Grades: Spurs at Clippers

[Finch23]

Tim Duncan B- Extremely slow start. Eventually found a rhythm.

 

Manu Ginobili B Made things happen offensively. Gambled too much on D.

 

Tony Parker B+ Struggled finishing on break but otherwise played well.

 

Richard Jefferson A Solid defensively. On fire with jumper on offense.

 

DeJuan Blair C+ Better on defense but still struggling overall.

 

Antonio McDyess B+ Rebounding again a strength. Hesitated with jumper.

 

Gary Neal A+ Best perimeter defender. Rebounded. Shot it straight.

 

James Anderson A Good decisions. Defense solid. Conditioning improving.

 

Tiago Splitter B+ Got tired easily but glimpses of potential obvious.

 

Bobby Simmons B+ Played very physical defense and rotated well. His shot looked flat though

 

George Hill INC Injured on flagrant foul. Initial reports indicate muscle spasms in neck area.

[sas45champs]

Dude what's up man?

 

The Spurs big three each played less than 30 minutes. Jefferson is showing us something this year. Gary Neal has been really good, whenever the Spurs sign/draft a player they always know they have something good. I can definitely live with games like this where our stars don't look like they played well on paper but they were productive in the time they were given to preserve their health, while our bench picked up the pace. And of course we get the win.