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3 weeks ago | 
poundingtherock.com | Jeje Gomez |Marilyn Dubinski |Mark Barrington |Jacob Douglas
Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Marilyn Dubinski: When there was no clearly defined top prospect last year, there was room to talk about swapping picks as high as number one. This is not one of those years. While Cooper Flagg is no Victor Wembanyama, he is clearly the top pick with the potential to be a franchise player, and teams who win the lottery don’t just give that away.
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1 month ago | 
poundingtherock.com | Marilyn Dubinski |Mark Barrington |Jacob Douglas |Bill Huan
Stephen Lew-Imagn Images Marilyn Dubinski: Of the four, the Pelicans are the team with a player who is most likely to keep their heads just above the rest in Zion Williamson, but he still randomly misses games (and not just back-to-backs, as their game in San Antonio showed), not to mention they just lost yet another player for the season in Trey Murphy III.
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2 months ago | 
poundingtherock.com | Jeje Gomez |Marilyn Dubinski |Mark Barrington |Jacob Douglas
Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images Marilyn Dubinski: I didn’t have a problem with it since they needed a fourth team, and unless this tournament format is here to stay (I bet it’s not), there isn’t any reason to widen the All-Star selection pool (especially since, in some cases, it can have implications on how much a max contract is worth — whether it should or not is a story for another day).
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
poundingtherock.com | Jacob Douglas
Sam Navarro-Imagn Images The last few weeks haven’t been kind to the San Antonio Spurs. Back-to-back blowout losses to the Memphis Grizzlies leave them two games below .500 and losers in four of their last five games. Somehow, it’s still better than what’s happening in South Beach. The Miami Heat leads the league in bad vibes. Jimmy Butler is back after a seven-game suspension for breaking team policy. The Heat’s best player hasn’t looked engaged since requesting a trade earlier this year.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
msn.com | Jacob Douglas
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
poundingtherock.com | Jacob Douglas
Scott Wachter-Imagn Images The San Antonio Spurs were itching for a rematch after a 129-115 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. Devin Vassell made that very clear in his post-game remarks. “I can’t wait – let’s play them again and again and again,” Vassell said. “Those games when you’re chirping and going back and forth, you grow up playing like that, and that’s exciting. ...
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
poundingtherock.com | Jacob Douglas
Petre Thomas-Imagn Images Just when it seemed like the San Antonio Spurs season was teetering on the brink, they came out with a resounding 126-102 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday. They’ll need to ride that momentum into their next two games, as they host the Memphis Grizzlies for a home stand. The Grizz have completely bounced back from an underperforming season last year and look like one of the best teams in the NBA.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
poundingtherock.com | Jacob Douglas
Ron Johnson-Imagn Images With almost 41 games under their belts, the San Antonio Spurs are firmly hitting the doldrums of the NBA mid-season. The Spurs have outperformed their preseason expectations, but a stretch of poor play, including a three-game losing streak, has dropped them to below .500 at 18-19. It’s not panic time yet, as the trade deadline looms with the opportunity for external improvement heading into the All-Star break.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
poundingtherock.com | Jacob Douglas
Scott Wachter-Imagn Images The San Antonio Spurs season has been filled with ups and downs. Every time they manage to get a few games over .500, a string of disappointing games takes them right back to even. The Spurs started a five-game road trip with a loss to the Chicago Bulls in which they blew a 19-point lead. It’s their second loss in a row where the game was decided in the final minutes. Now they’ll travel north to face the Milwaukee Bucks and one of the best players in the world.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
poundingtherock.com | Jacob Douglas
Scott Wachter-Imagn Images After a toughly contested home and away back-to-back with the Denver Nuggets, the San Antonio Spurs are hitting the road for a four-game road trip that’ll take them to the Midwest and the West Coast. They’ll start it Monday night against the Chicago Bulls. San Antonio lost its last matchup to the Bulls 139-124. That game came during a stretch where the Spurs were struggling mightily defensively without starting center Victor Wembanyama.
