Richard Jefferson spent months preparing for this moment, working through weeks and weeks of repetition until it became second nature, muscle memory taking over. So with eyes on him, and with an assist from Manu Ginobili, the Spurs small forward locked in, squared up, and….laughed? Surrounded by a few remaining beat writers , Jefferson, standing in [...]

AT&T CENTER — Everyone on the Spurs knows it, everyone acknowledges it, and no one seems that concerned about it. Yet. The Spurs’ defense isn’t very good right now. San Antonio allowed the Houston Rockets to shoot 48.7% from the field (over 50% for the better part of three quarters) and gave up more than [...]

AT&T Center-A little lighter on the roster, and a little lighter on their feet, the San Antonio Spurs ended the preseason with a 111-103 victory over the Houston Rockets literally running full speed ahead into the regular season. The run and gun Spurs nearly doubled up the Rockets in fast break points, outscoring them 19-7 [...]

DeJuan Blair has been the story of the preseason so far in San Antonio, earning a spot in the starting lineup, and chances are he will merit a few paragraphs tonight when the Spurs face off against the Houston Rockets in their last preseason game. Lost in the mix have been the battles that have [...]

In a couple of minor roster moves, the San Antonio Spurs waived James Gist from the preseason roster and are reportedly bringing in Kevin Palmer for a workout.

The much anticipated 2010-11 NBA season is set to debut in just one week. All the marquee free agents have signed and several players returned from injury to participate in the preseason, but there are still many questions to be considered. In this weeks post, I will take a look at which rookies have performed [...]

AT&T CENTER — Richard Jefferson no longer looks unsure on this San Antonio Spurs team. Every step and every dribble oozes with intent. Every head fake and dribble has a purpose. When his body moves, it knows exactly why it’s doing what it is. Everything appears in sync. Looking a the box scores, though, and [...]

AT&T Center-Tim Duncan and fast are two terms generally not associated with each other much these days, so when he received a pass in transition from Tony Parker perhaps the term fast break was not the most apt description. If the San Antonio Spurs 102-111 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder is any precursor of [...]

In the past decade the NBA has dramatically tilted its rules in favor of quicker, more diminutive floor leaders. But while the NBA became a “quarterbacks” league, its greatest point guards have had surprisingly little say in the ultimate prize. In discussing the positional revolution, I stated under the current NBA rules defending quality point [...]

AT&T CENTER — It was close at first. And then the San Antonio Spurs made it look easy. It wasn’t, but that’s how they made it look. The Spurs outrebounded Caja Laboral by 18 rebounds on the night in the Spurs’ 108-85 win at the AT&T Center. 18 of San Antonio’s 58 rebounds were of [...]

The preseason rolls along, and while we have yet to catch a glimpse of Tiago Splitter (who is out again according to the Express-News), tonight we get a look at a few of his former teammates. Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, and Tony Parker might be there too. We at 48 Minutes of Hell will be [...]

If Tuesday night’s preseason game against the Los Angeles Clippers had few takeaways for the San Antonio Spurs, Thursday night’s 106-80 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers had even less. Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Richard Jefferson all flew back to San Antonio after the Spurs’ game against the Clips. This left the Spurs [...]

Preseason is in full gear and by now, every major team publication or basketball website has had their season previews out for some time. Without much to add to the offseason (ESPN’s John Hollinger beat me to noting Matt Bonner’s new teardrop, which will only add to his +/- greatness), I thought I’d change things up [...]

One of the biggest questions entering the San Antonio Spurs’ training camp was who will back up Richard Jefferson? The team appeared to have a glaring hole behind RJ, one that became even more pronounced when thinking about Jefferson struggling as much in his second year with the Spurs as in his first. Through three [...]

Preseason is in full gear and by now every major team publication or basketball website has had their season previews out for some time. Without much to add to the offseason (ESPN’s John Hollinger beat me to noting Matt Bonner’s new teardrop, which will only add to his +/- greatness), I thought I’d change things [...]