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don't forget about the new clippers w doc rivers - time to see if this famed coach is really worth all the talk.
As the le says.
Things to watch out for:
Who will the Spurs open against (and will it be at home/on the road)?
If the latter, who will the Spurs play in their home opener?
Which teams will they face on the Rodeo Road Trip?
Will they play on Christmas?
Games to watch out for:
chi (Marco Belinelli's return to the Windy City)
@MIA/vs MIA (Finals rematch)
all games vs HOU
all games vs DAL
don't forget about the new clippers w doc rivers - time to see if this famed coach is really worth all the talk.
Does the release of the schedule also list the number of (or specify which) games will be nationally televised on ESPN?
How could you forget Pendergragh's return to Indiana? Must see TV.
Last edited by Hoops Czar; 08-06-2013 at 01:12 AM.
Houston @ San Antonio would be a great home-opener.
Last edited by Kool Bob Love; 08-06-2013 at 01:14 AM.
Chicago @ Miami is the season opener of the NBA season. It will be interesting to see who plays in game 2 of the double header that night. Game 2 should be a west coast game so somebody travelling to GS or LAC is probably likely. SA @ GS would be interesting.
Lol@ Belinellis return to Chicago.
Dallas opens the season against the Hawks according to foxsports.
Nowitzki vs. Schröder!
Speaking of the Hawks, thanks for reminding me. Those games are a must watch because of the mentor vs protege angle in Pop vs Bud.
We'll see, but that does seem an interesting possibility for the 2nd game. More likely, it's the Thunder or Rockets against someone (and as DesignatedT suggests, Clippers seem a viable host). I'm honestly surprised that we don't know more by now.
For whatever it's worth, the Spurs openers since David Robinson arrived in San Antonio:
2012: at New Orleans
2011: Memphis
2010: Indiana
2009: New Orleans
2008: Phoenix
2007: Portland
2006: at Dallas
2005: Denver
2004: Sacramento
2003: Phoenix
2002: at Lakers
2001: Clippers
2000: Indiana
1999: Philadelphia
1998/99: Sacramento
1997: at Denver
1996: at Minnesota
1995: Dallas
1994: Golden State
1993: Golden State
1992: at Sacramento
1991: Dallas
1990: Lakers
17 of the last 23 openers have been at home and the Spurs haven't opened consecutive seasons on the road since Tim Duncan was a rookie.
Likely that the Spurs get the Lakers at home very early in the season, too: Woj says the Lakers play on November 7 at Houston.
Spurs may or may not play on Christmas day, but they play at Dallas on December 26. Sefko's reporting also suggests that the Heat's visit to San Antonio is likely to be sometime around the All-Star break, since Miami plays at Dallas on Feb. 18 (the 20th would make sense, as it would be a TNT game).
Last edited by FromWayDowntown; 08-06-2013 at 09:56 AM.
I'm always most interested in the number of home games after the RRT. Last season was great with 24 games before the RRT and 17 after. The worst was 2009-10 with only 12 home games after the RRT and no homestand longer than 2 games.
I'll also be looking at the dates for the away games vs. the Knicks, Nets, and Sixers as I plan my Spurs road trip for 2013-14.
I remember seeing somewhere a few weeks ago that Lakers play the Spurs like the third game of the season or something like that.
This was also interesting.
MySportsLegion: NBA schedule leak: Nets and Hawks will play in LONDON on January 16th."
@MySportsLegion: NBA schedule leak: Clippers will visit Steph Curry and the Warriors on Christmas Day.
From various tweets and reports Christmas looks to be:
OKC/NYK
BRK/CHI
MIA/LAL
LAC/GST
with one more game -- a Rockets' road game -- to be revealed. Given that the Spurs apparently play in Dallas on the 26th, it's possible that the Rockets are at the Spurs on Christmas Day. Last year Brooklyn, Denver, Houston, LA Lakers, Miami, and New York all played back-to-backs on the 25th/26th.
I just hope they'll have some good games around the end of march when I plan on flying to see the Spurs.
I'll likely be making the drive for a few marquee games throughout the season. I'll probably end up going to the first home game.
I wish there was a way the Spurs could play 8 road games in Toronto. I may also make the road trip to Detroit this year to catch the Spurs.
Fair warning: the lead-in to the schedule release show is a one hour version of Game 6.
Of course. NBA TV....
His return to Miami to visit Flo Rida's entourage will be even more epic
heard Spurs will open at home vs. Grizzlies but that's a rumor
Yeah I'll just stick to twitter updates...probably won't watch NBATV and/or ESPN till a few games into the season.
I'm okay with that. Rematch of the WCF.
http://www.nba.com/spurs/schedule/
Oct 30: home opener v. Grizz
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