Photos by Mark Sobhani/NBAE via Getty Images “The more negativity, the more the team outscored the opposition.” In a study by Berkley Hass, Berkeley Haas Prof. Emeritus Barry Staw and two colleagues, Katherine DeCelles and Peter de Goey studied hundreds of basketball half-time speeches to determine the effect of the speech and it correlation to the outcome of the game. …

Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images With more dropouts, the Spurs guard should not only make the team, but receive playing time as well. Team USA is down to 13 players to choose from to make their 12-man roster for the FIBA World Cup in China. That includes the Spurs’ own Derrick White, who has risen from camp …

Photo by Chris Elise/Getty Images A French site seems to have the inside scoop on when Tony’s jersey will be retired. Spurs fans may not have to wait too long to see Tony Parker’s jersey hanging in the rafters. According to French site Le Parisien, Parker’s jersey will be retired following their home match-up against the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday, …

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Tiago Splitter reacts to being immortalized in game form. I’m not a gamer, but for those of you who are, the San Antonio Spurs 2014 Championship team has been added to NBA 2K20. 6️⃣ new Classic squads will be available on #2KDay Rank them in order from 1-6 Starting off with the …

Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images If he can become a solid NBA defender and hone his offensive skills, Luka could be the Spurs’ PF of the future. This series looks at each of the Spurs’ eleven under-30 players with an eye toward how they can improve in or expand their role on the team. Rather than focus on …

Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports The Spurs have until Oct. 21 to offer contract extensions, or these youngsters will become RFAs next summer. A key date is coming up for the Spurs if they wish to utilize it. With the NBA schedule officially announced, 5:00 PM CT on October 21 is the deadline that has been set for all first round …

Photo by Ronald Cortes/Getty Images The San Antonio Spurs point guard is ready to get back on the court. Watch this Dejounte Murray film: A torn ACL sidelined him for an entire season. With rehab and support, @DejounteMurray is ready to make his return. This is his Spurs Story.@FrostBank | #GoSpursGo pic.twitter.com/FMcJvU54bA — San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) August 14, 2019 …

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Luka, Keldon and Quinndary strike a pose for the cameras. The NBA hosted their annual Panini rookie photo shoot this weekend in New Jersey, and Spurs fans got their first look at San Antonio’s latest draft picks in uniform. Lonnie Walker IV was the Silver and Black’s lone first-year player to attend the 2018 edition of …

Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports A continued discussion on how injury can alter a team’s playoff dreams. For years I have marveled in the San Antonio Spurs ability to keep a bench of players who can make a difference. So many teams spend their money on a “big three” and leave no funds for the other twelve players. During the Drive …

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports DeRozan has been good for the Spurs, but extending his contract would undo a lot what they have been building for the future. The Spurs haven’t ruled out offering DeMar DeRozan a contract extension, according to SAEN’s Mike Finger. While the report was carefully worded to suggest nothing is imminent, the mere fact that extending DeRozan …

Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports Taking a water cooler discussion out into the internet Ever since Kawhi Leonard announced his intention to join the Los Angeles Clippers, and Paul George “requested” a trade, the lesser celebrated Hollywood team eclipsed the LeBron’s pairing with The Brow. The odds for every team have been released and can now be discussed. The Action Network …

A quick look at difficulty, obstacles, homecomings, and games to get hyped for. The NBA released this year’s schedules on the NBATV “Schedule Release Show”, hosted by Jared Greenberg. Naturally, the Spurs were hardly mentioned throughout the show, but what matters is we now have a schedule to add to our calendars (with games to circle and to plan for …

Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images The Spurs will tip off the season on Oct. 23 at home against the Knicks. The NBA has officially released the schedule for the 2019-2020 season, and naturally that includes the Spurs. They will open the season on October 23 at home against the New York Knicks (which unsurprisingly will not be one …

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports White is having a great summer, which is tremendous news for the Spurs. Derrick White is officially part of Team USA. Following Friday’s scrimmage, the Spurs’ guard was promoted to the main squad, as previously rumored. He’ll make the trip to Los Angeles for the final stage of preparation and could be one of the …

Between Summer League and preseason games, there is solace in the NBA TV series. Every summer there is a lull between seasons. For this Spurs fan, once the Spurs are out of the playoffs, postseason basketball watching is optional. From that moment until the draft, there is a bevy of information coming through mocks and speculation. Then of course there …