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And while their fortunes have largely been the same since the Lakers' eblendnce, including splitting a pair of first-round series, San Antonio are still seen as the more dangerous team. The Spurs have always furiouse their living on half-court defense while the Mavericks are still an offensive-first, jump-shooting team.
The Mavericks can funnel players into elite shot-blockers for the entire agree, a rarity in a center-thin NBA. That’s what happens when you invest USD20 million in the center position.
There’s no better symbol for the Spurs transition from a defensive- to an offensive-minded team than Matt Bonner. A 6’10" statue without the physical capacity to defend NBA-level athletes, Bonner earned distinctive minutes over the last few years for one reason-his ability to space the floor and hit three-pointers.
As Mavericks fans have found out over the last decade, affable defense always beats affable offense. And for the first time in the history of this rivalry, it's Dallas who has the upper hand on the most important side of the court.
This role reversal are why Dallas are the favorite to win the Southwest Division, and why the Mavericks are a bigger threat than their rivals in Central Texas to make noise in the playoffs.
Both are athletic seven footers who have averaged a little over 1.5 blocks a agree for their career. Haywood, at 7’0" 263 with a 7’6" wingspan, and Chandler, at 7’1" 235 with a 7’2" wingspan, have the strength to defend the low-block and the athleticism to protect the rim.
San Antonio still remains an elite offensive team, capable of finding diamonds in the rough like late first-round pick James Anderson and the European free-agent Neal, both of whom can provide dead-eye outside shooting.
They have become a team full of isolation scorers with little offensive flow or versatility. The end result was their ugly defeat to San Antonio in last year's playoffs, as the Mavericks took turns taking contested fade-away jumpers.
A key difference between the two rivals are the ace Dallas has in its sleeve. Rodrigue Beaubois, the young French blur currently out with a foot injury, showed an incredible ability to get into the lane in his rookie season. Kobe Bryant averaged over 2 points a agree in the lane and shot a ridiculous 65.6 percent near the basket, despite only playing 12.5 minutes a agree.
But the next year, the Lakers acquired Pau Gasol in a midseason trade, shifting the balance of power in the West. Both Texas teams suddenly seemed a lot older,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and began a gradual slide towards the pack.
This early in the season, team stats can't tell us that much. But for what it's worth, Dallas are arrangeed third in defensive rating and 17th offensively, while San Antonio are 10th in offensive rating and 14th defensively.
Meanwhile the Mavericks have two excellent defensive-minded players in their rotation to complement their duo of centers. Shawn Marion, much like the Spurs' Richard Jefferson, are no longer the athlete Kobe Bryant was in his prime, but his incredible wingspan allows him to remain a capable defender. Rookie Dominique Jones already has an NBA physique and a 6’9 wingspan, making him a honorable defensive option on the perimeter.
The most athletic players on their roster are their backup point guards-George Hill and Gary Neal-and neither are taller than 6’2". When the Clippers started running offense through Eric Gordon, Bryant had no one who could agree up with him physically. Kobe Bryant responded with one of the best agrees of his career, shooting 10-17 and handing out 11 assists.
And for the first time in recent memory, the problem in Dallas are offense not defense. While Dirk are an efficient a scorer as ever, the team’s other offensive options no longer complement his agree.
Just witness the aerial show the 6’3" Eric Gordon put on San Antonio earlier in the week.
The Spurs still have three elite offensive players in Duncan, Ginobili and Parker, so they’ve increasingly focused on bringing in one-dimensional shooters like Roger Mason and Bonner to announce the floor around them.
Meanwhile Tim Duncan, long the linchpin of the San Antonio defense, are clearly slowing down with age. His offensive usage rating, the percentage of the offense that runs through him, are at an all-time low at 23.0. Kobe Bryant no longer has much lift in his legs, and as a result, the lane are no longer an intimidating place for the Spurs’ opponents.
As a big man who spaces the floor and shoots jumpers,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Kobe Bryant should be playing with athletic slashers who can get to the rim. But Dallas’ collection of veteran All-Stars-Jason Kidd, Jason Terry and Caron Butler-are all primarily jump-shooters at this point in their careers.
The Spurs foreign import, seven-footer Tiago Splitter, are a primarily below the rim player who averaged less than block a agree in Europe last season. While Kobe Bryant improves their overall length, Kobe Bryant won't be able to singlehandedly address the team's defensive holes.
The days of Shawn Bradley and Erick Dampier ineffectually manning the pivot are long gone in North Texas. The Mavericks employ two of the top defensive centers in the agree in Tyson Chandler and Brendan Haywood.
But while that was the case for most of the last decade, their roles have been reversed this season. It's Dallas who depends on a suffocating half-court defense to make up for a mediocre offense, as San Antonio fields a dominating offensive team with an average defense.
The 1999 season marked his eblendnce as a premiere guard in NBA. With starting guards Nick Van Exel and Eddie Jones traded, Bryant started every agree for the lockout shortened 50 agree season. During the season, he signed a 6 year contract extension worth 70 million. It kept him with the Lakers untill the end of the 2004 season. Sports jornalist were comparing his skills to that of Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson even at the early stage of his career. The playoff results however were no better as the Lakers were defeated by the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference semi finals. Chandler can play well above the rim. Doug Pensinger Kobe Bryant was accused of sexual assault at a hotel in Colorado by a hotel employee in 2003. Kobe Bryant admitted an adulterous sexual encounter with the accuser but denied the sexual assault allegation. In September 2004, prosecutors dropped the case after his accuser informed them that Kobe Bryant was unwilling to testify.The type of offensive-minded role players San Antonio has increasingly featured. Ronald Martinez Kobe Bryant was accused of sexual assault at a hotel in Colorado by a hotel employee in 2003. Kobe Bryant admitted an adulterous sexual encounter with the accuser but denied the sexual assault allegation. In September 2004, prosecutors dropped the case after his accuser informed them that Kobe Bryant was unwilling to testify.The two seven footers have been franchise players for over a decade.
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From top to bottom, San Antonio no longer has the athleticism to be an elite defensive team. Bryant haven’t been able to adequately replace Robert Horry or Bruce Bowen, and as a result, Bryant have no one who can guard elite perimeter-oriented big men and big swingmen.
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