http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/9...ern-Conference
i only picked the part of the spurs coz some butt-hurt faker fan is gonna cry foul.
As ever, the grades are not meant as a means of comparing teams to each other. Instead, they are an attempt to measure a team's performance against its own capabilities. So, no matter what a team's record might be, a C grade indicates that the team is right where it should be. Similarly, A's and B's signify teams that are overachieving, while D's and F's indicate underachievers.
There are no adjustments made for injuries, since virtually every ball club has had key players unavailable for various periods.
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After being left for dead at the starting gate, SAN ANTONIO is sneaking up on everybody, but they seem to do this at least every other year. TD, TP, Manu G, and even Mike Finley keep on keeping on — and Roger Mason has been a miracle. Just another guy who knows how to win. Bet on the Spurs to have their game plan sharpened to a deadly edge come the playoffs. Grade: C-minus
C- is a little harsh for a team that was missing 2 key starters to begin the year, isn't quite up to par defensively, and yet maintains the #2 seed in the West.
I'd give them a B for just surviving the way they have.
At the start of the season we were trying to avoid the lottery, and now we're fighting the for the top seed in the west with a of a lot more room left for improvement.
C- is just a silly grade
Not a thumbs down, bc if the entire article was posted it states clearly that a C means they are right where they are supposed to be.
I've been thrilled that we managed to do this well considering the early season injuries. But I also agree with Pop that at this point, our D sucks and not just a little. Our record is meaningless at this point and as Pop said is "fools gold".
DEFENSE wins championships and when we get the D back to the level we are accustomed to, the Spurs are going to be a very, very hard team to beat in a 7 game series. The offense is better than last year's and we have much more depth in the front court.
I give us a B-. Better than expected (record wise) but not where we need to be. We have not shut anybody down yet.
C- doesn't make sense after reading what he wrote
Rosen is really dumb
As ever, the grades are not meant as a means of comparing teams to each other. Instead, they are an attempt to measure a team's performance against its own capabilities. So, no matter what a team's record might be, a C grade indicates that the team is right where it should be. Similarly, A's and B's signify teams that are overachieving, while D's and F's indicate underachievers.
There are no adjustments made for injuries, since virtually every ball club has had key players unavailable for various periods.
what a ing re . c- after his praise???
I would give them a B+. they are #2 in the West after all the bad luck
how many people are going to post in this thread who dont know basic reading skills?
an A or a B would mean we are overachievers and not as good as our record states. A C grade is where a team is set right where they want to be, a D or F means you are playing crappy and should be doing much better then what you are.
If anything I think we should be given a D according to his grading system.
Thank you.
I could box out the Prez and keep him off the boards.
Well, the highest grade he gave anybody was a B, and he only gave three of those.
Even so, a pretty stupid grade.
Who cares about midterms. It's Finals that count.
The Spurs are slowly but surely looking like championship contenders following a rough start that saw their two star guards injured, a number of new faces, and new roles for returning veterans. David Robinson used to play there.
Grade: F-------------------------
Ohhh I see what you did there!Who cares about midterms. It's Finals that count.
based on the criteria, I'd give us a D+..we've underachieved due to major injuries, lack of focus, and being lazy defensively..
NEW YORK is inconsistent, but exciting. And that's enough to (almost) relegate the Zeke era to the ashcan of history. Chris Duhon is more productive in a team-concept than Twinkle-Twinkle-Little-Starbury ever was. David Lee has (almost) become an offensive force. Wilson Chandler is a burgeoning star. Al Harrington's erratic shooting keeps both teams in the game. And the unheralded return of Jared Jeffries has given the Knicks a legitimate (and versatile) defender. A great job thus far by the much-maligned (especially by me!) Mike D'Antoni. Grade: B-plus
I just had to post this one cuz I thought the sentence in bold was hilarious. And didn't some ST posters actually want him?
Spurs would still love to have him if they did not have to give up anything significant.
That could be said of many players, though. What decent big wouldn't Pop take for Vaughn, Ime, Oberto, and a bag of chips?
You said didn't some spurs fans actually want him. No one said trade Duncan, Parker of Ginobili for him.
Maybe a C+. Not a C -. The Spurs have lost to most of the very good teams they'ved faced.
At last, some people read, think and post in that order. Thank you.
We're playing spurs ball once every two games and barely beating some not so good teams. Basically the LA or Suns games pull a "tree that hide the forest" type of situation. We're REALLY far from where we want to be in terms of consistency on the defensive end, effort and mental toughness.
If you want to think you're watching awesome spurs ball that deserves an A in such an article, you haven't watched the spurs for long.
I'm sorry, but some of you guys (you know who you are) are in such a need to put these writers down that you don't even read the article before posting a reply...kind of sad.
if all the people who bash Rosen for not automatically give the Spurs a AAA+++ had read the whole article and maybe even thought about it a bit, they might see that in fact this is a very good evaluation of the current standings.
btw. maybe it helps some of you to feel better: Celtics also got a C-.
Rosen couldn't see what he wrote, because Phil Jackson's was in the way. He's a do ented hater.
He just bashed Beno right there.
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