Slow defensive starts...

[YGWHI]

Amazing Pop but the wrong questions.

They should ask him for these things on defense.

It's hard to have good defensive starts when you have Parker and Pau together in the starting lineup...

[MaNu4Tres]

Amazing Pop but the wrong questions.

They should ask him for these things on defense.

It's hard to have good defensive starts when you have Parker and Pau together in the starting lineup...

Jabari is the only guy that covers the Spurs that has the balls to ask.

[szkorhetz]

http://www.opencourt-basketball.com/retired-tim-duncan-still-is-the-last-to-leave-spurs-practice/

I know it's probably just the love for the game, but he practices way too much if we think he truly meant the wheels fell off thing.
I think he'll be back.

[SAGirl]

Spurs nowhere in here. Clippers ahead on defense, so far.

[dabom]

Spurs nowhere in here. Clippers ahead on defense, so far.

Can't believe Fathead/Simmons Porker LMA Gasol lineup ain't holding out...

[ElNono]

gave up 33pts in the 1st quarter again

[DarrinS]

gave up 33pts in the 1st quarter again

Defense has sucked

[spurtech09]

Seems like the New guys are still trying to adjust....

[marinoman]

Defense has sucked

Damn Parker

[SAGirl]

Questions about San Antonio’s defense, however, have arrived right on schedule. Last season, the Spurs sent Duncan off with a once-a-decade level of defensive mastery. So far this season, they’ve slipped to 9th, with the 36-year-old Gasol dragging his team’s defensive rating down nearly seven points when he’s on the court. The Gasol/LaMarcus Aldridge pairing has posted a 106.6 defensive rating in 239 minutes together this season; by comparison, Duncan/Aldridge boasted a killer 95.4 defensive rating in 1,150 minutes last year. For comparison’s sake, Duncan/Aldridge’s rating is better than the NBA’s best overall defense this season, while Gasol/Aldridge ranks 22nd, behind the Rockets and barely better than the Sixers. Dewayne Dedmon has stepped up as a designated interior stopper, but A-list opponents like the Warriors and Clippers are likely to treat him as a non-threat. The 7-footer has also never appeared in a postseason game.
Over the years, San Antonio has run a very narrow gamut from “They’re really good and will cream any team that doesn’t have their stuff together” to “They’re undeniable and will cream everyone, including LeBron James in his prime.” Now that the rush of their season-opening beatdown of Golden State has worn off, this year’s group looks more “very good” than “undeniable.” If the Gasol/Aldridge duo can’t play elite defensive together and if San Antonio’s other frontline options all require compromises, the endgame here probably doesn’t involve champagne.

From: Sports Illustrated Early Disappointments
http://www.si.com/nba/2016/11/21/nba...aw-evan-turner
The list Turner, Rondo, Pau, Boris, Al Jefferson, in that order. I only just found it and it's a little outdated, but no so much that narratives have changed a huge deal yet.

[YGWHI]

Questions about San Antonio’s defense, however, have arrived right on schedule. Last season, the Spurs sent Duncan off with a once-a-decade level of defensive mastery. So far this season, they’ve slipped to 9th, with the 36-year-old Gasol dragging his team’s defensive rating down nearly seven points when he’s on the court. The Gasol/LaMarcus Aldridge pairing has posted a 106.6 defensive rating in 239 minutes together this season; by comparison, Duncan/Aldridge boasted a killer 95.4 defensive rating in 1,150 minutes last year. For comparison’s sake, Duncan/Aldridge’s rating is better than the NBA’s best overall defense this season, while Gasol/Aldridge ranks 22nd, behind the Rockets and barely better than the Sixers. Dewayne Dedmon has stepped up as a designated interior stopper, but A-list opponents like the Warriors and Clippers are likely to treat him as a non-threat. The 7-footer has also never appeared in a postseason game.Over the years, San Antonio has run a very narrow gamut from “They’re really good and will cream any team that doesn’t have their stuff together” to “They’re undeniable and will cream everyone, including LeBron James in his prime.” Now that the rush of their season-opening beatdown of Golden State has worn off, this year’s group looks more “very good” than “undeniable.” If the Gasol/Aldridge duo can’t play elite defensive together and if San Antonio’s other frontline options all require compromises, the endgame here probably doesn’t involve champagne.

From: Sports Illustrated Early Disappointments
http://www.si.com/nba/2016/11/21/nba...aw-evan-turner
The list Turner, Rondo, Pau, Boris, Al Jefferson, in that order. I only just found it and it's a little outdated, but no so much that narratives have changed a huge deal yet.

Unlike Pop, I'm very willing to take the risk, make the change and see what happens. Start Dedmon or at least, play him considerably more than Gasol.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

If the Gasol/Aldridge duo can’t play elite defensive together and if San Antonio’s other frontline options all require compromises, the endgame here probably doesn’t involve champagne.

LOL way to stick his neck out.

[NameLess Scrub]

I think it's worth trying LMa & Dedmon for some significant stretches.