San Antonio Spurs

[mrxxxx]

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oi unsa mani ilang the heart of the champion...na pildi na sad

[tackielarla]

oi unsa mani ilang the heart of the champion...na pildi na sad

Give me a championship team who hasn't lost a single game. If you can, I'll call myself a ***** for a year. Till then, you're still a retard.

[mrxxxx]

ikaw man nag sulti so ikaw ang r*T*rd*d...unsa on lang...ikaw pa nag post dinhi nga forum nga dli ma pildi ang spurs champs...kay lagi veteran....

[tackielarla]

ikaw man nag sulti so ikaw ang r*T*rd*d...unsa on lang...ikaw pa nag post dinhi nga forum nga dli ma pildi ang spurs champs...kay lagi veteran....

[tackielarla]

Spurs' big step begins with no limp
Buck Harvey

They stuck a device on Tim Duncan's chronic left knee last summer, and then they tightened as if they were straightening a board.

Those in the practice facility aren't sure, but they think Duncan's facial expression may have changed.

When the knee had been extended past a certain point, they locked the device. This is what they do to worn joints with a decreased range of motion.

But that's about all the adjusting they've had to do. Duncan is in Denver tonight, where he played his first NBA game a dozen seasons ago, and he looks lively and active and fresh.

He also looks, again, like the reason the Spurs can straighten out their problems as they straightened out his leg.

The chemistry difficulties should be expected, what with injuries and roster additions. Gregg Popovich usually takes until February anyway before he finds what he wants, and George Hill learned how twisted this process can be.

After a string of high-scoring games, Hill didn't take a shot against Detroit and sat out the second half. The same kid who has impressed everyone with his toughness wasn't needed when Popovich thought the Spurs were soft?

Knowing Popovich, there was some lesson involved. Knowing Popovich, he didn't like his rotation much, either.

He couldn't have liked the fourth quarter. Then, Rasheed Wallace stood on the 3-point line and forced Duncan to make a choice: Either stay with Wallace or stop the other Pistons from driving. Duncan opted to do neither.

His teammates were as passive and confused. And afterward, Duncan didn't stick around to explain what had happened, choosing to duck the media.

That's a contrast to, among others, David Robinson. After similar losses, Robinson always stood at his locker and answered every painful question.

But Spurs management doesn't care if Duncan walks away from an interview — as long as he's walking somewhere. His health will determine everything about this season and the next several to come, and Robinson, again, is the contrasting measurement.

Robinson played in 610 regular-season and playoff games before his spine bent the wrong way, and he was never quite the same again. Next week, Duncan will play in his 1,000th.

The knee that required surgery in 2000 has been bothersome at times, and some in his locker room think this knee has handicapped him more in the past than he lets on. No one can tell; Duncan usually saves his concerns for the referees, after all.

But that's about the extent of it.

Duncan has kept playing at about the same level, year after year, and his Nuggets opponents tonight show the other side. Kenyon Martin and Nené have combined to play fewer games over the past three seasons than Duncan.

Duncan has endured some sprained ankles and plantar fasciitis along the way. But this season, he's playing more and scoring more, appearing as fit as he has since his MVP years, and he also looks freer.

Give some credit to Popovich for this. He's preached to Duncan for years to not hesitate when he has an open outside shot. This season, Duncan is doing just that.

There was something else going on early, too, when Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker were out. Instead of being bored by the early season, as he sometimes was in the past, Duncan had a spark.

Why? He probably enjoyed being The Option again. And he probably liked the challenge of trying to scratch out wins with a makeshift group.

Now the others are back, as are an assortment of sticky issues. Is Bruce Bowen a 30-minute player anymore? Can anyone play the big-man spot next to Duncan? Does any of it matter if the Lakers continue to roll as they have?

Tonight won't make the Spurs feel much better. They have yet to win a road game against a team as strong as the Nuggets, and the Spurs won't win this one.

But if they have one reason to believe things can change, it's Duncan. He's walking out for the next tip in Denver, after all, much as he did for the first one.

[mrxxxx]

Spurs' big step begins with no limp
Buck Harvey

They stuck a device on Tim Duncan's chronic left knee last summer, and then they tightened as if they were straightening a board.

Those in the practice facility aren't sure, but they think Duncan's facial expression may have changed.

When the knee had been extended past a certain point, they locked the device. This is what they do to worn joints with a decreased range of motion.

But that's about all the adjusting they've had to do. Duncan is in Denver tonight, where he played his first NBA game a dozen seasons ago, and he looks lively and active and fresh.

He also looks, again, like the reason the Spurs can straighten out their problems as they straightened out his leg.

The chemistry difficulties should be expected, what with injuries and roster additions. Gregg Popovich usually takes until February anyway before he finds what he wants, and George Hill learned how twisted this process can be.

After a string of high-scoring games, Hill didn't take a shot against Detroit and sat out the second half. The same kid who has impressed everyone with his toughness wasn't needed when Popovich thought the Spurs were soft?

Knowing Popovich, there was some lesson involved. Knowing Popovich, he didn't like his rotation much, either.

