Outspoken Spurs doubter doubles down on ignorance despite undeniable excellence

As Stephon Castle said after they obliterated the Timberwolves in Game Two, they're a serious team. Sadly, seriousness is not a trait you can attribute to Kendrick Perkins, who picked the Spurs to win a championship but jumped ship after a two-point loss in Game 1. After San Antonio responded to their loss so emphatically, Perkins did the only thing he could do: double down.

This is what the kids call "coping." KP painted himself into a corner by being so demonstrative about San Antonio's chances to win a championship. He was one of the first national media members to make such a prediction months ago. Before the semifinals began, he was on the record predicting the Silver and Black would advance after six games, meaning he expected the Spurs to lose two games from the start.

The combination of these truths made his quick switch-up based on a two-point loss that the guys still had a chance to win on the final shot very confusing. Everyone knows you don't judge a series based on Game 1, but if you're going to let a single one-possession outcome sway your prediction, how does a 38-point blowout have no effect? Logically, it makes zero sense, and he knows it.

Perkins has no choice but to hope for a Minnesota miracle

The Timberwolves' early win in the series didn't seem to move oddsmakers very much, and obviously, the betting lines don't play the game, but it's an interesting note. The Spurs were -10.5 favorites to win Game 2. That number was based on the similar reality we were hearing people laud Minnesota for, only with a different perspective.

The common sentiment was that Minny didn't play as well as they could, but they still won the game. What they should have been saying was, "Look at how poorly San Antonio played but still came within one shot of pulling it out."

Someone needs to explain to Spurs fans how Anthony Edwards, Mike Conley, Naz Reid, and Jaden McDaniels shooting 8/13, 4/8, 5/8, and 7/14 from the field qualifies as a "bad game." It sounds like they were confusing which team was which. The Timberwolves do not have a high-powered offense. That was as good as it's going to get for them, and they still almost lost.

Congratulations on sneaking a game when the team that hadn't played a game in six days was caught sleepwalking, but it was far from a representation of what was going to keep happening. So, for guys like Perkins and FS1's Nick Wright, who jumped on the Timberwolves bandwagon after one win, thank you for the entertainment, but the Spurs are about to make you look as foolish as ever.

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