Make that 20 for the Spurs

You have to be a true NBA fan to appreciate the brand of basketball the Spurs are displaying right now. Playing the game the way it should be played. Teamwork, ball-movement, unselfishness, are a few of the ways in which the San Antonio Spurs have marched their way to their 20th consecutive victory bridging the regular season and the playoffs. This brand of basketball could only be played by the Spurs and I'll explain why...In a league that is marketed by each teams superstars, the players become somewhat selfish in their ways, and enjoy the spotlight. The Spurs superstars Manu Ginobli, Tony Parker, and Tim Duncan are absolutely the most unselfish superstars the NBA has in their league today. None of these players care about individual accolades, but just have the will to win. Manu Ginobli could start for any team in the league, but comes off the bench because its what is best for the team. If you watch the Spurs carefully, you will notice that 75% of the time they are taking uncontested jumpshots. Behind the mastermind of the NBA Coach of the year Greg Popovich, the Spurs have moved the ball better then any team in the league, and will always make the extra pass to find the open man. They have also made some amazing acquisitions during the course of the year by picking up Stephen Jackson, and Boris Diaw in separate trades. In Game 2, The Oklahoma City Thunder looked confused, and a step behind in trying to figure out how to defend the Spurs pick and roll game. Tony Parker made 16 of 21 shots en route to scoring his playoff high 34 and also passed out eight assists, winning his duel with fellow All-Star Russell Westbrook. As the series shifts to Oklahoma City for Games 3 and 4, the challenge becomes daunting for the Thunder. They must win four of five over a team that hasn’t lost since April 11. Its a lot to ask, but if anyone can do it, you can probably count on the NBA's 3-time scoring champ Kevin Durant.

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Overrated

Unlike many, I am not completely sold on Jeremy Lin (yet). His assist/turnover ratio is way too high, he shoots too much for a point guard, and we haven’t seen what he can do with Amare and Melo in the lineup. That being said, his sample size is too small for me to make a final decision on how good he is/will be. However, I’ve seen enough of the following three players to boldly state that they are overrated. Enjoy.  

 Carlos Boozer - This guy has made a career off of other players (Lebron in Cleveland, Williams in Utah, Rose in Chicago), and still really has nothing to show for it (other than a shitload of money). I honestly thought if he stayed in Cleveland with Lebron they might have won a title. He had the potential to be a fundamental badass - I'm thinking a really good version of Kenyon Martin - but turned out to be slightly better than Drew Gooden, not as good as Chris Bosh, and actually kind of a pussy. 

Deron Williams - I know I just said that he made Boozer better than he actually is, but I still have to put Williams on this list. Even when Boozer left Utah for Chicago, DWill still had a solid squad and a Hall of Fame coach in Jerry Sloan. He completely destroyed that situation, caused Sloan to retire, and then got traded to the Nets. The Nets are in last place in their division right now and Williams will not/can not get them out. Put Chris Paul in the same position (like he was last year with the Hornets...) and he's going to lead his team to the playoffs and make everyone around him a better player. Paul and Williams shouldn't be mentioned in the same sentence.

Dwight Howard - I have to laugh when I hear how good of a defender "Superman" is. Watch him on defense for an entire game and tell me one thing he does other than block shots, which he only does 3.1 times per game. Is grabbing a defensive rebound really considered defense? While he does put up some impressive numbers, aside from Bynum, there aren't any decent centers in the league. Howard is a softer version of Kevin Willis, and the only big man to win a dunk contest with a layup (not to mention he's a bad teammate and an even worse free throw shooter).

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