As much as I'm loathe to admit... the Spurs are looking DAMN scary. Everybody keeps talking about the big 3 (Lakers, Celts, Cavs), but I think the Spurs are right there and can beat just about anybody in the league in a 7 game series. They're sitting at 39-17 with the 2nd best record in the west and 5th overall (behind the big 3 + Orlando). This despite the fact that they lost Parker for 10 games earlier in the year, Manu for 18 games (currently still out and counting), and now Duncan has mised 3 games (and counting). Yeah the other big teams have suffered injuries as well (Bynum, Jameer, now KG), but not to the level/length of the Spurs.
It has to be disheartening to the rest of the league that without Duncan or Ginobili, Tony Parker still led the Spurs to blowout wins over the Mavs and the Blazers, on back to back nights too. Seriously, Mavs and Blazers are both looking like ~50 win teams and playoff bound in the tough west and they can't even manage to lose by single digits when the Spurs spot 'em Duncan and Ginobili. That's insane. And it's not like they got a Lamar Odom type stepping up. The chief benefactor of the increased minutes has been Kurt Thomas, who wouldn't be a starter on any team in the league. If healthy, the Spurs are going to be really dangerous in the playoffs and I would not be surprised at all if they were the ones to win it all. Remember, it is an odd year after all (see: 2007, 2005, 2003, 1999).
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