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Manu's legs are a bit wobbly, but everyone else just looks bored.
Don't you have some grading to do?
The Spurs surely didn't blow their wad getting out to that 15-2 start, right? These last two games they've played like it's the dog days of March ... not the first week of December. I'm hoping it's a slump or a lack of focus but it honestly looks more like a case of dead legs.
Someone convince me otherwise.
Thanks.
Manu's legs are a bit wobbly, but everyone else just looks bored.
Don't you have some grading to do?
Slump. Maybe a bit of a reality check, but Spurs will bounce back. Maybe not in 15-2 fashion, but they'll get it together. We are still a long way from SPAM.
Teams are just shooting a bunch of shots, but that won't last. Nothing to see here really.
Now can they keep this up through March and April? That is the question.
manu is exhausted
tp has had personal issues
spurs earlier in the season usally start slow
td gets boarded earlier in the season
tp has said in the past it is hard to get up for the clippers
san antonio high school teams could give them a run for their money
I guess we'll get a good sense of how tired they are on Sunday.
manu also is playing more minutes then normal
a game off might do him well
Manu looks fatigued.
Most of the others just look re ed.
compared to who?
Eh, am sure it's a combination of factors. A litte bit of a mental let down after that huge run, some tiredness thrown in, plus external issues thrown in for good measure. As well, they've played the clippers and the twolves; two teams that possess the type of young, athletic, talented and energetic front courts we've suspected the Spurs will struggle with.
manu, udoka and bonner are playing too many minutes.
Once James Anderson comes back it'll do Manu good for sure.
The Clippers game was a back-to-back on the road. Griffin played out of his gorde so the loss is easily explainable.
Tonight Sean Elliott made a great point in that the SA took Minn lightly, thinking they could win "by showing up in Spurs uniforms."
We're still the best team in the league. Tonight's comeback gives credence to that.
Most of the Spurs players were shooting career highs so far, maybe the law of averages might account for some of their horrible shooting woes. Manu has looked tired and he's been the biggest part of the Big 3 so thats understandable. Parker has struggled somewhat and Duncan too.
Spurs did lose to the horrible Nets last year albeit it was a back to back and Duncan was the only member of the Big 3 playing FWIW; lack of focus might be a factor as well.
The upcoming Hornets game will be a good gauge to see where they're at.
I want the Dispatch article link.
Thanks.
At least they don't have a b2b for about another fortnight.
manu is playing too many minutes. he actually looks more fatigued than Duncan at this point.
Compared to what they look like when they play well.
blake is a beast spurs will adjust next time they face him
darko played much worse today then last time they played him
The shooting has evened out to an extent..
Bonner has had a 23% drop-off in 3-point shooting in the last 2 weeks, one of the primary reasons..
Jefferson has gone down 3%, Manu 2%, Neal 3%..
The Spurs as a whole have went down by 3 or 4% from 3s in the last 2 weeks alone, a significant drop off from 3-point range..
The Spurs are a jump shooting team, and the hot shooting was a big part of the winning streak..
While I don't think the Spurs are contenders yet, I'm not too worried overall..they came back from huge deficits to win 3 of the last 6 games, so their lack of energy and focus was probably a big part of the slow start..obviously Manu looks tired though, hopefully Parker and Hill can take some of the load off..
I don't think we can expect the Spurs to go for the top seed though..they're going to need to conserve bodies, and they just don't have the focus and energy to play at a #1 seed level all season long IMO..
oh not me
I don't know what you look like.
I would have to compare them to your syntax.
Spurs held it together and pulled it out in the end...Last season we would have folded this game.
Its because Popovich is running the same old system for years and years. His system is so complex that he doesnt' have time to let the players just play. Sometimes I feel like Popovich just needs to let loose and put in some simple highschool plays so the players can figure it out themselves. This will allow him to play The rooks more. Most notably Splitter.
BUT! If you saw the game tonight, Popovich pretty much gave up on his team, and to save face he ejected himself from the game. What dya know, Spurs win in a crazy 4th quarter comeback...
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