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Often mocked as perennial Play-In Tournament participants, perhaps no one in the league is more familiar with being a middling team hovering around .500 than the Chicago Bulls. Despite this, the Bulls have shown a strong start to the season, propelled by their young guard, Josh Giddey, who is listed as questionable after an ankle […]
3 months ago | 6 reads
Ah, what a difference a day makes. Just 24 little hours is all anyone needs to shift their perspective, reach a different conclusion, and fire off another take. In the event that another species discovers the remains and records of human civilization, I think that’ll be one of their favorite things about us. For better […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
Coming off a hard-fought victory versus the Houston Rockets, the Spurs took on the New Orleans Pelicans in a SEGABABA. The Pelicans had six key players on their injury report, and De’Aaron Fox finally returned from injury. With that being said, it sounds like an incoming blowout, right? Guess again. Except for a key run […]
3 months ago | 5 reads
Good day, dear Pounders. As I write this, it’s Saturday night and I am watching the Spurs/Pelicans game. I am as sick as a dog and will definitely not make it to the end of this game…until tomorrow morning. But De’Aaron Fox just dropped 15 points in the first half of the second quarter after […]
3 months ago | 5 reads
The Spurs are making it a habit of winning tough games that come down to the wire. After taking down the Rockets on Friday, they were at risk of dropping a winnable game against the Pelicans on the second game of a back-to-back before De’Aaron Fox closed the night in style in his season debut […]
3 months ago | 5 reads
After an emotional roller coaster of a week, from losing two straight on the road to a wild, chaotic home win against the Rockets the night before, the Spurs were staring at the ultimate trap game against a shorthanded New Orleans Pelicans squad that had still won two straight. Sparked by the season debut De’Aaron […]
3 months ago | 5 reads
Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don’t troll and don’t swear too much. The Spurs played their best game of the season last night, […]
3 months ago | 4 reads
It’s been years since I’ve been to an actual theater — many years. Maybe that’s because some of my visits didn’t exactly turn out to be great successes. I remember one in particular, back in 2008. I was working in London at the time as an intern for a major company. My duties included corporate […]
3 months ago | 4 reads
Coming off a tough loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, the Spurs looked to regroup heading into the start of NBA Cup group play. Their first Cup match of the season was at home versus the Houston Rockets. After a struggling 22 minutes of Spurs basketball (marred by poor shooting and lazy turnovers), […]
3 months ago | 12 reads
Last night the Spurs played their first Emirates Cup game against the I-10 rival Houston Rockets. I was taken aback when I saw the game was on Amazon Prime, part of an 11-year contract. I was nervous that the games were only available live. I was pleased to be able to watch the game when […]
3 months ago | 4 reads
De’Aaron Fox makes his long-awaited season debut on Saturday when the San Antonio Spurs host the infirmary-ridden New Orleans Pelicans. It will be the second night of a back-to-back for the Spurs, while their guests last played on Wednesday. Even with NOLA’s absences, they can’t be taken lightly because there’s an NBA phenomenon of undermanned […]
3 months ago | 5 reads
After a couple of tough losses, Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs needed to show they could adjust and overcome adversity to silence the doubters. Both the star and the team were up for the task against a Rockets team that gave them all they could handle. The hard-fought 121-110 win got San Antonio back on […]
3 months ago | 5 reads
The Spurs prevailed tonight by doing something that you haven’t seen from the Silver and Black for the last couple of years. They performed well under pressure and executed better than their opponent down the stretch. The Spurs played with discipline to overcome a talented Rockets team that fought hard the whole game. Alperen Sengun […]
3 months ago | 7 reads
Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don’t troll and don’t swear too much. Well, when your best player fouls out, along with two other […]
3 months ago | 5 reads
Even though the Spurs have yet to win a game this week, things have started improving on the injury front in the last few days. On Wednesday against the Lakers, Jeremy Sochan (wrist) and Kelly Olynyk (heel) made their season debuts, and now the most anticipated return is set to happen. After suffering from a […]
3 months ago | 7 reads
Per a Spurs press release: The San Antonio Spurs announced the unveiling of a special Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey Barrel Tree at Frost Bank Center at the team’s Friday, Nov. 7 game against the Houston Rockets. One of only 13 whiskey barrel trees of its kind in the country, this festive display will remain in […]
3 months ago | 4 reads
Looking to build off a turnaround that saw them finish last season with a 52-30 record and a 2nd place finish in the Western Conference, the Houston Rockets went all-in this summer by acquiring Kevin Durant from the Phoenix Suns. Adding the 4-time scoring champ has shown early promise, as a Houston team that was […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
As a Spurs fan living in Los Angeles, and a Dodger fan too, the last few weeks have been great. The Spurs have had an historically great start, even better than expected or predicted. During the same time, the Dodgers won the World Series — capped by the best Game Seven in the history of […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
Despite the last two games, the San Antonio Spurs are off to one of their most successful seasons in recent memory. The Silver and Black are 5-2 heading into a back-to-back against the Houston Rockets and New Orleans Pelicans. Through seven games, they’ve at times looked like a team ready to compete for the playoffs, […]
3 months ago | 5 reads
Over the first handful of games, the San Antonio Spurs have set out to make a statement. Prior to last night’s loss to the Lakers, they sat at 12th in defensive rating, 12th in net rating, and, perhaps surprisingly, 11th in offensive rating (all adjusted for strength of schedule per dunksandthrees.com). While much of that […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
Seven different Spurs scored in double digits in a balanced offensive attack that saw the Spurs fall short to the Los Angeles Lakers. Victor Wembanyama led the team with 19 points and 8 rebounds, while Stephon Castle and Jeremy Sochan contributed 16 points apiece. It was a hard-fought loss, but Mama said there would be […]
3 months ago | 0 reads
“Be disciplined to be disciplined to like and embrace the boring.” Those words echoed throughout basketball cyberspace after the San Antonio Spurs dismantled the Dallas Mavericks on opening night. Flash forward a few weeks, and it doesn’t seem like Mitch Johnson’s words have necessarily stuck with his young team. The Spurs beat themselves on Wednesday […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
Years ago when I lived in southern California, I worked at NAMM, an annual trade show organized by the National Association of Music Merchants. It featured launches of music gear by the major manufacturers. There were also small market companies looking to get picked up by buyers in different regions. For days on end, the […]
3 months ago | 1 read
Following their first loss of the season, the Spurs had work to do. Phoenix had concocted a scheme that exposed San Antonio’s lack of shooting while also limiting Wemby’s offense, forcing the good guys to adjust. The Spurs did exactly that Wednesday night – to start, at least. From the tip, LA employed a similar […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
Teams have learned that the best chance of stopping the Spurs is to send waves of defenders at Victor Wembanyama and wear him out as he tries to fight through a forest of defenders to get to the basket. The Spurs haven’t found the answer for that strategy, which resulted in a fifth foul on […]
3 months ago | 2 reads