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Lost to the Indiana Pacers, the Spurs have only nine games left from the end of the regular season. In the nine games, except for one back-to-back away game, the remaining seven games are at home. A better news.

So far, the Spurs have not had any major injuries. Only Jack Butler sprained his knee in the confrontation training last week. It is very likely that he will not be able to play until the start of the playoffs. It is a big loss, but the absence of injuries does not mean that you can sit back and relax.

This season, when the main players have not changed much, the game is not as reassuring as last season, and Duncan and Ginobili are in better condition than last season. Apart from the impact of Stephen's suspension, the main reason is It is the decline in the status of the substitute players and the lack of ability.

Needless to say, there are problems on the inside, but on the outside, maybe the motivation to play has lost after winning the championship, or maybe he is dissatisfied with Stephen taking up a lot of shots. In short, Michael Finley is obviously not as good as last season, but he has not to the point where it can be criticized.

Just like last season's Nesterovic, he didn't show his best ability to play. Another possibility analyzed by **vic is that Michael Finley feels that the current salary is not worth playing so hard, anyway. The championship ring has already been awarded. At the beginning, he signed a three-year contract, but after the end of the second season, Michael Finley has the right to jump out of the contract, and he will inevitably jump out of the contract and seek a bigger or longer contract, so **Vitch didn't hesitate to cross out Michael Finley's name from his plans for next season.

**Vichick would rather use Brent Barry whose ability is not as good as his, because at least Brent Barry will do his best to show his ability as long as he is on the court. Of course, Brent Barry is also the fourth highest player in the team As for the salary, he can't justify his lack of performance.

In addition to Brent Barry, Bruce Bowen cannot be ignored. If Stephen cannot be kept this season, then the Spurs' perimeter defense will need him to support at least one more season, so he must do a good job of appeasing him and go there to support Bruce Bowen. Finding a spare tire for Wen, this is the most troublesome problem for Vicki.

The recruited Jacque Vaughn's role in the team is far inferior to that of Van Exel, so Udic got a lot of opportunities to play, but as far as Stephen knows, Udic proposed to the team to renew his contract Negotiation, but was rejected by the team.

On the one hand, the Spurs want to settle Stephen's contract first, and then decide how much to offer Udic according to the salary space, but Udic can't accept this. At the same time, due to his statistics and playing time this season All have made great progress, so his salary expectations are higher than the Spurs' expectations.

The Spurs never offer more than standard contracts for role players, not to mention Udic still has a one-year contract. It is the Spurs who have the team option, not he has the player option. Contract negotiation, he is not an indispensable player for the team, but for a player, the contract is his life's reliance, so he naturally attaches great importance to it.

Although Stephen has improved this season, due to substitute players, Vicky feels that the strength of the Spurs has actually declined. Both have home court advantage, and this season will not work.

Because they lost too many games in January and February, even if the Dallas Mavericks, who are currently ranked No. I hope that the Suns, which have been performing well all season, will lose all. Even if Nash, the engine of the Suns, is seriously injured and unable to play, they will not lose all.

Therefore, the Spurs will definitely not be able to rise to the first or second position in the West, and in order to avoid these two strong teams in the first round, the Spurs will definitely not deliberately slip to the seventh or eighth position. The positions are naturally the four positions from third to sixth.

And Vitch doesn't want to give up the home court advantage, so the only options available are the third and fourth positions, because the Dallas Mavericks are indeed No.1 in the Southwest Division, and the Phoenix Suns are also firmly in place Occupying No.1 in the Pacific Division, according to the regulations that the first place in the division automatically enters the top four, now it depends on whether the Utah Jazz or the Denver Nuggets take the first place in the Northwest Division.

At present, the two teams are leading the record of the Nuggets, but they have not yet fully secured the qualification for the first place in the division. Two consecutive victories, the two teams are currently only one win away.

At this time, the Rockets have surpassed the Nuggets, and they have become the third in the West. If the Spurs do not lose this game against the Pacers, they will complete the surpassing of the Nuggets in record. Although according to the rules, the Spurs are still in the fifth position.

