Watch Out For The Spurs

As you may know the Spurs are my favorite basketball team. The Spurs have blessed its fans with 4 NBA titles over the last 9 years. While many basketball critics and so called experts had written the Spurs off and said their window for another title closed last year after the lose to the Lakers. Well that window seems to be opening again as if it can really ever close when Timmy is around. Here are reasons to watch out for them down the stretch and into the playoffs.
1) Tim Duncan - He is playing his best basketball in the past 5 years. He appears to be freshers and quicker than he has been in the past years. This alone is bad news for the rest of the league.
2) Tony Parker - He continues to improve his game, averaging career highs in both scoring and assists. He is becoming more and more of a quarterback on the floor.
3) Manu Ginobili - After off season ankle surgery he is finally regaining his aggressiveness and explosiveness with a healthy Ginobili last year the Spurs would probably have been playing for the title.
4) Supporting Cast - Roger Mason, Matt Bonner, George Hill all have added an extra deminsion to the team Mason and Bonner both are shooting for a career high from 3pt range add that to the shooting of Finley and Bowen spreads the floor and open things up for Duncan as well as the lane for Parker and Ginobili. Hill has added a young and athletic backup to Parker and his play has been big.
5) Gregg Popovich - Pop is a master at building the team as the season progresses and makes decision with the playoffs in mind.

Since 2009 the Spurs are 15-4 and that includes the one close loss to Denver in witch Pop rested the big 3.