Congratulations to San Antonio Spurs forward Richard Jefferson as he has been inducted into the University of Arizona Sports Hall of Fame:
Dressed in a red Arizona golf shirt, San Antonio Spurs forward Richard Jefferson was presented as one of the newest members of the UA Sports Hall of Fame.
Jefferson was one of six individuals, plus a swimming relay team, to be inducted into the hall. (source azstarnet.com)
no commentsAccording to esporte.ig.com, San Antonio Spurs might be interested in guard Milos Teodosic of Olympiacos:
O San Antonio Spurs, equipe do brasileiro Tiago Splitter, estaria interessado nos serviços do sérvio Milos Teodosic, destaque de seu país no último Mundial da Turquia.
Teodosic, de 23 anos, joga atualmente no Olympiacos, da Grécia. Recentemente, o vice-presidente do Spurs, Dennis Lindsey, esteve em Atenas para acompanhar uma partida do astro. Apesar do interesse, Teodosic já disse em algumas oportunidades que gostaria de seguir sua carreira na Europa, onde é idolatrado.
As the reports states, Spurs' Dennis Lindsey was in Athens; however, the 23 year-old Teodosic stated he would prefer to stay overseas. Teodosic was the former MVP of the Euroleague for 2009-2010 averaged 11.3 points and 5.6 assists in Turkey at the World Championship.
San Antonio Spurs rookie Tiago Splitter has yet to make his NBA debut due to a calf injury and recently Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has stated he doesn't plan to have Splitter for the season opener against the Indiana Pacers.
However, according to 45graus.com, Splitter could be in action come Wednesday night:
The Brazilian has conducted intense training to get [into] physical shape and should debut [for] the Spurs in the first game of the regular [season] against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday.
Spurs guard Manu Ginobili weighed in and had this to say about Splitter:
"It's a difficult moment, because the preseason is for someone new to fit on your [team] and know their teammates. But it goes back to playing when you are better. What he needs is to be patient and relax, because things will come to him. [He's] a great kid, a hard worker and knows how to play," Ginobili said.
As much as it would be fantastic to see Splitter suit up Wednesday, it be much better to not rush him back onto the court and risk further injury to his calf. The NBA season is a marathon and not a sprint and it be much better to have him healthy and producing for the team rather than sitting on the bench because of injury come towards the end of the season and especially for the playoffs.
Arianné is back for the latest Spanish edition of the Spurscast. In this episode, Arianne recaps the recent San Antonio preseason games for the Spanish speaking Spurs fans.
Remember, Project Spurs was the first Spurs blog to have a San Antonio Spurs podcast and the first to have a Spanish podcast for Spanish-speaking Spurs fans.
Arianne regresa con el Spurscast en Español mas reciente con los juegos de pretemporada de los Spurs.
Y recuerden que Project Spurs fue la primera página de Internet en tener un podcast de Los San Antonio Spurs y la primera en tener un podcast en español para los fanáticos de habla hispana.
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no commentsRecently, San Antonio Spurs forward DeJuan Blair stated in his mind he is always the best. Well nothing could be further from the truth.
This offseason he worked hard to improve his conditioning and his game and it paid off. After his stellar performance in the preseason he is now part of the Spurs starting five once the regular season kicks off next week.
While I was in Pittsburgh for the preseason game between the San Antonio Spurs and Cleveland Cavaliers, Blair spoke on his offseason training, being in the starting lineup, the Spurs preseason game in Mexico City and much more.
(Video by Glenn Moore, The Dug Out Sports Show)
San Antonio Spurs rookie Tiago Splitter has been dealing with a strained calf injury which has prevented him from playing a single preseason game. Looks like he will continue to be out for the season opener against the Indiana Pacers.
"I'm not planning on Tiago for the opening night," Popovich said, "If he's going to be ready, he'll have to change my mind."
As I have stated before, Splitter has had a long offseason playing in the Spanish Finals, the 2010 World Championships and has dealt with a list of injuries leading up to him joining the Spurs.
Perhaps it's best he rest up now, delay his NBA debut and miss the opening days of the season than him sitting out games towards the end of the season when playoff positioning is at stake for the Spurs.
(source Express News)
Marcus Cousin and Kevin Palmer have been waived by the San Antonio Spurs.
The San Antonio Spurs announced today that they have waived center Marcus Cousin.
At the same time the Spurs have placed guard Kevin Palmer on waivers. Palmer was signed by San Antonio on October 20.
With the two cuts, the Spurs' roster is at 14. Recently coach Popovich stated he will likely go with a 13 man roster. If so, then the final two players on the "bubble" are Alonzo Gee and Bobby Simmons both competing for the backup small forward position.
Knowing Popovich and his history, he tends to prefer seasoned veterans which is great for Simmons and not so great for Gee. Should Gee be waived, expect him to return to the Austin Toros.
| TEAM LEADERS | |||
| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |
| SPURS | Tony Parker 12.8 | DeJuan Blair 8.8 | Manu Ginobili 3.8 |
| ROCKETS | Kevin Martin 15.5 | Luis Scola 6.0 | Kyle Lowry 4.3 |
Rockets. The Rockets are coming off a 95-85 victory over the New Jersey Nets, while the Spurs lost their last preseason outing against the Oklahoma City Thunder 102-111.Well this is just a big pile of awesomeness!
As part of a collaboration between the NBA and Marvel Comics, check out this cover art of an enshrined San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili with Thor, Captain America and Iron Man.
Got to love Thor raising his hammer in respect to the Spurs' Big 3!
San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has set his season-opening starting lineup, and it appears he'll stick with what has worked during the preseason.
Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, Richard Jefferson, Tim Duncan and DeJuan Blair will be taking the court first when the Spurs open the 2010-11 season at home next Wednesday against the Indiana Pacers.
If there was ever any doubt on whether or not Blair could start a center, his performance throughout the preseason has put those doubts to rest. Blair has averaged 11.8 points and 8.8 rebounds through six preseason games.
Ginobili, a previous sixth man award winner, will start this season after coming off the bench for a majority of last season's games. He'll likely make his return to the bench at some point during the season if the second unit runs into trouble on the offensive end.
Tiago Splitter could also affect the lineup once he is healthy and back into game shape, but Pop will likely be cautious with Splitter early in the season.
The Spurs will play their last preseason game tonight at home against Houston.
