im terrified of a matchup w/ the Magic right now for the Hawks....i like that they're 4th right now. they'd play a Bucks team in the 1st round and then the Cavs in the 2nd. I like how they matchup w/ the Cavs far better...at least their games have been close and if not for the refs cheating the Hawks in one of the games (the not resetting the shot clock incident) they would have won at cleveland. if they move to 3rd and have to play the Magic in the 2nd round they could get swept

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Is it time to blow up the Spurs after this season? They appear to be done.

Big win for the Hawks last night in OT.

Is it time to blow up the Spurs after this season? They appear to be done.

Great game tonight between the Bucks and the Hawks. Looking forward to what could be a great 1st round matchup.

Yes it is. That's what I was telling Farvio a couple of months ago when we were talking Mavs vs. Spurs in the playoffs. Every team has a shelf-life. The Popovich/Duncan/Parker/Ginobili Spurs had a great run of nearly 10 years but clearly it's over.

You're both crazy. Big win for my guys in SA over the up and coming Thunder last night. Durant drops 45 and they still cant get past them. If they can get everyone healthy, watch out. Ginobli showed during the Hawks game how dangerous he can be when healthy. With Blair and Hill now becoming solid rotation players, their 8 man rotation will be as tough as any outside LA in the postseason. Plus Pops is still the best coach in the NBA.

i'm hoping they draw the Mavs in the first round
I agree w/ you FF...yeah they've been treading water but w/ Parker coming back...can't discount that
only thing is their schedule is brutal...they're gonna struggle just to hang on to a playoff seed

Yeah but I cant foresee Memphis or Houston making up that 5 games on them. They'll definitely get in. A 1-8 matchup with LA is very possible. That'd be a really intriguing 1-8 series.

check out their remaining games:

LA Lakers
Cleveland
@Boston
@New Jersey
Houston
Orlando
@LA Lakers
@Sacramento
@Phoenix
Memphis
@Denver
Minnesota
@Dallas

that's ROUGH...i see only a few sure wins- NJ, Sac and Minnesota. Rest are gonna be tough games

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I do think SA is heading off into the sunset of that dynasty, but there is no way they don't make the playoffs this year.

I don't think they will seriously contend for title again with this core, and changes are going to have to be made. If you think they will beat any of the top teams in the west, you are mistaken.

how so?
we're talking about a 7 game series...yes their age has shown this year, they're on the decline and all that
but still having duncan, manu and parker in a 7 game series...you can't count them out
i think they could beat dallas or denver

I agree. I wouldnt have anyone other than LA in the West as a significant favorite.

Speaking of... should be a fun game tonight. I'll actually stay up and watch this one.

I rarely troll.

Has Carrie been PM'ing you lately about Sam Mitchell being the next Bulls coach, FF?

amazing tip dunk by Josh Smith at the buzzer last night.

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The Nets avoided the worst-record record and beat the Spurs last night. I still say the Spurs are done.

If San Antonio plays the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs with a healthy Bynum, the series will end in a sweep. Blow em up.

that's cool. wouldn't want you to base anything on 1 game or anything
based on that, I'm sure the Nets could give the Lakers a series

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not giving up on the spurs yet
the big 3 are just taking time off ala shaq to get ready for the playoffs. at this point, I feel 1-8 in the west are pretty comparable. It's not like there's someone aside from the Lakers you really want to avoid. I mean if it ends up being Nuggets-Spurs in a 2-7 matchup, you're gonna tell me the Nuggest will dominate them? I doubt it. most of the matchups should be pretty close so seeding is not a big concern

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in fact i hate them. almost as much as the Mavs

I have MANY years of experience in trying to appreciate steaming piles of dogshit.

you people are forcing me to care. I don't like the spurs. in fact i hate them. almost as much as the Mavs
but i will root for them now just because OKC and douchebag think they'll get swept. haterz
and db, i don't want a stacey augmon jersey i hate augmon just like i disliked smitty, mookie and all the old school hawks. me and the GSW, we go ways back for sure. but the Hawks...no. Josh Childress is about as old school as I get here

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