[seaborneq]

Will Pops rest guys or push to get the top seed? I can see the spurs losing 6 or 7 of the games during this stretch.

[SBR_John]

Certainly won't be over confident. However, I would guess they are 70% ATS on this rodeo road trip in the past 5 years or so.

[CarpeDime]

Certainly won't be over confident. However, I would guess they are 70% ATS on this rodeo road trip in the past 5 years or so.

actually 58.5%, here are the year by year ATS numbers:

'13 - 5-4
'12 - 6-2-1
'11 - 6-3
'10 - 2-6
'09 - 5-2-1

so except for 2010, yeah covering 2/3

[Smoke]

Pops slways want his guys to win and cover spread. He is best coach in nba

[pepero428]

garbage against every single top team this year but win at miami imo then perform poorly against everyone else on the road trip.

[CarpeDime]

losing Kwhahi Leonard also hurts, key defender, and Tony Parker is playing through an injury as well

no splitter, no green, no leonard, parker dinged up, might be just 50/50 this year, we'll see

[lunch]

spurs are fine on the road. yes they will lose games, but not many

[ChicagoCover]

How will they fare?

Well, read this and you can answer that for yourself:

The San Antonio Spurs' injury list is becoming a growing concern as they begin a challenging three-game road trip at Atlanta on Friday. San Antonio lost defensive whiz Kawhi Leonard to a broken finger during Wednesday's 111-105 home loss to Oklahoma City, an injury the Spurs can hardly afford with center Tiago Splitter (sprained shoulder) and guard Danny Green (broken finger) already sidelined.

[aireent777]

The only possible games I see them losing is at

1/26 Miami
1/28 Houston
2/6 Brooklyn (on a b2b coming from Washington)
2/19 Portland (Definitely they lose this one, on a b2b coming from L.A.)
2/21 Phoenix (Possible, last game of the trip)

6 is the most. So I say they will go 50-50 this year.

[seaborneq]

If they lose the next two to Atlanta and Heat the spurs probably won't go .500 over the next 16.

[SBR_John]

Losing Kawhi is a big loss.

[seaborneq]

Awful showing by Spurs today.

[seaborneq]

Spurs could be the 4th seed by the end of this trip.

[KiDBaZkiT]

The Spurs don't mind this trip as much as people think. Especially with injuries, they will use the time on the road to gain camaraderie.

[seaborneq]

The Spurs don't mind this trip as much as people think. Especially with injuries, they will use the time on the road to gain camaraderie.

So they are ok with the 3rd or 4th seed versus the 1st or second seed? This rodeo road trip will decide their seed

[KiDBaZkiT]

So they are ok with the 3rd or 4th seed versus the 1st or second seed? This rodeo road trip will decide their seed

Wow. How did you take that from what I said?? CLASSIC SBR.

[seaborneq]

Call red cross. Manu probably misses entire road trip, and spurs can't beat bulls at home. Could be a tougher road trip than expected.

[Jgjk]

Call red cross. Manu probably misses entire road trip, and spurs can't beat bulls at home. Could be a tougher road trip than expected.

Wrong, bulls are a scrappy team, and are "healthier" than the spurs

[jjgold]

Spurs look real bad
Safe to say the dynasty coming to an end

Massive fluke they lost to heat

[tokio]

Always been terrible against over .500 teams.

[seaborneq]

Pistons firing off on the spurs tonight. Damn.

[seaborneq]

The only possible games I see them losing is at

1/26 Miami
1/28 Houston
2/6 Brooklyn (on a b2b coming from Washington)
2/19 Portland (Definitely they lose this one, on a b2b coming from L.A.)
2/21 Phoenix (Possible, last game of the trip)

6 is the most. So I say they will go 50-50 this year.

Damned near picked out the losses perfectly. Awesome.

[seaborneq]

8-6 the first 14, 6-3 on the road trip. Pretty damned good.