San Antonio Spurs 2010 Preview & Predictions

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San Antonio Spurs 2009-2010 NBA Record: 50-32, 2nd in Southwest Division

San Antonio Spurs Betting Trends & Betting Angles:
• 1-7 SU & ATS past 8 games at Dallas
• 16-4 SU past 20 games vs Memphis
• 8-0 SU, 7-1 ATS past 8 at home to Hornets
• UNDER is 6-0-1 past 7 within Southwest Div
• UNDER is 11-2-1 past 14 home games vs Lakers
• UNDER is 12-4 past 16 at home to Houston
• UNDER is 16-4 past 20 Jan road games

San Antonio Spurs 2010 Preview & Prediction

It’s that time of year again. As the NBA season draws near, it’s time for the annual “dismiss the Spurs” rhetoric. It’s always the same, but usually it’s discussed in whispered tones. The Spurs? They’re over the hill. Washed up. Too old. But after the Spurs were swept by the Suns in the second round of the playoffs, those whispers began turning into shouts. It seems that everyone has handed the Spurs their AARP cards. Let’s not be so hasty. Yes, they’re old. Tim Duncan will turn 35 late this season, and his knees are getting creakier. Manu Ginobili is 33. Tony Parker is 28. That’s just the Big Three. Antonio McDyess is 36 and Richard Jefferson is 30. So yes, it might seem as if they’re teetering on the brink of athletic mortality. But no, they’re not finished just yet. Duncan, while no longer the metronomic performer he once was, is not yet ready to hang ‘em up. And while the perennial All-Star – and everyone else can see the end of his career from here, the Spurs finally have a worthy successor in Tiago Splitter, who is projected by many to be the franchise’s next superstar. Ginobili, finally freed from the injuries that had plagued him the past few seasons, played like a man possessed after the All-Star break. And Parker is ready for a rebound season, if not for pride’s sake, then because he’s in a contract year. And Jefferson, free of the scrutiny brought about by his bloated contract, should be a perfect fit this season.

San Antonio Spurs Coach: Gregg Popovich (15th season)

San Antonio Spurs Projected Starters: PG Tony Parker, SG Manu Ginobili, SF Richard Jefferson, PF Tim Duncan, C Antonio McDyess.

San Antonio Spurs Key Additions: None.

San Antonio Spurs Key Losses: G Roger Mason, G Keith Bogans.

2010 San Antonio Spurs Point Guards:

The Parker trade speculation has become constant, but (a) it’s mostly been ridicuously off base, (b) fueled by Parker heading into the final season of his contract, and (c) it’s more a compliment about Hill than a knock on Parker. The understudy is simply coming on that fast. The incumbent is hardly scraping by, though. Parker played a career-low 56 games in 2009-10, mostly because of a hand injury, but still shot 48.7 percent, the ninth-best mark for non-centers and power forwards. He’s still only 28-years old. There is no imminent demise going on here. The two-hand shove in the back is the development of Hill, from relative unknown when he came out of IUPUI in 2008 to competently starting 43 games and receiving deserving attention for Most Improved Player. His presence mayor may not have Parker feeling threatened. It definitely has the Spurs feeling great about the depth at the position.

2010 San Antonio Spurs Off Guards:

Starter or reserve, this is Ginobili’s spot. The rest is just semantics. Popovich annually slides him from sixth man to the opening lineup or vice versa, but it always comes back to the same thing, that Ginobili is a difference maker for the entire lineup and maybe even the difference maker. Duncan is the franchise, but Ginobili is the guy who will deliver a crazy shot in the playoffs or force the pace in his breakneck style. The Spurs know. He’s 33-years old and just got an extension that will average $13 million for three seasons. Obviously they know. Depth was the uncertainty as August arrived, with Keith Bogans and Roger Mason Jr. lost as free agents. Bogans started 50 games last season. Finding some depth will be key, which affects this rating.

2010 San Antonio Spurs Small Forwards:

The Spurs became one of the winners of the offseason as soon as Jefferson opted out of the final season of his contract, the one that would have paid him $15.2 million in 2010-11. He re-signed, and for more money and security in the long-term, but the price tag for this season will be much lower and immediately represents a huge financial saving for the franchise heading toward the luxury tax. Maybe that will also reduce the expectations. Acquired from the Bucks last summer in what was widely regarded as a San Antonio coup, Jefferson rarely seemed a good fit. Now he gets a second chance, minus the adjustment period and minus the attention $15.2 million would have been as a flashing sign. He has to produce at a better rate than 31.6 percent from behind the arc at any salary.

2010 San Antonio Spurs Power Forwards:

More semantics. Duncan is officially listed as the starter here but plays a lot of center, enough center that opposing coaches put him there when it’s time to vote on Western Conference reserves for the All-Star game. Whatever. He’s still Tim Duncan. That’s the only description that really matters. He’s 34-years old now, but also coming off shooting 51.8 percent, his best mark since 2006-07 and the third-highest of a brilliant career, averaging 10.1 rebounds in just 31.3 minutes, and being voted second-team All-Defense by the NBA’s coaches. While no longer the automatic All-Star starter, Duncan remains a danger to every opponent. DeJuan Blair, meanwhile, immediately went from second-round pick to major contributor, mostly off the bench, in a message to a lot of teams scared off by his history of knee problems. Bonner fills in where necessary.

2010 San Antonio Spurs Centers:

Tiago Splitter finally arrives in the United States, after years of buildup before he was drafted in 2007 and more years of pre-NBA hype as he was named MVP in Spain in arguably the second-toughest league in the world. The active 6-foot-11 Brazilian could start right away, at age 25, or come off the bench behind Antonio McDyess, a starter 50 times last season. Either way, Splitter will be the focus of attention for a team that continues to look for anything close to a replacement for David Robinson. Matt Bonner adds that space-eating, floor-stretching relief from the pine.

San Antonio Spurs 2010 Season Predictions

We predict that the San Antonio Spurs will finish 2nd in the NBA Southwest Division .

San Antonio Spurs Betting

San Antonio Spurs NBA Championship Odds: +2500

San Antonio Spurs Eastern Conference Odds: +1000

San Antonio Spurs 2009-2010 Betting Stats

San Antonio Spurs Straight Up: 50-32
San Antonio Spurs ATS: 44-37-1
San Antonio Spurs Home ATS: 24-16-1
San Antonio Spurs Away ATS: 20-21
San Antonio Spurs Record As Favorite: 39-19
San Antonio Spurs Record As Dog: 11-11
San Antonio Spurs Over/Under: 38-43-1

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