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	<title>Comments on: Spurs cruise past Trail Blazers, earn top seed in West</title>
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		<title>By: nashman1151</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[... they played in San Antonio, not Portland. I guess it was bad for the one guy in the building wearing an Oden jersey and holding an unhappy baby near the entrance.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230; they played in San Antonio, not Portland. I guess it was bad for the one guy in the building wearing an Oden jersey and holding an unhappy baby near the entrance.</p>
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		<title>By: ambitoos</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ambitoos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a Laker fan, I think the Spurs are going to take it all. They have the best coach in the NBA. Great organization. Lakers can&#039;t do it with this team so I&#039;ll be rooting for you.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a Laker fan, I think the Spurs are going to take it all. They have the best coach in the NBA. Great organization. Lakers can&#8217;t do it with this team so I&#8217;ll be rooting for you.</p>
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		<title>By: marlin1894</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey PBT, hire this guy!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey PBT, hire this guy!</p>
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		<title>By: dm3420</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey Kurt, how do write an article about a game you clearly didn&#039;t watch? The game was in San Antonio...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Kurt, how do write an article about a game you clearly didn&#8217;t watch? The game was in San Antonio&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: rexismybff</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Spurs have posted a very impressive 36-7 record since January 30th, and two of the losses were games in which Popovich held out the big 3 to end a pair of 11-game winning streaks.

Incredibly, 20 of those 36 wins have been against teams that are either currently in the playoffs, or still have a shot at a playoff spot (I counted wins against both Utah and Phoenix).

The playoff-bound teams they&#039;ve beaten by 15+ points since February include: Oklahoma City, Los Angeles (X2 - home and away), @Denver, Dallas, Philadelphia, and Phoenix. On their current 8-game win streak, they are averaging over 116 points per game, and they&#039;ve hit the 120-point mark a remarkable 8 times this season.

With all that, the Spurs don&#039;t have a single gaudy scorer. Tony Parker is tops on the team at 18 ppg,and no one on the team plays more than Parker&#039;s 32 minutes per game. They&#039;ve currently got 11 guys on the roster who average at least 20 minutes per game, and at least 6 points per game. This team no longer needs 20+ each from the big 3 to beat you, and they&#039;ve been on fire since collecting Stephen Jackson and Boris Diaw in trades in March.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Spurs have posted a very impressive 36-7 record since January 30th, and two of the losses were games in which Popovich held out the big 3 to end a pair of 11-game winning streaks.</p>
<p>Incredibly, 20 of those 36 wins have been against teams that are either currently in the playoffs, or still have a shot at a playoff spot (I counted wins against both Utah and Phoenix).</p>
<p>The playoff-bound teams they&#8217;ve beaten by 15+ points since February include: Oklahoma City, Los Angeles (X2 &#8211; home and away), @Denver, Dallas, Philadelphia, and Phoenix. On their current 8-game win streak, they are averaging over 116 points per game, and they&#8217;ve hit the 120-point mark a remarkable 8 times this season.</p>
<p>With all that, the Spurs don&#8217;t have a single gaudy scorer. Tony Parker is tops on the team at 18 ppg,and no one on the team plays more than Parker&#8217;s 32 minutes per game. They&#8217;ve currently got 11 guys on the roster who average at least 20 minutes per game, and at least 6 points per game. This team no longer needs 20+ each from the big 3 to beat you, and they&#8217;ve been on fire since collecting Stephen Jackson and Boris Diaw in trades in March.</p>
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		<title>By: marlin1894</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Spurs are scoring like crazy! The playoffs are looking exciting.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Spurs are scoring like crazy! The playoffs are looking exciting.</p>
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		<title>By: savvybynature</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great season guys! Stay healthy and let&#039;s get one for the thumb! Keep pounding the rock!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great season guys! Stay healthy and let&#8217;s get one for the thumb! Keep pounding the rock!</p>
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