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Are you a Spurs fan? How can you not be excited about the first game this year? God I can't wait.
that's why we didn't hear anything about Rush during the last 10 days.
deal is done, but it was agreed to wait with the announcement till this game is history.
well, that's how it works in my treatment.
Are you a Spurs fan? How can you not be excited about the first game this year? God I can't wait.
Go Spurs!Make my day please .
I keep checking the TV but all they have on is Pakistani Cricket. WTF?
We seriously need to get the Afghans into Basketball!
seriously, no
the Pacers being the opponent dropped my level of interest.
Indiana Pacers (0-0) at San Antonio Spurs (0-0), 8:30 p.m.
By Sports Network
Another year older, the veteran San Antonio Spurs will begin the new 2010-11 season Wednesday night versus the Indiana Pacers from the AT&T Center.
Counted out for a few years now because of an aging roster and a head coach that may have lost his touch, the Spurs will once again have to earn the respect they once demanded over the past 13 years or so.
There's no telling what Gregg Popovich has in store for the 2010-11 campaign with his veteran-laden squad spearheaded by aging future Hall of Famer Tim Duncan. The soon-to-be 35-year-old Duncan has averaged more than 17 points and 10 rebounds every season since he was drafted No. 1 overall in 1997, and while his skills may be declining, he still serves as a legitimate threat.
During Duncan's tenure in San Antonio, the club has the best record in the NBA at 719-315 and four NBA championships (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007). It also owns six Southwest Division les and extended its streak of 50-plus wins in a season to 11 with a 50-32 ledger in 2009-10. While the Spurs' upcoming demise is being chronicled throughout the country, the combination of Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker still brings experience and leadership.
Hampered with injuries all last season, San Antonio is running out of chances to win a le in the Duncan-era and haven't hoisted the trophy since 2007. With age becoming an issue, the Spurs are trying to find more prominent roles for the their younger players much like George Hill, DeJuan Blair and Spanish League MVP and rookie Tiago Splitter. Splitter has garnered much hype and could be the leader of San Antonio's next generation.
Playing in a wide-open Western Conference will make it easier for Popovich's chances of making another deep run into the playoffs. The seventh-seeded Spurs beat rival Dallas in six games in the opening round, then were swept in four games by Phoenix in the semifinals. Perhaps better performances from players such as Richard Jefferson would have reaped profitable results.
"We just do things a little differently, and Pop expects more from people," Duncan said on the team's site. "When your head gets out of the way and you're allowed to play your game, things are better."
A more productive Jefferson coupled with no health issues from San Antonio's core group (Duncan, Ginobili, Parker) will keep fans in the Alamo City satisfied and prepped for another playoff journey.
Indiana has missed the playoffs the last four years after setting camp in the postseason for nine straight years. It hopes the addition of talented point guard Darren Collison will spark the Pacers back to NBA relevance.
Collison was acquired by the Pacers back in August in a four-team blockbuster that saw five players change addresses. Indiana, which went 32-50 last season, got its new floor general along with veteran swingman James Posey, a defensive standout, by shipping power forward Troy Murphy to New Jersey, which in turn sent Courtney Lee to the Rockets, who finished the deal by shipping Trevor Ariza to the Big Easy.
The 23-year-old Collison served as the backup to Chris Paul in his rookie season with the Hornets and the starter when Paul went down with a knee injury. The UCLA product, a first-round pick in 2009, averaged 12.4 points and 5.7 assists in 76 games last year, including 37 starts and figures to slide in as the Pacers' starting point guard immediately.
President of basketball operations Larry Bird and the Pacers also cemented their immediate future in Indianapolis this offseason when the franchise and the city reached an agreement that will keep the team in Conseco Fieldhouse for at least three more seasons.
San Antonio won both meetings with Indiana in 2009-10 and has won six straight and nine of the last 10 matchups between the teams. Indiana has dropped eight in a row in the Alamo City.
Which link? They're all working okay for me.
d228 is amazing. scooper dooper!
Actually they're big Volleyball fans. But they are seriously flexible with the rules and cheat constantly.
all the ones to mysa so far have taken me to the correct page but then quickly redirected to an old box score/gamesummary.....weird
I'm getting that now too, even from their Spurs home page. I assume they'll fix it sooner or later.
Gameday Q&A: Josh Dhani of Always Miller Time
by Michael A. De Leon
Project Spurs
http://projectspurs.com/2010-article...ller-time.html
Finally!!!!! Season is here!! Ive missed these threads.
GO SPURS!!
Last edited by Bukefal; 10-27-2010 at 02:22 PM.
It'll finally start!!!
Just an FYI about the E-N links today. They've launched something new for Spurs coverage.
http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/
Its goingto be fun to see the new faces and the old mixing it up.. Exciting stuff..
To bad Tiago Splitter will not be in on the fun..
Indeed. Why do you have to bounce back after recording career lows in your last season, where you were older than ever before and played the fewest minutes?
That was even dumber than RJ returning to AS form cuz he just played his worst season. Some people are so optimistic they end up sounding like pure idiots.
Since only Manu and Blair (maybe TP too, considering it's his contract year) are sure to play urgently 24/7, lets wait to see if their passion is contagious this year.
Having said that, with a fully healthy big 3, RJ and Blair in their 2nd year, Hill in his third, and the imminent arrival of Tiago, it might be easier this year to go all out than last season. Especially compared to last season, when there were 4 new guys who got regular minutes, and this year it only looks to be 2, since Bobby and Alonzo will be the team leaders in DNPs. Not to mention the fact that Bogans, Finley, and Mason are all gone.And it looks like Duncan will have serious backup, assuming Splitter and Blair can prove by June their the best duo alongside Timmy this century. Btw, what pair of bigs currently have that le? Nazr/Rasho maybe?
Classy guy.
Last edited by Manufan909; 10-27-2010 at 03:59 PM.
Cool Blair dynamite!!! the pic of duncan is hilarious too ...nice touch.
I agree with what someone posted here spurs gettingteh Pacers is disrepectful. spurs should play suns, Blazers, Mavs someone their level opening night. I know they dont always get the TNT double header but they should at least get the BSPN one ...
Good luck spur fans the forum is abetter place when you guys slum with the rest and back your spurs. right now it's a cess pool of bandwagoners, trolls and Laker vs. heat smack. The forum needs you, it used to be about ball.
For whole game ? How to watch it ? nba.com account is enough ?
Your NBA.com account should be all you need. Click on the League Pass link in the upper right of NBA.com and that will bring you to where you can click for the free preview. It's good for TV and/or Broadband.
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