Audio: Project Spurs on Maine's 'Fandom Sports Me'

Written by Jeff Garcia on Jun 11, 2013 12:00.

John Karalis of Celtics site Red's Army has been helping out Project Spurs cover the San Antonio Spurs during the 2013 NBA Finals.

He has been writing up a storm on all angles of the first two games of the series and was invited to be a guest on Maine's FandomSportsme.com yesterday to discuss what went wrong with San Antonio in Game 2 where they got steam rolled 103-84 in Miami.

From which Spurs are to blame, how they will respond in Game 3 to the mindset on Miami after they crushed San Antonio, click HERE to listen to what John had to say about the Spurs in the first two games.

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(Video) Heat fan opens up on violent road incident with Spurs fans

Written by Jeff Garcia on Jun 11, 2013 10:30.

As our friends at News 4 San Antonio reported last week, after the San Antonio Spurs beat the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, a Heat fan, wearing a LeBron James jersey, was run off the road by Spurs fans which resulted in him being sent ot the hospital for multiple injuries including a broken shoulder blade and collar bone.

Now, victim Chad Cazares, spoke to News 4 San Antonio about the incident where he states Spurs fans did indeed run him off the road simply for wearing a Heat jersey.

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Phenomenal GIF of Popovich and the 'Big 3'

Written by Jeff Garcia on Jun 10, 2013 16:00.

So this is pretty awesome.

The San Antonio Spurs "Big 3" of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili and coach Gregg Popovich have been one of the best quartets in the NBA leading the team to three NBA titles, great regular seasons, and deep playoff runs.

And after 11 seasons together, they find themselves once again in the thick of things, fighting for another NBA crown to take back to San Antonio.and are tied with the Heat headinginto Game 3 in San Antonio.

From a fresh-faced Parker to Duncan still doing his pregame basketball hug, check out this phenomenal GIF of the four in all its glory.

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Spurs face serious questions about Manu's minutes

Written by John Karalis on Jun 10, 2013 14:30.

During the NBA Finals, John Karalis of Red's Army will be contributing to Project Spurs during the San Antonio Spurs' chase for title number five.

It was tough to watch, but I’ve seen it happen before. In fact, the memory is fresh in my head.

San Antonio Spurs' Manu Ginobili spent much of last night’s Game 2 chasing after a ball that was supposed to go from Point A (his hand), to Point B (the floor), and back to Point A. That the ball rerouted its flight path so often in the face of any sort of resistance was a bit unsettling.

Twitter is awash with people wondering how Manu forgot to dribble. I couldn’t resist my own joke at Manu’s expense. But there really is nothing funny about Ginobili’s nearly 18 minutes netting him three turnovers, two field goals, and a single assist as Miami ran away with Game 2.

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Jail brawl erupts over TV seats for Spurs-Heat Game 1

Written by Jeff Garcia on Jun 10, 2013 12:00.

It is an exciting time in the NBA as the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat battle for the 2013 NBA crown.

But as Game 1 of the series was fast approaching last week, there was another battle over seats and not the ones found at the American Airlines Arena in Miami.

According to the OCRegister.com, a brawl took place over TV seating at the James A. Musick jail Thursday night which happened during Game 1 of the Spurs-Heat series.

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Friars guard Ledo worked out with Spurs

Written by Michael A. De Leon on Jun 10, 2013 10:30.

Ricky Ledo The San Antonio Spurs have made the most of bringing in several draft prospects, as the NBA Draft nears, mostly of the shooting variety.

Ricky Ledo, a 6-6 guard from Providence, came through town for a workout recently, according to NBA.com.

The Spurs' scouts had their work cut out for them working out a player who didn't have an inch of college game tape or a second of playing time. With Ledo ruled academically inelegible, he was only able to practice and workout with the team.

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Heat ‘go for the kill’ late in third quarter to blow out Spurs, even Finals series

Written by Paul Garcia on Jun 09, 2013 23:31.

With 3:50 remaining in the third quarter of Game 2 between the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat, Spurs guard Danny Green had just pumped faked Heat forward LeBron James and went straight to the rim to score his 17th point of the night with an uncontested layup.

The Spurs led 62-61 over the Heat for a small moment; however, the following play by Mario Chalmers would ignite a Heat run that would send the Spurs back to San Antonio after being blown out 103-84 Sunday.

After Green scored, Heat guard Mario Chalmers would score on the other end attacking Green and the Spurs’ defense with a right-handed layup that drew contact and resulted with an and-1 opportunity. The Heat would take a 64-62 lead with 3:11 remaining in the third quarter, and from there, they would never look back as they took command for the night.

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SportsNation picking Spurs to win series, Heat to win Game 2

Written by Michael A. De Leon on Jun 09, 2013 17:31.

The San Antonio Spurs have never been much of a fan favorite outside of Texas. But pit one of the most hated teams against the Spurs in the Finals and all of a sudden, America has a change of heart.

The Spurs, often considered boring, old and bad for ratings have flipped the switch in their matchup with the Heat.

ESPN's SportsNation has been conducting polls since the NBA Finals started, and the Spurs show up in a polling map that any Democratic presidential candidate can only dream of having.

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Anticipating Miami's Game 2 adjustments

Written by Rey Moralde on Jun 09, 2013 13:00.

During the NBA Finals, Rey Moralde of The No Looks Pass will be contributing to Project Spurs during the San Antonio Spurs' chase for title number five.

Game 1 was brilliantly played on both sides but the San Antonio Spurs came out on top after Tony Parker's brilliant bank shot at the end of the game. We're all expecting the Heat to make their adjustments but I can't say there will be too many because it's not like they played a poor game.

The main thing the Spurs have to watch out for is a more aggressive LeBron James on the offensive end. For the past couple of weeks, LeBron has alluded to his Cleveland days. While the four-time MVP got a triple-double in Game 1, he only scored 18 points on 16 shots. Expect for that to increase.

What I'm surprised is that they didn't go to the post more where LeBron has been deadly. Kawhi Leonard is giving up 35-40 pounds against this guy so James can definitely overpower him. But will that actually play more into the Spurs' hands? James had talked about fatigue in Game 1 and him carrying more of a load would do that. Maybe Spoelstra will make someone like Chalmers or Wade handle the ball while Bron operates on the blocks.

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NBA Finals Focus: Dwyane Wade

Written by Quixem Ramirez on Jun 09, 2013 10:57.

LeBron James is easily the best player in this series, and it really isn't close. He finished with a triple-double in Game 1 (18 points, 18 rebounds

and 10 assists) and you can still argue that Kawhi Leonard played excellent defense. James is the offensive impetus that makes the Miami Heat's top-ranked offense churn -- he can facilitate from the pick-and-roll, in the post and attack the basket from any angle on the floor. He's a physical force unlike any other in the NBA.

James is going to have the ball a ton, and Heat coach Erik Spoelstra will rely on him heavily. He's going to guard Tony Parker late in high-leverage scenarios, bang with Spurs bigs and be tasked with controlling the glass. James will have to do it all.

But, even James has admitted to some fatigue. Battling the bruising David West in the Eastern Conference finals took a toll on his body. Only Kevin Durant (8703) and Monta Ellis (8423) have played more regular season minutes than James since 2010-11 and no one has came close to his 2,606 playoff minutes in that span. Don't forget international competition, too.

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