Dear Golden State,
FOOTSTEPS.
Sincerely,
San Antonio
FOOTSTEPS.
Sincerely,
San Antonio
*****Official Spurs 2015-2016 regular season thread*****
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Can you imagine watching a game with that screaming lady. Hard enough just hearing her from my living room.
"A life lived for others is a life worthwhile" - Albert Einstein
This is just so perfect:
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Leonard summed it up as only he can afterward when asked if it was the biggest win of the season.
"No, not really," he said. "I mean, it's an Eastern Conference team."
quote:
This is just so perfect:
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Leonard summed it up as only he can afterward when asked if it was the biggest win of the season.
"No, not really," he said. "I mean, it's an Eastern Conference team."
Brilliant.
For those of you who missed Pop's third quarter interview:
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:14573316
I'll ask them politely to shoot the ball better.
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:14573316
I'll ask them politely to shoot the ball better.
Pop was gold last night.
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Spurs are the first team in NBA history with a 10+ game win streak in 6 straight seasons.
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=14573579
Sager: There's a chance the Spurs will only have one All-Star: Kawhi.
Parker: I don't care about that. I only want to win championships.
https://streamable.com/kyu7
Barkley:
Sager: There's a chance the Spurs will only have one All-Star: Kawhi.
Parker: I don't care about that. I only want to win championships.
https://streamable.com/kyu7
Barkley:
quote:
Kawhi Leonard is the best basketball player in the world. I would take Kawhi Leonard over every player in the world right now.
http://www.si.com/nba/2016/01/15/spurs-cavaliers-finals-matchup-lebron-james-kevin-love-defense
SI Breaks down how the Spurs abused Kevin Love's complete lack of defensive ability to win.
SI Breaks down how the Spurs abused Kevin Love's complete lack of defensive ability to win.
quote:
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=14573579
Sager: There's a chance the Spurs will only have one All-Star: Kawhi.
Parker: I don't care about that. I only want to win championships.
https://streamable.com/kyu7
Barkley:
quote:
Kawhi Leonard is the best basketball player in the world. I would take Kawhi Leonard over every player in the world right now.
I love the Spurs mentality of not caring about all star games, though I would still like them to be honored as such for people outside of SA fans who don't see them play much.
quote:They'll see them play in the Western Conf. finals and the NBA championship!.quote:
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=14573579
Sager: There's a chance the Spurs will only have one All-Star: Kawhi.
Parker: I don't care about that. I only want to win championships.
https://streamable.com/kyu7
Barkley:
quote:
Kawhi Leonard is the best basketball player in the world. I would take Kawhi Leonard over every player in the world right now.
I love the Spurs mentality of not caring about all star games, though I would still like them to be honored as such for people outside of SA fans who don't see them play much.
quote:
http://www.si.com/nba/2016/01/15/spurs-cavaliers-finals-matchup-lebron-james-kevin-love-defense
SI Breaks down how the Spurs abused Kevin Love's complete lack of defensive ability to win.
Good write-up. Everyone with a pulse knew Love couldn't defend well and I'd be perfectly happy if they continue to abuse those matchups if we make it to the finals with them.
The Spurs will exhaust the Cavs over the course of a 7 game series. You could even see it happening last night.
https://instagr.am/p/BAjC358iTJ3
kingjames Don't know how many times we got left to go against one another but I've never have and I never will take them for granted! The consistency you've shown over the years goes unmatched and as a competitor it's always a treat to be competing on the same floor as you! Being a professional(professionalism) is so overlooked in our sport but I always knew who I could look to if I ever wasn't professional about this lovely game and that's You. From one King to Another and to the Greatest PF to Ever play this game, all Love and Respect Timmy D!
kingjames Don't know how many times we got left to go against one another but I've never have and I never will take them for granted! The consistency you've shown over the years goes unmatched and as a competitor it's always a treat to be competing on the same floor as you! Being a professional(professionalism) is so overlooked in our sport but I always knew who I could look to if I ever wasn't professional about this lovely game and that's You. From one King to Another and to the Greatest PF to Ever play this game, all Love and Respect Timmy D!
quote:The ball moves faster than the feet. Pass.
The Spurs will exhaust the Cavs over the course of a 7 game series. You could even see it happening last night.
