Chasing Number Five: A Spurs Dynasty

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Before the 2010-2011 season kicked off, Spurs owner, Peter Holt invited GM, R.C. Buford and Head Coach, Greg Popovich to address this years team.

Holt: Alright guys the new season is just a few days away and I just wanted to give you guys a heads up on what will happen this year.

Popovich: What exactly do you mean?

Holt: Well it's no secret this team is on it's last leg so if this year doesn't go according to plan then I am ready to disassemble the team and start planning for the future.

Buford: Are you suggesting trading Duncan?

Holt: Yes him and Ginobili, Parker, Jefferson and pretty much anyone who can get us something good in return.

Buford: With all due respect sir but I don't think getting rid of our veterans is a good idea for this club. I mean it makes it look like we aren't loyal to our players. That is something we are known for.

Holt: I understand that but this is a business first and if these guys can't win a championship then it's time to bring in guys who can. I will evaluate the team and if they are doing good then I won't fire sale this year. If you guys win the championship this year then you guys have bought the players 1 more half season. Also guys don't mention this to anyone or it will be your head.

Popovich and Holt together: Yes sir.

So with that said that will be how the dynasty will go. I will simulate the first half of the season and if the Spurs do well I won't make any major trades this year and it will pick up after the trade deadline. If they struggle this year than I will disassemble most of the team and try to rebuild. Then I will sim the 2nd half of the season and pick up in the offseason.

As far as the games go I will play 1 maybe 2 game(s) a week of the season because I can't sit there and play all 82 games. I will do end of the month recaps of standings and some stats when I actually get going.

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Holt: Well the time has come for my decision and based on the standings and stats the team is putting up I have decided to let the team play out the rest of the season and hope they can provide Title number 5.

Buford: Thank you sir and I don't know if these guys will bring home the title but I guarantee Coach Popovich will have these players playing their hearts out.

NBA Standings - Updated: Feb 16, 2011
SOUTHWEST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Grizzlies	38	19	-	5-4	22-11
Spurs	35	20	2.0	7-3	21-13
Mavericks	33	22	4.0	7-4	18-12
Rockets	27	30	11.0	2-9	17-20
Hornets	24	34	14.5	4-5	15-19

San Antonio Spurs Stats - 2011
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
T. Parker			20.7	2.6	7.7	2.1	0.0	2.6	2.5
M. Ginobili			19.2	4.8	4.3	2.0	0.3	1.0	2.8
T. Duncan			17.1	9.1	1.6	0.3	1.3	1.6	2.2
R. Jefferson			15.2	3.3	1.4	0.3	0.0	1.5	2.6
D. Blair			8.5	7.6	0.9	0.8	0.8	1.3	4.4
G. Hill			6.3	1.4	1.8	0.5	0.0	1.0	1.3
A. McDyess			4.2	7.1	0.7	0.1	0.5	1.0	2.7
M. Bonner			3.9	2.5	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.4	1.5
G. Neal			3.7	1.1	0.6	0.2	0.0	0.5	1.5
T. Splitter			2.2	1.9	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.8
C. Quin			2.1	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.6
S. Novak			1.7	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.3

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Notable Trades

12/11- Celtics trade Jeff Green and Nenad Krstic to Warriors for David Lee and '12 2nd round pick

1/16- Pistons trade Tracy McGrady and Ben Wallace to Mavericks for Rodrigue Beaubois and J.J. Barea

1/22- Thunder trade Nate Robinson and Nick Collison to Pistons for Charlie Villanueva and Richard Hamilton

2/15- Cavaliers trade J.J. Hickson and Antawn Jamison to Jazz for Andrei Kirilenko and '11 2nd round pick

East All-Star Team
Dwyane Wade (Heat)- G
Deron Williams (Nets)- G
LeBron James (Heat)- F
Carmelo Anthony (Knicks)- F
Dwight Howard (Magic)- C
Derrick Rose (Bulls)- 6
Joe Johnson (Hawks)-7
Danny Granger (Pacers)-8
Josh Smith (Hawks)-9
Andrew Bogut (Bucks)- 10
Rajon Rondo (Celtics)- 11
Chauncey Billups (Knicks)- 12

West All-Star Team
Kobe Bryant (Lakers)- G
Chris Paul (Hornets)- G
Kevin Durant (Thunder)- F
Dirk Nowitzki (Mavericks)- F
Al Jefferson (Jazz)- C
Tony Parker (Spurs)- 6
Monta Ellis (Warriors)- 7
Rudy Gay (Grizzlies)- 8
Zach Randolph (Grizzlies)- 9
Chris Kaman (Clippers)- 10
Devin Harris (Jazz)- 11
Russell Westbrook (Thunder)- 12

East defeated the West 108-102

Tony Parker- 14 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal and 1 block

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Spurs Get Big Win!

Feb 23, 2011 - OKC at SA
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Oklahoma City Thunder ()	20	11	17	18	66
San Antonio Spurs ()	19	16	14	24	73

Oklahoma City Thunder
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Kevin Durant	30				4	1	1	1	0	27
Rip Hamilton	26				3	2	2	1	3	11
Russel Westbrook	30				7	12	3	2	7	9
Charlie Villanueva	28				10	0	1	0	0	2
Kendrick Perkins	14				2	0	0	0	0	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
James Harden	18				3	1	0	1	0	7

San Antonio Spurs
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Tony Parker	29	11-27	2-8	5-6	7	10	2	0	9	29
Tim Duncon	27	7-17	0-0	0-4	9	1	2	3	0	14
Manu Ginobili	28	4-9	1-4	0-0	7	1	3	0	2	9
Richard Jefferson	30	3-7	0-1	0-0	2	3	0	0	1	6
DeJuan Blair	22	2-3	0-0	1-1	8	0	0	1	0	5
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Antonio McDyess	18	2-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	3	0	0	4
Steve Novak	4	1-1	0-0	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Gary Neal	10	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2
George Hill	8	0-2	0-0	1-2	3	5	1	0	0	1
Chris Quinn	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	1	0
Tiago Splitter	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0