Bye bye 2 seed.
quote:quote:I would say that homecourt was not a huge part of last year's playoffs. Let's look at them:quote:quote:This is one of the stupidest posts ever typed on this board. For real.
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.
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.
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.
quote:Dude, no one is doing that.
but to act like this doesn't deal a major blow to our chances is just blind optimism.
quote:quote:Dude, no one is doing that.
but to act like this doesn't deal a major blow to our chances is just blind optimism.
You are the one who said we don't repeat if we lose.
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Go Pacers.
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I know he does well for us, but I hate Boris Diaw. I try so hard to like him.
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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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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.
This is the quote everyone is referring to. If you had said "this makes it harder to repeat" probably no one gripes. But definitive negative statements really have no place as a Spurs fan. Did I think we were going to repeat at the beginning of the season? The middle? Now? The answer is no for all three, but to act like this team right now is the same as before the all star break is blind pessimism. If you want to be miserable as a sports fan, that's your prerogative, and as an A&M fan I understand. But the Spurs are a team that always has a chance to win and surprise you, so, yeah, I don't see the point for the dramatic, definitive statement above.
Look, if you want to be miserable when it comes to Aggie sports, fine, but it seems pretty silly to get down on a team that has brought 5 championships to a small market and moved up (and now back down) to the 2 seed in the last 3 weeks of the season. They have the ability to win it all. Should be interesting to see if they play up to that.