Try as they might, the only team stopping the Lakers next season is the Lakers

[BlackBellamy]

Tim Duncan and Ginobili are not the players they one were. TD is not even the best PF in the game anymore. Stop living in the past.

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Manu Ginobili: He has battled against injury for one full and one post season, I don't understand how this signals his doom. I think the best way to value a player is by interest other teams would show if he were on the chopping block. Any team in the league would snatch him up at the salary he maintains on the Spurs, and consider it a steal. I might end up totally wrong in assuming that he will rebound from injury, but it remains to be seen either way. One just can't base an argument on whether he's done or not, it's just waxing weak hypothetical.

Tim Duncan: What's so different about Timmy's game? He put up virtually the same numbers last year as he had for the length of his career. If he at some point was the best PF in the league by your understanding, why is he not now but still maintains to put up the same stats? I dunno homey.

Oh and you didn't mention the break-out of Tony Parker which is certainly a massive chunk of offensive and (small) D. And a few rising stars and pick-ups otherwise. Face it, like it or not the Spurs are taking big steps to make themselves legit again in the West.

[DeadlyDynasty]

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Manu Ginobili: He has battled against injury for one full and one post season, I don't understand how this signals his doom. I think the best way to value a player is by interest other teams would show if he were on the chopping block. Any team in the league would snatch him up at the salary he maintains on the Spurs, and consider it a steal. I might end up totally wrong in assuming that he will rebound from injury, but it remains to be seen either way. One just can't base an argument on whether he's done or not, it's just waxing weak hypothetical.

Tim Duncan: What's so different about Timmy's game? He put up virtually the same numbers last year as he had for the length of his career. If he at some point was the best PF in the league by your understanding, why is he not now but still maintains to put up the same stats? I dunno homey.

Oh and you didn't mention the break-out of Tony Parker which is certainly a massive chunk of offensive and (small) D. And a few rising stars and pick-ups otherwise. Face it, like it or not the Spurs are taking big steps to make themselves legit again in the West.

Your boys are by no means done yet...that being said, SA isn't close to the defensive team they were in years past. Sure, the statistics might say they finished top 5, but anyone who watched b-ball this year saw that SA did not have that lockdown 4th quarter D they are known for.

[BlackBellamy]

Your boys are by no means done yet...that being said, SA isn't close to the defensive team they were in years past. Sure, the statistics might say they finished top 5, but anyone who watched b-ball this year saw that SA did not have that lockdown 4th quarter D they are known for.

I think that our lackluster D can be summed up in, declining minutes for Bruce/ Bonner is (was, hopefully) our starting center/ general roster confusion. Ya, we just had a screwy year. Pop's rotation was all over the place. In watching the Spurs last year, one got the impression that they never really got comfortable. A few of our mainstays were benched more minutes than they had become used to sitting, and we went to our unproven players in really inappropriate moments. We had good moments last year too, for sure. All things considered, I'm not all that worried. One thing is almost certain, we will be better this year. How much (championship squad) better? You never know...