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MonroeSA

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OG NBA writer, now writing about Spurs for The Athletic, formerly with SA Express-News and Denver Post. Covering NBA since 1985. Old but trying to stay out of the way. Don’t ask me to tell you a story if you’re in a hurry.

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Only 16 more & they can match Spurs, ‘99-00 thru 2016-17 (and they went 37-13 in lockout shortened ‘98-99 season when they beat Knicks in 5 in Finals).

07.04.2025 19:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Hands off San Antonio

05.04.2025 18:49 — 👍 32    🔁 4    💬 3    📌 1

Alex English led all NBA scorers in the entire of the 1980s, 21,018 points

02.04.2025 22:27 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Only one Bobo

25.01.2025 00:53 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

NEWS: Carson Beck had surgery on his elbow Monday, officially ending his season.

Gunner Stockton will be Georgia's starting quarterback for the College Football Playoff.

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www.nytimes.com/athletic/601...

23.12.2024 23:48 — 👍 56    🔁 11    💬 1    📌 4

Now that this is only a technical on De'Andre Hunter, do the Spurs get to fire up the flux capacitor and go back in time to shoot a go-ahead free throw?

20.12.2024 23:41 — 👍 36    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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And yet neither ESPN nor NBA.com included this as a Top 10 play

20.12.2024 17:51 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Important to note the shot clock.

20.12.2024 03:15 — 👍 28    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 0

Now Stephon Castle is grabbing at his left shoulder after a collision while chasing a loose ball. He's headed to the locker room too.

This game is an absolute disaster.

09.12.2024 00:44 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 4    📌 0

Talked to Tre Jones on the way out of Golden1, his left arm in a sling.

He's got a sprained shoulder, which is about as good an outcome as could be expected.

02.12.2024 05:08 — 👍 47    🔁 8    💬 4    📌 1

Stephen Castle’s block of SGA layin

20.11.2024 21:19 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Steph Castle has not had a great start to the fourth quarter, but he stepped up and drilled a big 3 there.

Talked about this before, but his ability to move on from plays good and bad is uncommon for a rookie.

20.11.2024 04:33 — 👍 28    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Just my 2 cents. But my goal is to ignore the trolls. Give them zero attention. Block them if they annoy me.

I think the worst thing we can do on this site is re-create the ad hominem/ personal attacks that occur across comments on Twitter/insta/tiktok/ etc

19.11.2024 20:12 — 👍 140989    🔁 13115    💬 5988    📌 1163

Thought we all agreed it was a bad idea to watch a sad, decrepit champion from the 1990s go through the motions at AT&T Stadium without any real chance of winning.

19.11.2024 03:42 — 👍 39    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0

So @jmcdonaldsa to post about Spurs-Mavs exclusively here on BlueSky tonight. A must-follow for any true Spurs fan.

16.11.2024 22:44 — 👍 19    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 1

Bumping this. Good chat with my guy Deitsch.

16.11.2024 19:23 — 👍 132    🔁 14    💬 11    📌 1

About to hop on SiriusXM NBA Radio’s Bottom Line podcast with my old pal Mitch Lawrence to talk Spurs. 11:30 Eastern. Give a listen.

16.11.2024 16:25 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Stephon Castle is 3-of-3 from 3-point range. If he's already learned to shoot that would be something.

16.11.2024 02:07 — 👍 40    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 2

At the moment, Victor Wembanyama thnks he will be able to play tomorrow in Dallas after banging knees with Anthony Davis tonight.

"This is not a big deal," Wemby said. "If tomorrow is horrible of course I'll be smart, but it should be alright."

He was limping pretty good after the game, though.

16.11.2024 06:15 — 👍 33    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

Hello all. Happy to be on Blue Sky (and done with you-know-what). It’s a new day and that’s always a good thing for a geezer such as I.

15.11.2024 20:30 — 👍 42    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 0
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In September, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league would address NBA expansion at some point this season.

Where does Seattle fit in those plans? Will the SuperSonics return?

@jwquick.bsky.social with more: www.nytimes.com/athletic/583...

15.11.2024 12:38 — 👍 13026    🔁 308    💬 253    📌 98
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After Gregg Popovich's stroke, Spurs take nothing for granted The Spurs will give Gregg Popovich all the time he needs. But they won't do it just because they owe it to the greatest basketball coach they ever had.

Wrote about Gregg Popovich, and grandkids, and taking nothing — not even a return — for granted:

www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...

13.11.2024 22:07 — 👍 81    🔁 20    💬 3    📌 8