Back in late January I wrote a piece indicating that an impending lockout, while probably needed for small market owners like Peter Holt, could have some very negative ramifications for the Spurs on the court.
Before tonight’s game, Mike Monroe from the Express-News brought up another possible consequence of the lockout: What will it mean for [...]
Already having trouble in keeping up with the arms race at home, the Spurs may soon find themselves locked in a bidding war with deeper pockets overseas.
Spurs fans hoping for a foreign born center to add to the rotation next year might have to settle on another season of hoping for Ian Mahinmi to come [...]
According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, the Spurs are looking to trade Antonio McDyess in anticipation of trading for Tyrus Thomas:
The Spurs have been searching for expiring deals to move McDyess, who will make $4.9 million next season and is guaranteed about $2.6 million in 2011-12. Trading McDyess would free minutes and give them [...]
If you wrote a book about this season, which story lines would play most prominently in your retelling of the story. The decline of Spurs’ defense? The slight but unmistakable devolution of Manu Ginobili’s game? Tony Parker’s game-weary legs? The promise of DeJuan Blair and George Hill? Tim Duncan’s squandered brilliance? The emergence of small-ball [...]
The good folks at Elias Sports Burea are in the business of providing perspective. According to Elias, the Spurs are 3-9 against teams with a .600 or better record. The only Western Conference teams that are worse than the Spurs against said opponents are the Warriors, Timberwolves, Clippers and Kings. League-wide, teams beat .600 teams [...]
Yesterday I ran a piece that attempted to point out an obvious development that some have missed: Tim Duncan is playing very well this season. Some want to qualify this by saying Duncan is receiving less double-teams, to which my response is “so what?” and “is he really?” Honestly, I’m not sure that assertion is [...]
During the offseason, I suggested that the Lakers had begun a movement of super-contenders by changing the model for winning an NBA championship from 3 stars and a bunch of role players to a 5 star, get-out-our-way template. To make this thesis work, I considered Andrew Bynum a star player. Many readers took exception. “Andrew [...]
48MoH readers have seen the name Bruno tossed about here and there. Bruno is a trusted friend firmly situated in France, where he is able to make all sorts of smart observations about the Spurs, the NBA, and their various relationships in the international basketball community. For the upcoming season we’ve asked a few friends [...]
Holiday rapid fire: Alfredo R. Berrios wrote a recap for TrueHoop. You can watch a replay of yesterday’s championship game between Brazil and Puerto Rico here. Tiago Splitter received tournament MVP consideration, but that award went to Luis Scola. More on the tournament from our friends at Pounding the Rock.
Sham Sports has potheads. Sham has lookalikes. Sham has the best collection of quotes on the internet–quick, someone ask Antoine Walker why he shoots so many three pointers. And did you ever want to know what became of Hollinger wonder-crush Jackie Butler? Sham has that too. But it’s all for kicks and giggles. Shamsports.com is [...]
If you’re counting down the hours until the NBA preseason tips, Canada vs. Brazil might help the time pass. Canada is outmatched in this one, and I expect Anderson Varejao and Tiago Splitter to dominate. If you’re interested, the game is on 360.
FIBA’s late summer tournaments are great fun. That fun continues today as the undefeated Brazilian team takes on Panama. For updates on Brazil’s play, The Painted Area recapped their games against Argentina and Dominican Republic. Pounding the Rock has a helpful write-up on Tiago Splitter’s first three games here. And I offered a few thoughts [...]
If you’re jonesing for Spurs basketball, it’s not such a bad time of year. Yesterday’s slate featured Tiago Splitter, Tony Parker, Ian Mahinmi and Nando De Colo.
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 [...]
Rikiddo, Pounding the Rock sage and friend to this site, has done a nice job breaking down the Marcus Haislip signing. Between him and Graydon, there is little else to say until we actually see Haislip on the court. But still, I’ve scrounged together a few scraps from under the table. Think of this as [...]
