These aren't your daddy's Spurs http://ppt.cc/3QJy All you have to do to realize this is a different San Antonio team that will be coming to AAC on Thursday night is look at the box score from Tuesday's win against the Lakers. In that game, Tim Duncan was 1-of-7 from the field, had just two points and four rebounds and played almost 30 minutes. And the Spurs won, going away. This is not Duncan's team anymore. Oh, the Spurs can still lean on him offensively from time to time. But this club is built around Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker and Richard Jefferson, who has found a stride after struggling in his first season with the Spurs. In addition, DeJuan Blair picked up 17 points and 15 rebounds in the 97-82 win over Kobe Bryant's team. You have to give credit to Gregg Popovich for the way the Spurs have reinvented themselves. History says they are a defense-first team. And judging from the Lakers' output on Tuesday, that can still be the case. But the Spurs also average nearly 106 points per game, putting them in the top five in the league. Popovich is usually ahead of the curve when it comes to setting trends and not following them. His switch to a higher gear offensively is commendable. 个人蛮认同这篇文章的，这已经不太是我们以前所认识的马刺。 Tim Duncan上一场七投中一拿下两分，可是还是大胜湖人， 马刺今年有好几场是Tim Duncan在第四节完全没上场的情况下赢下来的， 这在小牛，很难想像司机如果有这样的表现，小牛可以击败NBA哪个球队？ 两年後，司机也34岁了，小牛还要靠他每场一定水准演出， 还是像Tim Duncan这样半养生、而球队战绩就能长红呢？ 身为一个小牛迷，两年後的小牛会是呈现什麽样貌，真的是非常耐人寻味。 真的很佩服Gregg Popovich的调度，比起往年更加保护今年34岁Tim Duncan的情况下， 今年还能打出全联盟第一的战绩。 现在碰到马刺，恐怕已经不是Tim DuncanＶＳ司机的戏码了， 当然你不能否认掉Tim Duncan的重要性。 不管有没有司机，小牛要挑战的，应该是更全面的马刺了。 比起以前，他们拥有更多的攻击好手， 他们本季单场平均得分高达１０５.９分， 这跟过去近十年的标榜低得分、低失分的马刺完全不同。 （就像今年小牛的失分也很不小牛阿！） 拿掉Tim Duncan，他们除了可以独当一面的Manu Ginobili和Tony Parker， 还有Jefferson、Hill、Blair等人， 他们在Tim Duncan下场休息时，还能维持一定攻击火力和防守火候。 在未来的一两年，不管是在例行赛甚至是季後赛， 最要小心的恐怕是马刺均衡的的战力。 也许扯太远了，但我多少会期待明年季後赛能再次在西区决赛碰面！ 过去十年的季後赛，我们和马刺交手了５次， 马刺赢了其中三次（００－０１、０２－０３、０９－１０） 小牛则是在０５－０６、０８－０９击败马刺。 我期待明年两队能再碰面，再分个高下， 我想马刺ｖｓ小牛这系列，会是这十年来最令人值得回味、怀念的系列赛。 --

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