Entries from November 2010

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

Advanced Scouting: San Antonio Spurs at Golden State Warriors

The Warriors have one of the most exciting backcourts in the NBA. How should the Spurs defend them?
Can this backcourt be exposed defensively?

Monday, November 29th, 2010

I’m digging Tiago Splitter, his guards should too

Tiago Splitter played an effective 9:19 seconds for the Spurs. Tim Varner looks at what went right and what went wrong.

Monday, November 29th, 2010

Why DeJuan Blair might not work for the Spurs

Tim Varner says DeJuan Blair is not working as a Spur. He’s a center, Tim Duncan’s a center, and something has to give.

Monday, November 29th, 2010

Austin Toros double up in a weekend series with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers

The Austin Toros kicked-off their home slate with two wins over defending D-League champs the RGV Vipers. Some Toros looked good, others not so much.

Sunday, November 28th, 2010

San Antonio Spurs 109, New Orleans Hornets 95: Gregg Popovich adjusts at the half, the Spurs roll

The San Antonio Spurs went small against the Hornets, and the result was a blitzkrieg of offense for which New Orleans had no answer.

Sunday, November 28th, 2010

Advanced Scouting: San Antonio Spurs at New Orleans Hornets

The Spurs have another high profile game against Chris Paul’s Hornets. Paul is having another MVP type season. How can he be stopped, slowed or even exploited?

Saturday, November 27th, 2010

Regression to the mean: Tim Duncan loses a bet to Nowitzki

In losing to the Dallas Mavericks, Tim Duncan lost more than his team’s 12-game winning streak. He also lost a bet. Last season, after a huge performance from Nowitzki, Duncan bet the Mavericks forward would not be able to replicate his 12-14 performance. Duncan was wrong.

Friday, November 26th, 2010

Dallas Mavericks 103, San Antonio Spurs 94: Where we see that Tony Parker can have a bad game

The Spurs’ 12-game winning streak came to an end at the hands of the rival Dallas Mavericks. Blame it on the turnovers, they were killers.

Friday, November 26th, 2010

Advanced Scouting: Dallas Mavericks at San Antonio Spurs

Can the Spurs make it 13 in a row? In this Texas showdown, the Spurs must find a way to contain Dirk Nowitzki. What strategy should they employ?

Thursday, November 25th, 2010

Bank Shots: Manna from heaven, conspiracies from hell

Stockpiling redundant, mismatched talent, bungling draft picks, overpaying never were veterans, and somewhere off in the distance rumors of a city landing a relocated professional sports franchise-but only if that team can tank enough to get out of its lease. It would sound like the plot to a terrible sports movie if not for the [...]

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

San Antonio Spurs 113, Minnesota Timberwolves 109: The Spurs get an ‘A’ for persistence, not much else

The San Antonio Spurs are 13-1. And they’ve also secured the ugliest victory ever. Kudos on that.

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

Out of the Timeout: The Spurs’ baseline pass to the corner

Gregg Popovich is a master at getting open shots off of set plays. This is the dramatization of one of those plays.

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

Advanced Scouting: San Antonio Spurs at Minnesota Timberwolves

The Timberwolves play at a fast pace and rely on Michael Beasley in the half court. What is the best way for the Spurs to counter?

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

Spurs waive Danny Green

Danny Green was signed to play backup small forward. Then he was waived. This is the story of him being waived.

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

Matt Bonner’s big night

Matt Bonner put up numbers against the Orlando Magic, but haters gonna hate.