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This Week in San Antonio Spurs Basketball: Monday Is Back

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No excuses here. The holidays are upon us, and we all have busy, busy schedules that are limiting out capacity of writing blog posts. Things will likely get back to normal once the new year rolls around, but if you want to help in the meantime, it will be more than welcome.

But hey, at least the BLAAAAIIRRRRR page was updated. That's all that matters, right?

We review the uneven week that just went by, after the jump.

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Here we'll provide information, links and summaries for all the games the Spurs played during the week, so that no one has to miss Pop sneering at a reporter.

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This week:

Date Game Result
 Tue 15  Spurs 104 @ Suns 116 L
 Wed 16  Spurs 103 @ Warriors 91 W
 Sat 19  Spurs 100 vs Pacers 99 W

 

 

 

Standings: 14-10, 7th in the West

Upcoming games:

Date Opponent Time Local TV Nat TV Radio
 Mon 21  vs LA Clippers  7:30pm  FSNSW    WOAI-AM 1200
 Wed 23  vs Portland  7:30pm  My35 HD    WOAI-AM 1200
 Sat 26  @ Milwaukee    7:30pm  FSNSW    WOAI-AM 1200
 Sun 27  @ New York 
 5:00pm  FSNSW    WOAI-AM 1200

 

Game #22: San Antonio Spurs 104 @ Phoenix Suns 116

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Pounding The Rock: Game Preview #22: San Antonio Spurs @ Phoenix Suns
Preview for Spurs-Suns, complete with Nash-photoshopping link.

Pounding The Rock: San Antonio @ Phoenix Game Thread
The Spurs are slowly but surely becoming a true team. Sloooooowly. Part 2

Pounding The Rock: Recap: Suns Torch Spurs, 116-104
A recap of the game, complete with a couple of ideas for suicide.

Rec_mediumPounding The Rock: at Suns - Hipuks' graphic recap
A dramatization of a Spurs fan reaction to our latest loss against the Suns.

Rec_mediumProject Spurs: Spurscast #184: And The Emmy Goes To... Steve Nash
Michael and Jeff recap this bad loss, podcast style.

Spurs Dynasty: Bench Reminds Starters that There Is Indeed A Game Scheduled Tonight
"With about 8 minutes left in the 3rd quarter and trailing by 20, Pop called a timeout. I'd like to think he was as fed up as I was by the lack of energy, execution, and urgency from his starters."

 

Game #23: San Antonio Spurs 103 @ Golden State Warriors 91

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Official recap

Highlights

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Pounding The Rock: Game Preview #23: San Antonio Spurs @ Golden State Warriors
Can the Spurs win one on the road? Who knows.

Pounding The Rock: San Antonio @ Golden State Game Thread
All right, everybody just calm down. Part 2

Rec_mediumPounding The Rock: PtR QuickCap: Duncan Gets Help, Spurs Win Game
How the Spurs escaped Oakland with a win, despite playing ugly.

Pounding The Rock: Spurs at Warriors: Stats of the Game
Some extra stats from BlaseE: "We just won our first SEGABABA of the season and it only took 4 attempts…13 more to go… 6 of our 10 losses have come in SEGABABA’s or FIGABABA’s…. Utah is the only team to beat us on the road in a game that wasn’t part of a BABA."

Spurs Dynasty: Golden State Can't Be Bothered With Such Things As "Position" And "Height"
"We won another game that we should have won. Big whoop. Duncan dominated yet again. Yawn. We turned the ball over 20 times. Lame, but not surprising."

 

Game #24: San Antonio Spurs 100 Vs Indiana Pacers 99

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Boxscore

Official recap

Quotes

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Tim Duncan - Postgame
Coach Pop - Postgame
Richard Jefferson - Postgame

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Pounding The Rock: Game Preview #24: Indiana Pacers @ San Antonio Spurs
The Spurs are hosting the Pacers. Here's an idea of what to expect. I didn't say it was a good idea, though.

Pounding The Rock: Indiana @ San Antonio GameThread
Lonely night at PTR.

