This was not the fault of poor selection, this was not the fault of mismanagement, this was not the fault of transition play, this was not the fault of bad rebounding… even though all those thing had something to do with it.
With just over one week left in the NBA Regular Season, the playoff picture is still murky. Five and a half games separate two from eight, and the only squad with proven playoff mettle in that tight field (San Antonio) just lost its most dynamic player for the season.