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Blazers/Spurs Pre-Thoughts
February 25, 2009 by
Rip City Project
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We're diving right into it today people. There is no need for a lengthy talking about the Spurs. You know what they bring to the table. Year after year they just keep doing the same thing. Foolish people drop the 'Are the Spurs falling off?' and before you can blink they...
Last Second Shot Kills Sixers Comeback Against Spurs
January 07, 2009 by
The Recliner GM
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I figured I would get this post out early so we can move on from last nights lose. Anyone got specific keys to the game against the Spurs
Here is mine and I find it particularly ironic giving the hot topic on the blog right now - Samuel Dalembert and to a lesser degree Theo Ratliff. ...
Gregg Popovich needs to give Reyshawn Terry a call
December 11, 2008 by
HotNonPorn
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Terry is no star, but the young and athletic small forward would be an excellent piece for the ambitious Spurs, who would be much better off playing him than Ime Udoka, the undersized (6-5) wing with short arms and not much finesse, and supposed to be successor to Bowen.
Video: Andre Iguodala drives, hangs, slams
18 days ago by
Ball Don't Lie
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I tweeted this idea to some digital stranger last night, but I want someone here — someone who I can trust — to hold me to it. At the end of November, and each subsequent month, we're going to set up a simple one-day, eight-man tournament to determine the best dunk...
Hey, I Wonder What This Shiny Red Button Labeled "Panic" Does
10 days ago by
Spurs Dynasty
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Kelly Dwyer astutely points out what is very obvious to most fans: we are missing our 2nd and 3rd best players. That will wreak havoc with any team, but especially a team that relies on 3 very unique and gifted players. This is what makes games like last week's win over Dallas...
Execute your game plan with unselfishness, discipline and courage
March 11, 2009 by
Pro Skills Basketball
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The Nuggets beat the Spurs, in a game that demonstrated why the Spurs are legitimate championship contenders and the Nuggets are not.According to this article, even with a starting lineup that included Bruce Bowen, George Hill, Kurt Thomas, Matt Bonner and Roger Mason, the Spurs diligently...
3 Championship Lineups for the San Antonio Spurs
November 25, 2008 by
HotNonPorn
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With Manu Ginobili's return from injury and Tony Parker's pretty close, the San Antonio Spurs are back in contention. Here are the lineups that would give the Spurs their best chance at winning another championship in odd years
San Antonio Spurs 92 at Chicago Bulls 87
With 33 seconds left, and down by 6, the Bulls needed perfection to pull off the win. The Bulls needed to make a quick three, and then get a stop on the other side of the ball. Within 2 seconds, the Bulls got the ball to Nocioni off the inbound play, and he [...]
The Greatest Toronto Raptors Roster Ever Assembled
January 22, 2009 by
Hoop Heads North
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As a Canadian, loving the Raps is like having a nerdy little sister, you're forced to love them. Of course, I've been a Spurs fan before the Raps were even born but you just grow to love the Raps, no matter how bad they stink. If you like basketball and you live in Canada...
NBA "Surprise" Stats Edition: Jeopardy-Style
December 11, 2008 by
Legend of Cecilio Guante
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A: Who is the League Leader in Field Goal Percentage Back in the day, I could name every head coach in the NBA and probably a good number of starting fives. Call it the game, my age or whatever, but I'm way out of touch these days. Since the days of Oak Man, Mace and crew, my...
Duncan And Bonner Provide Texas Two-Step As Spurs Beat Boston 105-99
February 08, 2009 by
Slam Dunk Central
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The San Antonio Spurs may not be the same game in and game out dominant team that they were when they won the NBA Finals in 2007. However they are still a force to be reckoned with on their best days for any opponent, no matter the venue. The Spurs proved that again Sunday at the [...]
Hornets Swarm Spurs With Defense Win 90-83
December 18, 2008 by
Slam Dunk Central
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When you play the San Antonio Spurs there is one given; Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, and Manu Ginobili are going to score. The way you can defeat them is to shut down the rest of the team around the trio. The New Orleans Hornets adhered to that philosophy Wednesday night, as they held the Spurs [...]
