Are the Spurs done?

[Kstat]

The Spurs mentally crumbled in the 2nd half tonight. That was pathetic.

[Zekyl]

How do you blow a 20+ point lead? I mean, they have a competent coach and everything

[Timone]

I'm convinced.

[Glenn]

Don't think that I take any pleasure in this.

This is hitting me as hard as it is hitting you guys and the rest of SpursNation.

[Zekyl]

Is that flame slowly going out Glenn?

Someone needs to remake that into a flaming flop

[Glenn]

I just did some more reading at SpursTalk, it's fun!

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=89777

[Timone]

Watching Spurs fans trash their team is hilarious. It's like watching 90210...you don't get how kids who live in Beverly Hills have all of these problems.

Disclaimer: I'm not comparing the cities.

[Timone]

On like a 6 game winning streak now or something like that.

Ok, are you guys done? Or are you going to make another run at the title? CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS!!

[Glenn]

My boy Hollinger weighs in.

San Antonio Spurs

Glass half-full: Relax, we do this every year.

Glass half-empty: This sure seemed easier when everybody wasn't 30-something.

Key factoids you might not know: San Antonio began its late surge even later than usual, not really turning things around for good until late March. But now the Spurs have won eight in a row and seem likely to be the No. 2 or No. 3 seed in the West.

As usual, the defense is the key. The Spurs have been in the middle of the pack offensively all season, but rank third in defensive efficiency. They're the league's best defensive rebounding team, pulling down 76.9 percent of opponents' misses, and as usual they defend the 3-point line with ferocity. San Antonio gives up the fourth-fewest attempts -- only 19.5 percent of opponents' shots are 3s -- and are second only to Boston in 3-point defense at 33.8 percent.

But the reason San Antonio is so close to the rest of the Western pack rather than head and shoulders above is that several key role players have begun declining. Bruce Bowen, Michael Finley, Brent Barry, Jacque Vaughn and especially Robert Horry have all seen their output diminish due to age, injury or both, and as a result, on too many nights Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili are left to carry the offense entirely. Barry's calf problem in particular has been a setback, because his still-deadly shot is an incredible deterrent to help defenders.

Full article: http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/insid...3dNBAHeadlines

[Glenn]

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