After witnessing a sweep that no one predicted, many are left to wonder if we just witnessed the end of an era as the San Antonio Spurs, led by arguably one of the best power forwards of all time, were swept by a team that they have basically owned the past decade, the Phoenix Suns. Next up for the Suns appears to be a match-up with the Los Angeles Lakers, but what are the next steps for these Spurs? Should they break up the Duncan, Ginobli, Parker nucleus and turn the reins over to the new generation? Or should they stay the course and see if next season will find this current team rejuvenated and ready to make another run? Have we seen the last of Duncan and company?
Personally I think it might be time to find out what George Hill and Dejuan Blair can do moving forward with the team. They will also probably have Thiago Splitter coming from overseas as well. The sweep by the Suns may have been the result of fatigue from the Mavs series and if the Spurs are going to find their stride again they may have to rely on the youth movement. Hopefully they prove to be quick learners as Tim Duncan seems to be on his last legs.
Personally, I am not a fan of the Spurs so I wouldn't mind if that whole crew dismantled/ self destructed. But, I feel like this is a question that a lot of teams are going to have to be asking themselves at the end of this post-season. It seemed like a good number of teams had the cards stacked in their favor and just couldn't pull out the W.
ReplyDeleteWe already know that Wade will most likely be on the move, and Dirk mentioned that he wasn't sure if he would be with the Mavs next year. If LeBron doesn't at least make the finals this may be the end of his time with the Cavs.
They'll still make the playoffs, but they won't be making it past the first round anymore. They're just too old. Two of their superstars (Duncan and Ginobili) are well into their 30s, and Tony Parker is gettin' there too. They have young guys like George Hill who will be great, but nothing close to a T-Dunc in his heyday. It's ok though- along with the Lakers they're the winningest team of our generation. They had their run... now they'll have their hobble.
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