They kinda flourish in Thibs system b/c they are surrounded w/ above average defenders who can erase their mistakes but if they ever go up against an elite PG then they aren't worth playing. Lucky for them a majority of the elite PGs are out West & D-Rose is on their squad. Who the hell did Nate & DJ go up against in the postseason: broken down D-Will & Rio/Norris Cole.

I remember Brooks getting man handled in the 2013 postseason by Reggie Jackson (who was starting for the injured Russy) in the OKC series when he was playing for the Rockets. The Spurs don't even play Patty much unless he's going up against mediocre PGs such as Rio/Norris Cole/Fisher/Mo Williams b/c he's TOO SMALL even though he's a pest defensively (draws charges/full-court press/ball denial/steals inbound pass)& a better defender than the likes of Brooks/Nate. Pop just plays Manu as the backup point & throws Cory Joseph out there for defensive purposes.