Pounding The Rock: vs. Pacers - Hipuks' graphic recap
Impressionistic rendition of the Spurs latest win against the Pacers.

48 Minutes of Hell: Indiana Pacers 99, San Antonio Spurs 100
Graydon Gordian writes: "In a game that Gregg Popovich described as an "ugly win," the Spurs defeated the Pacers on a go-ahead dunk from Tim Duncan with four seconds left."

Rec_medium48 Minutes of Hell: Read Between the Lines
Graydon Gordian wonders about some of the substitution in last night's closing minutes.

Project Spurs: Spurs vs. Pacers Recap
A quarter-by-quarter breakdown by Jeff Garcia.

Spurs Dynasty: A Win is A Win is A Win is A Win
Secretchord53 recaps the Pacers game with a perfect title, once again.

MySA: Pop's 700th no slam dunk
"Tim Duncan walked off the AT&T Center floor with 5:08 left in the third quarter, shaking his head in abject frustration. The Spurs had already blown all of a 13-point lead to Indiana."

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This is the section for all the original Pounding the Rock content, including the FanPosts that have been recommended by the community.

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Rec_mediumPounding The Rock: First Semester Report Cards for the San Antonio Spurs
Wherein we grade the performance of the Spurs' players to date.

Pounding The Rock: The Great Debate: Who's to Blame
Tim C. writes: "There's been a lot of discussion lately, and a lot of finger-pointing from fans, centered around finding someone to blame for the Spurs' problems in this young season. While this would be a constructive excercise in some years, we can't seem to come to a consensus."

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Pounding The Rock: Big Fourth?
theonlyromeo writes: "RJ has disappointed me this season. I had such high hopes for him, that I still couldn't believe he's not lifting us to the upper echelon of NBA teams. [...] And I don't know why. So like any irrational hatah, I made up a reason to dislike him."

Rec_mediumPounding The Rock: Ginobilli vs. Dracula, Chapter 10
PEN's story just keeps on rocking.

Pounding The Rock: Movie Reviews
Completely off topic, but that's Hipuks.

Pounding The Rock: Is It Time to Panic
Manu20 says it's not. I agree.

Pounding The Rock: Help me PLEASE!!! Lol
Lauri has been pushed over the edge.

Pounding The Rock: vs. Bobcats - Hipuk's graphic recap
A visual recap of the Spurs-Bobcats game.

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In this section you'll find every bit of Spurs-related news we were able to find through the Intertubes during the week.

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48 Minutes of Hell: Gladwell, Spurs, Capitalization Rate
"In many ways, seeking an optimum capitalization rate is a quick tutorial in how Buford and company operate."

Rec_medium48 Minutes of Hell: The Spurs Might Be Broke
Tim Varner worries about the Spurs. We all do.

48 Minutes of Hell: Tony Parker as Steve Nash
"Tony Parker’s point play is at the center of the latest version of the 2009-10 Spurs–the team is a brief 21 games in, but it feels like the Spurs have already shed their skin two or three times this season. Version 3.0 defeated the Clippers last night."

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Project Spurs: Matt Bonner Opens Portal To NBA Gods
I automatically link posts with titles like this one.

Project Spurs: Top Five Underrated Spurs Players Of The Decade
Hmm. Is #1 really underrated? Leave your feedback.

Project Spurs: Players of the Decade
No surprises in Michael De Leon's list.

Project Spurs: Then and Now: Tony Parker
Jeff García writes about the evolution of our favorite French punching bag through his career.

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MySA: Spurs' Bonner sidelined by broken hand
Spurs center-forward Matt Bonner broke the fourth metacarpal in his shooting hand during Saturday's first quarter, and is expected to miss about a month.

MySA: All-decade steal? It's not Parker
Buck Harvey writes: "What happened two years before was something else. Then, at the end of the second round, with the 57th selection, with the second to last pick of the entire draft, the Spurs found Manu Ginobili."

MySA: NBA's good, bad and ugly of the 2000s
"We're not sure what to call the first decade of the 21st Century, but it's about to end, which seems an appropriate time to look back at some of the best, and worst, of the past 10 years in the NBA."

