The Spurs take on ROY candidate Blake Griffin and the Clippers tonight. Who should the Spurs use to defend him?
And how strong is his defense?

The Spurs have another high profile game against Chris Paul’s Hornets. Paul is having another MVP type season. How can he be stopped, slowed or even exploited?

Can the Spurs make it 13 in a row? In this Texas showdown, the Spurs must find a way to contain Dirk Nowitzki. What strategy should they employ?

The Timberwolves play at a fast pace and rely on Michael Beasley in the half court. What is the best way for the Spurs to counter?

Howard’s effectiveness in the post varies significantly relative to which which direction he turns. Superman also has some defensive kryponite.

What the Cavs do well offensively, how can Spurs defend it and what the Spurs can do to attack the Cavs defensive weaknesses. Scott Sereday calls for the Spurs to push the ball against the Cavs.

The Utah Jazz run a crazy complex offense. Scott Sereday makes recommendations to the Spurs on their best defensive options.

Derrick Rose can be a beast with the ball. How should he be defended? And the best ways to exploit Luol Deng’s defense.

Obviously, we shouldn’t make too much of the early NBA season results, but what team statistics are the most important for predicting future performance?

By most accounts Richard Jefferson disappointed in his first year with the Spurs. Do similar historical examples suggest he is due to improve in 2011?

Matt Bonner has been among the Spurs most efficient players, but takes a very limited number of shots. Statistical analysis indicates this is with good reason.

The much anticipated 2010-11 NBA season is set to debut in just one week. All the marquee free agents have signed and several players returned from injury to participate in the preseason, but there are still many questions to be considered. In this weeks post, I will take a look at which rookies have performed [...]

Last Wednesday I was over a friend’s house watching Roy Halladay’s no-hitter when he asked me if I saw the Lakers’ recent loss. (He was referring to the Lakers’ 111-92 loss to the Timberwolves in London.) My initial response was “Eh, it’s only preseason.” It was a knee jerk response, hammered into my head from [...]

There’s a common saying in football that the best defense is a good offense. In basketball, it might be more appropriate to say that a good defense can create good offense. Great ball pressure or playing the passing lanes can often lead to turnovers that can, in turn, lead to fast breaks and easy buckets. [...]

Tim Duncan averaged over 39 minutes per game in his career before the age of 26. Since then, his minutes have steadily decreased, reaching a career low of 31.3 MPG last year. Despite this decrease in minutes, his production per minute is quite comparable before and after age 26. Clearly, much of this reduction in [...]