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Michael
Coupe, Sedan, SUV, Stationwagon, Hatchback, Convertible, Roadster (two-seaters)?
Which type of car is just meant to drive nice?
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The problem is that the 'classifications' are whatever you want them to be. You can call your eight ton road grader a sports car if you want. Then, there are too many specifics as to 'driving'. Taking six kids to the zoo is driving, a 750 mile cruzz half-way across the country, drag racing on Friday night, a curvy mountain road east of L.A., street cruzzing in Detroit. Define where you are going to drive.. For general everyday driving, which, for me, could be 500 miles a day or bumper-to-bumper grid lock, I love my four door V-8 Fords. Have a Grand Marquis LS-E with the police engine & suspension, plus eight yards of leather, buckets, CD changer with a sub-woofer. I'm at home commuting to work or driving to Denver for vacation...
The problem is that the 'classifications' are whatever you want them to be. You can call your eight ton road grader a sports car if you want. Then, there are too many specifics as to 'driving'. Taking six kids to the zoo is driving, a 750 mile cruzz half-way across the country, drag racing on Friday night, a curvy mountain road east of L.A., street cruzzing in Detroit. Define where you are going to drive.. For general everyday driving, which, for me, could be 500 miles a day or bumper-to-bumper grid lock, I love my four door V-8 Fords. Have a Grand Marquis LS-E with the police engine & suspension, plus eight yards of leather, buckets, CD changer with a sub-woofer. I'm at home commuting to work or driving to Denver for vacation...
How many more seasons can the Spurs realistically contend with their current core?
BastionB
The Spurs have been one of the NBA's elite franchises ever since drafting Tim Duncan in 1997. They have won 4 championships and have the best winning percentage of any North American sports franchise since then! They are still currently contenders even now with a core of Duncan, Ginobili and Parker, but how long can they stay contenders now that Duncan is beginning to reach the downside of his career? What can they do to assure that they stay on top even when Duncan's skills start to decline?
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Since Pop plays Duncan vary sparingly with his minutes (He always has for his entire career) Duncan could realistically be a real contender for another 4 to 6 years. Sure he will decline a bit but a declining Duncan is better than 95% of most bigs in the NBA. Keep in mind Duncan is younger than Garnett and has played fewer minutes. He's only one year older than Kobe, and once again has fewer minutes on his body. Minutes on a NBA player is like mileage on a car. After a while the car starts to break down from use, so will the body. Ginobili, even though he's a bit younger than Tim will need a back-up or a replacement soon and that is because of his play style. Manu has one speed and that is all-out. He throws his body around with reckless abandon. That is why the team calls him El-Contusion, they say by the end of the season he's on big bruise. That will catch up to him over time. Parker is still young, only 26. He is the nucleus of the new team when Duncan steps down. The constant chatter about the Spurs being to "OLD" right now just doesn't hold up, when you look at teams like Boston. All of their stars are "OLD" have been injury prone high minute players, yet no one says they are to "OLD". Boston couldn't win if they lost any two of their stars to injury. SA could still be a ELITE contender if they lost anyone but Duncan. The Spurs just played one of the other elite west teams and almost won, with the BIG 3 sitting out for the game plus they also sat Finley their forth leading scorer. I challenge LA to do the same. Sit Kobe, Gasol, Fisher, & Odom, and see how well the team does, the Spurs were in the game until the last 45 seconds on the clock with Denver, I doubt LA would do as well.
The Spurs are still a solid team. Only those who aren't true basketball fans would say or think otherwise. They will continue to be a viable threat to win a title for at least another 4 years. It could be longer, we don't know what may change for the team. Tiago Splitter will be joining the team next season, he has been hailed by EVERY pro scout as the best player in the euro-league. He could give Duncan that added big man punch the team needs. Splitter is a 6-11 big who can shoot the 3, as well a bang inside. If people are impressed with the game of Scola, consider that SA had his rights and gave them up because they knew splitter was better, what does that tell you? Then The team also drafted well with George Hill. those who don't watch Spurs games are only seeing Rose & Mayo, they are missing Hill. he's one of the most overlooked and probably going to be one of the best future PGs and overall players in the current rookie class. Last was the SA's free agent pick-up of Roger Mason jr. Mason has been nothing short of amazing. he has burned everyone from LA to Boston with his 3pt shooting. and he keeps getting better. (Keep in mind he's only 28). Sorry I forgot to mention Matt Bonner, mainly because everyone forgets about him until he drops 20+ points on you and 14 rebounds. he's been doing it all season long. He has developed into one of the most devastating shooters in the league. He should easily be near the top of the short list of players for "Comeback Player of the Year", he's also only 28.
Since Pop plays Duncan vary sparingly with his minutes (He always has for his entire career) Duncan could realistically be a real contender for another 4 to 6 years. Sure he will decline a bit but a declining Duncan is better than 95% of most bigs in the NBA. Keep in mind Duncan is younger than Garnett and has played fewer minutes. He's only one year older than Kobe, and once again has fewer minutes on his body. Minutes on a NBA player is like mileage on a car. After a while the car starts to break down from use, so will the body. Ginobili, even though he's a bit younger than Tim will need a back-up or a replacement soon and that is because of his play style. Manu has one speed and that is all-out. He throws his body around with reckless abandon. That is why the team calls him El-Contusion, they say by the end of the season he's on big bruise. That will catch up to him over time. Parker is still young, only 26. He is the nucleus of the new team when Duncan steps down. The constant chatter about the Spurs being to "OLD" right now just doesn't hold up, when you look at teams like Boston. All of their stars are "OLD" have been injury prone high minute players, yet no one says they are to "OLD". Boston couldn't win if they lost any two of their stars to injury. SA could still be a ELITE contender if they lost anyone but Duncan. The Spurs just played one of the other elite west teams and almost won, with the BIG 3 sitting out for the game plus they also sat Finley their forth leading scorer. I challenge LA to do the same. Sit Kobe, Gasol, Fisher, & Odom, and see how well the team does, the Spurs were in the game until the last 45 seconds on the clock with Denver, I doubt LA would do as well.
The Spurs are still a solid team. Only those who aren't true basketball fans would say or think otherwise. They will continue to be a viable threat to win a title for at least another 4 years. It could be longer, we don't know what may change for the team. Tiago Splitter will be joining the team next season, he has been hailed by EVERY pro scout as the best player in the euro-league. He could give Duncan that added big man punch the team needs. Splitter is a 6-11 big who can shoot the 3, as well a bang inside. If people are impressed with the game of Scola, consider that SA had his rights and gave them up because they knew splitter was better, what does that tell you? Then The team also drafted well with George Hill. those who don't watch Spurs games are only seeing Rose & Mayo, they are missing Hill. he's one of the most overlooked and probably going to be one of the best future PGs and overall players in the current rookie class. Last was the SA's free agent pick-up of Roger Mason jr. Mason has been nothing short of amazing. he has burned everyone from LA to Boston with his 3pt shooting. and he keeps getting better. (Keep in mind he's only 28). Sorry I forgot to mention Matt Bonner, mainly because everyone forgets about him until he drops 20+ points on you and 14 rebounds. he's been doing it all season long. He has developed into one of the most devastating shooters in the league. He should easily be near the top of the short list of players for "Comeback Player of the Year", he's also only 28.
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