Hardwood Paroxysm: NBA Preseason Roundtable Over Everything

With preseason in full swing the Hardwood Paroxysm staff decided to deal with some of the big narratives in roundtable form. We apologize in advance if we leave you with more questions than answers.

The San Antonio Spurs lost to Alba Berlin last week in a preseason exhibition game. Is this how you envisioned their dynasty crumbling?

Miles Wray (@mileswray): Oh, you think the Spurs weren’t scouting their 2016 second-round pick during that game? Heh heh. Heh heh heh heh heh heh.

Zachary Bennett (@ZacharyBD): The Spurs must be held responsible for this loss. How, I do not know. I’m more concerned about getting the NBA Championship Belt back.

Kevin McElroy (@knickerbacker): I don’t know what “Alba Berlin” is but I assume it’s a team of 12 Dirk Nowitzki clones with Jessica Alba’s face grafted onto their heads and I don’t think it’s particularly reasonable to expect the Spurs, or anyone, to beat that team.

Daniel Leroux (@DannyLeroux): Just like the gypsy woman said! Manu better keep a close eye on those off-brand drink machines…

Evans Clinchy (@evansclinchy): Nah, it’s just one loss — and in the words of Danny Green, you know they had to do it one time, lol.

Jared Dubin (@JADubin5): No. I thought it would crumble when Boris drank one of Pop’s bottles of wine.

Jack “Karl” Maloney (@jackhaveitall): I can’t think of a better joke than Evans’.

Ben Dowsett (@Ben_Dowsett): Can I convince anyone I’m psychic if I say I saw it coming all along, and that the final chink in the armor would come when Pop made an offhand comment in Parker/Diaw’s direction about preferring Italian food to French cuisine?

Jeremy Conlin (@jeremy_conlin): Yes. Unequivocally. I’ve been saying it all summer. This is the beginning of the end.

Seth Partnow (@SethPartnow): Wake me up when October ends.

Steve McPherson (@steventurous): Neville Chamberlain underestimated the Germans and you saw what happened there. You’d think a student of history like Popovich would have known better.

Kris Fenrich (@dancingwithnoah): Clearly a ploy by Popovich to motivate his team. “You couldn’t even beat Alba and you think you can …. oh shit, who am I kidding … this game doesn’t matter.” Everyone laughs and remembers the time Tracy McGrady joined the team.