Monday, April 23, 2012

Experience is Best Teacher of All

Watch out, feared NBA playoff teams! Beware of more experienced NBA teams, especially the San Antonio Spurs. I think the Spurs are more equipped this year and have a deep roster to challenge any NBA team this playoffs. They could beat up my favorite team of all time, the Chicago Bulls. Both the Bulls and the Spurs have well-balanced rosters, however the Spurs are more experienced than Chicago is. I believe San Antonio has the tools this playoff season to overcome any obstacles through and through. San Antonio has their Big Three to run their offense through. They run the ball through Tony Parker's speed and penetration, Manu Ginobli's competitive fire and slashing to the basket, and Tim Duncan's steady 20-and-10 a night. Though Duncan has decreased in performance and age, he may be producing 12-and-10 now. They have young starters in shooting guard Danny Green and small forward Kahwi Leonard. They are able to produce points and play perimeter defense if needed to be. They have a reliable backup in Gary Neal, who can shoot three pointers. Stephen Jackson, Patty Mills, and Boris Diaw are relied on for their veteran leadership, whose abilities will be able to score points and play some outstanding defense, which I know they are capable of doing. DeJuan Blair, Matt Bonner, and Tiago Splitter will spend time sharing minutes at center and also spelling Tim Duncan at times. This is a deep and experienced Spurs roster. Gregg Popovich is still at the helm of this San Antonio squad. I expect Gregg Popovich to offer words of wisdom when his squad is in trouble of losing basketball games. He knows how to coach a winning team and I know a winning basketball squad when I see one.

2 comments:

  1. nice piece AJ. I think youre right about the Spurs this year, but they have a lot of tough teams to contend with coming out of the west. shoudl be a fantastic playoffs this year. and what about metta "world peace" - guy is such a jackass huh? he should be thrown out of the league. should've happened a long time ago.

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    1. You're right, Sean, Metta "world peace" is a jackass. I absolutely agree with you, he should have been thrown out of the league a long time ago. No NBA team can handle what the San Antonio Spurs have been through. Gregg Popovich has his Spurs squad trained so well, he knows how to motivate them to play their best game and how to "play the right way."

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