Great Article on the Spurs' Bench and Offense at Pounding the Rock.

[BillMc]

I didn't see this posted elsewhere, so here's the link:

http://www.poundingtherock.com/2013/4/18/4228320/lakers-spurs-NBA-playoffs-round-one-parker-ginobili

Nice article (props to the author). :toast

In a nutshell, don't sweat the recent swoon but Tony's health is very important!

[spurraider21]

Good stuff. I've been saying for a while that even when Manu himself wasn't playing great, his absence is why our bench production plummeted, except for stretches here and there where Nando was actually creating for others. As for the starting unit's woes, its been said many times on this forum that Green/Splitter are pretty Parker dependent, and his absence/mediocre play upon return is why they haven't picked it up. Even a banged up Spurs team should be able to beat a banged up Lakers team. If TP plays like he was pre-injury, this series could easily be a sweep. Hopefully the time off will enable him to do just that.