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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Video: Duncan receives the praise he deserves

Written by Jeff Garcia on Jun 08, 2013 17:30.

Four NBA titles, three NBA Finals MVP awards, countless accolades, NBA MVP trophies, and that is just the beginning whenever you take a look at what San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan has accomplished in his NBA career.

Yet time after time he is overlooked, not mentioned among the best-of-the-best and never fully appreciated for what he has done for the Spurs and the NBA.

But not this time thanks to ESPN's Rick Rielly.

Check out this video where Duncan's brilliance goes examined. Needless to say, time is running out for fans to witness just how great Duncan is before he calls it a career in the NBA.

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Spurs Roundtable: Spurs-Heat Game 2 preview (Video)

Written by Jeff Garcia on Jun 08, 2013 16:00.

On this episode of the Project Spurs-News 4 San Antonio Spurs Roundtable, Project Spurs' Aaron Preine, Quixem Ramirez and Jeff Garcia get Spurs fans ready for Game 2 of the Spurs-Heat NBA Finals series.

With San Antonio up 1-0 early in the series, the panel takes a look back at a few areas including what the Spurs did right, Tim Duncan's slow start, and Kawhi Leonard's defense on LeBron James. Needless to say, the group had differing opinions on just how effective Leonard was defensively on James.

The panel also takes a look ahead at Game 2 which starts tomorrow and give our adjustments the Spurs need to make and give our predictions.

All this and much more on this episode of the Spurs Roundtable including Quixem having his "entourage" in studio.

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Game of runs

Written by Philip Rossman-Reich on Jun 08, 2013 14:30.

During the NBA Finals, Phillip Rossman-Reich of Orlando Magic Daily will be contributing to Project Spurs during the San Antonio Spurs' chase for title number five.

San Antonio completed a Game One victory in come-from-behind fashion. There was not much to come from behind though, the game was played

within 16 points the entire time. It was the kind of back-and-forth affair you expect from (nominally) the two best teams in the NBA.

If every game is like Game One, no one will be calling the San Antonio Spurs “boring” any time soon.

The Spurs had one major run in the entire game and it was the decisive one. San Antonio put together a 15-5 run in the fourth quarter to take an 88-81 lead with 2:14 left, the largest lead of the game for San Antonio in the game.

How did the Spurs do this?

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