J.R. Wilco jumped at the chance to serve as Pounding the Rock's editor-in-chief in 2010, overjoyed at the opportunity to combine his love for the Spurs with his journalism degree. Over the past decade plus, he's written, edited and podcasted his way through the Spurs' Big Three era, past the Kawhi Leonard years, and into the Wemby Days.
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The state of the Spurs at mid-season
The Spurs have been among the worst teams in the league, but may have just turned a corner. Will their improved play lead to more wins?
Merry Christmas greetings from Wemby Claus
SA’s ROTY candidate offers a "Ho! Ho! Ho!"
To make a lottery omelette, the Spurs have to break some regular season eggs
Three PtR contributors have a long, honest conversation about the Spurs.
The Spurs look like a team that is actively tanking
The Spurs find themselves near the bottom of the standings and their struggles are at least partially self-inflicted.
The reasons for the Spurs’ third-quarter collapses
The PtR staff tries to figure out the reason for the slow starts to second halfs and discusses the development of young players.
Youth and inexperience don’t explain why the Spurs’ can’t hold a lead
The PtR staff takes a look at why the Spurs can’t keep leads and offer their thoughts on the in-season tournmament.
The good and the bad from the Spurs’ season so far
It’s early, but the new-look Spurs are starting to show their identity and there’s a lot to like and dislike about it.
The wing-centric game of Victor Wembanyama
Wemby’s defense is all-court, but his offense is reminiscent of all-star wings of the past and present.
Victor Wembanyama asks, “Are they?”
And doesn’t much care if they are or not.