Atleast we won't have to worry about back to backs in the playoffs...
Spurs are not exactly dominatiog other teams, in fact the # of squeaker wins combined with Dallas being one game behind could concern the bandwaggon Spurs followers. But ATL has been beating other teams and Okla City has a great home court crowd so....the losses sucks but bottom line 19-5 is a great start.
Yeah the game leading up to the marquee Dec 25th Spurs-Pistons game has the Spurs completing 4-5 roadies and being at Detroit. That and Manu being out could take some luster off the game. But hard to feel sorry for the Spurs when they picked up the two most sought after free agents in Finley and Fabs Oberto. Fabs again showed off his offensive prowess last night in going 2-2 (thats 1.000 percentage Randy and WOW) to add to his yearly shooting total of well over .500%.
Why is Rasho getting the majority of the minutes of the three headed
Spurs center monster?
Tim Dunkar said to be nursing plantar facias (sp). So are a lot of NBA players but that can bring you down for sure. He looks slow. Yet Pop has him leading the team in minutes. Completely disagree. :nonono:
Eva Longoria continues to be very good for Tony Parker. :up:
The reason Rasho is getting the start position is because Pop sees the effort he is putting forth - believe it or not Rasho IS being more aggressive then last year, he is looking to do defense first and rying to grab rebounds, not only that but his size helps in the middle. Why not Nazr or Fabs? Nazr was thrown into our sytem last year and picked it up on the fly - luckily - he got into his groove before playoffs however this year Nazr had to leave the team a spell, i think it was a new baby, maybe his wife was sick, i cant remember what the reason was, but when he came back he was not up to speed like he was last year, I think Nazr had an injury too. Why not Fabs? - Pops likes his potential, but he is also having trouble picking up our stayle and flow of basketball, both these guys could do a good job if they had minutes to perform. Pops however is seeing too much effort from Rasho and wants to get him on point more so than the others. Maybe it's because Rasho is bigger and slower he figures getting him rolling now would be better leading into the playoffs, after all Nazr is a quick learner if you put in for a few games, he could probably pick it up right now - BUT nazr also wants to look elsewhere next season to play. You may actually see Fabs getting more minutes than Nazr after the all star break to get him ready for the playoffs as well, especially since he will be with us for a few years. Now I am not saying Rasho is producing anything major, but Pop likes to see effort being put forth, right now he believes he is on track with Rasho - Pop has three rings as a coach, I will leave it in his hands and trust he is making the right choice. Besides, I am in NO WAY worried about our chanes to win this season. Detroit IS impressive, no doubt, But I believe SA is still, and will remain, the team to beat this season. Finley is stepping up nicely, he saved us two games in a row with Manu out, and NVE has done well whenever Pop puts him in the game. this many losses this deep in the season is nothing for this team. If anything Detroit is playing thier arses off so they can hopefully grab best record for home court throughout the playoffs this year. and just like every other year, the Spurs just cruise along through the season getting themselves in good position to make a good run in the playoffs. Now worrying Reality, chill out, drink a beer, make a smmich, whatever - it's nothing to worry about right now. I just thought it was ridiculous that we have lost back to backs the way we have this season. I DO think it's more mental then physical though, which means they can fix the problem quicker than working on the physical aspect.
