POWERFORWARD: D
At the beginning of the season I wrote with Bill Ingram that Tim Duncan needed to be averaging almost 30 ppg for this team to have a realistic chance at being a dominant force in the Western Conference. So far,
Duncan has fallen almost nine points short of that goal. Duncan’s inability to be aggressive early in many games has now translated into him hindering other players to be aggressive late in quarters when a run is truly needed. With Matt Bonner out for almost six weeks, the production of Robert Horry, Jackie Butler, and Francisco Elson are sorely needed and their playing times are spotty at best.