Gregg Popovich

The defense rests: Spurs struggling to stop teams

Updated: November 7, 2008, 10:11 PM ET on the sideline, the San Antonio Spurs likely will have trouble scoring. San Antonio usually wins championships because of the way it plays on the other end of the floor, but the Spurs...

Spurs aren't done, but they're sure old

Reach him at MikeKahn@hotmail.com. Updated: November 5, 2008, 12:13 PM EST Comment Tim Duncan wasn't born yet, and neither was Manu Ginobili. You have to go back 35 years to see the last time the San Antonio Spurs were 0-3, and...

Court Awareness: Recapping Tuesday's action

by John Lorge, Bleacher Report, Special to FOXSports.com Updated: November 5, 2008, 2:21 PM EST Comment Last night, there were more important things happening in America than NBA basketball, but throughout elections and rough...

Gregg Popovich’s Newest Complaint: Wording on the Celtics’ Title Banner

by Marcel Mutoni Last year, Gregg Popovich famously voiced his displeasure when the Lakers hoodwinked Memphis into trading Pau Gasol for virtually nothing. Well, it’s a new season, and Pop has a new complaint. Gregg would like...

Terry scores 29 to help lead Dallas over the Spurs

Making his first start of the season, Jason Terry got right into the flow of things. Terry scored 29 points, Dirk Nowitzki added 30 points and the Dallas Mavericks beat San Antonio 98-81 on Tuesday night to send the Spurs to...

Oberto returns to play after irregular heartbeat

San Antonio Spurs forward Fabricio Oberto played for the first time this season, facing the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night after missing the first two games with an irregular heartbeat. "The last couple of days they've been...

Grizzly Popovich shows his philosophical side

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich grows a Grizzly Adams beard during the off-season — seriously, this trimmed version is nothing — and he thinks he can go all philosophical. He’s always been a probing thinker, but his left turn...

Nowitzki lead Mavs over Spurs

Making his first start of the season, Jason Terry got right into the flow of things. Terry scored 29 points, Dirk Nowitzki added 30 points and the Dallas Mavericks beat San Antonio 98-81 on Tuesday night to send the Spurs to...

20-Second Timeout: Spurs and Toros Benefit from Snyder

I first remember Quin Snyder when he was a standout point guard playing for Coach K at Duke. I first met him when he was coaching the Missouri Tigers of the Big XII Conference. Now, he's drawing accolades from Spurs head coach...

Jackson: Thirty-eight NBA lessons learned so far

After six nonstop days of watching the NBA come back to life, here's what we all should have learned: 1. Even if they get Allen Iverson, the Pistons are a "true" center away from being the best team in the East. The Chicago...