Pounding The Rock

Daniel Dunn-USA TODAY Sports It’s been a tough start to the season, but there’s joy and hope to be found for those looking hard enough. It has been a rough season for the Spurs so far. After a good start, the team has found itself on a 12-game losing streak, and some of those defeats have been one-sided. It’s hard to feel good about how things have gone lately for the Silver and Black. There have been some bright spots, though. It might have been easy to miss them, but they have been there. So now that there’s time to go through them during this break in the...

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports The Spurs are better off with Wemby near the basket on both ends of the floor, and they need a shakeup. The Spurs made it clear well before the the start of the 2023-24 season that Victor Wembanyama would start his career at power forward. It made plenty of since at the time (and, to an extent, still does): he needs time to build up his core strength, they have a starting-caliber center who can spread the floor and take the tougher assignments in Zach Collins, and playing forward would give Wemby mismatches and the freedom to roam...

Photo by Ronald Cortes/ San Antonio gets two games added to their schedule for the first week of December. The San Antonio Spurs were technically eliminated from the In Season Tournament after their loss to the Kings on November 17th, but as group play wrapped up on Tuesday, they were officially out of knockout round contention. Because the In Season Tournament counts towards each NBA team’s regular season record, the league had to implement some makeup games for those who did not make it to the knockout rounds. Wednesday morning, the league announced that the Spurs...

Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via There is nowhere to go from here but up. After the San Antonio Spurs lost their eleventh straight game to the Los Angeles Clippers, the broadcast crew caught Victor Wembanyama looking upset. Instantly NBA fans flocked to social media to claim that the losses are getting to Wemby. That the team’s “tanking” ways are going to cause the number-one pick to turn sour on San Antonio after just 17 NBA games. The losses are mounting.. pic.twitter.com/GicjWNsVTU— Dr. Danny Sanders (@dannysanders80) November 25, 2023 A post-practice...

Photos by Michael Gonzales/NBAE via A brief look at how the players prepare themselves for each day During the telecats last week, the Spurs aired a video entitled “Things That make Your Day Better” Sometimes it's just the little things The guys talk about what makes their day better in an all-new Mindfulness Minute pres. by @SAHealth210 #sponsored pic.twitter.com/A9Fi9W0QZT— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) November 28, 2023 Every season the Spurs sit with players and ask series of questions which are then cut and edited into segments that are segues from...

Daniel Dunn-USA TODAY Sports Prior to his basketball dominance, the rookie showcased his skills as a soccer player in France. Following Tuesday’s shootaround in San Antonio, Victor Wembanyama engaged with the media. Offering another intriguing tidbit about the rookie sensation, he was asked about the longest streak of consecutive losses he’d faced prior to the recent NBA losing streak. Victor candidly reminisced about his childhood soccer days, recalling that his teams weren’t good. Victor Wembanyama on his belief the Spurs are on the right path despite him...

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports The PtR staff tries to figure out the reason for the slow starts to second halfs and discusses the development of young players. The Spurs get outscored by a whopping 28 points per 100 possessions in third quarters. Do you have an explanation for why they are so bad after halftime? Marilyn Dubinski: This was an issue last season as well, so does this come down to young players just not coming out of the locker room with the same energy, maybe complacent when they build those double-digit leads at home before inevitably blowing them, or...

Photos by Darren Carroll/NBAE via Final play will determine the knockout round Today is the final day of games leading to the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament. There are six spots still left to be determined as only the Lakers and Pacers have locked in their spots. Sixteen teams still have a shot at the remaining six spots in Las Vegas, but the chances are not all equal. This is precisely what the league had in mind as basketball fans are glued to their sets to see who will be crowned the first ever In-Season Champions. If you dare to attempt to untangle the...

Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports Sunday night spawned comedy between the Frenchman and the Denver Nuggets rookie. From the start of his career, Victor Wembanyama has created numerous unforgettable moments on the court. Most revolved around jaw-dropping blocks, thunderous dunks, or other spectacular plays. Yet, on a recent Sunday night, a new one emerged—rookie Jalen Pickett from the Denver Nuggets crossed paths with Wemby for the first time and was left starstruck after their handshake. Jalen Pickett can't believe how big Wemby's hands are Spurs-Nuggets | Live on the...

Photos by Michael Gonzales/NBAE via The Spurs undrafted sophomore has been on a tear in Austin to begin the season. The San Antonio Spurs have a lot of interesting young talent in the organization. That includes on the team’s G League affiliate in Austin, where an undrafted sophomore is making a big splash in his first five games. Dominick Barlow is leading the G League in scoring to start the season. He’s averaging 28.6 points and 7.2 rebounds while shooting 58.3% from the field and 33.3% from deep. These are all huge statistical leaps over his numbers last...

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/ Four games against talented but struggling teams was not enough to end the Spurs losing streak. Welcome to the Week in Review: a Monday feature that looks back at the week that was for the San Antonio Spurs, takes a look at the week ahead, and more. Enjoy! Week 4: The Spurs’ home woes continued with two more blown double-digit leads, including one to a slumping Memphis team missing seven rotation players. Week 5: 0-4 (3-14, 15th in West) — 99-124 L vs. Los Angeles Clippers; 102-109 L vs. Los Angeles Clippers; 112-118 L @ Golden State...

Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports The rookie expressed frustration after the jersey error. The San Antonio Spurs inadvertently turned a routine jersey into a comedy act during Friday night’s game by misspelling Victor Wembanyama’s name as “WENBANYANA,” swapping the “M” for an “N.” While it wasn’t intentional, the mistake injected a bit of humor into a challenging phase for the Spurs. The oversight of Wembanyama’s name on the jersey remained unnoticed until it made its debut to the world during the game. Victor expressed disappointment about the...

Photo by Justin Tafoya/ Another impressive Wembanyama display falls by the wayside It’s easy to be anxious right now. I know I am. I wish I could sit here and practice what I preach about “being patient” and “trusting the process” and all that, but I have a lot of time on my hands over here. A lot of time to consider everything that isn’t quite matching up with my expectations and it’s bumming me out. This is not a nuanced take. This is not grounded in statistical analysis and I haven’t locked myself in a closet to grind on game take. I’m just...

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Whatever you do, always give 100%: unless you’re donating blood. No one knows how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop, but hopefully it doesn’t involve a 12+ game losing streak! I would have mentioned something more along the lines of stone, boulders, or granite, and you know, pounding away on a proverbial rock, but it seemed redundant on this hallowed website. Regardless, our guys took another crack at it against the defending champion Denver Nuggets. Victor Wembanyama led the team with 22 points and...

Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Holiday deals on tickets and gear Thanksgiving is over, the malls were packed all weekend with Black Friday shoppers. But the craziness doesn’t stop there. Since 2005, a post-weekend event known as Cyber Monday has given holiday shoppers added incentive to spend. Spurs fans are no stranger to shopping for Christmas, and the NBA has certainly made its mark on the spending obsession. Starting today at 10:00 a.m., fans can get up to 50% tickets to all 2024 Spurs home games. If you text CYBER to 210-444-5050 you’ll receive a link...