On a certain level, you have to feel bad for Marco Belinelli. As a member of the 2014 Championship team, Belinelli helped the San Antonio Spurs capture their most impressive and meaningful title. But all of that was thrown out of the window this year as Belinelli was a frequent target of fans’ frustrations.
To some degree, it wasn’t Belinelli’s fault. Yes, he did regress in a few key areas and continued to struggle on defense but it wasn’t his fault that Gregg Popovich played him over Lonnie Walker for much of the season.