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We need to get above 80%. I know it's not one of Pop's priorities to win 70+ games throughout the regular season, but free throws are the difference in a lot of the games that we lose. They need to be more consistent.
...yes, we shouldn't jump the gun. But hey, this is the internets after all.
Team free throws made..........71
Team free throws attempted...92
Yes, 77.2% made.
We need to get above 80%. I know it's not one of Pop's priorities to win 70+ games throughout the regular season, but free throws are the difference in a lot of the games that we lose. They need to be more consistent.
And the teams on pace for 66 wins.
Haven't you heard?? the 73 win talk is on again.
76.4 after tonights game. Indiana-83.1 Detroit- 79.6
that number is largely due to duncan's substantially improved FT shooting. having said that, i know we have the injury bug but the way this team is playing right now, i doubt we'll even hit 60 wins if we're gonna struggle beating bottom feeder teams
It happens every season.
This team doesn't have the mindset to win 70 games.
But its bs, havin a high % ftm, we should be at the line and be thinkin about gettin to the line more often or we arent gettin the calls, currently we are last on team stats for freethrow line attempts.
of yeh if we dont lose the back to back game comin up, we will probaly not lose our next game till next month
I'm not very impressed with how we've handled the Bulls and Bobcats. We need to start playing better, and that probably won't happen until Pop gets his rotation set.
That was prior to last night's game. After last night it's 77.2%.
Tim is shooting 87.5%.Between that and Tony's improved jumper, Sean was lobbying for a raise for Chip Englland already.
No team shot above 80% last season. That's a bit unrealistic.
Really, the Spurs just need to hit their crunch time free throws.
Does anyone else feel like we aren't getting to the line as much as we have in the past?
Spurs averaged 25.9 FT attempts last season. This season, through 5 games, they are averaging 18.4 trips to the line.
A knee jerk explanation would be that the offense isn't going through TD as much as it did last season.
They aren't being as aggressive and going to the hoop as much either. But ehh it's only the first 5 games, hopefully the aggression comes with time.
Duncan's averaging 4.8 trips to the line this season. Last season he was at 6.8. The season prior, 8.5.
Reason for not getting to the line, Manu's injured. Spurs making more shots. Parker is not driving everytime. Hes hitting shots so less missed FTs. And cause he and Duncan are making some FTs, teams dont want to keep fouling them anymore.
the team stats shows that SA is in Top10 so far in many stats, rather than in Top3 at the end of last season
http://www.nba.com/statistics/sortab...sortable1.html
Det is probably motivated now by their Game7 4th qtr loss to the Spurs, but we'll see if they can maintain peak form all season.
FIRE POP! FIRE THE FRONT OFFICE! LYNCH HOLT!
Oh, sorry, I thought we were looking for the standard anti-Spur responses on this thread.
but their turnover ratio is horrible right now. they need to tighten up in this area
They're only on pace for 57 wins based upon point differential and its standard deviation.
Oops, that was geeky.
I'll be just as happy if they win 59 games. Just as long as they get the trophy.Thats all that that matters.
Now if Duncan gets all maniacal then we may see 65 games or more otherwise the Spurs will fly under the radar and let the Pistons,Pacers,and Lakers get all the acclamations. Then hit it full throttle defense and offense in the playoffs.
It's freakin' November. There are positive indicators, I think, and the improvement in free throw shooting is significant among those positives.
But it's ridiculous to worry about how soundly the Spurs are beating anyone.
At this point, the sheer ac ulation of wins is the most important thing the Spurs can do. I'd rather they slumber through November and December, start finding some footing in January, build a pace in February, stretch out the stride in March, and put on the finishing kick in April, May, and June. If they win games they should right now, that's enough. If they can get wins against divisional and conference foes and build toward holding tiebreakers, all the better.
But worrying about how soundly they beat solid teams like the Bulls and even bad teams like the Bobcats strikes me as an exercise in frustration -- it is every year.
Exactly. At this point what you can look for are signs of improvement in certain areas. Free throw shooting is one. Another is opponents' 3 pt FG%. The Spurs were in the bottom 5 of the league in those two categories last season, if my aging memory serves me correctly. It's also worth keeping an eye on potential slippage in areas in which the Spurs have traditionally had some strength.
Again, five games in November doesn't give you too much to go on when it comes to figuring out how this team will be doing in June. But it does give you an inkling if there has been some improvement during the offseason and preseason in certain problem areas (and/or a decline in what has been some of your strengths).
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