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we are an old team period. wise yeah ... it is enough? not sure, let's playoffs talk.
sometimes i do wonder, and i think, 'man, those spurs sure are getting old'; but do we honestly think the spurs' front office would put out a team they don't truly believe can still compete, and have a good shot at winning a fifth le?
i mean, i think once they've realized that they've sucked out as much as they possibly can out of this team, then they will turn around and revamp this roster into another championship caliber team.
i know a lot of us have doubts, but obviously this spurs team is still proving us wrong, just as they have proved the "too old" claims over the past 2-3 years already; and i still stand on the fact i think the spurs' front office knows that they are doing. four nba championships can vouch for that.
we are an old team period. wise yeah ... it is enough? not sure, let's playoffs talk.
When they lose they are too old. when they win, they are experienced.
Excellent thread
I thought they were too old last year, yet they wound up winning the le. The point is even if a team wins a championship, very seldom does it mean that a team is flawless. Despite winning the le, that Spurs team was in no way a flawless one.
As other teams get better and improve, a championship teams needs to improve as well. Charles Barkley said it best, "any team that makes deep annual runs in the playoffs and is comprised of older, veteran players, their bodies wear down faster and they tend to get injured more. Eventually it catches up."
That said, I think PoP and R.C tend to rely a bit too much on age and experience, at the expense of younger players. Such is the mantra when you are gunning for a le. It's hard to argue the forumla.
However, we all know the Spurs struggle during various stretches of the regular season - especially during the B2B and 4-in-5 scenarios. My belief is that having at least 2-3 younger or mid-career players could serve this team well and give them the energy boost that it seemingly lacks during the dog days of the season. Plus it would give them a nice core of developing players to step in as the older players leave.
I love what the Pistons have done in committing to their so-called "Zoo Crew" of Jason Maxiell, Rodney Stuckey, Aaron Affalo, Jarvis Hayes, and Amir Johnson. This developing core of second-team players come in, play hard, provide energy and more importantly allows the coaching staff to better manager minutes and preserver the health of their aging starters. Joe Dumars learned this lesson last season when his short, inefficient bench of aging veterans couldn't support the production of his starters. So far, it's been a good strategy. I love their balance between age and youth.
Last edited by SenorSpur; 03-26-2008 at 12:16 PM.
They have a few months ahead of them that will make or break their "dynasty".
A few MONTHS out of the rest of their lives.
by all means, i don't think we should stay 'old' for very much longer - i think its extremely imperative that the spurs do revamp either this summer, or, if we're lucky, next summer; however, i don't think we should start this process too soon if the spurs are STILL winning les.
I wonder who will get signed after this season is over, now that a couple of Spurs contracts are expiring. Agent zero anyone? or The Matrix? Just a pipe dream. Like it'll happen.
not agent zero, more mr matrix, i don't think; i say, superman, otherwise known as, mr howard.
i would LOVE for him to become a spur.
fat chance, probably.
Yeah i like marion's versatile style of defending multiple positions, he's no bruce but can do the job, plus he's a damn good rebounder.
-Ron Artest
-Andres Nocioni
-Mickael Pietrus
-Draft a backup PG
ron artest's demeanor alone doesn't fit into the spurs' 'classy system'.
Did we really need another are the Spurs to old thread?
He's not a free agent, but I'd like to see Steven Jackson back on the team
I'd also like to see Splitter on the team next year and possibly Mahinmi and Marcus Williams(both of the D-League). I just don't know much of those two and how they are progressing. Sounds like Mahinmi is though. He was actually on NBA inside stuff yesterday and I've heard some good things about his progress in the Spurs forurm.
Who though that Dennis Rodman and DROB could have a great season 13 years ago?
but they did, Ron Artest will put his bad behavior aside and will submit to the system and submit himself to Duncan Power.....muahahaha
I'd like that too.
They are not old if they can still play the game and win championships. They are wiser. If you don't believe it, you need a reality check.
Plus, there are days of rest between games during the playoffs, and that's what this team was built for; the post season.
I really wonder if any team in the WC will have enough left in the tank by the time they get to the Finals.
this thread is not meant to question the spurs' ages; its just meant to say, 'hey, maybe there is a reason why the front office keeps these guys around, still, despite all the 'too old claims' they've bound to have been hearing for the past couple of years - and maybe that reason has to do with winning les'
that's the sole reason of this thread.
That's one of the downside perks of being in the west and probably Detroit or Boston will get to the finals less banged up than their west opponent.
Nah, Mutumbo is too old. Duncan is just a kid.
Yes and in fact, it looks loke the PO have alredy started in the West with every game counting.
i wonder if there will be an asterisk next to this year's championship if its won by an eastern team, because they had a relatively easy road to the finals..
on the same note, whoever wins it out of the west will sure as heck deserved it.
ahem, spurs, y'all gotta win.
This is a July conversation. Not a March conversation.
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