AT&T CENTER-Manu Ginobili and the San Antonio Spurs thought they had purged the mental collapses that plagued the team through most of the season, only to suffer a letdown last night against the Memphis Grizzlies. Coming off a loss in Phoenix, the Spurs jumped on the Grizzlies early, holding them to 8-for-22 shooting in the [...]

Thanks to Spurs.com for this series of video: Manu Ginobili reacts to the news of his contract extension, and discusses the negotiation process that led to three more years with the San Antonio Spurs.

Elusive as he’s been on the court since March, it was in the San Antonio Spurs best interests to lock up Manu Ginobili before he was allowed to euro step his way through free agency, lest he escape the Spurs like so many would be defenders. The soon-to-be 33-year old Argentine guard signed a three [...]

According to Yahoo! Sports, the Spurs are close to signing Manu Ginobili to a 3-year extension worth up to $40 million. We’ll have more information as the story develops.

Tony Parker, speeding up his recovery timetable, returned to action for a San Antonio Spurs team that was not as bereft of point guards as originally thought following the loss of George Hill. While Parker was brought off the bench in limited minutes to get his feet wet, so to speak, rookie guard Garrett Temple [...]

Back on March 11, I suggested that Manu Ginobili’s recent strong play would have the effect of complicating his upcoming contract negotiations with the San Antonio Spurs. Quoting myself:

Momma There Goes That Man has posted an insightful piece on the San Antonio Spurs’ late season resurgence. Spurs basketball is basically tough defense and smart pick and roll offense. Phillip Barnett: Yesterday afternoon the San Antonio Spurs showed that, although old and flabby like Roy Jones Jr., they’re still going to be a tough [...]

The San Antonio Spurs and Gregg Popovich didn’t provide the Los Angeles Lakers a full-on beating, but their 100-81 victory was impressive. And it looked like it hurt, if only a little. The Spurs’ usual late season surge has come fashionably late this season, but here it is, roughly a month behind schedule. And I [...]

AT&T CENTER-In more ways than one, the San Antonio Spurs were able to turn back the clock in order to turn back the Orlando Magic. For one magical evening in the AT&T Center it was almost 2005 again. A loud, boisterous crowd provided the playoff atmosphere and the Spurs eldest trio of Manu Ginobili, Tim [...]

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, [...]

Given the caliber of the opponent, the margin of victory and where the game was held, I think it’s fair to describe the San Antonio Spurs 94-73 win over the Boston Celtics this evening as the Spurs most dominant win of the season. Tonight’s contest was the last in a grueling five game stretch during [...]

On February 8th, 2009, the San Antonio Spurs played one of my favorite regular season games of the past few years. The Boston Celtics were hosting the Spurs that particular Sunday afternoon. Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, and Tony Parker were all well rested; Gregg Popovich had chosen to bench all three in the previous game, [...]

AT&T Center-For all of Manu Ginobili’s strengths, perhaps no attribute is more significant than his indelible sense of the moment and ability to take full control of it. And with a 102-97 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers at the AT&T Center, the Argentine guard can sense the Spurs making a better late than never push [...]

It may be a prevailing theme this week with four games against quality teams, but last night’s game against the Atlanta Hawks had all the intensity of a playoff game. Unfortunately for the San Antonio Spurs, the outcome could be a prevailing theme as well. It may not take the most astute analysis to state [...]