Spurs Open at Home With Pacers

[FromWayDowntown]

http://www.nba.com/gameline/20101027/

Not sure why this isn't posted yet on a team-by-team basis, but browsing through the dates in on the master schedule, it looks like the 10-11 season starts like this:

10/27 v. IND
10/30 v. NO
11/1 @ LAC
11/3 @ PNX
11/6 v. HOU
11/8 @ CHA
11/10 v. LAC
11/13 v. PHI
11/14 @ OKC
11/17 v. CHI

[Dex]

Not bad. ~5 contenders, 5 non. Pretty evenly split between home and road. No B2Bs.

I don't want the Spurs getting another top-heavy or bottom-heavy schedule again like last year. A little balance would be nice.

[sa_kid20]

Here's the entire schedule.

http://www.nba.com/spurs/media/2010-11_schedule.pdf

[FromWayDowntown]

n/m

[tp2021]

Well they play Miami twice...both times in March.
Let's hope that SPAM is fresh.

[jsandiego]

Looks like the season starts off relatively easy. Toughest game is @OKC. Anyone buying a 9-1 start? 8-2??

[FromWayDowntown]

I count 17 back-to-backs:

2 in November (PHIL/@OKC; @UTH/CLE)
2 in December (MIL/@DEN; DEN/@ORL)
3 in January (@NY/@BOS; @MIN/@MIL; NY/@NO)
3 in February (@LAL/@SAC; @DET/@TOR; @PHIL/@WAS)
4 in March (@MEM/@CLE; SAC/@HOU; @DAL/CHA; @MEM/PRT)
1 in March/April (BOS/@HOU)
2 in April (@ATL/SAC; @LAL/@PNX)

[VBM]

Might have to make a weekend trip to SA on March 4. Heat then Lakers...niiiice.

[FromWayDowntown]

2011 RODEO ROAD TRIP (9 games):

1 Tue. @ Portland 9:00
3 Thu. @ L.A. Lakers 9:30
4 Fri. @ Sacramento 9:00
8 Tue. @ Detroit 6:30
9 Wed. @ Toronto 6:00
11 Fri. @ Philadelphia 6:00
12 Sat. @ Washington 7:00
14 Mon. @ New Jersey 6:00
17 Thu. @ Chicago 7:00

[tp2021]

2011 RODEO ROAD TRIP (9 games):

1 Tue. @ Portland 9:00
3 Thu. @ L.A. Lakers 9:30
4 Fri. @ Sacramento 9:00
8 Tue. @ Detroit 6:30
9 Wed. @ Toronto 6:00
11 Fri. @ Philadelphia 6:00
12 Sat. @ Washington 7:00
14 Mon. @ New Jersey 6:00
17 Thu. @ Chicago 7:00

So... they have back-to-back-to-back back-to-backs? Damn.

[FromWayDowntown]

So... they have back-to-back-to-back back-to-backs? Damn.

4 games in 5 nights. I think it's the only time in 2010-11 that they have to play a 4 in 5 nights (and the only 5 in 7, too).

[FromWayDowntown]

By month:

OCT -- 2 games (2 Home/0 Away)
NOV -- 15 games (7 Home/8 Away)
DEC -- 15 games (11 Home/4 Away)
JAN -- 15 games (7 Home/8 Away)
FEB -- 12 games (3 Home/9 Away)
MAR -- 16 games (8 Home/8 Away)
APR -- 7 games (3 Home/4 Away)

[Bruno]

Spurs schedule is very nice. I don't remember a schedule that well balanced.

17 b2b is also very few. It should help the old Spurs (Duncan, Ginobili and McDyess).

[The Btown Spur]

Rodeo rode trip doesnt look bad out side of the first 2 games, but once again a very tough march and april

[Ditty]

Can someone post the whole schedule with the days they play next to it my phone doesn't let me download the schedule thank you

[FromWayDowntown]

Every year, the Spurs play their Western Conference foes 4 times each, but there are 4 teams that they only play 3 times. This year, those 4 teams are:

LA Clippers (1 home, 2 away)
Sacramento (2 home, 1 away)
Oklahoma City (2 home, 1 away)
Utah (1 home, 2 away)

[spursincharge]

Did I notice the Spurs don't have a SINGLE nationally televised game?

http://www.nba.com/schedules/national_tv_schedule/index.html

[nkdlunch]

9 game rodeo road trip. But most the opponents are easy.

[nkdlunch]

Did I notice the Spurs don't have a SINGLE nationally televised game?

http://www.nba.com/schedules/national_tv_schedule/index.html

ouch

[FromWayDowntown]

Spurs schedule is very nice. I don't remember a schedule that well balanced.

17 b2b is also very few. It should help the old Spurs (Duncan, Ginobili and McDyess).

I agree. When I was first working through the master schedule, my fear had been that it would reveal itself eventually to be a very back-loaded schedule with lots of road games late in the season and lots of back-to-backs. I think the Spurs benefit some this year by falling out of the group of teams that plays frequently on Thursday nights (they're only in those Thursday games on 6 occasions this season).

