My biggest play of the year, Dallas and Spurs Writeup (POY!!!)

First I would like to say, I have been on this forum for years, but i do not post too often. Very rare for me to post.

Ok so what do we know?

Spurs are 3 games ahead of  OKC to win first seed with fours games to go and can control seeding. 

OKC needs to win ALL four games to clinch. (one of them is Indiana). Indiana and Miami are heck and heck for 1st seed in the east. OKC will probably not risk playing hard against against Indiana because Westbrook is Injury prone. 

Conclusion? pretty much spurs win 1st seed, OKC wins 2nd seed. We saw a very cut playoff match yesterday (OKC vs CLIPPERS) of course they are fighting for 2nd and 3rd seed, only reason both team actually played.

 

Spurs games left
@Dallas (can control seeding)
vs Suns (can control seeding)
@Houston (Will rest players, meaningless game)
vs Lakers (Will rest players, meaningless game most likely win)


Seedings (games highlighted in bold are tough)
Dallas 7th (1g ahead )3 games spurs, memphis, suns
Suns 8th (1g behind) 4 games spurs, dallas, memphis, kings
Memphis is 9th (2g behind) 4 games Phil, laker, suns, memphis

Dallas, Suns, and memphis all play each other. 

So what does this say? Spurs have an opportunity to control seeding for first round of playoff.

Please give me some feedback!!!!

It won't hurt to comment guys
feedback would greatly be appreciated!

Very interesting theory, and Dallas has a good chance to win, but I'm not buying the fact that the Spurs don't want to see Memphis.

The spurs would LOVE to see Memphis -- a team they swept and continually swept even last week shorthanded -- also Spurs don't tank games -- Pop doesn't do that -- sorry man but I think the Spurs are the play tonight -- a bad match up for Dallas, and it sets up those three teams to determine their own playoff spot -- the Spurs could care 2 doinks about who they get first round and are probably most afraid of the Suns who have nothing to lose

The biggest thing I can see in your favor is this:

I like Dallas too, so does everyone and their mother on this jinx of a site, you've all been Mushed..Anybody who's been on this site for a minute knows what I'm talkin about...the Spurs WILL win tonight

I'll say this, a veterean team like the Spurs with one of the best coaches of all time doesn't care who they face in the playoffs. They especially don't care to face a Memphis team there 4-0 against in the regular season. It doesn't matter what Memphis did to them in the playoffs a few years ago, this is the greatest coach of the NBA, if anything he'll want to play them to avenge that loss. The Spurs players and there coaches aren't afraid of anyone, there Championship contenders. Them losing on purpose to face a certain team in the first round is absurd

My gut feeling is Spurs.

Spurs should be resting Ginobli or Parker as well. The are a older veteran team, why not give them all the rest they can get? Also they play Phoenix at home next game too. I can see them resting their star players. How many times have we seen the big 3 not 100%?

Dallas to put it simply.....is just not very good

Public is heavily on Dallas side and ml.

Spurs 8-0 since losing to Memphis on April 1 of last year.

Oh yes. 

Like spurs but good luck bro 

Getting the vibe you're not very up to speed with how the spurs do things, it doesn't matter who plays for them. They run a system, and Pop demands execution. If a player doesn't execute his plan he simply puts in a guy who will. The system and coaching is so good that as long as the players on the bench are worthy of wearing an NBA jersey they will succeed on the Spurs. Teams like Dallas and most others need Dirk and Monta to play great, the Spurs do not. They can beat you with any 5 guys on their team, they do it all the time. Parker or Ginobli out in a regular season game really doesn't matter.

Go Spurs, and good luck to you sir.

Spurs have figured out how to play the grizzlies. they are deeper and have more shooting since that first round loss to the grizz. also recall they relied very heavily on manu at that time, and ginobili got hurt late in the season and and missed game 1, which memphis won. home teams won the rest of games that series.

since then, spurs have developed splitter into a reliable big man next to duncan ( which they didnt have then), added danny green, lenoard, belenili and developed mills, all of which reduces dependence on manu.

the spurs dont care who they play in the first round. they will beat suns, mavs or grizz all in 4 or 5 games.

while the mavs might win tonight, its definitely not because you think "the spurs dont want to play the grizzlies".

The best thing I can say about the Mavs right now is that they appear to be engaged mentally. They just went 4-0 on a road trip and beat the Clippers and 3 teams they were supposed to beat. They appear fully focused which is all you can ask for, the Spurs are pretty much permanently focused.

Only two games tonight ! should be against public 

Spurs win this game rather easily for a myriad of reasons, some of which are explained above, some of which is common sense in regards to anyone who knows how Pop and Spurs do things...Spurs win running away from a Mavs team that plays some of the worst D I have seen in recent memory....108-94...GLTA.

Spurs own Memphis this year. They fear no one and hardly ever not come out sharp.

Spurs are afraid of no won.