Its Obvious Barring Injury Spurs Like -1000 To Be IN NBA Finals Again

teaserpleaser · 11-23-13, 12:46 AM

Think a team like warriors or Thunder will be a real test for them

innovation · 11-23-13, 12:50 AM

Old legs long season

pop is the real advantage

hotelis · 11-23-13, 02:22 AM

they are the real deal. always liked them. love betting on them.

goduke · 11-23-13, 02:27 AM

Yeah this is why the nba is so predictable. No matter how exciting the regular season may be its either going to be the spurs facing the pacers or the heat. No real drama just inevitable

crustyme · 11-23-13, 03:10 AM

-2000 spurs dont reach finals.

sando · 11-23-13, 03:19 AM

Stupid thread. Ban OP.

SBR_John · 11-23-13, 04:41 AM

The West is loaded with great teams. No guarantee in the West. Houston, Golden State, OKC, Clips & Mem, Den.

jjgold · 11-23-13, 06:20 AM

There is nobody close to the spurs in the west

Clippers soft as anything
Memphis lacks scoring
Oklahoma City no defense
Houston no defense any erratic

No game series will even go seven games

totallypsycho · 11-23-13, 06:30 AM

it's either them or warriors this season imo

manny24 · 11-23-13, 06:53 AM

Memphis will be there in the end

FranchisePlayer · 11-23-13, 07:29 AM

Warriors are the Spurs biggest challenge just like last year

mikemca · 11-23-13, 09:24 AM

No one is giving Portland any credit.They are a very good team with one of the best home court advantages in the NBA.

And you can still get them at 13-1 to win division , 30-1 to win the West, and 60-1 to win it all

chefko · 11-23-13, 10:19 AM

lol nobody talking about indi!

easyliving · 11-23-13, 10:28 AM

Clippers their only real competition.

mikemca · 11-23-13, 10:38 AM

Originally posted by chefko

lol nobody talking about indi!

Don't know about that, they are 2nd choice everywhere

Powderguy · 11-23-13, 11:00 AM

-1000 lol

mikemca · 11-26-13, 01:18 PM

Originally posted by mikemca

No one is giving Portland any credit.They are a very good team with one of the best home court advantages in the NBA.

30-1 to win the West

3 days and 2 more wins later now down to 18-1...If u didn't get down u missed the boat

Blazers are legit

Seto · 11-26-13, 02:05 PM

Originally posted by mikemca

3 days and 2 more wins later now down to 18-1...If u didn't get down u missed the boat

Blazers are legit

You can't "miss the boat" on something that has 0% chance of happening..

Teams don't go from missing the playoffs to winning the west all of a sudden with the exact same core. I'm not saying this team is not good, they can be a team ala 2012/13 Warriors, but they ain't going to the finals. NO chance. ZERO.

Goat Milk · 11-26-13, 04:24 PM

Clippers Heat Finals

Menses · 11-26-13, 05:13 PM

The fact that the Spurs only have 4 Championships in 14 years of highly competitive basketball tells you how RIGGED THE NBA actually is....You have to look at the history of this particular squad, specifically Pop and the big three....they usually don't make it to the finals in back to back years...and it is my contention, that this is by design...this is the real source of friction between Pop and the NBA head office whom despise everything Pop and the Spurs stand for....the Spurs should be the favorite every year...and yet they have not won a ring in 6 years....this is by chance, as their is competition..but it is also by design....

Stern has given them extremely rough schedules year after year....especially on the road...and for an older team, this usually means, they run out of gas come playoff time...I expect the same to happen this year...and if it is indeed close, Crawford and his band of merry men...will step in and see to it...that they do not advance....There is a real possibility this year...of a Pacers/Spurs final...even more so with the recent departure of Derrick Rose....

One of those teams will NOT BE ALLOWED to advance to the Finals....this league is about storylines and narratives...the players with biggest shoe deals and most commercials will be front and center....Stern might tolerate Paul George and Hibbert who are becoming superstars right before our eyes...but the Spurs twice in a row? not bloody likely....

BettingWizard · 11-26-13, 05:19 PM

thunder would beat them again

lakerboy · 11-26-13, 05:35 PM

Not happening. Spurs will not go past 2nd rd.

WalkingLuckCharm · 11-26-13, 05:41 PM

Originally posted by Menses

The fact that the Spurs only have 4 Championships in 14 years of highly competitive basketball tells you how RIGGED THE NBA actually is....You have to look at the history of this particular squad, specifically Pop and the big three....they usually don't make it to the finals in back to back years...and it is my contention, that this is by design...this is the real source of friction between Pop and the NBA head office whom despise everything Pop and the Spurs stand for....the Spurs should be the favorite every year...and yet they have not won a ring in 6 years....this is by chance, as their is competition..but it is also by design....