Spurs Win Shoot Out Over Lakers 112-111
January 16, 2009 by
Full of Sports
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There was an old fashioned shoot out at the AT&T Center in San Antonio Wednesday night, and in the end the guys from the
Kings game plan vs. San Antonio
TONIGHT'S GAME
KINGS (0-2) AT SAN ANTONIO (1-1)
When: 5:30 p.m. TV: CSNCA.
Where: AT&T Center, San Antonio.
Radio: KHTK (1140 AM).
Kings update: Like it or not, moral victories do matter to this team. And that was exactly what the Kings pulled off in New Orleans on Friday...
Team Preview #5: San Antonio Spurs
LAST SEASON
The Spurs won 55+ games for an absurd 8th year in a row. They were one of the top defensive teams in the league, but they didn't have enough firepower to get past the Lakers. Fantasy-wise, their slow 88.8 pace factor (28th of 30) and balanced rotation (9 players averaged...
Thursday Night NBA Preview: Spurs Vs. Magic and Suns Vs. Trail Blazers
December 18, 2008 by
D Wizzle's World
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There are only two games tonight in the NBA, and both games will be shown on TNT. The first game is between the Spurs and the Magic in Orlando at the Amway Arena. Dwight Howard is questionable for the contest due to a sore left knee. Howard has not played in the Magic's last two...
If the Some of the Numbers are Bogus Then How "Advanced" are "Advanced Stats"?
March 31, 2009 by
20 Second Timeout
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I have always enjoyed crunching numbers and looking at sports statistics, so I certainly am not some kind of anti-stat Luddite. I am not opposed to using basketball statistics, whether they are "archaic" box score-style stats or the so-called "advanced" stats that...
Mizzo’s NBA Top Five: It’s the Lakes Baby…the Lakes
February 11, 2009 by
The Starting Five
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1. Los Angeles Lakers 42-9, 5-0
(AP Photo/Gus
This is a crazy year. It?s hard to guage who is gonna step up and take control of the L. Kev Dog gets his wish because right now the Lakers are number 1 and it?s almost
Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol and Trevor Ariza are stepping ...
Things I've learned while in a diseased state
April 25, 2009 by
Five Tool Tool
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Last night after my poker game wound up (lost in the tournament on pairs versus overs, lost in the cash game late on some donkey plays), I was puttering around and playing a computer game. I then felt a stronger reaction than usual to the bad poker playing regrets, and have spent the...
Quarter Season: How NBA Bloggers Rank The MVP and ROY Candidates
December 17, 2008 by
Truth About It
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Every couple of weeks in the 2008-2009 season, bloggers from 'round the NBA blogosphere will participate in a poll ranking the top 10 MVP candidates and the top five Rookie of the Year candidates. The idea was hatched by the guys at Brew Hoop and a different blog site will host...
Top 10 Players of December (Who Might Still Be Available)
December 27, 2008 by
Give Me The Rock
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Image by kevindooley via Flickr
Because everybody loves lists!
I went through players sorted by rank over the past 30 days and found guys who have about a 50% chance of being available in your league (provided your league is hosted at Yahoo).
1. Derek Fisher: Ranked #40 according...
Spurs Win Shoot Out Over Lakers 112-111
January 15, 2009 by
Slam Dunk Central
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There was an old fashioned shoot out at the AT&T Center in San Antonio Wednesday night, and in the end the guys from the “Lone Star State“ would prevail as the Spurs out gunned the Los Angeles Lakers 112-111. The Spurs shot a scalding 57.1% (44-77) from the floor, 50% (10...
Suicide lines: Hall of Fame day
September 11, 2009 by
Ball Don't Lie
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Each weekday morning, Ball Don't Lie serves up a handful of NBA-related
stories to digest with your Brooklyn Style pepperoni pizza.Rick Morrissey, Chicago Tribune: "It's not as if there has been a lot of suspense leading up to this moment. Michael Jordan hasn't chewed...
End of the road
April 29, 2009 by
Five Tool Tool
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Tonight in San Antonio, the Mavericks finished what international basketball and Father Time had started with a three-point aided kill shot over the Spurs. Your final score was 106-93, and while Spurs Fan can bemoan the loss of Manu Ginobili all he wants, expecting the Argentinian...
The Upside of Falling Down
Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Jrue Holiday drops ... and might be better for it. (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE/Getty Images As recently as a few weeks ago, Jrue Holiday was a projected top 10 pick. A good number of observers felt that another year at UCLA would've served...
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