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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…
Mark February 21st on your calendar (hey, that’s my half-birthday), because we’ve got the makings of something between these two teams. The Clippers are deep, playing very well, and have the Spurs’ number so far in this young season. Let’s play some good news/bad news about last night’s game: Bad news: We lost the game, were mostly outplayed, and seemed to trail by about 5-10 points the entire second, third,…
Granted, 10 games isn’t much to go on, but we’ve already seen improved play from several Spurs this season. You expect younger players like Kawhi Leonard (21), DeJuan Blair (23), Patty Mills (24), and Danny Green (25) to improve as they mature and grow more comfortable playing in “a league full of old men who foul a lot.” You hope that recently acquired players like Nando De Colo and Boris…
The Spurs’ offense just hasn’t looked right in this young season. Part of this is being compared to last year’s historically great and efficient offense. But even in a vacuum, things just haven’t looked or felt quite right. There are many things to look at, but one glaring issue has been the 3-point shooting. The team appears to be taking and making less. The 3-point shot is vital to the Spurs…
There are many ways to cut the result, but in the end the Spurs just ran out of gas. After being up 12 midway through the fourth, the ball started slipping, the shots came up short, and the passes lost crispness. The Knicks took control of the game and the Spurs were unable to regain any sort of footing. And here’s where the Splitter dilemma becomes most apparent. Splitter was…
You won’t find many surprises in this week’s NBA power rankings. The New York Knicks, at 4-0 the only undefeated team, are ranked #1. The two winless teams, the 0-5 Washington Wizards and 0-8 Detroit Pistons, are ranked #29 and #30, respectively. The Spurs, at 6-1 one of two teams with just one loss, are ranked #2. The other team with a single loss is the 5-1 Memphis Grizzlies. Inexplicably,…
Funny how one made shot can change your outlook on the whole night. With about 10 seconds remaining in a rather ugly game, Danny Green buried a 3 (in Kobe’s face, I might add) out of a time-out to give the Spurs the 2-point edge they would eventually win by. On the other end, Leonard played tight denial defense on Kobe, blowing up the Lakers’ final play and forcing a…
When Gary Neal is an old man somewhere, sitting on his porch with his grandkids, and they ask him about his days playing in the NBA, he’ll pull out his handheld 3D Hologram device and call up the 4th quarter of last night’s game in Portland. And when Spurs fans bitch and moan about Neal for any reason (mostly for his lack of real PG skills, even though he is…
