What is the Spurs biggest weakness?

[theroc5]

Back to backs,health,age,rebounding ect...

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

The greatest weakness for the Spurs is the 12th Man:

Used to be we had good 12th men. Jack Haley, Mengke Bateer, Sean Marks (praise to his name)....

Now who are the candidates: Jacque Vaughn, Eric Willams or maybe Melvin Sanders.

Those are not victory cigars, my friends, my countrymen...those are nothing to smile about.

These are dark days, everybody...the falling of the Spurs Dynasty.

May God help us.

[angel_luv]

Doomsday fans?

:lol

[theroc5]

lmao :lol

[MajorMike]

Doomsday fans?

:lol


Oh, snap, beat me to it.

[angel_luv]

Oh, snap, beat me to it.

Great minds. :)

[Obstructed_View]

The coach thinking he's something other than how he describes himself to the media.

[LilMissSPURfect]

What is the Spurs biggest weakness? ..

FT shooting

[dirk4mvp]

FT shooting

[RogerIsEatingASandwich]

rebounding

[dav4463]

Isn't it fun to be a Spurs fan? You know there are some weaknesses, but nothing like just about every other team in the league and as long as the Spurs have Tim, they are going to be right there!

[BeerIsGood!]

Biggest Weakness - Introduction Music.

[Sense]

Biggest Weakness - Introduction Music.

Rack Him!

[50 cent]

Biggest Weakness - Introduction Music.

No doubt. :lmao

[ducks]

tp's girlfriend body

[polandprzem]

OLD
SPURS ARE OLD

You are not winning with old players anymore in NBA

[ducks]

OLD
SPURS ARE OLD

You are not winning with old players anymore in NBA
yep lets get rid of the old duncan guy

[BeerIsGood!]

OLD
SPURS ARE OLD

You are not winning with old players anymore in NBA
Wow, Shaq, Jason Williams, Antoine Walker, etc... The Miami heat were just so young...

[polandprzem]

Face it. If spurs can't run they should rebound some balls. And they are not doing that. Or but maybe Elson will be new rebound machine?

Plus - damn all those injuries.

[T Park]

If spurs can't run they should rebound some balls

Who said they can't run?

They could run, they just couldn't rebound or play solid defense.

Stop while your ahead Poland.


The coach thinking he's something other than how he describes himself to the media.



and that being what?

[Sway]

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SPURS ARE OLD

You are not winning with old players anymore in NBA

Yeah, that TP guy is over the hill. :lol

[SequSpur]

Rebounding and Vaginitis

[BeerIsGood!]

Stop while your ahead Poland.




By my account he wasn't ever ahead in this thread

[polandprzem]

blah blah blah lovers

[Kori Ellis]

Age at the swingspots.

[BeerIsGood!]

Age at the swingspots.
The age of the role players is a big issue - Barry, Horry, Bruce, Finley. TD isn't any younger, and Ginobili plays year round.

[T Park]

blah blah blah lovers

It's not our fault your wrong...

[polandprzem]

It's not our fault your wrong...

And Kori?

[T Park]

and Ginobili plays year round.

Gonna lay off that one, my feelings are known on that annoying subject.


The age of the role players is a big issue - Barry, Horry, Bruce, Finley

Very true, perhaps the reason the Spurs are clearing the room in the future, and hoping to acquire youth at that position.

There was just absolutely none out there this offseason.

[T Park]

And Kori?



You said the team can't run and that the "team" is old.

The "Team" is not old.

Some spots on the team are old.

So yeah, you were wrong.

[Kori Ellis]

I'm not really worried about TD; I believe he's going to have his best year that he's had in quite a while. And the Spurs have a young guy in Elson who can play center plus two young points. But the combination of Manu-Bruce-Fin-Barry-Williams at the swingspots is relatively old in basketball terms. That's a little scary too me.

But I'm not really concerned about the Spurs. If Tony-Tim-Manu stay healthy, they'll win 60+ and make another run at the title.

[polandprzem]

You said the team can't run and that the "team" is old.

The "Team" is not old.

Some spots on the team are old.

So yeah, you were wrong.

hahaha TPark which spot is not old? PG? and what else?

We all do know that the spurs are lacking the athletic abilieties in todays NBA. They had a major problems in back to backers and that is caused by what?
The age my dear TPark.

The spurs can run? Yes they can but if it's that effective as it must be I do not know. The spurs lost the defensive toughness. The defense starts with the frontcourt, the rebounding and then the rest. Now the spurs do not have any decent center.

You want to pesuade me that I was wrong about the age? And that will give you a satisfaction?

[Kori Ellis]

The spurs can run? Yes they can but if it's that effective as it must be I do not know. The spurs lost the defensive toughness. The defense starts with the frontcourt, the rebounding and then the rest. Now the spurs do not have any decent center.

If you want them to run, Elson's a great running center. That's about the only thing he does really well. But the Spurs aren't going to turn into a running team.

How did the Spurs lose any toughness? Rasho/Nazr weren't tough.

You say they don't have any decent center, but they didn't have any decent center last year either and they were one foul away from the Finals.

No team has an All-Star at every position, but the Spurs have 3 possible All-Stars that start, plus a DPOY candidate in the starting lineup. You aren't going to get much better than that.

[BeerIsGood!]

No team has an All-Star at every position, but the Spurs have 3 possible All-Stars that start, plus a DPOY candidate in the starting lineup. You aren't going to get much better than that.
That's the thing that most people seem to forget. Every team has holes in the lineup and every team has issues regarding personnel. The Spurs were not only one foul away, but they were one foul away with an All Star PG with bad wheels, a franchise player with a bad foot, and an All Star SG with bad wheels as well. Health will be the main thing this year going into the P.O. The development of the new talent (Butler) and the performance of Elson and the other role players will also be important. I think we pretty much know what to expect from TP, Manu and Tim at this point.

