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Why San Antonio will make an early exit in the NBA Playoffs.

#1 Sportsfan — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:01:01 +0000

The San Antonio Spurs have been the pinnacle of basketball in Central/South Texas for years now. The problem I feel they have run into is their inability to reload their team as well as everyone else in the Western Conference. The real problem is that the Spurs are just old. The average age of their starters is 29 years old. Thats pretty hardcore if you ask me…especially since George Hill is only 23 years old. Average age without him is pretty much 30 years old. The upside is that they really started out horrible this season and to be honest I really didn’t think they would be making the playoffs in the first place. The fact that they made it in is an accomplishment in itself. Well they get the Dallas Mavericks first found which really does not sound like fun to me. Its going to be great for fans, but not so great for the San Antonio Spurs. The Mavericks lead the series this season 3-1 and the last time San Antonio beat Dallas was back in mid-November. The last game they played was actually last night and the Mavericks won by 7 points 96-89 as we got a little preview of whats to come int he playoffs no doubt. Should be an interesting series that gets heated at times. When push comes to shove though, San Antonio is just too old to make any kind of run in the playoffs.

Blake Griffin Will Receive Season-Ending Knee Surgery

#1 Sportsfan — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:46:06 +0000

Blake Griffin, the overall number one pick in the 2009 NBA draft will have season-ending surgery on his broken left kneecap. A lot of the media were excited when the preseason started but it seems that Blake Griffin just has not lived up to the built-up hype. Much like most of the movies I get excited about, he played well when it didnt count and then choked once it did injuring himself in the preseason finale. He has not played since. What does this mean for Griffin? Well, this means that his rookie season isnt officially until next season (which is great because this class is amazing). With Griffin out this puts the Los Angeles Clippers at a huge disadvantage. They were just 3 games out of the playoff picture in 11th position but they have lost two games in a row now. Things looked up when Griffin came back from his previous problem (knee injury in the final game of the preseason) but it looks like the Clipper curse has struck again. I dont know why they just cant pick in the draft very well, but I cannot remember a time they have picked someone who turned out half decent in the first round. Blake Griffin could probably still be a superstar in the end, but at this point, I dont give him much of a chance. By the time he gets back into the swing of things, he will be miles behind all those who came out of the draft with him. Stephen Curry is looking better and better everyday averaging 12.4 points per game, nearly 5 assists per game, and is shooting 43% from three point land. Its just a matter of time before my boy Curry takes off. The video is of Blake Griffin’s first injury back in October.

Manu Ginobili Swats Bat in Middle of Game

#1 Sportsfan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:22:27 +0000

I have seen a lot of weird things living in Central Texas but this happening during a game takes the cake so far in my life. Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs got tired of a bat interrupting their basketball game last week. In the video you will see him swat the bat (killing or stunning it, im not quite sure), pick it up off the court and walk it off the court to hand it to an official who then disposed of it somehow (I am strictly speculating of course because all I could see was the dude walk off the court and disappeared). The best part about the entire game I think was that it was a Halloween game when this happened haha! The San Antonio Spurs sure know how to put on a good show.

Do we need the rest of the Regular Season???

#1 Sportsfan — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:23:49 +0000

Twenty five games into the season and so far its a 3 team race. The Lakers, Cavaliers, and the Celtics all have twenty or more wins at this point. The Lakers have already sealed the deal with the Western Conference and only the Celtics have a larger lead in their division. At this point, there are only 5 teams in the Eastern Conference that are above .500 in win percentage which means that the Celtics could probably clinch a playoff spot before the all star break. With the Lakers being 8 games ahead of 8th place Utah Jazz, this could mean a playoff clinch in the next couple of months. I will make my predictions now that it will be a Kobe – Lebron showdown in the NBA Finals. It could possibly be a rematch between the Lakers and the Celtics but I am going to go with the upset in the playoffs. I think the Celtics will go into the playoffs with home court advantage but I think Lebron James is about as clutch as a player can be in the NBA. Look for Kobe to go off towards the end of the season. I am looking forward to the Christmas matchup of Lakers vs. Celtics.

