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Bradford Doolittle examines Gregg Popovich's system and San Antonio's role players to explain how the Spurs have become the NBA's model franchise.

Story | Conversation | June 02, 2012

Based on their career arcs and statistics, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett could be seen as equals. But that doesn't tell the full story. Austin Link of TeamRankings.com writes that there's only one way to settle this: a meeting in the NBA Finals.

Story | Conversation | May 23, 2012

Neil Paine identifies the five most "un-clutch" postseason performances by players over the past several years.

Story | Conversation | May 03, 2012

Neil Paine of Basketball-reference.com writes that the Spurs are winning with offense this season, not defense as they did during their title years, which could spell trouble for the team in the playoffs.

Story | Conversation | April 14, 2012

Bradford Doolittle of Basketball Prospectus looks at how Nick Collison, Shane Battier and Tiago Splitter have performed so far this season compared to their preseason expectations.

Story | Conversation | April 08, 2012

Ric Bucher provides a blueprint for the Spurs to get back to title-contender status, including trades that would break up their Big 3 in order to bring some big-time stars to San Antonio.

Story | Conversation | August 18, 2011

Ric Bucher and Chris Broussard debate which MVP candidate they'd rather choose to build a team around: LeBron James or Derrick Rose.

Story | Conversation | April 07, 2011

In a story for ESPN The Magazine, Anna Katherine Clemmons writes about Spurs guard Gary Neal's long road to the NBA. After nearly being sent to prison and a stint playing overseas, the league's second-oldest rookie is making his mark.

The best performances in the NBA Playoffs often come just before the ref's whistle.

Story | Conversation | May 04, 2010

Bench play is supposedly a crucial aspect of an NBA championship team. In reality, it's vastly overrated.

Story | Conversation | March 30, 2009

John Hollinger forecasts how the West's playoff seeds will shake out.

Story | Conversation | April 03, 2008

Plenty of teams could have made competitive offers for Pau Gasol, Chad Ford writes.

Story | Conversation | February 05, 2008

How will the San Antonio Spurs fare in 2007-08? John Hollinger breaks them down.

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2007

As I was standing at midcourt at the Q Thursday night, watching the San Antonio Spurs celebrate their fourth NBA championship, my ESPN The Mag colleague Chris Palmer posed this question to me: "Whose career would you rather have -- Robert Horry's o...

Blog | Conversation | June 18, 2007

The D word, not surprisingly, was tossed around often Wednesday as the inevitability of the Spurs' fourth championship in nine years began to sink in. For everyone, Cleveland included. Here's a sampling of views on the subject, with San Antonio ...

Blog | Conversation | June 13, 2007

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. You have heard it a million times. Now, you are seeing it in the NBA playoffs. The Cleveland Cavaliers are starting to look like the Detroit Pistons. The San Antonio Spurs are mimicking the Dal...

Blog | Conversation | May 16, 2006