The Western Conference is wide open with just around 10 games left in the NBA season. The difference between home-court advantage in the first round and being out of the play-in game is 3.5 games. ESPN has assembled a slate of four teams who are all competing for one of …
Tre Jones’ best weapon has failed him this season
Tre Jones came into the season with the burden of expectation on his shoulders after being made the starting point guard, and it’s safe to say he has done well under that pressure. The third-year guard has made a leap, proving that he can not only be a caretaker half …
Open Thread: Join PtR for the Spurs final home game of the season
We are rapidly approaching the end of the Spurs historic 50th season. It hasn’t been their best year, but a look a wins and losses also doesn’t give the complete story. There has been a lot of growth in the youth movement which has counterbalanced the bevy of injuries that …
What Keldon Johnson’s season says about his role for the future
In July 2018, the Spurs traded Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green to the Toronto Raptors for DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl, and a first-round draft pick. That selection, the 29th overall, became Keldon Johnson. Considering the organization, the first 80% of his rookie campaign went EXACTLY to plan — he barely …
Week in Review: March Madness takes over wild week for the Spurs
Welcome to the Week in Review: a Monday feature that looks back at the week that was for the San Antonio Spurs, takes a look at the week ahead, and more. Enjoy! Week 21: A completely healthy Spurs team made a rare appearance to upset the top seeded Denver Nuggets …
Matt Bonner and the (somewhat lost) art of card collecting
“I could talk cards for hours,” Matt Bonner says, and you should believe him. Since his arrival in San Antonio in 2006, part of what’s made the Red Mamba a local favorite is his willingness to let fans in on his personality and off-the-court passions, whether it’s music, comedic exploits, …
Spurs wings led the charge in 24-point comeback win over Hawks
Despite not winning many games this season, the Spurs have given fans a reason to watch with some exciting play as the regular season winds down. After two straight overtime losses to Western Conference playoff teams, including one in which they blew a 29-point lead, San Antonio bounced back with …
Spurs and those adorable commercials
I don’t know about you, but I have missed the San Antonio Spurs H-E-B commercials. Episode 22 of The Ring of the Rowel celebrates those times when members of the San Antonio Spurs are featured in commercials. Whether they be national spots like Tim Duncan in an American Express Ad, …
Keita Bates-Diop has made the most out of his time with the Spurs
The Spurs entered the season with a lot of young prospects, some reclamation projects and a few veterans destined to be moved before the end of the season. One of the few players who didn’t fit into any of those labels was Keita Bates-Diop. The combo forward was too old …
Who to Watch in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament
What an exhilarating NCAA Tournament it’s been so far. A 1-seed, 2-seed and 4-seed have all gone down. Close games have been the norm in the first round, and NBA draft prospects have shown out in their matchups. With the Spurs loss to the Grizzlies, they are tied for the …
The starters did their jobs in Spurs’ chippy loss to the Grizzlies
For about two and a half quarters, it was looking like the Spurs were ready to give fans another treat against the Ja Morant-less Memphis Grizzlies, getting their lead as high as 29 in the third quarter and seemingly on their way to breaking the three-point record they had set …
Open Thread: Spurs Mario Elie celebrates the Silver & Black’s 50th season
Bill Schoening, Spurs radio play-by-play announcer, has been hosting a podcast celebrating the San Antonio Spurs 50th season. The Sound of Spurs podcast features one-on-one interviews with Spurs personalities who experienced the highs and occasional lows that accompanied a half-century of Spurs basketball. In this installment of Schoening’s series, he …