Quick Grades: Spurs vs. Rockets - Nov. 6

[ceperez]

I'm usually OK with Manu taking 3's, but RJ is ON FIRE from 3...could it have hurt to have gotten him the ball for a few more of those?

Agree. I prefer an uncontested 3 point attempt by RJ versus a forced 3 point attempt by Manu. The numbers just don't lie.

Manu without a doubt exerts a lot of effort to play compe ively, however, this is the regular season folks!

Manu with 28 points in a regular season game against a 0-5 team isn't worth it!

[ajh18]

One more thing...

While the Rockets may be 0-5 now, and were missing several key players (or had several key players get injured), I think that actually makes them MORE dangerous last night, not less. We played a desperate team last night, with a lot of players who don't get a ton of time getting the opportunity to show what they can do. Don't underestimate how those kinds of things makes a "bad" team tough to beat.

[superbigtime]

I like the end of game gutsiness but letting this crippled Rockets team back into the game all too familiar. Blair just isn't a Center, shouldn't be a starter. Manu was sabateur and hero all in one. Tony, RJ, and Dice had the best games for the Spurs. Where was Erika tonight?

[itzsoweezee]

This team reminds of the 2009 one in the sense that they were escaping with winning a lot of games they shouldn't be winning.

A lot of that was due to the Spurs having more buzzer beaters that season than any other one in recent memory, but the wins only seemed to mask the real problems the team had.

Still, it's very early, and I'm sure the defense will improve. Loving RJ's play lately.

This teams seems more like the 2008 team to me. That team struggled to beat bad teams, but usually squeaked those games out. The 2009 team destroyed bad teams, but didn't fair too well against good teams.

I guess we'll see what happens, but i feel better about the Spurs' prospects this year than either of those teams simply because our offensive firepower is that much better (assuming Hill gets back to the level he was playing at last year).

[wildbill2u]

You can't grade Blair a B if he was "still not very good" by giving him extra credit for 'his best game of the season." Put another way, 'his best game of the season still wasn't very good" and how does that grade.

We shouldn't get all starry eyed over Blair's energy and assets and avoid the conclusion that he isn't going to ever be a good starting center agaiinst other good starting centers in this league. Too short.

He may not be a starting PF either. His height isn't too bad but he'll have to get faster foot work to defend away from the basket and a better outside shot.

He can be another Malik Rose but that's about it.

[Cessation]

Duncan B- 8-15 11 reb 3 ast 1 foul 3blk 19 points

Blair B 3-8 fg 8 reb 1 ast 5 fouls 1 blk 6 points

That grade is not even close, to what it should be.

Blair continues to make boneheaded plays, even if he brought a bit more engergy this time, hes also shooting 25 % from the field for the season.

Judging by some of pops reactions, he cant wait for tiago to get in game form.

[TMTTRIO]

I'd rather have Manu trying to create for others than launching up all those threes but I guess he can't if he doesn't really aggressively drive to the baset. I'd rather have someone who is hot shooting than him hoisting up every one he can get. I guess the good news about him is he still has a lot of lift to dunk when he wants to.