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The greatest characteristic the Spurs have over the Heat
To be boastful is to talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one’s achievements, possessions and abilities.
Enter last summer: Miami Heat guard Dwayne Wade, forward LeBron James and San Antonio Spurs forward Tiago Splitter.
Wade: “(We are) Arguably the best trio to ever play the game of basketball.”
James: “We gonna make the world know that...
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March 14, 2011
Discuss
Spurs news and notes: Adelman has Popovich as Coach of the Year, Heat's Wade says Spurs are not boring, and more
• Houston Rockets head coach Rick Adelman say San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is the Coach of the Year:
"I think Pop's just done a great job this year," Adelman said. "To me, the record they have, he's the Coach of the Year, the way he's put these guys together and the type of season they've had.
"Right now, they're still the best team in the league. They...
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March 13, 2011
Bosh looking for redemption against the Spurs
Tomorrow night the San Antonio Spurs will visit Miami to take on the Heat in the last regular season meeting between these to teams.
In the first meeting in San Antonio, the Spurs left the Heat in shambles, beating them by 30 points on national TV. Now the Heat will look to return the favor and Chris Bosh hasn't forgotten what the Spurs did to the Heat in San Antonio:
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March 13, 2011
Spurs close out Rockets with late scoring attack
The San Antonio Spurs (54-12) opened up their three game road trip with a win over their division rivals the Houston Rockets (33-34) on Saturday night. After gutting out a win Friday in San Antonio against the Sacramento Kings, the Spurs were able to execute plays down the stretch and get key stops in the last 2 minutes as they defeated the Rockets 115 to 107.
Tony Parker (21...
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March 13, 2011
Spurs news and notes: Cavs coach favorite franchise is the Spurs, Celtics fans watching the Spurs, and more
• Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Byron Scott's favorite franchise is the San Antonio Spurs:
To be clear, coach Byron Scott's favorite franchise is the San Antonio Spurs, who draft well, develop their own talent and have won multiple championships. (sacbee.com)
• RedsArmy.com looks at the Spurs as the playoffs are fast approaching.
• The Austin Toros lost to...
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March 12, 2011
Video: Nando De Colo is like Aladdin's Genie
San Antonio Spurs' draftee Nando De Colo was recently profiled by a Spanish television and in particular the topic of his nickname "Aladdin" was brought up.
His nickname came from the Disney movie "Aladdin" due to him looking like the genie portrayed in the movie. In reality they mean the genie and not the human character. Of course his court-play has been "magical" this season...
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March 12, 2011
Spurs news and notes: Phil Jackson enjoys Spurs style, Popovich sells some wine, and more
• Last night the Los Angeles Lakers eight game winning streak was ended by the Miami Heat. The pointing finger was on Kobe Bryant who struggled to close the game by forcing bad shots and not playing "team" basketball and what may come to a shock to San Antonio Spurs fans, Lakers coach Phil Jackson paid the Spurs a compliment:Funny, too, because before the game Phi Jackson was...
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March 11, 2011
Scola doubtful against Spurs
Tomorrow night the San Antonio Spurs will face the Houston Rockets and it seems Rockets' Luis Scola may not suit up:
Rockets coach Rick Adelman did not know when Luis Scola would be able to return from his sore left knee and sounded as if he did not expect the forward to play Saturday against the Spurs.
"We're going day-by-day," Scola said. "I was kind of hoping that by...
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March 11, 2011
Gameday Q&A: Zach Harper of Cowbell Kingdom
With tonight's home game coming against the Sacramento Kings, I talked to a good friend of Project Spurs and a very knowledgable Kings blogger, Zach Harper. No, not the one from Sweet Valley High either.Zach covers the Kings regularly for Cowbell Kingdom, is a contributing writer to Hardwood Paroxysm and an be found regularly on ESPN's Daily Dime chats.I asked Zach about the team...
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March 11, 2011
Clarification on Duncan's 'Game Over' comment
By now, every San Antonio Spurs fan has seen or heard about Tim Duncan’s infamous “Game over” stated late in the first quarter of last Friday’s Spurs-Miami Heat tilt.
A nationally-televised game from the folks at ESPN put more eyes on the court and more cameras in the arena. One of those cameras just so happened to catch one of the most unassuming and quiet stars the...
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March 11, 2011
Spurs news and notes: Pop is a man of mystery, McDyess celebrates 1,000 games and more
• ESPN.com spoke about San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich being a man of mystery:
Popovich is the NBA's man of mystery, all right. He's the coach with no fingerprints. He's anti-self promotion, anti-celebrity, even anti-Twitter, once grousing, "If you tweet, you talk too much."
• The Spurs' rival Dallas Mavericks were recently called soft by their own head...
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March 10, 2011
Score some free Spurs tickets
Want to win free tickets to a San Antonio Spurs game this month? Of course you do! Here is how you can enter for a chance to score some free tickets to the upcoming Spurs-Portland Trail Blazers game on March 28 at the AT&T Center:
1. Follow @TiqFeed_Texas on Twitter.
2. Once you've followed, send out a tweet that says "Follow @TiqFeed_Texas" and include your favorite...
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March 10, 2011
Self-inflicted wounds and more: Dissecting the Spurs losses
We’re only ten days into March and the San Antonio Spurs (52-12) have already earned their ticket to the postseason. After beating Detroit on Wednesday night, the Spurs rebounded from their atrocious loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday afternoon.
