With the famous Dallas Mavericks trying to re-enter the 2007 NBA Finals after losing to the Miami Heat in the previous year’s championship series, much attention was paid to that unique Texas team.
The perception was that Spurs was a little softer, a little older; maybe smart, but not smart enough to win the title against a Dallas team that had all the momentum in the world and the league MVP for the 2006-2007 season. Duncan seemed a little slower, a little more injury prone in two years. Emmanuel Ginobili would not last for a season at such a high level; He was prone to error with his mix-it style. Tony Parker couldn’t shoot consistently enough, and Bruce Bowen lost his defensive touch and took fewer shots to compensate. These arguments were made against stimuli. He then won the 2007 title against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
For the 2007-08 season, San Antonio definitely saw its weak points.
While the core of Duncan, Ginobili and 2007 Finals MVP Parker is still rock solid, the cast of supporting players has changed slightly. Yes, Robert Horry is available and looking for a blast during the regular season before making his presence known in the playoffs; Francisco Elson and Fabricio Oberto still continue to man the center position next to Duncan, but the new faces of San Antonio are reaching man. consecutive championship winner for the first time in the history of his franchise.
Former Portland castoff Ime Udoka will help fill the role of Bruce Bowen 2.0 on the estranged bench, and France will look to develop under the auspices of Ian Mahinmi, who was drafted in San Antonio‘s first-round pick in 2005. While the changes are small, the benefits can be immense, thanks to continued alignment between the original goals. the shoes are consistently good, if not great.
While Duncan is getting older, his skills are still intact, and for a player who has never lived off his athleticism, his prime has been extended — Duncan’s role is important to continue to command his defensive teammates, as he has become a much stronger defender. individual and wise.
Parker will continue to do better when he’s six years old, when he’s only 25, he shouldn’t be content to simply be one of the best young guards, but instead convince himself that he’s one of the best. covenant, age
As long as Ginobili’s spurs continue to be used as a sixth man for the better part of the season, it will hurt, even though he’s only 29, who is at the top years old NBA player‘s first, long-term international experience with Argentina and Italy are powerfully old to the level of a normal NBA player of his age. 31-32. The fact that the Spurs are keeping a solid guard in the starting lineup is just as important as their need to maintain Ginobili’s effectiveness in the future.
Thus the old, quarrelsome Spurs wish to defend their title; Following 2000, 2004 and 2006, they failed to win the championship in 1999, 2003 and 2005.
But who still wants to bet against them this season?
