The Spurs Are a Real Playoff Threat | Rachel Nichols & Chris Mannix
Chris Mannix and Rachel Nichols break down the Spurs making the NBA Cup Finals, how they were able to win while Wemby was injured, and how they can be a legit playoff contender this year
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Rachel – glad to see ya
Rachel Nichols is such a talent …. really missed in the big time
Also the 1999 spurs
Harrison barnes~ mr 100%
Theyre working hard between games. You can feel it in san antonio theyre not thinkint about next year. I live in austin an hour away and the buzz is real
They one by one score, can we calm down? Do any of you trust Wemby to stay healthy deep into a scrappy seven round playoff series?
Wemby is right…OKC plays pussy-ass-bitch-ball…the flopping and endless foul-baiting are ludicrous. SGA is the most full of shit flopper in the last 30 years, and the last play of the game amply demonstrated what bitches these folks are when they fail to get the calls they whine about. There will be no OKC dynasty…the Spurs are taking over the West.
The Celtics went from going 24-58 and missing the playoffs in 2007 to 66-16 in 2008 and winning the championship.
Harrison has the most Playoff experience if I’m not mistaken he won a championship with the Warriors
Imagine if they had Giannis.
Shai is amazing. He is also absolutely a foul merchant, come now. You’re not a news insider so you don’t have to suck up to players!
Knicks are favored to win tonight but I actually believe Spurs will win it. Spurs defeated better opponents like OKC that Knicks would be easier for them to defeat. Spurs are back in business!
F the Flippers
This is why I am currently scouring over Chicago Bulls championship hats on eBay. I recently bought the Starter one from 1998. The one Michael Jordan and his teammmates wore during the interviews and locker room celebration. I've been wanting it for 27.5 years as I never could find one at a Foot Locker or Finish Line back in 1998 and I lived across a mall.
I am switching my allegiance to the Chicago Bulls. Cooler name. Better logo. Nicer colors. Better history. I know Jerry Reinsdorf is a tightwad. I know the Bulls haven't been much since MJ retired that second time. There were the DRose years but it never produced even a Finals appearance. But the Bulls have things the Clippers don't have. Banners, retired jerseys, the GOAT, and they control their first round picks..
This Clippers organization is a classless one. I still haven't got over them trading Blake to Detroit of all places. I was pissed when they traded LouWill for Rondo. I've already said enough about the Three Stooges: Lawrence Frank, Tyronn Lue, and Steve Ballmer. Ballmer made his money from Gates's theft of Xerox. Lue is overrated and always will be. Frank is a failed coach in NJ and Detroit and only got this promotion from the ineptness of Doc Rivers.
Notice I no longer say "my" Clippers. I've been a fan for 33.5 years and it was a big waste of time. Nothing good will ever happen or come to the Clippers. They're snake-bitten. Cursed forever. Go, Bulls! I've never even been to Chicago although I do have family over there. Bulls haven't won shit either. But my best times was back in the 1990s watching all 6 of the championships they won. This is why I may buy all 6 locker room hats or at least from 1996-1998. I like the designs of 1997 and 1998 the most.
I hate the Lakers, so I don't care about the 2000s (or 2010 or 2020) all that much. You saw the refs rig it again for them against Phoenix. I like the Bulls and I like the Spurs. F the Flippers. And I do not care for the Celtics, Fakers, and Warriors. Neutral on the Knicks. Clippers, as Blake said, are going to return as the butt of every joke like they were throughout the 1980s up until 2011. I'm glad Intuit Dome is NOT selling out. Keep those seats empty. Clippers don't deserve fans if they can't even respect their greats. Nobody in LA wants to watch loser basketball. LA is too busy jumping on that Dodgers bandwagon as of late.
Goodbye, Clippers. Or should I say, good riddance? RIP my fandom for your shitty, poverty franchise (1992-2025). Let's go, Bulls! Let's tank and try to win the lottery. Don't let the Clippers win it only to give it to OKC. Such a dipshit trade. F you, Kawhi. Ruined them for 15 years with that Paul George trade.
One of the best basketball minds in Rachel. Love to see her. Bloody miss her man.
Barnes and Kornet are gonna be key. Wemby has been in big moments. Kelly has been in the playoffs. Vassell and keldon has been though some fire and will be key in playoffs
Yall forgotten what Wemby said in his rookie year. He wants to be the bad guy on the court, there’s no “playing nice” against his mindset, “I’m the best on the court and nobody will beat me!”
You guys are to young to remember, and l can't pinpoint the years. But the Bucks with Kareem and the Trailblazers with Bill Walton won championships very quickly, once they had "that guy".
I had the privilege of being at the OKC game in Vegas and it was as electric as a Tim Duncan era home game.
Where’s Jimmy butler??
Don't forget about Harrison Barnes the OG 🤷🏾‍♂️
They have Harrison Barnes Luke Cornett and dear and Fox who have a lot of playoff experience.
10:29 SGA doesn’t complain for Cause because he gets every call. He gets everything. Real fouls or phantom fouls. They don’t give them room to cry for it. We just watched Vic get treated like he was going through the TSA line at an airport that entire game that he played. They were smacking all over his arms, shoulders body and it wasn’t being called. There’s a reason why he doesn’t cry.
San Antonio so far has defeated: OKC, HOU, DEN, LAL … with each of their top 4 players missing large stretches. No other team has defeated more than 1 or 2 of the top contenders. HOU is 0-4 against them.
Spurs beat DEN and LAL without Wemby … and OKC with Wemby on 20-min restriction. The Spurs went Heisenberg on Saturday … "Say my name."
Glad to see Rachel we miss her since ESPN and FIRST TAKE she somehow changed a little bit obviously the black hair off but quite unrecognizable idk why tho but I’m glad she hops back on the mic
The Spurs have arrived. Watch out, NBA.