What we Learned from the Spurs win over the Clippers

Soobum Im-USA TODAY SportsThe Spurs beat up on a tired, undermanned Clippers team on Thursday night, and I’m not mad about it one bit.

It sometimes doesn’t feel like we’re even watching the same team that was getting run out of the gym against the Rockets two weeks ago. That was a sullen crew. Devoid of inspiration and ideas, those Spurs drifted around the court barely even participating in the events in front of them.

These Spurs? There’s a lot of smiles on their faces. The guys on the court Thursday night were doing that fun thing where they refuse to miss shots. Instead of taking mid-range jumpers as a last resort, they came naturally within the flow of the offense. The ball whipped around…