Analysis GRADES: 02/01/2026 Spurs 112 v Magic 103

[scott]

Only the most dedicated graders made it out for this one... the grading grind doesn't take days off.



Scott's Notes:

• This was an interesting test case for how the offense looks without Castle running the point and in the first quarter it looked better than it has in awhile, and that was without relying on the 3-ball. The offense was flowing and full of movement, with Fox getting into the paint at will and open shots being found all around. After that, it bogged down a bit and seemed discombobulated... almost like our guys were too tired to keep up with the movement offense. Second half, we just overpowered them with talent
• Carter looked more confident, but also still not very good from my perspective, but enough to give you some hope that maybe he can develop
• Dylan is soooooo good, I don't want to hear about Kon or VJ anymore. They might be better in the short run but Harper has All NBA potential in my eyes. His defense is so good at times as well, not the same type of physical destroyer type D that Castle plays, but very complementary to Castle and Wemby
• Thought Keldon was huge. We're almost exactly one year out from seeing Sad Keldon and he's a different man now
• Mitch's rotations confused me... he subbed both Fox and Harper out when they were hot (at different times) like the Pit Boss sent him in to be the cooler. Fox lost the heat in the second half (didn't score at all) but did a great job switching to distributor mode, racking up 10 assists

What You Said:

• @LeBowen - Solid game overall, Mitch's rotations are still garbage.
• @heyheymymy - Dylan Harper progressing right before our eyes. Vassell had a solid performance. Glad to see a young team rise above travel adversity to win this game.
• @spurs10 - Good win with an even amount PT for the players. We looked great coming out of the box before going flat in second. All's well that ends well. A lot of hacking on Wemby. Some of the play by Magic was dirty. Seems to be the new way Magic tries to cover Wemby, like Houston.

 

[spurs10]

Thanks for the grades scott. I should have discriminated more and instead graded everyone pretty well because, as you said we won 'the second half with talent.' Thought they were trying to injure Wemby. One flagrant 1was not nearly enough. Your grading system here is very cool in letting us sound off.