I’ve never understood why the Spurs are labeled as a boring team. Ok, scratch that. I understand that people find our slow pace of play and defensive-minded style to be boring. But the spurs let it fly from the perimeter at an alarming rate and however worrying it may be from the perspective of offensive [...]
There are very few nights a year when another sporting event trumps a Spurs game. The night in which the University of Texas Longhorns play in a bowl game is one. As a resident of Austin for 22 years I have a pretty strong affinity for the Horns and will subsequently skip this evenings game [...]
Although I would argue Derrick Rose is actually the most skilled member of this most recent rookie class, the most electrifying to watch is clearly O.J. Mayo. I never thought he was all that special of a prospect in college: Sure, he had all the athletic talent in the world but I never saw him [...]
In his first two games against the Spurs this season Al Jefferson played impressively, scoring 29.5 points and hauling in 13.5 rebounds per contest. Although the Wolves dropped their most recent game (in fact, they are on a 12 game losing streak), Jefferson put up some gaudy numbers against the Rockets (34 points, 13 boards, [...]
There’s no Match-Up of the Night tonight because I’m headed down to SA from Austin to catch the game. It’s been about a year since I saw a game at the AT&T Center so needless to say I’m pretty excited. Enjoy the game, I’ll be back with a recap tomorrow morning.
Last year Jose Calderon was one of the more underrated players in the entire Association. I would argue the only larger All-Star snub than Calderon was Manu Ginobili. He had an excellent turnover rate, shot .519 from the field, and was pretty much automatic from the charity stripe. After successfully navigating a difficult situation with [...]
The Spurs roll into Orlando today to take on the toughest Eastern Conference opponent we’ve faced all season (if you are being intellectually honest, you will admit the Magic are currently better than the Pistons). Tangling with the Magic inevitably brings Duncan-Howard comparisons, so why fight it? Howard is the most electrifying frontcourt presence since [...]
A founding tenet of Spurs dogma is the principle that regular season games should only be seen as a preparatory exercise for a deep post-season run. For the team’s emotions to wax and wain too heavily with each rivalry game is to allow us to lose sight of the fact that the wins that truly [...]
Tonight’s game against the Thunder features an opportunity for young Mr. Hill to show up yet another highly hyped draft pick who he has outperformed this season: Russell Westbrook. In some ways Westbrook and Hill remind me of one another. Both possess a malleable athleticism that could develop into a dependable offensive attack and both [...]
On November 5th the Spurs logged their first win of the season in a grueling 2OT time victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves. If it weren’t for the heroics of Tony Parker, who scored 55 points, the Spurs would have surely dropped to 0-4. Parker scored at will throughout the game, but was most impressive during [...]
You may not know this but Joe Johnson is quietly having a terrific year. In fact, Joe Johnson has been quietly having terrific years for years. He is a work horse, having averaged around 40 minutes a game since the 03-04 season. And oh boy, can the man score. If you happen to have missed [...]
Having won 9 of their last 10 games, the Mavericks seem more than prepared to defend their home floor against a surging Spurs squad that has won its last two games in increasingly impressive fashion. Both teams began the season in relative disarray and both teams seem to have now found their stride, each possessing [...]
Tonight’s Warriors-Spurs game features our newest gunner against an old favorite. It’s always a pleasure when S-Jax comes back to town. His prolific 3-ball, booming enthusiasm and emotional depth (Duncan has at points referred to him as the best teammate he has ever had) made him a centerpiece of some of my favorite memories from [...]
Duncan vs. Martin isn’t actually the most intriguing match-up this evening from a tactical standpoint. How Parker and Hill handle darkhorse MVP candidate Chauncey Billups is considerably more important to actually getting a win. But Martin, or rather Martin’s arrogance, has earned him the attention. After Denver’s 91-81 victory over the Spurs on November 19th, [...]
Although Duncan-Wallace is a classic match-up, I’m more interested in how Manu Ginobili and Allen Iverson effect tonight’s Pistons-Spurs clash. Since picking up AI Detroit has gone 6-6 and at points has looked lost offensively. Conversely the Spurs have only played a handful of games with Manu in the lineup, and although he has been [...]
