Jesus Shuttlesworth
I Got Game
Spurs in 6.
Whats so different between this team and the one that lost to Memphis last year?
Yeah I hate the spurs but OKC are too soft to mess with themOKC aren't beating the Spurs in a seven game series.
Whats so different between this team and the one that lost to Memphis last year?
We gotta go over this again? Ways the Spurs are completely better this year than last year:
-Last year the Spurs started hot and had the best record all season, then they went into a slump, fell behind the Bulls and limped into the playoffs. They went on a 6 game losing streak in March and April last year. This year, they've been the best team in the league since the all star break and are looking their best going into the playoffs.
-Last year Ginobili was hurt in the playoffs. This year he will be healthy (hopefully).
-Last year Tim Duncan was a shell of himself in the playoffs. Everyone including me thought he was but really he just hadn't fully recovered from his severe knee injuries. This is year is fully healed and playing better than he has since 2008 and he's somehow greatly improved his 15-18 foot jumper at age 36.
-Tony Parker is playing the best ball of his career. He's averaging a career high in assists and playing like a true point guard and not just a slasher/scorer for the first time.
-Last year the Spurs had no bench. This year they have the deepest bench in the league. Stephen Jackson, Ginobili, Neal (or Mills), Splitter, and Diaw (or Bonner) could be an NBA starting five.
-Danny Green is one of the most improved players in the league.
-Kawhi Leonard has been a gem. He's given them what they were missing; an athletic wing player with size that hustles hard and can be a defensive stopper that they haven't had since Bruce Bowen.
-Tiago Splitter has gained Pop's confidence and worked his way into heavy rotation, and he has improved averaging 9 points and 5 boards and putting in work on the defensive end. He along with a fully healthy and rejuvenated Duncan gives them a big man combo that matchup with any team in the league. He doesn't normally start, but Pop has shown he will start him against a team with a strong front line like the Lakers or your Grizzlies.
-Their offense is more explosive than they've ever been and they're blowing people out.
That good enough for you?
above all else, a shytload of shooters that are currently hitting their 3s at a mind-numbing rate. but still.... with a healthy Z-Bo, no iso- taking touches away from the bigs and Memphis' perimeter defenders, last years Griz would still wax that ass.
OKC aren't beating the Spurs in a seven game series.
OKC aren't beating the Spurs in a seven game series.