I plan a long series of posts considering the Spurs roster, with consideration toward individual players and larger roster issues. At points, these posts might overlap with thoughts on the upcoming draft (forthcoming shortly). But they will be tagged differently. I wasn’t sure where to start with my offseason analysis, but Pop’s DNP of Drew [...]
It wasn’t that long ago. May 22, 2006. The Spurs were facing an elimination game against the Mavericks. Game 7. Western Conference Semifinals. You remember it, I’m sure. They lost. Tonight the Mavericks have the Spurs on the brink of elimination once again. The national press, with a few exceptions here and there, are writing [...]
Graydon Gordian is repping for 48 Minutes of Hell on today’s NBA Today podcast. I’m swimming in sanguinity about all he has to say. Elsewhere J.A. Adande takes a stab at a question we’ve previously addressed in our Countdown to 2010 posts. You can read the evolution of those posts by following the bouncing ball [...]
As our readers know by now, Drew Gooden and Joe Smith received buyouts from their respective clubs. Early reports connect Gooden to San Antonio and Smith to Cleveland. The Nets also paid Stromile Swift to go away, but no one cares. ♦♦♦♦♦ Coach Popovich took his sweet time before putting Pops Mensah-Bonsu into last night’s [...]
On the one hand, the Spurs have 2010 cap flexibility and the ability to put the pieces in place for a competitive post-Duncan team. On the other hand, there is the allure of adding more banners to the legacy. Either direction holds the promise of good. The Spurs are pinned between the horns of a [...]
The Toros lost last night, falling to the 14ers 121-119. They are now 18-8 on the season. Pops Mensah-Bonsu continues to make the most of his recent contract, hustling his way to 31 points in 42 minutes. I don’t want to diminish how well Mensah-Bonsu has been playing, but the D-League is the poster child [...]
Gregg Popovich’s decision not to play his stars against Denver has drawn mixed reaction from baskstball fans. One of our readers, Jimbo, questions the logic: “I’m not a fan of this move Popovich pulled, especially since it cost us the tie-breaker against a Western Conference rival. But doing this on a regular basis will mean [...]
Forgive the trendy title. Oscar Wilde once quipped that the only way to avoid temptation is to give into it. Not exactly sage advice, I know. But it holds true for post titles. Sham and I were exchanging notes on P.G Wodehouse when the conversation turned to Robertas Javtokas. He writes, I just watched Dynamo’s [...]
All season long Spurs fans have been dealing with the anxiety-inducing idea that Manu Ginobili may no longer be, well, Manu Ginobili. That some nefarious combination of injury and age has left him in a place where we will never see the same intense and productive play night-in-night-out. These concerns have continually floated to the [...]
My posts (here and here) from yesterday morning will raise questions in the minds of some of our readers. I want to anticipate a few of those questions and provide answers below. But more importantly, I want to take a moment, just passing mid-season, for the second installment of our Countdown to 2010 series. This [...]
Jeff McDonald did a nice job gauging player reaction to Gary Payton’s recent assertion that TD was no longer deserving of an All Star start. It’s amazing what difference there can be in perspective from one person to the next. For my money, not only is Tim Duncan an All Star, he’s a near MVP [...]
I want to take a few moments to attach a follow up comment to yesterday’s TrueHoop, Malcolm Gladwell, and Malik Hairston post. The Austin Toros are a good basketball team. This will sound controversial to some, but they have more talent on their roster than most, if not all, D1 programs. The Toros are not [...]
Back on December 11, TrueHoop ran a bullet commenting on a New Yorker article by Malcolm Gladwell. In response to the article, Henry Abbott wrote: …in professions like picking NFL quarterbacks or good teachers, it is nearly impossible to know who will succeed until you see them try. That means that the best way to [...]
Over the last several weeks a handful of our posts have been tagged Countdown to 2010. You can expect this trend to continue, along with a plentiful amount of fan-crazed present moment scrutinizing. The Spurs are one of a dozen or so teams in the league that have managed their cap with a clear view [...]
