McDonald: Spurs still experiencing growing pains

[SenorSpur]

amen to that and is best to lose games with the new players now then later in the season when the game start to mean more

Amen.

[Dice]

Probably, but if you're losing games anyway because your on-court talent level is inferior and the opposition is routinely exploiting your weaknesses, what's the point? There is simply no advantage to that strategy. You may as well be losing while the new players are gaining the benefit of experience.

I totally agree. I don't understand the idea of playing guys unless they're going to be used in the future. I think that's why after each game the desire to see certain guys out of the starting line up get stronger. It seems like having those guys in there does nothing but put more pressure on Duncan and the others.

Verses Utah Tim D lead the team in minutes played. Against Portland he was second behind Jefferson. If all this is designed to help him get back into game shape then I'm all for it. But if he's hurt, as the brace suggest, why shouldn't they be playing the other bigs the majority of the minutes?

[SamoanTD]

No. Pop. It is a six man deal. The five players on the court and the coach that subs in the players. No more small ball. The Spurs are still a below average team in terms of athletic ability. We can't outrun the other teams.

when's the last time the spurs out ran a team?

[Chomag]

Probably, but if you're losing games anyway because your on-court talent level is inferior and the opposition is routinely exploiting your weaknesses, what's the point? There is simply no advantage to that strategy. You may as well be losing while the new players are gaining the benefit of experience.

See this is what I don't understand. Posters here are saying it so themselves."These games don't matter it's just the start of the season" Fair enough, but this is more reason to be playing these new players now and not wait until later when these games have more meaning. Toward the playoffs Pop will have a tight noose on the rotations and by that time the youth will not be able to gain their experience needed. We all know what our regular players can do why not get the unknowns in there and stop trying to tinker with the old?