Spurs fans given perfect example of how NOT to absorb playoff games

Every day, someone on ESPN proves why sports fans are taking them less seriously than ever. It wasn't too long ago that former NBA center Kendrick Perkins picked the Spurs to win the championship. Just yesterday, he predicted San Antonio to win their second-round series in six games. Surprise, surprise—he changed his mind after one game.

Don't follow KP's example when watching playoff basketball

We're in the Conference Semifinals of a postseason that has already seen a couple of 3-1 leads evaporate and end in misery for the team that was ahead. So you didn't have to do it; I went back and looked at the postseason experience Perkins gathered during his playing days. He was a member of several teams that won a series after losing Game 1; five of them, to be exact.

I know he's in the television business now, so he's looking to provide a different kind of entertainment, but I don't think projecting yourself to the world as a clown is what anyone needs or wants. He picked the Silver and Black to win in six games anyway, so obviously, that means he expected the Spurs to lose a couple. It just doesn't make sense.

The Spurs were always going to get tested at some point. The Timberwolves have a lot of talented athletes, and their experience was always going to play in their favor if Anthony Edwards suited up. The Timberwolves superstar showed up and looked better than he had in the past six weeks.

That's a tremendous emotional lift for them, but you can't expect Victor Wembanyama and De'Aaron Fox to combine for 0/12 from three and 10/31 repeatedly. As a matter of fact, we should expect the opposite.

The Spurs won't overreact to one game

Swipa, rightfully, earned criticism for his performance last night, but nobody expects that to be a nightly occurrence. He's proven his ability to correct his mistakes and step up in big games, and you're just going to have to prove to Spurs fans that you can consistently stop the Alien from going nuclear.

The best playoff teams find ways to win because they understand that every round is a marathon. You take each game as it comes. There will be adjustments, counters, and more adjustments before this series is decided.

His point about the Timberwolves and their refusal to "back down" means less than a farmer's opinion on quantum physics. This is the playoffs. Nobody is afraid of anyone. Teams lose because they get beaten, not because they give up. That's a nonsensical point that holds zero weight when we're talking about playoff hoops.

Now, if San Antonio comes out and blows the Timberwolves out next game, will he change his mind again? And are we supposed to take him seriously if he does? If he had any credibility left, he lost it as soon as he overreacted to one game so egregiously. I thought former players were supposed to be better than this.

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