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I miss it too and it might be gone.
Remember when we would just stop people cold?
Especially the Suns? Those were good times. I got more excited watching a defensive stop, than anything else.
Do you think we have the pieces to return to Spurs defense, or is it a relic of the past?
I'll take losses, as long as we play tough gritty defense, and totally slap the opposing team around. I dont like losing like we have been recently, going quietly into the night.
I miss it too and it might be gone.
Watching the Utah game now,,,as of now,,,2nd qtr,,its looks pretty bad. actually...very bad. Rotations and help D look ugly. seems like not they dont trust each other on help D
Pop needs to get his head out of his ass and go with
Hill
Manu
Jefferson
Duncan
Theo
Remember when the nba season started? Oh wait that was like a week ago.
Yeah you're right... Im not panicking or anything. Just reminiscing... you know. I remember staying up late in my dorm watching the Spurs just destroy teams defensively, better times I guess. Your avatar is the brightest spot for bringing back Spurs Defense.
Duncan is still a great defender, but he's not the best defender in the NBA anymore..Bowen isn't here..those factors alone make a huge difference..when you have 2 of the top 5 defenders in the NBA on your team playing inside-outside defense every year, you're always going to be elite..before that, it's impossible NOT to be elite defensively with a Duncan-Robinson frontcourt..so we no longer have that luxury..
Orlando from last year is a good example..they had the #1 defense in the NBA last year, but they didn't necessarily have a number of good defenders..they did have the best defender in the entire NBA in Howard anchoring their D though, and it makes a huge difference..
Other factors include Tony Parker's heavy decline defensively the last few years..the defender next to Duncan isn't a good defender like Horry, or even a good body like Elson/Nazr..Pop has softened..
It's too early to panic, but it's gonna be difficult..
Mcdyess is not helping the problem. He looks lost.
Heck at this point. Bonner>McDyess on defense.
Part of me says the season has just begun, the other part says "no Bowen, no lock-down D."
Calm down the season just started
The season did just start, but look at the contenders, BOSTON, ORLANDO, LA.. how come theyre stopping people and winning? We need another trade and thats it.
I've got a severe problem with white jumpshooting stiff big men taking the Spurs bigmen off the dribble as if they are Chris Paul. (Brad Miller and now Okur)
yes their are some irritating trends right now, hopefully everything will smooth out as the season goes along
Boston is the only one that looks great out of the 3..
It's looking more and more like that Spurs defense is a thing of the past.
LA looks great without their second best player
Orlando looks great without their Vince
Look Good, not Great
We're definitely faaaaaaar from being anywhere near the Cs, Lakers, or Magic..I'm just saying, only the Celtics have looked GREAT out of the 3..
Our Defense
They do look ing horrible and had 4 days to prepare. Not a good sign.
I miss Spurs defensive rebounding...it more than anything is killing this team.
When will the Matt Bonner / Tim Duncan combination end?
I'm almost starting to feel sorry for TD. I'd rather watch McDyess, Blair, and Ratliff try and get acclimated playing with Timmy then see the above duo struggle defensively.
If they can't stop anyone they are wasting their ing time out there. I don't care how many points they try and put up.
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