However, the records of the two teams are now tied, and the Spurs are still ahead of them because of the relationship between victory and defeat. With nine games left, any situation can happen, but as long as there are no major problems, the Spurs are in the playoffs. The opponents in the first round should be among these teams.

Of course, there is another team chasing after them, and that is the Los Angeles Lakers. They may also squeeze out the Jazz, but it is basically impossible for other teams to jump to the top, so What the Spurs have to consider now is who they want to choose as their opponent and whether they need to fight for home court advantage.

As long as the opponent is not the Rockets, regardless of the Nuggets or the Jazz, the Spurs are very good at playing them, especially the Jazz, who have never performed well against opponents like the Spurs who are good at controlling the rhythm. Swept by the Spurs, it should be said that the Spurs have the least pressure on the Jazz.

However, according to the current situation, if the Spurs want to meet the Jazz, they must advance to the third place in the Western Conference to be able to match them. In this case, the Spurs must complete the surpassing of the Rockets in terms of record, and the Rockets A defensive team like this team usually has a very stable record.

**Vitch listed a lot of possibilities, and analyzed the opponents of each team, and then calculated the future possibilities based on their winning percentage. No result was calculated.

Find a data analyst to come over and calculate it? **Vich immediately gave up this idea, because choosing an opponent must give up a part of the game, and **Vich considers more than just the first round, he is confident that the Spurs will definitely win the first round , The reason for choosing an opponent is nothing more than to save some effort.

But if it is in the fourth or fifth position, according to the rules, the winner must face the No.1 and No.8 winners in the semifinals. According to the evil spirit of the Mavericks this season, It is simply impossible to expect the Kings or Clippers to cause them trouble.

**Vich didn't want to meet the Mavericks so early. This season, the Spurs won the Mavericks in the first game of the season, and the Spurs lost the other two games. In the next nine games Among them, there is an away game against the Mavericks to play.

With **Vich's wisdom, facing the Mavericks this season, I also feel helpless. Last season, the Mavericks were strong enough. After further running-in this season, they have become even more terrifying. They are maintaining the league. While defending, the offensive power is second only to the Phoenix Suns, which ranks first in the league.

With only a weak defensive advantage, it is not so easy for the Spurs to beat the Mavericks, so **Vich thought that the sooner they meet the Mavericks, the better. In this case, one can observe them more, Understand their weaknesses. On the other hand, Vicki also believes that in the end, the Spurs will have greater advantages in experience and willpower.

So if the Spurs can't move up to occupy the third position, then they will simply slide down to sixth. They would rather not have home court advantage, and **Vich doesn't want to meet the Mavericks in advance, but this kind of thinking can't let too many people know. Otherwise, it will be a heavy blow to morale. When will the Spurs reach the point where they need to avoid their opponents.

But this is very normal in **Vichitch's view. Whether it is a soldier or an intelligence officer, it is permissible to do whatever it takes to win or achieve a goal. It is naturally possible to choose an opponent strategically, so **victory decided , If they can't surpass the Rockets in the early stage, then the Spurs will give up the game in the last few games.

After confirming the principles, facing the unintentional Seattle Supersonics, the Spurs easily achieved a 21-point victory. In this game, Vivić frequently changed the lineup. On the one hand Investigate the status of those substitute players, and at the same time let the main players get news.

In the whole game, no player from the Spurs played more than 10 minutes, and Stephen scored 28 points in 28 minutes of playing time, exactly one point per minute. After winning this game, the Spurs also Officially completed the surpassing of the Nuggets, but is still in the fifth position, but it is closer to the Rockets.

After defeating the Supersonics, the Spurs ushered in the challenge of the Phoenix Suns. For this game, **Vich has made a lot of preparations, because according to the rules, if the Spurs do not want to meet in the second round The Mavericks, then they will inevitably meet the Suns, just take this game as a rehearsal for the semifinals, and try out their new tactics.