As we continue our journey to determine one franchise for each NBA franchise, we land on an interesting conundrum today. Whether the superstars of today can be outshined by the memory of historically great players. It is nothing new, we’ve discussed it with other teams so far, except this time that superstar is Stephen Curry. …
The Spurs have some young core players with seemingly boundless potential and others who can still improve but have essentially found their identity already. Jakob Poeltl belongs to that latter group. Poeltl won’t likely develop an outside shot or a myriad of post moves, but he doesn’t have to. He’s already valuable as a great …
The San Antonio Spurs have re-signed fourth-year small forward Keita Bates-Diop to a two-year contract, per a report from ESPN Senior Insider Adrian Wojnarowski. Forward Keita Bates-Diop is returning to San Antonio on a new two-year contract, sources tell ESPN. He was on a two-way deal with the Spurs last season. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) …
Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon has been named to the WNBA Top 25 greatest players of all-time. The honor comes as the league celebrates its 25th anniversary this season. Beck Hammon became one of the most celebrated and recognizable players in the WNBA. He accolades include six All-Star appearances as well as two All-WNBA First-Team …
If you follow El Corazon on Twitter, you know he has been out and about on the bicicleta. The Salado Creek Greenway runs throughout San Antonio with many arteries connecting at city parks. Manu has been getting himself back into shape (hopefully to work with young players). Yesterday he and Fabricio Oberto posted a photo …
Who is the one true face of the Detroit Pistons? From a Spurs perspective, it would have to be Sean Elliott in his lone season in Detroit. Photo by Scott Cunningham/NBAE via Getty Images Almost looks like it was photoshopped, right? All kidding aside, there are ten players who have had their jerseys retired by …
In a move that will surprise no one, the San Antonio Spurs have officially waived 6’7” forward Chandler Hutchison, according to Paul Garcia of Project Spurs. The Spurs have officially waived Chandler Hutchison — Paul Garcia (@PaulGarciaNBA) September 4, 2021 Hutchison was acquired from the Washington Wizards as part of the five-team trade that ultimately …
It has been quite a summer for rookie Josh Primo. Not only did the Spurs surprise him and rest of the basketball word by selecting the 18-year-old 12th overall in the draft, but it has been lucrative as well. He signed his first NBA contract, got a chance to show at the bare minimum that …
Is there a picture of Pop courtside where he doesn’t look exasperated? As soon as the game is over — win or lose — he’s hugs and smiles and handshakes. Then he goes to the post game presser where he looks browbeat or just straight up angry. But on the court, pure exasperation. But I …
The fate of the Spurs in the 2021/22 season will be determined mostly by internal development. The front office made some solid additions, but the biggest factor will be the growth of the young players, who will be trusted with bigger roles. With that in mind, we’ll take a close look at some areas of …
If you are a casual reader of Pounding the Rock’s Open Thread, well you need to jump on more often. That said, earlier this summer I kicked off a series in which we as a group discuss the one player who defines or represents each NBA franchise. In some cases, like the Chicago Bulls or …
First off, apologies to everyone saw the piece on P. J. Carlesimo and thought is was a posthumous tribute. I had started tracing Pop’s coaching tree earlier in the summer, then got distracted with the draft, free agency, and Summer League. If picking up willy-nilly like that through you off, I am truly sorry. P. …
