Some version of that question keeps rearing its head in our comments section. It’s one those counter-intuitive things. You’d think Spurs fans would be satisfied after an offseason that saw a massive roster overhaul. But when post trade euphoria sets in, the market suddenly expands to all of our favorite players (that we imagine are [...]
Mike Monroe reports that Roger Mason Jr. dropped his body fat percentage this summer in an effort to become “more active.” (I know, I’m late to the Monroe article.) Johnny Ludden tells us that Tim Duncan is down to 240. The arrival of skinny Timmy and a slim Mase raises my curiosity, but in a [...]
On his latest podcast, Bill Simmons talks offseason with Marc Stein and Ric Bucher. It gets a little catty, and each man wins points here and there. When the talk turned to the obligatory “Who will win the title?” question, I was surprised to hear each man offer support for the Spurs (Bucher throws Boston [...]
Last night a friend reduced Summer League to its finest syrupy self with this statement: “After the offseason the Spurs have already had, they don’t need anymore All-Stars. They just need to upgrade their role players. I think they’ve done it.” The Spurs won last night’s contest, having too much talent and defense for the [...]
I just re-watched Sunday’s game, and my thoughts on the game run along the same line as Graydon’s, with one exception. Unlike Graydon, whose assessment found Ian Mahinmi lacking, I thought the Spurs’ big man played well. But of course the difference in our opinion owes everything to context-Graydon was evaluating Ian Mahinmi in the [...]
Jeff McDonald provides Spurs fans with a noteworthy piece of information. Up to this point most of us had been operating under the assumption that Marcus Haislip signed for the Bi-Annual Exception. This is not the case. He signed for the vet minimum. More specifically, $825, 497. Two things: 1) His contract is a good [...]
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 [...]
Antonio McDyess has agreed to terms with the San Antonio Spurs. Unless they surprise us, the Spurs offseason is more or less finished. The Antonio McDyess signing caps off the most dramatic offseason of the Tim Duncan era, and one of the more impressive offseasons (of any team) that I can remember. The Spurs frontoffice [...]
The Spurs put ink to paper a few hours ago. They’ve officially signed Marcus Haislip and Malik Hairston. Haislip was expected. Hairston is a little bit of a surprise. I’ve written early and often about Hairston, boring you with his name since the beginning of last season. The odd thing about the signing is its [...]
Zach Harper, of Cowbell Kingdom, writing for Hardwood Paroxysm: R.C. Buford often knows what he’s getting himself into, especially with foreign players. Marcus Haislip is inherently and biographically terrestrial to this country but he might as well be a foreign commodity. He was unknown and unwanted here. He busted out before he ever busted in. [...]
