Sh!fty
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Lots of Spurs related questions this time in Hollinger's chat today. Lots compared to most ESPN chats. He has nothing but good comments about SA.
Ethan ((Providence))
Sup John, who do you actually have winning the title? Why?John Hollinger (12:25 PM)
Spurs. Because they're better than everybody else.John (USA)
Bigger threat to San Antonio LAC or MEMJohn Hollinger (12:28 PM)
Tough question. Memphis beat San Antonio last year and has shown they can defend the Spurs' stuff much better than most; but the Clippers' pick-and-roll game can give the Spurs trouble and they don't match up well against Blake.John Hollinger (12:28 PM)
But ultimately I'd say Memphis. The Spurs will just shred the Clippers' defense to pieces, and it's hard for me to imagine a Popovich-VDN battle swinging in LA's favor.Joe (NY)
You are basing picking the Spurs on them beating a horrible Utah team in the 1st round?? Whether they draw LAC or Mem in round 2 and then OKC or LAL in round 3 it is gonna be alot tougherJohn Hollinger (12:33 PM)
I'm picking them based on their going 28-3 in their past 31 games, and winning the season series against every remaining team in the West, with at least one humiliating win against every one of them. Or how about this: They're 22-3 in their past 25 road games. Two of the losses came when they sat their starters. Nobody's beating them.Joe (NY)
Miami would have the 3 best players in a series against the Spurs. Tough to overcome that even considering Heats lack of depthJohn Hollinger (12:43 PM)
Two best, yes. But I'd argue 3, 4 and 5 play for San Antonio, as do 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12. Chalmers could probably be the Spurs' 10th man if he applied himself; he's the fourth-best payer on Miami. That's why I'd take San Antonio.Adnan (SPCR)
Is Gregg Popovich an all time great coach?John Hollinger (12:43 PM)
Beyond a shadow of a doubt. Automatic Hall of Famer.Ant (SA)
How many more games until the Spurs current winning streak ends?John Hollinger (1:09 PM)
I'll say Game 3 of the second round, en route to a five-game series win. But we'll have plenty more time to dissect those possibilities in next week's chat. That's all the time I have but thanks again for all the great questions. We'll do this at a date and time to be determined once I know where I'm going to be in round 2.
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Fix tanking: Grade on a curve
Another great article about how to fix tanking in the NBA. This one proposes to order teams' picks on the draft based on how well they did according to expectations going into the season.
Timeout hurt offenses
Thanks to the people at NBA.com/stats, we now have some insight. According to their research, in crunch time, NBA teams are more likely to score if they don't call timeout. It turns out that in no scenario were teams more likely to make a shot when they called timeout.
Spurs should be considering Howard
by Sh!fty on Jan 30, 2012 4:45 PM EST
on Pounding The Rock
Or should I say, Howard should be considering the Spurs? It might not be that crazy at all.
37 comments48MoH - Competitive balance: It’s not the market, it’s the owners
...you cannot hand the Lakers a nuclear missile and then cry about them having nuclear missiles. In reality, the Los Angeles market size did not create the current Lakers superpower. Michael Heisley and Chris Wallace of the Memphis Grizzlies did.
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Silver and black memories: Duncan’s near quadruple-double
A lot of NBA fans remember this game and the gaudy statline that Duncan put up. One lesser-known fact is that Duncan set the record for blocks in an NBA Finals series. Basically, Duncan was a monster at this time.
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Larry Coon: Is the NBA really losing money?
Great explanation of what the problem is and why neither side wants to give:
"The players have indicated they are willing to share in a legitimate burden, but so far have insisted on an optimistic interpretation of the state of the league, while denying culpability in factors about which they have no say. The owners are fixed on a pessimistic interpretation of the league's health, and a more drastic response to the problem. And the two sides now have had two years to dig in their heels and refine their rhetoric."
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Tony Parker Diagnosed with Strained Left Soleus
San Antonio, TX – The San Antonio Spurs today announced that guard Tony Parker has been diagnosed with a strained left soleus after undergoing a MRI earlier today. He is expected to miss two to four weeks. He will not accompany the team on this week’s road trip to Memphis and Cleveland in order to begin his rehabilitation program in San Antonio.
Parker, in his 10th season with the Spurs, is averaging 17.1 points, 6.6 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.24 steals per game while shooting .518 from the field. Parker is one of two players in the NBA to average at least 15.0 points, 5.0 assists and 3.0 rebounds and shoot at least .500 from the field.
D-Will to Nets
Trying to rebound from the disappointment of their failed pursuit of Carmelo Anthony, the New Jersey Nets have agreed to a blockbuster trade with the Utah Jazz for Deron Williams, sources said on Wednesday.
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