Getting trounced by LA, Phoenix and Utah is no way to go into the playoffs. Ginobili is beat up. It doesn't look like Horry is coming back. Barry may get back, but who knows how useful he's going to be.
I realize Pop is pulling the plug early in some of these games, but they don't even look like they are competing half the time. It's one thing to flip the switch, but you don't want to wait until the playoffs to do so, especially when you're going to end up playing someone like Phoenix the first round.
I hope I'm wrong, but I just don't see it happening this year for the Spurs.