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    NBA Official 2026 NBA Playoffs Thread

    I was talking about what they were supposed to be by now.
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    NBA Official 2026 NBA Playoffs Thread

    All of the sudden the three-headed monster of emerging NBA teams in Texas a couple years ago has only one head.
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    Game Thread Playoffs Round 1, Game 2: Spurs vs Blazers (1-0) (Tue 04/21/2026) [7:00 CDT]

    This guy looks like the next Donald Sterling -- the fan who hits the half court shot may have to sue to get his money. The Spurs should be wooing Avdija when the time comes (if they can afford).
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    Draft Atlanta Hawks Pick-Swap Watch Thread

    Based upon the last few drafts, I don't think the Spurs are one of those front offices (unfortunately).
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    Game Thread Playoffs Round 1, Game 1: Spurs vs Blazers (0-0) (Sun 04/19/2026) [8:00 CDT]

    The crowd went crazy last night when they introd him and showed him on screen. (He didn't acknowledge it, game face on.)
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    Playoff Intro Song

    I'd go with this one about an improbable great result which the Spurs could use. Dock Ellis pitching a no-hitter while tripping on LSD.
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    Misc 2026 NBA Playoffs Spurs Expectations Thread

    It's an interesting conundrum. Do you want give this young overachieving team a "wake-up call" so they don't get too big-headed? Or do you want to buck up their innocent confidence going into something they're never ever experienced before? Well, in the words of our president, "we'll see...
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    NBA Official 2026 NBA Playoffs Thread

    Check out Windhorst at 3:30. I agree.
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    Game Thread Spurs (62-19) vs Nuggets (53-28) (Sunday 4/12/26) [7:30PM CDT]

    Hard to argue with this.
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    Misc 2026 Spurs Playoff TV schedule

    It's a national NBC broadcast.
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    NBA Official 2026 NBA Playoffs Thread

    Yeah, resting Wemby seems pretty shortsighted. You could have played Wemby one game and maybe face the doughnut-hole Lakers in the 2nd Round rather than Wemby getting dragged around the court by the best center in the West over a full series. Setting up that kind of prolonged punishment just...
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    Game Thread Spurs (62-19) vs Nuggets (53-28) (Sunday 4/12/26) [7:30PM CDT]

    This game reminds me of a guy and a girl in a bar and each is trying to pretend that the other one doesn't matter but everyone else in the bar knows different.
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    Game Thread Spurs (62-19) vs Nuggets (53-28) (Sunday 4/12/26) [7:30PM CDT]

    Spurs have already gone down from 11.5 point favorite to 9.5 (and likely falling).
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    Analysis The Race for Home-Court Advantage - 25/26 Playoffs Seed Tracker

    So the tiebreaker eliminates any tiny possibility that the Spurs might have gotten a lottery pick if Atl was in the play-in at #7, but they could still get two picks higher than the Hawks are now if they get lucky on the coin flip.
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    Analysis The Race for Home-Court Advantage - 25/26 Playoffs Seed Tracker

    Unfortunately, it looks like: Three-Way Tie Scenarios (ATL/TOR/ORL): 5th Seed: Atlanta Hawks (due to division winner) 6th Seed: Toronto Raptors 7th Seed: Orlando Magic
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