What we learned from the Spurs win over the Hawks

Don’t look now, but the Spurs have a nice little winning streak going at the moment. Seriously, don’t look at it. You might scare it away.

On its face, this wasn’t exactly the most encouraging performance from a team playing against a young group of guys (and Vince Carter) who are out of the playoff picture. The Spurs of yesteryear would’ve rolled into Atlanta, built out an easy 15 point lead, and let Tim Duncan watch the 4th quarter from the bench. That is decidedly not how this particular trip went.

The Spurs were sloppy in this game. They weren’t bad, per se, but it felt like everything was a little harder than it needed to be. It would seem like they were about to exert their grip on on…