Any opinions on the Defense...[or the lack there of]

[EricB]

Watch the 4th quarter defense and you see guys closing out on shooters, McDyess playing well down low and held the Raptors to 17 points with 2 minutes left and when the Spurs had that I thin 15 point lead or 10 can't remember.

The 4th quarter showed that the potential for good defense is there only 6 games in.


Defensive problems don't worry me until March.

[Allanon]

Have you been watching the games? The Spurs offense is no where near as good as the Lakers.

Haven't missed a game yet (from either the Spurs or Lakers).

The Lakers offense right now is Kobe. Not very fluid and too many turnovers. Before the last two games, if Kobe wasn't on the floor, the Lakers would give up like 10 points. They are improving but I don't think they'll be better offensively than the Spurs anytime soon.

Unlike the Kobe-centric Lakers right now, the Spurs, on the other hand, can attack from multiple positions and from pretty much every player not named Bogans.

In fact, I just looked up scoring efficiency and the Spurs are indeed ranked #2 in this category and #1 in turnover ratio.

Pop's done a great job of putting guys where they'll be successful offensively. On defense, he has to work on the new guys, specifically and Dice. Blair's a bit late on his rotations still.

Spurs have no problems scoring efficiently and are miserly with the ball. It's the defense that's quite horrid (#27 defensive efficiency).

[superbigtime]

Here we go again.......

Don't call someone out unless you're absolutely sure chief.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irregardless

So what if it's in the dictionary? Does that make it a legitimate word?
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ain%27t

[Agloco]

So what if it's in the dictionary? Does that make it a legitimate word?
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ain%27t

You're straying from the point.....
Proper use was never the issue. I never stated that one should use it in lieu of regardless.