The Spurs are back in the top eight in the West, can the Spurs secure a playoff spot without Lineard

The Spurs regained eighth in the West with a narrow win and an assist from the Rockets. The current situation of Spurs is completely unimaginable at the beginning of the season. Popovich's cautious rotation policy for many years is no match for aging year after year.

When I saw the 40-year-old Manu, still trying his best to consume the oil in the chassis on the court, I knew that the Spurs' ceiling this season was **.

The Spurs' hopes of making the playoffs are too slim.

Yes, I've always believed that.

Everyone will get old, so will the team, it's good to keep fighting, it doesn't matter if there is a small card or not, the Spurs have been fighting, whether they make the playoffs or not, it doesn't matter anymore, in the hearts of Spurs fans, the Spurs are the best.

Without Leonard and going to Oonard, as long as Bobo doesn't go, anything is possible.

This game can also be seen as a microcosm of many games for the Spurs this season, biting each other in the first three quarters and sometimes leading into the fourth quarter. In previous seasons, the basic race would have been won. This season, it is often because of physical reasons, and the fourth quarter is easily overtaken and taken away from the game.

With a dramatic win over the Pelicans, the Spurs are back in the playoffs, but the position is shaky. Facing the Pelicans at home, the Spurs used team basketball and defense to open up the gap after the opening game, but the Pelicans' strength should not be underestimated, narrowing the gap at halftime. In the third quarter of the game, Ginobili continuously caused thick eyebrows to foul and became the turning point of the game, and the Spurs also seized the opportunity of thick eyebrows to be sent out at the end to win the game and achieve a difficult victory.

Winning two in a row could give the Spurs a sigh of relief, but the playoffs are not promising. Because the difference between wins is so small, Spurs are likely to fall out of the top eight again if they keep winning in the next games.

With 13 games left until the end of the regular season, the Spurs play 11 teams in the top eight in the East and West. A streak of 50 wins is only theoretically possible, and although it is now in the top eight in the West, it is still not safe. If you're not careful, you'll fall outside the eighth.

Now it's time to fight for every game. As a horse honey for many years, I hope Spurs don't paddle anymore. Mills is out of assists, Green is quick to get 3 back, Parker just needs to return to 70% of his previous season, and Manu is healthy this season and plays every game.

The Spurs veterans will lead by example, the youngsters will naturally fight bravely, and the Spurs will win the Pelicans with difficulty. However, it is still difficult to secure a playoff spot with the current Spurs roster, they can win a game with the performance of veterans, but it is still difficult to rely on veterans to enter the playoffs. The only hope for the Spurs now is Ryanard, only when the small card really comes back, the Spurs will have the backbone, the Spurs will have the core, and they can go to normal.

The Spurs are temporarily in the top eight, but the next game for the Spurs is still very difficult, and they can't win more games as lucky as they are today without Xiaoka, so Xiaoka's comeback is the medicine to save the Spurs, I don't know when this medicine will come?

It's not a blow, the Spurs' defense immediately rose more than one step after Leonard's return, just letting him limit the opponent's score on the court is enough for the opponent to drink a pot, and don't forget his ability to average more than 20 points per game, and these 20 points are still done by Popovich in strictly controlling his playing time! I thought that after the big win over the Devils, the Spurs' ranking would move forward. Unexpectedly, it was really just a move!

From 10th to 9th in the West, the day the Spurs won, every team in the West that had games except for the Nuggets won the game. That is, the level of competition in the west is really outrageous now.

According to the rhythm of the previous Spurs season, at the beginning of the season, the cat was in the top 4 or so in the West, and after three months of running-in, it climbed to the top of the West, and then opened up the distance between the winners and losers of the last few in the West. By the end of March, the team was running in to the extreme and began to enter the rotation stage to prepare for the playoffs. The Spurs did exactly that in the first few months of the season, with the turning point coming in with the return of Ryan Leonard, who was in poor form and led to a couple of indefinite breaks that began to enter again.

According to the original script, the Spurs will have a very perfect transition, just like the transition from David Robinson to Duncan, from Duncan to GDP, from GDP to Leonard, at least for a long time to come, the Spurs will still be the league's strong team that should not be underestimated. But because of Leonard's departure, which disrupted the Spurs' plan and put an end to the Spurs' record of 22 consecutive playoff appearances, according to the Spurs' usual style, I personally feel that the Spurs will have a long rebuilding process.

