The maturation of the San Antonio Spurs

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The maturation of the San Antonio Spurs

Postby Bob Of Burleson » Sun Jun 08, 2014 6:57 am

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“That’s the beauty of Coach Pop and Timmy (Duncan) and everybody in this organization:
We try to adapt,” said Spurs point guard Tony Parker.

Once a grind-it-out ballclub,
San Antonio Spurs
have evolved offensively


By Michael Lee
The Washington Post

SAN ANTONIO — For so long, the success of the San Antonio Spurs was accepted, even if not widely appreciated. With their small-market charm, low-maintenance stars and a coach who was sometimes charming and sometimes a curmudgeon, the Spurs were more concerned about being champions than being cool.

But as the Spurs’ offense has evolved from boring to beautiful, their staying power has attracted more admirers. Earlier this season, Washington Wizards center Marcin Gortat compared San Antonio’s offense to “listening to Mozart.”

The Spurs transitioned from a grind-it-out outfit that crossed half court and immediately looked inside to David Robinson and Tim Duncan to a group that still relied heavily on Duncan yet had the occasional improvisations of Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili. As Duncan began to age and Parker and Ginobili matured, Coach Gregg Popovich loosened the controls. And as Popovich realized reducing regular season minutes was going to be imperative to prolong careers, the Spurs became more concerned about how they created shots than who took them.

“That’s the beauty of Coach Pop and Timmy and everybody in this organization: We try to adapt,” Parker said. “And I think our game has arrived to a point where we can score but we can play defense. We can play any kind of style.”

Going from slow and prodding to fast and furious has yet to produce another title, but the change has helped the Spurs take a 1-0 lead over the Miami Heat in the best-of-seven NBA Finals. Game 2 is Sunday at AT&T Center.

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Re: The maturation of the San Antonio Spurs

Postby planosteve » Sun Jun 08, 2014 7:21 am

I think San Antonio is a much stronger basketball town than Dallas. They broadcast all of their games on WOAI, the voice of the Spurs. Who is the voice of the Mavericks? Every game is followed by an analysis show, where the game is criticized. The Spurs fans are much stronger fans and really energize the team. They seldom loose a home game.
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Re: The maturation of the San Antonio Spurs

Postby bodine » Sun Jun 08, 2014 10:55 am

The Spurs are the only major professional team in San Antonio. No MLB, NFL, NHL to offer up competition. No major college sports teams, either.

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Re: The maturation of the San Antonio Spurs

Postby planosteve » Sun Jun 08, 2014 11:41 am

bodine wrote:The Spurs are the only major professional team in San Antonio. No MLB, NFL, NHL to offer up competition. No major college sports teams, either.
Actually, aren't the Mavericks the only professional team in Dallas?
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Re: The maturation of the San Antonio Spurs

Postby bodine » Sun Jun 08, 2014 11:45 am

planosteve wrote:
bodine wrote:The Spurs are the only major professional team in San Antonio. No MLB, NFL, NHL to offer up competition. No major college sports teams, either.
Actually, aren't the Mavericks the only professional team in Dallas?

Point taken....

Although the Stars were in the playoffs this year...


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