Spurs Looking Good, Cowboys Fire Phillips and Other Thoughts

I've got to say that I am loving this Spurs team. The wins have been closer than I'd like them to be, but they are still wins.

What does that mean? I don't know. You can go around the internets and find people that quote you stats on what winning ugly means. Take them. Believe them. Don't believe them. Whatever.

Gimme wins, yo. Wins.

After squeaking out these wins against the dregs of the Association, the next step will be doing it against the elite. It should probably concern me that we tend to turn the ball over a shitton. We also cannot defend for shit.

Any fan worth their TV will tell you that defense wins championships. Probably unprompted. Defense does win championships. Sure. Just not solely. Execution is more important, though. I want my teams to have the ability to get a basket when they need it, and get a stop when they need it.


We'll have to wait and see what this team is made of, though. Right now we've got RJ, Manu and Neal killing it from outside. What happens when they hit a mid-season slump?* What about injuries? Tony Parker hasn't played a full season since 02-03. Hasn't played 77 games since 06-07. Timmy? Something similar, and Ginobili hasn't played more than 77 ever.

*Shitballs. That reminds me of playoff shooting slumps-- oh my goodness those are unbelievably frustrating. As the guy who has been shooting 40% from 3ball land has Wade Phillips Face. The guy who you felt comfortable with shooting all of a sudden fills you with horror as he launches another soon-to-be-brick of the back rim that really had no shot of going in, in your mind. Fuckballs. Those suck.

So, there ya go. This post is pretty much me saying that I like what is happening so far but waiting for a larger sample size. Riveting, I know.

--Team I can't wait to see lose? Those fucking Lakers. Fuck them.

--Celtics dropped one to the Mavericks on the road (just now). Dude. I like Rondo's game and all, but damn. They do not respect his outside jumper At. All. The guy got left open on a three point shot down two with like ten ticks remaining. That makes me respect ol' Frenchy a little more. TP worked on his jumper and made it respectable. Geez, that was bad.

--Wade Phillips got canned.  Really, what else was there to do? I wasn't happy when he was hired. I was pleasantly surprised when he squeezed out that 13-win season. I thought he should have been let go post-Eagledebacle.