Pounding The Rock - Full Coverage: San Antonio Spurs vs New Orleans HornetsFor all your Manu Ginobili loving and San Antonio Spurs newshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/12497/ptr-fv.jpg2013-01-23T21:52:53-06:00http://www.poundingtherock.com/rss/stream/36716412013-01-23T21:52:53-06:002013-01-23T21:52:53-06:00QuickCap: Spurs survive the hive, 106-102
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https://www.poundingtherock.com/2013/1/23/3909958/quickcap-spurs-survive-the-hive-106-102Josh Guyer (completely deck)2013-01-23T18:09:05-06:002013-01-23T18:09:05-06:00Coach Gregg Popovich is out tonight
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<p>Coach Gregg Popovich is out for the night and will not coach. He is under the weather. Coach Mike Budenholzer will coach the team tonight.</p>
https://www.poundingtherock.com/2013/1/23/3909212/coach-gregg-popovich-is-out-tonightJosh Guyer (completely deck)2013-01-23T18:07:22-06:002013-01-23T18:07:22-06:00Spurs recall Cory Joseph
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<p class="p1"><b>SAN ANTONIO (Jan. 23, 2012)</b> <b>– </b>The San Antonio Spurs today announced that they have recalled guard Cory Joseph from the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League.</p>
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<p class="p1">Joseph, who has been assigned to the Toros four times this season, has appeared in 14 games with Austin, averaging a team-high 20.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.29 steals in 39.2 minutes while shooting .465 (100-215) from the field, .442 (19-43) from three-point range and .780 (71-91) from the foul line. </p>
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<p class="p1">The University of Texas product has appeared in 10 games this season for the Spurs, averaging 1.9 points, 1.3 assists and 1.0 rebounds in 6.8 minutes.</p>
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<p class="p1">Joseph will be available for tonight’s game when the Spurs take on the New Orleans Hornets at the AT&T Center.</p>
https://www.poundingtherock.com/2013/1/23/3909200/spurs-recall-cory-josephJosh Guyer (completely deck)2013-01-23T12:11:10-06:002013-01-23T12:11:10-06:00Cory Joseph assigned to the Toros
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<p class="p1"><b>SAN ANTONIO (Jan. 23, 2012)</b> <b>– </b>The San Antonio Spurs today announced that they have<b> </b>assigned guard Cory Joseph to the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League.</p>
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<p class="p1">Joseph, who has now been assigned to the Toros four times this season, has appeared in 14 games with Austin, averaging a team-high 20.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.29 steals in 39.2 minutes while shooting .465 (100-215) from the field, .442 (19-43) from three-point range and .780 (71-91) from the foul line. </p>
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<p class="p1">The University of Texas product has appeared in 10 games this season for the Spurs, averaging 1.9 points, 1.3 assists and 1.0 rebounds in 6.8 minutes.</p>
https://www.poundingtherock.com/2013/1/23/3907804/cory-joseph-assigned-to-the-toros-4th-time-this-yearJosh Guyer (completely deck)2013-01-23T11:18:47-06:002013-01-23T11:18:47-06:00Injury update: Duncan, Leonard both out
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<p class="p1">The San Antonio Spurs today announced that Tim Duncan (sore left knee) and Kawhi Leonard (left patella contusion) are both out for Wednesday night’s game versus the New Orleans Hornets.</p>
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<p class="p1">The team also announced that Manu Ginobili is expected to be in uniform tonight after missing the previous four games with a Grade 1 left hamstring strain suffered on Jan. 13 versus Minnesota.</p>
https://www.poundingtherock.com/2013/1/23/3907606/injury-update-duncan-leonard-both-outJosh Guyer (completely deck)2013-01-23T02:00:06-06:002013-01-23T02:00:06-06:00Spurs host Hornets in series finale
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<p>The San Antonio Spurs host the New Orleans Hornets in their final season matchup.</p> <div id="preview-wrapper">
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<p>Ah, the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/new-orleans-hornets">New Orleans </a><strike>Pelicans</strike><a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/new-orleans-hornets"> Hornets</a>. Despite sitting in last place in the Southwest Division, they have earned a 9-5 record since Christmas, and an 8-4 record since Eric Gordon returned to the active lineup, including a 95-88 win over <a target="_blank" href="https://www.poundingtherock.com/">the good guys</a> earlier this month. The Hornets are a team that matches up pretty well with the Silver and Black. They've got long, athletic players like first overall pick Anthony Davis and forward Al-Farouq Aminu, stretch big men in Ryan Anderson and Jason Smith who can take advantage of the Spurs bigs' relative inability to contest jump shots, a good rolling big man in Robin Lopez, who takes advantage of chemistry with a tall, lengthy point guard in Greivis Vasquez. Most of all, they have a good coach who maximizes his talent in Monty Williams (and to no one's surprise, he played for Pop once upon a time) and an elite scorer who can win you games in Gordon. This is why I think this team is going to be back in the playoffs sooner than later.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, the Spurs seem to have found themselves after a slow start to the month of January. Tony Parker is playing very well, and the Spurs' own the league's longest current winning streak at five games, including a game in Atlanta where we may have gotten a glimpse into the post-Big 3 team. Tim Duncan has been continuing his throwback year, with a 24 point, 17 rebound, 5 assist effort in a back-and-forth affair with the <a href="https://www.libertyballers.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">76ers</a>. The Spurs still miss their sixth man <span>Manu Ginobili</span> as he continues his recuperation from a hamstring strain (try saying that five times fast), and may not have the services of young forward Kawhi Leonard as he wounded his knee (on a nail sticking out of the court) during the game against Philadelphia. Nevertheless, the Spurs are playing at home, where they have a league-best 18-2 record, and hopefully should see bounce back performances from everyone on the roster not named Duncan, Parker, Leonard, or Tiago Splitter.</p>
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<p><b>Starters</b><br><b>PG:</b> <span>Tony Parker</span><br><b> SG:</b> <span>Danny Green</span><br><b> SF:</b> <span>Kawhi Leonard</span><br><b>PF:</b> <span>Tim Duncan</span><br><b>C:</b> <span>Tiago Splitter</span><br><br><b>Key Bench Players</b><br><span>Gary Neal</span><br><span>Boris Diaw</span><br><span>Stephen Jackson</span><br><br><b>Head Coach</b><br><span>Gregg Popovich</span></p>
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<p><b>Starters</b><br><b>PG:</b> <span>Greivis Vasquez</span><br><b>SG:</b> <span>Eric Gordon</span><br><b>SF:</b> <span>Al-Farouq Aminu</span><br><b>PF:</b> <span>Anthony Davis</span><br><b>C:</b> <span>Robin Lopez</span><br><br><b>Key Bench Players</b><br><span>Ryan Anderson</span><br><span>Jason Smith</span><br>Roger Mason, Jr.</p>
<br><b>Head Coach</b><br><p><span>Monty Williams</span></p>
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<p><strike>Pelicans</strike> Hornets perspective can be found here: <a href="http://www.atthehive.com">At The Hive</a></p>
<p>Game Prediction: Spurs pull away in the fourth quarter and win by 6.</p>
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