Posts Tagged ‘San Antonio Spurs’

The Curious Case of Eddy Curry »

The Curious Case of Eddy Curry

As media day was in full force  throughout the NBA on Monday, there were a few fairly interesting stories throughout the league (Interesting for a media day anyways).  There was the beginning of the Laker's new star-powered starting 5. There's the return of the one, the only: Rasheed Wallace, who is un-retiring to join the New York Knicks. And

NBA Lockout Shows its Ugly Face Once Again »

Throughout the condensed 2011-12 NBA season, there have been quite a few injuries because of the grueling 66-games in four months format. Add the Chicago Bulls' superstar Derrick Rose to the list. Of course, we all know the season was irregular because of the lockout that began in July of 2011 and ended in December. Instead of taking its

Losing Manu Ginobili spells disaster for the San »

Losing Manu Ginobili spells disaster for the San Antonio Spurs

The San Antonio Spurs two-time All-Star Manu Ginobili is out indefinitely after breaking his hand against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday. This spells disaster for the team that finished with the best record in the Western Conference last season. The Duncan-Era, which has carried the Spurs to four-NBA Championships, is pretty much over

NBA Amnesty Clauses Continued: Western Conference »

We've now covered the entire Eastern Conference amnesty clause candidates.  We're moving on to the West now, where we'll see which teams have the real albatross contracts, and which teams have been careful and prudent in building their roster (see: OKC).  The amnesty clause is going to benefit some teams more than others, and we'll see who

Tony Parker says bonjour to France »

Tony Parker says bonjour to France

Another NBA player has found work overseas as the San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker is headed to his home country France to play for ASVEL. Parker is the vice-president of ASVEL and plays for France during any international tournaments. With that said, this isn't really much of a surprise; Parker is simply going home to play basketball since

Lockout Trade Talk: Steve Nash for Tony Parker »

Lockout Trade Talk: Steve Nash for Tony Parker

I was doing my usual Internet reading when I came across this interesting trade proposal: the Phoenix Suns would give Steve Nash to the San Antonio Spurs for Tony Parker. Automatically, I thought about whether or not this would be good for either team. I'm not so sure on one side but all for it on the other. Let me get this out of the way

Rudy Gay says he is that guy for the Memphis Grizzlies »

Two weeks ago I wrote an article on whether or not Rudy Gay can be the go to guy for the Memphis Grizzlies and lead them to succeed in the same way they did without him. I'm still puzzled about Gay and his leadership abilities, but in an article posted by Hoops World's Alex Kennedy, the Grizzlies star swing man says he is ready to be help

Old NBA Players who should call it quits during the »

Old NBA Players who should call it quits during the lockout

Every year there are a few NBA players who are past their prime and should call it quits to save their legacy and make room for the new guns. No better time to permanently pack up the sneakers than a lockout. This article isn't meant to be mean, but realistic. These players have done their thing in the past, but their 15 minutes or 10 plus