Are the Spurs done?

Injuries are a significant part of what makes them DONE.

Indeed, and that's completely fair.

No green text.

:stein: (Spurs apologist)

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San Antonio is 2-7 against teams over .500

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The Spurs invested heavily in Richard Jefferson and Antonio McDyess over the offseason, somersaulting past the luxury-tax line to make the two former Olympians the centerpiece of an extensive roster renovation. So far, the contributions from the team’s two most costly offseason additions have sprung from a decidedly mixed bag. The 34-year-old McDyess, signed as a free agent to a three-year deal worth as much as $14.5 million, is averaging 5.5 points and shooting 46.8 percent, career-lows should they last. He is also averaging 5.7 rebounds. A scoring star with Milwaukee and New Jersey, the 29-year-old Jefferson — obtained in a June trade with the Bucks and due to earn $29.2 million between this season and next — is averaging 13.4 points per game, his lowest output since his rookie season with the Nets. Still, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich remains bullish on the team’s offseason investments. He continues to urge patience with his newcomers as they adjust to their new team, and their new team adjusts to them. “What I’m learning is we lost more corporate knowledge than I thought,” said Popovich, whose team is 13-10 after a 2-1 Western road trip. “It’s taken a little bit more time than I thought to get everybody on the same page.”
— San Antonio Express-News

Now they're 23-13, after a 20-point win against the Lakers. TD is averaging 20 and 10. Yup, definitely done.

A nice win, their 4th of those 23 wins that have come against teams with a winning record.

Lakers have lost 4 in a row on the road, and Kobe left in the 3rd quarter with a back injury.

But a nice win, indeed.

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Originally Posted by Phil Jackson

"They took our kids to school".

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Originally Posted by AP

The Spurs finished a disappointing six-game homestand at 2-4. If there was a season the Spurs needed their annual Rodeo Road Trip to come together, this would be it.

Parker’s timetable for a return is unknown, but San Antonio will want him back for what comes next: An eight-game, 3 1/2 -week road trip that figures to weigh heavily for the underachieving Spurs. Once the Spurs get back, they’ll have just 12 home games the remainder of the season.

San Antonio went 8-8 in January and seemed to show that its problems run deeper than just breaking in a slew of new faces. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has lately deplored the lapses in San Antonio’s usually trademark defense.

George Hill pulls a Sean Salisbury

http://www.tmz.com/2010/02/09/san-an...d-photographs/

Great read!

Spurs' patience with Jefferson running low

I watched part of the game last night and he did look terrible. His shot was off and he didn't play any defense either.

His deal is the same length as Tay. Would you move RIP to get his shorter deal (ideally I would want an expiring)? For a pick? Maybe with Max in there too?