The Rock at La Cantera

[gambit1990]

i just found out about this: https://www.ksat.com/sports/2021/11/18/5-things-to-know-about-spurs-new-campus-called-the-rock-at-la-cantera/

[gambit1990]

really makes me feel like the spurs won't be relocating.

[Robz4000]

It can easily be repurposed for UTSA right across the highway tbh.

[Trainwreck2100]

not what i expected when i clicked on the link tbqh

[Realdeal1]

Why did I think “ the rock “ Dwayne Johnson was at la cantera ?

[heyheymymy]

Looks like a cool sombrilla in that plaza area

[TDomination]

Why did I think “ the rock “ Dwayne Johnson was at la cantera ?
Haha that’s exactly what I thought

[BatManu20]

My brother-in-law works in construction and his company won the bid to construct it. He showed me some of the floor plans. It’s gonna be pretty badass tbh. The practice facility itself will be 3-stories with a rooftop.

[gambit1990]

It can easily be repurposed for UTSA right across the highway tbh.
true but i get the impression the spurs will be in sa for another decade.

i don't think you make this kind of investment with the idea of relocating in 5 to 7 years.

[daslicer]

Why did I think “ the rock “ Dwayne Johnson was at la cantera ?

I thought the same thing. I thought Dwayne Johnson was doing a promo with the Spur at La Cantera.

[Twisted_Dawg]

It will all depend on what Michael Dell wants to do with the team. It will take him a couple of years to get a new stadium built in Austin once he acquires another 31% of the team.

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/spurs_way/status/1665462661000187905

[Dex]

really makes me feel like the spurs won't be relocating.

But the experts on SpursTalk told me that the Spurs will be in Las Vegas by 2025 :rolleyes

[RC_Drunkford]

I‘m curious to see if this will have a recognizeable effect on the development and health of our players. Seems like the Spurs will have the best training facility in the NBA soon

[Tyronn Lue]

The traffic there was bad already.

[scott]

But the experts on SpursTalk told me that the Spurs will be in Las Vegas by 2025 :rolleyes

Tbh, much like David and Tim before him - Wemby probably saved the franchise for SA

[Dex]

Tbh, much like David and Tim before him - Wemby probably saved the franchise for SA

I don't think there was ever really a serious threat to leave and the team was already heading a good direction, but yes...Wemby definitely makes it easier.

Frank Miceli, chief revenue officer of Spurs Sports & Entertainment, said they expect it to be a record-breaking year for ticket sales.

[scott]

I don't think there was ever really a serious threat to leave and the team was already heading a good direction, but yes...Wemby definitely makes it easier.

Frank Miceli, chief revenue officer of Spurs Sports & Entertainment, said they expect it to be a record-breaking year for ticket sales.

I think the threat was probably a lot more serious than a lot of people want to admit to. Thankfully I think it's all going to be moot now, but a new arena is going to be discussed soon. Hopefully the City doesn't fuck it up again.

[BatManu20]

If the Spurs hadn’t won the Lottery and were still dogwater in 2030 when our lease is up with the AT&T Center, there’s a significant chance the team would’ve been headed up I-35 imo. Had we not landed Wemby but were still at least competitive over the coming years, then that’s prob not the case. But this franchise has been bleeding money the past 3 years and were near dead last in ticket sales the past 2 seasons. Tough for a market as small as ours. I don’t see how they would’ve managed a new arena had that continued. Assuming Wemby can stay relatively healthy and isn’t a complete dud, that more likely isn’t a valid concern any longer, as the above stated. Spurs won the jackpot with this years draft lottery tbh.

[ChumpDumper]

Meh, I doubt the Spurs lost any money the past few years. Definitely not as profitable, but ownership knew leaner times were ahead when they agreed to the rebuild.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

But the experts on SpursTalk told me that the Spurs will be in Las Vegas by 2025 :rolleyes

I would be willing to bet on Vegas as an expansion city when Silver rolls that plan out.

[EricB]

Seattle and Las Vegas are virtual locks to be the two cities.

[exstatic]

Seattle and Las Vegas are virtual locks to be the two cities.

Read an online blurb that these will be the two cities. Yet another divisional re-alignment as we go from 30 teams and 6 divisions of 5 teams, to 32 teams, and probably 8 divisions of 4 teams.

[Extra Stout]

Read an online blurb that these will be the two cities. Yet another divisional re-alignment as we go from 30 teams and 6 divisions of 5 teams, to 32 teams, and probably 8 divisions of 4 teams.
They either should go back to four divisions, this time with 8 teams each, or better yet just do away with divisions entirely. All that really matters is the conference table anyway.

[SequSpur]

Spurs are moving.

