Aaronstampler

We apologize in advance that all four teams left in the playoffs will be playing Spurs-like defense, including, oddly enough, the Spurs.

So far, the Spurs and Warriors have alternated winning games. Will that trend continue through game 7, or will someone eventually win two in a row?

Bill Simmons seems puzzled why the Warriors didn't go small more vs. the Spurs, but the lineup data tells a different story. Also, Tony Parker is very good.

In which your fearless narrator looks back on an ugly Game 2 and sees more ugliness ahead, except for the slim chance for a happy ending, but really who are we kidding this is gonna be awful.

Forget Ginobili's heroics, Curry's pyrotechnics and Jack's brain cramp at the end, the important question about Game 1 of the Spurs-Warriors series is "How does watching a game like that reflect on you, personally?"

Your humble narrator is feeling pretty good about himself after his round one picks, but can he keep it going in round two? Why does he feel so much dread about the Warriors? What else is bugging him this time? Read on...

Dwight Howard: The Most Confounding Player of Our Time First off, let me be perfectly clear: I'd love nothing more than for the Lakers to re-sign Howard for a bajillion dollars. The guy is not...

The highest grade is an A, and the lowest is a C- (three times) but who got those grades and why? Check out Aaron Stampler's grading of the first round to see.

Would you like to read a dated, pragmatic recap of Game 2 filled with unscientific exaggerations, mean-spirited put-downs and negative nabobbery? Of course you would.

Are you feeling good about the Spurs win about the Lakers? Well here's a chance to read a bunch of words that will ruin those good feelings. Followed by more words full of nice things about the bench.

Aaron goes into the reasons -- besides the officiating -- that the Spurs are screwed in their series against Los Angeles, and yet still finds a silver lining.

In an NBA Playoffs-wide preview of seven different series, find out the answers to many intriguing questions, including: Does Aaron Stampler have it in him to embrace James Harden?

Will the Spurs tank during Tony's absence? Will Pop decide on a set rotation anytime soon? Should you be upset that the Spurs didn't trade for J.J. Redick? Should the Spurs worry about meeting a streaking LA team in the 1st round? All this and more.

At an age where many predicted that he'd be washed up, Parker is defying every bit of anecdotal and conventional wisdom regarding a smallish player whose main asset is speed. He's having the best year of his career, and he's still improving.

I'll check in on the Spurs and contribute to this site every eight games or so, since it divvies up nicely that way. As always, it's probably just best to assume I'll completely change my mind by the end of this sentence.

The inimitable Aaron Stampler holds forth on the games against the Hornets and Thunder.

Hey there, ladies and germs, it's your old pal Stampler. I've got some time on my hands due to being a humongous loser, so I thought I'd take in the first couple of Spurs summer league games and...

Flip Out (via mzjonz) Ugh. Lets get this over with, after the jump. Warning: This is really long. I hope you have a half hour to kill. Do not expect this to have some kind of coherent flow. Not...

So much losing to go over, and yet there's still a chance. See what really happened in games 3-5, and the blueprint for winning game 6 in OKC to bring the series back to S.A. for Game 7.

Stampler shares his thoughts on game 2 of the WCF, and compares Parker to yet another fictional character. This time, it's complimentary.

You think you know what happened on Sunday night, but you don't until you read this.

Before we move on to the Thunder, one last look back at the second round, and how the team fared. Also, the long-awaided player grades!