MySA: Decade belonged to Western Conference
Mike Monroe: "Spurs fans, of course, like to think of the decade as the era of silver and black. Yet it was the Lakers who won six Western titles and four championships. It's more accurate to think of it as an era of Western dominance."

Rec_mediumMySA: Pop: No more excuses
Well said, Pop.

Rec_mediumMySA: Blair is still a great unknown
Great read explaining how even Pop doesn't know how to explain DeBeast.

MySA: An opening for Haislip
Bated breath.

MySA: Spurs still upbeat on offseason investments
"The Spurs invested heavily in Richard Jefferson and Antonio McDyess over the offseason. So far, their contributions have been a mixed bag."

MySA: Spurs’ shot doctor working with Blair
Chip's got his work cut out for him on the Beast's free throws.

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Spurs of the Moment: Will DeJuan Blair Be Starting Soon?
"With Antonio McDyess struggling, maybe it's time to shake things up and give DeJuan Blair some more minutes."

Rec_mediumBright Side Of The Sun: San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is Anti-tweet
Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is Anti-tweet (and anti-laptop, anti-iPhone, and anti-dumb question)

Yahoo! Sports: Popovich Bares His True Sarcastic Soul
"If you want to find the real Spurs humor, you have to look a little closer to the team’s personality as we know it: dry, deadpan and just this side of snide."

Los Angeles Times: Gregg Popovich on the Pau Gasol deal
An interview with Pop on how he still views the Gasol trade

Tony's site: Everything is easier
Except winning. Drumroll!

Rec_mediumESPN: Picking the decade's best
The Spurs are featured a number of times. Shock.

ESPN: Breaking Down The Spurs
John Hollinger doubts his own formulas?

SI.com: Tim Duncan, Player of the Decade
Pop and Buford chosen Best GMs and Spurs v. Lakers are best rivalry.

Arash Markazi: George Hill, Gregg Popovich's favorite, may have tough decision
This must be the guy that Pop got all sarcastic on. Decent story.

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That's it for today. Look forward to more half-assed coverage of the Spurs by Tim C. and... Tim C.

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This one's for you Cap:
Mike Monroe: “Spurs fans, of course, like to think of the decade as the era of silver and black. Yet it was the Lakers who won six Western titles and four championships. It’s more accurate to think of it as an era of Western dominance.

Yet another Spur lover’s ploy to avoid the fact that the decade was an era of Lakers dominance.

The Lakers "Too big, too strong, too long, too good."

by olf on Dec 21, 2009 6:34 PM CST reply actions  

I don’t think I’ve said this recently:

olf, I love you.

Feel better now?

Consider the gun jumped
5 in 10

by J.R. Wilco on Dec 21, 2009 8:30 PM CST up reply actions  

This should make you feel better, you poor little Laker fan, you.

Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way. - Jane Austen

by CapHill on Dec 21, 2009 10:00 PM CST up reply actions  

Aw crap. Now I’m stumped if you guys are going to be so nice to me.

The Lakers "Too big, too strong, too long, too good."

by olf on Dec 21, 2009 10:21 PM CST up reply actions  

You’re a motherfucking asshole and Lakers fans are the absolute scum of the earth, a species devolved from humans that when not figuring out how to tie their shoes, troll the Internet with posts whose insights are inversely related to the number of spelling errors they contain, and whose sheer faux-fanaticism for a psychopath and his band of “team mates” who are just held together with the glue of money are an absolute mockery of the few principles basketball still has.

I hope that helps.

"Under the tutelage....of Randy Tutelage"

by Hipuks on Dec 22, 2009 2:36 AM CST up reply actions   1 recs

Yeah, um, I was talking to them. But that does sound more familiar. But since it is a holiday week I’m not really in the mood to fight so have a cool plane pic.

The Lakers "Too big, too strong, too long, too good."

by olf on Dec 22, 2009 12:00 PM CST up reply actions  

Why would we fight? You were stumped and I was helping you get through that. Fine, that’s what I get for spreading the holiday cheer.

