MC Ten

[lefty]

http://www.nba.com/features/mcmenamin.html

SECAUCUS, N.J., Dec. 16, 2006-- It was about time.

Every week I scribble a list of the things that I notice and the top 10 make my column, while the rest that didn't make the cut get moved to the top of next week's list.

"Nobody is talking about San Antonio" has now been recycled three times and I can't ignore it anymore.

Forget Phoenix and Dallas' win streaks. Forget Utah's fast start. Forget Orlando leading the East.

Let's talk Spurs basketball.

San Antonio has the best record in the league at 18-6 for the same old reasons: Tim Duncan is back from his foot pain and he upped his offense to a career-high 57 percent field goal percentage resulting in 21.0 points per game after a putting in a career-low 18.6 per last season; Tony Parker is matching his 18.9 points per game from last season and shooting 50 percent from the land of three; and Manu Ginobili continues to be a matchup nightmare on the wing with his wondrous ratio of drives to jumpers.

The Spurs are also averaging 100.2 points per game (ninth in the league) and only giving up 90.3 (second in the league), giving them the top differential in the league at +9.9.

If that wasn't enough, the two-man tandem of Francisco Elson and Fabricio Oberto, (or, as I like to call them, "Francisco Oberto"), is averaging 11.2 points and 10.5 rebounds between them which more than makes up for the void left by Nazr Mohammed when he left for Detroit.

Glad I could start the conversation.

[1Parker1]

@ Parker making 50% of his 3's. Misleading...

[exstatic]

@ Parker making 50% of his 3's. Misleading...

Well, it's not like he's 1 for 2. I think he's now 9/17, and frankly, I would have been thrilled in ANY previous year for him to hit 50% on ANY type of jumpers.

[boutons_]

"void left by Nazr Mohammed"

not a big void, about the size of dubya's brain.

(but dubya probably has better hands)

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

"void left by Nazr Mohammed"

not a big void, about the size of dubya's brain.

(but dubya probably has better hands)

Dude, take the political talk to the political board, .

[sandman]

"void left by Nazr Mohammed"

not a big void, about the size of dubya's brain.

(but dubya probably has better hands)

Shoot, Artis Gilmore had better hands.

If leading the league in pump fakes per shot and most dropped passes by a driving guard 3 feet from the basket have created a void, then let's not try to fill it.

[Mr. Body]

Dude, take the political talk to the political board, .

Aggies love Bush.

[boutons_]

Aggies love inbreeding.

AHF thinks he's some kind of badass, stalking my posts as reliably as t_pork, can't take a joke on his favorite fellatio object-in-chief.

[Spurminator]

(or, as I like to call them, "Francisco Oberto")

I prefer Fabrisco Elberto.

Franbricio Oberlson?

[Darkwaters]

Aggies love inbreeding.

AHF thinks he's some kind of badass, stalking my posts as reliably as t_pork, can't take a joke on his favorite fellatio object-in-chief.

If I associate fellatio with any president it is certainly not Bush. Monica changed everybody's outlooks on that.

Anyways, I do love how the Spurs are playing, but it's kind of silly how they're not getting any love. I guess when you've been as dominate for a long as the Spurs have it's hardly news anymore.

[MoSpur]

I think its better that the Spurs aren't getting that much attention. It seems when they do get the attention, they have a let down.

[wildbill2u]

Spurs are always the stealth team, flying under the radar, because of the small market and the lack of drama queens on the squad.

Also, although Duncan is a superstar and we have some budding 'minor-supes' in Gino and TP, they usually don't have flashy enough stats to win headlines, just to win games with great performances.