It must be killing the Warriors that everyone is saying Spurs are better. They're on a mission tonight.
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Last: 8 yr ago by aggie_2001_2005
Cavs look lazy, disinterested, and out classed. Incredibly impressive what the Warriors are doing to them right now. Lebron is playing really lazy basketball too. The only player playing hard is deli.
Wow, I really thought the Cavs would man up tonight. It's pretty sad we team can run the same play 12 straight times and get open looks each time.
I sure hope the Spurs look better than this.
I sure hope the Spurs look better than this.
Curry scoring 35 in 28 minutes didn't help the Cavs. 12/18 with 7/12 from 3.
Cavs got called for tons of early fouls.
Cavs got called for tons of early fouls.
quote:Yeah they were on fire but Cleveland wasn't doing much to stop it. They were taking bad shots and not making any adjustments on defense.quote:
What is going on? Are the Cavs this terrible?
GS shot 10/16 from 3 and 67% overall in the first half. So no, Cleveland isn't awful, GS was just on freaking fire.
Cleveland also never ran anything relating to an offense.
If you watched the game you've seen that CLE isn't running anything even remotely resembling an offense. It's bad hero ball. Worse than a college offense.
GS is getting everything they want. Spurs may lose or even get blown out at GS. But they won't look this bad.
GS is getting everything they want. Spurs may lose or even get blown out at GS. But they won't look this bad.
Yea just saying that those stats are pretty great against air.
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Cleveland also never ran anything relating to an offense.
Uh, that is Cleveland's offense. And it will win them the East.... But that's it.
quote:So to be clear, they can't win?
GS is getting everything they want. Spurs may lose or even get blown out at GS. But they won't look this bad.
Off vs Def rating up to now.
quote:not even close to what I meant. I mean there's no way the Spurs could look as bad as the Cavs even if they get beat down. In other words the Cavs looked unwatchablequote:So to be clear, they can't win?
GS is getting everything they want. Spurs may lose or even get blown out at GS. But they won't look this bad.
It wouldn't surprise me in the least for the Spurs to deliver a pimp slap to Curry and company.
quote:At first I didn't even see the Spurs. That is incredible how much better their defense is than any other team. We know Timmy, Kawhi and Danny play good defense but I have been impressed with LA and imo Tony is playing better d than I remember in a few years.
Off vs Def rating up to now.
Tony has been getting AFTER it on the defensive end this season. 
Tony's defense is probably being aided by kawhis offensive emergence and is not needing him to create on offense like we were in the early part of this decade. He's able to exert much more energy on the defensive end
quote:Good point!
Tony's defense is probably being aided by kawhis offensive emergence and is not needing him to create on offense like we were in the early part of this decade. He's able to exert much more energy on the defensive end
Is it too early to get excited about GSW next Monday?
I have no clue how our big lineup matches up with them. That Draymond/Steph pick and roll is almost unguardable and we'll have two big slower guys on the court to start the game. Based on how the Spurs have played this year, I'm thinking they switch it to start and adjust as they go. If Curry is hitting 30 foot step backs over Duncan and Aldridge it could be a long night. I'm actually expecting to see a lot of Aldridge/Bobo lineups with Duncan on the bench.
On the other end, both the Bucks and Pistons had a lot of success pounding the ball inside. I expect Aldridge/Leonard/Duncan/Bobo to get plenty of post ups. Then I wonder how much Pop allows the bigs to hit the offensive glass considering he's petrified of fast break run outs.
I have no clue how our big lineup matches up with them. That Draymond/Steph pick and roll is almost unguardable and we'll have two big slower guys on the court to start the game. Based on how the Spurs have played this year, I'm thinking they switch it to start and adjust as they go. If Curry is hitting 30 foot step backs over Duncan and Aldridge it could be a long night. I'm actually expecting to see a lot of Aldridge/Bobo lineups with Duncan on the bench.
On the other end, both the Bucks and Pistons had a lot of success pounding the ball inside. I expect Aldridge/Leonard/Duncan/Bobo to get plenty of post ups. Then I wonder how much Pop allows the bigs to hit the offensive glass considering he's petrified of fast break run outs.