[SequSpur]

Spurs draft Wember and their value goes up another Billion. Bye!!!

[ace3g]

CtUMqMHA7tn

**Did the Instagram embedded function stop working?

[exstatic]

CtUMqMHA7tn

**Did the Instagram embedded function stop working?

Almost every social media company has followed Apartheid Child’s lead and closed off much of their APIs

[ace3g]

It was meant to be, The [Victor]y Capital Performance Center has Wemby's first name in it!!!

[BatManu20]

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[BatManu20]

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[TDMVPDPOY]

whats wrong with their current training facility? thats only a 10yr old building...

[lefty20]

whats wrong with their current training facility? thats only a 10yr old building...

Doors are not tall enough to accommodate those who are 7'3 or taller. Left them with no other choice, tbh.

[exstatic]

whats wrong with their current training facility? thats only a 10yr old building...

Wrong. Sean Elliott loaned the cash poor Spurs $6M to build it out of his last contract year pay. It opened about the same time as the then SBC Center, 2002ish.

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/KSMedia13/status/1669514366729834496

[EricB]

Read an online blurb that these will be the two cities. Yet another divisional re-alignment as we go from 30 teams and 6 divisions of 5 teams, to 32 teams, and probably 8 divisions of 4 teams.

god I hate that idea

[rjv]

god I hate that idea

i've heard from a few analysts that the teams that would most likely be moved to the east would be Minnesota and Memphis

[exstatic]

i've heard from a few analysts that the teams that would most likely be moved to the east would be Minnesota and Memphis

The only other team that makes any sense is New Orleans, since all three are on the Mississippi river, and as far East as any WC teams.

[Seventyniner]

The only other team that makes any sense is New Orleans, since all three are on the Mississippi river, and as far East as any WC teams.

You only have to move one team East to give them 16, then Vegas and Seattle plus the other 14 West teams makes 16 there. I think Minnesota makes the most sense.

West divisions:
PHO, LAL, LAC, LV
POR, SEA, SAC, GS
OC, DEN, UTA, DAL
MEM, NO, SA, HOU

East divisions:
MIA, ORL, CHA, ATL
MIN, MIL, CHI, DET
IND, CLE, WAS, PHI
NY, BRK, TOR, BOS

The Wolves have always been closer to the East's Central division than any of its Western conference mates. I don't see a way to keep the Texas Triangle together while moving MIN to the East and trying to keep geographic proximity as a priority. Otherwise they could switch MEM and DAL.

[BatManu20]

https://twitter.com/KSMedia13/status/1669514366729834496

Yea they ain’t trading Keldon anytime soon tbh :lol

[exstatic]

You only have to move one team East to give them 16, then Vegas and Seattle plus the other 14 West teams makes 16 there. I think Minnesota makes the most sense.

West divisions:
PHO, LAL, LAC, LV
POR, SEA, SAC, GS
OC, DEN, UTA, DAL
MEM, NO, SA, HOU

East divisions:
MIA, ORL, CHA, ATL
MIN, MIL, CHI, DET
IND, CLE, WAS, PHI
NY, BRK, TOR, BOS

The Wolves have always been closer to the East's Central division than any of its Western conference mates. I don't see a way to keep the Texas Triangle together while moving MIN to the East and trying to keep geographic proximity as a priority. Otherwise they could switch MEM and DAL.

That would be hilarious, as much as KG cried to have them moved when the former EC Hornets were moved west in a previous shuffle.

[Extra Stout]

Divisions serve no purpose in the NBA and should be done away with. Just have Eastern and Western Conferences.

[Seventyniner]

Divisions serve no purpose in the NBA and should be done away with. Just have Eastern and Western Conferences.

I would go a step further and eliminate the conferences. Seed the playoffs 1-16. This way you have a much better chance of the Finals actually being the two best teams in the league.

The play-in would be 13 vs 16 and 14 vs 15, with the winners getting the 13 and 14 seeds. 17 vs 20 and 18 vs 19, losers are out. Loser of 13/16 plays winner of 18/19 for the 15 seed, loser of 14/15 plays winner of 17/20 for the 16th seed. (Maybe 18/19 and 17/20 should be switched there)

I would also want seeds 1-7 (in order) to be able to pick their first round opponents, so that a team can't tank into a specific matchup or give a lower seed the advantage of playing a higher seed with an important injured player. I'm not sure if I would want that to extend past the first round, but my instinct would be yes so that teams give more priority to winning regular season games.