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By the way, since we played on TNT last night I was glad we got Chris Webber instead of Reggie. Chris actually brings some interesting analysis to the game and seems to have no agenda. He likes good basketball and calls it that way. In short, he doesn't distract from the game and adds something useful on occasion. It is difficult for me to watch a game that Reggie calls.
Webber > Reggie
quote:I loudly laughed when I saw that live last night. That and Pop's "interview" with Craig Sager before the 4th quarter.
Pop calls Parker over during the game. You won't believe what he says.
https://streamable.com/k5uh
On pace to win 70, and we're only starting to play our best ball.
Just wait until we gel during / after the Rodeo Road Trip.
BR's Power Rankings halfway through the season. Look who's #1.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2607661-nba-power-rankings-halfway-through-the-2015-16-season/page/31
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2607661-nba-power-rankings-halfway-through-the-2015-16-season/page/31
quote:
Just wait until we gel during / after the Rodeo Road Trip.
quote:
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/page/nbarankPFs/ranking-greatest-power-forwards-nba-history
No surprises here.
I'm not so sure Rodman is the 10th best PF of all time. Other than that, the list looks good to me.
quote:My favorite part:
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/page/nbarankPFs/ranking-greatest-power-forwards-nba-history
No surprises here.
2. Karl Malone
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Championships
None
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So, I slapped together a couple scatter plots in Open Office. This is games played vs minutes per game. The Spurs are graphed vs the Warriors in the first graph and the Thunder in the second.
What I see here is that the Spurs have a big clump of 9 players that actually show an inverse relationship between how often they play and how many minutes they get when they do play. The R2 is crap, obviously, but if you play lots of minutes, you get more games off.
Those 9 players get between 12 and 30 minutes per game, and they have played between 34 and 41 games.
The Warriors have four players above and to the right of everyone on the Spurs, meaning they play more games and more minutes in the games they do play. Harrison Barnes is there all alone on the chart at 24 games and 30 minutes catching up after his injury. If we assume that he had played 38 games to match the rest of the big 4, their top five players would have played about 64% of all minutes available, while the Spurs top five minutes guys have played just 55% of all minutes available. So the Spurs appear to be deeper than the Warriors.
Now, on to the Thunder. They show a really clear trend line. You play more games, you play a LOT more minutes. That one outlier at 33 games and 36 minutes is Durant. Again adjusting for Durant's injury, their starters play about 64% of all minutes. But again, by looking at the chart we can see that they really play a consistent rotation of 7 guys. Their top 7 play 81% of available minutes. The Spurs' top 7 plays 72% of minutes. So again, you see that big cloud of guys for the Spurs who play significant minutes in most games indicating a big depth advantage.
What I see here is that the Spurs have a big clump of 9 players that actually show an inverse relationship between how often they play and how many minutes they get when they do play. The R2 is crap, obviously, but if you play lots of minutes, you get more games off.
Those 9 players get between 12 and 30 minutes per game, and they have played between 34 and 41 games.
The Warriors have four players above and to the right of everyone on the Spurs, meaning they play more games and more minutes in the games they do play. Harrison Barnes is there all alone on the chart at 24 games and 30 minutes catching up after his injury. If we assume that he had played 38 games to match the rest of the big 4, their top five players would have played about 64% of all minutes available, while the Spurs top five minutes guys have played just 55% of all minutes available. So the Spurs appear to be deeper than the Warriors.
Now, on to the Thunder. They show a really clear trend line. You play more games, you play a LOT more minutes. That one outlier at 33 games and 36 minutes is Durant. Again adjusting for Durant's injury, their starters play about 64% of all minutes. But again, by looking at the chart we can see that they really play a consistent rotation of 7 guys. Their top 7 play 81% of available minutes. The Spurs' top 7 plays 72% of minutes. So again, you see that big cloud of guys for the Spurs who play significant minutes in most games indicating a big depth advantage.
Min per game for who? Unnamed individual players? No intiendo
Analysis added to the post with the charts.
I'm not going to screw around with putting labels on all those points, it's a pain in the butt for scatter plots.
I'm not going to screw around with putting labels on all those points, it's a pain in the butt for scatter plots.
Hire that guy to pump up the crowd between timeouts.
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