Spurs of the Moment

The complete rosters for the 2011 NBA All-Star game were released on Thursday and the Spurs have two players who were chosen as reservers – Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili. Duncan is averaging 13.5 points, 9.3 rebounds, three assists, and two blocks per game this season. Manu Ginobili is averaging 18.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 4.9 assists, and 1.8 steals per game this season. Tony Parker (17.3 points, 6.7 assists) missed the cut. While there is going to be another player selected to take Yao Ming’s place on the team (he’s been injured for basically two years, how the !@#% did he get voted in?!) I wouldn’t hold out much hope for Parker. I expect the slot to go to LaMarcus Aldridge… at least it should. The Celctics lead all teams with four players (Rondo, Garnett, Allen, Pierce).

Spurs vs Lakers

The Spurs topped the Lakers last night 89-88 on a McDyess tip-in off a Duncan miss just before the buzzer. And this is why the Spurs are the best. Parker misses, no problem. Ginobili misses, no problem. Duncan misses, no problem. The Spurs don’t stand around and hope one guy will save them (*COUlakersGH*), or have three stars and a bunch of scrubs (COheatGH*). Honestly this year should be the Boston Celtics vs the Spurs in the Finals. You can’t tell me that wouldn’t be a great match-up. Anyway, the main problem the Spurs had last night was poor shooting, only 41% from the field. Tim Duncan was only 3-of-12 for eight points points plus eight rebounds. Parker led the team with 21 points, Jefferson had 18, and Ginobili had 14 along with eight assists. McDyess finished with eight points, eight rebounds, and five assists.

Kobe was one rebound short of a triple-double. Guess which rebound he wishes he got. Mwahahaha.

Highlights Below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KgjuG_GhHw

Are the Spurs interested in Chicago’s Ty Thomas and/or John Salmons? I like Salmons, but I am not sure where Thomas fits in, but either way the Spurs need to bench or dump RJ. It just isn’t working and I grow weary of his shenanigans.

Speaking of which…

One more person weighs in on the struggles of Richard Jefferson. Ah, yes… RJ bashing. It can’t go on forever though, so what about some solutions to the Spurs woes, such as…

Should Ginobili be starting, and would it “save the season”? It’s actually a good question, and I for one, don’t see why Coach Popovich hasn’t given it a fair shot this season.

Of course, there are other “issues” facing the Spurs besides their crummy record.

Before Oden, there was Hill. George Hill’s nude photos showed up on the interweb and the Spurs sent lawyers after them. When will people learn that nothing is sacred in the Internet Age? George says “my bad” (in so many words).

 Tomorrow the Spurs play the Denver Nuggets in what I consider a must-win game. Why? Because every game is a must win game, especially when you are losing a lot.

The All-Star Break is coming up this weekend and Tim Duncan will be starting for the West,  while DeJuan Blair will be in the Rookie Challenge game.

The trade deadline is next Thursday. Hopefully by next weekend something amazing will have occurred in the form of a trade or at least a few wins.

Five Spurs players made the All-Star ballot for the 2010 NBA All-Star Game in Dallas.

Tim Duncan and Richard Jefferson are both listed at Forward
Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili are both listed at Guard
Antonio McDyess is listed at Center

The McDyess selection is kind of odd, but whatever, I’m still voting for him. Remember, you can vote once per day so bookmark it and hit it up daily for the next two months. Ok, seriously I don’t know anyone who does that (well, maybe Gilbert Arenas), but I think I voted a grand total of 3 times one year. Read more »