Tag: San Antonio Spurs

Blog brother thinks Nash for Tiago, TP is workable deal

Even with the lockout, there’s still a few interesting stories found on the internet if you look hard enough.

ESPN.com “insider” Tom Haberstroh spells out a variety of scenarios that might be available for the Phoenix Suns if they .

Among the possible trades that Haberstroh considers is one where Nash would be dealt traded to the Spurs for a package including  Tony Parker and Tiago Splitter.

Haberstroh also mentions Oklahoma City and New York as possible locations for Nash.

Here’s what he had to say about a Nash-to-the-Spurs scenario on his password-protected report.

“Who else should the Suns call? The San Antonio  have a shutting title window, but it’s still open as long as Tim Duncan’s around. The Spurs might feel pressure to shake things up after their core was blindsided by the Grizzlies last season. The money works for a Nash-for-Tony Parker deal, but the Suns may be reluctant to absorb Parker’s long-term deal unless they receive Tiago Splitter in there, too.

One problem with Haberstroh’s analysis. Even with Parker’s iffy contract status, I can’t see Gregg Popovich and R.C. Buford willingly trading him and Splitter for Nash. Parker is more than 8 years younger than Nash. While Nash ranks among the greatest point guards in NBA history, I think that age difference effectively kills any interest the Spurs might have.

Here are a few other Spurs-related stories from across the web. Enjoy them. 

  • Oregonian columnist John Canzano says that Spurs assistant general manager Dennis Lindseyfor the vacant Portland general manager position.   
  • Project Spurs.com’s Michael De Leon liked what he saw when by scoring 24 points and grabbing 10 rebounds to help beat the former BYU All-American’s team.
  • Andrew McNeill of 48 Minutes of Hell.com describes how a the Spurs annual Rodeo Road Trip. And McNeill isn’t excited about Duncan , despite new Spurs strength coach Matt Herring’s aim to preserve his career for a few more years.
  • Humberto Cervera of Project Spurs.com writes that  for the NBA season to start.
  • Associated Press Indianapolis-based reporter Cliff  Brunt when the lockout ends.
  • The Sacramento Bee’s Ailene Voisin notes that the Kings’ home exhibition opener against the Spurs is among the .
  • an interview with Toronto radio station CJCL.
  • Among current and former Spurs, Duncan ranks as the  on the Bleacher Report.com’s Kelly Scaletta’s list of top players in NBA history. , , and . Michael Jordan is the.
  • CBS Sports.com’s Jeff Goodman describes the to former Oklahoma coach and current Houston top assistant Kelvin Sampson.
  • KXAN television in Austin notes that the Spurs and Rockets are the only professional teams to have .
  • Parker’s wedding band tattoo when he married Eva Longoria is ranked as one of the by Miss Abigail’s Guide.com.

Manu and his family — 14 years ago

Spurs Nation feels like it has watched Manu Ginobili age before their eyes.

Ginobili had just turned 25 when he arrived with the Spurs in 2002.

Now, nine years later, we’ve seen him get married. The Ginobilis have twin boys. He’s headed into the twilight of his basketball career assuredly among the most popular players in the history of the franchise with three NBA championship rings in tow.

There’s there’s still a fascination of glimpses of the young Ginobili. From watching the flickering internet images of his career with Kinder Bologna and Viola Reggio Calabria in Italy to his time with Estudiantes de Bahia Blanc and Andino Sport Club in Argentina, Manu’s past is of prime interest to Spurs fans. 

So a picture he released on his Twitter page today of  him and his family taken 14 years ago shows a Ginobili unknown in San Antonio.

There’s a distinct resemblance between Ginobili, his brothers Leandro and Sebastian and his father Jorge.

It’s like a royal basketball family for all of San Antonio.

Even Ginobili as a 20-year-old, wearing a Hard Rock t-shirt and sporting a necklace as all of his family pose below a basketball hoop.

Z-Bo: Upset over Spurs still resonates for Grizzlies

Zach Randolph hasn’t forgotten about how good that Memphis’ six-game series victory over the Spurs felt last April.

He now might not be playing with the Grizzlies because of the lockout, but Randolph still is excited about one of the biggest series upsets in modern NBA history.

“It was a great feeling,” Randolph told Indianapolis radio station WFNI during a recent interview (hat tip:  Sports Radio Interviews.com). “The feeling was unbelievable. You could feel it. You can still feel it.

“Winning a playoff, going to the second round, game seven, it just got us hungry. We want to win a championship and to tell you the truth we are really ready to compete. That’s why I say the lockout happens when things are turning around, but once we get back in place we’re gonna be a team to be reckoned with.”

The Spurs certainly wouldn’t argue with that assessment, considering the way the season ended last year.

Randolph has struggled to stay in shape earlier in his career. But the unexpected playoff run is helping him steer away from the off-season burgers and fries that used to mark his diet.

“I’m doing this new training called chameleon training,” Randolph said. “It’s like special  ops. I’m just training and it’s really tough.”

The playoff run helped Randolph remake his image into one of the best players in the league. He’s determined to keep that edge once the lockout ends.

“The trainer said the training I had been doing was illusion training, like I had been doing fake training all these years,” Randolph said. “It’s something different for me and something good for me. I’ve been working out with him every day, taking my daughter to school and hoping we can get something worked out and get this season going on time.”

The Memphis franchise finished with incredible momentum after the unexpected playoff run. Randolph and the rest of the team can only hope the lockout is settled quickly.