07 November 2008

Half-Time Show

 
More Of Defensive Specialists, Please...
 
A lively prediction has been occured in some discussion spot wondering who will be the lucky player(s) being signed as (a) Spurs. Had you been forget, it is a team with very strong defensive mentality -- don't forget that defense win championship -- and little did it need a scoring prowess like George Gervin (was it the reason he moved to Bulls?) or the likes of Jordan and other scoring champs. Even David Robinson must fight 'til the end to grab that once-in-a-lifetime chance he'd never have, again, ever!
 
So, Kurt Thomas was brought in last mid-season, but proved to be insufficient. The talks about Antonio McDyess has been up in the air, but it is reported that he doesn't want to play anywhere but Detroit (although he was drafted by Denver), a condition that probably would force Denver to buy out his contract, like Barry did after his trade to Seattle. If it happens, then it would be a regret not to try luring him to play in San Antonio. Besides, isn't San Antonio is the Western Detroit? (I prefer the term "Detroit is the Eastern San Antonio" rather than the opposite) And if he is hunger for championship, maybe he could be convinced to play here, since Detroit would not be the same team as it was under Flip Saunders.
 
Personally, I miss the time when my team won the rebounding all the way through the regular season.
 
 
A Good PER.. Or A Nice Position On Top?
 
The thought of Player Efficiency Rating (PER) is all about offensive statistic, isn't it? As far as teams go, there'll be a lot more than that. According to PoundingTheRock, #1 player in the list is... guess who: TONY PARKER, with some numbers begin with 39. The next closest is LeBron with 32-something. The next Spur is in #9, TIM DUNCAN - over 28. And still has two Spurs in the top 25: ROGER MASON, Jr at #25, and have another wild guess... rookie GEORGE HILL above him, in #22, also ahead of Steve Nash. A very terrific combo, and Spurs at the bottom of the table with one win out of four games.
 
Still from the same site, then if four Spurs mentioned above still play the way they played, and the rest of the team still defend the way they did, the record at the end of the season would be under .500 as well. Boy, i would be more than happy to trade those position to Kobe, AI, T-Mac, Shaq, and be in the driving seat now, 'til the end of the season next June.

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