re: NBA Preseason: Houston Rockets #1 in turnovers

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This run of success the Spurs have been on hs been surreal and i just try not to take it for granted. Especially because major change is on the near horizon for us. We'll see what happens

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My buddy is convinced Kawhi is going to carry the Spurs. I try to explain that one star (if he even becomes that) isn't enough. He is just so used to them being great.

I still think Popovich goes with Duncan. Maybe I'm wrong. I really thought (read: hoped) they would go out on top this year though.

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I still think Popovich goes with Duncan. Maybe I'm wrong. I really thought (read: hoped) they would go out on top this year though.

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Depends on how long Duncan wants to play. Pop is on for another 5 years tops, and honestly after this year (barring early season injuries), I think he and my boy Ginobili hang 'em up if they make it past round 2 this year.

And I will cry.

Well, the Raiders seem to have plenty of street cred with the same color scheme...

I think it has more to do with the combination of being small market, not having any TMZ-worthy personalities/egos/team drama, and the fact that our first four titles were a grind it out style of basketball. It's been pretty crazy watching SA transform from a defensive lockdown team to an offensive buzzsaw.

Put this team in a larger market or add some persinalities (i mean, come on, Leonard makes DUNCAN look exciteable ), and they're probably received differently.

Although I will say the past couple of seasons I haven't heard as much of the "Spurs are boring" rhetoric

Back to the subject at hand: I'm excited/scared to see what HOU will/can do this season. Wouldn't be surprised in the least to see y'all challenge to win the West

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I hope so. We always are a letdown with expectations. I kind of like that everyone is counting us out after this offseason.

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This.

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Parsons will fit better in the mavs offense period. not saying he'll be an all star, but I think he'll live up to the contract

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Parsons could do a little more offensively but he isn't nearly as good defensively. So it's hard to assess who is better.

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parsons is better off the dribble and is more creative... But those qualities are easy as the 3rd banana on the team, a team that didn't make it outta the first rd. his load, the expectations, and the scrutiny will all sky rocket this year. No longer will his 1/13 days fly under the radar bc he was a 2nd pick who doesn't make that much money. It's a different world.

Thing about Parsons is people have been saying so long what a great bargain he was since his contract made him possibly the best bargain in the NBA. His greatest asset was his incredibly team-friendly contract.

Now Parsons is paid market value and he's going to be evaluated as a 15 mil/year player. I don't think the reviews will be as glowing. Don't get me wrong--he's a nice player, but he's the classic case of a guy who was called underrated for so long that he became somewhat overrated. And he was underpaid so long he became overpaid.

I love what Ariza is able to do on defense. He's a guy who can affect the floor so drastically on defense and he's a great fit next to someone as ball-dominant as Harden. When we had him in New Orleans, we unfortunately had to ask him to be our primary scorer on some nights when injuries piled up--that's just not what he's good at. I remember his +/- scores were always much better than people would think since our eyes as spectators focus so much on offense and counting stats.