The San Antonio Spurs are looking tired and old. San Antonio just got ran off of the floor last night by the Phoenix Suns. The Suns ran circles around the Spurs and it looked like the Spurs couldn't catch up. With an ageing core of players, San Antonio is looking like it's lost their luster.
I know it's still early in the season, but if this was a year ago the Spurs would be much higher up in the western conference instead of barely holding to the eighth spot only one game ahead of a younger Oklahoma City team. Some sports analyst said the Spurs were the team to beat and the Champion Los Angeles Lakers should watch out, but is looking far from the case.
Yes the Spurs added youth with acquiring Richard Jefferson and their draft picks, but still kept their team old by signing Antonio McDyess and Theo Ratliff. The Spurs are trading youth for experience in hopes that it will help them put another championship trophy on their mantle.
Tim Duncan will go down as the best power forward ever and will be a true hall of famer, but it looks like he is on the decline. Tim has had nagging knee problems and coach Popovich is reducing his minutes. Manu Ginobili has been hampered by injuries year after year and Michael Finley is reduced to a relative three point shooter. Roger Mason, DeJuan Blair and George Hill are bringing freshness to the team, but it just doesn't seem like its enough.
San Antonio is the team of the decade with the Los Angeles Lakers winning multiple championships. The Spurs are a great team winning fifty plus games the last decade with four championships. I don't want to count the Spurs out just yet, but with the way things are going, it’s just a matter of time before the Spurs fade to the back as younger fresher teams pull their way to the fore front.
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