Let’s be brutally honest: Not everyone on this San Antonio Spurs team should be playing as many minutes as they have this season. For starters, San Antonio’s roster construction has been iffy for the last two seasons. It seems like head coach Gregg Popovich is catering to his veterans, but it’s not doing the team any good. For the first time since he assumed his role, San Antonio’s defense has slipped out of the Top-20 in defensive rating (112.8, 24th).
Much of that has to do with the rapid decline of the team’s veterans and a distinct effort to scheme for DeMar DeRozan.