Now that the Richard Jefferson has opted out of his contract, it’s fair to say the Spurs will target a wing in free agency. Although Jefferson’s deal brings the Spurs close to the cap line, they’re still limited to exception money and veteran minimums. In addition to this, they hold Bird Rights on Matt Bonner [...]
In a somewhat unexpected turn of events, Richard Jefferson has opted out of the final year of his contract with the Spurs. This move still leaves the Spurs above the cap, but will undoubtedly ease the financial burden on Peter Holt’s wallet. The Spurs could be looking at a tax free 2010-11. Why would Richard [...]
Plenty of discussion to come regarding James Anderson and Ryan Richards, but we would be remiss not to address reports that R.C. Buford is a target in Paul Allen’s search to replace Kevin Pritchard. We should start with what this isn’t.
For the third year in a row the San Antonio Spurs bucked their own historical trend and combed college basketball for immediate help, forgoing their usual European draft and stash routine to nab Oklahoma State’s James Anderson. Unlike George Hill, Anderson is a player everyone actually heard of before the Chicago pre-draft camp. From ESPN [...]
The fellas at 48 Minutes of Hell are going to be liveblogging the NBA Draft. Stop on by.
According to fellow TrueHoopers, the 2010 NBA Draft will play out this way: 1. Washington: John Wall 2. Philadelphia: Evan Turner 3. New Jersey: Derrick Favors 4. Minnesota: Wesley Johnson 5. Sacramento: DeMarcus Cousins 6. Golden State: Greg Monroe 7. Detroit: Epke Udoh 8. Los Angeles: Al-Farouq Aminu 9. Utah: Xavier Henry 10. Indiana: Paul [...]
The NBA Draft is always surrounded by a catastrophic whirlwind of rumor. The Spurs are not immune to the dizzying swirl, and it’s often difficult to keep up with all that is supposedly happening with the team. In addition to the Tony Parker trade rumors, there is a less scintillating but more believable rumor attached [...]
Where there is smoke, there’s fire. Or sometimes mirrors. I’m not sure, it depends on the magician I think. Either way, with the 2010 NBA Draft right around the corner the trade winds are blowing plenty of smoke out of San Antonio these days. According to ESPN’s Chad Ford (ESPN Insider required), the San Antonio [...]
Somewheres on the internets there is a humorous interview of Hunter S. Thompson conducted by, if memory serves, Dick Cavett. Cavett asks Thompson the back story on his campaign trail reporting that presidential candidate Edmund Muskie was addicted to ibogaine, a drug associated with morphine dependence. Thompson acknowledges that the rumors did surround Muskie, and [...]
(Ed. Note: Mea culpa. Originally I incorrectly referred to Tiago as a Spaniard, but a few of our beloved commenters took the time to note my mistake.) Ok, Tiago Splitter didn’t really say that. But Josean Quereta, president of Caja Laboral, Splitter’s Spanish Club, did say Splitter wants to play in the NBA. Via the [...]
The geeks may have yet to inherit the courts, but basketball has long been in the midst of a statistical revolution. To the casual fan the revolution has yet to take hold. Identifying superstars hardly requires advanced statistics beyond points per game and the number of SportsCenter highlight appearances. More often than not what analytics [...]
An aging, future-Hall-of-Fame big man. A 30-something shooting guard. A veteran post presence looking for another shot at an NBA title. Um, a ginger. There are several similarities between the San Antonio Spurs and Boston Celtics. Two years ago, even more so. But since, their roads have forked a bit.
So we changed the name of the podcast. “The 48 Minutes of Hell Podcast” just wasn’t cutting it. Instead, we’re honoring the greatest play in all of team sports history, the 4-down. In the ninth episode of the podcast - first using the new name - we had Tom Ziller of AOL Fanhouse and Sactown [...]
