Way too many teams can just put 100+ on Spurs, these days.
And it is obvious that Spurs cant rely on hitting 3`s and putting 105+ points in playoffs.
Start defending and win games , when there are not 200+ points scored
I would not actually say that the spurs are actually awful at team defense. I have not watched as many games this season as in past seasons, but I would say that players like matt bonner, dejuan blair, and gary neal are the reason the spurs are so bad at getting stops. They bring many good things on the offensive end, but well...
I agree.
The Spurs sag way to deep and don't have the footspeed to close out on shooters.
Honestly the last 2 years I haven't really focused on this team winning a championship. A lot will have to go right for it to happen. For me as a fan I just enjoy watching the games the spurs are an exciting team to watch you guys might as well enjoy it because in a year or two that will all be gone.
the defense showed tonight when chasing down the open player after a double team, maybe players are gambling to much with too much spacing given and not bodying up with active hands...
We lost for one reason: we missed our free throws. We made the same number of 3pt shots, we shot about the same percentage from the floor, they had more FT attempts and made more FTs, but we lost by one less that we missed at the line.
All else is just game play. Freethrow shooting has to improve.
We get it Jax said yo fantasy team clown to some kid, now you go off on a tirade tonight in here with the same response
We get it Jax said yo fantasy team clown to some kid, now you go off on a tirade tonight in here with the same response
cause he only has 2 shticks, tbh...
semen shield and parrot
I agree, Defense win's championships... and the Spurs currently lack that "defense".
I like the personnel better, with Bonner/Blair/Neal being the obvious exceptions. We only have a 2 game sample though.
To be a great defensive team, you need great defensive players. Spurs don't have these players and that's the main reason why they aren't a true contender. It's as simple as that.
Spurs could indeed do a better defensive job than what they did against Mavs but the margin of progression is somewhat limited.
Manu needs to be added to the list of poor defenders. At least for now... Hopefully he improves.
Splitter is a really good defender but Pop doesn't like playing him enough.
Sjax seems to be a positive addition on defense.
That and the coach has to play the best defensive players the most minutes. When Manu's healthy that will probably be TP,Manu,KL,TD, and TS. As a unit they should have the ability to lock teams up.
What personnel changes would that be? Other than S-Jax, everything was the same. I mean you can sit and deny the ugly truth, but the Spurs can't stop anybody. Team defense won't improve unless they get front court help and Pop is still gonna play Bonner, Blair and neal.
You answered yourself...
Then it's a one game sample.
There it is - in a nuts . It's a damn shame too, as deep as this roster is. In trying to keep up with league trends, Pop has evolved away his defensive priniciples. In other words, he sold his soul for more offense. The result is what we're seeing today.
Who would've ever thunk that the Mavs and Spurs would undergo a role reversal. The Mavs would have a roll out length and size along the frontline, along with a seemingly stout defense, and the Spurs would evolve into the offensive juggernaut.
The Mavs didn't have great defenders when they one last year, they had a really good team defense, the Spurs communication on defense is really bad.
To have a great defensive team that is a legitimate championship contender, you also need to have an above-average interior post offense. With an aging Duncan, that's obviously no longer the case.
You consider Marion a great defender?
Chandler?
J-Kidd was a great defender like 10 years ago.
Chandler was a great leader on defense tho, he started the communication which helped make the Mavericks a great team defense.
Tyson Chandler is a great defender.
Kidd is an above-average defender (at least was last year against the like of Kobe, etal)
Lincoln is known primarily for his defense
Marion was a beast defender during that 2011 run
Dirk was the only starter not defensive-first
And Dirk's defense was highly underrated during last year's run.
Thank the Zone for that.
Maybe the Spurs need to start using more zone because their team defense isn't good enough. In fact it might have made sense against the Grizzlies last year.
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