# san antonio spurs discussion (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover san antonio spurs discussion. Page: Feed: --- ## [Spurs Villain Tournament, Round 1: Spurs Killers](https://www.poundingtherock.com/spurs-discussion-threads/107255/spurs-villain-tournament-round-1-spurs-killers) _2026-08-27 · Marilyn Dubinski · Pounding The Rock_ We are deep into the doldrums of the NBA off season with over a month to go until training camp. To fill in the gap, we have enjoyed doing bracket-style tournaments over the years, and this year, we will be determining who the biggest Spurs villain of all time is. With the help of you \[…\] ## [Draven Duncan to play basketball at Pomona College](https://www.poundingtherock.com/spurs-news/107240/draven-duncan-to-play-basketball-at-pamona-college) _2026-08-27 · Lee Dresie · Pounding The Rock_ Because I am a lawyer, I am allowed to tell “lawyer jokes.” One of them is: “What is the definition of mixed emotions? Answer: A bus half full of lawyers going off a cliff.” The joke is that the bus is only half full. I raise that tired old joke because I have very mixed emotions about the \[…\] ## [Open Thread: Stephon Castle posts a video of him working on his shot during the offseason](https://www.poundingtherock.com/spurs-discussion-threads/107221/open-thread-stephon-castle-posts-a-video-of-him-working-on-his-shot-during-the-offseason) _2026-08-26 · Jeph Duarte · Pounding The Rock_ Spurs guard Stephon Castle posted a video of his summer workout. The post starts with Castle responding to this question- “What’s been your focus this summer?” His response is that shooting has been a top priority. While working on his shot, he is refining his rhythm. From there, trainer Olin Simplis takes over explaining what \[…\] ## [Can the Spurs improve their record next season?](https://www.poundingtherock.com/spurs-discussion-threads/107184/can-the-spurs-improve-their-record-next-season) _2026-08-25 · Jacob Douglas · Pounding The Rock_ 62 wins is a high bar to clear. The San Antonio Spurs needed to win 30 of their last 34 games to get over 60 wins last season to secure the second-best record in the NBA. After losing the NBA Finals, the expectations are higher for the 2026-27 Spurs. The basketball world expects San Antonio \[…\] ## [Open Thread: CBS names Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle top NBA duo](https://www.poundingtherock.com/spurs-discussion-threads/107190/open-thread-cbs-names-victor-wembanyama-and-stephon-castle-top-nba-duo) _2026-08-25 · Jeph Duarte · Pounding The Rock_ File this the “ah-doy” column, but CBS Sports posted a list of the top NBA duos going into the 2026-2027 season, and the San Antonio Spurs earned themselves the top spot. The above post is not 100% accurate. For one, it is a Top 12 list, not a Top 10. But #12 are Golden State \[…\] ## [Julian Champagnie should keep his starting spot](https://www.poundingtherock.com/spurs-discussion-threads/107175/julian-champagnie-should-keep-his-starting-spot) _2026-08-24 · Jacob Douglas · Pounding The Rock_ Last season, two players meaningfully made a difference for the San Antonio Spurs when they were on the court vs. when they were off it. The first was Victor Wembanyama, who made the team’s net rating increase by 15.7 points when he was on the court vs. off. That tracks. The second might surprise you, \[…\] ## [Open Thread: Charles Barkley continues to refuse use of his likeness to NBA2K](https://www.poundingtherock.com/spurs-discussion-threads/107167/open-thread-charles-barkley-continues-to-refuse-use-of-his-likeness-to-nba2k) _2026-08-24 · Jeph Duarte · Pounding The Rock_ How about starting off your week with a feel good post, regarding Charles Barkley no less. The NBA legend and Inside the NBA host has refused to give up his likeness rights to NBA2K unless they ante up a yearly $1M donation to the NBA Retired Players Association. The The National Basketball Retired Players Association (NBRPA), founded \[…\] ## [Open Thread: Happy birthday to Devin Vassell](https://www.poundingtherock.com/spurs-discussion-threads/107136/open-thread-happy-birthday-to-devin-vassell) _2026-08-23 · Jeph Duarte · Pounding The Rock_ Today is Devin Vassell’s twenty-sixth birthday. What a roller coaster ride for such a young man. In his professional life, he was drafted eleventh overall in 2020. