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So where did you plagiarize from this time?
With a Spurs win today or a Phoenix loss, the Spurs, record wise would be the third seed in the Western Conference. (Dallas has the division lead therefore Nuggets would be on top of Spurs.)
The Lakers look so dominant because of the ease of their schedule. If you look at their record vs above .500 teams. They are 9-5. (That is, with a healthy Lakers team)
The Spurs started the season slow as they did in the previous seasons. They're record vs above .500 teams is 3-8. (That is with an injury depleted Spurs team that lost 2 of their starters) Now if you compare the first 20 games of the season with the final 10. The stats are as follows
First 20 Games
Spurs were ranked 21st in defense 18th in offense
This is not a surprise considering they have new players they need to mesh with. And the injury to their 2 core players really hurt.
Now if you look at the final 10 games.
The Spurs are 7th in defense and 9th in offense.
In these 10 games, the Spurs are 8-2 EDIT (This record is with a healthy Spurs team whos point Guard Tony Parker is not even playing to his top level) This means more improvement for the Spurs Team
Tony Parker 2009 22ppg 7.0apg
Tony Parker 2010 16ppg 5.8apg
Manu Ginobili 2009 15.5ppg 3.6apg
Manu Ginobili 2010 13.1ppg 4.0apg
Tim Duncan 2009 19.9ppg 10.7rpg
Tim Duncan 2010 19.4ppg 11.2rpg
As you can see the only one consistent is Tim Duncan, the others are far from their normal averages so for the Spurs to be 19-11 with bad Parker and Ginobili only means this team is going to get better as the season progresses. Parker and Ginobili are still young so this is not a sign of aging so you can definitely expect their averages to go back to normal as the season progresses and when they do the Spurs record is only going to get better.
If you look at the Lakers stats of their core players, they are all the same as last years so they have no room for improvement.
Enough of the Stats game lets take a look at other things.
1- Don't underestimate just how good both McDyess is. McDyess was a double double MACHINE the 2nd half of last season. Infact from February to April, McDyess was the Pistons best player. Due to his injuries hes gonna need time to get back in round fit.
2- Bynum is injury prone. He's missed alot of playing time the past 2 seasons. Now he has 2 dinged knees. We all know Bynum is crucial to the Lakers success
3- Dejuan Blair has been a beast this season and hes a rookie so you should expect him to only get better comming playoffs.
Last edited by Tacker; 01-02-2010 at 01:02 PM.
So where did you plagiarize from this time?
it doesn't matter where he got it from or if he wrote it himself but the thing is Spurs are improving and catching up.
Tacker does not represent me or most of my fellow spur fans
This is the first time I've seen Manu classified as young in a long time. He's 32 and has significant mileage on him.
Anyway, the Spurs are getting better, but we'll see how they do against good opponents. Their surge lately has been mostly against sub-par teams.
Tacker speaks the truth, believe this prophecy
It only matters where he got it from because Tacker has been known for plagiarizing posts and passing them off as his own writing. That's what BadOdor was referencing.
"Maybe they'll like me if I say something nice about the Spurs..."
I plagiarized once and never after. This is all me.
Once a liar...
Truth hurts doesn't it.
Actually, ashraf, there was that article you plagiarized, and then there was the post you plagiarized - caught both cases by duncan228. That's 2 already, ashraf.
What I got from it is that 9-5 against .500 teams is not good and the Spurs are 9-2 in their last 10 games.
No but for a healthy Lakers team that should be best of the west, you would expect a better record from them. The 9-2 spurs records has 2 cores not playing to their top level.
This is gold
...and on pace for a 72-20 season!This is gold
This month will be a big test for the Spurs. If teams keep playing the way they currently are, more than likely 12 out of the 16 games the Spurs play this month will be against teams with .500 or better records by the months end.
Toronto
Dallas
Lakers
OKC
Memphis
New Orleans
Utah
Houston
Atlanta
Denver
...as if you would know
No they wont.
There's a loss right there.
Laker fan cant handle the post. happens....
you guys are ruthless...and on pace for a 72-20 season!
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