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  • • Gregg Popovich cracks funny joke about LaMarcus Aldridge shooting more 3s
    LaMarcus Aldridge has looked like a changed man with all the three-pointers that he is shooting this season, so much so that his head coach thinks that it may be a different person entirely. Before the San Antonio Spurs played the Toronto Raptors on Sunday, coach Gregg Popovich joked about Aldridge’s increased prowess from deep. “That’s not LaMarcu...2020
  • • DeMar DeRozan's body lanuage during Rockets game send critics his way
    The Spurs are off to a rough start this season. San Antonio currently sits at the No. 10 seed in the Western Conference with an 11-16 record. Head coach Gregg Popovich has been searching for answers all over the roster lately. This has included shaking up some rotational minutes. During a tilt against Houston on December 16th, Popovich pulled start...2019
  • • DeMarre Carroll: Reduced role has been 'difficult'
    After signing a three-year contract worth nearly $21M with the Spurs this past offseason, DeMarre Carroll expected to play a regular role for the team, but that hasn’t been the case so far. Carroll, who averaged 27.7 MPG in 140 games for Brooklyn over the past two seasons, has played just 10.9 minutes per contest in 2019-20 and hasn’t appeared at a...2019
  • • DeMar DeRozan not pleased about late benching against Rockets
    San Antonio Spurs leading scorer DeMar DeRozan did not see the floor for the final minutes of Monday’s loss to the Houston Rockets, and it did not sit too well with him. “It’s always tough to take,” said DeRozan after being benched for the last 4:46 of the 109-107 loss, per Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News. “You want to be out there to c...2019
  • • Dejounte Murray rounding into form after missing entire 2018-19 season
    After missing the entire 2018-19 season due to an ACL tear, Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray began the 2019-20 campaign on a minutes restriction and then was removed from the starting lineup. However, head coach Gregg Popovich didn’t necessarily view that move as a demotion — the team believed that removing the responsibilities of running the firs...2019
  • • Hard work appears to be paying off for Spurs shooting guard Bryn Forbes
    Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express News wonders if Spurs shooting guard Bryn Forbes can retain the deft stroke he showed in the Spurs’ recent 135-133 double overtime defeat of the Rockets.  Forbes nabbed 25 points on 10-of-13 shooting, including a sparkling 5-of-6 from deep. If Forbes can shoot well enough, he should remain entrenched as the ...2019
  • • Dejounte Murray not stressing over new bench role for Spurs
    Dejounte Murray has come off the bench for the Spurs recently and the point guard says that he’s not stressing over his role. “I am just here to play basketball, man,” Murray said when asked how he’s handling coming off the bench (via Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News). “Try to be a great teammate. And on the basketball end, play as great...2019
  • • Spurs, Rudy Gay have mutual interest in new deal
    Rudy Gay has transitioned from top-flight scorer to veteran mentor ready to take on whatever role is best for the team. The combo forward has been particularly helpful with the Spurs‘ young prospects. “He’s a very outgoing individual,” said coach Gregg Popovich (via Tom Orsborn of The San Antonio Express-News). “He’s an easy teammate to be with, so...2019
  • • Gregg Popovich strongly hints he'll remain Spurs coach
    Gregg Popovich plans to remains the Spurs coach for a 24th season and is currently in negotiations with the front office to finalize the deal, he hinted on Monday to the media, including the San Antonio Express News’ Tom Orsborn. “It’s one third Portofino, one third Positano and one third San Antonio,” wine connoisseur Popovich quipped about contra...2019
  • • Gregg Popovich deftly deflects contract question with humorous quip
    Spurs coach Gregg Popovich enters the offseason without a contract. Not surprisingly, many in the media are trying to get information out of Popovich about his situation. On Monday during his final media session of the season, Popovich was asked about his contract status. His reply was a humorous deflection. That’s classic Gregg Popovich. He rarely...2019

