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Horse manure. The teams they have played may be the fools gold, but the road % and home % are exactly the same.
Jeff McDonald: No fine for Duncan, more on Manu and other tidbits
It's 11 a.m. the morning after, and the Orlando Magic have finally stopped hitting 3-pointers. Here are a couple observations from that game ...
* The NBA has been cracking down this season on criticism of officials, but apparently some forms of fair comment are fair game. A league official says Tim Duncan will not face a fine for his (relatively benign) comments about the refereeing following last night's loss to the Magic. Maybe after watching tape of the game, which was full of phantom calls and curious no-calls, the league decided perhaps Duncan had a point.
* Manu Ginobili scored 18 points, but otherwise it wasn't a great game for him. He was 5 of 13 from the field. He's getting his explosion back after offseason ankle surgery, and turned in another handful of explosive Ginobili plays against the Magic. The next step will be to re-discover his 3-point range. Ginobili's 3-point percentage has gone up each year of his career, peaking at 40.1 percent last season. He is shooting 33.3 percent this season.
* Another DNP last night for Fabricio Oberto, who has had trouble finding the floor since returning from a strained foot. With Matt Bonner shooting the ball well and Kurt Thomas coming on -- and with teams frequently going small against them -- the Spurs have basically gone with a three-man rotation of bigs lately. Duncan, of course, would be the third.
* Speaking of bigs, we wouldn't hold our breath waiting for Ian Mahinmi to make an impact this season. He's basically been injured since before the start of training camp, a sign the Spurs aren't going to be able to count on him anytime soon.
* There could be a bit of fool's gold in the Spurs' 24-12 record. They've had one of the easiest schedules in the league so far, highlighted by 21 home games. That will change soon enough. After Wednesday's game against the defending conference champion Lakers, the Spurs will play 17 of their next 23 games on the road.
Horse manure. The teams they have played may be the fools gold, but the road % and home % are exactly the same.
I would hope this is NOT the long term plan.....the Spurs have basically gone with a three-man rotation of bigs lately. Duncan, of course, would be the third.
unless horry comes back
it was more than a point. it was a point with big flashy lights blinking on and off in pastel pink and green.* The NBA has been cracking down this season on criticism of officials, but apparently some forms of fair comment are fair game. A league official says Tim Duncan will not face a fine for his (relatively benign) comments about the refereeing following last night's loss to the Magic. Maybe after watching tape of the game, which was full of phantom calls and curious no-calls, the league decided perhaps Duncan had a point.
even if he starts to play tomorrow, it'll take at least a month to get into game shape. by that time, it's too late for him to show what he can do and try to crack the lineup.* Speaking of bigs, we wouldn't hold our breath waiting for Ian Mahinmi to make an impact this season. He's basically been injured since before the start of training camp, a sign the Spurs aren't going to be able to count on him anytime soon.
we'll find out what the spurs are made of.* There could be a bit of fool's gold in the Spurs' 24-12 record. They've had one of the easiest schedules in the league so far, highlighted by 21 home games. That will change soon enough. After Wednesday's game against the defending conference champion Lakers, the Spurs will play 17 of their next 23 games on the road.
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