"Under the tutelage....of Randy Tutelage"

by Hipuks on Dec 22, 2009 8:18 PM CST up reply actions  

A cool plane pic is what you get for spreading the holiday cheer, Hipuks! Not a bad trade, if I do say so myself.

Consider the gun jumped
5 in 10

by J.R. Wilco on Dec 22, 2009 8:40 PM CST up reply actions  

Some of that performance art goes over my head so here, have a holiday fish light pic.

The Lakers "Too big, too strong, too long, too good."

by olf on Dec 22, 2009 11:36 PM CST up reply actions  

I was thinking that if I ever lived in the suburbs and had a big house and everyone was trying to compete to see how had the best light installation, I would put lights on my McMansion roof that would say, " I can haz baybee Jeeebus?"

Then I would get kicked out from the homeowners association.

"Under the tutelage....of Randy Tutelage"

by Hipuks on Dec 23, 2009 12:38 AM CST up reply actions  

sounds classy.

The Lakers "Too big, too strong, too long, too good."

by olf on Dec 23, 2009 12:47 AM CST up reply actions  

I never liked them anyway, they wouldn’t let me put a basketball hoop in front of the garage.

"Under the tutelage....of Randy Tutelage"

by Hipuks on Dec 23, 2009 12:50 AM CST up reply actions  

I feel your HOA pain. Same thing happened to me.

Consider the gun jumped
5 in 10

by J.R. Wilco on Dec 23, 2009 1:07 AM CST up reply actions  

I’m doing this next year.

Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney

by bellasa on Dec 23, 2009 5:00 PM CST up reply actions  

H,

You’re just a giver and people don’t understand your charitable nature. I, on the other hand, applaud your altruistic spirt.

Reccing you, Babe.

Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney

by bellasa on Dec 22, 2009 11:05 PM CST up reply actions  

Thank you, this is what Christmas is all about.

"Under the tutelage....of Randy Tutelage"

by Hipuks on Dec 23, 2009 12:34 AM CST up reply actions  

Read Between the Lines is pretty interesting. Let’s see how this goes on in other games. But Manu was kept in the game late in the Clippers blowout, right?

"Yes, it's important that I have good numbers, and I'm well-respected as a player. But I think it's more important that I'm respected as a man." - Some Tall Guy Who Wore #50

by theonlyromeo on Dec 22, 2009 8:32 PM CST reply actions  

Link please?

Consider the gun jumped
5 in 10

by J.R. Wilco on Dec 22, 2009 8:40 PM CST up reply actions  

To what? The article that LD linked to, or the Clippers game?

And yeah, Manu was taken out near the 3min mark of the 4th in the Clippers game, but that doesn’t necessarily tell us much about Pop’s confidence in Manu’s D.

"Yes, it's important that I have good numbers, and I'm well-respected as a player. But I think it's more important that I'm respected as a man." - Some Tall Guy Who Wore #50

by theonlyromeo on Dec 22, 2009 9:19 PM CST up reply actions  

I don’t like Mike Monroe.

If Mike Monroe had done the right thing, Manu would have an NBA Championship MVP Award sitting on his mantle.

Mike can suck it.

Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney

by bellasa on Dec 22, 2009 11:06 PM CST reply actions  

  • FYI – I love Timmy. Before anyone gets their knickers in a twist, both Duncan and Ginobili should have won the award in 2005.

Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney

by bellasa on Dec 22, 2009 11:08 PM CST up reply actions  

Why don’t I know about this story? What did Monroe do?

Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way. - Jane Austen

by CapHill on Dec 23, 2009 11:46 AM CST up reply actions  

I’m guessing he voted for Timmy. Which isn’t really a bad thing, but if Tony has one for ’07, Manu should have one for ’05.

The Spurs - now playing like sh*t again!

by Tim C. on Dec 23, 2009 11:51 AM CST up reply actions  

If Mr. Monroe had voted for Manu, we would have had Co-MVP Awards to Duncan and Ginobili in 2005.

My understanding is the National guys went for Duncan, the local guys went for Ginobili. Except for one guy… Mike Monroe.

Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney

by bellasa on Dec 23, 2009 4:58 PM CST up reply actions  

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