The Denver Nuggets, if the rumor mill is to be believed, have been searching for an additional big man since being dispatched by the Lakers in last season’s Western Conference Finals. While the Nuggets have been sifting through names like Jeff Foster or Brendan Haywood, the Spurs may have settled on a permanent starting frontline partner [...]

For the first time this season, the Spurs look like a team that can consistently beat quality opponents. Last night’s advanced box score tells the story in numbers, but the game also gave rise to a few developing trends. I’d like to use this recap to highlight this game’s place in that context.

In a game against the Memphis Grizzlies, the spotlight might not glow very bright George Hill, but for a night at least, it’s yours-even if it is only on Fox Sports Southwest. An outstanding backup point guard? Sure. A quality shooting guard? Check. But the lead guard for the entire night? He’s done it before [...]

Amidst the crazy partying for the arrival of PTR’s LatinD in the Live Music Capitol of the World and the petitions passed around to enshrine former Toros coach Dennis Johnson in the Hall of Fame, there was a basketball game played at the Austin Convention Center on Thursday night. Curtis Jerrells led the way for [...]

J.D. Salinger is dead. And his passing has me thinking of Tim Duncan.

On February 22, 2007, Dennis Johnson was standing outside the Austin Convention Center following Toros practice, shortly after playing a light game of one-on-one with one of his players. Moments later, Johnson was on the ground, suffering from cardiac arrest. Paramedics were called and attempted to revive him, but Johnson never recovered and was pronounced [...]

Via the Express-News: The Spurs won’t know until today or Friday how long Tony Parker will be out with another left ankle sprain, but Manu Ginobili offered a hint. “Tony said it wasn’t so bad, but he will probably miss a couple of games,” said Ginobili, one of three Spurs who will be asked to [...]

Tony Parker left the game in the third quarter after rolling his Plantar Fasciitis-stricken left ankle during a layup. Tim Duncan corralled 27 rebounds, breaking a career single game record. The Spurs beat a +.500 team, a frustratingly elusive achievement this season. In other words, what would normally be a workmanlike affair against a team [...]

We’ve all had time to digest the rumor of the Spurs trading for Amare Stoudemire. And I’d like to think that after mulling it over, we’d have to agree it’s highly unlikely. More likely, as commenter krista tipped us to, is the Spurs acting as a third team in an Amare Stoudemire deal, where they [...]

Spurs fans may feel they have enough worries halfway through this thus far disappointing season. But if there was a call for a new sense of urgency from the Spurs before, ESPN’s Chris Broussard reminded us last night of a much larger problem looming on the horizon.

According to Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski, they’re giving it a shot: Multiple league sources say the Spurs’ front office has researched and debated pursuing Stoudemire to play alongside Tim Duncan. There are questions for the Spurs to answer: Would they be willing to part with the personnel – including possibly Manu Ginobili – to make [...]

We would be remiss not to encourage our Austin readers to join our very own Andrew McNeill and the guys from PtR at tomorrow night’s Toros game. But there is more of an inducement than dear old Andrew, as charming as he is. Pounding the Rock is setting up shop, in part, to welcome LatinD [...]

The scouting report on the Lakers says they have a difficult time containing quick guards. Count the Spurs into that camp as well.

From the NBA: Malik Hairston of the Austin Toros was today named NBA Development League Performer of the Week for games played during the week of Jan. 18, 2010.