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A Spurs fan living in Los Angeles is thankful for a bunch of stuffing
This is my somewhat annual Thanksgiving Day piece. I say” somewhat” annual because I don’t believe I have done this every year at this time – though I could be mistaken. I often am. Before I start with the things I am thankful for, I find it odd when people say, “If I don’t see you […]
Open Thread: Happy birthday to Harrison Ingram
Harrison Ingram joined the Spurs through the 48th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. The Texas native attended St. Mark’s in Dallas. H was recruited by Stanford in 2021. He spent two season with the Cardinals before transferring to North Carolina. He’s currently on his second two-way contract with the Spurs. In his first season, […]
Spurs turn in complete performance against Portland to stay alive in NBA Cup
Following a close loss to Phoenix Sunday night, the Spurs played a complete game on Wednesday to remain in the running for the top seed (and the knockout rounds) in West Group C of the NBA Cup. The intensity of the game was turned up to 100 right from the opening tip. Both teams executed […]
San Antonio vs. Portland, Final Score: Spurs improve to 2-1 in NBA Cup, 115-102 over Blazers
De’Aaron Fox clinched a road and NBA Cup win for San Antonio by scoring the final eight points. The Spurs, holding onto a 107-99 lead, escaped a potentially calamitous sequence that started with a clear-path foul call on Kelly Olynyk but ended with two (out of a handful of) missed Deni Avdija free throws and […]
It’s time for Basketball: Spurs at Portland Trail Blazers
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. With two games left to play in the NBA Cup, the […]
Dylan Harper expected to return against Portland
The San Antonio Spurs have been missing key playmakers over the last few games. They’ll get one back on Wednesday night against the Portland Trail Blazers. Dylan Harper told the San Antonio Express-News after the Spurs’ walkthrough that he will play against the Blazers. Harper has missed the last 10 games with a calf strain […]
Open Thread: Happy birthday to Carter Bryant
Carter Bryant was chosen by the Spurs this past summer with the fourteenth overall pick in the draft. The Spurs were high on his defensive prowess including high-flying blocks. The former Arizona Wildcat has impressed thus far. Lately, with injuries forcing adjustments, Bryant is being given some initial minutes off the bench; a great opportunity […]
Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Portland Trail Blazers
Coming off a tough loss to the Phoenix Suns, the San Antonio Spurs enter two of their most important games of the season (depending on how much you care about the NBA Cup). The Silver and Black will take on the Portland Trail Blazers in the first of two straight Cup games, finishing up Group […]
Victor Wembanyama, Spurs fans and Limerence
When Shams Charania broke the news that Victor Wembanyama would miss weeks with a left calf strain, Pounding The Rock exploded. Within hours, Jeje’s article became one of our most commented features this year (outside game threads), 253 comments and counting, each one more anguished than the last. The comments weren’t just disappointing, they were desperate. […]
The Spurs’ Emirates NBA Cup fate will be decided this week
We are about to find out how far the Spurs will go in the Emirates NBA Cup. In the upcoming week, San Antonio will attempt to qualify for the Knockout Stage after facing the Trail Blazers and Nuggets on the road to complete Group Play. If you are not familiar with the format and the […]
The Spurs are starting to see what the real De’Aaron Fox can do
The Spurs have won three of the last four games despite being without Victor Wembanyama and Dylan Harper for all of them and Stephon Castle for the last three. Despite some bad injury luck dating back to the offseason, San Antonio is still somewhat surprisingly a top-six team in the West. De’Aaron Fox has a […]
Open Thread: De’Aaron Fox gets in on the Spurs “Season of Giving”
Over the last week-and-a-half Harrison Barnes was seen handing out gift cards at two local H-E-B grocery stores, Dylan Harper hosted a turkey drive at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church on San Antonio’s East Side, and Devin Vassell celebrated the holidays with a meal for kids at the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Antonio’s Eastside […]
Week in Review: Veterans help lead shorthanded Spurs to a couple of home victories
