Utah Jazz: The J-Notes’ Western Conference composite power rankings, September edition
By Ryan Aston
3) San Antonio Spurs
Avg: 2.9, Hi: 2, Low: 4, Aston: 3
Gregg Poppovich and Co. continue to be the NBA’s organizational gold standard. And while Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili are nearing the end of the road and the LaMarcus Aldridge experiment may be souring somewhat, they remain one of the few teams with any hope of challenging Golden State’s supremacy.
Kawhi Leonard still manages to fly under some people’s radar despite being the best two-way player and a Top 5er league-wide. He, along with a strong supporting cast that now includes Rudy Gay, will win 55-plus games again in 2017-18 and execute like few other teams can on both sides of the court.
It won’t always be the most thrilling brand of ball to watch, but the Spurs are about winning — not entertaining Joe Casual and the rest of fringe hoops fandom.