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Ginobili beats the Cavs

In the Spurs game at Cleveland, the final game of the Rodeo Road Trip, one player had 46 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds. You would probably guess LeBron James, and it would be a good guess. It would also be wrong. Instead, it was Manu Ginobili who ...

From DAVID THIESSEN, Most Valuable Network,  14 Feb 2008
Related Topics: LeBron James,  Manu Ginobili,  National Basketball Association,  Tim Duncan,  ESPN

Spurs improve to 6-3 on Rodeo Road Trip

San Antonio typically uses the Rodeo Road Trip to propel them to a strong second part of the season and into the playoffs. While the Spurs missed out on a chance to beat Boston, they beat Toronto, who stands fifth in East, 93-88 on the second of a back- ...

From DAVID THIESSEN, Most Valuable Network,  13 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Manu Ginobili,  Jacque Vaughn,  Tim Duncan

Celtics bench proves stronger than Spurs in victory

Without Kevin Garnett or Tony Parker playing on Sunday, the marquee game of the afternoon between the Boston Celtics and San Antonio Spurs was not quite as glamorous. Both players are integral to their team’s success and it’s hard to judge the Celtics ...

From DAVID THIESSEN, Most Valuable Network,  11 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Boston Celtics,  Tim Duncan,  Tony Allen,  Tony Parker,  Kevin Garnett

Chatting With HoopsAddict

TJ Ford has returned from a spinal injury, but what should the Raptors do with him know that Jose Calderon is playing so well? What should they do with Andrea Bargnani and Kris Humphries? HoopsAddict was kind enough to answer a few of these questions ...

From DAVID THIESSEN, Most Valuable Network,  11 Feb 2008
Related Topics: T. J. Ford,  Jose Calderon,  Andrea Bargnani,  Kris Humphries

Spurs beat Knicks for fourth win in a row

There is something about the New York Knicks that gives the Spurs problems. When they played them on January 4th, they pulled out a closer than it should have been 97-94. On Friday night it was a 99-93 overtime victory. Normally I would be a little ...

From DAVID THIESSEN, Most Valuable Network,  10 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Tony Parker,  Michael Finley,  National Basketball Association,  Tim Duncan,  Bob Knight

Three possible trades and two wild trades

One of my favorite features at ESPN is the NBA Trade Machine, which allows fans try different trades and lets them know if it works financially. Today they debuted a new version for a trial period. It is sleeker looking, but I’m not sure if I like it, ...

From DAVID THIESSEN, Most Valuable Network,  8 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Brent Barry,  Mike Miller,  National Basketball Association,  ESPN,  Francisco Elson

Catching up with the Spurs, thoughts on Shaq

I’ve finally escaped from the Journalism School for a few minutes to talk about the Spurs. I’ll touch upon the Spurs 116-89 win against the Indiana Pacers and their 85-77 win against the Washington Wizards, but I mostly want to address the Suns recent ...

From DAVID THIESSEN, Most Valuable Network,  6 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Tim Duncan,  Shawn Marion,  Jacque Vaughn,  Caron Butler,  Antawn Jamison

Spurs continue Rodeo Road Trip in Indiana

The Spurs are 1-2 so far on their Rodeo Road Trip, but have a great opportunity tonight to improve that to 2-2 against the Indiana Pacers. They have had four days off, which hopefully allowed them to take care of any nagging injuries, see the families ...

From DAVID THIESSEN, Most Valuable Network,  5 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Jermaine O'Neal,  Troy Murphy,  Jeff Foster,  Tim Duncan,  Danny Granger

Here is another trade for the Grizzlies

In case you haven’t heard, the Memphis Grizzlies traded Pau Gasol for Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, two future draft picks, Aaron McKie, cash and the rights to Marc Gasol. The Lakers just became extremely good and should be the favorites in the ...

From DAVID THIESSEN, Most Valuable Network,  1 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Brent Barry,  Francisco Elson,  Kwame Brown,  Pau Gasol,  Javaris Crittenton

Spurs win ugly game in Phoenix

There is a saying in basketball – the ball the don’t lie. It is used after a missed free throw that was rewarded for a bad call. In the Spurs 84-81 win over the Suns, the ball didn’t lie. San Antonio was up three with less than 30 seconds left. ...

From DAVID THIESSEN, Most Valuable Network,  1 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Tim Duncan,  Manu Ginobili,  Tony Parker,  Brent Barry,  Steve Nash

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