<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> Allow me to apologize to those who had emailed the previous two weeks. My laptop went the way of the Spurs. Long past its prime and unable to keep up with younger, faster models, it crashed Wednesday night, taking with it 40-plus inches of prose carefully crafted in response to your questions. The computer experts at our office think they might be able to retrieve my files, but I?m not as optimistic. At the least, the computer ? much like the roster of the team I cover ? appears in dire need of an overhaul. And I?m not expecting either to rebound anytime soon. I have, however, received a handful of queries over the past few days ? consecutive losses always seem to get the keyboards humming ? worth answering. Now, on to your letters ? What is happening in the locker room that is disrupting the Spurs? ?Maria, Kenedy Aside from watching each other calcify, everything?s fine. By ?fine? I mean the locker room hasn?t splintered yet. There?s been a little grumbling over Tony?s shot count and Pop?s ever-changing rotation, but you heard the same complaints in past seasons even when the Spurs were rolling. For the most part, the team continues to play hard and support one another. Losing, however, breeds second-guessing, so there?s still plenty of time for the wheels to come off. The Spurs? frustration level has obviously risen, especially considering they thought they were ?turning the corner? last week. But even that can be construed as both a negative and a positive. While the frustration can take a toll on the players? morale, it?s also a sign they haven?t accepted losing. Of course, the fact I?m trying to pitch ?well, at least they haven?t accepted losing? as a positive also says something about the team?s state. </div> Source
