Last week we ran a series of features exploring three options for the Spurs: Make no move; make a minor roster move; and make a major roster move. There was supposed to be one more- a post arguing that we should make moves focused on future seasons- that for various reasons was never published. After [...]
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 [...]
I’m not big on historical counterfactuals but I can’t help but wonder what the last 13 years would have been like had Gavin Maloof owned the Spurs. Via the Express-News: There was also a time when [Gavin] and his brother, Joe, almost bought the Spurs. The Maloof family had earlier owned the Rockets, and Gavin [...]
It’s a difficult question. One that refuses to die. Eventually a team owner will play Bartleby to David Stern’s perplexed narration, and maybe that time has come. The NBA technically forbids its teams from interfering with their players participation in summer events. If a player wants to play for his country, it’s his prerogative. But [...]
I subscribe to the theory that most things are more complicated than we assume. But the complexity of the 2009 offseason finds a simple solution in Peter Holt. He’s the string to follow if one wants a snapshot of the league. Peter Holt is the NBA’s poster boy for the summer of 2009. By most [...]
Johnny Ludden continues to lead the Spurs coverage pack. His latest piece for Yahoo! is can’t miss, with plenty of helpful details about the motivations and factors that made this summer’s makeover possible. Read it here. What I learned: The Spurs’ were motivated by the challenge of overcoming the Lakers, not from a desire to [...]
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 [...]
During the 2nd quarter of Sunday’s Spurs Summer League game, Dennis Lindsey gave an insightful interview to Joel Myers, who had the game call. An transcript is not available, but LJ Ellis has summarized the interview in a set of talking points. He’s given me permission to reproduce his notes here. The Spurs are sometimes [...]
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 [...]
