Entries Tagged as 'The Roster'

Monday, September 20th, 2010

How much time does this cast have left on stage?

Last Tuesday, Andrew wrote about the winter of the Duncan Dynasty in San Antonio. His article was pessimistic about how much the current core could contribute to an additional championship, saying “the league passed San Antonio by.’ Of course, this pessimism is not entirely unfounded. The Spurs haven’t won the vaunted NBA title since 2007. [...]

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

How the Mighty Fall: Signs of decline applied to the NBA

Empires fall. The history books are littered with them. The Greeks. The Romans. Spain. Britain. Maybe someday even America. The same holds true for nearly every major power that’s ever risen to the top, be it nation, corporation, or basketball team. Especially basketball teams. After all, unlike nations or corporations, basketball teams rely solely on [...]

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Repercussions: When Good GMs Do Nothing

Throughout the Tim Duncan era the Spurs have operated on a certain stonecutters credo. Ironically, they now operate between a rock and a hard place. With a broken chisel. The rock? Richard Jefferson’s burdensome contract. The hard place? The NBA Salary Cap. In the short term, there will be those who are disappointed that the [...]

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Countdown to 2010: Day 520

My posts (here and here) from yesterday morning will raise questions in the minds of some of our readers. I want to anticipate a few of those questions and provide answers below. But more importantly, I want to take a moment, just passing mid-season, for the second installment of our Countdown to 2010 series. This [...]

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

What Could Have Been

Over at The Painted Area M. Haubs has provided the basketball public with a hoop viewing guide that runs through the 28th. It’s a helpful resource, and worth linking for that reason alone. But it caught my attention for another reason entirely. While blurbing Saturday’s Euroleague contest between Tau Ceramica and DKV Joventut, Haub’s makes [...]

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

The Roster: Duncan, Ginobili

In the lead up to the NBA season, I’m taking the time to slowly but surely go through every player who is likely to suit up in the silver and black this year and at least give some brief thoughts on their likely contribution. I know some of these players better than others, so some [...]

Monday, September 29th, 2008

The Roster: Parker, Mason, The D-Leaguers

In the lead up to the NBA season, I’m taking the time to slowly but surely go through every player who is likely to suit up in the silver and black this year and at least give some brief thoughts on their likely contribution. I know some of these players better than others, so some [...]

Friday, September 26th, 2008

The Roster: Finley, Bowen, Stoudamire

In the lead up to the NBA season, I’m taking the time to slowly but surely go through every player who is likely to suit up in the silver and black this year and at least give some brief thoughts on their likely contribution. I know some of these players better than others, so some [...]

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

The Roster: Udoka, Hill, Oberto

In the lead up to the NBA season, I’m taking the time to slowly but surely go through every player who is likely to suit up in the silver and black this season and at least give some brief thoughts on their likely contribution. I know some of these players better than others, so some [...]

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

The Roster: Bonner, Vaughn, Thomas

Although I will be a part of a couple of season preview projects, including Spurs previews for both Celtics blog and Hardwood Paroxysm, I wanted to take the time and do an extended breakdown of the roster the Spurs have assembled heading into this upcoming season. I’ve watched some of these players countless times, others [...]