Don't look now...

[200 miles]

Nonsense, Matt Bonner shut those suckas down.

[maddnezz]

Just like Andrew's knees!

[mystargtr34]

I think the last 4 opponents might be literally the lowest ranked offenses in the entire NBA.. so i wouldnt put too much of it on the Spurs defense although you have to give some credit to the team for keeping the opposition below their averages.

Anyway.. with the personnel the Spurs choose to put out on the floor... it is very difficult/almost impossible to be anything more than a decent defensive team. They will obviously have a couple of fluke nights where they defend a little better than normal and the opposition just flat out sucks.. such as against the Lakers.

[DesignatedT]

I think the last 4 opponents might be literally the lowest ranked offenses in the entire NBA.. so i wouldnt put too much of it on the Spurs defense although you have to give some credit to the team for keeping the opposition below their averages.

Milwaukee is last, Indiana at #21 and Minnesota at #8 in team PPG. They all shoot a fairly low percentage though.

[tuncaboylu]

We play good defense against poor to mediocre teams, but ty against better teams. That tells me our defense isn't that spotty, it's just weak. Stronger opponents do well against us, but weaker ones do not. Nothing magic about that.

We played good defense against Lakers, Oklahoma City(Twice) and New Orleans(Twice), Portland and Utah. These are the teams which we're going to meet in play-offs. Which strong teams are you talking about?

[buttsR4rebounding]

Over the last 10 games the Spurs Opp FG % has been 41.7%--best in the NBA. This includes the Knicks and Celtics. During that strectch they have given up the 4th lowest total of points per game over that stretch. Some of the posters on this board crack me up. Earlier in the season they were complaining that the Spurs defense needed to improve. Not that it is showing definite signs of improving they dismiss it because the other teams were poor compe ion.

[nkdlunch]

7th Defense in the league

not bad for a #1 offense in the league

[ButtHurt Committee]

What you better be looking at is that big black ing thug breathing down your neck coming for first place.

[mingus]

Over the last 10 games the Spurs Opp FG % has been 41.7%--best in the NBA. This includes the Knicks and Celtics. During that strectch they have given up the 4th lowest total of points per game over that stretch. Some of the posters on this board crack me up. Earlier in the season they were complaining that the Spurs defense needed to improve. Not that it is showing definite signs of improving they dismiss it because the other teams were poor compe ion.

They're going to struggle against certain teams defensively, mainly ones that can stretch the floor (Spurs don't have great length and athleticism). They've struggled against some of the better teams in part because of that problem.

[K-State Spur]

NY game was a debacle, but Boston hit A LOT of long 2s - the shot that the Spurs defense is perfectly happy allowing (at least to anybody not named Dirk).

You're going to have some games where the opposition just gets hot from 18 feet and there's only so much you can do (although the team still almost won that game on the road). The belief - right or wrong - is that the odds of anyone staying hot from that range for 4 times in 7 games is slimmer than it would be from other locales on the floor.

[Fireball]

They're going to struggle against certain teams defensively, mainly ones that can stretch the floor (Spurs don't have great length and athleticism). They've struggled against some of the better teams in part because of that problem.

Thanks for mentioning this, as this league is all about matchups. Tough matchups are the Knicks and the Magic. The Celtics not so much, they just execute perfectly on the offensive end, but the Spurs still could have won the game on the second night of a back to back.

[Fireball]

What you better be looking at is that big black ing thug breathing down your neck coming for first place.

Do you mean the Lakers? Well, I am looking forward to their next 10 games which includes opponents like OKC, Utah, Boston, Denver, Dallas, Houston, LAC and of course the Spurs. Most of the games are home games, but still this stretch of games will show if their current run is for real ...

[cheguevara]

Do you mean the Lakers? Well, I am looking forward to their next 10 games which includes opponents like OKC, Utah, Boston, Denver, Dallas, Houston, LAC and of course the Spurs. Most of the games are home games, but still this stretch of games will show if their current run is for real ...

it's not

[DeadlyDynasty]

it's not

your fear is flattering

[Brazil]

INDY/MIL/MIN/MIN

MIL is the worst shooting team in the league at 41%.

INDY is the fourth worst shooting team in the league at 43%

MIN is the eigth wost shooting team in the league at 44%

Just some perspective on the opponents.

/thread

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

That's really good! Defense is really improving it looks like!