http://www.nba.com/reportcard/summer/2010/spurs/ See Link For most of last season, it looked like the cracks were finally starting to show in the Spurs' empire as they struggled to find a rhythm on offense, on defense, in any part of their game. They suffered costly and inexcusable losses at home as Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili struggled with physical problems and Richard Jefferson labored badly to find his place in the lineup. Sometimes he tried too hard and sometimes not hard enough. But it all came together over the last month of the season and then the No. 7-seeded Spurs knocked off the No. 2-seeded Mavericks in the playoffs and there was hope again. Things took a giant leap forward when Tiago Splitter finally made the jump to the NBA. He's the kind of aggressive interior presence who can put the teeth back in the San Antonio defense. Jefferson opted out, and then reworked his contract to be more palatable and the pick of James Anderson in the first round could be a bold stroke. Don't expect two down years in a row from the Spurs.
