I plan a long series of posts considering the Spurs roster, with consideration toward individual players and larger roster issues. At points, these posts might overlap with thoughts on the upcoming draft (forthcoming shortly). But they will be tagged differently. I wasn’t sure where to start with my offseason analysis, but Pop’s DNP of Drew [...]
The Spurs have released Pops Mensah-Bonsu. I’m sad to see him go, but Drew Gooden is Drew Gooden. Mensah-Bonsu played very well in limited minutes with the Spurs, and he is certainly worthy of a roster spot somewhere in the Association. Hopefully he parted on good terms and we might see him again during the [...]
As our readers know by now, Drew Gooden and Joe Smith received buyouts from their respective clubs. Early reports connect Gooden to San Antonio and Smith to Cleveland. The Nets also paid Stromile Swift to go away, but no one cares. ♦♦♦♦♦ Coach Popovich took his sweet time before putting Pops Mensah-Bonsu into last night’s [...]
When was the last time you saw an attempted alley-oop during a Spurs game? Pops Mensah-Bonsu Malik Hairston (HT: ChampionSpellor2, whoever you are, thanks for getting this up on YouTube so quickly. And thanks to Bruno for bringing it to my attention.)
After yesterday’s victory over the Mavericks, I mostly chose to ignore the achievements of Tony Parker and instead focus on the collective performance of the rest of our roster. But, after having one of the most impressive 2 game stretches of his career, I think Mr. Parker deserves to be addressed more directly. The last [...]
As Graydon mentioned in today’s Notebook, the Spurs have signed Pops Mensah-Bonsu to a 10-Day contract. What follows is possibly the most ink ever spilled over a D-League call up. But I’m up to the task. If one counts Ian Mahinmi (time served), Pops Mensah-Bonsu will become the 3rd Toro on San Antonio’s current bench. [...]
For most media outlets, the story of this evening’s 93-76 victory over the Mavericks will be the inspired offensive play of Tony Parker. He ended the game with 37 points, 18 of which came in the first quarter (during which I believe he missed only a single shot). His 12 assists weren’t an insignificant contribution [...]
It’s a rare treat, and I enjoy myself when it comes around: overlapping Toros-Spurs games. Last night I was able to watch a West Coast matinee between the Toros and D-Fenders as an appetizer to the disappointing Spurs at Knicks entree. The Toros won the game 110-108. The story of the game was a big [...]
