Umm, the spurs are 4-4

[gk]

Anything to be worried about? I haven't really been catching any SA games yet this season.

[fatmenace]

I don't think the Spurs have been over .500 after 10 games except maybe twice in the past ten years. Pops sticks to the assigned minutes and doesn't bring back in the starters just because they're losing. He's also been giving the bench more minutes this year on purpose.

6-8 is a norm for them. I know it's cliche, but they play for April.

[fatmenace]

Also, Duncan and Parker have several of those games.

[fatmenace]

I will say if there's one Achilles heel SA has, we're a very small team. I didn't realize it until the season began.

[gk]

Yeah that sounds about right. I seem to remember every year them peaking in the Spring.

So maybe I shouldn't be totally worried about Atlanta just yet.

[fatmenace]

Atlanta's had some good wins the past week. Definitely a fun team to watch.

[fatmenace]

They tend to start peaking in March during their annual two week road trip while the rodeo is in SA. It's frustrating to watch as a fan, but I guess I'd rather have a healthy and rested Duncan and Ginobili over a better record.

[gk]

Probably shouldn't have thrown this out there right before the Cavs get embarrassed by the lowly Wizards. True they were without Shaq and Varajao, and that definitely hurt, but all the old habits were there: standing around watching Lebron launch stupid 20 footers over Deshawn Stevenson, worthless big guys, Mo can't take advantage of Earl Boykins.

Bleh. It was nice to see Lebron get a technical. Hopefully this team will be fired up going forward.

[fatmenace]

Ginobili is out for the next ten days. Parker out for a few as well. ugh