Well, it’s official: I will never take a game against the Thunder lightly again. The Spurs fell to 1-2 on the season against Oklahoma City with their 96-95 loss this evening at the AT&T Center. After coming back within one in the early fourth (having been down 17 in the third), the Spurs let the [...]
The Spurs have struggled this season against the lowly Thunder. No, I am not just referring to the abject failure that was our March 16th loss in Oklahoma City. Way back on December 14th, the Spurs held just a two point lead over the Thunder with 29 seconds left in the fourth. We would end [...]
Ed. Note: I apologize that “the Notebook” is making such a late appearance. I have been feeling pretty under the weather and that has made it hard to write. Tack on the fact that I moved to a new apartment yesterday and don’t have internet yet and it has made getting this post up a [...]
Practically speaking, this is the second time this has happened since he joined the Spurs. The first occurrence came earlier this month in San Antonio’s March 14 win against Houston. But statisticians everywhere will mark last night’s loss as the first DNP-CD of Bruce Bowen’s remarkable tenure in San Antonio. The defensive ace’s nightly routine [...]
The internets are alive with discussion following last night’s loss to New Orleans. Henry Abbott, following Jeff McDonald and Chris Sheridan, draws our attention to an end of contest problem with the game clock. Video (HT: TrueHoop): Ryan Schwan has a great recap from the Hornets perspective. My favorite observation: “While Paul drawing the three [...]
It’s difficult to take too much from tonight’s 111-98 victory over the Clippers. The Spurs pretty much led from the start with dominant, if short, performances from Tony Parker, Tim Duncan, and Manu Ginobili. But I want to draw your attention to one aspect of the contest: 31 of the Spurs 46 FGM were assisted. [...]
Key to the Game: Take control early. We can win this game comfortably while simultaneously limiting Parker and Duncan’s minutes. 48 Minutes of Hell: The Notebook: Spurs-Clippers, 11/17/08 At Center Court with Kevin Arnovitz The Notebook: Spurs-Clippers, 1/8/09 Pre-Game Thoughts: Spurs-Clippers, 3/2/09 The Notebook: Spurs-Clippers, 2/2/09 (I was surprised to discover how much I’ve written [...]
Henry Abbott, with the help of database wunderkind Haralabos Voulgaris, has just put up a post that features two Spurs. Quoting Henry: This is [Haralabos Voulgaris's] list of 2008-2009′s (through play of 3/26/09) highest scorers on plays that initiated within the last 24 seconds of any quarter (with desperation heaves filtered out): Chris Paul 98 [...]
Fabricio Oberto will miss time with recurring atrial fibrillation, his third such incident. Get better, Fab. Update: By way of tweet, Oberto says he’ll be back on the court soon. Good to hear! Spurs.com has posted shootaround footage from this morning. I’m a little late commenting on this, but the Spurs have reassigned Malik Hairston [...]
Ken Berger quoting Tim Duncan: “I think absolutely,” said Duncan, a two-time MVP. “Of course I’m biased, obviously. But with the position that we’re in — second or seventh in the West, however many games it can switch — we’re right in the mix with that. The amount of injuries we’ve been dealing with all [...]
Tony Parker is currently playing the best basketball of his career. His March numbers sing to the tune of 26.6 points and 7.9 assists per game. And remember, he’s putting up those averages on .540 from the field. It’s hard to ask more from a player-he is carrying the team. Nevertheless… Watching Tony Parker torch [...]
LJ Ellis was kind enough to post this piece of video on YouTube.
48 Minutes of Hell: Match-Up of the Night: Manu Ginobili vs. Joe Johnson The Notebook: Spurs-Hawks, 12/10/08 Hoopinion: Spurs-Hawks Open Thread Ed. Note: Slowly but surely I’ll be moving over the next couple of days. I’m not fishing for help (although if you are in the Chicagoland area feel free to lend a hand). Just [...]
