What we learned from the Spurs loss vs. Rockets

Pool Photo-USA TODAY Sports I’ve heard it said before that a team learns more from a loss than they do from a win. If that’s true then we all should have a basketball PhD after that one. I never want to come across as too harsh or critical, but that was . . . not good. There were some bright spots few and far between, but if this trend continues this could be a long and frustrating season.

I think the main thing I learned was that, “Just shoot more threes” is probably not the right answer for this team. In their final pre season game the Spurs shot 7/33 from downtown for a paltry 21.2%. That’s not going to get the job done, to say the least. And it’s not just this game. The entire pre season…