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/RockAtLaCantera/status/1669780870444597248

https://twitter.com/RockAtLaCantera/status/1661029930522624002

[Dejounte]

https://twitter.com/RockAtLaCantera/status/1669780870444597248

https://twitter.com/RockAtLaCantera/status/1661029930522624002

This is what I was saying in another post. The Spurs talk to their guys who are about to be traded. Keldon’s face here isn’t the face of someone who knows that’s happening anytime soon.

[KingKev]

I think the threat was probably a lot more serious than a lot of people want to admit to. Thankfully I think it's all going to be moot now, but a new arena is going to be discussed soon. Hopefully the City doesn't fuck it up again.

We will never know, and I am halfway of the opinion that the makings of a relocation were slowly building momentum but with that being said look at what one draft pick can do to bring all of us together again.

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/spurs/status/1675912290439245853

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/spurs/status/1681740696418684928

[Biggems]

I would go a step further and eliminate the conferences. Seed the playoffs 1-16. This way you have a much better chance of the Finals actually being the two best teams in the league.

The play-in would be 13 vs 16 and 14 vs 15, with the winners getting the 13 and 14 seeds. 17 vs 20 and 18 vs 19, losers are out. Loser of 13/16 plays winner of 18/19 for the 15 seed, loser of 14/15 plays winner of 17/20 for the 16th seed. (Maybe 18/19 and 17/20 should be switched there)

I would also want seeds 1-7 (in order) to be able to pick their first round opponents, so that a team can't tank into a specific matchup or give a lower seed the advantage of playing a higher seed with an important injured player. I'm not sure if I would want that to extend past the first round, but my instinct would be yes so that teams give more priority to winning regular season games.

How about a match up lottery in every round. Let the ping pong balls decide who plays who until 2 teams are left.

[Biggems]

You only have to move one team East to give them 16, then Vegas and Seattle plus the other 14 West teams makes 16 there. I think Minnesota makes the most sense.

West divisions:
PHO, LAL, LAC, LV
POR, SEA, SAC, GS
OC, DEN, UTA, DAL
MEM, NO, SA, HOU

East divisions:
MIA, ORL, CHA, ATL
MIN, MIL, CHI, DET
IND, CLE, WAS, PHI
NY, BRK, TOR, BOS

The Wolves have always been closer to the East's Central division than any of its Western conference mates. I don't see a way to keep the Texas Triangle together while moving MIN to the East and trying to keep geographic proximity as a priority. Otherwise they could switch MEM and DAL.

How about you switch Dallas and Memphis.

[exstatic]

I think the threat was probably a lot more serious than a lot of people want to admit to. Thankfully I think it's all going to be moot now, but a new arena is going to be discussed soon. Hopefully the City doesn't fuck it up again.

They didn’t fuck it up, because the Spurs are still playing in SA. Fucking it up would have been trying to force the sales tax for the downtown arena, losing, and having the Spurs move to Seattle.

[TekXX]

Why did the city give 15 million to the Spurs for a practice facility plus 17 million in tax rebates? Was it because of the retail?

[taps]

I would go a step further and eliminate the conferences. Seed the playoffs 1-16. This way you have a much better chance of the Finals actually being the two best teams in the league.

I agree. All 3 major N.A. sports and even Stanley’s Cup does the finals by conferences though. It’s uncompetitive and backwards imo tbh fwiw.

Can’t think of a reason why except maybe they want some kind of precious historic Finals rivalries but they just don’t happen. That actually might happen more in a 1-16 because the two best records in the league historically don’t change teams wildly over a two year period and over the last 3 decades have been absolutely stacked in the Western conference.

[taps]

If keeping conferences makes sense for reducing team travel in the RS I’m all for it, but do 1-16 seeds in the playoffs because the current system reduces the quality of the playoffs so much. Maybe they’re afraid of the East Coast turning off their set because Philly and New York suck so vigorously but they haven’t made it to the playoffs much this century anyway.

[CGD]

They didn’t fuck it up, because the Spurs are still playing in SA. Fucking it up would have been trying to force the sales tax for the downtown arena, losing, and having the Spurs move to Seattle.

They’re lucky the spurs went on a run or else it would have been a major fuck up. That wasn’t some amazing foresight, just dumb luck.

I’m not allergic to paying taxes. Having lived in various American cities now, I can definitely see the value of having a stabilizing draw to your city’s primary economic/entertainment center. Have to say last time I was in SA a few year back, I was very concerned the downtown seemed to be dying (I don’t count the Pearl as downtown, some may disagree). Not saying having the Spurs down there is a panacea, but it doesn’t hurt either.

[wildbill2u]

Divisions serve no purpose in the NBA and should be done away with. Just have Eastern and Western Conferences.

Divisions and conferences build fan interest and give a structure for playoffs for more teams which means more money.

