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It is not 2011. Despite the seeming protestations of analysts and prognosticators, it is not 2011. I know this because I have an iPhone 5, which did not exist in 2011. (In 2011 I rocked a Palm Pre, a phone that I adored but is pretty much extinct). I know this because last night I watched the series finale of “The Office”, which was commemorating the departure of Steve Carrell…
San Antonio 94, Golden State 82 San Antonio wins series 4-2 The Spurs had controlled the game almost the entire way, but it was slowly slipping away in the 4th quarter, agonizing point by agonizing point. Our Big 3 were all struggling, our offense had completely stalled out, and our defense, while still solid, could not be expected to allow zero points over the final 5 minutes. Fickle momentum was…
Golden State 91, San Antonio 109 San Antonio leads series 3-2 Finally, a game resembling what we all kind of thought the series might look like a little over a week ago. So many good things from this game, but let’s start with the wee Frenchman. Game 3 might more be remembered as the “Tony Parker” game, but for me, tonight was quintessential Tony Parker. Friday in Game 3 he…
It’s season making time. Game 4 was a blown opportunity. Despite putting up the worst shooting performance ever in the Tim Duncan era, the team still held the slimmest of leads in the final minute. But historically bad shooting will always catch up to you, and it slipped away. But we’re still in a good position, regaining home court advantage, just needing two more wins to advance to the Western…
Golden State 97, San Antonio 87 (OT) Series tied 2-2 There’s an elegant symmetry to this series, the 4 games almost a mirror of each other. Golden State had every chance to win Game 1 on the road, but gave it away and lost in OT; in Game 2, they were clearly the better team, and won. (Hold up mirror.) Game 3 saw the Spurs as the much better team,…
San Antonio 102, Golden State 92 San Antonio leads series, 2-1 Perhaps the demise of the Spurs–and rise of the Warriors–has been greatly exaggerated. (A somewhat annual tradition for San Antonio.) Or at least a tad premature. Which isn’t to say that things can’t turn on a dime again in the next two games. If we’ve learned anything in this series, it’s that there really won’t be a clear read…
San Antonio 129, Golden State 127 (2 OT) San Antonio leads series 1-0 Wow. Need to catch my breath after that game. That’s why you play all four five six quarters of a basketball game. After Curry had his ho-hum 22 point 3rd quarter and the Warriors pushed the lead as high as 18 in the 4th, the Spurs were still able to do what the Nuggets came close to…
On Monday night the Spurs and Warriors tip off their 2nd round series. The Spurs are overwhelming favorites, and should be. They have most things working in their favor: home court advantage, experience, poise, talent, and probably even desire. Still, no team makes it to the second round by accident, and this Warriors team can be particularly dangerous, particularly in Oakland, and particularly from the hand of Steph Curry, perhaps…
The current iteration of the San Antonio Spurs has been one of the most successful professional sports franchises of late. Not only do they rattle off 50-win seasons year after year, they also make deep runs in the playoffs. Four of those runs resulted in them hoisting the Larry O’Brien trophy. However, some experts say that the Spurs don’t have much left in the tank. They’re looking more at teams…
At the beginning of the week, Jason Collins, the journeyman NBA center, came out as openly gay, making him the first professional male athlete to do so in American sports. I encourage every one to read the piece; it is eloquent, passionate, funny, and important. This has been a long time coming. Statistically speaking, it just makes sense that there are (and have been) gay professional athletes. With the ever-shifting cultural…
