[WCSF] #2 San Antonio Spurs vs. #3 Houston Rockets

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Remember the Alamodome!

 

[Tetsujin]

Want the Spurs to win this one and ebb the tide of "Paceball is the future!!!" pontification

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Want the Spurs to win this one and ebb the tide of "Paceball is the future!!!" pontification

 

[VF21]

Spurs in 6.

 

[kingsboi]

I'll take Spurs in 6. Both teams should be well rested between games. Should make for a fun series.

 

[kingsboi]

good god both Game 1s are terrible today....Houston is relentless from deep

 

[Npliam]

I know that the Rockets are up 30 but I still feel like they have a small chance to lose this game.

 

[mac]

Aldridge just cashing in his paycheck it seems

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

It seems almost ridiculous to say this, but the Spurs would be better off with 40 year-old Tim Duncan over LaMarcus Aldridge.

 

[kingjatt]

You need bigs for the regular season grind but in the post season its all about spread pick and roll......Small ball teams are getting better and better every year.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

It seems almost ridiculous to say this, but the Spurs would be better off with 40 year-old Tim Duncan over LaMarcus Aldridge.

It was weird when he left Portland, I felt like everyone just shrugged. The consensus seemed he's way too comfortable being just a guy.

 

[Npliam]

You need bigs for the regular season grind but in the post season its all about spread pick and roll......Small ball teams are getting better and better every year.

I am not sure that is true. The Jazz eliminated the best pick and roll point guard in the league.

 

[kingjatt]

I am not sure that is true. The Jazz eliminated the best pick and roll point guard in the league.

Who was doing the roll part? Deandre? You need a versitle roller(Can pop,finish,pass or shoot off dribble) or it doesnt work. Oh and the jazz do move the ball around well but when things tightened up they needed PnR with JJ as well, its just where the league is at.

 

[kingsboi]

Parker goes down holding knee....uh oh!

 

[jpsls]

James Harden is such an embarrassment. Talented player, but he always creates contact at the 3 pt line and officials always give him the whistle. The entire Rockets system is a disgrace actually.

 

[Sac.1989]

I feel Houston is best equipped to go toe to toe with golden state however the spurs are the spurs for a reason. Will be hard for them to get up without Parker though who is heading into surgery.

 

[kingsboi]

Murray with the start in place of Tony Parker, let's see what the kid is made of

 

[Kingz19]

Murray is way too amped

 

[Kingz19]

Don't know why Dave and Kayte like Houston so much in this series even before Parkers injury. They're completely one note and are only a bad matchup if the Spurs indulge in quick shooting like they did in game 1. Spurs are too professional to keep that up and they'll slow it down...then you have the best wing defender on Harden and the Spurs are too big. When that happens the Spurs are a terrible matchup for the Rockets..who is more likely to impose their will over a 7 game series?

Parkers injury changes things but I'm still leaning Spurs

 

[Tetsujin]

Harden tries to draw a foul, winds up punching Gasol in the noggin instead.

 

[Kingz19]

Lol. Rockets might not even crack 90 at home.

Not so high octane when the whole scheme lacks creativity and is predictable. What do the Rockets do when a team makes them play half court? They became the Memphis Grizzlies on offense with less options. Most overrated group in these playoffs

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I love how San Antonio won this game with their frontcourt. Nice of Aldridge to show up.

 

[Npliam]

Rumors of the spurs demise were greatly exaggerated.

 

[Telemachus]

Rumors of the spurs demise were greatly exaggerated.

That has been true for the past 7 or 8 years.

 

[jpsls]

That has been true for the past 7 or 8 years.

Doesn't stop the so-called "experts" from declaring the Spurs dead anytime they lose a game.

 

[Tetsujin]

Spurs come out and annihilate the Rockets out of the gates, Houston's crowd is dead. Seems about right for a D'Antoni team.

 

[Tetsujin]

This is what the Rockets deserve for playing with pajama shirts as uniforms

 

[kingsboi]

the playoffs have been dreadful up to this point. No Kawhi and this is how Houston responds?

 

[Tetsujin]

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Harden has five turnovers, Spurs have five turnovers.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Mister CGB is killing it right now.