirdspur2010
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Kawhi is at it again!
Knife_Party
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I always feel like this team is extremely chippy with the Spurs.
Knife_Party
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Holt ****. OKC has 8 ****ing points right now with 1 minute to go in the 1st.
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I always feel like this team is extremely chippy with the Spurs.


Do you blame them?
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Great start
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Holt ****. OKC has 8 ****ing points right now with 1 minute to go in the 1st.
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Great start


Good lord what a quarter.
Deputy Travis Junior
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29 -10 and OKC shot 4-21 from the floor. What a massacre. This is like a big 5A school playing a 2A school that has nothing but white kids and a 6'3 center.
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Are the Spurs going to rest anyone tonight?


Hope not. I'm going to the game.


If this keeps up into the second half then pop will rest guys.
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Jesus Diaw. He is just knocking everything down these last few games.
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Knife_Party
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I love Baynes just throwing it down. Two under the basket dunks so far.
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"@JMcDonald_SAEN: Next time a team from Oklahoma is losing to a team from Texas 33-10, Bob Stoops is probably gonna get fired."
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We are straight up starting to murder people! Golden State might find out that peaking during the regular season ain't where it's at. It's like Pop has finally said... "OK, now you guys can go full speed!"
Knife_Party
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Derp. Turnovers. Get it together. Dont let this team get back in the game.
Knife_Party
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Ok. Wow. Kawhi has another gear apparently that he turned on last month. Crazy to think he was out with a hand injury early in the year and might have had to (might still?) have offseason surgery.
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My God Kawhi
NoHo Hank
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Kawhi might be Jesus Christ in basketball player form.
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Danny would be dominating this game if not for kawhi.
Knife_Party
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His career high for points in a game is only 29. Something tells me we are in store for something much much more during his career.
Natasha Romanoff
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The combination of Green and Leonard the last week or so has been amazing to watch. God I hope we resign both.
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Our guys just need to play them even for the first half of the third quarter so that everyone can stay fresh for Houston.

That's asking a lot for the Spurs though.
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Until tomorrow
Sher Thing
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@PaulGarciaPS: RT @spurs: INJURY UPDATE: Tony Parker (tightness, right Achilles) will not return to tonight's game.
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