Keyword in that last sentence: L-O-S-S.
The question is asked, are there any positive signs to build on from the losses...
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March 10, 2011
Video: Pop on Parker, Ginobili on the win
The San Antonio Spurs picked up the win against the Detroit Pistons last night and Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich spoke on how well Tony Parker played:
Manu Ginobili spoke about the win against the Pistons and said Detroit did not look ready defensively in the first half:
(video woai.com)
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March 10, 2011
Stats of the Game: Spurs vs. Pistons
The San Antonio Spurs bounced back from an embarassing loss by beating the Detroit Pistons 111-104 and clinch a playoff berth.
The Spurs hit their first 14 shots and finished with a season high 40 points in the first quarter to take a 14 point lead and never looked back.
Now it's time to check out some numbers in this Spurs' recent victory.
64.3 - The Spurs...
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March 10, 2011
Spurs news and notes: Ryan Richards makes an appearance, a former Spur has legal woes, and more
• Express News' Tim Griffin talks about Spurs' draft pick Ryan Richards' appearance today at the Spurs' shootaround:
It was a routine shootaround for the Spurs before their game Wednesday against Detroit with one noticeable exception. Assembled media members were treated to a brief glimpse of 7-foot power forward Ryan Richards from England, who was drafted...
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March 09, 2011
Spurs want All-Star game to return to San Antonio
Recently, the city of San Antonio was announced as the host city of the WNBA All-Star game this coming July but the San Antonio Spurs want the NBA All-Star game to return to the Alamo City.
Back in 1996, San Antonio had the privilege to host the NBA All-Star weekend but since then, the NBA has not given San Antonio a chance to host another.
However, Spurs Sports &...
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March 09, 2011
Squeaky Johnson: Finding success in the face of adversity
Note: Travis Atkins, staff-writer at Project Spurs' affiliate site Toros Nation covering the San Antonio Spurs' D-League affiliate Austin Toros, recently did an in-depth interview with Toros guard Carldell "Squeaky" Johnson. In this interview, Johnson talks about growing up in a neighborhood where violence was common, never giving up on his dreams, suffering through Hurricane...
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March 09, 2011
Spurscast # 240: Any concerns over loss to Lakers?
On this episode of the Spurscast, we discuss the week that was for the San Antonio Spurs. What we liked, and didn't like from the Spurs in the past few games. We also talk other Spurs news.In the second half of the show, we dive right into the main topic: Are there any lingering concerns from the Spurs loss to the Lakers? We go over the pros and cons of the loss to the Lakers...
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March 09, 2011
Video: McDyess says Duncan will bounce back
The San Antonio Spurs will be facing the Detroit Pistons tonight and Spurs' Antonio McDyess says Tim Duncan will be ready to have a bounce-back game after his less-than-stellar performance against the Los Angeles Lakers where he finished the game with two points, seven rebounds, 1-7 shooting in 23 minutes.
(video woai.com)
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March 09, 2011
Spurs news and notes: Spurs regrouping, Toros news, and more
• San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan had this to say about Los Angeles Lakers' Andrew Bynum and how he disrupted the Spurs' offense in the loss to the Lakers:
“He bothered a lot of people in the lane,” Duncan said, “and just his size was definitely the difference.” (nba.com)
• The Spurs are regrouping after the huge loss to the Lakers:
• With...
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March 08, 2011
Looking at the Spurs final 19 games
It seems like just months ago the San Antonio Spurs were on top of the Western Conference with a 10-game lead. That number has now slipped to five with 19 left in the regular season. So how exactly do those remaining 19 games fare for the Silver and Black? Well, for starters, 10 of them are on the road, where the Spurs are 22-9 this season, with nine at home.San Antonio has only...
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March 08, 2011
Video: Spurs' George Hill answers fan questions
Check out this video from this past weekend where San Antonio Spurs guard George Hill spoke to the youth of San Antonio on choices and consequences in life. Afterwards, he fielded questions from Spurs fans on beating the Miami Heat, taking pressure shots, life lessons he learned from head coach Gregg Popovich, what he learned from Spurs' assistant coach Jacque Vaughn, having game...
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March 08, 2011
Do Spurs have frontline built to contend?
On Thursday, it will have been two weeks since the NBA trade deadline passed. The San Antonio Spurs still stand a top the league with the best record at 51-12. After witnessing the Los Angeles Lakers and Andrew Bynum take full advantage of the Spurs in the paint Sunday afternoon, keeping in mind the team made no moves at the trade deadline, one has to wonder if the questions about...
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March 08, 2011
Spurs news and notes: Former Spur helping the Lakers, poking fun at Duncan, and more
• Former San Antonio Spurs player Chuck Person was known for his offensive skills but it seems he has a lot to do with the Los Angeles Lakers huge win against the Spurs yesterday and the Lakers improved defense:
"We kind of gave Chuck Person dedicated moments in practice to really work on our defense," Jackson said. "He's been good with the guys and handled it really well...
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March 07, 2011
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