The last time the Spurs played the Timberwolves, Minnesota’s frontcourt completely out-muscled and out-hustled their San Antonio counterparts. After the three quarters, this game looked destined to follow the same course. Minnesota led the Spurs 86-71, Gregg Popovich had just been tossed for protesting a non-call, and Minnesota was beating San Antonio badly on the [...]

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 [...]

Remember that imagined fight between Henry Abbott, J.E. Skeets, and Tom Ziller? Back then I thought Ziller might come out on top. He’s a smart guy, that Tom Ziller. Over at Sactown Royalty he’s making a case for Mike Budenholzer as the next Kings coach. He writes: When Steve Kerr wrote for Yahoo!, he offered [...]