Lillard is a beast.
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Good game. But Lillard is incredible.
Lakers have been playing the spoiler really well. Hate that we still have one more game against them.
we really can't catch a break. other than lakers stealing one in san antonio, EVERYTHING has gone wrong basically the last week it seems. one bad stretch for us and we are screwed
clippers game tomorrow is HUGEEEEEE
Well. During that soft 11 game stretch earlier this season, I was told it is damn near impossible to win 11 games straight. Schedule be damned.
Now they've won 8 straight against a tougher stretch of games with a more depleted roster. Meaning the talent was always there.
Really drives home the point of opportunity missed. The Blazers should be a good 3 - 4 games behind the Pelicans right now.
Spurs could get possibly the best 2-way player in basketball back any day. The team believes Leonard is ready, but Leonard doesn't think he's ready.
Reading tea leaves, Leonard appears to be a bit frozen by his pending contract situation. Imagine you've got the winning powerball ticket, but can't claim it for 5 months. That's the situation Leonard is in. And he's looking around seeing guys get hurt and/or playing hurt and losing value. It's not the way we'd want a superstar to approach the end of the season, but if you've already been a Finals MVP and won a title, and this doesn't look like a year you can make the Finals, wouldn't you be cautious?
All that to say - if the organization makes a commitment that they will give him the super max extension this summer, I think he'd suit up next week. So Spurs aren't out of it!
If Pels finish in the top 4, I'd give Gentry coach of the year.
OK. Mid-Late is NOT anyday. Early-Mid is anyday. It truly doesnt matter what the teams timeline is. If Kawhi says hes not ready, then he aint playin. SO, for fairness sake, lets split mid-late March in the middle & say he comes back March 22-23. Spurs would have already played DUBS (2x's), Houston, Minny, Wash, OKC, Pels & UTAH on the 23rd. Assuming Kawhi plays on the 23rd against Utah-- 25th Mil----27th Wash---29th OKC----1st HOU ! You truly think he is playing 36 minutes per & is in Basketball shape? SPURS are in trouble ! Especially NOW with Gasols possible injury.
starting the day with playoff odds at 79%
root for:
rockets @ thunder (rockets 5 point favorites) --- W
mavericks vs. nuggets (mavericks 6 point underdogs) --- surprising W
knicks @ blazers (knicks 10 point underdogs) --- L
and obviously pelicans @ clippers (pelicans 2.5 point underdogs) --- HUGE W
incredibly important night tonight. obviously just the pelicans winning would be a massive win, especially being a road underdog facing a team also fighting for the playoffs and the tiebreaker coming into play. not expecting any help from the knicks (though blazers played last night), but rockets should win and mavs have a decent shot at pulling the upset at home. i believe we could end the night anywhere between the 3 and 7 seed
rockets took care of business in okc, mavs upset denver, AND pels beat clips. HUGE day
pelicans playoff odds increased from 79% to 90% at the end of the day
Looks like Kawhi is coming back.
Quote:
- Spurs star forward Kawhi Leonard provided an update on his recovery from right quadriceps tendinopathy on Wednesday, saying he could return "soon," while acknowledging he's open to the idea of finishing his career in San Antonio.
"I don't have a set date right now [for return]," the 26-year-old Leonard said. "The progress I've been making has been great. [The pain] is diminishing. It's hard to explain, but I'm definitely better. I feel better, and I'm feeling more comfortable."
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2...-antonio-spurs
It's just the craziest year I've seen in as long as I can remember. I can't ever think of a time when this close to the end of the season there's a real risk of any team between 3 and 10 landing in almost any spot in that range.
I mean there's a real possibility that teams 3 and 4 could just as easily be teams 9 and 10 and we only have 19 games left!
GSW won 48 games in 2007 and missed the playoffs, that is the only season I can remember that resembles this one. Denver won 50 games and was the EIGHTH seed! 1st seed through 6th seed was separated by 2 games.
starting the day with playoff odds at 90%
root for:
pacers vs. jazz (pacers 1.5 point underdogs) --- L
pelicans @ kings (pelicans 5.5 point favorites) --- nice W but AD injury could be impactful going forward
cavs @ nuggets (cavs 3.5 point underdogs) --- thanks for the W LeBron
3 important games tonight that all could go either way. obviously pels taking care of business is priority #1, but getting help from pacers and/or cavs would also be a big help
it was a really nice night, but that AD injury has me worried. really cannot afford him to miss any games. hopefully the ankle is somehow ready to go for friday night.
ending the night with playoff odds up to 95% but can't afford to lose AD
Would anyone rest some players during this stretch of games if possible? That is a ton of games in a 7 day stretch. I would rest either both Houston games or Celtic game (3/18) and Houston game (3/24) . This all depends on where we are in the standings if we can rest. We have to go 3-3 at least during this stretch and maybe with a little rest I think we have a better chance of beating the Celtics and going 4-2.
3/17 Houston(Home)
3/18 Celtics(Home)
3/20 Mavs(Home)
3/21 Pacers(Home)
3/22 Lakers(Home)
3/24 Houston(Away)
No resting players. I understand your perspective on this but I think all of those games are possible wins. Our team knows how to win. Period. I think Jrue and Niko and Rondo will do damage. Hopefully AD is healthy and even Hill could be back and get limited minutes.
