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James Harden is a good player. Really good. Perhaps even great. But he’s not good enough to beat the Spurs alone. And even though the score remained relatively close through three and a half quarters, the Spurs were never really in jeopardy of losing this one, because Harden was the only Rocket doing anything positive on the floor. This was most apparent at the beginning of the second quarter. Harden…
Tonight’s game against Milwaukee had “Trap Game!” written all over it. Coming off a long road trip, then a huge home game against a divisional rival, followed by 3 days off, a little letdown was bound to happen. Throw in 4 key injuries, a non-Conference opponent, and a big home-and-home against another Divisional rival coming up, and the Bucks had a real chance to steal this one. And for 3…
And what a doozy we got tonight in San Antonio between the Grizzlies and the Spurs. The Grizzlies are one of those teams that is utterly frightening to play, as you feel like you really have no advantage against them, and they are just so damn physical, every game becomes a street fight. We beat them 4 times last year, and it still feels like we have no chance in…
“In David Stern’s mind, the answer is to substitute the absolute authority of one man for that of another.” And like that, the hammer of the league came down upon the Spurs from on high. In this day and age, every story is dissected a million times before it even touches the ground. There are a lot of smart, funny, and reasoned (and not so reasoned) takes out there. I…
Dear God, I don’t even know where to begin. It’s going to be difficult to write this without a ton of emotion, so I am not even gonna try. First off, I am just tickled pink right now. I think that was the most beautiful loss I have ever seen. I tend to tweet a bunch of BS during Spurs games, but one thing I stand by: I’d be ashamed…
As advanced statistics and metrics have made their way into the NBA, some very simple (and self-obvious) things have become known to the masses: 3-pointers (particularly from the corner) are efficient shots, especially when wide-open; so are shots in the paint; long 2-point jump shots are the least efficient shot in basketball. So we could argue that an efficient offensive team would get most of its points from the paint,…
The big drama heading into tonight’s game against the Wizards was who would play for the Spurs. After yesterday’s 2OT game in Toronto, there was much speculation that Pop would sit one or more of the big three. This is a totally understandable thought, especially considering Pop’s penchant for doing such a thing. I had a hunch that everybody would play, though; you have an 0-11 team down their franchise…
You could see the ugliness coming. Early start in Toronto, two things that have historically boded poorly for the Spurs. Throw in a pesky Raptors team that is better than their record indicates, and this game had sloppy, frenetic, disjointed, and ugly written all over it. Since we (mercifully) got the win, let’s focus on some of the good things from this game: –Boris Diaw showed a rare offensive aggression,…
Much like Manu, when the final buzzer sounded, I wondered how in the hell the Spurs had pulled out the victory. We couldn’t hit a three to save our lives, we couldn’t get a rebound or a convincing stretch of stops against a middling Pacers offense, and we couldn’t get much rhythm going on offense. What we did have is what we seemingly always have had, and where we’ve turned…
We can all be thankful for something. It has been far too long since the last time I set foot in the Lone Star State. My U.S. Navy duties have forced me to “slum it” over the last three years in the arm pit of the universe, known as San Diego. As awful as that is, I finally made my way home to the Great State for Thanksgiving. In the…
