Spurs tipoff not too far off

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Web Posted: 08/07/2008 12:00 CDT
Spurs tipoff not too far off

Jeff McDonald - Express-News
The NBA released its 2008-09 schedule Wednesday, and Shaquille O'Neal and Steve Nash will be at the AT&T Center to help the Spurs open the season Oct.29. Spurs beat writer Jeff McDonald breaks down the team's schedule.

Glamour games

• vs. Suns, Oct. 29: Nash, Shaq and the Suns are in town for the first time since the Spurs de-pantsed them — again — in the playoffs.

• at Suns, Dec. 25: No white Christmas for the Spurs. Even Santa Claus will be wearing short pants.

• vs. Lakers, Jan. 14: Kobe heads to the AT&T Center for the first time as an MVP.

• at Celtics, Feb. 8: The Spurs meet Paul Pierce, self-proclaimed “best player on the planet.”

• vs. Cavaliers, Feb. 27: Spurs welcome the guy who might actually be the best in the world (or at least in the Eastern time zone), LeBron James.

Grudge matches

• vs. Mavericks, Nov. 4: Dallas slipped in West pecking order last season, but they remain a team Spurs fans love to beat.

• vs. Rockets, Nov. 14: Welcome back, Brent Barry. Now say something funny for Sports Illustrated.

• vs. Pistons, Dec. 2: Detroit dealt Spurs a humiliating defeat at the AT&T Center last season, then nearly lost at home.

• at Hornets, Dec. 17: The Spurs return to the Big Easy for the first time since Game 7 victory in the Western Conference semifinals.

• at Jazz, Jan. 27: Utah was a league-best 37-4 at home last season, and crowd seems predisposed to hating everything in silver and black.

Better than you think

• at Trail Blazers, Oct. 31: Halloween against Greg Oden, the league's first 47-year-old rookie of the year candidate.

• vs. Miami, Nov. 7: Michael Beasley will be Oden's top compe ion for rookie honors.

• vs. 76ers, Jan. 3: The Spurs get their first crack at the newly Elton Brand(ed) 76ers, everyone's dark horse in the East.

• at Magic, Dec. 18: Orlando proved last season it can play with anybody in the league, including the Spurs.

• at Warriors, Feb. 2: Don Nelson no longer has Baron Davis, but he does have a new toy in Corey Maggette, who shunned the Spurs.

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[BOHOLANO#21]

that's 11 weeks to go.

[mrspurs]

high school football is in the air.......life is getting better and better by the minute, the kids will be back in school,(highschool and college over here) its almost the time of yr. when she talks and talks and talks and she really thinks your listening......

[Spurtacus]

I have football on my radar...