With all the recent discussions about who ranks as the NBA’s greatest players of all time, the Mount Rushmore of players, and so on, the conversations can’t just be around individual awards and achievements, all-star games and all-NBA teams, but […]
Tag: Tim Duncan
The 33 times Team USA was challenged (or lost) in the Olympics, World Cup and international basketball play
It’s been nearly 30 years since The Dream Team mopped the floor with the competition in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Not only did they defeat the teams, but the starstruck opponents posed for group photos before and after the game, shook their […]
SLAM List: The 100 best NBA players of all-time (2018 full list)
In late February 2018, SLAM Magazine published out their top 100 NBA basketball players of all-time in their latest issue. Obviously, the list caused controversy, as most lists do, but this particular list seemed to rankle more than usual. The […]
Hear Us Out: Tony Parker is one of the greatest NBA playoff players ever
Yawn, did you hear that the San Antonio Spurs are in the playoffs once again? And again, for what seems like the 45th season in a row, their point guard is Tony Parker. You’re well-acquainted with Parker, he’s contributed to […]
NBA Predictions: Who’ll win the 2016-17 NBA title and postseason honors?
The 2016-17 NBA season is a few weeks old and the storylines provide for one of the more interesting seasons in the last decade. A lot of the stories signal a changing of the guard. With Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett […]
How Big Moves Have Impacted Odds to Win the 2017 NBA Championship
How Big Moves Have Impacted Odds to Win the 2017 NBA Championship There have been a lot of landscape shifts over the past month in the Association. Free agent signings, trades, huge draft picks and even retirements have all been part […]
A list of the most underpaid NBA free agents of the offseason
The NBA free agency is always a hive of activity and this year has been no different. With the abundance of TV money set to flood the game over the next few years, team’s haven’t been afraid of handing out […]
Does Tim Duncan returning affect LaMarcus Aldridge decision?
The Phoenix Suns and the San Antonio Spurs are the last suitors left standing for the signature of LaMarcus Aldridge, one of the top free agents this summer, after Portland announced how they’ve already lost Aldridge and it seems like […]
2000s: The best NBA players by decade by position
[survey] If you hate the Los Angeles Lakers and dislike the San Antonio Spurs, then you must have suffered greatly in the 2000s. Those two teams dominated the NBA Finals during that decade; the Spurs and Lakers appeared in 9 […]
Can Pat Connaughton be the new Manu Ginobili for San Antonio?
The San Antonio Spurs have built a system under the guidance of head coach Gregg Popovich, proving to be effective even two decades later. The core players in his system are well over their thirties and coach Pop will need […]
One True Snub: Damian Lillard should be on NBA All-Star Roster for Portland Blazers
During this time every year there’s the inevitable buzz around All-Star snubs; players that didn’t make the NBA all-star game but *could* have. I use the term could because, outside of the starters, the outrage is usually personal preference whether for a team or […]
Detroit Pistons win 6th straight after waiving Josh Smith
Andre Drummond stole a Tim Duncan inbounds pass and Brandon Jennings hit a buzzer beating runner to defeat the San Antonio Spurs 105-104 tonight. With that win, the Detroit Pistons have won their sixth straight after cutting Josh Smith on December […]
LeBron to Duncan: “I gave the media something to talk about”
As the San Antonio and Miami Heat players gathered at center court for the jumpball and the start of game one of the NBA Finals, LeBron James walked up to Tim Duncan and said to the future Hall of Famer: “Me […]
Game of Thrones: Fire and Ice Meet in the NBA Finals
(Image source from Top Bet)Winter is coming and it’s a best-of-seven affair For LeBron James, it’s revenge six years in the making. For the San Antonio Spurs, it’s about their chase for championship perfection. After years when House Lannister (Los […]
Zach Randolph, Marc Gasol huge inside for Memphis Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies are riding a wave of of confidence – momentum built in their shocking upset of the #1 seed San Antonio Spurs. (Follow the Memphis Grizzlies as they take on the OKC Thunder in our forum) Not only […]
Tony Parker caught between NBA and France
Right now Tony Parker is somewhere in San Antonio rehabbing an ankle sprain, but no doubt the 6-2 point guard would rather be in France. Alerted to a mild ankle sprain Parker suffered on July 23 in a warmup game against Austria, the […]
Kareem’s top 10 int’l players doesn’t include Yao
Interbasket was lucky enough to score a short interview with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. The 7-2 center’s basketball career spanned 30 years where he left a mark at every level. Kareem scored nearly 40,000 points in his NBA […]
Richard Jefferson traded to Spurs for Oberto, Bowen
A rumor flying around has that the Milwukee Bucks have traded NBA All-Star Richard Jefferson to the San Antonio Spurs for Argentine center Fabricio Oberto, the defensive-minded Bruce Bowen, and backup center Kurt Thomas. The move could add much needed […]
Interbasket: News & Notes 2009-02-26
With injuries to Tim Duncan (leg) and Manu Ginobili (ankle), Tony Parker has been completely unstoppable without them. The 6-3 point guard from France has averaged 38 points, 10.5 assists, and 5 rebounds the last two games as the San […]
Tony Parker scores career-high 55 points in Spurs first win
The San Antonio Spurs needed every one of Tony Parker’s career high 55 points in getting their first win of the season and defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves in two overtimes. Parker’s 55 points was 17 more than his previous career […]
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