Photo by Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images Each showed glimpses of promise in the preseason before heading to Austin to continue to develop. As the San Antonio Spurs continue to shift the focus of the franchise, much of their future depends on the success of their recent draft picks. Keldon Johnson, Luka Samanic, and Quinndary Weatherspoon all technically fill a …

Photos by Mark Sobhani/NBAE via Getty Images Patty Mills can shoot, but he also makes things happen just by running around. Jakob Poeltl’s one handed dunk out of a side pick and roll with Dejounte Murray midway through the 4th quarter of a preseason win over the Grizzles pushed the Spurs’ lead back to double digits in a game they …

Photo by David Becker/NBAE via Getty Images A new program invites girls to create the inclusive, meaningful experiences in sport that they deserve. The San Antonio Spurs and Nike have teamed up to introduce Game Growers, a new program that encourages eighth grade girls to become invested in their community and to play sports. “By age 14, girls are dropping …

Photos by Logan Riely/NBAE via Getty Images The Spurs have come a long way from beyond the arc over the last few games. It may have lacked the physicality of a typical Grizzlies game over the course of the last decade, but the Spurs 104-91 preseason victory over Memphis’ new look squad had many of the other characteristics of their …

Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports The Spurs are ready for the regular season to begin. The Spurs faced off against a division rival in their final tune-up before the regular season. Although these are not yesterday’s Grizzlies with Marc Gasol and Mike Conley gone, it still felt like a classic Grit ‘n Grind game between the two clubs. It was low-scoring, …

Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports After tonight, preseason will finally be over Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don’t troll and don’t swear too much. They looked great …

Photo by Edward A. Ornelas/Getty Images Let your voice be heard! We are considered the voice of the Spurs community here at Pounding the rock, and we talk every day about how the Spurs are doing—whether they’ll win their upcoming game or how readers feel about the latest roster drama. Now, we’re starting a new polling project that will pull …

Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports Previewing the Western Conference old-school Twitter style. I am not an expert on Shakespeare, but I understand he coined the phrase “brevity is the soul of wit” in Hamlet. I am also not a big expert on, or fan of, Twitter. Perhaps if the communications weren’t referred to as “tweets”, they wouldn’t seem so undignified. As …

Pictures from the Spurs new Retirement Club commercial is stirring up all kinds of feelings. Nothing gets Spurs fans more excited about about the beginning of the NBA season — besides the fact that it’s the beginning of the NBA season! — than the release of a new batch of Spurs H-E-B commercials. (Maybe that’s hyperbole, but not by much!) …

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Exclusive offers, free swag, and a newsletter from the Spurs mascot. Are you looking for a way to encourage the next generation of San Antonio Spurs fans? Do you want your child to share your love of basketball? Would you have no qualms of letting your child play with a Coyote? The …

Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images The Silver and Black prepare to meet the most unfamiliar Grizzlies team in years. Well, the last preseason game of the year is finally (and mercifully) here, and the San Antonio Spurs are no longer seeking that elusive (yet ultimately unquantifiable) first win. Somewhat predictably, it seemed to be the result of Pop …