[Vyse]

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trying to draw conclusions by chopping the 82 game season into 30 games vs the WC, and then 2 or 4 games v an individual team is a joke in and of itself. I don't know why anyone is doing it.

Your second sentence is incorrect. There is no skill set needed... other than being really good.

The Spurs don't cruise for most of the regular season, they were the best team in the regular season last year...

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2nd half, yes. 1st half, not remotely. Overall, no, both Dallas and Phoenix had better regular seasons.

If you want the definition of cruising the regular season, check out the "minutes" column in Spurs' boxscores this year....

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They're "cruising" because they're 6-1, wtf are you talking about? Just because they can afford to limit the minutes of their best players and STILL be the best team in the NBA doesn't mean they're "cruising" in the NBA. I guess by definition every really good team that knows it's going to be a top four seed is cruising, because naturally their players are never going to go all out on 82 games a year when they know they'll be in the playoffs.

They were the best team in the NBA regular season last year. Sorry.