Welcome to the Week in Review: a Monday feature that looks back at the week that was for the San Antonio Spurs, takes a look at the week ahead, and more. Enjoy! Week 4: The Spurs got a couple of solid but expected wins against the Bulls and Kings, sandwiched around consecutive home losses to the […]
Around the NBA: Philly’s stand off with Embiid, Miami’s innovative offense, and Toronto’s hot start
Plenty of surprises have arisen a month into the NBA season. The middle of the East, in particular, has been better than expected. All three of Philly, Miami, and Toronto occupy playoff or play-in spots, when the Heat were the only ones who made it last year. So, what’s changed? In Philly, it’s been a […]
Highlights: De’Aaron Fox drops 26 in rematch against Suns
Coming off a three-game winning streak without Victor Wembanyama, Dylan Harper, and mostly Stephon Castle, the Spurs looked to start their west coast road trip with a victory. Their first stop? A rematch of the Phoenix Suns. What started as a rough shooting half for Phoenix, the Spurs actually looked like the more poised team, […]
What We Learned from the Spurs loss to the Suns
The very worst thing about Dillon Brooks is that his whole schtick works. You know that thing he does where he’s just the worst? Every second of every game? I hate that. I hate that it gets under my skin. I hate that he wants to get under my skin and then succeeds without even […]
Happy birthday to David Jones Garcia
If you did not know the name David Jones Garcia before last summer, you’re not alone. David Jones Garcia played in three different colleges before going undrafted in 2024. He spent a few months on with two-way contracts in Philadelphia and Utah, but saw only minor G-League action interspersed with stints with the Mexico City […]
Rinse, Repeat: Spurs overpowered by Suns’ physicality and threes
In what felt like a bit of deja vu, the Spurs strolled into Phoenix off consecutive home wins, looking to continue building a winning streak against a team that was supposed to struggle after losing so many veterans this offseason but instead has found new life. After staying comfortably ahead in the first half, the […]
San Antonio at Phoenix, Final Score: Spurs fall apart to start road trip, 111-102
The San Antonio Spurs were a bit rusty after two days of rest, and they failed to escape the Phoenix Suns, starting their four-game road trip 0-1. The Spurs only led by five through the opening quarter because their offense got sloppy in the latter stage, while they committed four turnovers and conceded five offensive […]
It’s time for Basketball: Spurs at Phoenix Suns
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 was three weeks ago that the Suns handed the Spurs […]
Open Thread: Spurs to host basketball & tech camp
Per a Spurs press release: TheSan Antonio Spurs and partner Ledger will give young athletes a firsthand look at the power of data and technology in the game of basketball at the Spurs Basketball & Tech Camp on Monday, November 24. This three-day program, led by Spurs Sports Academy coaches, will expose young athletes to innovative sports […]
Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs Phoenix Suns
Momentum is a fickle deity. It blesses without warning, abandons without apology, and rarely announces its intentions until it’s already halfway out the door. San Antonio enters tonight’s match-up in Phoenix still trying to convince the rest of the league (and perhaps themselves) that their recent stretch of competent basketball is something sturdier than a […]
How Wembanyama, the NBA’s first alien, made contact with the basketball world
The whispers started years ago in Paris, long before the world had any real proof of existence. They were half rumor, half warning—about a seven-foot teenager who moved with the ease and fluidity of a guard, someone whose limbs seemed too long for the court yet too coordinated for reality. Back then, skeptics dismissed him […]
The Spurs aren’t letting injury problems sink them in the standings
Despite dealing with injuries to key players, the Spurs remain in the playoff picture. Can they hold on to a top-6 until they get healthy, or should fans be happy if they are in the play-in spots when Wembanyama returns? Mark Barrington: I think that staying inside the top six is kind of a big […]
Open Thread: Dylan Harper hosted a turkey drive
Yesterday, H-E-B and Dylan Harper teamed up to support Holy Redeemer Catholic Church on San Antonio’s East Side, donating 200 turkeys to the church’s food pantry and participating in its Thanksgiving food drive. Harper was drafted second overall this past summer. He’s already shown an intense mix of high basketball IQ, speed, and confidence with […]
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