The San Antonio Spurs swept the Cleveland Cavaliers in what had to be one of the least watched NBA Finals in many years. Watching the Lebron-led Cavs break against the solid as a rock Spurs left everyone here at Hooplog looking forward to the off-season, as the Eastern Conference has a lot of work to ahead to match the likes of the Western powerhouses, Spurs, Suns, and Mavericks. With Kobe possibly on his way out in L.A., maybe he could help revitalize an Eastern Conference team.
What a great first round. We, the humble fans of the NBA, have been given some great contests filled with buzzer beaters and last second heroics. The first round rattled off without much of a hitch as the favored teams have won as expected. The only outcome which remains to be... Link
The San Antonio Spurs' most entertaining first-round series in years ended the way it began: with a methodical blowout victory for the defending NBA champions. Tony Parker scored a playoff career-high 31 points and Tim Duncan had 15 as the Spurs finally shook the Sacramento Kings, winning Game 6... Link
It would seem that last night’s infernal burst of Gilbertology might truly need no comment from ours truly. As in, we live in heaven, he lives alone, our souls are intertwined and the moment need not be soiled by explanation. The more and more I gazed upon that fascinating... Link
Though I enjoyed it very much, the slam dunk contest was a joke. The problems have been written about all over the place, so instead I'll offer a solution. Each of the four contestants get four dunks. The first three rounds are limited to three attempts per dunk with... Link
Well I’m glad the NBA (David Stern) came to its senses and invited Gilbert Arenas to play in Houston this weekend after all. Too bad Gil had to go and finish the first half of the season with a 4-for-22 effort and 6 turnovers at Dallas. Ouch.So we have... Link
Bucks 27 Sonics19 at the end of 1 Quarter I love Andrew Bogut. I have said from day 1 he is the next closest thing to Tim Duncan and the more I see him the more I believe it.Make TJ Ford shoot the ball pleaseWithout Vlady the next thing... Link
Raja Bell and Kurt Thomas were brought to the desert for just this purpose - for defending Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili, for helping shut down the San Antonio Spurs....... Link
Recently some FreeDarko readers have pointed out that we haven’t devoted many words lately to actually covering this NBA season. While it may be true that our last 37 posts have focused on profiling individual players (“profiles in courage” according to Shoals), I hardly think we can be blamed... Link
Tim Duncan hit two free throws with 12 seconds left to send the game into overtime and then led the Spurs past the Los Angeles Clippers for a 95-87 victory Tuesday night. The Spurs climbed back from deficits as large as eight against the Pacific Division's leader, outscoring the... Link
Two months after visiting the U.S. Virgin Islands in a show of support for Tim Duncan, the Spurs have made plans to hold their next training camp in Tony Parker's homeland. Two NBA sources said Monday the Spurs will spend...... Link
There's a new Carnival of the NBA up. It's a collection of links to the best of the NBA blogs. Insert your own joke here. Starting lineups: SA (13-3, 6-2 away) PG The French Layup Machine SG Michael Finley SF Bruce Bowen PF Tim Duncan C Rasho Nesterovic ORL... Link
Minor Spurs goings on: -Earlier this week the Spurs waived Alex Scales who played all of 20 seconds. SA is now back to the same roster it had to start the season. -The official Spurs site has a nice wallpaper available for download. It depicts Manu's backdoor reverse layup... Link
[Update: I added a relevant link in the paragraph about Kobe. Thanks to massive boisson for the heads up.] Heeeyyyyooooooooooooooooo! Lookie there! Now THAT is what I call a blog advertisement. Not only does SB Nation bring nothing but top notch content, we also deliver chubby-inducing ads! C'mon fellas,... Link
Because bloggers don't get extended holidays... The web version of The Bee has failed to tell me the chances of Peja sitting out tonight. It simply says that he's day-to-day. I mostly think that's why there's no line for tonight's game - no one knows if the guy will... Link
Mike Monroe of THE SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS writes "The Spurs have a rule when they play at home and don't have a travel schedule to keep: If you don't get at least 15 minutes in the game, you have to put in 15 minutes on one of the... Link
Tim Duncan had 19 points and nine rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs held off a late surge by the Houston Rockets in an 86-80 victory Thursday night. Tony Parker scored 17 points for the Spurs, and Robert Horry added 16 - including a key 3-pointer late in the... Link
In yesterday’s column, in which I ranked the top 20 fantasy players right now, I was able to hold off on the number one fantasy player thus far until 15, at which point I took a deep breath, winced a bit, and typed the name “Marcus Camby” into the... Link
Every couple of weeks here at FBB, we update our rankings of the elitest of the elite. Basically, we’re treating this like a new mock draft. If your draft was held today, how would it look? This is our best guess. 1. Kevin Garnett, SF, MinSure the free throws... Link
Gilbert Arenas couldn't seem to miss a shot. Tim Duncan couldn't make one. Arenas made 11 of his first 12 from the field, including a 30-footer off the glass at the third-quarter buzzer, and scored 43 points to lead the Washington Wizards past a lackluster Duncan and the San... Link
Author John Feinstein was on National Public Radio talking about this thing called the NBA. You can listen to the whole thing or trust me that these are the highlights: On the dress code, part one: "I've known Tim Duncan...... Link
Here at FBB headquarters, we do our best to make sure that our readers (hi, Mom!) are as prepared as they could possibly be for their fantasy drafts. And because we did all these rankings, analysis, etc., you’d think that we’d be totally ready for our draft, which happened... Link
