You do tend to jump to dramatic implications on various sporting topics. This game is important, but let's not act like we have the same stuff on the line as NO. HCA is vital, but it's not like fighting for your playoffs life.

Patty with the old fashion 3 as well

Damnit. I'm happy we are making a run but I really wanted to go to bed. Guess I'll sweat this one out.

And then patty turns it over

Ha, not sure what an "underground hater" is. Perhaps just unfairly transferring my BAS to the Spurs.

Making NOLA fans sweat.

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Damnit. I'm happy we are making a run but I really wanted to go to bed. Guess I'll sweat this one out.

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YOU want to go to bed? I'm in the friggin Azores staying up to see what happens. Suck. It. Up.

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Spurs are on the ropes. I think these next 5 minutes determine if the Spurs repeat. Have to get it down to 8 or so going to the 4th. I just don't see this team winning 3 or 4 series on the road. Of course I hope I am wrong.

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This is one of the stupidest posts ever typed on this board. For real.

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Making NOLA fans sweat.

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Yes since I have to be up in 6 hours.

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You do tend to jump to dramatic implications on various sporting topics. This game is important, but let's not act like we have the same stuff on the line as NO. HCA is vital, but it's not like fighting for your playoffs life.

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I tend to play the odds and not get overly emotional about low odds for my home team. At times teams overcome the odds, but the odds hold true the majority of the time. Stating those odds, doesn't make me dramatic. If anything the opposite is true.

Why does manu continually do that?

Low seeds usually don't win because they're usually not as good. I don't know basketball history well enough to say, but I'm guessing that most 6 seeds don't roll into the playoffs with 55 wins (absurdly high for the 6 seed) and having won like 20 of 24 (red hot).

Manu still thinks he's himself from a while back where he can hit those 3s on the run. That's Patty and Danny's thing now.

Because stating that title hopes go down the drain during a regular season game isn't a dramatic conclusion. Nope. Not at all.

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Spurs are on the ropes. I think these next 5 minutes determine if the Spurs repeat. Have to get it down to 8 or so going to the 4th. I just don't see this team winning 3 or 4 series on the road. Of course I hope I am wrong.

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This is one of the stupidest posts ever typed on this board. For real.

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Care to expound why? You think we have a great shot if we come out as a 6 seed? Please explain what gives you that belief. I have been stating for a while HCA was a huge part of last year. Look at our road record. We have a tougher path this year, if we lose tonight, than we did on any of the previous 5 championships.

3 crappy possessions back to back

But what of when that game dictates such a change in seeding?

Deficit down to 5!

Hacking has begun.

Hack Asik in effect

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Because stating that title hopes go down the drain during a regular season game isn't a dramatic conclusion. Nope. Not at all.

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2 vs 6 seed was the discussion, but go ahead and change the metric if you want. I'm going to get vack ti cheering the Spurs towards the major comeback as winning this game is easier than winning a championship from the 6 seed.

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Because stating that title hopes go down the drain during a regular season game isn't a dramatic conclusion. Nope. Not at all.

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2 vs 6 seed was the discussion, but go ahead and change the metric if you want. I'm going to get vack ti cheering the Spurs towards the major comeback as winning this game is easier than winning a championship from the 6 seed.

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Because stating that title hopes go down the drain during a regular season game isn't a dramatic conclusion. Nope. Not at all.

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2 vs 6 seed was the discussion, but go ahead and change the metric if you want. I'm going to get vack ti cheering the Spurs towards the major comeback as winning this game is easier than winning a championship from the 6 seed.

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Don't stop disbelieving. You're skepticism is the key to victory!

so spurs fans, honest question. i fully understand the strategy and feel it is part of the game but are you entertained watching your team constantly intentionally foul?

What a stupid question.

No, and you wouldn't be either.

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so spurs fans, honest question. i fully understand the strategy and feel it is part of the game are you entertained watching your team constantly intentionally foul?

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Yes, the drama whether he'll hit or airball is tnt level.

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so spurs fans, honest question. i fully understand the strategy and feel it is part of the game are you entertained watching your team constantly intentionally foul?

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I'm entertained watching us win every year and hosting champ trophies quite often. Don't care how we get there.

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so spurs fans, honest question. i fully understand the strategy and feel it is part of the game but are you entertained watching your team constantly intentionally foul?

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Don't care. If we had bad FT shooters I would expect coaches to do the same to us. Make your FTs and then the strategy is pointless.

Bad defense and bad shots allows the lead to get to 9 again.

Falling apart.

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Care to expound why? You think we have a great shot if we come out as a 6 seed? Please explain what gives you that belief. I have been stating for a while HCA was a huge part of last year. Look at our road record. We have a tougher path this year, if we lose tonight, than we did on any of the previous 5 championships.

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I would say that homecourt was not a huge part of last year's playoffs. Let's look at them:
Dallas: we went 1-2. One of those 2 losses came on a buzzer-beater turn-around 3-pointer that Carter hits probably 5% of the time. The other loss was by 2-3 points.

Portland: we went 1-1. Our loss came after we obliterated them on the road in game 3 to take a 3-0 series lead. As a team, we just didn't care about game 4. We knew we had them and we came out flat because of it.

OKC: we went 1-2 on the road. HCA would be important against OKC because they get so many foul calls at home, but they're fairly unique in that regard.

Miami: we went 2-0 on the road.

So that's a 5-5 road record against playoff teams. We won at least 1 game (i.e. enough to take home court) in every series.

Now some regular season facts:
In last year's regular season (the team we're playing like at this moment), our road and home records were virtually identical (32-9 at home versus 30-11 on the road). This year, since our epic turnaround started after that 4 game losing streak, we are 8-2 on the road (which includes blowout Ws over Atlanta and OKC, and a W over Houston).

This team can win on the road. I'd like HCA obviously, but it's not a death sentence.

it was just a question. while i'd expect houston to do the same if they had the chance it's just boring as crap to watch

It doesn't bother me that professionals getting paid millions get embarrassed/frustrated by missing FTs.