On this episode of the 4 Down podcast, Jacob Douglas and I break down the protection the San Antonio Spurs performed final season: primarily what went fallacious, but additionally the few vibrant spots. After final week’s exploration of the offense, Jacob discovered the 2 constructive areas from final yr’s D: zone protection, and full court docket strain. After laying the inspiration for the near-disaster that was the remainder of San Antonio’s makes an attempt to maintain their opponents from scoring, we shifted to who else must step up subsequent to Victor Wembanyama in order that the group can take some significant strides in the direction of taking part in the type of protection that Popovich-coached groups normally do.
Simply in case Wemby does not have a Rudy Gobert-esque season as a rookie, it’s a good suggestion for expectations to be tempered. Tune in to search out out what to pay shut consideration to other than subsequent years document!
