Interesting... the 2009 Lakers were 3rd in ORth, 6th in DRtg, and 5th in Pace. They finished with 65 wins and the
so where are the stats posted by timvp from?
that fatigue or injury possibilities will always be there.
another thing is a good record might conceal the fact that the spurs could use another athletic bigman. blair and bonner can disappear anytime in the playoffs.
Jinx thread, tbh.
Per par, unfortunately
Still holding the Rockets to 40% shooting. Pace of this game is just wild.Per par, unfortunately
Spurs do got to limit the 2nd chance points, though. 8 offensive boards for the Rockets.
Timvp with the ultimate jinx thread
That's what we did last year and it didn't work out so well. The path of least resistance isn't always the best past. Winning a tough series can sometimes energize you. I am not saying don't go for the top seed but focus more on getting better.
Everything Pop does makes you sick. You've made that perfectly clear for awhile now.
Appreciate the write up. I always love when data actually backs up the logic/eyeball test as well. It feels more likely to be sustainable that way. Spurs have two very much improved defensive big men (Tim/Tiago) that just so happen to beast on the offensive end as well. Then when you factor in our other guys the perimeter defense should be improved (TP has been a very good defender, we know Manu can be extremely disruptive, Jax can guard multiple spots, Danny is very effective at times...).
Even guys like Gary Neal have massively improved - a guy like that to me is probably not sustainable but even without that, as long as the core guys (Tim, TP, Tiago, Manu, Green, Jax, Kawhi) can defend I don't see any reason why the Spurs can't be a top 6-7 team defensively for the entire year.
It's happening
Thread jinx
So much for defense, timvp! Give up 126 against a Harden-less Rockets team! HA!
Gameplan: Let Rockets shoot 3s.
Rockets: Hit 16 threes
Jinx or not, it's an excellent write up
rofl just bad timing overall with this thread.
I'm still impressed with the defense despite today's strange game.
It's evident that Pop trusts the defense more this season. Had this been a game last season the Spurs would have lost.
FG% was good at least
good write up, but the spurs don't play defense...half of the nba teams just really suck balls...
By that same logic the Bulls don't play D either.
The Rockets ended up scoring 126 points on 117 possessions. Actually, the jinx wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be
the bulls suck balls.
Works out to a DRtg of 107.6. I'll take the hit to the Spurs' defensive rating on the season but every successive game has less of an impact on the overall defense.The Rockets ended up scoring 126 points on 117 possessions. Actually, the jinx wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be
The Rockets just play very fast like the SSOL Suns, except they lack an elite finishing big.
As I was sitting in the stands watching tonight's game, I kept thinking about this thread, and how the Spurs were screwing up Timvp's good work by not chasing guys off the three point line!
Man it was painful to watch the Rockets get so many wide open threes all night; hopefully this turns out to be a one game aberration.
I think it is also helping that Tim and Tiago are getting more court time together and have figured out how to co-exist on the offensive end. Other than that it seems that Tiago has been a pretty solid anchor for us when he's in there with the bench. I remember last year our defensive rating dropped like crazy when Duncan left the floor. When Tiago was on the floor last year the team gave up 104.6 points per 100 possessions and when he was off the court they gave up 103.6 per 100 possessions. This year when hes been on the floor the team has given up 100 points per 100 possessions and when hes been off the court this year, the team has given up 102.1 per 100 possessions. I know its not a major difference but it definitely helps the spurs overall D.
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