It’s been a busy week in the NBA. A lot of teams made trades in preparation for the stretch run. The Spurs on the other hand, basically did a salary dump and traded Theo Ratliff to the Charlotte Bobcats for future draft consideration. The Rodeo Road Trip resumed and after the Spurs barely beat the Indiana Pacers, they suffered a fourth quarter debacle against the Philadelphia 76ers and lost.
It’s time for some weekend readings.
- Yahoo! Sports – Spurs team report.
- SLAM Online – Sandy Dover handed out six trades that should be made in the NBA.
- San Antonio Express News – Mike Monroe says that Duncan is enjoying career renaissance.
- SI.com – Frank Hughes reported about the Spurs’ intentions to trade Richard Jefferson before the trade deadline.
- San Antonio Express News – Buck Harvey believes that the leadership of old reliables Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili will be key in Spurs’ success.
- The Sports Piece – Podcast: Former Spur Johnny Moore talked about his playing days and getting his jersey retired.
- San Antonio Express News – Jeff McDonald: Mason will stay with Spurs. Ratliff to Bobcats.
- Bleacher Report – Kerry Reese discusses a probable trade that included Tony Parker.
- San Antonio Express News – Mike Monroe tell us that Roger Mason’s complaint is symptomatic of Spurs’ chemistry issues.
- Bleacher Report – Kyle Crawford gave us his list of the Top Five Power Forwards in the NBA. At age 33, Tim Duncan remains one of the best.
- MLive.com – Patrick Hayes thinks that the San Antonio Spurs could the next Detroit Pistons. I hope not!
- San Antonio Express News – Jeff McDonald feels that the Spurs are still in mix but lack chemistry.
Here’s what happened at Project Spurs this past week.
- Jeff Garcia gave us a recap on Tim Duncan’s All Star Game.
- Lance Fell shares with us his 2010 NBA All Star experience.
- Project Spurs congratulates George Hill as his jersey was retired by his alma mater, IUPUI.
- As the trade deadline approached, Michael De Leon and Jeff Garcia created Project Spurs Trade Central and provided the latest trade related news about the Spurs.
- Jeff Garcia believes that Tim Duncan still has some gas left in his tank.
- Mailbag: unhappy Spurs fan Joe asked this question “Pop what are you thinking?“
- On the eve before the trade deadline, Michael De Leon and Jeff Garcia broke down and listed all the latest Spurs trade rumors.
- Michael De Leon gave a report about Theo Ratliff heading to Charlotte.
- Lance Fell puts the spotlight on Spurs’ Rookie, DeJuan Blair.
- And Michael De Leon and Jeff Garcia were joined by two special guest; Tim Varner of 48 Minutes of Hell and Spurs Spanish play by play announcer Paul Castro as they discussed the trade deadline and their 2nd half outlook of the Spurs in this latest episode of the Spurscast. A MUST LISTEN for all Spurs fans.
- Jeff Garcia gives Spurs fans perhaps the most awesome game recap from the Spurs vs. 76ers game.
Though the Spurs did not make a significant move at the trade deadline, Spurs fans should still believe about the Spurs’ chances this season. Have faith Spurs fans and enjoy the weekend!
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