Entries from October 2008

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Season Opener Knee-Jerk

Last night’s opening loss to the Suns left me ambivalent. The Spurs didn’t play all too well, and it’s impossible to make meaningful judgments with so little data. It is, as they, only one game. The Spurs begin their ascent each March and, if they are to make a championship run, we should not expect [...]

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

The Big Relic

The Spurs haven’t caught many breaks these last several months. Manu Ginobili was hampered by injury in the playoffs, and then fall to injury during the Olympics. Tiago Splitter, Corey Maggette and Janero Pargo took the offer of a bigger paycheck from another team this summer. Promising youngsters Ian Mahinmi and George Hill are easing [...]

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

The Manu Injury

For the final installment of our pre-season coverage, Timothy takes a look at the significance of Manu’s injury, the quality of our bench, and the true nature of “youth vs. experience.” Most of the national press is picking the Spurs to finish in the middle of the playoff pack. You can’t blame them. Manu Ginobili’s [...]

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Whither Goest Thou, Malik Hairston

Ed. Note: For the duration of the upcoming week, the majority of the work here at 48 Minutes of Hell will be performed by our newest contributor, Tim. I am “occupied” to a point where I will hardly be able to watch a minute of pro ball for the next seven days, much less sit [...]

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Cribs, with Roger Mason Jr.

Spurs.com is currently featuring two fun “visit our site” inducements. The first is the training camp diary (keyword: RMJ) of Roger Mason, Jr. Visit the link above, but here is a little teaser: The second inducement is an opportunity to ask R.C. Buford a question-somewhere a PR rep is carefully preparing a response that begins, [...]

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

ESPN Mag Gets the Bloggers’ Opinions

The fine gentlemen over at the world wide leader shot me an email and asked me to contribute to a collaborative effort ESPN Magazine was putting together for the upcoming season. Entitled “NBA 2008-2009: In Their Voices” it includes comments from Matt Moore, the boys over at Free Darko, and several other excellent observers of [...]

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Introducing…

I am proud to present the third member of the 48 Minutes of Hell staff: Timothy Varner. When it comes to the Spurs, Tim is as knowledgeable as it gets. In fact, if you know more about the Spurs than Tim, you are either named Gregg Popovich or R.C. Buford. Aside from that you don’t [...]

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

Southeast Division Previews

Atlanta HawksMatt McHale: BasketbawfulHoopinion: Peachtree Hoops Charlotte BobcatsBrettL: Queen City Hoops  Ziggy: BobcatsPlanet Miami HeatDarren Heitner: SportsAgentBlog.comGregory Broome: The Peninsula is Mightier Orlando MagicBen: Third Quarter Collapse Washington WizardsRashad: Hoops AddictHoopsAvenue: HoopsAvenueMike Prada: Bullets ForeverTruth: Truth About It Dot Net Also see links to all the previews at CelticsBlog.com

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Stuff I’ve Been Working on Open Thread

As some of you may have noticed, the production of new content here at 48 Minutes of Hell has come to a relative stand still. If you missed my message earlier this month, the reason for this is because I currently work for one of the presidential campaigns and therefore am pretty much swamped 24/7 [...]

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Northwest Division Previews

Denver Nuggets Jeremy: Pickaxe and Roll Nick Sclafani: The Nugg Doctor Minnesota Timberwolves Derek Hanson & Staff: TWolves Blog Andrew Thell: Empty the Bench wyn: Canis Hoopus Oklahoma City xphoenix87: BallerBlogger Zorgon: Blue Blitz Royce: The Thunderworld   Portland Trail Blazers Mookie: …a stern warning Benjamin Golliver: Blazers Edge Coup and SJ: Rip City Project [...]

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

A Little Friendly Competition

So Daniel over at L.A. Ball Talk has put together a little contest in order to determine the best blog for each NBA team. 48 Minutes of Hell happens to have made the cut. So hop on over and vote. I think there are several other very well run Spurs blogs so if I don’t [...]

Friday, October 17th, 2008

Central Division Previews

Chicago Bulls Nels: Give Me The Rock Matt: Blog-a-Bull Cleveland Cavaliers Rock: Waiting For Next Year FTS: Fear The Sword David Friedman: 20 Second Timeout Amar Panchmatia: Cavalier Attitude Detroit Pistons Brian Spencer: Empty the Bench Natalie Sitto: Need4Sheed.com Matt Watson: Detroit Bad Boys Indiana Pacers Tom: Indy Cornrows Milwaukee Bucks Jeramey Jannene: The Bratwurst [...]

Saturday, October 11th, 2008

Southwest Division Previews

Dallas MavericksJake Kerr: Mavs Moneyball Houston Rocketsgrungedave and UofTOrange: The Dream Shake Memphis GrizzliesJoshua Coleman: 3 Shades of Blue New Orleans HornetsRohan: At the Hiveticktock6 & mW: Hornets HypeRyan Schwan & Ron Hitley: Hornets247.com San Antonio SpursRead my preview below. N.B. The NBA has a great blogging community, but the writers who cover the Southwest [...]

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

San Antonio Spurs 2008-2009 Season Preview

Team Name: San Antonio SpursLast Years Record: 56-26Key Losses: Brent BarryKey Additions: Roger Mason Jr., Salim Stoudamire, Robert Horry (addition by subtraction)What significant moves were made during the offseason? The Spurs made few “significant” moves this offseason, choosing to merely tweak the team’s roster as it has done in previous years. By acquiring Roger Mason [...]

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

Movies About Basketball Considered by Me, Cody, for Graydon: Space Jam

Cody Adams is the author of The Erection of Disbelief and the resident film critic here at 48 Minutes of Hell. This week he takes an unrestrained look at one of the quintessential mid-90′s hoops movies: Space Jam. Director: Joe PytkaYear: 1996Leads: Michael Jordan, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, etc.Classification: Children’s Sports ComedyRating: *1/2 The only [...]