Stern has given them extremely rough schedules year after year....especially on the road...and for an older team, this usually means, they run out of gas come playoff time...I expect the same to happen this year...and if it is indeed close, Crawford and his band of merry men...will step in and see to it...that they do not advance....There is a real possibility this year...of a Pacers/Spurs final...even more so with the recent departure of Derrick Rose....

One of those teams will NOT BE ALLOWED to advance to the Finals....this league is about storylines and narratives...the players with biggest shoe deals and most commercials will be front and center....Stern might tolerate Paul George and Hibbert who are becoming superstars right before our eyes...but the Spurs twice in a row? not bloody likely....

when will people learn that there is too much money in professional sports to have the majority of the games and leagues rigged? how much are you willing to pay players that already earn millions?

jjgold · 11-26-13, 08:46 PM

Home Court advantage too hard to overcome in playoffs because they are just not one game series like NFL

Spurs easy winner

mikemca · 11-26-13, 08:56 PM

Originally posted by Seto

You can't "miss the boat" on something that has 0% chance of happening..

Teams don't go from missing the playoffs to winning the west all of a sudden with the exact same core. I'm not saying this team is not good, they can be a team ala 2012/13 Warriors, but they ain't going to the finals. NO chance. ZERO.

It was a young nucleus last year that got another year to grow.I hope you are exaggerating about the zero chance.After the Spurs they can hang with anyone especially with home court.

lakerboy · 11-26-13, 08:58 PM

Blazers lol. They will be life and death to make the playoffs. People overreacting to a quick start.

No coincidences · 11-26-13, 09:01 PM

Originally posted by Goat Milk

Clippers Heat Finals

How'd that bet work out for you last season?

I'm sure you'll just keep saying this every year, that way if it actually happens down the road, you can say "I told you -- don't question me."

Seto · 11-26-13, 09:06 PM

Originally posted by lakerboy

Blazers lol. They will be life and death to make the playoffs. People overreacting to a quick start.

Overraction central as usual on SBR.

A couple weeks ago it was the Wolves: http://forum.sbrforum.com/players-ta...st-season.html

This week it's the Blazers.

I wouldn't take either of these teams to win the West at +10000

Seto · 11-26-13, 09:07 PM

Originally posted by mikemca

It was a young nucleus last year that got another year to grow.I hope you are exaggerating about the zero chance.After the Spurs they can hang with anyone especially with home court.

Nope, no exaggeration here. By 0 I mean 0, not even 0.01.

face · 11-26-13, 09:12 PM

spurs somehow always have a lot of energy and ability in the 4th quarter, i think Popovich coaches them to save it for the 4th

Menses · 11-26-13, 10:02 PM

Originally posted by WalkingLuckCharm

when will people learn that there is too much money in professional sports to have the majority of the games and leagues rigged? how much are you willing to pay players that already earn millions?

I beg you to reconsider your position as it is clearly one of ignorance rather than stupidity.... This is a Spurs thread...so I will not broach the subject any further except to ask you to look into the EPIC BEATING Tim Donaghy received while serving time in prison for admitting to betting on rigged NBA games. He was beaten by a reputed mobster.....Just take a look into it and see what you come up with...or perhaps take a moment and google "Michale Franzese sports fix".....and see what you can come up with...

andywend · 11-26-13, 10:07 PM

Originally posted by Seto

Nope, no exaggeration here. By 0 I mean 0, not even 0.01.

Seto, if you wouldn't take the Blazers to win the West at 100-1, then you're a gambler who knows NOTHING about value and destined to lose whatever bankroll you allocate to sports betting.

Seto · 11-26-13, 10:10 PM

Originally posted by andywend

Seto, if you wouldn't take the Blazers to win the West at 100-1, then you're a gambler who knows NOTHING about value and destined to lose whatever bankroll you allocate to sports betting.

Check up my threads. Up over 100 units and have made over 1000 plays.

There is no "value" in something that has 0% chance of happening. Would you take the Kings to win the West at +100000000 too?

Goat Milk · 11-26-13, 10:13 PM

Originally posted by No coincidences

How'd that bet work out for you last season?

I'm sure you'll just keep saying this every year, that way if it actually happens down the road, you can say "I told you -- don't question me."

Uh...I took a bet for +1000. I don't expect to hit it. How did fading the Heat the past 3 years in the ECF do for you? Remember you said Spolestra would "NEVER" win the East? Thanks.