Fair or not, San Antonio Spurs fans have been awaiting the arrival of Tiago Splitter since the team first drafted Luis Scola. Since 2002 (the year Scola was drafted) each FIBA tournament has served as a tease of sorts for Spurs faithful. And with each passing tournament the concept of foreign big man savior grew [...]
Former Spur Malik Hairston is undergoing tests to assess the seriousness of a back injury that may have occurred while he was still a member of the Spurs. If the back injury is deemed long term, Hairston’s contract with Siena could be voided. In the interim, Siena plans to replace Hairston with David Moss. Hairston’s [...]
Chanel recently launched an ad campaign with plus-sized model Crystal Renn. The promise of the fashion house, or so it would seem, was to capture the outer charm of Christina Hendricks in a tasteful still frame or two. But when the campaign launched, there wasn’t much of anything plus-sized about it. Renn was captured from [...]
Sebastian Pruiti is at it again. Today over at NBA Playbook, Pruiti looks at how NBA teams take advantage on the offensive end when double-teamed. And wouldn’t’cha know it, the San Antonio Spurs are one team that he thinks does a great job beating double teams.
On Wednesday, Kelly Dwyer of the Yahoo! Ball Don’t Lie blog posted his list of the Top 30 power forwards in the NBA. The pride and joy of St. Croix, Tim Duncan, finished second on the list. Who was number one? If you couldn’t tell by the photo and headline (I hope you readers are [...]
According to Mike Monroe of the San Antonio Express-News, Danny Ferry is about to return to the San Antonio Spurs front office. Ferry, who resigned as general manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers ahead of LeBron James’ free agency defection in July, officially will be announced as a member of the Spurs’ front office by week’s [...]
Chances are, if you’re a regular reader of this blog you have a pretty good idea of what the San Antonio Spurs like to do, and avoid, on the defensive end of the floor. But from time-to-time, I find it helpful to review things to keep them fresh in my head. And seeing as it’s [...]
It’s widely known that traditionally, San Antonio Spurs players over the years have been good defensive players. But how good are they really? We’re talking greatest-of-all-time good.
There’s not a lot going on regarding the NBA right now. That’s not fun. But luckily for us, this is one of those summers where international basketball is in the spotlight. The FIBA World Championships kick-off on Saturday morning in Turkey and a couple of players property of the San Antonio Spurs will take stage.
Basketball, at the heart and soul of its appeal, is a fluid game. Not unlike Jazz. To attempt to label and classify every aspect of it is to deny the improvisational qualities which make it so endearing. There are rules and guidelines by which each is identified, but whether on the court or in a [...]
It’s no surprise that Richard Jefferson faces a lot of pressure in his second season on the San Antonio Spurs. In his first, Jefferson came with the weight of a $15 million salary. And while averages of 12.3 points and 4.4 rebounds per game were decent, they did not fulfill the expectations many fans and [...]
Former San Antonio Spurs center David Robinson was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame for the second time on Friday, this time as a part of the 1992 US Men’s National Basketball team. You may know them by their nickname, The Dream Team. The 1960 Men’s National team was also inducted. And [...]
Empires fall. The history books are littered with them. The Greeks. The Romans. Spain. Britain. Maybe someday even America. The same holds true for nearly every major power that’s ever risen to the top, be it nation, corporation, or basketball team. Especially basketball teams. After all, unlike nations or corporations, basketball teams rely solely on [...]
The San Antonio Spurs 2010-2011 regular season schedule was released on Tuesday. In what could be the last year (or is that next year?) that the Spurs compete for an NBA title, we take a look at the schedule and see what lies ahead for the silver and black from late October to mid-April.
It’s been a busy summer for the Austin Toros, and in this episode of the 4-Down Podcast, we talk about what’s been happening and how it affects the San Antonio Spurs. Jon L of the great D-League blog Ridiculous Upside joins me and Tim to talk about the Toros and other stuff. We discuss whether it’s [...]
