I don't care who you play in the NBA - two 40 point beatings speaks volumes. It wasn't against the top teams in the league, but still NBA talent all the same. They weren't playing Chaminade.
Age is something that the spurs have said they will address come this offseason.
Right now it think having 3 solid contributers under the age of 30 would do the trick.
But yes, the spurs are on a steady decline only because duncan is.
The spurs are gonna have to milk him for what he has left in the tank.
He turns 31 this May and it makes you wonder how time has flown us by?
I believe he has at least 3 good years left in him.
All things do come to an end my friends.
All things come to an end. Just like my employment.
I don't think Tim Duncan is declining. I think its more like he's just saving himself for the playoffs.. Why should he extend so much energy now? 31 is not that old.
yeah dominating a good 20 year old center on the second night of a back to back clearly showed Duncan's declining gameBut yes, the spurs are on a steady decline only because duncan is
Isn't that what y'all said last year?
In our recent hot streak, we've been putting away teams that we should beat and playing well against playoff teams. Yeah, we lost two to the bottom feeders of the Eastern conference, but the Mavs always lose to GS, Detroit always lost to Utah last year. happens. Earlier in the season we were coughing up big leads and making way too many mistakes. If we can put together some kind of scheme to improve rebounding down the stretch, I'd be really scared if I was any team playing the Spurs in the postseason.
I was never worried about Phoenix, but these last two games have me feeling good about playing them in the second round. We broke 120 on back to back nights. I don't care who we played, that's a good sign.
Just like a Mavs lover....Most of your record is built on beating the crap out of lower eschelon teams but you can't give the Spurs credit for doing the same. The overall record is what it is. You Mavs fans are going to learn the hardway that : Your record does not promise you ANYTHING!
Yes. And we're saying again this year!
Agreed!
Mavs fan. So you had a good regular season. SO WHAT? Good For Dallas...The truth will be told about your INFLATED RECORD.
yeah dominating a good 20 year old center on the second night of a back to back clearly showed Duncan's declining game
no kidding, nevermind his stats.... I believe he is having his best season since his rookie season....
declining....
The good news is that Pop is yelling at his players again (Bowen yesterday) ; that's good for focusing on the game
James White has played in ONE NBA game and people are ready to put him into a playoff rotation. LOL.
When I look at Malone career. I believe Duncan can be great for at least 5 more years... If he is willing to and is not injured.
But I am afraid he is tired of playing so much games without nothing more to prove in few years.
I'd be surprised if Tim could last that long. He has played sooo hard the last three seasons. He really stepped up in the 2005 finals and also during game 7 vs. Dallas. A lot of people don't know that he had to get an I.V. after that game.
I'd be surprised too.
Like any team that experiences a long run of success, there are signs that the Spurs aren't what they once were. That doesn't mean that I don't think the Spurs are contenders this year, and it doesn't mean that the erosion can't be reversed for a few more seasons.
But I do believe that the end of these halycon days are in sight, absent another quirky twist of fate that begets the Spurs a dominating young player who can serve an apprenticeship alongside Tim Duncan before assuming the reins. That, though, would be too much to hope for, I think.
Speaking of milking a player, how old was Patrick Ewing before he quit being the Knicks main man?
Again, you miss the critical point that the Mavs also have a considerably better record against the top teams of the West than the Spurs do.Just like a Mavs lover....Most of your record is built on beating the crap out of lower eschelon teams but you can't give the Spurs credit for doing the same. The overall record is what it is. You Mavs fans are going to learn the hardway that : Your record does not promise you ANYTHING!
Neither team can help who they play. That most of the NBA sucks (and thus most of both our records come from beating bad teams) is no one's fault. But the fact is that one of our teams has fared well against the top compe ion, and the other has not.
Miami was like 1-9 against the top 4 teams in the league last season (that only 1 win came against the Pistons needed Wade to go ape e for them to barley pull the win out) and look where it got them.
No doubt. The Spurs are definitely a contender and could win it all.Miami was like 1-9 against the top 4 teams in the league last season (that only 1 win came against the Pistons needed Wade to go ape e for them to barley pull the win out) and look where it got them.
Exactly....Detroit owned Miami 3-1 last year and it was a different story in the postseason. Regular season records vs. top teams mean squat. Sure, it could give you a mental edge in a playoff series (IE Spurs beating Lakers 4-0 in the reg season in 2003), but like last year with Detroit over Miami 3-1, and I think Miami won by 1 pt in that lone victory.Miami was like 1-9 against the top 4 teams in the league last season (that only 1 win came against the Pistons needed Wade to go ape e for them to barley pull the win out) and look where it got them.
You need to do some Duncan research, he turns 31 next month on the 25th. Duncan is averagin as much as he did the last 3 years, grabbing 11 boards, 2 and a half blocks,and a steal, while shooting the second highest % of his career from the field, yea, he is definately on the decline
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