Entries from May 2010

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Hey man, it’s Ice: An interview with George Gervin

George “the Iceman” Gervin discusses his famous finger roll, the 1978 race for the scoring title and the capital campaign to support the George Gervin Youth Center.

Sunday, May 30th, 2010

Happy Memorial Day

Have a safe holiday. Thanks again, Sean Elliott.

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Episode 8 of the 48MoH Podcast: Report From the Chicago Pre-Draft Camp

The San Antonio Spurs have a lot on their plate, despite having been ousted from the NBA Playoffs two and a half weeks ago. The silver and black have the NBA Draft in about a month and free agency not long after. In the latest 48MoH Podcast, Tim joins me to talk about covering the [...]

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Roger Mason Jr.: An unfinished portrait

Whether through a series of unfortunate circumstances or simply misplaced expectations, The Legacy of Big Shot Rog will likely end as one of the most regrettably unfinished chapters in recent San Antonio Spurs history. Roger Mason Jr. came to San Antonio with little expectations from Spurs fans but quickly endeared himself to the AT&T Center [...]

Monday, May 24th, 2010

Episode 7 of the 48MoH Podcast: We Know Where The Bodies Are Buried

We are back with our latest - and hopefully improved - San Antonio Spurs audio show, the 48MoH Podcast. In this installment, Graydon and I talk about the end of the Spurs season (obviously), the latest on Tiago Splitter and his good looks, the Tony Parker trade rumors and the NBA’s Most Improved Player award. [...]

Friday, May 21st, 2010

Derrick Favors on his Spurs interview

Derrick Favors does not speak Russian, but he’s willing to learn. Yesterday Steve Kyler reported that the Spurs had interviewed Derrick Favors during this year’s draft combine. The situation is strange so far as the Spurs draft at 20 and Favors is currently the consensus No. 3 pick. The Favors interview is reminiscent of another [...]

Friday, May 21st, 2010

A Quick Note on Dexter Pittman

Yesterday, I had a chance to talk with Dexter Pittman. We talked at length about DeJuan Blair. Blair, Pittman said, “is like a brother to me. He’s family.” DeJuan Blair is something of a mentor to Pittman. They exchange texts and phone calls daily, and Blair is helping Pittman transition to the pros with a [...]

Friday, May 21st, 2010

The Splitter situation is still uncertain

In recent weeks, many have painted the Spurs as optimists regarding their chances of signing Tiago Splitter this summer. Although, Gregg Popovich does his best to quiet the crazies in the Splitter section. Getting a judgement from Splitter for or against the Spurs would be a great help to the Spurs, and the sooner the [...]

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

Paul George Leaves Cartoons Behind

Paul George projects his draft position somewhere between the late lottery and pick 29. His strong play during today’s Combine activities only added to the increasingly noisy buzz associated with the Fresno State star. George doesn’t care where he is drafted, so long as he plays on the wing. Paul George envisions himself as an [...]

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

NBA Draft Combine, Volume 2

I’m at the Draft Combine, and I’ll be focusing on players the Spurs are likely to target. There are about 50 players here, and I’ll have a chance to talk with many of them over the next 48 hours. I began the morning with interviews of James Anderson and Xavier Henry, with many more players [...]

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

With the 20th Pick in the NBA Draft …

With the 20th pick in the NBA Draft, the San Antonio Spurs selected the Maiasaura, an unremarkable, slow, medium-sized herbivore.

Monday, May 17th, 2010

A new foundation or fresh coat of paint?

The thing about predicting endings, do it long enough and eventually they will prove pretty accurate some day. Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs have made fools of such scribes for so long most are afraid to write the eulogy until after Duncan and Gregg Popovich ride off together into the sunset. If ever [...]

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

“You just bury his tropical ass under the basket, and you turn around and dunk it”

This is about as Hollywood as you’ll ever see Tim Duncan go. There is a deleted scene in the 2007 movie The Jane Austen Book Club where the character Dean Drummond goes on a humorous tirade about Tim Duncan. The fun behind this scene is that the actor who plays Drummond is actually Marc Blucas, [...]

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

R.C. Buford: Trading Tony Parker would be crazy

San Antonio Spurs general manager R.C. Buford and head coach Gregg Popovich have a busy summer ahead of them, as should any front office whose team is swept out of the second round of the NBA playoffs. Point guard Tony Parker? Perhaps not so much. In his exit interview on Monday, Buford dismissed Tony Parker [...]

Monday, May 10th, 2010

It’s all about quality, and the Suns had it in spades

AT&T CENTER - If you wanted to read the tea leaves of the San Antonio Spurs series against Phoenix, you had to look no further than Game 2 in Phoenix.