Nuggets Waive Juwan Howard

#1 Sportsfan — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:59:39 +0000

One of the good guys is done for. 35 year old Juwan Howard is no longer going to be apart of the Denver Nuggets as they have decided to let him go because of the Allen Iverson Trade. I am not really sure how that works, but I dont think its right. Although he has only played in 3 games, averaged 0.7 points per game, and 1.7 minutes, I think that the Nuggets are going to have to deal with injuries later on in the season and I would have expected Howard to step in at that point, but it doesnt look like thats going to happen. Denver fans were wondering earlier this year if he was going to be able to stay on as he had stated that he wanted to make it to the playoffs again. When I look at the Nuggets big men, I see Nene who is really soft and Kenyan Martin who is very injury prone and I wonder what they are going to have as a force in the middle. I dont see anything and I dont see the Nuggets doing well this season. They will be lucky to make the playoffs with teams like the Trailblazers and Hornets getting better and better every season. I think this was a raw deal for Howard and I hope he ends up somewhere special. He deserves it.

Spurs Save 0-4 Start with Double Overtime Victory

#1 Sportsfan — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:03:00 +0000

Going into last nights game, the Spurs we very bothered by the fact they hadnt gone 0-3 since 1973 when the franchise was still in the ABA League. Tony Parker was very bothered by the situation as you could tell when he was playing. He had 55 points last night including a last second shot from 20 ft to send it into a second overtime. Al Jefferson made Tim Duncan look stupid with 2.5 seconds left in the game but after a timeout called by the Spurs, they were able to advance the ball past halfcourt. They inbounded the ball to Tony Parker running to his right, he caught the ball, took one dribble left, puts the ball up with 1.2 seconds left…swish. The 2nd overtime was the Tony Parker show and the Spurs were able to pull off the victory 129-125 after two overtime periods. Tony Parker ended the game with 55 points (second highest in career) and 10 assists. Duncan had 30 points and 16 rebounds. Jefferson and Miller were the leading scorers for the Timberwolves. Jefferson had 30 points and 14 rebounds while Miller had 25 points and 7 rebounds.

NBA Preseason Standings

#1 Sportsfan — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:54:41 +0000

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

Boston Celtics(6-2)

Philadelphia 76ers (4-3)

Toronto Raptors (4-4)

New York Knicks (3-3)

New Jersey Nets (2-4)

Central Division

Detroit PIstons (6-1)

Indiana Pacers (3-4)

Chicago Bulls (3-4)

Cleveland Cavaliers (2-5)

Milwaukee Bucks (1-5)

Southeast Division

Orlando Magic (6-1)

Atlanta Hawks (4-3)

Washington Wizards (2-4)

Miami Heat (1-4)

Charlotte Bobcats (0-7)

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Denver Nuggets (5-1)

Minnesota Twins (5-2)

Portland Trailblazers (3-2)

Utah Jazz (3-3)

Oklahoma City Thunder (1-4)

Pacific Division

LA Clippers (4-2)

Golden State Warriors (4-2)

LA Lakers (4-2)

Phoenix Suns (4-3)

Sacramento Kings (1-6)

Southwest Division

New Orleans Hornets (6-0)

Houston Rockets (4-2)

Dallas Mavericks (4-3)

San Antonio Spurs (3-3)

Memphis Griz (2-6)

NBA Preseason Scores October 17th, 2008

#1 Sportsfan — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 15:18:03 +0000

I thought I would start adding NBA scores to the site even though they are just in Preseason. You have to understand that this is not necessarily how they are going to play during the regular season. Since it is the Preseason, the stars of each team are not going to be playing full games.

New Orleans (5-0) 102
Washington (1-4) 80

Memphis (2-4) 86
Indiana (3-2) 112

New York (2-2) 104
Boston (4-2) 97

Phoenix (2-3) 91
Denver (4-0) 94

Utah (2-3) 105
Chicago (1-3) 108

Sacramento (1-4) 90
Houston (4-2) 95

Golden State (3-2) 109
Milwaukee (1-5) 108

Josh Howard disrespects America.

#1 Sportsfan — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:33:31 +0000

As is smoking pot, disregarding a coaches direct order, and getting arrested for street racing werent enough, Josh Howard is now disrespecting America. During the National Anthem Mr. Howard decided to get a little face time with a camera phone. You do not even want to know how stupid this makes him sound. If he was not such a good basketball player, I would ask that the Dallas Mavericks kick him off the team, but I know that would never happen and so its pointless dreaming. Nevertheless, I am sure he lost a few fans today, especially some black ones for his comments. Hey Josh, grow up.

I would write more, but this doesnt even deserve publicity.