Not that different, of course. Based in San Antonio, H-E-B employs more than 85,000 Partners and serves millions of customers in more than 150 communities. It’s going to be an interesting season for San Antonio. They prove year after year that they don’t age like mortals. But the addition of Aldridge and the inevitable ascension of Leonard are the first real signs of a shift in the Spurs’ foundation since David Robinson passed the torch to Duncan in 2003.
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The race for seis officially starts tonight, San Antonio. Aldridge will see his share of double teams that will allow Duncan to find open jump shots or easy cuts to the rim, but the offensive burdens of 4-Down will no longer be there for the Big Fundamental this season.
“I love it because everybody gets to see another side of us, one they don’t usually get to see”, Mills said. The Spurs used the offseason to answer. Las Vegas Summer League MVP, Kyle Anderson.
Duncan has averaged 19.5 points and 11.0 rebounds a game for his career but last season had 13.9 points and 9.1 rebounds and was involved in only 22.2 percent of Spurs’ plays, a career low.
But then we got our first glance at Marjanovic in an National Basketball Association environment during the preseason. When Westbrook was asked about his impact on the team so far this season with all the changes that have taken place over the past six months, his immediate response was to also loop in Durant to give his fellow All-Star credit for his leadership. They made a few very important deals this offseason including the acquisitions of Paul Pierce, Josh Smith and Lance Stephenson to go along with the fact that they brought back DeAndre Jordan after he was about a couple of hours away from sitting down at a table with Mark Cuban and signing a contract with the Mavs.
Tim Duncan is the greatest power forward of all-time. Duncan, of course, has been the one constant for San Antonio and will remain so until he retires. His creative passing, smart defensive instincts and ability to stretch the floor are qualities that make the Spurs tick, and the most interesting subhead of the season for the Spurs may be how Diaw and West split the minutes behind Aldridge.
He says that image covers the image of the entire city, much as, for example, Oakland California’s public image was affected for many years by the ‘biker, ‘ fans of the Oakland Raiders.
“If you look at social media, most of the comments are, ‘This is my favorite time of the year, the spurs are starting and the HEB commercials are coming back”, he said.
With Belinelli gone, second-year forward Kyle Anderson is going to be asked to step into a bigger role after spending most of last season a Greyhound bus between San Antonio and Austin. Anderson is a versatile wing with a nice combination of shooting and athleticism.
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New faces. New individual styles and personalities. That means the Spurs to win the West. But who knows.
