AT&T CENTER–George Hill has been shuffled through the lineup from bench to starter, from point guard to shooting guard and back. Along the way the second year guard has been asked to be part Tony Parker, part Avery Johnson with a dash of Bruce Bowen. While not quite yet an amalgamation of all these parts, [...]
Over the course of the season Gregg Popovich has shuffled through 20 different lineups with varying degrees of success, or in the case of Friday night’s lineup, lack thereof. A degree in advanced NBA statistics or a talk with Wayne Winston isn’t necessary to conclude a box score in which three of the five starters [...]
Ugh. Here I was, all ready to post a piece about how Manu Ginobili’s block of Kevin Durant against the Thunder on Wednesday was the turning point in the season. After their latest “best win of the season,” the Spurs were going to sweep the week against their Western Conference foes and solidify their place [...]
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 [...]