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  • • Dejounte Murray not stressing over new bench role for Spurs
    Dejounte Murray has come off the bench for the Spurs recently and the point guard says that he’s not stressing over his role. “I am just here to play basketball, man,” Murray said when asked how he’s handling coming off the bench (via Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News). “Try to be a great teammate. And on the basketball end, play as great...2019
  • • Gregg Popovich strongly hints he'll remain Spurs coach
    Gregg Popovich plans to remains the Spurs coach for a 24th season and is currently in negotiations with the front office to finalize the deal, he hinted on Monday to the media, including the San Antonio Express News’ Tom Orsborn. “It’s one third Portofino, one third Positano and one third San Antonio,” wine connoisseur Popovich quipped about contra...2019
  • • Pau Gasol reportedly diagnosed with stress fracture in foot
    Spurs center Pau Gasol was sidelined with a left foot injury after playing in the team’s first nine games this season. He’s since missed the past 12 games, including Wednesday night's blowout loss to the Wolves. San Antonio did not release much information on the condition at the time, but Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News is now report...2018
  • • Spurs’ Derrick White to miss six to eight weeks
    The Spurs‘ injury luck has gone from bad to worse this preseason, as a third San Antonio player – and second point guard – is expected to miss an extended period of time. Derrick White has suffered a heel injury and will be sidelined for six to eight weeks, according to head coach Gregg Popovich via Jeff McDonald of The San Antonio Express-News. It...2018
  • • Danny Green: Kawhi Leonard Wants To Be With Spurs
    Kawhi Leonard‘s future with the Spurs remains a mystery as the organization ponders whether or not to keep their superstar player in San Antonio beyond next season. Leonard is set to hit free agency after 2018-19 and if he does, he will have no shortage of suitors.However, at least one teammate believes that the two-time Defensive Player of the Yea...2018

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  • • DeMar DeRozan's body lanuage during Rockets game send critics his way
    The Spurs are off to a rough start this season. San Antonio currently sits at the No. 10 seed in the Western Conference with an 11-16 record. Head coach Gregg Popovich has been searching for answers all over the roster lately. This has included shaking up some rotational minutes. During a tilt against Houston on December 16th, Popovich pulled start...2019
  • • DeMarre Carroll: Reduced role has been 'difficult'
    After signing a three-year contract worth nearly $21M with the Spurs this past offseason, DeMarre Carroll expected to play a regular role for the team, but that hasn’t been the case so far. Carroll, who averaged 27.7 MPG in 140 games for Brooklyn over the past two seasons, has played just 10.9 minutes per contest in 2019-20 and hasn’t appeared at a...2019
  • • Hard work appears to be paying off for Spurs shooting guard Bryn Forbes
    Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express News wonders if Spurs shooting guard Bryn Forbes can retain the deft stroke he showed in the Spurs’ recent 135-133 double overtime defeat of the Rockets.  Forbes nabbed 25 points on 10-of-13 shooting, including a sparkling 5-of-6 from deep. If Forbes can shoot well enough, he should remain entrenched as the ...2019
  • • Dejounte Murray not stressing over new bench role for Spurs
    Dejounte Murray has come off the bench for the Spurs recently and the point guard says that he’s not stressing over his role. “I am just here to play basketball, man,” Murray said when asked how he’s handling coming off the bench (via Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News). “Try to be a great teammate. And on the basketball end, play as great...2019
  • • Spurs, Rudy Gay have mutual interest in new deal
    Rudy Gay has transitioned from top-flight scorer to veteran mentor ready to take on whatever role is best for the team. The combo forward has been particularly helpful with the Spurs‘ young prospects. “He’s a very outgoing individual,” said coach Gregg Popovich (via Tom Orsborn of The San Antonio Express-News). “He’s an easy teammate to be with, so...2019

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  • • Spurs, Rudy Gay have mutual interest in new deal
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  • • Ginobili's agent: Decision to retire a very difficult one
    The decision by Spurs guard Manu Ginobili to retire was a very difficult one for him, one of his agents told Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express News. The announcement was made on Monday. Herb Rudoy indicated there were numerous factors that went into the decision, primarily that it’s “much harder to do it at age 41.” Rudoy also cited family and...2018
  • • Gregg Popovich comments on death of former Spurs coach and GM Bob Bass
    Former Spurs general manager Bob Bass died due to a series of strokes he suffered on Friday night, per the San Antonio-Express News' Tom Orsborn. He was 89 years old.Bass enjoyed a decorated coaching and front-office career in basketball, most prominently spending 20 years with the Spurs. In that time, San Antonio made the postseason 17 times and a...2018
  • • Ettore Messina interviewing for Bucks job today
    Spurs assistant coach Ettore Messina will interview for the Bucks’ head coaching vacancy today, sources tell Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated. We relayed yesterday that Messina, along with former Hornets head coach Steve Clifford, and former Pelicans head coach Monty Williams were set to interview for the job.Messina has received interest for other...2018
  • • Spurs players give Ettore Messina high marks after Warriors series
    San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Ettore Messina had to step in for Gregg Popovich during their series against the Golden State Warriors, and his players were impressed by the work he did.After the death of Popovich’s wife, Messina handled the final three games of San Antonio’s series loss to the Warriors, and those who played for him feel he’s rea...2018

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