San Antonio is also just a small ball market, so the Spurs have never been a generous team, and the team has basically not had any major transactions, and the players who can basically become the core of the Spurs are all selected by the Spurs when they were rookies, or traded to cultivate themselves, and it is undeniable that the Spurs do have a hand in developing players. Duncan, Parker, and Ginobili were all selected by the Spurs, and eventually achieved brilliance in the Spurs, even Leonard was selected by the Pacers, and the Spurs were directly selected and traded, and slowly cultivated.

As the former No. 1 in NBA history, Duncan can also be said to be the first person in the history of the Spurs, and in his 19 years with the Spurs, he has brought 5 championships to the Spurs. However, in order to maintain the team's competitiveness, he has also cut the Spurs' salary 3 times, and only three seasons in his entire career have a salary of more than 20 million, compared with Garnett in the same period, his career salary is almost 100 million, even compared with Nowitzki, who has also cut his salary many times, Duncan's career annual salary is more than 10 million US dollars less. And historically, Spurs have only paid 17.5 million in luxury tax.

The current Spurs are embarrassed, DeRozan's contract with Aldridge is about to expire, and none of the team's youngsters who were once considered to be very talented are playing. Aldridge is okay, after all, he was born in 85 and he will be 36 when his contract expires, so it is easy to go or stay. Whether to renew DeRozan's contract is a big question, to be honest, DeRozan is not a player who can become the cornerstone of the team, according to the Spurs' consistent practice of renewing DeRozan, it is difficult to get another star-level player, if DeRozan does not renew his contract, the Spurs may be completely reduced to a fish belly team, and the 71-year-old Popovich still has much time to wait for rebuilding.

Maybe renewing DeRozan's contract and then seeking a trade is the only way out for the Spurs.

In any case, I feel very lost to see the once powerful Spurs become half-dead now, the small ball market itself is difficult to attract big names to join, the team owner is not a generous owner, and the current youth of the team makes people see no hope. I just hope the Spurs will have a good run next year.

Leonard's departure is a big loss for the Western Conference powerhouses, and the Spurs themselves are at a very good level, so it is relatively easy for him to step into the Western Conference powerhouses.

The Spurs are now starting to rebuild, bringing in new superstars or developing them again through the draft so that they can once again be among the top teams in the West.

Leonard's departure has led to a sharp decline in the Spurs' strength, and it will take a long time to re-enter the ranks of the Western Conference powerhouses. They need to bring in reinforcements and recruit a superstar. DeRozan can't make the Spurs rise and needs more powerful players.

The first is to determine that DeRozan and Ade are the duo, and it is important to strengthen the defense at each position, with Mills, Gay, and consistent scoring on the bench, plus Popovich's development of rookies.

The former champion Spurs, from now in the era of bright stars, Spurs are still an inconspicuous existence, it has become dispensable, and no one asks about its situation anymore.

A team that doesn't make changes will end up losingThe Spurs won the championship five years ago, which really surprised all the teams, and therefore the Spurs also embarked on their peak era, but in a blink of an eye, the current situation has experienced an offseason fiasco, as the head coach, Popovich still does not plan to let the Spurs make changes, still use the old set of rules and personnel, the team is still the same team, but his system has long been ossified, relying only on individual useful athletes, and if fresh blood is not injected into the team, it will decline sooner or later.

After all, relying on the strength of one person is no match for the attack of many enemiesSince Tony Parker moved to the Hornets, Mills has become the main force overnight, but in terms of ability and physical fitness, Mills is also difficult to beat, in the next few games, Mills directly supported the entire scene of the Spurs and became the scoring point of the whole game, but the teams and basketball players who are more powerful than Mills still put the Spurs under huge pressure, and the double-German formation used by Popovich in the back is useful. But it didn't take long for it to be proven that although the core was strong, it was really no match for players and more powerful formations than themselves.

The Spurs chose to give up in the playoffs, which is undoubtedly a very wise choice, but in the long run, the Spurs still face great danger and growth experience, if the Spurs remain unchanged, there is no doubt that the road ahead will be more and more difficult, and we look forward to the Spurs in the new season to set sail and bounce back.

Spurs are still an inconspicuous existence, they have become dispensable, and no one asks about them anymore.

