Pounding The Rock May 22, 2023
What skills the core Spurs can learn from the playoffs
Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports Some things that Keldon Johnson, Devin Vassell, and Jeremy Sochan can learn from players in the playoffs. Playoff basketball is a whole different monster than regular-season hoops. The game slows down, weaknesses are amplified, and only the strongest survive. The (presumed) arrival of transcendent prospect Victor Wembanyama to San Antonio means a return to the postseason is approaching for the Spurs. With that in mind, there is a lot that current Spurs can learn from this year’s playoff performers that will help them succeed when they...
Pounding The Rock May 20, 2023
Open Thread: Happy birthday to Jeremy Sochan
Photo by Justin Ford/ The former Baylor Bear turns 20 today Jeremy Sochan turns 20-years-old today. He is the last of the trio of 2023 draftees to leave the teens behind. What do you get for the team who just saw their three recent draft picks turn 20? How about a 19-year-old generational phenom. It is quite possible that next season’s starting five could consist solely of Spurs draft picks. Tre Jones(#41 in 2020), Devin Vassell (#11 in 2020), Keldon Johnson (#29 in 2019), Victor Wembanyama (#1 in 2023), and Jeremy Sochan (#9 in 2022) are all primed for an overhaul...
