The last two games have not featured the best the San Antonio Spurs have to offer. Against two sub-.500, offensively-challenged Eastern Conference teams from Florida, one at home and on the road, they came out slow and spotted each team 19-26-point leads before making desperate charges back in the fourth quarter. Both times, it was too little, too late.
Unsurprisingly, Gregg Popovich was none too pleased, and no one wants to face the Wrath of Pop. After the Miami game he reportedly called his team soft, undisciplined, and uncommitted. In fact, he was so upset that he ordered a rare post-road game practice on Thursday, and that’s nothing to scoff at from a coach who is well aware of the heavy toll minutes forced by a depleted roster is putting on his players.