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, his first season was truncated. The team was in disarray, at least by Spurs standards. The year before Vassell was drafted, the Spurs \[…\] ## [Open Thread: Spurs reopen Gunn Family Coyote Dog Park](https://www.poundingtherock.com/spurs-discussion-threads/107149/open-thread-spurs-reopen-gunn-family-coyote-dog-park) _2026-08-22 · Jeph Duarte · Pounding The Rock_ On Friday, Spurs Sport & Entertainment, Bexar County and Gunn Auto Group officially reopened Gunn Family Coyote Dog Park at The Rock at La Cantera. Due to a tornado that touched done in July, the park had been closed for repair. Precinct 3 Bexar County Commissioner Grant Moody and Assoc. Director of The Rock John Cronen \[…\] ## [Open Thread: Jokic shares kind words regarding Victor Wembanyama](https://www.poundingtherock.com/spurs-discussion-threads/107127/open-thread-jokic-shares-kind-words-regarding-victor-wembanyama) _2026-08-21 · Jeph Duarte · Pounding The Rock_ Happy Friday! If you were in the San Antonio area, you know Benson Boone played at the Frost Bank Center (home of the Spurs) last night. Last night was also coincidentally my sixteenth wedding anniversary, so naturally my wife was at the Benson Boone concert…with my daughter…while I attended my daughter’s middle school volleyball parent \[…\] ## [100,000 Bonus Points Await You (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/YnZ1Dz7n4o8J) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Earn 100,000 bonus points after spending $5,000 in the first 3 months. ## [Victor Wembanyama named French national team captain, playing in World Cup qualifier](https://www.poundingtherock.com/general/107115/victor-wembanyama-named-french-national-team-captain-playing-in-world-cup-qualifier) _2026-08-20 · Jeje Gomez · Pounding The Rock_ Victor Wembanyama’s fantastic year continues in the NBA offseason. The Spurs big man became the youngest captain of France’s national team in 23 years, the French Basketball Federation announced. While the title might not seem like a big deal, especially in a non-Olympic year, it’s definitely important for the superstar center. Wembanyama recently said in \[…\] ## [Open Thread: The greatness of Tony Parker](https://www.poundingtherock.com/spurs-discussion-threads/107100/open-thread-the-greatness-of-tony-parker) _2026-08-20 · Jeph Duarte · Pounding The Rock_ I moved to San Antonio (technically back to San Antonio) from New York in the summer 2013. The Spurs had just been upset in the Finals. I immediately plunged into my fandom and embraced the team I grew up adoring. Somewhere over the next couple of years, the Spurs beat the Portland Trail Blazers. When \[…\] ## [2025-26 Spurs Player Reviews: Victor Wembanyama](https://www.poundingtherock.com/spurs-analysis/107062/2025-26-spurs-player-reviews-victor-wembanyama) _2026-08-19 · Jeje Gomez · Pounding The Rock_ Welcome to Pounding the Rock’s 2025-26 player reviews! The series will look at the players who finished the season with the San Antonio Spurs on guaranteed contracts and who played consequential minutes and/or a vital role (so no two-way players because we hardly saw them this year, no players who were traded away, and none of the \[…\] ## [Open Thread: Victor Wembanyama spent another offseason dabbling in non-basketball activities](https://www.poundingtherock.com/spurs-discussion-threads/107063/open-thread-victor-wembanyama-spent-another-offseason-dabbling-in-non-basketball-activities) _2026-08-19 · Jeph Duarte · Pounding The Rock_ Victor Wembanyama is all about basketball…during the season. From the tip off of preseason until the fateful end of the NBA Finals, Wemby is locked in and focused on the Spurs winning as many games as possible. When he is not in the heat of competition, he seeks out ways to better himself. During off \[…\] ## [San Antonio’s starting five