He couldn't have liked the fourth quarter. Then, Rasheed Wallace stood on the 3-point line and forced Duncan to make a choice: Either stay with Wallace or stop the other Pistons from driving. Duncan opted to do neither.

His teammates were as passive and confused. And afterward, Duncan didn't stick around to explain what had happened, choosing to duck the media.

That's a contrast to, among others, David Robinson. After similar losses, Robinson always stood at his locker and answered every painful question.

But Spurs management doesn't care if Duncan walks away from an interview — as long as he's walking somewhere. His health will determine everything about this season and the next several to come, and Robinson, again, is the contrasting measurement.

Robinson played in 610 regular-season and playoff games before his spine bent the wrong way, and he was never quite the same again. Next week, Duncan will play in his 1,000th.

The knee that required surgery in 2000 has been bothersome at times, and some in his locker room think this knee has handicapped him more in the past than he lets on. No one can tell; Duncan usually saves his concerns for the referees, after all.

But that's about the extent of it.

Duncan has kept playing at about the same level, year after year, and his Nuggets opponents tonight show the other side. Kenyon Martin and Nené have combined to play fewer games over the past three seasons than Duncan.

Duncan has endured some sprained ankles and plantar fasciitis along the way. But this season, he's playing more and scoring more, appearing as fit as he has since his MVP years, and he also looks freer.

Give some credit to Popovich for this. He's preached to Duncan for years to not hesitate when he has an open outside shot. This season, Duncan is doing just that.

There was something else going on early, too, when Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker were out. Instead of being bored by the early season, as he sometimes was in the past, Duncan had a spark.

Why? He probably enjoyed being The Option again. And he probably liked the challenge of trying to scratch out wins with a makeshift group.

Now the others are back, as are an assortment of sticky issues. Is Bruce Bowen a 30-minute player anymore? Can anyone play the big-man spot next to Duncan? Does any of it matter if the Lakers continue to roll as they have?

Tonight won't make the Spurs feel much better. They have yet to win a road game against a team as strong as the Nuggets, and the Spurs won't win this one.

But if they have one reason to believe things can change, it's Duncan. He's walking out for the next tip in Denver, after all, much as he did for the first one.

Don't make this as your alibay lagi..abi man pildi ...i hope they can win against denver

[tackielarla]

Don't make this as your alibay lagi..abi man pildi ...i hope they can win against denver

Did you even care to read the whole article? Or can you read, at all?

[mrxxxx]

Did you even care to read the whole article? Or can you read, at all?

always posting an article which is not yours...

[tackielarla]

Spurs 108 - Nuggets 91

always posting an article which is not yours...

Don't make this as your alibay lagi

Tard. Or turd. Both would fit beautifully.

Next time, please use spell checker ha? It's in word. Click start, then MS Word. Klaro ra? Or kinanglan kag pictures?

[tackielarla]

Spurs make top 10 list of NBA teams
By William Pack - Express-News

Strong management, consistent team performance, a commitment to customer service and the absence of big-league competition have helped make the San Antonio Spurs one of the top valued teams in the NBA, analysts said Thursday.

“Without question, they are the model small-market franchise in the NBA,” said Kurt Badenhausen who co-authored a Forbes report on the business of basketball this month. That report includes an updated estimate of the value of the 30 NBA teams.

It ranked the Spurs 10th in the league, with a value of $415 million, up more than 2 percent from the valuation the team got last year. The Spurs also ranked 10th in 2007, ahead of teams such as Atlanta, Washington and Philadelphia in much larger media markets.

San Antonio — whose media market ranks 37th nationally in the most recent Nielsen estimates, slightly behind Salt Lake City and a few slots ahead of Oklahoma City and Memphis, Tenn. — is the only small-market team in the top 10.

Paul Swangard, who heads the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center at the University of Oregon, said a business's value “always starts with good ownership,” and the Spurs have that.

Peter Holt, majority owner of the Spurs since 1996, has created “good hometown appeal,” Swangard said, by keeping the same staff intact a long while, maintaining a solid core of highly regarded players and focusing his attention on what fans want.

“They are a very fan-friendly franchise,” Swangard said.

Forbes concurred with Swangard's assessment, ranking Holt as one of the league's four best owners, just behind Les Alexander, who owns the Houston Rockets.

The Spurs revenue reached $138 million in the 2007-2008 season, tied for 10th best among NBA teams with the Toronto Raptors, and their operating income, or profits before interest, taxes and depreciation are paid, hit $19 million, ninth best.

Badenhausen and Swangard agreed that winning on the court contributes considerably to a team's market success. And the Spurs' consistency as a winner is unmatched in recent years, Badenhausen said.

But the competition a team gets from other professional franchises also affects the bottom line, and Badenhausen called the Spurs “the only show in town.”

San Antonio also is home to a WNBA team and to two minor league franchises.

The Spurs earn strong revenues off their arena deal at the AT&T Center, which can make a big difference in a team's profitability, Badenhausen said.

The nation's economic turmoil is likely to affect team revenues, if not this year then in the 2009-2010 season, Badenhausen said. But the “elite” teams will perform better than those that are struggling, he said.