How shall the San Antonio Spurs proceed against the Dallas Mavericks? What Game 2 adjustments should the Spurs and Mavericks coaches consider?

For all the anticipation surrounding Manu Ginobili’s return, it was the San Antonio Spurs focus and attention to details that were most sorely missed in the Game 1 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. For much of the past decade the trinity of Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker carried the headlines, but it was [...]

THE PRESENT — It’s strange to think about the emotional arc of the last twelve months: The soaring heights, the seemingly bottomless depths. This team tossed me around like a rag doll, while all along, without us knowing it, history was set on loop. The San Antonio Spurs will face the Dallas Mavericks in the [...]

Manu Ginobili’s instincts are true. The San Antonio Spurs begin their 7-game series against the Dallas Mavericks tonight, and the NBA playoffs couldn’t have a better pairing for its opening round.

According to Winston, the Spurs will beat the Mavericks so long as Keith Bogans doesn’t receive too much burn. That, and DeJuan Blair and Matt Bonner should play together. (They did last night, and it didn’t seem to hurt.) You’re right, it’s not that simple, but Winston raises several interesting points. Here’s how the Spurs [...]

With just two days left in the 2009-10 regular season, only the first and eighth spots in the Western Conference have been decided. After the Oklahoma City Thunder slipped up against a Brandon Roy-less Portland Trailblazers last night, the Thunder have booked themselves a first round date with the Los Angeles Lakers. As has been [...]

In this weekend’s Dime, Marc Stein drew attention to the fourteen teams that have luxury tax payments looming this July. The list includes perennial heavyweights such as the Lakers and Spurs (although, given their success, San Antonio pops up on this list infrequently), as well as the ashen remains of the Isiah-era Knicks. The list [...]

Whenever teams in the Texas Triangle tussle (alliteration is fun), it’s not hard to get excited. There’s no motivation needed as most fans of the Spurs, Mavericks and Rockets intermingle. Fans of the Texas teams work with, are friends with and, hell, even date fans of their enemy teams. Everyone wants that one win to [...]

During today’s live chat, 83% of readers said the Spurs would win the Southwest division. Given that it was mostly Spurs fans tuning in, that isn’t terribly surprising. But the general consensus throughout the league seems to be that the Spurs are the best team in the division. The response reminded me of a conversation [...]

What hath Barca to do with basketball? Based on our recent posts, much, and in every way. On Monday I took a stab at the vexed question of whether NBA owners should restrict their players from international competition. My post was inspired by Kevin Arnovitz and it, in turn, inspired a number of insightful comments [...]

The presumed net worth of Peter Holt, CEO and owner of Spurs Sports & Entertainment, is around $80 million, making him one of the least wealthy owners in the NBA. Mr. Holt’s wealth derives from HOLT CAT, the nation’s largest authorized dealer of caterpillar machines, of which he is also CEO. Given the housing crisis [...]

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 [...]

One of the things I’ve loved about this season is the work Spurs.com and the Express News beat writers have done keeping us close to the team. Spurs.com introduced practice and shootaround video, which was always must-watch viewing. And they’ve done a bang up job this postseason. The E-N writers have kept a pulse on [...]

The Express-News’ Buck Harvey has written a timely column that deserves your attention. The cliff notes version goes like this: tonight might be Bruce Bowen’s last game as a Spur. Yes, Bowen is under contract. But if you read the column you’ll see that Harvey’s rationale runs down a coherent line. I’m not going to [...]

Spurs.com has video of Pop saying that there will adjustments tonight, J.J. Barea burned them, and the Spurs need to rebound. LatinD, PtR: Tony’s The Man right now, and while he wasn’t chopped liver, we really need him to play at a higher level. Grand Prince Rob Mahoney, Two Man Game: I will say this: [...]