The Spurs can only be said to be decent in the West, but fortunately they have a good coach.

The Spurs' normal performance should still be the top eight teams in the West, the Clippers and the Lakers, these two teams have increased their strength, the Rockets are also very good, the Suns may be a dark horse this season, and the combination of Booker and Ayton has great potential. Warrior.

In the age of bright stars, Spurs are still an inconspicuous existence, and they have become dispensable.

Foxconn eats for an hour at noon, and if you work overtime at night, you get off work at 7 o'clock, when the canteen is for business, let Foxconn eat from 5 to 5:40, and delay the work by 40 minutes, do you think the canteen is good.

As long as Popovich is coaching, don't underestimate the Spurs.

In the new season, in the West where there are many strong players, the Spurs should be in the quarterfinals under normal circumstances.

I don't know, I don't understand anything.

Because some of the superstars nowadays really want to be able to play in big cities, and small city teams like the Spurs will definitely not get much attention in the futureSo in this case, the Spurs had to rely on team basketball to continue to develop in the NBA.

I think the former Western Conference powerhouse Spurs should be able to make the playoffs, because with Popovich on the team, the Spurs are very hopeful of making the playoffs.

No, because the gap between the Spurs and the first eight wins in the West is a bit big and they can't catch up.

This team is not going to make it to the playoffs because they have made too many mistakes in the first few games.

But the Spurs this gameThere has been a serious decline in results this season, which will also help the Spurs complete the team's rebuilding work in the future. Because a team ranking that is too low can also give the Spurs a chance to get a high draft pick. Such a draft pick also has a chance for the Spurs to draft young, talented young players.

The Spurs lack Guy as an excellent small forward, and the offensive ability of the lineup has been greatly weakened, and it feels like it is very difficult to advance to the playoffs!

No, the Spurs didn't have an advantage in the lineup, and now they have Aldridge, and it is difficult to enter the playoffs in the fierce competition in the West.

The Spurs can't make the playoffs because the gap between them and the top eight is too big.

We admire the spirit of the Spurs in this game. They all fought desperately, but they all ended in fiasco. What is the future in?

Love Ade, I saved the best years of my career for the worst Spurs! In this game, Ade scored 34 points and 12 rebounds in 37 minutes and 21 games in 11 games. To be honest, he really bothered him, carrying McGee, Green, West, and the Spurs on the other.

As soon as Ade held the ball, two or three warriors immediately went to double clamp. The old man's tactic was originally to let Ade play a low single. If he encounters a double clamp, he immediately teleports to the shooter outside.

However, in this game, the Spurs did not have a three-point hand. The Spurs made three points in the whole game, with 28 points and 4 shots, and the shooting rate was only. It's hard to beat the Warriors.

It's not just because he's alone, it's because he's dedicated the best years of his career to the worst Spurs.

After the game, the old man praised Ade's performance: he has been leading the team from the beginning of the season. He behaved like a beast on both the offensive and defensive ends.

No matter what others told him to do, no matter what happened, he never complained. I can't imagine any other player who makes me more proud. He played very well.

I don't know what everyone thinks of Aldrich. After being drafted by the Bulls in the 2006 NBA Draft, Aldridge was traded by the Bulls to the Trail Blazers and officially began his career. In his 15-year career, Aldridge averaged points, rebounds, 2 assists, steals and blocks per game.

Such stable data has also allowed Aldrich to capture the hearts of a large number of fans.

Why did Ade leave Spurs? Popovich gave the reason, and while the Lakers had only one way to get him relative to the rest of the league's top-ranked stars, Aldridge's career was somewhat "tragic". He partnered with Oden, Roy, and Lillard during the Trail Blazers and Duncan, Parker, Ginobili, and Leonard during the Spurs.

However, Aldridge has never won an NBA championship, which is undoubtedly a very regrettable thing for Aldridge.

Although Aldrich did not win the championship, it is interesting to note that he was selected to the All-NBA team five times (two, three, three) and seven All-Star NBA teams. Such a career resume cannot be said to have achieved nothing in Aldrich's career. At the moment, Aldridge is in a very awkward situation, and that is when the Lakers, Clippers, Nets, Philadelphia are on the rise, and it seems that he is wasting the few remaining years of his career by staying with the Spurs.