[polandprzem]

If you want them to run, Elson's a great running center. That's about the only thing he does really well. But the Spurs aren't going to turn into a running team.

How did the Spurs lose any toughness? Rasho/Nazr weren't tough.

You say they don't have any decent center, but they didn't have any decent center last year either and they were one foul away from the Finals.

No team has an All-Star at every position, but the Spurs have 3 possible All-Stars that start, plus a DPOY candidate in the starting lineup. You aren't going to get much better than that.

I would get. Well Nazr and rasho made a step back that's why spurs had so many problems on that spot, that's why the playoff was as it was, without a center mostly. ANd good defender and 4thQ guy Horry is not looking good anymore.

The spurs if healthy are the best team in NBA, that is no question to me.

Ohh well we will see how Pop wanna to play and who will be our center and if he is going to be starter in the PO.
So much ifs again.

[BeerIsGood!]

OLD
SPURS ARE OLD

You are not winning with old players anymore in NBA


Wow, changed your tune rather quickly my friend.

[polandprzem]

Wow, changed your tune rather quickly my friend.

Maybe I should correct myself
"You don't win with oldness these days"

You win with young athletic players esp wings, guards and SF and some freaks like Amare.

But can old teams overcome that trend? Yup. But it will take realy hard work, luck and luck.

[T Park]

You win with young athletic players esp wings, guards and SF and some freaks like Amare.

But can old teams overcome that trend? Yup. But it will take realy hard work, luck and luck


Yeah the Miami Heat are loaded with young players, no question.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Who are gonna be the 2 in the IR? E-Will and who else? We need to trade him and someone else, preferably Barry for a backup to Bruce. Anybody got ideas? That's about a 8.5-9mil SF we need in return unless its a team over the cap. (Hellz yeah! My 1,000th post! :))

[himat]

Inexperienced centers.

[E20]

The biggest weakness is the frontline and inconsistency. I'll tell you why it is later. I'm too tired right now.

[BeerIsGood!]

Inexperienced centers.
At least it's not "stone hands" Nazr. Good luck with that. I hope you like the sight of passes going through his hands and out of bounds.

[Obstructed_View]

and that being what?
He likes to say that he's just some guy that wins because he has these great players. Guys that actually believe that don't wait until the playoffs to fuck with the lineups and bench starters.

[polandprzem]

Yeah the Miami Heat are loaded with young players, no question.

Yeah Miami great excample. The only team with a frontcourt in NBA. Plus they had Wade as this wing I'm talking about.

And to me Miami is exception.


Where is the problem?

[wildbill2u]

Back to backs,health,age,rebounding ect...
almost all of your cited weaknesses relate back to age. We were considered a young team a couple of years ago, but now we have a lot of aging players (30 and over) with lots of miles.

Most (Tim Bowen Finley) are still quality players, but age makes them susceptible to injuries and less athleticism. The mind is willing but the legs are weak.

[AdmiralMVP]

Hands down it's our Free throw percentage. With the amount of attempts Duncan and Parker get at the line, we'd be a much stronger team if we could get our average into the 75% range (would be easier on my heart, too). Also, as much as I love Bowen, it drives me crazy that the guy can hit 45% of his threes and only 50% from the FT line.

Man, come to think of it, didn't we start (typically) 3 or 4 players out of 5 that make less than 75% of the FT's last year?

[RC's Boss]

OLD
SPURS ARE OLD

You are not winning with old players anymore in NBA
Miami did

[RC's Boss]

Rebounding from SF (wings) and ft shooting

[RC's Boss]

If you want them to run, Elson's a great running center. That's about the only thing he does really well. But the Spurs aren't going to turn into a running team.

How did the Spurs lose any toughness? Rasho/Nazr weren't tough.

You say they don't have any decent center, but they didn't have any decent center last year either and they were one foul away from the Finals.

No team has an All-Star at every position, but the Spurs have 3 possible All-Stars that start, plus a DPOY candidate in the starting lineup. You aren't going to get much better than that.
They're all just paranoid schitzos! :madrun One minute Pop can't coach. Then Tony needs to have double digit assists when on one PG did last year, what next???? I think the DEA should check them out, they're obviously smoking crack!

[JamStone]

Biggest weakness: Dallas, Phoenix, and LA Clippers

Spurs are still a great team. There are just other teams out west that are getting better, and a few that are now arguably better.


In the same vein, the Spurs play in one of the toughest divisions in the league. Four games each against Dallas, Memphis, Houston, and New Orleans makes for a pretty tough inter-division schedule. Every team in the SW division is a playoff contender. And, the only team that may be weaker next season is Memphis. The division is a weakness, in one way of looking at it.

[Rynospursfan]

Backup point guard.

If only we could mesh Beno's shooting with Vaughns playmaking and balll handling.

[polandprzem]

Miami did

Did





Is the old not a weekness?

[GrandeDavid]

OLD
SPURS ARE OLD

You are not winning with old players anymore in NBA

Old? Um. What? Duncan is barely 30, Manu is, I think, 28 or 29, Parker is 24. They just acquired a couple of free agent centers who are 30 and 21. Sure, some role players are in their 30s, but you have to consider who they are. Its safe to say that Robert Horry, Michael Finley and Brent Barry take very good care of themselves, so shave a couple years off them.

No, I think their weakness, until proven otherwise, is probably rebounding and free throw shooting.

[carib]

There no solid back up player for Bruce or Tim, now or in the making.