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Spurs Cruising So Far

Judging by the first month of the season, the Spurs may be the deepest team in the West, correction, in the entire league. However, will they be able to translate that into another championship ring? Most experts are in agreement that the Spurs are the team to beat. However, in my humble opinion teams like the Mavericks and the Pistons have a better shot come June. There is no denying that San Antonio is very impressive. The Spurs might be the premier offensive team in the league right now.

Being that Amare Stoudemire and Shaquille O?Neal sidelined, the field is open for a different team to lead the NBA in FG percentage. San Antonio has stepped into that role with a .478 number. Execution has improved since earlier in November. Through San Antonio?s first 6 games the Spurs were averaging a poor 21 turnovers per game, but in their subsequent 8 outings the team is a better-than-the-mean 14.4 turnovers per. And the latter number is that large only because of a few sloppy quarters here and there that inflate it.

The biggest thing that the Spurs have going for them is that their three big stars are the players who try to make a lot of things happen. three big stars are the players who try to make a lot of things happen. Another solid contributor has been Nick Van Exel, helping the Spurs in keeping the turnover average in check is, who has only lost the ball 13 times this season. Nick?s turnover-per-minute rate is 41% less than Parker?s this season and 15% lower than Beno Udrih?s was last season.