The Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker, Gregg Popovich-less San Antonio Spurs were in Sacramento tonight for the Kings’ third preseason game, and despite the fact that the Spurs left most of their stars at home, every matchup against San Antonio provides the opposing team an opportunity to gauge how they are progressing.
The Spurs still played like the Spurs, albeit with less talent. They moved the ball well, forcing the Kings defense to rotate appropriately, and results were mixed. I thought, like most nights, the Kings’ interior defenders played reasonably well, while some of the guards had mental lapses trying to track ball movement around the perimeter.