Friday, December 3rd, 2010
Advanced Scouting: Minnesota Timberwolves at San Antonio Spurs
The Spurs hope to bounce back as they host the Timberwolves. The previous matchup went down to the wire. What gave SA trouble? Should this game be any better?
The Spurs hope to bounce back as they host the Timberwolves. The previous matchup went down to the wire. What gave SA trouble? Should this game be any better?
The Timberwolves play at a fast pace and rely on Michael Beasley in the half court. What is the best way for the Spurs to counter?
AT&T CENTER-George Hill made his triumphant return to the starting lineup. Tony Parker, starting on the bench, followed shortly after in reaffirming that the Spurs backcourt rotation is more than Manu Ginobili and company. Playing together for the first time since March 6, Parker and Hill managed to sidestep any questions as to who should [...]
The storylines that defined tonight’s victory over the Timberwolves are self-evident. Manu Ginobili’s craftiness and intensity poured forth in torrential proportions. Richard Jefferson played with a swagger and physicality which, were this not the present, would appear anachronistic to the Duncan era. And, if Roger Mason had not already driven the final nail into the [...]