dilemma](https://www.poundingtherock.com/spurs-analysis/107034/san-antonios-starting-five-dilemma) _2026-08-19 · Jacob Douglas · Pounding The Rock_ Champagne problems make for interesting offseason conversations. Coming off an NBA Finals run, the San Antonio Spurs are returning a stacked roster with some minor additions. The signing of Tobias Harris gives the Spurs another option in their starting lineup, alongside De’Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle, Devin Vassell, and Victor Wembanyama. But Julian Champagnie was a \[…\] ## [Determining the biggest Spurs villain of all time](https://www.poundingtherock.com/spurs-discussion-threads/106800/determining-the-biggest-spurs-villain-of-all-time) _2026-08-18 · Marilyn Dubinski · Pounding The Rock_ It’s August, free agency is all but done, the schedule has been released, and therefore we are in the official doldrums of the NBA offseason. At Pounding the Rock, we often like to find fun projects or series to do to pass the time. We’ve especially enjoyed bracket-style tournaments over the years that have included \[…\] ## [Open Thread: San Antonio City Council rejects second arena funding vote](https://www.poundingtherock.com/spurs-discussion-threads/107043/open-thread-san-antonio-city-council-rejects-second-arena-funding-vote) _2026-08-18 · Jeph Duarte · Pounding The Rock_ Over the past few weeks, San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones has been publicly calling to include a vote on the November ballot concerning the city’s $489 million financial contribution toward the new downtown arena. The arena, predominantly designed to house the San Antonio Spurs, has previously been through a vote which locked in a \[…\] ## [2025-26 Spurs Player Reviews: De’Aaron Fox](https://www.poundingtherock.com/spurs-analysis/107018/2025-26-spurs-player-reviews-deaaron-fox) _2026-08-17 · Jacob Douglas · Pounding The Rock_ Welcome to Pounding the Rock’s 2025-26 player reviews! The series will look at the players who finished the season with the San Antonio Spurs on guaranteed contracts and who played consequential minutes and/or a vital role (so no two-way players because we hardly saw them this year, no players who were traded away, and none of the \[…\] ## [Open Thread: Video of David Robinson playing bass goes viral](https://www.poundingtherock.com/spurs-discussion-threads/107020/open-thread-video-david-robinson-slappin-the-bass) _2026-08-17 · Jeph Duarte · Pounding The Rock_ Long time fans of the San Antonio Spurs know that David Robinson has a gift for music. Back in 1989, he sang backup along with Sean Elliott, Willie Anderson, and Johnny Moore on Terry Cumming’s “It’s That Christmas Time of Year.” As local music legend Joe Reyes recalled, Robinson adeptly played the keyboard while in \[…\] ## [Open Thread: Devin Vassell reveals his least favorite OKC player](https://www.poundingtherock.com/spurs-discussion-threads/107008/open-thread-devin-vassell-reveals-his-least-favorite-okc-player) _2026-08-16 · Jeph Duarte · Pounding The Rock_ On Saturday, Devin Vassell hosted a pair of basketball camps at Wagner High School, a morning session for elementary and middle school aged players and an afternoon for the high schoolers. During his morning session, a camper asked Vassell who his “least favorite player on OKC” was. Before the Florida native could respond, the campers \[…\] ## [Marketplace for AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/lkwLjFtZIyvr) _2026-08-16 · **Sponsored**_ Find professionals who use ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude to deliver work faster. ## [The Spurs have a lot of wings. How will they play them all?](https://www.poundingtherock.com/spurs-analysis/106983/the-spurs-have-a-lot-of-wings-how-will-they-play-them-all) _2026-08-15 · Jacob Douglas · Pounding The Rock_ If there is one thing the NBA has taught teams over and over again, it is the importance of depth. Injuries happen (knock on wood). So it’s best to have a solid 10 to 12 players you can trust to varying degrees. The San Antonio Spurs come into the 2025-26 season with a boatload of \[…\]