Karma you are exactly right. Parker is playing at a high level right. The bench is ridiculous deep right now with Blair, Splitter, Bonner, Hill even McDyess is legit. McDyess didnt even play last night. 3 pt shooting has been excellent. Besides the big 3 being healthy. The biggest difference from last season has been the defense and more of a up tempo offense due to the team getting a little younger. Hill is a Bruce Bowen type of defender but can score. Also, a huge impact has been RJ's second season under Pop's offense he struggled with it last year and he has grasp the offense and playing at a high level. I might be a little biased since i work for the organization.

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Posted by LSU Fan 90812

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Posted on 12/29/10 at 10:44 am to cbporch31

Jefferson finally knows what spots his shots are coming from. And his base is much more technically sound on his release this year. He's not just running around and trying to force things anymore. All of those things lead to better shooting.

I love HIll. I actually wondered aloud if Hill was going to make Parker expendable last season before TP's contract was extended. He's more explosive than Bowen ever was, and waaaay better on offense.

I forgot to mention Splitter. He's not as strong (physically) as I was thinking he might be. But he's very active on defense and plays aggressively without gambling.

Spurs are deep. I also think Pops is doing a great job limiting TD's minutes. Tim can still get it going in spurts, and is still better than 2/3 of the bigs in the game even when he's not on his A game. Best defensive commander/communicator in the league aside from KG.

What do you do for the Spurs? I'm not a spurs fan per se, just a fan of good basketball wherever it is played. And it's been played in SA for over a decade straight now.

This post was edited on 12/29/10 at 10:46 am

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