It was strange to see this years Spurs take the court. Out of the 5 players that started the game, only 3rd year player Bryn Forbes is a home grown Spur. Jakob Poeltl and DeMar DeRozan came over from Toronto. Rudy Gay started in Memphis. LaMarcus Aldrige started his career in Portland. DeJounte Murray would have started, but a knee injury ended his season.
Along with Murray, Rookie Lonnie Walker and Derrick White also went down with injuries, but at least Walker and White are expected back this season.
It's only one game, but it was encouraging. DeRozan and Aldrige combined for 49 pts. DeRozan led the team with 28 pts. and hit the go ahead bucket to put the Spurs up 110-108. He followed that by making 2 free throws to seal the victory. Aldrige filled up the stat line with 21 pts., 19 rebs, 3 blks. 5 Spurs put up double digit scoring. They weren't the most efficient though, shooting .430 as a team. Aldridge only hitting on .304 had a lot to do with that. Not that worried about that since he's a .488 career shooter and making .499 in 4 seasons with the Spurs.
One game is WAY too early to make any valid long term conclusions, but I'll take 1-0 over 0-1 every time.
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