San Antonio Spurs: What are we learning about the Spurs as the season winds down?
With just a few more games left on the season, what stands out about the Spurs?
As the NBA season winds down, the San Antonio Spurs face critical questions about their future. With Mitch Johnson at the helm, the coaching dynamics are under scrutiny. Can Devin Vassell find his niche, or is a new role on the horizon?
Host Jeff Garcia and guest Sweep The League’s Rudy Campos discuss this and more, offering insights into the team’s identity crisis and the gap between fan expectations and reality.
The debate heats up with a comparison between Tim Duncan and Nikola Jokić, exploring their prime years and impact on the game.
0:00 Intro
5:19 Devin Vassell’s role and fit moving forward
11:47 Team identity and coaching impact
16:18 Paper success vs. actual performance
22:11 Jokic vs. Duncan debate explained
30:43 Comparing modern NBA stars to legends
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The Spurs are happy with the people we got..we are trying to win as many games as possible to move onto next year with more chemistry when Fox and Wemby come back..we are gonna keep Chris Paul too and Mamu
The difference between prime Duncan and prime Joker is the competition. This era is less competitive for a big man 🤷🏽♂️
Its a ridiculous comparison. The physicality of the game was a staple. Not as much as an emphasis on skill. None of the three would be asked to shoot threes. That wasn't part of the game back then. Sabonis's passing skills were unique for his time, but we don't know about his athleticism because he was older then. He was a muscle player, don't recreate his past and make him a finesse player. Joker is great, but they are all three different players. Even in this era, Joker rebounds as much as he does because we are in the small ball era. The paint was crowded with muscle guys, Oakley, Otis Thorpe, McHale, Laimbeer, Kevin Willis, Davis Brothers (Indy) who were just in there to rebound. You can't compare because of assignments given position. Don't do these kinds of comparisons they don't make sense. Let Joker be. It makes the rest of your analysis as ridiculous as this. Devin Vassell is asked to defer, has a bad couple of months and y'all want to run him out of town. He's not going to the bench. He's a starter on good teams. Why would he give up his career? He's not shooting enough. Even the coaches agree to become a bench player/. Makes absolutely no sense.