The Spurs must turn weaknesses into strengths to hide lack of shooting.

While concerns about rim protection and rebounding dominated offseason discussions about Spurs weaknesses, San Antonio’s potential lack of shooting flew under the radar. Gregg Popovich conceded that the team will likely take fewer three-pointers this year, which is not surprising considering the personnel they have. Unfortunately, that’s not the only concern. Marco Belinelli is gone and Tony Parker will likely regress from a career year from outside, which means the team’s three-point percentage efficiency could dip for the second year in a row. Both things were true in preseason, were the Spurs took two fewer shots from beyond the arc and only connected on 33.6 of them. That can’t happen during the regular season. The Spurs’ offense can’t reach elite status if it features few three-pointers andlow efficiency………Read More

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