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In this case, the sum is worse than its partsFive B's, one C, and the final grade is a D.
true. By the playoffs, the rookis and new guys should know the system pretty well, as long as Pop doesn't explode from all the learning pains this team will have. There will be at least 3 new players on the active roster, probably four overall. Plus Bonner, which won't help. Hopefully Finley, Vaughn, and Tolliver get a load of DNP's this season.
In this case, the sum is worse than its parts
In the years the Spurs have won the championship, when have they been the clear cut favorite? Once at the most.
The Spurs roster last year was good enough to win it all and had their 1st or 2nd best player get injured in the 1st playoff series.
As for New Orleans, Houston, and LA, they all have questions as well and people coming back from more serious injuries than Ginobili for Houston and LA. Who's to say that Bynum (not the second coming of Kareem, just to clarify) or Yao or McGrady don't break down again.
San Antonio's key players have at least two quality years left if not more (in Parker's case).
Kobe Bryant and Dirk are only one year younger than Manu but no one talks about their age or physical condition.
A post player like Duncan has multiple outstanding years left in him given his style of play.
Any team that wins it all must have everything kind of go their way. The Spurs have been able to make that happen more often than any team in recent history. These other contenders have been good at not making it happen when it counts more often than not.
Artest is not the be all and end all given his history. He will take a lot of desired shots away from Yao, McGrady, and even Scola. Those guys all like their shots. If Artest can take a "Role Player" mindset, they can be really good. We'll see.
Players with significant character issues often fail when the pressure is on.
BTW, Hoopsworld is terrible.
I agree with the assessment. The Spurs have done nothing to improve in an increasingly compe ive landscape. They're still a threat but realistically they won't beat Houston, Los Angeles, New Orleans or Boston in a seven game series. They would struggle to beat a handful of others.
Fact of the matter is the Spurs, due to years of below average management have no tradeable assets and therefore, it will be a struggle to do anything more than tweak the roster this summer. We also signed Matt Bonner instead of paying Luis Scola; easily the dumbest move this league has seen since Isiah Thomas inked Jerome James to a 25 million dollar deal in the summer of 2005.
It's great to win and believe me, I've lost much of my inherent piss and vinegar because of the four rings; life is great. However, it would be foolish to ignore the fact that like many great franchises that went through periods of success, the Spurs are clearly on the decline.
I also think RC Buford is immensely overrated and unfortunately that really only became glaring last summer; it just sucks we'll pay for his cameuflaged brain farts for years to come. Buford's a scout and a genius when it comes to managing the salary cap for a fiscally responsible team. He's not a General Manager.
it's so funny. coming into every season for the last 3, 4 years everyone says Houston is a contender. By end of the season same story, early playoff exit
Now that I agree with.
I'd give them a C- for their offseason
A Give Us An F....we Arent Getting Any Players To Get Better We Are Just Staying The Same. We Got Beat By The Lakers And Weve Done Nothing To Improve Our Team.
ginobili was hurt
Things are quiet...that's for sure. Considering the lack of Spurs' signings post-Anthony Tolliver, the Spurs may be working on an overseas option and waiting on something to break after the Olympics. The delay may also be based on Mike Finley and some offers he is considering or waiting on. One other thought, that I think may be quite likely, is the Spurs are working on a trade.
Spurs will rise up like they only know how....
Book it.
Tolliver looks BA in that pick. Hopefully he gets the chance to prove himself this year.
The Source: Yannis Koutroupis is an 19 year old student at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. He’s a sports talk show producer for ESPN 1230 KSIX, primarily the Sports Lounge with Scott Howe. Along with producing and going to school, he is an intern at the Sports Information department at TAMU-CC.
And his take on last year's draft:
San Antonio Spurs: Tiaggo Splitter and Marcus Williams
Outlook: Knew if Splitter fell to them at 28 they would take him. Splitter is the teammate of Luis Scola, whose draft rights are also owned by the Spurs, but due to a tremendous buyout won’t see the NBA anytime soon. Tiaggo however will spend the next season overseas then likely come over. Williams is an intriguing prospect and I believe if he shows the work ethic and at ude that the Spurs organization requires from every player he could stick and be another steal for them.
Grade: A+
you really dont have any brains at all do you?
Like a few others said, I think it was a pretty good analysis. However, I also agree I don't see Gist going overseas, unless the Spurs decide they just don't want him.
i doubt he has an editor, the guy who wrote this is like an intern for a local sportstalk station here in corpus christi texas. and of course he is gonna dog on us cuz hes a lakes fan...typical bandwagon fan
Mason went from a 2.7ppg on 7 minutes per game to 9ppg on 21 minutes per game--but what this doesn't take into account is that he actually was a starter for part of the year because of injuries. Sure, his avg minutes per game was only 21, but figure he got a lot more minutes when filling in as a starter.
What did he do with his expanded "break out year" minutes? Not much. Shot 44% overall which isn't exactly setting the world on fire for a SG.
Hopefully, he can fill Finley's shoes with better D. If not, it will be a looooong season.
Draft is probably a B- if one of them works into the rotation. Offseason trades/FA is c+/b- if Mason performs to his previous skill level. Anything over that is gravy.
Gist will be good this season so will Hill!..
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