[Extra Stout]

Divisions and conferences build fan interest and give a structure for playoffs for more teams which means more money.
Divisions have had no impact on playoff seeding since 2016. They are a meaningless vestige.

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/spurs/status/1691856634627195224

[rjv]

place is incredible.

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/SpursNation_SA/status/1691870069922443681

[heyheymymy]

https://www.reddit.com/r/NBASpurs/comments/15zbl6q/first_look_at_the_practice_courts_in_the_upcoming/

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/RockAtLaCantera/status/1695201888445038634

[exstatic]

https://twitter.com/RockAtLaCantera/status/1695201888445038634

Is there a training table and medical staff for Kawhi?

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/RockAtLaCantera/status/1689769211764076545

https://twitter.com/RockAtLaCantera/status/1694847055469158744

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/nateryansports/status/1707105474980532682

https://twitter.com/RealTomPetrini/status/1707103685606605062

https://twitter.com/SpursNation_SA/status/1707093498007040487

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/DonHarris4/status/1707107981064593473

https://twitter.com/DonHarris4/status/1707103178758541498

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/mikefinger/status/1707114620719091978

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

https://twitter.com/mikefinger/status/1707114620719091978

I want that tile!

[FkLA]

Ok so am I the only one that hates that wooden style on the ceiling/walls? Would be great for a hotel/office building but just looks odd to me for an athletic facility.

I'm sure the rest of it is as great as everyone is saying. The look of it just bothers me, tbh. :lol

[BatManu20]

1707148501224730832

[mudyez]

Ok so am I the only one that hates that wooden style on the ceiling/walls? Would be great for a hotel/office building but just looks odd to me for an athletic facility.

I'm sure the rest of it is as great as everyone is saying. The look of it just bothers me, tbh. :lol

Nah...it's pretty nice as it is.

[TekXX]

Does the wood keep the sound down or something?

[ace3g]

Still looks like the ceiling isn't high enough.

https://scontent-hou1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/383455411_857337552430719_4045664904998826215_n.jp g?_nc_cat=1&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=49d041&_nc_ohc=cN97rFfUtWEAX8Ssvzl&_nc_ht=scontent-hou1-1.xx&oh=00_AfCVfpFboGjvjwVc9IMdKqUlR-OGR3gWlKVFCg2vA3hu6w&oe=651A9AB1

[Dancelot]

Exactly! We maybe could’ve seen Kobe versus LeBron at some point in the first round even. The NBA would’ve nutted over that matchup years ago. Or F-ing Steph vs Gannis. It would be so much better for the league and create more rivalries.

[mudyez]

Exactly! We maybe could’ve seen Kobe versus LeBron at some point in the first round even. The NBA would’ve nutted over that matchup years ago. Or F-ing Steph vs Gannis. It would be so much better for the league and create more rivalries.

Don't confuse Divisions (which really serve no purpose) and Conferences!

[Seventyniner]

Don't confuse Divisions (which really serve no purpose) and Conferences!

Divisions, and to a lesser extent conferences, exist to have teams that are geographically close to each other play more often than those that are far apart.

In the days of players flying commercial and such it made sense. But personally I think there is no need for divisions or conferences at all anymore. The current setup makes it far too common to have the two best teams in the league meet before the Finals, and sometimes even before the conference finals.

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/HectorLedesmaTV/status/1709281512615469497

https://twitter.com/spurs/status/1709267207299928404

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/Casey_Viera/status/1710074453252624441

[Degoat]

Jeremy Sochan needs to do a MTV cribs spoof special where he’s showing off the new practice facility lol

[Obstructed_View]

Still looks like the ceiling isn't high enough.

https://scontent-hou1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/383455411_857337552430719_4045664904998826215_n.jp g?_nc_cat=1&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=49d041&_nc_ohc=cN97rFfUtWEAX8Ssvzl&_nc_ht=scontent-hou1-1.xx&oh=00_AfCVfpFboGjvjwVc9IMdKqUlR-OGR3gWlKVFCg2vA3hu6w&oe=651A9AB1
No full court heaves in practice.

[Dverde]

Great group photo
https://imgtr.ee/images/2023/10/20/3ffdff54fd2349714036f25e109d5a60.jpeg

https://imgtr.ee/image/oXKhX
https://imgtr.ee/image/oXKhX

[ismael-robert]

That photo could be iconic, why leave Birch in

[mudyez]

Where is Candice on the photo?

Gotta say that it has something of the "guess who became a pro!" meme with Wemby serving as the red herring and the correct answer at the same time.

[ace3g]

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[scott]

Thats awesome

[Fizziksman]

that's pretty good

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/Matthew_Tynan/status/1771185589187907973