Category: San Antonio Spurs

Archive for the ‘San Antonio Spurs’ Category

Blake Griffin Isn’t Concerned About Flopping or the Criticism Surrounding It

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Most of the talk about Blake Griffin during the first round of the NBA Playoffs seemed to surround his flopping, or at least accusations about him going out of his way to draw fouls. Now that his Los Angeles Clippers dispatched Memphis and have moved on to face the Spurs, ...

Matt Bonner Admits the Spurs have Exceeded Expectations, Picks Miami as the Favorite in the East

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

They might not get the attention the Lakers, Heat and Bills receive, but no team in the NBA has a better record than the San Antonio Spurs, who have quietly wrapped up the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference. But that was also the case last year, and San ...

Matt Bonner Does Everything He Can To Avoid Directly Calling David Stern a Liar

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

If we're going to have to sit here and talk about the NBA lockout, at least now we're getting some entertaining voices on the subject. For weeks it seems like just about everybody involved with the NBA's work stoppage said little more than they wanted it to end. Now, Matt ...

Matt Bonner on NBA Lockout Negotiations: “Unfortunately thus far, there really hasn’t been any common ground.”

Thursday, September 29th, 2011

On the court, Matt Bonner is known as that tall red head who can bury outside shots if left open. Off the court, at least this summer and fall, he's known for his role as the vice president on the Executive Board of the NBA Players Association. Considering the large ...

Matt Bonner Says There Is Discouragement and Frustration Right Now in Labor Talks

Friday, September 16th, 2011

As training camps in the NBA are supposed to open up in less than three weeks, the league remains in a lockout. While the two sides were hopeful they would get closer to a deal when they met this week, no progress was made between the two sides, frustration became ...

David Stern on an NBA Lockout, First Round Playoff Series, Mark Cuban, and the What the Future Holds for the Association

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

After Wednesday night's action, there are only six first round NBA playoff series yet to be decided. And it sure looks like Los Angeles is back in control after handling the New Orleans Hornets in Game 5 at Staples Center. Still, even though most fans realized that the real fireworks ...

Shane Battier Has One of the Best Days Ever — And it Doesn’t Even Involve Flopping to Draw an Offensive Foul

Friday, April 22nd, 2011

Shane Battier had heard about days like the one that he had on Sunday. Now that he's had time to come down from it all, he told his story on the radio. Battier hit what turned out to be the game-winning shot in the Memphis Grizzlies' road upset over the San ...

Charles Barkley: “The trade don’t make the Knicks a contender.”

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

No introduction necessary. The All Star Game just occurred, there was a  major trade in the NBA, sounds like more than enough reason to check in with Charles Barkley. As always, he doesn't disappoint. Barkley joined KJOX in Birmingham to talk about his new website CharlesBarkley.com, the enormous birthday cake that ...

Jason Kidd on Other NBA Teams Getting More Attention: We’ve Beat Those Teams

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

It appears that any hype surrounding the Dallas Mavericks left when Dirk Nowitzki went out with an injury. Newsflash: He's back, and so are the Mavs. In fact, they've won 11 of their last 12 games and are tied for the second most victories in the Western Conference. Yet it seems ...

Richard Jefferson “The Spurs always have a target on their back because they’ve been so good, so consistent, for so long.”

Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

Former University of Arizona standout and ten year NBA veteran, Richard Jefferson, was traded from the Milwaukee Bucks to the San Antonio Spurs to help transition the team in terms of age according Spurs general manager R.C. Buford. Jefferson was added to bring a dynamic wings scorer to play alongside ...