If we start pounding inside then we HAVE to have Green do SOMETHING from the outside. He cannot go 0/4
No it is not.
GSW and Cleveland pulled a 2.5 last night in the Dallas region. The Mavs and Celtics got a 2.0.
Radio hosts here said "Can we just start the 7 game series on Monday [for the Spurs and Warriors]?"
GSW and Cleveland pulled a 2.5 last night in the Dallas region. The Mavs and Celtics got a 2.0.
Radio hosts here said "Can we just start the 7 game series on Monday [for the Spurs and Warriors]?"
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If we start pounding inside
Spurs-Warriors might be the game of the season. If it doesn't obliterate the ratings, something is wrong.
It is a Monday night on NBA TV. It won't be setting any records.
I've got a game watch party happening. Scheduled it a week ago.
Seriously, another nba tv? That is serious bull****. Spurs getting screwed this season.
And yet the game vs the Suns this thursday is on TNT.
The Suns.
The Suns.
quote:I'm pretty sure the Spurs don't give a crap and neither should you. NBA TV games are available to everyone world wide. I feel bad for NBA fans who don't have it. If you are in the Spurs market the game will probably be on FSSW as well. I guarantee that it will be the best NBA League Pass game of the season so far.
Seriously, another nba tv? That is serious bull****. Spurs getting screwed this season.
I care because NBA TV doesn't have an app to live stream the game on a Roku. Or do they?
ESPN and TNT do.
ESPN and TNT do.
I usually use the FSGO app to watch the Spurs games on FSSW. I think it checks your location to determine if you can get it but I'm not positive.
For those with a good basketball IQ:
Do we match up well against the Warriors? I think of them as a smaller team but I could be wrong. Will they have trouble being physical with our bigger guys, both starters and reserves?
Do we match up well against the Warriors? I think of them as a smaller team but I could be wrong. Will they have trouble being physical with our bigger guys, both starters and reserves?
They will have trouble with us and we will have trouble with them. I don't think there is a schematic solution for either team. Its going to come down to turnovers and shot making. GSW has an advantage when it comes to shot making. They can simply take the shots we're giving them and probably hit a high percentage. However, they are also turnover prone and that could be an equalizer.
Then if the game stays close you have a chance for the inside game to wear them down and hopefully get some key guys in foul trouble. As we've seen, Draymond and Curry are the key players. Get either one out of the game and the tables turn.
Then if the game stays close you have a chance for the inside game to wear them down and hopefully get some key guys in foul trouble. As we've seen, Draymond and Curry are the key players. Get either one out of the game and the tables turn.
We have the one of the best possible on ball defender combos in the league with kawhi/ green, so we while they won't shut them down, they'll do as good a job as any team can. Warriors are at their best with draymond at the 5, so we'll need we'll need to play a lot of small ball with west/bobo/LA at center. I think In the playoffs, this is the perfect series for David west to get big minutes and make a major contribution, but pop will probably experiment a lot more with lineups in the regular season.
We are the toughest matchup in the league for the Warriors, and I don't believe the opposite is true. I'm more worried by the matchup against the Thunder.
quote:No one matches up well with either team. There is no matching up 1 for 1 on either team. Curry, Draymond, Kawhi, LaMarcus, all of these guys are going to get theirs.
For those with a good basketball IQ:
Do we match up well against the Warriors? I think of them as a smaller team but I could be wrong. Will they have trouble being physical with our bigger guys, both starters and reserves?
The key to the series will be to keep Curry and Draymond from pick and rolling us to death like they do everyone else. Don't let Draymond get to the basket. Make him beat you with contested, long range shots. He isn't that good of a shooter when you put a hand in his face.
If Curry is dropping bombs from 35 feet, then you are just going to lose. Not much you can do about it. Curry is going to go down as one of, if not the best, three point shooters of all time. All you can do is force him to do it one footed from five feet past the line.
I have faith that if you throw DG and and Kawhi at Curry, and Bobo at Draymond, we can win those matchups. Klay doesn't scare me. I laughed my balls off when he said he thinks hes the best 2-guard in the league. He would be nowhere without Curry.
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