ROGER MASON, MERRY CHRISTMAS

[BillMc]

Oh the dark years

True. Our dark years lasted from 2009 to maybe 2011 (and even then we won a playoff series in 2010 and had a great regular season record in the last year). RC and Pop rebuilt us from the mid-2000s multi-championship team to our present group mighty fast!

Tiago arrived.
Kawhi was acquired.
Boris arrived and rejuvenated his play.
Patty arrived and blossomed.
Timmy turned back the clock.
Tony peaked.
Manu ended a few seasons (relatively) uninjured!
Pop evolved the offense to fit his new team and new rules.

Not to mention....

Michael Finley demanded more time and was let go.
DeJuan Blair sulked on the bench and was not resigned.
He Who Shall Not Be Named was traded away.

[BillMc]

Mason just started out the season hot. Once teams respected his shot, he became useless. i think Green's offense was more dimensional than RMJ.

Agreed. And Danny, while never known for his handles, has developed a passable driving game in these past 2 years. So, even has Bonner. Clearly the Spurs sharpshooters have been taught what to do when driven off the line and taken the time to work on that aspect of their game. Roger never seemed to develop that, and it killed him once teams focused on him.

[spursparker9]

Agreed. And Danny, while never known for his handles, has developed a passable driving game in these past 2 years. So, even has Bonner. Clearly the Spurs sharpshooters have been taught what to do when driven off the line and taken the time to work on that aspect of their game. Roger never seemed to develop that, and it killed him once teams focused on him.

Yes. I remember in the WCF and Finals last year, Danny surprised me with his drives after faking a 3.

Last regular season Danny was blowing point blank layups everywhere but this season so far, Danny has been able to convert almost all his layups.

[DMC]

Best Christmas game for Spurs tbh

Now I know why Matty can't hit 3s. He has afrosheen all over his right hand. lol look how Matty wipes his hand off on Mason's jersey. Hilarious.

[dg7md]

Those years sucked.

[trollt]

Now I know why Matty can't hit 3s. He has afrosheen all over his right hand. lol look how Matty wipes his hand off on Mason's jersey. Hilarious.

Yeah @ about the 2:14 mark. he's so nonchalant with the wipe-off but the hand's right in front of the camera. Dude must be an expert picker flicker