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48minutesofhell.com - 2 days ago
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Yes, that’s a double entendre. Jeff McDonald is
reporting that Tony Parker is doubtful for this evening
and Manu Ginobili won’t play. I’m concerned about Tim Duncan. He played 41 minutes last night in a toughly fought battle with Dallas. Tonight he must run through the ...
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The Injury Bug Bites Hard
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48minutesofhell.com - 2 days ago
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So far as losses go, the Spurs played
reasonably well in their OT defeat against the Mavericks.
For the second time this season, San Antonio held Dallas to a low shooting percentage: The Mavericks finished the game 40% from the field and 17.6% on triples. Their eFG% was 41.5, a full eight ...
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San Antonio 94, Dallas 99
48minutesofhell.com - 3 days ago
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Even though San Antonio and Dallas played one
another just last week, that game is already ancient
history. The Spurs were without Tim Duncan and Tony Parker in their first go-round with the Mavs, and Richard Jefferson led the team with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. With Parker and ...
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The Spurs and Mavs Hit Reset
48minutesofhell.com - 5 days ago
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You know what they say about a team’s
final five being more important than its starting five.
Well, that’s all true. In a perfect world, one free of foul trouble and injury concerns, a coach finishes the game with his best five players on the floor. Through 8 games, George Hill is ...
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Implications from the Spurs’ Final Five
48minutesofhell.com - 5 days ago
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During the offseason, I suggested that the Lakers
had begun a movement of super-contenders by changing the
model for winning an NBA championship from 3 stars and a bunch of role players to a 5 star, get-out-our-way template. To make this thesis work, I considered Andrew Bynum a star player. ...
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Andrew Bynum is a Game-Changer
48minutesofhell.com - 6 days ago
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Ed. Note: After the games Tim and I
have been posting charts like the one below. For
those of you who are not familiar, the four factors were developed by basketball statistician Dean Oliver. Their purpose is to indicate who shot the ball well (effective field goal percentage), who took care of ...
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Oklahoma City Thunder 101, San Antonio Spurs 98
48minutesofhell.com - 8 days ago
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Although the tactical details of basketball can be
rather complicated, the underlying strategy is surprisingly simple. At
a certain point, it is merely a question of number and proximity. You get a certain number of points for a certain type of shot and another number of points for a ...
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A Shot Chart is Worth a Thousand Words
48minutesofhell.com - 8 days ago
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I never want to win an NBA Coach
of the Year award. Rick Carlisle. Avery Johnson. Sam
Mitchell. Byron Scott. All got the award and then, within two years, the axe. Mike D’Antoni lasted a bit longer before he got the boot, and both he and Carlisle landed on their feet (although coaching ...
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The Kiss of Death
48minutesofhell.com - 9 days ago
48minutesofhell.com - 9 days ago
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NBA Stats As the “L” emerged from underground
somewhere between North/Clybourn and Fullerton, I hurriedly checked my
phone to learn the score of the game. Typically I am not that anxious when I miss the first half of a game; I’ve missed plenty before. But when I checked ...
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Dallas Mavericks 83, San Antonio Spurs 92: the Early Edition
48minutesofhell.com - 10 days ago
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An under-reported Spurs story through six games is
their three point shooting slump. Have a look: Season
Three Point% Career Three Point% Roger Mason Jr. .238 .392 Matt Bonner .345 .407 Richard Jefferson .294 .352 Manu Ginobili .387* .376 ...
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San Antonio’s Silent Slump
48minutesofhell.com - 11 days ago
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Manu Ginobili is magic. That’s how we’ll remember
Spurs’ victory over the Raptors. The Spurs’ guard re-discovered
his rhythm last night, and the team thrived because of it. Neither the Spurs nor the Raptors played great defensive basketball, and as a result ...
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Toronto Raptors 124, San Antonio Spurs 131
48minutesofhell.com - 11 days ago
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Tim will be back later with an in-depth
recap of last night’s game. But first I wanted
to take a moment to tell you all a little story. Back in early October, before the season began, I was talking with my good friend Matt Moore . Matt and I were discussing Manu Ginobili and his prospects ...
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A Little Bet I Made
48minutesofhell.com - 12 days ago
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Tim Duncan will miss tonight’s game against the
Raptors because of swelling in his left ankle. He
underwent an MRI that revealed no structural damage, and will be listed as day-to-day headed forward. Although a bit ominous, this is likely to elicit a fair amount of overreaction ...
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Duncan Will Not Play, Listed as Day-to-Day
48minutesofhell.com - 12 days ago
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In a phrase: increased playing time for George
Hill . George Hill has played well this season,
but still looks like a player trying to find his game. The Spurs’ next three games are at home, and this would seem an ideal opportunity to find 35 minutes a game for Hill. Parker’s ankle ...
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The Silver Lining On Parker’s Ankle
48minutesofhell.com - 12 days ago
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Through five games, the San Antonio Spurs are
consistently getting beat on the boards. They currently rank
25th out of 30 teams in rebound rate. The Spurs are the 18th worst offensive rebounding team in the league; they’re ranked 27th in defensive rebounding rate. In terms of raw numbers, ...
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An Early Assessment of Team Defense
48minutesofhell.com - 14 days ago
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Another disappointing loss on the road. Before the
game I said I’d be happier if the Spurs
lost a defensive-minded battle than if we won an open-ended, high scoring game. By no means does last night’s game leave me content; the Blazers had a 106.7 offensive efficiency rating. But ...
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San Antonio Spurs 84, Portland Trailblazers 96
48minutesofhell.com - 15 days ago
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Ed. Note: I apologize there was no early
edition. I had a quiz on futures markets in
17th century Osaka (Oh, how I wish I was kidding). Tim has children. NBA Stats There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are ...
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San Antonio Spurs 99, Utah Jazz 113: the Late Edition
48minutesofhell.com - 15 days ago
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Tim and I are going to be over
at ESPN while the Spurs take on the Jazz,
contributing to the nightly Daily Dime chat . If you’ve got a chance, swing by and make a comment or two. In other news, the Toros selected Alonzo Gee in the first round of the NBA Development League draft. The ...
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Daily Dime Chat and the D-League Draft
48minutesofhell.com - 18 days ago
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The Spurs are often cast in the role
of league bore. Implicit to this claim is the
frequently smuggled-in connotation that the Spurs represent an older school of basketball, that they’re a tiny band of staid traditionalist. One hears jokes, for example, about Gregg Popovich’s ...
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Those Tired Old Innovators
