Spurs Scare
The city of San Antonio can sleep a little easier now. During Sunday’s game against the Trailblazers, All-Everything center, Tim Duncan took a nasty spill and had to be assisted off by teammates. The team, and fans of the black and silver everywhere, surely spent a nervous Sunday and Monday waiting to hear back the results from the MRI. On Monday, the fears were resolved, as it was determined to only be a sprain, and the big man is only likely to miss a few games.
Had the injury been serious, the team’s chances for a repeat would certainly have been shot. As things currently stand, the Spurs are off to the best start in team history, and sport the best record in the West at 15-3, as well as a 3 game lead in the division over the Hornets and Mavericks. It will be interesting to see who picks up the scoring slack in Duncan’s absence, but Tony Parker has turned up his offensive game a notch this year, and Ginobili is still as deadly as ever from the bench. Parker is averaging 2 points a game more than last year (20.7 this year) while also delivering almost 2 more assists per game. Ginobili also has stepped up his game, and is averaging almost 3 points a game more than last year.
Although the Spurs are the consummate playoff team, built on defense, leadership, poise, and mental toughness, critics point to their age as one of the weaknesses of the team. With Duncan sidelined for any amount of time, this is a great chance for the youngsters and backups to prove that there is a youth movement in San Antonio also.
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