Entries Tagged as 'New Orleans Hornets'

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

New Orleans 91, San Antonio 102

R.C. Buford and Gregg Popovich may still be combing the waiver wire and developmental league to fill their 13th roster spot following the unexpected release of Michael Finley, but in all likelihood the Spurs best chance of improving or adding another rotation player lies internally.
Matt Bonner, finding time in the rotation once again with Antonio [...]

Monday, March 1st, 2010

New Orleans Hornets 92, San Antonio Spurs 106

The 2009-10 San Antonio Spurs are a bit of a tease. They’ll lean in close and show you a little leg, but ultimately head home without so much as a kiss on the cheek.
After a nationally-televised win over the Phoenix Suns (an above .500 team!) and no letdown in a 106-92 win over the New [...]

Monday, January 18th, 2010

MLK Day Live Chat

I hope you’re enjoying today’s slate of games. The Spurs are gonna go to work on the Hornets in a few minutes; meanwhile I’ll be over at ESPN taking part in the Daily Dime Live Chat. Stop on by if you have a few minutes. Also, take some time to reflect on Dr. King and [...]

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

Preview: San Antonio Spurs @ New Orleans Hornets

A year ago this game would have headlined the daily marquee as a matchup between arguably the league’s top two point guards. A week ago Hoopsworld.com reported the Spurs tried to trade Tony Parker for Chris Paul. But tomorrow, despite those tidbits of information, the matchup has lost some of its luster.
I say arguably the [...]

Monday, January 11th, 2010

High Stakes and Low Margins in the Contemporary NBA

In this weekend’s Dime, Marc Stein drew attention to the fourteen teams that have luxury tax payments looming this July. The list includes perennial heavyweights such as the Lakers and Spurs (although, given their success, San Antonio pops up on this list infrequently), as well as the ashen remains of the Isiah-era Knicks.
The list is [...]

Monday, October 19th, 2009

On Winning the Division

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 I [...]