On the defensive side, Guy had received better training; Zhang Yang observed from the recordings that Guy no longer took flight at the slightest touch or made blind steals, showing noticeable improvement since his rookie year.
After reviewing the data of several players, Zhang Yang focused his attention on the playing time of the four stars and near-stars of the Spurs—Conley averaged 28 minutes per game, Ginobili 29 minutes, Duncan 32 minutes, and Guy 33 minutes...
Popovich's march toward becoming a great coach wouldn't stop just because they lost Parker. Although their offense had 'reversed,' the '12-man rotation' started two years earlier than Zhang Yang remembered—it was supposed to appear in the 09-10 season. This season, the Spurs had as many as 11 players averaging over 10 minutes per game!