Maybe play all out vs rockets and Boston. Rest, significantly limit minutes for MAVS but be full blast for PACERS. Only rest players against Houston if we are getting blown out. I agree we need to go at least 3-3. But, I think we’re going to go 5-1. We have incredible chemistry and we won’t be stopped. Our defense is so much better and Niko is catching on. We are really going to prove that we are better than the league currently thinks!!!
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AD could miss time with ankle injury. That will be plenty of rest for him headed into this stretch. This would also be a good time to get Hill back.
entering the night with playoff odds at 94%
root for:
celtics @ wolves (celtics 2.5 point favorites) --- very helpful W
suns @ thunder (suns 10 point underdogs...) --- L
warriors vs. spurs (warriors 11 point favorites) --- barely a W
a couple lopsided spreads here. not expecting any help from the tanking suns. warriors should be fine at home vs. the struggling spurs. the celtics @ wolves game is a tossup and easily the most important game of the night. hopefully celtics can come through in minny
celtics with a nice W in minny. suns are horrendous. warriors scared me but the snake KD came through. sucks curry got hurt tho...he is already OUT for their game @ portland tomorrow which sucksssssss for us...
ending the night with playoff odds still at 94%. gonna be a tough game tomorrow assuming AD is out
entering the night with playoff odds at 94%
root for:
pelicans vs. wizards (pelicans 3 point underdogs without AD; porter GTD) --- embarrassing L
grizzlies vs. jazz (grizzlies 9 point underdogs...) --- L
lakers @ nuggets (lakers 7 point underdogs) --- L
warriors @ blazers (warriors 1 point favorites without Curry) --- L
cavs @ clippers (cavs 1 point underdogs) --- L
really important night tonight. pels/wiz game is gonna be tough without AD. not expecting any help from grizz. lakers probably won't win either but denver has been struggling a bit lately and lakers have been playing pretty well. warriors without curry and on 2nd night of B2B in portland will be real tough. same with cavs @ clips. pels are obviously the most important game, but if we can somehow win without AD AND get a win from warriors or cavs, it would be a reallllly nice night
0/5... the night could not have gone any worse....
playoff odds dropped from 94% to 87%
Trust our luck.
No Curry against Portland and Minnesota.
entering the night with playoff odds at 87%
root for:
thunder vs. spurs (could argue both ways here probably but spurs playoff odds are 63% while OKC is at 82%, so i think i'd rather spurs lose to hurt them even more; thunder 4.5 point favorites) --- W
magic @ clippers (magic 11.5 point underdogs...) --- L
not a very important day. can't imagine us getting any help from the tanking Orlando Tragic, and the other game hurts/helps either way. biggest news of the day is that AD has been upgraded from doubtful to questionable for tomorrow. i'd guess he plays, but Gobert usually gives him fits. gonna be a real tough game
thunder won. good i guess. magic suck. thanks for nothing.
ending night with playoff odds at 87%
ESPN's Lisa Salters is reporting that San Antonio's Kawhi Leonard could return as early as Thursday's game against New Orleans. League sources tell me that barring a setback, Thursday vs. Pels is indeed the targeted return of Leonard to the lineup.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 11, 2018
Yay...
The plot thickens *facepalm*
That would be a nice day to get Solo back....
Who is our star sf?
we gonna take care of business against the Jazz. I’m psychic and I predicted the 10 game winning streak.
We are winners. The Jazz will get a nice beat down. We are not missing the playoffs. We had one crappy game. 10 wins in a row isn’t luck.
This is my prediction for March:
SAC: W
Dallas: W
Clippers: W
Wizards: L
Utah: W
Charlotte: W
San Antonio: L
Houston: L
Boston: W
Dallas: W
Indiana: W
Los Angeles: W
Houston: L
Portland: L
Cleveland: L
10-5 for March
April.... prediction
OKC: W
Memphis: W
PHX: W
GSW: L
Clippers: W
San Antonio: L
4-2.... not too bad?
We have 17 games left.
Final record 48-34.
7th seed. Facing Rockets who will drop to 2nd seed. We will lose in 6 games. First round exit.
Boogie signs with us. We keep Miller and Rondo. We make a smart move in offseason involving Diallo, Ajinca, Moore to land another SF. We are going to be top 5-10 team and go deeper into the playoffs. Championship won’t happen until 2019-2020 season. Benson will die immediately after we win the championship.
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We have 17 games left.
I expect us to go 8-9 and get to 44 wins.
For some reason when I checked what our record was I thought it said 36 wins instead of 38. It was just me misreading. I knew when I typed 44 that that number seemed low because I thought we'd finish with 46 a week or so ago, but I decided to believe my eyes which lied to me.
I still think we go 8-9(give or take a game) to finish the season. So we would end up with 46 wins.
This game tonight might be the most important one of the season. If we beat Utah I can't imagine them being able to catch us in the standings. Which pushes someone else out instead of us.
entering the night with playoff odds at 87%
root for:
warriors @ wolves (warriors 4 point favorites; Curry out again) --- L
pelicans vs. jazz (pelicans 2 point underdogs; extremely important game, I think AD will play on his birthday today) --- L
kings @ nuggets (kings 12 point underdogs...) --- L
very important day, especially our game. a warriors win would also be nice, but i'm not expecting any help from the tanking kings. we just have to get a win though, and it would be a very successful day
like friday, everything went wrong.
ending day with playoff odds at 76%