[nkdlunch]

are they gonna offer League Pass in HD finally?

[FromWayDowntown]

Did I notice the Spurs don't have a SINGLE nationally televised game?

http://www.nba.com/schedules/national_tv_schedule/index.html

That's not right.

The Spurs have 6 games on TNT's Thursdays:

@DEN (12/16)
@ORL (12/23)
@DAL (12/30)
@LAL (2/3)
@CHI (2/17)
v. BOS (3/31)

They also appear to have at least 2 ABC Sunday games:

v. LAL (3/6)
v. PNX (4/3)

That doesn't count ESPN games.

[Supergirl]

RRT ends at the ASG and is preceded by one home game and then an extra 3 road games. Tough stretch. But hopefully they'll use that time well, as they have often before.

[The Btown Spur]

That's not right.

The Spurs have 6 games on TNT's Thursdays:

@DEN (12/16)
@ORL (12/23)
@DAL (12/30)
@LAL (2/3)
@CHI (2/17)
v. BOS (3/31)

They also appear to have at least 2 ABC Sunday games:

v. LAL (3/6)
v. PNX (4/3)

That doesn't count ESPN games.


Where are you seeing these games?

[benefactor]

Where are you seeing these games?
All Thursday night games are on TNT and all Sunday afternoon games are on ABC.

[rjv]

pretty favorable start of season schedule. they could be 7-3 or even 9-1 to start.

[FromWayDowntown]

Where are you seeing these games?

http://www.nba.com/gameline/20101216/

http://www.nba.com/gameline/20101223/

http://www.nba.com/gameline/20101230/

http://www.nba.com/gameline/20110203/

http://www.nba.com/gameline/20110217/

http://www.nba.com/gameline/20110331/

[Ditty]

thats badass im going to wrestlemania in april and its in atlanta this year i get to see the spurs play on the road vs the hawks that tuesday

[The Btown Spur]

ah thanks good catch!

[phxspurfan]

That's not right.
They also appear to have at least 2 ABC Sunday games:

v. LAL (3/6)
v. PNX (4/3)


Ah, Sunday day games. Expect to lose those.

[Spurs Brazil]

JMcDonald_SAEN
Including NBA TV appearances, #spurs will be on national TV 22 times this season.

[Cane]

Early predictions, I'm thinking a 9-1 start is pretty realistic :flag:

10/27 v. IND - Win
10/30 v. NO - Win, kinda interesting they're the 2nd team we face since they were the first last year
11/1 @ LAC - Win
11/3 @ PNX - Win, revenge for the sweep although this is the first 2 game road trip
11/6 v. HOU - Win
11/8 @ CHA - Win
11/10 v. LAC - Win
11/13 v. PHI - Win
11/14 @ OKC - Loss
11/17 v. CHI - Win

[tmtcsc]

Wow, it seems like the seasons are beginning earlier and earlier. I remember seeing the Spurs begin the start of David Robinson's era on November 4, 1989.

I'm not complaining mind you. Its been a long off-season already.

[PDXSpursFan]

All Thursday night games are on TNT and all Sunday afternoon games are on ABC.

Nope. Sometimes there are 3 games Thursdays, 2 on TNT and another one local. Other times there are 2 games, 1 on TNT an the other local.

[FromWayDowntown]

Nope. Sometimes there are 3 games Thursdays, 2 on TNT and another one local. Other times there are 2 games, 1 on TNT an the other local.

True. But the master schedule reveals that the Spurs' Thursday night games are on TNT and are not the side shows for that evening.

[spursdotcom]

When do tickets go on sale for public non season peeps?

Two different on-sales, Oct. 3 (first half) and Jan. 14 (second half)

http://www.nba.com/spurs/tickets/1011_themenights.html

:toast

[MR.SILVER&BLack]

2011 RODEO ROAD TRIP (9 games):

1 Tue. @ Portland 9:00
3 Thu. @ L.A. Lakers 9:30
4 Fri. @ Sacramento 9:00
8 Tue. @ Detroit 6:30
9 Wed. @ Toronto 6:00
11 Fri. @ Philadelphia 6:00
12 Sat. @ Washington 7:00
14 Mon. @ New Jersey 6:00
17 Thu. @ Chicago 7:00

anyone else think we might have a chance at a perfect rodeo road trip if we can stay healthy?

[rayray2k8]

8 Tue. @ Detroit 6:30
9 Wed. @ Toronto 6:00
11 Fri. @ Philadelphia 6:00
12 Sat. @ Washington 7:00

Those are some scrub teams, but thats gonna be a tough stretch..
Spurs are gonna have to rely on their youth around that time.

[coyotes_geek]

anyone else think we might have a chance at a perfect rodeo road trip if we can stay healthy?

After those first two games there sure isn't much on the back end of the RRT that should scare us. A healthy Spurs team should be able to have a good run through that stretch.

[Chieflion]

These people sure made me happy. Get to see Paul George's first regular season game of his career.

[ElNono]

are they gonna offer League Pass in HD finally?

I had League Pass in HD on Dish last season... :tu