By Rudy Gayby Momentarily, the scoreboard read 95 – 95 after Manu Ginobili nailed an improbable corner shot, leaving 2.2 seconds remaining on the game clock. Pandemonium quickly ensued. But, as has been the case during this series, any positive energy or momentum was quickly zapped, popped, erased. After carefully reviewing the shot, officials...
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If you comb the internet for all things basketball you won’t have any trouble finding Spurs-related obituaries in response to the Memphis Grizzlies’ startling 3 -1 series lead. Tony Parker looks pedestrian at best. Manu Ginobili isn’t his normal, frenetic self. Timmy Duncan can’t find a time machine. Antonio McDyess said the Spurs are...
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By Rudy Gayby If you have hopes of attending a Spurs home game this season then Wednesday’s game might (probably) be your last chance in a long while after the Spurs lost tonight, 86 – 104. The Spurs held a halftime lead tonight for the first time in the series, 50 – 48. It...
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By Rudy Gayby Thirty-five years ago, today, Tim Duncan was born to Ione and William Duncan in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Initially a swimmer, as the story is often repeated, Duncan took up basketball when Hurricane Hugo destroyed his island’s sole Olympic-sized swimming pool. The rest is San Antonio Spurs and NBA history. Here...
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By Rudy Gayby Deep breaths? Bubble baths? Beer? Enya? All of the above? Whatever works. Relax, Spurs fans. While the Spurs current 2-1 hole to the Memphis Grizzlies isn’t ideal, it’s certainly not impossible. Face it Spurs fans, you have been spoiled. You don’t know how to handle basketball adversity. Your gut reaction is...
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By Rudy Gayby The consensus among the NBA establishment has long been that the San Antonio Spurs are the league’s model franchise. Reasons cited include: four NBA titles since 1999, a league-leading 14 straight playoff appearances, 12 straight 50-win seasons (13 if you ignore the lockout shortened 1998 – 1999 season), the longest tenured...
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By Rudy Gayby “Let’s make history.” Those were the words emblazoned across the front of the Memphis Grizzlies 2011 Playoff Guide. Less than three hours into their first postseason game since 2006, the Grizzlies wasted little time by earning their first playoff victory in franchise history over the San Antonio Spurs, 101 – 98....
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The 30 teams in NBA can now all say that they played 82 games. Unless you’re a Minnesota Timberwolves fan and your team only won 17 of those games, then the word “played” is debatable. The conclusion of the regular season means – cue drum roll – playoff seeds are finalized and thus match-ups...
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By Rudy Gayby Apparently Kobe Bryant didn’t follow the ongoing Dan Ramos debacle. Typically, one of Kobe Bryant’s greatest strengths as a professional basketball player is that he lets his game do the talking. During Tuesday night’s victory over the San Antonio Spurs, it was Kobe’s mouth that got him in trouble. As Kobe...
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By Rudy Gayby Wednesday night, the San Antonio Spurs defeated the visiting Sacramento Kings 124 – 92. After leading 51-49 at halftime, the Spurs went into third quarter turbo-mode, outscoring the Kings 41-21. The victory pushed the Spurs record to a league-leading, 60 wins and 19 losses. Hours after the Spurs’ win, the Los...
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By Rudy Gayby The league and player’s association are currently gridlocked on developing a new collective bargaining agreement. June 30 is when the current collective bargaining agreement expires. What does that mean for people who purchase season-tickets for next season? Well, good question. The NBA will refund season-ticket holders in the event of any...
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Ten days ago, the Spurs throttled the Heat by 30 points at the AT&T Center, 125-95. Well, irony sucks. Tonight, the Spurs lost by 30-points to the reinvigorated Miami Heat, 80-110. Often times, bad music helps me forget bad losses (Are all loses “bad”?) Thus, in the spirit of the San Antonio Current’s 25th...
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San Antonio's Theater Scene is Long on Space, Short on Productions Arts & Culture: If you think there is little to no serious theater in San Antonio, you’re not alone. Even business travelers dining at Bohanan’s must notice... By Scott Andrews 5/22/2013
Daft Punk: 'Random Access Memories' Aural Pleasure Review: Fresh off shattering Spotify streaming records, Daft Punk return with their dance music history lesson, Random Access Memories. Rooted in the slick grooves... By M. R. Brown 5/21/2013
Is Piñata Protest Ready for Bigger Things? Music: “It might get a bit loud,” Álvaro del Norte tells me, as I proceed to sit in the middle of Piñata Protest’s 8 x 10 rehearsal space at... By Enrique Lopetegui 5/22/2013
Cityscrapes: One More Hotel News: Just one more hotel, and the city will boom. That has long been the mantra of this city’s business and political leaders. With her decision to support a new hotel... By Heywood Sanders 5/22/2013
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