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. It’s getting really hard not to be optimistic about the future […]
From Pounding The Rock
| about 2 months ago
| 2 reads
For those outside San Antonio, Project Marvel may not be on your radar. But here in San Antonio, it’s all over the place. In a nutshell, Project Marvel boils down to Propositions A & B on the November ballot. It involves building a new arena downtown for the San Antonio Spurs. So far, I personally […]
From Pounding The Rock
| about 2 months ago
| 1 read
Just one preseason game stands between the San Antonio Spurs and their 82-game journey for the 2025-26 NBA season. They’ll wrap up their preseason schedule with a rematch against the Indiana Pacers, who they defeated 124-108 on Monday. A win would keep the Spurs undefeated in the preseason, and keep momentum going into their opening […]
From Pounding The Rock
| about 2 months ago
| 2 reads
The Spurs are doing some housekeeping before the season starts. On Thursday, they picked up the third-year team option on Stephon Castle’s contract and the fourth-year team option on Victor Wembanyama’s contract, securing the services of two of their best players for the 2026-27 season. In the recent past, San Antonio faced some tough decisions […]
From Pounding The Rock
| about 2 months ago
| 1 read
Jeremy Sochan’s bad injury luck continues. The young forward, who missed EuroBasket with a calf injury but was slated to be available on opening night, suffered a sprained wrist at practice and will be out to start the season, the Spurs announced. Fortunately, the injury is mild, according to the team, and he should be […]
From Pounding The Rock
| about 2 months ago
| 1 read
Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg has plenty to look forward to in the next week. With anticipation that has built for the last 18-plus months, the former Duke Blue Devil will be making his NBA debut at home on October 22 against Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs to kick-off the Mavericks’ regular season. […]
From Mavs Moneyball
| about 2 months ago
| 0 reads
As previously mentioned, the Spurs are hosting a tip off event this Sunday at The Rock at La Cantera. Now the Spurs have added a variety of daily events leading up to their first home game on October 26th. Per a Spurs press release: The San Antonio Spurs invite fans to take part in the […]
From Pounding The Rock
| about 2 months ago
| 1 read
The new-look Jazz visited the Spurs in San Antonio tonight, fighting hard but falling just short. The young players got some burn, it continues to be a little strange to see Kevin Love and Kyle Anderson in a Jazz jersey, and both teams clearly cared about winning, which is something not always seen in preseason […]
From SLC Dunk
| about 2 months ago
| 1 read
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Natty talks fantasy basketball waiver wire adds for the coming week. For those in weekly leagues, please be aware that the following teams only play TWO games this week (March 21st to 27th): the LA Clippers, the Sacramento Kings , and the San Antonio Spurs . Try to avoid streaming fringe fantasy players on those teams as you probably won’t accumulate much volume this week.
The following are widely available players (by position) in ESPN l...
From Fake Teams
| over 3 years ago
| 3 reads
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A reoccurring theme in the NBA playoffs these days is the selective non-guarding of specific players. Ever since the San Antonio Spurs picked on Dwayne Wade in back to back NBA Finals , offensive players that can’t shoot have become a resource for defenses trying to figure out how to stop superstars like Steph Curry, LeBron James, or James Harden with help defense.
Spread out defenses in football have similar options to turn to in order to try and handle th...
From Football Study Hall
| over 6 years ago
| 2 reads