Spurs Sign Roger Mason Jr. - San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs announced today that they have signed Roger Mason, Jr. to a free agent contract. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed.
Mason, a 6-5 guard, has spent the past two seasons with the Washington Wizards. Last year he appeared in 80 games averaging a career-best 9.1 points, 1.7 assists and 1.6 rebounds in 21.4 minutes. The former University of Virginia standout shot .443 (266-600) from the field, .398 (130-327) from beyond the three-point line and .873 (62-71) from the foul line. Mason scored in double figures 34 times, including a career-high 32 points at Golden State on 2/11 and 31 points while connecting on a career-high seven three-pointers vs. Indiana on 4/14.
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Spurs Front-Runners in Race for Maggette - San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs have targeted Corey Maggette and are the front-runners to sign the Los Angeles Clippers’ free agent forward, multiple league sources said Tuesday night.
While no deal was imminent, Maggette would be expected to sign a multi-year deal for the mid-level exception, a move that would fulfill the Spurs’ desperate need for perimeter athleticism and scoring. Maggette would be leaving the Clippers, just as the team came to an agreement with Golden State free agent Baron Davis on a contract. With so much sudden salary cap space, the Warriors could be a threat to swoop in and take Maggette for themselves. The Boston Celtics have also shown serious interest in Maggette.
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Ginóbili Picks Up The Pace to Spark Spurs - San Antonio Spurs
May 26th, 2008
San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan found himself in a mismatch against Los Angeles Lakers reserve Sasha Vujacic. The 6-foot-7 Vujacic frantically waved his arms and jumped, trying to distract the 6-11 Duncan, who stared blankly at Vujacic as the AT&T Center crowd urged him to make a move.
Duncan lowered his head and attempted to drive. He lost his dribble, rushed to pick up the ball and pushed up an ugly-looking baseline jumper that resembled so many of the shots he missed in the first two games of the Western Conference finals in Los Angeles.
This time, though, Duncan's shot splashed through the net, his home fans shot up from their seats and cheered -- and the Spurs celebrated the change of scenery.
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Veteran Spurs Finish Off the Hornets - San Antonio Spurs
May 20th, 2008
The Spurs’ ticket to the Western Conference finals punched, a charter flight waiting at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Tony Parker slapped hands with friends and members of Spurs’ management in the tunnel at New Orleans Arena.
As he stepped into the walkway reserved in the immediate aftermath, Parker stopped and let out a yell that came from somewhere deep in his gut. Then, Manu Ginobili swallowed Parker in a bear hug, and when Parker’s backcourt mate finally loosened his grip, Parker let loose with a second roar.
The point guard who was Most Valuable Player of the 2007 NBA Finals knew his 19-foot jump shot from the left quadrant with 50 seconds left in the Spurs’ 91-82 Game 7 victory may have been the biggest shot of his Spurs career.
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Spurs Swat Hornets to Push Series to Game 7 - San Antonio Spurs
May 16th, 2008
The beads of perspiration began forming on Kurt Thomas’ forehead, gathering into a pool before beginning the long, salty trek down his face. For the first time Thursday night, a Spurs player seemed overtaken by the magnitude of the moment.
Postgame television interviews, it seems, can create quite a nervous sweat.
It was quite a contrast from what had occurred for four quarters, when the Spurs — calm and collected — coolly beat back elimination in the Western Conference semifinals by routing New Orleans, 99-80, in Game 6 at the AT&T Center.
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Spurs Win Game 4 to Even Series - San Antonio Spurs
May 12th, 2008
Robert Horry did not need a medical degree to tell him Tim Duncan was feeling good Sunday night. He did not need an army of specialists to run a battery of tests to tell him what his eyes already saw.
The only thermometer Horry needed to gauge the health and vigor of his All-Star teammate, in what became a resounding 100-80 Spurs victory in a pivotal Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals, was this:
Late in the first half, Duncan spun, cat-like, on Tyson Chandler, twisting so quickly the New Orleans center didn’t seem to know which way to turn.
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