Preseason Game Thread: Spurs vs Hawks: 10/8/16 @ 7:30 PM CT

[YGWHI]

If LMA, Pau and Lee are the Spurs' top 3 "bigs" regardless of the Program listing of position, then the team is in trouble.

They may want to contend, but competing against the Dubs and Cavs (and possibly others) with a 39-year-old bench leader is a real uphill battle.

Agree. I've said before this is an extremely unbalanced team.

-The two main scorers are frontcourt players

-The other three best players are 34, 36 and 39 years old

-Except one player, there is a completely new rotation of bigs

-Lack quality/young/fast guards to compete and stay in front of elite guards in the West

-A clear lack of overall depth with all these new guys on the team and the rookies


I still hope the best in the season but it wouldn't surprise anyone if things don't work in playoffs.

[YGWHI]

Nice!
There is a reason why Pop says that Kyle can play PG/point foward

Aldridge:
"finished with 14 points in 21 minutes, after he displayed his tool box of scoring methods both inside and out, while defensively, he also showed that even though Tim Duncan retired, Aldridge will still be a force opponent’s will have to get through in order to make it to the rim."

This new season his defense is vital to the team success.

We already know how great is Kawhi, and Danny's one of the best and most underrated defenders in the league, so it's on LMA to maintain the defensive level in the paint without Tim.

Don't like a lot Moore, he constantly exaggerates things -this time, Pau being negative on defense- but he's right about LMA in his last article.

"Pau Gasol is a step down from Tim Duncan defensively. That's just a fact. Even at Duncan's age, he was better than Gasol, and way more mobile. The idea of Gasol and Tony Parker being put in defensive coverage should keep the Spurs up at night.

Aldridge can help with that. He played great defense last year, better than I thought he was capable of, especially in switching out on guards. The game San Antonio won vs. the Warriors was impacted by Aldridge switching out on Stephen Curry. If Aldridge keeps that up again, along with Kawhi Leonard's suffocation blanket effect, the Spurs will have an elite defensive unit again, with Danny Green adding the bonus touches. (Green is the Spurs' most underrated defender.)
If Aldridge stays sharp, and takes a step forward, the Spurs will be great again. It's a pretty safe bet."

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/br...each-nba-team/