When word of the Marcus Williams call up broke, many Spurs fans were hoping Malik Hairston would not be cut. When he saw minutes earlier in the season, he showed the makings of an impact defender. Unfortunately for Hairston, his offense is behind schedule. Even a limited offensive player like Bruce Bowen has a shot [...]
Henry Abbott, with the help of database wunderkind Haralabos Voulgaris, has just put up a post that features two Spurs. Quoting Henry: This is [Haralabos Voulgaris's] list of 2008-2009′s (through play of 3/26/09) highest scorers on plays that initiated within the last 24 seconds of any quarter (with desperation heaves filtered out): Chris Paul 98 [...]
Given Golden State’s chaotic style, you never expect a game against the Warriors to be evocative of all the things that plague a team. But lo and behold, last night’s contest offered a textbook primer for what has ailed San Antonio in recent weeks. I’m not going to complain too much, since we got the [...]
As one wit put it, watching the Spurs close out this season is a like watching a helicopter land sideways. Touchdown is imminent, but it might get messy. The Spurs are hobbled by injury. They’ve given away games to the Thunder and Celtics. In each case, the game was lost by uncharacteristically bad execution down [...]
The Spurs had no business winning last night’s game. The loss was deserved. The Lakers buried the Spurs in the first quarter, outscoring the home team 35 -17 and crushing them on the glass. In the opening quarter alone, the Lakers grabbed 4 offensive rebounds. Of those 4, 3 boards led to immediate baskets. And [...]
Even though tonight’s loss isn’t that surprising (we often underperform on the back end of back-to-backs), it is a bit disappointing. It’s not disappointing because we go into the break on a loss or because it brings our Rodeo Road Trip record to an even 2 and 2. It’s disappointing because it highlights the Spurs’ [...]
For the purposes of full disclosure, I didn’t have an opportunity to turn on the game until halftime so our very potent first half performance is about to go unaddressed. If anyone would like to discuss it in the comment section below, feel free. Although our January 14th victory over the Lakers is a close [...]
As a Spurs fan, it is somewhat heretical to act as if anything other than the postseason has any substantive value. The regular season exists so that the postseason may, and the postseason exists so that a champion may be crowned. Of all franchises, few are as unwaveringly teleological as San Antonio. And then a [...]
It’s always nice to wake up and read a Johnny Ludden Spurs column. Last night’s Lakers-Spurs game was a classic, and the best NBA game this season. Graydon will be along later this afternoon with a proper Notebook, but for the time being he’s on a jet plane heading east. In the meantime, I’m here [...]
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 [...]
Manu Ginobili connected on his first post-injury shot attempt, a 3 point basket. We should have expected as much. The Spurs live on the arc. Prior to the season, I wrote: From a personnel standpoint, they’ve [the Spurs] added offensive-minded free agents and rookies. Hill and Mason, for example, can score and allow Tony Parker [...]
